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Valerie's avatar

No reason to be a jerk. I personally think it was genius, I certainly don’t see countries with a multi-party system being in much better shape. We are allowed to have our own opinions on these things without attacking others.

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RidgeCoyote’s Howling's avatar

He’s not being a jerk, he’s just being a cankerpuss 😬. But I don’t go with blackpilled opinions either. You can say things are bad but who knows how much worse it might have been without the political structures that got us here.

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Cankerpuss's avatar

Or how much better if our forefathers had avoided political tribalism and focused on the Country first.

Yes, I am black pilled because I am realist. I see things as they are, not as I am told to see them. $36 trillion, my friend. That's all anyone needs to know. $36 trillion. That is going to bury us, our children, our grand children and our great great grand children. I'm pissed. I'm livid. And why $36 trillion? Because 535 assholes in DC can't get their shit together and stop spending money that we don't have and these 535 people are Republicans and Democrats with 2 or 3 useless "independents" in there.

All of this was brought upon us by 535 individuals. 535 individuals have done this. These people are charged with the public treasury and they have failed. These people are charged with administering the will of the people they represent. The result? High taxes. Endless wars. Inflation. Devaluing of the US dollar. Housing we cannot afford. The political parties have done this.

I don't print money. I don't raise taxes. I don't spend tax dollars. Do you? Nope. Neither does Valerie. Who does? Congress. CONGRESS does. All our problems are because of Congress.

I cannot understand why we as a people continue to turn to a political system that has done NOTHING but destroy our money, put us into debt, wage endless wars and praise it? We are like a dog turning to its vomit.

535 individuals have pillaged the treasury, indebted us forever, spent our strength and means in foreign nations that pose no threat to us, permitted the invasion of our nation by millions of unidentified mutts and we still, still, STILL think the political system that CREATED THIS MESS will fix this mess for us?

This is why I get so frustrated when I read comments like Valerie's. She's got a good heart, most likely a kind person.

But Americans need to pull their heads out of their asses. Everything. EVERYTHING that is ailing our nation right now is because of 535 politicians who put political party before America. I'm sick of this bullshit and I won't play the game anymore.

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RidgeCoyote’s Howling's avatar

That’s the thing mate! You can drop out of their game, pretty much. Lots of people do, every day. But giving up sorta concedes the battle to the enemy. I like the fight in Trump’s eye and choose to hope he will bring in radically needed changes.

He may fail. Then I’ll hope on whoever comes next or ultimately, the Lord. But hope is important and I will persist ✌🏼

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JohnAZ's avatar

You have described one aspect of the Deep State, the croup that puts their own re-elections in front of the people. It is much deeper than 535 folks, it has infected all parts of the federal, state and local governments including the judiciary and law enforcement agencies.

Trump has his work cut out for him trying to undo the damage. What to do? The Deep State has been successful in disarming most ways of promoting change, especially through the media. One thing though, concentrate on voting against the status quo in the off-year election in 2026 and voted anti-Deep State. In most places, vote against the incumbent RINOs and Dems. If we could get 61 conservatives in the Senate and a ten plus majority in the House, much of the progressive Left could be destroyed by 2028.

IMHO, elections are the only thing left that can offset the Deep State.

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RidgeCoyote’s Howling's avatar

I can see the value of a third party, like Kennedy’s when he declared Independent. This Third Party would be the pivot between the extremes, siding with one or the other where needed. Like for instance when the Democrats went so extreme that the third party aligned with Trump.

Think of it as a modulating mechanism that keeps the pendulum swing in bounds.

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ezinmn's avatar

Or, alternatively, create a movement within an existing political party, and take out the bad apples. Kind of like what MAGA is doing inside the GOP.

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RidgeCoyote’s Howling's avatar

I can see the value of a third party, like Kennedy’s when he declared Independent. This Third Party would be the pivot between the extremes, siding with one or the other where needed. Like for instance when the Democrats went so extreme that the third party aligned with Trump.

Think of it as a modulating mechanism that keeps the pendulum swing in bounds.

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RidgeCoyote’s Howling's avatar

I can see the value of a third party, like Kennedy’s when he declared Independent. This Third Party would be the pivot between the extremes, siding with one or the other where needed. Like for instance when the Democrats went so extreme that the third party aligned with Trump.

Think of it as a modulating mechanism that keeps the pendulum swing in bounds.

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RidgeCoyote’s Howling's avatar

I can see the value of a third party, like Kennedy’s when he declared Independent. This Third Party would be the pivot between the extremes, siding with one or the other where needed. Like for instance when the Democrats went so extreme that the third party aligned with Trump.

Think of it as a modulating mechanism that keeps the pendulum swing in bounds.

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Cankerpuss's avatar

Political parties, regardless of the number of them always lead to tribalism. Party first, nation last. That's what happens, regardless of there being 2 or 20 of them. Gorgeous George warned us and boy was he spot on in his warnings. People today don't give a damn about America. But don't you dare criticize their precious party or their party's candidate.

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Cankerpuss's avatar

I'm not being a jerk and I didn't attack you. I rebuffed your opinion. I re-read my post and I don't see anywhere where I insulted or attacked you. You need to grow a thicker skin.

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