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Rich people must not be allowed to lose money
Our political/economy is based on the concept that rich people must not be allowed to lose money. Obama foamed the runway with American homeowners so that banks and the rich people who owned them didn’t’ have to take losses in … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged AI, Donald Trump, kleptocracy, Matt Stoller, neoliberalism, SVB, Wall Street
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You will own nothing
What is the AI data center mania really about? Data centers are springing up everywhere, pushed by Silicon Valley hyper-scalers and state and federal governments, even as more and more Americans protest their implementation. None of the huge expenditure makes … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, neoliberalism, Patrick Wood, Silicon Valley, Wall Street
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Post Neoliberalism
If you thought neoliberalism was bad, just wait. Neoliberalism was the owners of the country rebelling against the New Deal class compromise between capital and labor. Back when the US maintained a manufacturing economy workers possessed more power and the … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, deep state, Donald Trump, kleptocracy, Lavender, Michael Hudson, neoliberalism, propaganda, Wall Street
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Mapping the Deep State
Federalist Papers author and first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay, presciently described the deep state: “The people who own the country ought to govern it.” And so they have. America is not really a country. It’s … Continue reading
What Now?
The US government in its present captured state is beyond redemption. Under Trump the US has openly declared itself to be a violent empire that’s above any international laws. The only available courses appear to be a US military coup … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, feral elite, neofeudalism
Tagged Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Wall Street
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Priorities
By threatening the civilization of Iran and the social cohesion of America, Trump is making the priorities of our feral elite crystal clear. Savage cuts to health care and childcare while massively increasing Pentagon spending to kill more people. Donald … Continue reading
Primitive destruction leads to creative accumulation
I’m mashing political/economic concepts together to demonstrate how ideologies have long term consequences. The creditor class have been subjugating nations and funding wars for centuries, kicking into high gear with the “enclosure laws”–policies that forced peasants off their land and … Continue reading
On the way to collapse
In addition to all the other reveals, the Epstein Files have shone a light on the ongoing looting operation, where it’s much more lucrative to sabotage the US economy so that the billionaires can profit from the destruction. The latest … Continue reading
Nobody wants the status quo
The vast majority of Americans find the status quo poisonous. This is the inevitable blowback from decades of misguided bipartisan policies that have destroyed our country. From never-ending invasions, regime-change ops and sanctions, to ruinous financialization, to the steady outsourcing … Continue reading
Looters
The US is enduring late-stage capitalism where it’s more profitable to loot rather than to create or build. Even worse, the looters are celebrated as “makers” rather than the takers they obviously are. Under Trump’s benevolent gaze, the financiers that … Continue reading
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Tagged propaganda, Mitt Romney, Bain Capital, neoliberalism, Wall Street, Donald Trump, private-equity
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