well Canada does seem to fall in line with the US an awful lot so I see many of the same opinions from Canadians. the policies of the US impact Canada as wellI’m Canadian.
I’m not saying I’m right, you’re wrong. I’m not implying that I know better than you do.
You have your opinions, I have mine. We’re both entitled to them.
Many things can be true at the same time.
Trump may be a pawn in one sense:
He thinks that he & Putin are buddies, whereas Putin sees Trump as a useful idiot.
Trump is easily manipulated with flattery.
As a quick thought. Just perspective and a thought. As in corporate media, and politics in general, the illuminati or even cigar smoke in back rooms is not necessary. To continue to use corporate media as an example, since the media is a corporation it will favor corporations. Not as a plot, but as automatic due to its culture. (I do think there is now more of a "plan" than ever, but ne'mind)who's telling him what to do? please provide evidence to substantiate your claim.
thank you.
alasdair
Most evil is not the result of elaborate plans exquisitely hatched. On the contrary, it is quite mundane.......Same with the "powers that actually be", they don't need to be hatching Dr. Evil plots to rule the world. Simply scratching each others backs and "taking care of their own" can result in games just as elaborate and effective.....
And while polarization is a real problem, I believe the biggest threat to humanity is not extremism, but apathy. Not terrorism, but laziness.Most evil is not the result of elaborate plans exquisitely hatched. On the contrary, it is quite mundane...
you're right that apathy is a big problem, I think we can look at the democrat party as a great example of apathyAnd while polarization is a real problem, I believe the biggest threat to humanity is not extremism, but apathy. Not terrorism, but laziness.
For instance-- Trump won by a landslide in 2024. However, only 65.3% of eligible voters actually voted. The fact that this was a higher participation rate than usual is just pathetic and depressing.
That's certainly part of their problem. But a bigger issue with Dems is a lack of focus & cohesion. The Democratic Party is splintered into a vast array of special interest groups, some of which are directly opposed to each other....the Democratic party is apathy incarnate
As a quick thought. Just perspective and a thought
I'm curious what the interest of those special interest groups are? what purpose do they serve and what do they accomplish? what demand are they filling and which constituents create the demand?That's certainly part of their problem. But a bigger issue with Dems is a lack of focus & cohesion. The Democratic Party is splintered into a vast array of special interest groups, some of which are directly opposed to each other.
This is not a new problem. As Will Rogers said way back around 1930::
I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat.
AOC was on Latin NPR recently talking about how the democratic party is a large voting coalition or bloc comprised of everything from Democratic socialists like her to corporate neo-libs like Pelosi, to UAW union type liberals.... It's a big tent that seems to be mostly lead by the gerontological wealth at the top (neo-libs), boomers who are sucking most of what they can out of the party as they sail off into a viagra ozepmic sunset with a ketamine chaser out in the Hamptons. Bernie's the only artifact of anti-wealth from that generation that's still doing the work. I've given up on Warren for the most part... she hasn't really don'e much besides seem concerned.I'm curious what the interest of those special interest groups are? what purpose do they serve and what do they accomplish? what demand are they filling and which constituents create the demand?
A few examples off the top of my head:I'm curious what the interest of those special interest groups are? what purpose do they serve and what do they accomplish? what demand are they filling and which constituents create the demand?
i appreciate it.
and the couple other comments on what marcoman meant. i'm still interested to hear from @marcoman whether they have anything with which to substantiate the claim they made?
alasdair
In these type of discussions ( and I used to get heavily involved in them) I have found no matter what I claim and then present solid information to validate it - it's NEVER enough. Therefore I say a few opinionated things and if a person is genunely interested in the topic they'll look inot it on their own. The interent is availabe for them to do their own research. I no longer debate anything, attempt to prove anything nor spoon-feed people. It just becomes a huge waste to time for me. I'm too fkn old for that shit.
I brought up the Wizard of Oz as (in a sense) an analogy, but it actually has some interesting meaning behind all of it. Finding out who REALLY runs the world is the rabbit hole to go down if anyone is interested in Truth. All of the information is out there. Do nothing, dismiss all or some of it or resort to name-calling. It does not matter to me. People are free to do their own homework. But in all my years of studying the topic I find 90+% won't do shit, they'll dismiss anything pesented and resort to name-calling. For those people, just keep believeling the bullshit you've been programmed to believe. It's much easier.
Heres a start: The Truth masked perfectly as Comedy by George Carlin: (and BTW, this isnlt just about America, it's at the global level)
If you watch this clip he talks about how the owners don't want a population of critical thinking.
Notice how much AI assistance is being thrown at you these days? That's a way to keep you from thinking critidally. You offload the cognitive effort to a cheerful helpful assistant (that they control, and eventually will enshitify while charging you for it)
Stay woke. Think for yourself.