Tag Archives: propaganda
Disconnect
I have never witnessed such a disconnect between the narrative promulgated by the corporate media and reality. I know I’ve talked about this before but every day brings a new example. These types of disruptive narratives are far more common … Continue reading
Gradually, then all at once
Empire’s decline gradually, then all at once. This is the dynamic underpinning collapse: slow at first, then suddenly. Presently, the proxy war in Ukraine is signaling a last ditch effort, the outcome of which will determine whether the US can … Continue reading
Thinking for yourself
It’s illuminating that so many of the professional/managerial/class (PMC’s) are vilifying self research and critical thinking. Mention that you’re looking into something yourself or making up your own mind, rather than believing the conventional wisdom approved by the corporate media, … Continue reading
Provoked
Now we know, thanks to former German Chancellor Merkel that the Minsk Agreement was nothing but a stalling tactic to allow NATO to militarize Ukraine as an anti-Russian proxy and fortify it for an inevitable war. She recently publicly stated … Continue reading
Behind the curtain
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
Remembrance Day
On Veterans Day we’re supposed to support the troops and wave the flag but as a veteran I say fuck that. It’s the anniversary of the end of WWI, the supposed war to end war, commemorated on the eleventh hour … Continue reading
Alienation
Terence McKenna well describes the costs of being an apostate. “The cost of sanity in this society, is a certain level of alienation” And once you get past the propaganda it’s alienation-city because we live in a mean country where … Continue reading
We’ve got to stop there
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
Waiting for the Flood
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
Democracy also dies in the daylight
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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