Fredericks MIND Thing Unknown

According to the Cambridge Dictionary madness is defined as “stupid or dangerous behaviour” and one doesn’t need to look too hard to see it all around us.

This one took a while, obviously. Learning of Dave from Knoxville’s death, one of this podcast’s most long term and enthusiastic supporters, took the wind out of my sails for a while. He is deeply missed, but one must carry on. So, I will.
 
Good luck, Dave from Knoxville,    
 
Trump, DeSantis and their supporters are relentless,     Merchandising,
 
The Republican debate,     Indict the M.F.er,      Christian Trump supporters,    
 
Christian or Communist,  Mug shots,     Wheels of justice,     
No violent response,     Wrong leaders,      Stress fear, morality,   
Fascism,     Failure of the Media,        Fascism, top of the list,     
DeSantis - cruel, selfish, stupid,      Slitting throats,    
A.I. morality,      Mortality and Hope.

Fight The Woke
 
This episode has been extremely difficult to complete. It’s a depressing topic and Governor Ron DeSantis and his ilk are constantly doing more provocative things. DeSantis, in particular, with his constant desire to stay in the media spotlight ends up continuously pulling political stunts and passing laws that are harming the state of Florida and many other people as well. While the courts are rejecting most of the worst laws, many people react to them being passed because they don’t have the luxury of hanging around to see if they might be declared unconstitutional. The cruelty, bigotry and overt racism we’re seeing displayed by members of the far-right is intended to provoke their opposition into hating them with the same intensity that the hate others. It’s a trap best avoided. I’d like to ignore the abhorrent behavior, but that seems irresponsible and dangerous. The best thing to do, as far as I can determine, is to stay Woke and remember they are the minority no matter how much attention the media gives to their outlandish antics. Let's act accordingly.
 
 
 
Woke defined-No, not really.     Fight The Woke.     M.L.K.’s Deathversity.
 
Woke B.S..     Bethany Mandel.     DeSantis’ Woke-ocracy.     
 
Potter Stewart.     Wokism is destroying our country.   
 
 Persecution complex.      I’m Woke.     Intentionally vague language.   
 
 Parental Rights in Education.     Legalistic phase of fascism.  
 
Nazis like Desantis. Take back America by banning history.
 
Ignorance is bliss?      Is our children learning?
 
Being Woke is being liberal.      Tolerate?
 
CRT is anything that addresses race.
 
Bud Light-Symbolism and spectacle.  They are the minority.
 
Abortion ban.     Culture Wars distract attention from poor governance.
 
Wasting time.     Cruelty is the point.
 
Jeff Sharlet- Fascism is theater.      Performative non-sense.
 
Big money influence.     Amanda Marcotte- Goading the opposition.
 
Stay Woke!

I recently had an opportunity to interview comedy writer Andy Breckman and the station manager of WFMU Ken Freedman. Together they host the stunt radio program Seven Second Delay on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.. We talk about music, fascism, politics, cancel culture and comedy. It was fun.
 
Podcasting.      The evolutionary ladder.     Fascism.
Kapo.     Johnny Thunders in Michigan.       Ken's Trump prediction.
Cancel Culture.     Dave Chappelle.      David Feldman.
Sweet memories.    Tony Shalhoub.        ChatGPT jokes.
Anti-Comedy.     High Radio Criticism.
 

It seems angry people with authoritarian tendencies are asserting themselves everywhere. What is driving their anger and divisiveness? The primary driver appears to be fear inspired by false information. Since the 1960s, the United States has made significant progress is advancing civil rights and acceptance of diversity. New technology has made it much easier to disseminate false information and stir up peoples’ emotions.  This is certainly not the first time things like this have happened in this country and odds are it is not the last. We, Americans, must stand together and resist the efforts of those who wish to disrupt our country and destroy democracy.
 
 
Bumper sticker guy.     Flag wrapped cross.         Let’s go Darwin.
 
Fear.     Fearful of what?      Tourist visit-Andrew Clyde.
 
Ignorance is bliss.      WOKE.      Feelings.
 
Fascism.     Anoracracy.       Paradox of Tolerance. 
 
Democracy and Fascism.      Failure of the Media.
 
They got the guns.     Not a Cult.     Qanon.
 
Comic books and Rock and Roll.     Moral Panic.
 
Frightened people want to frighten others.
 
Truth is Weirder than Fiction.

Come On America
 
So much is happening so quickly that is is difficult to focus on what’s most important.  We are bombarded with endless threats both purely imaginary and dangerously real. How much faith should we have in our fellow citizens? Do they see what we see the same way? Lordy, I hope a lot of them do. And they vote Tuesday -if they haven’t already, that is. Come On, America.
 
Back in the van and recording.      Two weeks until the election.
 
The Trump Distraction.       Focus on Fascism.     He won’t run again.
 
Who is not sick of him?     The Grift.      Trumpheads.
 
Conserving what?     Reactionary republicans.     
 
So long mangroves.       Goodbye rainforest.      Zombie ideas.
 
Trickle down.      The Rise of Fascism.     God, Guns and Trump.
 
The Party.     Positive signs.     How Bad the Scum?
 
Paul Pelosi Attacked.        Weird Sympathy.      Kari’s Gonna Win.
 
Doubt Priming.    Little Insurrections.        Trying to Rule by Spectacle.   
 
Could Lose Democracy.         Come On America.