The message at left is that we live among people who believe that every U.S. citizen should be armed at all times. Every teacher, real estate agent, pastry chef, little old lady, and perhaps even our kids themselves, so often murdered by lunatics with assault rifles.
I can hear the Lt. Colonel saying, “The only thing that will stop a psychotic killer with an AR-15 in a schoolroom is a six-year-old with a gun.”
Seriously, there is an important fact here: each year, the United States has 78% of the world’s mass shootings; the other 22% are the aggregate of the other 200+ nations of the world.
20th Century Austrian-American economist and devout anti-communist Ludwig von Mises clearly believed what he said at left, and there were plenty of examples in the 1900s to support his concept.
Now, 50 years after his death, we wonder what he would think about today’s United States.
The U.S. has an economy that’s as close to unadulterated capitalism as anyone could imagine, but we have a president who is most definitely an authoritarian, a would-be dictator.
When, at age perhaps 5, I asked my grandfather how it was possible that reindeer could fly, he told me, “They’re buoyant.” I didn’t buy it, but I appreciated his effort.
This is how far our stories about Santa Claus have progressed in just a few decades.
Most Americans are unable to point to something that Trump has done since he retook the White House in January of 2025 that has had any effect other than to ruin a national institution.
The Kennedy Center is a great example. Once a venue comparable to Carnegie Hall, Trump’s usurpation of this treasure has brought it to its knees.
As if we couldn’t have seen this happening. Do you think the most sophisticated people on the planet want to have anything to do with one of the vilest human beings who’s ever walked the Earth?
As they authored the U.S. Constitution, the Founding Fathers may have had thoughts about being more specific in defining the limits of presidential power. As we sit here today, we wonder if what Trump’s done to the Kennedy Center is legal, but also:
• Aren’t there laws that prevent the president from bulldozing a wing of the White House?
• Can the president launch an unprovoked war against another country, on the basis that it sits on a huge amount of oil?
• Does the president have the right to order his justice department to criminally prosecute his enemies?
• Why aren’t there prohibitions against a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist running for president?
• Can the president pardon thousands of his supporters, including those who were convicted of aggravated battery against law enforcement personnel?
Some say that it’s not the fault of the Founding Fathers that they didn’t think this through; they simply never had the thought that the American people could possibly sink to this level of stupidity. I whole-heartedly accept that.
We can only hope that all this will soon be behind us.
To the author of the meme here: It’s true that Trump has no concerns for the wellbeing of the common American, and the only reason he cares about the billionaires is that they make huge donations that help him to stay in power. If it weren’t for that, he wouldn’t care about the billionaires either.
This is indicative of the final days of capitalism–eventually you wind up with a mentally ill criminal running the country, who’s very difficult to remove because of his corrupt relationship with the wealthiest members of society.
Trump is destroying America’s opportunity to lead the world in clean energy and transportation, and is handing it to China, who is eagerly accepting it.
Countries around the globe are phasing out fossil fuels, and getting rich in the process, but the U.S. will have no part in it.
Even the most hate-filled and stupid Americans are starting to realize that the United States is being led by a psychopath. If anything can serve as compelling evidence of this, the social media post below just may help to get the job done.
Venezuela? The country colonized by the Spanish and French? The one that’s been independent for almost 200 years? There are elementary school kids all over the country asking, “WTF?”
Yes, we’re aware that Trump needs to distract us from the many criminal accusations against him, but does he really think this will fly?
During my years as a marketing consultant to large IT and communications tech companies, I helped my clients name or rename many dozens of products. No need to be too clever or catchy; just pick something that makes an introduction in a way that’s clear and implies its power to create value.
Here, I’m not sure what the marketing people were thinking. One thing’s for sure: you don’t want your kids being driven around by incoherent people.