Forwarded from Du Rove's Channel
We generally assume that the world is becoming a better place every year. But when it comes to individual freedoms, the opposite is true. Most studies show humanity is now less free than several years ago.
20 years ago we had decentralized Internet and a relatively unrestricted banking system. Today, Apple and Google censor information and apps on our phones while Visa and Mastercard limit what goods and services we can pay for. Every year we give up more power and control over our lives to a handful of unaccountable corporate executives we didn't elect.
Most of us willingly carry tracking devices – our phones – and allow corporations to use our private data to target us with content that keeps us distracted with low-quality entertainment. Unlike 20 years ago, we are now surrounded by surveillance cameras, which in countries like China use AI to make sure nobody can hide.
In 2017, China overtook the US as the largest economy in the world by purchasing power, showing the world that individual freedoms are not required for economic development. Looking at China's success, more countries become authoritarian, curbing essential human rights such as freedom of speech, movement and assembly.
Who is going to fix it?
The most active and creative minds of our generation are too busy playing in the rapidly shrinking sandbox called "free enterprise" or producing digital content to keep everyone else glued to their devices for longer. The rest seem to be too distracted with the abundance of cheap digital entertainment to critically assess the trend and take action.
Watching this, I wonder what will become the legacy of our generation. Will we go down in history as those who let free societies turn into dystopian nightmares? Or will we be remembered as those who defended the freedoms that previous generations fought so hard to win?
20 years ago we had decentralized Internet and a relatively unrestricted banking system. Today, Apple and Google censor information and apps on our phones while Visa and Mastercard limit what goods and services we can pay for. Every year we give up more power and control over our lives to a handful of unaccountable corporate executives we didn't elect.
Most of us willingly carry tracking devices – our phones – and allow corporations to use our private data to target us with content that keeps us distracted with low-quality entertainment. Unlike 20 years ago, we are now surrounded by surveillance cameras, which in countries like China use AI to make sure nobody can hide.
In 2017, China overtook the US as the largest economy in the world by purchasing power, showing the world that individual freedoms are not required for economic development. Looking at China's success, more countries become authoritarian, curbing essential human rights such as freedom of speech, movement and assembly.
Who is going to fix it?
The most active and creative minds of our generation are too busy playing in the rapidly shrinking sandbox called "free enterprise" or producing digital content to keep everyone else glued to their devices for longer. The rest seem to be too distracted with the abundance of cheap digital entertainment to critically assess the trend and take action.
Watching this, I wonder what will become the legacy of our generation. Will we go down in history as those who let free societies turn into dystopian nightmares? Or will we be remembered as those who defended the freedoms that previous generations fought so hard to win?
Kabul, 08/30/2021 Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan; his departure CLOSES the U.S. mission to EVACUATE AMERICAN CITIZENS, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and vulnerable Afghans. Many hundreds, possibly thousands of U.S Citizens remain behind. As of Aug. 30th, STATE and DoD Officials cannot agree or decide on exact numbers.
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WE ARE DRAINING THE SWAMP, AND THE SWAMP IS FIGHTING BACK! BUT DON'T WORRY, WE WILL WIN!
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This from the Resident's talking head, Psaki:
"In his remarks this afternoon, the President will express his thanks to the commanders and service members who executed a dangerous mission in Kabul and airlifted more than 124,000 people to safety; he will also offer thanks to the veterans and volunteers who supported this effort. He will lay out his decision to end the war in Afghanistan after 20 years, including the tough decisions he made over the last seven months since he took office to bring the war to a close. He will make clear that as President, he will approach our foreign policy through the prism of what is in our national interests, including how best to continue to keep the American people safe".
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"In his remarks this afternoon, the President will express his thanks to the commanders and service members who executed a dangerous mission in Kabul and airlifted more than 124,000 people to safety; he will also offer thanks to the veterans and volunteers who supported this effort. He will lay out his decision to end the war in Afghanistan after 20 years, including the tough decisions he made over the last seven months since he took office to bring the war to a close. He will make clear that as President, he will approach our foreign policy through the prism of what is in our national interests, including how best to continue to keep the American people safe".
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ALL THE Q'S WE WANTED TO ASK BIDEN, WILL NOW BE ASKED HERE.. NOT EXPECTING ANY REAL ANSWERS OF COURSE..
ALL THE Q'S WE WANTED TO ASK BIDEN, WILL NOW BE ASKED HERE.. NOT EXPECTING ANY REAL ANSWERS OF COURSE..
Forwarded from RT News
❗️(Don't) Carry the Remainder: Biden's Math gets 'F' as WH makes Correction to Numbers 'INTENDING' TO LEAVE Afghanistan!
Nothing to see here! Just the White House changing the transcript from Joe Biden's speech.
“Ninety… [Ninety-Eight] percent of Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were able to leave.”
To break it down... the 10% left would have meant 600 Americans stranded and wanting out (based on the 6K reportedly airlifted). With the correction to 98%, it now fits the 100-200 previously stated.
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Nothing to see here! Just the White House changing the transcript from Joe Biden's speech.
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To break it down... the 10% left would have meant 600 Americans stranded and wanting out (based on the 6K reportedly airlifted). With the correction to 98%, it now fits the 100-200 previously stated.
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NEVER BEFORE, HAS A WHITE HOUSE PRESS OFFICE / PRESS SECRETARY, LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS MUCH AS THIS 'ADMIN'. FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE HAD A 'PRESS OFFICE', WE HAVE KEPT OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS OF ALL REMARKS GIVEN BY U.S. PRESIDENTS. THE OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT, IS A LITERAL RECORD KEPT FOR ALL TIME. IT'S THE RECORDED WORDS OF THE PRESIDENT. IF THE PRESIDENT MISPRONOUNCES A WORD, ITS RECORDED AS IS.. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE MSM RAGE, IF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PRESS SECRETARY, RELEASED HIS OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OR ANY OF HIS REMARKS, AND BASICALLY SAID TO THE WORLD, "WELL, WE KNOW HE SAID THIS, BUT HE ACTUALLY MEANT TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE". ~ THEN THEY PROCEED TO CHANGE THE ACTUAL REMARKS! WELL, THAT HAPPENED TODAY! IT'S NO SURPRISE TO THE WORLD, THAT BUMBLING BEIJING BASEMENT BIDEN, MUMBLES AND STUMBLES HIS WAY THROUGH HIS DAY, BUT FOR THEM TO HAVE THE AUDACITY TO "SCRUB" HISTORY, IN ORDER TO SAVE FACE, IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! THESE IMAGES HERE, ARE JUST A PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL REMARKS.
#TheReturnOfTheMAGA #T45
#TheReturnOfTheMAGA #T45
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PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
AUGUST 31, 2021
BEDMINSTER, NJ
Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America
Shana, you are 100% correct. If I were President, your wonderful and beautiful son Kareem would be with you now, and so would the sons and daughters of others, including all of those who died in the vicious Kabul airport attack. Civilians should have been brought out first, along with our $85 billion of equipment, with the Military coming out very safely after all was clear. I love you, and I love Kareem.
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PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
AUGUST 31, 2021
BEDMINSTER, NJ
Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America
Shana, you are 100% correct. If I were President, your wonderful and beautiful son Kareem would be with you now, and so would the sons and daughters of others, including all of those who died in the vicious Kabul airport attack. Civilians should have been brought out first, along with our $85 billion of equipment, with the Military coming out very safely after all was clear. I love you, and I love Kareem.
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