Posted on June 14th, 2010 by gestroud 4 views
Most people today do not understand the difference, but it is crucial. In a pure Democracy, the majority decides things. Each issue would be voted on by the masses, and the majority would win. So, should we have a new tax on the “rich?” Everyone cast your vote. Since the majority of people do not fall in the “rich” category, the vote would probably pass and our economy would be damaged.
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by gestroud 12 views
Capitalism is the only choice we have. How do I know that? Because a world of experts tells me so – nearly every day.
Economists have thousands of fancy charts and graphs to deflect us from this reality, and a litany of arcane explanations; but the simple reason is greed.
Posted on May 21st, 2009 by gestroud 12 views
Future wars may require censorship, news blackouts and, ultimately, military attacks on the partisan media. Why? Because the “anti-war” media has caused increasing numbers of American military figures, and a host of ex-diplomats, intelligence officers and others to publicly challenge the Jewish lobby.
Posted on April 21st, 2008 by gestroud 27 views
Since 9/11, the Bush administration and their legal sycophants in the Justice Department and right-wing think tanks such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Federalist Society, have claimed that the criminal regime in Washington has the legal right to employ any tactic to pursue its sordid agenda.
Posted on April 21st, 2008 by gestroud 42 views
Five former secretaries of state met in Athens, Ga. recently to formulate bipartisan foreign policy suggestions for the next president. All five former secretaries (Powell, Kissinger, Albright, Baker and Christopher) agreed on two important recommendations: The U.S. should open a dialogue with Iran, and the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay should be closed. The first [...]