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russian_bot's avatar

Caitlin expressed exactly what I've maintained for a long time. Illusion of freedom that rules over the western population makes them fun to observe but also is the cause of great concern as they are essentially the enablers of the empire's deeds.

To any prospective challenger - when you tell me you're freer than someone in China or Russia I expect you to enumerate those "freedoms", especially the ones that matter, and specifically the one that empowers you to influence your rulers. I don't care to hear about one that allows you to show your naked butt during pride parades. Monkeys have those freedoms for free.

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What you describe can be summarized as the "Deep State".

Every winning candidate since arguably Bush 1.0 (“Kinder, gentler America”) has run for office as a non-interventionist, and then morphed into John McCain immediately upon taking the Oath of Office. Not only that, but each president has arguably been a more reckless imperialist than his predecessor.

I don’t pretend to know how the process works, or even if it is the same for every president, but the results speak for themselves. I suspect without any real evidence that what actually happens isn't a fat bribe or being locked in a room.and forced to watch the Zapruder Film over and over in a continuous loop. Rather, it is much more prosaic, like something out of "Yes, Minister".

Hell, look at Obama, who was elected in large part on a platform of ending the stupid wars. He not only failed to end a single war, he gave us a bunch of new and stupider ones.

And then there's Trump. He was arguably an even more explicit non-interventionist than 2008 Obama, and he also hasn't ended anything and has brought us into new conflicts in Venezuela and Niger, as well as expanded our wars on Ukraine and Yemen.

About Biden’s slavish take, the less said, the better.

TL:DR: unless and until the Deep State is eradicated root and branch,  it matters not who is elected.

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