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Terminal Illness. We aren't a blissful America, a peaceful America, a content America. We aren't like a Norman Rockwell painting. In this country that doesn't exist anymore. We've become something other than what Rockwell painted. Personally, if I had the money, I wouldn't buy a Rockwell painting because it would remind me of what we've lost. You see, deceit and greed have become our calling cards. The propagandists and the politicians keep telling us we'll get back to normalcy but we aren't safe anymore. They won't tell you you're suffering from a terminal illness and the prognosis isn't good.

Addicted Nation. Is there a real shortage of oil or is it contrived? I'm in agreement when scientists say the planet is getting warmer and the oil industry could be at fault. I'm a big believer in conspiracies. You can't imagine what real inflation is like if there's a real shortage of oil and not a conspiracy to raise prices artificially. In this country there's a continual struggle for power, those who have it and those who don't. Americans are unwilling to accept we're no longer a great power. We're an unhealthy people. You can't have children killing children.

The Coming Revolution. I don't like talking about who stole what in the past cause there are a lot of people who would steal in the present. Politicians will say, "This can't be happening in America!" But this is America and the politicians who have been in power for 4o years helped to drive this country into the ground. Those buffoons dug a hole so deep they can't lie their way out of it. They aren't working for you and you aren't part of free country. We're a country with European culture and we've been telling everyone to be like us. Black culture exists and some white people want to be black and some blacks want to be white.

The Boss. I don't dislike politicians, I just don't like what they do. I have mixed emotions about Richard J. Daley the deceased Boss of Chicago. I can't say I liked the Chicago river dyed green for St. Patty's day. But when it came to running a city few could rival him. Daley was a builder and I can't say that about most politicians today. If something was wrong he knew how to fix it. Daley was old school. He believed it was a sin to commit a crime. However I didn't appreciate during the 1968 Democratic Convention he gave orders to shoot to kill protesters. It was patronage, but he never worked for himself it was for a city he loved.

Chopped Raw Meat. The propagandists and the politicians keep telling us we'll get back to "Normalcy", but chaos may be our future. After the Nov. election Biden may be removed from office, America attacked, civil war breaking out, and the financial collapse of the government. The culture of violence is about to get a lot worse. Selling weapons to Ukraine may lead to a war with Russia, but our manufactures of weapons don't mind cause they're making big money doing it. America the beautiful is about to be to be chopped up, diced, and fried like a piece of raw meat. It was our arrogance and greed.

Transitory Inflation. You want to know why a free market in America can't fail? Because it's rigged. The people at the top want to stay at the top. Our politicians won't attempt to correct our government's 30 trillion dollar debt because they can print as much money as they like. The American people haven't been told why we have the largest death rate from covid-19 in the world. And the truth about this country's inflation rate isn't "Transitory". We won't be told what's coming even if it's an military attack resulting from our failed foreign policies. We should be careful.

Financing War. If we hadn't lost billions of dollars of weapons in Afghanistan we could have shipped some of it to fight in Ukraine against the Russians. But don't worry we can print as much money as we want. It's no skin off our nose. However, this is how it works. War is big business and it's not free. In fact, if Zelinsky pushes Russia back to it's border, the Ukrainian people will have to pay America for all the weapons they use. It turns out war isn't free it's also expensive and some people make lots of money doing it. Russia and China may threaten America directly. They believe we're weak.

Our Derailed Country. The politicians and the propagandists keep telling us we'll get back to normal. They say covid is endemic and a part of our everyday life. But the world sees something is wrong in America. We've got Special Forces for any purpose and that means this country will never know peace. After the government's bankruptcy and restructuring we'll be vulnerable to attack. That's when military rule will take control. Chicago, New york, Los Angeles will have soldiers restoring law and order. We built something that was unhealthy and dangerous.

Oil Wars. Are we safe? Well today we need lots of security systems for our homes. Latch locks on your front door don't work any more. The days of leaving your door unlocked are long gone. Stealing is nothing new and that includes taking land from other people. Capitalism is no stranger to stealing. Putin's a capitalist and that's why he invaded Ukraine. He wanted to sell Russia's vast oil resource to Western Europe but was prevented from doing that. In retalliation, he's proving what Russia's military strength can get in free-markets....... by force.

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Our Generals. Am I breaking the law if I call our President a Jackass, or some other name when describing people in our government? Baffoons come to mind. But that's nothing, cause the people who have power in this country have bankrupted it not just by dollars and cents. We live in a violent country. A monkey peeling a banana by the side of the road deserves more respect than some politicians who claim this country is great. Our ex-generals have become rich selling weapons. Weapons placed in outer space don't make us great but vulnerable.