Forgive me. I wish he would just fucking die already!

@William_Mary He ranks with Cheney as a really bad man. But I guess he thinks he's doing the right thing.

@rogerbenham the sad thing is there seems to be an abundance of them. But as above where altschmerz brings up an article of Johnstone's, these people seemingly are staunchly related to republican administrations, within a means she mentions in that article. In that article she relates the democrats to a boxers jabs through their policy practices. While their policies basically do little to nothing to create the progressive change they voice to be, they essentially move us slowly to the right in compliance. This setting us up for the knockout punch for when the republicans take control moving further right. I'll use the last 5 decades as an example.

Carter to Reagan--Pretty much without public notice Carter allows himself to begin the Afghanistan affair with the USSR. Combine that with the hostage situation of Iran. Carter comes out looking like a dying rose only to be seen as a president who made some bad choices who got a bunch of servicemen killed and couldn't get the hostages freed. Going on to be a media wise growing symbol as a humanitarian only to be denounced by republican supporters.

History now telling the incoming Reagan campaign made a deal with the Iranians to hold the hostages until the 80 election was over. Combine that with Iran-Contra you begin to see a certain type of people we've seen filter from the Reagan administration and 3 other administrations, both Bush's and now Trump. Latin American wars, illegal arms trade with Contra's and Iran, after US funding was banished for use twice, leading to a crack cocaine epidemic. With only a few fall guys taking the hit virtually no one is held responsible. Add 4 years of daddy Bush to continue much of the same policies while also using his presidential power to cover up the remaining remnants of the previous 8 years of crimes and his involvements. Including his time in the CIA.

Clinton begins his endeavors with light antagonizing warring in various places like Kosovo, Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Iraq. Although media wise seen as humanitarian these all had quite questionable acts of compliant atrocities within them. Bill Clinton is still vastly endeared by many today. 500,000 dead children in Iraq can't even break through that barrier.

Bush Jr to Obama, I would imagine the pattern is exposing itself by now? Bush loads his administration with much of Reagan's administration war criminals who are friends of daddy. Again making an appearance in the Trump administration. Obama like Clinton is endeared by many.

Those main 2 previously from above are all linked to think tanks, NGO's, and foundations of a particular agenda wrapped up in deep state intelligence agencies using a tool called the media to create a facade towards balance of government.

I can only wish right had something to do with it! Right has no place in reality to this abundance of sociopaths.

@William_Mary Your history, not mine. I thought that Carter was your best president of my lifetime. I was a young engineer in Vancouver as Carter tried to move the US in the metric system. All I remember reading about him I admired Here at last was a president not keen on attacking other countries. To my mind history has shown him to be a very decent man. Just as Kennedy had some really bad aspects usually glossed over, Obama gets a peace prize and vastly increases drone killing.
But who is deciding the policies? Obviously the CIA and the Pentagon. And sadly some of the most destructive corporations in the world. What does Trump actually control? What has he achieved? A massive attack on the bottom 80% and the environment. Mostly a belittling of others.

@rogerbenham and yet Carter never speaks out against the imperialism being unleashed today. He gleefully joins his counterparts when invited as all is well.

@William_Mary He is a peaceful guy.