Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): The imperial press have revealingly been using the words “moderate” and “centrist” to eulogize the warmongering former US senator Joe Lieberman, who passed away on Wednesday. “Centrist former Sen. Joseph Lieberman has died at 82,” reads a
They called the warmonger and ultra conservative John McCain a “moderate” too. And the liar Colin Powell a “statesman”. The Drone executioner in chief and spook family scion Barry O they told us was mr “Hope and Change”, The corrupt warmonger neocon Hillary Clinton was packaged as “highly qualified modern feminist” and Genocide Joe also packaged as a “moderate”
So no surprise here. Lieberman was a neocon republican, a zionist, and as senator for Connecticut, the home base of the venture capital and insurance moguls, a lifelong tool of the financial industry’s long term rape of the American economy and the American people.
Sad but yes there are people willing to live their entire life like this.
The moment this piece opened to that photo of Connecticuthroat Joe, I had to clamp shut my jaws lest I expel my mouthful of morning coffee onto my keyboard; a reaction denoting how much I detested the man. For me, he symbolized the insouciance and gross cognitive incompetence of the too-comfortable class in uber-wealthy NYC suburbs like Greenwich, where the mansions and chemlawns have primacy; where America's working poor and homeless are just a nuisance, its "intelligence" agencies necessary tainted saints, its endless wars and murderous international interventions essential for national security; where Israel is the pinnacle of a culture to be reified. In short, Joe was an imperialist pig scumbag; everything I have ever considered most distasteful and destructive about the society I was born into. If there's a hell, burn in its deepest pit, mofo.
Truly a prime example of how the two American parties are one, united in greed, capital, and violent control. Look what happened to JFK who tried to break free.
Speaking of engineering consent, the coverage of the Baltimore cargo ship crash presents a perfect case study of literally engineering consent on engineering solutions, a kind of negative variant of Naomi Klein's "disaster capitalism" (in this case, the disaster is being used to cover up real solutions instead of providing a sham rationale for corporate "reform").
The headlines read that the bridge "collapsed", when in fact it was knocked down. The "collapse" metaphor attempts to shoehorn a shipping safety issue into an infrastructure investment issue.
This does huge things: 1) it blames government and allocates the costs of both the bridge rebuild and future prevention strategies onto the public taxpayer; and
2) it lets the entire global logistics system off the hook from multi-billon dollar costs of paying for the bridge replacement and new prevention measures, like regulatory safety mandates like tug boat escorts and dual redundant power and navigation systems on these huge cargo ships and repeal of liability laws that provide huge subsidies and undermine safety.
As an illustration, NPR just interviewed a structural engineer and the entire focus was on bridge engineering, collapse causes, and engineered devices to deflect ships away from crashing into bridges. When the final question was asked: how can new prevent future vessel strikes, the structural engineer proposed more engineering and said nothing about real safety plans and regulations.
"It’s a well-documented fact that the rich and powerful pour vast fortunes into manipulating the political and media landscape in ways that serve their interests."
What does this say about the medias never ending fascination with the downfall of Trump - (check your TDS for a minute ) look at it from a cui bono perspective. The medias non-stop coverage of trump gives him never ending free press and makes him a martyr. The overwhelming coverage from all sides puts Trumps name on the lips of every person paying attention. He doesn't really have any significant competitor for the presidency and the last time he was in office he hired nothing but swamp creatures. Trump is the establishment insider being pushed into the presidency.
Why is he being promoted like he is if its not for the benefit off the rich and powerful ?
They control the media and the shared narrative yet they let Trump get daily coverage.
You can't convince me that the political strategists, rich and powerful and media types don't understand how they are empowering him ! They not only do it anyway, they continue to ramp up the coverage.
Thank you for posting the Aaron Bushnell statement. What an easy thing to do to imagine a better world. It’s one reason I’m a big Star Trek fan. They have made a better world on planet Earth.
I’m imagining Lieberman roasting in the 9th circle of hell with Kissinger, Albright and others of their ilk and waiting for the friends who will soon join them. It’s a nice daydream.
To follow the careers of western leaders, especially in the last fifty years, is an indictment of how each has been complicit in the betrayal of their populations delivered into the savagery of corporate power and endless wars. It has been the ultimate class war. Now we are dancing in the ruins.
Kennedy was the last president of any integrity and he paid with his life.
They called the warmonger and ultra conservative John McCain a “moderate” too. And the liar Colin Powell a “statesman”. The Drone executioner in chief and spook family scion Barry O they told us was mr “Hope and Change”, The corrupt warmonger neocon Hillary Clinton was packaged as “highly qualified modern feminist” and Genocide Joe also packaged as a “moderate”
So no surprise here. Lieberman was a neocon republican, a zionist, and as senator for Connecticut, the home base of the venture capital and insurance moguls, a lifelong tool of the financial industry’s long term rape of the American economy and the American people.
Sad but yes there are people willing to live their entire life like this.
The moment this piece opened to that photo of Connecticuthroat Joe, I had to clamp shut my jaws lest I expel my mouthful of morning coffee onto my keyboard; a reaction denoting how much I detested the man. For me, he symbolized the insouciance and gross cognitive incompetence of the too-comfortable class in uber-wealthy NYC suburbs like Greenwich, where the mansions and chemlawns have primacy; where America's working poor and homeless are just a nuisance, its "intelligence" agencies necessary tainted saints, its endless wars and murderous international interventions essential for national security; where Israel is the pinnacle of a culture to be reified. In short, Joe was an imperialist pig scumbag; everything I have ever considered most distasteful and destructive about the society I was born into. If there's a hell, burn in its deepest pit, mofo.
Aaron Bushnell's Redit post ❤️
IF we don't have a dream: healthcare for all/housing for all/good education for all then we might as well behave like the serfs that we are.
The Centre for me has always meant kowtowing to the know-nothings of this world who sadly limp along until they either die or wake up.
I never cared for Lieberman. He was in the same class as Clinton, Albright, Nuland, Graham, Biden and countless other war mongers.
America loves to present itself as this shiny democracy on some hill, but it's really just a banana republic selling bruised bananas.
Truly a prime example of how the two American parties are one, united in greed, capital, and violent control. Look what happened to JFK who tried to break free.
Fear of Joe Lieberman was the reason many American Muslims voted for Bush in the 2000 election. Let’s ponder on the ironies there for a moment.
Lieberman always reminded me of the evil Emperor Palpatine, both because of his face and his politics
Speaking of engineering consent, the coverage of the Baltimore cargo ship crash presents a perfect case study of literally engineering consent on engineering solutions, a kind of negative variant of Naomi Klein's "disaster capitalism" (in this case, the disaster is being used to cover up real solutions instead of providing a sham rationale for corporate "reform").
The headlines read that the bridge "collapsed", when in fact it was knocked down. The "collapse" metaphor attempts to shoehorn a shipping safety issue into an infrastructure investment issue.
This does huge things: 1) it blames government and allocates the costs of both the bridge rebuild and future prevention strategies onto the public taxpayer; and
2) it lets the entire global logistics system off the hook from multi-billon dollar costs of paying for the bridge replacement and new prevention measures, like regulatory safety mandates like tug boat escorts and dual redundant power and navigation systems on these huge cargo ships and repeal of liability laws that provide huge subsidies and undermine safety.
As an illustration, NPR just interviewed a structural engineer and the entire focus was on bridge engineering, collapse causes, and engineered devices to deflect ships away from crashing into bridges. When the final question was asked: how can new prevent future vessel strikes, the structural engineer proposed more engineering and said nothing about real safety plans and regulations.
ISIS morphed into "vetted moderates" when they were useful to fight the Syrian government.
"It’s a well-documented fact that the rich and powerful pour vast fortunes into manipulating the political and media landscape in ways that serve their interests."
What does this say about the medias never ending fascination with the downfall of Trump - (check your TDS for a minute ) look at it from a cui bono perspective. The medias non-stop coverage of trump gives him never ending free press and makes him a martyr. The overwhelming coverage from all sides puts Trumps name on the lips of every person paying attention. He doesn't really have any significant competitor for the presidency and the last time he was in office he hired nothing but swamp creatures. Trump is the establishment insider being pushed into the presidency.
Why is he being promoted like he is if its not for the benefit off the rich and powerful ?
They control the media and the shared narrative yet they let Trump get daily coverage.
You can't convince me that the political strategists, rich and powerful and media types don't understand how they are empowering him ! They not only do it anyway, they continue to ramp up the coverage.
Why ? Inquiring minds want to know who benefits ?
The population of Hell just increased by 1
Thank you for posting the Aaron Bushnell statement. What an easy thing to do to imagine a better world. It’s one reason I’m a big Star Trek fan. They have made a better world on planet Earth.
I’m imagining Lieberman roasting in the 9th circle of hell with Kissinger, Albright and others of their ilk and waiting for the friends who will soon join them. It’s a nice daydream.
To follow the careers of western leaders, especially in the last fifty years, is an indictment of how each has been complicit in the betrayal of their populations delivered into the savagery of corporate power and endless wars. It has been the ultimate class war. Now we are dancing in the ruins.
Kennedy was the last president of any integrity and he paid with his life.
Thank you.