Demagogues Always Do Well In Economic Downturns.

We Cannot Hope To Change Human Nature. There Will Always Be Cranks And Conspiracy Theorists Among Us. But We Can Try To Improve Things - We Don't Have To Accept The Debasement Of Civil Discourse Or Civic Decline. We Can Take Steps To Ensure That The Lunatic Fringe Remains On The Fringe And Stops Bleeding Into The Base And Then Poisoning The Mainstream

One Tell-tale Sign Of A Wingnut: They Always Confuse Partisanship With Patriotism.

Politics Follows The Lines Of Physics: Every Action Creates An Equal And Opposite Reaction.

By Pumping Up Hyper-partisanship, Our Country (america) Is Playing With Forces That Can Easily Get Out Of Control. We Are Giving Purpose And Cover - And Sometimes A Sense Of Purpose - To The Crazy Among Us. We Are Encouraging A Culture Of Extremism

The Far Right And The Far Left Can Be Equally Insane.