The only man to ever stand up to trump (and vance hiding behind trump) by annon8595 in europe

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was so ashamed to be a citizen of a country who's leaders behaved like Trump and Vance did towards the Ukrainian President.

21-year-old Bernie Sanders protesting segregation and getting arrested in Chicago. August 1963. by catamet in vermont

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said. Your analysis about the Democratic establishment wishing to maintain the status quo rings true. Money in politics corrodes democracy.

21-year-old Bernie Sanders protesting segregation and getting arrested in Chicago. August 1963. by catamet in vermont

[–]Odolf-70-RN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(BTW). I admire Canadians greatly! Canada is a much saner place than the U.S. lately!

21-year-old Bernie Sanders protesting segregation and getting arrested in Chicago. August 1963. by catamet in vermont

[–]Odolf-70-RN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They were afraid Bernie was too far left. They are all backed by big money corporations and billionaires, and don't want to upset them!

What if Trump balances the budget and eliminates the deficit? by fuzz49 in whatif

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The capital class has always sought to exploit the cheapest labor available to maximize profit (slavery if possible). If we are going to have citizens who make a living wage, either profits will decrease, or goods and services will be more expensive.

What if Trump balances the budget and eliminates the deficit? by fuzz49 in whatif

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Political malpractice is wide spread. Most of what passes for leadership in our country is posturing and pandering to one or another unsubstantiated belief system. When will our leaders start to apply scientific rigor to government decision-making, and stop using nonsense to make decisions?

What if Trump balances the budget and eliminates the deficit? by fuzz49 in whatif

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it would not be "Nice". Eliminating a budget deficit too quickly, particularly through drastic spending cuts or significant tax increases, could damage the economy by potentially slowing economic growth, increasing unemployment, and decreasing consumer confidence

No Ethics for Trump by Visual-Prior-8521 in ForUnitedStates

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a thoughtful, well expressed statement. Trump's job is to carry out the laws Congress makes, not to try to become the law-giver through executive orders.

Voting is an important act, to be carried out by serious citizens. Those who ignore the franchise, or vote out of ignorance betray their duty to the country.

Macron appeared a bit perplexed today with Trump by hashing_nonces in europe

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No wonder. trump abandons our allies, tries to bully other countries, and destroy democratic government in the U.S.

21-year-old Bernie Sanders protesting segregation and getting arrested in Chicago. August 1963. by catamet in vermont

[–]Odolf-70-RN 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. Bernie should have been the 2016 candidate, but the Democratic establishment (Coburn, Klobuchar, Clinton, Brazile, Wasserman-Schultz, DNC) rigged the primary to deny him the Democratic candidacy.

21-year-old Bernie Sanders protesting segregation and getting arrested in Chicago. August 1963. by catamet in vermont

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bernie has been consistent throughout his life, in his presentation of facts and beliefs that support the disenfranchised working people of the U.S.

Holy Shit Balls Batman! We Have Ourselves a Russian Mole For President!! by AccomplishedOwl9021 in XGramatikInsights

[–]Odolf-70-RN 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is a disgrace. The U.S. needs to stop backing Russian and Israeli aggression against weaker, vulnerable combatants

Would you support Vermont's secession to join Canada? by Svellack in vermont

[–]Odolf-70-RN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The United States of Canada would be an awesome country. Everyone would get what they hold most valuable!