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Weaponizing Patronage. Avarice and greed can lead to self destruction. It may have become our fate. It's an illness that has befallen us. It breeds mistrust in what is told us. We still think our values are what the rest of the world will follow. But that isn't going to work anymore. We may have a powerful military but that can't defend us from our own failed expectations as a people. Our manifest destiny isn't with children killing children. Patronage and machine politics can be weaponized to stay in power. Thousands of new IRS workers.

We the Destroyers. Can you trust what you're being told by politicians? Well you have to understand what motivates them. They're not being held accountable for the 20 year war in Afghanistan. But don't worry, profits were made during those 20 years. People got rich producing all those weapons for it. War's big business and it's especially not cheap lasting 20 years. Politicians don't want you to think about that. They can't accept anything resulting in a negative reality. They spin the truth. They just want you to consume more to keep profits up.

Our Politicians. Don't let anyone try to convince you we have a democracy in this country. It's run by something else. If you think politics is a noble business you misunderstand the underbelly of corruption. Those who reach for power aren't truthful when they say they're working for the people. To be re-elected for 30 0r 40 years you have to be part of machine politics. Also described as patronage. You make promises to get elected and that includes handing out government jobs for loyalty when you gain office. And that's power.

Historical Shifts. The true meaning of Biden's recent trip to the Middle East wasn't to lower the price of oil in this country. We have our own resources to do that. The true meaning was our loss of dominance in world affairs. We held international power but that's beginning to change. After 50 years the Petrol-Dollar is coming to an end. The BRICS coalition has their own banking system. They represent 40% of the World's population and 20% of its GDP. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are requesting membership in the BRICS coalition.

Getting Less. If you think you're going to be getting more…that's not

Weapon Production. Why should we worry when we produce top grade fighter jets and aircraft carriers? We've got the largest defense budget in the world. Are we a healthy people? One in five people suffer from mental illness in America. We left 80 billion dollars worth of weapons in Afghanistan. That qualifies us as stupid or mentally ill. Ex-generals became rich helping to produce weapons during that 20 year war. Who are we really protecting? What do you want: More weapons or healthier people? A government can be held responsible for a failed economy.

Our Guilt. I don't like what I'm seeing in the present...And I sure don't like what I see as our future. You're sadly mistaken if you believe normalcy is going to return to this country. Of course, if you're willing to live with 16,000 murders and an unknown number of assaults and robberies each year, you could say we're normal. The inflation you've been seeing isn't going away soon. You might say it's entrenched. In the Natural World nothing stays the same. Things are always changing. The new crime bosses of America are politicians holding 40 years in office. They're machine elected officials with guilt.

Our Life Expectancy. The saying "Fool me once, shame on you... Fool me twice shame on me."...doesn't apply today. It's more like..."Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice and I enjoy what you're doing to me." Politicians are masters at deceiving you, making you believe what's happening to you is good for you. You've been made into a tool keeping them in power. You've been made into their buffoons. You're living with societal illness. It's called 16,000 murders every year and that's not a problem cause you love your culture of violence. Neither is the drop in life expectancy.

Our Transformation. Politicians can never admit we're in the wrong direction but we keep seeing and hearing something isn't right. Progress isn't our most important product because without respect.... respect for the living, respect for ancient laws, respect for the Natural World....there can never be progress. I'd forgive what has happened in this country if only the corruption of values and violence stopped but that won't happen. Wanting more is becoming less. Inflation isn't "Transitory". Something is coming and it'll be transformative.

Our Fiascos. I'm a believer in conspiracies. I often think our government is susceptible for being attacked especially when it authorizes the assassination of a foreign leader like Putin. It's pay back for sending missiles to kill Russian soldiers. You want to kill me, well I'll kill you first. Not one military leader has been held accountable for our 20 year fiasco in Afghanistan. I'm reminded of Anwar Sadat's assassination. Like Reagan said, "They don't have to like us, but they have to respect us." Our leaders can't be questioned for the decisions they make cause they always put a spin on them.