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US policy attains its end by the following means: a) violence in the form of the use of armed force, and b) monetary assistance in the form of mass bribery or large-scale subsidies, as in the form of Trump’s subsidies to Argentina prior to the general election. One can see these policies as adjunct to neo-conservativism, which interprets social and human motivation as basically carrot and stick. In their view, the primary carrot is financial rewards or incentives, and…

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Blowing smoke up Europe Rubio at the Munich Security Conference stated: ‘It was here in Europe where the ideas that planted the seeds of liberty that changed the world were born. It was here in Europe where the world – which gave the world the rule of law, the universities, and the scientific revolution. It was this continent that produced the genius of Mozart and Beethoven, of Dante and Shakespeare, of Michelangelo and Da Vinci, of the Beatles and…

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You may be shocked by the lies, deceit, and abandonment of all values exhibited by the US political elites. This is, in fact, to be expected. Cesaire wrote: “Because, after all, we must resign ourselves to the inevitable and say to ourselves, once and for all, that the bourgeoisie is condemned to become every day more snarling, more openly ferocious, more shameless, more summarily barbarous; that it is an implacable law that every decadent class finds itself turned into…

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There have been many comments about Chomsky’s communications with Epstein. This post is only about one major blind spot of Chomsky’s critics. We should ask : how might Epstein have managed his relation switch Chomsky? What ‘truthful’ description could Epstein have made that might have lulled Chomsky?  One must first recognise that both parties would recognise that it would be impossible for Epstein to tell his own story in writing so his defence would have to be made  discreet…

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‘Zombie’ is a complex moral concept. It conceives of a person who seeks to avoid the pain of subordination to evil by abandoning their moral nature. As long as a person maintains their moral dimension there is great pain when they do evil and know it. Many Israeli soldier have become mentally ill some committed suicide because of what they have done and the moral pain they suffer. Instead they close down their moral self and obey a power….

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Knight for a rook? McNamara on playing dice or chess with nuclear war. At one point in an interview with Fidel Castro, McNamara said that if Castro had launched missiles against Washington, the US would have blasted Cuba off the face of the earth. McNamara looked at Fidel as if Fidel had lost his mind. But who is mad here? At the end of this exchange Washington DC would be completely destroyed as would be Cuba. From an American…

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Two can dance to suicide. Scott has got his nuclear threat all wrong! First of all, McNamara interviewed Castro before his death. McNamara asked Fidel what he would have done if the US had bombed the missile sites. Castro confirmed that the missiles were nuclear armed and loaded and he would have been launched on notice of the attack. McNamara said if Cuba had nuked Washington the US would have blasted Cuba off the face of the earth. Castro…

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Are Mandelson’s versions truthful? Mandelson is said to have forwarded emails to Epstein while at a Cabinet Meeting in No.10.( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9vz8d0n85o )There have been suggestions that the government is unable to trace these emails because they were sent on Mandelson’s private email.There appears to be some deep spin going on here. Firstly, that any and all electronic communication from and within No 10 are not closely monitored is beyond belief. It is customary to sandbox important meeting rooms such…

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‘Discovering other’s secrets can be a deadly failing.’ – ancient Chinese saying There is a major matter which Western analysts are not taking into account. All major analysts appear to treat Russia and China as unconnected parties. At least at the level of theory, one would expect some to consider the possibility that China and Russia are conducting a joint or collective war. Both Russia and China consider themselves potential war targets, with the US wishing to take on…

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According to Statistica , during 2024  there were 100,460 Germans who left Germany to settle for good in Ukraine. These are not tourists or other visitor but those entering Ukraine apparently to settle. ( https://www.statista.com/statistics/911131/emigrant-numbers-from-germany-by-destination-country/ ) On 14 November 2024 the US  issued the following travel advisory. ‘Do not travel to Ukraine due to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens to not travel to frontline regions of Ukraine and areas along Ukraine’s…

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