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

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

Bernie Sanders just did something amazing

He's proposed that the American Constitution be amended.

Which is a big thing to say. Seriously. A massive, massive things, and of course he's doing it for the right reasons as always, but wow.

I'm surprised.

For anyone here not familiar with how serious the Americans tend to take their constitution, just imagine the reactions you get every time you suggest, even politely - which I'll admit I sometimes have trouble doing - that the Queen might be a poor expenditure of valuable resources.

Or, you know, that she's more of a scrounger that the rest of us combined.

Or actually, just imagine the row you'd get from publicly screaming at the Queen. Suggesting that she's an idiot. Suggesting that she needs to not be phased out as a British Republican would advise, but... just changed.

Actually that might have been a bad example.

Imagine instead the feeling you get when somebody suggests that the core tenets of your personal political beliefs are utter bullshite.

This is how some people will feel. Inevitably. Because to them, the American Constitution are that which their country was built on, and shall survive on - and they're largely not wrong, I must say. But Mr. Sanders does raise a good point when he informs us that...

"... Amazingly enough we do not have in our constitution the right to vote as a constitutional right, we leave it up to the states. That's where I get passionately upset."

And rightly so.

What does he propose?

A constitutional amendment rendering all those above the age of 18 eligible to vote, I quote "... end of discussion..."

I fucking love this guy.

He goes on to say that what the Republicans are doing in trying to make it harder for people to vote is, get this, not criminal, not simply a dick move, but UnAmerican.

And I agree.

For all the past spite and anger between our two nations of people, we have one thing in common and that is the mutual desire for freedom. Freedom from oppression, from pain, from poverty. And actually, I must say that this is not simply a common ground between America and the UK, it is a common ground with the entirety of our race.

You and me, and all of them.

We want to be free.

To be free, we must be free first to influence the world around us, and Bernie Sanders would give everyone  that right.

I can only say, as I have said before, and will forever repeat, that I put my faith in Bernie Sanders just as much as I do in Jeremy Corbyn, just as much as I do in the new Canadian Government, just as much as I do in you.

Yeah. You.

Because I've already said it, but you and I are the same.

We both just wanna be free. There's nothing wrong with that. It's natural, and good.

And I reckon, whoever you vote for, you'll end up contributing to the advancement of the human race, one way or another. Just like me, I hope.

Man, these always end up being more emotional than I intend.


Have a lovely evening, and be safe.

~ Baxster Brand

Clinton, you little twat.

No, actually this time I'm not talking about Hillary Clinton. I'm talking about Billary Clinton. The fuckass who used to be President, but still occasionally acts like he is.

Or worse.

For example.

This.

Now before I go on a bit of a ramble about just how much I love The Young Turks - and I do, they're brilliant, and I wish the whole of Turkey was more like them - let's just remind ourselves that Hillary Clinton was calling black kids 'super predators' and telling the world that they should be 'brought to heel'. I mean, good ol' Cenk Uygur goes over this, and he's a smart guy.

"... it could have been white kids too... but the line 'super predators' was used to denigrate African American kids back in the day, so that's a historial certainty..." 

And he's right.

Bill Clinton's response?

"YOU ARE DEFENDING THE PEOPLE WHO KILL THE LIVES YOU SAY MATTER! TELL THE TRUTH!" - Bill Clinton, literally a few days ago, at an event to promote his wife's presidency campaign...

Whilst shaking and waggling his index finger at the Black Lives Matter protester.

Yeah. Condescending twat and I fucking hate this wanker.

Cenk goes on to talk about the prison industrial complex, and all sorts of things, but I'm going to split my path from his here, because I don't just wanna talk about Bill Clinton's fantastic racism and finger waggling.

I want to talk about the crowd's reaction.

Because they cheered him. And jeered the protester. Which isn't right, is it? I mean come on guys, they're not being violent, they're not being rude, they're interrupting something official to try and get a message out - and a message is exactly what they're getting out, because when they did this to Bernie Sanders, he gave them the podium. 

These protesters are giving us the best signals to follow regarding presidential aptitude, based solely on the reactions they get.

Let's run through it.

1. Bernie Sanders gives up his podium to them, and then praises their will to speak, and determination for their cause. He then goes on to speak about how it's so rare to see that, and how racism is a systemic, institutionalised thing, and how we get rid of it. 

2. The Clintons shout, get angry, and wiggle fingers at people. At least once, a protester is removed from the premises. They also take huge sums of money for giving talks. Not once do they seriously talk about racism or inequality until it's clear that it would be profitable for them.

3. Trump actively encourages violence against protesters. Enough said. He's no democrat and arguably I should have left him out here, but I felt it was nice for the contrast to Sanders. Also, these are the three biggest candidates, wouldn't you say? 

Come on.

We all know who the best guy for the job is.

Sanders.

Cool Old Guy all the way.

Thanks for having a read, all.

~ Baxster Brand