A Brief Note on Hillary Clinton

As a proud - though recently, less proud - British gentleman, I find it my duty to make myself as aware as I can be of the world around me. This being said, I don't always have time for America. My reasons should be fairly obvious; I just don't like being depressed, and American news is always depressing.

For example, the Republican nominee for Presidency is Donald J. Trump.

He is one of two men I could comfortably murder right now. The other is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, for his fascist stance regarding liberty for the Turkish and Kurdish people he claims to have the support of.

He is a story for another time, if I can ever stomach it.

Regarding Donald Trump, I have only this to say; fuck off, you disgusting orange faced liar.

You too are a fascist worse than even Putin, who seeks nothing but power and control of the people and their funds. I have no doubt that under you the US Government would see - and conveniently ignore - not only the embezzlement and theft of billions of tax dollars, but the rise of the far right, and the silencing of any and all opposition on such an extreme level that in the future, historians would liken it to Adolf Hitler's 'night of the long knives' in which he outright murdered all of the left wing elements of his party.

Do I think Trump would resort to murder? Yes. If he had to. I think he would rather not, on account of it being a far more complex solution than is desirable in the political field, but I do think he would.

And beyond the pile of fake-tanned filth himself, there are his supporters. They are the misguided and mistaken, whose educations have failed them, and whose anger has been used as a poisoned weapon by the brutes of the establishment. Under very slightly different circumstances I had little doubt that I would now be calling them brothers and sisters - after all, the solutions they seek are with Bernie Sanders, they're just being lied to.

But these lies make them dangerous. Their passion, fervour, anger, and pain make them more than prone to extremism, and their extremism can make them violent beyond belief. I have heard stories from neutral or leftist observers and protesters at Trump rallies that his supporter chant and scream 'kill 'em all' whenever Trump says something.

They're so hateful it breaks my heart.

We claim to be nothing like them, but as I said, this is just the effect of a decent campaign of mistruths. They're just like us, and they want the same thing we do; security, safety, protection of the terrors of the world.

And isn't the world terrible?

People are being killed left and right, it seems. Hundreds are dying in what almost seems like regular terrorist attacks in France - because the attackers know that the French will react just how they want them to - and even more are being massacred in the Middle East, either by ISIS themselves, or our own high yield explosives and plausibly deniable chemical weapons.

So yes, Trump scares and disgusts me. He is the news I find scary, and disgusting.

The American news I find depressing is that our brother and comrade, Bernie Sanders, may well be defeated. Hillary Clinton is the most likely Democratic Nominee for Presidency of the United States of America, and I am devastated by this.

But...

I still think that, in a way, we won.

Before you close the tab and forget about me, let me explain why I think that the Left has scored a fantastic victory, even with our defeat.

Just for starters, Clinton is going to have to listen to us. Yes. I hate her. I despise the capitalist monster of the upper class she is, and I despise all she has thus far represented, but she now knows that to have even a remote chance of victory over the combover monster, she's going to have to shed some of that, and start representing us too. This is a truth, my friends. None of us can deny it, and she does not plan to.

Say what you like about Clinton - and I mean that, leave your most creative insults in the comments by all means - she is a shrewd, if corrupt, politician, and she understands perhaps even better than us the incredible benefit she could now receive from shifted even only slightly to the left.

Just take a look at this article from the International Business Times.

I prefer Sanders. I love Sanders. If the situation called for it, I would risk and give life and limb for Sanders and our brother and sister revolutionaries - though I know he would never ask it of us himself.

And he's forced Clinton to start loving us back. He accounts for so much of the Democratic party - and indeed, the American electorate - that she simply cannot afford to turn her back on him now.

So yes, that's a victory for us. We have forged ourselves such a foothold in American politics that we've even managed to coerce Hillary Clinton into respecting us, even if only slightly.

And beyond this foothold, Bernie Sanders is no longer just a man, he is the face of a movement - and this is not a movement that will die any time soon. Let them do what they can, let them say what they will, we can no longer die. You and I and Bernie Sanders are not immortal. We will die, and rot, and almost certainly be forgotten some day, but this movement will last far longer than any of us.

Which is where we won.

Because Bernie Sanders is a hero for awakening the burning hearts of the American Left, and lighting a fire that will not be extinguished easily.

Even if Hillary Clinton wins this round, the war is - the war has always been - ours. Things fluctuate in the field of politics, but the world has been getting progressively fairer in the grand scheme of things. Not recently, but in the bigger picture, which is what matters more than anything.

So yes. If it comes to it, I will endorse and support Hillary Clinton with all the passion in my heart, because Bernie's left his mark on her, and because even if he hadn't she'd be better than Trump.

Because I am a socialist, and I do what is right as often as my heart lets me.

If it comes to it, I will campaign as fiercely for Clinton as I would have for Bernie - because I will be doing it in Bernie's name, and in the name of the Left we have grown to love, and love to grow. If she wins, we cannot allow ourselves to badmouth her any more - that will only serve Trump, and we will never serve Trump. I would sooner kill myself.







And besides.



She can still get disqualified.



Gotta love wikileaks, right?

~ Baxster Brand

HILLARY CLINTON WOULD DO IRAN

Ok, so check link and just... just be wowed by how terrifically incompetent - no, not just incompentent - but actively malicious Hillary Clinton would be, as President of the United States of America.

"... we would we able to totally obliterate them."

Her reasoning is that Israel faces serious and aggressive threats from organisations such as the 'Iranian Revolutionary Guard' whom I have actually personally never heard of. Seriously, I had to google them as I wrote this.

And when I googled them, I'll admit they definitely seemed like a bit of a fundamentalist group.

But, and I will admit I was almost surprised to hear this, they're actually not terrorists at all.

There was, I think, one report of a couple of Revolutionary Guards operating in... Iraq, I think? During another, larger conflict there. Which is, I will admit, is pretty questionable again - as is their vow to combat not only threats to their state, but any 'Deviant Movements' which could definitely be applied to political threats in their own borders if they really wanted it to be...

But they're not terrorists.

And also, as a group of their own, they have had no more than two altercations with any sort of Israeli force, and one was just a drone that was, apparently, headed towards a civilian nuclear site within Iran's borders. They shot it down - as they were pretty justified in doing, no matter the origin of the drone - and Israel didn't even comment.

The other was when a few of their number were killed training fighters in Lebanon, by Israeli forces.

But what about the history between Iran and Israel as a whole, Baxster? Surely there is some justification there? Surely Iran is a legitimate threat?

Well, the short answer is that while their  history is tense and Iran is not known for liking Israel - though remember, nor am I - no. Iran is not a legitimate threat.

Clinton would have us all believe that Iran is led by a fundamentalist Islamic government  who want to kill all the westerners - which is not true, as their government, as far as I can see, is remarkably nonplussed for a conservative Islamic government, indeed, a theocracy which I must say I also do not agree with.

She would also have you believe that Iran possesses nuclear weapons.

They do not.

There is absolutely no evidence to suggest - and even evidence against the theory that Iran has any sort of nuclear technology other than civilian.

What evidence?

I do not know. The military don't like to give it out, and these are military analysts saying this.

Going further into it, Hillary Clinton also backs the usage of cluster bombs, chemical weapons, and nuclear weapons in war. She calls them deterrents, but these are designed as First Strike weapons - which would make them, even if used as deterrents, agents of empirical oppression.

For a people so obsessed with freedom, these Americans are awfully Imperial.

I do hope she's actually arrested as a result of this FBI investigation. Let Bernie take her place, and thrash Trump as we know he would.

~ Baxster Brand

I am Terribly Sorry

Hey, everyone. I'm sorry. I've been unable to bring myself to write anything quality about anything happening currently, because of how unbelievably stupid this all is.

I really wanted to write an article - or a rant, I suppose, but in England it's the same thing - about the blatant, obvious, criminal voter fraud committed against Bernie Sanders and his supporters in the recent New York Democratic Primary.

I mean, 3.4 Million people essentially had their voting rights revoked by the DNC, as their registration was suspiciously found to be 'independent' rather than 'democrat' on the day of the primary. There were also twitter accounts telling everyone to go and vote wearing their official Bernie supporters' regalia and buttons and stuff, which, believe it or not, is actually illegal in America. Rarely enforced, but you can bet it was on the day.

And you know what? It sucks that I failed to write about it, because it would have made for a nice, long, entertaining article, full of my swearing and anger, and those of you who are politically minded would have found it very inflaming indeed - which is the idea - and those of you who aren't would at least have found my language entertaining.

After all, who else refers to Bill Clinton as a 'petulant, immature little goosetwat' in casual conversation?

Actually, if you know anyone who does, put me in touch with them. I'd love to buy them a drink.

And you know what else I want to post about? Bill Clinton putting his foot in his mouth again, and telling millennials they're all fucking idiots - thanks, you rapist fuck faced large chinned bastard.

I also wanna post about Chelsea Clinton, their daughter - and if she hadn't literally come out of Hillary I'd ask for a DNA test to check who the mother is, knowing that fuckass Bill and his 'tendencies' - accidentally addressing Bernie Sanders as 'President Sanders' in an interview with the press!

HOLY SHIT DO I WANT TO POST ABOUT THAT.

I can't believe she let that happen. See? It's on their minds too. They know this shit is the way to go. Only greed is stopping them from throwing down their arms, surrendering their forces, and joining us in the good fight- the GREAT fight.

Oh, by the way, they tried to bully Sanders about his position on healthcare of all things.

There's that video for you.

Now that's a man I'd take up a weapon for, if it came down to it.

Fortunately, that is unlikely. I doubt I'd last long against those trigger happy Republican wankers anyway, with their absurdly large firearms.

I'm actually kind of worried that this gun was ever allowed to exist. No joke.

Uh, let's see here, what else did I wanna post about?

I WANTED TO POST ABOUT TRUMP.

Trump recently - or now, not so recently - made a statement about abortion that should leave you literally throwing up your intestines, because it's just so...

So fascist.

I know we like to call him a fascist, and I know it's pretty accurate, but at this point, it should really be at it's scariest for us all.

I'll show you. Though, serious warning here, I know this is a sensitive subject, don't feel pressured to look. I honestly feel bad about putting this badly coloured in far right joke on this blog anyway.

He thinks women should be punished, but that the man responsible for the pregnancy should suffer nothing.

Which is odd, because men are generally involved in some way.

And what else did I want to post about?

Everything. Guys, I want to post about everything. It's not fair to say that this blog is 'exploding' or 'blowing up' but it is a lot more popular already than I ever thought it would be, and I don't think it's showing any reasonable signs of stopping soon, if you guys keep telling your political friends you find me funny.

So please do.

And I'm sorry about my inability to post about everything I want to. Truth is, I'm a pretty run-down guy, without nearly as much time on his hands as he'd like, and this is very much a spare time thing. I'll try to get it down, but I've also gotta say that how often I write is also pretty dependent on my ability to work myself up into a rage about it, enough to swear copiously and vow vengeance against people I don't know, understand, or really bear all that much personal ill will towards.

Except Trump.

And the Clintons - although Chelsea might not be a monster yet.

And-

Actually no there are plenty of people I have genuine ill will against, but not like murder. More like, I hope they drop a kitchen knife on their big toe.

And this whole 'working myself up' thing is actually pretty unhealthy anyway. I need to see if I can do this without anger.

Thank you, though. Please, please tell your friends. It lights up my day to know people read the shit I write.

Thank you, so very much.

~ Baxster Brand

Voting Fraud

Alright.

So in the most recent polls in Arizona, there's been a few allegations of Voter Fraud, and Voter Suppression.

Do I think these claims are well founded?

Short Answer: Yes, I bloody well do.


Longer Answer: Yes, I bloody well do. Why? Well, let's look at the facts, shall we?

1. Despite the fact that there was both an expected and actual voter turnout higher than almost any year before this one, there were vastly fewer polling stations set up - particularly in the liberal, further left wing areas of the state of Arizona, you'll also find. This means that there are more people in fewer stations, and as a result, the lines are longer.

No really.

They're fucking long.

I have heard of people waiting four hours to vote. Four hours. Which means that anyone arriving later in the day simply won't get to vote before the polls close.

2. Despite the fact that there was both an expected and actual voter turnout higher than almost any year before this one, they didn't have enough fucking ballots. They had to start handing out provisional ones, which aren't always counted, meaning that the elections become more prone to being fiddled by the Right Fuckers. I shouldn't even need to explain why this is a problem - and yes, you're more than likely to find that the Democratic Party has this problem more frequently the more liberal and left wing an area is.

3. The - I quote now - "Massive, MASSIVE voter registration problems." We have had lifelong Democratic voters being registered incorrectly as independents, and liberalists. Now, I must admit, this appears as though it could just as easily be the result of (staggering, blinding, depressing) incompetence, and I suppose it could be. I can't say accurately whether or not this is occurring more with the leftist areas of Arizona or not. This means I wouldn't have made comment if this was the only problem.

But as you can see, it isn't.

Now, there are actually a lot more things wrong about this little election they're holding, but I won't go through the process of outlining them all - after all, I'm sure you can all use google.

The only really good thing about all this is how it's prompted the Sanders campaign to take action.

See, the DNC has actively prohibited him from accessing data regarding the turnouts for this election - something that has not been done to other candidates - and Bernie Sanders and his supporters have decided to sue them.

I'm tired. I'm feeling a little down about the state we're leaving this world in for our kids.

But that makes me smile.

It's good to see someone doing something funny to those in power.

~ Baxster Brand