I have been writing letters to the editor to my local newspaper for years now, explaining the dangers of tRump's mental disorders. They used to publish a few of them; now they have stopped completely. When the news media rejects the truth, we are in deep trouble. Our media is sanewashing tRump. They are bending to his will.
Abraham Lincoln's quote about molding public opinion emphasizes that influencing public sentiment is more powerful than making laws or judicial decisions. He is recorded as having expressed this idea in several ways.
One of the most famous versions of the quote comes from his debate with Stephen A. Douglas in Ottawa, Illinois, on August 21, 1858:
"Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed. Consequently he who molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions."
Other variations of the quote include:
"Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces judicial decisions".
He also stated that a person who can change public opinion "can change the government, practically just so much".
Ruth, I’m a paid Subscriber to both you & Anand. This was a great talk! I watch you every week and learned many new things in this interview. Thank you!!🌊🌊
Thank you, Ruth. I hope the video with Dr. Hassan will be available later. My work responsibilities prevent me from watching live :-(
Scary. Thank you for laying it out straight, both of you.
Today 10-28-2025 is live on Steve Hassan's substack - - not on Lucid-- at 4 pm EST. I'm sure it will post later on Lucid.
I have been writing letters to the editor to my local newspaper for years now, explaining the dangers of tRump's mental disorders. They used to publish a few of them; now they have stopped completely. When the news media rejects the truth, we are in deep trouble. Our media is sanewashing tRump. They are bending to his will.
I enjoyed this discussion so much.
"And are you not aware that conviction has never yet been produced
by an appeal to reason, which only makes people uncomfortable?"
Cornford, Microcosmographia Academica, 1908.
Something you did online changes the real world
Timothy Snyder: Russia Defeats America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_D0YkDjy8
Wonderful conversation. Thank you, RBG and Anand. 🩵
How Russia Defeated America:
(1) Divide and Fool
(2) Mass Army of Bots (online disinformation)
(3) Email Drops
Abraham Lincoln's quote about molding public opinion emphasizes that influencing public sentiment is more powerful than making laws or judicial decisions. He is recorded as having expressed this idea in several ways.
One of the most famous versions of the quote comes from his debate with Stephen A. Douglas in Ottawa, Illinois, on August 21, 1858:
"Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed. Consequently he who molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions."
Other variations of the quote include:
"Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces judicial decisions".
He also stated that a person who can change public opinion "can change the government, practically just so much".
"Still, A Man Hears What He Wants To Hear, and Disregards The Rest."
Simon and Garfunkel, The Boxer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFzsv-zT3Uk&list=RDBFzsv-zT3Uk&start_radio=1Th
There are only four reasons a human being will do anything:
(1) Fear
(2) Financial
(3) Spiritual
(4) Sex
All Four Combined Make Trump A Feloneous Monk
Ruth, I’m a paid Subscriber to both you & Anand. This was a great talk! I watch you every week and learned many new things in this interview. Thank you!!🌊🌊
Thank you both, as always. I wonder about focusing so much on “strongman” Tr**p and not on R Vought and S Miller. What are your thoughts about this?
Listen to Dr. Ruth. Money in politics is an old problem. Corruption is about money.
Will today's conversation betwwen Dr. Hassan and Ruth be made available to members on Lucid? - Ken Shouler kenneth.s1129@gmail.com
I don't believe Mamdani has ever said, "I hate ....".
This was a wonderful session - thank you both! And YES to your message at the end, Anand! All of us have to build the the infrastructure of courage!