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Category Archives: Deconstruction
The Horror and the Shame
One real big advantage of total nuclear war! With horror on this scale, there is no one left to feel any shame. Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Political Analysis, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged demonizing Putin, hating Russia, imperialism, NATO, neocons, nuclear war, plutocracy, Russia, WWII
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Freedom of the Press
There is indeed freedom of the press in America. But it’s not quite what I understood it to be. Now it’s the freedom to keep Americans in the dark. It’s the freedom cherry-pick from the vast array of newsworthy items and only publish those consistent with the preferred narrative of our government. It’s the freedom to suppress anything which our government would find inconvenient or untimely towards pressing its manufactured version world events. Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Democracy, Nihilism, Political Analysis, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, censorship, CIA, CNN, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Forbes Magazine, Huffington Post, journalism, journalistic integrity, main stream media, MSNBC, New York Times, NSA, Reuters, RT, State Department, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, Time, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, White House
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Give Peace A Chance
America thinks it can bluster and bluff and use color revolutions to nudge Putin out of office and install some bloated puppet in his place like they did with Poroshenko in Ukraine. Russia is not Zimbabwe, Iraq, or Yemen. It’s not Grenada or Haiti. Russia is not going to be intimidated by a schoolyard bully. America’s aggression and infantile games can only end badly. Time for it to reverse course and cut its losses. Continue reading
Posted in Corporatism, Deconstruction, Political Analysis, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged Biden, congress, Geoffrey Pyatt, Germany, Kerry, Minsk II, NATO, Obama, Poroshenko, propaganda, Putin, regime change, Russia, Ukraine, USA
9 Comments
Moonwalking
Now that Michael Jackson is sadly no longer with us, his phenomenal mastery and performance of the moonwalk has been replaced by the U.S. economy. While it looks like it’s going forward, it’s actually going backwards. Continue reading
America Is Losing The Base Race!
The U.S. is losing the base race with Russia! We are being held hostage to the horrible prospects of seeing huge billboards everywhere of bare-chested Putin riding a motorcycle, of vodka in our drinking water, of having our proud men-in-military-uniform wanting to play balalaikas and dance ballet. This is a national crisis! Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Satire, War and Peace
Tagged aggression, military bases, Putin, Russia, Tchaikovsky, Tolstoy, USA, vodka
8 Comments
Isn’t it about time to stop this ugly business?
The U.S. has become the most prolific sponsor of coups in history but I see that soon coming to an end with one last epic regime change. This one will be the ouster of the imperial lunatics in the current administration, an epic game-changer that will be the mother of all coups and will put the rest of the world at ease, at least for the foreseeable future. Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Political Analysis, War and Peace
Tagged Afghanistan, imperialism, Iraq, Jen Psaki, Obama, regime change, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, US-sponsored coups, Venezuela
7 Comments
The Case For Female Circumcision
What twisted logic could possibly justify such an inhumane, degrading and completely offensive practice, perhaps the ultimate assault on the dignity of females __ the mutilation of their genitals? Why would you want to know? Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Nihilism, Political Rant, Social Commentary, War and Peace
Tagged assassination, CIA, drones, female circumcision, genocide, main stream media, media, NSA, public relations, special ops
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What is more evil than pure evil?
Hitler was given a pass by the German people on his less than savory activities, the collateral damage, all the unpleasant but necessary slaughter required to achieve the greater glory of Germany. Is this the example we should be following when our own leaders implement genocidal wars, support homicidal regimes, torture and kill ‘enemies’, often innocent people who never have the opportunity to defend themselves? Continue reading
Along Came Joe
Some criticize Vice-President Biden for his gaffs. His gaffs are trivial compared to the actual stands he has taken over the years on a wide variety of issues. Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Democracy, Political Analysis, Political Rant, War and Peace
Tagged Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, oligarchy, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vice-President, warmongering
5 Comments
We’ll just have to agree to agree.
Agree to disagree? I have a better idea! How about if we agree to agree? Go from there. Continue reading →