“I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty of every patriot and citizen of our country to make sure that this party is destroyed.” ThinkingCountryUnitedPartyDutyCitizensCorruptionRussiaDestroyedOur CountryThievesPatriotCrooks Author:Alexei Navalny
“What made Obama unique was that he was the ultimate charismatic politician - the most unknown stranger ever to achieve the presidency in the United States. No one knew who he was, he came out of nowhere, he had this incredible persona that floated him above the fray, destroyed Hillary, took over the Democratic Party and became president. This is truly unprecedented: A young unknown with no history, no paper trail, no well-known associates, self-created.” WellsMadeSelfStatesYoungPresidentUnitedPartyKnownUnited StatesAchievePoliticianPaperUniqueUltimateDemocraticIncrediblesStrangerDestroyedAssociatesPresidencyWell KnownTrailsDemocratic PartyPersonaUnprecedentedCharismaticFray Author:Charles Krauthammer
“On almost every issue involving postwar Iraq, [Bush's] assumptions and policies have been wrong. This strange combination of arrogance and incompetence has not only destroyed the hopes for a new Iraq. It has had the much broader effect of turning the United States into an international outlaw.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesIssuesEffectsPolicyStrangeInternationalIraqDestroyedCombinationArroganceAssumptionInvolvingIncompetenceOutlaw Author:Fareed Zakaria
“Ours is certainly not an old culture. Yet in recent decades we've used more energy, destroyed more soil, created more pathogenicity (temporarily stopped some too, for sure), mutated more bacteria, and dumped more toxicity on the planet than all the cultures before us-combined. I love the United States, but I am not blind to the wrongs. I have no desire to live anywhere else, but that doesn't mean I think everything we're doing should be done or can be maintained.” ThinkingShouldMeanStatesDoneUsedDesireCultureEnergyUnitedUnited StatesPlanetsBlindEnvironmentalDecadesDestroyedSoilSustainabilityToxicityBacteriaDumpedDesire To LiveOld Culture Author:Joel Salatin
“Jewish immigration in the 20th century was fueled by the Holocaust, which destroyed most of the European Jewish community. The migration made the United States the home of the largest Jewish population in the world.” WorldMadeStatesHomeCommunityUnitedUnited StatesCenturyPopulationImmigrationDestroyedGenocideHolocaust20th CenturyMigrationJewish Community Author:Jon Porter