keep the neocons, or keep the Trump populists,..no more neocons. flush that shit out and down the sewer for good
keep the neocons, or keep the Trump populists,..no more neocons. flush that shit out and down the sewer for good
Kissinger: “demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one.”
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Cold War 2.0 Russia hysteria is turning people’s brains into guacamole.
We’ve got to find a way to snap out of the propaganda trance
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Buddha: "trust the person who seeks truth and mistrust the person who claims he has found it "
1.2.3.4.5.6.7. All Good Children Go to Heaven
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
“If Hamas put down their weapons, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no Israel."
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Doc Dutch (05-13-2021)
Hello goat,
I appreciate your sharp criticism and agree on the influence of big money on both parties. But we diverge when the subject is President Biden's mental prowess. The man is obviously well qualified for the office and speaks eloquently, particularly considering that he is a natural stutterer who not only overcame the limitation but became a popular public speaker as a part of his life service to our nation.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
It actually can't.
Money isn't value. It's a representation of value. It is not wealth. It is a medium to transact wealth in trade.
Money's representation of value is determined by public trust in it. It doesn't matter whether it's fiat, gold, silver, clamshells, marks, drachma, yen, or any other currency.
Congress cannot force people to trust a currency. They can try to specify a currency to be used as a standard (such as fiat money), but they can't actually force it's use (with one rather useless exception).
As for the dollar, faith in it is waning already. People are already looking around for another currency. Some are looking for returning to gold and silver, others are investigating Bitcoin, others are considering SDRs (a world currency).
I don't think SDRs will be accepted. It's another fiat currency for one thing, something that has left a bad taste in people, even though it has a much cleaner balance sheet than the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin seem to be seeing a lot of favor currently, while others seem to be favoring gold and/or silver.
Who knows which way it will go. I think the dollar's days are numbered though. The government has to print billions of it regularly just to keep the party moving along as it is, and the government is STILL trying to expand.
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
"The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
"Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
"Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
"Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
"no slavery is forcing another into labor" -archives
"Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
"Abortion has killed no one." -- LurchAddams
And so it begins: open Civil War has broken out in the GOP
Uh, this started about 40 years ago. You just catching up now? Good for you little trooper.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
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