Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Behind the curtain

Posted on December 2, 2022 by camelotkidd

Is it better to know the depressing reality or happily marinate in a warm bath of partisan propaganda? I hate to break it to you, but we live in what political philosopher Sheldon Wolin called “inverted totalitarianism.”  Although I do understand … Continue reading →

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Musical Chairs

Posted on November 4, 2022 by camelotkidd

There’s a new book out that helps explain the behavior of liberals since Trump’s surprise election in 2016. Virtue Hoarders, by Catherine Liu, examines the professional managerial class (PMC), which is predominated by liberals, and finds that they are shameless … Continue reading →

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Me, myself and I

Posted on October 14, 2022 by camelotkidd

Identity politics is the perfect embodiment of neoliberalism. Arch-neoliberal Margaret Thatcher articulated it when she proclaimed that “there is no society, only individuals…” Moreover, identity politics is designed to divide and rule. They’re not even being subtle about it. In … Continue reading →

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We’ve got to stop there

Posted on October 7, 2022 by camelotkidd

The US corporate media more and more resembles the Soviet media. The censorship, propaganda and conformity are startling. For example, when Professor Jeffery Sachs observed that it was probably the US that sabotaged the Nordstream pipelines, the Bloomberg host interrupted … Continue reading →

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The March of Folly

Posted on September 30, 2022 by camelotkidd

I’ve come to believe that our leaders are insane. What the latest developments on and off the battlefield make undoubtedly clear is that the US and NATO are willing to use Ukraine for as long as it takes to achieve … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Flood

Posted on September 16, 2022 by camelotkidd

The US corporate media have transformed into empire cheerleaders, abandoning any pretext of being a Forth Estate holding power accountable. This dynamic took hold after 9/11 and the War on Terror era but the US proxy-war against Russia in Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Democracy also dies in the daylight

Posted on September 9, 2022 by camelotkidd

On Thursday night, Joe Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia about how Donald Trump supporters are violent extremists, and then claimed once again that election fraud is impossible, and that anyone who disagrees is a violent threat to democracy. It … Continue reading →

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Public Diplomacy

Posted on September 2, 2022 by camelotkidd

The US doesn’t do diplomacy. Diplomacy is seen as a sign of weakness. Understanding your enemy is viewed as treasonous. Moreover, American foreign policy relies on force, either economic or military to achieve its aims. Because of this reality much … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again

Posted on August 27, 2022 by camelotkidd

I hate the fact that I end up defending an asshole like Donald Trump in my efforts to illuminate the machinations of the deep state, but it’s crucial to understand that the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago is the continuation of … Continue reading →

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Information Battle Space

Posted on May 20, 2022 by camelotkidd

There has been an obsessive focus on disinformation and “fake news” since Trump’s surprise election in 2016 as our feral elite seem determined to blame unofficial narratives rather than their disastrous mismanagement of the American empire. Increasingly, it does not … Continue reading →

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