We are all Assange; we are all being slow-motion assassinated by the powers that be, body, mind and soul. We have been the proverbial frogs in the slow-boiling pot for quite some time now, some say perhaps centuries.
If America recoiled in horror as a nation at the barbaric death of Khashoggi, I missed it.
Call me a recalcitrant cave man, but I refuse to see Kamala Harris as Willie Brown's victim. When a woman has little else to offer the world but a morally vacuous soaring ambition at the behest of power, sleeping their way to the top is merely a deft career move.
There is no light between between Joe Biden and Donald Trump when it comes to serving the interests of American hegemony. Anyone who tells you differently is desperate to have their beliefs triumph reality and is attempting to sell a bill of goods.
With so much shame surrounding Assange's torture, a special shoutout has to go to Australia for failing to stand up for one of their own.
If the US feels it can do this to Assange in the broad light of day -- with his worldwide name recognition, resources, and noteable friends -- believing they won't come for any of us simply because we have a 30.06 under the bed is to live in a child's world. Sad to say many still do.
They're retiring an actor whose role is now obsolete. Assange is fine. I don't get why Caitlin treats whistleblowers, climate change, etc as real and the rest of the narrative is bunk. Why is it all bunk besides the things you like? Stop mistaking the rise of your awareness of fascism for the rise of fascism: it's been tyrants all the way down for millennia. The difference now is they are having an internal war and are resorting to the taboo of nearly exposing each other's scams. This means the con has never been easier to detect: an awkward time for congratulating ourselves for noticing half of it. It is time to hit the truth-accelerator and scrutinize our own cherished beliefs, not cling to flotsam. Caitlin's writing is better than the average leftist misdirection, but too many of her hobby horses are blatant scams. There's a reason you know about every time Assange breaks wind, and it's not because someone cares about you knowing the truth. "If you're seeing it, it's for you."
Rob: whose skids am I greasing? The tyrants are on full display as long as we drop our narcissistic clinging to our favorite narratives. They made virtually all of them.
That's it right there. Until we unblind ourselves from our very own complicity in the dance, nothing changes. Any and everything else is just barking at the shadows.
Stephen Day, if you’re saying that we can all be duped by propaganda or controlled by PsyOps, that we should critically examine our own beliefs, and that we should all keep our guards up—I.e., the price of freedom is eternal vigilance—then I agree with your gist.
If you are saying that our understanding of most subjects, especially those involving complex systems such as climate or politics, is lacking or incomplete, and that many modern ills involve so-called “wicked problems” that have no perfect solution (or even any good solution), then I also agree. We can agree that understanding is nuanced and the world is rarely black and white.
Climate change seems to be a topic that strikes a nerve with you, and I get that, because the problem may not be completely (or only) caused by too much carbon in the atmosphere—there are other contributing causes, including Earth Wobble, solar activity and cycles, and possibly even principles of physics we don’t understand. I, too, get suspicious when the Great Narrative of our imperial rulers begins to align with even a small part of my own beliefs. But, of course, all propaganda uses a kernel of truth. The power of the Great Narrative is that it might actually solve some of our problems: an electric autonomous car that we share instead of owning may actually make for a more sustainable transportation system that is cheaper for us all, but it will also steal our personal autonomy and make imperial oligarchs even richer and more powerful. That grates at me, too.
But be careful. We all have imperfect belief systems. We all operate at least partially within the boundaries of the Great PsyOp. For example, you say “Assange is fine” when there is plenty of credible (even convincing) medical opinion from reputable, non-imperial, objective third parties to the contrary. If you don’t believe that reputable opinion, use your own senses and wits to assess some recent photos of Assange. Humans, like most animals, are extremely good at detecting illness in others; it’s a survival mechanism. Use that ability and come to your own conclusions. My own conclusion is that such long suffering has taken a severe toll on the man, as it likely would on any of us. That such suffering is tolerated by any of us—worse, that it is perfectly legal—should be abhorrent to us all. Thanks to Caitlin for increasing our awareness. But more importantly, in case this is your own blind spot, your opinion that he is “fine” and “obsolete” is exactly the same as the Great Narrative imposed on us by our imperial rulers. Next thing you know you’ll be driving a Tesla, using gender-neutral pronouns, and attending Davos.
Climate change doesn't hit a nerve with me any more than any other fake conflict. The people who profit from assaulting our planet nonstop brought us climate change, the same way the meat industry brought us PETA. It is the release valve/blackwash for all human energy that would otherwise counter their resource-rape. All high-level criminals plan both the crime and its investigation simultaneously.
Since you presumed to ask me to turn on a latent ability, I am going to match your temerity and give you permission to have a dangerous thought: court proceedings that appear on TV are *always* fake. Here's another: nobody sends family members to prison. Also, I thought this was obvious: I do not say Assange the man is obsolete; Assange the intelligence project is obsolete. If you're seeing it, it's for you.
The funny thing is, based on your clarifications about Assange, I agree with the essence of what you write. I might quibble about the Assange intelligence project being obsolete, but I do agree that the project has been wildly successful in that the First Amendment is now definitely dead and the vast majority of those in the “journalism” business could care less. Whether Assange ever gets extradited and goes to trial is now somewhat irrelevant—corporate supermind systematons like Joy Reid and Wolf Blitzer are never going to see the light, renounce their roles as propagandists, and become champions of free speech and a free press. Corporate media cannot change its nature. The corporate supermind has connected its techno mycelium directly into our neurons. Stockholm syndrome is virtually universal. That we live in the Matrix is not just a figure of speech, and the Borg was not just science fiction.
Yet, I personally can’t quite give up on the idea that there are still mighty heroes (like Assange, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and many others) who will rise up, and that against all odds they will fire that single burning arrow into the heart of Empire, and we’ll all awaken from this nightmare. On the other hand, I know that is the Hollywood ending of the movie.
Still—to end with another cliche—I have to believe the night is always darkest before the dawn and that we just need to hang in there a little longer.
-------"The world recoiled in horror when it learned of Khashoggi's grizzly end, and it won't be long before the world begins recoiling in the same way to what has been done to Assange as well."-------
I think you are being overly optimistic, Caitlin. The scum who did this to Julian will get away with murder just like all the other deep state war criminals who are never held accountable for their crimes.
That's not the point though, is it. I mean, if the general populace realizes that who they vote into office sets up this kind of murderous systemic charade, they might vote differently. And that points back to ultimate responsibility - it is we the people who have the ultimate power, and even if the authorities we voted in (or were appointed by them) find ways to circumvent and sabotage our power in the system, well, we have other means of taking that power back. But that won't happen until we understand that this is the only option left. That decision won't be made until enough awareness accumulates.
Sadly, it will take more death and destruction to push us to that point. The only question is how much.
Democrats Want Julian Assange Imprisoned For One Reason: His 2016 Reporting on Hillary/DNC
https://youtu.be/TS2a_XUikLU
We live in a fascist country
We are all Assange; we are all being slow-motion assassinated by the powers that be, body, mind and soul. We have been the proverbial frogs in the slow-boiling pot for quite some time now, some say perhaps centuries.
Hello brother/sister Assange. We ARE all Julian Assange.
They're not just killing him, they're torturing him to death, and it's been going on for years!
If America recoiled in horror as a nation at the barbaric death of Khashoggi, I missed it.
Call me a recalcitrant cave man, but I refuse to see Kamala Harris as Willie Brown's victim. When a woman has little else to offer the world but a morally vacuous soaring ambition at the behest of power, sleeping their way to the top is merely a deft career move.
There is no light between between Joe Biden and Donald Trump when it comes to serving the interests of American hegemony. Anyone who tells you differently is desperate to have their beliefs triumph reality and is attempting to sell a bill of goods.
With so much shame surrounding Assange's torture, a special shoutout has to go to Australia for failing to stand up for one of their own.
If the US feels it can do this to Assange in the broad light of day -- with his worldwide name recognition, resources, and noteable friends -- believing they won't come for any of us simply because we have a 30.06 under the bed is to live in a child's world. Sad to say many still do.
Thanks. As always, spot on. Keep up the great work.
JFK was half a century too early for this, so he got the technology of the time.
Makes you wonder why we have laws at all if they can be so easily lent to such dismally craven purpose for so long.
They're retiring an actor whose role is now obsolete. Assange is fine. I don't get why Caitlin treats whistleblowers, climate change, etc as real and the rest of the narrative is bunk. Why is it all bunk besides the things you like? Stop mistaking the rise of your awareness of fascism for the rise of fascism: it's been tyrants all the way down for millennia. The difference now is they are having an internal war and are resorting to the taboo of nearly exposing each other's scams. This means the con has never been easier to detect: an awkward time for congratulating ourselves for noticing half of it. It is time to hit the truth-accelerator and scrutinize our own cherished beliefs, not cling to flotsam. Caitlin's writing is better than the average leftist misdirection, but too many of her hobby horses are blatant scams. There's a reason you know about every time Assange breaks wind, and it's not because someone cares about you knowing the truth. "If you're seeing it, it's for you."
What a bunch of arrogant hooey.
Rob: whose skids am I greasing? The tyrants are on full display as long as we drop our narcissistic clinging to our favorite narratives. They made virtually all of them.
That's it right there. Until we unblind ourselves from our very own complicity in the dance, nothing changes. Any and everything else is just barking at the shadows.
Oh, plop. If you know so very much better, then the scam is yours for only greasing the skids and not making a better difference.
Pardon me but you sound like an arrogant twat.
Stephen Day, if you’re saying that we can all be duped by propaganda or controlled by PsyOps, that we should critically examine our own beliefs, and that we should all keep our guards up—I.e., the price of freedom is eternal vigilance—then I agree with your gist.
If you are saying that our understanding of most subjects, especially those involving complex systems such as climate or politics, is lacking or incomplete, and that many modern ills involve so-called “wicked problems” that have no perfect solution (or even any good solution), then I also agree. We can agree that understanding is nuanced and the world is rarely black and white.
Climate change seems to be a topic that strikes a nerve with you, and I get that, because the problem may not be completely (or only) caused by too much carbon in the atmosphere—there are other contributing causes, including Earth Wobble, solar activity and cycles, and possibly even principles of physics we don’t understand. I, too, get suspicious when the Great Narrative of our imperial rulers begins to align with even a small part of my own beliefs. But, of course, all propaganda uses a kernel of truth. The power of the Great Narrative is that it might actually solve some of our problems: an electric autonomous car that we share instead of owning may actually make for a more sustainable transportation system that is cheaper for us all, but it will also steal our personal autonomy and make imperial oligarchs even richer and more powerful. That grates at me, too.
But be careful. We all have imperfect belief systems. We all operate at least partially within the boundaries of the Great PsyOp. For example, you say “Assange is fine” when there is plenty of credible (even convincing) medical opinion from reputable, non-imperial, objective third parties to the contrary. If you don’t believe that reputable opinion, use your own senses and wits to assess some recent photos of Assange. Humans, like most animals, are extremely good at detecting illness in others; it’s a survival mechanism. Use that ability and come to your own conclusions. My own conclusion is that such long suffering has taken a severe toll on the man, as it likely would on any of us. That such suffering is tolerated by any of us—worse, that it is perfectly legal—should be abhorrent to us all. Thanks to Caitlin for increasing our awareness. But more importantly, in case this is your own blind spot, your opinion that he is “fine” and “obsolete” is exactly the same as the Great Narrative imposed on us by our imperial rulers. Next thing you know you’ll be driving a Tesla, using gender-neutral pronouns, and attending Davos.
Climate change doesn't hit a nerve with me any more than any other fake conflict. The people who profit from assaulting our planet nonstop brought us climate change, the same way the meat industry brought us PETA. It is the release valve/blackwash for all human energy that would otherwise counter their resource-rape. All high-level criminals plan both the crime and its investigation simultaneously.
Since you presumed to ask me to turn on a latent ability, I am going to match your temerity and give you permission to have a dangerous thought: court proceedings that appear on TV are *always* fake. Here's another: nobody sends family members to prison. Also, I thought this was obvious: I do not say Assange the man is obsolete; Assange the intelligence project is obsolete. If you're seeing it, it's for you.
The funny thing is, based on your clarifications about Assange, I agree with the essence of what you write. I might quibble about the Assange intelligence project being obsolete, but I do agree that the project has been wildly successful in that the First Amendment is now definitely dead and the vast majority of those in the “journalism” business could care less. Whether Assange ever gets extradited and goes to trial is now somewhat irrelevant—corporate supermind systematons like Joy Reid and Wolf Blitzer are never going to see the light, renounce their roles as propagandists, and become champions of free speech and a free press. Corporate media cannot change its nature. The corporate supermind has connected its techno mycelium directly into our neurons. Stockholm syndrome is virtually universal. That we live in the Matrix is not just a figure of speech, and the Borg was not just science fiction.
Yet, I personally can’t quite give up on the idea that there are still mighty heroes (like Assange, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and many others) who will rise up, and that against all odds they will fire that single burning arrow into the heart of Empire, and we’ll all awaken from this nightmare. On the other hand, I know that is the Hollywood ending of the movie.
Still—to end with another cliche—I have to believe the night is always darkest before the dawn and that we just need to hang in there a little longer.
And might you be completely wrong, Stephen?
-------"The world recoiled in horror when it learned of Khashoggi's grizzly end, and it won't be long before the world begins recoiling in the same way to what has been done to Assange as well."-------
I think you are being overly optimistic, Caitlin. The scum who did this to Julian will get away with murder just like all the other deep state war criminals who are never held accountable for their crimes.
That's not the point though, is it. I mean, if the general populace realizes that who they vote into office sets up this kind of murderous systemic charade, they might vote differently. And that points back to ultimate responsibility - it is we the people who have the ultimate power, and even if the authorities we voted in (or were appointed by them) find ways to circumvent and sabotage our power in the system, well, we have other means of taking that power back. But that won't happen until we understand that this is the only option left. That decision won't be made until enough awareness accumulates.
Sadly, it will take more death and destruction to push us to that point. The only question is how much.
And when.
Ian Welsh teaches us that the cruelty is the point.