[Magdalen] She's at it again!

[Lynn Ronkainen]

> Also, from this week's New Yorker, p. 33:
> "citizens stared bug-eyed at red-and-blue maps on their TV screens to
> puzzle out whether Kansans, who constitute less than one per cent of
> the population ... might determine President Obama's ability to
> legislate, appoint judges, and ratify treaties."
> -M


as people have been reflecting for some years now about the demise of Rome 
and the similarities in the USA... it occurs to me that it's not just the 
governance/apathy/polarization/centralization craziness that in some way 
mimics what was going on in the Roman capital part; it is also the far 
flung, no longer feeling relevant to the whole or wanting to be part of the 
whole  and pushing back, that is also a puzzle piece of this comparison.

.02ingly
Lynn

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From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:37 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] She's at it again!

> "Calling out anybody who would use our vets as pawns."
>
> Really? And who would that be?
>
> Also, from this week's New Yorker, p. 33:
> "citizens stared bug-eyed at red-and-blue maps on their TV screens to
> puzzle out whether Kansans, who constitute less than one per cent of
> the population ... might determine President Obama's ability to
> legislate, appoint judges, and ratify treaties."
> -M