That’s right! The ends always justifies the means! Who cares if the leader of a nation is the world’s biggest douche-bag!? He can just go right on lying compulsively, being racist, sexist, ignorant, mean and commit as many crimes as he wants! We couldn’t possibly find someone who could support a similar political agenda while simultaneously behaving like a decent human being!! There’s no way that could EVER be possible! Individual 1 forever! Derp!!!
I KNOW people like that. It leaves me speechless! Now, he’s giving thought to going after the social media sites? He wants to control everything in site. How’s about we make him the first man on Mars? Without a return ticket!
I guess some citizens don’t care what is happening as long as they get theirs. I do understand that too many Americans are so busy just trying to take care of themselves and/or their families, they don’t have time/energy to worry about Trump and Russia.
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
“Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power. What pure power means you will understand presently. We are different from the oligarchies of the past in that we know what we are doing. All the others, even those who resembled ourselves, were cowards and hypocrites. The German Nazis and the Russian Communists came very close to us in their methods, but they never had the courage to recognize their own motives. They pretended, perhaps they even believed, that they had seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, and that just around the corner there lay a paradise where human beings would be free and equal. We are not like that. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now you begin to understand me.”
Booming.. only because the propaganda machine is telling you that. Telling the people how well off they are is a well established process by dictatorial governments. It works even in North Korea.
The economy was booming right up to October 29, 1929, ushering in the Great Depression. The economy was booming right up to January 2009, bringing us the Great Recession. Please notice the years ending in a 9. And what year are we in presently?
Booming? Then why is credit card debt at an all time high? School loans? The savings rate is at an all time low. 40% of Americans are living pay check to pay check. 60% of Americans are one health crisis away from bankruptcy. Booming is a bad choice of words. Smoke and mirrors are better examples.
Daeder about 5 years ago
That’s right! The ends always justifies the means! Who cares if the leader of a nation is the world’s biggest douche-bag!? He can just go right on lying compulsively, being racist, sexist, ignorant, mean and commit as many crimes as he wants! We couldn’t possibly find someone who could support a similar political agenda while simultaneously behaving like a decent human being!! There’s no way that could EVER be possible! Individual 1 forever! Derp!!!
Dtroutma about 5 years ago
No way he’s as bright as big brother, and he’s a lot more corrupt. Now Stephen Miller??
DIF20 about 5 years ago
Big Brother??? Big a.. hole!
Skylark about 5 years ago
I KNOW people like that. It leaves me speechless! Now, he’s giving thought to going after the social media sites? He wants to control everything in site. How’s about we make him the first man on Mars? Without a return ticket!
Gary Williams Premium Member about 5 years ago
my question is who is the economy booming for?
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 5 years ago
The economy is booming at the cost of democracy, law and order, and the environment.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 5 years ago
Oil prices are spiking again because we are supposed to hate Iran again. Good move.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 5 years ago
Not around HERE it isn’t…
JHayes about 5 years ago
If you borrow and spend 2 Trillion dollars a year, the economy is going to do well no matter who is in office
Librarylady about 5 years ago
I guess some citizens don’t care what is happening as long as they get theirs. I do understand that too many Americans are so busy just trying to take care of themselves and/or their families, they don’t have time/energy to worry about Trump and Russia.
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
When you love only money, who cares about suffering humans?
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
“Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power. What pure power means you will understand presently. We are different from the oligarchies of the past in that we know what we are doing. All the others, even those who resembled ourselves, were cowards and hypocrites. The German Nazis and the Russian Communists came very close to us in their methods, but they never had the courage to recognize their own motives. They pretended, perhaps they even believed, that they had seized power unwillingly and for a limited time, and that just around the corner there lay a paradise where human beings would be free and equal. We are not like that. We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power. Now you begin to understand me.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Alberta Oil Premium Member about 5 years ago
Booming.. only because the propaganda machine is telling you that. Telling the people how well off they are is a well established process by dictatorial governments. It works even in North Korea.
Monchoxyz about 5 years ago
The trouble with a booming economy is that sooner or later they stop booming.
Bookworm about 5 years ago
The economy was booming right up to October 29, 1929, ushering in the Great Depression. The economy was booming right up to January 2009, bringing us the Great Recession. Please notice the years ending in a 9. And what year are we in presently?
Cerabooge about 5 years ago
Those who trade freedom for money deserve neither.
braindead Premium Member about 5 years ago
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
ideations about 5 years ago
meanwhile…humanity is withering
Coopersdad about 5 years ago
Did they mean “booming” or “blowing up”?
DBrannonWriter Premium Member about 5 years ago
And he’s got the Russians doing the work, so we know they are experienced.
gammaguy about 5 years ago
The economy is “booming”?
“Boom” is the sound a building makes when it collapses.
Union Man about 5 years ago
Booming? Then why is credit card debt at an all time high? School loans? The savings rate is at an all time low. 40% of Americans are living pay check to pay check. 60% of Americans are one health crisis away from bankruptcy. Booming is a bad choice of words. Smoke and mirrors are better examples.
Scoutmaster77 about 5 years ago
The stock market is not the economy. Most large corps are multinational with stock holders from around the globe moving profits out of the US.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
AOC points out that unemployment is so far down partly because so many of the minimum wage earners are working more than one job.