Heads We Lose, Tails We Lose

Since it really seems that the next President is either going to be HRC or Trump, it's like having to choose a slow death from rectal cancer or dying in a flaming car wreck. Trump as President would be a disaster not only for the USA but for the entire planet. HRC on the other hand, is Pro-Corporate warmonger, a "moderate" GOPer in disguise. There are many who say that HRC might still win by drawing support from moderates (whoever they are) and even disaffected GOPers. But HRC would merely be the status quo.

The real problem is that change is no longer possible in American politics. Political systems fall when they lose the ability to change to solve problems. If we have reached such a state, then it's only a matter of time before the USA itself is history.

Why I Hate Conservatives

The title of this post might seem a bit blunt, but I was actually raised as a Conservative. I was raised a Roman Catholic in Texas, and that is a high risk group for Conservatism. The reasons why I turned against Conservatism are varied and complex. One important turning point came during the 80's the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Reagan, the most effective commercial spokesman of all time, managed to tell the most absurd lies while maintaining a straight face. Whenever somebody called him out, Reagan would just smile vacuously and pretend he hadn't heard.

Conservatives, not just the GOP, discovered they could get away with lying they have come to use it as a deliberate tactic. Notice the recent campaign against Planned Parenthood. Even though these is no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of Planned Parenthood, the Conservative noise machine continues to make up falsehood and allegations. The Conservative Movement have become "Mayberry Machiavellis" and not only in terms of foreign policy. The worst liars are the ones who believe their own lies.

Trump Is Not a Man of Peace

Donald Trump, in his scattered way has been making statements about how the invasion of Iraq was a "mistake" and suggesting that the US military should withdraw from Korea (first proposed by Jimmy Carter back in 1977). This has brought down the ire of the unrepentant neo-conservatives, especially at the Washington Post. Some people have even started referring to Trump as an "isolationist" or even a "pacifist." He is neither. Statements like the aforementioned need to be weighed against his bombastic calls for "American greatness." Putting an unstable maniac like Trump in charge of 4,760 nuclear weapons is a worst case scenario come true. Trump is not only a threat to American democracy, he is a threat to the existence to life on this planet.