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Frank Lee's avatar

I just became a paid subscriber because of this piece.

It is breathtaking to me how so many people I considered to be patriots, concerned about equal treatment under the law, and owning claimed support of liberal ideas... that are fine with the draconian treatment of the Jan-6 protestors for doing nothing that harmed anyone else except those that felt their politics were threatened. The management class abuse of power we are seeing is unprecedented. But more important to me is the number of educated and informed people that support it and are so easily programed to comply with the government-media corporatocracy narrative.

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I follow Glenn Greenwald on his locals site and I prefer reading to listening so I copied the gist of what he’s saying and posted it below. Excellent analysis by Glenn, as always. Yet more evidence of how evil the democrats are yet according to “Real Clear Politics” Joe Biden has a “Favorability Rating” of 40.1% In other words, many of our “fellow Americans” like that despicably vile piece of garbage. This is just not working at all. We have lost our internal ingredients of trust and commonality which are essential for a functional society and necessary to keep a country from unraveling.

“Let me say that again: Tammy Duckworth is refusing to allow disaster relief for American citizens in desperate need of help in the United States unless the bill also includes another $24 billion for Ukraine.”

“On CNN, with Jake Tapper this afternoon, the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, emphasized that the White House fully supports Senator Duckworth's threats. In other words, in the eyes of the DC ruling class, the interest of Ukraine and the Ukrainian government is at least of equal importance to the urgent need of America's own citizens whose lives have just been overturned or worse, by several natural disasters. Indeed, the only logical conclusion one can reach is that the lives of American citizens have a lower priority than the latest demands from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.”

“If you're ever wondering why so many Americans despise its ruling class in Washington and are increasingly attracted to the type of foreign policy principles that demand the end of endless wars and the neocon obsession with sending American resources to slaughter and destabilize other countries rather than using their resources to improve the lives of American citizens, just look at what is happening right now, in Washington, and everything will be clear.”

“Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Lets Americans Drown and Burn Unless Ukraine Gets More Money”

Glenn Greenwald. Rumble. Sept 11, 2023. (1:47)

https://rumble.com/v3dyflm-system-update-show-141.html

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