Saturday 30 September 2023

Rant – Corporatization of Democracy & Nazis.

 

Anyone studying democracy in western countries over the last 20 years must conclude that our elected officials do not write policy, particularly foreign policy. Most of the government takes orders from their corporate donors. What we now call the permanent government, i.e., CIA, NSA, HLS, FBI, and in Australia, ASIO, call all the shots. What is called the five-eyes-network of coordinated spooks, US, UK, NZ, Australia, and Canada, have their clawed hands on the wheel, driving us straight to dystopian hell. Everyone has a boss, and my guess the multinational corporations run the show.  


When looking at history, we can see American corporations financing wars. A difficult example to analyze is the financing of the German Nazis sparking WWII. After WWI, Germany was physically and economically devastated. Europe decided to really punish Germany, pushing the country into economic depths. The people were starving. Suddenly, out of nowhere, well dressed men in blue snappy uniforms in new trucks could be seen around Berlin, snatching-up young men. Who were these people, although obviously German, where was the money coming from and what was really happening?


This was the rise of the Nazis, and they were being financed from someone. As it turns out, the main financial donor was Henry Ford of the Ford corporation. $, weapons, and everything required to come to power and start a war. In fact, it was later discovered that Hitler had a portrait of Henry Ford hanging proudly on his wall in his study.  


War costs a lot of money, and it can also make a lot of money too. War is a nasty business and corporations have understood the profits of war for years.  


At the end of his term, D.W. Eisenhower warned the American public of the Military Industrial Complex, relating his fears of its danger to democracy. The MIC is a combination of the military, intelligence agencies, corporations and currently the legacy media. At the top of this pyramid of power are the multinational corporations.  


Based on a capitalist system, corporations compete for profit. The demand for natural resources to make their products is also highly competitive. The fossil fuel industry is the most cutthroat and will do about anything to acquire their core product. Even to the point of murdering millions of innocent lives, based on propaganda, usually a noble ideology like freedom and democracy to gain the resources and their profits.  


Yes of course, we all need gas to drive our gasoline vehicles, but at what price? 


Ukraine must be the most propagandized war in memory. The economic goal of the US became clear with the sabotage and destruction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. This destruction would enable Westen countries like the US to gain the monopoly of natural gas to Europe. However, this has backfired because as Russia is rich in this resource, they can sell it to anyone outside the American sphere of influence. This is exactly what has happened.  


As said, the lies around Ukraine proxy war with Russia, fueled by Europe and the five-eyes-network of spooks, pushed by the legacy media, that neo-Nazis in the country are mere “Russian propaganda,” is a lie. For sure, not more than 5 years ago, prestigious publications like the NYT warned the public of the influence of the AZOV Battalion and their presence in Ukranian politics. Once the war began, these neo-Nazis became “freedom fighters,’ and western leaders around the planet went along with it. The denial of the Nazi element was prevalent from legacy media hacks. American celebrity’s even placed medals on these creeps.  


The cat truly came out of the bag a few weeks ago in the Canadian parliament. The entire cabinet gave a known Ukraine Nazi SS officer a standing ovation for fighting against Russia in WWII. The backlash from the planet went viral, revealing that our Western “leaders” will do anything to please their donors and the corporations behind them.  


As one side of my family is Jewish, I find this disgusting and typical of our western puppet leaders. Take orders from their masters, the ones who ensure they are elected to government and remain there.  


We do not live in a true democracy, but a reverse type of totalitarianism. 


The recent draconian censorship on independent media certainly backs up my point.  


At this stage I do not have a solution.


Although something drastic needs to change soon. 

Tuesday 26 September 2023

A Reminder – War is a Racket

 

When it comes to the subject of war, those who start one finish one or simply keep one going for decades, we must always consider that all those involved are lying. War is never portrayed in its true light; it is always about something else.  

For example, we were fully pulled-in to the Vietnam War based on a false flag, known as the Gulf of Tolken incident. Later the Pentagon Papers, thanks to the whistleblower, Daniel Elsberg, the government continued to lie to the public about this “conflict.” 


After 9/11, we invaded Afghanistan to find the terrorist, Osama Bin Laden. We never found him there but ended up fighting the Taliban for 20 years. We found out much later that Afghanistan was a huge money laundering scheme, including the manufacture of weapons and the opiate industry. We discovered this fact through WikiLeaks. As a side note, this needless war went on for so long, that in a presidential debate, a sitting Congressperson thought it was the Taliban who attacked the Twin Towers. He was immediately corrected by informing him that it was Al Quada that was responsible for 9/11. Embarrassing yes, but it reflects something about the true nature of American wars overseas.  


We were lied to about the invasion of Iraq. This country had nothing to do with 9/11, and they certainly were not manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. The government lied to us, as did the legacy media. This war caused millions of innocent deaths, while those responsible walks free and are guests on talk shows. Again, this war was about economics: oil and “war reparations.”  (see Dick Cheney's company, Halliburton).


Now we come to the proxy war in Ukraine. we know the invasion was provoked by the US, NATO, and Ukraine. This is not justifying the invasion, but it was provoked. Russia had the Nord Stream pipeline, that supplied 40% of Europe's natural gas. The pipeline was sabotaged by orders of the US with a little help from their friends. This opened the market enabling US gas companies to sell their gas at twice the price.  


The war in Ukraine could have been stopped at the beginning when peace talks were planned. NATO and the US sabotaged these talks, pushing Ukraine to continue the slaughter. Again, this war is not about preserving democracy, it is about western hegemony and pure economics.  


One of the best antiwar books in American history is General Smedley Butler’s War is a Racket 


One of his more famous quotes: 


I served in all commissioned ranks from a second Lieutenant to a Major General. And during that time, I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. 


These are the real reasons for war. Everything else that is told to you by legacy media, or the government are absolute lies.  


I always keep this fact in mind regarding any new war “they” are pushing.  


Remember: War is a Racket.

Thursday 21 September 2023

Another Opinion on the Russell Brand Saga

 


One cannot go online, watch legacy media, or scan the internet without seeing Brand’s face and the anonymous accusations of rape and sexual assault. 4 Dispatch, a UK news outlet, ran a documentary with his accusers revealed in shadow form or played by actors. The production value, copy and music are designed to look and sound sinister. Brand’s photograph looks like an American mug shot of your run-of-the-mill serial killer. Legacy media has already found him guilty and social media is all over the place. There is something wrong here, and many people across the internet world feel the same.  

Personally, I have never been a celebrity “fan boy,” specifically actors. A long time ago, I saw Brand in a BBC mystery series, playing a disturbed young lad. At the time I thought the boy was good and had presence as an actor. The next time he came across my attention was his marriage to the pop star, Katy Perry. In fact, it was only recently that I discovered their divorce. (celebrity gossip is not my thing). It was only when he began his You Tube show that I became aware of his anti-establishment views, politics, and attacks on corporations. I like most of his views, and soon his subscription numbers surpassed 6 million.  


It is now common knowledge, or should be, that governments, their agencies, and legacy media have all combined to censor dissenting voices in independent media and the internet. This feels like a concerted effort to smear and cancel his voice in the worst way possible. Accusing someone of rape or sexual assault is important. In our western democracy there is a thing called Due Process and Innocent until Proven Guity. Trial by media takes up the space, and we the public, make our uninformed judgements based on zero evidence. To date, the police have not even got involved in the Brand case.  


Interestingly, Brand caught wind of this dubious documentary, and made a statement on his You Tub channel, getting ahead of the smear.  


Since the accusations, Brand’s You Tube channel has been demonetized. Ironically, you can still watch his videos, including ads, where You Tube retains all the profits. For me this is a big red flag. Evidently, Brand has also lost his agent, publisher, and other affiliated businesses. This is all based on anonymous accusations. I believe this to be cowardly in the least. It gets worse. 


A department in the UK Parliament sent a letter to Rumble, an independent free alternative to You Tube, to demonetize him or take down his channel completely. In response, Rumble eloquently declined, stating this goes against their company values and policies. (Rumble published the letter on Twitter). For the government to interfere in this case when there has not been (so far) any formal charges, is a red flag the size of Texas.  


It is known, Brand has been all too transparent about his drug fueled promiscuity in his past. I believe he has authored a few books on his rehabilitation. He claims he has nothing to hide. Due process can reveal the truth.  


When I read that the UK government is involved to silence this man and wreaking his livelihood, is another concerted-censorship- circus by our current government’s efforts to silence another popular dissenting voice.  


Those who question establishment narratives, especially about war and corruption in governments and corporations, you become a target.  


These criminals are serious.  

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