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Tribal Narrative
I was joking about our putative leaders substituting PR for policy, but only slightly. This is important because our whole worldview is constructed from narratives that we’ve decided are true. The only problem for the powers that be is that … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, propaganda
Tagged feral elite, Joe Biden, matt taibbi, narrative, national security state
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The enemy within
I wonder why there’s an upsurge in anti-Asian bias, hatred and violence? Maybe it has something to do with the demonization campaign against China that began in the Trump administration and carried into the Biden one? I’m asking, because the … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite
Tagged China, feral elite, financialization, off-shoring, Russia, Rust Belt
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Oh, So Super
Have you wondered why US foreign policy never seems to change irrespective of which candidate or party resides in the White House? Or why it seems that the route to riches in America is through looting? Or why it seems … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoliberalism
Tagged extractive, finance, Michael Hudson, Super Imperialism, Wall Street
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Do Good
The signs are everywhere. On cars, hats, even face masks, but what does this ubiquitous saying–“Do Good”–really tell us about our milieu? I’m pretty sure that this saying, like pretty much everything else in our world, is public relations (PR)–bullshit. … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite
Tagged Donald Trump, feral elite, Great Re-set, invasion of Iraq, Joe Biden
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Who is it good for?
My liberal friends and family are exited about the Biden administration’s domestic policies: the $1400 checks; the assistance to children; potential infrastructure spending; and progressive cabinet picks. The liberal corporate media, exemplified by the New York Times, probably has something … Continue reading
Invisible Government
Walter Lippmann, Edward Bernays and the other social scientists who made up the Creel Commission developed the techniques of advertising, public relations and propaganda. These men manipulated the American public into World War I at the behest of US and … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, propaganda
Tagged Creel Commission, Edward Bernays, propaganda, Walter Lippmann
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On a path towards radicalization
I’ve always been fascinated by understanding how our world really works. Not the bedtime stories told by our parents, teachers and corporate media talking-heads but the real events that shape our world. It’s why I try to read everything I … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged Biden, corporate media, neoliberalism, propaganda
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Go Die
The Texas black-out debacle is providing as pure an expression of neoliberalism that I’ve seen. The two simple rules of neoliberalism are Rule #1: Because markets. Rule #2: Go die! As Texas battles a severe snowstorm and mass power outages, Tim Boyd, … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism
Tagged Arne Duncan, Betsy DeVos, deregulation, neoliberalism, Texas
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Of the erosion of international norms of war and the Western commitment to them
For the last five years we’ve been bombarded by story after story of Trump being a secret Russian agent directed personally by Vladimir Putin, while the Russians are portrayed as being particularly villainous. Why, dear reader, do you think that … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, neoconservatives
Tagged George Orwell, Joe Biden, neocons, Operation Timber Sycamore, propaganda, Russia-gate, Syria
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