International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his protection money. You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don't have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.

The Democrats have pretty much given up on the white working class. That would require a commitment to economic issues, and that's not their concern.

The U.S. is off the spectrum in religious commitment.

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