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Old Time Religion
We are endlessly lectured that there are no conspiracies but what was Russia-gate? All the cool kids have moved on now that icky Trump is out of the White House and not embarrassing them and their corporate media play-things but … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, propaganda, Russia-gate
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This is why we can’t have nice things
The New York Times, with its insufferable class and elite bias, recently pondered economic policy–“How House Dems Plan to Raise $2.9 T” Gee, I wonder how they will get the money? Maybe they can find some spare change under the … Continue reading
Posted in neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged John Maynard Keynes, MMT, neoliberalism, Wall Street
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Your problems are our problems
I always thought the official narrative of 911 was bullshit. The original story never made sense. There were just too many unanswered questions, too many suspicions, too many physical impossibilities. By September 2001 the Internet had been around for a … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged 911, Israel, neocons, Ron Unz
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Shut up and Sing
The 20 year anniversary of 911 promises plenty of weepy testimonials and homages to the heroic first responders who died in the attacks. What we won’t see is a reckoning on how 911 was used to fundamentally transform the United … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, deep state, invasion of Iraq, neocons, propaganda, war on terror
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McKinsey-ified
Matt Stoller has coined the perfect description for the late-stage American empire. He says we’ve become McKinsey-ified. “More fundamentally, the people who are in charge of the governing institutions in our society are simply divorced from the underlying logistics of … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate media, deep state, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Matt Stoller, propaganda
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Purple
There’s a fascinating online discussion going on that you’ve probably never heard of if you’re trapped in the liberal tribal media enclosure. Author of the Mega-Viral Thread on MAGA Voters, Explains His Thinking. The writer, a podcast host whose real name is … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Russia-gate
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Double Truth
Neoliberalism, as a political ideology focused intently on maximizing the power of “capital,” deploys a double truth to cover its inherent contradictions: 1) that an ideology dedicated to liberal values has to continuously resort to illiberal practices; 2) that an … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, neoliberalism, Phillip Mirowski, propaganda
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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
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Tagged feral elite, Joe Biden, matt taibbi, narrative, national security state
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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
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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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