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Category Archives: Democracy
It’s Not Hillary’s Physical Health That’s The Issue . . . It’s Her Mental Health!
Despite a lot of speculation about Hillary Clinton’s physical health, based on her own bizarre behavior and evident fragility, to my mind the real issue is not her physical health but her mental health. There is an overwhelming amount of solid evidence that she is a sociopath of the first order, which translates to: Given the magnitude of the office of President, Hillary Clinton is an existential threat to the human race and should not be in any position of power, much less the presidency. Continue reading
I didn’t throw my vote away!
My absentee ballot arrived today. In less time than it takes for Bruce Willis to comb his hair, I made my choice. A vote is too precious to waste on criminals and narcissists. My ballot is on its way back to the United States of America. Continue reading
Posted in Corporatism, Democracy, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged 2016 election, absentee ballot, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, psychopaths, sociopaths, voting
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Dealing With A Shark Attack
How do you deal with a shark attack in a swimming pool? You drain the water and watch the shark suffocate. Same with ending war. Drain the pool of funds and the militarism will stop.
The Peace Dividend strategy is exactly that. Drain the pool of funds which our insane neocon-infested military establishment — which includes the DOD, NSA, CIA, DHS, Congress, and the White House — abuses with its never-ending wars and delusional pursuit of world empire. No money. No more unnecessary wars. Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Democracy, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged autocracy, CIA, congress, DHS, DOD, exceptionalism, imperialism, military-industrial complex, NSA, peace dividend, war and peace, war on terror
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VIDEO BLOG: Open up the debates!
I’m challenging Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to show they can handle some real competition by including Jill Stein and Gary Johnson in the debates. I’m also letting CNN know that if they don’t push for this, they’re passing up the biggest windfall in the history of U.S. politics. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Nihilism, Political Rant, Satire, Video Blog
Tagged CNN, Donald Trump, election 2016, electoral corruption, Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, presidential debates
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It’s not easy being infallible . . .
Do you think it’s easy being infallible? Maybe we should ask President Obama at his next news conference. Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Democracy, Political Analysis, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged Afghanistan, exceptionalism, Hiroshima, Iraq, Korea, Laos, Libya, Nagasaki, nuclear war, Obama's UN address, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, Syria, United Nations, Vietnam, WWII, Yemen
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The Peace Dividend Concept . . . Now A Book
The Peace Dividend concept originally appeared and is explored in summary form in two previous books, “Candidate Contracts: Taking Back Our Democracy” and “Fighting for the Democracy We Deserve.” But now it has its own dedicated volume, with full explication, justification, and documentation: “The Peace Dividend: The Most Controversial Proposal in the History of the World.” Continue reading
Deep-State Doppelgängers
I now have proof that voting is a complete waste of time. Whoever is elected will immediately be disappeared by the Deep State security agencies and replaced with a robot which you and I will not be able to detect is a fake. Then this deep-state controlled doppelgänger will do and say what it is programmed to. You and I will never be the wiser. Don’t believe it? Ha! I got this from my reliable “Washington insider” contact, a Latvian taxi driver from Youngstown, Ohio who I talk to frequently on citizens band radio. So November 8th, save yourself the trouble. Just stay home and watch the new season of Dancing With The Stars. Continue reading
Russian Roulette
This presidential election is like playing Russian roulette. Voting for Hillary Clinton means they will load six bullets, filling the cylinder. Voting for Donald Trump means they will insert five bullets, leaving one chamber open. Voting for Jill Stein means there will be no bullets in the gun. Gosh … what should I do? Last time I checked, my skull wasn’t bulletproof. Continue reading
Thought Experiment
Call me silly, but common sense and the wisdom conferred by reading a little history tells me that making life better for all Americans is preferable to spending the money creating chaos, suffering, death and destruction across the globe. Does that make me a socialist? A hippie? A peace-and-love Pollyanna? Continue reading

A Look At Some Other Numbers
The evidence is in. The “I’ll vote for Jill if you will” Campaign is a failure. The good news is that it’s almost too easy to explain why. Unfortunately, that explanation spells catastrophe for this country and unparalleled tragedy for its citizens. Continue reading →