Whose Politicians are most creatively phony?
Phony pretexts, fabrications, superiority, projections, and gaslighting
Cuba: Terror Threat?
Does anyone believe that Cuba is a threat to the US and Cuba is a leading state sponsor of terror?
When a US politician uses the word “terror” its a sign that the have run out of valid arguments and are just piling on gratuitous and phony arguments.
Cuba and Iran: What do they have in common?
The common features of Iran and Cuba is that both
feature very active groups of expat/religious supporters and a history of colonial involvement.
huge amounts of money are to be made
perpetual war is the glue that ties the US Empire together.
QUESTIONS:
What are the Cuban exiles living in Florida hoping to achieve through US foreign policy?
What percent of Americans support US foreign policy towards Cuba?
What percent of Americans would believe Cuba is a leading terror threat to the US after hearing a 3 minute counter-argument?
Are there other exile communities in the US that exert significant influence on US policy? List them in order of influence.
ELSEWHERE:
War Drives the Empire (Caityln Johnstone)
Yay! The troops are leaving Afghanistan — oh, now they’re waging a proxy war in Ukraine.
Excellent, they’re deescalating against Yemen — whoa, now they’re kidnapping the president of Venezuela.
Oh hey, it looks like the mass slaughter in Gaza has slowed down — oh, now they’re going to war with Iran.
Look, they’re pulling thousands of troops out of Germany — oh, it’s so they can move them to Poland.
Hey these Iran negotiations are finally getting somewhere — ah man, now they’re invading Cuba.
Over and over and over and over again. As soon as the human butchery slows down in one place, it picks up somewhere else.
The US empire exists in a constant state of war. War is the glue that holds the empire together. If the wars stop, the empire stops.
That’s why the denizens of the empire are never allowed to vote for an end to wars. You can vote for candidates who will end abortions or trans rights or corporate regulations, but you can’t vote for a candidate who will actually end the wars. Peace is never on the ballot, because war is too critical for the functioning of the empire.
Which is why it’s so important for us all to stand against the war machine. If we can end the wars, we can end the empire. Not until then will we have a shot at building a healthy world.