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This morning at about 9:03AM the host of C-Span made the odd assertion that Americans were “okay” with US military global occupation of foreign nations including the 70-year occupation of the Korean DMZ.  Some people have continually mentioned the unprincipled imperialism by the USA, including the Monroe Doctrine and the Doctrine of Discovery that seems to have been used in spirit if not in documented FACT to excuse American aggression into foreign nations.  This type of nonchalant and incorrect assertion seems to maintain indoctrination of the US public away from investigation or consideration of the warning by President George Washington to stay out of foreign nation affairs in order to best protect US national security interests.  The warning by President George Washington might also diminish the paranoia and fear around the globe of other nations.

https://www.basenation.us/maps.html    The US Military-Industrial Complex has been a matter of concern to many people over decades, along with the waste of taxpayer money that would be more succinctly earmarked for national security spent, for example, for universal health care.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?522303-4/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls      — AUGUST 15, 2022 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 08/15/2022

Washington Journal

Open Phones, Part 2

Viewers responded to the question “What is the legacy of the war in Afghanistan?”

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Another growing concern as expressed on C-Span from callers is the Hillary Clinton email dust up of several years ago.  The implication seems to be attention toward Trump document hoarding that should be excused by accusations toward Hillary Clinton.  Some people see evil intent at worst, and self-interest at best, in both scenarios.  In other words, our so-called leaders have clay feet.  Dictatorial presumptions only serve to render silent, anyone who brings up said topics of concern.

Some people during the Obama Administration called out such anomalies as the Clinton Foundation including a previous-President Clinton functioning along with a Hillary Clinton State Department.  Largely unobserved in this murky swamp were US entrepreneurs functioning in The Ukraine, which didn’t go unnoticed by Russia.;

Some people view NATO less as a defensive organization as was expressed shortly after WWII and more of a commercially-promoting governing body in 2022.  People who have the audacity to state this FACT have been called conspiracy theorists and have been censored by mainstream media that too often runs on robotic state-supported sound bites.

https://twitter.com/raam_beart/status/1558701324874551297             –Roger Waters of Pink Floyd tells Biden he “cannot rule the world”

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Registration is now open for Greater Boston PSR (GBPSR) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)’s 5th Annual Global Peace and Health Concert! This year’s event will be held online at 7:00pm on Saturday, October 1st, 2022. Please register now!

This year, we are thrilled to feature performances by members of the Silkroad Ensemble, an international collaborative that was founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, as well as chamber musicians from the Longwood Symphony Orchestra.

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From MRonline—–                    https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=2833cdb99b&u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=b019243c26                           —

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Harvard: Why the Crew, and not the Captain, Will Save America

Inside Nicaragua’s free socialized health-care system

Four years later, parents of 40 school bus children killed in US-supplied bomb await accountability

LETTER FROM FAINA SAVENKOVA TO OLIVER STONE

Israel’s friends struggle to justify unprovoked attack that killed 17 children

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****As one who would be perfectly contented to retain the Senate if they adhered to Oaths of Office more than to Citizens United campaign donations, one is interested in a topic raised as to the reason we maintain the US Senate—-
 This is a reminder of how much we don’t know.  This brings one around to Howie Hawkins, who continues to impress with original thought.  We also could acknowledge Hawkins often speaks to censored information.
One such topic about which one would never have even considered, is whether the USA needs The Senate.  Apparently The Senate is little other than expensive window dressing, promoting hierarchical interests, and too often placed in positions of power by big-money via Citizens United.  But the public gets to fund this curiosity of pompous supremacy.  Who knew?
The Democratic Branch of the Republican/Democratic Duopoly are especially functional in voter suppression—–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNbdkuU1edw          —#GreenSocialist Notes #76
Howie Hawkins brings up the concept of whether the USA needs the Senate.  Apparently according to some people, the Senate isn’t necessary.  This brings up the blockage from the Senate of many bills that would benefit We The People.  Combined with Citizens United that promotes big-money interest choice of Senators, in which laws are passed that benefit big-money interest rather than We The People, and that We The People support economically, the members of the Senate, this seems a good topic for discussion.
The US Constitution doesn’t seem to sanction elections run by political Parties, and to permit control of political debates by political Parties seems equally corrupt.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM       —

Ross Perot in 1992 on NAFTA and the “Giant Sucking Sound”

Centralization is the lifeblood of the R&D duopoly.  It’s the way to enforce capitalism onto workers in 2022.———————–We can do better———-

That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.
    https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!

Along with Climate Change, many people oppose the imperialism of the USA under control of the Republican/Democratic duopoly.  Use of the wealth of our nation should be to enhance quality of life for We The People rather than for imperialism.  Some people vote accordingly.