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Smedley Butler Wasn’t Kidding, by David Swanson
by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy
February 4, 2022
Smedley Butler is generally left out of U.S. history. If you bring up a guy who prevented a Wall Street coup against FDR, you do real damage to the tale of peaceful respect for government from the beginning of time up through January 6, 2021. If you mention the scandal that erupted when he recounted how Mussolini had run over a little girl with his car, it’s hard to leave out the U.S. government’s friendly relations with Mussolini.
Smedley Butler Wasn’t Kidding, by David Swanson
Previously:
Why Smedley Butler left the imperialist front despising ‘Gangsters of Capitalism’
Why Smedley Butler left the imperialist front despising ‘Gangsters of Capitalism’
New book shows how the American general’s contempt for ‘the racket’ was born during his service in the 20th century ‘small wars.’
Why Smedley Butler left the imperialist front despising ‘Gangsters of Capitalism’
Edward Bernays: Propaganda and the U.S.-Backed 1954 Guatemalan Coup
Edward Bernays may be known as the Father of Public Relations, but you would not be mistaken if you thought of him as the Father of Lies. He was a bullshit artist par excellence who pioneered countless methods of deceiving the public.
Edward Bernays: Propaganda and the U.S.-Backed 1954 Guatemalan Coup
The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies
A tacit agreement between the government and Facebook appears to have been made: you can keep the profits, but we control the message. As such, a cynic might wonder what functional difference there is between Facebook and the national security state.
The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies
Sandinistas Poised to Win Election in Nicaragua Despite U.S. Sabotage and Smears
TULSI GABBARD SIMPS WILL BURN IN HELL + War on Terror Moves to Africa
Sebs Solomon — September 23, 2021
Just kidding, I don’t actually mean that—well, the war on terror is pivoting toward Africa, but no one deserves to burn in hell (I am being hyperbolic); however, now that I have your attention, let me explain why it is utterly foolish to continue “simping” for Tulsi Gabbard’s puka shells. Please excuse my lack of tact and do not be offended by my impatience-flavored directness — for I am tired of having to repeat myself on this issue (I know, not an excuse). I will try to write this piece as diplomatically as possible. Not that my opinion is the “most correct” or that this particular topic is “the most important thing to talk about” right now. The reason I’m even writing about this is because I’m also trying to understand why I, myself, am so triggered by the abysmal and sycophantic behavior I have witnessed from the supporters of the former Hawaii congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard. Especially, since her recent comments regarding her time at an undisclosed location in Africa, as an officer of the Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command — assisting Special Ops fight “islamist jihadist terrorists” associated with Al-Queda.
TULSI GABBARD SIMPS WILL BURN IN HELL + War on Terror Moves to Africa
Why Isn’t U.S. Policy Toward Nicaragua Working?
After the U.S.-Russian summit in June, there was no apparent irony in President Biden’s response to a question about electoral interference. “Let’s get this straight,” he said. “How would it be if the United States were viewed by the rest of the world as interfering with the elections directly of other countries, and everybody knew it?” But of course much of the world does take this view; by one count the United States has intervened in no fewer than 81 elections between 1946 and 2000, many of them in Latin America. Biden’s question reveals a fundamental gap in U.S. foreign policymaking: Why do its leaders appear unable to judge how U.S. actions are seen by ordinary people in the countries they affect?
Why Isn’t U.S. Policy Toward Nicaragua Working?
US Influence and Neoliberalism are the Main Causes of Migration From Central America
US Influence and Neoliberalism are the Main Causes of Migration From Central America (Opens in YouTube)
In this episode of The Source, we interview Alejandra Mejía, who is Chief Editor of Migrant Roots Media. We talk about the ‘Policy Report: An Analysis of the Biden-Harris Administration Plan for Central America’ by Migrant Roots Media. We examine in what way the $4 billion strategy for Central America of the Biden administration “bolsters a neoliberal development plan”. We also discuss whether this approach is different from the one of the previous administrations – both Democrats and Republicans. Finally, we also talk about Kamala Harris’ first international trip as Vice President to Guatemala and Mexico and what came out of that visit.
Alejandra Mejía is Chief Editor of Migrant Roots Media, an independent media platform which seeks to unearth the root causes of global migration. She received her BA in Comparative Literature and Latinx Studies from Williams College in 2017 and is currently an Assistant Editor at Duke University Press where she acquires books in Latinx History. Her politics and devotion to migrant justice are largely informed by her lived experiences as a working-class Central American immigrant in the United States.
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With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board
CONFIDENTLY WRONG
In the Soviet Union, everybody was aware that the media was controlled by the state. But in a corporate state like the U.S., a veneer of independence is still maintained, although trust in the media has been plummeting for years.
With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board
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