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With so much chaos going on everywhere it is more important than ever to make sure the right people are voted into power! Vote BLUE ALL down ballet too.

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Thank you for cross-posting this fascinating article. As an interested but relatively uninformed observer of world affairs, I have long wondered why the Kurds did not have their own country. Superficially, it appears that the opposition of the governments of the four countries over which most of the Kurdish population lies (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria) is sufficient to keep their aspirations in check. And the major foreign backers of those four countries' governments deem the desires of those governments to be more important to their own interests than the creation of a Kurdistan. However, it would also appear from this article that the enormous fractures within and among the Kurdish people also prevent the realization of this aspiration. Are the Kurds like the Palestinians in that regard? (Politically, I mean. I'm aware that the Kurds are a distinct ethnic and cultural group, and not just a subgroup of a larger ethno-cultural group).

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Please allow me to just vamp: I may not make any sense, because I am so disgusted with "orange satan" that I have to let my feelings about this creep out!

Here is my reaction to "orange satan's" photo op at Arlington Nation Cemetery: How dare he give a "thumbs up", while smiling over the graves of men and women who sacrificed their lives for our country! What an excuse for a human being! I cannot understand why this maggot is not locked up in jail for life! He is a traitor, plain and simple! Why is he allowed to run for POTUS, let alone, walk free in this country! To me, he is 10 times worse than Benedict Arnold ever was-why, because he WAS POTUS! He WAS the Commander in Chief! Yet, look what he has says about our country! Look what he says about our men and women in uniform! Look what he says about our men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country! Look what he says about our heroes, like John McCain! Look what he has done to our Supreme Court! Look what he has done to the GOP! This maggot has no idea what sacrifice is! This maggot has no idea what a hero is! This maggot has no idea what decency is! This maggot is pure evil!

How dare this maggot tear down OUR America! If it were not for America, and its values and beliefs, he and his leeching family would never be able to be in the position that they are in! The Trumps are the definition of selfishness, greed, and lack of morals! If they hate America so much, then they should go somewhere they will be welcomed-Russia, North Korea, Hungry, Saudi Arabia, etc.! America and its citizens don't need them, and half of us, don't want him and his family around anymore!

This so called "person", is a snake in the grass, a blood sucker, a traitor to America and its people! Wake up citizens still gaga over this creep! He doesn't give a shit about you, about America, or America's values and principles! He could care less how your children and grandchildren will live under his rule! He could give a damn if this country dies! All he gives a shit about is himself! He wants to be a dictator, a king; to rule over us, and to get rich! He will delight in destroying our DOJ, that protects us. He will delight in torturing/killing his enemies! He will make China, Russia, and North Korea his allies; and NATO, his enemies! Everything that we cherish, and respect will be destroyed! Our lives will be "topsy turvy"! Yet, half of our American citizens still want this slime as our leader!

What is wrong with our society, that allows a low life like Trump, get away with all the things that he gets away with? America is so much better than this!

I pray that America will remain strong and fight against this evil that we are living through! And, after this period of our history is over, may America's future generations NEVER have to live through this hell again!

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Detailed and illuminating. The petty egos and lust for power creates divisiveness, which as you said it disastrous. Yet we keep going down the same path.

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Aug 29·edited Aug 29

The division among the people is what the enemies will exploit, and often successfully. That is why visionary leadership often distinguishes him/herself by giving a unifying reason to move on from the status quo. Various political and racial divisions are the reasons that the Burmese military continues to hold onto power. Sometimes you need a vision larger than yourself or your party, to be able to take your country to the next level. I hope we continue to support such a leader as Zelensky who is combating a mad villain next door. Kamala Harris ability, to bring the political oppositions to unite together, will be the most potent force to defeat Trump and his project 2025. She is in Georgia today. Here is her rally live. https://www.youtube.com/live/uuI-ENPNweI?si=-asxCtqLN5gE1wsF. Her power is that when she is there, she is with you!

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Trump is a pig. What more can be said? However, what Donna K. White said is fine with me, too.

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