Color Conversations: A Rational Discussion about Race, Imposed Identities and Social Constructs ...

silverotter11 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Good post - it really is unnerving what our government has done with the help of mainstream media. TY for trying to get people to *think*.

William_Mary replies on Dec 25, 2018:

Thank you for your continued interest and participation!

A few days ago I posted some questions and want to get back to it.

rcandlish comments on Dec 24, 2018:

One of the main problems of the Internet is the ability to truth test the claims of its publishers. Some would say that the idea of truth testing is just a form of censorship, perhaps it is. However, without the means of distinguishing fact from fiction, we are analogous to goldfish swimming in the ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 25, 2018:

While most of what I get from these people are suggestions, possibilities, or general hypothesis, they also provide compelling arguments towards reaching their "claims". I don't view them as either a problem or even a matter just on the internet. So those of us with an interest in these possibilities are goldfish swimming in scum? For seeking a wider understanding of what could possibly be going on around us, for or against us. Since we are on the internet discussing this, your claiming there's more of a reason to have doubt? While everything we don't know or understand as a certainly should be questioned, building a foundation towards fact must be accomplished first. Have you even seen the documentary to cast doubt on any particular claims from within it? While there are people in the documentary that speak of unknown proven fact, to our knowledge today as citizens, which you can find in the trailer at least one, most of the other issues have a decent foundation of hypothesis for them. The producer, David Wilcock, can only work with what is provided. Historical evidence, people he has encountered over many years in this field, to build a foundation towards fact. It's what science, people like him, and many other aspects of knowledge in their positions are all about. Personally, as far as censorship goes, I'd reserve that for those with closed minds who bring negativity into the discussion on this matter in a means to degrade those with the interest. Or trolls who have an agenda of purpose to manage a perception to quell others from seeking any further into the matter. How in the name of truth finding are you even able to label that as a means of censorship? Or do I not understand what you mean by "truth testing"?

Matt Taibbi and the Truths He Spoke Against the Industries of Death [ghionjournal.

whispers comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I love everything Matt Taibbi writes at Rolling Stone...headed over there to read this one. Thank you.

William_Mary replies on Dec 24, 2018:

You're welcome.

The Wrong Conversation about Trump’s Tariffs [commondreams.

silverotter11 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Just about at every turn but are we really surprised? If the incoming crop of newly elected congress men and women can get the corporate dems under control there may be some hope. There is so much to do!!

William_Mary replies on Dec 24, 2018:

As I found out yesterday, Pelosi pretty much buried the GND from going forward. When the establishment dems parrot the oil industry, you learn they refuse to change. Such few can't change such a large body stuck on an agenda of purpose in which they also benefit. Money and power over rides sanity. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/21/deep-lack-moral-clarity-and-courage-pelosi-accused-moving-kill-green-new-deal

A few days ago I posted some questions and want to get back to it.

silverotter11 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Tesla and his inventions are fascinating! The amazing stone work found around the world still has, to me anyway, no satisfactory explanation. Powerful people and sex have been a theme thru out human existence, Jeffery Epstein is linked to both trump and clinton. Governments around the world have ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 23, 2018:

Sex with boys go well beyond the Roman days. Even in the Middle East where one could be killed if caught.

I’ve got a case of the jealous. Talk me down, y’all.

EdEarl comments on Dec 22, 2018:

It's natural to be jealous for most people, but it can be self defeating. What is the source of your jealousy? Are you unsure about your relationship? Will it help if you know why you are jealous? Can you manage any compersion?

William_Mary replies on Dec 23, 2018:

@brainyactress and I'm not advocating suppression. Especially towards someone that is admittedly jealous. Jealousy is a natural instinct that should not be seen as a negative. It simply warns one that something may be wrong and needs addressed. Whether it's from within or from the outside of certain situations. I'm more frightened of someone that claims they have no sense of jealousy! It's when you allow jealousy to run its own course without addressing it that creates problems that can manifest into a disaster. In your case I would argue you need to address the dynamics of your poly relationship. As I said above, in essence, I don't believe an open poly relationship is good for you. You have to many emotions playing out that create strife. Within yourself which could lead outward to others. You would be better suited in structured poly relationship as I also mentioned above in another reply. Where you could be more open to express your feelings. Then possibly watering down the amount of emotions you're dealing with now to better deal understand yourself and those emotions.

I’ve got a case of the jealous. Talk me down, y’all.

EdEarl comments on Dec 22, 2018:

It's natural to be jealous for most people, but it can be self defeating. What is the source of your jealousy? Are you unsure about your relationship? Will it help if you know why you are jealous? Can you manage any compersion?

William_Mary replies on Dec 23, 2018:

@brainyactress I didn't actually state you said that. It's simply the other statements you made that lead one to see it.

I’ve got a case of the jealous. Talk me down, y’all.

EdEarl comments on Dec 22, 2018:

It's natural to be jealous for most people, but it can be self defeating. What is the source of your jealousy? Are you unsure about your relationship? Will it help if you know why you are jealous? Can you manage any compersion?

William_Mary replies on Dec 23, 2018:

@brainyactress If competition is allowed to dominate the contract, then a number of other senses are surely going to expose themselves. Obviously open poly isn't your cup of tea. By your own admission it tears at your soul. You need a new contract. One confined in an agreement of The House, or, at least, a committed group, where there are guidelines of responsibility and time frames. That is one of the main issues that come with open poly relationships. One must keep feelings in check, at best, suppressed, being there's essentially no way to adequately divide time among all participants when spread outside a stable establishment. In your case, is it jealousy or a case of loss of power? It seems to be the loss of power rather than the initial draw to this thread of "jealousy". Along with you seemingly participating in a competition within yourself, outside of his understanding? A sure way towards self abuse if you tend to start losing. Anger comes next?

Corporations See a Different Kind of “Green” in Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” There ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Dec 21, 2018:

She is being accepted by the establishment. That's a very bad sign. The Greens actual plan was never accepted. Her plan is basically open ended and vague to be filled out later by corporate Democrats appointed by Nancy friggin' Pelosi. Wonderful! It didn't take long for Cortez to be exposed as a ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 23, 2018:

@Piece2YourPuzzle the strategy working. You put in place a stolen agenda, "New Green Deal" offered by "a new breed of progressive democrats" which are captivating words to supporters on the fence, drawing them back in. Although Jill Stein was a nut case Russian collaborate where this agenda couldn't spark any interest, it now all of a sudden is a worthy cause. As you state, critical self thought towards baseless accusations towards Stein, against, decades of managed perception, cognitive dissidence wins.

Trump, Syria and the Derangement of the Establishment [ghionjournal.

Haemish1 comments on Dec 20, 2018:

Will there be private contractors there?

William_Mary replies on Dec 22, 2018:

There already is. Reports are that Russia has some in the area to a degree, military contractors. I personally would consider the FSA (Free Syrian Army), al-Qaeda, and al-Nusra Front, White Helmets, and the fake mobile medical unit associated to the White Helmets as private contractors. As many as half a dozen groups have been in and out of Syria that have received funding and weapons from mainly the US and the British. Over the years these smaller groups have broken up and embedded into al-Qaeda and ISIS. With the CIA funding and weaponizing some groups and the military doing the same with others. Either way it's our tax dollars funding groups. In some cases these groups fighting each other at times also. They break down and join each other. Insanity. To what is now 2 or 3 major groups left. Is there a difference between these groups and wall street private groups on the market? I guess that is a question to be answered when analyzing this.

Why the Press Sucks So Bad Pt. 3: The Trouble with TV News [ghionjournal.com]

silverotter11 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

Good post. Sorry in the last 24 hours I'm the first to like or comment, that's not to say others may had read it but it does preach to the choir. Still we can all learn something. I did a few months at a commercial art school, I worked in the printing industry. I could that advertisers ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 22, 2018:

As the conductor of the choir, I'm forced to produce repetitive natured post as newer members come in. If my goal to awaken people from the perception management, as you note you know well, is to be fruitful I must do so. Having been a moderator of online groups over the years in a couple other aspects, I know very few people in a group actually participate within the group. Somewhere around only 10%, often even lower, actually post in forums or produce comments. I also know there are not many that are going to scroll through the many articles in the past as they come in. This post for example is telling me 12 people have viewed the content. Only you and I are commenting. Only you took time to chose a degree of possibly liking it. I have no way of knowing who actually read the article. Which is a wider problem in politics today. Many people just read Headlines and miss the information within. A tactic main stream media uses to their advantage to spread the illusion via spectacular capture. My hope someday is more people will relate for the members how what we are witnessing today have touched their lives and share it here. I'm rather impressed we have as many members here as we do. We've been floating between 230 and 240 for a while now and I never thought it would really grow to that many. Mostly the same people seemingly reading the articles though. We were almost to 240 when Bush Sr. passed. We lost quite a few over my post of his true past history though I believe.

Corporations See a Different Kind of “Green” in Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” There ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Dec 21, 2018:

She is being accepted by the establishment. That's a very bad sign. The Greens actual plan was never accepted. Her plan is basically open ended and vague to be filled out later by corporate Democrats appointed by Nancy friggin' Pelosi. Wonderful! It didn't take long for Cortez to be exposed as a ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 22, 2018:

I can't help but think this may have been a conspiracy. The party put no money in the incumbents campaign. Well disguised as being a sure win for him. But with that said, maybe this was by design to draw in more voters as an attempt to stop the bleeding. He will most likely go on to be a lobbyist making substantially more money. His pay off? A win win for him while the supporters of the party are hood winked again. How many of these new progressives have been possibly used to achieve this goal?

PolitiPorn: Our Most Unhealthy Addiction to this Vile Political Reality Show [ghionjournal.

AmmaRE007 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

This article has HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.... 2 QUOTES ( from many) took my interest.... "" It is fitting really, the fact that we have a reality show clown as the titular head of our nation is a perfect encapsulation of our time. We have become a nation addicted on the pornography that is ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 21, 2018:

@AmmaRE007 I use to watch MSNBC religiously years ago. Mid 90's Right up to the Iraq war. All the programs are repetitive mode, each covering the very same thing for like 4 hours. Maddow did cover other stuff than the shows before her. And Joe Scarborough gave me the hard right tick. Back when I first came to know Common Dreams online. I was confused how the comments section at CD would attack both republicans and democrats over the issues. Well, before shock and awe, I remember the polls being quite low for the war, 30+% ?. Then the next morning after it started, it was near 70%. It was kind of like a light went off in my brain. Then I found Truthout. I never went back to main stream media after that. However. To keep my bullshit meter tuned I listen to NPR 5 days a week as I drive for a living to keep up. I think we can make money on a nationwide school program teaching the difference between online news and main stream media.

PolitiPorn: Our Most Unhealthy Addiction to this Vile Political Reality Show [ghionjournal.

AmmaRE007 comments on Dec 21, 2018:

This article has HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.... 2 QUOTES ( from many) took my interest.... "" It is fitting really, the fact that we have a reality show clown as the titular head of our nation is a perfect encapsulation of our time. We have become a nation addicted on the pornography that is ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 21, 2018:

Jim Jones and David Koresh would be envious at the abundance of faith too many Americans have invested in their political idols, uh huh, that is priceless!

UPS workers describe company reign of terror in wake of Teamsters sellout [wsws.

AmmaRE007 comments on Dec 19, 2018:

I was wondering what would happend with that going on. I worked for UPS 15 years, and the Teamsters generally kept management in check. It was a constant battle, tug of war so to speak. I also had to give up my good paying with benefits job. Downsizing, outsourcing and providing less and less ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 19, 2018:

They did us fair also. Or did they? I worked for a stove company in Delaware Ohio for 17 years. They shut our plant down in 96. Moved operations to Florence, South Carolina. Told us it would cost to much to train us to do the newer stoves coming out. That's back when these continuous cleaning stoves came out. If you know stoves that is so laughable. What cleans a stove? The coating on the oven parts means everything. Wires to certain elements does the rest. This factory open in 1879 as Sunray Stove. Also makers of Glenwood range. Our name changes went from those to Caloric and then Amana. We made about every type of kitchen range on the market there. Whirpool, Montgomery Ward, GE, and a couple others I can't think of now. Raytheon became our parent company at some point. We had a vast number of people coming to retirement age and a corporate greed to save money via lower paying employees that killed us. Down there a flat hourly rate was right in their eye sight.

Every Single Member of US Congress Approved Crushing Sanctions on Nicaragua [mintpressnews.

rogerbenham comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Surely the anger throughout the rest of the world at the behaviour of the USA will one day seek revenge.

William_Mary replies on Dec 17, 2018:

Other countries will follow suit though. It's a coalition effort and agenda.

Don’t Laugh : It’s Giving Putin What He Wants [caitlinjohnstone.com]

AmmaRE007 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

For those of you who can't access the article. here is an excerpt........ Russia’s move towards using humour to influence its campaigns is a relatively recent phenomenon,” Robinson explains, without speculating as to why Russians might have suddenly begun laughing at their western accusers. ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 17, 2018:

@AmmaRE007 thank you!

Don’t Laugh : It’s Giving Putin What He Wants [caitlinjohnstone.com]

AmmaRE007 comments on Dec 16, 2018:

For those of you who can't access the article. here is an excerpt........ Russia’s move towards using humour to influence its campaigns is a relatively recent phenomenon,” Robinson explains, without speculating as to why Russians might have suddenly begun laughing at their western accusers. ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 16, 2018:

I know her site has been very slow to load recently for some reason. DO you know something I don't? As to why others wouldn't be able to access the article?

The EU and the warning signs of fascism. [mintpressnews.com]

rogerbenham comments on Dec 13, 2018:

I think that the fascism is arising because of the human migration caused by the USA supported wars in the Middle East. The various countries receiving overwhelming amounts of moslems asre becoming scared and so intolerant. If Hungary is to be in the EU then it has to adhere to certain principles. ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@rogerbenham https://curiousmindmagazine.com/all-us-presidents-including-trump-are-descendants-of-the-same-english-king/

FINALLY, NPR is using the words: "FASCISM and TRYANNY". FINALLY.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Forgive my ignorance, but what is this about?

William_Mary replies on Dec 16, 2018:

See her reply below. It's about NPR having a hiccup from their usual establishment agenda. As a five day a week listener on a usual workweek, I can understand it :-) I drive a combination rolloff for a scrape steel company locally. So 5 days a week I listen to NPR to keep up with news and keep my bullshit meter tuned. On occasion I have to go south out of my local listening area where I get the BBC/PBS version of NPR. They share a lot of the same morning and afternoon programs. Although the 10 to noon slots are 2 different programs. Anyways. NRP and BBC provide some occasionally good material. And have some good independent guest on now and then. Unfortunately, their good points are overwhelmingly buried by their obvious establishment rhetoric and lack of proper rebuttal towards politicians while on their programs. In other words, they just allow them to spew their managed perception without a challenge. Then spread the illusion after they leave with repetitive coverage.

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Deep State and Bob Parry Exposed It [consortiumnews.

HibernatingPika comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Can we discuss this with some nuance? I hope so... As a long time reader, I appreciate both McGovern and Parry, and I do see that there are many people in media, politics and intelligence who seem to have let their antipathy toward Trump compromise their professional and intellectual integrity, and ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 16, 2018:

If you're willing to "bend" laws to get your desired outcome, do you not then become a Trump? Or any other entity or person who does the same. I will argue getting rid of Trump will only open the door to another just like him. I'll get into that in a minute. I will argue that for at least since Nixon, we have been enduring corrupt and dangerous presidents. Even Cater who could easily be seen as a powder puff was also involved in shady deals and aggression's in the middle east. That he could have chosen to reverse course in rather than to expand in. Which became a legitimate argument, for divisive illusion, from the right when it bit his ass. Adding more to the problem than a reversal of policy would have provided. So where do we draw a line on what corrupt and dangerous are defined? When these events have all been a process of growth within an agenda from a starting point? Part of my point from above. I'll get into that in a minute. You worry about harm to the western alliance while admitting it is corrupt and dangerous. Then add how the media misrepresents it. I would then be cautious of what the agenda of the media may be and start to redevelop my opinion on whether the relationship I'm viewing is actually what the media wants me to think. Maybe what the media has me thinking is actually directing me away from the possibility that these relationships being misrepresented are actually them working together. Maybe I should look at who's benefiting here. And I would argue that the same people benefiting are the very same people who have been benefiting all along. As much as I like Ray McGovern's work, I have pause that the deep state is working against Trump. And my newest idea to support that argument is the last invite by a deep state member family to their funeral of daddy Bush. Is this the new casual allowance of acceptance to smooth the Trump era over? I think we ended up with Trump on a purposefully lead agenda to uptick the far right movement in this country. I'm not being fooled by the dog and pony show going on in the media and DC showcase. I guess I'm trying to point out that I think we've been in a one way tunnel headed down a bad road for quite some time. No one really before Trump any better that the other. All headed to the same destination, benefiting the same few people, with very deadly consequences around the world. And not just here in the US, but every country on the planet is in the tunnel with us. Fascism is on the rise everywhere. That's not a coincidence that can be placed solely on Trump!

The EU and the warning signs of fascism. [mintpressnews.com]

rogerbenham comments on Dec 13, 2018:

I think that the fascism is arising because of the human migration caused by the USA supported wars in the Middle East. The various countries receiving overwhelming amounts of moslems asre becoming scared and so intolerant. If Hungary is to be in the EU then it has to adhere to certain principles. ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 16, 2018:

@rogerbenham He's actually a descendant of several of our whitest past presidents. I was reminded of that last night as we were watching Above Majestic. You might have seen a while back a girl did a chart of our presidents that went viral on social media. If you're into Ancient Aliens like I am you might find this new documentary interesting. By David Wilcock who is on the program a lot. It goes into a wider theory of world dominance by a Cabal of the worlds most wealthy. A space program already in existence. How aliens worked with the Germans leading to our involvement. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9143304/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk3

Destroying The Laws [ghionjournal.

Lucy_Fehr comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Thank you thank you. you know why lol

William_Mary replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@Lucy_Fehr thank you....

The EU and the warning signs of fascism. [mintpressnews.com]

rogerbenham comments on Dec 13, 2018:

I think that the fascism is arising because of the human migration caused by the USA supported wars in the Middle East. The various countries receiving overwhelming amounts of moslems asre becoming scared and so intolerant. If Hungary is to be in the EU then it has to adhere to certain principles. ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 13, 2018:

@rogerbenham we have a hoard who are afraid the nation will lose its whiteness. That is the only difference.

The EU and the warning signs of fascism. [mintpressnews.com]

rogerbenham comments on Dec 13, 2018:

I think that the fascism is arising because of the human migration caused by the USA supported wars in the Middle East. The various countries receiving overwhelming amounts of moslems asre becoming scared and so intolerant. If Hungary is to be in the EU then it has to adhere to certain principles. ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 13, 2018:

I'll go along with that. But, what's our excuse here in the US? We've taken in no where near the numbers as EU countries. And, what part of that is caused by media concentration vastly weighing on the violence and protest from those against the immigrants? Compared to very limited coverage of those supporting them? Dirty laundry?

Destroying The Laws [ghionjournal.

Lucy_Fehr comments on Dec 13, 2018:

Thank you thank you. you know why lol

William_Mary replies on Dec 13, 2018:

I'll try my best. I'm one that got lazy with that and started just shooting from the hip. On facebook when I use to try to go to another paragraph it posted an unfinished product. I'm either to stupid to figure out how to do so or it just doesn't work?

I’m With Progressives Against Impeachment [commondreams.

Heraclitus comments on Dec 12, 2018:

There could be a case made against impeachment, but I don't think you have made one. I think the calls for impeachment are premature, but to address your points: 1) If there is a case made for impeachment it won't be about personal morals. That wasn't even true for Clinton, Nixon, or Andrew ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 12, 2018:

That's why I said morals don't apply. Where do we go on abuse of power though? He seems to be getting away with setting a new standard. As Bush did. Pelosi, as with Bush, has already set a tone there will be an attempt to work with him. I take that as impeachment off the table again. So if they are changing the rules as they go, you're right, we have no democracy. I've been to that point and it's a large part of my argument here. They are how ever leaders. Whether it be local state or national they are to lead over us according to the laws we hire them to moderate and modify as times change. I just don't see us as being the one's actually doing the hiring anymore. This goes further than just nation and world? States have their own laws and constitutions? Their own congress and senate? We pick our leaders in those states. Now you're on my path. They need to be thrown out of power! Because corruption, as above with with rules, is being changed slowly from cycle to cycle. I can start with the Reagan administration on murder. And end at Trump. From Central America to Syria. And every president between. They're already getting away with it! I'd call what the banks, wall street, and corporations did in 2008 a theft. You're talking about tribal partisan divide going to the streets? While I'm challenging our representatives and media who have the power to inform. Did they take what the streets and people like myself were offering to confront the rise of Trump? The rally protest were played by the media as party divide, lacking any substance of reason they were occurring. That was done with purpose. The street protest took form after the elections for the most part after the illness had already set in. While people like me were putting out the warning symptoms. Nader and Hedges were warning us on how the Sanders campaign was going to end up. And they hit the bulls eye. The probable fall out of a Trump win was plastered all over independent news sources, along with his history of shady dealings. I used them for over a year. His presidency has gone virtually as was predicted. I'm attempting to state that those that had the best opportunity to prevent a Trump win failed us. Also with a purpose.

Russia Rejects US Reaction to Military Cooperation with Venezuela [venezuelanalysis.

Heraclitus comments on Dec 12, 2018:

They kept their buddy Bashar al-Assad in power.

William_Mary replies on Dec 12, 2018:

Yea, but the lost of life and history!?! I was watching Head Line news on RT the other night talking about Mosul, Iraq. These people have been left on their own there. Looking at 20 years to clear that city out and rebuild. And they're still pulling dead out of the rubble. Several months ago, a few weeks after they drove out ISIS, A US commander made the claim people would be able to start coming back within a few weeks. About a month later a reported went in and told how the city was filled with the stench of dead bodies rotting in the rubble as a pain staking slow process of getting them out. I'm fairly certain you'd find the same situation in the cities of Syria. If you want a complete different look at the world compared to our media, watch some of RT's news programs. It's a whole different picture to what ours cover.

I’m With Progressives Against Impeachment [commondreams.

Lucy_Fehr comments on Dec 12, 2018:

I forgot to say that I dont want him impeached because Im hoping he gets prosecuted when he leaves office and Pence scares me much more because his agenda is just fucking evil

William_Mary replies on Dec 12, 2018:

Yea, I meant to mention his taxes in that above! Now there's a possible legal reason to go after him. But they're doing a good job of keeping that a secret. And we all know dam well someone out there has his taxes that could release them.

I’m With Progressives Against Impeachment [commondreams.

rogerbenham comments on Dec 12, 2018:

The power in both parties is tied to banking and fossil fuels. As long as the DNC courts that money they happily go along with gradual moving towards fascism as defined by corporate control of state. The GOP and DNC are heavily invested in the swamp as shown clearly by Obama's advisors. The Clintons...

William_Mary replies on Dec 12, 2018:

"which could cause an uprising of well armed ignorant supporters" Riots unchecked most likely!

Violent Revolutions Devolve into the Tyranny That Gave Birth to Them [ghionjournal.com]

silverotter11 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

I keep asking myself who out there could bridge the gap between the divided in this country. fox, rush, tucker, alex, etc. all have a right to free speech as does everyone on the left, progressive and religious BUT we must stop this hateful bashing and trashing - the only ones winning are the ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 11, 2018:

As Teodrose Fikre went through a revelation over Obama, I went the same path over Sanders. As the Caitlin Johnstone article rightfully explains, in my opinion, the media and politicians are there for a reason. At some point they all show their true intent. And none of it is to serve the people but benefit the oligarchs.

The kidnapping of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou [wsws.

Cutiebeauty comments on Dec 10, 2018:

That wouldn't be diplomatic

William_Mary replies on Dec 10, 2018:

What one gives they to may receive.

US autoworkers express class solidarity with French workers [wsws.

Heraclitus comments on Dec 8, 2018:

I understand that Macron's approval rating is down to about 28%.

William_Mary replies on Dec 9, 2018:

Yea I seen he's way down there.

He Made America Great Again [ghionjournal.com]

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Dec 7, 2018:

I was just talking to someone the other day about how Bush I's history is being whitewashed and how every president gets the same treatment.

William_Mary replies on Dec 8, 2018:

I did start hearing some negatives yesterday,finally. But no where near the degree that needs done to waken the public. Most of it the racist tactics used in his election bid.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: It Pays Well to be a Sheepdog of the Establishment [ghionjournal.]

silverotter11 comments on Dec 5, 2018:

FUCK!!! So terribly disappointing but I guess not unexpected. The neoliberalism is as bad as the gop fascist. I wonder is there any hope of getting big corporate and the wealthy out of our government? If so how to do that.

William_Mary replies on Dec 5, 2018:

My answer since the last corrupt election cycle in 2016 has been to leave the establishment elections by voting outside of it. We in no way shape or manor are going to change either of these parties by voting from within. Going back and forth has been a futile attempt. Voting in a potential progressive over the decades has also been a futile attempt. They either bow to the establishment, such as the likes of Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken, and Bernie Sanders, or are silenced to a point they either are voted out of just disappear. Never to hear of them again. These people do all the right talk but when it comes down to the walk, their votes speak a different tune. Sanders was my last straw. I spent over a year advocating for him only to be stabbed in the back. Only then did I take a hard look at his votes and his excuses to be able to see the light. "I think this bill has some good things in it" no longer fit the fight against the machine! To voice opposition towards Clinton's wall street love, allow them to rig and election on you and stand in silence while they did so, then join the false Russian narrative for them, quite disturbing! Much like Teodrose Fikre who's articles I post here often who worked on the Obama campaign, only to realize he to was hood winked. The system isn't for us, it's against us. I advocate today to vote for the Green Party. The only party that has a platform that nearly 75% of American's can identify with. The chore is to get those stuck in the illusion a 3rd party can't win and support it. It has made some strides locally and state, but it needs a kick in the ass nationally to get it on the ballot system. If we could just get that top spot the wonders could be phenomenal towards moving the country in another direction. And it can be done the same way we propelled Sanders to the top of the primary cycle in 2016. All grass roots efforts.

The mass protests in France: A new stage in the international class struggle [wsws.org]

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Dec 4, 2018:

I don't think it's happening here in the U.S. because there has been some next level propaganda that both parties voters swallow whole. The voters are moving right just as the politicians and the two main parties are moving right. It's the boiling frog theory. The heat is being turned up ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 5, 2018:

Our advocacy groups have let us down here in the States. Unorganized and weak on confronting representatives in a proper manor of meaningful dissent. Today they are for the most part quelled by the very objective measures they fight against, within, donations. The weakness often due to their reliance on a party that no longer fights with them, the democratic party. And any sense of a good protest that does happen is now marred with counter protest of violet opposition and of law enforcement. And like the case of OWS, law enforcement infiltrating the protest and creating the violence to emotionally quell the leaders from wanting to participate in any further marches. Which also lead to targeting the leaders with false unwarranted charges and arrest in those protest. While letting those coming in and becoming destructive to public property go free. It has become the norm here in the US to shutdown any meaningful sense of rightful dissent while allowing the right to create chaos, even when violence occurs. But having a peaceful march or sit down, you get arrested and pepper spray. Load a park or area with people who don't have a clue what the Constitution is about while banishing their assault rifles and numerous hand guns, crickets with all kinds of media coverage. Most often the only peaceful protest to get media coverage today are those that end up breaking out in chaos in which it can be turned back onto them as unruly. Divide and conquer has been achieved.

Founder of Kansas City group whose food for homeless was destroyed by police speaks out ...

webspider555 comments on Dec 2, 2018:

A group trying to do good by providing food for the homeless gets stopped by police and officials whose policies caused the problem in the first place. They can’t have an ounce of humanity in them to carry out these policies

William_Mary replies on Dec 2, 2018:

This crap is going on around the country in a lot of areas. Profoundly disturbing!

Trying to Isolate China is a Failing U.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 29, 2018:

My guess is the U.S. is trying to get some leverage on the Chinese in terms of oil and gas. I don't think it's going to happen because Russia and China won't let that happen. The Chinese get most of their oil from the Russians, Saudi Arabia (ironically), Iran, and a few others. China is actually ...

William_Mary replies on Dec 1, 2018:

I would imagine that Venezuela plays a big part of oil here also. A large part of their debt is to China from Chavez's time. Which is due to the price fall from when the Saudi's flooded the market a few years back.

George H.

OldGoat43 comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Let's see what Tweety mumbles at the funeral.

William_Mary replies on Dec 1, 2018:

Yes! This will be interesting. I have to wonder though if he might be unwanted?

Randy Credico Exclusive Tell-All with Abby Martin on Wikileaks & Roger Stone--Abby Martin ...

Heraclitus comments on Nov 29, 2018:

Amazing. The circus never ends. Why did Trump surround himself with a bunch a amoral corrupt opportunists?

William_Mary replies on Nov 29, 2018:

The whole lot of them are amoral corrupt opportunist. That includes the MSM! Just look at what's happening today. Just because Manafort got caught lying under oath over a hotel deal, the MSM has drawn out the entire list of false narratives to the Russia gate case again. They'll use anything to keep this bullshit going while people are being blown to pieces over other false narratives. People are being murdered, starving, lied to, forced from their homes/countries, sold in slavery, for their benefit and those they work for. We're going on 3 years on smelling this bullshit coming out of our TV's, radios, and computer screens while people are still supporting these 2 parties and continue to absorb the stench like there's nothing out there to actually be worried about!

The Fate of Julian Assange: Chris Hedges Interviews Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Is Wikileaks still running? Who is organizing and running it now?

William_Mary replies on Nov 27, 2018:

I read something on that a while back. There were about 5 main members of the organization. Being they had several ties to other media outlets they worked with I'd imagine they are working to some degree. But it might be safe to say they're laying low right now trying not to attract any awareness to their identities.

'Corporate Greed at Its Worst': After Reaping $514 Million From GOP Tax Scam and Billions in Public ...

Bierbasstard comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Thank you for the link.

William_Mary replies on Nov 27, 2018:

You're welcome.

'Corporate Greed at Its Worst': After Reaping $514 Million From GOP Tax Scam and Billions in Public ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Let's not forget that Donald Trump does not understand this and has said that if the plants close down and we have to, we can build new plants from the ground up all over again. Hello, Donald. I don't think you understand this.

William_Mary replies on Nov 27, 2018:

@Heraclitus I'm weighing heavily on con man. But also a bit on the economic ignorance too. I think it might be safe to say he pays people to do his economic needs. Then he pays a lawyer to handle the mess they make when they fuck up. He's put a lot of families out of business over the decades this way.

U.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Have you ever seen this video? A lot of people write it off as conspiracy theory, but these aren't quacks running around the street talking about end times etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xif0jIT_ZM

William_Mary replies on Nov 27, 2018:

I've never watched the entire full version but have seen a few segments from time to time. Every now and then, this is one of those subjects I can lose a good part of the day once I get wind of it. And I get notices from this group which causes those types of days :-)

Neoliberalism's Dark Path to Fascism [commondreams.org]

silverotter11 comments on Nov 26, 2018:

This and several others I just watched on Neoliberalism very interesting and informative. Thank you for posting.

William_Mary replies on Nov 27, 2018:

Thank you for your interest! Keep up the good fight and share.

Shells fired by militants in the city of Aleppo and allegedly loaded with chlorine-gas, leave over ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 25, 2018:

I have no doubts that Assad is still up to his same old crap. Mainstream reporting just turns their heads when instructed to do so. If we are to continue to sell goods and services there is only a certain amount of alarm we can feed to the public. Trump wants to make everything all about HIM. ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@DenoPenno while Assad has plenty of faults in his closet, terrorist is a strong conviction. I would agree with him being framed to a degree in at least a couple of issues. I put Assad in the same category as that as Saddam Hussein. Stuck in a realm of radical movements and constant interference from intelligence agencies since the 50's. Not to mention colonization from the British even long before. Leaders from that area have been used as tools and tossed out like changing seasons by the westernized world. Syria in actuality really doesn't have much of a life as a sovereign nation when it comes to recent modern times.

Amnesia, Lack of Accountability Reign as Wall Street Celebrates Halliburton’s 100-year Anniversary...

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

this video is so difficult to watch. My stomach turned the whole time. 80% of medicines also are here... and many only there.. Many cancer medicines are here..

William_Mary replies on Nov 25, 2018:

The truth is often as hard to swallow as the lies, sadly.

World Remembers Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro on Death Anniversary [telesurenglish.net]

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

He was a great man. His medical system is one of the best in the world. Unfortunately, poverty is widespread. This is probably partially due to sanctions imposed by USA

William_Mary replies on Nov 25, 2018:

I have no doubt it is!

Shells fired by militants in the city of Aleppo and allegedly loaded with chlorine-gas, leave over ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 25, 2018:

Assad is Russia friendly. It's the only reason the US/Qatar/Saudi Arabia has a problem with Syria. Syria was the key to the U.S. building a pipeline up into and through Turkey, and cutting into Russian oil and gas sales to Europe.

William_Mary replies on Nov 25, 2018:

Up until 2011 or so, Syria was also a place the CIA used black sites to send captured or expected terrorist to interrogate and torture in the first years after the Iraq invasion. During a time Assad was a relatively cooperating tool. This was a win win for Assad at the time being he had a relatively terrorist free country much like Iraq once did. Then it became, as Wesley Clark warned, a target of the machine. Much for the reasons you mention. There's already a company there stealing oil there that Cheney, Rumsfeld, and other American interest had a part in. https://journal-neo.org/2015/10/26/genies-and-genocide-syria-israel-russia-and-much-oil-2/ I have since heard Cheney and some interest have withdrawn interest? Possibly due to them being outed? I might argue a lot of Assad's problems today is also to silence just what went on in the first years of his toolship also.

Shells fired by militants in the city of Aleppo and allegedly loaded with chlorine-gas, leave over ...

DenoPenno comments on Nov 25, 2018:

I have no doubts that Assad is still up to his same old crap. Mainstream reporting just turns their heads when instructed to do so. If we are to continue to sell goods and services there is only a certain amount of alarm we can feed to the public. Trump wants to make everything all about HIM. ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 25, 2018:

What crap do you think Assad is up to Deno? The shells came from the terrorist. Not Assad. We don't sell anything there either. That thing called sanction prohibit it.

Constant Healing: Everyone is Fighting a Hard Battle [ghionjournal.

Marionville comments on Nov 25, 2018:

I agree with what you are saying. I don’t expect everyone to agree with my posts and I would be disappointed if that was the case. I don’t want just people who agree with me to reply, there is no point to that, and I would prefer a counter argument to no reply at all. If we only replied to ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 25, 2018:

I'm sorry to hear you went through that. It is an issue this internet society of ours deals us well to often. All I ask for is some substantial thought and fact based reality, over a trained response of empty rhetoric that often includes childish name calling and a means to degrade another. I thought when I first came here this type of behavior would be quite limited compared to that of the basic social media outlets. Unfortunately I was wrong. And even more disturbing, this behavior comes mostly, or more often, from my fellow Americans.

Thanksgiving to 'Redskins' - Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide [youtube.

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

She has done her research very well. It's also good to listen to what natives have to say for themselves as well. At around minute 10.00 they talk about how scalping origated for kill natives and was part of the commercial market. The government program to pay $25.00 for indian scalps. Colonists ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@AmmaRE007 hold that thought!

Thanksgiving to 'Redskins' - Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide [youtube.

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

She has done her research very well. It's also good to listen to what natives have to say for themselves as well. At around minute 10.00 they talk about how scalping origated for kill natives and was part of the commercial market. The government program to pay $25.00 for indian scalps. Colonists ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 23, 2018:

Some actually making a living from it!?! Humans suck! How profoundly sick!

Noam Chomsky: Moral Depravity Defines US Politics [truthout.

silverotter11 comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Many questions I have asked myself. Several points I have wondered myself. Corporate Dems are just as bad as the gop - IMO. Sometimes even more crushing when you get to the fine print of some of the things Clinton and Obama pulled off. That said neither were on the level of dumb as GWB or moral...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@silverotter11 which ever ways the truth goes on this, you know they have to at least consider what can happen if they do leave the country now though.

Well now! For some dam reason we always forget to grab our bags we bought for groceries! And I'll ...

Heraclitus comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Yep, all that recycling of resources was so normal that we didn't even have a separate name for it like that "green thing". The Disposable Generation came later. Remember when Reagan became POTUS and he ripped out the solar paneling in the White House that had been installed by Carter. He did it ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

I often use that move to support the idea we'd be the leading solar country on the planet if we had followed Carter"s move.

A History of Neoliberalism, part 2 [rt.com]

Heraclitus comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Very interesting. An implication of this is that our 21 trillion dollar debt would be a lot more, except for all the funding cutbacks and resulting price increases that we have experienced in so many of our public goods and services. For example, college education is far less subsidized by ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

Right. I'm not sure where exactly you're drawing a line on that. But also locally, we have been picking up the tab from national cuts also on many aspects. Private and charter schools eating up much of our local school funding also. We just had here in Ohio a big deal with an online school which was caught over charging us. Both by actual enrollment and online time.

Noam Chomsky: Moral Depravity Defines US Politics [truthout.

silverotter11 comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Many questions I have asked myself. Several points I have wondered myself. Corporate Dems are just as bad as the gop - IMO. Sometimes even more crushing when you get to the fine print of some of the things Clinton and Obama pulled off. That said neither were on the level of dumb as GWB or moral...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@silverotter11 https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jul/17/facebook-posts/are-george-w-bush-dick-cheney-unable-visit-europe-/

Noam Chomsky: Moral Depravity Defines US Politics [truthout.

silverotter11 comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Many questions I have asked myself. Several points I have wondered myself. Corporate Dems are just as bad as the gop - IMO. Sometimes even more crushing when you get to the fine print of some of the things Clinton and Obama pulled off. That said neither were on the level of dumb as GWB or moral...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@silverotter11 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/05/bush-switzerland-torture_n_819175.html

Noam Chomsky: Moral Depravity Defines US Politics [truthout.

silverotter11 comments on Nov 22, 2018:

Many questions I have asked myself. Several points I have wondered myself. Corporate Dems are just as bad as the gop - IMO. Sometimes even more crushing when you get to the fine print of some of the things Clinton and Obama pulled off. That said neither were on the level of dumb as GWB or moral...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

GWB was an easy puppet to manipulate into illegal wars. It's said even Sr was upset over how his son was used to so quickly be pushed into that. That whole administration has basically imprisoned themselves here within the states fearing being arrested outside the country. Which is almost a gratifying knowledge knowing their wealthy asses can no longer escape into exotic places to enjoy such pleasures outside this country any longer. But I'd love nothing more than to hear any one of them having been taken or kidnapped, carted off to look justice in the eye somewhere. I hope someone is keeping a very close eye on them if they ever try to retreat to a private island somewhere.

“A Staggeringly Bad Idea”: Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 21, 2018:

I was just talking about Pelosi on another website today and posted videos on her all the way back to 1993 calling for single payer health care for all. When she actually had the chance to initiate it and try to take it further in 2017 with Bernie Sanders, she didn't support it. Her and fellow ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

@Piece2YourPuzzle uh huh, look at the date on that, 9/93. Amazing what the power construct can do to change lip service. Now she just needs to train her new incumbents on how that works. It will be interesting to watch.

With 'Unlimited Funds to Lie,' Insurance Industry Readies Propaganda Blitz as Medicare for All ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 21, 2018:

From what I know, single payer health care for all will be government run. It's cheaper than what we have now because the insurance companies get cut out of the picture which means the government can negotiate for lower prices or something like that. People pay for it through taxes. I'm not sure of ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 22, 2018:

http://pnhp.org/what-is-single-payer/policy-details/ (Single-payer national health insurance is a nonprofit system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health financing, but delivery of care remains largely in private hands.) Which leads to more of the same problems we already have? Such as.... (Private insurers waste our health care dollars on things that have nothing to do with care: bloated overhead costs, including underwriting, tracking, billing, and sales and marketing campaigns, as well as exorbitant executive pay and an overweening imperative to deliver maximum returns to private shareholders.) While the page you give us has no details, this page is full of possible contradictions. While it's listing all the nice things it can be it also leads right back to the core problem. (The system would be affordable. It would retain current levels of public funding, which now account for about two-thirds of U.S. health spending. Modest new taxes, based on ability to pay, would replace premiums and out-of-pocket payments currently paid by individuals and businesses. The vast majority of households would pay less for care than they do now. Costs would be controlled through negotiated fees, global budgeting and bulk purchasing.) ACA ---- Affordable Care Act---- Wasn't so affordable for me and my fellow co-employees when our employer dropped our health care program the year ACA went into effect. Many couldn't afford it and went without, paying the fines. Therefore they didn't get the Care. While my savings went bust trying to Affordable it. I spent over 13,000 the first 2 years for my health care. Which I barely used. Only getting the required yearly physicals. In which during the second year the insurance company screwed me over and then also cost me half of my tax return. I got the Act alright! So my problem is if the private industry is still going to be a major player AND the so to speak middleman now, what's going to contain them from shooting up prices to compensate for money we are supposedly to save? (Other nations have demonstrated that single-payer health systems work, and work well.) What other countries? Dear Canada, any members here from Canada, is your health care considered a single payer system? British? Europe? At least Bernie Sanders gave us a simple evaluation with a 2% cost at tax time via socialized health care. Which averaged out at my income of about 700 a year. That's affordable! Wiping out all questions and the quagmire greed we have now. Which seems is more likely going to be a continued problem. Which one of these are we looking forward to! http://pnhp.org/resource/health-care-systems-four-basic-models/ As of now the forth one isn't working in our favor. And the countries the other 3 are working...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back at Sarah Palin [msn.

silverotter11 comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Palin is still around?!?! Maybe someone could clue Ocasio-Cortez in to the damage she is doing to herself by tweet waring and especially with Palin!!

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

My transportation boss, who retired a couple months ago had this on his wall. “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” Mark Twain

“A Staggeringly Bad Idea”: Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 21, 2018:

I was just talking about Pelosi on another website today and posted videos on her all the way back to 1993 calling for single payer health care for all. When she actually had the chance to initiate it and try to take it further in 2017 with Bernie Sanders, she didn't support it. Her and fellow ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

Yea I heard or read something on that very issue. Wish I could think of where. Excellent point.

Democratic Opponents of ‘Green New Deal’ Committee Received Big Fossil Fuel Donations ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 21, 2018:

They just feel like we're too far away from that type of thing. They believe that we will be ready for it, you know, like a year before all fossil fuels go extinct, 70% of the population is killed or starved through economic energy wars for oil, or the corporations have made all the possible money ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

Hey! You're younger than I am. I'm worried for you and my grand children. And that seems to be exactly how these asswipes are thinking.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back at Sarah Palin [msn.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Agreed. She needs to brush up on politics and not engage in meaningless Twitter wars with idiots. It is amusing though that they are attacking her already. Hopefully that means they are threatened by her seemingly progressive ideas. We will see if she stays true to her words or becomes establishment...

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

That's part of my fear. To allow herself to be put on display like this gives me wonder if she's already become part of the dog and pony show. Seriously, Sarah Palin? I'd of laughed that off and kept walking without a word.

Well now! For some dam reason we always forget to grab our bags we bought for groceries! And I'll ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 20, 2018:

This has been posted on Wastelook several times over the last couple of years.

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

I guess I'm late :-)

Bankrupt Sears wants to give executives up to $25 million in bonuses [cnn.

rogerbenham comments on Nov 20, 2018:

The entire structure of corporations needs to be rewritten in favour of the least rather than the most.

William_Mary replies on Nov 20, 2018:

There was a day many moons ago where a company liquidated it's assets every 7 years and paid any outstanding bills. I listen to Thom Hartmann talk about this a number of times. Then the company could start over with regards to making a profit. Pass it down to family or turn it over to employees. Companies back then had regulations/responsibility to provide a product useful to society, pay a fair wage to its employees, and make a profit. If this couldn't be accomplished the company was liquidated and shuttered. That must of went out during the start of the industrial age boom when we had like 5 men that were in constant battle to own the entire country. Which brought us to where we are today. They decided to join together and fuck the entire world up for shits and giggles. Now we have a club of billionaires carrying it on for them. Some of them from the same 5 families.

When you vote for something that doesn't even exist, what exactly are you voting for?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2018:

Bruce should be a bit more specific maybe.

William_Mary replies on Nov 20, 2018:

The documents for this court case can be found fairly easy. These are just 4 of the main arguements of many made by the DNC's lawyers that prove the primary cycle of the democratic party is a joke.

“A Staggeringly Bad Idea”: Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 18, 2018:

There are some Dems opposing her. They're up to their old tried and true tricks though. The establishment Dems, including Hillary Clinton, were using that female strategy back in 2016 when she trotted out Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinum to shame women voters who wanted to vote for Bernie ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

While reading that I get a sense it's not a matter of finding a new leader, but getting rid of an instrument of power. Seemingly another entity within the party that is taking the party down a destructive path, much as we seen in the DNC during the 2016 primary. Fear the power sticking with the status quo knowing it's not wanted or working any longer, over ignoring the signs of change beating at the door.

“A Staggeringly Bad Idea”: Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 18, 2018:

The Lower house needs to have a members revolt against Pelosi and dump her and the other old guard members. The newly elected progressives need to be allowed to push their agenda. It all reminds me of Bernadette Devlin in Northern Ireland in the sixties.

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

How many establishment politicians must be voted down to get to good one thought!?! :-)

Nancy Pelosi and the Audacity of Identity Driven Hustles [ghionjournal.

gabriel99 comments on Nov 18, 2018:

What is a benefactor and what is a victim? It sounds like they mean something else than the usual meaning... and without that new meaning I find it hard to understand those posts.

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

Benefactors would be the pharmaceutical and insurance companies at the expense of those, the victims, forced into the program. My argument there is that today's foreclosures are a delayed response in many cases also caused by the 2007/8 collapse. I was one of those victims. The year Obamacare went into effect my employer canceled our healthcare program. My choice was to abide by this new law or pay a penalty from my taxes. At my age and having a heart issue going without healthcare was not an option. With my then employer plan I was paying $125 a month for my health coverage. Forced into Obamacare my coverage jumped to $438 a month. In the second year it went up again to $550 a month. I made to much to get the government subsidies many lower income people could receive. It was basically a redistribution of wealth from the middle class people who had no employer healthcare programs. While the program was good for many it also screwed many. Especially families with no employer program who ended up paying considerably more. Several hundred to a a few thousand a month. With healthcare premiums going up an average of about 20% a year its far from affordable. It drained a large part of my savings, left me 3 year of not being able to do upkeep on my house, and restricted life to a good degree. I'm sure this is still verberating.

Why America? Mass Shootings & White Nationalism Share Roots [youtu.be] &unempire

Beverly256 comments on Nov 17, 2018:

Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting and insightful. My husband and I have become so concerned about this that we have been seriously contemplating the purchase of a few handguns and a gun safe. I absolutely hate the idea of having guns in my house with 3 children but I’m also terrified ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

I hear you Beverly! While I'm in the middle of the gun debate of the nation, I'm not stupid either. These people and those with mental issues having the ability to get guns scare me. The numbers Abby went through were merely most recent events. And we have a couple of decades worth of even more major incidents that weren't in those numbers and haven't been addressed. As long as our politicians refuse to address this problem I feel I must exercise my right to protect myself. A few years ago Mary and I went out and took a CCW course to do so. Today you just never know when you're going to end up at that place that's going to be the next mass shooting news flash. I'm not letting anyone take my love without a fight. Please educate yourselves, that includes the children, if you decide to move forward! And always be alert and aware of your surroundings. We really need to retrain our minds when we go out into public today.

Clapper’s Credibility Collapses [consortiumnews.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 17, 2018:

It's funny how they just say something and people eat it up. When asked for evidence, there really is none. We're all supposed to just take our intelligence communities word for it like they haven't been the shadiest organizations in this world's history. People have short memories and their ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

And that goes hand in hand with our main stream media. Which is where many of these people end up after their intelligence careers end. It's a win win for the agenda to spread the managed perception. Today they are presently attempting to put many of these people into our political arena as politicians. 19 of them were attempting to get into office this last election. Most of them as democrats if I remember right.

Nancy Pelosi and the Audacity of Identity Driven Hustles [ghionjournal.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Really? I thought ACA was a Republican program and that was why they have so much trouble getting rid of it. I ended up with Coventry which is not under Aetna and the new Medicare people go nuts wanting me to switch. Sorry. Had this plan since 2011. I'm a benefactor and not a victim yet.

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

@DenoPenno Seriously!?! So you're going to try and tell me that our present healthcare program in our country which has been carrying the sub name Obamacare from the beginning of it's initiation is a republican program that Obama had little to do with? And after several months of the democratic party, under advisement of Obama, working to get this program into legislation and made law, that the republicans fought against tooth and nail, is a republican program now? The GOP doesn't want you on medicare Deno. They want to do away with it and privatize the whole healthcare system. Yea, I'm lost for words with this one.

Democrats’ Green New Deal Wing Takes Shape Amid Wave Of Progressive Climate Hawk Wins ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Your only hope lies in people waking up to the fact that the big parties do not represent them and turning in droves to give the Green Party a chance. Will Trumps solid foundation wake up in two years and realise that they've been duped? Will the mass of Democrat supporters wake up to realise that ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

As I posted this morning an article from Max Blumenthal via Anti_Media, the answer may be within. Along with Abby Martin's new video posted yesterday. Which Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz explains in short the more prominent times of national white-ism in the 20's, then making a small come back in the 50's through the 60's. We now have it making another comeback. I see another chaotic election cycle in 2020 problematically worse than that of 2016. I foresee a larger presence of white nationalist at Trump rallies and protest around the country as this virus is spreading throughout our countries with the help of our politicians. As one would see in Blumenthal's article, both republican and democratic politicians played a role in the Ukraine. We funded, trained, and supported the rise of this virus for a false narrative against Russia. Now they(Ukraine) are training and communicating for recruits from around the globe to go out and spread their virus. We have 2 years of this festering for 2020 that governments are silently standing by and watch grow. I said it, !governments! This issue will become another us verses them and the status quo of voters will continue to spill on the streets. Question? Does our militarized police forces join the ranks this time around. Will this inevitably spread to other countries in 2020 as it raises here? We're looking at a German history that's 100 years old taking form right here in the land of the free. And we have no where to run to. Only to spread to.

Nancy Pelosi and the Audacity of Identity Driven Hustles [ghionjournal.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Really? I thought ACA was a Republican program and that was why they have so much trouble getting rid of it. I ended up with Coventry which is not under Aetna and the new Medicare people go nuts wanting me to switch. Sorry. Had this plan since 2011. I'm a benefactor and not a victim yet.

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

ACA, Affordable Care Act was initiated under the Obama administration Deno. That was one of the main issues Obama ran on in 2007. The republicans supposedly want to over turn that program. I have my doubts it's an authentic attempt though. I look at it as one of those few deceptive battles between party lines used to keep the voters divided. If they were to actually manage to get it over turned it would lead to another countrywide out cry for another healthcare program leaning towards a demanded universal type measure. And with both parties in bed with the pharmaceutical and insurance companies, who highly benefit from ripping us off, that's not likely going to happen. Coventry is a subsidiary of Aetna. I don't know what that means for you. Do they want you to switch to Aetna or to Medicare? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Health_Care

Yemeni War Deaths Have Been Underestimated by 5 to 1 [consortiumnews.

rogerbenham comments on Nov 13, 2018:

You sure know how to depress us! Lies, always lies. What do they want from Yemen? What from Syria except routing of a pipeline? Why Libya? Really why Iraq? Have the West gained oil in the process? Do they just love killing because it sells weapons? Why do we support Israel? What benefit are they? ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 14, 2018:

My goal here is not to depress, but to ignite! The truth is a hard bullet to swallow, I know. Go to the Politics page here and see what you find. You would think that people here who have turned away from the managed perception of religion would be wise enough to find it in MSM and turn from it there also. I thought that when I first came to this community. As wrong as I was about politics right up to Bernie Sanders I was on that also. As the owner of this group I have a feature on my post where I can also have it go out on other areas of the site every 2 weeks. And sometimes I post some of those that I find to be most important in between those 2 weeks also. I do this to try and bring more members in in hope to spread the truth. But it comes with a price of being trolled at times and the same cognitive dissidence I see on facehack. The amount or arguments that lack any substance or material proof is astounding! Even when presented with facts to combat one line of useless rhetoric they get from a politician or MSM they supply more empty rhetoric. The Clinton supporters were every bit as bad as the Trump supporters. Provide a video, statement, or actions from their history and they could always provide an excuse it wasn't true. Point out how democrats and republicans have done the same in many issues, yet they would argue it's not true even against the evidence provided. I seen this from late 2015 all the way through the 2016 primary cycle as I spent countless hours advocating for Sanders. Then Jill Stein for the general election. We have a world when it comes to politics that can not think for themselves and refuse to even explore a fact presented to them within tribalism politics. What's it going to take to get us out of this!?!

What is your take on the Democratic Socialist movement as a legitimate liberal alternative to the ...

William_Mary comments on Oct 14, 2018:

It depends on what and who you're referring to as democratic socialist. If you look at the recent DSA (Democratic Socialist of America) movement, you're going to find people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who quickly fell inline with the establishment talking points and supporting establishment ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Piece2YourPuzzle The day after she won her primary she was interviewed by a MSM outlet. Stating after all we know about how the primary went down for the democrats that she would have supported Clinton. When pressed on Pelosi it was obvious she wasn't really willing to ruffle any feathers. And supported the then going attacks on Palestinians by saying Israel has a right to defend themselves. While looking for that video, which seems to be hard to find now, she's made some turn arounds in the Israel statement. I'll have to take a look to see if I actually posted it when it was done after her win when I have time. I know I did bring it up though. I'll give her credit for the sit in the other day at Pelosi's office. But she has a lot of homework to do in foreign affairs if she's going to keep up with the big dogs. She better be spending every free moment getting caught up on the history of our government involvement around the globe to fight the establishment. Being a mere few issue girl in DC isn't going to cut it. There's a hell of a lot more to it than fighting for a green way, women's rights, and speaking out about the elites. You have to actually know what's happened and have a plan or opinion to fight back with.

Yemeni War Deaths Have Been Underestimated by 5 to 1 [consortiumnews.

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 13, 2018:

Is Israel the eyes of the US?

William_Mary replies on Nov 14, 2018:

It oddly seems at times Israel is in control of much going on here and in those areas of the world. Governments seem hell bent on submitting to them like a slave to their master. Without the consent of the population they're are suppose to be representing. And that includes Israels. Most Jewish people are also against the Zionist rule over Palestinians and their war mongering support in the middle east. It only heightens more hate towards the Jewish.

500,000 Killed by America’s Global War on Terror Just Scratches the Surface [theantimedia.

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Over 480,000 have died due to direct war violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, but the number of indirect deaths - because, for example, of war-related disease -- is several times larger. See our paper at https://bit.ly/2qBje2T this is why people have problems with the USA let's join...

William_Mary replies on Nov 13, 2018:

I also seen something yesterday, due to direct contact or interference the US has caused 20 million deaths since WWII.

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Heraclitus so now our interest is a concern to the media as for what they will cover. That sounds like the way the forth estate is suppose to work for us. I'll leave it at that. We obviously see the workings of media somewhat different. It has been interesting though.

Carey Wedler: What She Said! [ghionjournal.com]

rogerbenham comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Depressingly true. But what are the solutions? We are not offered any.

William_Mary replies on Nov 12, 2018:

I can't speak for Canada, but we have a party that doesn't take money from corporations or PAC's. The Green Party here works on grass roots donations and has a platform social friendly with a green alternative. But we can't get the majority of the population to support it that would be the most favorable to be aligned with it. Which would be those claiming to be democrats (roughly 26% of voters) and independents (roughly 48% of the voters). They are stuck in an illusion of managed perception that this party can't win. Even though we proved that theory wrong with Bernie Sanders, who ran on only grass roots donations. If these people were to unite behind the Green's as we did for Sanders we could rid the country of the 2 party establishment. If we were to just get even the presidential candidate in as a show of unity this party would grow throughout the country. My argument is that once you show main street business and the many millionaires we have that don't agree with our present politics, that they'll begin to fill the many spots open around the country to help spread the party. Main street business are one of the hardest hit on taxes and healthcare for their employees, outside of the upper middle class who also are hit hard on taxes. When they give out large tax cuts for the most wealthy, these 2 types of people and businesses see their taxes go up the most. But my theory is that they aren't going to stick their heads out there to be chopped off until they see a serious movement take off. The ignorance of the 2 party supporters are indeed the only problem holding our country at hostage! And they seem to be unable to pull themselves from the infighting long enough to figure that out.

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

@Heraclitus you agreed the media doesn't cover it enough. Then state "the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it." I'm arguing that the media doesn't cover it enough on purpose, with intent. Causing the public to lose concern and not become informed. rogerbenham simply made a statement of knowledge, where you took it to another step. His reply doesn't offer me a rebuttal where yours does. I'm simply offering up a discussion on the diversity of the subject to bring minds towards a unity with intent to inform. Your reply offered me an opinion on my views about the media. I exploited it. I'll ask, what concern to you is it? Are you part of that public that is relatively unconcerned? Or would you like to see this covered more to raise concerns in the political arena? I personally would like to see it in repetitive mode along with the shit that media uses to divide us. That same shit we get year after year with no substance that never get any meaningful attention on the floors of the congress and senate. I feel this subject is more worthy of that repetitive mode. I personally haven't heard of this, and i find it interesting. Which is why I also attempted to add to the discussion by adding another issue in the same field of permafrost about viruses.

One hundred years since the November Revolution in Germany [wsws.

LetzGetReal comments on Nov 11, 2018:

https://www.forapeoplesparty.org/ A light at the end of a tunnel? Let us hope it is not again another train! Or better yet, let us MAKE it a REALITY.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

Nina Turner!?! You do realize every main stream media outlet put her on after that election to allow her to spew the false Russian Narrative day after day sometimes multiple times a day for nearly a month? Never once bringing up the true reasons the democrats lost that election. Never bringing up the corruption brought forth on Sanders while on these programs that this site is promoting its cause for. Only the supposed injustice to the democrat party. As though the primary injustices never happened. Much like Sanders did after he betrayed us! Yea, I have major issues supporting a group who wants to embed themselves with forked tongued politicians who took me down a road of deceit when I have a party out there that deserves a chance to take me down a straighter path. Problem with this is we have all these people wanting to start a new party when there's already one that's been there for a few decades. All you're doing is creating more divide and preventing us from uniting under one that already has root. The establishment parties are loving you for it also.

One hundred years since the November Revolution in Germany [wsws.

LetzGetReal comments on Nov 11, 2018:

https://www.forapeoplesparty.org/ A light at the end of a tunnel? Let us hope it is not again another train! Or better yet, let us MAKE it a REALITY.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

Draft Bernie? What's that about? Bernie Sanders supporters?

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

@Heraclitus with all due respect, you're contradicting yourself. While I'll agree the media lives on ratings, it also lives more so on advertising from corporations that place adds on their programs. One group of the wealthy rubbing shoulders with another group of wealthy to support each other within an agenda. When a fairly large amount of those corporations are responsible for the climate change in one way or another, the last thing they want is an informed public that might tend to demand our politicians begin taking action. If the media aspect of those 2 wealthy groups begin to voice mass attention towards what the other wealthy group does , the corporations, to cause harm to the environment, which would risk them removing their adds which provides their major means to survive. The last thing these corporations want is an informed public crying out for something to be done that might hit their profits. Therefore the media isn't going to take that risk, because it's already a planned agenda for these 2 entities to work together. You can't have public awareness of certain situations if the media doesn't cover it. Therefore the public is ignorant. You've already admitted that to a degree. Which is a very large part of not only our political ignorance in this country, but issues like this also. When you learn that we are systematically being managed by the system, you begin to see it's application in other aspects of our society. This is one of those outside the political realm.

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

I would argue that the media doesn't cover it enough to keep us informed. For us to be truly informed about this on a wide scale nature would lean towards our politicians having to be forced into actually take actions they want to avoid.

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

But why would Mueller do all of this? I thought that one relevant factor from the start was that he is a republican voter. Your main point seems to be that the DNC are corrupt. I am beginning to wonder what percentage of politicians are not corrupt. And that the DNC is covering up their evil ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

Yea, this was a job the DOJ should have been on top of. Why wasn't it? Maybe because there was nothing to be on top of to start with.

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

But why would Mueller do all of this? I thought that one relevant factor from the start was that he is a republican voter. Your main point seems to be that the DNC are corrupt. I am beginning to wonder what percentage of politicians are not corrupt. And that the DNC is covering up their evil ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

Mueller has a line of questionable history and investigations behind him. The 9/11 commission was a farce also. Not enough money to do a real investigation and most of the testimony from the hearings were left out. Half the people on that committee complained about how it went down. 28 pages covering the Saudi's involvement have been held from the public. Families are suing to get them released. Hell, it took almost to the end of Obama's presidency for us to even know about those 28 pages existence! They're all tools for the same entities that rule over and own our politicians. Our intelligence agencies aren't there for us. They're the biggest farce in the game. That's why today they make up a large percentage of experts on our news media. So they can be used to set the tone of the managed perception that has swept over the population. Now they are doing their best to inject these people into the political arena as politicians. This is why they want to silence whistle blowers and regulate net neutrality. If they can do that we don't get the information like this to know and spread the truth.

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

I'm not with you on the WM. We do not have access to facts. We only have second hand reports. We cannot say that the whole thing is a fabricated smokescreen as we do not have that information. We do know that people close to the president have been arrested. It reminds me of that film star who was ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

As you might get from here, the whole case against Russia most likely may have been fabricated from the start. For all we know G-20 could very well be our own intelligence agencies working for Clinton and the DNC towards a false narrative. I'll argue to cover up their own crimes during that election cycle. And the possible murder of Seth Rich who many believe was Wiki Leaks source of the downloaded information. https://consortiumnews.com/2018/08/13/too-big-to-fail-russia-gate-one-year-after-vips-showed-a-leak-not-a-hack/

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

I'm not with you on the WM. We do not have access to facts. We only have second hand reports. We cannot say that the whole thing is a fabricated smokescreen as we do not have that information. We do know that people close to the president have been arrested. It reminds me of that film star who was ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

WM? world media? After 2 years the indictments, and convictions, have been on money laundering, tax evasion, one of them scamming money out of the other, and in Flynn's case, not reporting money made on contracts he was working on in Russia in the past. Which lead to him resigning for not reporting. Only one indictment was made in actually reference to Russian collusion to interfere with elections. And that wasn't even tied to Trump. It was a click bait farm in St. Petersburg that hosted a number of social media post for 12 companies, including a couple to few men owning some of those companies. In which the end game reveled after in house investigations within these media outlets found that the amount of users receiving their post was so small it was comical. Mueller attempted to bring charges up of this click bait farm in a hearing. Of course not expecting anyone from Russia to actually come to the hearing to be arrested. BUT, their lawyers did. And when they asked for the evidence being used against their clients Mueller went into protection mode, claiming it was classified material. No evidence no case. https://consortiumnews.com/2018/07/14/clinging-to-collusion-why-evidence-will-probably-never-be-produced-in-the-indictments-of-russian-agents/ If you like to get caught up in this quagmire>>>> https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=017930374292714292268%3Avw5cotp1r2c&q=mueller++russian+click+bait+&sa=Search=consortiumnews.com%2F=&ss=22336j55758988j33

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Nov 10, 2018:

You, merely a consumer of news cannot say there is no evidence of anything. You do not see any reports, no fbi/nsa/cia/mi6 etc. data. I could go on, but that would be a waste to a closed mind.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

2 years, no convictions = no proof. Where's the investigations at now? I'll tell you where, no where. It went silent over a month ago. Because they served the purpose of sweeping the real crimes under a rug. And that was the DNC and Clinton crimes of a real elections tampering. Possible money laundering which is being silently swept under a rug. A possible murder in Seth Rich who is most likely the real source of a leak, not a hack. managed perception much? And I have a closed mind!?! When you don't realize just how close the Clinton's and Trump's are, we get people like you.

Election 2018: Breaking Down the Shell Game of Politics [ghionjournal.

Lucy_Fehr comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I dunno. It has some merit but Trump is oceans away from any previous politician. I don't know if it will ultimately be for the worse or the better- although my bet would be on the former, but I am fairly certain that politics have turned a corner and we will not be going back to the status quo ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

I don't see any attempt on the part of Teodrose to suggest any means of returning to a status quo in politics or elections. Only him ridiculing the establishment, " However, from the perspective of the status quo and the establishment, our electoral system is 100% healthy." Trump is the illness/result of the symptoms we've been getting for nearly 5 decades. What is your ideal of status quo? To me that's like, make America great again. When was America great? We have a long history saying we aren't so great. From the times of our very first president, he also, have been giving us warnings of that entity that will always be attempting to destroy any real means of democracy for the benefit of a few. Many of our past presidents have repeated this warning over time. Right up to our last one, Obama. He spoke of it coming in, and just recently at a collage spoke on it after he was out. While coming in he took their money. While in he gave them our money. Now out he mocks us as though we forget what he's done as he gives us a meek warning of those he supposedly went in to fight against. Then made them a part of his administration like all others before him. Those he now rubs shoulders with as he parades around the world filling his bank accounts with their money, our money, as he does speeches and parties with them. My agenda here is to help people understand that the status quo will not change unless we all unite and leave it. Turn our backs on it and unite under a party outside the status quo. My personal preference at this time is the Green Party. Peace.People. Planet.

Election 2018: Breaking Down the Shell Game of Politics [ghionjournal.

LetzGetReal comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I don't often jump from here to FB, did on this one, good job. "Following" you. Please keep up the articulate blog. Thanks! "LGR", indeed.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

Thank you. And for your interest!

Abby Martin: The Democratic Party's 'Abysmal Failure' Presenting a Platform [youtube.

Xanadutoo comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I know very little about American politics but when ever I listen to Abby she explains in a language I understand.Haven't her since she was on RT.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

@Xanadutoo if you go through the videos at Empire Files though, you can actually put more of a westernized collaboration into much of her work. Such as the Palestinian issues and Latin American issues. I think one of the biggest mistakes being made today is the fixation on us here in the US. You can't possibly believe our government is the sole problem of empire building and colonialism when we have other countries working hand in hand with us around the globe. The term westernized society isn't made for us alone and others came well before our time started. These intelligence agencies are all working the same game and for the same agenda with each other to destabilize the world in areas they want control over. I will argue we are merely being used as the military might and the currency controllers of the world. Someone had to be that place and we got elected for it. But we aren't the only country with ruling oligarchs. And I will also argue they are all working together against us all. Our problems here are also spreading in your country also. And around the globe. Make no mistake about it, concentrate on us to much and your part of the problem will end up biting your ass just as bad. We on a worldwide basis need to unite and see this as a global effect, not a by country issue.

Oops There Goes Gravity! When Progressive Dreams Meet the Regressive Reality of Politics ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 7, 2018:

What do I think? I think that there may well be a few elected who dream of doing well for the country but I fear that most, whatever political stripe (Rep or Dem) are there for money. I think that very few politicians care much more than their re-election and how to get big money to support them. I ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

We've seen the sincere come and go for decades. They get silenced out and usually lose the next election as the party installs millions into their next opponents campaign to get rid of them. Lets take the incumbent opponent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went up against. We'll most likely hear about him as a lobbyist now. It's a win win for the party. He goes on to make millions now while they get a new corporate playmate. Being she started flipping the day after winning the primary. I started going through the list of democratic winners this morning. Common traits. Military, intelligence, worked with and for other politicians in their area, took big money during their campaigns, so basically we got a group already established in the status quo from most of them.

Abby Martin: The Democratic Party's 'Abysmal Failure' Presenting a Platform [youtube.

Xanadutoo comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I know very little about American politics but when ever I listen to Abby she explains in a language I understand.Haven't her since she was on RT.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

She was working mainly from teleSUR until recently. A media source ran by 5 countries in Latin America, mainly out of Venezuela. With the latest sanctions against Venezuela, our government has blocked her funding transfers to continue her Empire Files work since leaving RT. She also does radio with her brother at Media Roots>> http://mediaroots.org/ You can catch up on her after RT work here>> http://theempirefiles.tv/ She had a go fund campaign about a month ago which I believe she got a good chunk of donations. Claiming she now had enough to start working on some of the Empire Files stuff again. Let's hope she gets back on her feet. I wish The Real News Network would give her a job!

Scum vs. Scum [truthdig.com]

mdinsmore comments on Nov 9, 2018:

“Menendez has a voting record as sordid as most Democrats’. He supported the $716 billion military spending bill, along with 85 percent of his fellow Senate Democrats.” Rly. What was the GOP voting record on the same bill? Are you kidding me saying that GOP isn’t also corrupt?

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

If you knew Chris Hedges you wouldn't make such an assumption. I don't remember reading any such claim in the article, even after another quick read. One line that should have given you pause on that statement>>"The elites, Republican and Democrat, belong to the same club. We are not in it." But if I missed something, please direct me to that quote. The narrative of the article might help you with keeping up with its intended purpose. If you actually read it? Seems you didn't. Being it's agenda is geared more towards understanding that this blue wave was merely another managed perception for false change that will not come from this new class of candidates if elected. Why about half our population don't vote. How friendly fascism has worked its way into our country. And how our media is more a propaganda tool against us today. I'm fairly certain that at no place within the article is there an assumption that the GOP is corruption free. Or would Hedges or myself ever make such an idiotic claim when we both share an agenda to inform the people of our country that both parties serve the same people. And we aren't those people.

Is What’s Happening in Yemen Really Genocide? [mintpressnews.com]

Karuk comments on Nov 8, 2018:

It is in the sense that an entire (ethnic) group is being systematically killed. Does it matter that the "reasons" are more about politics and poverty than a religion or? In cases like the Rohingya in Burma, the reasons are far more obviously evil, the intentbbbbut in either case, whole peoples are ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 8, 2018:

I get your point. But for many the cause is getting the information out! We have too many who aren't getting the information. And even more important, information with a false narrative!

The con of diversity [rt.

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Well it's produced bu Russian tv, soooooo......

William_Mary replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@rogerbenham thank you Roger.