Liberté, égalité, fraternité wins!

On this day in history, peaceful blue defeated soulless red - Vive la France (and to all open societies that vehemently oppose illiberalism).

Summing up in 50 words why France is a beacon of democracy:

66.06% of the French voting public anoint Emmanual Macron as President, a liberal globalist aged 39 and 137 days - now that's befitting of a modern progressive nation. Americans elect Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's doppelganger with 46.1% of the vote - in the words of the 45th (and illegitimate bigoted/sociopath-in-chief) that's sad.

Watch out Pakistan, U.S. has regained its death connoisseur mojo!

Seeing as critical thinking is being eroded every passing day. I thought I'd give my free thinking American friends some ammunition (thought I'd use this word seeing as Americans are obsessed by death gadgets). If you encounter anyone that harbors a love for capital punishment and is anti-universal healthcare - I include your family and friends in this. (Just cause you share blood ties or kinship doesn't mean you have to sit there idly whilst they utter pure nonsense, much like a chauvinist so and so lunatic we're now all too familiar with - clue: he has the nuclear launch codes and is inferior to an 8-year-old in all areas of aptitude, including mental). Then, by all means, disown them or if that's too difficult advise them to use their passport to move to a location best suited to their prehistoric views. Note: if they don't have a passport, please drop them off at a post office and assist them in the process.

Once they're ready to embark on a medieval odyssey, please direct them to Riyadh or Islamabad. These two cities will provide solace away from bleeding heart nations that care for the vulnerable. Chances are those backing these two abhorrent viewpoints are social conservatives so they will enjoy these two cities for their puritan ways. Here you can revel in bigotry to your heart's content, heck you can even meddle in a woman's right to chooses and say god is great without being laughed at. If you change your mind and want to move back to a liberal nation, it would be beneficial that you gain empathy and not celebrate people being put to death and or being denied health coverage.

Where was I, yes, ammunition? The below opinions are in tweet form (seems these days no one has an attention span that can process over 140 characters), so whoever you encounter will get the gist, even if they lack an open mind. I have no qualm repeating these words in public, even among those carrying AR-15's. I might even print out some t-shirts and send it c/o of the pussy grabber in chief and to all politicians funded by the taxpayer who sits in their lavish offices hiring an abundance of staff only to yell small government and spit on the underprivileged. At least we know hell will be full of folk from the richest country in the world who lack the one thing that makes us human: empathy.

Be my guest, you have my permission to echo these one-liners from coast to coast.

GOP sycophants beset on stripping away human dignity (so very "Christian") must learn from the world's best in health, France.

Just cause Pakistan partakes in the death business (capital punishment + no universal healthcare), doesn't mean the U.S. has to.

U.S. is the only G-7 nation with the "ultimate" human rights combo: the death penalty and lack of universal healthcare.

Warmongering and Supreme Court

The following are my reactions in two tweets. I expect an uptick in readers due to going under 140 characters.

Führer 45 is no different from Messrs Clinton and Bush who adored Wahhabism. King Salman (ISIS' father) is gleaming with joy over the Syrian strikes.

In 2014 Viktor Orbán called for an illiberal state. His wishes have been granted by the United States of Hungary, via the Republican Party.

Twitter is a cesspool of humanity that struggles with clear thinking. Ones with the most followers include brain-dead celebrities (I include America's illegitimate commander-in-chief on this list).

I was hoping to have 0 followers as a protest to this medium, but I guess there are still some earthlings who enjoy tweets that display proper use of grammar. My handle is: @HHK_Global 

República Portuguesa: demystifying politics as usual

In many instances, the political world is still a slow coach when it comes to breaking down norms. However, the recent economic uptick in Portugal sheds light on the terms left, right, liberal, conservative becoming more and more obsolete. Question without notice (now, now, don't use a search engine, I want you to rely on your good old fashioned general knowledge): Which Portuguese political party cut the budget deficit by 50% (for the first time in 43 years, when the country transformed into a democracy) - was it the (conservative) Social Democratic Party or the Socialist Party? If you answered the latter, then you have been taking notice of the great nation of Portugal.

Now for the part that will be hard for economic rationalists to fathom, as they're known in America: Republicans (I digress on their deceit below, Global Editorial style). The leftist coalition government in Portugal led by Socialist Prime Minister, António Costa has achieved all this by raising living standards and protecting the vulnerable - wages have risen, as have pensions. The next issue to tackle is public debt, always a concern especially for southern European nations.

Those of us with critical thinking skills know how hilarious this is, considering all the Republican Presidents (often aided by Congress and the Senate) that have ballooned out the deficit due to their obsessions over military spending, same ones who get cranky over universal healthcare, maybe because they have a predisposition to killing innocent civilians in war - lot easier than providing a safety net to humans. The uneducated and oldies fall for this claptrap time and time again, being played like fools via wedge issues is the oldest trick in the political manual - an example of today's version is politicians using fear to divide and conquer, whether it's creating hysteria over bathrooms, immigrants, women's bodies.

It's an open secret that these strange creatures are hell-bent on treating humans as a tool to advance their bottom line and encroach on personal freedoms. At least with the current illegitimate occupant of the oval office, they get "Christian" values with all its pussy grabbing virtue, together with business prowess with all its skullduggery and con artistry. 

In Portugal, Republicans would be classified as hard right and Democrats center-right - so much for Dems who think they're progressive. If I had a magic wand, I'd disband the two-party system and have at least 10 parties running riot with free thinking ideals. If any party wants to put money before health or medieval thinking (xenophobia) before modernity, they can take a hike to Viktor Orbán’s Hungary. Warning: you'll find plenty of illiberalism there, so much so that you might just get jealous and start gloating about how America is an accepting land, one that even gives freedom of choice on which bathroom to use.

Countries have a habit of getting too caught up in economic indicators, which makes Portugal's efforts of upholding its impressive health record (home to the world's 12th best healthcare system) even more impressive. Doubly so when teetering on the edge of the European economic bubble during the past few years. Next time you take a sip of port wine in Porto, are strolling the 7 hills of majestic Lisbon or find yourself relaxing on Falesia Beach, remember that political myths are being busted on the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese are well known for their explorer pedigree, maybe it's time for the rest of the world to start exploring Portugal. You never know your luck in a big country, maybe the U.S. might one day have a President who takes economic and "heavens forbid" healthcare advice from this human-friendly piece of paradise.

Aitäh Eesti (Thank you Estonia) for making democracy young again!

Preface: A spouse cheating conspiracy theorist majoring in fear mongering provides free comedy to the masses and little else. Americans need leadership from free thinking 80s children (Estonian style) who can command many languages, unlike the Führer who can barely communicate in one.

Back in the day, democratic countries had a fixation with old codgers, now there's a new trend: the under 40 ruling class. There have been many examples recently, with Estonia leading the way with back-to-back youngsters taking the helm. Former Prime Minister, Taavi Rõivas and current PM Jüri Ratas were born in 1979 and 1978 respectively. We can all learn from Estonia; their voting system is as modern as their leaders: paperless and efficient. You know things are out of whack when even Italy goes with an upstart. Matteo Renzi was 39 when he took the reins, and we all know how that ended...Italians love changing leaders as much as a baby needs their diaper changed (on the last count they've had 62 governments times since World War II).

The Dutch general election on March 15, 2017, also had a few surprises. The Dutch Green Left party increased its seat total from 4 to 14 (in the 150-seat legislature), which is substantial in a parliament made up of 9 parties (+ 15 independents). Its leader, Jesse Klaver (born May 1, 1986) has plenty of bargaining power. Now France is on the verge of electing a President that was born on December 21, 1977. Emmanuel Macron is a character when questioned about being too young, he casually referenced having a wife 20 years his senior - Vive la France!

Imagine the day that the American continent elect's youthful leaders. Okay, Canada and Mexico, I will accept that Trudeau and Nieto at 45 and 50 respectively (I guess physically they can pass for under 40) put the U.S. to shame. I think we all agree, the fewer septuagenarians leading nations the better, I'm looking at you, a certain 240-year-old nation being incompetently led by a conspiracy theorist fruitcake - one that spends more time watching TV, than working on improving his mental capacity from that of a third grader. I'm yet to meet anyone who works less than this tangerine Führer. (Side note: if anyone questions you on your work ethic, please refer to the 45th president). I'm calling on all those U.S. citizens born in 1985 to run in 2020 (minimum age to become President is 35), let's show how out of a touch a thrice married cradle snatching bigot really is! Failure to do so will resort in an outbreak of coulrophobia that will make 2016's version look pale in comparison.

It's time we follow the lead of the home of democracy, Greece. Its political upheavals are well documented, but one can't deny they have the best maternity care in the world and love him or hate are led by Alexia Tsipras, a 42-year-old who refuses to wear a tie. Most of the technologies we rely on are created and managed by entrepreneurs younger than 40, so it's only fitting politics catches up. (You should look at Mark Zuckerberg, at 32 he runs a company with nearly 2 billion subscribers). That's right folks, if you haven't led a country before 40 (or have access to billions of people's private lives) then it's time to consider another career.