Tag Archives: trump

Fire and Fury

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Andrew Hickey

By now you’ve almost certainly heard about Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff, the book which has reignited debates such as “is Donald Trump actually suffering from Alzheimer’s, is he a sociopathic narcissist, is he just a viciously racist overprivileged … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Strange Fruit

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

The singer Rebecca Ferguson has been reported as having accepted the offer to play at Trump’s inauguration, under one condition: I’ve been asked and this is my answer. If you allow me to sing “strange fruit” a song that has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

So Who Are The RWAs (Part 2 of ?)

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

This follows from part one, and contains some jargon that might not be understandable without it. So we’re now living in a world where the US and UK are both controlled by RWA/SDO people, voted for by RWAs, and last … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

On Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Trump, Part 1 of ?

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

OK, so I’ve been meaning to write a post on Robert Altermeyer’s research into right-wing authoritarianism for several years, and especially since I wrote my “howl” on Mindless Ones six months ago (and how petty the concerns in that piece … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Circular Firing Squads

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

I don’t live in a complete filter bubble — I am privileged enough to have other people’s political opinions not cause me immediate, direct, harm, and so I have friends, or at least friendly acquaintances, across all political divides (though … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 8 Comments