politics Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/politics/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 23:06:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Why We Vote on That Day of the Week https://smthingscount.com/2020/10/02/why-we-vote-on-that-day-of-the-week/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:31:14 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9715 I’ve often wondered why the day for federal elections is set on Tuesday. In the midst of a busy week, with school, work, family responsibilities,

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]]> A Slogan for All Candidates https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/07/a-slogan-for-all-candidates/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:17:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8869 If you’re a regular reader, you know I don’t get into politics. This isn’t meant to be political It’s just that I’m heartsick at how

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]]> A Twain Look at Family Trees https://smthingscount.com/2019/12/09/a-twain-look-at-family-trees/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:57:14 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8657 Good old Mark Twain. His humor has the bite of truth to it. This one struck my funny bone, considering all the political mud-slinging:

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]]> Winning an Argument with a Loved One https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/27/winning-an-argument-with-a-loved-one/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:58:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8452 The more politics invades our lives, the more conflicting news and half-truths bombard us, the harder it is to avoid “discussions” that turn into arguments.

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]]> A Book Worth Reading https://smthingscount.com/2019/07/26/a-book-worth-reading/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:21:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8293 An intriguing  book to make you think:The Confession, by John Grisham. I admit that the death penalty has always made me queasy, and this book

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]]> Unforced WHAT?…Error??? https://smthingscount.com/2016/07/29/unforced-what-error/ Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:33:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5056 A new buzzword this political season is “unforced error.”  I had to look it up.  It’s from tennis and means a dumb mistake (e.g., a

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]]> You’ve Come a Long Way, Lady…. https://smthingscount.com/2016/03/08/youve-come-a-long-way-lady/ Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:50:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4647 [Although this was sent out, at least in part, as a self-promotion for a group called “Credo” (I’ve left off the parts that do that),

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]]> Politics and Pits–American Slang https://smthingscount.com/2016/01/04/politics-and-pits-american-slang/ https://smthingscount.com/2016/01/04/politics-and-pits-american-slang/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:41:36 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4420 As we begin a new year of political mud-slinging, personal attacks, prejudicial statements against groups of people, half-truths, false accusations, and the like, I am

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2016/01/04/politics-and-pits-american-slang/feed/ 4 Olympics, Brazilian Style https://smthingscount.com/2015/11/13/olympics-brazilian-style/ Fri, 13 Nov 2015 19:49:16 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4298 Watch this video about the first-ever indigenous games.  Different sports, different costumes, different purpose.  What is the same, though, is that people let politics get

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]]> New Political Party Worth Considering https://smthingscount.com/2014/09/29/new-political-party-worth-considering/ Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:58:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3135 Tired of the Democrats, Republicans, and other political parties, including the semi-Republican Tea Party?  About a year ago I proposed an alternative, and today–National Coffee

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