Listen to a reading of this article: Reacting to China's announcement that it will be putting forward a proposal for a political settlement to end the war in Ukraine, the US ambassador to the United Nations said that if China begins arming Russia in that conflict this will be a "red line" for the United States.
Besides supplying incredible amounts of "lethal military aid" to Ukraine, isn't the US providing a lot of actual targeting data for Ukrainians using that aid?
I'm not sure what the limits of a "proxy war" are, but I wonder if the US is not pushing them. If so, that's very risky (if not reckless), because if you remove the "proxy" from "a proxy war with Russia", war with Russia is what's left.
No matter how obvious this is and how simple and well the arguments are presentet the majority of the masses, who have bought into the propaganda and justification of the imperialistic narrative, will never even consider the possibility that they have been fooled and lied to. And should they consider this possibility for a nano second, they will never ever admit that they were wrong, simply because it would be too painful. They would rather die happily ignorant (wilfully blind) than painfully aware.
Yeah but don't look at that look over here! Unfortunately there are a ton of bobbing heads. Violation after violation of the constitution and all these people look the other way or buy the big lie that "it is in your best interest"! The other lie told to people who refuse to "Look Up" war is for protecting US interest! Bullshit! War is about keeping some rich piece of shit rich or to get richer while using the blood of the poor! It is meant to steal another country's resources when they don't allow their puppet to just turn them over! All this filth has committed the worse form of treason and need to be put in prison awaiting the Guillotine!
Biden wants a legacy as a "war president" and as someone who single handedly restored US world hegemony after the Trump "America Firsters".
Joe dreams that maybe, like the 19the century Monroe Doctrine for the Western Hemisphere, he'll be the legacy of the 21st Century "Biden Doctrine" for the whole world! Lunacy.
“I don’t accept anybody’s red lines.” This sentence and its corollary, which consists in setting red lines for other states, perfectly characterize American foreign policy: it is an imperial policy. What is even less to the credit of the United States is that this policy is based on lies, exploited in the most cynical way. Whether it is claiming that Russia is waging an "unprovoked" war or that the Chinese are "arming" Russia, when it is Washington that set up the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev that has been waging war on the people of the Donbass since 2014 and that is pouring billions of dollars worth of arms and ammunition into this criminal regime.
Seriously, how can these politicians look at themselves in the morning in the mirror without blushing? Do they have so little conscience and morals?
There are red lines of rhetoric and red lines of substantial fact. In realpolitik or international relations, threatening the security of a foreign state, especially its ruling class, is going to be a "red line" whether it is announced as such or not. Clearly, the weakening or fall of Russia would be extremely disadvantageous to China, that is, the US would be on China's back like the hungry tiger it is. Therefore, China will support Russia whether they say they are doing it or not. They would be crazy not to. In fact, I would be very surprised to learn that China has not been sending support to Russia already and to have big plans for increasing it should it seem advisable. The more the US threatens China, the greater that assistance will become.
So what is the ultimatum? If you arm Russia - we will...? The West and spokesperson Biden have no sense of the ridiculous: will they refuse cheap, manufactured China goods on which the population now depends? Or not sell their wheat to them? Line up some really good defamatory lies? That's an innovation. Ouch.
When “might makes right” becomes the unacknowledged, but vey obvious rationale of the bully, it is up to intellectuals, academics, journalists, AND the morality police, I.e., the cash-happy preachers to speak truth to power. Most of the voices speaking the truth have been coopted, silenced or marginalized. But not all of them!
I recently posted a link to what I think is an important book review by a conservative, Bruce Fein, who deconstructed a flowery, self-elevating call-to-arms by a neoliberal, staunch cheerleader for the U.S. empire.
“The gist of Kagan’s intellectually stimulating and imaginative argument goes something like this: Americans are endowed with a disproportionate percentage of angelic, altruistic DNA compared with non-chosen others. Uniquely among nations, the United States wishes to make other people happier, freer, and wealthier by fighting against corruption and tyranny abroad.”
Kagan is a godfather of the neoliberal regiment that includes Joe Biden and Anthony Blinken. Kagan writes the words that become the bases for policies that authorize politicians to implement those words through global acts of aggression and terror. Here’s a link to the full commentary by Fein:
Besides supplying incredible amounts of "lethal military aid" to Ukraine, isn't the US providing a lot of actual targeting data for Ukrainians using that aid?
I'm not sure what the limits of a "proxy war" are, but I wonder if the US is not pushing them. If so, that's very risky (if not reckless), because if you remove the "proxy" from "a proxy war with Russia", war with Russia is what's left.
No matter how obvious this is and how simple and well the arguments are presentet the majority of the masses, who have bought into the propaganda and justification of the imperialistic narrative, will never even consider the possibility that they have been fooled and lied to. And should they consider this possibility for a nano second, they will never ever admit that they were wrong, simply because it would be too painful. They would rather die happily ignorant (wilfully blind) than painfully aware.
Fuck the Empire of Lies.
That is because, whatever Russia and China may be, they are not empires.
Yeah but don't look at that look over here! Unfortunately there are a ton of bobbing heads. Violation after violation of the constitution and all these people look the other way or buy the big lie that "it is in your best interest"! The other lie told to people who refuse to "Look Up" war is for protecting US interest! Bullshit! War is about keeping some rich piece of shit rich or to get richer while using the blood of the poor! It is meant to steal another country's resources when they don't allow their puppet to just turn them over! All this filth has committed the worse form of treason and need to be put in prison awaiting the Guillotine!
One of the first statements from Bided as President was his "America Is Back" imperial vision, see:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/02/04/remarks-by-president-biden-on-americas-place-in-the-world/
Biden wants a legacy as a "war president" and as someone who single handedly restored US world hegemony after the Trump "America Firsters".
Joe dreams that maybe, like the 19the century Monroe Doctrine for the Western Hemisphere, he'll be the legacy of the 21st Century "Biden Doctrine" for the whole world! Lunacy.
Great piece. Solid argument.
“I don’t accept anybody’s red lines.” This sentence and its corollary, which consists in setting red lines for other states, perfectly characterize American foreign policy: it is an imperial policy. What is even less to the credit of the United States is that this policy is based on lies, exploited in the most cynical way. Whether it is claiming that Russia is waging an "unprovoked" war or that the Chinese are "arming" Russia, when it is Washington that set up the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev that has been waging war on the people of the Donbass since 2014 and that is pouring billions of dollars worth of arms and ammunition into this criminal regime.
Seriously, how can these politicians look at themselves in the morning in the mirror without blushing? Do they have so little conscience and morals?
Tucker Carlson gave an absolutely brilliant anti-war speech last night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSh_BgRAah0
I realize not everyone here is on the right, but I like Jimmy Dore, too, and he is on the left. Let the anti-war people unite.
There are red lines of rhetoric and red lines of substantial fact. In realpolitik or international relations, threatening the security of a foreign state, especially its ruling class, is going to be a "red line" whether it is announced as such or not. Clearly, the weakening or fall of Russia would be extremely disadvantageous to China, that is, the US would be on China's back like the hungry tiger it is. Therefore, China will support Russia whether they say they are doing it or not. They would be crazy not to. In fact, I would be very surprised to learn that China has not been sending support to Russia already and to have big plans for increasing it should it seem advisable. The more the US threatens China, the greater that assistance will become.
“It is the US, not China, that has been pouring weapons into the battlefield"
Who knew??!
The behavior of the US is the behavior of a schoolyard bully.
Washington can set any idiot red lines it wants against China. Good luck trying to enforce them.
So what is the ultimatum? If you arm Russia - we will...? The West and spokesperson Biden have no sense of the ridiculous: will they refuse cheap, manufactured China goods on which the population now depends? Or not sell their wheat to them? Line up some really good defamatory lies? That's an innovation. Ouch.
Until these lunatics get slapped or in some cases punched in the face none of them will ever wake up. Its up to their relatives to do that job.
When “might makes right” becomes the unacknowledged, but vey obvious rationale of the bully, it is up to intellectuals, academics, journalists, AND the morality police, I.e., the cash-happy preachers to speak truth to power. Most of the voices speaking the truth have been coopted, silenced or marginalized. But not all of them!
I recently posted a link to what I think is an important book review by a conservative, Bruce Fein, who deconstructed a flowery, self-elevating call-to-arms by a neoliberal, staunch cheerleader for the U.S. empire.
“The gist of Kagan’s intellectually stimulating and imaginative argument goes something like this: Americans are endowed with a disproportionate percentage of angelic, altruistic DNA compared with non-chosen others. Uniquely among nations, the United States wishes to make other people happier, freer, and wealthier by fighting against corruption and tyranny abroad.”
Kagan is a godfather of the neoliberal regiment that includes Joe Biden and Anthony Blinken. Kagan writes the words that become the bases for policies that authorize politicians to implement those words through global acts of aggression and terror. Here’s a link to the full commentary by Fein:
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/02/10/the-calamity-of-americas-divine-mission/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=32b91ed8-54a5-4708-809c-f23fb608c353