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Memorial Day: Fireworks-Gala or Sober-Reset?
The United States lost five major wars after 1945. When unaided, the United States has been unable to achieve any significant victory in its wars abroad. America fought five major wars since 1945 including Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan in addition to some minor wars in Somalia, Yemen, and Libya.
Other relevant links:
From World Atlas: Wars The United States Didn’t Win.
From Task and Purpose: 5 Of The Most Disastrous Defeats In US Military History.
From Student News Daily: Vietnam War Hero who blinked “torture” in Morse code dies.
Political Quizzes
By Mike Sertic, President of Advocates for Self-Government (Shared by our friend Jay O’Neill, N2LAD)
According to a recent Gallup Poll, over 40% of Americans now identify themselves as independent. Neither of the major parties can claim that even 30% of Americans affiliate with them. We are rapidly approaching the point where half of the people are independent – they have no political “home.”
Someone you know may currently be politically homeless. That is, they no longer believe that the philosophies of the Republicans and Democrats represent them. We can find more of these politically homeless people and help them discover their political identity with the World’s Smallest Political Quiz.
Note that there is also a quiz on Human Respect. – Laura Fenik, N2JTT
A quiz by the Pew Research Center: Where do you fit in the political typology? (This is the political quiz that I mentioned on a recent Liberty Net session). – Laura Fenik, N2JTT
Big Media is turning into Big Brother by Brendan O’Neill of sp!ked. Shared by Nyssa, K4HZY.
Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker Review by David Robson of The Guardian. Shared by Des Preston, KB8UYJ.
The ghostly radio station that no one claims to run by Zaria Gorvett of bbc.com. Shared by Paul Scharr.
