Robert’s World View
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Unlike most blogs, we don’t limit ourselves to one subject area. Robert’s World View covers an array of topics which are interesting and hopefully compelling. We purposefully play the role of provocateur to encourage you, the reader, to participate in a meaningful way. One day we might talk about hot button topics such as politics or religion, then we might shift to professional sports. The sky’s the limit because our world is vast and ever changing.
Almost 2/3 of Republicans Believe Trump Won the Election
Trump was recently caught in yet another major lie, when he claimed the Arizona voting database was illegally deleted. The AZ Republican, who is the head of the election commission, was outraged by the allegation. He said the 180 people assigned to the commission,...
Minor Events/Comments/Issues Which Irritate Me
Everyone has quirks and/or things which bother them, and possibly no one else. Here are some examples of issues, comments, or actions which get on my nerves. You are standing online at the grocery store checkout and the lady in front of you is paying for her groceries...
Propaganda vs. the Truth
I am not a Democrat or a Republican. I’ve been an Independent my entire life, so I understand the importance of having two strong parties who play the role of counterbalancing each other. That’s the key to maintaining American Democracy. When Reagan was President, he...
Planet Earth and the Universe
Planet Earth and The Universe When I was in elementary school, a school trip to the Hayden Planetarium in Manhattan changed me forever. For the first time in my young life, I realized the planet earth was not the beginning and end of reality. I learned the Earth is...
Mass Shootings in America
Mass Shootings in America America is unique in the world in terms of how many mass shootings we experience compared to the rest of the globe. No other country comes close to the volume we have. In the past week, America was hurt by two more mass shootings. Don’t kid...
Trumpism Is Not Going Away
Although Donald Trump is under assault from an array of civil and criminal court cases, and it's very possible he may wind up in prison, Trumpism is here to stay. When Trump first became President, I asked myself how he managed to con so many rural Americans, who...
Tragic: 74 Million Americans Voted for Trump
President Elect Biden: 81,283,094 / President Trump: 74,222,017 Joe Biden won a landslide election in both the popular vote and in the idiotic Electoral College. Biden had over 81 million votes while Trump had slightly more than 74 million votes. In the Electoral...
2020 Presidential Election Analysis
2020 Presidential Election Analysis As I’m writing this article on Sunday November 22nd, Joe Biden has almost 80 Million Votes while Trump has almost 74 Million. That’s a 6 million vote advantage, which is more than twice as much as Hillary beat Trump in 2016. In the...
Trump Destroyed the Philosophies of the Republican Party
Trump has destroyed long time core philosophies of the Republican Party. Remember when they believed in? Reducing the deficit and the debt Free Trade / No Tariffs Standing up to Russia Supporting our NATO allies Smaller Government Supporting Law Enforcement (the FBI...
Trump/Fox Fighting a 21st Century Civil War
Intelligent people know that 155 years after the Civil War ended, those who reside in Trump World are still fighting that battle in their minds. Many of their heroes are the Confederate Generals who were literally traitors to America. But in the 21st Century, both Fox...