There Was Fifteen Years of Peace Following the End of The Vietnam War. WE WOKE UP! Americans Refused to Participate in Bogus Wars for Corporate Profit.

Who Won the War? DOW CHEMICAL AND HUGHES AIRCRAFT. Selling Napalm, Agent Orange and Helicopters...

Think for Yourself and Question Authority

eBook: AMERICA'S BOGUS WARS [Since 1945, The Pentagon Has Never Defended The Country, Not Even Once] by Gregory Vanderlaan

Chapter Zero. Ever since VJ Day (Victory in Japan), All of Our Wars have been Marketing Tools to Sell Weapons for the Military Industrial Complex. One time there was a Need to Defend the Country and The Military Failed Completely. Civilians took down the Airplane in Pennsylvania on 9/11/2001. Frankly Speaking, Can't We Buy Total Failure at a Lower Price?

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A Brief History of the Vietnam War. 58,000 American Soldiers Died for Nothing... Something They Don't Teach in School... "Too Controversial"

During the 1950s Americans went into a Panic about Communists taking over the world. We built thousands of Nuclear Missiles and fallout shelters. The US Congress had witch hunts (Joe McCarthy-HUAC) to expose "Commies" who worked in The Hollywood Movie business and blacklisted folksingers that were leading our young people astray with Labor Union Organizing songs. During the height of this hysteria Vice President Richard Nixon went on Television and explained "the Domino Principle"while pointing to a map of Asia. His theory was that one by one those countries over there would turn Commie and soon they would take over Mexico and threaten the American Way of Life. Soon, President Eisenhower and Kennedy sent advisors to help the South Vietnamese soldiers fight the North Vietnamese soldiers. Then President Johnson sent even More American Soldiers to fight the Viet Cong. Then President Nixon continued the War for another 5 years before eventually he decided to allow the South Vietnamese to fight their own war and we left. Quickly the South lost and thousands of Boat People fled South Vietnam because they thought they would be killed. As it turned out, The Domino Principle was false. Communism did not take over the world. The entire war was a waste of lives and money.

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-brief-history-of-vietnam-war-58000.html

Photographs from an Anti Iraq War Protest March in Eureka, California. We had MANY protest Marches and History Has Proved Bush was Totally Wrong. Dumb as a Rock!

Impeach Sign and Political Theater Actors posing as a Widow with a Baby Buggy and a Gitmo Prisoner... at a Peace March in Eureka, CA... The Iraq War was an IDIOT Action by G W Bush (the son) and his evil henchmen Cheney and Dumbsfeld...

Why Fly All The Way To Europe or Hawaii For Your Vacation? We've Got It All Right Here in California... NOW WITH LEGAL WEED!

Sure, They Have Amsterdam, Rome, Liverpool and Copenhagen but We Have San Francisco, Arcata, Chico and LA... Sure, They Have The Banzai Pipeline and Waimea Bay in Hawaii... But We Have Maverick's, Blacks Beach and All those Surfing Spots in SoCal that the Beach Boys Sang About... 

If You Visit Humboldt County you can see the Tallest Trees in the Entire World, The Redwoods... and Smoke The Finest Marijuana... The Kind Bud is Legal for All Adults. 

But If You Can't Come Here in Person... Try These Links... 

Arcata
Eureka
Chico
Los Gatos
San Francisco
San Jose
Berkeley
Crescent City
Mount Shasta

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What If Gen XYZ Take Over the Government. Throw OUT all the Old People and Elect a New Generation to Lead... This HAS to Happen Eventually... What About 2024?

I Don't Know the Names of any Young People Except: David Hogg & Emma Gonzalez (March For Our Lives)... and He would Make a Great President... But He's only 23 Years Old... and She's 24... They Can't be President YET... 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hogg

or

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Gonz%C3%A1lez

Greta Thunberg is also a Powerful Political Leader... But She's Not an American... She Can't be President...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg

Elon Mush Cannot Run For President Because He was Born in South Africa. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Mark Zuckerberg CAN Run for President. Over 35 Years Old and Born in the USA... Now THAT'S a Scary Thought!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg

The Only Other Name I Know is Taylor Swift (a Singer/Songwriter) I Wonder IF She would be Interested in Running for Office? She's 33 Years Old so too Young for 2024 but NOT too young for 2028.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift

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Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They're currently between 57-75 years old (71.6 million in the U.S.)
Gen X was born between 1965 and 1979/80 and is currently between 41-56 years old (65.2 million people in the U.S.)
Gen Y or Millennials, were born between 1981 and 1994/6. They are currently between 25 and 40 years old (72.1 million in the U.S.)
Gen Z is the newest generation, born between 1997 and 2012. They are currently between 9 and 24 years old (nearly 68 million in the U.S.)
Gen A: Generation Alpha starts with children born in 2012 and will continue at least through 2025, maybe later (approximately 48 million people in the U.S.) 

and then Darryl Cherney Said:

My heart hurts. As Abby moves to go to middle school in Arcata and her mom has already emptied her place here to be up there with her guy, I look at all the gifts I've given that are being left behind and given away and I am reminded of the love, the big love, that went into each one. Each is a reminder of a moment, a time of happiness long gone. Sometimes I'm made fun of for giving too many presents, but I got that from my mom and I'm fine with it. There's the swimming pool, the playground, all the special furniture, the renovations, the clothes, the two sweet Mother's Day cats left behind (now I've got 5 cats), and so much more. It all hurts to remember the deep love that went behind every action and how it's been discarded. My farm hands are gone and I'm alone with Abby to make do before I move in 2 weeks(!) with our two small dogs half time or more to a good friend's RV in McKinleyville to support her schoolwork while I try to find some one perhaps to look over this place. Oh, I know I'm blessed and privileged to have found an affordable rental and that I have the resources to do all this. At 67 and living out the last third of my life with a lot of unfinished work, this major shift in my world is a lot for my heart to take in and all the while, a lot for my body to do.

and JB Replied:

As a man who has gone through similar changes in his life, I’m right there with you!! I applaud your ability to say here on Facebook…. I’m with you Darryl.. always thought you are a shining star for all of us since I was a teenager, deadhead, hippie, I looked to you for inspiration and guidance.. if there is anything I can do for you lmk?? I’m here on Hawaii.. so not sure but ??? Right?!

and Darryl Replied:

You taught me one important lesson I carry with me and quote to this day. It was about music but it can apply to everything: "give 'em space."

and SC Said:

As one who has lost everything in a forest fire, you find things vanish, but the memories & magic of their being fly within us forever, especially those imbued with love... This world of illusions is a transient place, about letting go of everything, even our lives eventually... Love is really all there is and lasts beyond the boundaries of time & space...

SE Said:

These material things may seem discarded, but I am sure the love isn't. You've poured all of that into her, and I feel quite sure she'll spring no leaks - in fact as she keeps growing, her vessel will enlarge to contain even more.  

and JB Said:

There is a plastic Playschool Car sitting next to my garden house. I see it everyday and remember the joy I and m kids had while pushing them around in it. They are now twenty one and twenty three and it's almost hard to believe they grew up so fast. Have some reminders around of those to see and reflect. A favorite of mine are the self portraits they did at Skyfish School that hang in my kitchen...

and then BEAR Said:

Oh man, I can relate. I look back at all we’ve gave and it seems so much a flash in the pan. Me, I’m inundated with stuff. Stuff I’m not sure what to do with. The princess castles and old puzzles are one thing, but the pieces of one’s life are another.

What I think is that the blessings have yet to come. My, how raising children has changed me. I’m still in the throes. Soon we’ll have adult children and it will all change again.

Chin up compadre!

and then QB Said:

Take each hour at a time , moments even n don't sit down , than you will want to retire , sheer tenacity will get you through , fueled with desire of greater for your daughter , an invested father is such a gift , so many cut n run , i have complete faith in you 

American Class War [Fiction] - The Super Rich had Purchased the Congress, the Supreme Court and the White House and were Using their Puppets to Pass Laws that Made the Rich Richer... and Force Their Bizarre Views of the World onto the 99% - OBEY!

Chapter 1: Silly Billy had come to the Conclusion that Something Needed to be Done... But... What Exactly was the Solution? 

Remember: Do Not Assassinate Donald Trump. That would Grant Him Martyr Status; Just Like Jesus Christ.

History: Order of Assassins 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Assassins

In general, I Oppose Assassination with One Exception... PUTIN... He's going to keep on doing Evil for the Rest of his Life... and Some Other Russian Ought to Make that Life SHORT. 

Maybe I'm Wrong... Maybe Just Arresting Putin and Sending Him to a Prison Camp in Siberia Would be Enough... but Maybe He would Escape and Come Back to do Evil Again! 

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We do have Severe Corruption Problems in the Supreme Court but simply IMPEACHING the Sleazeball Justices would solve the Problem... as soon as they are Unemployed, we can get back to Making America Great... They can get a "Book Deal" and then Go on Fox News as a Talking Head... 

Impeach Gifts for Sale: Zazzle Gregvan

The US House of Representatives has the Power to IMPEACH Supreme Court Justices and then the Senate can Convict... Then GTFO! 

Please Write to Your Representative and Remind them to DO YOU JOB... IMPEACH THE SCOTUS! https://www.house.gov/

I believe they won't know what I think unless I tell 'em... and they will make decisions based on BRIBES Entirely... Of Course, They Don't Call 'em Bribes, they are Called Campaign Contributions to a PAC... https://www.senate.gov/index.htm

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Chapter 2: 

This Part will be written by Other People that Make Recommendations for Exactly What the Solution is... Comment or Email Me! gregvan@yahoo.com

"Don’t tell me corporations have no choice but to raise prices. Their profit margins have hit 70-year highs. They’ve been using inflation as cover to squeeze more money out of you, and they don’t want to give it up." - Robert Reich

While Robert has Great Insight, He is Lacking in SOLUTIONS... 

A Specific Example of this was... Just before the Last Election Gas Prices went Up a Dollar a Gallon... For No Reason... and then Profits went Up to the Highest in History... The Dual Goal of CAUSING INFLATION was to Rake in Huge Piles of Money AND To Give the Appearance that Democrats were doing a Bad Job of Governing... The Corporate Freaks wanted People to Vote Republican so they could have Fewer Regulations and Less Taxes... Their Plan was "See? The Democrats are NOT doing a Great Job... Just LOOK at the Price of Gas! Better Vote Republican!"

and The After the Election was Over... Gas Prices went Down... because Gas Prices are an Arbitrary Number... The Oil Companies Set Them AT WILL... and then send out Marketing Men to EXPLAIN their Voluntary Choices... "Oh, It's blah, blah, blah that's causing the Price Increase..." 

One thing we can do to FIGHT BACK is BUY LESS GASOLINE... Simply Travel Less... Take a Job that's Close to Home and You Save Hours Commuting... Hours that COULD be used Playing With Your Children... Remember: When You Get Laid OFF... The #1 Priority of the New Job Should be Distance from Home... 

Another way to Buy Less Gas is to Stop Unneeded Trips... This Memorial Day Weekend Millions of People Traveled by Car, Truck and Jet Airplane... VOLUNTARILY... To Visit Family... Why not Call 'em on the Phone? Use ZOOM to see their smiling faces... Almost Everyone COULD cut their Gasoline Bill by DRIVING LESS!

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Robert Reich Posted:

Friends, Republican leaders have mastered the art of manufacturing crises to divert the public’s attention from the real crisis of our era — the siphoning off of income, wealth, and power by a small group at the top.

Consider the fake fears they’ve been whipping up:

1. “Woke.” Florida’s governor (and now Republican presidential candidate) Ron DeSantis has declared “war on woke.” Immediately after the mangled launch to his campaign on Wednesday, he claimed on Fox News that “the woke mind virus is basically a form of cultural Marxism.” But what is woke? Can anyone define it? It seems like an all-encompassing term for what we used to consider tolerance — an attribute that in a different age was considered positive.

2. “Trans people.” Former president Donald Trump says that one of his top priorities if he’s reelected in 2024 will be a “sweeping federal rollback of transgender rights.” But why have he and so many Republican lawmakers targeted transgender people as dangers to the public? There’s not a shred of evidence that trans people are threats to anyone. But they’re easy scapegoats.

3. “Critical race theory.” Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s “day one” executive order banned the teaching of critical race theory. DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have also banned it from the schools. Here again, though, there’s no evidence of a public threat. CRT simply teaches America’s history of racism, which students need to understand to be informed citizens. Banning it is a scare tactic to appeal to a largely white, culturally conservative voter base.

4. “Couch potatoes.” In the negotiations over a bill to raise the debt ceiling, Republicans demanded that work requirements be added to food stamps and welfare, alleging that too many “couch potatoes” were receiving benefits. Like Ronald Reagan’s claim that so-called “welfare queens” were collecting benefits without working, the “couch potato” characterization is a cruel pretext — and racial dog whistle — for imposing additional work requirements on public assistance for those in need, when the needy often have difficulty finding work that pays enough to live on. The vast majority of poor people who collect benefits already work exceedingly hard.

5. “Out of control government spending.” Rubbish. In fact, discretionary spending has fallen more than 30 percent in the past 50 years as a percentage of the nation’s gross domestic product (from 9.6 percent in 1973 to 6.6 percent in 2022). Lately, rising deficits have been driven by Social Security and Medicare (to be expected, as boomers retire), and by defense spending. But the biggest culprits have been George W. Bush’s and Donald Trump’s huge tax cuts that mostly benefited the wealthy and big corporations — and that will have added $8 trillion and $1.7 trillion, respectively, to the debt by the end of the 2023 fiscal year.

All five of these so-called crises have been manufactured by the GOP. They’re entirely made up.

Why? To deflect attention from the near record share of the nation’s income and wealth now going to the richest Americans.

As the super-wealthy and big corporations pour money into politics — especially into the GOP — they don’t want the rest of America to notice they’re rigging the economy for their own benefit, that their unrestrained greed is worsening the climate crisis, and that they’re also undermining democracy.

So the game of the Republican Party and their major donors is to deflect and distract — to use scapegoating, racism, and outright lies to disguise what’s really going on.

Friends, don’t let them get away with it.

The Global Class War.

https://www.epi.org/publication/books_global_class_war/

How America’s Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future, and What It Will Take to Win...

Why is America’s governing class so indifferent to the fate of its people? In his provocative new book, The Global Class War, economist Jeff Faux argues that now that they can find workers and investment opportunities elsewhere, America’s rich and powerful are abandoning the social contract that until recently had united the economic interests of all Americans.
Faux explains how globalization is creating a new global political elite?”The Party of Davos”?who have more in common with each other than with their fellow citizens. Their so-called trade agreements (like NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization act as a global constitution that protects only one kind of citizen?the corporate investor. The inevitable result will be a drop in American living standards that will have dramatic political consequences. Faux concludes with an original strategy for bringing democracy to the global economy beginning with a social contract for North America.