Well, this phoney baloney about the USA being the World Leader is
nostly propaganda meant for our Homeland consumption. And, for the
very wealthy, it is the Land of Sugar and Honey. But for millions of
Americans it is a Land of Hope Deferred.
Now I'm sure someone will say, "There goes that Jarvis, grumbling and
bitching about our Capitalist System." Okay, so I guess thast by
expressing my discontent with Capitalism, I sound discontented. But
really, my wife and I've done okay under the current System, and we're
uised to it. But our USA was founded as an Agrairian System, and we
prospered well enough. At least until we bumped into the Pacific
Ocean.
But "World Leader"? That's a title used to describe someone or some
government that assists less fortunate on the road to a life of higher
quality. The USA has mistaken Leadership for Exploitation.
Capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It's past time to take the
next step and devise a System that includes all Citizens.
The reason we have two poor choices to pick from as president is
because that serves the purposes of the Ruling Class. Since the
Ruling Class has been abusing and exploiting for the best part of 200
years, and has not yet figured out how to Lead, instead of greedy
plunder, we need to remember that We are the United States of America,
and put these rascals out.
Carl Jarvis
On 10/2/20, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Perhaps the problem is that we've thought we had a right to assume world
leadership. I don't think that any country has the right to do that or to
impose its will or its idealogy on any other country. We're just repeating
history, ending up like the Roman empire ended up. And the pretense that
it
was the free world we were leading when we had allies like Saudi Arabia? We
allied ourselves with a whole bunch of tyrants until they became
inconvenient and we overthrew them. We also set some of them up like in
Chile in 1973. Our country has a horrible history, probably no worse than
other countries, but certainly no better, except we're the only country
that
dropped atomic bombs on people. We reap what we sow.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco
Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 9:27 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Joe Biden - It's Time for a Hard Look
As I've said all along, it says something about the state of our nation, a
nation filled with talented people, that these two bozos are the best we
can
muster to assume the role of the leader of the free world, if, indeed the
U.
S. still occupies that position.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Vieni" <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2020 6:03 PM
Subject: [blind-democracy] Joe Biden - It's Time for a Hard Look
Joe Biden - It's Time for a Hard Look
By Bill Simpich, Reader Supported News
02 October 20
Well, that was a terrible September. The American experiment may be
falling
apart into cinders. And I'm not talking about the West Coast fires.
The last days before this election is a good time for everyone who swings
from the left-hand side of the plate to take a hard look in the mirror.
One person has to shoulder his share of the blame. Joe Biden.
Everyone in the world knew that Trump was going to misbehave at the
debate
Tuesday night.
Was Biden advised to stay cool? Apparently not. Trump out-interrupted
him,
but Biden couldn't resist. The Washington Post score was 71 to 21.
Trump, no statesman, knew how to bring Biden down to his level of
insults:
"It's hard to get any word in with this clown." "You were the worst
president America's ever had." "Would you shut up, man?"
Trump's people knew Biden's history as a stutterer. Their strategy was to
bring Joe into the mud so he couldn't be a statesman.
I am convinced his advisers and the DNC told Joe to get in the mud with
Trump. That's really the only way they know how to fight. They were
worried
about his perceived manhood. They wanted him to look tough.
I don't think the Biden camp cared one bit about the debate rules. It's
ironic because Joe is generally a rule-follower.
If they had, they would have made sure that the rules included turning
off
Trump's microphone. One of my friends said that the biggest mistake was
turning the microphones on.
The Washington Post has reported that in previous years there was a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the candidates and the debate
commission. There was no formal MOU this year.
The best way to fight is with a clean punch. There's nothing wrong with
telling the President of the United States to "be quiet and wait your
turn."
There's nothing wrong with telling the alleged moderator to "do your
job."
Say it over and over again, like you would with any seven-year-old. The
idea
is to impart good values. The challenge is to not be condescending.
But people like Biden are simply too vain, too headstrong, too proud, to
allow themselves to be treated like mere mortals. When they are insulted,
they lose their head.
At a time when we need a statesman, Biden did his part in destroying the
tradition of presidential debates again.
What happened last night doesn't only make you ashamed to be an American.
It
makes you ashamed to be a human being.
The problems with this world are a lot deeper than Trump. The people of
this
country are all too familiar with our proud, haughty nation that is being
driven to its knees. That haughtiness didn't come from nowhere. And it
seeps
right into our lives.
All of us need to take responsibility for the way we point fingers at
other
people. All of us need to take responsibility for the decisions we make
that
affect others. All of us need to examine the way we treat each other -
both
in this country and around the world.
Many of the voters who support Trump were union members and/or
progressive-minded in the past. Their companies have left the country.
Their
unions are gone. Their jobs are gone.
If we hope to build a new progressive American majority, these Trump
supporters can't be dismissed as racists and fascists. These people have
to
be offered a better path, not withering scorn.
It's very clear what they want: good-paying jobs and security for their
families. New policies in energy production and health care can be a
win-win
for all Americans. Insulting Trump is worse than pointless.
The whole world is watching this American election. Whether we like it or
not, it's a big deal. The outcome affects the lives and well-being of
people
all over the world. A second Trump term would be a disaster.
The best thing Biden can do is to forget about his ego, keep looking into
the camera, and speak very calmly to the man who has no basic decency and
the moderator who is more interested in a food fight.
If we have any interest in building a better world, it had better start
with
humility. Because all of us - the people who call themselves progressives
and liberals and Democrats - have plenty to be humble about.
