Similar to when Halliburton (VP Cheney's former company (he was CEO) landed a contract for $40 million to support a war that Cheney forced the country into?
In case memories are foggy. Halliburton was the only company allowed to bid for that contract:news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_ea…
Similar to when Halliburton (VP Cheney's former company (he was CEO) landed a contract for $40 million to support a war that Cheney forced the country into?
In case memories are foggy. Halliburton was the only company allowed to bid for that contract:news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_ea…
"Getting back to normal" (economy) is Trump's biggest domestic priority (not Covid), but China's our biggest adversary b/c it's a disgrace how *they* handled the virus. He's incapable of mentioning Russia, or Covid...unless it's to avoid mentioning Russia.
Yes, in the context of the Right's fetishizing "freedom", "patriot shaming", collective narcissism, cult membership purity tests, emasculinization, dopamine, confirmation bias, religion, gun control, etc.
Despite evidence showing Trump is going to lose (possibly badly), there’s an interesting dynamic occurring where both sides have been conditioned to disbelieve evidence:
-The Left suffers from post-2016 election PTSD
-The Right continues to live in alternate-reality defiance
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Back in 2016, there was a feeling of “inevitability” surrounding Clinton, that was coupled with dismissiveness of Trump due to his ignorance, incivility, and incompetence. The combination of inevitability and dismissal created the shock, that causes the PTSD four years later. 3/
"Unfortunately, a lot of Americans have embraced a *gated community* mentality. It seems as though as long as everything is right in their little world, they could care less what goes on outside of their “gate” as long as they’re not financially burdened in any way." Thread: 1/