While the system of capitalism is lauded by beneficiaries of a Pyramid Scheme economy as being the best for most people, the news reports tell a different story.

C-Span hosted a discussion about a deteriorating state of youth mental health in the USA.  
https://www.c-span.org/video/?516747-3/washington-journal-mitch-prinstein-discusses-surgeon-general-warning-youth-mental-health  — DECEMBER 16, 2021 | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 12/16/2021

Washington Journal

Mitch Prinstein on Surgeon General Warning on Youth Mental Health

American Psychological Association’s Mitch Prinstein talked about the Surgeon General’s warning on youth mental health.–end of c-span info–One has in the past commented about a growing type of relationship in school systems promoted by capitalistic hierarchy according to common-core types of policy, the inordinate oversight by the state via said system, of the lives of children.  Several thoughts about this–*In a democracy the educational system would best serve by training children into ability to self-govern and self-reliance*In a capitalistic system, as in a communist system, education seems to train children into compliance to the state*The educational system seems to be provided as a quasi-baby-sitting system to free parents to fill their roles of workers for capitalistic profiteering*School systems have taken on the role of feeding a large portion of children to this end*This seems to transform the family unit into vassals of the state*A value of democracy is self-reliance, freedom, and equality that isn’t reflected in this system*Both capitalistic and communistic systems are noted for deteriorating mental health of the public*How can school children maintain healthy mental attitudes when they are quite aware of hierarchical exploitation including transfer of the wealth of the nation from the 100% to the 1% and Climate Change?
https://wnbf.com/binghamton-high-school-suspends-in-person-classes-fire/

The above are only indicative of poor mental health of children that may be attributed to the same in adults.  Several examples of this—*January 6 insurrection denied as such by hierarchical Establishment*Insistence by the Democratic/Republican duopoly that “we are a 2-Party system”, which we are not*Conditioning of the Democratic Base and Republican Base into denying existence of political policies outside of the D&R duopoly that seems to represent dictatorship*Denial of the need for a 1-payer comprehensive public health care system as voters chose a President Biden who is sycophantic toward the private health insurance industry*Expected relinquishing of parental control for raising children to the state*A judicial system in which it is better to be rich and guilty than poor and innocent*National policy of violence with examples of The Military-Industrial Complex, imperialism, and law enforcement used to protect capitalism rather than to serve and protect the public*Money in the electoral process that is corruption*Conditioning into inability to recognize corruption and/or accepting corruption as a normal reality in public life
Some voters don’t know the name of their Representatives, and how they vote on important matters.  
https://countercurrents.org/2021/12/us-congress-approves-massive-770-billion-war-budget/  –By an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 88-11, the US Senate voted Wednesday to approve the largest military budget in history, nearly $770 billion, some $25 billion more than the Biden administration had requested.The legislation passed the House of Representatives last week by a similar bipartisan margin, 363-70, and it now goes to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature.The bill sets policy for the Pentagon and authorizes countless military programs, ranging from nuclear weapons development to a pay raise of 2.7 percent for military personnel, both uniformed and civilian. Congress must still pass appropriations bills, but in the case of the military these are largely a formality.–end of countercurrents info–
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=2&vote=00140   —

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00264.htm  —Question:  On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6395 )Vote Number: 264Vote Date: December 11, 2020, 12:30 PMRequired For Majority: 1/2Vote Result: Conference Report Agreed toMeasure Number: H.R. 6395 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 )Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea           Schumer (D-NY), Yea –end of rollcall info–Acknowledgement is deserved by Wyden (D-OR), Nay who not only voted against the NDAA, but is also reported to challenge the incredible increase of Social Security premiums for seniors which seems to be a transfer of wealth from senior citizens to the Alzheimer’s drug makers.https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/biogen-s-56k-price-tag-for-aduhelm-simply-unacceptable-and-needs-fixed-alzheimer-s  —RELATED: Biogen’s shockingly broad Aduhelm label—and $56K price—set up a $10B launch, analysts sayThe advocacy group’s stark rebuke adds to the speculation that Aduhelm will become the newest poster child for drug reform following the FDA’s controversial decision to approve the drug last week. –end of fiercepharma info–

Conversation on C-Span this morning was also rife with inflation worries.  When is it inflation and when is it price gouging?
One states the obvious that bi-partisanship reigns on the topic of funding The Military-Industrial Complex rather than funding the requirements of the US public.  Biden is expected to sign this bill.  In contrast, 2 Democratic Presidential candidates in the 2020 primary voted nay, both of which as President may be presumed to prefer funding to promote requirements for the US public; they are…..Booker (D-NJ), Nay  and Sanders (I-VT), Nay.  Those succumbing to the urging of the meritorious Jim Clyburn who insinuated into the Presidency, Joe Biden, may wish to ask questions.https://mailchi.mp/politifact/how-we-picked-the-2021-lie-of-the-year?e=e8de71cdb1      –Above all was Donald Trump, who repeatedly said that he won the election when it was pretty clear he didn’t. But the silence of the mainstream Republican leadership was also a huge and surprising development. Our story details what that looked like. It was a lot of, “move along, nothing to see here.”
There really is a playbook now for trying to confuse and deceive the public about important issues. And while reality has its own ways of pushing back — like journalism and fact-checking — it tends to be a long and sometimes painful process. –end of politifact info–

Meanwhile Indigenous Americans continue autonomous actions unabated over centuries—-https://popularresistance.org/tribal-communities-organize-to-stop-sites-reservoir/  –Tribal activists, drinking water advocates, and commercial and subsistence fishers are asking the public to stand with them in the fight for both the Trinity and Sacramento River salmon by supporting a California state process to restore flows in California’s largest rivers, and by fighting a proposal for a twenty square mile reservoir, the Sites Reservoir.They are asking the public to attend an online Virtual Rally and Public Testimony Training on December 6, a state hearing on the Sacramento, San Joaquin and Bay Delta flows on the December 8 at 9 a.m. and Sites Reservoir related public hearings on December 15 at 6 p.m. and on December 16 at 9 a.m., and the California Water Commission meeting on public funding for Sites Reservoir on December 15 at 9 a.m..–end of popularresistance info–
We have much work to do. 

We deserve better.      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.I———————–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.