The Big Beautiful Eff Up.

I don't suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, but I do have to wonder how someone with a CV like his could become US President once, let alone twice. For example, Donald Trump's business ventures filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six times between 1991 and 2009, primarily involving his casino and hotel operations. These bankruptcies allowed his companies to restructure their debts while continuing to operate.

He made his "fortune" using other people's money.

And pushing the envelope.

In this case he's building a questionable multimillion dollar project on the US White House during the middle of a government shutdown. People are doing without services while he builds something which will not last.

I'm not sure that is a real tribute to US political stability.

The issue that the White House is a historic building factors in as well. I've lived in historic districts pretty much all my adult life. In one house, I was severely limited as to what I could do to the exterior: any changes had to be approved by a committee. I now live in a very modern house, yet it is also historically protected as part of post-War reconstruction! There are some really ugly houses that are practically untouchable due to that protection. Fortunately, mine isn't that protected despite it's "historic significance".

 Some historic listings even limit what one can do to the interior.

Yet, Trump can destroy a significant portion of the US White House with no problem.

Do you wonder why people are questioning this? 

The US isn't fascist, it's an Oligarchy and has been for some time. It's quietly been one. The wealthy have lived in their mansions in peace for some time, although the large mansions are becoming difficult to keep: even for the super wealthy.

The real wake up call was the 2016 election where Bernie Sanders was sidelined for Hillary Clinton, resulting in Trump being President. Amusingly, this happened through the electoral college: an institution meant to prevent such occurrences.

There needs to be a significant change in US politics, but I don't see that happening in an Oligarchy. 

HEY MITCH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU ATTACK NEIL YOUNG!

 Maybe the evil is capitalism...

"The point of this is to open your eyes to see possibilities you may not have imagined."

And this is an interesting footnote to all this:

Oligarchies are also totaliaraian states.

While someone may not like "collectivist" belief such as socialism or communism, they should start to realise that monopoly capitalism and Oligarchic societies are just as dangerous a proposition. In this case, I am referring to "Big Tech".

I left Fesses de Bouc in late July because I was getting tired of its attempts to control my opinions. I have long disliked Microsoft and Google for various reasons, mostly due to their poor quality products.

Yes, there is an alternative, but I'm not really happy with Ubuntu 20.04. The misspellings this time are due to the fact that the mouse is out of whack in this iteration of Ubuntu. That means the zoom is also.

I am writing on a nearly microscopic screen.

But, that's an aside.

Youtube is censoring various news sources, usually right wing ones. I may not agree with Skynews Australia on most points, but it's one of the only places to get dissenting opinions about the Biden Administration. They have been shutdown from posting for the last few days by Youtube, which is part of Google's empire.

The concept of Free Speech is to allow for dissenting opinions in the marketplace of ideas. Shutting down dissenting opinions, especially ones which aren't commonly held is dangerous to society.

Creepy Joe and Horrible Harris probably wouldn't be in charge of the show had the dirt on them been aired early on. Now, it's looking like there will be a republican party landslide. "Another 1994".

Update: Sky News was banned by Youtube for alleged violation of its Covid-19 policies.
https://www.6pr.com.au/disgusting-sky-news-australia-banned-from-youtube-over-covid-19-misinformation/