Here is an essay of how this played out in the past. And the past, as they say, is prologue.

We are no longer seen as an equalitarian democracy, a nation that is a model to be emulated. Instead, we are seen as a nation notable for its corruption, its fascism, and its grotesquely distorted wealth disparity. Here is a very interesting view of America from Spain.

There are American children who, to this day, are still being educated by the trust he established over two centuries ago. Almost all of this was so anonymous that you have probably never been taught or read about any of it.

What did he do with his wealth and fame? He created the first hospital, the first firefighting company, the first library, the first insurance company, the first public park, created philanthropy in the United States, and advocated for the end of slavery.

Think about this for a minute. Benjamin Franklin came from a working-class background, got only an eighth-grade education, yet became the best-known American in the world, and a rich man.

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Second, the internet, which is a sewer of weaponized misinformation. As a result, in the United States, particularly for younger Americans, there is little or no belief in the integrity and reliability of any media.

That world, as this report lays out, is gone. Why? In my view for two reasons. First, all the papers and magazines have been bought by billionaires who demand a certain perspective in their publications, and the firewall between the editorial division and the news division no longer exists.

The news divisions of all those papers were a different world from the editorial division. Owners did not get involved with the news division. And because readers knew and believed this to be true, those newspapers and magazines were respected and considered reliable sources of information.

Why is this happening? The study gives us a fact-based answer. Because under “king” Trump and his followers the United States is becoming a fascist nation.

His “Tear down your wall” comment is one of history’s most outstanding quotes. Yet the friendship between Germany and the United States is deteriorating very rapidly, as this Pew Research Center study reports.

This piece in The Guardian makes this point very clearly, and explains why this Zionist/Muslim conflict is going to go on for generations.

It is so blatantly corrupt that it has become the “norm” of his administration. Here is the latest of these endless reports.

...also known as the One Belt One Road and sometimes called the New Silk Road, is a global infrastructure and economic development strategy of the government of the People’s Republic of China.” Here is an example of what I mean.

...devastated its international stature by ending the AID program, and other similar nastiness. Concurrently, China is advancing its technologies, improving its education, and assisting developing nations with its international geopolitical strategy described as “The Belt and Road Initiative, ...

Americans live shorter lives than people in other developed nations, and are less healthy. And this is all getting much worse because of “king” Trump’s appointment of untrained and incompetent anti-vaxxer Robert Kennedy, Jr., as Health and Human Services Secretary.