Background
Lance Kruse graduated from Caruthers High School. Kruse earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997. Kruse's career experience includes working as an educator.[1]
- Bachelor's:
- University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997
- High school:
- Caruthers High School
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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
I'm a former Democrat who's mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. After their absolute refusal to reverse anything they complain about every time they get the majority back (by just keeping their heads down during disastrous periods when the other party is in charge), I was pretty much done after the Obama era. But then, the Biden Genocide. I'm embarrased about every time I ever voted for a Democrat. The Republican are, at least, just as bad...ofter much worse. But the real problem is the fact that between the two of them, you as a citizen are completely unable to vote on any of the matters of consequence in this world. You can't vote on genocide, ecocide, or war. Both parties are completely governed by the military-industrial-complex and the intelligence community.
Myself, I'm a HS physics/chemistry/math teacher and an addiction counselor. I think I'm perfect for the job of representing our district.
Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?
No War.
No Ecocide.
No Genocide.
No Democrats.
No Republicans.
This immoral, illogical, unwinnable war in Iran is the perfect symbol of American foreign policy. We've already caused an oncoming global recession, and likely depression (oh, by the way, while slaughtering innocents and further driving our global good neighbor currency in the ditch), we're furthering the demise of the dollar, and we've revealed ourselves to be feckless, unserious stewards of the Earth and the global community...and the whole world is watching. We still have a chance to turn things around, but we have to wake up and become serious about the obvious trends in the world and not handle everything by sanction and slaughter.No War.
No Ecocide.
No Genocide.
No Democrats.
No Republicans.
I used to say our number one concern was our continued, accelerating destruction of the environment. But our recent foreign policy disasters have made it clear that our colonial imperialism is completely unsustainable, in addition to its obvious immorality.
Besides, the globe-astriding U.S. military, with our 800 bases in 80 countries, is our biggest contribution to the destruction of the environment. So drawing down the empire is a win-win (probably win-win-win-win-win).No War.
No Ecocide.
No Genocide.
No Democrats.
No Republicans.
The genocide that we're conducting in Palestine is worse than the worst thing that I thought was possible, times 1,000,000. We have generations of reparations for which to account. I'm confident that it's possible to do it, though. We must hold ourselves to account for what we had our vassal in West Asia perpetrate.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Foreign policy, foreign policy, and foreign policy. Like I said, ecocide used to seem like the most important thing because what do you do after you've torched the environment. But we have to enter the multi-polar world peacefully and then get to work with the international community reestablishing a sustainable ecosystem. Hopefully Mother Nature is kind to us.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
People who died standing up to power, trying to make the world a better place.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
The genuine desire to lead, educate, and serve the people
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
To tell the people the actual truth and lead them away from the standard imperial brainwashing
What legacy would you like to leave?
A more cooperative, less combative world
What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?
It is the body that should be educating the public on what's going on in the world and then representing their constituency's response to the truth of our world. Our media is bought and paid for by the ruling elite. Our representatives have a bad habit of that, too, but they don't have to.
What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?
Collapsing dollar hegemony and finding our way in a multipolar world
Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?
100%, but we need to apply that to our dealing with other countries. The two parties in America are already completely in bed with each other on all the major issues (war, genocide, ecocide)
What was the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember?
The end of the our invasion of Vietnam
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