Tag Archives: democracy

“No Pain, No Gain”

Posted on March 5, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Status Quo Bias The United States of America is going through a massive reset. It’s painful to watch from a distance, but, if I’m being honest, it’s about bloody time. It’s a funny thing that the man making these changes … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts About the US Elections, This Year

Posted on October 25, 2024 by cdsmiller17

“It’s a Tie” If you are a pundit, you will have an informed opinion. If you’re an ordinary person, you will have hopes and fears. If you’re a politician, you’ll have your fingers crossed. The world is holding its breath. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Look at That; Look at This!

Posted on October 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Distraction The American public are down to the final two weeks of the 2024 election cycle, and probably for the first time in my experience, I can see some sleight-of-hand going on in the main stream media (MSM). It’s nothing … Continue reading →

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So, Exactly What is the Government of the U.S.A.?

Posted on November 24, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Democracy or Republic? I’ve looked at this question before, but not with such a strict focus. And, when you actually start to think about it, the two-party system of politics spells out the same conflict as clearly as the names … Continue reading →

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It Took Less Than 75 Years for a Prediction to Come True

Posted on August 17, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Is This Tomorrow? (1947) The USA has been under attack from within its borders for a very long time. Those of us who are old enough to recall the McCarthy “Witch Hunt” of the 1950’s will probably think that time … Continue reading →

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And The Results Are (Not Quite) In…

Posted on November 13, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The 2022 American Midterm Elections It’s a very nebulous business, predicting elections. Obviously, the pundits got it wrong, but Michael Moore didn’t. Also, Cash Peters looked at a lot of individual races, and although he never sees who wins or … Continue reading →

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Delusional: Believing Your Own Election Hype

Posted on November 9, 2022 by cdsmiller17

American Midterm Elections I don’t trust opinion polls. They have a way of focusing a bias into election platforms that may be misleading. As usual, history was made, yesterday: a long-standing trend of voting against the sitting President was somehow … Continue reading →

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Government: By the People for the People?

Posted on October 26, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Aristocracy vs Liberty Phineas Quimby was a very opinionated man. And having witnessed first-hand the American Civil War meant that he based his thinking on what he saw going on around him. Politically, he equated priests and doctors to the … Continue reading →

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Ah, That Clears Everything Up, to My Understanding

Posted on July 13, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The United States of America is NOT a Democracy See, we’ve been viewing the States all wrong, since forever. It is supposed to be a servant of the people, not a government. Think SPQR, and you’ll finally get a glimpse … Continue reading →

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What the Shift Happened?

Posted on April 10, 2021 by cdsmiller17

David Wilcock’s Change of Focus In a discussion with a fellow-WordPress blogger yesterday, I realized that I haven’t expressly stated what my concern is about David Wilcock’s unsettling change of focus in 2017. Prior to that time, David had spent … Continue reading →

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