MikeEdoessomething
Anyway, Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter just died a few hours ago and he was one of my favorite athletes ever, and I've never had an athlete's death make me so sad so talking about this topic isn't important to me or on my mind right now. I'm gonna go remember Kobe Bryant. Rip Kobe! And his daughter Gianna. This is so tragic
Yes, definitely sad to hear. The worst scenario you could imagine, at least she was with her dad in those harrowing moments.
I appreciate your comments re Tulsi. I don't have an agenda either way. She seems like an honorable person, carries herself with dignity and speaks truth to power. I know some things about her, some things I don't. Your argument in defense of her character, very clear, well thought out and presented (I actually admire people who take time to get their point across, along with whatever supporting evidence, anecdotes. And being honest about where you stand in the matter. You come across as genuine. I see static, toxicity, passive aggressiveness from another member here, that frankly isn't worth responding to.) Two words: security clearance. I'm quite impressed by your argument, logic. What it also comes down to for me (and I said, I don't really have much faith in our government, gov in general, the fundamentals, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, absolutely! the puppets and oligarchs who have since corrupted and seized it for their own agendas and purposes not as much.) is this.. Why does Hillary (and our passionate friend here) working so hard to slander Tulsi Gabbard? To ruin and tarnish her image, her honor, her character? There must be something about her they don't want us to learn. She must be talking about something that hits close to home for these people (I get Hillary, but what stake does beathappening have in it really? Why does he care so much about her, obsess about her and Russia? That appears silly to me).
Classic radical (Alinksy, Bolshevik) methods, tactics to shut down the argument, eliminate as a threat their opponents (the trouble is, it works! Esp with people's attention spans these days and being lazy to read more than a paragraph.) It is just so silly already. We shouldn't even need politicians in this day and age! Should be an open source government, where everyone is assigned an impenetrable, unhackable onion (deep net or similar) home page account to which people can log in, plug in and vote on a variety of matters, concerns, bills, whatever business the politicians and bureaucrats (I get it, big gov is a jobs program, as is the military industrial complex (part of corporate welfare), whether we like it or not, a good portion of our economy is linked to war, warfare, weapons industry, the defense contractors, corps, financial powers all benefit at the expense of not only the American people and our ailing infrastructure, but innocent people around the world who happen to be in the way of the Hegemon's pursuit of maintaining its existence (there is a very ugly side to what goes into maintaining this artificial lifestyle we all enjoy, this isn't new to anybody).
Should be building up, improving our healthcare system. We should have far more hospitals, clinics, far more updated, integrated (yet non-centralized in some instances, so as to survive in event of an entire region, such as Wuhan and surrounding areas, being overwhelmed and locked down) vs spending trillions on basically nothing every year and we are more vulnerable than ever to real threats facing us, such as this virus (to begin with). Too worried about ensuring they have the gravy flowing, maintain their lifestyles, their jobs. If peace were to break out and our troops came home, the economy would crash, Dollars would come rushing back home (military and the Federal Reserve, other global institutions such as BIS, City of London, recycle, launder money in the international settlement system, keep it liquid, circulating. So many plates in the air at any one time!) we'd see hyperinflation (or possibly its opposite, deflation, just don't know how it will play out.
People who study and follow economics, what's really going on with financial markets, etc say the next crash will be far worse than 2008 (and from some of the PTB perspective, they would be quite happy if such a crash were to transpire while Trump is in office, let him and the Republicans take the fall, so I suspect they'll have him secure another term). As they threw everything at that "crisis", papered it over to where they now have fewer options, ammo, weapons at their avail to counter whatever significant crash (Deutsche Bank is on shaky grounds since a while now) which may be heading our way. Coupled with the endless sanctions on countries, even our allies! thus forcing countries, such as Russia and China, to de-dollarize and thus become more independent, insulated from any big global financial crashes. In the long term dealing a fatal blow to the US Dollar as less people, countries use it for trade, int'l settlement of debts, trade.
They have to understand the math involved. Is it their (US and associated int'l mostly Western ruling class) intention to deliberately crash the Dollar and then usher in some kind of global currency? That's what several conspiracy theories speak to and isn't far fetched, considering how much wool they've already pulled over our heads the last 50-100 years alone! That people believe everything is hunky dory, just get Hillary (they'll be happy with Pence, I sure won't!) in there and everything will be great! How she doesn't fill you with terror is worrying (whoever still supports her, or believes she is anything but a seasoned psychopath, who is quickly approaching her expiration date, thankfully! but it is the system that is the biggest issue, not the psychos it produces, sustains and uses to further itself, imo.)
Nobody wants to speak to these issues as they are unpleasant. Even if just what Tulsi speaks to about the horrors of war and how if we can avoid it at all costs (even an experienced MMA or martial artist, they too seek to avoid fighting if at all possible, as they understand what they are capable of). Anyone who has been in a war never wants to see their brothers or sisters go experience it. They don't talk it up or glorify it whatsoever. Tulsi might not have seen actual combat, but she has treated hundreds of soldiers and others who were injured in it, at least one time or for some wasn't their first rodeo, so to speak.)
I believe America deserves someone like her who understands the true costs of war and also who will exercise diplomacy as much as is humanly possible before even thinking about the question of warfare! Some people still need time to mature, their brains are still growing. Imo, people shouldn't be allowed to vote until at least 21, if not 24 (or certain criteria, having children, married, their own business or other). This will help preserve what's left of our republic.
. From all the questions I asked or points I brought up, that is your conclusion? 
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