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Contrarian 33's avatar

Where do you find such people, Kevin?

Look at the two next week. Four years to go wth one of them. Who deserves that? The best that America can offer?

Across the world as well. Germany, France, Canada, Australia, certainy the UK…. and how. It is the current climate. They are all the same with their loyalties to the wrong countries, sacrificing independence, living standards, decency, education, all of which they had enjoyed, 50 years ago. The ordinary people in those countries do not want to be like little Americans, armed to the teeth, seeing every other different country as a threat, an enemy. But that’s the new climate.

Without something like a hated Israel, propped up by a militarist profiteer like the USA, who now need wars to keep up the staggering profits, we may have had a chance. I doubt if the changes required to return to “normal”( before US hegemony and Israeli genocide) are at all possible now (plus adding in climate change to which everyone seems to have given the big finger), before both of which, we might have had a chance.

Not now.

Finally. Biden leaves the White House (a House with a black reputation for the past 50 years), highly regarded by the American people and the Catholic Christian Church (what a disgrace) no sins to forgive, no crimes committed and whose actions, or lack thereof have killed hundreds of thousands as was also the case with Trump, Obama, Bush and way back to 1970 times. Even before that in Korea, Vietnam and still killing by default in Laos and Cambodia and not a single tear in sight.

Such is the now hated beast. AMERICA

Never forget President Allende from Chile, either. Killed because he was a Socialist. I mean, what an insignificant crime, if it is a crime at all, when compared to being an American citizen voting for a Harris or a Trump next week. That’s a crime. The best you can muster out of 330 million people ?

Let’s not mention South America and the US dalliances in almost every country for some kind of gain.

And still there, waiting for the final run at power and war are the likes or disciples of Cheney, Pompeo, Clinton, Nuland, AIPACERs by the thousands, Nikki Haley an extreme Israeli stooge, a very large percentage of US resident Jews, grafted politicians at 86%, Bolton. Neocons, Israeli spies and traitors, the likes of Wolfowitz and that mob of US war planners from Iraq war days.

These US-eating “parasites” now on deck in mainland USA in their multi millions, dancing like happy puppets to Israel's tune, the Genocide Rag.

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John Turcot's avatar

Contrarian 33,

"Look at the two next week. Four years to go wth one of them. Who deserves that? The best that America can offer?"

I don't know what channels you have watched or on which planet you have been living Contrarian, but there are other candidates on the ballot... some of which appear to have the right stuff in more ways than one... Google "Jill Stein' .... listen to her and see if you will have to be obliged to listen to Harris/Trump for the next four years......

Might Jill Stein have the right stuff??? Well..... she did say that on DAY ONE of her presidency, she would be on the phone to Netanyahu to inform him that the last shipment of bombs from the USA would be the last one he would ever see... Sounds like a pretty good start to me..... ???

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Feral Finster's avatar

Stein is not going to win.

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John Turcot's avatar

Feral,

"Stein is not going to win."... Probably not, but your conscience will...

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Feral Finster's avatar

I have every intent of voting for Stein, even if I were the only cat who did so.

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Vin LoPresti's avatar

Nah, she got this canine's vote too; was either that or stay home and I don't get out much any more.

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JennyStokes's avatar

Of course she won't........USA has the mindset of 3rd graders.

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Marci Sudlow's avatar

Probably not, but it won't be my fault because she got my vote. Still worse is that if by some miracle she were to win, our overlords would silence her, by whatever means was necessary.

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David Baird's avatar

An excellent encapsulation of reality, Contrarian. Liked the bit about us 'Strayans, who have watched this country go from being relatively fair and progressive fifty years ago, to being a pathetic lackey (and military base) for our Big Bro. The gradual Coca-Cola-nisation of this country in every aspect of society is evident in our ongoing evolution as a nation and the Grand Canyon-wide gulf between the entitled and the plebs. Our craven adherence to the US' blinkered, no, blindfold view of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and latterly, Lebanon, does us no credit whatever. Our own mainstream media and its political affiliates reflect the inclinations of Big Bro with its propaganda, denial and lies about the evil in which we are involved.

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Contrarian 33's avatar

A sad state of affairs, David.

I just said to another writer, that it is sad when you see in a public place all the happy mothers with their young and wonder, really wonder what a world will look like in twenty years time.

On such occasions, it has become a very real preoccupation. Can’t seem to shake it.

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David Baird's avatar

I have precisely the same reaction to that scene, Contrarian.

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JennyStokes's avatar

50 years ago ++ The US were still fomenting coup d'etats!

Take a LONG look at S. America.

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Kevin Flynn's avatar

You’re preaching to the choir.

You won’t get any argument with anything you’ve said with me.

Unfortunately, and sadly, you’re exactly correct.

It’s interesting because I’ve developed what I call a “course” which is aimed at remedying these problems.

I’m pretty sure I’m exactly spot on but so far other than the wise old ladies at my mother’s retirement home I haven’t gotten anyone to listen to what I have to say.

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