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No mercy in this land
There is no mercy in this land. We have one political party that makes no bones about its support for plutocratic rule and another that pretends to support democracy while surreptitiously aiding the wealthy and powerful at every opportunity. … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives
Tagged Chuck Schumer, corporate media, Democrats, Deterring Democracy, Donald Trump, Gaza, Israel, McResistance, Noam Chomsky, Palestinians, propaganda, Republicans, secular Arab nationalism, Steny Hoyer, trans-national plutocrats, US foreign policies, war of terror
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We the Precariat
Here’s an observation from Lambert at Naked Capitalism that perfectly captures the precarious world that’s been created by the advance of neoliberalism. “So, Walmart spends squillions destroying public education, and then pays low wages because people can’t read or … Continue reading
Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals
Tagged Lambert, Naked Capitalism, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, privatization, public education, Walmart
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That’s just the way it is
Divide and rule is as old as the hills. That’s just the way it is. In the wake of Trump’s surprising win over Hillary Clinton, Democrats have seized upon several explanations for the poor showing of their establishment candidate. … Continue reading
Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals
Tagged Bill Clinton, Bruce Hornsby, class warfare, corporate media, deplorables, Donald Trump, feral elite, free trade, Hillary Clinton, immigration, maquiladoras, Mexico, Mickey Kantor, NAFTA, neoliberalism, Robert Rubin, Ron Brown, That's just the way it is, Wall Street, Walmart, Warren Christopher
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Morality of Empire
The missile strikes in Syria were a joke. Western officials claimed the 105-missile attack, including on a scientific research and development center in the capital of Damascus’ Barzeh district and two facilities nearly the city of Homs, had crippled … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism
Tagged chemical attack, China, cruise missile diplomacy, feral elite, greedy/ideology, nation of hustlers, neocon-foreign-policy elite, neocons, neoconservative foreign policies, One Belt One Road project, Russia, Russia-gate, Sic Semper Tyrannis, Syria
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It must be a coincidence
It must be a coincidence that every time Trump or someone in his administration talks about leaving Syria there’s a chemical weapons attack. On Saturday, April 7, video and stories claiming a chemical weapons attack in Douma were broadcast. … Continue reading
Deeper Malady
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago. We would do well to reflect on a speech he gave exactly a year before his death. At the Riverside Church, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, King portrayed the war … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism, neoliberals
Tagged American exceptionalism, Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, civil-rights, Cold War, deep state, deeper malady, Donald Trump, empire, gun violence, Martin Luther King Jr., neoconservative foreign policies, neoliberal economic policies, new Cold War, opioid crisis, return to sender, Riverside Church speech, Russia-gate, terrorist proxy
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I am the Walrus
The non-stop demonization of Russia has achieved its desired outcome–a new cold war with Russia. This comes as the US empire enters post-primacy and desperately seeks a major new conflict to maintain its dominance and forestall the rise of a multipolar world. … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives
Tagged Adam Schiff, CIA, corporate media, deep state, detente, DNC, Donald Trump, elite impunity, Gina Haspel, I am the walrus, John Bolton, Killing Hope, McResistance, Mike Pompeo, neocon-foreign-policy elite, neocons, nuclear war, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Russia-gate, Stephan Cohen, think tanks, Vladimir Putin, William Blum
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