Tag Archives: Donald Trump

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

The target audience

Posted on December 6, 2018 by camelotkidd

Lately I’ve come to the conclusion that the really good propaganda is aimed at a liberal audience, because conservatives already (generally) agree with the message being promulgated by the corporate-media, that of favoring the interests of capital over labor, a … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged corporate media, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, narrative, new york times, NPR, propaganda, Russia-gate | Leave a comment

Better villains, please

Posted on November 30, 2018 by camelotkidd

If we’re going to be an evil empire, can’t we at least have more competent villains? Take former Secretary of State, and recent unsuccessful presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. In an interview she bemoaned how the surge of immigrants to Europe … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged "Providing for the Common Defense”, 9/11, American empire, deep state, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Israel, long war, MBS, Middle East, neocons, Oded Yinon Plan, Paul Wolfowitz, Russia-gate, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine | Leave a comment

The Colossus

Posted on November 22, 2018 by camelotkidd

Amazon has become the most powerful economic actor, a veritable colossus astride our Republic. The recent reports about the ubiquitous online merchant’s search for a new headquarters only reinforce this perception. After a long process, Amazon finally announced that it … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon, antitrust, CIA, deaths of despair, Donald Trump, East India Company, fascism, Jeff Bezos, Matt Stoller, monopoly, savage race to the bottom, Standard Oil, washington post | Leave a comment

Everyone’s a Winner

Posted on November 15, 2018 by camelotkidd

On Veterans Day George W. Bush and his wife Laura were given the $100,000 Liberty Medal by Joe Biden at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center for their work with veterans. You can’t make this shit up. Lately I’ve come up with a … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Donald Trump, endless war, ferel elite, George W. Bush, invasion of Iraq, Madeleine Albright, Maureen Dowd, neocons, neoconservative foreign policies, Nuremberg Chief-Justice Robert Jackson, return to sender, Thousand Oaks shooter/fire | 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

Told You So

Posted on November 1, 2018 by camelotkidd

As Russia-gate staggers to the finish it’s becoming increasingly clear that what I warned about two years ago has come to pass. The narrative that our president is controlled by Putin has brought about a new and more dangerous … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, deep state, Democratic Party, DNC, Donald Trump, doomsday clock, Hillary Clinton, new Cold War, Putin, Russia, Russia-gate | Leave a comment

American Nihilism

Posted on October 4, 2018 by camelotkidd

Why are Americans so desperately unhappy? What’s up with the opioid addiction, the mass murders, the deaths of despair, and the deep cynicism, that I’ve come to call American nihilism? Maybe this is all because we’ve embraced economic policies that condemned millions … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, propaganda | Tagged American nihilism, austerity, Donald Trump, free trade, global warming, Jimmy Carter, Make America Great Again, malaise speech, Morning in America, peak oil, Ronald Reagan | 1 Comment

Kayfabe

Posted on September 27, 2018 by camelotkidd

The resistance to President Trump leaves much to be desired. While it’s true that substantial numbers of Americans oppose Trump, the #Resistance, led by establishment Democrats is anything but resistance. More like kayfabe. The recent Defense spending bill is … Continue reading →

Posted in propaganda | Tagged corporate media, deep state, Donald Trump, Kayfabe, propaganda, resistance | 1 Comment

Ten Years After

Posted on September 20, 2018 by camelotkidd

Ten years ago the US stock market tanked, and for the next several weeks financial markets were a cluster-fuck of panic and chaos. Americans were frightened of what was happening in the economy. The real estate market had collapsed. Venerable Wall … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Barak Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bill Black, Donald Trump, Henry Paulson, Matt Stoller, matt taibbi, Michael Hudson, Timothy Geithner, Too Big to Jail, Wall Street, wall street crash | Leave a comment