when i was a young kid, a little catholic kid, i was told by my perfectly sweet shy mother what a shame it was that my friends, who were mostly protestant (along with a jew or two), would never get into heaven. i couldn't believe what she was saying and as was my habit i called her on it. but to her it was a matter of faith, and authority, and one did not question one's faith, or authority in general. she also believed in experts, believed they somehow had a direct link with the truth.
these are dangerous ideas. Us and Them is the most dangerous idea on the present planet earth and the world's only military superpower has just installed at the helm an Us and Them damagogue of epic proportions, who is surrounding himself with others just like him.
this does not bode well for anybody. it is way past time for people to stop rooting for themselves, in any guise, and start rooting for the survival of the planet.
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