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we want stability with Russia
I'd say stability with Russia is in the benefit of the people but the agitation that has been applied for decades benefited a select few including the military industrial complex and many in positions of power.
Its on Congress and the people really. Those that claim to believe in the systems at least. You are right. They havent cared for a very long time.
I have reached the I don't have the energy to care anymore stage. All the wars are illegal and I'm tired of political party based outrage and selective memory.
My current view is one criminal organization boss took our another. It's what they do.
Just wanna put this out there. There hasn't been a declared war by the US since Korea. What that should teach us is that this system is mostly BS. It's really more of what can politicians get away with. Lawers can bend words to justify about anything.
He is absolutely limit testing the entire system
This has been my response to people that keep losing their minds about him over the now decade of his political career. If this system is so amazing why does he exist and do these things. It's given a few friends pause to think.
I'm not a Trump fan but it seems to temporarily break them out of the derangement and get them thinking a bit.
we’re seeing a systematic weakening of the loving bonds that hold society together — for community, for nation, for friends and on and on.
Sounds a LOT like the central thesis of "Return of the Strong gods". Minus the part that this was an intentional push from the elite after WW2. The WW2 conscious. The weakening of the strong gods of nation and religion. A focus on globalism, both in politic and economics.
Multiculturalism over a strong national culture or melting pot in the US. Individualism over religious or civic unity.
Reno is careful to point out the dangers of nationalism but also that deep loves create a sense of home and unity. He recommends stronger bonds via faith and community. He discusses a sense of cultural homelessness in the US. Weak bonds.
The interesting thing is that I have been noticing more and more center left guys like Brooks noticing the same things. It seems they haven't really figured out the why.
Gee... I wonder why European economies are not performing well... could it be their economic policies?
I'm reminded of the classic joke.
How do you create a small fortune. Start with a large fortune.
Socialists often fail to acknowledge how wealth and prosperity is created. Socialism tends to assume it is the default state of man.
Totally. There are teams that people seem pretty delusional about. The Rams are one. They are good, but not as good as people project. Rams are much better than the the Cowboys but the Cowboys are the perennial over-rated under-performing team.
Yeah, it just makes sense when you think about it. Eventually when a corporation get big enough either someone else lobbies to fight them or they do it proactively. Seems to me the game theory makes sense from the perspective of a business.
Which is one of many reasons I think the root problem is too much centralization of power in the state not "capitalism" per se. If one assumes amoral actors they will follow their own incentives wherever they are.
I think far to many people assume the worst of corporations but not state actors and politicians. It really doesnt make sense.
The joke of this whole idea that the state keeps monopoly in check is that the state is the biggest of all monopolies and it even protects many monopolies that are private.
Its wild how often this happens.