This is a good piece. And it's indeed truthful. But I'm not sure if the last sentence does not sound irresponsibly optimistic. Sadly, it's not the only possibility. Or to put it in lyrical terms:
Yes, Feral. She has the knack of hitting the nerves.
But to most of all, to probably all of us, she is preaching to the converted. How one is able to penetrate through to the majority is the question.
When white, Christian governments from North to South can preach to the masses their need to support a sadistic state like Israel, because "it has the right to defend itself" against a virtually unarmed nation being cut to ribbons, where children are dying in the thousands and where if it wasn't Gaza in 2024, it was Afghanistan, then Iraq, then Syria, then Yemen, then Libya, then Vietnam and finally Korea plus literally hundreds of less serious dalliances in between.
The USA, as the supporter of the world's worst crimes, now a shadow of its former self , sixty years ago, with values in the gutter and a record of 107 military dalliances and wars to its credit.
What a pairing these two make, Israel, "God's chosen people" and "exceptional America", one equally as bad as the other, with the undoubted end result of both being hoisted on their own petard.
You conveyed my mood nicely. For the most part other commenters feel you too. Trying to talk to those in my area is like talking to a wall.
Your ghost town is populated by zombies infected with the manufactured mental disorders Russophobia, Sinophobia and Islamophobia. They've been indoctrinated and conditioned by our rulers.
We are the antidote. You and others in your network saved me by vaccinating me with the truth.
All I can do while wearing my 'Free Assange' tee shirts I got from you is fight for his freedom by contacting my representative, donating to the cause and praying. We've already lost Gonzalo Lira.
You nail it again, and this time with something extra. It can be difficult to see what's right there, when the words for it aren't. I thank you for having those words within your reach, and using them! You may sometimes think you are stating the obvious. Obvious to you, maybe, but that kind of obviousness is vital and necessary cause it brings light and clarity and DON"T STOP FOR ANYTHING!
Brilliant! Thank you Caitlin. Simple yet profound. I felt an inkling of what Caitlin is saying here when Taylor Swift mania hit Australia and people were queuing for tickets for hours, while Gaza was getting pulverised and thousands were getting killed by Israel. Another kind of mania. The ugliest possible.
Yes to your extraordinary daily insights and passion. Have you any suggestions as to a personal course of action? No one in a position of power seems to be listening or to care. The horror persists!
Gene is afflicted with the manufactured mental disorders Russophobia, Sinophobia and Islamophobia. I hope he sticks around. Maybe he'll learn enough to change his outlook. I was once just like Gene.
Ya know? It's kind of funny. Thinking on terms of "Left Wing" and "Right Wing" is how our rulers who want total control manipulate us. You're enthralled by Infotainment provided by them and that's where you get your "facts". Those facts are half truths, propaganda and lies. They feed you this shit through network "news", Facebook and Google and you eat it up. I bet you have a TV and watch AFOX.Enthralled means to be enslaved.
in 1948 israelis knew damn well there would be retaliation for the nakba lest they at least tried to make amends. plenty of opportunities and time to go the other way, instead they chose the path that is also instilled in you by the same nurtured attitudes, imo.
well that would have been a feat under occupation. it's pretty much like reproaching the indigenous colonized tribes or an enslaved population that they don't thrive.
They have not had an election since 2006. There has been a blockade there since 2006 limiting food and supplies. There is a generation of children that's grown up in an open-air prison. Palestinians have no vote and no rights. They are summarily raped, robbed, and murdered in Gaza and the West Bank by the IDF and have no recourse because Israel, under the protection of the gangster empire called America, can get away with anything, even if sanctioned by the ICJ. You are a narrow-minded and brainwashed zionist here to troll and lack basic knowledge of recent events and revelations.
i don't think the un lists hamas as a terrorist group. that is a designation from the 'our pliable rules based order'. under israeli occupation the lives of palestinians have not gotten better, hence the desperate move.
I think a lot of people know that something is seriously wrong, but they don't know what to do about it, at least not that doesn't come at a higher price then they are willing or able to pay, like burning yourself to death or going off to the woods and living on roots and acorns. Many of them have tried voting, leafleting, writing to the editor or their congressperson, contributing to the cause, volunteering at the co-op, whatever: nothing works. As the archabomination Biden said, "Nothing fundamental will change."
But I suppose a lot of people are thinking about it. Some of them are going to be pretty focused. After all, "If they can do it to them, they can do it to you." The enemy is in the field; he may be momentarily triumphant, but he's also visible.
Here are a few things you can do and give yourself some quiet time to think of some others.
There must be an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Pope Francis has said what is needed, now he must do what is needed by going to Gaza and standing for peace, justice and freedom.
Let us also support UNRWA. If our governments won’t act in accordance with humanity, then we will. https://www.unrwausa.org/donate Let us do it to honor Aaron Bushnell, or in memory of Hind Rajab.
Let us call for a No Fly-Zone over Gaza!
These are a few small things we can do. If we can do more, let us do more.
How you manage to put into words my very thoughts on a daily basis is proof that these are truths. We MUST keep TRUTH ALIVE!
This is a good piece. And it's indeed truthful. But I'm not sure if the last sentence does not sound irresponsibly optimistic. Sadly, it's not the only possibility. Or to put it in lyrical terms:
with all the inconveniences
gone to a memory hole
with all the fears known
so they can catch you if you fall
no need to see through walls
instead just make them screens
and war is entertainment
missions humanitaires, not screams
or a holiday trip to spice up your dreams
slavery is freedom
war is peace
ignorance is strength
ignorance is bliss
sit up stand down
don’t think yourself into trouble
think once think twice
then make it double
it’s here where you make your call
it’s either nothing
or not for all
long live the king
god save the queen
welcome my son
welcome to the machine
looking in the mirror
through the shades with a smile
the latest design, Oceania style
the most needful thing
you wouldn’t trade for life
because this little magic
turns two and two into five
on weekends, on weekdays
it’s properly seven
occasionally – six, and
once was nine/eleven
it makes a butcher handsome,
but a victim is still boring
come on, quick, grab a clicker
before we’re all snoring
slavery is freedom
war is peace
ignorance is strength
ignorance is bliss
sit up stand down
don’t think yourself into trouble
think once think twice
then make it double
it’s here where you make your call
it’s either nothing
or not for all
every remaining doubt
cut clean by guillotine
welcome my son
welcome to the machine
who would write across
if given ruled paper?
it’s worse yet still nice here
in this one big fat caper
but the real is there
there's no way to escape it
and viene la tormenta
a storm is coming in
our coda, no-nu-nor-
clear judgement day
and a brand-new-
brave-new-world-order
where we all forget
our Snakes and Ladders
we all take to the bottle
at the Chestnut Tree Cafe
but, for now, while it’s still fun
when your mind is still
don’t bother to cast
any pebbles around
and simply keep opting
for the blue pill
with this kind of stuff
who would need drinking
stealing is hip
killing is kinky
heat's going up
until paper burns
and just few simple things here
are all we’re left to learn
slavery is freedom
war is peace
ignorance is strength
ignorance is bliss
it’s really easy
no need to frown
just follow this
sit up stand down
sit up stand down
don’t think yourself into trouble
think once think twice
then make it double
sit up stand down
the simplest routine
welcome my son
welcome to the machine
Moral clarity is Caity's greatest gift.
Yes, Feral. She has the knack of hitting the nerves.
But to most of all, to probably all of us, she is preaching to the converted. How one is able to penetrate through to the majority is the question.
When white, Christian governments from North to South can preach to the masses their need to support a sadistic state like Israel, because "it has the right to defend itself" against a virtually unarmed nation being cut to ribbons, where children are dying in the thousands and where if it wasn't Gaza in 2024, it was Afghanistan, then Iraq, then Syria, then Yemen, then Libya, then Vietnam and finally Korea plus literally hundreds of less serious dalliances in between.
The USA, as the supporter of the world's worst crimes, now a shadow of its former self , sixty years ago, with values in the gutter and a record of 107 military dalliances and wars to its credit.
What a pairing these two make, Israel, "God's chosen people" and "exceptional America", one equally as bad as the other, with the undoubted end result of both being hoisted on their own petard.
Brilliant 👏👏👏
You conveyed my mood nicely. For the most part other commenters feel you too. Trying to talk to those in my area is like talking to a wall.
Your ghost town is populated by zombies infected with the manufactured mental disorders Russophobia, Sinophobia and Islamophobia. They've been indoctrinated and conditioned by our rulers.
We are the antidote. You and others in your network saved me by vaccinating me with the truth.
All I can do while wearing my 'Free Assange' tee shirts I got from you is fight for his freedom by contacting my representative, donating to the cause and praying. We've already lost Gonzalo Lira.
Brilliant.
You nail it again, and this time with something extra. It can be difficult to see what's right there, when the words for it aren't. I thank you for having those words within your reach, and using them! You may sometimes think you are stating the obvious. Obvious to you, maybe, but that kind of obviousness is vital and necessary cause it brings light and clarity and DON"T STOP FOR ANYTHING!
Brilliant! Thank you Caitlin. Simple yet profound. I felt an inkling of what Caitlin is saying here when Taylor Swift mania hit Australia and people were queuing for tickets for hours, while Gaza was getting pulverised and thousands were getting killed by Israel. Another kind of mania. The ugliest possible.
Ghosts.
Yes to your extraordinary daily insights and passion. Have you any suggestions as to a personal course of action? No one in a position of power seems to be listening or to care. The horror persists!
Thank you for your courage!
Gigi
Gene, your twisted logic is beyond comprehension. Have the Gazans lives got better with Zionist bombs?!
Gene is afflicted with the manufactured mental disorders Russophobia, Sinophobia and Islamophobia. I hope he sticks around. Maybe he'll learn enough to change his outlook. I was once just like Gene.
If you changed, there's hope.
Ya know? It's kind of funny. Thinking on terms of "Left Wing" and "Right Wing" is how our rulers who want total control manipulate us. You're enthralled by Infotainment provided by them and that's where you get your "facts". Those facts are half truths, propaganda and lies. They feed you this shit through network "news", Facebook and Google and you eat it up. I bet you have a TV and watch AFOX.Enthralled means to be enslaved.
FOX. Not AFOX.
By the way, left wingers think I'm right wing and right wingers think I'm left wing.
Who's name calling? You do in your comment. You never presented facts but proved your lack of knowledge of history.
in 1948 israelis knew damn well there would be retaliation for the nakba lest they at least tried to make amends. plenty of opportunities and time to go the other way, instead they chose the path that is also instilled in you by the same nurtured attitudes, imo.
well that would have been a feat under occupation. it's pretty much like reproaching the indigenous colonized tribes or an enslaved population that they don't thrive.
They have not had an election since 2006. There has been a blockade there since 2006 limiting food and supplies. There is a generation of children that's grown up in an open-air prison. Palestinians have no vote and no rights. They are summarily raped, robbed, and murdered in Gaza and the West Bank by the IDF and have no recourse because Israel, under the protection of the gangster empire called America, can get away with anything, even if sanctioned by the ICJ. You are a narrow-minded and brainwashed zionist here to troll and lack basic knowledge of recent events and revelations.
Well said Jay Antani!
Then maybe you zionists should pressure your govt to stop funding Hamas.
Me thinks you're losing ground here, Geno. You might want to split and cut your losses instead of wasting cyberspace. Just say'n.
i don't think the un lists hamas as a terrorist group. that is a designation from the 'our pliable rules based order'. under israeli occupation the lives of palestinians have not gotten better, hence the desperate move.
who is your gold standard for integrity or rationality?
does it surprise you that your opinions and attitude are quasi (almost cartoonishly) in line with certain political groups and pundits?
Under Israeli occupation their lives have certainly NOT gotten better!
Palestinians have the right to defend themselves.
HAMAS is just a scapegoat, a distraction, a misdirection. It is, in fact, a zionist creation, funded and abetted by the Israeli right-wing.
Excellent article tells you about the rise of the Likud: https://joebrunoli.substack.com/p/how-israels-mizrahi-jews-are-making
Facts are stubborn things.
“Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.”
― Mark Twain
Mark Twain is my hero.
Good sandwich at subway!
Outstanding. Self-indulgent ignorant and oblivious - they epitomise the failings of humanity.
I think a lot of people know that something is seriously wrong, but they don't know what to do about it, at least not that doesn't come at a higher price then they are willing or able to pay, like burning yourself to death or going off to the woods and living on roots and acorns. Many of them have tried voting, leafleting, writing to the editor or their congressperson, contributing to the cause, volunteering at the co-op, whatever: nothing works. As the archabomination Biden said, "Nothing fundamental will change."
But I suppose a lot of people are thinking about it. Some of them are going to be pretty focused. After all, "If they can do it to them, they can do it to you." The enemy is in the field; he may be momentarily triumphant, but he's also visible.
parasitic poem post coming at you...
8^)
.
their web of lies is all connected
why the smallest must be protected
one small lie exposed and then unwound
leads to a nest of lies to be found
.
all the interlocking deceptions
resist any serious questions
can’t make a case that’s open and shut
we can not figure out who owns what
.
shell corporations with changing names
defy us for placing the blame
they use purposeful non-disclosure
to minimize their own exposure
.
as our government becomes opaque
we can’t see the liberties they take
and when we are not fully informed
our democracy becomes deformed
.
no disinfectant like the sunshine
blocking truth’s light is all by design
elites rule by their lies and secrets
their acts unseen lead to our regrets
.
The Worlds Most Dangerous Poet
and in its shallow layers the strain of fear is deafening, one that they can't hear that is their own.
Brilliant, as usual Caitlin.
Once you stop running from yourself, you may need some help. Music, art, movement. People are hiding from the truth and running from themselves.
Joni gets it:
"In a highway service station
Over the month of June
Was a photograph of the earth
Taken coming back from the moon
And you couldn't see a city
On that marbled bowling ball
Or a forest or a highway
Or me here, least of all
You couldn't see these cold water restrooms
Or this baggage overload
Westbound and rolling, taking refuge in the roads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfLH0xJByiI
"I pulled into the Cactus Tree Motel
To shower off the dust
And I slept on strange pillows of my wanderlust
I dreamed of 747s
Over geometric farms
Dreams Amelia, dreams and false alarms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcTDoi9JQiY
https://davidrovics.substack.com/p/up-the-rebels-session-1?publication_id=880663&post_id=142924428&r=286nrw&triedRedirect=true
it's true - Israel has turned us all into zombies
Does that also make us 'The chosen ones' ?
Great and truthful article, Caitlin. All eyes need to be on Gaza. 😢🇵🇸☮️
It's a terrible thing and I have no idea how I can help in a meaningful way.
Most of us who are lucky enough to have the time and safe space to be able to read and comment on this, probably feel the same way.
Here are a few things you can do and give yourself some quiet time to think of some others.
There must be an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Pope Francis has said what is needed, now he must do what is needed by going to Gaza and standing for peace, justice and freedom.
Please sign the petition and share widely.
https://chng.it/CRQ7qw4Gzn
Code pink
https://www.codepink.org/cnngaza?utm_campaign=12_15_pali_update_alert_3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink
Let us also support UNRWA. If our governments won’t act in accordance with humanity, then we will. https://www.unrwausa.org/donate Let us do it to honor Aaron Bushnell, or in memory of Hind Rajab.
Let us call for a No Fly-Zone over Gaza!
These are a few small things we can do. If we can do more, let us do more.