That's just the point in time where the brakes were let off on a standing freight train and nobody noticed when it started to roll -- and by the time anybody noticed it was moving too fast to catch and re-apply the brakes. The result of that is what we're seeing today -- a train-wreck of mind-blowing proportions.moonshadow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:25 pmPerhaps it's too late Carl...
Maybe we "blew it" in 1980...
Much of the "blame" goes to "The Greatest Generation" (which had its heart in the right place but made some idiot decisions) and a whole lot goes to the "Boomers". The "Gen X" crowd, like the "Millennials" wasn't and isn't part of this and the remainder are too young. Chronologically [0], Trump is I believe a "Boomer" and Biden may be at or near the border of "Greatest Generation" and "Boomer".One thing is for certain, we can't blame that one on the millennials!
Based on observable evidence I am convinced that there is one party involved and that the "split" is for show only. The thing is run by a couple of hundred super-rich types and those do not represent We The People one whit and are only in it for personal gain. Thus, anybody intent on reforming the system isn't going to get anywhere near the general ballot, and if by some miracle does and gets elected will be immediately hamstrung by the legislative and judicial branches as Bill Clinton was when he proposed a single-payer health-care notion to alleviate some of the mess we were in during the '90s.But unless there is outright voter fraud in the primaries, the democratic party has their candidate of choice. There were some good people running, Warren and Buttigeig to name a few, Buttigeig and Warren together would have been excellent, but this country (democrats included) with all its prejudice just isn't ready to hand it all over to a woman and a gay guy...
No, it shall choke us -- as it has been doing for decades.So as Dennis has suggested, we have the government we deserve, so we shall choke on it...
No, it belongs to the super-rich. The little people that play "patriot" have no clue that they've been duped. This is a country now wholly owned by the Bloombergs, the Forbes, the Buffets, the Waltons, and the Kochs. We The People have no standing any longer.This is his country... not mine, I just live here and pay my 40% in taxes... I have no representation, I have no community,
[0] Intellectually and emotionally? Read a few twits and draw your own conclusion. Use your intellect not your heart or blind faith.