soalbundy

Indeed, the myth of democracy still abounds because every 4 years you can exchange one set of sociopaths for another as if true control doesn't belong to conglomerates like Black rock, the central bank, the stock market or the Fed. True freedom comes from having 'fock you' money otherwise you are at the mercy of your employer, your landlord, your bank, your insurance provider, your spouse or the idiot you voted for last time around.

yesterday my wife and I went to the army barracks to visit our son (17) on parents day, (he does army training 2 to 3 weeks a year to reduce his national service at 18) just like last time the separation and experience made him heart warmingly affectionate, quite unlike his normal self. He told us that the night before he had been put on guard duty by his evening sergeant from 1 to 5 in the morning, being my son he thought <deleted> that for a game of soldiers and slept through till the morning. It didn't go unnoticed, his evening sergeant left orders for the day sergeant to punish him with 80 press ups. The day sergeant took pity on him and said instead he was to run in full kit with a rifle 4 km in the hot sun on a rain drenched field, 1 km for every hour he didn't do guard duty. My son said he would have preferred the 80 press ups. Despite that he seems to be enjoying the camaraderie and army life in general. While we were sitting talking, the burly evening sergeant came walking around the parents toward us and my son sprang up like a released coiled spring giving him a crisp salute nearly knocking me of my stool, the sergeant returned the salute nodding and smiling as if to say all is forgiven. I'm definitely a fan of the military experience for a young man (not for me at that age though), the disciplinary experience makes a huge difference in character. He is looking forward to coming home and a hot shower, they only get cold showers. Like last year he will be polite and friendly without the teenage bull$hit for at least two weeks.

Cash

Yes indeed, as the bard once said '<deleted> this for a game of soldiers'

Never mind, show them your British passport where it says, "His Britannic Majesty's secretary of state requests and requires in the name of His Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance........"., you'll be back home in no time.

Well the election is close and Trump has a lot of negative news to brush under the carpet.

In a way it is a sign of a failed state. If the government (which itself is no stranger to corruption) can't rely on its regulations being adhered to or the honesty of its civil servants, police, armed services etc then it itself has no purpose, no legitimacy and the people have no leadership that they can respect and rely on.

It still beats existing in the UK.

At the moment the GOP doesn't exist anymore as a viable cohesive party which is a shame because every government needs a good opposition. Trump killed the sensible portion of the party with the MAGA mob threat, be a sycophant or risk not being reelected, so the party is split into factions, those with a spine being the smallest. I hope with time and Trump's absence normality will return....to the house and senate as well as the nation; at the moment one could draw parallels with the senate in ancient Rome which gave up all authority to the Caeser of the day.

I rather think it was part of the deal for his prison free return with pardon which is why the new investigation into the prison hospital affair will be white washed away.

Two primitives discussing the finer points of string theory.

Yes, both parties try to manipulate, it's part of the dirty world of politics, Trump has been in the news for doing the same thing in Alaska for instance. The Dems had a plan for stopping illegal immigration but the GOP stopped it by order of Trump simply because he wants the government to fail, he also tried to encourage a government shutdown. It's pointless getting radical for any political party, none of them are concerned about you and the USA is so far mired in the quicksand of debt it doesn't matter who is in charge the people (not the elites of course) are going to suffer. Trump should never be in charge of the country he has divided, he is old and senile and by many accounts is in the first stage of dementia (just listen to one of his erratic nonsense speeches) he also is an uncouth embarrassment, no grace, no intellect, what sort of person says "I am a stable genius" or fist bumps the queen of England.

I was being polite, also I don't see him all the time.

He has Aspergers syndrome which makes him seem weird sometimes.

Perhaps he is an American who has undergone public education and has consequently only a rudimentary grasp of the English language.

The purpose of spelling and syntax in written language is to convey meaning and ideas as accurately as possible, guessing should play no part in the process even if, "it is are not raining here also," can be understood. Ignoring accepted rules shows carelessness and a lack of conviction in what you are trying to convey.

I refuse to put myself in a box, everybody, white or black, can have all or some of those traits which are subject to change on a daily basis.

is white trash....are white trash.

stull?

That's the easy part, no worries.

couldn't open the doors! What a nightmare, those poor kids.

At any rate he loses his home and upon release he will be unemployed, not an ideal position to be in these days, one punch and his future is ruined.

When in prison you can't pay the rent or the mortgage.

Not before time.

It would seem he knows he is going to loose and that means imprisonment, his desperation is understandable. His last contribution to America after the election will be social chaos, disruptive and divisive as ever, this maniac will go down in history as having been the worst President ever, a man who has embarrassed his country and demolished his party as a viable alternative for years to come.