And keeping half the country hating the other half. You gotta keep em seperated!
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Heyyy-ayay, come out and play!
Also:
Divided we fall.
No Kings are the least. The Chinese special forces are alreay here!! as the ukraine strike and Israeli strike show; units can infiltrate and facilitate or launch strikes at chosen targets. That threat is here now!!
As for when, maybe soon as we confront China strategic moves in Pacific.
(remember 1941-42)
China is ready, we are not (being addressed now)
Thanks for highlighting
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Larry Johnson believes the US will enter the war with Iran.
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A joust you say?
Alright then.
I do have a base for my (admittedly offhand) response and itās my learned experience from political zealots Iāve known over time.
Thatās all sides, not just the liberal/conservative construct.
But first the Libs, since thatās the jab I take here.
Iāve known many. I used to think I was one.
In the years after 9/11 I was solidly anti-R and felt completely justified in that position.
It was pretty easy to point to that whole kerfuffle and say anything else had to be better.
Of course I was naive.
I also worked for a public agency then and was exposed to liberal policy constantly.
I watched that paradigm deteriorate with DEI and outright grift over time, and even knowing I was being marginalized I couldnāt accept that conservatives had anything better to offer.
Iād known too many crap Rās in my earlier years who felt it was their right to exploit anyone they could.
Iāve worked for many of them. (Why yes, please explain to me again why I should love the tri-lateral commision?).
But it all fell apart for me with Bernie. I was all in on his candidacy, donated, supported and went to the caucusā.
And that was eye-opening.
I saw the two faces of the Libs up close and personal. The kind of personal where someone smiles in your face as theyāre picking your pocket, and when you call them on it (if you do) being told āyeah weāre robbing you, but itās for the greater goodā. Do your part. Donāt ask questions.
But through all that - I learned about the delegate process, the convention, how a campaign āpivotsā - a nice way to say, yeah forget about all that happy sh^t we said beforeā¦hereās what we need to do now, and donāt ask why itās completely different.
I found and funded as many delegates as I could, knowing they would be jacked on travel costs at the convention, but whatever - it needed to be done!
And then Bernie caved.
All for naught! Thanks for the money and the memories, now support Hilary you plebe.
I was f*cking broke while doing all of this BTW, and it took a damn long time to extricate myself from act-blue when I realized Iād been had.
After years of finding common ground with my Lib friends, I started asking some pointed questions about where they were with their positions.
I asked if they had funded any of thier delegates.
They didnāt even know what I was talking about, they hadnāt done any of the footwork I had, one gave his government issued campaign donation check to a PAC he knew nothing about.
But they were screaming at me that if I didnāt support Hilary then Trump might get elected and if that happened we would all surely die!
Another long time friend has recently quoted mainstream talking points while claiming to be informed, and when pressed (like, so, what are your sources?) he finally admited he was repeating what heād heard from others and had done no homework of his own.
Iāve patiently explained the Minsk agreement to him and others, explained how and why Elon was working for the government and for what end, etc. and I might as well be talking to a wall. I include my family in this group.
And theyāre (mostly) all jabbed. Sigh. I tell them about effective treatments, and they go back to ātheirā doctors when they get covid. Over and over again. I donāt think Iāll be arguing with any of them for much longer.
So when I take a punch at liberal protestors, I believe itās an informed jab and for cause.
Now about Trump.
I supported him in the last election, not in the first.
I like him as well as I liked Arnold Schwarzenegger for governer of California.
TV character-actors arenāt real! Stoopid voters!
But still, I feel better with Trump pissing off the deep state than I would with Kamala doing god knows what. I think.
His stated policy is changing, and I wouldnāt trust anyone who tells me I should like what Iām seeing.
I will accept that the candidate I voted for is perhaps compromised, and will have no trouble saying that to anyone who asks.
But Iām convinced heās done a little bit of good too.
What did Brandon do we could say that about?
I canāt think of anything. But my Lib friends imagine that he has, or that putting together one coherent sentence in an entire term is evidence of capable leadership.
So if Iām going to make a point here I think itās this.
Dear Liberals - You will get more Trump until you stop throwing up crap candidates and policies.
(Or said another way, the beatings will continue until morale improves).
So touch`e!
Iām no Trump fan-boi, but I do think I can choose the lesser evil.
For what itās worth I liked Elons proposal of an 80% party.
But after Bernie, and distantly Ross Perot, I have no hope, nor will I do 79% of the work for the uninformed, shiftless and lazy.
Thatās my story.
Iām sticking to it.
Itās been a nice match.
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I saw āprotestersā waving a US flag, but demanding we give back ātheirā landā¦
what a Joke ( ādupesā)
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Same around here, these are mostly āDupesā with good intentions. The Rioters are the āpaidā agitators in Dem controlled cities.
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Wellā¦I didnāt say that, but whatever gets you through the night 
I sincerely agree with everything youāve shared here. I understand your āadmittedly offhandā response. Thatās your thing, your right to say what you need to say and express it anyway you want to.
I guess I just object to the umbrella name-calling in using the term āmentally illā. I get your point, why you said it, what your story is (thanks again for sharing it and FWIW Iāve also had similar experiences), butā¦
Just not cool in my book. But you do you. Weāre all free.
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Point taken and thanks for clarifying.
Iām not everyoneās cup of tea, but I do try not to offend.
Much.
At the end of the day
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Itās night.
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Sigh. I know, I know, I know.
I guess Iām not willing to throw every single person who thinks this way under the bus in some collective pile of people who may be part of the brainwashed. I am interested in understanding the minds of the people I know (such as some of my old college friends) who seem to be part of the cult youāre talking about.
Iām not interested in presenting data, convincing anyone that what they think is āwrongā, or changing anyoneās mind in any way. Call me crazy, but I just want to listen and try to understand why they think the way they do. I can only really do this with people I know personally. Otherwise, itās just way too easy to say ātheyā all the timeā¦referring to these anonymous folks I have never met personallyā¦and that just doesnāt carry any meaning for me.
Right now, the old college friends are not even willing to engage in any conversations containing opposing points of view. This is what I am striving to penetrate.
I do agree with all that youāve said about Agenda 2030. Iām well informed on the points youāve made here.
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No worries, sketchyā¦and not offended in the least. I usually have my big girl panties on 
Appreciate all the comments!
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dialog is good, with respect.
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āIām also particularly interested in the question of paid protesters at a larger protest like this. Are these the individuals who might actually cause the disruption on behalf of (for lack of a better way of saying it) No Kings?ā
might be helpful:
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Itās a rally for the opposition.
Itās role-playing for the party loyalists. They get to act like the āresistanceā to a ākingā - by standing outside for two hours waving signs.
Itās a ploy to assert their relevance to the political scene. Itās a play where they pretend to be grass roots, organic opponents.
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1984 at itās finest?
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