The snake that provides the snake oil is much older than any politico alive today. Trumpkins is only the most recent graduate of the P.T Barnum School of Trickery (motto' there's a sucker born every minute). And look what it did for him! It would be wonderful to get the money out of politics, and it must start with an informed citizenry. Nothing will change until half of America's voters wake up and realize that they have been played for fools. So, Jim, thanks for being a voice in the wilderness!
We already have an overkill of this kind of stuff! What we need is to get real, and reform the way politics is run, by getting the money out of campaigns. Out neighbor to the north has achieved the goal of getting the money out, and we can, too. It will require an electorate that participates in the process, all of the time. It might even lead to tax reform, that actually makes all of us equal contributors in the upkeep of our b republic, according to what we profit by.
Bravo, Jim! Down with fakery! But, possibly, many people crave a pre-sculpted universe that resonates with their own not-so-well-defined issues. This "clarity" comes at a price. Reality be damned.
"How about we give a little more honesty a try?" You got the ROI figured out on that? MSM had it figured out years ago that honesty generates no clicks.
US politics today bears little resemblance to what we had prior to 1968 when 'the people' really did have pols who tried valiantly to do right for (all) 'the people.' Now we have herds of under educated that can't tell the difference between reality and fiction, spread by the likes of Fixed Noise et. al. Next is a herd of greedy pols whose only motivation is GREED. We need critical amendments to our Constitution that would enable those 'downs' to be corrected for benefit "all the people." A dream not likely to be fulfilled if the Maralago Moron is returned to the WH and destroys what remains of this 234 year old democracy, once the envy of the whirld1
Interesting. How about we get candidates who focus on honesty and sincerity and telling us things the way they are and what changes are envision!ed and realistic. Tell the us what you see and if it should be changed, one way or the other, and tell us why. We have been subjected to dog and pony shows for so long that the odor of manure now seems par for the course. A breath of fresh air would be refreshing!
It's obvious, now. Money can buy everything, including a demonstration for any idea you want to perpetuate. The United States gets crazier by the minute.
COD is even worse than “reality TV”. Neither are truly real. But Trump is the product of reality TV. People believed the actor was real. Trump is good at promoting himself. He is a con artist without any ethical core. He isn’t immoral, he’s amoral!
Yesterday, the most noble experiment in the history of humanity died. The American Republic died. Died by suicide. 40 years of spiritual poisoning caused the suicide.
Some of the poisoners acted out of sheer greed. They made billions pushing spiritual fentanyl. Some acted out of power lust. They wanted to be Governor or Senator or President, rich Fox News commentator, megachurch owner, and they didn’t care one atom about anyone but themselves. Some acted out of hate. They hate Blacks or Jews, immigrants or LGBT people or independent women, or all the above. Or they hate democracy itself, and long for dictatorship. And all the poisoners got filthy rich off their crimes.
The Republic is dead. Her murderers control the Senate. They will control the House, by terrorizing or murdering Democrats. Some Repubs say they’ll eliminate Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. They will keep the money Americans have paid in. That will anger many voters. They will turn the US into a far-Right hellscape like Florida and Texas. A Third World gangster State.
To keep from being voted out in 2026 or 2028, they will have to impose a dictatorship, like Orban did in Hungary and Putin did in Russia. That is what they want, anyway. Makes it easier to loot the country, as Putin and Orban did.
The only question is, will it be a comparatively un-bloody dictatorship like Orban’s, or all-out Third Reich rule by terror? Trump is well known to be a huge admirer of Hitler. He speaks of “gigantic concentration camps” and “deporting fifteen million people”. People were murdered by the millions in concentration camps. “Deport” or“relocate” were Nazi euphemisms for exterminate. There is no place Trump can send fifteen million people. Looks like MAGA is planning mass murder, doesn’t it?
I want everyone who decides to run for office-any office and before they are on the ballot- must pass the same test on the US Constitution that people wanting to become US citizens pass.
Oh, I don't know. When you see the number of people who show up AND STAY at Trump's rally's, it looks to me like about 50% of My Fellow Americans are just plain ignorant. Vapid suits them fine.
The snake that provides the snake oil is much older than any politico alive today. Trumpkins is only the most recent graduate of the P.T Barnum School of Trickery (motto' there's a sucker born every minute). And look what it did for him! It would be wonderful to get the money out of politics, and it must start with an informed citizenry. Nothing will change until half of America's voters wake up and realize that they have been played for fools. So, Jim, thanks for being a voice in the wilderness!
We already have an overkill of this kind of stuff! What we need is to get real, and reform the way politics is run, by getting the money out of campaigns. Out neighbor to the north has achieved the goal of getting the money out, and we can, too. It will require an electorate that participates in the process, all of the time. It might even lead to tax reform, that actually makes all of us equal contributors in the upkeep of our b republic, according to what we profit by.
Citizens United must go!!!
Absolutely!
Bravo, Jim! Down with fakery! But, possibly, many people crave a pre-sculpted universe that resonates with their own not-so-well-defined issues. This "clarity" comes at a price. Reality be damned.
"How about we give a little more honesty a try?" You got the ROI figured out on that? MSM had it figured out years ago that honesty generates no clicks.
Trump staged his first campaign announcement by paying $50 a spectator. There is a sad future for these events.
US politics today bears little resemblance to what we had prior to 1968 when 'the people' really did have pols who tried valiantly to do right for (all) 'the people.' Now we have herds of under educated that can't tell the difference between reality and fiction, spread by the likes of Fixed Noise et. al. Next is a herd of greedy pols whose only motivation is GREED. We need critical amendments to our Constitution that would enable those 'downs' to be corrected for benefit "all the people." A dream not likely to be fulfilled if the Maralago Moron is returned to the WH and destroys what remains of this 234 year old democracy, once the envy of the whirld1
Interesting. How about we get candidates who focus on honesty and sincerity and telling us things the way they are and what changes are envision!ed and realistic. Tell the us what you see and if it should be changed, one way or the other, and tell us why. We have been subjected to dog and pony shows for so long that the odor of manure now seems par for the course. A breath of fresh air would be refreshing!
Buddha help us
And that's why I cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post.
You and about 250.000 other subscribers. Bravo!
It's obvious, now. Money can buy everything, including a demonstration for any idea you want to perpetuate. The United States gets crazier by the minute.
COD is even worse than “reality TV”. Neither are truly real. But Trump is the product of reality TV. People believed the actor was real. Trump is good at promoting himself. He is a con artist without any ethical core. He isn’t immoral, he’s amoral!
Good grief!
Our sentiments exactly!!
November 6, 2024
Yesterday, the most noble experiment in the history of humanity died. The American Republic died. Died by suicide. 40 years of spiritual poisoning caused the suicide.
Some of the poisoners acted out of sheer greed. They made billions pushing spiritual fentanyl. Some acted out of power lust. They wanted to be Governor or Senator or President, rich Fox News commentator, megachurch owner, and they didn’t care one atom about anyone but themselves. Some acted out of hate. They hate Blacks or Jews, immigrants or LGBT people or independent women, or all the above. Or they hate democracy itself, and long for dictatorship. And all the poisoners got filthy rich off their crimes.
The Republic is dead. Her murderers control the Senate. They will control the House, by terrorizing or murdering Democrats. Some Repubs say they’ll eliminate Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. They will keep the money Americans have paid in. That will anger many voters. They will turn the US into a far-Right hellscape like Florida and Texas. A Third World gangster State.
To keep from being voted out in 2026 or 2028, they will have to impose a dictatorship, like Orban did in Hungary and Putin did in Russia. That is what they want, anyway. Makes it easier to loot the country, as Putin and Orban did.
The only question is, will it be a comparatively un-bloody dictatorship like Orban’s, or all-out Third Reich rule by terror? Trump is well known to be a huge admirer of Hitler. He speaks of “gigantic concentration camps” and “deporting fifteen million people”. People were murdered by the millions in concentration camps. “Deport” or“relocate” were Nazi euphemisms for exterminate. There is no place Trump can send fifteen million people. Looks like MAGA is planning mass murder, doesn’t it?
I want everyone who decides to run for office-any office and before they are on the ballot- must pass the same test on the US Constitution that people wanting to become US citizens pass.
Your words make a difference, thank you, Jim for all you do.
Oh, I don't know. When you see the number of people who show up AND STAY at Trump's rally's, it looks to me like about 50% of My Fellow Americans are just plain ignorant. Vapid suits them fine.