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Nexus X HumectressConsent Factory One of the hallmarks of totalitarianism is mass conformity to a psychotic official narrative. Not a regular official narrative, like the “Cold War” or the “War on Terror” narratives. A totally delusional official narrative that has little or no connection to reality and that is contradicted […]
From a post on social media: “The issue of war is mostly a non-issue for most voters these days. I even talked to one guy on here who rabidly hates Trump and when I brought up the issue of neoconservative/neoliberal warmongering, his answer was basically “what’s with your […]
This has got to be the lamest critique of Trump that I have seen to date. It’s mostly just Koch talking points (not surprising, considering the source). I could come up with an infintely superior anti-Trump piece. Saudi Arabia, anyone? By Matt Welch, Reason We do not view […]
Half a century of being a total scumbag. This is the moron that is supposedly going to save us from “fascism.” By Jacob Sullum, Reason During a Democratic presidential debate last year, Cory Booker weaponized one of Joe Biden’s proudest accomplishments. The New Jersey senator noted that the […]
It’s interesting how anticapitalism is starting to grow on the Right because many have realized the corporations are not their friends. Conservatives are always wondering why they are unable to effectively resist the leftward totalitarian drift. I would argue it is because they accept many of the same […]
The Mindcrime Liberty Show is joined by Rik Storey to discuss whether Libertarianism is a reactionary/traditional or liberal/libertine system of thinking? Is libertarianism about free love, abortion, and drugs as often times criticized by conservatives? Or is it a form of private landed patriarchal tyranny as believed by […]
How many people getting worked up about Amy Coney Barrett, pro or con, have ever given a second thought to where she stands on the Patriot Act, NDAA, torture, detention without trial, military commissions, surveillance, war powers, Fourth Amendment, kill lists, drone wars, executive orders, administrative law, or […]
The commentary in this video is pathetic. Hysteria, hysteria, hysteria…A comment in the thread that follows this said: “I feel like the American left is becoming a group of nihilists.” If only it were true. The “American Left” are Calvinists and Khomenists, not Stirnerites and Nietzscheans.
By Michael Krieger, Liberty Blitzkrieg We find ourselves at a moment where the financial and political systems that have dominated for decades are failing in a spectacular and irredeemable fashion. Those who pull the levers are (as usual) attempting to take advantage of the situation by rapaciously snatching […]
This is a pretty good overview of the “major” third party candidates. I like all 8 of them better than Trump and Biden. If I cared the first thing about voting, I’d probably pick Jo Jorgensen for President but Gloria La Riva for Secretary of State. The two […]
By Christopher Whalen, The American Conservative During the vice presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Michael Pence, the former claimed that she was the only one in the race who had “prosecuted the big banks.” This was completely wrong. In fact, as California attorney general, […]
A pretty good critique of the rising ruling class by Angelo Codevilla, although like most conservatives he misses a number of things that would actually add to this critique. Conservatives are always wondering why they are unable to effectively resist the leftward totalitarian drift. I would argue it […]
The most interesting about a Biden administration regarding domestic policy will probably be the degree to which the Democrats move to create a one-party state. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss Joe Biden’s reluctance to talk about court packing. They also react to his recent comments in Las […]
The discussion of the future of the Republicans in the last couple of minutes of this is the best part. If you want to know what the future of the GOP will look like, watch The Dave Rubin Show. A coalition of neocons, right-libertarians, Randians, #Walkaways, minority conservatives, […]
Is Trump finished? Will he go quietly? I’m going to be disappointed if Biden wins by a landslide. I was hoping for more drama than that. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the latest polling in key battleground states, as well as nationally. They also discuss how […]
Tom is usually right, and he predicts Biden, which means we’re back to the boredom of the Obama years, with the Republicans constantly whining about “socialism.” By Thomas L. Knapp, Knappster The changing dynamics kept making me want to put this off, and I was planning to wait […]
I have a contribution to this titled “Nietzsche vs. Hitler: Anti-Nazism on the German Revolutionary Right.” Copies of SOLDIERS, ANARCHS & IDEOLOGUES: HEROES OF THE CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION are 175 pages in length and cost just 20 EUROS with free postage to anywhere in the world. The PayPal address […]
One thing I’ve found interesting about recent events is that even a lot of conservatives are not going to bat for the police. By Dean Make sure you read all this post before you comment, but I will say this now. The police are fat bastards who are […]
Where are the woke folks? By Doug Bandow, The American Conservative Six years ago, the Islamic State appeared well on its way to creating a modern “caliphate,” or Islamist nation-state. The jihadist message of murder and mayhem drew thugs and cretins from around the world. They sought to […]
By Michael Rechtenwald Trump calls the Iraqi invasion ‘a disaster,’ wants to end ‘endless wars,’ and bring US troops home. It’s this that has fueled the deep state’s attempts to remove him from office by any means possible. The hawks want Biden to win. In a recent op-ed on RT, […]
It is fashionable for critics of the corporate state to lambaste neoliberals and supply-siders for supposedly adhering to “free-market fundamentalism.” “Free-market fundamentalism” is something you find among the lower to middle levels of the capitalist class or the petite bourgeoisie, and sectors of the lower middle to the […]
Any critique of modern states must necessarily include a critique of scientism and the therapeutic state, both of which are essential elements of the ideological superstructure of modern ruling classes, with physicians, “mental health experts,” and scientists being primary sectors of the modern priesthood. Thomas Szasz nailed this […]
Most Americans ridicule persistent tribal and sectarian conflicts in Asia and the Global South. But American political conflict is just as retrograde and benighted as anything going on in the Middle East or sub-Saharan Africa. Americans have merely replaced religions with ideologies and tribes with “political interest groups.” […]
One of the most interesting things about Thomas Hobbes is that while he was writing in the context of the English Civil War, he rarely if ever took sides between the quarreling dynastic and clerical factions, and when he did it was obviously for cynical and pragmatic. Probably […]
The battle between the Left and Right is a modern religious conflict between worshipers of some mythical idyllic past versus worshipers of some mythical utopian future. Nearly all modern conservatives are believers in an Atlantis of some kind or another. Nearly all modern “progressives” are really just Christians […]
It looks like my review of Don’s book is getting picked up by a lot of outlets. That’s good because his book really exposes the US healthcare system for the scam that it is. By Keith Preston, Global Research The issue of healthcare reform is one that is […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley No one seems to be quite sure where this creature first lurked from. What foul crypt lays claim to the title of the beast’s cradle? Most trembling fingers point towards Europe, to the land of Caligula and Vlad […]
Middle-class gangbangers on the rise. Russia Today Police in Denver have launched a homicide investigation after one person was shot dead at the site of the duelling right-wing ‘Patriot Muster’ rally and a Black Lives Matter protest. Two suspects have been apprehended. Footage has emerged on social media […]
By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili, Tehran Times TEHRAN – Randi Nord, an American geopolitical analyst and content strategist, says elections in the U.S. are “all theatrics” and voters don’t have a real choice. American voters only have the illusion of choice: geopolitical analyst TEHRAN – Randi Nord, an American […]
By Bob Ortega, Collette Richards and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN)Corporate America, city governments and federal and local law enforcement across the country are making plans to deal with political instability, civil unrest and violence around the upcoming presidential election. Concerns range from isolated violent incidents to a long […]
By John Bowden, The Hill More than half of voters expect violence in response to the November election results, according to a new poll published Wednesday. In the YouGov survey, about 55 percent of registered voters said they thought violence would increase in the U.S. following the Nov. 3 presidential […]
By Brian Michael Jenkins, RAND Corporation The country is deeply divided. The political system is polarized. Bizarre conspiracy theories have entered mainstream political discourse. There seem to be messaging efforts designed to delegitimize next month’s elections. The president refuses to say that he will abide by the results. […]
This article from 2016 reads like it could have been written today. By Jesse Rhodes, Scientific American The 2016 American presidential campaign has renewed concerns about the specter of violence in American electoral politics. The campaign has been marked by tense—and occasionally violent—altercations between supporters and critics of […]
By Julian Borger, The Guardian The former UK ambassador in Washington, Kim Darroch, has warned of a “genuine risk” of violence in the aftermath of a close-run US election in November. Darroch noted that although Joe Biden is maintaining a significant lead nationwide, the margins in some battleground […]
By Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian In late November 2000, hundreds of mostly middle-aged male protesters, dressed in off-the-peg suits and cautious ties, descended on the Miami-Dade polling headquarters in Florida. Shouting, jostling, and punching, they demanded that a recount of ballots for the presidential election be stopped. The […]
By Jelani Cobb, New Yorker In the fall of 1856, according to news reports, a Baltimore resident named Charles Brown was “peaceably walking along the street” when he was shot dead. It was a local Election Day, and Brown was in the vicinity of a Twelfth Ward polling […]
About 1 in 5 elections around the world turns violent. Increasingly aware of the risk of strife presented by elections in countries affected by conflict, governments and civil society need more effective approaches to prevent election-related violence. The U.S. Institute of Peace conducts research, training and fieldwork to […]
By Ore Koren, The Conversation After Kenya’s 2007 election, as incumbent President Mwai Kibaki declared victory, the opposition alleged the election had been rigged. A wave of protests, riots and ethnic violence followed. As many as 1,500 citizens were killed and another 600,000 forcibly displaced. As the U.S. […]
By Joey Garrison and Jessica Guynn, USA Today WASHINGTON — Facebook executives said Tuesday the social media company is ready to implement “break-glass measures” to restrict content on its platforms if civil unrest and violence erupt following the Nov. 3 presidential election. The preparations come as Facebook has taken more aggressive steps […]
By Andrew Hay, Katie Paul Reuters (Reuters) – Some Americans worried about possible violence after the U.S. presidential election are forming community watch groups, others are working on conflict de-escalation and still others are purchasing guns, according to two dozen voters, online groups and data surveyed by Reuters. […]
By Elliot Smith, CNBC With President Donald Trump refusing to commit to a peaceful transition of power in the event that he loses the election and clashes already unfolding in some states, political analysts are uniquely fearful as November approaches. Asked last week to commit to conceding should […]
By Paul Rosenberg, Salon Not even the most perceptive academic could have timed the publication of a 10-year research project this perfectly. LSU political scientist Nathan Kalmoe’s new book, “With Ballots and Bullets: Partisanship and Violence in the American Civil War” is being published in this overheated election […]
William S. Lind Traditional Right I expect President Trump to be re-elected, probably by a large margin, and the Republicans to hold the Senate and retake the House. Why? Because by this point the number of Americans who are angry is greater than the number who are scared. […]
The run-up to the coming US elections has seen an America more divided than ever before. As President Trump seeks re-election, national security observers in America watch the rise of the far-right with alarm and say politics, conspiracy and extreme right-wing ideology are all stirring the pot of […]
Who is winning the 2020 election? The history professor who has correctly predicted the winner of every presidential election since 1984 says this candidate will.
Tech companies have long argued that users should be able to judge content for themselves – but critics say social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter have a responsibility to make sure their platforms are not being used to incite violence or spread misinformation. Facebook says it […]
White supremacist and nationalist groups pose the greatest threat, spurred by a summer of protests, some experts say.
Today our own Communications Director Don Feder interviews Phillip Jauregui of the Judicial Action Group on Amy Coney Barrett filling the Supreme Court vacancy.
Fierce partisan divisions and social upheaval in the United States are feeding fears of large-scale political violence after the 2020 presidential election. Some describe the expected disorder as a form of domestic terrorism. Others are using the term “insurgency” to describe it, while some people are raising fears […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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