The Empire Strikes Back
With the Cheney Clan's endorsement of Harris and the Neo-Democrats, the vanquishing of the anti-war movement in America is complete.
Even after dozens of Bush/Bush/Obama neocon administration officials have jumped ship and joined the Cheney bandwagon, few Americans have raised an eyebrow.
The old Democrat Party is officially dead.
While rightwingers still rail and blubber about leftards and commies mucking everything up, the fact is they no longer exist.
They swat at ghosts.
There is no longer a "left coast" to demonize.
Civil war?
Hrump! It's all one war party now.
America has finally come together now with morals that spell lie, cheat, and steal our way around the globe to keep our lifestyle going.
And the Dark Lord has returned with his evil minions to wreak more death and destruction on this little planet.
Will marooned astronauts be the only humans to witness billions of lives suddenly go silent?
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Good morning, e1!
Seems to me that every Democratic president from Carter to present moved rightward. Now, the party has surpassed the Republicans in their rightness.
It used to be subtle or even hidden from our view. Now, they show us, demand our support, and do it joyfully.
Civil war will not be right vs. left.
It will be the bottom 99% against the 1%.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
The shelf life has expired
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on the 'murrican dream
sanctioning 2/3 of countries
around the globe does not put the
US in a position of strength
the D/R uniparty wants moar war,
theft and extraction
vote independent if possible
question everything
Hello Captn'
I'm beginning to see the wisdom of Mark Twain when he said "If voting mattered, they wouldn't let us do it".
Have a good day, before the clown show tonight.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Good morning, otc
I think you are describing Revolution more than civil war. Which leads me to believe the 1% will commit to a preemptive strike to cut our numbers down to a more manageable level.
I would have never thought possible our rulers could be this evil. But then I can remember back in November 1963.
Thanks for the post.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
I believe they already are
thinning out the herd.
Yeah, civil war or revolution kinda depends on what our military does. The rankks are part of th 99
The military rank and file is from the 99%, whereas their top commanders are part of or completely dependent upon the 1%. Which side are you on, boy? Which side are you on?
Will they break rank?
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
I read more than once
...in modern European history texts particularly concerning European imperial history, that for proles or peasants the military was a potential pathway of social mobility. At the same time, it provided a social relief valve if you will for proles or the lower castes in virtually frozen class societies to "get ahead." Discontented masses at home can be a problem for elites. Declassee elites could also prove themselves and enhance their status. So fomenting conflict or conquest was a means to satisfy the ambitious among them.
Being from the mother country or "homeland" as a soldier or sailor presented the opportunity to lord it over some foreign people no matter how low one's standing. This is one dimension of the US militarist outlook. The imperial movement to war and conquest resembles the dynamics of a totalitarian movement in Hannah Arendt's pivotal work Totalitarianism. In a totalitarian government the formal government institutions don't rule anymore, the movement does. An imperial outlook is inconsistent with concern for human rights.
Over 60% of crimes involving US military personnel in Japan took place in Okinawa Pref.
語必忠信 行必正直
American military recruiting
is taking a serious hit right now, even with tens of thousands of dollars in incentives. Only the Marines have met their quotas and they cut the numbers they need, downsizing the ranks.
They could raise the enlistment numbers substantially if they raised the pay scale to the level of police officers.
But the taxpayers could not/would not afford that.
But the 1%ers could quite easily.
Interesting times we live and toil in.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
The US is recruiting the wrong way. They should adopt the
Ukrainian method.
https://x.com/ArthurM40330824/status/1832855985473388644
I am not sure that this will show up for everyone?
Congress is already talking about
reinstating the draft.
Will they start it at 26 years old and above, like Ukraine. Or go back to the Vietnam Era and draft 18 year olds?
The Vietnam debacle conveniently knocked down the numbers of boomers just reaching working age by 58k.
Maybe they will take another shot at us aging boomers just starting Social Security and start drafting at 65.
Being part of a hugh cohort is dangerous.
Thanks for stopping by.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
The top commanders
are not immune to the thirst for power.
A military coup is not out of the question.
IMHO that would be the most favorable outcome for the 99%. The top brass would have to cede some relief to the masses just to get the lower ranks to support a coup.
I see a military coup more likely than a nuclear holocaust.
IMHO
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
I remember my Dad
discussion the presidential run made by Gen. Wesley Clark. Dad said the problem with voting in Generals and Admirals is that they are trained to say "yes". Military coups in underdeveloped countries have no banksters and corporations to please. Boy, we got 'em here in the US.
Looking back on President Eisenhower, he did not clamp down on the MIC. He specifically warned us to beware. In other words, he said "yes", then told us that is not a good idea on his way out of the door.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
another perspective on the clown show
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probably past my bedtime so will get the re-caps later ..
Jill's response will begin at 10:30pm Eastern time (or whenever the ABC debate ends) and will be streamed live on her Facebook, X/Twitter, and YouTube accounts.
Jill will also be live-tweeting the debate on her X/Twitter account starting at 9pm ET.
ABC and the Harris and Trump campaigns locked Jill out of this sham "debate", but they can't silence her voice for people, planet, and peace. Please join Jill on debate night to help her break through to millions of voters hungry for a real choice, and spread the word!
question everything
I agree
But they can silence her on those same sites you mentioned.
Remember who controls those sites.
I will, however, make every effort to see her responce.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Nothing to see here. It is only Israel acting in self defense!
I have no words
to express my sorrow for this ongoing atrocity.
Our sorrow only makes the Israeli people swell with pride in showing the rest of the world how much they hate all others.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Good morning e1. The questions is whether or to
what extent de fools and de gullibles take de bait. I have no use for it and will abstain, though I might try to check in on Jill's twitfeed. That might be a bit difficult since I lack a twit account, however, meaning I will probably have to make do with the second and third day after the fact "condensations" and "commentaries". Meanwhile people argue about bathrooms. (somebody had to say it) Run and check out today's Pearls before Swine --
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2024/09/10
Divide and/or distract and conquer, never seems to fail. There are myriads of petty divisions and disagreements fomented by TPTB to keep us distracted while they make off with all the loot and garner ever more power and for what? Somebody once noted that the purpose of torture is torture, and I suggest that that purpose of repression, oppression and suppression is simply that, exercising the power because they can, but who knows.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
on the lighter side (not really)
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there is this potential background for the debatable show
question everything
An ode to joy, I guess.
After all, Joy is just an extreme form of happiness, is it not. And what brings all the uniparty wallahs happiness?
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
in answer to your philosophical question
gunz
this is not gnus
question everything
Wish this had happened 20 years ago.
The Left has always been the
walking dead of American politics.
Ghosted wherever they appeared.
There was never a political Party in the US that represented a platform of Leftist values — unlike all other democracies in the world. The fabrication of a fake Left (Democrats) in the US has produced generations of people suffering with Persistent Political Stupidity. This condition is endemic now, and for a number of specific reasons, it cannot be corrected.
By deleting the most serious Leftist concerns from the political spectrum of national politics, the American people will be able to see the Truth about the Overlords of the US government for the very first time. (Except for those who are trapped in the intellectual death-cycle of denial and hope.)
It will save us a lot of time and wasted effort, moving forward. And it may convince a few people to seize control over their own destiny in order to realize their full potential.
Pluto,
I had a chat with my secretary about this debate being historic, that moment in our history when people are snapped into reality. If we see either of them flounder, or make fools of themselves, we will have witnessed it and can see through all the news (propaganda)coming tomorrow saying the idiot won. It happened in the Biden/Trump debate to an extent, but way to easily shifted to all thinks KHive. She was convenient. They do not have a groomed and ready replacement, and even if they tried, people will have the fool me twice realization.
Anyway, Pluto, seems great minds think alike!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
It's going to be very interesting
The banal back an forth will be a wonderland of food for Stein.
She will rip them both new anuses.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Thanks for following along.
What was on my mind when I wrote this was the US Labor Movement and the struggle to form unions. So many workers were shot or beaten to death. A working class party was never allowed to form. The debate didn't cross my mind, since there is no viable candidate running on a comprehensive antiwar platform. I used to watch them the same way I would watch a horror movie, but I am no longer amused.
Kamala was deeply debriefed and brainwashed years ago by the CFR before they selected her for the Biden ticket. For the past century, the CFR has pre-selected the Presidents, Secretaries of State, and key Cabinet posts of most administrations in the US. For both Parties simultaneously. The candidates were reprogrammed as necessary, and shadowed constantly. There is nothing Democratic about US elections. It's kabuki all the way down. The very last thing that Assange posted before he was abruptly kidnapped and imprisoned was a photo chart showing the entire private-paid membership of the CFR and all of their covert power interconnections.
Nothing is left to chance.
This might be
the Big Reveal.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
One day, I might delve into the
"historic" Yellow Press, which persists unto this day, and how alt media censorship is a must for the oligarchy.
TOO BAD internet is a DOD invention, ya think?
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Well there it was....the debate
I hope everybody is clear who to vote for now.
Trump proved beyond any shadow of doubt he cannot string together a complete sentence to save his life.
Mostly incoherence. And absolutely nothing to offer in a new administration.
Just the most amazingly beautiful babble the world has ever heard. Ever in all of history. Fantastically gorgeous babble that world leaders say they admire, greatly.
By comparison, Kamala was poised and well trained. The lies poured forth from her lips so smoothly one could barely catch them.
I don't know who "won" the debate, but I am certain the American people lost.
I watched Jill Stein's follow-up on utube and she had some encouraging remarks but ultimately got cut off for some reason. Probably went past her allotted time.
She is still getting my vote.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Well, it is Nova H1 earrings
for the win...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nova-audioearrings/audio-earrings-e...
https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/09/11/550x309/Harrisnovae...
The Earrings strike back... You make the call. I'm just watching how frantically all the dem-leaning media outlets are trying to debunk this conspiracy theory- their fingers are just a blur over their keyboards, I'd imagine. Let's face it, there is no way that she is capable of holding it together without someone feeding her her lines.
This will be a lot of fun to watch play out. And Stein is still getting my vote...
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
If those suspicions are true, then Ms. Harris
was calmly and brazenly violating the rules for her personal benefit, which is classic "American Exceptionalism", making her the quintessential US presidential candidate.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good catch, usf
Like most people I know, it's hard to believe she could be so lucid and witty.
She had a room full of helpers on the other end of those earrings.
Thanks for those links.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.