Keep in mind... the CARROT always works better than the STICK! But to be fair, international institutions don't have a lot of 'carrots' to hand out. But multinational corporations do! 🤔
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Keep in mind... the CARROT always works better than the STICK! But to be fair, international institutions don't have a lot of 'carrots' to hand out. But multinational corporations do! 🤔
I'll just make an educated guess and say, things are goin to get down to the nitty gritty before 'America's great again 🙄🤕
It's systematic deflection.... denial.... and distraction. Not necessarily in that order, but one quickly leads to the other two. I don't think this is fascism, but it's some kind of gangsterism going on there 🤔
At least SOME countries recognize the value of NATURE and all its offerings.
This genius is unstoppable... 🤓
Oh how thoughtful! Migrants from Venezuela are getting a free Caribbean cruise aboard US Navy ships before being dropped off back at home! 😊 Wait.... what....? NO....? 😲 😑
Sure, drag Canadians and our beloved PM into this Trump-troll-fest... We're lovin it! 😉
Yes, yes... send the dang plane 🤗
Could it be all just a game for these rich elite b@st@rd$? Let's Make A Deal! The Price Is Right... Deal, Or No Deal..? No deal? Let's play MONOPOLY instead!
If there were any shortcut definition for Fascism, I would say it's the 'militarization' of civil society, with clear-cut lines of hierarchy and authority, from the 'Head of State' all the way down to the 'heads of households.' The 'rule of law' is understood to mean 'the Ruler is the Lawmaker.'
I think you hit the nail on the head there! Mussolini was the principal author of Fascism. One of his objectives was to revive the power and glory of the Roman Empire (look up 'Pax Romana'), which included centralizing (i.e. 'corporatizing') all of business and commerce under one Ruler (i.e. CEO).
The KEY TAKEAWAY here is that, POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES CHANGE CONSTANTLY, even as culture and languages change over time. Nobody is 'born' a Republican or a Democrat, and neither your DNA nor your blood-type will indicate if you're a Communist or a Capitalist! You are FREE TO CHOOSE, my friends! 🫡
Until recently, I suspect the average American had no clue as to what it means to be 'leftist,' 'socialist' or 'extreme-right.' Political positions vary across a wide spectrum. Here's just a sample, drawn from European political science theory: (Screenshots: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2...)
The same can be said about the 2005 movie 'Idiocracy.' Extreme hyperbolic comedy has become the guidebook for the dumbing down of North America 🤨 You can watch it for free, either on Pluto or Tubi TV.
They took Jesus out of the classroom... but brought him into the bedroom 🤨
It's like, yeah... wow, we're all shocked! 🙄 Nobody wins, and everyone's a loser when you play Trump Monopoly... 🤔
'More guns than people' in this country... Let that thought sink in for a while, and give us something else to pray about! 😢 💔
I totally agree with you there. It's traumatizing enough for the community, you don't have to invoke more trauma. The same goes for showing the shooter's manifesto and youtube videos on national news. Nobody needs to see that evil s#!t... Just reporting the facts is bad enough 🫣 💔 😢
Yes! This is like meth for all us media addicts 🫠
He's already dictating the news and almost every headline... every day... and corporate media laps it up. I think they kinda like this Family Feud to help keep the ratings up, and keep it going as long as possible. 🤑 🤨 Kinda pathological don't you think?
Just curious, as I've never used ChatGPT... Is there a 'user agreement' that you have to click on before you can use it, like most other software?
I wonder how these billionaires ever became billionaires? 🤔 Somehow I doubt it was by working really hard and pulling up their bootstraps! This system of 'Reward the Rich and Punish the Poor' has to break somehow! It's just a question of what will collapse first - the economy or society?
What's the big plan there...? Nothing 'evil' of course, right... ?
Great speeches! But I wonder, is anybody listening? It seems most of the mainstream media is invested in keeping this Family Feud running for another few seasons 🤔
These are excellent speeches! I think they hit the mark right where it counts.
Stop the war...? How about calling someone who can stop a monster!?
How long do you think it'll take until it's Americans escaping through to fence into Mexico? Some are already moving to Canada... I'll make a prediction and say, in less than two years... 🤔
We need a super hero like... Capt. Obvious...?
What's the matter? Is the secret service not doing their job? 🙄
Totally agree. But I think it makes a huge difference WHERE the money's coming from, how freely someone can speak their convictions and represent the people.
I dont think we need to be too concerned about Jasmine. She's just getting started! ▶️
Historians would call this a watershed moment in political history. You could describe Trumpism as being like a dam built on the 'revolution river' that is about to break!
Some people see through the smoke screens ... and have a wider perspective on human history. Remember the Roman Empire...?
Life is precious... Handle with CARE. What are fashbombs but a giant F.U. to the whole human race?
Wow. Her bravery is inspiring. Let's hope it's contagious too! The clock is ticking on this fascist regime takeover ... ⏰
In case anyone is still wondering why Bolton was raided
Just brilliant!
Calling Senator Gavin Newsom... please have a good comeback for this pathetic piece of pathology 🫣
And humming this tune... bsky.app/profile/pale...
Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com opens the show with Israel’s Rage Protest Day yesterday…✋🎗️✊ Quick math… 🇮🇱 500K protesters in Tel Aviv, alone…= 🇺🇸 17 Million…
The wisdom and the artistry of ancient Greece, both represented so well in this artifact! Even different shades of brown on the wings... amaazing!
You only get one guess to answer WHY the gangs are being overlooked for deportation...
There's a new troll in town, and he's got Big Hands! 🧐
I would verify that story and document it somehow. That is outright criminal negligence! I suspect it's going to get worse before it gets better, but they should at least report it to the NYC Police 🫣 😮
I would only disagree on the irrelevance part. I suspect there's a pathological master plan behind the maga mania... not to mention the vested interests that keep the military machine moving, and crushing anything that gets in its way. Perhaps Laura is just one of the gears in the transmission...?
She makes the Grinch look like just a disgruntled party pooper! At least he only stole Christmases, not children's entire future and well-being! 😠 Whatever happened to these people to make them so callous and cruel?
I remember doing a research project/presentation in school (grade 7 or 8) on the A-bombs, and being shocked by the level of evil one nation was willing & able to unleash on another. No-one needs to 'believe in Hell' in the afterlife. We're very capable of creating it here and now anywhere on Earth 😧
Imagine... a politician in NYC that isn't searching for new creative ways to reward the rich and punish the poor! 🤔
That's brilliant! You can't help but hear heavy Russian accent when you read it 😆
That about 'sizes up' the situation in DC this summer, right? 🫣
Aww heck, he can just go on the Kimmel & Colbert late night talk shows and clear this all up. Isn't that what politicians do when they mess up badly? 😝
Puerto Rico and Cuba, it seems every year now, get hit badly by a hurricane... With ocean temp's above 30 degrees, it does NOT look good for anyone in its path 😬
Just another famous quote, from just another famous Canadian 🤩 www.goalcast.com/media-librar...
When you see the sign "Pursuing Peace," read "I'm Pursuing the Nobel Peace Prize (and don't give a rat's ass about ceasefire or disarmament)" 😑 We need to heed the words and the warnings of the sages of our time, like this quote from Abhijit Naskar:
Before there was a Las Vegas to go and gamble your life savings away, there was the Klondike Gold Rush. A fascinating story, and an insightful look at the dark side of human nature. 'Gold Fever' left a few famously wealthy, but the vast majority were left as homeless migrants fighting to stay alive.
It's a fascinating story on so many levels! 'Gold Fever' is such a universal phenomenon, spanning at least the latter half of human history time-wise. And it seems to bring out some of the best and the very worst in human nature. 😍💰🎖👑☠
😂😅🤣 I’m living for these Tweets from Gavin Newsom’s team. “TOTAL LOW ENERGY. THE LOOKED LUKE HE’D EATEN 3 BUCKETS OF KFC WITH VLAD” 😂😅🤣
This Trump trolling is kinda like, when you get tired of playing Monopoly with someone who constantly cheats, and you just turn the board upside down, and yell "game over!" 🙄
What kind of a wave goodbye was that? Or was it giving a quick middle finger to all of North America? ✊🖕👋
Coming straight from the Department of Deflection, Distraction, and Denial... 🤨
Remember we're all in the same boat. Kindness will determine whether we sink or float!
I think it's called scapegoating... Someone has to pay for the sins of our leaders 🤪
I think you're pretty spot on about the imploding. Indoctrination is kinda like putting blinders on a horse. They only see what's put in front of them and unaware of what's happening all around them. Narrow mindedness is ultimately dehumanizing, and implosion becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy 🤔 🫣 🤕
You may think it's religion that's at the root of this Maga-nationalism. I tend to think it's money! BIG $$ in religion (i.e. megachurches, televangelism) and a big ideological net (the Prosperity Gospel) that will catch and punish anyone who is cursed with "poverty." Prove me wrong... I dare you!
You know how much they care about you, when they're so brutally honest 🤗
"Ya fake it till ya make it." Isn't that what the business tycoons always say? 🤨
This is a shit show that should only be on a netflix series! Call it 'Men in Masks' instead of Men In Black. The plot twist? The 'aliens' are the good guys (and gals... and kids).
In my mind, Democracy is, and always will be, the only system of govt where citizen can be both FREE and SECURE, and not one at the expense of the other. Gov't needs the full consent of the people; before, during, and after governing 🧐
The complicity is obvious for the whole world to see, especially when the President may be the only one who can possibly stop the killing 🤕 💔
It happened then, and it's happening now, and not just in 'America.' In any and every urban centre around the world where there was/is mass industrialization, the workers inevitably get left behind without some kind of 'equalization' policy and plan in place. www.businessinsider.com/gilded-age-i...
Resistance movements have a long and distinguished history, whether it's resisting imperialism, colonialism, or fascism. The longing to be free from oppression is part of the human DNA. On the other hand, personal ambition and greed are a part of human nature too, they have to be held accountable 🤔
Dodging bullets like he does every other problem that interferes with his golf games 🙄
Wise words, timeless truths, advice every teacher should be giving to their students:
A proper analysis of a problem is a good starting point... Now let's see what his solution to the problem is! Rooting out corruption is a noble thing to do, if you can keep yourself from being corrupted in the process 🤔
Reports say 50 Israeli hostages remain with Hamas... Meanwhile, over 2 MILLION hostages remain in Gaza. Do we see and understand the imbalance of power? The level of injustice and cruelty that's been perpetuated truly is barbaric 🤕 Who's going to stop the monster and restore some level of humanity?
This is looking to be the Crime of the (21st) Century. For those who remember the iconic album from Supertramp in '74.
Are these the same "radical left lunatics" that are calling for ceasefire in Gaza to stop a genocide? I would guess, yes they are!
Its OK to mention his name 🙄 James Talarico. One of the few fearless leaders left in the 'land of the free and the home of the brave' 🤨
Doin' the dirty work for Donny and the DOJ... Who has time to follow 'the letter of the law' when you have a quota to fill and a big fat paycheck to collect?!
'Riders on the Storm'
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Just a candid video, or was this part of his resume that landed him the job at the W.H.?
Using every bit of leverage (s)he has -- the long legs! 😍
Do you think anyone is going to get a clear, cogent, or concise answer ever? He's the master of deflect, distract, and deny. I smell another miscarriage of justice in the air 🤨
Right, they'll probably just try to replace the Annoying Orange with another more offensive player. I would say NO, we have to remove the problem of authoritarianism at the ideological level, where the source of the problem lies 🤨
Great respect for Mandy, both as an actor and advocate for human rights around the world. A very noble cause indeed!
Keep on asking 'WHY' and maybe one of these years, they'll get an answer. Or maybe they'll begin to realize how much the existence of Israel depends on this perpetual state of conflict with 'the outside world' and the endless funding and feeding of the military machine.
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There's a culture of carelessness, I think, that comes with living in a land of plenty and privilege. Anyone who threatens or disturbs that privilege runs the risk of being excluded or dehumanized. Watch the movie The Beach (2000) with Leonardo DiCaprio for a stark example of how this plays out:
#ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them. #DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it. #Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them. Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it. #FuckTrump #Resist #Felon47
Trump is redefining the meaning of "organized crime." The question is, when and how will it all crash and burn?
How long before it's "game over" when one player owns Boardwalk and Park Place with hotels on both properties? 🤔👎
Cryptocurrency is a scam. It's a form of gambling. Trading your cash for invisible "chips" you cant buy groceries with or pay your rent. It's a bullshit game for tech bros who (literally) have cash to burn. This video is from 2 years ago but explains it very well.
I think you nailed it there. Every day he dredges up more dirt to throw at the camera lens, if only to steal the headlines. The Apprentice meets Wrestlemania...
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