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You have a good point there

oleeb — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:35:45 +0000

In reply to Job Security? Why does the

You have a good point there Resistance.

Job Security? Why does the

Resistance — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:12:07 +0000

In reply to All good questions, oleeb:

Job Security?

Why does the U.S. have such bad foreign policies?

Why not? They keep the world agitated and the military industrial complex still controls.

They don't want peace, that would put them out of business,

The more the World burns, the more they'll profit.

Like an unemployed fireman, burn the city down and he'll have his job back.

"We are at war with East

oleeb — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:07:43 +0000

In reply to All good questions, oleeb:

"We are at war with East Asia. We have always been at war with East Asia."

---Ingsoc

I certainly agree with you, and believe that it is the moral and patriotic responsibility of those in the government, particularly those who lead it, to demonstrate some courage and leadership by defying the powers that are behind these failed policies by going to the people and telling the truth and thus exposing the malignant interests behind it all. Obama is one among many who could easily do so if he chose, but alas, the sort who rises to high office today is typically not made of the sort of stuff such action would require. The first step, I think, toward doing something about it is to pay heed to the fact that few of our our elected leaders actually work for us but instead they serve first and foremost the interests of their corporate benefactors. It has been true for a long time, but it is worse now than ever before, at least in my estimation.

As Teddy Roosevelt said:

"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people."

All good questions, oleeb:

acanuck — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:49:24 +0000

In reply to Here We Go Again: Roll 1970's Tape From Iran

All good questions, oleeb: Why does the U.S. have such bad foreign policies? Why are the government and public always surprised when events overtake those policies and demonstrate how bad they actually are? Why do our media fail to hold responsible whoever formulated those policies?

Maybe it's because the same corporate class that controls the U.S. government controls the U.S. media. It's their policies that have failed; what motivation could they possibly have for honestly dissecting their own failures?

Look at how events in Egypt unfolded: As the seriousness of the street protests became apparent, suddenly TV talking heads were unanimous in asserting that Mubarak's regime was a brutal dictatorship, despised by the entire population.

Twenty-four hours earlier, these same "experts" had been calling Mubarak a stable, reliable ally and friend to the U.S. Had these guys and gals learned the truth overnight? Maybe consulted Wikipedia? No, it's just that real-life events had rendered the previous official narrative "inoperative."

So, without a blush of shame or missing a beat, the networks were suddenly telling the American public that it's Oceania we've been at war with all these years, not Eastasia. And those teargas cannisters "made in U.S.A.?" Down the memory hole, please.