An Illusion.

  

Who needs Trump?

 

         The media has us all in a frenzy about the US election, will Trump win again or will he be history. Of course the truth is, that Trump was never the real problem. Approximately 50% of the American population voted for him, he increased his share of the vote compared to 2016. All those people were not born or manufactured, the day that Trump got elected, they were there living in America with the same value structures that they hold today, just waiting for their mouthpiece, their cheerleader. Should Trump leave the White House, all those people will not disappear or suddenly abandon that value structure that they've held most of their lives. They will still be racist, misogynist gun-tottin' believers in American exceptionalism, and a very large slice of them will be steeped deep in their fundamental religious beliefs.

 

 Pre-Trump and post-Trump

 

        The deep rooted belief in American exceptionalism is the real problem. The belief that the "Founding Fathers" were moralistic, fair and just people, a group that gave birth to a land of African slavery, genocide of the indigenous people, and lynching as an acceptable act of justice and the highest number per head of population incarcerated. What is more they exported their belief in this exceptionalism in the form of Agent Orange, napalm, carpet bombing, then there was Abu Ghraib, and let's not forget, the only nation on earth to drop nuclear bombs on the citizens of to cities.
     We might be able to wave farewell to Trump, but the brutal American imperialist military machine, built on that belief of American exceptionalism, and lives in the sewers of a corrupt society, will continue its blood and thunder where it feels the need, no matter who wears the crown in the White House. While we can expect that 50% or so of the American population to cheer and applaud at ever brutal "victory" and honour that brute force. 

       If we accept that Trump was the real problem and his views and actions unacceptable in this "land of the free", he should have disappeared without trace at this election, but the truth is there for all to see, approximately 50% of the American people want him back in the Oval Office, what does that tell you? This election like every one before it, will mean let's embrace change, but make sure we stay the same. 

 

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Spring Rising, 2015.

        Seeing as America is the biggest culprit in wars and foreign invasions, it is great to see this happening the US. What a pity it wasn't happening in every city across the planet. A bit late for that, but still time for a "Summer Rising".

Lafayette Park
(across from the White House).
Washington, D.C.

March on the Capitol to Demand:

END THE WARS: Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and beyond

NO SANCTIONS, NO NEW WARS:
Stop new threats of sanctions on Venezuela and Iran

BLACK AND BROWN LIVES MATTER; From Ferguson to Iraq, people of color are under attack by U.S. police and military. We demand an end to racist militarization and wars. We demand justice for the victims of racist brutality here and abroad. We also demand an end to the mass incarceration of millions of poor and working people, as well as freedom for all political prisoners including Mumia Abu Jamal, Leonard Peltier to Aafia Siddiqui and Rasmeh Odeh. 

RESISTANCE IS JUSTIFIED: From Palestine to Staten Island, Wisconsin to Ukraine, people are organizing to fight U.S. oppression and war. Its time to unite this resistance.

The international Action Center, FIST (Fight Imperialism, Stand Together), Solidarity Iran, and the United National Antiwar Coalition are amongst the growing coalition of organizations mobilizing for this major national anti-war action.

The International Action Center is organizing transportation from Baltimore, New York City, Durham, North Carolina, and Philadelphia to this important action. If you are interested in travelling with us to this important demonstration or learning more, contact Scott at thescott0730@gmail.com.

 Spring Rising; http://cindysheehanssoapbox.com/spring-rising-an-anti-war-intervention-in-dc.html was originally proposed by Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox and the Soapbox People's Network. It has been endorsed and will be supported by Amnesty International Charlottesville, the ANSWER Coalition, Antiwar.com, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, the Baltimore Pledge of Resistance, Center on Conscience & War, Washington, DC, Brooklyn for Peace, Brainerd Area Coalition for Peace (BACP),  Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War,  Citizens for Peace,  CND CYMRU,  CODEPINK, Courage to Resist, FIST, DC 9/11 Truth,  DC Metro Science for the People, Defending Dissent Foundation,  Frack Free Nation, the Granny Peace Brigade of New York City, International Action Center,  KnowDrones.com, Maryland United for Peace and Justice, Metro DC Committee of Correspondence for Democracy and Ecosocialism, Labor Fightback Network,  Military Families Speak Out, Minnesota Peace Action, National Association Against Police Brutality, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance, Ohio State Labor Party, the Network to Stop Drone Surveillance and Warfare, The No Fear Coalition, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation,   Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore,  Peace Action in Staten Island, Peace Academy at Liberty, PAX Christi USA,  Peace Action Montgomery, PeopleNow.org, Peace Fresno,Popular Resistance, Progressive Democrats of America,   Revolutionary Organization of Labor USA,  SOA Watch, Syracuse Peace Council, Tulsa Peace Fellowship,  United for Peace and Justice,  United National Antiwar Coalition, Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars,  US Foreign Policy Activist Cooperative, Vegans for Nonviolence, US Labor Against the War, Veterans For Peace,Veterans for Safe Access,
Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality, Voices for Creative Non-Violence, WarIsACrime.org,  Washington Peace Center, Witness Against Torture, Women"s International League for Peace and Freedom,  World Beyond War, and World Can't Wait. Pax Christi Phoenix

For more details check out the Spring Rising Website: 

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GOD'S MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

      With a Mormon running for The White House, I thought a little explanation of what they are all about might be helpful. After all if Romney wins this crooks and liars festival, he'll be the most powerful man in the world, excluding God of course.

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GOD IS DISPLEASED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE!!

      Where on earth do they find them, I know, in America. It seems that God is not happy with the White House, at least that is something I have in common with him.

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