For the past few months I’ve been writing about the Great Ravine that lies before us. The Great Ravine is the end of an age. It is the end of the cheap money and cheap labor of easy globalization. It is the end of the unipolar moment of American dominance and its wars of choice and drone. It is the end of trust in our most crucial institutions – all of them! – charged with the core social functions of public health, public education, public finance and public safety. The Great Ravine is the return of our worst impulses. It is the return of man-abetted if not man-made pestilence, famine and drought. It is the return of inflation. It is the return of Total War. It is the return of the Strong Man. It is the return of the mob. What we all felt last Thursday night – the sadness, the shock, the disbelieving that this was actually happening, the familiarity of a private tragedy being played out in public on the greatest of stages, the wave of new common knowledge emanating like an earthquake from that studio in Atlanta – this is what the descent into the Great Ravine feels like. We will feel this many more times in the very near future. The only way out is through, and the only way through is together. Not from above through a political party, but from below through a community. Find your Pack.
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a thorough analysis of some of the behind the scene and up front in your face machinations and manipulations occurring with the push to elect trump. false whataboutisms aside, notice the very public pushes by rw oligarchs in the US. Thiel, Musk, Koch, Griffin, Ryan, Schwartzman, Adelson and some 40 other billionaires are not just funding campaigns but are manipulating social media. read this carefully. follow up on the details and sources. read. learn. think. vote and help others vote. #voteblue through and through #votebluedownballot #voteharris #votewalz "...the vast majority of the hundreds of civil wars fought throughout history were started by those in power or wealthy elites very close to power. Facing economic, political, or demographic change, they’re the ones who see their wealth and power slipping away from them; that’s why they start civil wars, to hang onto that power and the wealth associated with it." https://lnkd.in/djEdrPqj
Can America Avoid Another Civil War?
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I do appreciate the united stand of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton today in calling for extremism to be expunged from local demonstrations after the shocking chants in Melbourne referencing a historic massacre of Jews. It is essential that such hateful values are not allowed to be expressed openly on our streets. I’m glad that they are finally looking to ensure there will be consequences for these actions. However, the more profound and difficult question remains: how do we address the beliefs and ideologies behind these protests? How do we foster a society where social cohesion and harmony truly exist? It is not enough to silence the voices of public hatred; we must confront the root of these sentiments. What drives people to such extremes? How do we nurture a community that embraces mutual respect, empathy, and understanding? Admittedly, I don't have all the answers. But acknowledging the gravity of the issue is often the first step toward a solution. Only by confronting these realities head-on can we begin the hard work of healing, educating, and rebuilding a more united society. The task before us is not just to stop extremism, but to cultivate a world where such beliefs have no fertile ground to grow.
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You must watch the DNC and listen to the unspoken message if you are politically engaged. To the Muslims that are confused look at history and then realize that the system is well organized and the magic should be pure entertainment. You must mature politically become students of the art of politics and set aside your emotions. VP Harris and Trump have both been in the White House, so we know how they operate from the Oval Office. You must make an intelligent decision on who believe can effectively make positive changes that are in line with your vision for a better America. You make a list of 7 important issues to you and your community and see which one is most likely to be a vessel for 4 out of 7 of your concerns. That will be your first choice, your second choice is one of protest at the ballot box. This is a long-term struggle to make America a more perfect union for all people and a vessel of goodness for the world at large. Keep the faith and continue to push for change and political engagement in our community. Once again, listen to the unspoken messages of all the DNC speakers and pay attention to the VP's main message which is the last thing she will focus on. You must not be foolish to think she will condemn, challenge, or chastise our friends in Israel over Gaza. America will always stand with Israel so don't be so foolish waiting for a break in their bond. You must face the reality of life and offer a vision that can capture the hearts of the American people to recognize our common humanity. We must demonstrate the need for peace in the Middle East so that we may avoid a very nasty war. War is a very nasty business that many profit from.
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This is a valuable and important analysis of the planned madness of socialists.
Faust Knew The Price Of A Deal With The Devil – The Democrats Are Finding Out
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As the Middle East builds towards a wider war, which seems to be driven by the agenda of a minority - Netanyahu, his far-right cabient, their allies in the US like war hawk John Bolton, Lindsey Graham and Nikki Haley, and in the UK culture warriors like Braverman and Jenrick - let us remember whose side we are on. This is a gut wrenching video about our media (and its catastrophic failures, documented in detail) for anyone who believes we are a liberal, democracy. There are specific crimes like the murder of 39 doctors in prison - most tortured to death - again, very little from our media. In the link below, is a detailed investigation of our own media and its failure. Examples like the refusal to use the word 'airstrike' or of course 'genocide' - in a good future, one that is not dystopian - there will be a museum to study this failure by our 'free' media. This extract below is from min 12 of the video. But there is a lot, lot more. We are still a democracy. If this is not in your name, then I would suggest now is a time to speak up. It is worth remembering that Stalin's Bolsheviks were a tiny minority, before they would gradually take control and curse the world and cause the deaths of tens of millions. These far-right zealots are too - a tiny minority who do not represent our values. Tell the world this is 'not in my name'. The freedom we have today is rare in human history. It may be on our watch that it ends. If we allow this, then perhaps that is karma. It could help all of us and our children have a brighter future together, just by speaking up. Video on the failure of our media: https://lnkd.in/e6YfAEcs
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"The confederate coalition against everything the Enlightenment West stands for has two components. The oligarchs who own the movement … and the masses of what we now call 'MAGAs' and who Robert Heinlein described as ‘know nothings.’ The first component consists of the elites who control – or who think they control - today’s undead monster that’s taken over the Party of Lincoln. These elites are a mélange of inheritance brats, casino mafiosi, hedge lords, incest CEOs, "ex" commissars and openly avowed commissars (differing only in their lapel pins) and murder sheiks. All of them are united in one goal: restoring 6000 years of dismal feudalism. They’ve had a lot of victories along this path. For example, the chief outcome of “Supply Side” never-ever-once-correct “voodoo economics” has been skyrocketing wealth disparities around the globe. Now surging past French Revolution levels. (Learn the word 'tumbrels,' guys.)" https://lnkd.in/gP4ZkcsS
Announcing TASAT is a go! ... and curing the Anti-Modernity Cult.
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#politics #unitedstates #nobelprize United States of America is big enough not to have to succumb to unsavory advances from those who wish to pay America with its own money for consorting with them, seeking payback and retribution. Wielding power wisely, both when you have its conventional manifestations, and when you are weak without them, in dignity and self-esteem is an art form. America has the spiritual power of its founding, and still the conventional economic and military fire power, more than any nation on Earth and in all of human history including Rome. Then why the self-inflicted loss of dignity in genuflection to our own vanity in a reflexive response to mere provocations from bullies akin to dogs who bark when an elephant walks the street in majesty? What matters is how you use and when, what power in your quiver full of arrows if you are an expert archer to take down even the most difficult of targets in the most dire circumstances with the eye of the bald eagle. America has neither allies nor enemies. Under any president, we must be respected and loved because we set an example of disinterested leadership which behooves our dignity, not feared and hated. Bill Clinton’s use of economic power by unilateralism failed. George W. Bush’s use of military power by unilateralism also failed. Barack Obama’s non-credible spiritual rhetoric not backed up by action failed. And we got Trump. What remains in the quiver is the most powerful, spiritual in deed which will speak when done, not speak without action, without walking the talk. It is time to reclaim moral high ground, as Abraham Lincoln did at Gettysburg when down not up, both at home and abroad in civil war, by going spiritual in a return to our beginnings to keep, not make again, America great. Please read, understand, and sign this: #OurCommonFuture https://lnkd.in/eaZe52sD.
Donald Trump has finally got it right about the January 6th insurrectionists
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Some useful practical ideas and reflections on how to go about the coming years and beyond, not just in the US but everywhere where the fascists grow. https://lnkd.in/dPTCJ2zv
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
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