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Oct 15, 2023 1 tweets 7 min read Read on X
I used to think whoever controlled the food, controlled the people. Of course that's true but we still (some of us) know how to hunt and gather so we can still feed ourselves OUTIDE the big cities. In big cities, they are completely reliant on others in order to eat.

In today's world, whoever controls the information, controls the people. We are seeing a transformation in this country happening at the speed of light. I've been on this planet less than 60 years. In that time alone, I lived through LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, Clinton, GW Bush, Obama, Trump and now Biden.

So, I've lived through:

LBJ: Racist in chief in the White House who lied to Black Americans in order to control their vote for centuries. He was the start of progressivism through lies, a smile and deceit.

Nixon: Normalized relations with China to our detriment AND who resigned in embarrassment over Watergate. Many seem to think his economic policies would have helped us flourish. Too bad he was a lying idiot.

Ford: Just a space-filler who made little to no impact other than putting Watergate to bed so the country could get past it.

Carter: Weak-kneed coward who allowed for the rise of violent theocracies in the Middle East. The Shah was no saint but the world and the Persian people were far better off with him in charge than what we've seen since. Also, Carter was the king of the misery index. Inflation, interest rates and unemployment were MISERABLE in his four years. All of that said, his largest legacy was killing the American spirit, love of country and nationalism. I know some of you youngsters hear "nationalism" and your butt puckers and you get a stomach ache. Toughen up, Sparky, it just means you love your country.

Reagan: Brought in the era or peace through strength. He proved it not only can but DOES work. The economy boomed. Terrorists attacked in Beirut - a byproduct of how they were emboldened by the weakness of Carter.
Reagan's response made them shudder. He caused the Soviet Union to crumble. God Bless America and America the Beautiful starting meaning what they were intended again. Waving the American flag brought pride again and, no matter your race - ethnicity nor religion, we were Americans first and damn proud of it. After the aforementioned, Reagan's biggest strength was not allowing the media to control the message. Through his love of country, unwavering message along with a true America-First agenda and a solid dose of humor -- he made sure we got the truth.

Bush 41: Rode in rather easily on Reagan's coattails and was actually in charge when the wall fell. His policies were solid be he came off as less dynamic and beatable. He was able to ride mostly on Reagan's policies and with the turmoil bubbling up in the Middle East - he had, at one point, a 90+% approval rating. Re-election would come easily. Until Ross Perot got into the race. Bill Clinton would have lost in a landslide had it not been for Perot. Perot garnered almost 19% of the vote with Bush getting approaching 38% and Clinton winning with 43%. A good argument can be made that all of Perot's votes were from the Bush side. Clinton would have lost 57-43 without Perot.

Clinton: Came in pretending to be a good ol' country boy. Of course, he wasn't. He was a far-left wing liberal progressive and was going to push the country far left. Thankfully, the Republicans had Congress and Newt Gingrich and his contract forced Clinton to moderate and even move a little right of center on some issues. Clinton handled the media well and even those who were his political enemies were somehow charmed by him. He was the last democrat president the Main Stream Media would at least pretend to report about truthfully -- see Monica Lewinsky.

Bush 43: Most don't remember this, but he ran on an education platform. "No Child Left Behind." This program and agenda item is why he was reading to children on 9/11. Of course, 9/11 changed his focus, rightfully so and he attacked the Taliban and Al Quaeda in Afghanistan -- then moved on Iraq. The country was more galvanized than it had been since the 2nd World War. Because of our hunger to get those who got us, we barely batted an eye when Bush moved on Saddam Hussein. In retrospect, it was a bad move. We ended up spending trillions on wars for far too long under Bush but, again, America was, for the most part, United and proud.

Obama: Here's a guy who came in with a message of "Yes, we can." "Si se puede." "Change you can believe in." "Hope and change." He never said WHAT we can or what has to change or why we needed hope. He just said it. And the media was first to be mesmerized. Think about how they covered the failed run of Biden in 1988, They searched every nook and cranny and found he was a liar, racist, plagiarist and more. With Obama, you were not allowed to ask about his birth, schooling, religion, past relationships, why he traveled to Pakistan et al. If you did, you were a RACIST! The media did all it could to help him win.. and win he did. He had the unique ability to bring us together as country men and women but divided us enormously -- by design. Divide and conquer isn't just a saying - it's policy for those who want to guarantee power for as long as possible. He brought hate back in the worst way. All the while, breaking just about every promise he made on the campaign trail. This entire time, the main media gave him cover, shelter, glowing reviews and cover stories. He purposely stole the will to work for millions of Americans by pushing 10s of millions onto entitlements. You see, if you make the people reliant on the government for everything, the government can basically force their vote. Don't vote for the entity giving you your necessities, you might lose them. Obama was the president when the American flag became a bad thing to many -- a racist thing -- a symbol of police brutality somehow. And he only stoked the flames. Hillary Clinton was supposed to continue what he started in pushing this country into globalism but a funny thing happened in 2016.

Trump: This guy made us realize nationalism was okay again. The flag is beautiful and stands for liberty, freedom and opportunity for all. He campaigned on many issues and actually either did or tried to do them all when he got in. The media, left and the latest generation were so far gone by then that they never gave him a fair shake. They never reported fairly and overwhelmed their coverage and ads with nonstop lies. There are thousands of examples but one that really resonates is that he somehow said "White supremacist are very fine people." Never said anything like that. What he said was the issue of statues was a very tough one and there are very fine people on both sides.. and literally said not the White supremacists. Some of you are just reading this for the first time here. Go fact-check me. I'm okay with that. He was not supposed to win. They lied about some Russia connection or collusion. They lied about the phone call. They lied about inciting an "insurrection," et al. The media at that point proved to be filled with self-aggrandizing leftists beholden to the WEF, WHO, UN and others. Compare how they treated Obama to Trump. Similarly, compare how they treated Trump and now Biden. You'll see I'm right. Under Trump we were back to the Reagan strategy internationally. With a few moves killing terrorists, ISIS and dropping bombs on Syria, bad actors stopped acting badly. They didn't know what he would do next. And, that's a good thing. It was a term where no wars were started and he negotiated the PROPER process of getting us out of Afghanistan.

Biden: The divide pushed by Obama, Big media, Big academia, Big Hollywood, Big sports and Big music came home to roost. The mail-in balloting game ensured Biden would win and he was inaugurated. He immediately (at the order of Obama or some other globalists) undid all he could of what Trump put in place. He basically went on tour -- picking up where Obama left off -- apologizing for how horrible the US is. He showed immediate weakness by making DEI the first most important factor in his administration, cabinet and our military. He did nothing to stop Russia from rolling into Ukraine even though there are reports the war could have been averted through diplomacy. He's send 100B+ American taxpayer dollars borrowed up front from places like China to Ukraine with little-to-no accounting for it. China is circling Taiwan like sharks, Hamas just attacked Israel unprovoked, Iran is chanting "Death to America,' all while Biden can barely finish a sentence. The country was divided badly during the 8 years of Obama (with Biden by his side) but it's, unbelievably worse now. Millions have come across our border with the intent of getting free stuff and some, I'm sure, are here to do us harm. Pride in country is gone from millions of hearts and souls as the men get weaker and women are treated like second class citizens. You have to love abortion and praise men taking opportunities from women or you're the devil incarnate. It's a sick and woeful time for the ol' USA.

We can and must turn the corner in this country. We have to loudly reject this hate and malaise. We have to loudly rebuke the powers of evil in so many parts of the mainstream. We have to get back to the basic unity that flag represents. If you don't get choked up when you hear the national anthem or see our flag, ask yourself why. If you've come up reasons you've learned and were told, do a little legwork and research and find the truth. We are still the greatest land on this planet -- the envy of the world. The question is: Can we return it to the unified glory it has been at certain times in my lifetime.

I wrote this in the middle of the night from memory. If you have thoughts, comments, criticisms or agreement - let me know.

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