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Stephan Rinbaum's avatar

While ranting against the action of any government is always welcome, I do want to mention that, like everyone "in power", Trump is simply a puppet in a play.

Trump has the tendency to just blab and threaten reflexively, moreso than any puppet in recent memory. But, as it always is, his ranting is just another slight-of-hand leading to more control for those in power and less freedom for the proles.

All this tariff nonsense is to obscure the real goal. The leaders of both Mexico and Canada have already indicated that they will comply with Trump's demands for more surveillance. That's the goal. My guess is this will be followed up with a "pan-American" agreement to "share data" being compiled by each country's surveillance arms, effectively creating a "panopticon" even further removed from the control of the proles than the individual national "security" appartuses.

Trump is just as much about the "New World Order"/"One World Government" as all the rest of them are. but his character in this play is to appeal to the MAGA's who would have balked at any such impairment of freedom had it come from a vegetable or whatever the "blues" install as the next puppet leader.

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CL's avatar
Feb 4Edited

Even before 'wokeness' hit us, the derogatory use of the word 'retard' has been considered an offence to people who are developmentally delayed.

noun

re·​tard

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retard

retard

1. ri-ˈtärd : a holding back or slowing down : retardation

2. ˈrē-ˌtärd offensive : a person affected with intellectual disability

3. ˈrē-ˌtärd informal + offensive : a foolish or stupid person

Could you not think of a more articulate, colourful, non-derogatory word?

The word you've chosen (retard) doesn't even properly describe those you are aiming at. These people are not intellectually disabled. They are actually masterful actors, with clever plans, who have kissed the ring.

Try something else, please.

Here are some ideas:

MAGAs - the serfs revealed

MAGA's puppets show their hands

Ok, so those aren't great titles...but you get where I'm headed, right?

I want to share your article, because it is very thought provoking, but I'm not going to share it because of your inappropriate use of the word 'retard'.

Dear haters - I'm not asking for a fight. Please refrain from attacking me.

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009's avatar

I am not referring to the political puppets at the top of the food chain. I’m referring to the average Canadian Trump supporter. And yes, it is retarded according to your definition (a foolish or stupid person).

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Skeptical1's avatar

You’re correct—fully retarded!

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CL's avatar
Feb 4Edited

I see your point. Yes, perhaps I misread that you were talking about Canada's LeaderPuppets, not the everyday Tsupporters. I did say I realized the examples I gave were bad :)

However, calling freedom-loving Canadians, many of whom stood up bravely for freedom during CV, an 'informal + offensive' (as per the definition) name is divisive.

Perhaps they have been blinded, were hypnotized, are simplistic thinkers, or are simply desperate for clear answers. These aren't dumb people. We know that. Your word doesn't describe the group you are talking about.

I'm personally alarmed at how many of such people, especially Christians, agree with the T's recent actions and how they do not seem concerned EM's sudden surge to the top of the heap. They seem to believe he re-opened X simply for free speech, not as a means to snare more people later or as a means for T to gain leverage and rise to power again.

They seem to think there is a 'good' and a 'bad' side, when we are simply being herded from all sides into the same trap. (and yes, JC is returning one day and there will really be H to pay).

The use of the R word is divisive, unkind and prevents me from reaching the people who need to see your article most. They will stop reading at the title and they will consider me as someone who shares that view of them, which I don't. It's a shame that such a good article was rendered useless through unnecessary name-calling.

Respectfully, I am still not sharing the article.

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009's avatar

Some of the Freedom community think the Earth is flat. I rest my case.

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CL's avatar
Feb 4Edited

Yes, the FE thing is concerning. I think they were used - convinced - bamboozled, to discredit and distract from the CV freedom fight. No accident. Look at how many 'smart' people got fooled in CV. Name calling in general, doesn't gain ground for a cause.

One last comment, then will leave this thread to flow the way it will.

Have you considered that you might be calling Convoy Truckers the R word? Is that ok in your view?

Perhaps you could write about how the Freedom movement in Canada has been infiltrated for a long time. The zealous Cdn Tsupporters could have been targeted for a psy-op and fell vicitim. You could investigate those weird badges Canadians are wearing and were wearing in Ottawa and elsewhere - the ones with reference to the U S's 17 76 events - the badges with the toothy skulls.

Those badges actually belong to a rad. group in the US that is labelled as a domestic tear or ist group there. When I first saw the badge and the saying, I wondered why Canadians were taking up an American cause.

Propublica did a blistering reveal on the group in question. Feel free to email me for more info.

(mispelled in places to dissuade bots).

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009's avatar

I bet you have no problem calling the left wing woke community stupid and retarded …

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SoloD's avatar

PREAMBLE

TODAY it is a well-known and easily demonstrable fact that the members of the US Congress and the State Legislatures do not read, evaluate or debate any of the particulars of the Legislation they vote on.

They cannot read or debate the issues because, on average, NINE THOUSAND new bills are introduced each year at a rate of fifty-five per day and each Bill can approach 2000 pages of content or more.

Since no one can evaluate ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND pages of Law Speak per day, the elected representative is forced to vote “as per the suggestion of staff”.

Our Constitutions call for ‘representative government of the people, by the people and for the people’. They do not call for ‘government by staff recommendation’.

THEREFORE

In order to remedy the UNCONSTITUTIONAL WORKING OF THE GOVERNMENT, it is time to use the available technology of computers for the distribution of the text, and artificial intelligence (AI) for the aggregation of the decisions of up to FIFTY THOUSAND interested, responsible and qualified Citizens per Congressional district, herein referred to as AMPLIFIED VOTERS (AV) to give The People and all of Humanity the opportunity to solve their Governmental problems.

PROPOSAL

A Constitutional Amendment to Accommodate at Least 10 Thousand Citizen Representatives per Congressional District Who Will Actually Read and Evaluate the Existing and Proposed Laws for the Purpose of Ratification or Annulment of Each and Every Line of Law and the Accompanying Enabling Legislation for the Purpose of Perfecting The Law for and in Behalf of The Citizens of the Country.

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Rodolfo's avatar

You are correct. Congress people are sock puppets because citizens are dumb and lazy. If the population ever woke up they would realize that term limits are built into the system. Every two years for the House and every six for the senate.

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