Notes to My Future Self
by Brad Rourke
Shining a light on the things we will want to remember when we wonder what happened.
THE RECORD
EARLIER NOTES
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Authoritarian Playbook Lost
The people of Hungary just showed what’s possible. The question for us is: are we paying attention?
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Trump Arch
Meanwhile, just weeks ago, eight million people took to the streets and said: we will have no kings in this land.
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Glasswing
Welcome to the future.
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War Crimes?
Experts say that under the Geneva Convention such moves would likely be considered war crimes.
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Paper Tiger
With three carrier strike groups in the Persian gulf, the US is prepared to go it alone and appears to be burning its bridges behind it.
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Friendly Fire
One may ask, is the greatest problem on a military base that there are not enough people with ready access to guns?
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Surrendering the Strait of Hormuz
I grew up during the 1970’s oil crisis and gas rationing – and this feels like it is going in an eerily familiar direction. During Trump’s speech, oil prices soared by 11%.
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Birthright Citizenship
Trump abruptly walked out just as the other side began its time and took to social media back at his office.
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Mail In Voting
These are the things we will look back on and say — we wish we had done more to stop the slide into dictatorship.
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The Point
That is our point.
