Here we go again. After decades of non-stop war and death, the American public once again has fallen into the abyss of self delusion. Tragically, just as we neared the brink of reversal under Barack Obama, we are about to abdicate any claim whatsoever to respect or honor anywhere. We are now in the era of Donald Trump.
America consistently proclaims itself a nation of laws where justice is blind to privilege or class. And yet, as the world watches in disbelief, this country has once aagain become inextricably mired in debates about torture that defy reason. And that is because we are being sucked into the mindless illogic and lies of Donald Trump.
It is absolutely insane to discuss the possibility that a crime has some Machiavellian validity simply because, as Trump claims, it ‘works.’ And yet, that is what is happening.
Something is terribly wrong with this picture.
Here the facts. Check them out. They’re clear; they’re relatively simple to follow. Do the math.
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