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How to ensure democracy survives
History is testimony to the fact that the wrong people, in positions of political power, cause havoc. We are seeing the repeating cycle today with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu and others, a handful of men actively working to destroy the work that decades of good leaders put in place to move the world closer to global unification. If we accept that this cycle of dictatorial leaders is "just the way it is", then of course that complacency and apathy will mak

Réal Laplaine
Jan 114 min read


The lost nation; America in freefall
Although my voice will probably only be heard by a handful of people, nonetheless, it needs to be said on behalf of the voices that really count - the American people who did not choose to have their nation taken over by a dictatorial and fascist oligarchy. Sadly, the American perspective is heavily inculcated with the fantasy that the “American dream” is still alive, and it is not - that is pure radical nostalgism at this point. When I moved to the United States from Canada,

Réal Laplaine
Jan 64 min read


Democracy is being systematically destroyed by the oligarchy
The following definitions are borrowed from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Autocracy: a state or society governed by one person with absolute power: Oligarchy: a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes “a choice between democracy and oligarchy … the Greeks knew that social inequality was the route through which democracy turns to oligarchy. … Oligarchy is the rule of the few, and these few have been understood since

Réal Laplaine
Dec 8, 20253 min read


United States no longer classifies as a democracy
The following excerpt is from an article published 14 Oct 2025 in Swedish newspaper EXPRESSEN - a nationwide newspaper. The article quotes a representative from Gothenburg’s University. The link to the full article is provided below. Use translator to translate it from Swedish to English. ***** “The United States is no longer a democracy.” This is what researchers have established – six months before the world’s largest democracy survey is published. “Right now, the United S

Réal Laplaine
Oct 27, 20251 min read


Who carries the torch of freedom now?
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France. It was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste...

Réal Laplaine
Mar 28, 20252 min read


The torch is dying.
If current affairs in the U.S.A. are not compelling enough to prove that Donald Trump is turning “America” into a dictatorship, here are...

Réal Laplaine
Mar 17, 20254 min read


Ms. President - vs Mr. President
The two most troublesome nations in the world today, threatening world peace and democracy, are headed by men, dictators at that. Imagine...

Réal Laplaine
Mar 8, 20252 min read


The man behind the curtain...
Despite Trump's embarrassing and dangerous behavior as a "President", remember, the real enemy is Vladimir Putin; he invaded the...

Réal Laplaine
Mar 1, 20251 min read


Stand Proud Europe!!!
Given all the rhetoric and verbal diarrhea going back and forth across the oceans, I thought it would be a good time to provide some...

Réal Laplaine
Feb 26, 20254 min read


We have the technology to make war redundant - why isn't it being used?
With all the divisional mantras streaming across the globe, such as “Make America Great Again”, or “restore the Motherland”, or “let’s...

Réal Laplaine
Feb 18, 20255 min read


Who is the real enemy in Russia?
If one steps back and looks at the scene in Russia today, taking an average Russian family, Olga and Ivano and their two kids, do you...

Réal Laplaine
Feb 7, 20253 min read


Should there be a bottom line for leadership?
I’d like to offer some perspective on leadership, which became more evident to me in recent times with the disproportionate number of...

Réal Laplaine
Jan 10, 20254 min read


Integrity: one of the most important words to teach our children.
Noah Webster, of Websters dictionaries, defined integrity back in 1828 in his American Dictionary of the English Language as follows:...

Réal Laplaine
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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