It's a good question. It's usually asked of children. I am not trying to suggest any such mentality among my readers, but rather am trying to break down the most recent political events in a manner that simplifies the garbage spewed by the MSM into easily digestible and contemplated facts.
Riffing on Lookout's historical links about obscure historical events like Eugene Debs and The Russian Revolution, I noticed this little gem in the links at Naked Capitalism. The precursor to The Magna Carta:
The Washington Post released a poll the other day with an unsurprising headline: Poll: Trump’s performance lags behind even tepid public expectations
Interest rates have fallen for 36 year.
Let's put that into perspective.
Jimmy Dore flat out calls Armando a "legitimate, unhinged mental case" in the video below.
Soldiers have a mixed reputation. This is not a statement meant to be judgemental, but rather an acknowledgement that the profession of soldier has been maligned, praised and judged based not on the profession itself, but the societal use and view of it.
I only recently learned about this from my daughter's boyfriend who has been deployed to the Ukraine. He has a "Battle Buddy" not to be a friend but so neither of them will commit suicide. And why is that? Because since 2005 the Army suicide rate has exploded.
You hear people ask why the white working class went from resentful to bat-shit insane right around the time Obama got into office.
Therefore it must have been racism.
Except that Obama is gone and the white working class is still just as angry.
Therefore it must be...racism?
