iPINIONS Journal

ANTHONY L. HALL takes aim at the global events of 2019 with a unique and refreshing perspective. Some of the topics in this volume include:Republicans and Democrats aping Sunnis and Shias&quote;Even if Democrats impeach Trump in Congress or defeat him at the polls, his presidency has already sown seeds of division and dysfunction that could harvest political thorns for a thousand years.&quote;Social networks abolishing 'Likes'&quote;They can't quit likes. Because networks are as hooked on the money likes generate as users are on the high they stimulate.&quote;Colin Kaepernick moving NFL tryout and making new demands&quote;Kaepernick must think he's Trump and the NFL the Republican Party. Because only delusions of grandeur on that scale explains him thinking he can play the NFL like this.&quote;White evangelical Christians supporting Trump&quote;The hypocrisy inherent in them showing abject loyalty to this two-legged golden calf is almost too contemptible for words. Suffice it to know that a skunk has more regard for a garden party than Trump has for a house of worship.&quote;Hong Kongers protesting Chinese rule &quote;These protests amount to nothing more than a self-hating, Stockholm Syndrome-like preference for the British over the Chinese. Hong Kongers don't want democracy so much as a return to British colonial rule.&quote;MTV trying to whitewash Michael Jackson's name from VMAs&quote;Frankly, his pedophile exploits were such that MTV paying any homage to him is tantamount to Jello paying homage to Bill Cosby.&quote;Rich parents offering bribes to get their kids into elite colleges&quote;The real indictment is that, despite all the resources at their disposal, these parents raised such dumb, lazy, and untalented kids.&quote;Failure of latest US-North Korea nuclear summit&quote;While Trump flew off to take a cold shower back in America, Kim was smoking a cigarette and planning sightseeing tours around Vietnam. So who do you think is zooming who in their &quote;brokeback&quote; bromance