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Liz Burton's avatar

I've started referring to the US Department of Homeland Security by its more accurate designation: the US Gestapo. I began by providing an explanation of the word and its translation, to avoid any attempt to claim misinformation. After all, if DHS isn't the "secret state police", what is it? So, we'll see how long it takes for me to get banned, given I've been jailed twice already for spreading disinformation. The first time was for advising someone just diagnosed with COVID to ask their doctor about ivermectin. The second time, as nearly as I can figure, was for referring to "vaccines". If it happens I'm already set up elsewhere, so I may as well have some fun in my old age.

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One has to admire the courage of Lula da Silva and his plans to detach South America from the control of the US dollar and as a result gain a substantial degree of financial independence.

Many people over the years n that part of the world have been assassinated for far less a Crime against “exceptional" America than this represents. What courage!

There would probably not be any geographical area which is more under the influence (control) of the US than South America, other than the subservient island of Australia having seen the US dispose of an elected government in 1975 and now with plans to become the next state of America, eventually. The influence that the US has brought to bear in all those countries has all been based on the dollar, its manipulated value when compared to all those “little” currencies, together with the susceptibility over time of various rightwing regimes influenced by the selling off of their assets to American multinationals, particularly mining and foodstuffs, as is the normal practice in poorer countries, probably sealed with a a level of personal gratuities to the decision-makers, here and there.

It’s the norm.

During this period, the US has been able to influence through threats and demands almost any South American country, forcing them to toe the party line or end up as clearly identified enemies of the big bully and to be treated like Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Jamaica, Grenada, Paraguay, Honduras and Haiti and their greatest criminal coup, Chile, a disgraceful example, the perpetrators of which are still enjoying their freedom in the US as respected heroes.

That’s the nature of the US beast.

So Lula has a job in front of him and therefore the non-NATO, non-US free world should wish hm well. What geographical neighbours need to combat the hegemonic objectives of the world's most hated nation, (next to Israel) is something that unites them, a series of common objectives and independent policies, sharing wealth when possible and friendship, hardly objectives one has ever been able to attach to the exceptional bully boy USA since 1945.

We all wish you well, Lula, da Silva but watch your back, sir. …starting NOW…..and keep your eyes out for drones, the US favourite “killer toy"

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