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YOHABLO

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18. Who generates war? Profiteers. Most of the problems in the world are generated by greed.

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Mon May 27, 2019, 02:06 AM

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This whole damn planet is turning into a colossal right wing category 5 shit storm. [View all] Initech May 2019 OP

I used to have a belief that Europeans were Turin_C3PO May 2019 #1

me too and I live in Europe LittleGirl May 2019 #19

You have to be joking DFW May 2019 #22

True. Turin_C3PO May 2019 #27

Lessons learned in the great wars are forgotten as time passes Maeve May 2019 #28

Those who suffered through the wars never forgot. DFW May 2019 #32

I feel the same way... BlueJac May 2019 #26

It's very worrying, isn't it donkeypoofed May 2019 #2

YEP, scary AF. eom LittleGirl May 2019 #20

What can be done to stop it?! I know... let's start with impeachment!! Dolt45 has got to go!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #3

Bernie did well in 2016 because of Hillary, without Hillary he is a man without a cause katmondoo May 2019 #31

Homo sapiens self extinction will solve the problem. democratisphere May 2019 #4

That would be the best thing ever for Planet Earth. roamer65 May 2019 #6

I hope some animals and plants survive... BigmanPigman May 2019 #12

Guess what qazplm135 May 2019 #5

A World War helped stop it for awhile, the problem is the fascists here in the USA rockfordfile May 2019 #7

Plus part of it is that our brains are wired for tribalism. The Mouth May 2019 #37

Bannon, Russia and Cambridge Analytica (whatever they're calling themselves this week) CousinIT May 2019 #8

Right on. SergeStorms May 2019 #11

Bannon is pure evil. BigmanPigman May 2019 #13

I said in another thread that the US right helped flip Brazil. Initech May 2019 #14

Does the name Richard Grenell ring a bell? DFW May 2019 #23

Puking. I Googled and was reminded of who he is. Breitbart has a GUSHING review CurtEastPoint May 2019 #25

As an American who lives in Germany, I can only echo your sentiments. n/t DFW May 2019 #30

The global economy has concentrated its benefits into the hands of a few Yavin4 May 2019 #9

This is it in a nutshell. nt Maven May 2019 #42

Fourth Reich Billy Ray Joe Bob. May 2019 #10

Yes it's on the rise all over the globe, but I still believe there are MORE people who ain't with UniteFightBack May 2019 #15

Migration. moondust May 2019 #16

"We shall overcome", "This incursion will not stand", "I regret that I have but one life to give"... czarjak May 2019 #17

Who generates war? Profiteers. Most of the problems in the world are generated by greed. YOHABLO May 2019 #18

Ahh... the Great Paradox and the Great Filter ... NotHardly May 2019 #21

Bolsonaro in Brazil was a major blow DFW May 2019 #24

I knew Brexit was going to happen when I read about an Englishman The Mouth May 2019 #38

He was right about that, not about leaving DFW May 2019 #39

I remember some British friends The Mouth May 2019 #41

france 24 did an hour long segment on this yesterday. the biggest issue is income inequality. Kurt V. May 2019 #29

So many people would rather hate than thrive The Genealogist May 2019 #33

end result of ever shrinking pie being shared by more each day and the slices becoming smaller so beachbum bob May 2019 #34

Only thing is the pie is growing. Voltaire2 May 2019 #35

People everywhere are scared Generic Brad May 2019 #36

Kick dalton99a May 2019 #40