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Hey Emmett... appreciate you taking the time to engage, man.
I couldn't have put it better and I have this awful habit of using so many more words than you but that does express my feeling... Fucking disgusting and UN AMERICAN yet still shamelessly wrapped in a 🇺🇸
It isn’t just this situation, it’s what it represents. We don’t “make” things in this country the way we used to. Over the last 50 years, a lot of companies shifted away from the basics: build something valuable, compete on quality, earn trust.
Now it’s about engineering the system instead of earning a place in it.
It's like where the big bad Corporation but fuck competing, we'll just lobby. And fuck innovating, let's just buy up the competition and consolidate. Fuck improving products... Let's just optimize pricing and control who has access to what... higher costs, lower quality, fewer choices.... So prevalent in every single system that it's overwhelming but it's not something that's irreversible. It just feels that way.
If we realize that this left and right thing isn't real it's just marketing because the real political theater that we need to pay attention is power which is encompassed in this and the military defense budget and funding for every budget line item there is raped down to the interest we pay on it it's not left versus right it's the citizens versus Power in the top 1% and they're in politicians corporations and systems. We could have a mini Revolution and that's why I wrote my make America Grow Again series:
25 mini revolutions that we need right now and can afford if we eliminate the lobbies and the s*** that we don't vote on but have representing us anyway....
and when you get a dozen experts on each one that lay out what needs to be done and you put it in front of the public so they can't have the will put over there pulled over their eyes actually have a plan. It's execute the whole thing will take at least 8 years of non-stop Focus after setting the goal and certain things will take longer but it's not about left and right anymore it's about giving us back a democracy....
And the barrier to entry? It’s not talent or effort anymore. It’s whether you can afford to play the political game just to get on the field.
That’s not capitalism.... Its gatekeeping.
The real divide isn’t left vs. right, it’s people vs. power. Corporations, politicians, and concentrated money protecting themselves.
We can fix it. It’s not irreversible. But it takes focus, transparency, and actual plans people can see and hold accountable.
Right now? It’s not a free market. It’s a controlled one.
Jeez man. I couldn’t have said this any better and you are right. It isn’t irreversible! There are actions and steps to take. I’m glad you’re using your voice and taking the initiative to make it know. I agree to the fullest it’s a power thing set up by the 1%-.5/.25 %. It’s goes so deep. Everyone needs to pull together to stop this front on the well being of the people. I’ll keep doing my part. You, yours. And hopefully our voices will lead to action. Because like you pointed out. It is doable, and very possible. Thank you for your reply sir. Means a lot
All part of the same monster. Fucking horrendous, smh grrr
Hey Emmett... appreciate you taking the time to engage, man.
I couldn't have put it better and I have this awful habit of using so many more words than you but that does express my feeling... Fucking disgusting and UN AMERICAN yet still shamelessly wrapped in a 🇺🇸
It isn’t just this situation, it’s what it represents. We don’t “make” things in this country the way we used to. Over the last 50 years, a lot of companies shifted away from the basics: build something valuable, compete on quality, earn trust.
Now it’s about engineering the system instead of earning a place in it.
It's like where the big bad Corporation but fuck competing, we'll just lobby. And fuck innovating, let's just buy up the competition and consolidate. Fuck improving products... Let's just optimize pricing and control who has access to what... higher costs, lower quality, fewer choices.... So prevalent in every single system that it's overwhelming but it's not something that's irreversible. It just feels that way.
If we realize that this left and right thing isn't real it's just marketing because the real political theater that we need to pay attention is power which is encompassed in this and the military defense budget and funding for every budget line item there is raped down to the interest we pay on it it's not left versus right it's the citizens versus Power in the top 1% and they're in politicians corporations and systems. We could have a mini Revolution and that's why I wrote my make America Grow Again series:
https://uncomfortable.rxansmithmedia.com/p/uncomfortable-america-25-hard-truth?r=5xf1q5&hl=en-US
25 mini revolutions that we need right now and can afford if we eliminate the lobbies and the s*** that we don't vote on but have representing us anyway....
and when you get a dozen experts on each one that lay out what needs to be done and you put it in front of the public so they can't have the will put over there pulled over their eyes actually have a plan. It's execute the whole thing will take at least 8 years of non-stop Focus after setting the goal and certain things will take longer but it's not about left and right anymore it's about giving us back a democracy....
And the barrier to entry? It’s not talent or effort anymore. It’s whether you can afford to play the political game just to get on the field.
That’s not capitalism.... Its gatekeeping.
The real divide isn’t left vs. right, it’s people vs. power. Corporations, politicians, and concentrated money protecting themselves.
We can fix it. It’s not irreversible. But it takes focus, transparency, and actual plans people can see and hold accountable.
Right now? It’s not a free market. It’s a controlled one.
Jeez man. I couldn’t have said this any better and you are right. It isn’t irreversible! There are actions and steps to take. I’m glad you’re using your voice and taking the initiative to make it know. I agree to the fullest it’s a power thing set up by the 1%-.5/.25 %. It’s goes so deep. Everyone needs to pull together to stop this front on the well being of the people. I’ll keep doing my part. You, yours. And hopefully our voices will lead to action. Because like you pointed out. It is doable, and very possible. Thank you for your reply sir. Means a lot