Faith is just another word for loyalty, and one with similarly positive connotations – except for one small detail: Blind faith is never a good idea. Putting your faith in the wrong person can be disastrous. And Trump was definitely the wrong person.
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Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter isn't good business. It's a vanity project for a wealthy control freak who didn't like the social media site's rules, so he bought it in order to change them.
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“Breaking news” has helped create distrust and apathy on the part of the public. No one cares about the next turn of the wheel in a court case, because it will be appealed to a higher court anyway. … Another study about global warming? Who cares? We’ve heard that before, right? Another frantic newscaster chagrined and overwrought at Trump’s latest misdeed? What else is new?
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Once upon a time, effort was what mattered. We taught our kids to “give it their all,” and if they came up short, they’d learn to do better the next time. But somewhere along the line, our values changed.
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Truth Social's failed rollout was entirely predictable. It fits the pattern of Donald Trump's broken promises and hairbrained schemes: He'll roll out some overhyped idea, hire some sycophant to execute it, and lose interest when it fails to catch fire. Then he'll cast blame or simply ignore it, and move on to the empty promotion.
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Accountability. It’s a word you hear a lot these days, often uttered alongside the catchphrase “no one is above the law.” That’s about as absurd as saying “all men are created equal” in a society that creates — and amplifies — inherent advantages based on skin color, inherited wealth, and genetic predispositions. Catchphrases have a way of sounding good on paper but being nearly worthless when the rubber meets the road.
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