Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ America is a unipolar superpower governed by octogenarians who work for corporations and banks where military weapons are made by prison slaves to be launched at impoverished foreigners while celebrities attend lavish galas and police guard food in dumpsters from the homeless.
All great points. They do drive me crazy as if they are only just now discovering that their precious capitalists are only motivated by greed and exploitation? Sometimes I compare notes on this dumbness with Kubler Ross's stages of grief -- what better way to explain much of this? Some people are locked or moving in the first three of four stages, heavy on the bargaining and anger. McCarthyism is still so much alive. Some were perfectly OK if there billionaires were GOP, but anything else is Communist. LMAO.
Also, one can do all of the above. As for Rogan, he did not bother me, but the people making claims he was cured by Ivermectin alone did. Also, back in April he reported he was getting the vaccine and no one has verified this. These details matter. I have spent 50 years solid a peace activist and did Women In Black vigils for 12 years. Most people never heard of RAWA or PNAC, but I did. All humans have done is reproduce a new form of royalty and aristocracy. After all, Trump lives like a King, dripping in gold tacky furniture wherever he lives.
I think Hedges said something very interesting about outlawing abortions when he was stationed in Brazil? Or was it some place in east Europe. Well, he said what happened was the lower classes were forced to have babies or get back ally abortions, while the elitists could pay any doctor to privately get their abortions. Two worlds.
Yes. The US is deeply corrupt. Though not a Trump supporter, the last four years convinced me that it is far more deeply corrupt than I had imagined, but the last year proved that even that was naive. Dr. Pierre Kory recently stated that, to paraphrase, no matter how many layers of corruption he uncovered, he ultimately was proven naive.
Virtually all of our corporations are vulnerable to the penalties and ultimately confiscation under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
But you're right about the reactions to telling the truth to the propagandized. Even my friends who understand that as a molecular biologist, I'm allowed to judge these pharma a-holes and their con game, I get frustrated looks. Because it threatens their little fantasy about their lives being safe. WTFU, America, World. You're being played.
Funny, most people I know from China do not like what they see being thrust down their throats from Beijing.
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I have a big problem with the United States, but I have an equally big problem with CCP China.
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Listening to what you say, it would seem like you are a strong advocate for the authoritarian state, as has been laid out by Xi JinPing, though I am fairly certain that isn't what you really hold dear to your heart. We don't want capitalism but we don't want authoritarianism either, we want federal democratic republics like that which originally was envisioned for the United States, which by the way was derived from the Enlightenment that emerged in Europe after a thousand years of authoritarian rule. Federal, as in many communities with a mediator of disputes between communities, democratic, leaders are voted in and voted out by the people, republic meaning that the entire structure is designed for the benefit of the people. Isn't that what we want. Do you really want the central control of a CCP China that currently operates on the Social Credit system based on AI algorithms that suck up all the information about everything said by every person in China and then determines whether or not their social credit will be turned on or turned off? Oh yes the United States is headed in the same direction, Joe Biden is the first example of a truely totalitarian leader in the United States, but is that really what we want? Or do we want to once again embrace the vision of the Enlightenment and throw off authoritarian rule once and for all.
Actually, in April there was a good piece about how DELTA was a game changer, and we all know the vaccine only had about 6-8 months durability -- and if everyone was covid-free for that time it might make a considerable impact. Of course, that was not easily possible given the resistance. Mostly, people are trying to be brave and navigate the daily uncertainty, unlike the QAnons who are certain about the beliefs in a worldwide conspiracy headed by the WEF, that the vaccine is mind control, and brought here to take away our freedoms. The biggest horror stories are coming from our frontline health workers who are tired of being spit on and demonized.
You end your article with love, and I think most of us have a deep down problem with love; expressing it, holding it, feeling worthy of it, flinching when it stares us in the face, so we settle for easier, less frightening things -- a new car, a paycheck, a political hero, a pat on the back.
Those who rise to power have no problems with this transaction; in fact, they encourage it and thrive, erecting institutions to manage and maintain this great turning away.
They suspect that love makes the gears of the machine obvious, and once that happens, you can never unsee them. After that, they fear that everything they do to convince you otherwise will be magically rendered hopelessly clumsy.
Caitlin, your words deserve a much wider audience.
I could not care less about symbolic gestures or "bold statements". I care about results. Concrete, material results. Not "moral victories", not excuses, not symbols or "we really tried, really".
Results.
People rely on symbol; and spectacle when they cannot deliver results.
What makes it so sad in what you say, is we were saying all this back in the 60s and 70s, so it is a grim reminder of how things never change, or actually get much worse with time.
"Whistleblower" Frances Haugen is a vital media and political asset because she advances their quest for greater control over online political discourse.
She is now “guided” by long-time Obama operative Bill Burton !!
Unlike Julian Assange, Daniel Hale or Ed Snowden, corporate media is suddenly in love with “whistleblowers”….
Democrats and Media Do Not Want to Weaken Facebook, Just Commandeer its Power to Censor - by Glenn Greenwald - Glenn Greenwald (substack.com)
A shady Facebook 'whistleblower' wants more censorship -- Grayzone
DNC and Deep State are playing us like a violin. They like and NEED the incompetent clown Trump to stay on political stage -- the only possible way they can remain in power.
We will see more of such a slickly engineered brand creation as this Facebook "whistleblower." While ACTUAL whistleblowers linger in prison (Assange, Daniel Hale), exile (Edward Snowden) and bankruptcy – suddenly corporate media “loves” DNC/CIA’s fake “whistleblowers”.
I can't understand those who believe that we can tame capitalism and make it into a kinder, gentler capitalism by allowing a "certain amount" of socialism.
Of course, unremitting propaganda ensures that.
Capitalism eats everything it comes in contact with. That's its design.
I am sorry, but this one is way too much fun not to share as .Ok, Jesse Ventura has been so loud and outspoken about covid, masking, safety, and vaccines, calling people traitors, that covid is the equivalent to war. He is one of the loudest voices out there, no tolerance at all. So, I did see something pop-up about he predicted covid years ago? I did not click. So this must be related.
All great points. They do drive me crazy as if they are only just now discovering that their precious capitalists are only motivated by greed and exploitation? Sometimes I compare notes on this dumbness with Kubler Ross's stages of grief -- what better way to explain much of this? Some people are locked or moving in the first three of four stages, heavy on the bargaining and anger. McCarthyism is still so much alive. Some were perfectly OK if there billionaires were GOP, but anything else is Communist. LMAO.
Also, one can do all of the above. As for Rogan, he did not bother me, but the people making claims he was cured by Ivermectin alone did. Also, back in April he reported he was getting the vaccine and no one has verified this. These details matter. I have spent 50 years solid a peace activist and did Women In Black vigils for 12 years. Most people never heard of RAWA or PNAC, but I did. All humans have done is reproduce a new form of royalty and aristocracy. After all, Trump lives like a King, dripping in gold tacky furniture wherever he lives.
I think Hedges said something very interesting about outlawing abortions when he was stationed in Brazil? Or was it some place in east Europe. Well, he said what happened was the lower classes were forced to have babies or get back ally abortions, while the elitists could pay any doctor to privately get their abortions. Two worlds.
Yes. The US is deeply corrupt. Though not a Trump supporter, the last four years convinced me that it is far more deeply corrupt than I had imagined, but the last year proved that even that was naive. Dr. Pierre Kory recently stated that, to paraphrase, no matter how many layers of corruption he uncovered, he ultimately was proven naive.
Virtually all of our corporations are vulnerable to the penalties and ultimately confiscation under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
"It's weird how nobody's even saying the vaccine isn't working as well as they'd hoped it would. You're not even allowed to say that."
I've been saying it for months. Big Pharma Racketeering. Rushed new biotech, no raw data release. Mediocre vaccines --at best. https://vinlopresti.medium.com/corporate-pharmacy-racketeering-loves-your-shots-f4aada78d44a
But you're right about the reactions to telling the truth to the propagandized. Even my friends who understand that as a molecular biologist, I'm allowed to judge these pharma a-holes and their con game, I get frustrated looks. Because it threatens their little fantasy about their lives being safe. WTFU, America, World. You're being played.
Funny, most people I know from China do not like what they see being thrust down their throats from Beijing.
~
I have a big problem with the United States, but I have an equally big problem with CCP China.
~
Listening to what you say, it would seem like you are a strong advocate for the authoritarian state, as has been laid out by Xi JinPing, though I am fairly certain that isn't what you really hold dear to your heart. We don't want capitalism but we don't want authoritarianism either, we want federal democratic republics like that which originally was envisioned for the United States, which by the way was derived from the Enlightenment that emerged in Europe after a thousand years of authoritarian rule. Federal, as in many communities with a mediator of disputes between communities, democratic, leaders are voted in and voted out by the people, republic meaning that the entire structure is designed for the benefit of the people. Isn't that what we want. Do you really want the central control of a CCP China that currently operates on the Social Credit system based on AI algorithms that suck up all the information about everything said by every person in China and then determines whether or not their social credit will be turned on or turned off? Oh yes the United States is headed in the same direction, Joe Biden is the first example of a truely totalitarian leader in the United States, but is that really what we want? Or do we want to once again embrace the vision of the Enlightenment and throw off authoritarian rule once and for all.
Actually, in April there was a good piece about how DELTA was a game changer, and we all know the vaccine only had about 6-8 months durability -- and if everyone was covid-free for that time it might make a considerable impact. Of course, that was not easily possible given the resistance. Mostly, people are trying to be brave and navigate the daily uncertainty, unlike the QAnons who are certain about the beliefs in a worldwide conspiracy headed by the WEF, that the vaccine is mind control, and brought here to take away our freedoms. The biggest horror stories are coming from our frontline health workers who are tired of being spit on and demonized.
This is the painful truth and the liberating truth.
You end your article with love, and I think most of us have a deep down problem with love; expressing it, holding it, feeling worthy of it, flinching when it stares us in the face, so we settle for easier, less frightening things -- a new car, a paycheck, a political hero, a pat on the back.
Those who rise to power have no problems with this transaction; in fact, they encourage it and thrive, erecting institutions to manage and maintain this great turning away.
They suspect that love makes the gears of the machine obvious, and once that happens, you can never unsee them. After that, they fear that everything they do to convince you otherwise will be magically rendered hopelessly clumsy.
Caitlin, your words deserve a much wider audience.
Re: AOC and her clothes.
I could not care less about symbolic gestures or "bold statements". I care about results. Concrete, material results. Not "moral victories", not excuses, not symbols or "we really tried, really".
Results.
People rely on symbol; and spectacle when they cannot deliver results.
What makes it so sad in what you say, is we were saying all this back in the 60s and 70s, so it is a grim reminder of how things never change, or actually get much worse with time.
"Whistleblower" Frances Haugen is a vital media and political asset because she advances their quest for greater control over online political discourse.
She is now “guided” by long-time Obama operative Bill Burton !!
Unlike Julian Assange, Daniel Hale or Ed Snowden, corporate media is suddenly in love with “whistleblowers”….
Democrats and Media Do Not Want to Weaken Facebook, Just Commandeer its Power to Censor - by Glenn Greenwald - Glenn Greenwald (substack.com)
A shady Facebook 'whistleblower' wants more censorship -- Grayzone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x9jvABotrg
DNC and Deep State are playing us like a violin. They like and NEED the incompetent clown Trump to stay on political stage -- the only possible way they can remain in power.
We will see more of such a slickly engineered brand creation as this Facebook "whistleblower." While ACTUAL whistleblowers linger in prison (Assange, Daniel Hale), exile (Edward Snowden) and bankruptcy – suddenly corporate media “loves” DNC/CIA’s fake “whistleblowers”.
I can't understand those who believe that we can tame capitalism and make it into a kinder, gentler capitalism by allowing a "certain amount" of socialism.
Of course, unremitting propaganda ensures that.
Capitalism eats everything it comes in contact with. That's its design.
I am sorry, but this one is way too much fun not to share as .Ok, Jesse Ventura has been so loud and outspoken about covid, masking, safety, and vaccines, calling people traitors, that covid is the equivalent to war. He is one of the loudest voices out there, no tolerance at all. So, I did see something pop-up about he predicted covid years ago? I did not click. So this must be related.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/16/facebook-posts/no-covid-wasnt-planned-fema-kill-thousands-and-ope/