{"id":2451,"date":"2024-08-09T11:24:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T01:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2025-02-17T09:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:26:31","slug":"america-at-the-tipping-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/?p=2451","title":{"rendered":"America at the Tipping Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While there is massive global interest in the outcome of the American election. In reality the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SCl8X32Bpgk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rest of the world<\/a> doesn\u2019t get a vote and it will come down to a few small swing states that decide it. A <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dFZyFmILb5w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flawed system<\/a> that has been in place since post-civil war which discounts the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T0Wh-f3YiLQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popular vote<\/a> and allows smaller populated states to carry more weight in determining <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TfQij4aQq1k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outcomes<\/a> with both federal and presidential elections. What is also unfortunate that all of America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0VLQuJFMayg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adversaries<\/a> recognise this as America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lEQBHeZqDIo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Achillies heal<\/a> and a golden opportunity when <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J2021J90VM8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeting<\/a> social media feeds with <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/five-disinformation-tactics-russia-is-using-to-try-to-influence-the-us-election-238379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">propaganda<\/a> in order to create social <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u0Ia0t9AWeE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disharmony<\/a> in a country they wish to see fail.\u00a0 After all they have the Fox news organisation as their <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fAq6vFKOcXc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">benchmark<\/a>, which has also been doing the same thing for decades turning <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uEuJ3V1yzzQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lies<\/a> into <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ths2WK07EF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monetary value<\/a>. In other words, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u1U7k7yNyog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a> has done very little in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GHzrqDFJmCo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positive<\/a> outcomes for the people who <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Oy0zq8YzY9w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote<\/a> for them, with one small exception <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uHVNTKN2nh8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the top ten percent<\/a> income earners. They have <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QPKKQnijnsM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helped the rich<\/a> to get richer and the poor to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xZlxOvHwcq0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get poorer<\/a> but that is where it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/srJZHQHHT8g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stops<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can You Steal An Election? | America, Are You OK?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eBanetle2MQ\" width=\"630\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T0Wh-f3YiLQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1 here:<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/se5biwNjZXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3 here:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7rHcoOijUM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 4 here:<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yysupD5gah4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 5 here:<\/a> So, let\u2019s just look at how Conservatism has <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CVm2e3Gyp6I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">improved<\/a> America in the past fifty years. As a quick starting point it should be noted that since 1933 Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jec.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/309cc8e1-b971-45c6-ab52-29ffb1da9bf5\/jec-fact-sheet---the-economy-under-democratic-vs.-republican-presidents-june-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">administrations<\/a> have delivered roughly double the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project-syndicate.org\/commentary\/us-economic-performance-consistently-better-under-democratic-presidents-by-jeffrey-frankel-2024-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">economic growth<\/a> compared to Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wCLP3djiKvM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">administrations<\/a> over that time period. Currently the Biden administration has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/04\/04\/biden-us-economy-worlds-best-trump-claims-cesspool-data-is-clear.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strongest economic<\/a> growth of any country in terms of employment and economic performance. But you would never hear that on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HNXHJUZ6KrE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox news<\/a>, they would rather eat dirt. They <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5cWPJSixmS4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won&#8217;t tell<\/a> you the rest of the world is doing it much harder than they are.\u00a0 Except they will complain about inflation and the price of gas but decline to mention all of it&#8217;s trade\u00a0 competitors pays double for the price of gas than what the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CF4U8PJhvgo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US consumer<\/a> pays. It was the same when Obama was in office, Fox kept pumping out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2019\/mar\/18\/fox-news-donald-trump-barack-obama-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how bad<\/a> he was while the rest of the world thought differently. This is the disconnect from reality the MAGA movement has, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PDTpfSqgDZQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believing<\/a> the USA can remain an island totally removed from global market forces and conflicts with no impact on them. The reason <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wfsJXo1h1G0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">universal health care<\/a> has never been adopted in the US to match all of it&#8217;s competitors is only due to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qYvW4pm0_fI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a>.\u00a0 The reason USA <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wpdhD4ZLBxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pays<\/a> more than anyone else for <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/siFkEWcra10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prescription medications<\/a> is because of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aNghg1Y-WIc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 always backing big pharma over the people who vote for them. That is until the Biden adminstration started to change all of that.\u00a0 Its also conservatism that screams \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jXZoO-FjJyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">socialism<\/a>\u201d any time low-income citizens are proposed to receive a government benefit yet fail to see the hypocrisy when gov bails out big business or grants tax cuts to the rich. The reason the USA has more people <a href=\"https:\/\/confrontingpoverty.org\/poverty-facts-and-myths\/americas-poor-are-worse-off-than-elsewhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">living in poverty<\/a> than any of their western <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yhBkeAo2Hlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">competitors<\/a> is because of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LxwWP8YcBxA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a>. The reason there is not <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jXE9Eh80JG4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equal justice<\/a> for all in the USA like in all other democratic countries is due to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/owfVBLSs_Bs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a>.\u00a0 The reason elections are not decided by the popular vote and minority voters are suppressed is because of conservatism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"America\u2019s Last Election: The Big Lie | If You're Listening\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GOA7NxYvYKg?list=PLDTPrMoGHssAfgMMS3L5LpLNFMNp1U_Nq\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UOu943VhPUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part Two\u00a0 here:<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6zhHgXTQ6kY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3 here :<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BjIDCTF2z8k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 4 here:<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2g7XtSa9qCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 5 here:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5nziiH-lbT8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 6 here :<\/a> The reason more people died in the USA in terms of ratio to population than anywhere else in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world during covid<\/a> is because of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gKe04U2RFj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a>. The reason USA has more gun deaths &amp; mass shootings than any country on earth is because of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6cjXVHQSovc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a>. The reason you have to tip <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x9ibFoBl7tQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">service workers<\/a> due to the min pay rates being way below the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jXZoO-FjJyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poverty line<\/a> is because of conservatism. The reason for extreme <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P9WU7TjOloQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> events that America &amp; the world <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RdSa7dol1ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffers<\/a> from now with 50 yrs of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Vl6VhCAeEfQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inaction<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ug9OUNAYPC4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate change<\/a> is due to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6jzDBznWoHc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatism<\/a>. This is just the short list of examples on how conservative ideology represents a clear and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c3F5Id1cZZU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">present danger<\/a> not only to America but to the survival of mankind as well. An ideology so <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/3-reasons-us-coal-power-is-disappearing-and-a-supreme-court-ruling-wont-save-it-187254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">out of sync<\/a> with modern world problems trying to always resurrect 1950s (the white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2018\/02\/26\/donald-trump-worldview-past-success-1950s-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mad men<\/a> era)\u00a0 while everyone else has moved on. Smart political movements learn from history along with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/idlG3qEOqdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired knowledge<\/a> that comes from science and human endeavour in order to survive and prosper while still promoting social harmony as a goal. When you <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ygVD-WioTH4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create<\/a> massive <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MF62RfxBwXs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wealth gaps<\/a> in your population that is never going to promote social harmony, it\u2019s a recipe for disorder and division. Hopefully the new momentum with Harris will continue and bring about sweeping changes that is needed. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sFMrygQa8U8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conservatism<\/a> in the US really needs a good hard look in the mirror in terms of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3w2MmRYZ2RI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moral<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QCa3td1bUjU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ethical behaviour<\/a>. A party totally <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ce3NynoFYSQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bankrupt<\/a> in practical policies that are <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Grsi8UmNoGI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evidence based<\/a>, a one trick pony only offering insults, anger, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6IGnkrGpQvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lies<\/a> and fear as a platform. Team that up with those so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/campaign\/4713212-the-moral-hypocrisy-of-trumps-gop-enablers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christians<\/a> who put aside their moral beliefs in order to walk the same path. After all they have put their faith in the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9LR9adtUotc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">craziest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oWyezWw9Cqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corrupt<\/a>, most <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t-Wf5VT-Pwk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stupid man<\/a> in America whose <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a2xwloNQspo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record<\/a> would <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gdstZDCCgAc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not allow<\/a> him to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TypbhVGri7U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">qualify<\/a> for a cleaning job in a shopping mall <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QhGtZ0Q3W7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yet decide<\/a> on him as their pick for <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AkejiiLo_ZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president<\/a>. Keeping in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25050952-luttig-endorsement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mind<\/a> though, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CACKi4TlQoE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> represents the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CS5KLZV0oXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current<\/a> Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iQfI3awx-wo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">party values<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7SMRUyWpyD0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">every way<\/a>, a party <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y16SZhZJHkI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">built<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IOwQmSc2I3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z6HCoZoLZxY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corruption<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5BjdJswbv1M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conspiracies<\/a>, running on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gEYLcMTmFoY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">empty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Footnote: Since the Democratic convention &amp; the <a href=\"https:\/\/the.ink\/p\/kamala-won-by-being-all-the-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate<\/a> it has become clear that this election is about intellect vs ignorance &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KQe5jb5_6Ik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lies<\/a> or the People vs <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CPH0kcc131A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a>. In the MAGA world where they choose to live in the \u201cThe Trueman show\u201d universe as opposed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BFFiBI5pVJ8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real world<\/a> is kind of sad but also very <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fQYXVYRhkY0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dangerous<\/a>, because it\u2019s a world that only <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2nda9fVPneU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exists<\/a> due to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DNkkKyCr1TI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deception<\/a> and has done so for the past 50 yrs. If you have to distract your base with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fDkNe1K9IJI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">absurdities<\/a> like illegals <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3BrCvZmSnKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eating your pets<\/a> then you know the social media algorithm for idiots is working way beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-yN0Pru9fNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expectations<\/a>. Especially for some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KgQaKhTMk4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tech gurus<\/a> who have fallen under the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iWdDz0QElzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">same spell<\/a> of misinformation that can sometimes come from their own creation.\u00a0 \u00a0Part 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gLa8WFDlFkE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Investigating Trump, Project 2025 and the future of the United States | Four Corners\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3jqALQgBzw\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there is massive global interest in the outcome of the American election. In reality the rest of the world doesn\u2019t get a vote and it will come down to a few small swing states that decide it. A flawed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/?p=2451\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2451"}],"version-history":[{"count":126,"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2762,"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451\/revisions\/2762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}