Tag Archives: banana republic

The Invisible Government

Posted on March 28, 2016 by camelotkidd

I welcome the political awakening I see among friends and co-workers, caused in great part by the rise of Donald Trump as the leading Republican candidate, and Bernie Sanders as a challenger to the Democratic establishment candidate, Hillary Clinton. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Carey, apolitical blues, banana republic, Bernie Sanders, corporate propaganda, Donald Trump, Edward Bernays, free trade, Ian Welch, invisible government, manichean, NAFTA, Paul Krugman, plutocracy, Taking the Risk Out of Democracy, TPP, unions | Leave a comment

Failing Upwards

Posted on February 9, 2016 by camelotkidd

Despite being the richest most powerful country in the world the US is an empire in decline. Perhaps it’s because we don’t hold our elite accountable? Empire-101 requires holding elites accountable to maintain said empire. History is replete with failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bad shit happens, banana republic, Condoleezza Rice, corporate media, corruption, deep state, empire, empire of chaos, failing upwards, feral elite, foreign policy, General David Petraeus, god's work, Jamie Dimon, KKR, Little Timmy, Lloyd Blankfein, Mike Lofgren, Paul Wolfowitz, Pepe Escobar, President Obama, Tim Geithner, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Priorities

Posted on January 20, 2016 by camelotkidd

The US is the greatest country the world has ever seen, proclaim our leaders. It’s getting hard to take these kinds of statements seriously. In Flint, Michigan we’ve decided that we really don’t give a fuck if the residents … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1984, American exceptionalism, banana republic, class warfare, deep state, Emmanual Goldstein, Flint, George Orwell, lead exposure, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Michigan water, middle-class, Mike Lofgren, neoliberalism, nuclear weapons, Rick Snyder, self-actualized, wall street crash | Leave a comment

Two to Tango

Posted on January 7, 2016 by camelotkidd

We face a perfect storm of corruption in America, where corporations and the government conspire against we the people. The ongoing campaign to be the next US president is a bright and shiny 2-year reality TV show that changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Peoples History of the United States, banana republic, Bernie Sanders, corruption, crazy uncle, Donald Trump, FDR, Howard Zinn, Kabuki, New Deal, reality TV, US history | Leave a comment

Revolution Blues

Posted on September 29, 2015 by camelotkidd

In the US we have a neoliberal political and economic consensus among elites that has produced deregulation for corporations and banks, tax cuts and subsidies for the wealthy, punitive austerity for the poor, and a violent, militaristic foreign policy focused … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged banana republic, Bernie Sanders, camelotkidd, Donald Trump, Exxon/Mobil, John Michael Greer, justice department, neoliberal, revolution blues, US military | Leave a comment

Stupid Rich

Posted on April 24, 2015 by camelotkidd

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1%, banana republic, Brittney Cooper, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Great Gatsby, Naked Capitalism, oligarchy, Quiet Coup, Salon, Simon Johnson, stupid rich, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

Manufacturing Acquiescence

Posted on April 17, 2015 by camelotkidd

We live in a second Gilded Age where fabulous wealth and grinding poverty exist uneasily. In this milieu, American elites have largely come to rely on advertising, public relations and propaganda, rather than force, as a means of controlling a restless … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Age of Acquiescence, banana republic, Creel Commission, Edward Herman, free market capitalism, Gilded Age, Industrial Revolution, Manufacturing Consent, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, Noam Chomsky, Steve Fraser | Leave a comment

They Own the Place

Posted on March 5, 2015 by camelotkidd

The banks and financial industry have a lock on our political and economic systems, directly contributing to the growing economic inequality and bifurcated rule of law. Since Senator Dick Durbin blurted out to a radio host the power that the banking … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged banana republic, banksters, financial industry, inequality, matt taibbi, revolving door, Rolling Stone, too big to fail, Too Big to Jail, vampire squid | Leave a comment

My Hate is Pure

Posted on December 3, 2014 by camelotkidd

Every time I calm down, there’s another reminder of the damage that neoliberalism has wrought. Once again, rather than reading about this in the New York Times or Washington Post, this has to be pointed out and emphasized by William Black, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexander Cockburn, banana republic, banksters, financial fraud, Naked Capitalism, neoliberalism, Never Let A Seious Crisis Go To Waste, Philip Mirowski, Simon Patten, William Black | 1 Comment

Free Enterprise

Posted on November 21, 2014 by camelotkidd

In the United States the term free enterprise has been used as a key component of an organized propaganda program to concentrate corporate wealth and power. Political scientist, Alex Carey wrote that the “20th century has been characterized by 3 developments of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alec Carey, banana republic, big lie, Bill Black, free enterprise, Gresham's Dynamic, Lewis Powell, looting, Noam Chomsky, Powell memo, propaganda | Leave a comment