Mark Small

If one believes such programs are socialistic, then the last “socialist” President of this country was Richard Nixon, who, despite many - many, many, many - flaws, was proud of these policies and to have been a lifelong Republican. 8/21

The 2010 play by tea party ppl to take over the GOP & force it to be ideologically pure was both cynical and strategically savvy. Each party, in 46 States and four commonwealths, is a corporate entity. Corporations are not people. 9/21

The current occupant of the Oval Office - I do not like to write or speak his name; I’d call him Voldemort, but dont want 2 insult death eaters, so I use lower case initials “dt” - made a move similarly cynical when he decided to run for Prez. 10/21

In 1987 was GOP; 1999 he switched to Independence Party of New York; 2001 he became a Democrat; 2009 he rejoined the GOP; 2011 he marked "no party affiliation"; finally in 2012 he rejoined the GOP. 11/21

In 2004, he told CNN: In many cases, I probably identify > as Democrat ... seems economy does better under Democrats we've had some pretty bad disaster under GOP. these fr Wikipedia. 12/21

Corporate entities are legal fictions created by State. If Machiavelli were alive, he probably would see dt’s vacillations for what they are and applaud; I doubt he’d work for dt. Machiavelli had morals. 13/21

dt did not win popular vote but lost by 3 million in 2016 - close enough 4 Russia to flip votes in 3 States so dt could take the majority of the electors. dt utilized anger, mainly by white people, who believe USA has gone downhill. 14/21

USA caught glimpses of greatness w/events dt’s supporters see as USA failings: people of color, women, and indigenous peoples began to gain rts, American people sd “enough” to fraudulent war & put stop 2 Vietnam 15/21