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SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 04:26 PM Feb 2016

ISIS - terrorism - is not the greatest threat - and should not...

be considered when making an election choice.

$1,000,000,000,000 - the military industrial complex - the national security monster - is more than enough to manage the problem until the changes come that will stop people from joining crazy movements.

Bombs do not change hearts and minds.

Perspective:

Be afraid of bathrooms:

Approximately 9000 people a year die from injuries caused by bathroom falls, per the National Safety Council's 2000 report. --- an estimated 234,094 nonfatal injuries in the U.S. in 2008 among people at least 15 years old


Be afraid of ladders:

about 165,000 Americans require medical treatment for ladder-related injuries each year
Accidental falls killed 20,823 people in 2006, according to the CDC
43 percent of fatal falls in the last decade have involved a ladder

Do not climb a ladder in the bathroom!

The $6,000,000,000,000 spent because of Bush could have transformed America.

A great country works for:

Clean air and a healthy atmosphere
Clean water and healthy lakes, rivers, streams and oceans
Sustainable, humane, healthy food production
Sustainable, humane, healthy housing
Sensible healthcare
Quality education
Clean energy and technology
Sensible transportation
Quality entertainment
Healthy relationships - with self, others, and between all entities

A country who gets these things correct and can export these ideas will win the hearts and minds.













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