Tag Archives: Democratic Party

IBDYBD

Posted on September 5, 2019 by camelotkidd

The looming threat of global weirding has made it apparent that both our political parties are death cults and, despite all the rhetoric to the contrary, money is their only true value. I’d be remiss if I failed to mention … Continue reading →

Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda | Tagged Bernie Sanders, crackpot realism, Democratic Party, DNC, global weirding, Green New Deal, Joe Biden, Republican Party | Leave a comment

Better policies, please

Posted on June 6, 2019 by camelotkidd

Why is right-wing populism surging while left-wing populism lies moribund? Historically, we know how right-wing populism advances. Economic malaise coupled with liberal paralysis. When the economy sucks, workers are ripe for appeals against scapegoats. Immigrants, minorities, woman and queers … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Democratic Party, DNC, Listen Liberal, neoliberal economic policies, Republican Party, right-wing populism, Thomas Frank | Leave a comment

The man from Delaware

Posted on May 16, 2019 by camelotkidd

For the corporate and elite Democratic supporters who are desperate to stop a Sanders campaign, Joe Biden’s official entrance has been a godsend. Early polls put Biden ahead of Sanders by as many as 20 points and the same pundits who called … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged corruption, Delaware, Democratic Party, DNC, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, neoliberalism, Nicholas Shaxson, Treasure Islands | Leave a comment

The Opportunity Costs of Empire

Posted on May 8, 2019 by camelotkidd

So far, the large and growing cohort of Democratic presidential candidates have been focused on domestic policies and largely avoided (with the sole exception of Tulsi Gabbard) examining America’s empire. Conventional wisdom has it that Americans vote their pocketbooks. It’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged 2020 election, corporate media, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Martin Luther King Jr., Riverside Church speech | Leave a comment

Propaganda is Bipartisan

Posted on April 18, 2019 by camelotkidd

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” — George Orwell In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, consevatives were whipped into a frenzy by propaganda. During Russia-gate, it’s been the liberals turn … Continue reading →

Posted in propaganda | Tagged Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, invasion of Iraq, Julian Assange, propaganda, Republican Party, Russia-gate, wikileaks | Leave a comment

Epistemic Enclosure

Posted on March 26, 2019 by camelotkidd

Liberal intellectuals are going to have stop snickering at Fox News watching conservatives with the release of the Mueller Report. The term “epistemic closure” has been used to refer to the claim that political belief systems can be closed … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged corporate media, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, epistemic closure, Fox News, Hillary Clinton, invasion of Iraq, matt taibbi, neoconservative, neoliberal, propaganda, Republican Party, Russia-gate | Leave a comment

Not a bug but a feature

Posted on March 8, 2019 by camelotkidd

The 2020 election is set to be a barnburner with over a dozen Democratic challengers lining up to take a shot at Trump. With that in mind this article by neoliberal economist Brad DeLong caught my eye. DeLong, who … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Barack Obama, Brad DeLong, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialists of America, Donald Trump, Green New Deal, Kayfabe, Medicare for All, neoliberalism | Leave a comment

Dark Horse

Posted on January 25, 2019 by camelotkidd

Of all the Democratic presidential hopefuls, I’m most exited about Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat of Hawaii, because she has the potential to blow open the debate on US foreign policy and empire. “There’s one main issue that is central … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Al-Qaeda, Assad, Democratic Party, DNC, Donald Trump, Glenn Greenwald, Kayfabe, neocons, neoconservative foreign policies, Putin, Russia-gate, US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard | Leave a comment

The Triumph of Conservatism

Posted on December 20, 2018 by camelotkidd

Classic liberalism is a formulation of ideas about human freedom, markets, and representative democracy. But in modern day America it has largely become a conservative cover for a corrupt status quo represented by neoliberal economic and neoconservative foreign policies. … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Barak Obama, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Gabriel Kolko, George Bush, Hope and Change, liberal, liberalism, neoliberalism, Obama-care, reactionary Republicans, Triumph of Conservatism, wall street crash | Leave a comment

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda…

Posted on November 9, 2018 by camelotkidd

If we had a real opposition party, you know–one with real alternative policy proposals–said party would have won the midterms in a landslide. Recent history has demonstrated that American voters are willing to support any candidate that offers an … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Democratic Party, DNC, Donald Trump, neoconservative foreign policies, neoliberalism, Republican Party | Leave a comment