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Sep 22Liked by JOHN SPRITZLER

Hi John (and sympathetic readers in USA): Here is another essay of interest. It appears in "Pearls and Irritations" a free daily digital collection of essays of all topics of international interest and is edited by John Menadue, a retired former Australian Federal Government bureaucrat of immense and diverse public service experience. "Pearls and Irritations" is to my mind similar to the "Brownstone Institute", a valuable source of commentary emanating from the US that provides us in Australia with news of the US that doesn't otherwise appear in Australian legacy main stream media. I believe the people of Australia need to understand the people of USA without the negative influences of the un-electected bureaucrats that purvey their biased narratives on both sides of the Pacific! Thankyou for the space!

https://johnmenadue.com/american-exceptionalism-versus-australian-distinctiveness/

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Sep 21Liked by JOHN SPRITZLER

Hi John (and sympathetic readers in USA), I thought you may be interested in what is being discussed in Australia. USA: You are not alone!

https://theaimn.com/transforming-australias-democracy-for-the-people/

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Thank you for sharing this. Seems like lots of people are realizing that so-called "representative democracy" is really rule by the rich, or fake democracy.

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We use the POTUS campaign to raise working class consciouxsness about the need for socialism and revolution.

That's why I'm writing in the name of the person whom I consider to be the best candidate to raise such conscoiusness, Cornel West.

Cornel is a self described socialist opposes the genocide in Gaza and the wars, and has joined RFK in demanding at least an investigation into the vaccine mandates

Emanuel Pastreich is good on his critique of the Great Reset, opposes the wars, etc., but he won't commit or even discuss his program, let alone say whether it is socialist or populist

Jill Stein opposes the slaughter, and the wars, is pro-labor, and has (FINALLY) come out for "medical freedom" (which I guess means anti-mandate). But she is thoroughly in support of woke identity politics, even so-called "transgender rights" which seems to include grooming and men invading women's bathrooms, prisons, sports competitions and scholarships.

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