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"Want the Truth? You can't handle the Truth!"

by T.E.C. - Iowa

May 22, 2017

I know many want to think America is just fine! It is not! If you have the courage to face the ugly truth, I suggest you read Chris Hedges' article, "The Death of the Republic."

Over and over, I have been in conversations trying to explain that Pres. Trump is not the problem.

Regarding how we got here, our fatal flaw was when we, as a country, decided we were cowards. The best example is 9/11 and our desire to be "safe." They did not write that line "land of the free, home of the brave" as if you, including your children, can have one without the other. You can't! So we don't!

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Corporations, cannibalizing the federal budget, legally empower themselves to exploit and pillage. It is impossible to vote against the interests of Goldman Sachs or ExxonMobil. The pharmaceutical and insurance industries can hold sick children hostage while their parents bankrupt themselves trying to save their sons or daughters. Those burden...See MoreI know many want to think America is just fine! It is not! If you have the courage to face the ugly truth, I suggest you read Chris Hedges' article, "The Death of the Republic."

Over and over, I have been in conversations trying to explain that Pres. Trump is not the problem.

Regarding how we got here, our fatal flaw was when we, as a country, decided we were cowards. The best example is 9/11 and our desire to be "safe." They did not write that line "land of the free, home of the brave" as if you, including your children, can have one without the other. You can't! So we don't!

Here is a sample:

(Quote)

Corporations, cannibalizing the federal budget, legally empower themselves to exploit and pillage. It is impossible to vote against the interests of Goldman Sachs or ExxonMobil. The pharmaceutical and insurance industries can hold sick children hostage while their parents bankrupt themselves trying to save their sons or daughters. Those burdened by student loans can never wipe out the debt by declaring bankruptcy. In many states, those who attempt to publicize the conditions in the vast factory farms where diseased animals are warehoused for slaughter can be charged with a criminal offense. Corporations legally carry out tax boycotts. Companies have orchestrated free trade deals that destroy small farmers and businesses and deindustrialize the country. Labor unions and government agencies designed to protect the public from contaminated air, water and food and from usurious creditors and lenders have been defanged. The Supreme Court, in an inversion of rights worthy of George Orwell, defines unlimited corporate contributions to electoral campaigns as a right to petition the government or a form of free speech. Much of the press, owned by large corporations, is an echo chamber for the elites. State and city enterprises and utilities are sold to corporations that hike rates and deny services to the poor. The educational system is being slowly privatized and turned into a species of vocational training.

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http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_death_of_the_republic_20170521

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