More Millions of Innocent Bystanders ...
Have Always Died as "Collateral Damage"
Than All of the Combatants Combined!
For What?
So a Handful of SOB Warmongers Could Make Money!
"Power Corrupts!"
"Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely!"
I would Remove All of Our Troops from Everywhere ...
Bring Them ALL Home ...
Let Them Work CONstructing ...
Roads - Bridges - Border Fences ...
Not DEstructing!
ON THE MIDDLE EAST ...
Pull Out!
The Insane Hatreds of Thousands of Years ...
Will Never Cease!
Let the Crazy SOB's Kill One Another!
Negotiations are Futile!
Military Strategies are Futile!
Insanity will Prevail!
ON RELIGION ...
No One Religious Belief Is Infallible!
None is Absolute!
All of Them Seek World Domination!
For What?
Power! Arrogance! Egotism!
"THOU SHALT NOT KILL!"
Period!
No Excuses! No Revenge! No Exceptions!
ON CORPORATIONS ...
They Rule The United States of America!
They Rule Congress with Their Graft and Corruption!
They Rule The Supreme Court!
They Rule Each Successive Administration!
All Three Branches of Government!
They Rule Europe and Asia!
They Rule The Entire World!
Individuals Are Now Mere Slaves to Corporations!
Down With Corporations!
ON ELECTION SYSTEM ...
IT SUCKS!
Too Complicated! Too Complex! Too Lengthy!
Primaries - Caucuses - Super Delegates - Delegates ...
Excessive Debates - Excessive Rhetoric - HOGWASH ...
Lack of Uniformity - Media 'Pundit' BULL-SHIT!
Excessive State Rules & Regulations ...
Long & Drawn Out BULL-SHIT!
Then ... We Finally Get Two Conventions ...
And Two Nominations ...
And Ultimately a General Election ...
But Even That - The Popular Vote - Is Not Final ...
If No Candidate Reaches The 'Magic' Number ...
Then, the Damned 'Electoral College' comes into Play!
538 Electoral Delegates Decide the Fate of Our Nation ...
Of 300 Million Plus Citizens ...
100 Senators - 435 Representatives + 3 District of Columbia ...
TOO DAMNED MUCH POWER !!!
Congress Makes The Laws!
Congress Gives Themselves Raises!
But ... FREEZES Our Senior COL Increases!
Congress Tells Us to "Tighten Our Belts' ...
Congress Gave Themselves a Special Medical Insurance ...
NOT MEDICARE ... NOT OBAMACARE ...
Like We Poor People!
Congress Enjoys Their own PRIVATE Retirement Plan ...
NOT SOCIAL SECURITY ... Like Us Peons!
NOT CIVIL SERVICE ... Like Other Federal Employees!
Talk About "Taxation Without Representation" !!!
DUH ???
ON IMMIGRATION ... And BORDER CONTROL ...
Some-How ... Some-Where ... Some-One ...
Needs to Set Some Damned Limits!
Do We Really Want The Problems ...
With Fanatic Islamic Sects That ...
Other Countries Now Have?
England? Spain? France? Germany? Belgium?
Iraq? Iran? Pakistan? Turkey? Afghanistan?
All the Other 'Stan' Nations?
"SHARIA LAW" ???
I DON'T THINK SO!
DO I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS?
ANY ANSWERS?
HELL NO!
BUT ...
This Country ... OUR Country ...
This World ... OUR World ...
IS "GOING TO HELL IN A HAND-BASKET"
MANY, MANY CHANGES ...
USING COMMON SENSE AND COMPROMISE ...
NEED TO BE MADE ...
I think you should run for office, specifically, President, as you could do no worse & hopefully better than the two main assholes that are trying to get into office now...I am thankful I am not allowed to vote so I cannot be blamed or self-blamed for putting one of them in office...President Cuz Cur Hyland...has a special, but sick ring to it, don't it...? -e-
Nothing foolish about these ideas. And the author is no fool.
But so many are being April fooled and misled by powerbrokers of various kinds that you describe. Fortunately, in spite of their loud outcries and dragging feet, reason will prevail over fools.
One caution about immigration. Unless one is 100% native North American, we are all immigrants--some forced to come here, like the Pilgrims, Chinese, Irish (many enslaved) and Jews. We have laws in place to prosecute religious practices that violate moral and ethical standards like polygamy, child abuse, hate crimes, etc.
And, while terrorism is frightful and gathers a lot of attention, it requires good policing and prosecution of those criminally involved, and not war. The loss of innocent life in terrorism is very small and does not compare with other causes of loss of innocent life like drunken-driving, accidental shooting, etc. The world's focus should be on treating the mentally ill, uncovering and eliminating criminal terroristic activity, and going about business as usual because being involved in a terrorist attack is less likely that being hit by a car crossing the street while texting a friend.
This World ... OUR World ...
IS "GOING TO HELL IN A HAND-BASKET"
I couldn't agree more; and I'm glad I'm getting old - it's only going to get worse, especially with the clowns who now want to 'lead us.'
But so many are being April fooled and misled by powerbrokers of various kinds that you describe. Fortunately, in spite of their loud outcries and dragging feet, reason will prevail over fools.
One caution about immigration. Unless one is 100% native North American, we are all immigrants--some forced to come here, like the Pilgrims, Chinese, Irish (many enslaved) and Jews. We have laws in place to prosecute religious practices that violate moral and ethical standards like polygamy, child abuse, hate crimes, etc.
And, while terrorism is frightful and gathers a lot of attention, it requires good policing and prosecution of those criminally involved, and not war. The loss of innocent life in terrorism is very small and does not compare with other causes of loss of innocent life like drunken-driving, accidental shooting, etc. The world's focus should be on treating the mentally ill, uncovering and eliminating criminal terroristic activity, and going about business as usual because being involved in a terrorist attack is less likely that being hit by a car crossing the street while texting a friend.
Ron
Love ya!
Jane