Category Archives: Tom’s Tidbits

As we celebrate independence, what still unites us?

Posted on June 29, 2021 by tomdwyer

Greetings, The desire to be left alone can be a value that binds people together.  That’s a little ironic, but it’s worked in America (very imperfectly) for 245 years.  Today it seems freedom and independence from government have devolved into … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- What’s a ‘fair share’?  Here’s one answer.

Posted on May 26, 2021 by tomdwyer

Greetings, When anyone dares suggest the ultra-rich should pay a ‘fair share’, a pseudo-intellectual will pop up to stop such dangerous thinking by shouting “Oh yeah?  What’s a fair share?”  The not-so-subtle implication is since there’s no objective and specific … Continue reading →

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George Floyd and Derek Chauvin… was justice done?

Posted on April 28, 2021 by tomdwyer

Greetings, George Floyd and Derek Chauvin.  There’s so much to learn, so much to say, so many places to take hold of such a pivotal event.  Was justice done?  The answer could be an emphatic ‘yes’ or tragic ‘no’, depending … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- We were a cancer patient on fire. Are we any better now?

Posted on March 19, 2021 by tomdwyer

Greetings, The best metaphor for America today may be a medical one.  Every country faces problems and every person faces the threat of disease, but ‘health’ is the ability to deal with these threats.  For problems as simple as sniffles … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits for Feb 2021- Betrayed by Domestic Enemies

Posted on February 17, 2021 by tomdwyer

Betrayed by Domestic Enemies Greetings, I can’t get it out of my head.  They swore an oath. In America, the one, the only thing that legitimizes a politician’s vast power is an oath to the Constitution… to We, The People … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Unity, much like respect, depends on actions

Posted on January 21, 2021 by tomdwyer

Greetings, The Trump era is officially over, and we are a tired and wounded people.  Our ‘leaders’ are pushing the balm of Unity, but superficial unity can’t spackle over deep and real discord.  Unity, as a goal instead of a … Continue reading →

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Tidbits for December 2020

Posted on December 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

Greetings, In these last two weeks of the most surreal year our country has seen so far, normality seems about as believable as Santa Claus.  Our lives have been upended by disease, our economy destroyed, our government is in tatters.  … Continue reading →

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Death by Denial

Posted on November 24, 2020 by tomdwyer

Greetings, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” Trump’s chilling remark hasn’t been tested literally (as of today), but the reasoning behind it has.  5th Avenue is in a city … Continue reading →

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Who are domestic enemies? The ones that want to steal your vote

Posted on October 28, 2020 by tomdwyer

Greetings! Federal employees take an oath to support and defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”  It appears in the oaths of Representatives and Senators, members of the military, and most police organizations.  (Interestingly, a President’s oath doesn’t … Continue reading →

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We can even learn from THAT debate!

Posted on September 23, 2020 by tomdwyer

Tom’s Tidbits The Debate was a disaster, but we can still learn from it Greetings, If you’re like me, you’re still slack-jawed at the desecration of human dignity, democratic principles, rational thought, and the vacuum of vision on display in … Continue reading →

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