The Psy of Life

ANNOUNCEMENT: Call your MoC has moved to its very own page!

21 July 2020 CalicoJack

Reading time: less than a minute
I’ve started a page devoted to links about calling your MoC. I’ve called it “Call Your MoC.” The link is in the menu under the banner. You’ll find links to highlighted legislation, tips for calling, other suggestions, links to contact information, and a link to Indivisible.

Come on, y’al, call your MoC! Get involved in our democracy!

On Tyranny: Eight Lessons for Resisting the Fascisting of America

10 August 2020 CalicoJack

Reading time: 6 minutes
The fourth and final post inspired by Tim Snyder’s Ön Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.” This time I outline the five most important lessons for the #Resistance in America today.

Biden or Trump: The Easier Question and Intensity Matching

9 August 2020 CalicoJack

Reading time: 5 minutes
Behavioral economics has helped Ye Olde Blogge predict the rise of Trump, the qualities and nature of his time in office, the nomination of Biden. Now it predicts the outcome of election 2020.

On Tyranny: from Inevitability to Eternity or How Tyranny Came to America

7 August 2020 CalicoJack

Reading time: 4 minutes
This is part one of two installments based on Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. We learn our Reagan’s politics of inevitability has led to Trump’s politics of eternity and how #COVID19 played right into Putin’s scheming little hands or how we’re all fucked unless we fight like hell.

#RESISTANCE: Non-Violent Resistance, the Gandhi, edition

4 August 2020 CalicoJack

Reading time: 5 minutes
We know that much more is going to be required of us if we are going to keep our democracy. Trump and the GOP will not lose this election even if they have to personally sue every Democratic voter to have each and everyone one of our votes disallowed! You know that there will be all kinds of high jinks played to rig the elections. We should be preparing now for mass non-violent protests. We will need organizations, training, and commitment. Here are Gandhi’s thoughts on non-violent protest to help get us started.

Trump’s Ascent to Authoritarianism and Crash in the Presidential Polls are both due to his Mental Illness

2 August 2020 CalicoJack

Reading time: 5 minutes
The most salient feature of Trump is his mental illness, specifically, his narcissism. It explains his authoritarian urges, attempts, and aspirations as well as his plunge in the presidential polls and his approval ratings.

On Tyranny Or How to Tell If You’re Living in an Authoritarian Regime and What to do about It

27 July 2020 CalicoJack

Reading Time: four minutes
Perhaps you’ve noticed that the rapidly rising tide of tyranny and authoritarianism is swamping all boats. Tim Snyder, author of On Tyranny, explains how to Tell if we’re living in tyranny and what to do about It.

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