"I can't support Democrats or Republicans anymore." - greenmountaineer

Maybe this is why:
Who notices what pals Bush1 and Billy are now. Quite a hug fest. Laughing all the way to the bank.
Were we going to be served more of the same from these "two" parties?
(written in 1992; GHW Bush was running again against Bill Clinton. The 2012 and 2016 updates are in brackets) ()
Party politics: “The Fix” was always in:
The majority of Americans have been disgusted with our government “representatives”, and what is happening in America. The frustration had been spreading, but this time, Americans did not fall for “The Fix”. It should have been obvious that something had to change; but what? To solve any problem, “the root cause” must be discovered, understood, exposed, and eliminated.
In the realm of politics; exposing “the root cause” of America’s decline on any significant scale, has been unattainable. Almost all major media is directed and controlled by “the root cause” which sets “The Fix”.
Decade after decade, and election after election; too many voters have fallen for “The Fix”. They either didn’t vote out of disgust; or they voted for “the lesser of two evils”. This syndrome has put America where it is today, and evil has continued to prosper.
Give thought to “The Fix”: The Democratic Party promotes a variety of liberals/socialists, (“progressives”), and the Republican Party promotes a variety of “Conservatives” (old line conservatives, and covert global socialists/NeoCONS; The Bushes and their “New World Order” are two examples). Under both parties, our Constitutional Republic (not democracy), has been decimated. The Constitution and the principles that made our country the most prosperous, and the envy of the world, has been replaced with a semi-covert agenda for global socialism. Few Americans understand the purpose of the globalist agenda; but most politicians believe in it, or have sold out to it. That is why their oaths to uphold and defend the Constitution have been meaningless to most of them.
“The Root Cause” of our country’s decline; is the privately owned Federal Reserve System (banks), and their control of our money and economy. The perpetrators are the Internationalist Banking Cabal, whose policy it is, to create a global socialist “New World Order”.
With their vast wealth, media control (ownership), control of (“public”) education, and control of the party apparatus; they have been able to ensure that both parties nominated candidates that would carry out their agenda. With this control, the people fell for “The Fix”; out of disgust they either didn’t vote, or they felt compelled to vote for “the lesser of two evils”, – banker backed “A” or “B”. All other parties were ignored.
The voters are told, “no one else can win”, (“don’t Waste your vote”); now the scam was to convince the voters “who was the most electable against Obama”. It had to be someone that the ‘Powers That Be’ knew they could control, in order to ensure that their agenda was carried out. That agenda is a One World totalitarian socialist dictatorship, administered by their front men. I will as concisely as possible back this statement up with their own writings, and try to stir the readers to give this letter thought and thus, renounce the NWO agenda.

*******Both parties executive cabinets (national security advisors) are filled with members of “the Council on Foreign Relations” (CFR) and “the Trilateral Commission” (TC)). John D. Rockefeller formed the (CFR) in early 1920’s, and David Rockefeller formed the TC in 1973. David Rockefeller’s chief foreign policy advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, put the organization together for his boss. Jimmy Carter was made a TC founding member. After Carter was elected president, he filled his cabinet with CFR/TC members, with Zbigniew Brzezinski as his chief foreign policy “advisor”. Reagan’s cabinet began with fewer (CFR) members, but many non (CFR) members were drummed out of office. (with the help of the liberal MSM). When Reagan finished office, most were again CFR/TC members. Bush senior is a Trilateralist and 9 of 11 of his national security council are (CFR) members. Bill Clinton is a CFR/TC member, and attended the Bilderberg meeting last year. P. Volker, A. Greenspan, H. Kissinger, Robert Strange McNamara are but a few of the high officials that belong to the CFR, TC, and the Bilderberg Group.

To show where these people and organizations are coming from, I quote: TC report #23, 1982 – “… actions at the multinational level will be needed if the process of international relocation of industries is to be accelerated in an organized fashion …” (a policy to deindustrialize America) Now; please really reflect on what has happened under both parties CFR/TC administrations and Congresses.
Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote in his book, “between two ages” p. 72 (1970) - “Marxism is simultaneously a victory of the external active man over the inner passive man, and a victory of reason over belief.” This man, a Democrat and Henry Kissinger, a Republican; both employed by David Rockefeller, and both CFR/TC /Bilderberger members. Both are one world globalists (pro Marxist/Fascist, per their own writings). Think about it! Can you see how “The Fix” is ensuring a one world dictatorship, to be ruled by these parasitic elitists?
(Zbigniew Brzezinski (ZB) ( http://www.wanttoknow.info/brzezinskigrandchessboard.shtml )
In “Foreign Affairs ”(a CFR publication), April 1974, Richard Gardener, Ambassador to Italy, writes “an end run around national sovereignty, eroding it piece by piece, will accomplish much more than the old fashioned frontal attack.”
*** A FEW QUOTED WARNINGS ON BANKING ***
“If Congress has the right to issue paper money, it was given to them to be used by themselves, not to be delegated to individuals or corporations.” - President Andrew Jackson (he revoked the U. S. Banking Charter in 1832. (A double misfire at point blank range of an attempted assassination saved his life.)
The Federal Reserve (privately owned banks) is one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever seen.” - Senator Louis T. McFadden, 1934 (chairman of the U. S. Banking and Currency Commission for over 10 years) (probably assassinated; there were several attempts on his life before his suspicious death )

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a moneyed aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.” - President Thomas Jefferson
“All the perplexities, confusion, and distress in America arise, not from defects in the Constitution or confederation, not from a lack of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation.” - President John Adams
This ignorance still exists by design. (A magnificent cover up, (made possible by both political parties, the LSM, and “public education”). Nothing has changed except the sophistication and advancement of their one world agenda; made possible with the increased corruption of our “leaders” (politicians). The internationalist bankers and their comrades, promote and fund any government that does their bidding; be it “democracy”, socialistic, communistic, dictatorship, or monarchy.
The above forms of government promote the separation of a worker from his earnings through taxation and/or extortion. The Constitution would not have allowed this, but it has been covertly circumvented. Understand that the banker’s (and politician’s) trusts and foundations are exempt from the income and inheritance taxes that they impose on American citizens. Also remember that the abolition of private property, a heavy progressive income tax, and abolition of inheritance, are the first three planks of the Communist Manifesto.
There is not enough space to cover the Bankster’s (and politician’s) political subterfuge with the interconnections of the Bilderberg Group, CFR, TC, CIA, IRS , and tax exempt foundations. Nor their use of their world government apparatus; United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, NAFTA, WTO, GATA and etc. All used to fund their NEW WORLD ORDER.
(The taxpayers have been held liable for TRILLIONS of “dollars” of the International Banking Cabal’s bad debts. European banks were bailed out via IMF US funding. The exact numbers , and too exactly who, is hidden from Congress. Another reason the Fed must be audited and fired)

Why I Am No Longer A Conservative Republican

How did we arrive at the current situation?  James Madison in his speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 16, 1788 said, “There are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpation.”  We didn’t get here all in one jump.  First the camel said, “Can I just stick my nose in your tent to stay warm?” and finally the generous man found himself out in the cold as the camel settled down for a nice warm nap, one inch at a time.

https://ignoredpoliticalreality.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-conservative-republican/

Lately it seems like the only remaining difference between Liberals and the
Conservatives is that the Conservative female politicians are still the best lookin.

Why we are so enamored in labeling ourselves one party or the next or any of the other labels we come up with supposedly to define our position(s) is beyond me..

I could care less about party...I look at the person or persons involved and vet until I am comfortable with my choices.. Their issues and position on those issues is what I look for, aligned with my belief they get my vote..

Colorado finally voted In allowing independence to vote in the primaries, yahoooooieeee.. Begs the question why they are estopped from voting in them to begin with.. I thought we are guaranteed our right to vote, don’t recall the constitution saying Independents/libertarians etc are excluded...

May I borrow your glasses?? I see something which may be what you are telling me, just not sure....

Talking with modern Republicans, I get the impression that anyone who was a Republican prior to 1980 is a RINO. That includes folks like Abe Lincoln, Jimmy Garfield, Teddy Roosevelt, Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Ike Eisenhower and even Dick Nixon. Today they all seem to put power, money, and their party before the Constitution, their country or their constituents. I'm not sure that Democrats are any better. I've looked and looked, but I can't find that part of the Constitution that says I have to be a Republican or a Democrat. If the two parties are not unconstitutional, they certainly are nonconstitutional.

Even on a state level you can't win outside of these two parties. I ran for the Vermont House in 2014 as an independent. I was running against an entrenched Democrat who is a rabid foe of the 2nd amendment. You can't run on just one topic, and I was advocating legalizing MJ, and several other things as well. I've been a member of NRA since 1950, and a cdertified pistol instructor since 2007, yet because I did not have an "R" in front of my name, NRA would not even list me as a candidate!

Why I Am No Longer A Conservative Republican?
Old Sailor65: Neither am I!! My Family, Were All
DemoCrat's, My Great Grandfather Was A So-Called, "DIXIE-CRAT", & Ardent Segregationist!! I Became A Hard Core, American Nationalist, After The BETRAYAL, Of SOUTH VIETNAM, & Only Added Libertarian, Within The Last Ten Year's, & I Vote, Only For The Man, Or Woman,
That I Believe, Will DO, The Very Best Service,
For AMERICA!!! The So-Called, "Shadow Gov.'t",
Or AKA: Corrupt, Polluted, "DEEP STATE", "SWAMP", Presendently Controlling, Most Power In Wash. D/C, Has To Disappear, One Way, Or Another!!
That Is Why I Voted For Donald Trump, Because
HE Is Trying To "CLEAN IT UP", & Being Opposed, In Every Way Possible!! IF This Cannot
Be Accomplished, By President Trump, Or Anyone Else, Man Or Woman, Then Maybe, A Patriotic, Loyalist, "REVOLUTION", WILL!? The
Country Has Been "INFECTED", By Way Too Many, TRAITOR'S, For Far "TOO LONG", & They
ALL, Need To Be "DEALT-WITH"!?

I hope that real Republicans will take the party back from the Neocons. Neocons seem to think tha anybody who was a Republican prior to 1980 was a RINO. That would include guys like Abe Lincoln, Jimmy Garfield, Teddy Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Ike Eisenhower, George Aiken and even Dick Nixon. They were almost always pro-business, but they never tried to cram their religion down my throat or threaten to jail political opponents or any of the other BS that is going on today.

I hope that real Republicans will take the party back from the Neocons. Neocons seem to think tha anybody who was a Republican prior to 1980 was a RINO. That would include guys like Abe Lincoln, Jimmy Garfield, Teddy Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Ike Eisenhower, George Aiken and even Dick Nixon. They were almost always pro-business, but they never tried to cram their religion down my throat or threaten to jail political opponents or any of the other BS that is going on today.