Episodes
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
TalkBack 191: False Political Prophecies
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
A significant number of Americans, most from the political and religious right, still owe Barack Obama an apology.
When you understand the persecution a group thinks they will suffer, whether based on rational conclusions or not, it provides great insight into what they would do if given ultimate and absolute power. We are wise to be wary. The people who predicted Obama would "round up" both Christians and guns might just pose a similar dire threat to their perceived political enemies. We haven't done a sufficient job of denouncing false prophecies in recent years, and now we must deal with the consequences.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/191-false-political-prophecies/
Monday Aug 03, 2020
TalkBack 157: Letting Justice Roll 1
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Consider this the background material for the previous Inappropriate Conversations (#IC #231). Things have not improved in the past five years, and an argument can be made that the standards for law enforcement have gotten worse. I say this with as much sadness as anger, although I'm sure the anger cuts through. It's painful enough to bring even a mildly empathetic person to his knees, at a time in American where that gesture is inexplicably controversial.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/157-letting-justice-roll/