#pol

Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#conservatives #democrats #extremism #liberalism #liberals

The Guards in front of the dais turned and froze. Then they scattered like roaches. Apollo moved up the aisle. “Yeah, that’s what I thought.” “I will find you! We’re connected. We are one!” Seth was still screaming. His gaze fell to the god. He sneered. “You want to fight me now, in your true form?” “I will fight you in any form, you little punk-ass brat.” Seth laughed. “You can’t kill me.” “But I can beat the living snot out of you. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#seth #connection

Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy. ↗

— Greg Bear

#politics #biology

Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to. ↗

— Stieg Larsson

#corruption #government #politics #corruption

It is not power that corrupts but fear. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#burma #genocide #myanmar #politics #corruption

What is more likely? That tomorrow will be called 'Thursday' or that Maxine Waters will play the race card in her ethics investigation? ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#politics #race #race-card #racism #twitter

So much for Objective Journalism. Don't bother to look for it here--not under any byline of mine; or anyone else I can think of. With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

#journalism #politics #marketing

The true axis of evil in America is the brilliance of our marketing combined with the stupidity of our people. ↗

— Bill Maher

#marketing

We've finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don't want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#politics #liberalism

La democracia, como yo la veo, es una forma de oligarquía en la que el pueblo, ignorante, cree participar, pero en realidad las elecciones no son más que una coartada para que, aunque rotando, manden siempre los mismos. El secreto de la democracia reside en hacer creer al pueblo que piensa y decide, no en hacerles pensar y decidir realmente. ↗

— Pedro Santamaría

#democracy #español #political #politics #política