Originally posted by BingB: THE FBI HAS NEVER CLAIMED THE CRIME RATE HAS DROPPED JUST BECAUSE SOME AGENCIES STOPPED REPORTING. IT DOES NOT WORK LIKE THAT.
The FBI never claims the crime rate goes up. It does not work like that !
Thanks cliffw, he is a true student of history, an accomplished author of historical nonfiction and a great thinker.
More people should pay attention to his works, because, as we all know....
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
I'm an avid reader, and listener, of everything that VDH produces. My personal library includes many of his books.
VDH's works on the late stages of WW2 and into the Cold War are especially instructive in understanding the genesis of our present sociopolitical mess.
Shelby Foote is also one of my favorite historians on the American Civil War and my library includes at least 20 of his works. There is a tremendous amount to be learned about the antebellum and post war fetid Demorat party from his books.
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Originally posted by randye: I'm an avid reader, and listener, of everything that VDH produces. My personal library includes many of his books.
VDH's works on the late stages of WW2 and into the Cold War are especially instructive in understanding the genesis of our present sociopolitical mess.
Shelby Foote is also one of my favorite historians on the American Civil War and my library includes at least 20 of his works. There is a tremendous amount to be learned about the antebellum and post war fetid Demorat party from his books.
gee did you ever learn the southern democratic party was as conservative THEN as you are NOW ? ie full nut-con
Originally posted by randye: Shelby Foote is also one of my favorite historians on the American Civil War and my library includes at least 20 of his works. There is a tremendous amount to be learned about the antebellum and post war fetid Demorat party from his books.
Shelby Foote preserved a lot of historical data, but his understanding of history is kind of weak. He actually claimed that the "people in the south thought that slavery would die out on its own" and that "state's rights was the solution". But that makes zero historical sense when you see that The Constitution of the Confederacy made it illegal to outlaw slavery. That is the exact OPPOSIT of "States' Rights". If the Confederacy was about "states' rights" the states would have the right to make their wn decision on slavery. But they didn't. The whole "states' rights" argument is silly when you look at the Confederacy's Constitution.
Originally posted by randye: I guess that we shall have to breathlessly await your books on the Civil War to rectify all that others are "weak" on, as you claim.
It is impossible to claim that every person who wrote book is correct because people write books with conflicting positions.
I did not post my opinion. I posted one of Foote's and showed why it made no sense. What is written in the Constitution of the Confederacy is not an "opinion" it is fact. It is impossible to claim that the Confederacy was going to give the states the rights to decide on slavery when their Constitution said it was illegal to ever ban slavery. The States if the Confederacy had NO "RIGHTS" when it came to slavery.
Are you part of the problem,nor are you part of the solution.
I know where I have stood my entire adult life.
Do you?
Thanks for the link.
You know, considering Dr. Hansen's deep knowledge on the genesis of geopolitical turmoil, world conflicts. regime changes and all out wars, his current rather "bleak" outlook in his articles should give everyone pause. Unfortunately there is a certain ideological portion of the population that will refuse to even read Dr. Hansen's viewpoints and, of course, are the same people complicit in determining the destructive path we seem destined to follow.
As someone once said about where we seem to be headed: "You can vote your way in but you have to shoot your way out."
I've always wanted to ask Dr. Hansen, based on his historical knowledge, at what point does he think that "the guns will come out."
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"The law of unintended consequences" that may be coming could very well be swift and horrifying beyond imagination.
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' There you go again ! ' ~ Ronald Reagan at the Carter debate. Biden_Joe cuts another cheese, stinking up the cnn studio. ' It wasn't me ! ' ~ Biden_Joe denying responsibility for the shart. . ' Responsibility is a unique concept; it can only reside and inhere within a single individual. You may delegate it but it is still with you. You may share it with others but your portion is not diminished. You may disclaim it but you cannot divest yourself of it. Even if you do not recognize it or admit its presence, you cannot escape it. If the responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. ' ~ Admiral H.G. Rickover
Yeah, Biden_Joe might get a nuke WWIII started, to avoid an election loss, gripping power tighter. The man's an imbecile ! ' Don't underestimate Biden_Joe's ability to puck things up ! ' ~ Barack '20 ' Everything he touches turns to sheet ! ' ~ President D.J.Trump '24
I see no avenue to reply to any of the gibberish posted already except that USMC is currently on track to exceed their 2024 recruitment goal. Army is doing better than last year but still expected to fall short 4ven tho they lowered their entry requirements. US Navy and Air Force should make their goals for 2024.
How can you just blindly believe all the lies this guy keeps telling?
Steeles Dossier had nothing to do with the start of the Russian collusion investigation. It was started because Trump advisor George Papadopolas told a foreign ambassador that Russia was going to help Trump by providing information on Hillary.
I have posted this undisputed FACT here about a dozen times. anyone who refuses to believe it is just being willfully ignorant because they doin't want to deal with the truth. "After nearly two years, Mueller announced there was no evidence of a Trump effort to collude with Russia."
Actually the report stated a lot of evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians, but not enough to charge him with a crimes. The report lists all the lies and attempts to hide evidence by Trump and his associates associates. It lists all the connections the Trump campaign had with Russia. And the report clearly says that it DOES NOT EXONERATE Donald Trump.
Victor Davis Hanson is only impressive because you like the lies he tells you. You just agree with the people who tell you what you want to hear.
There are none so blind, as those who will not see.
Wake up and look around you
I know. I am wide awake and looking straight at you. I have educated you over and over about the Steele Dossier, but yet you refuse to acknowledge reality. You just believe what you want to believe.
I know. I am wide awake and looking straight at you. I have educated you over and over about the Steele Dossier, but yet you refuse to acknowledge reality. You just believe what you want to believe.
it is a cult that loves the lies
they hate it when ever the lies are exposed
and they accuse any one who sees thru their lies of hate
they never ever question any rump lie
that is not a good way to govern
but it is the rump way the cult way to rule
------------------ Question wonder and be wierd are you kind?
Originally posted by BingB: Steeles Dossier had nothing to do with the start of the Russian collusion investigation. It was started because Trump advisor George Papadopolas told a foreign ambassador that Russia was going to help Trump by providing information on Hillary.
I did not know that George Papadopolas fell for Hillary's opposition claim and the planting of the Steele Dossier.
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Originally posted by BingB: "After nearly two years, Mueller announced there was no evidence of a Trump effort to collude with Russia."[/i][/b]
Actually the report stated a lot of evidence that Trump colluded with the Russians, but not enough to charge him with a crimes. The report lists all the lies and attempts to hide evidence by Trump and his associates associates. It lists all the connections the Trump campaign had with Russia. And the report clearly says that it DOES NOT EXONERATE Donald Trump.
Give us an example of Trump colluding with the Russians.
