Journal Jeremiah Cornelius's Journal: Sleepwalkers 19
"The problem is that too many cooks in Washington are spoiling its
Mideast soup. In his magnificent new book, "The Sleepwalkers," Prof.
Christopher Clark of Cambridge describes how World War I was in part
ignited by small numbers of anti-German officials in France, Russia,
Serbia and Britain who often undermined their own government's moderate
policies.
The same process occurred under President George W. Bush when cabals of neocon officials in the Pentagon, State Department, CIA and media drove the US into a calamitous war whose negative effects are still being felt.
The same process occurred under President George W. Bush when cabals of neocon officials in the Pentagon, State Department, CIA and media drove the US into a calamitous war whose negative effects are still being felt.
Today, other pro-war cliques in official Washington are at it again, each trying to dominate policy. Add a bunch of pro-Israel billionaires who have bought both the Republican and Democratic parties, apparently including Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president."
So, if idiots have power. . . (Score:1)
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And you are always complaining about which "idiots" are using the power. If they are your idiots you have no problem. And why do you insist on calling them "idiots"?? I just don't get it. You talk like some mass media goof. Those who assist, or enable, are the idiots, wouldn't you think? You know, the people who will pick up a gun and point it wherever the guy with the deepest pockets tells him to?
Ms. Hillary made a 60 billion(!) dollar deal with the Saudis. Let's see a "republican" motherfucker pull that
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And you are always complaining about which "idiots" are using the power.
Indeed. Stand by for the heat discharge from conservatives toward the Vichy GOP as they assume Congressional power.
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Vichy GOP
Yes, you call them that now, but they're not acting any different than when your idol was in the hot seat. In fact nobody is on either side. What is your problem? Try to speak more directly, instead of continuing with this charade of yours.
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. . .they're not acting any different than when your idol was in the hot seat.
How many times must I reject your notion that I cannot learn? Get stuffed.
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Never said you cannot. The thing is you are not. You dismiss out of hand anything that contradicts your culture. Your continued displays of pure tribalism and idolization of personality is proof. See, if you had learned anything, you could admit to yourself and others what your man really was, and the total amorality of this business since long before Caesar. But you feel you can't, so you won't. You are simply following along with today's most popular memes, carrying on over one particular person who has n
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Your continued displays of pure tribalism and idolization of personality is proof.
The only thing I've ever sincerely hated is the tendency of the many to grind down the individual.
The rest of your accusations seem to boil down to idolatry. No, thank you.
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The rest of your accusations seem to boil down to idolatry.
Exactly what I'm talking about, and that makes no sense. Aside from being simple projection. At least mine are not accusations. They are observations of events. You are sounding like a machine. There's no further point in this. You go play *I'm rubber, you're glue* with somebody else.
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As always, you win the gold star :-)
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It is certainly immoral to use war and its tools to gain wealth and power, but is it idiotic? I'd say they're sick. [wikipedia.org] Most of our leaders are, certainly the heads of finance are.
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"The Market"
There's that unverified, mythical abstraction again... Remarkable what you can construct, when you have a magical, non-existent, non-person actor, doing whatever you ascribe. I guess that's why Economics is the most exact and empirical of the sciences.
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Just sit back, and watch Das Blinkenlights
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"Heads of finance are just giving the market what it wants, and their riches and status indicate how good they are at doing it. They're successful, not sick."
until the peasants start revolting the rich can do almost anything. the exception is access to heaven.
"They wouldn't be so successful if you the People (not you specifically, but as a whole) didn't create the demand, either directly or indirectly through the government you were supposed to keep in check."
the government hasn't created the mass of happy
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It is certainly immoral to use war and its tools to gain wealth and power, but is it idiotic?
No, it is natural to seek advantage. It may not always express itself in expected or obvious ways, but it's pretty much hard wired.
And war, what is war? Some would say Thanksgiving dinner, or "home for the holidays".