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The COMMENT feature at the very end of each post is activated if you feel inclined to inject your thoughts and reactions.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.comBlogger426125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-56622019678398355002021-09-22T15:50:00.004-04:002021-09-22T15:51:41.411-04:00<p> A great explanation of the true nature of capitalism, and suggestions on how to improve things:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/karl-marx-capital-david-harvey">https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/karl-marx-capital-david-harvey</a> </p><p><br /></p>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-40376500194782874992018-12-30T12:54:00.001-05:002018-12-30T12:54:09.204-05:00Back to economic basicsThis discusses how we developed into the messy political/economic situation wherein we now find ourselves:<br />
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<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/questioning-the-logic-of-capital-a-conversation-with-richard-d-wolff/">https://truthout.org/articles/questioning-the-logic-of-capital-a-conversation-with-richard-d-wolff/</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-56323364230370274032018-12-24T12:47:00.000-05:002018-12-24T12:48:19.336-05:00A summary of the effects of the 21st century wars, so far.Tom Englehart nails it. War is a totally ineffective waste, except for the military/industrial/intelligence cabal that now rules the 'free' world.<br />
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<a href="http://www.unz.com/tengelhardt/in-the-heart-of-a-dying-empire/">http://www.unz.com/tengelhardt/in-the-heart-of-a-dying-empire/</a><br />
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The western world seems to have decided that is is more important to kill and destroy than to innovate, solve and progress in the era of rampant climate change.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-50353161036000967912018-11-01T14:33:00.006-04:002018-11-01T14:33:57.371-04:00Arms makers are not private corporations ...... They are actually subsidiaries of governments.<br />
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<a href="https://original.antiwar.com/srichman/2018/10/31/lets-stop-the-merchants-of-death/">https://original.antiwar.com/srichman/2018/10/31/lets-stop-the-merchants-of-death/</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-91500262106074486692018-09-16T12:22:00.000-04:002018-09-16T12:22:03.029-04:00Mutuality is preferable to the golden ruleA detailed exposure of the failings of the golden rule as a basis for social behaviour:<br />
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<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/9/9/1794512/-There-s-a-Fundamental-Flaw-in-Our-Thinking?detail=emaildkre">https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/9/9/1794512/-There-s-a-Fundamental-Flaw-in-Our-Thinking?detail=emaildkre</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-85145256199280405132018-08-27T09:57:00.004-04:002018-08-27T09:57:40.275-04:00Why Wikileaks and Assange are importantA good description of why the Wikileaks model is important for our freedom:<br />
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<a href="https://original.antiwar.com/Nozomi_Hayase/2018/08/26/unity-for-assanges-plight-is-necessary-to-build-a-movement-for-democracy/">https://original.antiwar.com/Nozomi_Hayase/2018/08/26/unity-for-assanges-plight-is-necessary-to-build-a-movement-for-democracy/</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-69409394530367339982018-07-20T11:05:00.000-04:002018-07-20T11:05:07.430-04:00A Summary of US conquestsHere is a concise outline of the wars that the USA has used to create its current empire. <br />
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<a href="https://www.cirsd.org/en/horizons/horizons-spring-2018-issue-no-11/ending-americas-war-of-choice-in-the-middle-east">https://www.cirsd.org/en/horizons/horizons-spring-2018-issue-no-11/ending-americas-war-of-choice-in-the-middle-east</a><br />
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It shows that the US is not an innocent, benevolent, peaceful actor in the world. Rather, it is a brutal, propaganda-shrouded user of violence to enhance the wealth of corporations.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-71405395251290666972018-07-19T10:56:00.001-04:002018-07-19T10:56:22.286-04:00War is obsoleteHere's why:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/war-doesnt-make-sense-anymore/">http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/war-doesnt-make-sense-anymore/</a><br /><strong></strong>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-21879586176780438462018-04-28T11:38:00.001-04:002018-04-28T11:38:15.372-04:00US Murder industry wants 5% annual growth rateThis is just crazy!<br />
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<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/04/25/defense-industry-needs-5-percent-annual-budget-growth-to-stay-healthy-says-new-aia-report/">https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/04/25/defense-industry-needs-5-percent-annual-budget-growth-to-stay-healthy-says-new-aia-report/</a><br />
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These guys want %5 more each year to be spent on killing equipment!! Why not spend it on stem cell research, renewable energy, infrastructure, health care etc., etc. Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-38517053441960127542018-04-23T10:56:00.001-04:002018-04-23T10:56:14.364-04:00The Korean solution is important ...Here's an interesting analysis of events and possibilities:<br />
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<a href="https://original.antiwar.com/justin/2018/04/22/korean-summit-its-not-about-us/">https://original.antiwar.com/justin/2018/04/22/korean-summit-its-not-about-us/</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-39029903641164313332018-04-21T11:12:00.005-04:002018-04-21T11:12:51.855-04:00It seems that Marx and Engels were right ...Very worthwhile review of the state of the art of capitalism as predicted in The Commuinist Manifesto in the mid 1800s:<br />
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<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/20/yanis-varoufakis-marx-crisis-communist-manifesto?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/20/yanis-varoufakis-marx-crisis-communist-manifesto?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Facebook</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-72348024811569654382018-04-05T11:14:00.001-04:002018-04-05T11:14:53.260-04:00History of Our Surveillance StateWorth a read:<br />
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<a href="http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/30/u-s-foreign-intervention-created-domestic-surveillance-state/">http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/30/u-s-foreign-intervention-created-domestic-surveillance-state/</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-71171904853152427232018-03-26T12:42:00.003-04:002018-03-26T12:42:58.354-04:00Finally the truth about the Iraq war.The creation of an uncontrolled war state:<br />
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<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/taibbi-the-legacy-of-the-iraq-war-w518193">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/taibbi-the-legacy-of-the-iraq-war-w518193</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-5245556016728898282018-03-24T12:13:00.000-04:002018-03-24T12:13:00.627-04:00A brief history of the 21st century ....... or When The Assholes Took Over.<br />
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/43950-the-last-person-in-the-room-john-bolton-pnac-and-the-end-of-the-worldDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-82747018564126075142018-03-20T03:39:00.003-04:002018-03-20T03:39:34.762-04:00Evidence of the lies that led to the Iraq warA great summary:<br />
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<a href="https://medium.com/dan-sanchez-blog/16-articles-that-expose-how-they-lied-us-into-war-in-iraq-bedf2e47c0bc">https://medium.com/dan-sanchez-blog/16-articles-that-expose-how-they-lied-us-into-war-in-iraq-bedf2e47c0bc</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-15260249868917782572018-03-12T13:48:00.003-04:002018-03-12T13:52:41.099-04:00A great summary of the Horrific 21st century ...... that was created by the US War on Terror:<br />
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<a href="https://www.juancole.com/2018/03/american-crusade-terror.html">https://www.juancole.com/2018/03/american-crusade-terror.html</a><br />
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Keep in mind the North American media outlets do not cover the deaths of non-North Americans. We only hear about local events. We cause far greater horrors overseas.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-88377709105867572752018-03-10T15:56:00.001-05:002018-03-10T16:12:59.968-05:00World Domination concepts, China's planFound this in a article reviewing the rise and fall of empires:<br />
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<a href="https://medium.com/@mikebyrne_16145/the-rise-or-decline-of-us-global-power-a-critical-look-at-alfred-mccoys-new-book-2ed9cdd437ff">https://medium.com/@mikebyrne_16145/the-rise-or-decline-of-us-global-power-a-critical-look-at-alfred-mccoys-new-book-2ed9cdd437ff </a><br />
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This paragraph is intriguing:<br />
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"China’s grand strategy certainly isn’t your typical imperial grand
strategy, depending moreso on economic soft power than pure power
projection through military might. Nevertheless the strategy, if
implemented would clearly change the geopolitical power dynamics of the
world, and that obviously has some policymakers concerned in Washington.
One of the main post-World War II pillars of US empire is <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://internationalrelations.org/washington-consensus/" href="http://internationalrelations.org/washington-consensus/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“The Washington Consensus”</a>,
a philosophical framework of global governance that emphasizes the
primacy of western financial and governance institutions in conducting
global politics. Institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and WTO are
products of this framework, and these institutions, along with military
alliances like NATO, have served to maintain a western-centric global
supremacy with the US government at the helm. China’s strategy looks to
reorient the entire landscape, shifting the epicenter of global
governance from a “unipolar” model, which emphasizes the need for a
single powerful hegemon, to a more “multipolar” model, which emphasizes
regional hegemons. Halford Mackinder once wrote that “Trans-continental
railways are now transmuting the conditions of land power,” and that
“…the century will not be old before all Asia is covered with
railways,”. He wrote this back in 1904, and due to the damage
accumulated in the wake of two world wars, it wouldn’t be until the next
century that his vision was realized. China by 2030 plans on linking
all of their major cities by high speed rail, while simultaneously
working with surrounding states to make the effort transcontinental.
Plans on constructing a “Eurasian Land Bridge” or a high speed rail line
that would go from <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/business/global/hauling-new-treasure-along-the-silk-road.html" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/business/global/hauling-new-treasure-along-the-silk-road.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Chongqing to Leipzig, Germany in 20 days</a>
is an example of one such ambitious project. Why is this significant?
China being able to ship via high speed rail allows it to circumvent
shipping lanes, most of which are patrolled by either the US navy or US
allies. Circumventing these shipping lanes gives the Chinese ability to
get around any obstacles that may arise if any diplomatic or
geopolitical tensions arise between China and the US. Chinese grand
strategy also involves the construction of a vast network of pipelines
for the purpose of importing oil and gas. One of the most significant
deals in this realm was between the China National Petroleum Corporation
(CNPC) and Russian state owned Gazprom. The deal was worth <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27503017" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27503017" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">$400 billion</a>,
and it came during a time where Russia was facing increased sanctions
from the West due to its annexation of Crimea. Russia as a geostrategic
partner is essential for China’s implementation of their grand strategy.
As long as Russia is the primary boogeyman of the West, and keeping the
West bogged down in a two front proxy war in Syria and Ukraine, China
can simply step in strategically without getting their hands dirty while
continuing to implement what some in the US media are beginning to
refer to as China’s <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/11/23/x-things-you-should-know-about-chinas-one-belt-one-road-plan/" href="http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/11/23/x-things-you-should-know-about-chinas-one-belt-one-road-plan/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“manifest destiny”</a>.
China is also looking to end the monopoly on military alliances,
security alliances, and international economic institutions through
alliances such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organizations(SCO),
functioning as a Asian security alliance, and the establishment of the
Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), built in the likeness and
image of the IMF, and already has support from many countries, including
US allies like the UK, Australia, and South Korea"<br />
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It is also interesting to note that China is not wasting trillions on war-based adventures. It is now on a path to become free of all dependence on non-renewable energy sources. Pursuit of petroleum-based resources is what has fuelled most of the wars in the last 100 years, and is still at the heart of US foreign policy. China does not want to emulate this folly, when there is a better way achieve its security and wealth.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-65750074217003086632018-02-27T11:58:00.003-05:002018-02-27T11:58:41.992-05:00The real news about nuclear war, on any scale.Just a reminder of the actual results of some bozo ordering a nuclear strike.<br />
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<a href="https://thebulletin.org/daniel-ellsberg-dismantling-doomsday-machine11539?platform=hootsuite">https://thebulletin.org/daniel-ellsberg-dismantling-doomsday-machine11539?platform=hootsuite</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-28609097417881314562018-02-01T12:25:00.001-05:002018-02-01T12:25:54.614-05:00Secret Government spying comes to its logical conclusion ...... by destroying the government that allowed it to happen. Check out this guy's analysis:<br />
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<a href="http://www.stonekettle.com/2018/01/dirty-tricks.html?m=1">http://www.stonekettle.com/2018/01/dirty-tricks.html?m=1</a><br />
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I really enjoyed the logic trail that was used to conclude that somebody is using all that collected spy data for his own personal gain.<br />
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We live in interesting times. Will we survive?Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-90525206673394946872018-01-31T13:26:00.001-05:002018-01-31T13:26:07.140-05:00An important essay on a failing democracy ...This is a long read, but important concepts are discussed:<br />
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<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/america-is-not-a-democracy/550931/">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/america-is-not-a-democracy/550931/</a><br />
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Not exactly an optimistic view of the current world in which we live. Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-12243024748465336822018-01-13T14:12:00.002-05:002018-01-13T14:12:17.904-05:00The effectivness of "trickle-down" economics ...... has never been demonstrated in the real world. Read on:<br />
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<a href="http://prospect.org/trickle-downers">http://prospect.org/trickle-downers</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-29161836024095804092017-12-30T12:05:00.001-05:002017-12-30T12:05:28.113-05:00Further examples of government slanted against the poor ...... .. or subtle ways of stealing from the peasants:<br />
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<a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/how-the-rich-use-the-government-to-enrich-themselves.html">http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/how-the-rich-use-the-government-to-enrich-themselves.html</a> Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-72125214470196077892017-12-26T13:37:00.001-05:002017-12-26T13:37:14.002-05:00Why things were better back then ...Check this out:<br />
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<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/21/1726664/-This-Accountant-s-Perspective-A-Short-History-Lesson-on-Tax-Policy-as-Social-Engineering">https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/21/1726664/-This-Accountant-s-Perspective-A-Short-History-Lesson-on-Tax-Policy-as-Social-Engineering</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-87379397976296086482017-12-02T11:08:00.001-05:002017-12-02T11:08:46.762-05:00The "why" of empireGlobal corporations have taken over as the excuse for empire-building. Check this out:<br />
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<a href="https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/short-history-american-empire-stephen-kinzer-true-flag-review">https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/short-history-american-empire-stephen-kinzer-true-flag-review</a><br />
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It was, is, and always will be about rich guys trying to control all the world's wealth no matter what the cost in human lives. How admirable is that?Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116953878949766383.post-83278974817833921832017-11-07T17:16:00.003-05:002017-11-07T17:16:35.514-05:00Bitcoin explainedHere's the article:<br />
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<a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/141374/htg-explains-what-is-bitcoin-and-how-does-it-work/">https://www.howtogeek.com/141374/htg-explains-what-is-bitcoin-and-how-does-it-work/</a>Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08596734370491319970noreply@blogger.com0