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A man has been jailed in the UK for 'possessing rightwing music'.
https://youtu.be/kKrBDsFBlxw
"Plan and prepare for every possibility, and you will never act. It is nobler to have courage as we stumble into half the things we fear than to analyse every possible obstacle and begin nothing. Great things are achieved by embracing great dangers."
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All the headlines say "40 months", but that's for each of his three convictions for government-unapproved music, to be served concurrently, so it's actually 10 years. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was only sentenced to 8 years in the gulag for his various criticisms of Stalin. 10 years for music that the British government finds distasteful is more punitive than criticizing the Soviet government's leader during his purges.
You Brits gave up your arms in the 1980s. Within a human lifetime you lost your freedom of speech. You will likely lose even more of your freedoms in fairly short order. Don't expect to get any of them back without a fight. That's how government works- all of them, to include our government here in America. It's always worked that way. Anyone who thought otherwise thought wrong.
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I dunno what "right wing music" is. Sounds rather contrived to me. Typical of what happens as extremists of one type or another take over your government or your political parties.
But I do know what both far-right and far-left extremism does: install dictatorships. Britain almost was destroyed by the far-right dictatorship of Nazi Germany. We helped them survive and together defeat Hitler. Everybody knows what Stalin did in his far-left dictatorship. All dictatorships are the same. Does not matter what they say or how they got there, it only matters what they do.
And I have noticed that some Brits and some Canadians (and some French and some Germans) have very most definitely noticed the dictatorship currently still being installed in the US. They've seen this crap in action before, we haven't (although the trend toward it was interrupted by the Pear Harbor attack). Its installation is not complete yet here in the US, but there is very little time left to oppose it. Unless you want to do armed revolution in the streets. I'd rather not: incredible amounts of mess to clean up afterward. But I will if I have to.
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YouTube: 1 Minute Ago: Trump Explodes as Canada Redirects Aluminum Exports Away From the US | George Conway - 20 minutes, 20 seconds
An American speaking how Trump's policies backfired. America doesn't produce enough aluminum to fulfill their own needs. Attacking Canadian aluminum tried to protect American jobs at smelters, but for every job protect, it threatened dozens of jobs in American manufacturers. Trump assumed Canada would have to accept whatever penalties he imposed, but Canada didn't. Canada found new customers. Trump policies are like surgery with a chainsaw; you might hit the target but collateral damage is going to be catastrophic.
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US aluminum prices are currently around $1.17-$1.30 per pound or over $2,900 per metric ton, reflecting recent increases due to tighter global supply, strong demand, and factors like Chinese production curbs and potential US rate cuts, though prices fluctuate daily based on LME benchmarks and regional premiums. Expect variations for different forms (scrap vs. primary) and markets, with ongoing tightness potentially keeping prices elevated.
As of late 2025, European aluminum prices are high, driven by supply concerns from smelter issues (Mozambique, Iceland) and high energy costs, with futures testing or exceeding $3,000/tonne, while physical duty-paid premiums have seen volatility, reflecting tighter supply and market panic, with a trend towards deficits.
China's aluminum prices are hovering around 21,800 - 22,000 RMB/ton for ingot in late 2025, showing slight daily fluctuations but generally stable or slightly increasing, driven by tightened supply from production caps and rebounding demand in construction/consumer goods, despite some short-term demand weakness, with futures and spot prices reflecting this tension between supply control and economic momentum, say Mysteel and CEIC Data, intratec.us
22,000 * 0.14RMB/USD = $3,080 USD
Aluminum prices are now nearly equalized, no matter where you shop for it, which incentives domestic production.
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All you have to do is check spot prices and futures in America, Canada, Europe, and China:
From Investing.com - Canada:
The current price of Aluminum futures is 2,959.50, with a previous close of 2,947.45.
When our leftists are finished with their lies, lectures, and tantrums, we really should have a chat about the future. You cannot BS your way through your entire life. At some point, reality is what it is. If this upsets you, that doesn't mean everyone and everything else is somehow wrong, it means your ideation is not reality-based.
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No matter how much Trump policies harm the United States, you will always support Trump. You have joined the cult.
Watch the video. The whole thing.
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The U.S. primarily relies on imported bauxite (aluminum ore) for its aluminum production, though small amounts are mined domestically for non-metal uses like abrasives and proppants in oil/gas drilling. Arkansas has historically been the main U.S. source, but mining for metal ceased years ago, with the nation now depending on imports from countries like Jamaica, Guinea, and Brazil for its refineries, mainly in Louisiana.
Key Points:
Primary Ore: Bauxite, a rock rich in aluminum hydroxides (gibbsite, boehmite, diaspore).
Domestic Mining: Limited; primarily for non-metallurgical uses like refractories or hydraulic fracturing proppants, not primary aluminum.
Main Source: Imports, with significant quantities coming from Jamaica, Guyana, China, and Australia.
Refining: U.S. alumina refineries are in Louisiana, converting imported bauxite into alumina for smelting.
Energy Intensive: Aluminum production is energy-intensive, making electricity costs a major factor in U.S. smelter operations.U.S. Bauxite Resources:
Arkansas: Historically the largest domestic producer, but mining for metal stopped in the 1980s.
Other States: Small deposits exist in Alabama, Georgia, and other areas, but aren't major suppliers for metal production.
In essence, while the U.S. consumes and produces aluminum, it relies heavily on foreign sources for the raw bauxite ore.Yes, the U.S. has bauxite, primarily in Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia, but production is small and mostly for non-metallurgical uses like chemicals, abrasives, and proppants for fracking; the nation imports the vast majority of its metallurgical-grade bauxite for aluminum production from other countries like Jamaica, Guinea, and Brazil.
Key Details:
Domestic Production: Small amounts are mined in the Southeastern U.S., with Arkansas being the leading domestic producer, though not for primary aluminum metal in recent decades.
Uses: U.S. bauxite is used for chemicals, abrasives, cements, and hydraulic fracturing proppants, not as much for aluminum metal as in the past.
Imports: The U.S. relies heavily on imports for aluminum, with significant quantities of metallurgical bauxite coming from global suppliers.
History: Major U.S. bauxite mining for aluminum happened in the past, especially in Arkansas, but stopped in the 1980s for metal production.
Mean mining needs to increase within the US
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RobertDyck,
President Trump lives rent-free in your head. It's Christmas Eve. Instead of focusing your attention and energy on friends and family, you're calling someone a cult member for pointing out the nature of current economic reality.
Be that as it may, have a Trumpy Christmas and a Trumpy New Year! ![]()
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The cost comparison between mining bauxite and importing it is complex and depends heavily on location, quality of the bauxite, and market conditions. Generally, mining bauxite can be cheaper than importing it, but only if significant domestic reserves and infrastructure are available.
Cost Breakdown: Mining vs. Importing
Mining Bauxite: Initial mining costs for high-volume producers can be low, sometimes under $30 per ton. However, this requires substantial initial investment in infrastructure, equipment, and compliance with environmental regulations.
Importing Bauxite: Import prices can fluctuate significantly based on global supply and demand, geopolitical factors, and freight costs. Recent (2024/2025) average import prices (free alongside ship, or f.a.s./FOB) in the U.S and China have ranged from approximately $30 to over $100 per ton, with prices recently peaking at $115–$130 per mt in early 2025 due to supply disruptions
Global Imported Bauxite Prices Remain Stable at $74/mt
So if you want lower costs you do not invest in capital equipment and fights against mining regulations.
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We're clearly capable of mining our own bauxite, because we've done so in the past:![]()
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Sudden drop just before 1990..
The global decline in bauxite mining in and around 1990 was primarily due to a stagnating demand for primary aluminum, which resulted in a worldwide oversupply of the metal and structural changes in the global market.
Specific factors contributing to the drop include:
Global Overcapacity: Additions to aluminum production capacity were larger than the increase in demand, leading to an oversupply that reduced prices and the need for new bauxite.
Increased Competition: Traditional producers, particularly in the Caribbean and the U.S., faced increased competition from other bauxite-endowed countries like Australia and Brazil, which had cost advantages.
Economic Transition in Eastern Europe: The dissolution of the Eastern Bloc and the war in former Yugoslavia seriously affected production in those regions, and the subsequent export of cheap aluminum from former USSR republics into Western markets contributed to the global glut.
Domestic U.S. Factors: In the United States, a significant reduction in domestic production in 1990 was attributed to the permanent closure of the last major bauxite mining operation in Arkansas. The U.S. became highly dependent on foreign bauxite sources, with most domestic output used for non-metallurgical products.
Operational Inefficiencies: Some countries, like Guyana, faced loss of market share due to un-competitiveness and inefficient management under state ownership
So the stagnation was due to importing being cheaper most likely.
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According to this video, the Orange Man cannot use the National Guard in sanctuary cities the way he was trying to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4M9YbxGAqc
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The Supreme Court ACTUALLY DID IT.
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Merry Christmas!
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Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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Void,
According to the court ruling cited in the video, he can use active duty US Army personnel, but not the National Guard, unless the active duty component of the US Army is insufficient to enforce the law.
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If I understand this correctly, President Trump calling up the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions to deal with these lunatics is perfectly acceptable.
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I took a look at some macroeconomics indicators to see how America as a whole fared during 2025:

Canadian GDP Update - RBC Economics
Canada's GDP growth for 2025 is projected to be modest, around 1.2% to 1.4% on average, with a weaker Q4 expected after a strong Q3 rebound driven by trade, though factors like U.S. trade uncertainty and soft household spending temper projections, indicating a slowdown from earlier hopes.
I looked at the EU's economic figures and projections for 2025 as well, and while not as good as Canada, they're still growing, too.
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News today: US attacks Nigeria. So, the Epstein Files have been released, but a lot has been redacted. At least one redacted document is available in non-redacted form, showing Donald Trump's name. The latest episode of "60 minutes" was pulled by CBS, "featuring deportees who faced egregious torture at a notorious prison in El Salvador." That episode is available from Canadian broadcasters. So old US trick: when the president is in trouble, create a war as distraction.
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RobertDyck,
US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria | BBC News
The BBC reports that according to Yusuf Tuggar, Nigerian Foreign Minister, Nigeria and the United States conducted a joint military operation targeting ISIS terrorists in Northwest Nigeria who were murdering Nigerian citizens. If you're going to lie about something, at least make sure it's not directly refuted by the government of the nation that America supposedly attacked.
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CBC: Hegseth says 'more to come' after U.S. launches airstrikes in Nigeria
Nigeria's government has said armed groups target both Muslims and Christians, and U.S. claims that Christians face persecution do not represent a complex security situation and ignore efforts to safeguard religious freedom. But it has agreed to work with the U.S. to bolster its forces against militant groups.
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RobertDyck,
Snopes.com - Unpacking claim Trump's name was redacted by DOJ from Epstein document after release
There was no proof the DOJ redacted the document after posting it. In fact, there was a copy of it on the DOJ website that didn't redact Trump's name.
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After the U.S. Department of Justice posted a cache of documents related to the case of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Dec. 19, 2025, a rumor spread online that the DOJ initially posted a document that included President Donald Trump's name, but the department then removed the document from the cache in order to redact his name, before reposting it with said redaction.For example, left-leaning publication Meidas Touch posted two different screenshots showing the same document on X, one of which purportedly included more redactions than the other, with some of the redactions covering Trump's name (archived).
The caption read: "The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump's name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files. Trump's name was in the original release. Now, it's blacked out."
The same claim appeared on Facebook and Instagram.The posts by Meidas Touch and others seemed to suggest the screenshot on the left was "the original release" and the one on the right showed Trump's name had later been "blacked out."
But the two images were actually of different documents. The one on the left, with fewer redactions and Trump's name included, had the words "Document 1332-16" and "Filed 01/08/2024" in blue at the top, while the image on the right, with more redactions and Trump's name omitted, read "Document 1296-17" and "Filed 12/12/2022." (More on this below.)
Both screenshots were available on the DOJ's website documenting the Epstein files. In other words, the department posted a version of the document that mentioned Trump.
While the evidence Meidas Touch and others used did not prove the Justice Department redacted Trump's name from one version of the document, it was possible the DOJ edited the version on the right of the image above after publishing it. Below, we show why we did not rate this claim.
Snopes contacted the DOJ to ask for clarifications and we will update this story if we receive an answer. We also reached out to Meidas Touch asking about the post and await a response.
What we know
The DOJ did post the two different versions of the document in two separate batches of files related to the 2015 legal case involving Virginia Giuffre — one victim of the sex trafficking Epstein orchestrated — and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's associate and accomplice.
One version, numbered 1296-17, showed more redactions and no reference to Trump (Page 16), while the other, numbered 1332-16, showed fewer redactions (Page 16) and included several mentions of Trump.
The screenshots circulating online were not, as those who shared them appeared to claim, before-and-after images of the document. The text in blue at the top of both screenshots showed they were screen captures of the two versions of the document.
Snopes found no details regarding when the DOJ published the two versions of the document. An examination of the DOJ web page's metadata revealed it had been modified on Dec. 22, 2025 — three days after the department made the Epstein documents public. It is possible the DOJ added the redactions to file 1296-17 after publication. Snopes could not independently verify whether this was the case.
In addition, The Associated Press reported that the DOJ removed at least 16 documents after the Dec. 19 publication of more Epstein files, suggesting department employees were still editing the release after publication.
In other words, while Meidas Touch and other social media users used faulty evidence to back their assertion that the DOJ modified a document after publication, Snopes could not ascertain, based on available evidence, whether the redactions on batch 1296-17 happened before or after publication. Meanwhile, the same document in batch 1332-16 was not redacted.
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Robert,
They might as well do 3 or 4 things that outrage you, because it is a case of "Show me the person and I will find the crime".
The people wo complain are the ones who are free riding on a showboat and will be sorry if and when it goes down and they discover that there are Alligators in the water.
Venezuela? Nigeria? Greenland? Trump might as well trigger all of them and eve more, because you have already judged him and choose to be ignorant about the actual structure of reality.
Playing Judge, Judas, executioner as often as you can find an excuse. Even the British and European churches playing Judas and trying to deliver us to crucifixion. Such evil with pretense to goodness.
Europeans, and yes maybe some Canadians and Americans, who want to take the car and drive us into disaster, because then can sell their brothers and sisters to a foreign power, just to beg for approval from people who want us gone and our lives destroyed.
You do not see the deeps, and you do not know the pitfalls.
You are not nearly as smart as you want to think you are.
Snap out of it and stand with honor, or you will be abandoned to your fate.
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Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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Look, I know. Here in Canada there was a school division in Ontario that claimed all white people are evil. They taught gender theory. Refused to tell parents what they were teaching children. Spreading hate. The woke got way out of line. They need to be reined in. But going from Woke to Fascist Nazi is not a good solution. Please, can we come to some sanity?
Trump claimed that the president interprets law. That's bullshit! The courts interpret law. Trump claimed the president is above the law. Congress demonstrated with Richard Nixon that the president is NOT above the law. Trump is still imposing tariffs, when the US Constitution clearly states only Congress can do that. Trump demanded the United Arab Emirates give him a 747 all blinged-out, so they did. And he thinks he can keep it after he's no longer president. The "emoluments" clause of the Constitution clearly states he cannot keep it. When a president visited Napoleon in France, he gave the president a pair of dinner plates made of aluminum. Aluminum was only isolated in 1825, and in the 1800s it was extremely expensive. Considered more valuable than gold. The aluminum plates were taken by the State Department, made part of a museum display.
Now Trump sides with Russia against Ukraine, and the National Security Strategy names Europe as America's primary threat. So Trump allies himself with America's enemies, and names America's allies as threats.
Putin has clearly said he wants Russia to be the sole world superpower. All dictators including Putin do not want citizens to believe they can be free. The idea of saying whatever they want to? Voting for whomever they believe serves the national best interest? Democracy? Free market economy? OMG! Dictators cannot have that! If their subjects see other countries have that, then they might get ideas! Gotta squash all freedom! So Trump has been tricked to destroy America's economy, offend all of America's trading partners, break all trade to make America poor. Ensure all freedom is destroyed in America. Most importantly, offend all of America's allies to destroy alliances, isolate America. Once America is poor, week, and isolated, it will be a pathetic nothing of a nothing that can be defeated. If anything survives of America, it will not matter because it will no longer be inspiration for other countries to believe they can have freedom too.
Trump is stupid enough to do all of this. Trump is Putin's lap-dog.
ICE is now full of amateurs who do whatever Trump and his team tell them. They're the Nazi brown-shirts. If you don't know what that is, look it up. ICE is not following American law, they're blatantly violating it. Freedom and Democracy has a long tradition. The Magna Carta. The French Revolution. The US Constitution. The US Bill of Rights. Trump is determined to burn it all down, make America a dictatorship. Trump and his team is following the play-book of Nazis in the 1930s.
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YouTube: How Canadians Stood Up for Black GIs After U.S. MPs Crossed the Line
An amazing story about World War II. Not making accusations, it's just an amazing story that I want to share.
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I see that you expressed an opinion about the President and tariffs.
And then you have stirred in most of the tool kit of virtue signaling. NAZI, Racist, etc.
You reveal that you are not much different than us. You did not do the gender card yet though. I guess because you are of the "M" gender.
My message to you was mostly that the surface story is shallow and does not account for deeper processes that we both should more properly be concerned about.
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But lets have a specific look at Tariffs. I actually was a bit concerned about the actions taken by the President and his actions. I think I am still waiting to see how the Legislature and Supreme Court behave. Those two together have the powers to hobble what the President and company are doing if they want to. But they seem to be allowing it.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48435
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The president has the authority to apply tariffs under certain conditions, primarily through delegated powers from Congress. The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate commerce and levy tariffs, but since the 1930s, Congress has delegated some of this authority to the president through various statutes. For instance, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 allows the president to impose tariffs in response to national security threats. However, the president's ability to impose tariffs is subject to specific conditions and judicial scrutiny, ensuring that any delegation of authority is not unchecked.
I myself consider that economics is basic to security. So, I am willing to entertain that the President may do much of what he is doing with the understanding that the other powers could revise his permissions if they wanted to.
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So, now lets talk about NAZI, Justice, and Mercy. The NAZI label is used with questionable evidence. The most appropriate attachment of labels is to the Ukraine ethnic group which historically as a read from the internet, not all of them but some of them at certain times. They worked in service for the WWII NAZI effort to make hostile actions against Jewish and Polish people.
I have not seen the MEGA expressing NAZI viewpoints. It is quite likely that there are some NAZI sentiments in various places, but the MEGA policy does not seem to support a hateful set of actions of that sort.
Justice says that America is reserved for its Citizens, with some pathways for other non-citizens to join. It is justified to remove violators, but it is not of a large mercy to do so.
When the process of exploiting mercy to judge America is used by outsiders such as from Brittain and West Europe, it is not moral. If they feel that people removed from America should have mercy, then they can go to a place like Somalia, and spend their money to give mercy to the people that have been expelled. Canadians are also permitted to spend their money, to help out people deported from America. You can spend all your money on Mercy if you want to.
Do, that before putting judgement on America.
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Vertical and Horizontal domination.
If we were to view the world as I do, two special polarities can be observed. China and Sub-Saharan Africa could be considered for this.
All Caucasian genes and also the genes of Eurasians and Peripheral Africa exist between these two, and only marginally inside ot the two major polarities. Eliminate the Oceans and you will discover that "We are all surrounded" by other groups.
Examine China Domination methods. Minor ethnic groups are held in "Tribal" Zones. This is horizontal control.
Vertical Domination is done more by the Sub-Saharan Africans. There was a slave trade in the "Kongo", with or without any Caucasian "Genes". Massive profits were given to these core kingdoms in the "Dark" of Africa, until the Brits and French stopped them.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Kongo/
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The Kingdom of Kongo was a significant player in the Atlantic slave trade, with its kings observing a distinction between foreign-born captives and freeborn Kongos. Over time, this distinction blurred, leading to all Kongos becoming subject to enslavement and sale overseas. The internal conflicts within the kingdom contributed to the collapse of institutions and the redefinition of polity, affecting who could be enslaved and the nature of the slave trade.
World History Encyclopedia
+1The Kingdom of Kongo's history is marked by its expansion, military conquest, and centralization of power, which were driven by the desire to acquire slaves. The kingdom's wealth was bolstered by the slave trade, which was expanded by Portuguese traders in the late 15th century. The Kongo state collapsed in the early 18th century, but the kingdom's legacy as a strong power in west-central Africa remains a significant part of its history.
The first slave owner in the USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_J … (colonist)
Read about his background and ethnicity.
The Atlantic slave trade was an infection that pushed its way into America. Something like Mafia, with profits allowing its expansion.
In the USA you can find a contrast between Horizontal and Vertical Domination. The two do not always want to play nice together, and so the Civil War.
The Horizontal people do not want slavery for the reason that they might not want to be turned into "White Trash" and run off of their land by what they consider "Unfair Competition" by vertical slave owners.
And this slave culture is still trying to encroach on the Horizontal people. So, Dixie has been in a game of conquest since about the Great Depression. The Getto's, Slums, all an effort to encroach on the Horizontal people and give power to the "Owner Classes", who then exploit the the servant group that they sent to the Getto's/Slums.
The problem of West Europe is that it is mostly Vertical and so sees it's morality as supreme over that of North America and Russia/Eurasia.
The line of cities Dublin, London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Cario, all Vertical and feminine in nature. The Harlots actually. (At least some of the time).
So, at some point it should not surprise you that the USA does not want to be Western European. We have our Eurasian part as well.
"Plantation Owners", in their gated communities, virtue signaling to an extreme of how superior they are. They always think that they being the rich ruling class, they can master the situation to their advantage.
I have been told by a relative that the "Mansons" were of the opinion that a race war was to be, and that the so called "Blacks", would win it, but they would be so stupid that they would need the "Mansons" to rule over them.
And that is where I believe that the democrat party of course is the party of the Vertical. And some of the rulers of that structure could be the Obama's.
So, every place that Canadians might think themselves to a people of high morals above Americans, really you are just an import from London and Paris, in a soup of Native American people of horizontal power.
We in America have worked on making the joining of the two powers, Horizontal and Vertical. In Europe, they have done all they can to create basically an endless civil war between Eurasians and Eurafricans. Canada is poised between America and Europe and your desire to avoid American solutions to reality only pots you as outsiders to this continent.
It was easy for Canadians to Judge Americans for Segregation, as it was also possible to use servant peoples to fight in the wars of your empire. We in the North USA also Judged the ruling peoples of the "South" then we got what we disserved, judged by the world, which decided that they wanted to use any possible means to damage America.
So, per the Ukraine, at this time after all the wrong moves by West Europe and their fan people in the USA, a best solution is to split the land, and the ethnic parts, and bring an end to the killing. Later it may be possible to try yet again to stich Europe into a more advanced culture.
You see we don't see ourselves as your inferiors, just a troubled people who have had to ray to make a better world.
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Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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