Comments by "Al Loomis" (@alloomis1635) on "Katie Halper" channel.

"the russia invasion is collapsing, and that's a good thing." easy to believe, because 'invasions are bad, except when usa does it.' and of course, usa invasions bring peace and prosperity to the fortunate nations. write yer own list of lucky nations. but i have a policy: usa speaks with forked tongue, and anything they say or do is probably evil. when you live in an era of mass lying, this policy generates reality in a world of illusion. and saves time.
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the constitution was written to prevent democracy, and it continues to do so. the existence of politicians is meant to be a fire-wall between voter and action, and it works because politicians can be bought in sufficient number to ensure the rule of wealth, commercial and private. the only cure is a transfer of power from politician to electorate. 'transfer' is revolution. until you bite that bullet, nothing good can happen. when the electorate decides, it's called 'democracy.' usa has never had it, but thinks it does. no hope, really- a nation that dim can never thrive.
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usa gummint is the usual sort, staffed by sociopaths and nudged by narcissist plutocrats. that's homer sap for you.. the plebs get on with their lives, however they can. it's getting harder lately, because the rich are maintaining or expanding their take from the national income, while the national income is under pressure from prc and other resistant nations, notably iran and russia. only an active, large and well-organized popular movement can shake the status quo, none in view. usa peeps are ignorant, cowed, genuinely desperado. whence the endemic crime and occasional mass murder. i wouldn't give a damn, except the looming climate crisis threatens every living thing on earth, and the orcs who run usa are making it worse. anyone who is remotely surprised by this bolton brag simply hasn't been paying attention. the classical greeks had a word for it, that's where we get 'idiot.'
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your problem is not manchin, nor biden. your problem is that you accept rule by political grandees, much like georgian britain, when the constitution was written, and modeled on that society. on a deeper level, you accept the lie that usa is some kind of democracy. this ensures that you will never have democracy. i wish i thought some group was aware of the need for actual democracy and doing something to achieve it, but none in view.
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if you had democracy, you could fix health care with initiative. but no one says, "let's get democracy, and fix health care, and a great many other problems as well." why is that?
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usa is not a democracy. until you change that, the nation will be run for the rich, by their politician agents, with the connivance of the 'i'm doing good' middles.' is it possible to get democracy? not if you don't try.
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when are usans going to admit that they do not live in a democracy. that's a rhetorical question, no question mark. never, appears to be the answer. so long as you submit to the rule of politicians, this is what you get, and deserve. democracy is possible. but it needs citizen quality people. they seldom occur, in an oligarchy. in an oligarchy, people grow up with a submissive character, never imaging that ordinary people can run a nation. a 'catch-22' situation, oldies would say. but, begging your masters for kindness never works, and they always fall farther into corruption of character, leaving behind any sense of fairness or duty. so finally there there will be brutal repression, because no one gives up power easily. this wouldn't matter, but this time over-population makes poor social management fatal. if you are young, you may wish to organize a revolution. the oldies aren't going to leave a livable space.
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simple test of veracity: if anyone says or implies, that usa is a democracy, you are being lied to. 1. nowhere in the constitution does it say 'democracy.' 2. nowhere in the constitution is there any mention of rule by referendum and initiative. 3. there is zero co-relation between public opinion and government action, except with the top 10%, they have good response, i.e. plutocracy.
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yer on the edge of enlightenment: one more step to making politicians extinct, and using democracy.
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replace 'usa' with 'evil empire' and no apology to reagan's ghost. the evil empire is not uniquely evil, quality is just ordinary evil. but since it's big and rich and heavily militarized, the evil is magnified past what other governments can aspire to.
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so hard to pin a label on human beings, they keep having independent ideas. worse, they change their minds as they go.
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there are no democracies, although helvetia came close for awhile. they had a referendum about resisting nazi occupation! voting for people is not democracy.
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@nergispaul9022 madison and jefferson were back and forth in letters about the 2nd amendment, with never a mention of slavery. a touchy subject for men who profited from slavery while being public advocates of liberty. but state 'national guard' military units were the result of the second amendment.
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@johnriverdavis3497 the principle of democracy is that public activity goes on in public, and is directed by the citizens through referendum and initiative. there is literally no 'government,' only public clerks working openly and without power until directed by the citizens. currently that is only happening in the confederation of helvetia, among nation states, and not an ideal democracy even there. the swiss were notably independent during ww2, shooting in both directions, as required. but i suspect the embrace of the eu may have more effect than the nazis, the swiss have had to bend a bit more than their grandfathers did. the swiss evolved into democracy, and retained politicians. so not a perfect demonstration of democracy. we only have homo sap to work with. the important point in the beginning of any discussion of political systems, is that electing politicians to rule you is not democracy, not even close.
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calm yourselves, however it turns out, you will have colluded in putting a politician in power. civilized people vote for and against, referendum and initiative. this system is called democracy, and apparently you have been mis-informed, as many people think ennobling politicians is democracy. a little hint: 'democracy' is from a greek phrase, which means, "citizens rule.' not "politician rule."
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actually, it was nation-building.but that was a lie useful in the day, new day, new lie. i know how usa peeps live with the reality of being labor units in a society made for the rich, just keep your eyes focused on the day's gig. if you are lucky enough to have one. pearl buck sketched out the life and character of shanghai rickshaw pullers in the 30's, they looked like martians when i read the book in the 50's, but now there is a universal quality. think uber driver and you've got it. the trouble with real revolutionaries is that they must be clandestine, right up to 'now!' so live in hope, however unreal that may seem.
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putin's grip on power may be illusory. the recent resurgence of ukraine, with whatever base, has to stress the regard of generals, and putin himself. unless the battle starts going russia's way soon, a change of leadership is very possible. but who could replace him? his reserve strength is simply that the whole government has been publicly committed to the war. his successor would have to preside over massive reparations.. something like this situation kept the nazis and japanese fighting long after success was possible.
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so usa and stooges visited on a mission of mercy?
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no legitimacy? putin is doing on a small scale, what usa does on a grand scale. but usa does murder for profit, putin is afraid russia will be nibbled to death using salami tactics. usa/cia took pride in installing a billionaire president in ukraine, since then the rest of ukraine has fallen into poverty. well done, cia, making the world submit to wealth. i am not surprised usa is 'shocked' at putin's action, but it has nothing to do with affronted morality, you are only surprised that someone would dare to confront the evil empire in arms. putin has gambled the farm on saying "no mas." to usa. if it goes badly, he'll be dead, one way or another. but it appears he has won. like north korea, he has put his pistol on the table, and it's a much bigger gun. usa/nato has folded. words will continue to be said, and the nazis of ukraine will go on fighting for awhile, but ukraine has been saved from the dark side, again.
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she despises the press, many are despicable. usa political machinery was despicable from birth. there were some moderately lofty claims in the constitution, but all were despicable hypocrisy. "all men are created equal...." from a man made wealthy by the labor and sales of black slaves. but i learned to despise usa during the vietnam war, when villages were wiped out with napalm and machine guns, to save them' from communist infiltration. don't despise psaki, if your hands aren't clean.
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the mask has been off usa for a long time now, and the blatant use of power in search of profit, with anything from murder to war of occupation in continual use. and it doesn't seem to matter. my view is that without democracy you cannot engage the interest of the people in controlling the orcs that float to the top of society. and homer sap doesn't naturally demand democracy - too busy finding a meal, for self and kids. he can maintain it, perhaps, but cannot get it from elite control. this will be the death of us.
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'and in other news....'
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the monarchy is a problem. its mere existence means the management of the nation is done to please the monarch. but getting rid of the monarch does not bring democracy. the power to rule just moves from monarch to politician, or dictator, or military junta. getting democracy is much harder, than shooting a king. you have to get a populace to stand up and announce, "we are now citizens, and rule our nation with referendum under the control of initiative." look around you. do you see a nation capable of being citizens of democracy? it is too hard for homer sap. the tribe is raised in submission to alphas, from days on the african savanna right up to today. that's not just habit to break, that is genetic inclination. it's not impossible. the swiss still have some kind of proto-democracy, many usa states would be similar, if independent. but that similar is 100 years old, without further progress, and impotent against the power of the federal nation. so the hairless ape is going to let the alphas destroy the planet. fermi wondered why the radio spectrum was not filled with communication from the stars. it's because critters that can make radios destroy themselves with powers beyond their control.
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what a surprise. but don't worry, be happy. your benevolent and ethical politician-masters will look after you.
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