The U.S. literally needs trillions of dollars to rebuild infrastructure. This would put many people to work and assist numerous businesses. Congress is fiddling while the nation crumbles. As for Japan purging themselves of their violent tendencies, that was beat out of them. What force will do that to U.S. society?
We humans, and we Americans in particular at the moment, seem to have an ingrained need to separate ourselves into tribes, religious, political, social and otherwise. We make ourselves feel better about ourselves by saying our tribe is better than that tribe. Then we have to defend our tribe, even when the other tribe is better, because if their tribe is better then we are foolish to be in out tribe, and we can’t be wrong about our tribe, so we change our principles, that we joined our tribe for in the first place, to something else just to not be like the other tribe, who must be wrong else our tribe is the lesser. It took a world war to get us all on the same page once, and we’ve been dividing ourselves ever since.
Do you think the “extraordinary transforming force” could possibly be the country uniting against the lawless administration we somehow managed to put into power within our own shores?
Sounds like Putin’s plan. Blow up America, internally rather than externally, through strategic “investments” of key industries, corrupting power hungry politicians, greedy businessmen (Moscow Mitch and Donald Trump) and morally bankrupted lobbyists to take over the government and rob all of our natural resources and imprison or disappear anyone who disagree.
If anyone who’s read George Orwell’s “1984” thinks it was scary, Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here,” is far more frightening, it describes what our current political environment is and where it’s heading.
BE THIS GUY over 4 years ago
This might leave Mark with a traumatic memory.
Enter.Name.Here over 4 years ago
“Tom Cruise? Is that you again? STOP CALLING!”
KennethJohnson over 4 years ago
Empire! Capitalism will be still here, with a New God to justify everything!
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 4 years ago
“Thank you caller, but the answer to that request is ‘NO!’ Next caller -————”
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
Poor Mark is doomed.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 4 years ago
Another insane cult… like Republicanism… or Catholicism….
Watcher over 4 years ago
Scientology like all religions want to control access to God, put God in a box and tell their followers the only way to God is through us.
mourdac Premium Member over 4 years ago
The U.S. literally needs trillions of dollars to rebuild infrastructure. This would put many people to work and assist numerous businesses. Congress is fiddling while the nation crumbles. As for Japan purging themselves of their violent tendencies, that was beat out of them. What force will do that to U.S. society?
bbenoit over 4 years ago
We humans, and we Americans in particular at the moment, seem to have an ingrained need to separate ourselves into tribes, religious, political, social and otherwise. We make ourselves feel better about ourselves by saying our tribe is better than that tribe. Then we have to defend our tribe, even when the other tribe is better, because if their tribe is better then we are foolish to be in out tribe, and we can’t be wrong about our tribe, so we change our principles, that we joined our tribe for in the first place, to something else just to not be like the other tribe, who must be wrong else our tribe is the lesser. It took a world war to get us all on the same page once, and we’ve been dividing ourselves ever since.
swanridge over 4 years ago
You’re asserting that Christianity is toxic to ONLY governments?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 4 years ago
No empire or kingdom or any of that stuff lasts forever. The best we can do is enjoy what we have while we have it.
mizdurble over 4 years ago
Why the purple silhouettes?
Eric S over 4 years ago
Mysterious caller is suddenly identified as TOM CRUISE!
salunga over 4 years ago
Do you think the “extraordinary transforming force” could possibly be the country uniting against the lawless administration we somehow managed to put into power within our own shores?
rowena28 Premium Member over 4 years ago
“Whoops, looks like our caller got disconnected, next call, you’re on the air.”
diverleo over 4 years ago
When religion took over it was called the Dark Ages.
mistercatworks over 4 years ago
A “religion” based browbeating and milking-for-cash is not the answer. Are we asking the wrong question?
Bicycle Dude over 4 years ago
Sounds like Putin’s plan. Blow up America, internally rather than externally, through strategic “investments” of key industries, corrupting power hungry politicians, greedy businessmen (Moscow Mitch and Donald Trump) and morally bankrupted lobbyists to take over the government and rob all of our natural resources and imprison or disappear anyone who disagree.
If anyone who’s read George Orwell’s “1984” thinks it was scary, Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here,” is far more frightening, it describes what our current political environment is and where it’s heading.