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No Longer the Greatest

There’s absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we’re the greatest country in the world. We’re 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, number 4 in labor force, and number 4 in exports.

We lead the world in only 3 categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined. 25 of whom are allies.

The 'Greatest Generation' was followed by the absolute 'Worst Generation in Human History'. So, when you ask, "what makes us the greatest country in the world?" I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about...Yosemite?
We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons. We passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors. We put our money where our mouths were. And we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and we cultivated the world’s greatest artists and the world’s greatest economy. We reached for the stars, acted like men. We aspired to intelligence, we didn’t belittle it, it didn’t make us feel inferior. We didn’t identify ourselves by who we voted for in our last election. And we didn’t… we didn’t scare so easy. We were able to be all these things, and to do all these things, because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. Enough?

CIA under Dulles, the Murder of JFK & RFK, then Nixon, Reagan (twice), Bush (three times), the Donald Fucking Trump (twice).

Posted by Brian's Blog on June 12, 2024

Monroe, WA

Got pulled over the Wednesday before Xmas, 2023. Let me set the scene. Driving home from doctor appointment, Wednesday morning approximately 9:30am. Fog gives visibility at 2 blocks. On a very narrow straightaway a motorcycle cop has someone pulled over. But both cop cycle and car are 2/3rd covering a lane. No area to pull over exists. So upon passing at approx 24mph, I put on my brakes. Car (ever so slightly) swirves. This is enough for the cop to give me a ticket for 500.00. Ass-hole? This, less than a week before Xmas. Also, the reason my car swirved was a flat tire. So I had to purchase a new tire for 150.00. Expensive day.
Welcome to Monroe, Washington.

Posted by Brian's Blog on June 12, 2024

The More You Learn, The Less You Know

Read a book, take a class, learn something. Or join wall street and take OPM (other people's money). Put {most} people before yourself, then and only then mankind survives and prospers. Remove oil, LNG and coal from the equation or we go extinct..
From USAF: You are NOT seeing what your seeing
How many cowards have learned the truth of extraterrestrial life & kept it to themselves? Cowards...All.
If you KNOW something, you should be able to explain it clearly to a 6-year-old.

CIA Transgressions

They are ALL guilty..
From USAF/Army/Navy/Squids/Grunts/JarHeads: You are NOT seeing what your seeing
How many cowards have learned the truth from the CIA.
They have no right to exist.
They killed OUR president.
(the only good one since TDR)
And far too many more.
You should be able to explain it clearly to a 6-year-old.

Posted by Brian's Blog on July 24, 2021

Over 20 TRILLION dollars

After Reagan (a CIA quisling), over 20 trillion dollars is gone. One of two things. Either our military & the military industrial complex are totally incompetent and dumb as a doorknob. Or, two; these thieves reverse-engineered anti-gravity, zero-point FREE energy. Also, saucers, triangles (size of a football field).
I'm guessing the latter. Either that or humanity is truly a piece of shit. And even more so is the fucking military. Led by cowards.

Posted by Brian's Blog on July 24, 2021

Zombie Politics

Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism. Education is the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume responsibility for it and by the same token save it from ruin which, except for renewal, except for the coming of the new and young, would be inevitable. And education, too, is where we decide whether we love our children enough not to expel them from our world and leave them to their own devices, nor to strike from their hands their chance of undertaking some­ thing new, something unforeseen by us, but to prepare them in advance for the task of renew­ing a common world.

Posted by Brian's Blog on Aug 25, 2021..8:30am

Famous Quotes

The following are famous quotes worth a read.
The Republican Party can lead any person to believe that their promises will be fulfilled in the future. They follow the fascist line - no matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as truth.
This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

Posted by Brian's Blog on May 21, 2024..11:07am

Heartbeats

Just the facts ma'am. Dragnet (1967-1970)

Posted by Brian's Blog...again on July 24, 2021...same as before

We Are No Longer the Greatest

After JFK's Murder(1963), Down Hill

Posted by Brian's Blog...again on July 24, 2021...same as before

Presidents

Truman, Nixon and Reagan; Secrecy, money & the military industrial complex.

Posted by Brian's Blog - the one & only. on May 20, 2024

Predictions

We predict too much for the next year and far too little for the next 5-10.

Posted by Brian's Blog - the only one here. on August 21, 2021

Destiny

Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it’s actually our duty to future generations.

We also owe future generations the truth. Something the post WWII generation did NOT provide.

Posted by Space exploration. More specifically, NASA. on July 8, 2021

Emperor of Icecream by Wallace Stevens, 1954

Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

Take from the dresser of deal,
Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet
On which she embroidered fantails once
And spread it so as to cover her face.
If her horny feet protrude, they come
To show how cold she is, and dumb.
Let the lamp affix its beam.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.

Posted to Brian's Blog on Aug 28, 2021

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