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We are headed for a geopolitical Minsky Moment
We are headed for a geopolitical Minsky Moment King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta, Runnymede UK, 1215AD Could This be a Blow-Off Top for Tyranny? King John’s military failure at the Battle of Bouvines triggered the barons’ revolt, but the roots of their discontent lay much deeper. King John ruled England in […]
In A Civil War The Authoritarian Left Would Be Easily Beaten – But It Won’t End There
In A Civil War The Authoritarian Left Would Be Easily Beaten – But It Won’t End There There are a lot of assumptions and misconceptions when it comes to the notion of a second civil war within the US. What I see most often is the argument that the political left has “already won” the […]
Cascade of Consequences
CASCADE OF CONSEQUENCES “There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.” – George Orwell 1984 “People will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people’s minds.” – Frank Zappa Orwell and Zappa’s words of wisdom have […]
Biden Administration Completely Kills The “It’s A Private Company So It’s Not Censorship” Argument
Biden Administration Completely Kills The “It’s A Private Company So It’s Not Censorship” Argument Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ In what’s surely the biggest “Imagine the outrage if Trump had done that” moment to date, the Biden administration has admitted that it is giving Facebook a list of accounts to censor for […]
A Few Bananas Short of a Bunch
A FEW BANANAS SHORT OF A BUNCH “You’ve been living in a dream world, Neo.” – Morpheus “How did you go (morally) bankrupt?” Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” ― With abject apologies to Ernest Hemingway and his “The Sun Also Rises” “I reject your reality and substitute my own.” – Adam Savage from Mythbusters I have this […]
New Age of Authoritarianism
New Age of Authoritarianism QUESTION: With over 1 million millionaires and billionaires fleeing the north to the south, why do these people not see the handwriting on the wall? Willful ignorance? Or are they planning to try to prevent non vaccinated people from even engaging in any commerce? PG ANSWER: This reminds me of how Spain […]
Expect Government Crackdowns In A “Global Depression”
Expect Government Crackdowns In A “Global Depression” For those professing a preference for one type of government over another, an ugly reality is they all cut from the same cloth. Whether we are talking about Democracy, Communism, Socialism, or Fascism the strong link they share is one of dominance and a desire to control. While seen as […]
You Counter Trumpism By Ending The Conditions Which Created It, Not With Authoritarian Policies
You Counter Trumpism By Ending The Conditions Which Created It, Not With Authoritarian Policies The US political/media class have been pushing hard for more authoritarian policies to stave off the threat of “domestic terrorism” in the wake of the Capitol riot. President Biden, who was already working on rolling out new domestic terror policies well before January sixth, confirmed after […]
The Two Faces Of The US Empire
The Two Faces Of The US Empire The Biden/Harris inauguration event is going to be a star-studded celebration spanning an unprecedented five days, a giddy orgy of excitement at a murderous oligarchic empire having a new face behind the front desk after promising wealthy donors that nothing will fundamentally change. This comes at a time when Americans are now reporting that they trust […]
The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump
The Threat of Authoritarianism in the U.S. is Very Real, and Has Nothing To Do With Trump The COVID-driven centralization of economic power and information control in the hands of a few corporate monopolies poses enduring threats to political freedom. (L-R): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon […]
Denmark Also Passes Emergency COVID Law Coordinated with Germany – They Are Now Moving Rapidly Globally
Denmark Also Passes Emergency COVID Law Coordinated with Germany – They Are Now Moving Rapidly Globally Denmark has taken a major step to a totalitarian state. This new law allows forcing people who test positive for ‘dangerous diseases’ to be ‘medically examined, hospitalized, treated and placed in isolation’. This further grants the Danish Health Authority […]
Britain Calling in Military to Enforce its COVID-19 Restrictions Without Parliament Debate
Britain Calling in Military to Enforce its COVID-19 Restrictions Without Parliament Debate COMMENT: Has social media replaced civil disobedience, do people vent their spleens over a keyboard and feel that they’ve made their contribution. When will we see politicians hanging from lampposts? Cheers A REPLY: It is clever to call anyone who disagrees with this agenda a […]
On Covid-19 And Authoritarian Abuses
On Covid-19 And Authoritarian Abuses Over the last few months there’s been a clique of indie media who’ve been urging their respective followings to bully and cajole other indie media into focusing on Covid-19, lockdowns, mask laws and Covid-related authoritarian agendas in their coverage of world events. I personally find the idea of fighting with […]
Europeans Are Waking Up to Government Covid Tyranny. Why Are We Still Asleep?
Europeans Are Waking Up to Government Covid Tyranny. Why Are We Still Asleep? Tens of thousands of Germans marched through Berlin on Saturday, proclaiming a “Day of Freedom” and demanding an end to government-mandated face masks and “social distancing.” The UK and Netherlands also saw large protests against their governments’ tyrannical actions in response to […]
