Prophet For A Dying Empire
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Sniff. Sniff...I smell a poorly conceived sock.
Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
Yeah, your generation certainly is trying to kill the greatest republic in history.
Anti-Party
Tea Is The New Kool-Aid
The Republic who created law to prevent people from knowing the indgredients in the lubrication of oil fracking? The Republic who went to war for monetary purposes? The same Republic who went to ANOTHER war for monetary purposes? The republic who voted down the "Anti-outsourcing bill of 2010"? The Republic that lets Corporate America actually run and/or DICATATE everything it does?
You don't seem to know much about your Republic.
Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
And you don't seem to know about the incredible failure that is protectionism.
while we need to take better care of our veterans, we are doing more to disengage from our empire building (more through economic necessity than political will), forces are at work to clean up the aging veterans administration. as for the rest of our empire building, reexamination of our need for military bases throughout the world is already being examined even though the chicken/war hawks and our military industrial complex (it has thoroughly sunk its roots into our infrastructure and civilian establishment) is slowly (very slowly, too many communities depend on military bases and spending) receding. now we need to examine the true need for all of our foreign military bases. those bases only exist as springboards for future wars. we need to stop being the global policemen and let the un take over this duty as it was designed to do. alternately, demand that the nations that we are protecting pay for our protection and then watch them scream and decide maybe they do not need it or decide to take over paying for it.
why are we in Okinawa, south Korea and Germany?
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
Most excellent post good brother.
Johnson was absolutely correct, and the evidence of his thoughts are everywhere to be found throughout this government. He was as correct about the MIC as Eisenhower was. As correct about the dangers of corporations and banking as the Founders were.
But our decline is inevitable because the American people have neither the will nor courage to do anything about it.
Just rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic.
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
Agreed
Rationalist
Hail Voltaire
I was on board until I got here:
"it’s the monstrous lie of 9/11 along with its unchallenged official story."
Sorry, but the "official story" is backed by science. There is no reason to disbelieve the "official story" behind 9/11.
"it’s the monstrous lie of 9/11 along with its unchallenged official story."
Sorry, but the "official story" is backed by science. There is no reason to disbelieve the "official story" behind 9/11.
Socrtease
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Johnson believed that the enforcement of American hegemony over the world constitutes a new form of global empire. Whereas traditional empires maintained control over subject peoples via colonies, since World War II the US has developed a vast system of hundreds of military bases around the world where it has strategic interests. A long-time Cold Warrior, he applauded the dissolution of the Soviet Union: "I was a cold warrior. There's no doubt about that. I believed the Soviet Union was a genuine menace. I still think so."[9] At the same time, however, he experienced a political awakening after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, noting that instead of demobilizing its armed forces, the US accelerated its reliance on military solutions to problems both economic and political. The result of this militarism (as distinct from actual domestic defense) is more terrorism against the U.S. and its allies, the loss of core democratic values at home, and an eventual disaster for the American economy.
You need to read his books, it isn't the science he is talking about.
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
Which is more stupid than actual criticism.
Socrtease
Verified User
But it will silence the average american faster than the accusation of racist.
blackascoal
The Force is With Me
Oh really?
Science determines that collapsing mass ALWAYS seeks the path of least resistance .. thus, collapsing buildings/structures fall over <the path of least resistance> .. they do not fall straight down uniformly.
Additionally, ever heard of the Law of Falling Objects?
It's science that even a 3rd grader understands and is taught.
Not sure what 'science' you're talking about, but the 'official story' was bullshit top to bottom.