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Vin LoPresti's avatar

The Iranians strike me as some damn brilliant folks.

Meanwhile the US chokes on its Hubris and the cowardice of its careerists who can't say "no" to war and its profits.

Just Sayn's avatar

Can't say No because they have the pictures of their pedophelia activities, their bribery cash, and their kissing the wall.

X K's avatar

"The Iranians strike me as some damn brilliant folks."

Brilliance, something the world could use plenty of, regardless its origins, to address global warming, global poverty, global disease, global food security, global education, global... Zionists and exploitive capitalists see it only applicable to developing fancier weapons to kill and shadier financial schemes to dupe.

Indu Abeysekara's avatar

Vin LoPresti, Iranians are teaching us that Resistance is possible!

Diana van Eyk's avatar

Exactly. No matter how the spin meisters present it, Iran isn't screwing us over the way the USA and its western allies are.

Jim's avatar

The Iranians are proving that resistance to the beast system is possible.

The Revolution Continues's avatar

We should learn from their example. Resistance and revolution!

Just Sayn's avatar

Thank you Caitlin! Everything I believe you have put into words. You have just proven to me that the Zionist propaganda is failing,because, though we don't have a bully pulpit like our owners, millions of us know the Truth of their criminal enterprise of murder, and mayhem.

Susan T's avatar

We have to be careful not to interfere with the ability of those in power to make money and accrue more power: so say those who hold the power. The pretense that they are invading to "save" the Iranian people from the Iranian government is just one more lie. The people of Iran can and do resist when they have to. Just like the American people and the people of other western countries can resist when they need to oppose their governments. Nobody needs to be invaded to be saved from their oppressors. Invasions (wars) create more death, more destruction, more misery for the invaded and enable the warmongers to steal the spoils.

Tom High's avatar
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Turns out she is as much the cautionary tale of making blanket statements about how women should rule the world as Maggie Thatcher was in England.

Endless warmongers really piss me off.

Richard Parker's avatar

Thatcher was a key part of the elite empire. She was an evil cow.

Along with Reagan in their "special relationship" they forced in neoliberalism by vilifying socialism.

Sell off state assets, reduce the welfare state, destroy the unions, and use the government to prioritse corporate profits.

Free school milk, school dinners were disposed of, previously free education and medical care became paid services.

The lies were along the lines of, profits trickle down, private capitalism always allocates money in the best possible way, your money, your choice.

An evil hag, who used the Falklands war to rouse up nationalislm and boost her declining popularity.

Kathleen McCroskey's avatar

And she certainly would have declared war on Russia, to finish the job of her color-revolution in Ukraine.

Nick Douglas's avatar

Clinton’s. Two POS. A match made in hell.

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

Absolutely true, and on this day, March 16, let us also note that no Iranian bulldozers ran over Rachel Corrie, 23 years ago, this day. RIP, Rachel.

Nick Douglas's avatar

Rachel Corrie a true wonderful brave young human being. Her name and actions will be forever remembered and celebrated.

Citizen's avatar

Well said (as always).

X K's avatar

"Zionism is evil. It is pure evil." Opening comments of Dr. Ghada Karmi in "Why the World Must REJECT Zionism" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naP1JAEXCTs.

"We're not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean." Young John Connor in "Terminator 2."

"It's in your nature to destroy yourselves." The Terminator

Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

Certainly that's hard to argue against as we now live in the patriarchal death cult, called pathocracy. But this may not be species level, rather it is relatively recent history, starting somewhere around the agricultural revolution, when psychopaths realized there was something to gain and started their long journey towards absolute control.

David Korabell's avatar

USrael is the most mendacious duopoly in history. When I hear some of its sycophants spout support for feeble lies, I have to laugh.

First we are told a tanker plane went down then another went down, then they went down together, then one crashed but the other is fine.

With every report they attach the passionate disclaimer " this was not due to enemy fire or friendly fire"

Not only are these poor victims of propaganda being gaslighted by their own governments, they welcome any opportunity to further gaslight themselves.

There are various social media posts attempting explanations that validate government propaganda, no matter how absurd.

I have no idea where this will end.

Wren's avatar

I posted this on a site I have been on for over a decade.

"US central Command is lying. The KC 135 was actually shot down by a surface air missile. It was not an accident. Sonar 21" Telegram

The response:

"to say that our government is lying while six brave AF men are dead is a step too far.

Maybe let the dust settle before you make statements like this." This was part of a looong screed chewing me out for my "crackpot sources".

musicbob's avatar

Tremendous article, which will be forwarded to many others.

Claude's avatar

No other commentator gets it like you do Caitlin. Thank you for your little islands of sanity in an increasingly batshit crazy world!

dacoelec's avatar

There is nothing left to say, Caitlin! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Samdav7's avatar

During his presidential campaign, Trump promised Americans that he's going to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours, I laughed, 24 hours later the war was still on, l laughed again 🤣 😆 😄

Aren't they all liars?

John Turcot's avatar

Knowing how to disguise truth is the first lesson in Political Science 101.

Wren's avatar

It's very very difficult to convince the true believers who hang on every word Trump says as TRUTH that it isn't. They already are onboard with War is Peace, murder is respectable, and the lies are truth. To them dissent is quackery and conspiracy and you will be shunned for being disloyal and causing trouble. After all...we are in the Golden Age. Trump said so.

Of course our enemies are not in Iran, Russia, or China but I could easily list the reasons people believe they are. None of those reasons are true but, again, lies have become truth.

Sandra Lee's avatar

The American Empire is going down. Those who have hitched their wagon to a star are now hitched to a falling star. The death throes of dying dinosaurs shake the earth.

John Turcot's avatar

It’s not only the American Empire taking the plunge, but the species from which it was created.