Democratic Opponents of ‘Green New Deal’ Committee Received Big Fossil Fuel Donations ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 21, 2018:

They just feel like we're too far away from that type of thing. They believe that we will be ready for it, you know, like a year before all fossil fuels go extinct, 70% of the population is killed or starved through economic energy wars for oil, or the corporations have made all the possible money ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

Hey! You're younger than I am. I'm worried for you and my grand children. And that seems to be exactly how these asswipes are thinking.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back at Sarah Palin [msn.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 21, 2018:

Agreed. She needs to brush up on politics and not engage in meaningless Twitter wars with idiots. It is amusing though that they are attacking her already. Hopefully that means they are threatened by her seemingly progressive ideas. We will see if she stays true to her words or becomes establishment...

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

That's part of my fear. To allow herself to be put on display like this gives me wonder if she's already become part of the dog and pony show. Seriously, Sarah Palin? I'd of laughed that off and kept walking without a word.

Well now! For some dam reason we always forget to grab our bags we bought for groceries! And I'll ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 20, 2018:

This has been posted on Wastelook several times over the last couple of years.

William_Mary replies on Nov 21, 2018:

I guess I'm late :-)

Bankrupt Sears wants to give executives up to $25 million in bonuses [cnn.

rogerbenham comments on Nov 20, 2018:

The entire structure of corporations needs to be rewritten in favour of the least rather than the most.

William_Mary replies on Nov 20, 2018:

There was a day many moons ago where a company liquidated it's assets every 7 years and paid any outstanding bills. I listen to Thom Hartmann talk about this a number of times. Then the company could start over with regards to making a profit. Pass it down to family or turn it over to employees. Companies back then had regulations/responsibility to provide a product useful to society, pay a fair wage to its employees, and make a profit. If this couldn't be accomplished the company was liquidated and shuttered. That must of went out during the start of the industrial age boom when we had like 5 men that were in constant battle to own the entire country. Which brought us to where we are today. They decided to join together and fuck the entire world up for shits and giggles. Now we have a club of billionaires carrying it on for them. Some of them from the same 5 families.

When you vote for something that doesn't even exist, what exactly are you voting for?

DenoPenno comments on Nov 20, 2018:

Bruce should be a bit more specific maybe.

William_Mary replies on Nov 20, 2018:

The documents for this court case can be found fairly easy. These are just 4 of the main arguements of many made by the DNC's lawyers that prove the primary cycle of the democratic party is a joke.

“A Staggeringly Bad Idea”: Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the ...

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 18, 2018:

There are some Dems opposing her. They're up to their old tried and true tricks though. The establishment Dems, including Hillary Clinton, were using that female strategy back in 2016 when she trotted out Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinum to shame women voters who wanted to vote for Bernie ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

While reading that I get a sense it's not a matter of finding a new leader, but getting rid of an instrument of power. Seemingly another entity within the party that is taking the party down a destructive path, much as we seen in the DNC during the 2016 primary. Fear the power sticking with the status quo knowing it's not wanted or working any longer, over ignoring the signs of change beating at the door.

“A Staggeringly Bad Idea”: Outrage as Pelosi Pushes Tax Rule That Would “Kneecap the ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 18, 2018:

The Lower house needs to have a members revolt against Pelosi and dump her and the other old guard members. The newly elected progressives need to be allowed to push their agenda. It all reminds me of Bernadette Devlin in Northern Ireland in the sixties.

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

How many establishment politicians must be voted down to get to good one thought!?! :-)

Nancy Pelosi and the Audacity of Identity Driven Hustles [ghionjournal.

gabriel99 comments on Nov 18, 2018:

What is a benefactor and what is a victim? It sounds like they mean something else than the usual meaning... and without that new meaning I find it hard to understand those posts.

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

Benefactors would be the pharmaceutical and insurance companies at the expense of those, the victims, forced into the program. My argument there is that today's foreclosures are a delayed response in many cases also caused by the 2007/8 collapse. I was one of those victims. The year Obamacare went into effect my employer canceled our healthcare program. My choice was to abide by this new law or pay a penalty from my taxes. At my age and having a heart issue going without healthcare was not an option. With my then employer plan I was paying $125 a month for my health coverage. Forced into Obamacare my coverage jumped to $438 a month. In the second year it went up again to $550 a month. I made to much to get the government subsidies many lower income people could receive. It was basically a redistribution of wealth from the middle class people who had no employer healthcare programs. While the program was good for many it also screwed many. Especially families with no employer program who ended up paying considerably more. Several hundred to a a few thousand a month. With healthcare premiums going up an average of about 20% a year its far from affordable. It drained a large part of my savings, left me 3 year of not being able to do upkeep on my house, and restricted life to a good degree. I'm sure this is still verberating.

Why America? Mass Shootings & White Nationalism Share Roots [youtu.be] &unempire

Beverly256 comments on Nov 17, 2018:

Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting and insightful. My husband and I have become so concerned about this that we have been seriously contemplating the purchase of a few handguns and a gun safe. I absolutely hate the idea of having guns in my house with 3 children but I’m also terrified ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 18, 2018:

I hear you Beverly! While I'm in the middle of the gun debate of the nation, I'm not stupid either. These people and those with mental issues having the ability to get guns scare me. The numbers Abby went through were merely most recent events. And we have a couple of decades worth of even more major incidents that weren't in those numbers and haven't been addressed. As long as our politicians refuse to address this problem I feel I must exercise my right to protect myself. A few years ago Mary and I went out and took a CCW course to do so. Today you just never know when you're going to end up at that place that's going to be the next mass shooting news flash. I'm not letting anyone take my love without a fight. Please educate yourselves, that includes the children, if you decide to move forward! And always be alert and aware of your surroundings. We really need to retrain our minds when we go out into public today.

Clapper’s Credibility Collapses [consortiumnews.

Piece2YourPuzzle comments on Nov 17, 2018:

It's funny how they just say something and people eat it up. When asked for evidence, there really is none. We're all supposed to just take our intelligence communities word for it like they haven't been the shadiest organizations in this world's history. People have short memories and their ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

And that goes hand in hand with our main stream media. Which is where many of these people end up after their intelligence careers end. It's a win win for the agenda to spread the managed perception. Today they are presently attempting to put many of these people into our political arena as politicians. 19 of them were attempting to get into office this last election. Most of them as democrats if I remember right.

Nancy Pelosi and the Audacity of Identity Driven Hustles [ghionjournal.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Really? I thought ACA was a Republican program and that was why they have so much trouble getting rid of it. I ended up with Coventry which is not under Aetna and the new Medicare people go nuts wanting me to switch. Sorry. Had this plan since 2011. I'm a benefactor and not a victim yet.

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

@DenoPenno Seriously!?! So you're going to try and tell me that our present healthcare program in our country which has been carrying the sub name Obamacare from the beginning of it's initiation is a republican program that Obama had little to do with? And after several months of the democratic party, under advisement of Obama, working to get this program into legislation and made law, that the republicans fought against tooth and nail, is a republican program now? The GOP doesn't want you on medicare Deno. They want to do away with it and privatize the whole healthcare system. Yea, I'm lost for words with this one.

Democrats’ Green New Deal Wing Takes Shape Amid Wave Of Progressive Climate Hawk Wins ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Your only hope lies in people waking up to the fact that the big parties do not represent them and turning in droves to give the Green Party a chance. Will Trumps solid foundation wake up in two years and realise that they've been duped? Will the mass of Democrat supporters wake up to realise that ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

As I posted this morning an article from Max Blumenthal via Anti_Media, the answer may be within. Along with Abby Martin's new video posted yesterday. Which Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz explains in short the more prominent times of national white-ism in the 20's, then making a small come back in the 50's through the 60's. We now have it making another comeback. I see another chaotic election cycle in 2020 problematically worse than that of 2016. I foresee a larger presence of white nationalist at Trump rallies and protest around the country as this virus is spreading throughout our countries with the help of our politicians. As one would see in Blumenthal's article, both republican and democratic politicians played a role in the Ukraine. We funded, trained, and supported the rise of this virus for a false narrative against Russia. Now they(Ukraine) are training and communicating for recruits from around the globe to go out and spread their virus. We have 2 years of this festering for 2020 that governments are silently standing by and watch grow. I said it, !governments! This issue will become another us verses them and the status quo of voters will continue to spill on the streets. Question? Does our militarized police forces join the ranks this time around. Will this inevitably spread to other countries in 2020 as it raises here? We're looking at a German history that's 100 years old taking form right here in the land of the free. And we have no where to run to. Only to spread to.

Nancy Pelosi and the Audacity of Identity Driven Hustles [ghionjournal.

DenoPenno comments on Nov 16, 2018:

Really? I thought ACA was a Republican program and that was why they have so much trouble getting rid of it. I ended up with Coventry which is not under Aetna and the new Medicare people go nuts wanting me to switch. Sorry. Had this plan since 2011. I'm a benefactor and not a victim yet.

William_Mary replies on Nov 17, 2018:

ACA, Affordable Care Act was initiated under the Obama administration Deno. That was one of the main issues Obama ran on in 2007. The republicans supposedly want to over turn that program. I have my doubts it's an authentic attempt though. I look at it as one of those few deceptive battles between party lines used to keep the voters divided. If they were to actually manage to get it over turned it would lead to another countrywide out cry for another healthcare program leaning towards a demanded universal type measure. And with both parties in bed with the pharmaceutical and insurance companies, who highly benefit from ripping us off, that's not likely going to happen. Coventry is a subsidiary of Aetna. I don't know what that means for you. Do they want you to switch to Aetna or to Medicare? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Health_Care

Yemeni War Deaths Have Been Underestimated by 5 to 1 [consortiumnews.

rogerbenham comments on Nov 13, 2018:

You sure know how to depress us! Lies, always lies. What do they want from Yemen? What from Syria except routing of a pipeline? Why Libya? Really why Iraq? Have the West gained oil in the process? Do they just love killing because it sells weapons? Why do we support Israel? What benefit are they? ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 14, 2018:

My goal here is not to depress, but to ignite! The truth is a hard bullet to swallow, I know. Go to the Politics page here and see what you find. You would think that people here who have turned away from the managed perception of religion would be wise enough to find it in MSM and turn from it there also. I thought that when I first came to this community. As wrong as I was about politics right up to Bernie Sanders I was on that also. As the owner of this group I have a feature on my post where I can also have it go out on other areas of the site every 2 weeks. And sometimes I post some of those that I find to be most important in between those 2 weeks also. I do this to try and bring more members in in hope to spread the truth. But it comes with a price of being trolled at times and the same cognitive dissidence I see on facehack. The amount or arguments that lack any substance or material proof is astounding! Even when presented with facts to combat one line of useless rhetoric they get from a politician or MSM they supply more empty rhetoric. The Clinton supporters were every bit as bad as the Trump supporters. Provide a video, statement, or actions from their history and they could always provide an excuse it wasn't true. Point out how democrats and republicans have done the same in many issues, yet they would argue it's not true even against the evidence provided. I seen this from late 2015 all the way through the 2016 primary cycle as I spent countless hours advocating for Sanders. Then Jill Stein for the general election. We have a world when it comes to politics that can not think for themselves and refuse to even explore a fact presented to them within tribalism politics. What's it going to take to get us out of this!?!

What is your take on the Democratic Socialist movement as a legitimate liberal alternative to the ...

William_Mary comments on Oct 14, 2018:

It depends on what and who you're referring to as democratic socialist. If you look at the recent DSA (Democratic Socialist of America) movement, you're going to find people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who quickly fell inline with the establishment talking points and supporting establishment ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@Piece2YourPuzzle The day after she won her primary she was interviewed by a MSM outlet. Stating after all we know about how the primary went down for the democrats that she would have supported Clinton. When pressed on Pelosi it was obvious she wasn't really willing to ruffle any feathers. And supported the then going attacks on Palestinians by saying Israel has a right to defend themselves. While looking for that video, which seems to be hard to find now, she's made some turn arounds in the Israel statement. I'll have to take a look to see if I actually posted it when it was done after her win when I have time. I know I did bring it up though. I'll give her credit for the sit in the other day at Pelosi's office. But she has a lot of homework to do in foreign affairs if she's going to keep up with the big dogs. She better be spending every free moment getting caught up on the history of our government involvement around the globe to fight the establishment. Being a mere few issue girl in DC isn't going to cut it. There's a hell of a lot more to it than fighting for a green way, women's rights, and speaking out about the elites. You have to actually know what's happened and have a plan or opinion to fight back with.

Yemeni War Deaths Have Been Underestimated by 5 to 1 [consortiumnews.

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 13, 2018:

Is Israel the eyes of the US?

William_Mary replies on Nov 14, 2018:

It oddly seems at times Israel is in control of much going on here and in those areas of the world. Governments seem hell bent on submitting to them like a slave to their master. Without the consent of the population they're are suppose to be representing. And that includes Israels. Most Jewish people are also against the Zionist rule over Palestinians and their war mongering support in the middle east. It only heightens more hate towards the Jewish.

500,000 Killed by America’s Global War on Terror Just Scratches the Surface [theantimedia.

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Over 480,000 have died due to direct war violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, but the number of indirect deaths - because, for example, of war-related disease -- is several times larger. See our paper at https://bit.ly/2qBje2T this is why people have problems with the USA let's join...

William_Mary replies on Nov 13, 2018:

I also seen something yesterday, due to direct contact or interference the US has caused 20 million deaths since WWII.

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 12, 2018:

@Heraclitus so now our interest is a concern to the media as for what they will cover. That sounds like the way the forth estate is suppose to work for us. I'll leave it at that. We obviously see the workings of media somewhat different. It has been interesting though.

Carey Wedler: What She Said! [ghionjournal.com]

rogerbenham comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Depressingly true. But what are the solutions? We are not offered any.

William_Mary replies on Nov 12, 2018:

I can't speak for Canada, but we have a party that doesn't take money from corporations or PAC's. The Green Party here works on grass roots donations and has a platform social friendly with a green alternative. But we can't get the majority of the population to support it that would be the most favorable to be aligned with it. Which would be those claiming to be democrats (roughly 26% of voters) and independents (roughly 48% of the voters). They are stuck in an illusion of managed perception that this party can't win. Even though we proved that theory wrong with Bernie Sanders, who ran on only grass roots donations. If these people were to unite behind the Green's as we did for Sanders we could rid the country of the 2 party establishment. If we were to just get even the presidential candidate in as a show of unity this party would grow throughout the country. My argument is that once you show main street business and the many millionaires we have that don't agree with our present politics, that they'll begin to fill the many spots open around the country to help spread the party. Main street business are one of the hardest hit on taxes and healthcare for their employees, outside of the upper middle class who also are hit hard on taxes. When they give out large tax cuts for the most wealthy, these 2 types of people and businesses see their taxes go up the most. But my theory is that they aren't going to stick their heads out there to be chopped off until they see a serious movement take off. The ignorance of the 2 party supporters are indeed the only problem holding our country at hostage! And they seem to be unable to pull themselves from the infighting long enough to figure that out.

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

@Heraclitus you agreed the media doesn't cover it enough. Then state "the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it." I'm arguing that the media doesn't cover it enough on purpose, with intent. Causing the public to lose concern and not become informed. rogerbenham simply made a statement of knowledge, where you took it to another step. His reply doesn't offer me a rebuttal where yours does. I'm simply offering up a discussion on the diversity of the subject to bring minds towards a unity with intent to inform. Your reply offered me an opinion on my views about the media. I exploited it. I'll ask, what concern to you is it? Are you part of that public that is relatively unconcerned? Or would you like to see this covered more to raise concerns in the political arena? I personally would like to see it in repetitive mode along with the shit that media uses to divide us. That same shit we get year after year with no substance that never get any meaningful attention on the floors of the congress and senate. I feel this subject is more worthy of that repetitive mode. I personally haven't heard of this, and i find it interesting. Which is why I also attempted to add to the discussion by adding another issue in the same field of permafrost about viruses.

One hundred years since the November Revolution in Germany [wsws.

LetzGetReal comments on Nov 11, 2018:

https://www.forapeoplesparty.org/ A light at the end of a tunnel? Let us hope it is not again another train! Or better yet, let us MAKE it a REALITY.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

Nina Turner!?! You do realize every main stream media outlet put her on after that election to allow her to spew the false Russian Narrative day after day sometimes multiple times a day for nearly a month? Never once bringing up the true reasons the democrats lost that election. Never bringing up the corruption brought forth on Sanders while on these programs that this site is promoting its cause for. Only the supposed injustice to the democrat party. As though the primary injustices never happened. Much like Sanders did after he betrayed us! Yea, I have major issues supporting a group who wants to embed themselves with forked tongued politicians who took me down a road of deceit when I have a party out there that deserves a chance to take me down a straighter path. Problem with this is we have all these people wanting to start a new party when there's already one that's been there for a few decades. All you're doing is creating more divide and preventing us from uniting under one that already has root. The establishment parties are loving you for it also.

One hundred years since the November Revolution in Germany [wsws.

LetzGetReal comments on Nov 11, 2018:

https://www.forapeoplesparty.org/ A light at the end of a tunnel? Let us hope it is not again another train! Or better yet, let us MAKE it a REALITY.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

Draft Bernie? What's that about? Bernie Sanders supporters?

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

@Heraclitus with all due respect, you're contradicting yourself. While I'll agree the media lives on ratings, it also lives more so on advertising from corporations that place adds on their programs. One group of the wealthy rubbing shoulders with another group of wealthy to support each other within an agenda. When a fairly large amount of those corporations are responsible for the climate change in one way or another, the last thing they want is an informed public that might tend to demand our politicians begin taking action. If the media aspect of those 2 wealthy groups begin to voice mass attention towards what the other wealthy group does , the corporations, to cause harm to the environment, which would risk them removing their adds which provides their major means to survive. The last thing these corporations want is an informed public crying out for something to be done that might hit their profits. Therefore the media isn't going to take that risk, because it's already a planned agenda for these 2 entities to work together. You can't have public awareness of certain situations if the media doesn't cover it. Therefore the public is ignorant. You've already admitted that to a degree. Which is a very large part of not only our political ignorance in this country, but issues like this also. When you learn that we are systematically being managed by the system, you begin to see it's application in other aspects of our society. This is one of those outside the political realm.

NPR Article that no one is talking about.

Heraclitus comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Actually, the consequences of thawing permafrost has been discussed by scientists for years. It is just that the public at large seems relatively unconcerned about it.

William_Mary replies on Nov 11, 2018:

I would argue that the media doesn't cover it enough to keep us informed. For us to be truly informed about this on a wide scale nature would lean towards our politicians having to be forced into actually take actions they want to avoid.

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

But why would Mueller do all of this? I thought that one relevant factor from the start was that he is a republican voter. Your main point seems to be that the DNC are corrupt. I am beginning to wonder what percentage of politicians are not corrupt. And that the DNC is covering up their evil ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

Yea, this was a job the DOJ should have been on top of. Why wasn't it? Maybe because there was nothing to be on top of to start with.

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

But why would Mueller do all of this? I thought that one relevant factor from the start was that he is a republican voter. Your main point seems to be that the DNC are corrupt. I am beginning to wonder what percentage of politicians are not corrupt. And that the DNC is covering up their evil ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

Mueller has a line of questionable history and investigations behind him. The 9/11 commission was a farce also. Not enough money to do a real investigation and most of the testimony from the hearings were left out. Half the people on that committee complained about how it went down. 28 pages covering the Saudi's involvement have been held from the public. Families are suing to get them released. Hell, it took almost to the end of Obama's presidency for us to even know about those 28 pages existence! They're all tools for the same entities that rule over and own our politicians. Our intelligence agencies aren't there for us. They're the biggest farce in the game. That's why today they make up a large percentage of experts on our news media. So they can be used to set the tone of the managed perception that has swept over the population. Now they are doing their best to inject these people into the political arena as politicians. This is why they want to silence whistle blowers and regulate net neutrality. If they can do that we don't get the information like this to know and spread the truth.

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

I'm not with you on the WM. We do not have access to facts. We only have second hand reports. We cannot say that the whole thing is a fabricated smokescreen as we do not have that information. We do know that people close to the president have been arrested. It reminds me of that film star who was ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

As you might get from here, the whole case against Russia most likely may have been fabricated from the start. For all we know G-20 could very well be our own intelligence agencies working for Clinton and the DNC towards a false narrative. I'll argue to cover up their own crimes during that election cycle. And the possible murder of Seth Rich who many believe was Wiki Leaks source of the downloaded information. https://consortiumnews.com/2018/08/13/too-big-to-fail-russia-gate-one-year-after-vips-showed-a-leak-not-a-hack/

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 10, 2018:

I'm not with you on the WM. We do not have access to facts. We only have second hand reports. We cannot say that the whole thing is a fabricated smokescreen as we do not have that information. We do know that people close to the president have been arrested. It reminds me of that film star who was ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

WM? world media? After 2 years the indictments, and convictions, have been on money laundering, tax evasion, one of them scamming money out of the other, and in Flynn's case, not reporting money made on contracts he was working on in Russia in the past. Which lead to him resigning for not reporting. Only one indictment was made in actually reference to Russian collusion to interfere with elections. And that wasn't even tied to Trump. It was a click bait farm in St. Petersburg that hosted a number of social media post for 12 companies, including a couple to few men owning some of those companies. In which the end game reveled after in house investigations within these media outlets found that the amount of users receiving their post was so small it was comical. Mueller attempted to bring charges up of this click bait farm in a hearing. Of course not expecting anyone from Russia to actually come to the hearing to be arrested. BUT, their lawyers did. And when they asked for the evidence being used against their clients Mueller went into protection mode, claiming it was classified material. No evidence no case. https://consortiumnews.com/2018/07/14/clinging-to-collusion-why-evidence-will-probably-never-be-produced-in-the-indictments-of-russian-agents/ If you like to get caught up in this quagmire>>>> https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=017930374292714292268%3Avw5cotp1r2c&q=mueller++russian+click+bait+&sa=Search=consortiumnews.com%2F=&ss=22336j55758988j33

With Final 'Evil' Act, Jeff Sessions 'Reminds Everyone Yet Again Why He's Been Worst Attorney ...

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Nov 10, 2018:

You, merely a consumer of news cannot say there is no evidence of anything. You do not see any reports, no fbi/nsa/cia/mi6 etc. data. I could go on, but that would be a waste to a closed mind.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

2 years, no convictions = no proof. Where's the investigations at now? I'll tell you where, no where. It went silent over a month ago. Because they served the purpose of sweeping the real crimes under a rug. And that was the DNC and Clinton crimes of a real elections tampering. Possible money laundering which is being silently swept under a rug. A possible murder in Seth Rich who is most likely the real source of a leak, not a hack. managed perception much? And I have a closed mind!?! When you don't realize just how close the Clinton's and Trump's are, we get people like you.

Election 2018: Breaking Down the Shell Game of Politics [ghionjournal.

Lucy_Fehr comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I dunno. It has some merit but Trump is oceans away from any previous politician. I don't know if it will ultimately be for the worse or the better- although my bet would be on the former, but I am fairly certain that politics have turned a corner and we will not be going back to the status quo ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

I don't see any attempt on the part of Teodrose to suggest any means of returning to a status quo in politics or elections. Only him ridiculing the establishment, " However, from the perspective of the status quo and the establishment, our electoral system is 100% healthy." Trump is the illness/result of the symptoms we've been getting for nearly 5 decades. What is your ideal of status quo? To me that's like, make America great again. When was America great? We have a long history saying we aren't so great. From the times of our very first president, he also, have been giving us warnings of that entity that will always be attempting to destroy any real means of democracy for the benefit of a few. Many of our past presidents have repeated this warning over time. Right up to our last one, Obama. He spoke of it coming in, and just recently at a collage spoke on it after he was out. While coming in he took their money. While in he gave them our money. Now out he mocks us as though we forget what he's done as he gives us a meek warning of those he supposedly went in to fight against. Then made them a part of his administration like all others before him. Those he now rubs shoulders with as he parades around the world filling his bank accounts with their money, our money, as he does speeches and parties with them. My agenda here is to help people understand that the status quo will not change unless we all unite and leave it. Turn our backs on it and unite under a party outside the status quo. My personal preference at this time is the Green Party. Peace.People. Planet.

Election 2018: Breaking Down the Shell Game of Politics [ghionjournal.

LetzGetReal comments on Nov 7, 2018:

I don't often jump from here to FB, did on this one, good job. "Following" you. Please keep up the articulate blog. Thanks! "LGR", indeed.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

Thank you. And for your interest!

Abby Martin: The Democratic Party's 'Abysmal Failure' Presenting a Platform [youtube.

Xanadutoo comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I know very little about American politics but when ever I listen to Abby she explains in a language I understand.Haven't her since she was on RT.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

@Xanadutoo if you go through the videos at Empire Files though, you can actually put more of a westernized collaboration into much of her work. Such as the Palestinian issues and Latin American issues. I think one of the biggest mistakes being made today is the fixation on us here in the US. You can't possibly believe our government is the sole problem of empire building and colonialism when we have other countries working hand in hand with us around the globe. The term westernized society isn't made for us alone and others came well before our time started. These intelligence agencies are all working the same game and for the same agenda with each other to destabilize the world in areas they want control over. I will argue we are merely being used as the military might and the currency controllers of the world. Someone had to be that place and we got elected for it. But we aren't the only country with ruling oligarchs. And I will also argue they are all working together against us all. Our problems here are also spreading in your country also. And around the globe. Make no mistake about it, concentrate on us to much and your part of the problem will end up biting your ass just as bad. We on a worldwide basis need to unite and see this as a global effect, not a by country issue.

Oops There Goes Gravity! When Progressive Dreams Meet the Regressive Reality of Politics ...

rogerbenham comments on Nov 7, 2018:

What do I think? I think that there may well be a few elected who dream of doing well for the country but I fear that most, whatever political stripe (Rep or Dem) are there for money. I think that very few politicians care much more than their re-election and how to get big money to support them. I ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

We've seen the sincere come and go for decades. They get silenced out and usually lose the next election as the party installs millions into their next opponents campaign to get rid of them. Lets take the incumbent opponent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went up against. We'll most likely hear about him as a lobbyist now. It's a win win for the party. He goes on to make millions now while they get a new corporate playmate. Being she started flipping the day after winning the primary. I started going through the list of democratic winners this morning. Common traits. Military, intelligence, worked with and for other politicians in their area, took big money during their campaigns, so basically we got a group already established in the status quo from most of them.

Abby Martin: The Democratic Party's 'Abysmal Failure' Presenting a Platform [youtube.

Xanadutoo comments on Nov 9, 2018:

I know very little about American politics but when ever I listen to Abby she explains in a language I understand.Haven't her since she was on RT.

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

She was working mainly from teleSUR until recently. A media source ran by 5 countries in Latin America, mainly out of Venezuela. With the latest sanctions against Venezuela, our government has blocked her funding transfers to continue her Empire Files work since leaving RT. She also does radio with her brother at Media Roots>> http://mediaroots.org/ You can catch up on her after RT work here>> http://theempirefiles.tv/ She had a go fund campaign about a month ago which I believe she got a good chunk of donations. Claiming she now had enough to start working on some of the Empire Files stuff again. Let's hope she gets back on her feet. I wish The Real News Network would give her a job!

Scum vs. Scum [truthdig.com]

mdinsmore comments on Nov 9, 2018:

“Menendez has a voting record as sordid as most Democrats’. He supported the $716 billion military spending bill, along with 85 percent of his fellow Senate Democrats.” Rly. What was the GOP voting record on the same bill? Are you kidding me saying that GOP isn’t also corrupt?

William_Mary replies on Nov 10, 2018:

If you knew Chris Hedges you wouldn't make such an assumption. I don't remember reading any such claim in the article, even after another quick read. One line that should have given you pause on that statement>>"The elites, Republican and Democrat, belong to the same club. We are not in it." But if I missed something, please direct me to that quote. The narrative of the article might help you with keeping up with its intended purpose. If you actually read it? Seems you didn't. Being it's agenda is geared more towards understanding that this blue wave was merely another managed perception for false change that will not come from this new class of candidates if elected. Why about half our population don't vote. How friendly fascism has worked its way into our country. And how our media is more a propaganda tool against us today. I'm fairly certain that at no place within the article is there an assumption that the GOP is corruption free. Or would Hedges or myself ever make such an idiotic claim when we both share an agenda to inform the people of our country that both parties serve the same people. And we aren't those people.

Is What’s Happening in Yemen Really Genocide? [mintpressnews.com]

Karuk comments on Nov 8, 2018:

It is in the sense that an entire (ethnic) group is being systematically killed. Does it matter that the "reasons" are more about politics and poverty than a religion or? In cases like the Rohingya in Burma, the reasons are far more obviously evil, the intentbbbbut in either case, whole peoples are ...

William_Mary replies on Nov 8, 2018:

I get your point. But for many the cause is getting the information out! We have too many who aren't getting the information. And even more important, information with a false narrative!

The con of diversity [rt.

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Well it's produced bu Russian tv, soooooo......

William_Mary replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@rogerbenham thank you Roger.

The con of diversity [rt.

AmmaRE007 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

thanks for posting this eye opening video

William_Mary replies on Nov 4, 2018:

You're welcome. Thank you for your interest!

The con of diversity [rt.

Lop-Eared-Mule comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Well it's produced bu Russian tv, soooooo......

William_Mary replies on Nov 4, 2018:

Hey, feel free to stay uninformed. If RT is willing to give good independent journalist a platform to inform us of matters our main stream media will not, I tip my hat to them! You should be thankful Chris Hedges is able to keep his work flowing, where the managed perception of main stream media in the US will not provide a platform without forcing him to lower his integrity for the truth.

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GreatNani comments on Nov 4, 2018:

They will support him no matter what. He could kill babies with a knife and they would say he had good reason.

William_Mary replies on Nov 4, 2018:

I hear you! And have felt it. Mary and I both.

Welcome to the Jungle [consortiumnews.

AmmaRE007 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

I think at this stage in history..we all need to sit up and pay attention. I believe that also we need to think it terms of Unity. We will never all agree.. but we can agree to be respectful, thoughtful and kind. If people are truly "religious" they seem to be forgetting one of the first ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 31, 2018:

If you're speaking a unity outside of the 2 party establishment, I'm already there waiting for help. As many like me. Peace.People.Planet!

Immigration-Not the type you should welcome! Canada has accepted 117 White helmets along with ...

Kikipotamus comments on Oct 30, 2018:

Are you concerned about all Syrian refugees, or only White Helmets?

William_Mary replies on Oct 31, 2018:

Also something to consider. Some of the top commanders of ISIS and other terrorist groups are also among these people being relocated to our countries. Let that sink in for a moment, if you need a moment.

Immigration-Not the type you should welcome! Canada has accepted 117 White helmets along with ...

Kikipotamus comments on Oct 30, 2018:

Are you concerned about all Syrian refugees, or only White Helmets?

William_Mary replies on Oct 31, 2018:

The white helmets are not refugees. They are a group financed by the western coalition that worked with terrorist in that country. They have been exposed by Vanessa Beeley and other journalist. Labeling them as refugees is a disgrace to the refugees these people have helped to kill and used to push their fake staged propaganda videos. The places they vacated after being taken back were found to be used for building rockets and bombs out of schools and hospitals. If I had the time I could find many videos of evidence for you. Here's one to start your own search. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNwe7yKbwo

Welcome to the Jungle [consortiumnews.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 30, 2018:

A "god given dictatorship" is a good way to describe this new Brazilian president. He says there are a lot of beliefs in Brazil but everyone had better get used to him because it's all Christian now. Trump thinks he likes this and he appears to think this is how America should be. That idea is very ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 30, 2018:

I like the new picture Deno :-)

“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Prominent Saudi Activist Quits Twitter Live on Stage ...

rogerbenham comments on Oct 28, 2018:

This of course is going to gradually become a worldwide phenomenon and thank goodness global warming will effectively wipe us out before fascism takes over the entire planet.

William_Mary replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Yea, I don't know. When you consider the vast coalition of countries having already wiped out half the Middle East, have a hand in right turned South America, and half of Latin America, in the process of swallowing Africa and are at the present moment turning their own countries hard to the right, you don't think we have a desired need to worry? I'm fairly certain Hitler would be proud to see his vision of world dominance coming to an almost full fruition about now. When I look at the whole picture they are basically controlling the entire planet to a good degree. Markets, economies, peace, resources, and before long? the internet. In which would take away our only means to communicate with each other of our dissent. Since Trump has become president the US and Europe have taken a giant step to the right. With both attempting to take away rights and move towards austerity measures. I would argue we here in the US have been under those measures since 9/11. Our state and local governments have gone to shit. Losing federal funding in about every aspect you can think of. Our healthcare goes down hill more each year with about a 20% increase each year since the ACA kicked in. There are sporadic wars spread out through Africa that aren't making the news, endless war in the Middle East, and constant threats of war around the globe. The westernized coalition have their noses up everyone's asses. There aren't all these protest going on around the globe for no reason. We have a real problem that is growing like a wild fire out of control and it seems we have no water in the area to fight it with. And I refer to my common argument now. Which is that most people are stuck in an illusion fighting it from within a broken system. One side thinks they are winning by supporting the system moving us to the right, and they other side thinks supporting their side to fight it is actually on their side, when its not. Any anything progressive is being shut out by propaganda lies and the old school fearful cries of communism. That being supported by the main stream media, or not. Or not? Because they will not cover the truth about progressive politics either. They are in compliance to the agenda of their rich owners. And they get paid well to do so. I give you Robert Parry, who has told us that for decades and why he left main stream media. Make no bones about it, we are fighting for our lives and this planet. And it's never been more evident then now!

UK Was Aware of Saudi Plot Against Khashoggi Weeks in Advance: Report [telesurtv.net]

paul1967 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Has this been verified? This doesn't sound likely to me.

William_Mary replies on Oct 28, 2018:

(Intercepts by GCHQ of internal communications by the kingdom’s General Intelligence Directorate revealed orders by a “member of the royal circle” to abduct the troublesome journalist and take him back to Saudi Arabia. The report does not confirm or deny whether the order came from the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.) Considering GCHQ is a British intelligence and security organisation, it's unlikely they would out such a coalition member without it being true. But with that said, I wouldn't put it past a possible agenda being initiated using this incident. Or even having orchestrating it. As of now it's basically more to the trail of bread crumbs to follow.

Reports of Voter Intimidation at Polling Places in Texas [truthout.org] :-(

OldGoat43 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

When I've encountered some of the more vicious of the racist breed of humans, the thought comes to my head that it is like visiting one of the safari parks where wild animals are circling your car and you shouldn't open your window or feed them. The good part is that you can go home and turn on the...

William_Mary replies on Oct 28, 2018:

We need to push them back into the shadows where they belong. Inseminated in a means they can work in society but not effect it with their poison. They are like a cancer to a civilized society.

WikiLeaks’ Legacy of Exposing US-UK Complicity [consortiumnews.com]

Science-guy comments on Oct 28, 2018:

I am not impressed withWikiLeaks anymore. instead of simply “reporting” they have become the news through conspiring to shape the news. Assange has turned into a self important douche.

William_Mary replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Science-guy I have no clue what you're talking about. Journalist do that all the time for various reasons. With that mind set I wouldn't like any journalist.

WikiLeaks’ Legacy of Exposing US-UK Complicity [consortiumnews.com]

Science-guy comments on Oct 28, 2018:

I am not impressed withWikiLeaks anymore. instead of simply “reporting” they have become the news through conspiring to shape the news. Assange has turned into a self important douche.

William_Mary replies on Oct 28, 2018:

Shaping? If disclosing the injustices of government actions is a means to shape today's news, it's a clear indication today's news isn't doing its job as the forth estate.

Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part One: A Look Back [ghionjournal.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Where else to get the news?

William_Mary replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@rogerbenham yea, I like a lot of Fisk's and Pilger's work. UK right, both of them? You can find a lot of their articles on Consortium. Well, I would argue they wouldn't stop being I believe the 2 work hand in hand with the establishment. They didn't give him billions worth of free time during the election cycle for no reason. Trump spent literally no money on campaigning through the media. And when it looked like he was running out of steam the Mercer family came in and bailed him out. Which is where we got Steve Bannon from.

Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part One: A Look Back [ghionjournal.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Where else to get the news?

William_Mary replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@rogerbenham If you like watching news via video like I do. The Real News Network - [therealnews.com] Arron Mate rules here. Paul Jay is good here also. I see you already know this one. But thought I'd post if anyone else is interested. The Grey Zone Project - https://grayzoneproject.com/ I like a lot of Max Blumenthal's work. http://theempirefiles.tv/ By Abby Martin. My favorite independen​t investigat​ive journalist​. She was previously​ working mainly through teleSUR until our government​ shut down her funding from the Latin American countries that own the news source. Her and her brother still do radio programs through Media Roots though. But this site is a small gold mine of her work in Palestine and Latin America, mixed with other work against the empire Building we are engaged in. I impatiently await her return to video work!

Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part One: A Look Back [ghionjournal.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Where else to get the news?

William_Mary replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@rogerbenham My top sites for news. Consortium news - my number one of all. https://consortiumnews.com/ This site was started by Robert Parry in the mid 90's after basically being forced out of main stream media. He passed away in Jan 2018. I highly suggest you read the Memoriam written for him to get a feel of how important his work was. https://consortiumnews.com/2018/01/28/robert-parrys-legacy-and-the-future-of-consortiumnews/ Highly notable for his work on the Iran-Contra affair. This site is a gold mine with over 2 decades of articles in its archives. I sometimes get lost in reading for hours here. You can learn a lot about our government corruptions and dealings around the world with this information. Truthout - https://truthout.org/ I rarely have a complaint about information or get a sense of towing the party lines from these writers. Common Dreams - https://www.commondreams.org/ They have a group of great writters, and they have a few that tend to tow the party lines. I've been following this site for several years. Once you get the sense of reality of good information you can see when a writer is writing for the wrong agenda. One of the best things about this site is the comments section! I know of no other news site that has as many participants in a comments section as CD has. And they don't hold back from calling bullshit on the few writers that tow the line. MintPress News - https://www.mintpressnews.com/ This is a good site to keep up with the middle east. To date I've never found an article that has been misleading. And I've been following this site for a few years now. teleSUR English - https://www.telesurtv.net/english/index.html This is a good site to keep up on Latin America issues. Although its main base is in Venezuela, often falsely claimed to be a government owned news source of Venezuela. But it's actually also funded by the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Bolivia. Another good site for Latin America is Venezuelanalysis - https://venezuelanalysis.com/ More coming.

Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part One: A Look Back [ghionjournal.

AnneWimsey comments on Oct 25, 2018:

They have 24/7/365 to fill...when the news came on twice a day, a lot less filler & errors crept in...however, that ship has sailed. Ask yourself...without the free press, would you know about (for one example) migrant children & infants being ripped from their parents, some forever? How about ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 26, 2018:

Free press? I would argue it's not so free when it serves an agenda set by its rich owners that control and manipulate what comes from it. As in the article, our founding fathers gave the press a freedom to be essentially the forth estate as a check and balance to serve the people. It no longer fills that requirement. When to the press those infants being ripped from their parents are used for the benefit of making money and to rile up the masses in a means to divide the people of 2 parties, it's disgusting. When they constantly, on purpose, leave out the reasons of these peoples plight as to why they're coming here over the past 4 + decades, it's proof there's an agenda to the coverage. Same as with this caravan in the news daily. You don't get any information on why they are coming, you get a substance lacking propaganda filled story of the agenda they want you concentrate on. Which the supporters of these establishment 2 parties can then mindlessly bicker over in ignorance. While the main stream media has you concentrating on the agenda, have they once informed us that these people have the right to come here seeking asylum? In which they can only do so when they get to the border. Yes I would know. My independent news sources wouldn't allow that to happen without a full story. Compared to the partiality we get from the "free press". See, I know the full story. These people are coming, have been coming, for decades. They have been coming in small groups for the most part for decades. This particular group is coming so large for safely reasons. Why are we being beat over the head this time? Because the mid term elections are coming up and they are being used to prop up and magnify the divide in this country. Why have they been coming here for decades? Because since the 50's we have been going into their countries and supporting coups of democratically elected governments that didn't conform to the agendas of the westernized world. In which corruption, austerity measures, oppression, gangs, and human rights violations began to run rapid. I don't know where you want me to go with the Flynn, Cohen, Manafort machinations statement. They got caught breaking some fraud, money laundering, and tax laws that the DOJ failed to do its job on. Flynn didn't expose some contacts and work done with Russian companies when being brought into the Trump administration. Another job the DOJ and chairs on the committee failed to do during confirmations. I will say it nice to know you don't trust our government either! I'd suggest you work on questioning your main stream media also. With all due respect.

Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Part One: A Look Back [ghionjournal.

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Where else to get the news?

William_Mary replies on Oct 26, 2018:

For foreign events and US politics I have a post PINNED at the very top of the group mentioning my top few places of independent news sources, and a couple of my favorite independent journalist. Although I really need to edit it being I ran out of space the site gives, it's a start. When you first come into the group there are also hashtags of those sources and people. I have a couple to few other I'll send to you in a private message tomorrow when I have more time.

CN VIDEO—Jill Stein Talks to Consortium News: ‘We Are Being Robbed Blind by the War ...

genessa comments on Oct 25, 2018:

you won't find a positive comment from me in support of that faker, that russian tool, that nobody, jill stein. g

William_Mary replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@genessa No facts to your claim. I rest my case. 1 picture with a false narrative equal managed perception.

CN VIDEO—Jill Stein Talks to Consortium News: ‘We Are Being Robbed Blind by the War ...

genessa comments on Oct 25, 2018:

you won't find a positive comment from me in support of that faker, that russian tool, that nobody, jill stein. g

William_Mary replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@genessa nice managed perception you have there. Do you ever think for yourself? Or do you always allow the fake media to do it for you? Do the world a favor and step out of the illusion!

“Putin’s Puppet” Advances Nuclear Missile Escalations Against Putin [caitlinjohnstone.

rogerbenham comments on Oct 21, 2018:

I'm assuming that this is yet another case of follow the money. Arms manufacturers wanting more money.

William_Mary replies on Oct 21, 2018:

@rogerbenham some have argued even worse. She was strongly supporting a no fly zone over Syria. So, what, she wanted to shoot down Russian and Syrian planes defending a sovereign nation? Against what would be her terrorist groups. That could get ugly real fast!

“Putin’s Puppet” Advances Nuclear Missile Escalations Against Putin [caitlinjohnstone.

rogerbenham comments on Oct 21, 2018:

I'm assuming that this is yet another case of follow the money. Arms manufacturers wanting more money.

William_Mary replies on Oct 21, 2018:

Basically that's what it could lead to. I think the more important statement Caitlin is trying to make is that those of the left who have been towing the cow line that Trump is a puppet of Putin, they are now as much responsible for an arms race as the right is. While the shrills on the left have been trapped in the managed perception that Trump and the Russian government colluded to get Trump his victory, they either ignored or are ignorant to the information that Trump hasn't been so good to the Russians in many ways. We expelled many of their diplomats, if not all of them, from the country. We in a coalition effort bombed a airbase with Russian planes on it in Syria over a false chemical weapons claim, possibly killing some Russians, places sanctions on Russia, which keep expanding, allowed Israel to shoot down a plane of theirs killing more Russians, who's knows how many more are dead in battle with our terrorist funded groups, yet they have spent 2 years saying Trump isn't tough enough on the Russians. Oh yea. And we have moved missiles closer to the Russian border against set past treaties. I guess they want a full blown nuclear war!?! Go figure.

Are Media Matters and George Soros Behind the Social Purge?

DenoPenno comments on Oct 21, 2018:

As if George Soros had to get to Central America someway in giving the people there money to make them leave. Why would I want to believe this? It must be a really large operation so explain how it works and what it costs. Fake Russian collusion? Explain that one too. Since the 1950's the United...

William_Mary replies on Oct 21, 2018:

Yea, Deno, you're always so difficult to deal with. What the hell does Central America have to do with this issue? Believe? What are you addressing with that statement? It's within the confines of a paragraph about Central America that is off topic to this post. So I have no clue how to address you're questions on Central America, an operation, or cost. I have explained that to you on more than one occasion. How about you explain yourself. Feel free to explain to us how there was any Russian collusion to the nature of the claims provided by the DNC and Clinton, any news organization or journalist, or any politician! After 2 years of investigating this matter no one has been indicted or been brought to court on any type of collusion between Trump and the Russian government. Or having hacked the DNC data base. Involved with our affairs? That's a whole different issue to the case of collusion of the Russian government with Trump to win the election or hacking the DNC data base. Please separate the 2! Why would anyone even begin to fathom that the Russians don't get involved with our affairs! Of course they are involved with our affairs! That's what governments do. Politicians from other countries are always involved in a vast number of aspects of affairs with each other. That's doesn't mean they collaborate to win positions on an illegal basis. This reality is often called a diplomatic relationship conducted by diplomats and any number of politicians. So feel free to explain where any of this process lead to an example of misuse of that process leading to a Trump victory or the hacking of the DNC. There is something we can do about it. You just seem to refuse to see that. As I have stated many times a way to do so. Supporting a party outside the 2 party establishment just doesn't seem to resonate with you. So like to many others in this country you continue to play in the same corruption you bitch about, or to scared to step out of the illusion they have so many trapped in. I can only stab at what your about being you never really give me any real substance to work on. As far as cost? Are you talking about the cost of David Brock's army? I posted 2 other links in the initial post at the bottom. The last,bottom link goes into the cost of what that effort cost. Although it doesn't go into a total break down of everything, it gives cost. Reports were that people within the army on social media were getting 50 cents a post. Yes, both sides are one in the same. You get that I take it. Apathy? Only if you allow it. If you take what Ben Swann is doing as apathy, I feel for you. Ben Swann was shut down by all social media for a year and fired from his job for doing a piece on Pizza Gate. Where he raised some dam good questions about Podesta and other ...

When Black Panthers Aligned with Confederate-Flag-Wielding, Working-Class Whites ...

rogerbenham comments on Oct 20, 2018:

You USA are trapped with voting for two wrongs and a concentrated media prtopaganda persuading you that Nader is too left wing. The crazy part is that you're all stuck with McCarthyism believing that any sort of socialism equates to communism. I doubt if 1 in 50 can actually tell you what communism ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 20, 2018:

I try to explain to people who have fallen victim to the false narrative waged against socialism here, or even communism, to refer back to what words they were derived from. Which I'm fairly certain those words would be society and community. Yet when you explain to them that they already live within a socialized society, they still fail to grasp that fact as they attempt to explain it as something else. A number of them who struggle to survive while using a social safety net system that benefits them while also claiming certain types of people should not. The self absorb ignorance is astounding. I've known many who falsely apply to these programs while in another breath would support the politicians who would do away with these programs and also blame others for hoarding from them. Hypocrisy!

The Fascists Are Coming for Your Social Security and Medicare [commondreams.

Science-guy comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Well if they want to take it away, they should give back all of the monies that have been paid into over they years.

William_Mary replies on Oct 20, 2018:

I highly agree! I've been paying into that system since I was 18. I want my fucking money back! I'll take interest with that. But what about the nearly 3 trillion they've taken from it and never put back!?! And riddle me this Batman. If we are supporting that system with deductions from our pay, how does it have an effect on the deficit? When did it become entangled with other aspects of governing? And why?

Freedom Rider: Jamal Khashoggi and U.S. Hypocrisy [blackagendareport.com]

rogerbenham comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Trump no doubt owes heaps of money to the Saudis.

William_Mary replies on Oct 19, 2018:

I'm fairly certain he has hotels there. The family has a number of businesses throughout the middle east in the elite areas.

Jobs Are No Excuse for Arming a Murderous Regime [commondreams.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Yes, jobs are no excuse and so many Americans think we have to walk softly here or we could mess up a mega buck weapons sale deal. OK, explain to me how armament sales are creating other jobs in your area. Chances are that is not happening. Now I will give you another fact. The stock market is not ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 19, 2018:

We actually had a Lockheed Martin in our area shut down. The stock market does manipulate the economy though. What it does or doesn't do is a tool against us.

What is your take on the Democratic Socialist movement as a legitimate liberal alternative to the ...

William_Mary comments on Oct 14, 2018:

It depends on what and who you're referring to as democratic socialist. If you look at the recent DSA (Democratic Socialist of America) movement, you're going to find people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who quickly fell inline with the establishment talking points and supporting establishment ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 15, 2018:

@Seeker3CO the Green Party has almost the same exact platform Bernie Sanders had. Off hand, the only difference is that the Green Party advocates for a major turn towards job creation via green alternatives. Moving the country to wind and solar energy would highly rescue the country from the real employment crisis they don't tell you about when they spew out the false 3.9 unemployment rate. Along with infrastructure rebuilding also. Another newish agenda would probably entail rebuilding the corrupt EPA which Trump has taken to its worse levels. And it wasn't all that great before being its been riddled with corruption for decades. I would argue that the Green Party is about as socialist as we can get without the word socialist in its title or spoken agenda. But then today many of these groups and people spewing out the work socialist are fakes with no real concern for the working class.

Why Is the Radical Right Still Winning?

Lucy_Fehr comments on Oct 14, 2018:

Getting big money out of politics is the only hope. Sure there are a few honest ones but they never get high enough up to have any real impact. The dems are no more willing to get rid of that money than the repubs are.

William_Mary replies on Oct 14, 2018:

@Lucy_Fehr I didn't advocate for you to do that. There's this other party called the Green Party. They don't take money from corporations, PAC's, or the likes of off shoot groups that funnel money into PAC's. They operate on grass roots support.

Why Is the Radical Right Still Winning?

Lucy_Fehr comments on Oct 14, 2018:

Getting big money out of politics is the only hope. Sure there are a few honest ones but they never get high enough up to have any real impact. The dems are no more willing to get rid of that money than the repubs are.

William_Mary replies on Oct 14, 2018:

There's only one way to take money out of politics. And that's to quit voting in that system. Voting outside of that system leads to a waste of their time and money. How do you get those that continue to support that system to leave it, and support a party that refuses to take that support system?

Why Is the Radical Right Still Winning?

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 14, 2018:

I'm beginning to think that all politicians are basically the same. Just different agendas.... But all morally corrupt ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 14, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty the oligarchy will not allow a strong class of people to exists. Politicians are used to control the class statuses. The main stream media is essentially today's Jester to the historical kings messenger.

Goodbye, Columbus [artplusmarketing.com] &unempire

NoMagicCookie comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Thanks. A good read. Ran This for a few teachers today to try to get them to modify their "Columbus Day" activities but had not takers. . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8PQXiJiLOY

William_Mary replies on Oct 13, 2018:

That was cool! Thank you.

"Stunning": State Court Silences Climate Experts Set to Testify in Valve Turners' Necessity Defense ...

rogerbenham comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Quite so. I've received Common Dreams for many years now. My only complaint is that it is so USA centric.

William_Mary replies on Oct 13, 2018:

I've been following CD for several years. Yes, a very diverse group of writers and journalist. You have to know your politics well to filter out the bullshit. But I find the comment section to actually be the best group of people and possibly the best part of CD. I don't think you can find another internet news source with such an abundant comment section. I've also learned a lot from the people there over the years also.

Syria war: Why I fight alongside Assad's forces near Idlib [bbc.com]

phxbillcee comments on Oct 12, 2018:

I honestly don't think I support many, if any of the factions operating in Syria, especially not Assad.

William_Mary replies on Oct 13, 2018:

Support the people. They have no guilt on them for the relationships of past history that they have been paying the price for. While I'll agree Assad has a fault from playing the game with the devils of the westernized world, he doesn't deserve the illegal atrocities being committed on him and his people that are being waged on them. When their only fault is that as Iraq and Iran, being placed over large reserves of oil. This game has been played over the course of decades by outside interference in which each of these countries have been befriended, used, abused, then befriended again, leading to demonized as an end game. What makes Saudi Arabia so special? Another country of that region in this very game. When there is considerable evidence they financially supported the 9/11 attacks, are well known to be one of the most horrific human rights abusers, that we would and do crucify other countries on, often on a false narrative we make up, yet as with those countries we once worked with when it was in our interest, Saudi Arabia is getting a pass. As in Trump's own admittance just the other day, we should give them a pass for supporting the murder of nearly 3000 people in our country because they spend a few hundred billion buying our weapons. You now have a price on what your life is worth. You've just became a measure of worth to the westernized global agenda, and can be sacrificed at anytime for it with no fault to anyone for allowing this relationship to continue. For what Assad is worth, we should be thanking him for playing a part in showing the world what our westernized governments and the main stream media are, then handle the past history accordingly where necessary. But we can't get to that point when we are being managed to think a world leader somewhere is something they managed to make us think he or she is. We have a much larger problem to solve first to get there.

Eighty Years of the Fourth International: The Lessons of History and the Struggle for Socialism ...

GreatNani comments on Oct 10, 2018:

As neither China or Soviet Russia were socialist. So this does not make sense.

William_Mary replies on Oct 11, 2018:

I would also argue that today in those terms,we could easily be title, The United Socialist States.

Eighty Years of the Fourth International: The Lessons of History and the Struggle for Socialism ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Oct 10, 2018:

You're right. . I dont understand most of this... .

William_Mary replies on Oct 11, 2018:

Ill be glad to help you understand anything within the article if you can be more direct. The presenter is basically laying out the false narratives of socialism in the past in reference to Trotskys and Marx's views. In which they referred to as imperialism. He also goes into a couple other countries on how the misuse of socialism was applied. But feel free to direct me towards any parts you might like an opinion on!

Eighty Years of the Fourth International: The Lessons of History and the Struggle for Socialism ...

GreatNani comments on Oct 10, 2018:

As neither China or Soviet Russia were socialist. So this does not make sense.

William_Mary replies on Oct 11, 2018:

The writer is making that very point. This is one of my main arguments of the managed perception in the US of those so against socialism. As they are trained to turn their attention to mainly those 2 countries as a reference. The writer gives a good example of how he sees Russia and China both used their false version of socialism to benefit imperial building. Not for the good of the workers and nation as a whole. The Russian revolution of 1917 never really had time to advance. It was quickly over taken with the help of outside influence. So you're right, Russia was never really a socialist country as it was so titled. Or China being both countries falsely use title towards imperialism.

True Revolution [caitlinjohnstone.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Obviously you have some link to evidence the rest of the world wasn't privy to. Please, call the FBI and let them know you have what they were looking for in order to put Bret away. Thanks ?

William_Mary replies on Oct 9, 2018:

@Captain_Feelgood the only thing I'm assuming is that a thorough investigation was warranted for the better of the position and the commons. You keep putting developed thoughts in me that aren't there.

Goodbye, Columbus [artplusmarketing.com] &unempire

ashley44 comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Why is Columbus Day a Federal Holiday in the U.S.? First of all, Columbus did not discover America. The first people to come here were the indigenous people from Asia (Native Americans, American Indians, or whatever you want to call them). Second, it has been proven that the Vikings came to North...

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

That is the golden question. The US also had a population of Latino's that spanned from Mexico well into the western states up into the Colorado area, long before any European's came.There is also evidence that the Aztec civilization spanned into as far north as Colorado also. Ancient maps indicate this from documentaries attempting to track their movements as they suspiciously left their homelands from the south. Names on the maps to mark places most likely only used by the Aztec civilization. I can only offer the opinion of it being to glorify our existence here. Much of our history is of a false narrative that goes hand in hand with the managed perception of what we are told today on what is happening around the globe. Much is not what it seems!

Five Reasons Why the GOP Rushed to Confirm Kavanaugh [consortiumnews.

rogerbenham comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I've been a Green for over 20 years and wonder why it has so little effect in the USA. What ever is the attraction of the Democrats who are lead by such conservative people. Whilst the Republicans could care a fig about 95% of the electorate.

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@rogerbenham Sanders was offered the Green Party ticket by Jill Stein. Not only did he refuse, word is he never even contacted Stein to discuss it. Warren held out on supporting anyone almost right up to the primary convention. One would think Warren would have supported Sanders especially having been burned by Clinton in the past over the bankruptcy bill. And how loud she howls against the machine. The Clinton's definitely owned the DNC leading up to the 2016 election cycle. She managed to take full control of all operations, including donations. She created a Hillary Victory Fund that is thought to have laundered 84 million from state donations directly to her campaign. Law suits are pending but we're getting little information about them. Actually no information has been put out now for months. Some of these transaction were done on the same day even before state officials had even known they came in. https://www.redstate.com/slee/2018/08/28/hillary-clintons-campaign-implicated-84-million-campaign-finance-scandal/

True Revolution [caitlinjohnstone.

brentan comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Tolle offers a calm place in a storm. I enjoy his teachings. The question is how to get the balance right in a world demanding you fit in so as get your basic human needs. It's an even tougher question when you have a family. The Christian proposal to solve that problem was to 'seek God's Kingdom ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@Beowulfsfriend I hear you loud and clear! The thing about this internet is that we can rebel right here without a physical confrontation. The question really is how to get the 26% of democratic voters, the 46% of independent voters, who for the most part agree to a platform of a party and unite. I would argue that party is the Green Party. Which has strength in many places outside the US. I would also argue it can be done by simply referring back to the 2016 primary and consider how Bernie Sanders was taken to the top on grass roots support and only grass roots donations. The same can be applied to the Green Party. I also believe if the people in this country would stand up it would draw in the many millionaires and billionaires who disagree with the current capital system that create a huge inequality gap in our society. Drawing in more intellect and understanding power source. The real challenge is to draw everyone stuck in the managed perception that a 3rd party can't win illusion the establishment politicians and media have them trapped in.

True Revolution [caitlinjohnstone.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Obviously you have some link to evidence the rest of the world wasn't privy to. Please, call the FBI and let them know you have what they were looking for in order to put Bret away. Thanks ?

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@Captain_Feelgood that would be the senators, especially those supporting Kavanaugh. And a host of other people of all ranks within politics and society.

Five Reasons Why the GOP Rushed to Confirm Kavanaugh [consortiumnews.

rogerbenham comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I've been a Green for over 20 years and wonder why it has so little effect in the USA. What ever is the attraction of the Democrats who are lead by such conservative people. Whilst the Republicans could care a fig about 95% of the electorate.

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@rogerbenham he ask us supporters of his to support the very entities he was to be fighting against, for one. As the primary cycle came to a close, it was discovered he made a back room deal with the Clinton campaign to go light on her. Then it was also disclosed via leaked emails given to Wiki Leaks that the entire DNC worked with the media to limit debates, work against Sanders, also limit his exposure, leak debate questions to Clinton, have the media propel Trump to the front of the republican party. This eventually lead to DW Shultz to resign bringing in Donna Brazil. Who communicated these things to Sanders before the primary election, who said nothing publicly and went on as nothing had happened. He has the balls to then ask us to support a rigged election against his own movement!?! When we Sanders supporters filed a law suit against the DNC, their lawyers argued in court they were not bound to hold a fair and unbiased primary cycle. And fucking won. And all money we donated to Sanders went to the DNC and Clinton in the end. If that wasn't bad enough, Sanders then climbed of the Russian false narrative of them hacking the DNC. While more tangible evidence indicates the DNC information that came out was a leak from inside the DNC, not a hack. The information from the DNC was received to fast to be a hack from an outside source. It was downloaded onto a device like a thumb drive from a DNC data base. If Sanders chooses to run again, he has lost a vast majority of his real supporters. He became part of the corruption in many of our eyes with his silence of everything that went down during the primary cycle. The above isn't even going into all the shenanigans that went on during the election nights during the primary from day one in Iowa! Voter purging, Sander delegates being locked out of back room talks during caucuses, chaos at caucuses, running out of applications at caucuses then providing voters with false information turning them away. He never stood and voiced his concerns at any point during the entire primary cycle for his supporters. Then joined the machine at the end.

Five Reasons Why the GOP Rushed to Confirm Kavanaugh [consortiumnews.

rogerbenham comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I've been a Green for over 20 years and wonder why it has so little effect in the USA. What ever is the attraction of the Democrats who are lead by such conservative people. Whilst the Republicans could care a fig about 95% of the electorate.

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

@rogerbenham yea, I no longer trust either one of them today. Or will I in the future. Sanders sold us out badly!

Teamsters union defies “no” vote, declares UPS contract ratified [wsws.

phxbillcee comments on Oct 8, 2018:

The Teamsters have been corrupt for decades.

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

Yes, but just like in our political realm, they are now publicly willing to show it and take it to extremes with no fear of retribution. We are basically being told by both entities that we will submit at all cost or pay the consequences of suppression.

True Revolution [caitlinjohnstone.

brentan comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Tolle offers a calm place in a storm. I enjoy his teachings. The question is how to get the balance right in a world demanding you fit in so as get your basic human needs. It's an even tougher question when you have a family. The Christian proposal to solve that problem was to 'seek God's Kingdom ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

I agree. Any real attempt to change the power structure in our country will lead to a vast collision of ideology. The establishment politicians and the oligarchs they serve will surely fight for the survival of their controlling system.

True Revolution [caitlinjohnstone.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Oct 8, 2018:

Obviously you have some link to evidence the rest of the world wasn't privy to. Please, call the FBI and let them know you have what they were looking for in order to put Bret away. Thanks ?

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

Who said anything about putting him away? The statutory limits to prosecute have well passed. Why be so seemingly stupid about this? Evidence is what we're seeking. And there we're more people willing to give interviews to the FBI outside the controlled management scope. Hey, if you just want to support the guy blissfully, feel free to just put that out there. I'd rather have a bad honest opinion than someone trying to force the narrative rhetoric on me.

Five Reasons Why the GOP Rushed to Confirm Kavanaugh [consortiumnews.

rogerbenham comments on Oct 7, 2018:

I've been a Green for over 20 years and wonder why it has so little effect in the USA. What ever is the attraction of the Democrats who are lead by such conservative people. Whilst the Republicans could care a fig about 95% of the electorate.

William_Mary replies on Oct 8, 2018:

We have a systematic agenda here by our politicians and media to deny any 3rd party coverage. And with what little coverage they do get, it's relatively short with an agenda to humiliate and degrade a candidate. Using false narratives or distorted facts the media and establishment politicians purposely spread to reduce any potential interest in a 3rd party. These especially apply to the Green Party. Here's the big catch though. Everyone in the US understands that the 2 establishment parties have created an electoral system that only serves those 2 parties. So the next and last part in that agenda is to manage a perception that a 3rd party can't win. And the people who support that corrupt system by continuing to participate in it vastly fall in line with that false narrative. Often also using that as a reason they will not switch from their corrupt party. On the other side, my side, I give you Bernie Sanders, as an example that theory is indeed false. As a 2016 candidate he took no money from corporations, pacs, etc. His campaign was solely supported by the commons. I witness republicans and independents switch party affiliation to vote for this guy. I will argue the same support for the Green Party can and would change the political corruption in our country. A party with a platform that almost mirrors, closely resembles or comes relatively close to what 26% of our democratic registered voters and 46% of independents voters claim to support. Yet they are stuck in that illusion to bravely take our country a different direction.

Dems in ‘Toss-up’ Races Turn to Wall Street for Campaign Funds [readsludge.com]

Happyonearth comments on Oct 7, 2018:

Yes, democrats are desperately seeking money. i cant sanction it, but I do understand it. the tepublicans have a lot because they are receiving money from the corporations that received billions, so for those corporate entities, its a good tax break. if the election system was reformed, the ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 7, 2018:

Beholden to the elite or beholden to my constituents? Will never be a good thing when they choose the elite.

You Thought Superdelegates Were Bad?

Rob1948 comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Considering Sanders is not really a Democrat...

William_Mary replies on Oct 6, 2018:

@Rob1948 your attention span is quite disturbing. It's beginning to lead me towards understanding your lack of ability to relate other aspects of politics, in this case, a politician, to more than just the the subject at hand. Being political issues are so diverse. Which is why you refuse to see the right leaning tendencies of Sanders to be a measure to evaluate. jorj brought into the discussion of right leading when he claimed "Bernie doesn't stand for right wing policy." That is merely an opening for me to announce that Sanders does display right wing tendencies. Whether you want to agree with that is your choice, whether be it to reflect on as a possible conclusion, or debate its semantics. As far as the thread goes, you might want to scroll up and take a look at the original posters name and then compare it to mine. You might find they are the same. I had no problem with your reply that lacks any real substance to the threads intended inquiry towards the DNC actions. Being I find your reply to be simple democratic partisan rhetoric that was used during the primary to degrade Sanders run in 2016. Yet you want to attempt to belittle me for simply adding another opinion as I follow through on the path the discussion was leaning us towards. Parameters!?! For one to set parameters within such a diverse topic as politics as you would seem to want placed, open discussion and opinions are therefore voided in many cases. In which my intended goal for this group would be useless and could be seen as a mere attempt to a type of dictatorship. Yes, not only did I start this thread, I am also the group owner. I am also the original thread starter of probably over 99% of the post here. If I was to set any standards of parameters here, my goal to share independent news sources to draw people out of the illusion of the main stream medias biased fake news would be contradictory. I would then be guilty of attempting to provide the same manage perception leading to a controlled attention span you now have me thinking you may be trapped in. I have no intentions to control what people here can say while sharing their opinions, or while redeveloping their opinions, which is my main cause here. As I attempt to draw people away from the empire building the westernized coalition is conducting and using us for.

President Trump Exposes Truth of US Relationship with Saudi Arabia – Kevork Almassian Analysis ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Is it just brass nuts or is it rocks in the head? Is there anything Trump can do or say right?

William_Mary replies on Oct 6, 2018:

@DenoPenno Bannon has taken his part to Europe. Make no mistake about it, Bannon is still a major player in this movement to the right. I'm quite serious when I try to relate what's going on here in the US to what's is going on across the Atlantic.

Scientists Sound Alarm Over Mysterious Gov’t Plan to Spread Viruses Using Bugs ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 6, 2018:

I do not take your words lightly and this is all within current possibility. My question involves how would crop destruction topple a regime without firing a single shot? We have to go on from that point into who will feed these people and how will they feed them. I don't see the situation as a ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 6, 2018:

It's an old strategy from centuries ago Deno. Surround the occupiers and starve them out, into surrender or until they are forced to fight. This makes it quite easy. Releasing the bugs on farmlands with the actions of sanctions in the beginning. Look at Venezuela for an example. We, the westernized coalition, and main stream media, have falsely created a narrative that the democratic elected government there are the sole reason that country is in hardship, and that the people there want a change. When the truth is that a vast majority of the people there support their government. And it's hardships are the effects of actions taken by the westernized coalition have been the leading cause of their problems. From getting the Saudis to flood the market with oil, monetarily supporting their aristocrat opposition to the government, purposely creating rioting for the media to falsely create a narrative of public discord, add a coalition of sanctions, which leads to the corporate sector that the aristocrats still control to manipulate the production of products within the country also leading to currency manipulation. I have posted Abby Martins video on this a number of times here that details about every aspect I just mentioned. The people of Venezuela are purposely being staved in many aspects of an economic valued system. Despite that the government is still able to provide for its people against these odds. All that would be left to do is to cripple their farming! And the westernized coalition would have little empathy towards the people there by having the opposition fulfill that action by spreading this virus to get back control of their country. The world wants their oil! It doesn't give a rats ass if the people are fed!

President Trump Exposes Truth of US Relationship with Saudi Arabia – Kevork Almassian Analysis ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 5, 2018:

Is it just brass nuts or is it rocks in the head? Is there anything Trump can do or say right?

William_Mary replies on Oct 6, 2018:

Depends on who you ask Deno. Say what you will about the guy, but he and his team have put together a brilliant strategy towards their agenda. And when I say their, I'm talking about the entire political DC entity. And they are using the truth in many ways to deceive a nation. I have spelled that out a few times here. But identity party supporters miss what I'm preaching while his fall deeper into the trap.

THE DEVIL WE KNOW [thedevilweknow.com]

rogerbenham comments on Oct 5, 2018:

It will be a long time before it works its way up into the sticks where I live. The intro didn't say much about what it was about. So I did a search and it appears to be yet another Erin Brocovitch expose of just how uncaring and ruthless big corporations can be. To the ruination of lives, the ...

William_Mary replies on Oct 6, 2018:

I can only suggest going to the facebook page to keep up. You might find this to be of interest. https://thedevilweknow.com/get-the-facts/ There's a couple articles at the bottom and a link for your email address for tips and getting updates.

You Thought Superdelegates Were Bad?

Rob1948 comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Considering Sanders is not really a Democrat...

William_Mary replies on Oct 6, 2018:

@Rob1948 that's exactly what I'm talking about. Maybe you just want to avoid talking about it?

You Thought Superdelegates Were Bad?

Rob1948 comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Considering Sanders is not really a Democrat...

William_Mary replies on Oct 5, 2018:

@Rob1948 which way is the country moving? He's helping that movement with compliance to the establishment. Who does the establishment serve? In what direction do the oligarchs seem to be taking us? Whether it's Trump or the republican party before Trump came along, we have been moving to the right. Under people like Ryan, towards nationalism with the signs of fascism. I give you Steve Bannon. Who has taken his movement to Europe which has also been moving this direction. This isn't just a coincidence, it's by design. Take the labels out and you might get a completely different view! https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2017/12/16/dems-and-gop-work-together-like-a-boxers-1-2-punch-to-knock-you-out/

You Thought Superdelegates Were Bad?

Rob1948 comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Considering Sanders is not really a Democrat...

William_Mary replies on Oct 4, 2018:

@Rob1948, @jorj I think you just made my case. Why can't you see that? Please see above. His voting record overrides his rhetoric! His actions override his rhetoric. He spent decades providing us a false imagine of what he stood for. When it mattered most, he supported the establishment who serve the oligarchy. Still working with them. Case closed. Duck! His lame excuses of voting for bad bills, "because it has some good things in it" went to the pond with him. Now he can drown with them.

You Thought Superdelegates Were Bad?

Rob1948 comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Considering Sanders is not really a Democrat...

William_Mary replies on Oct 4, 2018:

@Rob1948 He supported right wing war agendas for 8 years and Israel during the Bush administration. If it quacks like a duck, it's a god dam duck. He can say all he wants, it's his actions that tell the truth. If Trump tells you he doesn't lie, do you believe him?

You Thought Superdelegates Were Bad?

Rob1948 comments on Oct 3, 2018:

Considering Sanders is not really a Democrat...

William_Mary replies on Oct 3, 2018:

Can you tell me just what Sander is? Look at his voting record for war, Israel, drone attacks, etc. I can't tell. Support for Clinton after complaining she's part of wall street and our problem. Then supporting the false Russian narrative for her. Establishment is establishment. That's all I see in Sanders now. A con artist.

The Kavanaugh Case: Sex, Lies, Privilege (and Plenty of Beer) [consortiumnews.

rogerbenham comments on Oct 3, 2018:

And I understand he was never a lawyer in court but merely a clerk who was promoted directly to being a judge. How he is qualified to be on the supreme court is a mystery other than his extreme right wing views will prevent any sane judgments for decades.

William_Mary replies on Oct 3, 2018:

Totally prepped for this position. The question is how did he managed to get in this position. There's absolutely nothing in his back ground to make him special. But he's getting a major stamp of special from all the support he's getting. That's quite scary.

Unhinged?

MizJ comments on Sep 30, 2018:

What I find especially disturbing is the message this is sending to children in our society. Are girls to believe that they should just accept this? Do boys believe that they can get away with it?

William_Mary replies on Sep 30, 2018:

That seems to be the message we are sending out. And certain aspects of religion are siding with this ancient ideology that are helping to support these very people. It's down right frightening!

With Nation Transfixed By Kavanaugh Monstrosity, House GOP Votes to Give Rich Another $3 Trillion in...

Bakunin comments on Sep 29, 2018:

You will only see a difference if you're extremely rich. Plutocracy.

William_Mary replies on Sep 30, 2018:

Yes, even if the calculations are right, it's a months payment on my Indian, where theirs buys the whole bike.

America’s industrial slaughterhouse [wsws.org]

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 25, 2018:

Are these statistics any improvement over the past hundred years?

William_Mary replies on Sep 25, 2018:

The article didn't go back that far. Percentages are going up since 2015. We're going backwards towards a hundred years ago.

Trump’s “Opposition” Supports All His Evil Agendas While Attacking Fake Nonsense ...

powder comments on Sep 21, 2018:

What justifies this spending? Russia. Be very skeptical what you are fed about Russia as this paranoia is needed to justify big military spending. An enemy is needed, real or imagined. WTF would Russia invade Europe? It's not to spread communism, the USSR is dead.

William_Mary replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Paul4747 your a fool if you don't recognize the way oligarchs play a role in Russia as they do here. In this part of a 12 part series Paul and Prof Buzgalin discuss that very issue. https://therealnews.com/stories/is-putins-rule-a-dictatorship-rai-with-a-buzgalin-8-12 And thank you for the compliment. I love when someone calls me a conspiracy theorist in that manor. I guess you haven't learned yet how the CIA promoted that action through use of the main stream media.