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                 A Few Thoughts on President Obama's Visit to Hiroshima and the Rise of Trump    There are four mindsets, or attributes of humans, currently, that are holding us back and will ultimately wipe us out, or at best, make us live lives unworthy of existence as we know it now. If we cannot rise above these conditions (and I'm fairly sure it's already too late), we run the risk of making the planet unlivable. They are all interconnected, and must all be eradicated, since each one will ultimately give rise to the others.    The real kick in the crotch?    We're not ready to even consider getting rid of them. And it's impossible to accomplish in the time frame we have left. 1. Overpopulation 2. Religion/credulity/ignorance 3. Capitalism/greed/over-consumption 4. Nationalism/patriotism/borders   Four (relatively) simple things we must overcome or cease to exist. ...

All things considered, I almost gave Hillary a pass, until the blinders came off during the Bill Clinton interview on Late Night w/ Stephen Colbert. And we then knew, with no doubt, that the Clinton Foundation and CGI were nothing more than a money making machine that sold PR to horrible actors on the world stage. If you're Nestle', or the royal family of Saudi Arabia, or a foreign dictator, or a multi-national corporate thief and/or polluter, just hand over a huge "donation" t o the Clinton "charities" and they will tell everyone what good work you do. She is not the lesser of two evils. She's in a dead heat. And if she was, I would rather vote for the greater evil and let our country deal with the disaster we asked for and deserved. Bernie's campaign is likely toast by now. That being said, so are we. http://www.salon.com/…/bill_clintons_odious_presidency_tho…/

Here's how the Presidential race is going to go down. Mark my words. Watch this space: http://wildassguesses.blogspot.com/2016/02/in-wake-of-new-hampshire.html

Paul Hayne 10 hrs · Just a question but can someone give me an example of murderous criminal obeying a gun law? Like Comment Share Matt Palmer likes this. Comments Alex McDowell All of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the rest of the "civilized" world. Like · Reply · 9 hrs Hide 15 Replies Paul Hayne How about Paris? Like · Reply · 9 hrs Alex McDowell How about Paris? Fewer gun deaths by far than in the US, regardless of the recent attacks. Fewer gun deaths in a decade than most American cities half that size in a week. Like · Reply · 9 hrs Paul Hayne Like I said give me an example of a criminal obeying the gun laws in place. It is not about the gun it is about the culture. Like · Reply · 9 hrs Alex McDowell Here we have a culture that glorifies and fetishizes guns. Not for our freedoms to own ...