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People Who Care About Democracy Don’t Plot Coups Abroad
People Who Care About Democracy Don’t Plot Coups Abroad Illustration by Nathaniel St. Clair For some months now, Venezuela’s socialist government has lurched through a series of escalating crises — hyperinflation, mass protests, political violence — while both the government and its opposition have flirted with authoritarianism. It isn’t pretty — and to hear the […]
Flash-Balls, Pitchforks And A Backstop
Flash-Balls, Pitchforks And A Backstop It’s educational and even somewhat entertaining to observe the role of the western press in the ongoing erosion and demise of democracy in Europe. But while it’s entertaining, it also means their readers and viewers don’t get informed on what is actually happening. The media paints a picture that pleases […]
We Don’t Need A New Deal: We Need A Whole New Deck
We Don’t Need A New Deal: We Need A Whole New Deck The gap between the earth’s wardens of wealth and the nearly eight billion humans under their control has grown wider and more dangerous but is beginning to be understood by some as a systemic problem and not simply a matter of evil leaders […]
Europe is Burning
Europe is Burning Johannes Vermeer The soldier and the laughing girl 1657 There will be elections for the European Parliament on May 23-26 2019. They will likely change the face of Europe more than anything has done since the EU was founded. That is not some wild prediction. Many European countries have held elections since […]
The Original ‘Fake News’? The BBC and the Information Research Department
The Original ‘Fake News’? The BBC and the Information Research Department Last month Ritula Shah presented a BBC World Service discussion programme entitled Is “Fake News” A Threat To Democracy? Predictably the debate focused on Russian attempts to influence Western populations and political systems. Asked whether the US has been involved in similar activities, Dr […]
If America Stopped Destroying The World, The Bad Guys Might Win
If America Stopped Destroying The World, The Bad Guys Might Win Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Saturday that the government under Venezuela’s recently re-inaugurated president Nicolas Maduro is “illegitimate”, and that “the United States will work diligently to restore a real democracy to that country.” Pompeo’s remarks, which were echoed by Trump’s National […]
War Criminals at Large
War Criminals at Large It is a common misconception that democracies do not start wars of aggression or carry out terrorist attacks. The historical facts for the period from 1945 to today show a completely different reality: time and again, democratic states in Europe and North America have participated in wars of aggression and terrorist […]
Commentary: 2019 will be the year of more state control
Commentary: 2019 will be the year of more state control A signature theme of the new year is the possibility of a malign confrontation between the world’s greatly enhanced capacity for electronic surveillance and the weakening of democratic control. The antidote to that risk is the democratic spirit and civil freedoms – both of which […]
Democracy, truth, fallibilism, and the tech overlords
Democracy, truth, fallibilism, and the tech overlords In a recent conversation a friend of mine offered the following: “There would be no need to vote on anything if we knew the truth.” That statement has such profound implications that I will only scratch the surface of it here. First, democracy presupposes that none of us […]
Thinking about American Totalitarianism
Thinking about American Totalitarianism Totalitarianism evolves. Yet what remains the same through time is the attempt at total control. Today, control is veiled not overt. Control weaves its way both totally and surgically into our everyday lives. Totally, in the master narrative it weaves about “living in a democracy”. Today, no one lives in a […]
The Mock Democracy
The Mock Democracy The citizens are disenfranchised and conditioned to be politically apathetic consumers. In recent decades, democracy has been replaced by the illusion of democracy. New forms of organization of power and psychological methods for manipulation of our consciousness protect the powerful against the risks of democratic empowerment and strengthen their position. Democracy and […]
Globalists Really Are Ruining Your Life
Globalists Really Are Ruining Your Life You know the story: the globalists want your guns. They want your democracy. They’re hovering just beyond the horizon in those black helicopters. They control the media and Wall Street. They’ve burrowed into a deep state that stretches like a vast tectonic plate beneath America’s fragile government institutions. They […]
The Myth of Western Democracy
The Myth of Western Democracy How does the West get away with its pretense of being an alliance of great democracies in which government is the servant of the people? Nowhere in the West, except possibly Hungary and Austria, does government serve the people. Who do the Western governments serve? Washington serves Israel, the military/security […]
Did Baby Boomers Ruin America?
Did Baby Boomers Ruin America? Referring to someone as a sociopath is strong language. After all, just between 3 and 5 percent of Americans are really sociopaths , people who initially seem charming, but, due to bad neurological wiring, lack a conscience and are unable to feel remorse. They are exceptional liars and cheats, and […]
Democratizing Money
Democratizing Money The Green New Deal has been in the air lately. In a recent piece on this website, Rob Urie writes that the Green New Deal is “the last, best hope for environmental and social resolution outside of rapid dissolution toward dystopian hell.” Quite a claim. Let’s take a closer look. The Green New […]
