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Old Time Religion
We are endlessly lectured that there are no conspiracies but what was Russia-gate? All the cool kids have moved on now that icky Trump is out of the White House and not embarrassing them and their corporate media play-things but … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, propaganda, Russia-gate
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Shut up and Sing
The 20 year anniversary of 911 promises plenty of weepy testimonials and homages to the heroic first responders who died in the attacks. What we won’t see is a reckoning on how 911 was used to fundamentally transform the United … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, deep state, invasion of Iraq, neocons, propaganda, war on terror
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McKinsey-ified
Matt Stoller has coined the perfect description for the late-stage American empire. He says we’ve become McKinsey-ified. “More fundamentally, the people who are in charge of the governing institutions in our society are simply divorced from the underlying logistics of … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate media, deep state, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Matt Stoller, propaganda
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Double Truth
Neoliberalism, as a political ideology focused intently on maximizing the power of “capital,” deploys a double truth to cover its inherent contradictions: 1) that an ideology dedicated to liberal values has to continuously resort to illiberal practices; 2) that an … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, neoliberalism, Phillip Mirowski, propaganda
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Invisible Government
Walter Lippmann, Edward Bernays and the other social scientists who made up the Creel Commission developed the techniques of advertising, public relations and propaganda. These men manipulated the American public into World War I at the behest of US and … Continue reading
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Tagged Creel Commission, Edward Bernays, propaganda, Walter Lippmann
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On a path towards radicalization
I’ve always been fascinated by understanding how our world really works. Not the bedtime stories told by our parents, teachers and corporate media talking-heads but the real events that shape our world. It’s why I try to read everything I … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged Biden, corporate media, neoliberalism, propaganda
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Of the erosion of international norms of war and the Western commitment to them
For the last five years we’ve been bombarded by story after story of Trump being a secret Russian agent directed personally by Vladimir Putin, while the Russians are portrayed as being particularly villainous. Why, dear reader, do you think that … Continue reading
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Tagged George Orwell, Joe Biden, neocons, Operation Timber Sycamore, propaganda, Russia-gate, Syria
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Friends and Family
There was a meme a few years back during the Obama administration where liberals were encouraged to relate how they had lost a family member to Fox News propaganda. During the Trump administration the narrative managers flipped the script, with … Continue reading
Posted in neoliberalism, propaganda, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, George Orwell, neoliberalism, new york times, propaganda, Russia-gate
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Instagram Insurrection
Holy fucking shit! I take a holiday break from blogging and all hell breaks loose. However, the Instagram insurrection can hardly be a surprise to those of us paying attention. With apologies to Gil Scott-Heron, the revolution will be Instagramed. … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neofeudalism, propaganda
Tagged Capital protests, Donald Trump, feral elite, precarity, propaganda
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The Consensus
Most liberals take their cues from the New York Times, which provides the narrative for the American empire. Indeed, the Gray Lady’s chief role is to enforce accepted US imperial diktats and neoliberal orthodoxy. Oligarchic imperialism is our dominant state … Continue reading
