If you’re surprised by Trump’s support from evangelicals even in the midst of his complete mishandling of the current pandemic, bear this mind. At the outset of the HIV/Aids epidemic that ravaged and stole the lives of so many young (and older) men, Jerry Falwell, the evangelical preacher and mouthpiece of the Moral Majority had this to say, “AIDS is not just God’s punishment of homosexuals, it is God’s punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.”
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Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
