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Desert Solitaire
I had to get away from the pomp and ceremony of the inauguration and take a break in the desert. Back next week with some things to say about the incoming administration.
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Amnesia
I’ve come to realize that Gore Vidal seriously underestimated the amnesia of the American public. Especially New York Times reading, MSNBC watching, liberals, who’ve come to resemble “Moonies” handing out literature at the airport. To them I say–you can’t accuse … Continue reading
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Instagram Insurrection
Holy fucking shit! I take a holiday break from blogging and all hell breaks loose. However, the Instagram insurrection can hardly be a surprise to those of us paying attention. With apologies to Gil Scott-Heron, the revolution will be Instagramed. … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital protests, Donald Trump, feral elite, precarity, propaganda
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Power
Last week I stated that the Democrats are not the party of the Left. Instead, their job is to prevent a real party of the Left from coming to power. To put it in crude sexual terms–they are a cock-block. … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Fredrick Douglas, Karl Polanyi, Kayfabe, neoliberalism
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Life on the Left
I’ve criticized liberalism enough that I should probably unpack my version of the Left. Hint–it’s not communism. Marx, as an economist was a trenchant and amazingly accurate critic of capitalism but his blueprint for utopia, at least as enacted by … Continue reading
The Consensus
Most liberals take their cues from the New York Times, which provides the narrative for the American empire. Indeed, the Gray Lady’s chief role is to enforce accepted US imperial diktats and neoliberal orthodoxy. Oligarchic imperialism is our dominant state … Continue reading
Figurehead
It turns out that the president of the US is not that powerful when it comes to dealing with the deep state. The deep state can be thought of as a permanent, entrenched bureaucracy representing the military/industrial/complex, the alphabet intelligence … Continue reading
The Unknowing
I’ve come to realize that most Americans don’t want to know about the problems that confront our country nor the actors that are responsible. Moreover, they prefer fairy tales, relayed by their tribal corporate media source, that depict their hero … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, feral elite, George W. Bush, narrative, neocons
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