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Long, hot summer
Conventional wisdom has it that an armed revolt would stand no chance against the US military with its tanks and jet fighters. But is that true? Civil wars, for starters, are not like conventional conflicts. They are messy affairs … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, counterinsurgency, domestic insurgency, feral elite, neofeudalism
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Looting Opportunity
We don’t do competent governance anymore. Everything is simply a looting opportunity. There are clusters of competence, of course, but they are overwhelmed by incompetence, corruption and callous disregard for anyone who isn’t wealthy or powerful. The elites have … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neofeudalism, neoliberalism
Tagged Coronavirus, feral elite, guillotine moment, MMT, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, pandemic, plutocracy
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We the Precariat
Here’s an observation from Lambert at Naked Capitalism that perfectly captures the precarious world that’s been created by the advance of neoliberalism. “So, Walmart spends squillions destroying public education, and then pays low wages because people can’t read or … Continue reading
Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals
Tagged Lambert, Naked Capitalism, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, privatization, public education, Walmart
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Pitchforks
Since the election results came in the Hillary Clinton wing of the Democratic Party along with the corporate media have been in full cry over Russia’s supposed interference. Nick Hanauer, a Seattle-based entrepreneur, has a better explanation of why … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism, neoliberals
Tagged 2016 presidential election, Democratic Party, deplorables, Donald Trump, economic insecurity, Hillary Clinton, inequality, it's the inequality stupid, neocons, neofeudalism, neoliberal, Nick Hanauer, pitchforks, racism, Russia
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The flight to serfdom (Part 2)
Another example of neoliberalism working as planned. “Mom feared being beaten by United crew, so she didn’t complain when her son’s seat was given away.” Like I say, you can’t make this shit up. Sorry, here’s Part-1
Washington Generals (Part 2)
How can the Democratic Party effectively oppose Trump and get back into power after they’ve lost over a thousand seats nation-wide since 2008? Oh, I know. Maybe former Vice-President Joe Biden, a Democrat, can show up at a swanky Deer … Continue reading
The Market is the Master
There is a vague sense of a new order growing up around us. Sometimes there’s a brief glimpse of it. Sometimes late at night there’s a whisper of it on the wind. I’m referring to neofeudalism–a confluence of neoliberalism and neoconservatism … Continue reading
Apple Pie
No thoughtful observer of American history can be surprised at the Senate report detailing the torture carried out by the CIA in the aftermath of 9/11. The revelation of torture should be seen as the logical outcome of economic and … Continue reading
Democracy Inc.
I’ve talked before how neoliberalism is leading inexorably to new type of power relationship that I’ve labeled neofeudalism. The evidence of this new relationship is all around us: record unemployment, outrageous student loans, dangerous chemical spills, and rampant inequality. Americans … Continue reading