Vridar
Musings of an old man leaning politically left of Noam Chomsky and the late Howard Zinn, two of this old man's heroes. He realizes he can't change the world, or even change one mind, but, that doesn't mean he can't speak his mind. He wants to be on record to have been on the right side of history and have the right to say, "I told you so."
Sunday, March 1, 2020
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
What's New?
The saga continues. The news seems to be the same, day, after day, after day. "The Trump's have stepped in some more of their own dodo." The group is a circus short of a couple of clowns. Their group is a half sandwich short of a picnic. They can't seem to walk and chew gum at the same time. Whatever cliche one chooses, they all seem to apply. Writing a blog is difficult. Especially when the news seems the same each day. Hence, I probably will take another turn away from "exposing" Trumps. Others seem to be doing a great job exposing the idiocy of the group. I've wanted to get my views of this politic travesty on record. I think that's accomplished.
As it plays out we will find the Trumps have, if not laundered money, had shady money entanglements with Russians. The Russian government is privy to these dealings and know they have power over the Trumps. The Russians help the Trumps win the election. Circling the wagons, the Trumps appoint only family and those involved with Russians to their inner circle. If they can keep their base, the Republican government can protect the Trumps. Once the inner circle starts unraveling there will be a circular firing squad like no other. Putin and his cronies will be organizing the firing squad. Bob Mueller will go down in history as the savior of our democracy. Remember though, I predicted Kasich and Rubio would be the Republican ticket in the 2016 general election.
We now await history to play out. I'm proud to say again, "We're on the right (correct) side of history."
So it goes.
As it plays out we will find the Trumps have, if not laundered money, had shady money entanglements with Russians. The Russian government is privy to these dealings and know they have power over the Trumps. The Russians help the Trumps win the election. Circling the wagons, the Trumps appoint only family and those involved with Russians to their inner circle. If they can keep their base, the Republican government can protect the Trumps. Once the inner circle starts unraveling there will be a circular firing squad like no other. Putin and his cronies will be organizing the firing squad. Bob Mueller will go down in history as the savior of our democracy. Remember though, I predicted Kasich and Rubio would be the Republican ticket in the 2016 general election.
We now await history to play out. I'm proud to say again, "We're on the right (correct) side of history."
So it goes.
Friday, July 14, 2017
What Is True?
Now that we know Russia, Trump and others are placing false news in all media, one has to suspect all news. This is a new normal. It brings into question how much influence was false that we all used to make our decisions.
It's a sure bet conservatives won't believe articles in The Washington Post, New York Times, The Columbia Journalism Review and the like, but, these news gatherers do due diligence and require multiple sources prior to committing to an article.
I'm beginning to read other news gathers with an eye to, "when, who, what and why" prior to placing much trust in it. FoxNews is not the only name in the diversion game now. With powerful culprits planting stories to sway cultures one must use all available resources and intelligence to make judgements.
I confess prior to knowing stories were being planted to sway decisions, I fell into the rabbit warren. I'm happy to say, I eventually did realize what was happening and began questioning all news reports. Everyone pay attention. Not all news is accurate. So it goes.
It's a sure bet conservatives won't believe articles in The Washington Post, New York Times, The Columbia Journalism Review and the like, but, these news gatherers do due diligence and require multiple sources prior to committing to an article.
I'm beginning to read other news gathers with an eye to, "when, who, what and why" prior to placing much trust in it. FoxNews is not the only name in the diversion game now. With powerful culprits planting stories to sway cultures one must use all available resources and intelligence to make judgements.
I confess prior to knowing stories were being planted to sway decisions, I fell into the rabbit warren. I'm happy to say, I eventually did realize what was happening and began questioning all news reports. Everyone pay attention. Not all news is accurate. So it goes.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Washing The Trump Laundry
For months I've been touting the Trump's laundering of money is what they're afraid of being exposed. This article indicates maybe they are aware of the power of the Bear and are truly afraid for their lives. A quote from the article - "What I believe I see here is an incredibly corrupt American family doing business with criminal gangs that are way, way out of their league, and that are in league with the institutions of government, and the formidable security apparatus, of an authoritarian state. Talk about punching out of your weight class. This isn't cheating some poor subcontractor. These people throw you out windows. And the Trumps have being doing business in this financial abattoir for years. This doesn't make them sharp. This makes them compliant minnows in a shark tank.
Not to borrow trouble, but what if these guys decide that the president's son—or, god forbid, the president himself—have become as inconvenient as Sergei Magnitsky was. For months now, people have been asking what the Russians "have" on Donald Trump. Maybe it's just fear. If it's not, it ought to be."
So it goes.
Friday, June 23, 2017
Obama's Russian Meddling Quandary Prior To Election
Good article trying to explain the election meddling by Russia. A running theme is - it was a serious breach of our election, but with a HRC win, which was almost certain prior to Russian meddling, there was plenty of time to investigate and correct after the election. Surprisingly, the Russian meddling worked and a buffoon was elected. That throws a monkey wrench in the investigation which is what we are going through now. "The post-election period has been dominated by the overlapping investigations into whether Trump associates colluded with Russia before the election and whether the president sought to obstruct the FBI probe afterward. That spectacle has obscured the magnitude of Moscow’s attempt to hijack a precious and now vulnerable-seeming American democratic process." Vridar.blogspot.com
Another WaPo story! "Republicans acted like partisans, and successfully rolled over Democrats who didn’t want to seem like partisans."
Another WaPo story! "Republicans acted like partisans, and successfully rolled over Democrats who didn’t want to seem like partisans."
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Russian's Voting Manipulation
As more information comes out, it appears Russia intermingled voter data with social media data and manipulated voter's minds into voting for Russia's favorite boy, Trump. I would hate to think my mind and my thinking could be manipulated by thugs to vote for a buffoon. But, I'm not a fan of fake wrestling and cage fighting, either.🤓😑
Friday, June 16, 2017
Duped Trump Supporters
This article indicates Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania voters were duped into voting for Trump by Russian bots. Looking back, would one not feel like a fool if they were duped into voting for a buffoon by the Russians. I blame fully the current political landscape on voters who were not privy enough to distinguish between a statesperson and a Russian puffed buffoon.
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