tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post5700789749170336586..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Rout Is Almost CompleteOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-46936980865358364782017-01-04T08:29:30.268-05:002017-01-04T08:29:30.268-05:00As you say, e.a.f, you can't save those who do...As you say, e.a.f, you can't save those who don't want to be saved. Sometimes you can see a train wreck coming and you can't do anything about it.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-76711437624268564892017-01-04T04:41:20.006-05:002017-01-04T04:41:20.006-05:00The Americans voted for him and now they can suffe...The Americans voted for him and now they can suffer the consequences. He isn't going to drain the swamp, he is adding alligators. <br /><br />The Senate taking its queue from Trump decided to try to "eliminate" the ethics committee. That says a lot about the Republicans. Oh, well in 2 years Americans do have the change to change the balance of power in both houses. if they don't, well I think it reasonable to conclude they like being poor, getting poorer, and having no decent health care. You can not save those who will not be saved. by the time they figure it out, it maybe too late. <br /><br />On the upside there are a lot of comedians who have a lot of built in material and Alex Baldwin will be on SNL for the next 4 years, unless of course Trump gets arrested for something. who knows.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-47924939208168300932017-01-04T01:26:18.260-05:002017-01-04T01:26:18.260-05:00One could argue, John, that the Trump government i...One could argue, John, that the Trump government is a giant Ponzi scheme. Bernie Madoff would be impressed.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-53983015812819203932017-01-04T01:23:44.989-05:002017-01-04T01:23:44.989-05:00I still believe that Hillary was the lesser evil, ...I still believe that Hillary was the lesser evil, Anon. But, at this point, it does no good to relitigate that case. As the witches said before Macbeth entered -- stage right -- "Something wicked this way comes."Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-87379354632030307392017-01-03T18:29:01.339-05:002017-01-03T18:29:01.339-05:00With apologies to the Family Research Council, mon...With apologies to the Family Research Council, money goes forth and multiplies best through selective inbreeding. The coupon lady is also daughter-in-law of Amway.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-86397207287842968792017-01-03T18:05:16.764-05:002017-01-03T18:05:16.764-05:00Ah, yes, neoliberalism, started by a Dem. Presiden...Ah, yes, neoliberalism, started by a Dem. President, Jimmy Carter, and further entrenched by both Dems. and Reps. (Reagan, Bill Clinton, Bushes, Obama). Rather fitting that another of the ruling class should now complete the neoliberal rout, no?<br /><br />Hillary would have completed the neoliberal rout too - just read her fawning private speeches to Goldman Sachs, courtesy of WikiLeaks. And also the part, also revealed by WikiLeaks, where she admitted that both she and her husband were out of touch with ordinary voters. What Shumer had received was peanuts compared to what Hillary had blown through: $1.2B, even more than Obama, and twice what Trump had spent, much of it from her oligarch donors (e.g., Warren Buffet). <br /><br />Besides, after all that she had said about Trump being totally unfit to be President, she and hubby are now attending his inauguration. No, this is not how you show class - class is letting the voters judge for themselves whether either one of them is fit or unfit for the office.<br /><br />At least to Chris Hedges' credit, he had repeatedly warned against voting for either Trump or Hillary. However, the same cannot be said about some of the people now lamenting about what is happening under Trump - they were the same people who had apparently believed Hillary was the lesser evil.<br /><br />Trump, Hillary, same swamp, different crocodiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15425701700716180202017-01-03T13:30:56.975-05:002017-01-03T13:30:56.975-05:00Perhaps it's genetic, Steve.Perhaps it's genetic, Steve.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-19564547785581656862017-01-03T13:17:50.711-05:002017-01-03T13:17:50.711-05:00Sister of Eric Prince you got me, these oligarchs ...Sister of Eric Prince you got me, these oligarchs do not let nuts fall far from the tree.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-24289861656212138402017-01-03T12:37:28.052-05:002017-01-03T12:37:28.052-05:00I used to believe that most people could figure ou...I used to believe that most people could figure out when they were being scammed, Pam. I no longer believe that.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-48937683485006724992017-01-03T12:17:03.224-05:002017-01-03T12:17:03.224-05:00"The Neoliberal rout is almost complete."..."The Neoliberal rout is almost complete." Spot on Owen. The 30+ years of pursuing power through Neoliberalism is coming to its final stages. This time though the US's 1% under Trump is focused mainly on scamming and depleting any financial reserves the American people have left.<br /><br />This will be the ultimate power grab. Who would have thought that the western democracies in the 21st century in 2017 would be fighting for their lives against a shared enemy, their own authoritarian governments?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-68327463255001344752017-01-03T11:43:25.690-05:002017-01-03T11:43:25.690-05:00Eventually, Kirby, the mob always storms the Basti...Eventually, Kirby, the mob always storms the Bastille.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-73487101421745071562017-01-03T11:20:10.740-05:002017-01-03T11:20:10.740-05:00Indeed. But if history is any indication, the tend...Indeed. But if history is any indication, the tendency for the richest to take everything indiscriminately with no concern for the majority of the people, always leads to a radical response eventually. In the years just before the French Revolution of 1789, it became common for the ruling-class to compete with each other for who could have the biggest, most elaborate carriages, with gold plated lanterns and Rococo decoration. The ruling-class seems to be congenitally incapable of seeing how their own actions lead to their downfall. It's like the flip-book of history showing the same sequence of events over and over. There will be tears before bedtime, and, I suspect, blood before morning. Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.com