Hey, that's a great deal for both of you.

I guess we have to start realizing that career politicians are sociopaths.

I wish we knew. The tendency toward authoritarianism is both the ruler and the ruled. We see MAGAs claim they would be happy for Trump to be a dictator. It's weird.

The loathsome people that we allow to rule us are unreal. Why are so many people fooled by sociopaths?

Like most of social media, this is an exercise in mental masturbation.

If you feel that SCOTUS would be functional with a full collection of former pols, that's cool. I don't.

This guy is among the dumbest politicians in my lifetime.

That's Epstein he's laying his hand on.

Solving racial injustice would address more problems than most imagine.

Great movie. So true.

Is this the first world leader with a fade?

Thanks for your time. I have to work. haha. It's so hard to have an honest give and take on social media. I appreciate it.

We could replace what we lost with USAID with a renewed Peace Corps and a new mandate. Global stability will depend on cooperation between nations, shared resources, and trained/equipped responders. There's more to this, I won't go on. Just my idea for solving a few issues with one good policy.

When this era is over, we must move our defense posture to global peace, IMO. With climate change, there is going to be massive climate migration. That will cause more instability. If we had a robust Peace Corps with a renewed mission, part of that could be rapid disaster response et al. 2/

I understand. Not trying to diminish your point. Best. Go BLM

Thank you. I've thought a lot about it, but I want to create a white paper on the idea. One thing to note is that the U.S. has nearly 800 bases across the world. If we drastically reduce that it will close these bases. I don't think that's a good idea with the rise of China. Now, stay with me. 1/

And my statement never said that protest movements should, or are, all about race. I made a simple statement that race has been at the heart of American politics since its founding. It's baked into the cake.

Correct, it was about maintaining it.

I'd love your feedback on the Peace Corps idea.

I think we just need more empaths and fewer haters.

Why? I don't know much about him other than some clips from this video.

Thanks, I've seen some before. I don't have an hour. I'm certain he is excellent. I don't know what "normal working people" are in this reference. If you suggest a House full of plumbers, I'm not sure I agree. The reality is that being a politician is as much a career as any. Thanks.

And by applying some of these funds to peace, that would change the trajectory of innovation. Again, I think we need innovative ideas, as suggested, to move forward as a society.

Ok, you didn't mention reallocation of the funds. I agree. Although cutting the budget by half would be impossible in my opinion. And I still think giving the Peace Corps full DOJ recognition and budget would be a great advancement for world peace.

Please allow me some leeway: I haven't looked at the allegations. I've always stood on the side of women in these cases. Yet... I do think the time will come when we have to allow due process in these cases (stay calm). False claims are real. This is not a commentary on the Swalwell case.

Also, it would show America's commitment to global peace, and many countries would follow. We currently don't have a Peace Policy in the U.S. and we should.

In doing so, a big portion of the budget would be shifted from wartime supplies to peace efforts. This way, we don't lose jobs in the sector and change the functional results of the spending. Suppliers begin to build tools for peace while the corps is ramping up globally.

First, let me say that I support building a whole new economy from scratch based on cooperation that is separate from the nation-state construct. That's a long-term dream.

One way to realign the defense budget is to make the Peace Corps a full part of the DOJ and expand its function dramatically.

Let's hope. The problem with cutting the defense budget by that much is that it would lower the GDP by 1-2%. It's a major part of our economic activity. While I agree we need to begin to reduce it, it's possible to allocate it in a way that promotes peace and prosperity.

Yes, it does.

I assume you're suggesting that racism is part of the human condition, and therefore the U.S. is not special in this regard. While the former is true, the latter is not.