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Atticus

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August 27, 2020

Anyone have a source for FOX sponsors. I don't want to support a company which

helps finance the likes of Tucker Carlson's praise of the 17 year old Kenosha MAGAssassin.

August 27, 2020

While it is often difficult to prove which of the on-line "news" items are legitimate and which

are concocted by bots and trolls, it is obvious that Putin and his traitorous "American" accomplices are flooding the internet with often ridiculous accounts of liberal crimes and socialist plans versus Trumpian wisdom and heroism.

As just one example which I have noticed, is it likely that ONLY poor Donald Trump's campaign signs are being stolen or destroyed? In the area I live in, the life expectancy of most Biden signs is measured in hours or, at most, a few days. As a result, you will see 9 or 10 Trump signs for each lonely Biden sign. But, check out social media sites.

On YouTube, which I often browse, I have seen many supposedly factual accounts---most with grainy video---of those damn commie libtards damaging or stealing some poor MAGAt's yard sign or flag. I have never seen ANY such videos of Trumpies stealing or destroying Biden signage.

I know many will respond to this with "So what", but I think that overestimates the judgment of many who will slowly absorb the impression that Trump is the victim of "unscrupulous Democratic extremists". And, once that becomes their internalized "truth", they will easily be persuaded that all of the negatives they may hear about Trump are just "socialist/anarchist lies paid for by billionaire elites".

For at least the next several months, anything put on social media sites that has a source other than one you know and trust should be ignored.

August 26, 2020

I think I'd best take a break from posting. I have watched the videos of the 17 year old

shooter in Kenosha and I have read extensive accounts of the Kenosha PD's effing COMPLICITY in the anti-protester attacks. I am too pissed to post without getting down in the gutter with the thugs responsible for so much pain---some with badges; some without.

Later.

August 26, 2020

What follows is pure opinion; my "take" on the current presidential campaign and the

November 3rd election.

Biden/Harris will win---handily.

The Biden campaign is based on genuine decency and specific optimistic forward-looking policy proposals. The Trump campaign is based on greedy narcissism and the vague assurance that "whatever I do will be great!" I know this. You know this. The clear majority of Americans know this.

While we may differ about a wide variety of issues, most of these differences are about a small part of "what we believe". Our over-arching convictions about what is fair, what is necessary and what we insist guide those we select to govern us are overwhelmingly in agreement. For example, we can argue amongst ourselves as to whether we should broaden and improve Obamacare or strive to enact Medicare for All, but WE---the good guys who care, the majority---agree that everyone is entitled to good medical care.

I believe love is stronger than hate and most of us do care about---"love"---our fellow men and women. We know what fair and honest and decent mean because those words describe most of us most of the time. We believe those words should also describe our POTUS and we know that they do NOT at all describe Donald Trump. They fit Joe Biden well.

So, while "journalists" who value ratings over accuracy will continue to try to add suspense to this "horse race", if the decent majority votes, we win. PERIOD.

All the above notwithstanding, work for Joe like he's trailing by ten! Be confident, but take nothing for granted. We can't "let" victory happen; we have to MAKE it happen. "All that's necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing".

August 26, 2020

Is it not correct that the violent straw that broke the camel's back in Kenosha was the shooting

deaths of two PROTESTORS?

This is not a situation in which Trump is "rescuing" people who have been set upon by murderous BLM mobs. This is a situation in which Trump allies like the white supremacist cretins at InfoWars have successfully incited violence and contributed to the deaths of two protesters.

August 26, 2020

Trump announcement regarding Kenosha: "Yes, of course, I WILL pour gasoline on

that fire! Ve vill DOMINATE der strassen!"

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