[The original post has been edited a tiny bit.]
Here are just a few crucial ones---
1. The Income Tax
Disregarding earlier, temporary income taxes in the 1860's (to fund the Civil War), the Big Kahuna was the Revenue Act of 1913. It passed into Law shortly after the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted. [I won't get into arguments about whether or not the 16th was legitimately ratified. That's a can of worms and could be argued until the End of Time...and is a waste of time.] The purpose of the 16th Amendment apparently was to correct a glitch having to do with direct taxes and income from property & interest in the 1909 CORPORATE Income Tax law.
In passing the 1913 Revenue Act, the intent of Congress was to levy an income tax only on the very richest Americans. [I forget the income threshold, but it was high.] Only the top 2% of households were required to pay the tax; everyone else was exempt. Furthermore, the tax was on income from property, rents, and interest, not wages. [The top 2% had no wages.] That was the original Income Tax Law. Obviously, successive Congresses changed it...23 times if I recall correctly. I sincerely doubt that We the People wanted all those changes...to the point where the IRS does what it does today.
The point is this: I'm fairly certain that most Americans are largely unaware of the information above. We've been sold a Bill of Goods relative to the history of the Income Tax Law. The original intent of it never was to tax the wages of average Americans. That was rammed through by the Oligarchy later.
According to Reagan's Grace Commission, 100% of your income tax dollars is used to pay the interest on the National Debt. [97% of all money in circulation in the USA is debt.] Gov't services are paid for by other taxes, fees, and more borrowing.
2. The Cold War (1945-1989) Resulted in a Victory of Capitalism over Socialism
Not true, and here's why. First of all, we had then and still have a Mixed Economy. At best, it's Crony Capitalism, not Free Market Capitalism. The only Capitalists in the Western World are SMALL business people. Western societies, including the USA, have both a weak Welfare State AND strong socialism for the super-rich. Corporate welfare abounds. The State-Corporate Complex rules the day. That is not Free Market Capitalism. Secondly, when Lenin and his Gang seized power in Russia, socialistic institutions created during the 1917-1918 Revolution were eliminated. Bolshevism morphed into Communism...which is a political system, not an economic system...and it's totalitarian. Socialism is not a political system. The Cold War resulted in the triumph of Democracy (of a sort) over Communism.
The point is this: the Oligarchs in the Western World today continually claim that they are Free Market Capitalists and that the only other alternative is Socialism...which they claim was defeated by the Cold War. None of that is a true picture of reality. Crony Capitalists are not Free Market Capitalists; instead, they are married to the State. Soviet Russia had a super-elite Class which practiced Totalitarianism...that's what was defeated by Democracy (of a sort) and a Mixed Economy.
Mega, transnational corporations and their propagandists falsely claim that they are Capitalists opposing Socialism. What they really are (in general) is Fascists opposing the rest of us. Both FDR and Mussolini defined Fascism as: the marriage of the power of the State to the power of BIG Business. That's pretty much what we have in almost the entire Western World today. Even China now is more Fascist than Communist. I don't remember any Communist countries ever having billionaire real estate moguls. China does.
Don't buy into the Propaganda. Despite their claims, the super-rich are not Free Market Capitalists and they're not opposing Socialism. They are Neofascists and are opposing the rest of us.
3. The Scam of Neoliberalism
In the USA, it dates back to at least the 1970's. The overthrow (essentially by Nixon & Kissinger) of Allende and the installation of Pinochet in Chile on 9-11-73 (the other 9-11) was to be the first practical test of a portion of Neoliberalism. What a disaster. The implementation of this political and economic philosophy continues, but Oligarchs here have managed to keep it mostly in the shadows... until recently. None of that is a conspiracy; to them, it's simply good business practice. In general, most all Oligarchs today are Neoliberals. Those at the highest levels are Democrats, or Republicans, or Liberals, or Conservatives in name only. They don't care at all about those obsolete categories... except to use them as divisive propaganda.
Neoliberalism exploded in growth during the reigns of Reagan and Thatcher. It continues today. The goal is nothing short of domination of the worldwide economy and finance by super-rich elites and mega transnational corporations. Its adherents agree with David Rockefeller, who stated publicly in 1991, "Surely it is preferable to have the world run by unelected elites than by the corrupt politicians of today.". At least he got the "corrupt politicians" part correct. He also thanked the Mainstream Press for keeping the Elites' work under wraps "for the past 40 years". [You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried.]
The irony of this is that it seems some, perhaps many, of these Elites actually are altruists. I'm convinced that some of them really believe that the world would be better off if it were run by the unelected super-rich.
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If all this seems convoluted, that's because it is. It's so Orwellian that I'm afraid most people don't believe it. Or, if they do believe it, they either don't grasp how it affects them directly or they think nothing can be done about it, or both. And so it goes.
Not just my opinion. Be Well
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Friday, April 8, 2016
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
KUDOS to the New Leader of Greece!
Congratulations, Greece! Your new leader is a guy who is telling the Neoliberals to go to hell. Every country, including the USA, needs just such a person.
Via the IMF, and/or central banks, and/or other mega banks, Neoliberals at the highest levels (including the Democrats and Republicans here) through deceptive practices entice countries to take on massive debt. Then, when the debt is unsustainable, these same mega banks and the IMF coerce countries to undergo austerity or in some cases sell off their public infrastructure to private, mega corporations. It boils down to this: Neoliberals save the mega banks, not the economy...Wall Street, not Main Street. All for Globalization and privatization. The ultimate Goal is the world as one giant Business...and none of it is a "conspiracy". For the most part, it's in plain sight.
As David Rockefeller stated publicly in 1991: "Surely it is preferable to have the world run by unelected elites than by the corrupt politicians of today."... that's pretty plain. Despite that, Neoliberals often are deceptive. For example, here in the USA they go by the labels of "Democrat", "Republican", "Liberal", and "Conservative". They use Edward Bernays style Propaganda to dupe people into accepting things such as N.A.F.T.A., T.A.R.P., T.P.P., and T.A.F.T.A., all of which serve the Oligarchy, not Main Street.
The Neoliberal Congress and Fed Reserve in this country have given us an eighteen trillion dollar debt... and it's still growing. There is however, no visible austerity here. Instead, it's just under the facade of "the economy is recovering" Propaganda. Here's how it's "recovering":
1. with continued Financialization, which transfers wealth from the Middle Class to the Upper Crust;
2. with continued sale of bizarre Financial Derivatives, which create no jobs;
3. with continued debasement of the dollar;
4. with a massive Trade Deficit;
5. with continued off-shoring of factories and jobs;
6. with the creation of lower-paying permanent jobs, temporary jobs, and part-time jobs;
7. with continued deficit spending;
8. with an estimated one quadrillion dollars of Financial Derivatives still out in the Market... many bubbles just waiting to burst;
9. with QE-4 waiting in the wings;
10. with Gov't promoting another housing bubble;
11. with someone or some institution (or a combination) manipulating the crude oil market; and,
12. with rolling back regulations on the mega banks that caused the 2008 Crisis.
This is not what I would call a recovery.
[NOTE: The 2008 Crisis was not caused by sub-prime mortgages; they were simply the trigger. The underlying cause was the fact that mega, Neoliberal banks sold trillions of dollars worth of essentially worthless Derivatives. Many (or perhaps most) of them were credit default swaps which were supposed to "insure" investors against losses... but didn't. The mega banks knew they couldn't possibly serve that function when they sold them to pension funds, cities, counties, countries, and other investors. It was a massive fraud. Under the Corporatist Obama here, almost no one has been held criminally liable. Plus, things are now set up for the whole scam to happen again... I'm guessing within five years...easily.]
Neoliberals and Neoliberalism must be confronted and resisted. In order to do that, we must stop drinking the Propaganda Kool Aid. First Iceland, and now Greece are showing us the way. Heartiest congratulations to both. There is no reason whatsoever that Globalization must take the form that is espoused by Neoliberals. There are other options.
Not just my opinion. Be Well
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Hoaxes and/or Lies by the Oligarchs (Plutocrats)
Here are just a few crucial ones---
1. The Income Tax
Disregarding earlier, temporary income taxes in the 1860s (to fund the Civil War), the Big Kahuna was the Revenue Act of 1913. It passed into Law shortly after the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted. [I won't get into arguments about whether or not the 16th was legitimately ratified. That's a can of worms and could be argued until the End of Time...and is a waste of time.] The purpose of the 16th Amendment apparently was to correct a glitch having to do with direct taxes and income from property & interest in the 1909 CORPORATE Income Tax law.
In passing the 1913 Revenue Act, the intent of Congress was to levy an income tax only on the very richest Americans. [I forget the income threshold, but it was high.] Only the top 2% of households were required to pay the tax; everyone else was exempt. Furthermore, the tax was on income from property, rents, and interest, not wages. [The top 2% had no wages.] That was the original Income Tax Law. Obviously, successive Congresses changed it...23 times if I recall correctly. I sincerely doubt that We the People wanted all those changes...to the point where the IRS does what it does today.
The point is this: I'm fairly certain that most Americans are largely unaware of the information above. We've been sold a Bill of Goods relative to the history of the Income Tax Law. The original intent of it never was to tax the wages of average Americans. That was rammed through by the Oligarchy later.
According to Reagan's Grace Commission, 100% of your income tax dollars is used to pay the interest on the National Debt. [97% of all money in circulation in the USA is debt.] Gov't services are paid for by other taxes, and more borrowing.
2. The Cold War (1945-1989) Resulted in a Victory of Capitalism over Socialism
Not true, and here's why. First of all, we had then and still have a Mixed Economy. At best, it's Crony Capitalism, not Free Market Capitalism. The only Capitalists in the Western World are SMALL business people. Western societies, including the USA, have both a weak Welfare State AND strong socialism for the super-rich. Corporate welfare abounds. The State-Corporate Complex rules the day. That is not Free Market Capitalism. Secondly, when Lenin and his Gang seized power in Russia, socialistic institutions created during the 1917-1918 Revolution were eliminated. Bolshevism morphed into Communism...which is a political system, not an economic system...and it's totalitarian. Socialism is not a political system. The Cold War resulted in the triumph of Democracy (of a sort) over Communism.
The point is this: the Oligarchs in the Western World today continually claim that they are Free Market Capitalists and that the only other alternative is Socialism...which they claim was defeated by the Cold War. None of that is a true picture of reality. Crony Capitalists are not Free Market Capitalists; instead, they are married to the State. Soviet Russia had a super-elite Class which practiced Totalitarianism...that's what was defeated by Democracy (of a sort) and a Mixed Economy.
Mega, transnational corporations and their propagandists falsely claim that they are Capitalists opposing Socialism. What they really are (in general) is Fascists opposing the rest of us. Both FDR and Mussolini defined Fascism as: the marriage of the State to BIG Business. That's pretty much what we have in almost the entire Western World today. Even China now is more Fascist than Communist. I don't remember any Communist countries ever having billionaire real estate moguls. China does.
Don't buy into the Propaganda. Despite their claims, the super-rich are not Free Market Capitalists and they're not opposing Socialism. They are Neofascists and are opposing the rest of us.
3. The Scam of Neoliberalism
In the USA, it dates back to at least the 1970s. The overthrow (essentially by Nixon & Kissinger) of Allende and the installation of Pinochet in Chile on 9-11-73 (the other 9-11) was to be the first practical test of a portion of Neoliberalism. What a disaster. The implementation of this political and economic philosophy continues, but Oligarchs here have managed to keep it mostly in the shadows... until recently. None of that is a conspiracy; to them, it's simply good business practice. In general, most all Oligarchs today are Neoliberals. Those at the highest levels are Democrats, or Republicans, or Liberals, or Conservatives in name only. They don't care at all about those obsolete categories... except to use them as divisive propaganda.
Neoliberalism exploded in growth during the reigns of Reagan and Thatcher. It continues today. The goal is nothing short of domination of the worldwide economy and finance by super-rich elites and mega transnational corporations. Its adherents agree with David Rockefeller, who stated publicly in 1991, "Surely it is preferable to have the world run by unelected elites than by the corrupt politicians of today.". At least he got the "corrupt politicians" part correct. He also thanked the Mainstream Press for keeping the Elites' work under wraps "for the past 40 years". [You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried.]
The irony of this is that it seems some, perhaps many, of these Elites actually are altruists. I'm convinced that some of them really believe that the world would be better off if it were run by the unelected super-rich.
.......................................................................
If all this seems convoluted, that's because it is. It's so Orwellian that I'm afraid most people don't believe it. Or, if they do believe it, they either don't grasp how it affects them directly or they think nothing can be done about it, or both. And so it goes.
Not just my opinion. Be Well
Sunday, February 16, 2014
The Elites, Control of the Masses, and the "Crisis" of Democracy
Even a cursory examination of History tells us that since at least the 1700s, after every major war or other significant, traumatic national event, the elites of "democratic" countries have perceived what they believe to be a "crisis of democracy". For example, in 1975 the Trilateral Commission (TC for brevity) issued a book-length report on the governability of democracies titled, The Crisis of Democracy, by S. Huntington, et.al. [The TC is a think tank founded in 1973 by David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski, the latter being the author of, The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives (1998). It's named "trilateral" because it supposedly represents the elites of North America, Western Europe, and Japan.]
Huntington expressed the following view, one held by so-called "Liberal Democrats", a view that differed very little (if at all) from that of the so-called "Right Wing". The elites of both political persuasions, after the Vietnam War, believed that in the USA there was an "excess of democracy" which threatened the Establishment. By that, they meant: large groups of people, normally passive, obedient, and apathetic, began to enter the political arena and essentially demand egalitarianism. Further, and perhaps a bigger threat, value (truth, justice, equality, etc.)-oriented intellectuals were challenging the technocratic, policy-oriented, institutionalist intellectuals of the Establishment. That was the "crisis of democracy". From the elites' point of view, it had to be dealt with in a thorough and systematic way.
It was believed that the "excesses of democracy" must be mitigated by returning the public to its proper state of obedience and apathy, and driving them from meaningful and full participation in the political process. That best could be accomplished by further refining the control of the public (and their ideas) via Edward Bernays style propaganda---molding the public mind---and by making institutions even more difficult to penetrate. As an example of difficult penetration, to get a third political party on the ballot in all fifty states is a complex, convoluted, frustrating, and virtually impossible task because of ballot-access laws concocted by both Democrats and Republicans. Another example--- probably 90+% of political candidates are chosen, groomed, and financed by the Oligarchy; the rest largely are ignored. A broader, different example--- today most all major institutions, public or private, are practically impossible to penetrate when trying to get a straight answer about any perceived problem or injustice. "That's our policy" usually is the reply, as if that's a sufficient answer.
The elites' use of the Corporate Media (the Institutionalist Press) was key to further molding the public mind. As a result, today ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox News, as well as the major newspapers and news magazines, all gush with the oligarchical line---a specialized Class knows what's best for all of us...in social matters, in politics, in government, in medicine and physical health, in economics, in finance, in national defense, in education, or in anything else you can name. The Corporate Media don't all agree with each other on insignificant matters (e.g., should "God" be printed on our coinage), but they all promote the idea that the Oligarchy should manage and control things. They all promote the idea that the State-Corporate Complex is the best possible system.
The rise of the Independent Media (thought of as "insurrectionist" and "dangerous" by the elites) has resulted in a serious challenge to the Oligarchy. Consequently, there is a concerted effort to demonize, discredit, and destroy the Independents. Journalists are being criminalized (e.g., Glenn Greenwald), jailed, or in a few places around the world, tortured and then "disappeared". The First Amendment in this country is being compromised by the National Security State. Fear has long been a tool of the Oligarchy...there's always a boogie-man from which we need to be protected, and to be protected means (according to the Oligarchy) that we must give up some of our Natural Rights. Apparently exposing government wrongdoing is one of those Rights that must be given up. [NOTE: some of those boogie-men are genuine threats, but most are not. The biggest boogie-man is the State-Corporate Complex...and it's the biggest genuine threat.]
It's important to recognize (I think/hope most people do) that the definition of democracy used by elites is not the same as the one commonly accepted around the globe. Democracy applied by elites is a top-down process, not bottom-up. As to constitutional republics, forget it...there are none left in the world, that is, none that are legitimate or genuine. That includes the United States.
Around the world today, especially in developed countries, Oligarchies are being seriously challenged by the so-called "crisis in democracy". People are fed up with oligarchical control. As a result, elites have increased the propaganda, or the Information War. The effort to control the masses...mold the public mind...has never been greater. One consequence is that the internet, the greatest democratizing force on Earth, is being attacked with propaganda and efforts to restrict it as never before. If we are to peacefully overcome the Oligarchy, the internet must remain free and unfettered. [I realize it's not unfettered in all countries.] The State-Corporate Complex is doing everything possible to make us believe that the net should be censored because it is sometimes a tool of various boogie-men. Resist that propaganda. Take a page from the people of Turkey.
[NOTE: A significant portion of this essay is courtesy of a lecture by the brilliant political analyst, Noam Chomsky...a Professor Emeritus of M.I.T., and a man demonized by both the so-called Left and the so-called Right. That, by itself, tells me we should pay attention to what he says. :)]
Partly just my opinion. Happy Trails
Huntington expressed the following view, one held by so-called "Liberal Democrats", a view that differed very little (if at all) from that of the so-called "Right Wing". The elites of both political persuasions, after the Vietnam War, believed that in the USA there was an "excess of democracy" which threatened the Establishment. By that, they meant: large groups of people, normally passive, obedient, and apathetic, began to enter the political arena and essentially demand egalitarianism. Further, and perhaps a bigger threat, value (truth, justice, equality, etc.)-oriented intellectuals were challenging the technocratic, policy-oriented, institutionalist intellectuals of the Establishment. That was the "crisis of democracy". From the elites' point of view, it had to be dealt with in a thorough and systematic way.
It was believed that the "excesses of democracy" must be mitigated by returning the public to its proper state of obedience and apathy, and driving them from meaningful and full participation in the political process. That best could be accomplished by further refining the control of the public (and their ideas) via Edward Bernays style propaganda---molding the public mind---and by making institutions even more difficult to penetrate. As an example of difficult penetration, to get a third political party on the ballot in all fifty states is a complex, convoluted, frustrating, and virtually impossible task because of ballot-access laws concocted by both Democrats and Republicans. Another example--- probably 90+% of political candidates are chosen, groomed, and financed by the Oligarchy; the rest largely are ignored. A broader, different example--- today most all major institutions, public or private, are practically impossible to penetrate when trying to get a straight answer about any perceived problem or injustice. "That's our policy" usually is the reply, as if that's a sufficient answer.
The elites' use of the Corporate Media (the Institutionalist Press) was key to further molding the public mind. As a result, today ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Fox News, as well as the major newspapers and news magazines, all gush with the oligarchical line---a specialized Class knows what's best for all of us...in social matters, in politics, in government, in medicine and physical health, in economics, in finance, in national defense, in education, or in anything else you can name. The Corporate Media don't all agree with each other on insignificant matters (e.g., should "God" be printed on our coinage), but they all promote the idea that the Oligarchy should manage and control things. They all promote the idea that the State-Corporate Complex is the best possible system.
The rise of the Independent Media (thought of as "insurrectionist" and "dangerous" by the elites) has resulted in a serious challenge to the Oligarchy. Consequently, there is a concerted effort to demonize, discredit, and destroy the Independents. Journalists are being criminalized (e.g., Glenn Greenwald), jailed, or in a few places around the world, tortured and then "disappeared". The First Amendment in this country is being compromised by the National Security State. Fear has long been a tool of the Oligarchy...there's always a boogie-man from which we need to be protected, and to be protected means (according to the Oligarchy) that we must give up some of our Natural Rights. Apparently exposing government wrongdoing is one of those Rights that must be given up. [NOTE: some of those boogie-men are genuine threats, but most are not. The biggest boogie-man is the State-Corporate Complex...and it's the biggest genuine threat.]
It's important to recognize (I think/hope most people do) that the definition of democracy used by elites is not the same as the one commonly accepted around the globe. Democracy applied by elites is a top-down process, not bottom-up. As to constitutional republics, forget it...there are none left in the world, that is, none that are legitimate or genuine. That includes the United States.
Around the world today, especially in developed countries, Oligarchies are being seriously challenged by the so-called "crisis in democracy". People are fed up with oligarchical control. As a result, elites have increased the propaganda, or the Information War. The effort to control the masses...mold the public mind...has never been greater. One consequence is that the internet, the greatest democratizing force on Earth, is being attacked with propaganda and efforts to restrict it as never before. If we are to peacefully overcome the Oligarchy, the internet must remain free and unfettered. [I realize it's not unfettered in all countries.] The State-Corporate Complex is doing everything possible to make us believe that the net should be censored because it is sometimes a tool of various boogie-men. Resist that propaganda. Take a page from the people of Turkey.
[NOTE: A significant portion of this essay is courtesy of a lecture by the brilliant political analyst, Noam Chomsky...a Professor Emeritus of M.I.T., and a man demonized by both the so-called Left and the so-called Right. That, by itself, tells me we should pay attention to what he says. :)]
Partly just my opinion. Happy Trails
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Government-Speak and Iraq
Remember "Doublespeak" from Orwell's book, 1984? That's "Government-Speak" in my title above. An example would be one of today's headlines: "Final U.S. Combat Troops Leaving Iraq". Really? The qualifier is: 50,000 "support" troops remain in Iraq. 50,000. Support troops apparently are trainers and/or advisors to the Iraqis.
It has been quite awhile since I served in the Army, but I'm fairly certain of one thing regarding Iraq. There are not 50,000 trainers/advisors left there. At most, my best guess is that there are about 5,000 such troops left in Iraq. The remaining 45,000 or so are combat troops waiting for orders to resume combat, if necessary. They are similar to the troops we still have in Korea, Germany, etc.
At the same time that "combat troops are leaving Iraq", that country's infrastructure is barely functioning. Electricity runs for only about two to five hours per day, and then only in bursts of approximately fifteen minutes at any one time. Safe drinking water is not always available. On top of that, Iraq does not now have a functioning government. Another election was held not long ago, but there was no clear majority, and the various factions have not yet formed a central government. Meanwhile, insurgents have ramped up attacks via suicide car bombs, IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and murder by gunshot. It's not exactly a stable situation.
Don't misunderstand, I'm very happy that about 10,000 more troops have left Iraq. I wish they all had left. My fear is that our Fed Government will be sending those 10,000 (plus a lot more) back before too long. I also suspect that many of my fellow citizens now will think that the Iraq quagmire is "wrapped up", over. I don't think that's the case. My guess is that it's a temporary withdrawal due to politics: Americans currently are fed up with both wars.
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and several other -stans in Central Asia make up a big part of Zbigniew Brzezinski's, The Grand Chessboard, American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives (a 1998 book). Brzezinski, a true Globalist, along with David Rockefeller co-founded the Trilateral Commission (TC) in 1973. The TC is a Globalist, intellectual think tank which shares ideas and leadership regarding the problems and implementation of Globalism. In my opinion, The Grand Chessboard is the driving force behind our Government's foreign policy, and has been since about 1999.
I firmly believe that the Globalists in DC are drowning us in Government-Speak, especially regarding Iraq, Afghanistan, and the other -stans. We are not there primarily because of our desire to "spread democracy", or because of terrorist threats to America, or because certain foreign leaders are brutal. [We were very happy to be dealing with Saddam, the Taliban, and the Shah of Iran, all brutal dictators, when they were cooperating with us relative to oil, pipeline routes, and the continuance of the petro-dollar.] We are there to secure natural resources, transportation routes for those resources, and to preserve the almighty petro-dollar. Most importantly, it doesn't matter relative to this situation whether Republicans or Democrats are in power in DC. Both parties have been co-opted by the Globalists. [And no...it's not a conspiracy; it's right out in the open. Do a search for the membership of the TC, and one for the membership of the CFR. Conservatives may be surprised to learn that Dick Cheney once was the Director of the Council on Foreign Relations, the CFR.]
Saddam, our former ally, was preparing to accept Euros for oil just prior to our last invasion of Iraq. That's why he had to go. Had he been allowed to proceed, that would have been the end of the petro-dollar, and the end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency. That, in turn, would have meant total bankruptcy for the U.S. Our fiat dollar has virtually no value, except for the fact that it is the world's reserve currency. If and when that ends, the dollar most likely will collapse.
A few months before 9-11, representatives of the Taliban were invited here to negotiate a pipeline route across Afghanistan, needed by Big Oil. We knew how brutal they were, but no one in the Government squawked over that then. According to one whistleblower and intelligence agent, the Taliban were told, "If you don't accept our carpet of gold [for a pipeline easement], we'll give you a carpet of bombs."
As a serious observer of American politics for over half a century, I've noticed that with each passing decade national politicians have become more and more Orwellian. The Government-Speak now is nothing short of astounding, and the frequency of it is overwhelming. With unmitigated hubris, the Republican and Democrat Globalists lie to us...and with a completely straight face. Most of them have no shame whatsoever. It is my sincere hope that, come November, 99% (there are a few honest ones, but very few) of the incumbents are voted out of office. Please, I beg of you.
It has been quite awhile since I served in the Army, but I'm fairly certain of one thing regarding Iraq. There are not 50,000 trainers/advisors left there. At most, my best guess is that there are about 5,000 such troops left in Iraq. The remaining 45,000 or so are combat troops waiting for orders to resume combat, if necessary. They are similar to the troops we still have in Korea, Germany, etc.
At the same time that "combat troops are leaving Iraq", that country's infrastructure is barely functioning. Electricity runs for only about two to five hours per day, and then only in bursts of approximately fifteen minutes at any one time. Safe drinking water is not always available. On top of that, Iraq does not now have a functioning government. Another election was held not long ago, but there was no clear majority, and the various factions have not yet formed a central government. Meanwhile, insurgents have ramped up attacks via suicide car bombs, IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and murder by gunshot. It's not exactly a stable situation.
Don't misunderstand, I'm very happy that about 10,000 more troops have left Iraq. I wish they all had left. My fear is that our Fed Government will be sending those 10,000 (plus a lot more) back before too long. I also suspect that many of my fellow citizens now will think that the Iraq quagmire is "wrapped up", over. I don't think that's the case. My guess is that it's a temporary withdrawal due to politics: Americans currently are fed up with both wars.
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and several other -stans in Central Asia make up a big part of Zbigniew Brzezinski's, The Grand Chessboard, American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives (a 1998 book). Brzezinski, a true Globalist, along with David Rockefeller co-founded the Trilateral Commission (TC) in 1973. The TC is a Globalist, intellectual think tank which shares ideas and leadership regarding the problems and implementation of Globalism. In my opinion, The Grand Chessboard is the driving force behind our Government's foreign policy, and has been since about 1999.
I firmly believe that the Globalists in DC are drowning us in Government-Speak, especially regarding Iraq, Afghanistan, and the other -stans. We are not there primarily because of our desire to "spread democracy", or because of terrorist threats to America, or because certain foreign leaders are brutal. [We were very happy to be dealing with Saddam, the Taliban, and the Shah of Iran, all brutal dictators, when they were cooperating with us relative to oil, pipeline routes, and the continuance of the petro-dollar.] We are there to secure natural resources, transportation routes for those resources, and to preserve the almighty petro-dollar. Most importantly, it doesn't matter relative to this situation whether Republicans or Democrats are in power in DC. Both parties have been co-opted by the Globalists. [And no...it's not a conspiracy; it's right out in the open. Do a search for the membership of the TC, and one for the membership of the CFR. Conservatives may be surprised to learn that Dick Cheney once was the Director of the Council on Foreign Relations, the CFR.]
Saddam, our former ally, was preparing to accept Euros for oil just prior to our last invasion of Iraq. That's why he had to go. Had he been allowed to proceed, that would have been the end of the petro-dollar, and the end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency. That, in turn, would have meant total bankruptcy for the U.S. Our fiat dollar has virtually no value, except for the fact that it is the world's reserve currency. If and when that ends, the dollar most likely will collapse.
A few months before 9-11, representatives of the Taliban were invited here to negotiate a pipeline route across Afghanistan, needed by Big Oil. We knew how brutal they were, but no one in the Government squawked over that then. According to one whistleblower and intelligence agent, the Taliban were told, "If you don't accept our carpet of gold [for a pipeline easement], we'll give you a carpet of bombs."
As a serious observer of American politics for over half a century, I've noticed that with each passing decade national politicians have become more and more Orwellian. The Government-Speak now is nothing short of astounding, and the frequency of it is overwhelming. With unmitigated hubris, the Republican and Democrat Globalists lie to us...and with a completely straight face. Most of them have no shame whatsoever. It is my sincere hope that, come November, 99% (there are a few honest ones, but very few) of the incumbents are voted out of office. Please, I beg of you.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The Pundits Don't Get It
The pundits/Media entertainers of the so-called Left and Right just don't get it. Or...perhaps they only appear to not get it. Here's what each camp does not seem to understand--
The "Left"---
Commentators/Media entertainers such as Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow appear to believe that the Tea Party Movement (or whatever you wish to call it) and the "Right" are "extreme", possibly "dangerous", and upset for no good reason. Matthews and Maddow fail to grasp that the dissatisfaction in many people is due to Legislative Absolutism (a term coined by Justice Harlan in 1901) and gross violations of the Constitution. Both Republicans and Democrats have been practicing Legislative Absolutism for decades, thus violating their constitutional oath of office. Google "legislative absolutism + Justice Harlan", but don't use quotes.
Our Fed Government is one of enumerated powers, meaning that We the People (who are sovereigns) have delegated to the central government only certain specific powers. The legislative powers are found in Article I, Section 8, clauses 1-18 of the Constitution. About 99% of the members of both Houses of Congress often get around that limitation and by-pass the Supreme Law of the Land simply by going ahead and passing laws illegally, in subject areas for which they have no delegated authority. That's why a lot of people are pissed.
The "Right"---
Media Entertainers (who some people think are political commentators) such as Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh appear to believe that Democrats and the "Leftists/Socialists" are the main problem relative to disappearing Liberty. Apparently Beck and Limbaugh do not understand that the Corporatocracy (or as some folks call it, the Oligarchy) utilizes Republicans as well as Democrats in its quest for world governance by unelected elites. Past leaders as politically different as FDR and Barry Goldwater warned us that just such a thing was happening. People like Beck and Limbaugh seem to have no clue.
The old political paradigm of Right v. Left or Repubs v. Dems is being used to manipulate We the People. Divide and conquer. The new political paradigm is: Globalists v. the common people, or Globalism v. Sovereignty, or the Corporatocracy v. Nations... or some phrasing along those lines. The Globalists/Mega Corporatists are not genuine Capitalists; instead, they are Crony Capitalists. With their cronies in the central government, they are bringing about the elimination of the Republic of the United States of America. Basically, they are Fascists. Fascism is the marriage of large corporations to the State; it is private ownership, but government control. Plus, as I've said over and over, it's not a conspiracy; it's right out in the open for all to see. The use of the word "conspiracy" is a red herring put out by the Globalist Media.
John D. Rockefeller, probably the King of the Mega Corporatists, once said, "Competition is sin." His old Standard Oil company was broken up by the government into many sub-companies. Most of those were bought up by the old British Petroleum company, known as BP today. One of John's grandsons, David Rockefeller, stated in 1991 (not an exact quote): surely it is preferable to have an unelected body of elites ruling the world rather than the nations of the past, with their corrupt politicians.
The use of the term "socialism" is another red herring. The Mega Corporatists certainly don't want the government to own the means of production; they want to own it. Governments are being used simply as puppets, to give the People the feeling that everything is "democratic".
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The misunderstanding that I have attributed to the Right also applies to the Left. Both sides seem to be ignoring the warnings of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Barry Goldwater, Carroll Quigley, John Perkins, and in an ironic way, David Rockefeller. Wake up, America.
The "Left"---
Commentators/Media entertainers such as Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow appear to believe that the Tea Party Movement (or whatever you wish to call it) and the "Right" are "extreme", possibly "dangerous", and upset for no good reason. Matthews and Maddow fail to grasp that the dissatisfaction in many people is due to Legislative Absolutism (a term coined by Justice Harlan in 1901) and gross violations of the Constitution. Both Republicans and Democrats have been practicing Legislative Absolutism for decades, thus violating their constitutional oath of office. Google "legislative absolutism + Justice Harlan", but don't use quotes.
Our Fed Government is one of enumerated powers, meaning that We the People (who are sovereigns) have delegated to the central government only certain specific powers. The legislative powers are found in Article I, Section 8, clauses 1-18 of the Constitution. About 99% of the members of both Houses of Congress often get around that limitation and by-pass the Supreme Law of the Land simply by going ahead and passing laws illegally, in subject areas for which they have no delegated authority. That's why a lot of people are pissed.
The "Right"---
Media Entertainers (who some people think are political commentators) such as Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh appear to believe that Democrats and the "Leftists/Socialists" are the main problem relative to disappearing Liberty. Apparently Beck and Limbaugh do not understand that the Corporatocracy (or as some folks call it, the Oligarchy) utilizes Republicans as well as Democrats in its quest for world governance by unelected elites. Past leaders as politically different as FDR and Barry Goldwater warned us that just such a thing was happening. People like Beck and Limbaugh seem to have no clue.
The old political paradigm of Right v. Left or Repubs v. Dems is being used to manipulate We the People. Divide and conquer. The new political paradigm is: Globalists v. the common people, or Globalism v. Sovereignty, or the Corporatocracy v. Nations... or some phrasing along those lines. The Globalists/Mega Corporatists are not genuine Capitalists; instead, they are Crony Capitalists. With their cronies in the central government, they are bringing about the elimination of the Republic of the United States of America. Basically, they are Fascists. Fascism is the marriage of large corporations to the State; it is private ownership, but government control. Plus, as I've said over and over, it's not a conspiracy; it's right out in the open for all to see. The use of the word "conspiracy" is a red herring put out by the Globalist Media.
John D. Rockefeller, probably the King of the Mega Corporatists, once said, "Competition is sin." His old Standard Oil company was broken up by the government into many sub-companies. Most of those were bought up by the old British Petroleum company, known as BP today. One of John's grandsons, David Rockefeller, stated in 1991 (not an exact quote): surely it is preferable to have an unelected body of elites ruling the world rather than the nations of the past, with their corrupt politicians.
The use of the term "socialism" is another red herring. The Mega Corporatists certainly don't want the government to own the means of production; they want to own it. Governments are being used simply as puppets, to give the People the feeling that everything is "democratic".
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The misunderstanding that I have attributed to the Right also applies to the Left. Both sides seem to be ignoring the warnings of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Barry Goldwater, Carroll Quigley, John Perkins, and in an ironic way, David Rockefeller. Wake up, America.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Republicans and Democrats Just Don't Get It
The movers & shakers of BOTH major political parties subscribe to the vision of David Rockefeller, a one-world corporate-type government run by unelected elites. [It's NOT a "secret conspiracy"; it just isn't publicized.] Rockefeller stated in the early '90s that a "world government run by supra-national elites surely is preferable to what we have now", and he revealed how the elites in this country have been working for over 40 years to institute such a govt.
The Iraq war is one tiny part of the effort to convince the masses that such a govt is necessary. Plus, a lot of multi-national companies are making a lot of money off the war. Ike was right about the dangers of the military-industrial complex. Once the Middle East and Central Asia are "secure", plans to merge the various commerce-based "Unions" can proceed. By then the Asian Union, the North American Union, and the South American Union will have become practical realities. That's why the elite Dems and Repubs want to keep the Iraq war going as long as possible.
To those who STILL don't believe any of this, I would suggest that you research the writings of David Rockefeller and the publications of the Rockefeller Foundation. The journal "Foreign Affairs" is a good source as well. The concept has been discussed (by the elites) in obscure think-tank journals and publications for decades.This bizarre and somewhat insane idea is promoted as being entirely altruistic: supposedly, such a govt would eliminate hunger and war world-wide. Sounds great, but (even if true) keep in mind that in the process wealth will be redistributed ON A GLOBAL BASIS. That's already underway. One method is to funnel funds from USAID and the World Bank to U.S. multi-national corporations, as long as they relocate their factories to foreign countries.
The Iraq war is one tiny part of the effort to convince the masses that such a govt is necessary. Plus, a lot of multi-national companies are making a lot of money off the war. Ike was right about the dangers of the military-industrial complex. Once the Middle East and Central Asia are "secure", plans to merge the various commerce-based "Unions" can proceed. By then the Asian Union, the North American Union, and the South American Union will have become practical realities. That's why the elite Dems and Repubs want to keep the Iraq war going as long as possible.
To those who STILL don't believe any of this, I would suggest that you research the writings of David Rockefeller and the publications of the Rockefeller Foundation. The journal "Foreign Affairs" is a good source as well. The concept has been discussed (by the elites) in obscure think-tank journals and publications for decades.This bizarre and somewhat insane idea is promoted as being entirely altruistic: supposedly, such a govt would eliminate hunger and war world-wide. Sounds great, but (even if true) keep in mind that in the process wealth will be redistributed ON A GLOBAL BASIS. That's already underway. One method is to funnel funds from USAID and the World Bank to U.S. multi-national corporations, as long as they relocate their factories to foreign countries.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
"The Inevitable Collapse of the Dollar"
Is Government really this stupid? Or, is the collapse of the dollar part of the Rockefeller, et.al. plan for a one-world, corporate-type government run by unelected elites?
The collapse of the dollar perhaps would suggest a "need" for the above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n3g5lUgkWk
Again, I emphasize that the Rockefeller vision is not a "secret conspiracy". It has been discussed in obscure think-tank journals for decades.
The collapse of the dollar perhaps would suggest a "need" for the above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n3g5lUgkWk
Again, I emphasize that the Rockefeller vision is not a "secret conspiracy". It has been discussed in obscure think-tank journals for decades.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Corporate Globalism: The Big Scam
Globalism is part of a 40-year-old plan to establish a corporate-type world government and redistribute wealth on a global basis. The electorate has been snookered by the elites in the two-party monopoly, both Democrats and Republicans.
David Rockefeller must be pleased as punch. He has stated publicly, ever since the early '90s, that once we have a one-world corporate-type government in place, the world will be so much better off. He's proposing a weird sort of corporate-socialism (my term, not his) in which jobs, wealth, and other resources will be redistributed in order to eliminate poverty world-wide...yeah, right. America, of course, will be the head honcho of this whole ridiculous scheme...and the Corporate Elites will run the whole show from on high. That's why America must be certain to have access to world-wide natural resources.
The first task in the plan was to make multi-national businesses rich and all-powerful---that's pretty much done. Next was to form commerce-based global "Unions"---that's about half done. Next is to totally eliminate national sovereignty. Next is to merge the various economic "Unions". [At the moment, I forget what's after that.]
Very few have paid attention because someone somewhere sometime started saying that the whole thing was an "Illuminati" secret conspiracy... so people who actually read the obscure think-tank journals where all this was OPENLY described, and tried to warn others, were relegated to the tin-foil hat brigade. It's NOT a conspiracy...it's NOT secret (just not publicized)...and it has nothing to do with some Illuminati group. But it does exist...the plans have been pursued ever since the early '60s. The whole scheme has been discussed (by the elites) in journals such as Foreign Affairs for decades. David Rockefeller admitted to all this years ago, and stated that the one-world government to be run as a corporation (by non-elected elites) is "surely preferable to what we have now". (!) That's a direct quote.
We've been sold a bill of goods...and a big part of that is the MYTH that Republican and Democrat elites are somehow very different from each other. They aren't. They support the plan.
To those who still don't believe any of this, I would suggest that you research the writings of David Rockefeller and the Rockefeller Foundation. Globalism IS the Corporatocracy, and the elite movers-and-shakers in both parts of the two-party monopoly are a significant part of the whole thing. The "have-mores" will prevail as long as the electorate allows the elites to divide and conquer...pitting one group against another.
David Rockefeller must be pleased as punch. He has stated publicly, ever since the early '90s, that once we have a one-world corporate-type government in place, the world will be so much better off. He's proposing a weird sort of corporate-socialism (my term, not his) in which jobs, wealth, and other resources will be redistributed in order to eliminate poverty world-wide...yeah, right. America, of course, will be the head honcho of this whole ridiculous scheme...and the Corporate Elites will run the whole show from on high. That's why America must be certain to have access to world-wide natural resources.
The first task in the plan was to make multi-national businesses rich and all-powerful---that's pretty much done. Next was to form commerce-based global "Unions"---that's about half done. Next is to totally eliminate national sovereignty. Next is to merge the various economic "Unions". [At the moment, I forget what's after that.]
Very few have paid attention because someone somewhere sometime started saying that the whole thing was an "Illuminati" secret conspiracy... so people who actually read the obscure think-tank journals where all this was OPENLY described, and tried to warn others, were relegated to the tin-foil hat brigade. It's NOT a conspiracy...it's NOT secret (just not publicized)...and it has nothing to do with some Illuminati group. But it does exist...the plans have been pursued ever since the early '60s. The whole scheme has been discussed (by the elites) in journals such as Foreign Affairs for decades. David Rockefeller admitted to all this years ago, and stated that the one-world government to be run as a corporation (by non-elected elites) is "surely preferable to what we have now". (!) That's a direct quote.
We've been sold a bill of goods...and a big part of that is the MYTH that Republican and Democrat elites are somehow very different from each other. They aren't. They support the plan.
To those who still don't believe any of this, I would suggest that you research the writings of David Rockefeller and the Rockefeller Foundation. Globalism IS the Corporatocracy, and the elite movers-and-shakers in both parts of the two-party monopoly are a significant part of the whole thing. The "have-mores" will prevail as long as the electorate allows the elites to divide and conquer...pitting one group against another.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Collectivism In America
Admittedly, the image is an exaggeration; nevertheless and more importantly, totalitarianism is totalitarianism---regardless of the flavor.
Both Republicans and Democrats (in general) are promoters of Statism in America today. The Fed Govt has expanded for decades whether Repubs or Dems have been in charge in DC, with ever more intrusions into our personal and professional lives. The claim is that it's all for our own good. Meanwhile, our freedoms continue to erode as the elite one percent get richer and the rest of us get poorer.
One of the reasons the above is happening is because the Corporate Media (shills for the Corporatocracy) continue to promote the myth of Right vs. Left, Republicans vs. Democrats, etc. Divide and conquer. Use fear of the "other group" to manipulate people. Keep the masses from learning who the real adversaries are---the Corporatocracy vs. us.
The goal of the Corporatocracy, as stated by David Rockefeller (paraphrased), is to create a one-world government of supra-national elites (primarily super-rich corporate types) who will run the world as if it were a giant corporation. The elites will make the rules; we will have to live by them. I should emphasize---this is NOT a conspiracy. It's right out in the open for all to see; but it's not publicized, and the Corporate Media rarely ever cover the story. [NBC News actually did cover the Trans-Texas Corridor, which is to be extended through the Great Plains all the way to Canada and thus linking Mexico, the U.S., and Canada in one huge NAFTA Superhighway---eighteen lanes wide. That's all a small part of the plan to implement the North American Union.]
When the North American Union and the Asian Union are in place, eventually they will merge with the European Union, the African Union, and the South (and Central) American Union. Countries will most likely retain their historical names---no need to unduly alarm the public---but all people will be subject to rules created by the international, elitist Corporatocracy. Rockefeller claims that such an arrangement "is surely preferable to what we have now".
One of the ways that common people will be controlled or manipulated in this "New World Order" will be via our medium of exchange---money. If the elites get their way, eventually all money will be digitized and will reside in some version of a personal computer chip. If someone causes the Corporatocracy any trouble, then that person's chip will be electronically disabled...all according to the rules, of course. Tax collection will be done electronically...and will be a snap. Every time you buy something, there will be an electronic record of it available to the world government. Privacy largely will be a thing of the past.
Boycott the Corporatocracy whenever possible. Reclaim your individual sovereignty. [See previous posts on the subject, elsewhere on this blog.] The nightmare described above can be stopped, but voting for a Democrat or a Republican is not going to do it. The elites in the two-party monopoly are part of the Corporatocracy.
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