{"id":10709,"date":"2019-08-22T18:35:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T18:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=10709"},"modified":"2019-08-22T19:01:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T19:01:35","slug":"the-reach-for-dystopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=10709","title":{"rendered":"The Reach for Dystopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-Reaching-for-Dystopia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-Reaching-for-Dystopia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-Reaching-for-Dystopia-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-Reaching-for-Dystopia-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 45th US president has demonstrated that the checks and balances of governing the Greatest Democracy in the world (judging by its military might) are mere spineless phantoms in the hands of cowardly lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10720 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-2-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0First posted on Sept 27\/2017 re: book<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10716 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/case-of-trump-768x952.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/case-of-trump-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/case-of-trump-768x952-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twitterstorm-Trooper-copy-2-768x818.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twitterstorm-Trooper-copy-2-768x818.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Twitterstorm-Trooper-copy-2-768x818-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10719 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM5-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM5-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10717\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM6-768x515-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM6-768x515-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM6-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10715 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/BM-1-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-market-economy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-market-economy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-market-economy-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Court-Painter-market-economy-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/market-economy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/market-economy-1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/market-economy-1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 85vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 45th US president has demonstrated that the checks and balances of governing the Greatest Democracy in the world (judging by its military might) are mere spineless phantoms in the hands of cowardly lawmakers. \u00a0First posted on Sept 27\/2017 re: 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