Aye, indeed. See it and been telling you about it. It is a pendulum swing. An overcorrecting swing to the Left may follow and hopefully we will settle somewhere in the middle after that.
The opposite, it stops in the middle when no force makes it swing left and right. Should make us think. The pull of gravity is straight down.
This post was edited by O-uknow at February 11, 2017 3:35 PM MST
Fascism is a poorly defined term. Even people who think they know what it means can not agree on one meaning.
A government represents ... somebody. And a government has to be supported by ... somebody. Corporations exist only by the government's permission and protection, so of course corporations support the government and of course the government protects its source of support. The only other thing necessary to qualify as fascism by anybody's definition is military force to stamp out opposition to the will of the government.
But we the people still call the shots. No matter how bad things get, a majority of the people insist they want it to be even more so. This continues right up until the wheels fall off, because it is not physically possible to support a society that way. Then comes a dark age, and then the people rebuild, making all the same stupid mistakes all over again.
Yes. ever since I started paying attention to politics as Chelsea's Dad became President.
Fortunately now we have a change. Those loyal to the Democratic party will deny how bad it has been in the past, just as loyal Republicans would do if one of theirs was in office, but it is time to break up the Oligarchy.
For the first time in history, someone strong enough to not be bought by large corporations is president and it scares so many Americans because half are invested in these corporations, Are you?
Nice seeing you back again. Another of those remarks posted to provoke, and then left alone when people get back with their critical responses? Lets have a look at his breaking up oligarchy...
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Department of Labor Trump’s pick: Andrew Puzder Background: Puzder is best known as the chief executive of the parent company for Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., the fast-food chains. He worked his way up in the business world originally as a lawyer and general counsel, the position he first held at CKE Restaurants. He’s also a frequent conservative commentator and a critic of minimum-wage laws and the Obama administration’s overtime rule.
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Department of Veterans Affairs Trump’s pick: Dr. David Shulkin Background: The only Trump pick currently serving in the Obama administration, Shulkin is now the under secretary for health at the VA. He’s previously served as a top executive at hospitals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York City.
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Director, Office of Management and Budget Trump’s pick: Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina Background: Mulvaney is a hard-line conservative in the House and a founding member of the Freedom Caucus. He was a frequent critic of former Speaker John Boehner and voted for budget and debt proposals that called for steep spending cuts across discretionary and entitlement spending programs. The question is whether his support for overhauling Medicare and Social Security and his resistance to major increases in defense spending will conflict with Trump, who took opposing views on the campaign trail.
Director, CIA Trump’s pick: Representative Mike Pompeo of Kansas Background: Pompeo was elected to his fourth term in the House in November and served on the Intelligence Committee. He drew wider attention as a member of the House Benghazi Committee and for his aggressive questioning of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her 11-hour testimony in 2015. Before running for Congress, he served as an Army captain and then started a company that manufactured parts for commercial and military airplanes.
They sure are a bunch of the finest representatives we'll ever find, and we won't find anyone better working for the ordinary people in America. #saracsm
As for early signs of fascism I'd like tyou to elaborate on your claims of identifying them during the Clinton administration, thank you.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at February 13, 2017 2:44 AM MST
This confusion arises because people firmly believe they can build a perfect society if they can just write a clever enough constitution. They miss the fact that the battle is not between one ism and another ism, it is between centralized government and individuals.
O-uknow 