Far East Cynic

Their view of immigration is not what they say it is.

If ICE were really concerned about so-called “illegal” immigration, they would be doing things far differently than they are. The agency would be more of an intelligence gathering and legal process server group than an armed militia, roaming the streets terrorizing citizens and immigrants alike. They are not the way

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The Old Corps is not coming back.

No matter what Hegseth says or wants — it’s the 21st Century now and the world he longs for no longer exists. From 1975 to 1979, I attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. At the time, the college was all-male; women were not admitted, and this did

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Right, but for all the wrong reasons.

Yes, the US has too many generals and admirals, but Hegseth is not the man to fix that. Our inept Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has stated that he wants to cut 20% of the four-star officer positions and 10% of the rest of the general and flag officer community. I am

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Refusing to play the tape to the end.

Supporting Elon Musk’s illegal and treasonous efforts will not help you in the end. Without a doubt, the most amazing thing I have witnessed in the last month is the abject stupidity of a heck of a lot of American citizens. These are people who claim to love America but

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The process matters.

Those Americans who think the ends justify the means are just as guilty of crimes against the Constitution as Elon Musk is. Warning notice! Profanity and an angry tone follows…… I have had it with my fellow Americans, who display a fundamental ignorance of how their government and, more importantly,

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Jared Kushner is an idiot.

For someone who graduated from Harvard, he needs to relearn his history. I lived and worked in Germany and Israel for a good deal of time from 2011 to 2020. I’m very familiar with the history of Palestine from biblical times through our current era. So, like many others, I

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Star Trek was more accurate than we thought.

The only problem is, we aren’t in The Federation. We are living in The Dominion. I am a big fan of Star Trek, having watched all the broadcast TV shows. The popular viewpoint is that Gene Rodenberry’s vision of the future was positive, with humanity finally outgrowing its destructive tendencies

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The indifference index

How Americans claim to be a caring society, but they do not really care at all. If there is one thing this election proved, it is that Americans don’t really mean what they say. They have proven beyond a doubt that they: The motto of America is now the same

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Who will obey the orders?

And why would they casually disregard a sacred oath? One of the biggest lies too many Americans are telling themselves these days is that “our institutions will protect us” if Donald Trump is reinstalled as the most powerful man in the world. It would be laughable if the consequences were

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The items they routinely forget

One of the amazing things I read this weekend was that Republicans are still trapped in a bubble when it comes to the 2020 election. Writer after writer has talked about election integrity while not understanding what the term actually means. One writer recently decreed that it is the Democratic

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