Far East Cynic

Eleven Tweets that sum it all up.

And explain quite clearly why Donald Trump is a danger to the Republic and the people who follow him are the same as the Germans in the 1930’s who worked for and enabled the foundations of unspeakable crimes.  Your fixation on crap lke Benghazi, e-mails and the rest of the

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The triumph of the will.

I have had to spend the week back in Shopping Mall USA this week. As a result I have gotten to watch the royal mess that is the Republican national convention. It’s been a very graphic display of how far America has fallen, and how ludicrous the GOP has become.

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Funeral for a friend

I suffered the loss of a good friend last night. The United Kingdom ( May 1, 1707-June 23rd, 2016), America’s mother country, the source of US traditions and many of our values , a country that holds a special place in my heart, committed suicide last night. It was 409 years

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With whatever strength is given to me, I shall oppose him to the last.

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. -Albert Einstein One of the narratives that seems to be making the rounds these days is the idea that in this election, “both

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