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December 15, 2022

The American Nightmare has now replaced the American Dream

Capitalism

The American Nightmare has now replaced the American Dream, because that dream is reachable to only a small number of people. When the Pilgrims and first immigrants left the old world to come to America, their dream was to live free, support their family and own...

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December 15, 2022

We can’t do it on our own

Come Together

We can’t do it on our own. Do you know the difference between a Ferengi and Jean Luc Picard? In Star Trek the Ferengi are a race of people who are greedy, deceptive and unfriendly except when they want something you have, like money, sex and things of ...

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December 15, 2022

Whatever happened to interesting, educational and realistic TV?

The Media

The TV scriptwriters’ strike of 2007-2008 was reasonable considering the fantastic, insightful, intelligent and educational scripts they were creating until that time. Shows like West Wing are what we need more of, and everybody should watch them, particularly...

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December 15, 2022

Are all Republican voters voting for hate, fear and war?

Voting

1968, liberals were assassinated, young people were trying to stop an unreasonable war, and then the USA elected a conservative (by a minority vote) who committed treason during his administration, Nixon.   1979, the liberals...

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December 15, 2022

Fear, envy, anger and greed should not be mankind’s prevalent emotions

Capitalism

Well those capitalists are smarter than we are. They deserve to take our blood, sweat, and tears and pay us just enough for us to breathe, so they can become wealthy. They have smarts, but not intelligence, and so they are willing to watch this world self-destruct...

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