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The Octogenarians

S.W.has suggested,and I agree,that from now to year’s end,we will ask our readers for their comments on our blog,world affairs, or any issues that they deem of consequence and general interest.We welcome ideas that originate across generations.We will honor some comments with the stature of posts.We do reserve the right to exercise editorial judgment on comments submitted.

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Forcing To Game With Trump

The Octogenarians

Donald Trump took center stage in American politics yesterday with his Policy declaration of intent to exclude Muslims from entry to the U.S.until an exclusionary program like internment and deportation can be designed.Trump is a demagogue and a narcissist.He is prt of a worldwide movement toward oligarchs as problem solvers.The racism in the remarks is almost secondary to the opportunism.The fact is that Trump reflects the thinking and the proclivity to hate of some 14 percent of the U.S.of the U.S.population.It is religious bias but it is fused with race.The notion that race is unimportant has been expressed on this blog,but so too has it been stated that leftist ideas in the presidency of our black president have contributed to our and the world’s malaise.Jensen et al has been cited as evidence that the status quo of the world is due to capability differences based on race.The American Anthropological Association…

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Guns & Radicalization

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It has happened again.This time San Bernadino,a mere 40 miles away,has been the scene of an abomination.The names of the two deceased perpetrator’s indicate Muslim origin.The presence of a failed detonator at the scene of the crime,the presence of guerilla type battle gear and the presence of a battle clad female corpse suggest radical Islam.The significance of the target appears to be only that it was soft,advertised in advance and on the opposite coast from that which had been openly threatened.While not likely to have been ordered by Isis or AlQaeda,it may represent the presence of a number of radicalized individuals or groups ready and willing to respond to world situational cues in dire manner.This probably means more of the same.The worst possible response would be to create a lock down society,divesting ourselves of our precious freedoms and if anything increasing the number of alienated.A more cogent approach to gun…

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