Author Archives: camelotkidd

Tyranny is Tyranny

Tyranny is tyranny whether from the right or left. Pretty obvious but much of our political discourse insists on ignoring it. We’ve had 50 odd years of pro-market propaganda claiming that government is bad, evil, authoritarian, even tyrannical, and now … Continue reading →

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The Blob

The US national security elite, also known as the “blob”, wasn’t on the ballot Tuesday but its presence contributed to the massive repudiation of the Republicans and the sitting president. Obama’s advisor Ben Rhodes originated the pejorative–the blob–to refer to … Continue reading →

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Cover Story

I’m reading Thomas Frank’s new book–The Creative Con–and it has reinforced how creativity and innovations have acted as a cover story for the oligarchy that’s radically transformed the US, resulting in the inequality and corporate power concentration crisis we face … Continue reading →

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Green Lantern

I’ve been thinking about the contrast between the Republican means of governance and the Democrat way in the wake of Trump’s steamroller approach. At the Jackpot Blog, Lambert Strether, points out that Trump is a massive repudiation of the theory, … Continue reading →

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Epstein Revisited

I haven’t written about the Epstein Files in a while but, wow! Just wow! Former Trump insider Robert Barnes tells Judge Napolitano that Trump has betrayed all of his campaign pledges because he was told by people that his name … Continue reading →

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Days of Rage

Neoliberalism, with its emphasis on markets rather than human needs, is finally getting the appropriate response. Days and nights of rage. There are currently widespread riots in France. The triggering event was police brutality: Rioting then spread to Spain and … Continue reading →

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The Resistance

The donkeys are already informing us that their first priority will be to super-size US support for Ukraine. Democrats plot major escalation of Ukraine war after midterm election. Fucking Democrats! While cynically appealing to working-class anger over the cost of … Continue reading →

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Satanic Kingdom

Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, has managed to make Trump and Netanyahu look like geo-strategic geniuses with his decision to restart a war with Ansar Allah. What’s crazy is that 3 years … Continue reading →

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Lawless

Why should I obey the laws when our feral elite openly flout them? A country is only as good as the application of its laws. Are they universal in the way in which applied or are they situational? If an … Continue reading →

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The Good Stuff

The best propaganda is aimed at the professional/managerial/class (PMC). A large part of its effectiveness is due to the fact that the PMC view themselves as too sophisticated to be propagandized. That shit is reserved for the mouth-breathers watching Fox … Continue reading →

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