I have a business associate that is a landscape contractor like me. He wasn't as specialized, but he dealt with counties and municipalities like I do. About three years ago preparation met opportunity and he started winning contracts where he puts his guys in hazmat suits and gets paid stupid money per guy per day to send them into areas inhabited by homeless people to "clean up after them". (I shouldn't have to paint any pictures here.)
His experience taught him that the vast majority of people that are homeless actually want to be and those that don't want to be don't stay homeless for very long because there are myriad assistance programs and benefactors to give them a hand out of that situation. According to the guy that deals with homeless people every day (in a hazmat suit), the two primary reasons why so many homeless people prefer to be that way are drug addiction and mental illness. Until those two maladies are addressed or solved the problem is just going to get worse (and his business will just keep getting better).
Absolutely correct. Close to half of homeless people are on drugs of one kind or another (almost all americans are on drugs, so this shouldn't be surprising - I'm looking at you, java junkie/alcoholic/pharmaceutical user). Some end up homeless due to circumstances, but usually not for long. Most homeless druggies get welfare, and rather than spend it on housing, spend their money on drugs. Not surprisingly, Government is the cause of most homelessness, and makes it a generational problem. Since we have a representative government, that means that "we," or at least 51.1%, are the cause. If homeless people didn't get welfare, they would either have to work (gasp!) or starve.
Agree Dave and Alex, and our government is 100% behind the entire cause of all America's problems. Sure can't blame it on Putin...but they do try...
The war on Poverty...Promote single family homes and pay a nice price on the head of each child born out of wedlock.
The war on drugs...Get all of those single mothers and fathers a little help get through their miserable, workless days with a little help. Cheap drugs for all, and don't forget to give a little taste to the children to help them sleep tight.
The war on crime...yep, it's all related...Government just doing what they do best, as we see today.
The war on American's has already started, and Biden is doing an excellent job!
Bill keeps blaming Trump for the spending in 2020 during Covid and while no doubt he is culpable, the real blame falls at the feet of the Congress (democrat controlled) and the easing money policies of the Fed. Trump signed the bills, this is true, but one can only imagine the backlash from Congress, and the mainstream press if Trump had refused. That doesnt excuse him, but it is a tad disingenious to lay the blame on Trump. Lay it where it belongs, at Congress and all the weak leaders in Washington; and in this case, Trump was part of that, so say that. And note to everyone, politicians are not heros, saints or saviours; they are all narsassitic frauds. The country will only be saved when people decide to save themselves. And it terms of the homeless, Dave J is spot on. 90% of the homeless are homeless by choice; if by choice we mean drug addiction or mental illness. If you want to reduce homelessness, reduce drug addictions and starting treating mental illnes; problem is you cant do that in a society that is more concerned about using the proper pronoun. The level of Faux Caring is staggering.
Bottom line, Trump took the bait and ran with it! Besides pushing for a fast remedy/jab, for a man made bio weapon, he also ran up three trillion in additional debt, because he’s an idiot. Alway was, and always will be. Always was a Democrat! I get it, No choice between a Trump or a Clinton 😕 DeSantis🇺🇸 on the other hand was the only Governor to do the right thing for his State and for the American people🇺🇸🇺🇸. Still, Trump the fool is already running anti-DeSantis commercials here in NC…a little early I would think…wonder why 🤔…I believe he is just a part of the much larger reality tv show called America…and also believe the show will be cancelled soon…yes Trumpers, You’re Fired!
Yes bro, so much fake news attacking our better senses daily, we don't know where turn, but I believe the good Governor is the only hope for America.
Besides being the only elected official who fought against the entire Covid scam, he is also the solo Governor in the fight against wokism/communism/socialism/satanism/democratism(ignorance) in our nation.
You know his background, and he is the real deal! And another big plus, he was a Sailor like yourself!
Not too many candidates out there today that served, and that speaks volumes about the shit we have to choose from...
I gotta correct one thing - despite my screen name and some misconstrued previous comments, I was in the Army and proud of it. Ground Pounder through and through. And still working in the dirt every day...
Thank you for your service brother! I never had the opportunity due to my father pushing his sons in a different direction. He served in the 25th and 27th Infantry in Korea as a Sargent. Lived through two attacks on Sandbag Castle and Heartbreak Ridge. He spoke about it a few weeks before he passed, but never told us about the insanity, which we learned from our uncle. Great men in an era of great men! Thank you my friend 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Well, believe he is your savior if you will; but, he is a petty tyrant; and, if provided more power than he has -he will devastate the nation. He is not a sailor either, they flew him into gitmo--to oversee the torture [and write legalese stuff about how 'it is not torture'] -as some low ranking judge advocate.
Yes tomato, and your current insanely demented tyrant is torturing this nation like no other in its short history, purposely dismantling our constitution and history, due to his service to his Chinese handlers. Our nation is already devastated if you haven’t noticed. But you and 30 million other fruits and nuts continue on your path to self destruction. Just try to leave the rest of America out of your self delusions 😵💫
Yes brother Clem, many attacks coming from all directions against Governor DeSantis and even crazier fake news about Tucker. He has no plan on running for any office and will enjoy his wealth for awhile. So much constant BS flying around, it’s enough to drive people crazy 🤔…maybe the cause of the extreme cases of mental illnesses? Sure there is a correlation, but as they say, opinions are like assholes, and every democrat is one 😊
I'm a Canadian but we have the same problem, for the same reason - too many kleptocrats and parasitic politicians that over-regulate and overtax the economy and thereby strangle the economy and increase the problems instead of mitigating them. Judging by the USA's experience, the problem has not lessened one whit despite the enormous growth in 'fixers' and 'programs', which well illustrates that more of what caused the problem isn't likely to cure it. I submit that the real solution to the problem of homelessness is decent employment at decent wages, and the best way to achieve this is to get rid of the programs and fixers, so the money stays in the economy where it can be used creatively to improve everyone's life, not just that of the parasites and fixers as is now the case. As I see it, there's almost nothing they do that I'd willingly pay them for, and I sense that many people feel that way nowadays.
Yes Bill/Joel, isn't this exactly what the elite WEFs of the world fighting for? More homeless and poor, not able to afford homes nor cars, stuck in an environment where they use only the leftover garbage of those who haven't lost everything yet(but will soon). It's called Reject-cycling, as we the people are the new rejects of the elite society. Poor consume little, and leave a small carbon footprint. The more poor, the better the future of our planet...
They have been promoting their sick agenda for many years now, and here we are, saving the planet, one soul at a time, as millions and soon billions will be sacrificed to their evil one for their new world green agenda.
Those crazies who were once called tree huggers, are now the elite and have a new motto...Save a tree, kill a human;)
No solutions here, just same old comments and finger pointing. Mental health has not been looked at as a problem for 60- 70 years. No wonder it raises its head now. That is why I stopped watching zombie movies. They are not funny anymore! They are among us and need help desperately. And the politicians just throw money and create more issues. Same problem getting larger. Just sayin'
For our arrogant and ignorant government the only tool to fix anything is money. How are they suppose to know that there are many elements to homelessness. They are an elite detached from reality and there is no way to change their vision. They graduated from Harvard, Yale where they cooked in their own juice.
The government studies reflect a lot of dollar numbers but you wonder why despite the flood of money, homelessness continues at the same rate if not higher.
Showing dollars spent is the easiest way to manipulate the people to convince them that their party is the one to vote for. The latest of Bidens attempt to convince the nation that the republicans want to take social security to the sunset should be a vivid example how the democrats fight. There are no standards to their strategy. Being in their positions for decades they become masters of lies and manipulations.
An attempt to temper with social security is the end of a party and democrats without respect for the voters want to convince them that they are the protectors of the masses. Between their manipulations and their brand name “Democrats” they lead the nation into a dark corner.
The fact that the democrats,in the majority, demoralized our country, demoralized families and their children, taken the dollar to the top of the pyramid on social issues is beyond argument.
If there was some x-ray equipment to help diagnose the American society there would be no need for a doctor to see the decay of this America.
I greatly appreciate your support. Obviously it is hard to tolerate American Nazis who want to open their mouth when it should be shot. My hope is that is is just a poor remnant of that group.
We have plenty of opportunities to complaint but is there hope that something will change someday. Unless the people will rise against this oppressive government like our founding fathers anticipated, there will be no change. By allowing people to possess guns they must have had very good knowledge of what is to come. Otherwise they would not mention it. We are proud of our constitution but we either are proud of something we have no clue about or too complacent to turn complaints into action. America strength will never come from armaments when the human element is demoralized. A good example can be drawn from WWII when the Russians poorly equipped defeated Hitler with well prepared hardware. Triumph comes from people not bullets.
Winter defeated the German army, not the Russians. And it was a shame, really. (In war, it's often difficult to know which side to root for.) Stalin was so despised by his own people that one million russians joined the German army. After the war, these POW defectors were returned, by the Allied powers, to the soviet empire, where they were executed, or sent to the gulags as slave labor.
Whatever you say is irrelevant to what I tried to convey. Winter was not just for Germans but the Russians faced the same conditions. Napoleon in 1812 was defeated as well. Germans and French know winter just like the Russians do. There are other examples in history that prove that the morality of the soldier is just as important if not more than the weapons.
America lost all wars after WWII. Do not know your age but Vietnam war was a good example of what it means to fight the wrong war. In the end we lost many lives, those that survived, many of them, were treated with disrespect at hospitals for veterans, their physical and mental health suffered and we faced many draft dodgers.
While they were fighting an unjust war out president lived a great life manipulating Americans as a congressman.
You cannot win this argument Alex if you put your mind and heart into it.
We contributed to the strength of the Chinese military and now we are getting ready to fight them with new super weapons at the cost of taxpayers who want peace. The bottom line, we pick and live with a government that has no concern for us but their personal wealth and distorted ego. I love America just like you do most likely, but we are victims of our own stupidity.
Apparently, I hit a nerve. :) I stay away from arguments; I prefer facts, as facts do not need to be argued. Say what you will about Hitler, at least he didn't destroy his own people, as stalin and mao did. He was a despot, as most heads of state are, but certainly no worse than stalin or mao. And I make no apology for despising socialism/communism - Hitler was also a socialist, in case you forgot. If you don't already understand why socialism/communism is untenable, no amount of explanation will suffice. All ism's are destructive, but at least capitalism, more properly called free enterprise, is far less destructive than socialism/communism, both to it's practitioners and the nations/peoples they deal with. The US should have stayed out of WWI; if they had, it's unlikely WWII would have happened. We should have stayed out of WWII also, Hitler was no threat to us. WWII never accomplished anything anyways, and will be restarted at the right prophetic time (most prophecies are history, but the ones yet to be fulfilled will rhyme). Stay tuned.
I do agree that the US is the victim of it's own stupidity, but it has not yet plumbed the depths.
That said, I don't mind that the US and Europe is sending arms to Ukraine so they can defend themselves. I don't know how it will end, but Putin is learning a very valuable lesson.
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
Alex, reliable sources - like war archives - suggest around 70,000 Hiwi (Russians who fought on the German side) signed up - not all of them willingly apparently and not many as front line soldiers - and while it was enough to make Russian politicos freak out and execute even more deserters, cowards etc (around 13,000-14,000 I believe) it wasn't anywhere near one million. Still a banned subject in Russia though.
Recent info also seems to suggest that while the winter played a huge part the Russians were not as poorly trained or equipped as we have been led to believe and at least some of their early retreating may have been tactical. Over stretched supply lines and, of course, Hitlers obsession with capturing Stalingrad probably played a major part too, even though Barbarossa - the German invasion - was actually in trouble relatively early on - simply because of distance. A truly terrible part of history however you dice it, but a fascinating one. Also apologies if any of you think I'm teaching my granny how to suck eggs!!
I don't know your sources, but this page: https://www.rbth.com/history/331136-collaborationism-ussr-general-vlasov states even more than 1 million. There are many sites with similar numbers. To be fair, I wasn't there, and don't know the exact number. Stalin and the Bolsheviks were despised by many Russians, and even his own family members, and stalin was paranoid about it. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that stalin will not have a good resurrection. I can't think of any nations leader who will.
As for winter turning the tide of the war for russia, the German army was doing pretty well up to that point. But the russians were used to harsh winters, so they were able to function better under those conditions.
Not sure who did it -but, the topic and comments went to hell. Name calling, re doing wwII history, armchair generals, political posturing' and, my favorite "Patriotism you know, the last defense of scoundrels. May I suggest, this forum would be much improved if what Bill and Joel have intro'd be spoken to and civilly debated.
Alex: I have tried to be polite in my first reply but I cannot stomach idiots like yourself who have or head problems to choose between Russia and Hitler. What did the Russians do to you or the world that the threat of Naziism could be compared. People like you scare me because you absorbed American propaganda that was fearful of communism without any grounds. America always believed in some kind of fucken superiority to the entire world. Russian system collapsed and ignoramuses like you still harbor hate for no reason other than Hitlers believe in the Arian superiority. If people like you continue to vote America will never achieve the stand it claims to hold.
Thank you for providing me with the relief of coming across humanoids like Alex. The mere fact that we live in a polluted environment like this guy makes me wonder what can be done to eradicate such pests on society.
Thank you! I say that sincerely. I have gotten quite a few likes, but if I didn't have at least some detractors, I would start to wonder if I was on the right track.
Granted the homeless situation is out of control, but wasting our thoughts on it, with a border letting millions of illegal homeless into the country is like saying the boat needs painting when there is a flood coming. Come on!
Core CPI indicates the markets will continue green like jelly beans. The shift has occurred, all the lost market money will be recovered, regardless of the stock you own, you will soon get it all back, plus extra money to boot. The same f goes or Bitcoin, full recovery mode in effect.
Russia will no longer pursue Ukraine. Powell is going to halt interest rates and reduce them. China is going to provide all of the “chips” the world needs at 40% off. Glory is abundant.
When manufacturing comes back to our country and the middle class has jobs again then things will change for the (much) better. I am still waiting. I am 84 yo and I remember how it was before China et.al.God's blessings to all.
While charts like the one above showing welfare spending since 1967 serve a dramatic effect, they are perhaps somewhat misleading. Might not it be more honest to present the data in real terms, adjusted for inflation. A dollar in 1967 buys a heck of a lot more than a dollar today.
We won't have to, there soon won't be any to eat or burn. DeathSanos of FloriDuH--has made things so hostile that the migrant workers are leaving the state. Things are so bad that the truckers will not cross from Alabama, GA, into the damned state. If they don't drive in; they can't drive out with food.
Flori DUH, huh? Uncalled for and extremely Lame. Kind of "out of touch" for you to make a feeble attempt at disrespecting the Free-est state in our Union. Further, and you can take this to the bank (or deposit into your Money Market), the Fearlessness and Attitude of "Florida Man" will turn out to be a key element in saving our Society. You heard it here first.
Yes, migrant workers are leaving in droves because RdS will actually IMPLEMENT E-verify instead of just talking about it. As a a side note - the situation speaks to Governor DeSantis' effectiveness and seriousness as a politician. He said he would do it, and people believe him. Anyway --
My life-long industry is being GREATLY affected and I have true friends that I have worked with for 15+ years making plans to pack up with family and move out-of-state/country in the next 30 days. I have even had some men whom I know very well finally tell me their real name - I have been calling them something made-up for years as that is how they presented themselves. How very odd things are becoming in that sense. It is sad but necessary if we are to begin fixing the HUGE problem of illegal immigration in our Country. We are already seeing increased applications by CITIZENS willing to take those jobs at excellent wages. So will it be an overall plus in the long run? I'm leaning toward a "yes", and time will tell.
Regarding your comment on truckers - I'mna call complete and utter BS on that one. Sounds made up to me. Do you have a source for that particularly ridiculous statement? Perhaps you have confused FLA for California, where independent truckers really are refusing to enter the state for multiple reasons? Yeah, I didn't think so...
jeeez, dude...if you really believe this...my sympathy I extend.
Speaking of 'sourcing' -who says "citizens" are applying and willing to take/ work out the bottom of the barrel jobs, that the refugee's will work. And who will be providing the 'excellent wages'
I have a business associate that is a landscape contractor like me. He wasn't as specialized, but he dealt with counties and municipalities like I do. About three years ago preparation met opportunity and he started winning contracts where he puts his guys in hazmat suits and gets paid stupid money per guy per day to send them into areas inhabited by homeless people to "clean up after them". (I shouldn't have to paint any pictures here.)
His experience taught him that the vast majority of people that are homeless actually want to be and those that don't want to be don't stay homeless for very long because there are myriad assistance programs and benefactors to give them a hand out of that situation. According to the guy that deals with homeless people every day (in a hazmat suit), the two primary reasons why so many homeless people prefer to be that way are drug addiction and mental illness. Until those two maladies are addressed or solved the problem is just going to get worse (and his business will just keep getting better).
Absolutely correct. Close to half of homeless people are on drugs of one kind or another (almost all americans are on drugs, so this shouldn't be surprising - I'm looking at you, java junkie/alcoholic/pharmaceutical user). Some end up homeless due to circumstances, but usually not for long. Most homeless druggies get welfare, and rather than spend it on housing, spend their money on drugs. Not surprisingly, Government is the cause of most homelessness, and makes it a generational problem. Since we have a representative government, that means that "we," or at least 51.1%, are the cause. If homeless people didn't get welfare, they would either have to work (gasp!) or starve.
Agree Dave and Alex, and our government is 100% behind the entire cause of all America's problems. Sure can't blame it on Putin...but they do try...
The war on Poverty...Promote single family homes and pay a nice price on the head of each child born out of wedlock.
The war on drugs...Get all of those single mothers and fathers a little help get through their miserable, workless days with a little help. Cheap drugs for all, and don't forget to give a little taste to the children to help them sleep tight.
The war on crime...yep, it's all related...Government just doing what they do best, as we see today.
The war on American's has already started, and Biden is doing an excellent job!
Let's go Brandon!!!
Bill keeps blaming Trump for the spending in 2020 during Covid and while no doubt he is culpable, the real blame falls at the feet of the Congress (democrat controlled) and the easing money policies of the Fed. Trump signed the bills, this is true, but one can only imagine the backlash from Congress, and the mainstream press if Trump had refused. That doesnt excuse him, but it is a tad disingenious to lay the blame on Trump. Lay it where it belongs, at Congress and all the weak leaders in Washington; and in this case, Trump was part of that, so say that. And note to everyone, politicians are not heros, saints or saviours; they are all narsassitic frauds. The country will only be saved when people decide to save themselves. And it terms of the homeless, Dave J is spot on. 90% of the homeless are homeless by choice; if by choice we mean drug addiction or mental illness. If you want to reduce homelessness, reduce drug addictions and starting treating mental illnes; problem is you cant do that in a society that is more concerned about using the proper pronoun. The level of Faux Caring is staggering.
Bottom line, Trump took the bait and ran with it! Besides pushing for a fast remedy/jab, for a man made bio weapon, he also ran up three trillion in additional debt, because he’s an idiot. Alway was, and always will be. Always was a Democrat! I get it, No choice between a Trump or a Clinton 😕 DeSantis🇺🇸 on the other hand was the only Governor to do the right thing for his State and for the American people🇺🇸🇺🇸. Still, Trump the fool is already running anti-DeSantis commercials here in NC…a little early I would think…wonder why 🤔…I believe he is just a part of the much larger reality tv show called America…and also believe the show will be cancelled soon…yes Trumpers, You’re Fired!
Right on Mr. Steve. Trump was just willing to use a little more lube than the rest of 'em.
Still holding my nose about RdS though. We shall see what we shall see...
Yes bro, so much fake news attacking our better senses daily, we don't know where turn, but I believe the good Governor is the only hope for America.
Besides being the only elected official who fought against the entire Covid scam, he is also the solo Governor in the fight against wokism/communism/socialism/satanism/democratism(ignorance) in our nation.
You know his background, and he is the real deal! And another big plus, he was a Sailor like yourself!
Not too many candidates out there today that served, and that speaks volumes about the shit we have to choose from...
Hey brother Steve -
I gotta correct one thing - despite my screen name and some misconstrued previous comments, I was in the Army and proud of it. Ground Pounder through and through. And still working in the dirt every day...
:)
Thank you for your service brother! I never had the opportunity due to my father pushing his sons in a different direction. He served in the 25th and 27th Infantry in Korea as a Sargent. Lived through two attacks on Sandbag Castle and Heartbreak Ridge. He spoke about it a few weeks before he passed, but never told us about the insanity, which we learned from our uncle. Great men in an era of great men! Thank you my friend 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Well, believe he is your savior if you will; but, he is a petty tyrant; and, if provided more power than he has -he will devastate the nation. He is not a sailor either, they flew him into gitmo--to oversee the torture [and write legalese stuff about how 'it is not torture'] -as some low ranking judge advocate.
Yes tomato, and your current insanely demented tyrant is torturing this nation like no other in its short history, purposely dismantling our constitution and history, due to his service to his Chinese handlers. Our nation is already devastated if you haven’t noticed. But you and 30 million other fruits and nuts continue on your path to self destruction. Just try to leave the rest of America out of your self delusions 😵💫
Just read an interesting piece by Martin Hutchinson and his thoughts on Tucker Carson, for President no less!
https://newsletters.tbwns.com/g8x0c0c2j8/2215399052919443817/s4c5/
Yes brother Clem, many attacks coming from all directions against Governor DeSantis and even crazier fake news about Tucker. He has no plan on running for any office and will enjoy his wealth for awhile. So much constant BS flying around, it’s enough to drive people crazy 🤔…maybe the cause of the extreme cases of mental illnesses? Sure there is a correlation, but as they say, opinions are like assholes, and every democrat is one 😊
SL: So do the Republicans...have opinions. I guess they get categorize as ass holes also. Who knew!
Agree Dorothy, so many asshole RINOS also!
GF: It may take awhile...but when I do, I will let you know.
I'm a Canadian but we have the same problem, for the same reason - too many kleptocrats and parasitic politicians that over-regulate and overtax the economy and thereby strangle the economy and increase the problems instead of mitigating them. Judging by the USA's experience, the problem has not lessened one whit despite the enormous growth in 'fixers' and 'programs', which well illustrates that more of what caused the problem isn't likely to cure it. I submit that the real solution to the problem of homelessness is decent employment at decent wages, and the best way to achieve this is to get rid of the programs and fixers, so the money stays in the economy where it can be used creatively to improve everyone's life, not just that of the parasites and fixers as is now the case. As I see it, there's almost nothing they do that I'd willingly pay them for, and I sense that many people feel that way nowadays.
Al R.
Yes Bill/Joel, isn't this exactly what the elite WEFs of the world fighting for? More homeless and poor, not able to afford homes nor cars, stuck in an environment where they use only the leftover garbage of those who haven't lost everything yet(but will soon). It's called Reject-cycling, as we the people are the new rejects of the elite society. Poor consume little, and leave a small carbon footprint. The more poor, the better the future of our planet...
They have been promoting their sick agenda for many years now, and here we are, saving the planet, one soul at a time, as millions and soon billions will be sacrificed to their evil one for their new world green agenda.
Those crazies who were once called tree huggers, are now the elite and have a new motto...Save a tree, kill a human;)
No solutions here, just same old comments and finger pointing. Mental health has not been looked at as a problem for 60- 70 years. No wonder it raises its head now. That is why I stopped watching zombie movies. They are not funny anymore! They are among us and need help desperately. And the politicians just throw money and create more issues. Same problem getting larger. Just sayin'
For our arrogant and ignorant government the only tool to fix anything is money. How are they suppose to know that there are many elements to homelessness. They are an elite detached from reality and there is no way to change their vision. They graduated from Harvard, Yale where they cooked in their own juice.
The government studies reflect a lot of dollar numbers but you wonder why despite the flood of money, homelessness continues at the same rate if not higher.
Showing dollars spent is the easiest way to manipulate the people to convince them that their party is the one to vote for. The latest of Bidens attempt to convince the nation that the republicans want to take social security to the sunset should be a vivid example how the democrats fight. There are no standards to their strategy. Being in their positions for decades they become masters of lies and manipulations.
An attempt to temper with social security is the end of a party and democrats without respect for the voters want to convince them that they are the protectors of the masses. Between their manipulations and their brand name “Democrats” they lead the nation into a dark corner.
The fact that the democrats,in the majority, demoralized our country, demoralized families and their children, taken the dollar to the top of the pyramid on social issues is beyond argument.
If there was some x-ray equipment to help diagnose the American society there would be no need for a doctor to see the decay of this America.
Steve L.
I greatly appreciate your support. Obviously it is hard to tolerate American Nazis who want to open their mouth when it should be shot. My hope is that is is just a poor remnant of that group.
Sincere thanks
Gone Fishin’
We have plenty of opportunities to complaint but is there hope that something will change someday. Unless the people will rise against this oppressive government like our founding fathers anticipated, there will be no change. By allowing people to possess guns they must have had very good knowledge of what is to come. Otherwise they would not mention it. We are proud of our constitution but we either are proud of something we have no clue about or too complacent to turn complaints into action. America strength will never come from armaments when the human element is demoralized. A good example can be drawn from WWII when the Russians poorly equipped defeated Hitler with well prepared hardware. Triumph comes from people not bullets.
Winter defeated the German army, not the Russians. And it was a shame, really. (In war, it's often difficult to know which side to root for.) Stalin was so despised by his own people that one million russians joined the German army. After the war, these POW defectors were returned, by the Allied powers, to the soviet empire, where they were executed, or sent to the gulags as slave labor.
Alex:
Whatever you say is irrelevant to what I tried to convey. Winter was not just for Germans but the Russians faced the same conditions. Napoleon in 1812 was defeated as well. Germans and French know winter just like the Russians do. There are other examples in history that prove that the morality of the soldier is just as important if not more than the weapons.
America lost all wars after WWII. Do not know your age but Vietnam war was a good example of what it means to fight the wrong war. In the end we lost many lives, those that survived, many of them, were treated with disrespect at hospitals for veterans, their physical and mental health suffered and we faced many draft dodgers.
While they were fighting an unjust war out president lived a great life manipulating Americans as a congressman.
You cannot win this argument Alex if you put your mind and heart into it.
We contributed to the strength of the Chinese military and now we are getting ready to fight them with new super weapons at the cost of taxpayers who want peace. The bottom line, we pick and live with a government that has no concern for us but their personal wealth and distorted ego. I love America just like you do most likely, but we are victims of our own stupidity.
Apparently, I hit a nerve. :) I stay away from arguments; I prefer facts, as facts do not need to be argued. Say what you will about Hitler, at least he didn't destroy his own people, as stalin and mao did. He was a despot, as most heads of state are, but certainly no worse than stalin or mao. And I make no apology for despising socialism/communism - Hitler was also a socialist, in case you forgot. If you don't already understand why socialism/communism is untenable, no amount of explanation will suffice. All ism's are destructive, but at least capitalism, more properly called free enterprise, is far less destructive than socialism/communism, both to it's practitioners and the nations/peoples they deal with. The US should have stayed out of WWI; if they had, it's unlikely WWII would have happened. We should have stayed out of WWII also, Hitler was no threat to us. WWII never accomplished anything anyways, and will be restarted at the right prophetic time (most prophecies are history, but the ones yet to be fulfilled will rhyme). Stay tuned.
I do agree that the US is the victim of it's own stupidity, but it has not yet plumbed the depths.
That said, I don't mind that the US and Europe is sending arms to Ukraine so they can defend themselves. I don't know how it will end, but Putin is learning a very valuable lesson.
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
-Harry S. Truman
Alex, mother fucker.
I’m not gonna bother to read what an American Nazi has to say. Fuck you.
Alex, reliable sources - like war archives - suggest around 70,000 Hiwi (Russians who fought on the German side) signed up - not all of them willingly apparently and not many as front line soldiers - and while it was enough to make Russian politicos freak out and execute even more deserters, cowards etc (around 13,000-14,000 I believe) it wasn't anywhere near one million. Still a banned subject in Russia though.
Recent info also seems to suggest that while the winter played a huge part the Russians were not as poorly trained or equipped as we have been led to believe and at least some of their early retreating may have been tactical. Over stretched supply lines and, of course, Hitlers obsession with capturing Stalingrad probably played a major part too, even though Barbarossa - the German invasion - was actually in trouble relatively early on - simply because of distance. A truly terrible part of history however you dice it, but a fascinating one. Also apologies if any of you think I'm teaching my granny how to suck eggs!!
Many a wise man has said:
Amateurs talk Strategy -
Professionals talk Logistics...
I don't know your sources, but this page: https://www.rbth.com/history/331136-collaborationism-ussr-general-vlasov states even more than 1 million. There are many sites with similar numbers. To be fair, I wasn't there, and don't know the exact number. Stalin and the Bolsheviks were despised by many Russians, and even his own family members, and stalin was paranoid about it. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that stalin will not have a good resurrection. I can't think of any nations leader who will.
As for winter turning the tide of the war for russia, the German army was doing pretty well up to that point. But the russians were used to harsh winters, so they were able to function better under those conditions.
Not sure who did it -but, the topic and comments went to hell. Name calling, re doing wwII history, armchair generals, political posturing' and, my favorite "Patriotism you know, the last defense of scoundrels. May I suggest, this forum would be much improved if what Bill and Joel have intro'd be spoken to and civilly debated.
Alex: I have tried to be polite in my first reply but I cannot stomach idiots like yourself who have or head problems to choose between Russia and Hitler. What did the Russians do to you or the world that the threat of Naziism could be compared. People like you scare me because you absorbed American propaganda that was fearful of communism without any grounds. America always believed in some kind of fucken superiority to the entire world. Russian system collapsed and ignoramuses like you still harbor hate for no reason other than Hitlers believe in the Arian superiority. If people like you continue to vote America will never achieve the stand it claims to hold.
Clem Devine,
Thank you for providing me with the relief of coming across humanoids like Alex. The mere fact that we live in a polluted environment like this guy makes me wonder what can be done to eradicate such pests on society.
Again, thank you for recognizing my comment.
Thank you! I say that sincerely. I have gotten quite a few likes, but if I didn't have at least some detractors, I would start to wonder if I was on the right track.
P.S. 44 magnums are pretty efficient.
Granted the homeless situation is out of control, but wasting our thoughts on it, with a border letting millions of illegal homeless into the country is like saying the boat needs painting when there is a flood coming. Come on!
Core CPI indicates the markets will continue green like jelly beans. The shift has occurred, all the lost market money will be recovered, regardless of the stock you own, you will soon get it all back, plus extra money to boot. The same f goes or Bitcoin, full recovery mode in effect.
Russia will no longer pursue Ukraine. Powell is going to halt interest rates and reduce them. China is going to provide all of the “chips” the world needs at 40% off. Glory is abundant.
J/K hahahaha!
ES: Dream on! If only!
Homeless has grown even here in the Great White North !
When manufacturing comes back to our country and the middle class has jobs again then things will change for the (much) better. I am still waiting. I am 84 yo and I remember how it was before China et.al.God's blessings to all.
Orange man bad. Him cause of all that ails you. We have a solution. TRUST us!
First, vote for us and we will give you car, home and job.
Okay, there are limited amount of cars. But, they aren’t good anyway. So you best not drive them. They cause climate change.
Here’s a free place to live. Sure it’s just a tent under a bridge. But we will give you free camping supplies.
No place to work. No worries. We have. We give you schooling to get job.
Republicans blame Democrats, Democrats blame Government. Gasp, it’s a vicious cycle. And media blames Orange Man or any man that looks like a man.
I am through talking. Ready to kick someones rear end.
And someone will criticize my writing. Notice bad grammar or misspellings. Or say we need better schools. On and on rambling about bullshit.
Know this. I don’t care what you say.
I am the forgotten man.
Disagree with the math on 450,000$ home. So it turned a 8 minute read into a 30 min read. 😂😎
While charts like the one above showing welfare spending since 1967 serve a dramatic effect, they are perhaps somewhat misleading. Might not it be more honest to present the data in real terms, adjusted for inflation. A dollar in 1967 buys a heck of a lot more than a dollar today.
We won't have to, there soon won't be any to eat or burn. DeathSanos of FloriDuH--has made things so hostile that the migrant workers are leaving the state. Things are so bad that the truckers will not cross from Alabama, GA, into the damned state. If they don't drive in; they can't drive out with food.
Flori DUH, huh? Uncalled for and extremely Lame. Kind of "out of touch" for you to make a feeble attempt at disrespecting the Free-est state in our Union. Further, and you can take this to the bank (or deposit into your Money Market), the Fearlessness and Attitude of "Florida Man" will turn out to be a key element in saving our Society. You heard it here first.
Yes, migrant workers are leaving in droves because RdS will actually IMPLEMENT E-verify instead of just talking about it. As a a side note - the situation speaks to Governor DeSantis' effectiveness and seriousness as a politician. He said he would do it, and people believe him. Anyway --
My life-long industry is being GREATLY affected and I have true friends that I have worked with for 15+ years making plans to pack up with family and move out-of-state/country in the next 30 days. I have even had some men whom I know very well finally tell me their real name - I have been calling them something made-up for years as that is how they presented themselves. How very odd things are becoming in that sense. It is sad but necessary if we are to begin fixing the HUGE problem of illegal immigration in our Country. We are already seeing increased applications by CITIZENS willing to take those jobs at excellent wages. So will it be an overall plus in the long run? I'm leaning toward a "yes", and time will tell.
Regarding your comment on truckers - I'mna call complete and utter BS on that one. Sounds made up to me. Do you have a source for that particularly ridiculous statement? Perhaps you have confused FLA for California, where independent truckers really are refusing to enter the state for multiple reasons? Yeah, I didn't think so...
jeeez, dude...if you really believe this...my sympathy I extend.
Speaking of 'sourcing' -who says "citizens" are applying and willing to take/ work out the bottom of the barrel jobs, that the refugee's will work. And who will be providing the 'excellent wages'
God bless the Martens. I don’t know how they do it and stay sane.