SW Wisconsin | sodsaver - 3/6/2026 09:22
After Pearl Harbor, 911, there was a strong message and a discipline; the talking heads knew what their jobs were. FDR, Bush, even though the latter's was a lie (WMD), they both had a message the American people could get behind (and we wanted to bomb the hell out of anybody after 911). Well, here we are, Hegseth says one thing, Rubio says another, and Trump says another, and another, and another. Undisciplined chaos. Sure, anyone could take our military might and go scorched earth. Goals, what are they? First it was we'll go in and remove (kill) those in power, the Iranian people take it from there, last best chance. Still not sure how threatening school children were. Then it was Trump will decide who gets to lead Iran. Four to five weeks. Now it's unconditional surrender, and we're talking boots on the ground? May be a long time? AFTER, in 2011, Trump predicting how Obama will invade Iran because he can't negotiate, and much more recently promised his MAGA base no new wars? And there was a nuclear deal... negotiated by Obama.
So now, we as farmers are forced to deal with margin headaches for those that hedged based on fundamentals as well as skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer costs, and who knows what else.
Our Founders made it abundantly clear that no one man should have kingly powers in this, so far, 250 year old experiment. And yet, here we are.
Lincoln - the most significant expansion of executive power in U.S. history. To preserve the Union, Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, jailed thousands of Northern dissenters without trial, shuttered newspapers, and ignored rulings from the Supreme Court.
FDR - internment of over 100,000 Japanese-Americans (many of whom were citizens) in concentration camps, attempting to "pack" the Supreme Court with justices favorable to his policies, and running for an unprecedented four terms
Wilson - Criticized for signing the Sedition Act of 1918, which led to the imprisonment of journalists, activists, and opponents of World War I, in addition to segregating the federal government.
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Anyone getting some strong 2022 vibes?
