The US has NO government, None. These clowns are governing of, by, and for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world. They're the lowest mediocritized puppets of big money, corrupt from top to bottom, with perhaps the rare exception.
I accept nothing they do as being in my name or that of anyone who believes that the founding docs of this country had at least a smidgen of sanity about them.
>>"These clowns are governing of, by, and for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world."
Not at all Vin. The U.S. had an agenda even before the creation of the State of Israel. The U.S. had a history of Imperialism before the existence of Israel.
Jim - it's not deflecting. These are mutual interests. We wouldn't be propping up this apartheid state if we weren't in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Israel provides all sorts of benefits for the US. First, they can develop weapons and bio-weapons systems that are illegal in the US. They can spy for us. They can provide false flag operations in the US for the benefit of the NeoCons. They can run population control experiments both on their citizens and on their captives. They can keep the entire region completely destabilized, giving us greater access to their resources.
Please remember - none of those who rule over us belong to any nation in particular. We don't even vote for them. They appoint the leadership of all the Western nations, which is why the EU is marching in lockstep with our bloody agenda. They are all owned by the same people.
I think YOU are the one that is attempting to deflect the CULPABILITY of the U.S. Empire onto Israel and the Israel lobbies (which are guilty enough all on their own).
I wonder what your excuse would have been if Israel had never existed?
Duh! I guess you didn't understand my comment. Yes, people that believe the narrative and have drunk the 'American Exceptionalism' cool-aid would have a hard time accepting reality.
Cognitive dissonance can be a bitch. It'll take you some time (if you wake up that is).
If you think that I subscribe to American exceptionalism you are gravely mistaken. You, on the other hand, take offense at the idea that events like 9/11 could possibly be an inside job. ‘Conspiracy theory’ is polluting decent rhetoric. Wake the fuck up.
Absolutely so. Israel is a loyal vassal state to the US Empire. The UK granted the territory to Israel before WWII and after that war, when the US took the imperial crown, the US maintained the status quo. Israel is a colony of the US and while it has its own amibitions for regional expansion, those ambitions are entirely in line with those of the US Empire.
Iran is a strategic target of the empire and has been since 1953 when Reza Pahlavi was installed as Shah. And it's the last member of the George W. Bush 'Axis of Evil' to remain standing. The others, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Iraq, have been reduced to the status of failed states, along with Somalia and Sudan.
Only Iran remains, and it is an important piece of the geopolitical puzzle because it connects Russia and China to the oil-rich Middle East. It must therefore be brought under control by the empire.
What I see now is a lot of play-acting between the US and Israel about who's leading whom. Israel pretends that it is drawing the US into war against Iran and the US pretends it is attacking Iran to protect Israel. But Israel would not have started its war against Iran without US approval and encouragement, and with the promise that the US would enter the war once Israel got it going.
Exactly so, Duane McPherson, though too many people are quibbling about the U.S. being in control or Israel being in control. It's the U.S. Empire (of which Israel is a part) that is in control. But unfortunately, many Americans have been so indoctrinated by 'American Exceptionalism' that they find it challenging to believe what the U.S. Empire is really capable of. Hence, to resolve their cognitive dissonance, they tend to prefer narratives like 'the Zionists must have taken over the U.S. since there is no way the U.S. would do something like this all on its own'.
The difference in who gets elected as the president mostly seem to be how that person carries out the empire's agenda.. with the usual facade of political finesse or like an uncouth idiot exposing what's typically kept away from public eyes and ears.
Regardless, of any historic agenda, a part of which may have been the use of isrl as a proxy in mid east, it is very very difficult to not feel that for some decades now the party being used in this equation is the US which seems at the beck and call of isrl. With aipac controlling every politician with money, and with compromising details on so many powerful players, the US may pretend to still be in control, but not sure to what extent and how much longer.
I agree with much of what you say. Where I differ from you is in your opinion of "US may pretend to be in control", implying that the U.S. Empire is being controlled by Israel.
That is the illusion that continues to provide cover for the U.S. Empire and administrations. Isn't it so convenient to blame everything on 'Israel controlling the U.S. Empire'? This lets all the non-Zionists, non-Jewish oligarchs, corporations, neo-cons, and others off-the-hook.
Glad you folks hashed out such clarity while I caught some "beauty sleep". Note that I used the present tense plural: "are governing". I mentioned nothing about the history of the clown US government. That was your thorn that you chose to insert into my comment, thereby initiating your back-and-forth with Jim. Why in the name of Yahweh would I disagree that the empire has been imperialist rubbish since its "practice sessions" murdering the indigenous? And of course I've read Zinn. I preach it as required reading, regularly on this thread.
Your statement -> >>"These clowns are governing of, by, and for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world."
Look at the word "by" and "for" in the above sentence. And no, they (the U.S. Empire) are not doing this specifically for Zionists fascists around the world. They couldn't care less about Zionist or Nazi fascists. They are doing this for themselves.
>>"The US has NO government, None."
Maybe re-read your sentence again? I know you meant it from a position of emotion, anger, and frustration. But your statement is factually incorrect, and rhetorically dismissive of the REAL force behind this Genocide and the unconditional support of Israel - the U.S. Empire. The U.S. Govt. (or deep state or whatever you want to call it) does the bidding of TPTB (i.e. global capitalists) who's interests it is to support Israel in every which way.
But you know all this. So why attempt to deflect responsibility/guilt/culpability from the U.S. Govt. (and Empire) to Israel and Zionists? BOTH are at fault. And you know this too.
I just replied, but "something went wrong" the site said, so I guess my somewhat unfriendly reply wasn't meant to be. Hence we'll leave it at this: If you know that I know all this, then please stop dissecting my prose. They are doing for themselves. Yippee. And in doing so, the global power structure including many wealthy Fascistic individuals, many of them Zionists use power and become further empowered to influence events with their enormous wealth. I chose not to go into it because it's so fucking obvious as you point out. That I, as an very old American perceive no governing horses pulling the chariot of this supposed nation is my prerogative to opine, of course. You disagree. Beautiful. But quit hashing my prose. You're not my editor. I do not need one.
Your prose is telling of your conflicted stance (as per your acceptance of Jim's arguments about 'the Zionist takeover of America').
I disagree with your 'belief' that Zionists are in control of the U.S. Empire. I don't need to "hash your prose" or "edit your comments" (you can do this yourself). And my comment was directly contesting your 'beliefs'.
Of course, you are free to believe whatever narratives you want (just as everyone else is).
Before WW2 the USA was an introverted country unwilling to get involved in foreign affairs. It was the infiltration post WW2 of Zionists that began the long slide into Imperialism. The Military Industrial Complex wasn't established until after WW2 with the subsequent thirst for oil and the Zionist promise of "a friend in the middle east".
This book is just a small subset of U.S. Imperialism during the period from 1898 to 1902 in which the United States extended its reach to global proportions.
Some more points of interest in U.S. Imperialism ->
(1) 1700s–1800s: Indigenous American Wars and manifest destiny
(2) 1890s–1900s: New Imperialism and "The White Man's Burden" (Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Philippine–American War of 1898 which emerged after the Spanish-American War)
(3) In the history of United States foreign policy, the Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his 1904 State of the Union Address, largely as a consequence of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. The corollary states that the United States could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries if they committed flagrant wrongdoings that "loosened the ties of civilized society".
(4) 1918: Wilsonian intervention (When World War I broke out in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson promised American neutrality throughout the war. This promise was broken when the United States entered the war after the Zimmermann Telegram. This was "a war for empire" to control vast raw materials in Africa and other colonized areas, according to the contemporary historian and civil rights leader W. E. B. Du Bois.)
(5) 1920s–1930s: Following World War I, the British maintained occupation of the Middle East, most notably Turkey and portions of formerly Ottoman territory following the empire's collapse. By the 1930s, the United States had cemented itself in the Middle East via a series of acquisitions through the Standard Oil of California (SOCAL), which saw US control over Saudi oil.
There's much more to the history of U.S. Empire Imperialism, and it began much BEFORE WW2.
In summary: Trump’s foreign policy is shaped less by strategy and more by personal ties. With Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and Netanyahu’s close friend, whispering in his ear, and Ivanka being the apple of his eye, Trump simply delivers what Bibi wants. Netanyahu openly praised him as “the best ever,” and Trump obliged, aligning with Bibi’s long-standing agenda to take down Iran, just as he did with Iraq with G W Bush. It’s also a perfect fit for neocon interests: profit from war, oil, and arms. Trump hit two birds with one stone, appeasing Israel and feeding the war machine.
What's next, Vin. A word from Bush. Is Cheney around for another blast from the (criminal) past.
Where to from here, Clintons, both varieties,(we came, we saw, he died; the likes of Nikki Haley (after she autographs a few more bombs to kill Palestinian children)....good effort, Haley;
Bolton, no comment required; Kerry ('we saw where the rocket was fired from in 2014')....not a word since; B; and on it goes,...........one person the same as the next. Did I mention Nuland? Hundreds of similar examples, none of which would have been acceptable thirty years ago. When you allow governments to be purchased by Jewish money (Adelson and Co.,) this is the result.
What a pathetic example of American political management.
I read so much good valued articles from people in the USA, I know there are thousands of good people still around.
And now TRUMP. The pinnacle of dangerous megalomaniacal behaviour whose personal values most decent people would think are only fit for the garbage. Pity Epstein (conveniently) is not around, as we could have asked him. Lots in common there. But he died, while his associate, Maxwell, is tucked away in prison for 20 years. Mysteriously.
I imagine that if you were aware in advance of the 9/11 actions, can assassinate a President, can also assassinate world leaders any day of the week and are content to become an Israeli supporting parasite along with thousands of Israeli locally living spies, then nothing could ever be a surprise any more. Today's USA.
So what has happened to the USA. I have never met anyone with any of the characteristics of the present regime. All the Americans that I have met are fine people, honest, likeable and the basis for many of my long friendships over 45 years. Wouldn't swop one of them for anyone from any other country. I would think that such people still make up the majority of citizens?
Where are they today? Sadly, certainly noticeably missing from the ranks of government.
Wish I has the prescience to give you a coherent answer C33, but as in my response to Chang, I was commenting in my often furious style ("Sicilian influenza") only on the present clowns. Unsure I agree with you about the likability of everyday Americans, but there's no accounting for taste, that's a different story. The future? I see it as grim because to use a biological metaphor, weeding the $$ corruption out of even local governments seems like trying to pick away the fungal symbiotic partners that grow around and within the roots of most terrestrial plants. The relationship seems that close and that intimate, such that disrupting it is going to kill the entire thing's capacity to operate at all. I say "thing" because I don't know what to call it anymore. "Government" seems inappropriate.
No, they're not controlled by Israel nor Zionists.
With the US’s pretend victory of destroying the non-existent nuke threat (thus entering and leaving the conflict on the same day) and warnings about revenge on the US; Washington is basically saying to Iran (and Yemen) feel free to continue bombing Israel so that we can continue to supply them with US weapons and use them as a proxy. Isreal is going to be fucked just like 100s of 1000s of Ukrainians are still being. Saying Israel is in control is like saying Zelensky is.
Remember; even if the purported aim of a war is not achieved, like regime change (I think Washington can see they will not succeed in Iran), even over 20 years or something, like in Iraq or Afghanistan, it’s still a win for the MIC, who are the ones pulling the strings.
Washington (ie US based fossil fuel, arms, banking etc) lead. The EU and UK follow.
Israel was Washington’s attack dog. Now they are its bitch.
Try reading a bit more carefully? I quote from my original comment:
"for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world. They're the lowest mediocritized puppets of big money"
Zionist Fascists around the World, Puppets of Big Money -- covers a lot of territory that you just want to get a bit more specific about. Bravo; or Brava.
No, your sentences, which you chopped off read that the US government are governing for, implying that they are puppets, Israel and Zionist fascists. ‘They’ of the next sentence would refer to the US governments who are the puppets of the money ie the Zionists.
Try writing a bit more clearly and not editing your comments.
Stop editing quotes, by omitting large parts of them to change their meaning, from previous comments when you’re using them in new comments is clearly what I meant. Which anyone could surmise, even if they were less smart than they thought.
Pointing out when others make errors is the point of forums so STFU.
I quoted my comment. The only "chopping off " occurring are the nonsequiturs that contrarians like you generate, particularly in beginning each comment with "No". As in: "You're wrong, and I'm gonna twist your words however I need to in order to exhibit that". I mourn the emptiness that must dominate a life which necessitates such an outlet. Clear enough?
The American style is to personalize politics to the point that people get into heated arguments about equally atrocious candidates for office. What passes for a progressive perspective today is to see Israel as the tail wagging the dog.
Retired Colonel Douglas MacGregor might like to be president, and he might be a refreshing change of venue, but he’s a lot farther to the right than many progressives probably recognize. MacGregor states that Netanyahu is the real U.S. president, because Trump appears to have been a neocon all along, and Netanyahu was allegedly born in the U.S. and gets congressional standing ovations when he graces congressional chambers with his presence.
Scott Ritter also sees Israel as the greatest threat to the U.S. He’d be happy to see Israel disappeared.
The two critical military veterans are hesitant to characterize the country for which they were willing to kill and be killed, as an irredeemable scourge upon the planet, which I think it has convincingly proven to be.
I don’t agree with John Mearsheimer’s political views much, but I do think that he was instrumental in exposing the special privileges accorded to the Israelis by co-authoring a book about the heft of the AIPAC lobby. Now the MSM regularly references the outsized influence of AIPAC, without of course, commenting on how simply it could be unplugged if that was a goal.
Senator Joe Biden preached to his colleagues that, “…If Israel didn’t exist, we’d have to create it…”.
I believe that American elected officials, the well compensated minions of the empire, are unaware of how average Americans probably feel to see them clamoring and groveling over a fellow minion who puts himself in the line of fire on behalf of the empire, but I suspect that the overt approval is genuine. Ted Cruz and Hakeem Jeffries might see themselves as having drawn the long straws, because they follow scripts and reside in gated suburbs. Bibi may own a couple of mansions, but he has to “walk the walk”so to speak. In all of West Asia, he is a targeted criminal, most wanted for arrest, capture, assassination, or possibly live beheading.
All of the American elites could believe that, there, but for the grace of God, go they.
I think it is hard to argue with retired colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who was Secretary of State Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff when President Dick Cheney illegally invaded Iraq. Wilkerson says with absolute conviction, Israel is our attack dog.
All one has to do is look at how the imperial U.S. has conducted itself outside of West Asia, and prior to the illegal installment of a Jewish colony that had displaced a resident population. Israel is the tip of the imperial spear.
Quite a detailed and rich assessment; I agree with most of it. And Wilkerson's voice is indeed a clear one, with the background creds in the swamp to know what the hell he's asserting. I sense a lot of honesty coming from him.
Israel has been the tip of the imperial spear for quite some time. Wesley Clarke was another individual with knowledge who strongly implied that as the case. If Iran wasn't so big and so tenacious about having developed its own technologies for the past 50 yrs, admittedly with Russian assistance, It might've been first on that list of countries to savage and tame for the sake of holy Israel.
" an irredeemable scourge upon the planet": You'll get no argument from me!
It’s an American thing to personalize politics. Focusing on personalities keeps policy off the table. Two prominent critics of U.S. foreign policy habitually argue that Israel controls the U.S. Retired Army Colonel Douglas MacGregor sounds like a thoughtful advocate for a real America First movement. MacGregor states that Netanyahu has more sway in the U.S. Congress than Trump has. He points out that virtually all of the American military forays in West Asia in the last 20 years, have been at the behest of Netanyahu. According to MacGregor, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen and now Iran were never “necessary” enemies to the U.S. This is a nuanced take that I think resonates with many conservative voters. MacGregor exonerates the American system by focusing on wrongheaded policies that squander resources and create perpetual war.
Scott Ritter is more critical of U.S. imperialism, but sees Israel as America’s biggest threat, and kind of hints that the whole colonial project should be scrapped. Like MacGregor, Ritter is a retired veteran, and characterizes Israel’s relationship to the U.S. as the tail wagging the dog. Both MacGregor and Ritter seem hesitant to indict the U.S. for Israeli aggression, and so, as a consequence, they are less analytical about American historic imperialist conduct, though MacGregor is a student of war and takes a detached perspective when talking about any country’s aggressions.
Ritter has also worked tirelessly to educate American dolts that Russia has every right to defend its sovereignty against an existential threat, and this may lead the dolts and others to believe that Ritter is a leftist. But I think that seeing Israel as a threat puts a cap on how much of American aggression can be discussed.
I tend to agree with retired Army colonel Lawrence Wilkerson who was also a chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell when President Dick Cheney illegally invaded Iraq. Wilkerson forcefully argues with one and all characterizations of Israel as an autonomous actor or as an enemy that controls the American government. According to Wilkerson, Israel is America’s attack dog in West Asia. Scottish socialist George Galloway also argues that Israel and America are the same country.
I am deeply sad to see how many are cheering this immensely serious violation of international law committed by the USA in bombing Iran's nuclear sites without provocation and obviously in service to Israel. I swear they are cheering it on like a favorite sports team without any understanding of the events leading up to this horrendous decision. It's become a reflex to cheer on Trump and claim we're "winning". They are being played so badly and don't realize it.
Plus, Trump then has the gall to tell Iran to come to the negotiating table. What is this? He's got a "deal they can't refuse"? That opportunity ended, and the whirlwind unleashed is winding up.
Notice how Gaza never comes up in any of the discussions about the USA bombing Iran? What I do see are sob stories about Israelis having to go into shelters in the middle of the night and pulling some victims from rubble. However, THEY have the equipment to do so, functioning fire departments, ambulances, and hospitals. Gaza has none of these things. Cry harder, Israel. I saw little to no sympathy for the Palestinians. In fact, I saw barbeques set up outside the walls that imprisoned a starving people. So, yes, cry harder. The world is out of sympathy.
Typical of Usraelis to bleat when they get a turn at being bombed, still their prejudice is front and centre when the claim the shelters are for "jews only" when they are the ones who should not be allowed into the shelters.
How can they still see themselves as so important when the world has been sickened by their disgusting holocaust of Palestinians.
It's reasonable to assume that those of his tweets that lack stupid typos passed through some of his policy pushers. Given the strong reaction from some of his strongest supporters like MTG, Caitlin's analysis makes a lot of sense.
Nope. But keep giving the U.S. Empire the benefit of the doubt. I can understand why U.S. loyalists and those indoctrinated in 'American Exceptionalism' from birth find it hard to acknowledge that the U.S. Empire has always been a creature of Genocide, slavery, exploitation, ethnic cleansing, terrorism, regime change operations, imperialism, and so much more.
But sure, concoct whatever narratives you need to appease and feed your confirmation biases. Connect all-the-dots and create as many patterns as you need till the cows come home if that helps you offload the blame and guilt on someone/something other than the U.S. Empire.
The U.S. Empire is seeped in such imperialism, regardless of the existence of Jews, Judaism, Zionism, any lobbies, etc. Yes, having powerful Israeli lobbies and Zionists in the U.S. definitely does not help matters any.
One only has to look at the US history regarding the Native Indians who lived here before the Europeons landed. Talk about a colonial settlement deal. Horrible what measures were used to possess land already occupied by people who had been here for a long time. This attitude has NOT changed over the years-just different accoutrements.
Much hubris there and for what? Land and power. History is replete with examples of this attitude.
Problem is there are a lot of closed eyes and unteachable people out there.
The US has been a huge obstacle to any kind of lasting peace in many places.
I hope someday you wake up to the REALITY that is the U.S. Empire. Maybe you've been INDOCTRINATED too thoroughly by 'American Exceptionalism' just like Israelis have been indoctrinated by 'Jewish Supremacy' or whatever other narratives they seem to believe.
Can't tell what anybody is doing by their words these days, and actions are presented as a TV show, with a lot of conflicting plot lines, so next week's episde could be a complete flip: War! Peace! Negotiations! Betrayal! Nukes! Bunker Busters! Trust Me!
Thank you Caitlin! Always appreciate your debunking of 'Western' narratives and gaslighting (and deconstructing the many different kinds of propaganda emanating from the Empire).
My wish for you (and the whole world) is that every person living in the U.S. subscribes to your Substack - they need to DESPERATELY WAKE UP and understand the reality of their present, future, their children's future, and the world's future.
The words "Go in there and..." must be eliminated from USA lexicon. The world's hegemonic bully has just trashed the world financial order so is attempting this distraction. Until all this ends, nobody can claim that there is a civilization on this planet. Fools have no place in governance - "Narren streben nach Macht über alles andere" (Fools strive for power above all else) - my quote of the day.
Regime change is not enough in the USA. An ideological change is required. As long as Americans believe that America is exceptional nothing will change with respect to empire building.
It's coming, but first the US will have to be utterly defeated. Imperial power is an addiction and addicts don't begin recovery until they hit rock-bottom. Often they have to hit rock-bottom several times. Sometimes they die before they hit rock-bottom. But that's what it takes. After that, recovery begins.
Many good Americans who honor the U.S. Constitution want regime change right now! Trump Impeached! Trump Gone! Along with Israeli genocide supporters! A complete makeover for Congress, etc. so much harm has occurred.
Of course Trump seeks regime change. The entire Western world wants regime change for all these upstart nations seeking and insisting upon their own sovereignty and claiming their own resources to benefit their own people. That said, Iran is one of the countries that not only supports the Palestian cause, but is included in what Westley Clark told us about plans to destroy five or more nations in five or more years in the Middle East Iran among them. If you've paid attention then you would know how eager and needy the West is for Middle Eastern nation's resources and the resources of Africa. Westerners are flipping out because they are losing their cheap access to so called third world countries. God bless all the so called "third world" May they rise as they should, may they claim in peace or war what belongs to them and may they keep rising to counter this brutal West that wants their riches but keep their people poor.
" ...... may they claim in peace or war what belongs to them and may they keep rising to counter this brutal West that wants their riches but keep their people poor".
Nobody wants to put their life on the line for ungrateful rich jews who have bought off everyone of importance in america. How are you going to get Americans to fight when their own military is being used on their own citizens? That's why the occupation government focuses on drones/ai/surveillance because they've already lost the hearts and minds of their own american citizens.
Trump might get Regime change, but it might not be in IRAN but more than likely it will be in the US and Israel if they both continue down this Genocidal path they have taken and are on, acting like they are GOD unto themselves but they are not.
Their Supreme Arrogance Reigns supreme.
They will pay for their crimes, one way or another, its just a matter of time because ,'Nothing last forever
The Western world is losing its easy hegemony. the US being the only nation thus far who dropped nukes. Nations under their threats, under the BIS and IMF are claiming their resources for their people and claiming their sovereignty and the West in freaking out because their countries were built on extracting cheap resources from countries that are beginning to rebel against the West's unfair and far too many times brutal practices. like using child labor deep into gold mines where adults can't fit. Burkino Faso, under REAL leadership discovered France's practices and expelled and/or jailed the culprits. We need leaders like what is rising in places like Africa; leaders who truly care about their people, who don't take exhorbitent salaries for serving their people but rather love and support them and tell them they are so much more than Western nations tell them and treat them. Africa and other nations are rising because they have the support of their people though there are western factions attempting to divide them.
Why is America not like this? Well, we come from the same place as the other Western nations that have so subjugated others. We came from the same colonial imperialists EU nations. So did Israel. And there's the rub along with Israel is in the Middle East to protect and further the same shit. It does not make for a peaceful world.
The US has NO government, None. These clowns are governing of, by, and for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world. They're the lowest mediocritized puppets of big money, corrupt from top to bottom, with perhaps the rare exception.
I accept nothing they do as being in my name or that of anyone who believes that the founding docs of this country had at least a smidgen of sanity about them.
>>"These clowns are governing of, by, and for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world."
Not at all Vin. The U.S. had an agenda even before the creation of the State of Israel. The U.S. had a history of Imperialism before the existence of Israel.
This is WHO/WHAT the U.S. Empire has ALWAYS been!
Stop deflecting. Israel has completely infiltrated the U.S. and must be rooted out. NOW.
Jim - it's not deflecting. These are mutual interests. We wouldn't be propping up this apartheid state if we weren't in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Israel provides all sorts of benefits for the US. First, they can develop weapons and bio-weapons systems that are illegal in the US. They can spy for us. They can provide false flag operations in the US for the benefit of the NeoCons. They can run population control experiments both on their citizens and on their captives. They can keep the entire region completely destabilized, giving us greater access to their resources.
Please remember - none of those who rule over us belong to any nation in particular. We don't even vote for them. They appoint the leadership of all the Western nations, which is why the EU is marching in lockstep with our bloody agenda. They are all owned by the same people.
I think YOU are the one that is attempting to deflect the CULPABILITY of the U.S. Empire onto Israel and the Israel lobbies (which are guilty enough all on their own).
I wonder what your excuse would have been if Israel had never existed?
Israel DOES exist, and their complete takeover of the U.S. government is plain for even the most brainwashed to see.
>>"Israel DOES exist"
Duh! I guess you didn't understand my comment. Yes, people that believe the narrative and have drunk the 'American Exceptionalism' cool-aid would have a hard time accepting reality.
Cognitive dissonance can be a bitch. It'll take you some time (if you wake up that is).
If you think that I subscribe to American exceptionalism you are gravely mistaken. You, on the other hand, take offense at the idea that events like 9/11 could possibly be an inside job. ‘Conspiracy theory’ is polluting decent rhetoric. Wake the fuck up.
Feeling scripted?
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelyon/p/strait-of-hormuz-iranchinarussiapanamausagazaisr?r=xaumi&utm_medium=ios
Absolutely so. Israel is a loyal vassal state to the US Empire. The UK granted the territory to Israel before WWII and after that war, when the US took the imperial crown, the US maintained the status quo. Israel is a colony of the US and while it has its own amibitions for regional expansion, those ambitions are entirely in line with those of the US Empire.
Iran is a strategic target of the empire and has been since 1953 when Reza Pahlavi was installed as Shah. And it's the last member of the George W. Bush 'Axis of Evil' to remain standing. The others, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Iraq, have been reduced to the status of failed states, along with Somalia and Sudan.
Only Iran remains, and it is an important piece of the geopolitical puzzle because it connects Russia and China to the oil-rich Middle East. It must therefore be brought under control by the empire.
What I see now is a lot of play-acting between the US and Israel about who's leading whom. Israel pretends that it is drawing the US into war against Iran and the US pretends it is attacking Iran to protect Israel. But Israel would not have started its war against Iran without US approval and encouragement, and with the promise that the US would enter the war once Israel got it going.
Exactly so, Duane McPherson, though too many people are quibbling about the U.S. being in control or Israel being in control. It's the U.S. Empire (of which Israel is a part) that is in control. But unfortunately, many Americans have been so indoctrinated by 'American Exceptionalism' that they find it challenging to believe what the U.S. Empire is really capable of. Hence, to resolve their cognitive dissonance, they tend to prefer narratives like 'the Zionists must have taken over the U.S. since there is no way the U.S. would do something like this all on its own'.
The difference in who gets elected as the president mostly seem to be how that person carries out the empire's agenda.. with the usual facade of political finesse or like an uncouth idiot exposing what's typically kept away from public eyes and ears.
Regardless, of any historic agenda, a part of which may have been the use of isrl as a proxy in mid east, it is very very difficult to not feel that for some decades now the party being used in this equation is the US which seems at the beck and call of isrl. With aipac controlling every politician with money, and with compromising details on so many powerful players, the US may pretend to still be in control, but not sure to what extent and how much longer.
I agree with much of what you say. Where I differ from you is in your opinion of "US may pretend to be in control", implying that the U.S. Empire is being controlled by Israel.
That is the illusion that continues to provide cover for the U.S. Empire and administrations. Isn't it so convenient to blame everything on 'Israel controlling the U.S. Empire'? This lets all the non-Zionists, non-Jewish oligarchs, corporations, neo-cons, and others off-the-hook.
Glad you folks hashed out such clarity while I caught some "beauty sleep". Note that I used the present tense plural: "are governing". I mentioned nothing about the history of the clown US government. That was your thorn that you chose to insert into my comment, thereby initiating your back-and-forth with Jim. Why in the name of Yahweh would I disagree that the empire has been imperialist rubbish since its "practice sessions" murdering the indigenous? And of course I've read Zinn. I preach it as required reading, regularly on this thread.
Your statement -> >>"These clowns are governing of, by, and for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world."
Look at the word "by" and "for" in the above sentence. And no, they (the U.S. Empire) are not doing this specifically for Zionists fascists around the world. They couldn't care less about Zionist or Nazi fascists. They are doing this for themselves.
>>"The US has NO government, None."
Maybe re-read your sentence again? I know you meant it from a position of emotion, anger, and frustration. But your statement is factually incorrect, and rhetorically dismissive of the REAL force behind this Genocide and the unconditional support of Israel - the U.S. Empire. The U.S. Govt. (or deep state or whatever you want to call it) does the bidding of TPTB (i.e. global capitalists) who's interests it is to support Israel in every which way.
But you know all this. So why attempt to deflect responsibility/guilt/culpability from the U.S. Govt. (and Empire) to Israel and Zionists? BOTH are at fault. And you know this too.
I just replied, but "something went wrong" the site said, so I guess my somewhat unfriendly reply wasn't meant to be. Hence we'll leave it at this: If you know that I know all this, then please stop dissecting my prose. They are doing for themselves. Yippee. And in doing so, the global power structure including many wealthy Fascistic individuals, many of them Zionists use power and become further empowered to influence events with their enormous wealth. I chose not to go into it because it's so fucking obvious as you point out. That I, as an very old American perceive no governing horses pulling the chariot of this supposed nation is my prerogative to opine, of course. You disagree. Beautiful. But quit hashing my prose. You're not my editor. I do not need one.
>>"But quit hashing my prose."
Your prose is telling of your conflicted stance (as per your acceptance of Jim's arguments about 'the Zionist takeover of America').
I disagree with your 'belief' that Zionists are in control of the U.S. Empire. I don't need to "hash your prose" or "edit your comments" (you can do this yourself). And my comment was directly contesting your 'beliefs'.
Of course, you are free to believe whatever narratives you want (just as everyone else is).
Before WW2 the USA was an introverted country unwilling to get involved in foreign affairs. It was the infiltration post WW2 of Zionists that began the long slide into Imperialism. The Military Industrial Complex wasn't established until after WW2 with the subsequent thirst for oil and the Zionist promise of "a friend in the middle east".
What you espouse is the 'believed' (and often incomplete) narrative about U.S. History/Imperialism.
The U.S. was an Imperialist country long before WW2.
Check this book out for a more rigorous look at U.S. Imperialistic History -> "The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire" (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30199431-the-true-flag)
This book is just a small subset of U.S. Imperialism during the period from 1898 to 1902 in which the United States extended its reach to global proportions.
Some more points of interest in U.S. Imperialism ->
(1) 1700s–1800s: Indigenous American Wars and manifest destiny
(2) 1890s–1900s: New Imperialism and "The White Man's Burden" (Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Philippine–American War of 1898 which emerged after the Spanish-American War)
(3) In the history of United States foreign policy, the Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his 1904 State of the Union Address, largely as a consequence of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. The corollary states that the United States could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries if they committed flagrant wrongdoings that "loosened the ties of civilized society".
(4) 1918: Wilsonian intervention (When World War I broke out in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson promised American neutrality throughout the war. This promise was broken when the United States entered the war after the Zimmermann Telegram. This was "a war for empire" to control vast raw materials in Africa and other colonized areas, according to the contemporary historian and civil rights leader W. E. B. Du Bois.)
(5) 1920s–1930s: Following World War I, the British maintained occupation of the Middle East, most notably Turkey and portions of formerly Ottoman territory following the empire's collapse. By the 1930s, the United States had cemented itself in the Middle East via a series of acquisitions through the Standard Oil of California (SOCAL), which saw US control over Saudi oil.
There's much more to the history of U.S. Empire Imperialism, and it began much BEFORE WW2.
I agree, Chang.
In summary: Trump’s foreign policy is shaped less by strategy and more by personal ties. With Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and Netanyahu’s close friend, whispering in his ear, and Ivanka being the apple of his eye, Trump simply delivers what Bibi wants. Netanyahu openly praised him as “the best ever,” and Trump obliged, aligning with Bibi’s long-standing agenda to take down Iran, just as he did with Iraq with G W Bush. It’s also a perfect fit for neocon interests: profit from war, oil, and arms. Trump hit two birds with one stone, appeasing Israel and feeding the war machine.
What's next, Vin. A word from Bush. Is Cheney around for another blast from the (criminal) past.
Where to from here, Clintons, both varieties,(we came, we saw, he died; the likes of Nikki Haley (after she autographs a few more bombs to kill Palestinian children)....good effort, Haley;
Bolton, no comment required; Kerry ('we saw where the rocket was fired from in 2014')....not a word since; B; and on it goes,...........one person the same as the next. Did I mention Nuland? Hundreds of similar examples, none of which would have been acceptable thirty years ago. When you allow governments to be purchased by Jewish money (Adelson and Co.,) this is the result.
What a pathetic example of American political management.
I read so much good valued articles from people in the USA, I know there are thousands of good people still around.
And now TRUMP. The pinnacle of dangerous megalomaniacal behaviour whose personal values most decent people would think are only fit for the garbage. Pity Epstein (conveniently) is not around, as we could have asked him. Lots in common there. But he died, while his associate, Maxwell, is tucked away in prison for 20 years. Mysteriously.
I imagine that if you were aware in advance of the 9/11 actions, can assassinate a President, can also assassinate world leaders any day of the week and are content to become an Israeli supporting parasite along with thousands of Israeli locally living spies, then nothing could ever be a surprise any more. Today's USA.
So what has happened to the USA. I have never met anyone with any of the characteristics of the present regime. All the Americans that I have met are fine people, honest, likeable and the basis for many of my long friendships over 45 years. Wouldn't swop one of them for anyone from any other country. I would think that such people still make up the majority of citizens?
Where are they today? Sadly, certainly noticeably missing from the ranks of government.
Wish I has the prescience to give you a coherent answer C33, but as in my response to Chang, I was commenting in my often furious style ("Sicilian influenza") only on the present clowns. Unsure I agree with you about the likability of everyday Americans, but there's no accounting for taste, that's a different story. The future? I see it as grim because to use a biological metaphor, weeding the $$ corruption out of even local governments seems like trying to pick away the fungal symbiotic partners that grow around and within the roots of most terrestrial plants. The relationship seems that close and that intimate, such that disrupting it is going to kill the entire thing's capacity to operate at all. I say "thing" because I don't know what to call it anymore. "Government" seems inappropriate.
No, they're not controlled by Israel nor Zionists.
With the US’s pretend victory of destroying the non-existent nuke threat (thus entering and leaving the conflict on the same day) and warnings about revenge on the US; Washington is basically saying to Iran (and Yemen) feel free to continue bombing Israel so that we can continue to supply them with US weapons and use them as a proxy. Isreal is going to be fucked just like 100s of 1000s of Ukrainians are still being. Saying Israel is in control is like saying Zelensky is.
Remember; even if the purported aim of a war is not achieved, like regime change (I think Washington can see they will not succeed in Iran), even over 20 years or something, like in Iraq or Afghanistan, it’s still a win for the MIC, who are the ones pulling the strings.
Washington (ie US based fossil fuel, arms, banking etc) lead. The EU and UK follow.
Israel was Washington’s attack dog. Now they are its bitch.
Try reading a bit more carefully? I quote from my original comment:
"for Israel and Zionist Fascists around the world. They're the lowest mediocritized puppets of big money"
Zionist Fascists around the World, Puppets of Big Money -- covers a lot of territory that you just want to get a bit more specific about. Bravo; or Brava.
No, your sentences, which you chopped off read that the US government are governing for, implying that they are puppets, Israel and Zionist fascists. ‘They’ of the next sentence would refer to the US governments who are the puppets of the money ie the Zionists.
Try writing a bit more clearly and not editing your comments.
"not editing your comments" - his original comment which incensed you and chokaski is not edited. So you shouldn't make the shit up.
Moreover, both you and chokaski should stop polluting the forum with your trite and inane patronizing. You both are not as smart as you think.
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thanks for nothing gypsy
Stop editing quotes, by omitting large parts of them to change their meaning, from previous comments when you’re using them in new comments is clearly what I meant. Which anyone could surmise, even if they were less smart than they thought.
Pointing out when others make errors is the point of forums so STFU.
Don't wiggle Jo. You complained about the original message off which the quote was taken, and that one is not edited.
So no error was made on the part of the original poster, hence what you do is straight up lying and worse - doubling up on it.
I quoted my comment. The only "chopping off " occurring are the nonsequiturs that contrarians like you generate, particularly in beginning each comment with "No". As in: "You're wrong, and I'm gonna twist your words however I need to in order to exhibit that". I mourn the emptiness that must dominate a life which necessitates such an outlet. Clear enough?
The American style is to personalize politics to the point that people get into heated arguments about equally atrocious candidates for office. What passes for a progressive perspective today is to see Israel as the tail wagging the dog.
Retired Colonel Douglas MacGregor might like to be president, and he might be a refreshing change of venue, but he’s a lot farther to the right than many progressives probably recognize. MacGregor states that Netanyahu is the real U.S. president, because Trump appears to have been a neocon all along, and Netanyahu was allegedly born in the U.S. and gets congressional standing ovations when he graces congressional chambers with his presence.
Scott Ritter also sees Israel as the greatest threat to the U.S. He’d be happy to see Israel disappeared.
The two critical military veterans are hesitant to characterize the country for which they were willing to kill and be killed, as an irredeemable scourge upon the planet, which I think it has convincingly proven to be.
I don’t agree with John Mearsheimer’s political views much, but I do think that he was instrumental in exposing the special privileges accorded to the Israelis by co-authoring a book about the heft of the AIPAC lobby. Now the MSM regularly references the outsized influence of AIPAC, without of course, commenting on how simply it could be unplugged if that was a goal.
Senator Joe Biden preached to his colleagues that, “…If Israel didn’t exist, we’d have to create it…”.
I believe that American elected officials, the well compensated minions of the empire, are unaware of how average Americans probably feel to see them clamoring and groveling over a fellow minion who puts himself in the line of fire on behalf of the empire, but I suspect that the overt approval is genuine. Ted Cruz and Hakeem Jeffries might see themselves as having drawn the long straws, because they follow scripts and reside in gated suburbs. Bibi may own a couple of mansions, but he has to “walk the walk”so to speak. In all of West Asia, he is a targeted criminal, most wanted for arrest, capture, assassination, or possibly live beheading.
All of the American elites could believe that, there, but for the grace of God, go they.
I think it is hard to argue with retired colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who was Secretary of State Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff when President Dick Cheney illegally invaded Iraq. Wilkerson says with absolute conviction, Israel is our attack dog.
All one has to do is look at how the imperial U.S. has conducted itself outside of West Asia, and prior to the illegal installment of a Jewish colony that had displaced a resident population. Israel is the tip of the imperial spear.
Quite a detailed and rich assessment; I agree with most of it. And Wilkerson's voice is indeed a clear one, with the background creds in the swamp to know what the hell he's asserting. I sense a lot of honesty coming from him.
Israel has been the tip of the imperial spear for quite some time. Wesley Clarke was another individual with knowledge who strongly implied that as the case. If Iran wasn't so big and so tenacious about having developed its own technologies for the past 50 yrs, admittedly with Russian assistance, It might've been first on that list of countries to savage and tame for the sake of holy Israel.
" an irredeemable scourge upon the planet": You'll get no argument from me!
It’s an American thing to personalize politics. Focusing on personalities keeps policy off the table. Two prominent critics of U.S. foreign policy habitually argue that Israel controls the U.S. Retired Army Colonel Douglas MacGregor sounds like a thoughtful advocate for a real America First movement. MacGregor states that Netanyahu has more sway in the U.S. Congress than Trump has. He points out that virtually all of the American military forays in West Asia in the last 20 years, have been at the behest of Netanyahu. According to MacGregor, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen and now Iran were never “necessary” enemies to the U.S. This is a nuanced take that I think resonates with many conservative voters. MacGregor exonerates the American system by focusing on wrongheaded policies that squander resources and create perpetual war.
Scott Ritter is more critical of U.S. imperialism, but sees Israel as America’s biggest threat, and kind of hints that the whole colonial project should be scrapped. Like MacGregor, Ritter is a retired veteran, and characterizes Israel’s relationship to the U.S. as the tail wagging the dog. Both MacGregor and Ritter seem hesitant to indict the U.S. for Israeli aggression, and so, as a consequence, they are less analytical about American historic imperialist conduct, though MacGregor is a student of war and takes a detached perspective when talking about any country’s aggressions.
Ritter has also worked tirelessly to educate American dolts that Russia has every right to defend its sovereignty against an existential threat, and this may lead the dolts and others to believe that Ritter is a leftist. But I think that seeing Israel as a threat puts a cap on how much of American aggression can be discussed.
I tend to agree with retired Army colonel Lawrence Wilkerson who was also a chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell when President Dick Cheney illegally invaded Iraq. Wilkerson forcefully argues with one and all characterizations of Israel as an autonomous actor or as an enemy that controls the American government. According to Wilkerson, Israel is America’s attack dog in West Asia. Scottish socialist George Galloway also argues that Israel and America are the same country.
When do we roll out the Mission Accomplished banner and Trump stuffed into a flight suit costume?
It's like the same script, right down to the WMD's.
Better yet, stuff Trump.
I am deeply sad to see how many are cheering this immensely serious violation of international law committed by the USA in bombing Iran's nuclear sites without provocation and obviously in service to Israel. I swear they are cheering it on like a favorite sports team without any understanding of the events leading up to this horrendous decision. It's become a reflex to cheer on Trump and claim we're "winning". They are being played so badly and don't realize it.
Plus, Trump then has the gall to tell Iran to come to the negotiating table. What is this? He's got a "deal they can't refuse"? That opportunity ended, and the whirlwind unleashed is winding up.
Notice how Gaza never comes up in any of the discussions about the USA bombing Iran? What I do see are sob stories about Israelis having to go into shelters in the middle of the night and pulling some victims from rubble. However, THEY have the equipment to do so, functioning fire departments, ambulances, and hospitals. Gaza has none of these things. Cry harder, Israel. I saw little to no sympathy for the Palestinians. In fact, I saw barbeques set up outside the walls that imprisoned a starving people. So, yes, cry harder. The world is out of sympathy.
Typical of Usraelis to bleat when they get a turn at being bombed, still their prejudice is front and centre when the claim the shelters are for "jews only" when they are the ones who should not be allowed into the shelters.
How can they still see themselves as so important when the world has been sickened by their disgusting holocaust of Palestinians.
"Usraelis" ha, nice - I hadn't seen that one yet
Hi Davina
It’s their last gasp to legitimize themselves.
It’s coming to a screeching halt.
Hi Wren
Even more so: “Isra-fucking-raelis; DIE HARDER.”
I haven’t an iota of sympathy for any goddamn one of ‘em.
The one word I hear over and over describing the Israelis is ARROGANT.
Caitlin, you are giving him too much credit that there is some thought process behind his tweet
It's reasonable to assume that those of his tweets that lack stupid typos passed through some of his policy pushers. Given the strong reaction from some of his strongest supporters like MTG, Caitlin's analysis makes a lot of sense.
The U.S. has been completely subverted by the Zionist lobby. It’s beyond time to start rooting them out.
Nope. But keep giving the U.S. Empire the benefit of the doubt. I can understand why U.S. loyalists and those indoctrinated in 'American Exceptionalism' from birth find it hard to acknowledge that the U.S. Empire has always been a creature of Genocide, slavery, exploitation, ethnic cleansing, terrorism, regime change operations, imperialism, and so much more.
But sure, concoct whatever narratives you need to appease and feed your confirmation biases. Connect all-the-dots and create as many patterns as you need till the cows come home if that helps you offload the blame and guilt on someone/something other than the U.S. Empire.
The U.S. Empire is seeped in such imperialism, regardless of the existence of Jews, Judaism, Zionism, any lobbies, etc. Yes, having powerful Israeli lobbies and Zionists in the U.S. definitely does not help matters any.
One only has to look at the US history regarding the Native Indians who lived here before the Europeons landed. Talk about a colonial settlement deal. Horrible what measures were used to possess land already occupied by people who had been here for a long time. This attitude has NOT changed over the years-just different accoutrements.
Much hubris there and for what? Land and power. History is replete with examples of this attitude.
Problem is there are a lot of closed eyes and unteachable people out there.
The US has been a huge obstacle to any kind of lasting peace in many places.
>>"Problem is there are a lot of closed eyes and unteachable people out there."
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I hope someday you wake up to the REALITY that is the U.S. Empire. Maybe you've been INDOCTRINATED too thoroughly by 'American Exceptionalism' just like Israelis have been indoctrinated by 'Jewish Supremacy' or whatever other narratives they seem to believe.
Yup ! The US is occupied territory.
Can't tell what anybody is doing by their words these days, and actions are presented as a TV show, with a lot of conflicting plot lines, so next week's episde could be a complete flip: War! Peace! Negotiations! Betrayal! Nukes! Bunker Busters! Trust Me!
Thank you Caitlin! Always appreciate your debunking of 'Western' narratives and gaslighting (and deconstructing the many different kinds of propaganda emanating from the Empire).
My wish for you (and the whole world) is that every person living in the U.S. subscribes to your Substack - they need to DESPERATELY WAKE UP and understand the reality of their present, future, their children's future, and the world's future.
The words "Go in there and..." must be eliminated from USA lexicon. The world's hegemonic bully has just trashed the world financial order so is attempting this distraction. Until all this ends, nobody can claim that there is a civilization on this planet. Fools have no place in governance - "Narren streben nach Macht über alles andere" (Fools strive for power above all else) - my quote of the day.
Who in hell is anyone in the USA entitled to 'regime change' any other country? Maybe it's time for a regime change in the USA.
Regime change is not enough in the USA. An ideological change is required. As long as Americans believe that America is exceptional nothing will change with respect to empire building.
Absolutely, been needed for decades.
It's coming, but first the US will have to be utterly defeated. Imperial power is an addiction and addicts don't begin recovery until they hit rock-bottom. Often they have to hit rock-bottom several times. Sometimes they die before they hit rock-bottom. But that's what it takes. After that, recovery begins.
And the same is true for Israel. See: https://www.memri.org/tv/american-political-scientist-norman-finkelstein-israel-has-suffer-defeat
Many good Americans who honor the U.S. Constitution want regime change right now! Trump Impeached! Trump Gone! Along with Israeli genocide supporters! A complete makeover for Congress, etc. so much harm has occurred.
A regime change is just what we need.
Of course Trump seeks regime change. The entire Western world wants regime change for all these upstart nations seeking and insisting upon their own sovereignty and claiming their own resources to benefit their own people. That said, Iran is one of the countries that not only supports the Palestian cause, but is included in what Westley Clark told us about plans to destroy five or more nations in five or more years in the Middle East Iran among them. If you've paid attention then you would know how eager and needy the West is for Middle Eastern nation's resources and the resources of Africa. Westerners are flipping out because they are losing their cheap access to so called third world countries. God bless all the so called "third world" May they rise as they should, may they claim in peace or war what belongs to them and may they keep rising to counter this brutal West that wants their riches but keep their people poor.
Excellent Paula. My thoughts exactly.
" ...... may they claim in peace or war what belongs to them and may they keep rising to counter this brutal West that wants their riches but keep their people poor".
Thank you.
Nobody wants to put their life on the line for ungrateful rich jews who have bought off everyone of importance in america. How are you going to get Americans to fight when their own military is being used on their own citizens? That's why the occupation government focuses on drones/ai/surveillance because they've already lost the hearts and minds of their own american citizens.
Israel is a hotbed of AI research, undoubtedly seeking the ultimate control mechanisms.
Please see Duane McPherson's comment above. It's short but says it all :-)
Trump might get Regime change, but it might not be in IRAN but more than likely it will be in the US and Israel if they both continue down this Genocidal path they have taken and are on, acting like they are GOD unto themselves but they are not.
Their Supreme Arrogance Reigns supreme.
They will pay for their crimes, one way or another, its just a matter of time because ,'Nothing last forever
MIGA
Make Israel Great Again!
Epstein thanks you for your service. Even dead, he's still helping out his country to control the usa.
Are we sure there aren't any holocaust movies coming out? Maybe a munich one or a 11/9 movie?
The Western world is losing its easy hegemony. the US being the only nation thus far who dropped nukes. Nations under their threats, under the BIS and IMF are claiming their resources for their people and claiming their sovereignty and the West in freaking out because their countries were built on extracting cheap resources from countries that are beginning to rebel against the West's unfair and far too many times brutal practices. like using child labor deep into gold mines where adults can't fit. Burkino Faso, under REAL leadership discovered France's practices and expelled and/or jailed the culprits. We need leaders like what is rising in places like Africa; leaders who truly care about their people, who don't take exhorbitent salaries for serving their people but rather love and support them and tell them they are so much more than Western nations tell them and treat them. Africa and other nations are rising because they have the support of their people though there are western factions attempting to divide them.
Why is America not like this? Well, we come from the same place as the other Western nations that have so subjugated others. We came from the same colonial imperialists EU nations. So did Israel. And there's the rub along with Israel is in the Middle East to protect and further the same shit. It does not make for a peaceful world.