Good morning, January 6. As I understand it, there’s a massive snowstorm in Washington today—by DC standards, at least. When I was a kid growing up there, nothing would have made me happier. Now that I’m in Colorado, I still love snow, but 12 inches hardly qualifies as a massive snowstorm.
Not much else to share today. Here are a couple of quotes—maybe three—and a photo of a beautiful spot not too far from here.
Quotes
"We are not required to believe that fascist movements can only come to power in an exact replay of the scenario of Mussolini and Hitler. All that is required to fit our model is polarization, deadlock, mass mobilization against internal and external enemies, and complicity by existing elites."
– Robert O. Paxton, The Anatomy of Fascism
"By deleting, distorting and generalizing, we inhabit our perceptions and interpretations of Reality."
– Shelle Rose Charvet, Words That Change Minds
"The best predictor of wanting to slash funding for welfare recipients is racial prejudice."
– Keith Payne, The Broken Ladder
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