Propaganda and censorship by the Outlaw US Empire has been ongoing for 125 years if not longer when we add the twisting of history to fit a very longstanding narrative that began in shortly after the Treaty of Paris in 1783 granted the 13 British colonies their independence regarding democracy, the wisdom of the so-called Founders and the sanctity of the coup they performed in 1787 to oust the very popular and democratic Articles of Confederation and replace it with what’s now known as the US Constitution, which enabled that Era’s Oligarchy and gave them command.
I completely agree with the content of the article. I am deeply disturbed by the naivety of very intelligent and clever people. Because I have very high hopes for the scope of their efforts.
But they ponder, among other things, about "left" and "right", about "communism", which has never existed. Apart from the first Christians among the Jews, in their communes. About constitutions that have long since been disregarded by the powerful and/or destroyed in terms of their content by exceptional provisions.
It should not be overlooked that the same interest groups, or their heirs, have used the genocide of entire peoples, religious wars, wars per se, the Inquisition, perversities such as slavery and "Auschwitz" as a means to achieve their goals. From antiquity to the present day. Democracy is a good thing when it benefits [all] people. But we have never been allowed to experience such a state of affairs. Because it would mean that everyone is equal before the law. But that has never been the case in practice.
It was supposedly Tucholsky who said:
"If elections changed anything, they would be banned."
Today, many people worship Elon Musk as the defender of truth. Elon Musk will soon be the owner of 1000 billion US dollars. I think he is a dangerous man.
Musk is not a Julian Assange. X is not a crucible for the disseminate truth and facts or quality information or analysis about the world. Despite the many times where that does happen. Musk isn't a savior and nor is Trump.
And the WP (Besos) nor WSJ (Murdoch) both quoted here are not bastions for the truth or anything like wikileaks nor do they look very genuine pro-democracy pro-freedom either. (not that it matters much now anyway)
The world is screwed up. Nothing happening now or what's copied / discussed above should be a surprise to anyone paying attention the last 20-30 years. Of course not many have the time to keep up. And so here we are. imo it is not going to get any better but far worse. and for a very very long time.
I need to clarify my statement regarding Elon Musk. So that I am not misunderstood. Musk is a multi-billionaire and no one gets that kind of wealth through honest work, diligence and creativity. Such people can buy secret service armies, special forces, media and entire governments. There is also a theory that the "deep state" is using Musk as a puppet. But is someone with hundreds of billions of US dollars just a puppet?
I don't think the EU in threatening Musk are playing 5d chess. Even among the billionaire class there are differences of interest, usually around the best avenues to increase their wealth accumulation. The present impasse suggests there's a group wedded to the malthusian agenda via club of Rome, WEF who see "limits" and feel that any sharing is to their dimunition. I was puzzling over the buzz and crowd that came to see President Xi when he visited the US, mostly the "owner" class. Those roped into the neocon/zionist cause are clearly mentally ill and should be permanently housed in a "safe" space.
thanks karl! that is a fascinating account from Dimity Simes.. it is hard to know where to begin to comment on all of that.. your title here sums it up well..
I hope he produces a book about his history and view of events for his experiences are quite unique. I should have commended RT for finally reporting the interview properly, which I've heavily criticized it for not doing previously.
first off - thanks for drawing it to my attention... yes - i shared it with a few american friends of mine and am curious how they will respond, or if they even respond! cheers!
There's a lot there, and thanks for posting, much of it I knew about, some I didn't, but I'm going to share it. I wrote a few weeks ago that we were at an inflection point. I look at the world from two perspective these days, one despairing, and the other gets to that statement about 'living in exciting times'. I have the thought, often lately, that we're at the end of Western Civilization, that the whole experiment has proved rotten. From that perspective, we're at a societal change that could be 1,000 - 2,000 years. Perhaps I'm off my rocker on that, perhaps it's my age speaking, but like I said, Exciting times.
I don't think you're off your rocker, as you say. There's a book called The Fourth Turning which dives into the cyclical tumult / inflection point that we seem to be living through. The one thing which I think our current age has over all others is the level of mass surveillance. The enemy is on your desk or nightstand every day, listening to what you say. It's dystopian, and people are either unaware or don't care.
Long ago before the internet age this was asked: Who's watching the watchers? That was a worry back in 1787 and is why the Bill of Rights was added to the 1787 Constitution because that day's elite who voted for the coup still saw the danger the new constitution presented. That was an aspect of US History I was taught back in the day, and we were tested about its contents.
IMO, it's best to keep to the Big Picture perspective than to get bogged down in what amounts to minutia. We need to be thankful events are more overt today than yesterday when covertness was easier. BigLie Media pontificates, but fewer people daily don't trust what it says making it harder for the Narrative to take hold. Today's "populism" is what Madison feared back in 1787--the "mob" would gain control over those wanting "order." But then as now, the interests of the People differ greatly from those of the Oligarchy, the latter having to resort to lies in an attempt to mollify their legitimate complaints about governance and engaging in immoral events in the people's name.
Populists needn't rant and rave, which is how the Oligarchy depicts them. Being matter-of-fact about reality is the genuine power behind those willing to be in the vanguard, and such honesty as opposed to the Oligarchy's falsities is enough to gain adherents.
It's always darkest before the dawn. As I advised another, look at the Big Picture to see the many positives that are ongoing and growing in scope--African/Eurasian solidarity is one huge plus. Ever since the advent of agriculture and settlement that created politics, life for most has always been more of a struggle than what was the status quo over the prior millennia. But that prior life wasn't as Hobbes described; he described his own age and what his class had done to the masses.
But of course, Hobbes described his constructed picture of society, inspired by Galileo 😘. On the other hand, his picture was accepted by subsequent ages as reality. And, yes, I do see the bigger picture…otherwise I would stop reading all. Thank you, Karl, for your ongoing work. It does help to see that we are not those Hobbesian atoms and there are many who care.
You wrote, "Totalitarian states are either defeated via war or fall apart from the weight of their own contradictions; none has yet fallen to a mass popular uprising." That's totally true, elections can't remove the deep state, and attempts at reform are acts of futility. The current conflict in Ukraine, the sanctions, and financial gyrations are all signs of failure. It looks to me that the west will drive China to cease sending boats with what drives western economies which will accelerate the failure... there is no local build back of industry, it's a fantasy, it may exist in virtual space, but humans can't live in such a virtual manner. And neither can the oligarchy. From repression to bloodshed, and that won't be "Call of Duty"
Very interesting history, makes what’s happening easier to understand. Dispicable but easier to see the enemy
You'll find what Dr. Hudson reveals in this podcast about the roots of the fiscal state to be extraordinary. https://michael-hudson.com/2024/09/reshaping-christianity-and-the-modern-state-a-journey-from-usury-to-fiscal-power/
The answers to the present lie in the past. That's why the erasure or gross alteration of history is required by the ancien regime..
This was amazing sir. The introduction alone contains more truth many have learned in generations. A sincere thank you.
I completely agree with the content of the article. I am deeply disturbed by the naivety of very intelligent and clever people. Because I have very high hopes for the scope of their efforts.
But they ponder, among other things, about "left" and "right", about "communism", which has never existed. Apart from the first Christians among the Jews, in their communes. About constitutions that have long since been disregarded by the powerful and/or destroyed in terms of their content by exceptional provisions.
It should not be overlooked that the same interest groups, or their heirs, have used the genocide of entire peoples, religious wars, wars per se, the Inquisition, perversities such as slavery and "Auschwitz" as a means to achieve their goals. From antiquity to the present day. Democracy is a good thing when it benefits [all] people. But we have never been allowed to experience such a state of affairs. Because it would mean that everyone is equal before the law. But that has never been the case in practice.
It was supposedly Tucholsky who said:
"If elections changed anything, they would be banned."
Today, many people worship Elon Musk as the defender of truth. Elon Musk will soon be the owner of 1000 billion US dollars. I think he is a dangerous man.
Musk is not a Julian Assange. X is not a crucible for the disseminate truth and facts or quality information or analysis about the world. Despite the many times where that does happen. Musk isn't a savior and nor is Trump.
And the WP (Besos) nor WSJ (Murdoch) both quoted here are not bastions for the truth or anything like wikileaks nor do they look very genuine pro-democracy pro-freedom either. (not that it matters much now anyway)
The world is screwed up. Nothing happening now or what's copied / discussed above should be a surprise to anyone paying attention the last 20-30 years. Of course not many have the time to keep up. And so here we are. imo it is not going to get any better but far worse. and for a very very long time.
I need to clarify my statement regarding Elon Musk. So that I am not misunderstood. Musk is a multi-billionaire and no one gets that kind of wealth through honest work, diligence and creativity. Such people can buy secret service armies, special forces, media and entire governments. There is also a theory that the "deep state" is using Musk as a puppet. But is someone with hundreds of billions of US dollars just a puppet?
I don't think the EU in threatening Musk are playing 5d chess. Even among the billionaire class there are differences of interest, usually around the best avenues to increase their wealth accumulation. The present impasse suggests there's a group wedded to the malthusian agenda via club of Rome, WEF who see "limits" and feel that any sharing is to their dimunition. I was puzzling over the buzz and crowd that came to see President Xi when he visited the US, mostly the "owner" class. Those roped into the neocon/zionist cause are clearly mentally ill and should be permanently housed in a "safe" space.
Always thought Ron Paul or someone coined "Empire of Lies" - or maybe the whole quote: "Truth is treason in the Empire of Lies."
thanks karl! that is a fascinating account from Dimity Simes.. it is hard to know where to begin to comment on all of that.. your title here sums it up well..
I hope he produces a book about his history and view of events for his experiences are quite unique. I should have commended RT for finally reporting the interview properly, which I've heavily criticized it for not doing previously.
first off - thanks for drawing it to my attention... yes - i shared it with a few american friends of mine and am curious how they will respond, or if they even respond! cheers!
Excellent article, and much appreciated Karl, pulling this stuff together. I'll be sharing this!
There's a lot there, and thanks for posting, much of it I knew about, some I didn't, but I'm going to share it. I wrote a few weeks ago that we were at an inflection point. I look at the world from two perspective these days, one despairing, and the other gets to that statement about 'living in exciting times'. I have the thought, often lately, that we're at the end of Western Civilization, that the whole experiment has proved rotten. From that perspective, we're at a societal change that could be 1,000 - 2,000 years. Perhaps I'm off my rocker on that, perhaps it's my age speaking, but like I said, Exciting times.
I don't think you're off your rocker, as you say. There's a book called The Fourth Turning which dives into the cyclical tumult / inflection point that we seem to be living through. The one thing which I think our current age has over all others is the level of mass surveillance. The enemy is on your desk or nightstand every day, listening to what you say. It's dystopian, and people are either unaware or don't care.
Long ago before the internet age this was asked: Who's watching the watchers? That was a worry back in 1787 and is why the Bill of Rights was added to the 1787 Constitution because that day's elite who voted for the coup still saw the danger the new constitution presented. That was an aspect of US History I was taught back in the day, and we were tested about its contents.
IMO, it's best to keep to the Big Picture perspective than to get bogged down in what amounts to minutia. We need to be thankful events are more overt today than yesterday when covertness was easier. BigLie Media pontificates, but fewer people daily don't trust what it says making it harder for the Narrative to take hold. Today's "populism" is what Madison feared back in 1787--the "mob" would gain control over those wanting "order." But then as now, the interests of the People differ greatly from those of the Oligarchy, the latter having to resort to lies in an attempt to mollify their legitimate complaints about governance and engaging in immoral events in the people's name.
Populists needn't rant and rave, which is how the Oligarchy depicts them. Being matter-of-fact about reality is the genuine power behind those willing to be in the vanguard, and such honesty as opposed to the Oligarchy's falsities is enough to gain adherents.
It is all so depressing………
It's always darkest before the dawn. As I advised another, look at the Big Picture to see the many positives that are ongoing and growing in scope--African/Eurasian solidarity is one huge plus. Ever since the advent of agriculture and settlement that created politics, life for most has always been more of a struggle than what was the status quo over the prior millennia. But that prior life wasn't as Hobbes described; he described his own age and what his class had done to the masses.
But of course, Hobbes described his constructed picture of society, inspired by Galileo 😘. On the other hand, his picture was accepted by subsequent ages as reality. And, yes, I do see the bigger picture…otherwise I would stop reading all. Thank you, Karl, for your ongoing work. It does help to see that we are not those Hobbesian atoms and there are many who care.
You wrote, "Totalitarian states are either defeated via war or fall apart from the weight of their own contradictions; none has yet fallen to a mass popular uprising." That's totally true, elections can't remove the deep state, and attempts at reform are acts of futility. The current conflict in Ukraine, the sanctions, and financial gyrations are all signs of failure. It looks to me that the west will drive China to cease sending boats with what drives western economies which will accelerate the failure... there is no local build back of industry, it's a fantasy, it may exist in virtual space, but humans can't live in such a virtual manner. And neither can the oligarchy. From repression to bloodshed, and that won't be "Call of Duty"