Val Karas

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From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step. -- Denis DiderotIf Reincarnations Are Real, Does Hitler Get One As Well? I am a Canadian; and I diagnosed Donald Trump as a less than normal person long before he came up with his Hitlerian ideas of annexing Canada, Greenland and Panama to the US. However, before we get to this part of "abnormal mentality", let me say one thing about those Hitlerian ideas.

3 weeks ago | discover.hubpages.com | Val Karas

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. -- Niccolo MachiavelliThere was once this crazy rulerraising a havoc over the whole globereasoning much like a naive grade schoolerwith his deranged brain as if missing the frontal lobe. Masses first loved him -- until they did notafter he kept betraying them the big timewith him merely overplaying a big shothis decisions bordering with a crime.

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The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough. -- Germaine GreerA Matter of Protecting Himself From HimselfThere are no names in this text -- other than a passing mention of a doctor as also the author of a certain book. So the reader would be encouraged to recognize any macho, whether in their own life experience or in the public life -- as portrayed in the paragraphs that follow. Now, machismo, being a personality trait, is not a virtue, but rather a diagnosis.

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Be crazy. Be stupid. Be silly. Be weird. Be whatever. Because life is too short to be anything but happy. -- Hoda KotbI am writing this silly rhymeas I got nothing better to dofor it's better to kill the timethan wait for time to kill you. I'll spare you of my playing smartso don't expect it for Pete's sakebecause even this yuppy old fartfrom time to time needs a break.

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Stupidity, Fear and Greed -- a Formula for a Banana Republic Originally, the word "republic" comes from the Latin "res publica" meaning "public matter", and "democracy" was derived from Greek "demos" meaning "people", with "kratos" meaning "rule", and together coming to "rule of the people." Well, it looks like back in Greco-Roman era those expressions meant something, whereas in our modern era we have managed to make quite a joke of it with our rulers who may get elected by the people, only...