seanessay.com In endeavours to improve our situation, we should never despair Thomas Jefferson, 1819 “Hey, how ‘bout them voters?” Former President Donald Trump was re-elected on November 5, 2024. Now what? Naturally there will be time spend on reactions such as fierce accusations, or drawing one’s dark curtains to go on a beer binge. That’s fine. […]
Voting By Machine From Home
seanessay.com Andy W: “In the future, everyone will be voting for fifteen seconds… from the comfort of their home!” Wouldn’t that be cool, like Star Trek, if digital-age folks could vote from home? But then again, someone from a patriarchal planet might coerce his wife’s vote. I enjoy voting in person—yesterday I went to the […]
Russian says Adults will Wriggle like Eels
seanessay.com Reminder: The Kremlin said the troops were massing for peaceful purposes and would never cross the Ukraine border. In the first weeks of the “special military operation” Russian civilians refused to believe their own relatives who told them Russia was shelling their buildings, and soon the Kremlin said the Ukrainians were shelling themselves. Remember? […]
Sharing the World With Orcs
seanessay.com I have never been to Russia, I can’t directly say whether Russians are ready for the responsibilities of democracy. What I can say is I saw a Youtube video where many people in a nice modern Russian city were interviewed on camera. To the question about Ukraine, “Do you feel guilty?” person after person, […]