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Kojo's avatar

It’s not the “Israel apologists” aka sock puppet army that anyone needs to worry about. What is of concern is a western public that has over many decades been consistent at ignoring relevant facts and suppporting the the same sh in different wrappers. Otherwise Assange wouldnt be in a gulag and Snowden would be with his family in the US.

The masses are apologists for the oligarchy that rules over the and there is no sign of a rise in awareness of the SYSTEM or ability their to properly connect the dots and understand what is all part of the same problem. Because at the moment we are speeding to WW III for no reason at all, and what is going on in Gaza is all part of it, not a separate piece. And what has been going on n Gaza did not start last October either. But they dont get it.

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jamenta's avatar

Young Americans I think are becoming more aware of it - and probably the rest of America. But not fast enough. And the propaganda is thick as molasses.

One sign though is the recent Michigan primary - 100,000 voted "Uncommitted" instead of for Joe Biden. They were only expecting 10k to 20k at most. I think that is a wake up call to Genocide Joe and the rest of the corrupt Democratic party. Not that I think things will get any better under Trump. They won't.

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gypsy33's avatar

Hi Jamenta

I am one of those proud “uncommitted” voters. I was truly shocked—-ecstatically so—- when I saw the results.

And it wasn’t just Arab-American communities as the Zio press would have one believe. Some of the largest margins came from Washtenaw ( University of Michigan) and Ingham (Michigan State) Counties, with their large concentrations of students.

I am SO fucking proud of my state. Stay the fuck outta here, Genocide Joe! You ain’t gettin’ us!

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jamenta's avatar

Hurrah for you and Michigan state!! Yay! :)

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gypsy33's avatar

I humbly thank you, my friend 😁

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Meredith Hobbs's avatar

I am SO proud of y'all in Michigan!! 👊👊👊

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Meredith Hobbs's avatar

❤️ from Georgia.

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gypsy33's avatar

Thanks Meredith!

I’m proud of my state too! 🙂

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Joy in HK fiFP's avatar

👏👏👏👏

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pretzelattack's avatar

Excellent! I'm looking for good news these days.

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djean111's avatar

I had to poke around a bit before I found out how many voted "uncommitted". The $MSM, IMO, did not want to publish the actual number. Well, the Dems did not want to. Some of the spin was hilarious.

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bill wolfe's avatar

Yup, and when they did report a number, it was presented as "Biden won 87% to 13%" - normally a crushing victory. But that obfuscates the significance because the issue is a marginal one, not an aggregate voter count. And the context of how small his margin of victory in 2020 was means that he can not win in '24 with that large a defection from his base (and that doesn't even consider that for every "no confidence" voter, there are 2-3 Democratic and Biden leaning voters that will stay home and not vote).

I'm sure there is a strategy memo from the DNC, recalling Schumer's quote that "for every white working class man we lose we pick up 2 suburban Republican women", to the effect that for "every Arab and pro-Palestine vote we lose we pick up 5 jewish and Pro-Israle Republicans".

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Austin Muhs's avatar

I would say it’s complacency, frequency manipulation, and a few other psychological factors playing out. The general public has been crash test dummies for some nefarious nonsense. And for many years....

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Nizami XIII's avatar

Yup. A lot still suckered on the real low frequency stuff of MSM or worse, the Murdoch gutter stuff like GB News in the UK, or cleverer stuff like Piers Morgan, which pretends to be an impartial platform by allowing dissidents a word in edgeways now and then, before giving fascist scum like Nafthali Bennett a free podium to repeat Hamas, tunnels, beheaded babies. They are the Harkonen from Dune. They care nothing for the truth, or fairness or honour. They are utterly cynical. These are the hard post humanists. They are machine.

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Austin Muhs's avatar

It’s strange that throughout history suicide has been present in every era. Hard to imagine an America where people wouldn’t think about offing themselves now frankly. It’s almost like a hobby for teens at this juncture. I was there myself for points but, I do have to imagine a minor chemical imbalance was present as well in this young man. Which is also probably rampant due to a variety of factors. The bottom line is; we can’t stop the crazy town wheel from turning but we can just lead by example here and there. This guy was trying to lead by example himself, but in a very dark way.

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jamenta's avatar

I agree with most of what you've said here - but from what I've read so far - there does not appear to be any strong signs there was an actual brain imbalance at all in Aaron Bushnell. If anything, he appeared more level-headed then most IMO.

There have been some recent scientific studies and I'm too lazy right now to find them - that have exposed just how little anti-depression pharmaceuticals actually work - and there is now very good reason to believe a good percentage of suicides and depression itself has nothing at all to do with "brain imbalance." - but rather with enormous stressful events in a person's life and more importantly, as Carl Jung often pointed out: a lack of meaning in a person's life.

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bill wolfe's avatar

Links to science here:

hemical imbalance theory of depression has been scientifically debunked and discredited 20 years ago. Big Pharma and the paid medical community is the only support for it! Check these out:

Why Failed Psychiatry Lives On

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/27/why-failed-psychiatry-lives-on/

Do You Still Believe in the “Chemical Imbalance Theory of Mental Illness”?

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/29/do-you-still-believe-in-the-chemical-imbalance-theory-of-mental-illness/

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bill wolfe's avatar

Now you even bring in a scientifically discredited chemical imbalance theory of depression!

GO home. Just stop these ignorant comments.

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martin's avatar

why do you have to imagine a minor chemical imbalance in that young man?

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bill wolfe's avatar

Exactly. And that chemical imbalance theory of depression has been scientifically debunked and discredited 20 years ago. Big Pharma and the paid medical community is the only support for it! Check these out:

Why Failed Psychiatry Lives On

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/27/why-failed-psychiatry-lives-on/

Do You Still Believe in the “Chemical Imbalance Theory of Mental Illness”?

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/04/29/do-you-still-believe-in-the-chemical-imbalance-theory-of-mental-illness/

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Nizami XIII's avatar

I think there is a lot of ostrich behaviour going on. Covid onwards, especially.

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bill wolfe's avatar

Hello! You do know that your hero Snowden was a private contractor to the murderous evil empire you were denouncing Aaron for serving just yesterday, yes?

Actually, under your logic, Snowden's life story was far worse than Aaron's, because Aaron's military service was motivated by patriotism and loyalty, while Snowden's military support role (in contrast to Aaron, he faced no combat death threat or military lifestyle) was motivated by MONEY and AMBITION and CAREER and LIFESTYLE and HOT WOMEN and EXOTIC TRAVEL.

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Kojo's avatar

Mate, you have no clue about anything. At all.

You are most likely an apologist yourself, a staunchly committed uniparty voter.

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