There Are so many in this country sharing your views and knowledge about this situation praying that Trump realizes the insane gravity of these circumstances and refuses to be (and refuses to allow America to be) a ruthless pawn in Netanyahu’s possession (regardless of the imminent threats of Mossad agents stationed in this country if he does not follow orders). Right now at this very moment everything is at stake. I am old enough to remember having experienced the Cuban missile crisis and the psychic and spiritual disturbance that misfortune almost caused. We all do not need that replayed to everyone’s and everything’s permanent detriment.
In your introduction inviting readers to watch your interview you talk about Trump’s campaign speeches. You talk about what he said as though he is just a typical candidate. You talk as though you took what he said seriously; as though he is a rational, serious, knowledgeable, emotionally stable, trustworthy person; when every indication, including his first term indicate the opposite! The fact that you never refer to him in your other posts in terms of policy, and you appear to support RFK Jr. leads me to conclude that you actually supported/support Trump, still. YouTube has become a propaganda machine - for both/all sides - and the videos are so manipulated that it’s clear why people don’t know what to believe or who to trust or what conclusions they should draw. Social media is a scourge. We need dialogue and reasoned discussion among expert experienced people on all manner of issues facing us: politics, education, economics, health, climate, food, housing, migration. What we don’t need are manipulated videos pretending to impart knowledge about a topic that is propaganda. I want to hear from people who don’t have an agenda; but are imparting facts and all sides of an issue so I can form my own judgement. That’s what news and true journalism used to strive toward. What we have now is Reality TV News; people suspend any critical, reasoned thinking they might still have in the tech/AI era. Dennis, if you are now disappointed in Trump all I can say is, where have you been for the last ten years? !!
Has it occurred to you that Dennis might be working to appeal to an audience beyond "the choir"? Many people were duped into believing that Trump was a peace candidate. I don't believe Dennis was ever one of those. I would never support Trump, but I do want to point out that over the years he has been most consistent about speaking out against war. Once in the White House, however, there is enormous pressure from the military industrial complex (what Ray McGovern now calls the "MICIMATT") to support more violence abroad, and at home. I'm not defending Trump here - just saying that has been the case at least since WWII. President Kennedy learned critical lessons from the Cuban missile crisis. He delivered a powerful 'peace speech' on June 10, 1963, speaking directly to graduating students at American University, five months before he was assassinated, having gone against the CIA and the MIC. If you're not familiar with it, please go find it online - both video and transcript are available. You may not agree with Dennis on everything, but he has been one of the very few consistent and intelligent voices for the practicality of peace and the urgent need for it. I think he deserves our respect.
Yes, respect. . But if he is writing for Trump supporters my message to them is the same. And are you meaning to imply that Dennis supported Trump because of his anti-war campaign rhetoric? I just find it hard that people refuse to see the dictatorship at our door; and that those in Congress refuse to do anything about it. They all took an oath! It s their job to make sure the Constitution is honored, rule-of-law is honored, the common good is honored. The job seems clear to me. We are living in a country hijacked by billionaires and run by them to further their control and wealth. It’s a technocracy and ‘we the people’ are just in their way, to be discarded. Let’s watch together.
No, I absolutely don't mean to imply that Dennis supported Trump because of his anti-war campaign rhetoric. I don't believe Dennis ever supported Trump.
That doesn't mean there is never anything to highlight when Trump actually does, or might do, something good for people and the planet. And I think it's important to acknowledge that Trump ran to the left of both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris on foreign policy.
It is very frustrating that a large number of Americans see the world through a different lens than we do on the left. It's also very frustrating that those in Congress refuse to do anything about it. Yes, they all took an oath and they are failing to do their job. That's why they need to be seriously primaried.
I agree that we are living in a country hijacked by billionaires and run by them to further their control and wealth. We have to push back in every nonviolent way that we can.
When does a bully stop being a bully? When people stand up to him. When pushing and threatening become intolerable.
When that showdown takes place, the whole place breaths a sign of relief, picks up the pieces and starts fresh.
With an ocean on either side, it seems like no one can strike the bully. It is “impossible”. To think of Washington D.C. Los Angeles, Seattle, etc as smoking holes in the ground….that is what it will take.
There Are so many in this country sharing your views and knowledge about this situation praying that Trump realizes the insane gravity of these circumstances and refuses to be (and refuses to allow America to be) a ruthless pawn in Netanyahu’s possession (regardless of the imminent threats of Mossad agents stationed in this country if he does not follow orders). Right now at this very moment everything is at stake. I am old enough to remember having experienced the Cuban missile crisis and the psychic and spiritual disturbance that misfortune almost caused. We all do not need that replayed to everyone’s and everything’s permanent detriment.
In your introduction inviting readers to watch your interview you talk about Trump’s campaign speeches. You talk about what he said as though he is just a typical candidate. You talk as though you took what he said seriously; as though he is a rational, serious, knowledgeable, emotionally stable, trustworthy person; when every indication, including his first term indicate the opposite! The fact that you never refer to him in your other posts in terms of policy, and you appear to support RFK Jr. leads me to conclude that you actually supported/support Trump, still. YouTube has become a propaganda machine - for both/all sides - and the videos are so manipulated that it’s clear why people don’t know what to believe or who to trust or what conclusions they should draw. Social media is a scourge. We need dialogue and reasoned discussion among expert experienced people on all manner of issues facing us: politics, education, economics, health, climate, food, housing, migration. What we don’t need are manipulated videos pretending to impart knowledge about a topic that is propaganda. I want to hear from people who don’t have an agenda; but are imparting facts and all sides of an issue so I can form my own judgement. That’s what news and true journalism used to strive toward. What we have now is Reality TV News; people suspend any critical, reasoned thinking they might still have in the tech/AI era. Dennis, if you are now disappointed in Trump all I can say is, where have you been for the last ten years? !!
Has it occurred to you that Dennis might be working to appeal to an audience beyond "the choir"? Many people were duped into believing that Trump was a peace candidate. I don't believe Dennis was ever one of those. I would never support Trump, but I do want to point out that over the years he has been most consistent about speaking out against war. Once in the White House, however, there is enormous pressure from the military industrial complex (what Ray McGovern now calls the "MICIMATT") to support more violence abroad, and at home. I'm not defending Trump here - just saying that has been the case at least since WWII. President Kennedy learned critical lessons from the Cuban missile crisis. He delivered a powerful 'peace speech' on June 10, 1963, speaking directly to graduating students at American University, five months before he was assassinated, having gone against the CIA and the MIC. If you're not familiar with it, please go find it online - both video and transcript are available. You may not agree with Dennis on everything, but he has been one of the very few consistent and intelligent voices for the practicality of peace and the urgent need for it. I think he deserves our respect.
Yes, respect. . But if he is writing for Trump supporters my message to them is the same. And are you meaning to imply that Dennis supported Trump because of his anti-war campaign rhetoric? I just find it hard that people refuse to see the dictatorship at our door; and that those in Congress refuse to do anything about it. They all took an oath! It s their job to make sure the Constitution is honored, rule-of-law is honored, the common good is honored. The job seems clear to me. We are living in a country hijacked by billionaires and run by them to further their control and wealth. It’s a technocracy and ‘we the people’ are just in their way, to be discarded. Let’s watch together.
No, I absolutely don't mean to imply that Dennis supported Trump because of his anti-war campaign rhetoric. I don't believe Dennis ever supported Trump.
That doesn't mean there is never anything to highlight when Trump actually does, or might do, something good for people and the planet. And I think it's important to acknowledge that Trump ran to the left of both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris on foreign policy.
It is very frustrating that a large number of Americans see the world through a different lens than we do on the left. It's also very frustrating that those in Congress refuse to do anything about it. Yes, they all took an oath and they are failing to do their job. That's why they need to be seriously primaried.
I agree that we are living in a country hijacked by billionaires and run by them to further their control and wealth. We have to push back in every nonviolent way that we can.
When does a bully stop being a bully? When people stand up to him. When pushing and threatening become intolerable.
When that showdown takes place, the whole place breaths a sign of relief, picks up the pieces and starts fresh.
With an ocean on either side, it seems like no one can strike the bully. It is “impossible”. To think of Washington D.C. Los Angeles, Seattle, etc as smoking holes in the ground….that is what it will take.