Good , concise summary of facts that I agree with. Unfortunately, what is so easily understandable for people like you and me, with the Eastern European experience of “socialism”, it is much more difficult for other people to comprehend what is at stake.( See Anne Applebaum: Iron Curtain)
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zgh says:
2021-01-26 at 11:57 am
Thank you Lóri, your opinion is always much appreciated. The question is: how many people can you share it with?
This is not a practical, but an existential question.
How many other East-European friends do you have who can understand it as easily as we can?
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Melinda Makkay says:
2021-01-26 at 11:05 pm
I wish that he could read your letter. Biden has no brain for himself and he will act as he is told, mainly how to destroy everything that Trump tried to change. I think 4 yrs of presidency is not sufficient to make all the changes that were necessary to ensure his reelection. In addition, did not help all the daily criticisms of his actions in a middle of pandemic for the last 10 months of his presidency. It is very sad and unfortunate that the American people could not see beyond the one sided presentation of the media.
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Andras says:
2021-01-27 at 7:20 pm
Government employment, in all societies, has always been a magnet for parasites, cheats and power seekers. Today, the US federal government employs 9 million of such swamp creatures.
Trump, had a hard time filling the few hundred top level positions with trustworthy and competent people. He never had a chance against 9 million Obama worshiping liars, saboteurs and scumbags.
When Orban took over, he fired everybody from every ministry down to the janitors just to be on the safe side. You can’t do that in a Western democracy.
Unless there is a dramatic shift in the culture toward greater rationality, self-responsibility and respect for private property rights, civilization is doomed.
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zgh says:
2021-01-27 at 7:38 pm
I couldn’t agree more
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Axeff says:
2021-01-30 at 5:41 pm
Hi Zork,
I could not believe how closely and accurately you got the nail on the head.
I just have one basic question: who was (were) holding the gun to Trump’s head (or as a matter of fact to all president’s head)?
Trump did not have to serve the lobbyists who “invested” money in him, but I have the gut feeling, that there is some serious power controlling things from the background. I cannot have any other reasonable answers for the many puzzles and mysteries surrounding this and many other similar issues.
As far as getting your letters to Trump, I would try to approach Fox News (Tucker), or someone at Newsmax. See if it would work.
I am enjoying your articles, as they are reflecting on these unbelievably surrealistic and absurd times, also on the worrisome and irritating directions (free???-lol) societies, like the USA and most Wester European countries are choosing to take.
Best regards,
Axeff
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zgh says:
2021-01-30 at 6:27 pm
It is an interesting question (whether somebody has something over the head of Trump) but in situations like that I like to take the simplest answer.
I believe that Trump just tried to be magnanimous thinking that his achievements will be enough to get him a second term. I believe that he just did not assess the dangers the left represents properly.
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Lorand says:
2021-01-26 at 11:50 am
Good , concise summary of facts that I agree with. Unfortunately, what is so easily understandable for people like you and me, with the Eastern European experience of “socialism”, it is much more difficult for other people to comprehend what is at stake.( See Anne Applebaum: Iron Curtain)
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zgh says:
2021-01-26 at 11:57 am
Thank you Lóri, your opinion is always much appreciated. The question is: how many people can you share it with?
This is not a practical, but an existential question.
How many other East-European friends do you have who can understand it as easily as we can?
Reply
Melinda Makkay says:
2021-01-26 at 11:05 pm
I wish that he could read your letter. Biden has no brain for himself and he will act as he is told, mainly how to destroy everything that Trump tried to change. I think 4 yrs of presidency is not sufficient to make all the changes that were necessary to ensure his reelection. In addition, did not help all the daily criticisms of his actions in a middle of pandemic for the last 10 months of his presidency. It is very sad and unfortunate that the American people could not see beyond the one sided presentation of the media.
Reply
Andras says:
2021-01-27 at 7:20 pm
Government employment, in all societies, has always been a magnet for parasites, cheats and power seekers. Today, the US federal government employs 9 million of such swamp creatures.
Trump, had a hard time filling the few hundred top level positions with trustworthy and competent people. He never had a chance against 9 million Obama worshiping liars, saboteurs and scumbags.
When Orban took over, he fired everybody from every ministry down to the janitors just to be on the safe side. You can’t do that in a Western democracy.
Unless there is a dramatic shift in the culture toward greater rationality, self-responsibility and respect for private property rights, civilization is doomed.
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zgh says:
2021-01-27 at 7:38 pm
I couldn’t agree more
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Axeff says:
2021-01-30 at 5:41 pm
Hi Zork,
I could not believe how closely and accurately you got the nail on the head.
I just have one basic question: who was (were) holding the gun to Trump’s head (or as a matter of fact to all president’s head)?
Trump did not have to serve the lobbyists who “invested” money in him, but I have the gut feeling, that there is some serious power controlling things from the background. I cannot have any other reasonable answers for the many puzzles and mysteries surrounding this and many other similar issues.
As far as getting your letters to Trump, I would try to approach Fox News (Tucker), or someone at Newsmax. See if it would work.
I am enjoying your articles, as they are reflecting on these unbelievably surrealistic and absurd times, also on the worrisome and irritating directions (free???-lol) societies, like the USA and most Wester European countries are choosing to take.
Best regards,
Axeff
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zgh says:
2021-01-30 at 6:27 pm
It is an interesting question (whether somebody has something over the head of Trump) but in situations like that I like to take the simplest answer.
I believe that Trump just tried to be magnanimous thinking that his achievements will be enough to get him a second term. I believe that he just did not assess the dangers the left represents properly.
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