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The Fourth Turning & War of the Worlds
THE FOURTH TURNING & WAR OF THE WORLDS “In retrospect, the spark might seem as ominous as a financial crash, as ordinary as a national election, or as trivial as a Tea Party. The catalyst will unfold according to a basic Crisis dynamic that underlies all of these scenarios: An initial spark will trigger a […]
The Last History of the United States
The Last History of the United States Photo Source Boston Public Library | CC BY 2.0 The words “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…”, from America’s Declaration of Independence, stands as one of the finest historical examples of what Hitler, and later Goebbels, called the big lie. Hitler wrote in Mein […]
Russia In the Crosshairs
Russia In the Crosshairs Defending the latest round of US/Israeli aggression against Syria, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert struck a Hitlerian note when she blamed Syria and Iran for an act of overt Israeli aggression, saying “The United States . . . strongly supports Israel’s sovereign right to defend itself,” and when she lied […]
In Escalating War Of Words, Saudi Crown Prince Calls Iran’s Ayatollah “New Hitler Of The Middle East
In Escalating War Of Words, Saudi Crown Prince Calls Iran’s Ayatollah “New Hitler Of The Middle East“ Godwin’s law states that “as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1.” Saudi Arabia’s powerful, and controversial, 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – who in just a few months has […]
Who’s Really The Fascist?
Who’s Really The Fascist? John Vachon Paramount Theater and dairy truck, 44th Street, NYC 1943 Like most of you, I too see an increase in the use of the term ‘fascism’ in the media, and it is -almost- always linked to the rise of Donald Trump in the US and various politicians and parties in Europe, Le […]
Wilhelm Ropke: The Economist Who Stood Up To Hitler
WILHELM RÖPKE: THE ECONOMIST WHO STOOD UP TO HITLER Sometimes there are men of principle who live their values and not merely speak or write about them. People who stand up to political evil at their own risk, and then go on to say and do things that help to remake their country in the […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Praises “Hitler’s Germany” As Example Of Effective Government
Turkey’s Erdogan Praises “Hitler’s Germany” As Example Of Effective Government Back in August, Nationalist opposition leader Devlet Bahceli took to Twitter to call Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “locally produced Hitler, Stalin or Qaddafi”: Devlet Bahçeli ✔@dbdevletbahceli Yönetim sistemi bir kişinin eline kaldıysa vay halimize! Bizim yerli üretimHitler’e, Stalin’e, Kaddafi’ye tahammülümüz olmaz, bu iyi biline 1:47 PM […]
Why This Feels Like a Depression for Most People
Why This Feels Like a Depression for Most People “And the little screaming fact that sounds through all history: repression works only to strengthen and knit the repressed.” – John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath Everyone has seen the pictures of the unemployed waiting in soup lines during the Great Depression. When you try to tell a […]
Do You Want Total War?
Do You Want Total War? 70 Years Since the End of WW2 Last week Russia celebrated the 70th anniversary of “V Day” over Nazi Germany with a traditional huge military parade in Moscow. Military parade in Moscow on May 9, celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany Photo credit: RT However, this year the celebrations […]
For Nazi Industrialists And Hitler’s Banker “All Was Forgiven”
For Nazi Industrialists And Hitler’s Banker “All Was Forgiven” In recent years, there has been much shock and stunned reactions among the general public as one after another banker avoided any prison time, despite perpetrating (and benefiting from the subsequent bailout) the biggest financial crisis know to mankind. But is this shock warranted? The simple […]
Revanchism and russophobia: the dark undercurrents of the war in the Ukraine
Revanchism and russophobia: the dark undercurrents of the war in the Ukraine The situation in the Ukraine is more or less calm right now, and this might be the time to step back from the flow of daily reports and look at the deeper, underlying currents. The question I want to raise today is one […]
‘Something wrong with Ukraine, EU’: Czech leader condemns ‘Nazi torchlight parade’
‘Something wrong with Ukraine, EU’: Czech leader condemns ‘Nazi torchlight parade’ The chilling slogans and a flagrant demonstration of nationalist symbols during the neo-Nazi march in Kiev reminded the Czech President Milos Zeman of Hitler’s Germany. He said something was “wrong” both with Ukraine and the EU which didn’t condemn it. Zeman was commenting on […]
RESOURCE CRISIS: A Corollary to Godwin’s law: the law of reductio ad exterminium
RESOURCE CRISIS: A Corollary to Godwin’s law: the law of reductio ad exterminium. In March of this year, Lawrence Torcello published a post where he argued that the spreading of false information about climate change by people who have a financial or political interest in inaction is a crime that should be punished. As you may imagine, […]
