Memo to the Nation

07/10/2024

I posted this little play less thsn two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine. The setting is a judicial hearing to discuss a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia, with China and Russia the USA as well. A month later Ukraine and Russia almost agreed to a very similar peace. The USA and NATO persuaded Ukraine to not make peace. Two and a half years later, the war continues, realistically Ukraine cannot beat Russia, and Ukraine will probably end up with much less territory than under the peace they could have had. If I was in charge, if I had been president, Ukraine would be thriving now, a million soldiers and civilians would be alive, a grillion dollars of destruction would not have occurred, and the US would not have wasted $200 Billion. US policy failed spectacularly, showing th danger of defering to the military industrial complex. When I am president I will always work for the benefit of the American people. From that pure uncorrupted position the best policies and decisions are made.

24/07/2024

23/07/2024

RIP Sonya Massey

26/06/2024

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25/06/2024

From today.

15/03/2022

Oligarchs sowed division well before Putin invaded

05/03/2022

First instalment. 2nd and perhaps final instalment on Monday.

07/03/2021

Some say the first rule is to learn from your mistakes. WRONG! The first rule is to recognize when you have made a mistake. That's too difficult for some of us, so the least we can do is acknowledge that we make mistakes too.

08/02/2021

We live in our home, our town, our state, our nation and our world, all at the same time.

16/01/2021

As we approach the transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, The United States seems to face every challenge. We can see several signs of a democracy not having its best days. Its worst days, that’s how many feel, and there is some support for that.
First off, and foremost, is the fact that we just had an insurrection. This may be seen in hindsight as a protest/prank, or just an innocent act of desecration. But there is no sugarcoating it, the breech of the United States Capitol was a levy of war and an insurrection against our country, qualifying every participant for a conviction of treason, punishable by death, or at least 5 years behind bars. Also add
That our cherished right of free speech is being submitted to Twitter and Google and Facebook for their political supervision. Imagine, for instance, the Twitter ban on Donald Trump, FOR LIFE. Prior Restraint of speech used to be odious to Democrats and those on the left. But they are presently for silencing people, ing people wherever it helps their position. I think we are so shaky at this point that the participants all think they are somehow justified in betraying the first amendment. This is a horrible road to go down.
And just as bad, or worse, has been the promotion of what has been termed the Big Lie, that the election was stolen from President Trump. That is the worst example, but in general President Trump ran his mouth all the time and very often said things which were not true, and when confronted had the defective fighter’s instinct to double down on his own mistake. What a poor example President Trump has been for children, or any of us.
The fact is our system needs to be shaken up, not in terms of insurrection, or surrender of our free speech to well-meaning tech overlords, but instead we need an approach better and stronger than what the Democrats and Republicans have been able to arrive at. They are just too bogged down with themselves and their power. They quite often are not fair and/or objective.
Be that as it may, this does not mean that our nation is doomed. We need some sort of regeneration, and usually our country is able to do just that.

07/01/2021

Most missed masterpiece of all time.

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07/01/2021

18 USCS 2381 defines tyranny as a citizen levying war against the United States, and I believe taking over the Capitol qualifies, in fact I know it does under these circumstances. Treason is punishable by death or at least 5 years imprisonment. The insurrectionists need to be prosecuted for treason. Vice President Pence and the Cabinet need to be at the ready to remove President Trump from office pursuant to the 25th amendment. They should just do it really, as suggested by my Governor, Phil Scott, Republican of Vermont. But shy of that they need to be ready to jump at the first instance of further harm to our nation.

19/11/2020

Mark Twain copied a friend’s remark into his notebook: “I am not an American; I am the American.” That is a claim—to be the American, the exemplary or representative American&

03/11/2020

Starting now it is incredibly important to the nation that Donald Trump and Joe Biden both act with the greatest dignity, fairness and graciousness, whether they win or lose, or if the outcome is still uncertain or confused. All issues can be handled in a civil manner. I fully trust Joe Biden to step up with grace and dignity. Donald Trump can do it too, and if ever there was a time this is it. He needs to put the country first. The whole world is watching and many are expecting a big s**t show, pardon the expression. The candidates need to step up here and act big, and frankly we all do. This could turn into democracy's finest hour somehow, as turnout may break records, and the
American performance might just be cool calm and collected, and those who think this is a great time for more antagonism might be a small, misguided minority in the electorate.

28/08/2020

Just a photo for fun.

28/08/2020

Some photo art, just for the fun of it. No responses necessary, likes or otherwise.