And the right-wing wants to declare Antifa a terrorist group. Fortunately, under actual US law, only foreign organizations can be declared terrorist groups. Otherwise, Black Lives Matter or the National Rifle Association could also be declared terrorist groups. The KKK is about as relevant to contemporary politics as […]
Attacking police and/or military memorials is another tactically bad idea. The US regime is never going to be defeated through either voting for do-gooders or in a Third World-like armed struggle by radical insurgents, left or right, except perhaps on a peripheral level. The only possible path to […]
For those who don’t get the joke, making images of the Prophet is considered sacrilege in Islam, kind of like the Jewish prohibition on “graven images.”
Neo-communism has gained in popularity in recent years, which I find to be a very negative development, mostly because, unlike neo-nazism and neo-fascism, it doesn’t receive the universal condemnation of civil society, opinion leaders, and the new clerisy (except for the FOX News blowhards that use it as […]
My take on this would be that while I don’t agree with its corporatist and often crony-capitalist economic model, NASCAR is a voluntary organization and can set any standards for participation they wish. They are legitimate is banning the Confederate flag so as not to offend their black […]
To be fair, the people doing this seem to be outside the Anglosphere and don’t understand the cultural significance of this in the Atlanticist world. By Carly Stern Daily Mail
By Troy Southgate I see that sections of the American Right are now accusing Bogeyman Soros of helping to bring about a ‘colour revolution’ on home soil. How convenient. That’s how it works, you see. The Left gets taken in by the lies that have been generated by […]
By Evan Bush Seattle Times Welcome to the CHAZ, the newly named Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, where most everything was free Tuesday.
From someone who is there on the ground: This is what’s actually happening in Seattle right now; it’s nothing like much media and conspiracies and 45 are saying: Wanna know what is happening right now in Seattle? There are livestreams of the 3pm general assembly that are worth […]
Sean, why aren’t you encouraging the anti-lockdown protestors to join forces with the TAZs? Are you saying that you are not really against “big government” and that you’re really just a neocon mouthpiece? The sheer incompetence and cowardice of the liberal politicians running the states and cities across […]
Carlson has a predictably “reactionary” take on Seattle, but this is still funny as hell, particularly the part about borders. I’d like to see people of all ideologies doing this, i.e. creating their own TAZs. Say hello to the latest addition to the global family of nations: the […]
The opening segment of this where Jimmy quotes from Hedges’ recent article is good. Hedges characterizes the present US regime as “mafia state,” which I would argue is true of all or at least nearly all states. Glad to see that Hedges warns against the possibility of sectarian […]
Having followed these kinds of controversies for decades, I’d say conservatives are often pretty good at opposing excesses by Democrats, liberals, and leftists (some of the time), while the Left is pretty good at opposed excesses by Republicans (some of the time). It all depends on the context […]
I never thought “COPS” portrayed police in a very favorable light. Mostly, it seemed to portray cops as ignoramuses and bullies. Maybe that was just my perception. The commentary in this is pretty good.
Perfect commentary from Greenwald. Co-Founding Editor of The Intercept Glenn Greenwald blasts the Dem establishment for seeking the bipartisan support of former president George W. Bush for Joe Biden.
If I were a political comedy writer, I couldn’t make up stuff any better than this. I would indeed agree that this would make for the ideal neocon/neoliberal ruling class unity regime. It is clear that ruling class elements, whatever their differences, realize dissent is growing from all […]
I totally disagree with Laura here, but not for the usual reasons. So far I have actually seen very little “canceling America” going on in the present uprising. Unlike Berkeley or Charlottesville, which were low-grade sports riots carried out by rookie-league middle-class gangs, the present uprising is a […]
“The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.” -Lenin (attributed) As a Machiavellian, I’ve got to hand it to Amazon on this one. This is slick. Working every angle. If only our insurgents were so conniving. By Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman Eyes on […]
Thank goodness Donald Trump is President, a figure that is widely hated, disliked, or disdained by all but a relatively small number of hard-core supporters. He’s an easy figure to hate, especially for the Left, and symbolizes ruling class excess. It would suck if during the present moment […]
There are three basic tasks in front of the insurgents: Overthrowing the system, prevention of the erection of a new tyranny, and preventing inter-tribal warfare. This is how it’s done. We need tens of thousands of Seattles to become thousands of Cherans, followed by a Romania 1989 situation, […]
So how do six blocks become 600 blocks and then 600 cities? That is the question. By Rachel Floyd Daily Mail Around 300 protesters marched inside the lobby at around 9p.m. Tuesday, carrying Black Lives Matter banners and chanting ‘Durkan must go!’ The group was led by Seattle […]
Two, three, many Seattles. By Al Janavel Q13FOX SEATTLE – Protesters took over streets in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood now that Seattle Police has abandoned its East Precinct.
Kshama Sawant is a Trotskyist, but I have no problem with her leading the “revolution” in Seattle. As far I’m concerned, Seattle can be a commie city-state if that’s what people there want to do, just like Portland or Eugene can be an Antifa city-state. And Tyler, Texas […]
The regimes in the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites were toppled only when large numbers of rank and file military and police turned on their backs on the state. That is what has to happen in the US as well for the revolution to be […]
It does not matter one iota what George Floyd’s criminal record is. Terms like “guilt,” “innocence,” “crime,” “law,” “justice,” etc. are System terms, not ours. One of the things we need to take from them is a monopoly on the definition of these terms. The fight against the […]
This kind of stuff may be a psychological victory for some people, but at the cost of alienating rural southern whites and Italian-Americans, many of whom have had plenty of run-ins with cops or the state. Think strategically, folks. Pushing inter-tribal warfare is a bad idea. If people […]
Virtually everything that is wrong with “liberal” or “progressive” thinking, and the thinking of many others further to the left, is summed up in a single headline. By Madeline Osburn The Federalist For the first time in history, half of the senior leaders of the National Security Council […]
Once again, the pathetically limited nature of “liberal” thinking is revealed. What matters is not the names of military bases. What matters is the dissolution of the military-industrial complex, national security state, and imperialist empire for which it is the enforcer arm. Liberals typically think all of that […]
I would even oppose torching the “thin blue line” flag, although I’m fine with torching actual police stations (enemy military bases). The eventual success of the revolution would depend in part on the defection or desertion of significant numbers of police. By Maurice Chammah and Cary Aspinwall The […]
There is a statue of Lenin in Seattle, which I have no problem with, although it’s probably offensive to Russian-Americans, Eastern European-Americans, not to mention Asian-Americans and Latinos who have lived under Communist tyrannies or experienced Communist terrorism. By Jordan Brasher and Derek H. Alderman The Conversation Where […]
Who cares about this fraud’s opinion? Remember his smoke and mirrors show at the UN before the invasion of Iraq? He was a neocon stooge then and he’s a neocon stooge now.
Now we’re talking. Kudos to Kyle for this one.
Kyle comes close to getting it in this. He’s not nearly where I am but he’s moving along.
The Jacobin boys perform pretty well in this. About the only thing they would need to say to make me agree with them 100% is to call for the abolition of the federal government and the military-industrial complex (“Defund the CIA! Defend the Pentagon!”). I’m with them having […]
Joel Kotkin is one of the very best class theorists out there today. Kotkin’s analysis of the techno-oligarch/new clerisy alliance within a framework of metaphorical “neo-feudal” class relations is the natural update of James Burnham’s managerial revolution theory. Add to that Paul Fussell’s analysis of the traditional class […]
Duh? Wait until another month has passed since the protests/uprising and check the COVID-19 statistics. We might not have to wait until the October flu season for the second wave of the epidemic. Krystal and Saagar give an update on coronavirus case numbers and discuss a spike […]
Trump: “I’m such an asshole I can’t even get along with the Murdoch mouthpieces at FOX.” Co-Chair of Women for Trump Pam Bondi shares how Trump’s jobs programs will help his case for re-election despite his use of military reinforcements and pepper bombs on George Floyd protesters.
The main problem I have with Black Lives Matter is the name sounds overly gushy and sentimental. I much prefer names like Black Panthers or Black Liberation Army. Krystal and Saagar discuss a report from the New York Times that shows how fast public opinion has changed in […]
Does anyone even remember who this slob is at this point? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to reporters about George Floyd’s death and attacks on reporters by police amid protests.
Maybe so, maybe not. But it’s certainly clear that Marco Rubio is a stupid idea. Sen. Marco Rubio spoke on the Senate floor about the ongoing nationwide protests for George Floyd on Tuesday.
Speculation: George had some kind of goods on Chauvin. A lot of “nightclubs” are money laundering and drug moving fronts (not that I’m necessarily criticizing that). Krystal and Saagar discuss new developments that reveal a history of friction between George Floyd and former officer Derek Chauvin.
The SJW high priest and the neocon high priest clash. Total WWE. Saager’s point in this is good. Krystal and Saagar react to an explosive segment on Hannity between Cornel West and Leo Terrell over defunding the police.
I certainly hope so. Mitch McConnell’s greatest crime is that he’s a boring old fart. Some of these other characters (Trump, Biden, Pelosi, etc) at least have the redeeming value of being entertaining. Krystal Ball explains how progressive Rep. Charles Booker has emerged as a leader in the […]
A form of union-busting I can get behind. If only Ted Bundy had been a cop, he would have had the police unions behind him. “I am immediately withdrawing from the contract negotiations with the Minneapolis Police Federation.”
“Public health officials” are merely the white coast priesthood in service of the ideological superstructure of the state and the ruling class (scientism, therapeutism, wokeness, etc., etc., etc). Saagar Enjeti blasts establishment figures for their back and forth messaging on coronavirus outbreaks after George Floyd protests sweeped the […]
If I were a Democratic Party strategist, I wouldn’t let Biden near a microphone. If I were a Republican Party strategist, I would secretly push Jack Dorsey to cancel Trump’s Twitter account. Krystal and Saagar discuss why Biden advisors are in favor of the ‘Biden in the basement’ […]
Rarely have I seen an illustration of what is wrong with “woke” culture that is more pertinent than this. Not only is Baroness Jane from an elite Hollywood family (the modern American equivalent of the aristocracy) but she has been a political lightning rod for 50 years (I […]
I strongly suspect that this 1918/1929 reboot will continue for quite some time. Particularly since a lot of folks haven’t exactly been social distancing lately. And while insurrections can certainly achieve positive things, immediate economic growth and restoration of consumer confidence aren’t really among. By Chris Arnold NPR […]
I have long believed that the US ruling class has a “Flight 93” plan where, if all else fails, they will simply foment a multi-faction civil war pitting as many ethnic, religious, political, and cultural groups against each other as possible. Think of Lebanon in the early 1980s, […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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