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The swamp is fighting back.

Ray9

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Is there some reason why we need a really dumbed down society? The answer is yes and we are watching it play out right in front of us.

You need a really lethargically inquisitive society to watch corrupt Russian officials channel $145 million directly and indirectly into the Clinton foundation and then end up with control of twenty percent of the uranium supply of the United States. You then need an almost wide-eyed bumpkin-like snake-oil buying society to watch Hillary Clinton Blame the current president for colluding with the Russians to win the election and swallow it.

The dumb in our society notwithstanding, the rest of us know when the tail is wagging the dog. It would be news if the Russians didn’t interfere in our elections. They’re the Russians-it’s what they do. Oh, and to illuminate the issue for the cognitively slow, we interfere in their elections and political affairs as well-it’s what we do.

This would all be kind of funny were it not for the fact that so many sluggish thinkers in our democracy actually believe that the president plotted with Putin in a cave somewhere to get the keys to the White House. Then they looked the other way while Bill and Hillary Clinton were shoveling bribed money from Russian officials into the Clinton Foundation in exchange for uranium.

Now what should really give US citizens pause is that the FBI and the Department of Justice knew about the Clintons and the uranium deal. The sound of crickets was deafening as they swung into action to preemptively exonerate Hillary in the email scandal and then a launch a false flag investigation against the president for-wait for it-colluding with the Russians.

If this were a cartoon we could all laugh at the stupidity but this is what an entrenched political establishment has done to our society and it threatens our democracy. The FBI and DOJ are supposed to protect Americans from bad people who do bad things. Instead they act like bag men for the Mafia to shield a corrupt political establishment from a president that might expose the fact they are the bad guys.

No one is laughing and no one should be because our fragile democracy is on the verge of imploding. The president has said he wants to drain the swamp and the swamp is fighting back. Let’s hope the president wins.
 
People aren't necessarily intellectually lazy. They're just being bombarded by daily scandals and news bytes constantly, rendering them desensitized. The wall of content is enormous for the average person and so when something really major happens a lot just can't tune in or are not fully registering the full severity of it.

I definitely have my days of "my brain is too tired to care right now". After the mass shootings, North Korea, Trump vs. Iran, immigration, Russia, the every day crap going on in Congress, the NFL debacle, etc... my brain is just :stars:

How do we maintain an informed democracy under these circumstances?
 
Is there some reason why we need a really dumbed down society? The answer is yes and we are watching it play out right in front of us.

You need a really lethargically inquisitive society to watch corrupt Russian officials channel $145 million directly and indirectly into the Clinton foundation and then end up with control of twenty percent of the uranium supply of the United States. You then need an almost wide-eyed bumpkin-like snake-oil buying society to watch Hillary Clinton Blame the current president for colluding with the Russians to win the election and swallow it.

The dumb in our society notwithstanding, the rest of us know when the tail is wagging the dog. It would be news if the Russians didn’t interfere in our elections. They’re the Russians-it’s what they do. Oh, and to illuminate the issue for the cognitively slow, we interfere in their elections and political affairs as well-it’s what we do.

This would all be kind of funny were it not for the fact that so many sluggish thinkers in our democracy actually believe that the president plotted with Putin in a cave somewhere to get the keys to the White House. Then they looked the other way while Bill and Hillary Clinton were shoveling bribed money from Russian officials into the Clinton Foundation in exchange for uranium.

Now what should really give US citizens pause is that the FBI and the Department of Justice knew about the Clintons and the uranium deal. The sound of crickets was deafening as they swung into action to preemptively exonerate Hillary in the email scandal and then a launch a false flag investigation against the president for-wait for it-colluding with the Russians.

If this were a cartoon we could all laugh at the stupidity but this is what an entrenched political establishment has done to our society and it threatens our democracy. The FBI and DOJ are supposed to protect Americans from bad people who do bad things. Instead they act like bag men for the Mafia to shield a corrupt political establishment from a president that might expose the fact they are the bad guys.

No one is laughing and no one should be because our fragile democracy is on the verge of imploding. The president has said he wants to drain the swamp and the swamp is fighting back. Let’s hope the president wins.

It all starts with a sufficiently biased media.
 
People aren't necessarily intellectually lazy. They're just being bombarded by daily scandals and news bytes constantly, rendering them desensitized. The wall of content is enormous for the average person and so when something really major happens a lot just can't tune in or are not fully registering the full severity of it.

I definitely have my days of "my brain is too tired to care right now". After the mass shootings, North Korea, Trump vs. Iran, immigration, Russia, the every day crap going on in Congress, the NFL debacle, etc... my brain is just :stars:

How do we maintain an informed democracy under these circumstances?

We all feel that way. You have to trust your instincts. Luckily it's a lot a harder to lie than tell the truth so the liars keep resurfacing in situations that expose their lies.
 
Is there some reason why we need a really dumbed down society? The answer is yes and we are watching it play out right in front of us.

You need a really lethargically inquisitive society to watch corrupt Russian officials channel $145 million directly and indirectly into the Clinton foundation and then end up with control of twenty percent of the uranium supply of the United States. You then need an almost wide-eyed bumpkin-like snake-oil buying society to watch Hillary Clinton Blame the current president for colluding with the Russians to win the election and swallow it.

The dumb in our society notwithstanding, the rest of us know when the tail is wagging the dog. It would be news if the Russians didn’t interfere in our elections. They’re the Russians-it’s what they do. Oh, and to illuminate the issue for the cognitively slow, we interfere in their elections and political affairs as well-it’s what we do.

This would all be kind of funny were it not for the fact that so many sluggish thinkers in our democracy actually believe that the president plotted with Putin in a cave somewhere to get the keys to the White House. Then they looked the other way while Bill and Hillary Clinton were shoveling bribed money from Russian officials into the Clinton Foundation in exchange for uranium.

Now what should really give US citizens pause is that the FBI and the Department of Justice knew about the Clintons and the uranium deal. The sound of crickets was deafening as they swung into action to preemptively exonerate Hillary in the email scandal and then a launch a false flag investigation against the president for-wait for it-colluding with the Russians.

If this were a cartoon we could all laugh at the stupidity but this is what an entrenched political establishment has done to our society and it threatens our democracy. The FBI and DOJ are supposed to protect Americans from bad people who do bad things. Instead they act like bag men for the Mafia to shield a corrupt political establishment from a president that might expose the fact they are the bad guys.

No one is laughing and no one should be because our fragile democracy is on the verge of imploding. The president has said he wants to drain the swamp and the swamp is fighting back. Let’s hope the president wins.

Trump already failed, or actually we failed Trump, and this ship is going down almost for sure because we suck now.

We suck bad, and we dont care, because we are THAT ignorant.

SORRY!

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We all feel that way. You have to trust your instincts. Luckily it's a lot a harder to lie than tell the truth so the liars keep resurfacing in situations that expose their lies.

The Elite Class lies constantly, has long lied constantly, we all agree, but OH SO FEW care..... your argument has flaws.

This is mostly a failure of will, not a failure of ability.
 
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People aren't necessarily intellectually lazy. They're just being bombarded by daily scandals and news bytes constantly, rendering them desensitized. The wall of content is enormous for the average person and so when something really major happens a lot just can't tune in or are not fully registering the full severity of it.

I definitely have my days of "my brain is too tired to care right now". After the mass shootings, North Korea, Trump vs. Iran, immigration, Russia, the every day crap going on in Congress, the NFL debacle, etc... my brain is just :stars:

How do we maintain an informed democracy under these circumstances?

You don't really.
 
The arguments arising against the president are identical to past arguments against other presidents: "All I know is I hate Bush." "All I know is I hate Trump." The brilliance of these arguments is obvious. This is what we are faced with. Our democracy runs against the wind and always has. It will survive.
 
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