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October 2, 2020

Lord Trumpemort and the ballot eaters: doom for democracy?

Lord Trumpemort and the ballot eaters: doom for democracy?

History proves that it is not only in fiction that even the most questionable agendas imaginable can attract many followers. And, like Voldemort, Trump also has a plan to return even if he has no right to return.

Trump now has the weight of a political party behind his likely actual belief that the electoral process in the USA cannot be trusted to declare the genuine winner the right to rule, and to Trump followers, after the next election he will be their president no matter who is initially declared winner.

Even if Trump is not declared winner from the vote count, he could still be appointed, and if not, there will be the threat of a coup to end elections from tens of millions who will see Trump their president in internal exile. If Trump does become president again, he will take steps to prevent the "injustice of 2020" ever being repeated again. Perhaps it makes sense that his enemies are called the "democrats".

The global consequences of Trump being returned to power go beyond the US and beyond democracy.

Influence: There’s no free lunch and they use your data to make you pay.

Influence: There’s no free lunch and they use your data to make you pay.

It can seem all those tech companies are so dumb giving away services for free.

I recently read another comment containing the "I don't want Google getting more of my data to sell" and it reminded me of the question, 'why is your data valuable?' people too rarely ask. The common myth is that Facebook and Google etc want your data so they can sell it, but even with companies that do sell your data, it still requires someone to turn data into money, and enough money to fund the "free" services of the tech companies and allow them enough spare to make profits beyond anything seen in the world previously. So how does the data turn into so much money?

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Google and Facebook etc make their money from advertising, not from selling data, and unless they use can the data to persuade you to buy products at prices inflated by advertisers paying part of the sale price to Facebook/Google etc, they would lose money.

Your data is used to inflate the cost of living and earn votes for politicians with an agenda that gives them a budget to spend. They (Google/Facebook etc) don't want to sell your data, but the reality, is more sinister: they use it to have to change your thinking, so more of your money will go to make them richer.

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Lord Trumpemort and the ballot eaters: doom for democracy?

Lord Trumpemort and the ballot eaters: doom for democracy?

History proves that it is not only in fiction that even the most questionable agendas imaginable can attract many followers. And, like Voldemort, Trump also has a plan to return even if he has no right to return. Trump now has the weight of a political party behind his likely actual belief that the electoral process in the USA cannot be trusted to declare the genuine winner the right to rule, and to Trump followers, after the next election he will be their president no matter who is initially declared winner. Even if Trump is not declared winner from the vote count, he could still be appointed, and if not, there will be the threat of a coup to end elections from tens of millions who will see Trump their president in internal exile. If Trump does become president again, he will take steps to prevent the "injustice of 2020" ever being repeated again. Perhaps it makes sense that his enemies are called the "democrats". The global consequences of Trump being returned to power go beyond the US and beyond democracy.
Left Vs Right & Populism: Outrage over a clash of Ideologies.

Left Vs Right & Populism: Outrage over a clash of Ideologies.

What are these competing ideologies, and why do they clash? This page is the exploration of the what and the why of the left and the right. I expect to keep revisiting and updating this topic, as it seems too deep to fully analysis in one attempt. In particular interest to me is the question: why are the things people champion grouped, when they can be so diverse? Why do so many people seem to choose almost all of the left policies, or all of the right policies, rather than varying mixes of each?
Pressing problem: Perspective on immigration in America & other developed countries.

Pressing problem: Perspective on immigration in America & other developed countries.

I just watched a video I found disturbing on CNN arguing the case that America is a better place than most American's believe. It was disturbing not because like everywhere else, the US has imperfections, or that America is a bad place, but because it felt like the commentor, and member of the press, was not focused on interests of the people of America but considered only commercial interests when evaluating the direction in which the country should be headed. In looking at the instincts of the free press even in a leading country like America, there may be valuable insights is to what is wrong across the planet.
Influence: There’s no free lunch and they use your data to make you pay.

Influence: There’s no free lunch and they use your data to make you pay.

It can seem all those tech companies are so dumb giving away services for free. I recently read another comment containing the "I don't want Google getting more of my data to sell" and it reminded me of the question, 'why is your data valuable?' people too rarely ask. The common myth is that Facebook and Google etc want your data so they can sell it, but even with companies that do sell your data, it still requires someone to turn data into money, and enough money to fund the "free" services of the tech companies and allow them enough spare to make profits beyond anything seen in the world previously. So how does the data turn into so much money? There is no such thing as a free lunch. Google and Facebook etc make their money from advertising, not from selling data, and unless they use can the data to persuade you to buy products at prices inflated by advertisers paying part of the sale price to Facebook/Google etc, they would lose money. Your data is used to inflate the cost of living and earn votes for politicians with an agenda that gives them a budget to spend. They (Google/Facebook etc) don't want to sell your data, but the reality, is more sinister: they use it to have to change your thinking, so more of your money will go to make them richer.
WWIII?

WWIII?

Was Feb 24th, the start of WWIII? Is it a world war of sanctions, troops and tanks, or nuclear? NATO, and specifically the US, seem to feel the risk of WWIII is so real, that they refuse Ukraine any assistance that could defeat Putin's forces and anger him further. Their hope seems to be "let him win on the battlefield but lose through sanctions".
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Why do so many Americans support Trump in 2024: They’re not all crazy or weird, many fear being disenfranchised.

Why do so many Americans support Trump in 2024: They’re not all crazy or weird, many fear being disenfranchised.

Mechanics of US Presidential Elections: A warts and all outsider’s primer.

Mechanics of US Presidential Elections: A warts and all outsider’s primer.

Biden-Harris the sequel: No choice for US voters?

Biden-Harris the sequel: No choice for US voters?

What if Trump isn’t lying? What if it is far, far worse?

What if Trump isn’t lying? What if it is far, far worse?

The economy is about consumer spending not production: Confirmed by Swiftonomics.

The economy is about consumer spending not production: Confirmed by Swiftonomics.

Biden-Harris, won’t cut it, but will they both take a step back for democracy and the Trump Biden rematch?

Biden-Harris, won’t cut it, but will they both take a step back for democracy and the Trump Biden rematch?

Opportune Arguments: Confirmation Bias Weaponised.

Opportune Arguments: Confirmation Bias Weaponised.

Razors vs razorblades: An economic problem for clean energy.

Razors vs razorblades: An economic problem for clean energy.

Flawed Australian voice of Indigenous People referendum: The irony of a voice campaign that failed to listen.

Flawed Australian voice of Indigenous People referendum: The irony of a voice campaign that failed to listen.

So Long Mr. Putin, And Thanks. But Meanwhile….?

So Long Mr. Putin, And Thanks. But Meanwhile….?

Ukraine: Putin and China, method or madness?

Ukraine: Putin and China, method or madness?

Salami Tactics Battle In Ukraine: What Can Be Done To Stop Russia, and China, and Potentially, WWIII.

Salami Tactics Battle In Ukraine: What Can Be Done To Stop Russia, and China, and Potentially, WWIII.

Prigozhin lowers WWIII risks?

Carbon Capture and Storage works for e-Fuels but not for fossil fuels or ‘blue hydrogen’.

Carbon Capture and Storage works for e-Fuels but not for fossil fuels or ‘blue hydrogen’.

Lead, Crime and Justice

Lead, Crime and Justice

Race, Racism and Skin Colour: what do ‘race’ and racism mean?

Race, Racism and Skin Colour: what do ‘race’ and racism mean?

Farming Humans & Trickle Up Economics: How the wealthy get wealthy.

Farming Humans & Trickle Up Economics: How the wealthy get wealthy.

Crime: A litmus test for inequality?

Crime: A litmus test for inequality?

Economic Activity: An Obsession with an Illusion of Prosperity.

Economic Activity: An Obsession with an Illusion of Prosperity.

Could history of Trump vs Biden 2020 be rewritten?

Could history of Trump vs Biden 2020 be rewritten?

The Power struggle in Australia.

The Power struggle in Australia.

Wealth & Happiness Vs Population: Does Farming Humans pay?

Wealth & Happiness Vs Population: Does Farming Humans pay?

The Population Growth Economy Ponzi schemes.

The Population Growth Economy Ponzi schemes.

Can Peter Dutton repair the democracy ‘loyal opposition’.

Can Peter Dutton repair the democracy ‘loyal opposition’.

The innocent child assumption: even Hitler?

The innocent child assumption: even Hitler?

The Threat Of Gatekeepers: Extortion that drives inflation and eventually a dystopia?

The Threat Of Gatekeepers: Extortion that drives inflation and eventually a dystopia?

Economic Growth: The Holy Grail, Or Another Myth?

The Roles of Employment & Wealth in Society.

The Roles of Employment & Wealth in Society.

The Irony of The Bloomberg 2020 Campaign

The Irony of The Bloomberg 2020 Campaign

Wealth Tax: Good Idea? Bad Idea?

Narrowcast disunity: where does it lead?

Obama and Xi Jinping announcement: a huge step for climate action? Or a backward step?

Politics. Left & Right: Merit = Wealth?

The G20 outcome, a plan to make the earth a worse place?

Foreign fighters: Is it really a surprise that ISIS/ISIL can recruit from the west?

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Australia Day Surprise: Another title for Prince Philip. Foolishness, or other motives?

Australia: Yet another prime minister?

What should we fear: The link from fear to hatred.

The Housing Price Trap: A global bubble?

Australian Budget: Ignorance or Lies?

Brexit and Trump: Common Theme?

Brexit: Litmus test, Labor vs Liberal

Syria: Why Assad did not use chemical weapons to kill Syrian citizens

Economic Cost Of Peak Population: Market Crash in Japan, China, The World.

My Body My Choice: Polarization and Outrage, But Who Is Pulling The Strings?

A Crisis Of Truth: Do ‘Alternate Facts’ Represent A Threat To Humanity?

A Crisis Of Truth: Do ‘Alternate Facts’ Represent A Threat To Humanity?

Novak Djokovic Australian Open Adventure(AO 2022)  A Shakespearean Style Tragedy?

Novak Djokovic Australian Open Adventure(AO 2022) A Shakespearean Style Tragedy?

Djokovic: Rescued from PR Disaster By Australian Leader “Scotty from Marketing” Morrison!

Djokovic: Rescued from PR Disaster By Australian Leader “Scotty from Marketing” Morrison!

All Free? The Tech Industry is so dumb!

Biden vs Trump: A World Changing US Election?

Biden vs Trump: A World Changing US Election?

2020: Trump ‘wins’ on election Night?

2020: Trump To Declare Victory on election Night? Violence and Intimation? (revision II)

OK, Election day over, who won and what now?

OK, Election day over, who won and what now?

Winners! but.. without the senate?

US Election: Why The Flip The Switch States?

Donald Trump: Victory Still Possible?

US 2020 Election: Never ending story

US 2020 Election: Never ending story

System Failure: USA, Jan 6th 2021

System Failure: USA, Jan 6th 2021

Off Topic Surprise: Aslan Karatsev and how self- image can mask ability.

Search: What Search Results do others see, and can search hurt me?

ScoMo Ingenious EV Plan: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, leading climate action blocker, stretching the truth again?

ScoMo Ingenious EV Plan: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, leading climate action blocker, stretching the truth again?

Trump: Real Problem, No Solution

Influence Industry / Free Tech / Social Media: Index

The AUKUS FUKUS Fracas: Submarines, Really?

Australia: Climate Policy Fail? Or Democracy Fail?

Coffee: How many cups a day is ok, or even beneficial?

How long can/should/will population growth continue?

the economic impact of population growth and immigration

Dilemma: Should Facebook own the Internet (or world)?

Lessons from Trump: For The Democrats and the World

Microsoft and newspapers join forces to fight Google

The Google Persuasion: Delaying the inevitable?

The New Economics of Population Growth in a Finite world

Population – Wealth Equations

Trump: Conceding? Or Plotting?

A herectic look at sport

Solution: A quota system with equity?

Democrats: Self Sabotage?

Tribalism: Good, neutral or bad?

Free Education? Why not user pays?

Australia: Per Capita Recession?

Populist right vs Economic Conservatives

Alert: A seismic shift to right for Australia, signal of a worldwide problem

Immigration: A Political Confidence Trick

Highlander Economics: Does it end with only one?

Lessons from SciFi: Future Expansion

Free Trade: Why everybody has budget deficits

Environmental footprint and maximum population.