But whining about what someone else posts on the internet does get one something? Who knew?
Thank you so much for your anecdote, may your one friend find his or her way to your halfassed close-enough-for-me utopia. So then everything's cool right? We're cool with endless illegal wars of aggression and global occupation and all the blow-back that comes in tow, while the funding of such economically cannibalizes our own society. We're all happy in a well-no-one's-perfect kinda way, with our concentration camps on the border. We're numbed to kids being gunned down in schools, thoughts and prayers ya'll. We're ok with living in a militarized police state in which everyone is under constant surveillance, and the police gun down unarmed nonthreatening citizens in the streets. We're ok and happy with ostensible representative govt participating, in our name, in the Israeli genocide in Gaza and in the Saudi genocide in Yemen; which we all participate in funding. We are all happy enough, so it really doesn't matter if public water supply contamination across the US is commonplace, most especially if we think it's just in Flint, MI and "certain" neighborhoods where lead in the water and retardation in the next generation won't bear down upon us directly.
All of this was in place before Don, Don is merely a symptom and the next demagogue may be worse; may be adept. I would suggest that "other" party consider its candidate and its social/societal responsibilities more seriously this election cycle. Perhaps it should win voters over rather than lecture them on who is most evil.
Voting gives one a right to complain? Fuck that, get off with that nonsense, attempting to herd voters with psychobabble slogans has worn thin, the ecosystem is at risk while we mindlessly believe business as per usual is the only way to see the world. Don is a dick and a sorryassed human being, he is not the first to occupy that office. Maybe it's the system stupid.
Yes of course, the role of the citizen is to quietly shuffle along and not make any waves, the system is beyond reproach. Speaking of happy, where does america fall in in the World Happiness Report which comes out annually? Hmmmm? And was there any drop in our ranking in those reports as a result of Don coming into office?
By the way shoog, who is against SS or Medicaid?
Remember my fellow fweedumb loving americans, if you question the system or the power structure, you are the one with the problem, there is something wrong with you, now get out there and don't feel socially isolated, get in line with the rest of the aristocracy's subjects and shut up.
You and PH have totally misunderstood my post. The point is that you referred to the country as a shit hole country, but in reality, while we certainly should extend the safety net, we do have some programs that currently help people like the woman I referred to earlier. Her problem is that she pisses off so many friends and family members that she has lost just about all of her friends. And, if she was in one of the other large countries, she would be living on the street. Yes, the US, like most countries needs to improve. I think anyone with half a brain realizes that.
I've never said that I don't want poor people to have more than they do, but you and PH apparently like to read things into what was said. I would like to see the minimum wage greatly increased, and I think SS payments should be much higher. But, I've advocated for those things my entire life. My point was that even poor people can be happy if they have good social support systems. But, you and PH decided to mistakenly interpret what I wrote, and judge me as the greedy bad guy, when in fact, I spent almost my entire career advocating for poor people, helping connect them to social programs that would enable them to live more comfortable lives. Despite being under paid and often over worked, it was rewarding to do what I could for those who I served. Btw, I've given money to many of my poor friends, and I'm not wealthy.
I never said that I blindly loved America. I said it was much better than other large countries and no country is perfect. I've not saluted the flag or sang or stood for the anthem since I was 16. I actively protested many things in the 60s, including one of our worst wars. 58000 of my peers needlessly died. Your hatred and prejudice are sad. Nobody despises war more than I do. Nobody hates the income inequality any more than I do. But, I am a realist and I understand that in all of our relationships in our short lives, we must compromise. That's just the way of the world. Sorry if you haven't learned that lesson yet.
So, how many wars have you protested? What have you done to make someone else's life a little better? How many times have you helped a poor friend or given money to some poor homeless person? You seem to think that anyone who disagrees with you is part of the problem. Maybe if you got off of your high horse and tried to find some commonalities with people who don't see think exactly like you do, you'd have a better life.
You still haven't told us where this utopian society that you seem to think exists is. Let's see. Could it be China? Oh wait, China uses surveillance 24 hours a day so all of the citizens can be watched like "Big Brother is watching over you." Nah. It can't be China. How about India? Oh wait. Have you ever seen the air in Mumbai? Poor people in India don't even have indoor plumbing and income inequality is far worse than it is here. What about Russia? A country where communism didn't really work out very well, did it. Oh and Putin. Can't be Russia. Sure, there are some very small countries that do a much better job than we do in caring for their citizens. But, imo, you can't compare a smaller country to a huge highly diverse country and expect the two to be the same. You criticize but I've yet to see you come up with a single idea that might make things a little better.
I'm not whining by the way. Nice projection there.
Anyway, I see no reason to respond to any more of your posts. I do hope you will find something that makes you less cynical and more understanding of people who don't agree with you.
