Saturday, January 26, 2019
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
USA under Donald J. Trump: Republic, Democracy. Oligarchy, Dictatorship, or what?
The United States of America Congress consists of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Right now, the House of Representatives has a Democratic Party majority and the Senate has a Republican Party majority.
The U.S. House of Representatives is based on the one person/one vote principle, with the House consisting of 435 Reoresentatives proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives each represent a portion of their state known as a Congressional District, which averages 700,000 people.
The U.S. Senate consists of 100 Senators, each of whom represent an entire state with each state, regardless of population, having 2 Senators, thereby enabling a small population state such as Rhode Island (1.06 million people) to have an equal vote in the Senate as a large population state such as New York (19.85 million).
Recently, the DEMOCRATIC Party controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to fund and re-open the U.S. Government. That bill was not even voted on by the REPUBLICAN Party controlled U.S. Senate because REPUBLICAN Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would not allow the DEMOCRATIC Party controlled House of Representatives passed legislation to be put to a vote in the REPUBLICAN controlled Senate, stating he would not allow anything that REPUBLICAN Donald J. Trump, who became President via the Electoral College despite not receiving a majority vote of the Amercan people, would not approve.
I say that it is the Republicans, who represent a minority of the American voters, not the Democrats, who represent the majority of the American voters, that are forcing their political beliefs and agenda onto the majority of the American people. And, the Republicans are controlled by the Supreme Puppet Master Donald J. Trump.
It seems to me that American national government is following the path forged by Germany when it transitioned from government under the Weimar Republic to government under the National Socialist German Workers' Party and Adolf Hitler.
That being stated, looking at the reality of national government in the United States today rather than political ideological form of government, I have to wonder if the USA under Donald J. Trump is a Republic, a Democracy. an Oligarchy, a Dictatorship, or what.
Right now, the House of Representatives has a Democratic Party majority and the Senate has a Republican Party majority.
The U.S. House of Representatives is based on the one person/one vote principle, with the House consisting of 435 Reoresentatives proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives each represent a portion of their state known as a Congressional District, which averages 700,000 people.
The U.S. Senate consists of 100 Senators, each of whom represent an entire state with each state, regardless of population, having 2 Senators, thereby enabling a small population state such as Rhode Island (1.06 million people) to have an equal vote in the Senate as a large population state such as New York (19.85 million).
Recently, the DEMOCRATIC Party controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to fund and re-open the U.S. Government. That bill was not even voted on by the REPUBLICAN Party controlled U.S. Senate because REPUBLICAN Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would not allow the DEMOCRATIC Party controlled House of Representatives passed legislation to be put to a vote in the REPUBLICAN controlled Senate, stating he would not allow anything that REPUBLICAN Donald J. Trump, who became President via the Electoral College despite not receiving a majority vote of the Amercan people, would not approve.
I say that it is the Republicans, who represent a minority of the American voters, not the Democrats, who represent the majority of the American voters, that are forcing their political beliefs and agenda onto the majority of the American people. And, the Republicans are controlled by the Supreme Puppet Master Donald J. Trump.
It seems to me that American national government is following the path forged by Germany when it transitioned from government under the Weimar Republic to government under the National Socialist German Workers' Party and Adolf Hitler.
That being stated, looking at the reality of national government in the United States today rather than political ideological form of government, I have to wonder if the USA under Donald J. Trump is a Republic, a Democracy. an Oligarchy, a Dictatorship, or what.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Dictatorship USA!
Is the USA becoming a dictatorship government under Donald Trump and the Republican Party?
I refer you to the following article:
GOP Rejected Obama's Executive Reach, but Accepts Trump's by Lisa Mascaro, AP Congressional Correspondent
More food for thought:
F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia by Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Nicholas Fandos
I refer you to the following article:
GOP Rejected Obama's Executive Reach, but Accepts Trump's by Lisa Mascaro, AP Congressional Correspondent
More food for thought:
F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia by Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Nicholas Fandos
Monday, December 31, 2018
Snopes and Political Conservatives, such as Troy Neff, who are Avid Practitioners of Selective Perception
It is not uncommon for me to do fact-checking the best I can. Frequently, I have cited articles from Snopes.
This past March 18, 2018, political conservative Troy Neff posted a status update on his Facebook wall in which he wrote,
Well, back on that Sunday of March 18, 2018 at 10:30 p.m., Troy Neff wrote the following on my Facebook:
Concurrently, while doing my research about Snopes, I read the following in a Wikipedia article:
I did indeed find many articles concerning the veracity Snopes, in which many of the articles seemed biased in their dependence on selective perception in the same manner as selective perception has been used by both Troy Neff and 'Ditch Cuyahoga' (or whatever his or her real name might be).
I now selectively choose to refer readers to just one of the articles that I read. That article describes Snopes as being least biased and its fact reporting as high. You may read the report yourself over at:
I say, "Give me the facts." "Just the facts, ma'am."
This past March 18, 2018, political conservative Troy Neff posted a status update on his Facebook wall in which he wrote,
“Here’s more of your peaceful protest. And this ain’t California.” and to which he attached a link to a Fox News Article entitled, Student with ‘Trump’ flag assaulted by mob during National School Walkout.I responded as a reply to that posting on his Facebook wall by posting two links to articles without making any comment of my own. One link was to a fact check article by Snopes entitled “Did Donald Trump Encourage Violence at His Rallies?” The other was a link was to an article from Mashable entitled “All the times Trump has called for violence at his rallies.”
Well, back on that Sunday of March 18, 2018 at 10:30 p.m., Troy Neff wrote the following on my Facebook:
"Your 1st Amendment right is extended to you on your page. Not mine. Snopes? Seriously gtfo here with that dumb shit. It’s called personal responsibility. But I’d guess a hypocrite would forget about Obama saying to bring a gun if they have a knife.I responded to Troy Neff with:
The left has been ridiculously violent. That’s ok. We’re over it.
You’re special for sure."
"Government 101 Lesson, Troy Neff. First Amendment only applies to the national government.To which, Troy Neff simply replied,
p.s. My mother always said, 'Two wrongs do not make a right.'
It appears to me, Troy, that you fail to practice what you preach. Is it really necessary for you to use potty mouth language to make your point?"
"Yes."Fast forward to the morning of December 31, 2018: On my Roland's Ramblings blog, I received the following comment from Ditch Cuyahoga <dcuyahoga@gmail.com> {107.77.161.8} in response to Regarding Troy Neff of Toledo, Ohio, a Roland's Ramblings blog entry that I had posted on March 19, 2018:
"In all fairness, using Snopes to back your argument automatically makes your point invalid. It has been proven they are wrong more times than right. Easy to research that."Consequently, I did indeed research Snopes.
Concurrently, while doing my research about Snopes, I read the following in a Wikipedia article:
Selective perception is the process by which individuals perceive what they want to in media messages while ignoring opposing viewpoints. It is a broad term to identify the behavior all people exhibit to tend to "see things" based on their particular frame of reference.
I did indeed find many articles concerning the veracity Snopes, in which many of the articles seemed biased in their dependence on selective perception in the same manner as selective perception has been used by both Troy Neff and 'Ditch Cuyahoga' (or whatever his or her real name might be).
I now selectively choose to refer readers to just one of the articles that I read. That article describes Snopes as being least biased and its fact reporting as high. You may read the report yourself over at:
I say, "Give me the facts." "Just the facts, ma'am."
Monday, December 24, 2018
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Bernie Sanders
I wonder how the United States of America would be faring today if Bernie Sanders, my preferred candidate, had been elected President in 2016.
So, who is this Noam Chomsky person who made that quote in the meme above?
Well, read about Noam Chomsky over here.
Read about Bernie Sanders at:
- Bernie Sanders courtesy of Ballotpedia
- Bernie Sanders's file courtesy of PolitiFact
So, who is this Noam Chomsky person who made that quote in the meme above?
Well, read about Noam Chomsky over here.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Sunday, December 2, 2018
President George H.W. Bush, Opinion piece by President William Jefferson Clinton. Presidential Behavior - Something lacking in Donald J. Trump.
I defer and I refer you to read The Washington Post opinion article contained within the following link:
Bill Clinton: George H.W. Bush’s Oval Office note to me revealed the heart of who he was
Bill Clinton: George H.W. Bush’s Oval Office note to me revealed the heart of who he was
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Christians Celebrate Christmas But Reject Migrants
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