Ron Franke

So here we are. 250 years old.

There's really very little to be proud of as a US citizen.

• 220 out of 250 years at some form or war
• Slavery codified in the constitution
• Women had fewer rights than men codified in the constitution
• 89 years of legalized slavery
• 100 subsequent years of Jim Crow laws
• Destruction of First Nations (Native Americans) culture and people and theft of their land
• 144 years that women did not have the right to vote
• Corporations and wealthy control the United States

There's so much more. But, that's more than enough proof.

It's long past time for the US to grow up. Especially you, white America.

You want something to be proud of?

• Fully recognize who we were and who we are
• Recognize our failings and accept that we must change
• Renounce and apologize for our past and current behavior
• Fundamentally change and reconcile those bad behaviors
• Take significant actions that make amends for our failures

#Politics #July4th

Diplomatic words of beauty.

French president Emmanuel Macron accused Trump of constantly contradicting himself on the Iran conflict.

"You have to be serious. When you want to be serious, you don't say the opposite every day of what you said the day before. And perhaps you shouldn't talk every day”.

#Politics #EmmanuelMacron #Trump #France

https://www.france24.com/en/macron-says-unrealistic-open-hormuz-strait-force-urges-trump-be-serious

The United States is 249 years old. We have been at war 229 of those years.

- 36 Major Wars
- 469 Total Interventions
- 5 Declared by Congress
- 26 Undeclared Wars

- $11.7T Total Cost (all wars)
- 1,339,811 Total US Deaths
- 5.2M+ Civilian Deaths

- 13W–5L–13I (Win/Loss/Inconclusive)

Only 3 wars were legitimate existential threats to the US
- War of 1812
- WWI
- WWII

Only 1 current action since WWII is legitimate with the continuing support of Ukraine against Russia since a Russian victory would be a clear and present danger to the US.

The United States is a dangerous morally bankrupt country and should not be trusted.

We, in the US, need to fully recognize that we are mentally like toddlers playing with dangerous weapons. It is time for us to grow up. We are not smart or capable enough to get involved beyond our borders. It is up to us to stop this military derangement inherent in our national character.

https://www.warcosts.org/us-wars-list

#Politics #History #War #USHistory #US #UnitedStates #Military

#ImpeachTrump

Example letter to your representatives on Trump’s illegal action and war crime in Iran.

Subject
Impeach Trump, Vance, and Hegseth over the Illegal Iran War

Content
Trump’s illegal war in Iran is a war crime. Trump, Vance, and Hegseth must be impeached and imprisoned for one more of many war crimes.

They have admitted that there was no clear and present danger to the US and therefore no justification for military action and the murder of Iranian people.

Now, we’re learning from credible sources that military leaders are telling the troops that this is a holy war and part of “god’s plan”.

There must be a Congressional investigation of these reports from sources like the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) and immediately remove those military commanders that are promoting such dangerous nonsense.

The oversight investigations must start now.

Adam Schiff
https://www.schiff.senate.gov/contact/get-in-touch/
Alex Padilla
https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/
Jimmy Panetta
https://panetta.house.gov/contact

#Politics #IranWar #Trump