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What gave you the upper hand were the Age of Exploration and the geographical discoveries. Before that, Turks dominated much of Eurasia. Extremely brave yet barbaric pirates discovered the American continent; the natives were devastated by diseases, and the survivors were forced to work under brutal conditions until they died. Then you turned your eyes toward Africa, exploited its underground resources, and imported countless slaves. India was not enough — you even brought the mighty Chinese Empire to its knees. In the lands you conquered, you gave places names like New Zealand, New York, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, as if the whole world revolved around England.

At the same time, you built the Enlightenment, positive science, and so-called universal values. You carried out the Industrial Revolution; production and technology revolved around you. The birth of capitalism was your creation, and modernization came to be seen as synonymous with Westernization. Your ideologies ending in “-ism” shape the lives of people all around the world, and I am writing this damned text in your language.

But in a dynamic world, the sun is no longer moving from east to west across the Atlantic — it is shifting toward the Pacific, and the Chinese are beginning to take your place.

Anyway, back to the point: yes, are you proud of it?

They say growing can save money, but it has left me squeezed financially this month, as I receive only $1800 in social security benefits. I spent over $200 this month and even more in these months combined buying seed, soil, plants, berry bushes, and cherry trees. I am hoping long term, I can enjoy the savings benefits.

The cherry trees will not produce cherries until likely next season. I have 3 cherry trees. If they thrive and survive well in the coming years, when they are mature, I can expect over 21,000 cherries.

My blackberry bushes are already producing blackberries, and I should have upwards of 100+ blackberries this season. They are still rather young bushes.

The raspberry bushes are not producing much this year but I expect a better yield next year.

The blueberry bushes are a struggle to maintain but I am hoping next year will yield better.

I am expected to have over 200-300+ tomatoes excluding the cherry tomatoes. I will have probably 100+ jalapeño peppers. I will have potentially 50+ bell type peppers. Probably several hundred habeneros.

I planted bush lima beans by seed. I am hoping they will sprout well in the coming days.

The way I see it there should be term limits. And additionally as long as there is a deficit, congress should be barred from giving them selves raises.

There is no excuse for senators and representatives to have been in their job for 40 to 50+ years. Our politicians should be changed like you'd change your underwear, often and for the same reason.

I also believe there should be age limits for all positions, of no older than 50.