as the old joke goes, how do you know when a politician is lying, their lips are moving.
How many politicians do you know in person?
Not fully, with competing ideologies.
It is very hard to resist that kind of indoctrination, but obviously, some do. Some are even so disgusted with it, they leave the country.
are you rich? I'm not rich for the US, but comfortable.
Not by any means, but I have no worries. I'm not interested in money, as long as I have enough for my needs. I had an uncle who lived for money. I was the only relative that didn't run upon seeing him appear. He died rich, but very unhappy. Not unhappy about the family as you'd expect, but unhappy about the money he didn't get.
We are obliged to vote. That recently changed. I'll still vote though.
Yes the open border is government supported. The fentanyl supply chain is a joint operation between china and Mexican drug cartels. China no doubt wants to destabilize the US, the cartels just want to make money.
Good try. You know very well that wasn't what I was talking about. Maybe that's a way drugs come into the USA. Don't know that much about Mexican cartels, except that they use FSO software. Ain't that funny? The Chinese cannot legally get that software, but Mexican drug cartels can...
During 2022, Germany was responsible for 19 percent of the world's total fentanyl consumption. This drug can be used as an analgesic and is about 100 times more potent than morphine. Global consumption of fentanyl has increased steadily in the last decade. This statistic displays the distribution of the global fentanyl consumption by region from 2018 to 2022.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/459497/worldwide-share-of-fentanyl-consumption-by-country/
That's surprising, but these stats are about medicinal use of Fentanyl, I suppose? The Germans are probably more precise than others in reporting. Besides, nothing to do with the Fentanyl crisis.
The mexican cartels are operating relatively unfettered. It is remarkable how much fentanyl is being intercepted by border agents suggesting even more is coming through. The street price of fentanyl is crazy cheap. Addicts are not known for their judgement. Many innocents (?) die from buying drugs that are contaminated with fentanyl.
Isn't it amazing that all these govt agencies have near unlimited power and means and yet they can't fix that problem?
They don't have a targeted effort from a major enemy like china. China could cut this off in a second but it serves them to destabilize the US.
There's that fear again. Atm, the CCP has far bigger problems than the USA.
prescription opioid painkillers are a different problem. Street fentanyl is made in Mexico from raw materials imported from China.
Yeah, so?
Nice try.... The drug cartels are profit minded but not capitalist.
Come again? They are the essence of free trade.
Socialism is not evil just a failed system that seduces ignorant with false promises. Any student of history has seen multiple examples of those failures.
JR
Socialism isn't a system. Communism was a system. The entire developed world is more or less socialist. Every country in Europe has one or more socialist parties. Most countries in Africa have socialist parties. And even in Asia, a lot of countries have socialist parties. Not that it makes everything perfect, but healthcare for all is a sound beginning. And even that is a red flag for the bull.
I really, really have a hard time understanding it. Most Americans are in favour, once they understand what it is and why it's cheaper, safer and better. Yet a lot of you act as if it's written by Satan himself. Why's that if it isn't indoctrination?
