and human life. The whole idea that life is precious? Is to me, is to Caitlin and many more here. The most precious thing we own. Our life. But they take it, with bombs, and injections and profit seeking. To those who live by inequality and self interest? Life is cheap and disposable.
The problem with the USA's society that leads to its genocidal actions is that it has a great Constitution, as a democratic document, which its politicians -- of course under paid orders from their plutocratic overseers -- actually conform to occasionally. This convinces the masses that the US is still a democratic republic. While the rest of the time, US pols are essentially wiping their derrieres with the constitution, and their constituents of self-interest choose not to notice. The empire collapseth, and those of us who have been detesting it for a lifetime are not overly sad about it.
The US government is, by design, a republic. The framers feared democracy, so they established a government in which white, wealthy, male landowners above the age of majority could "democratically" choose their small "r" republican representatives. That cohort of voters was comprised of approximately 3% of the US population that were not Native Americans who had zero consideration.
Indeed, slaves were property — capital assets with “book” values on the balance sheets.
Employees have no book values and can be discarded at the convenience of their employers with no loss on the balance sheets.
The “Founders” knew what they were doing — for their own benefit and for that of their sons, grandsons, etc. I don’t know what their wives thought about that.
we are still slaves, most just don't know it. They call it modern banking.
But it is lifelong debt to banker scum who create money out of thin air, and tack on usury, and an inflation tax. And tell us we need to be debtor slaves until we pay it back. In case anyone missed it, most people NEVER get out of debt. Slaves
I litigated for years, defending debtors against bankers. Worst thing about the process, is watching the people who did not get screwed by debt (yet) hating on the debtors just like the judges did. "Deadbeat debtors"
people are generally stupefied by beliefs systems.
Don’t overlook wage slaves, also known as employees. The success of many employers depends upon underpaying their employees. Underpaid employees are often driven to borrowing money to compensate.
Judaism includes tenets of periodic debt forgiveness — a concept that is typically overlooked by bankers and Capitalists. However, major bankers have been happy to receive governmental assistance at the expense of taxpayers.
True enough. No one's saying it wasn't an imperfect document or that 20 million Native people didn't die in a settler colonial genocide.. I'm just commenting on the "choice" by current pols to abide by the key document of my concern and should've specified "Bill of Rights -- being the pages they choose or not -- to wipe their arses with.
The pols are like the “cafeteria Catholics” who pick and choose which doctrines and edicts to follow vs. which ones to ignore.
I didn’t coin the term of “cafeteria Catholics”. That “cafeteria” concept exists within many organized religions and within the policies and procedures of many secular organizations.
Yes, I've heard it before. It's an apt descriptor, and it just evoked a memory in my old mind that I hadn't imaged in maybe decades. A particular chain of cafeterias in 1950's NYC. That's the human brain for you. Hopelessly unpredictable.
Can't disagree with that, Jenny. The Caucasian-DNA mob of humanity has certainly delivered a cataclysm of horror to both the planet and its "other" inhabitants over history. But personally, I think the genus Homo has outlived its evolutionary lifespan, especially when I look at images of Elon Musk scowling at S. Africa's president. If this is preeminent Homo, we are surely lost.
seriously ? nothing to do with color ffs. Everything to do with inequality and who controls is. White, black , yellow, green, makes no difference. Want to fix it, end the obscene in equality instead of apologizing for it.
and human life. The whole idea that life is precious? Is to me, is to Caitlin and many more here. The most precious thing we own. Our life. But they take it, with bombs, and injections and profit seeking. To those who live by inequality and self interest? Life is cheap and disposable.
The problem with the USA's society that leads to its genocidal actions is that it has a great Constitution, as a democratic document, which its politicians -- of course under paid orders from their plutocratic overseers -- actually conform to occasionally. This convinces the masses that the US is still a democratic republic. While the rest of the time, US pols are essentially wiping their derrieres with the constitution, and their constituents of self-interest choose not to notice. The empire collapseth, and those of us who have been detesting it for a lifetime are not overly sad about it.
The US government is, by design, a republic. The framers feared democracy, so they established a government in which white, wealthy, male landowners above the age of majority could "democratically" choose their small "r" republican representatives. That cohort of voters was comprised of approximately 3% of the US population that were not Native Americans who had zero consideration.
"A government of the people, by the people for the people" !
A government of men of property, by men of property, for men of property, more like it! And that property contained slaves.
Indeed, slaves were property — capital assets with “book” values on the balance sheets.
Employees have no book values and can be discarded at the convenience of their employers with no loss on the balance sheets.
The “Founders” knew what they were doing — for their own benefit and for that of their sons, grandsons, etc. I don’t know what their wives thought about that.
Thank you CK. I missed adding "... WHITE men of property..." which was what I really needed to say.
A key element back in the 1780s, and still significant, today, despite “politically correct” rhetoric to the contrary.
we are still slaves, most just don't know it. They call it modern banking.
But it is lifelong debt to banker scum who create money out of thin air, and tack on usury, and an inflation tax. And tell us we need to be debtor slaves until we pay it back. In case anyone missed it, most people NEVER get out of debt. Slaves
I litigated for years, defending debtors against bankers. Worst thing about the process, is watching the people who did not get screwed by debt (yet) hating on the debtors just like the judges did. "Deadbeat debtors"
people are generally stupefied by beliefs systems.
Don’t overlook wage slaves, also known as employees. The success of many employers depends upon underpaying their employees. Underpaid employees are often driven to borrowing money to compensate.
Judaism includes tenets of periodic debt forgiveness — a concept that is typically overlooked by bankers and Capitalists. However, major bankers have been happy to receive governmental assistance at the expense of taxpayers.
I would imagine there were a number of food poisoning.
True enough. No one's saying it wasn't an imperfect document or that 20 million Native people didn't die in a settler colonial genocide.. I'm just commenting on the "choice" by current pols to abide by the key document of my concern and should've specified "Bill of Rights -- being the pages they choose or not -- to wipe their arses with.
No disagreement, here.
The pols are like the “cafeteria Catholics” who pick and choose which doctrines and edicts to follow vs. which ones to ignore.
I didn’t coin the term of “cafeteria Catholics”. That “cafeteria” concept exists within many organized religions and within the policies and procedures of many secular organizations.
Yes, I've heard it before. It's an apt descriptor, and it just evoked a memory in my old mind that I hadn't imaged in maybe decades. A particular chain of cafeterias in 1950's NYC. That's the human brain for you. Hopelessly unpredictable.
True.
As it is at this time: The 'outlaw US Empire' strings out talks with Iran in the hope that all Palestinians will be dead.
Who trusts the US Empire?
There doesn't seem to be a DEMOCRATIC country that is not in trouble........time for white people to go away.
Can't disagree with that, Jenny. The Caucasian-DNA mob of humanity has certainly delivered a cataclysm of horror to both the planet and its "other" inhabitants over history. But personally, I think the genus Homo has outlived its evolutionary lifespan, especially when I look at images of Elon Musk scowling at S. Africa's president. If this is preeminent Homo, we are surely lost.
seriously ? nothing to do with color ffs. Everything to do with inequality and who controls is. White, black , yellow, green, makes no difference. Want to fix it, end the obscene in equality instead of apologizing for it.
Who is apologising?
Don't like that ?, lets rephrase it. It only an idiot blames people of certain color for the results of the expression of gross inequality.