Tag Archives: Donald Trump

The Dream Candidate

Posted on April 24, 2019 by camelotkidd

I’ve come to realize that Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is the perfect Listen Liberal, dream candidate. If you read the book you totally know what I’m talking about and if you didn’t, I’ll explain. Buttigieg, … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Barak Obama, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Listen Liberal, Pete Buttigieg, Thomas Frank | 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

The Power of Narrative

Posted on April 3, 2019 by camelotkidd

The reason that I always doubted Russia-gate is because I read. A lot. I started out with tons of fiction but then moved to non-fiction, with a heavy emphasis on the history of empires. Oswald Spengler’s, Decline of the … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged all-American corporate empire, censorship, corporate media, Donald Trump, military industrial complex, neoconservatism, neoliberalism, propaganda | 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

No Illusions

Posted on March 20, 2019 by camelotkidd

I’ve been getting a lot of pushback from liberal friends about my disdain for Democrats. “You’re helping Trump,” with your criticism of the blue team, they tell me. Let me be clear–I’ve come to despise the tribalism that passes … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Adolf Reed Jr., Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, Democrats, Donald Trump, extractive capitalism, Herrenvolk socialist-democracy, Hillary Clinton, Kayfabe, MAGA, neoliberals, offshoring, Republicans, tribalism | Leave a comment

Selfishness is not a Virtue

Posted on March 14, 2019 by camelotkidd

How did we go from a nation that reformed capitalism with the New Deal, defeated Germany and Japan in WWII, rebuilt Europe, put a man on the moon, and created the Internet; to riven by inequality, overcome by addiction and … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Bill Black, Donald Trump, global weirding, Green New Deal, Modern Monetary Theory, neoliberalism, Republic, selfishness, University of Missouri at Kansas City UMKC, virtue | 1 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

Socialism for thee but not for me

Posted on February 20, 2019 by camelotkidd

Trump appears to have found the theme for his 2020 presidential campaign–Socialism is bad!!! “We are alarmed by the new calls to adopt socialism in our country,” said President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address. “Tonight, … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged 2020 election, corporate socialism, Donald Trump, plutocracy, socialism, Wall Street, wall street crash | Leave a comment

Not your fathers empire

Posted on February 14, 2019 by camelotkidd

I believe that the bipartisan freak-out over a Congresswoman’s criticism of AIPAC provides a window into the true nature of the American empire. Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has published an apology for making self-evident observations about the American Israel Public … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neoliberals, propaganda | Tagged AIPAC, all-American corporate empire, Donald Trump, Israel, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Network | Leave a comment

Empire Wreckers

Posted on February 8, 2019 by camelotkidd

The Trump administration has segued from tragedy to comedy while unintentionally wrecking the US empire. Didn’t know we were an empire? You’re not alone. Most Americans believe the myth of American exceptionalism, where the USA is depicted as the … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda | Tagged American empire, deep state, Donald Trump, liberal international establishment, neocons, Russia-gate, US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard | Leave a comment