We live in denial because it’s easier than facing our reality — for now. — There’s a brick wall around my high school. It wasn’t there in the 90s, but school shootings weren’t as prevalent then. I wonder if anyone realizes walls keep people in and out, and they won’t protect us from a broken society because we are the cracks within the foundation, but…

What if deficits and taxes are used to hold us hostage and there is an economic model capable of resolving all our issues? — The economic theories administered in the US, Australia, and the UK state a 3.5% to 4.5% unemployment rate is necessary for running an efficient economy. Sitting in high school econ class, even my dull teenage brain couldn’t fathom why an economic system requiring a percentage of people to suffer through…

All in all, is all we are and all we are is a commodity. When everything has a price, nothing has meaningful value. — “If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.”― Confucius Corporate entertainment’s purchasing power decided music’s popularity, but in 1991 technology revolutionized the industry. Collecting and compiling accurate consumer data revealed…

The US economic policy created a divided, polarized, individualist culture that dehumanizes and destroys us, and we uphold it. — Here we are, advocating for war, defending millionaire politicians, and ignoring the poverty that fills our streets and the rage that engulfs society. Soap operas tell us about the evil world, forming our opinions and blinding us from our government’s international cruelties.

Ukraine defends Americans by weakening Russia, the war diminishes Russian energy supplies, and everyone is better off because the US controls the world. — Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland is a sociopath orchestrating US interests in Ukraine for over a decade. Nuland's February 4th, 2014, leaked phone call discusses the US' choice for Ukraine's government, and a few weeks later, US-backed leaders take power.

Tens of thousands die, yet pro-war cheerleaders scream for more from their couches. — Within five weeks, 18 to 50-year-old Ukrainian store clerks, pastry chefs, hairdressers, taxi drivers, and service workers train for combat. Some voluntarily joined, while others didn't have a choice, but they will go to the frontlines, and many will die. A government that forces people to kill or be killed…

De-dollarization accelerates as governments reduce risk and trust in the United States. — The Federal Reserve raised interest rates, boosting demand for and price of the United State dollar (USD) while domestic job losses, foreign nations’ IMF repayments, and global inflation soar. The expensive dollar devalues countries’ currencies, increasing the cost of imported commodities (food and energy) and USD debt payments.

Illusions invade reality, confusing authenticity and our perception of the world. — I'm told we (Westerners) live in the most peaceful and prosperous era, but this is a lofty phrase thoughtlessly repeated. Our missiles batter foreign neighborhoods to protect us and promote democracy, but there's no peace anywhere, and working forty-plus hours weekly to afford life isn't thriving. …

Defending capital, not democracy, is the US policy — Before the US entered WWII, President Roosevelt (FDR) insisted Prime Minister Churchill agree to anti-colonialism, labor rights, economic prosperity, security, peace, and disarmament principles. …