Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Oh cool it's the part of the news cycle where Democrats and Republicans pretend something's going to change about American gun laws for a few days. "It's a gun control problem!" "Nuh-uh it's a mental health problem!"
Henry the K to the left of the Dems and their fraud squad. Now there's a frightening thought for anyone who was alive and fully conscious, and remembers the empire's ponderous foot on the neck of Central America in the early 1970s.
At last someone connects the US war machine to the absolute violence of Hollywoodism and American venality. Oh yeah, Chris Hedges has been on that for years. a good article, but the title is salient and gruesome. Good work Caitlin.
Oh, Caitlin, how I loved reading this rant. I used to write something I called rant poetry, pouring all my pain into some lines, and I can feel your sincere, raw humanity in this piece better than in your other also excellent work. Across the globe I send you the platonic love and hugs from a kindred spirit. 👍🏻 👊🏻
It’s Not like Democrat Politicians care about the Life of the Innocent. Hell, they are trying to depopulate the world! It’s just their socialist and fascist friends are worried they can’t control us until guns are illegal.
I agree in principle, but do you realize that 32% of Americans own a gun, admit to it that is, and 44% admit to having a gun in the household: that's almost 150 million people! that's what I refer to when I say the society itself is sick - and in a peculiar brain-washed way: they seem perfectly normal because well, according to the definition of normal, they are! Yet, they can make a "stand your ground" law that makes murder lawful. Smarter or more aware Americans and the rest of the world have to go after the NRA, without the approval of which no one gets elected.
"We are all marinating in the US-centralized empire: its influence, its propaganda, its artificially manufactured culture, its ways of thinking. We're so immersed in it we can't see it. It's like water for fish to us. So we won't see any research into its influence on the collective psyche."
The concept is called "hegemony" and we find it hard to imagine things any other way.
Kissinger simply wants to turn the cock back to before Russia's "special operation," now that it's obvious that his ilk's ploy to re-colonize Russia has not only failed but also backfired on their sphere of influence. he dresses it up as "concern for europe and humanity" for the global consumption while addressing the neoliberal cabal at WEF. these ghouls fooled Russia once. putin is no fool.
“Violence is not new to America. White men of European stock seized the lands of indigenous Indians with a ferocity which endured until our own times. The institution of slavery shaped the character of the nation and leaves its mark everywhere. Countless “local” wars were mounted throughout the twentieth century to protect commercial interests abroad. Finally, the United States emerged at Hiroshima as the arbiter of world affairs and self-appointed policeman of the globe.”
— Bertrand Russell, Bertrand Russell’s America: Volume II 1945–1970, Part II, The Entire American People Are On Trial, Ramparts magazine (March 1970), p. 474
As an America’s it’s painful to listen to the criticism when I’ve spent most of my life railing against our governments incompetence and reckless wars. My experience has been Americans have been much to busy enjoying their lives while ignoring the obvious corruption and lies. If Russia placed missiles in Mexico what would Joe do or any President for that matter. The biggest hypocrite of them all and evil too is currently accelerating the destruction of the empire so you my not have long before your essay on the fall of the West is published.
Henry the K to the left of the Dems and their fraud squad. Now there's a frightening thought for anyone who was alive and fully conscious, and remembers the empire's ponderous foot on the neck of Central America in the early 1970s.
I had read Kissinger's comments and was shocked. Where did he get the idea that America cared about peace and stability in Europe?
At last someone connects the US war machine to the absolute violence of Hollywoodism and American venality. Oh yeah, Chris Hedges has been on that for years. a good article, but the title is salient and gruesome. Good work Caitlin.
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The empire eats the republic.
Oh, Caitlin, how I loved reading this rant. I used to write something I called rant poetry, pouring all my pain into some lines, and I can feel your sincere, raw humanity in this piece better than in your other also excellent work. Across the globe I send you the platonic love and hugs from a kindred spirit. 👍🏻 👊🏻
It’s Not like Democrat Politicians care about the Life of the Innocent. Hell, they are trying to depopulate the world! It’s just their socialist and fascist friends are worried they can’t control us until guns are illegal.
This is exactly the message Michael Moore provided in "Bowling for Columbine" how many years ago?
"... US presidents are always orders of magnitude more murderous than the act they're decrying..." Amen!
The US of Arrogance . The empire of lies , chaos, and child sacrifice.
Why do we hate Russia and China?
Is that more cost effective?
The sixties had to be killed cold dead.
Long ago.
The whole possibility of peace and love means we can't fuel war and conflict.
That had to be cancelled first .
Digital biofascist tyranny with a Nazie face scarsz Hank?
Kissinger scared?
Chicken ?
I agree in principle, but do you realize that 32% of Americans own a gun, admit to it that is, and 44% admit to having a gun in the household: that's almost 150 million people! that's what I refer to when I say the society itself is sick - and in a peculiar brain-washed way: they seem perfectly normal because well, according to the definition of normal, they are! Yet, they can make a "stand your ground" law that makes murder lawful. Smarter or more aware Americans and the rest of the world have to go after the NRA, without the approval of which no one gets elected.
"We are all marinating in the US-centralized empire: its influence, its propaganda, its artificially manufactured culture, its ways of thinking. We're so immersed in it we can't see it. It's like water for fish to us. So we won't see any research into its influence on the collective psyche."
The concept is called "hegemony" and we find it hard to imagine things any other way.
Kissinger simply wants to turn the cock back to before Russia's "special operation," now that it's obvious that his ilk's ploy to re-colonize Russia has not only failed but also backfired on their sphere of influence. he dresses it up as "concern for europe and humanity" for the global consumption while addressing the neoliberal cabal at WEF. these ghouls fooled Russia once. putin is no fool.
Brilliant piece Caitlin. Thank you and for being a voice that speaks so eloquently on such horrible things.
“Violence is not new to America. White men of European stock seized the lands of indigenous Indians with a ferocity which endured until our own times. The institution of slavery shaped the character of the nation and leaves its mark everywhere. Countless “local” wars were mounted throughout the twentieth century to protect commercial interests abroad. Finally, the United States emerged at Hiroshima as the arbiter of world affairs and self-appointed policeman of the globe.”
— Bertrand Russell, Bertrand Russell’s America: Volume II 1945–1970, Part II, The Entire American People Are On Trial, Ramparts magazine (March 1970), p. 474
As an America’s it’s painful to listen to the criticism when I’ve spent most of my life railing against our governments incompetence and reckless wars. My experience has been Americans have been much to busy enjoying their lives while ignoring the obvious corruption and lies. If Russia placed missiles in Mexico what would Joe do or any President for that matter. The biggest hypocrite of them all and evil too is currently accelerating the destruction of the empire so you my not have long before your essay on the fall of the West is published.