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President Dwight Eisenhower Warned Us . . . We Should Have Listened

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Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, in his farewell address at the end of his presidency, warned us about the danger of the military-industrial-complex.

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial-complex. Our military organization today bears little relation to than known, of any of my predecessors in peace time. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic process."

Ike's worst fears have come true. Our politicians didn't listen.

Greed took over. There's too much money to be made on weapons and war.

The M I C now dominates and is destroying our country. We have a permanent war economy. And, we are subjected to endless, unnecessary wars.

These wars make us less safe, not more.

Only we the people can stop America's slow, certain, decline into poverty and hopelessness.

WAR IS MAKING US POOR!

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Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, in his farewell address at the end of his presidency, warned us about the danger of the military-industrial-complex. The MIC has now become the biggest threat to America's security.

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Specifically, he was warning about the way the MIC was handling the extraterrestrial matter.

As I said, this has been documented. And as I also said, your oversight calls many of your ideas into question - as incomplete. And in this context, they turn out to be destructive, rather than creative. At the very least not helpful.

Your ignoring, rather than exploring this is another sign that you are not serious about what you are saying but would rather play the jokester. Too bad.

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"Specifically, he was warning about the way the MIC was handling the extraterrestrial matter."

Science fiction. Entertaining but not historically accurate.

"Your ignoring, rather than exploring this is another sign that you are not serious about what you are saying but would rather play the jokester. Too bad."

Judgemental. Not entertaining and far from accurate.

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John,

I know you "live to entertain." But your response reveals a darker side to your singing and dancing.

In any case, this means - as I have said - that your whole thesis is inadequate, to say it kindly.

Well, that and a mind closed like a steel trap.

Wow.

Not too late to open it just a tiny crack. Maybe a least enough to appreciate "historical accuracy."

Oh yeah, about the river in Egypt...

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"In any case, this means - as I have said - that your whole thesis is inadequate, to say it kindly."

Until you've read my book, you are not properly positioned to make such a harsh -- but "kindly" -- assessment of my "whole thesis". My traffic tracker indicates you have not even visited my website.

Book is available here:

WAR IS MAKING US POOR! . . . The Book

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John,

I do appreciate the fact that you have written a book and care about this issue (war). The Gaza genocide is just the latest example of why your focus is critically important.

But 'kindly speaking,' I need to bow out of the current discussion. From a compassionate POV I can't play Laurel to your Hardy (or vice-versa).

Why?

Because you are embarrassing and invalidating yourself - and I can't allow myself to enable you in doing so. Or participate in what will inevitably be you putting yourself ever deeper in the hole.

Anyone (you), who instead of demonstrating a spirit of inquiry re- the role of the ET matter vis-a-vis the MIC is not serious about the goal of ending war.

Anyone whose words consistently reveal aggression (i.e. verbal war-making), but instead of owning one's "stuff," keep the issue outside of themselves --- is, (said without aggression - hahaheehoho - kidding/not kidding/kidding/not kidding...) --- clueless about their blind-spots...A condition which casts a grey pall on - perhaps - well-intentioned work.

In any case, I see you shooting yourself in the foot again and again and actually suggesting that readers do not take you seriously.

I'm not going to support you in doing that. The issues we are facing re- war (maiming, loss, anguish, death) are way too serious for jokes that cover BS.

So, good luck John. I won't say or imply that you will need it. Just joking, of course.

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More well-crafted malevolence by a master of the art. I've flagged this. The OEN community deserves a better level of discourse.

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Fascinating - in an awful sort of way.

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