Bragi2
Bragi2's JournalAmericans should know that the Queen OPENLY dissed Trump
Few Americans know that the Queen of the UK (and Canada) engaged in "brooch warfare" when she was forced by protocol to greet and even spend time with Trump.
She's a very clever Queen, a person who knows a lot about the importance of symbolism.
Accordingly, the brooch she wore on Trump's arrival day was none other than the one given to her by Barack and Michelle Obama (as individuals, not as representatives of the U.S. government.)
The second brooch was worn when she had to endure one-on-one time with Trump later in the visit. This brooch was given to her by Canada -- a Commonwealth country whose leader is now on the Trump shitlist.
As a Canadian, I couldn't be more pleased with how our Queen handled the dreadful Trump visit.
Since this brooch warfare got little U.S. coverage, I just wanted to share this good news with my American friends.
Spread the word! Liz rocks! So does Brooch Warfare!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/did-the-queen-commit-brooch-warfare-during-trump-visit-1.4016589
What Bezos should do
Bezos should announce that unless USPS can convince Trump to shut up, that Amazon will no longer ship anything via USPS, and will instead shift all its biz to other service providers. I think Trump would shut up. If not, Bezos would be fully justified changing suppliers. I think that's what most businesses would do in the circumstance.
Why is America the only country with an "opioid epidemic"?
This quote below is from a thought-provoking article I recently came across, which discusses the several "pathologies" afflicting America, and contributing to its decline...
"So there is of course also an “opioid epidemic”. We use that phrase too casually, but it much more troubling than it appears on first glance. Here is what is really curious about it. In many countries in the world — most of Asia and Africa — one can buy all the opioids one wants from any local pharmacy, without a prescription. You might suppose then that opioid abuse as a mass epidemic would be a global phenomenon. Yet we don’t see opioid epidemics anywhere but America — especially not ones so vicious and widespread they shrink life expectancy. So the “opioid epidemic” — mass self-medication with the hardest of hard drugs — is again a social pathology of collapse: unique to American life. It is not quite captured in the numbers, but only through comparison — and when we see it in global perspective, we get a sense of just how singularly troubled American life really is."
The full article is here:
https://eand.co/why-were-underestimating-american-collapse-be04d9e55235
I'm still thinking about it. This commentary is really about America's despair, and the unique pathological signs of its decline.
I'd be interested in any comments.
Regards to all.
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