{"id":59007,"date":"2021-08-14T07:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T12:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59007"},"modified":"2021-08-14T07:14:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T12:14:41","slug":"you-need-to-understand-that-the-us-is-the-most-tyrannical-regime-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59007","title":{"rendered":"You Need To Understand That The US Is The Most Tyrannical Regime On Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title eltd-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/2021\/08\/14\/you-need-to-understand-that-the-us-is-the-most-tyrannical-regime-on-earth\/\">You Need To Understand That The US Is The Most Tyrannical Regime On Earth<\/a><\/h3>\n<article id=\"post-10347\" class=\"post-10347 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article tag-america tag-imperialism tag-tyranny tag-usa tag-war\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-content\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image-area\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image size-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/medium-4-1200x800.jpg?ea9430&amp;ea9430\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/medium-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/medium-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/medium-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/medium-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/medium-4-128x86.jpg 128w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text-inner clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/going_rogue\/you-need-to-understand-that-the-us-is-the-most-tyrannical-regime-on-earth\"><em>Listen to a reading of this article:<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1105667770&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;maxwidth=1060&amp;maxheight=1000\" width=\"1060\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u2756<\/p>\n<p>You get a lot of moral clarity when you realize that the US government is the most despotic and corrupt regime on the entire planet by a very wide margin. This clarity informs your perspective in a way that helps you see through a lot of the propaganda narratives that are laid over the public\u2019s vision about what\u2019s going on in our world.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I say the US is the most tyrannical regime on earth I get a lot of objections from people, and these are always people who simply haven\u2019t thought very hard about the horrific realities of US foreign policy. Sure you can name some governments who are more brutal and oppressive toward their own citizenry than Washington, but you can\u2019t name any who are more brutal and oppressive\u00a0<em>overall<\/em>\u00a0when you zoom out and look at the big picture.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is currently circling the planet with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/archive\/pentagon-secret-military-bases\/\">hundreds of military bases<\/a>\u00a0and waging wars which have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2018\/04\/25\/how-many-millions-have-been-killed-in-americas-post-9-11-wars-part-3-libya-syria-somalia-and-yemen\/\">killed millions<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/sep\/09\/conflicts-us-war-on-terror-displaced-37-million-people-report\">displaced tens of millions<\/a>\u00a0just since the turn of this century. Its sanctions and blockades are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orinocotribune.com\/former-un-rapporteur-on-human-rights-us-sanctions-have-killed-more-than-100-thousand-venezuelans\/\">starving people to death<\/a>\u00a0en masse\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.substack.com\/p\/biden-lied-about-yemen\">every single day<\/a>. It works to destroy any nation which disobeys its dictates by toppling their governments via CIA coups, proxy armies, partial and full-scale invasions, and the most\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/factcheck\/americas-long-history-of-meddling-in-other-countries-elections\">egregious number of election interferences<\/a>\u00a0in the entire world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGrayzoneNews\/status\/1426176681740484611\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGrayzoneNews\/status\/1426176681740484611\" data-tweet-id=\"1426176681740484611\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\">\n<p><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGrayzoneNews\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"The Grayzone (screen name: TheGrayzoneNews)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1309982860582019076\/NOfYOKvY_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1309982860582019076\/NOfYOKvY_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1309982860582019076\/NOfYOKvY_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"The Grayzone\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">The Grayzone<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@TheGrayzoneNews\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@TheGrayzoneNews<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden picked up where Trump left off and has been aggressively bombing Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>Successive US administrations have cycled through a myriad of excuses to bomb the country, not acknowledging that they are bombing the very &#8220;terrorists&#8221; they created.<a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/thegrayzone.com\/2021\/08\/13\/in-somalia-the-us-is-bombing-the-very-terrorists-it-created\/\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QJ2yc6YbN8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/thegrayzone.com\/2021\/08\/13\/in-somalia-the-us-is-bombing-the-very-terrorists-it-created\/\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>thegrayzone.com\/2021\/08\/13\/in-<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">somalia-the-us-is-bombing-the-very-terrorists-it-created\/\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-card\">\n<div class=\"PrerenderedCard is-loaded is-constrainedByMaxWidth\" data-card-name=\"summary_large_image\" data-css=\"https:\/\/ton.twimg.com\/tfw\/css\/syndication_bundle_v1_73385286cca9d2256f6bf3993470820d4827b058.css\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid TwitterCard\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid-col--12 TwitterCardsGrid-col--spacerBottom CardContent\">\n<div class=\"SummaryCard-image TwitterCardsGrid-col--12\">\n<div class=\"tcu-imageContainer tcu-imageAspect--2to1\">\n<div class=\"tcu-imageWrapper tcu-image-1426176681740484611 js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/card_img\/1426072419786178561\/VmnzT5kO?format=jpg&amp;name=600x314); 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