We talk to friend of the show Kevork Almassian about the erosion of our world as evidenced by the destruction of Syria, the disappearance of freedom in Europe, and the expansion of US imperialism.
It’s very difficult to argue with Karim’s characterization of the West in general, and the United States in particular. One point that I respectfully offer: The development of cutting edge technologies in weapons, communication and surveillance, makes mass killing and political repression too easy for alienated ideologues not to utilize. This isn’t to excuse or justify, but merely to put the peoples in the lands of the imperialists in a less implicating light. As a lifelong American, I can heartily endorse a condemnation of the institutions that have blanketed the culture with lies and inducements to hate. Churches are totally, fraudulently complicit. Unions were coopted decades ago, and now are effectively marginalized to the point of irrelevance.
I think Karim’s mention of China as a positive international player should stand as an inspiring message for all Americans who can use something to root for. What is driving the neocons to attempt a futile proxy war in Ukraine, and to underwrite an indefensible war of expansion and ethnic erasure is the awareness that the nations of the world have learned the American cheat code. The empire’s control of international currency is what reaps hegemonic power. It enables the meteoric demand, and the limitless production of weapons that promise mass death.
For this reason, I believe that all leftists who want to be a part of a solution, should support BRICS, and the big states that exhibit a desire to coexist with others. I really think that the Chinese are inventive enough to attract massive numbers of propagandized individualists who are told to hate the Chinese. Westerners need to read the work of Yanis Varoufakis. His most recent book is Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism. That gets into the details of the West’s self destruction, through the weaponization of the dollar. A civilization so addicted to its religious belief in growth and more power.
"Stenographers for the powerful". Well said. Noam Chomsky also made the point that you make about the destruction of Vietnam as, all geopolitically symbolic consequences of the "lost war" aside, an achievement of fundamental objectives of the West. https://www.democracynow.org/2000/5/12/noam_chomsky_on_vietnam
Good point. And that’s why I am contemplating writing an article about the annoying cultism in anti-imperialist spheres were u are not allowed to critique Russia/Putin. That stuff is running out of hand man. My comment section is often unbearable with these types.
It’s very difficult to argue with Karim’s characterization of the West in general, and the United States in particular. One point that I respectfully offer: The development of cutting edge technologies in weapons, communication and surveillance, makes mass killing and political repression too easy for alienated ideologues not to utilize. This isn’t to excuse or justify, but merely to put the peoples in the lands of the imperialists in a less implicating light. As a lifelong American, I can heartily endorse a condemnation of the institutions that have blanketed the culture with lies and inducements to hate. Churches are totally, fraudulently complicit. Unions were coopted decades ago, and now are effectively marginalized to the point of irrelevance.
I think Karim’s mention of China as a positive international player should stand as an inspiring message for all Americans who can use something to root for. What is driving the neocons to attempt a futile proxy war in Ukraine, and to underwrite an indefensible war of expansion and ethnic erasure is the awareness that the nations of the world have learned the American cheat code. The empire’s control of international currency is what reaps hegemonic power. It enables the meteoric demand, and the limitless production of weapons that promise mass death.
For this reason, I believe that all leftists who want to be a part of a solution, should support BRICS, and the big states that exhibit a desire to coexist with others. I really think that the Chinese are inventive enough to attract massive numbers of propagandized individualists who are told to hate the Chinese. Westerners need to read the work of Yanis Varoufakis. His most recent book is Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism. That gets into the details of the West’s self destruction, through the weaponization of the dollar. A civilization so addicted to its religious belief in growth and more power.
Well said. That cheat code is a massive death dealing machine
"Stenographers for the powerful". Well said. Noam Chomsky also made the point that you make about the destruction of Vietnam as, all geopolitically symbolic consequences of the "lost war" aside, an achievement of fundamental objectives of the West. https://www.democracynow.org/2000/5/12/noam_chomsky_on_vietnam
Great show, but it felt a bit like a "cold shower". LOL
Good point. And that’s why I am contemplating writing an article about the annoying cultism in anti-imperialist spheres were u are not allowed to critique Russia/Putin. That stuff is running out of hand man. My comment section is often unbearable with these types.