Category Archives: anti-imperialism
Everywhere is war
It certainly doesn’t appear possible for the US to have a non-belligerent foreign policy. Instead, the US aspires to be Techno-Sparta, where a climate of fear, hostility and end-of-times preparation seems to have overtaken US politicians, elites and the corporate media. … Continue reading
Know thy enemy, know thyself
The shit-show reaction to the Trump/Putin Alaskan detente has been surreal. To listen to the radio and television, and read the New York Times or Washington Post for a few days is to be subjected to an alternate reality. The … Continue reading
Shoveling coal for Satan
Shoveling coal for Satan well describes our late-stage capitalist empire. Want to get ahead in America? Grab a shovel. What are the jobs in the US that pay the most? Is it farmers, doctors, teachers, nurses, social workers or counselors? … Continue reading
Running Man
Alternatives
What if voting for Democrats to confront Trumpism doesn’t work? I’m sick of constantly being implored to vote harder but nothing seems to change. The Democrats promise reform yet when in office they serve us up the same menu of … Continue reading
Narrative Superpower
I’ve been discussing the US’s decline in conventional military power and resort to terrorism or “dirty war” as a result, but there is another factor to take into account. The America empire possess overwhelming dominance over the global media, allowing … Continue reading
Eat or be eaten
Amazon staff on Tuesday got an email from their CEO, Andy Jassy, who admonished them to eat or be eaten by AI, while also informing them that they should expect “headcount reductions” over the next few years. Amazon’s corporate behavior … Continue reading
The Empire Strikes Back
We knew it was coming and with the recent attacks on Russia and now Iran, the US national-security-state is rolling the dice. It’s game-on. As the American empire loses primacy, and as it’s major weapons systems turn out to be … Continue reading
Oligarchy
The problem with oligarchy is the capriciousness. Under a system of laws, there’s a known quality of acceptable behavior, while with oligarchy everything can change in an instant, as demonstrated with the Trump/Musk dust-up. The problem with Musk is not … Continue reading
Playing With Matches
I wonder about the national-security-state types who continue the dangerous proxy war against Russia. What part of don’t fuck with Russia do they not understand? Are are they simply historically illiterate? Or is it something larger–the loss of their proxy … Continue reading
