One believes the following book by Tolstoy was banned in Russia.  Oligarchs (those who steer public opinion for personal promotion) are similar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_of_God_Is_Within_You   —The Kingdom of God Is Within You (pre-reform Russian: Царство Божіе внутри васъ; post-reform Russian: Царство Божие внутри вас, tr. Tsárstvo Bózhiye vnutrí vas) is a non-fiction book written by Leo Tolstoy. A Christian anarchist philosophical treatise, the book was first published in Germany in 1894 after being banned in his home country of Russia.^[1] It is the culmination of 30 years of Tolstoy’s thinking, and lays out a new organization for society based on an interpretation of Christianity focusing on universal love.

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Decline in character of a few politicians has been identified and reported among both Team Blue and Team Red MSM acolytes.  Some of the public would agree.  Some people see the corruption of money to buy politicians as presented byway of Citizens United to be a reason.  Curiously we have also witnessed the high-minded words of a politician turn into groveling sycophancy after, for example, a game of golf.

This raises a question as to whether the decline in character of political candidates enables big-money campaign donors to more easily control their product.  

Has this campaign strategy come full circle to the reality of elections in public office by a politician who unabashedly admits to  lies to constituents and voters, in a way that short-circuits any pretense to integrity.https://www.nationalenquirer.com/

https://apnews.com/article/74c03eb6b2a04f828af36a4227951309    –Campaign finance laws generally prohibit corporations from cooperating with a campaign to affect an election, though media organizations are exempted from that restriction so long as they’re performing a journalistic function. AMI’s problem, said campaign finance expert Richard Hasen, is that Cohen’s prosecutors don’t appear to think hush money payments qualify as journalism.

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https://www.npr.org/2018/08/29/643062096/known-for-its-coverage-of-scandals-the-national-enquirer-is-now-immersed-in-its-   –ZARROLI: As Trump frequently points out, the Enquirer has published major exclusives about OJ Simpson and former Democratic senator John Edwards. In its heyday, the Enquirer had 5.7 million weekly readers. It could afford to send teams of reporters to cover major scandals. But there’s another factor behind its success breaking stories – it isn’t afraid to pay sources. Jerry George is the former Los Angeles bureau chief.

JERRY GEORGE: On most celebrity stories, for instance, you’d be using information that you obtained from sources that you paid on a regular basis.

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The continued talk about war crimes are usually delivered as though the phrase isn’t an oxymoron.  —  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flnKI2pw-LA    —

Did Prince Harry Just Confess To War Crimes?

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That those killed even in the heat of war are referred to as “chess pieces”, further lifts the FACT that “war crime” is an oxymoron.

As one not necessarily pro-Cuba, one notices Cuba seems to be a cool nation.

Veterans For Peace work for sanity as applies to war.  —   https://popularresistance.org/veterans-for-peace-golden-rule-in-havana-cuba/      –Veterans For Peace is sailing the Golden Rule all over the United States to educate people about the growing danger of nuclear war, and to promote the historic UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which the UN General Assembly passed by a vote of 122-1 in June 2017.

We thank Cuba for signing and ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and for being among the original 50 states parties when it entered into force on 22 January 2021.

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Here’s a point of view opposite to a war stance.  —-   https://popularresistance.org/socialism-is-not-a-utopian-ideal-but-an-achievable-necessity/         –In May 2021, the executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and the UN high representative for disarmament affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, wrote an article urging governments to cut excessive military spending in favour of increasing spending on social and economic development. Their wise words were not heard at all. To cut money for war and to increase money for social development, they wrote, is ‘not a utopian ideal, but an achievable necessity’. That phrase – not a utopian ideal, but an achievable necessity  – is essential. It describes the project of socialism almost perfectly.

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Russia should not kill Ukrainians.  But others also would absorb food for thought by understanding the history of the region.  The following book has been an eye-opener to one who has been ignorant of the history of the region, at the same time the US public is expected to go along with the oligarchical war theater and NATO.  —  https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/serhii-plokhy/the-gates-of-europe/9781541675643/

The similarity between modern day Ukraine and the region of 100 years ago, 500 years ago, 1,000 years ago, raises questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq5Ii7Rvv3Q    —

LIVE: Why the United States must end its involvement in the devastating Saudi-led war in Yemen.

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The Establishment circus perpetrated against humanity in order to deflect reality suggests some people are missing life.  —

https://www.treehugger.com/lichens-garden-tell-you-6890031?hid=4246be665c7c525806e26d15079d974213d256e7&did=7922738-20230106&utm_source=treehugger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=treehugger-daily_newsletter&utm_content=010623&lctg=4246be665c7c525806e26d15079d974213d256e7      –In a garden, you may see lichen growing on a garden wall, on roofs, on the surface of the soil, on dead wood, or on living trees and shrubs. Many people look at these lichens and consider them to be a problem. But these fascinating organisms can actually be very useful to have around. We can learn lessons from them that apply to our gardens, and they can tell us a lot about the environment where we live.

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What should be done when greed and privilege impinge on the health of nature and humanity?              —      https://www.treehugger.com/calls-for-taxing-private-jets-are-getting-louder-7091024?hid=4246be665c7c525806e26d15079d974213d256e7&did=7922738-20230106&utm_source=treehugger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=treehugger-daily_newsletter&utm_content=010623&lctg=4246be665c7c525806e26d15079d974213d256e7          –“The superrich have got used to polluting as they please with a total disregard for people and planet, and private jets are the pinnacle of these luxury emissions that we simply cannot afford,” activist Jonathan Leggett told The Intercept. “Our action brought them back to earth. We wanted to show the extremeness and injustice related to this manner of transport.”

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Some people watched the air-travel fiasco over the Holidays.  Winter Solstice for some people is a time of quiet, rest, and reflection.  One doesn’t understand the need to inflict stress upon oneself in the name of living up to an outward standard of behavior.  Especially considering the harm to the environment thereby, these actions seem even more senseless.        —

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A reason “status quo” can be an obstacle—-https://twitter.com/SjamaanN/status/1611624032910344193

****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!