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Things that makes one say, "Mmmm..." Painful Similarities Between the German and Aztec Collapses Painful Similarities Between the German Collapse and the Aztec Empire – with Some Clarification On The Transformation Of Europe Against Mesoamerica By Thorsten J. Pattberg  JUST IN, so funny: ‘ Shove Your Democracy Up Your Ass ’ went viral in China and Taiwan. My sense of humor! If you can,  grab five mint copies for your study group ! Part I. The Arrival The Aztec Empire, also known as “the Triple Alliance” or “the Empire Mexica,” was one of the most powerful blocks in pre-Columbian America. At their peak, the Aztecs controlled much of present-day Mexico and parts of Central America. Then, at the dawn of the 16th Century, 11 shiploads of Europeans arrived. Despite the Aztecs’ supreme confidence in their spiritual, technological, and economic lizardry, their Empire of 500 tribes —or 3.2 million people—ultimately collapsed due to political infighting, foreign interference, immigrat...

A Tale of the Taco   Has anyone noticed, by the way, that the US is under an invasion of breakfast tacos…? James Howard Kunstler       What to make of this bizarre headline out of  The Washington Examiner ? First impression: well, that’s at least one they’ll send back. The story continues: “ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has requested that the Columbus  [Ohio]  Police Department notify federal officers when 27-year-old Gerson Fuentes is released from custody so that he can be transferred to federal detention and begin removal proceedings in court.” Say, what…? Released from custody? Removal proceedings? Why would you release a felony rape suspect from the jurisdiction of his crime? Which he has confessed to, by the way. And  remove  him — that is, deport him… out of the USA… to where exactly? And into what legal apparatus? In what other country? With what obligation to prosecute crimes committed elsewhere in the world? Meanwhi...