"We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons... who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is THEY who pull the wires which control the public mind..." Edward Bernays.
One missing point in your propaganda analysis, John, is that the US media are non-stop bashing Trump for this conflict. That is in great contrast to their glowing support for everything Clinton and Obama did. While the world can see the USA is not just John Wayne in a white hat on a global scale, there should still be the understanding that every historical empire of our relative strength has without hesitation set about conquering their entire known world. Warts and all, the USA alone has ever shown restraint in this regard, and by and large, every nation we have ever taken over has ended up enjoying at least the basic level of freedom/opportunity--in particular the free choice to leave--of every citizen of our own country. History is certainly a critical teacher, but the possibility that Trump + team are truly trying to stay a step ahead of their (and our) greatest enemies, the "Globalist Hegemony" or whatever one might call them, should be weighed in before giving in to despair.
As the dog returns to his vomit, so Leake must return to his menu of warmed-over conventional wisdom, pretend learning and insight, and cowardly innuendo. On his cuck-chair forum — we’re here for McCullough, not you, not this.
Trump and the US .mil are doing a yuge favor to the world and to the Iranian people. This SMO is extraordinarily moral.
And here you are again banging the Neocon war propaganda. Every single conflict, the same shit is spewed. And yet, not one conflict has been won.
Consider that Iraq was a counterforce to Iran until it was taken out by numbskulls in DC. Pure imbecilic thinking.
The Vietnam War was touted as a communist plot until McNamara finally admitted in a book that they miscalculated and Vietnam was a civil war, oops, 50,000 plus Americans dead, plus the vast destruction of a country and its people.
Shall I go on to Libya, Afghanistan, and other kinds of regions we bomb to no avail?
Thousands of lives lost, trillions spent with debt we still owe, yet I have not heard of one politician or neocon who lost a child in those conflicts. But you still support the sociopaths. You believe every word that flames from their lying mouths.
Ever considered that Netinyaho is lying to Trump and that Trump is spewing lies manufactured in Israel?
The can that was opened will not be closed easily, no matter what Trump says or does. It's a shit-show as always.
Wars have never been “mistakes” by those who have started them/entered them. War is an absolute total racket. War, Disease(Pharma), and trafficking (human, drug & weapon) is how the REAL powers that be (the top 3 wealthiest original banking & oil/gas FAMILIES & their ruthless minion mercenaries) stay ALIVE healthy, happy & filthy rich and keep the rest of us 99% dirt poor, sick, suffering & DYING.
Not true. Many conflicts are land or asset grabs. Ever heard of Manifest Destiny? That was the excuse to go to war against Mexico and the American Indian tribes. The Crusades, which lasted several campaigns, were driven by a belief in a rightful religion and a land grab of the supposed holy lands.
Additionally, throughout historical Europe, countries fought for greater wealth and land. Expanding their kingdoms.
Ironically, war is relative, all depending on the viewpoint of each side. But, wars never help the average person.
But I do think people were generally more honest about their motives & intentions with one another before the 19th century & beyond… progressively becoming more & more dishonest & corrupt with each passing century, and with each passing decade right up until today…
God. You're nasty. Why? I thought you debated? Wow. You are proving what Mr Leake is saying.
Trump is not doing a 'huge favour' to the Iranian people. Can't you see that? This is what happed with the war in Iraq. Don't you remember that? The US LIED to the people and they said there was 'weapons of mass destruction '. And they were greeted 'warmly' by Iraq wanting the US to 'save' them. It was a illegal war - same with this war in Iran.
Ooops. They had to admit after the war, after thousands of US troops, and100,000of Iraqs people died , that there was NO 'weapons of mass destruction ' and the Iranians didn't want the US to 'save them' , and especially not 'saving' them by blowing up the country. ' OOPS.
Don't remember that? But the US managed to not have the Iraq sell their oil in their own currency - they US managed to 'save the day' by having the Iraq selling their own oil in the petrodollar after the war. And they didn't have a choice after that. That was a close one. You couldn't let Iraq sell their oil in their currency. That was the start of this problem ; Iraq announced before 'the war' that they were selling the oil in their own currency. What do think the war was about? The US 'saving' people? Or maybe it's for OIL. Hmmmm?
Venezuela ? Where do you think that Venezuelan oil is going? You may want to look that up. Israel? I wonder what's that about? And the Venezuelan people did not have a say in that. The US did have a 'say in that' because they 'took over' the country. It's was illegal. And you bet the propaganda is going to tell you that the US was 'saving' people. Yeah. Right.
For the US 'Might is Right'. That what the Germany said in the 1940's . You studied Adolf? Maybe you should.
How many time do you need to be told Mccullough is not here. He has his own Stack. Sometimes John. cross-post. So leave already and go follow your favorite war-loving Neocon.
Sweetie, did you happen to notice "Focal Points, Courageous Discourse" is the title of McCullough's sub stack AND at the bottom of this page it says Peter McCullough NOT John Leake so what I would be cancelling is unclear - just like the logic of your posts. Since I enjoy McCullough, I'm would prefer not to cancel my subscription to those.
War loving Neocons are equally dangerous as those who espouse "PEACE AT ANY COST" because they prefer to avoid complex thought and making judgement calls. I call them MINDLESS FENCE SITTING WONDERS. When an enemy communicates their desire to destroy your country & its inhabitants REPEATEDLY, and is developing the weaponry to do it....best to pay attention and take action before they have the equipment to do it and their finger on the button BECAUSE HUMANITY IS DOOMED TO DESTROY ONE-ANOTHER and I prefer a defensive strategy.
Could get a lot worse. The world's food supply is totally dependent on fertilizer made from natural gas, much of it from a field shared by Qatar and Iran. Equipment blown up in Qatar already will take three to five years to replace, some of the equipment being make only in Allentown, PA (Air Products & Chemicals, I imagine). And Trump has threatened to blow up the entire field (world's largest) if Iran doesn't accept his unacceptable terms. See:
I agree, things can get much worse. Perhaps the only tiny silver lining is that it may encourage people to move away from using natural gas to make fertilizer which is bad for human health, pollutes waterways and causes child poisonings, particularly in less developed countries. For too long, the west has used and promoted. for its multinational corporate profits, chemical fertilizers. Instead, we should be promoting regenerative agriculture. Soil biology is the root of plant fertility while chemical fertilizers kill soil biology and deplete the soil of all but the 1 to 6 nutrients they supply, and make farmers dependent on chemical fertilizers as their soil is largely dead. Regenerative agriculture can rebuild the soil in as fast as 1 - 2 years (using intensive techniques such as promoted by Advancing Eco-Agriculture which, in a drought year, surpassed almost all records for yields in the US) or, without such intensive approaches and using what is available or low cost at hand, can be rebuilt in 3 -5 years. But I totally agree, this war is insane and the cost may well be millions dying from starvation on top of all who are murdered by US military imperialism.
Well, when we blew up the Nord Stream pipeline, the Germans pretended we hadn't. There's a lot of self-destruction going on! A LOL video on Nord Stream featuring all the usual liars, including Marco Rubio, and only a single truthteller, Jeffrey Sachs:
Yup. It was clear from the moment that pipeline was blown up that it was the US, with help from Britain and likely the agreement of Germany and Denmark who were responsible. (Without German agreement, it would have been a US act of war against a NATO ally.) Why would Russia blow up its own money-making infrastructure when it could simply turn off the flow of natural gas if that is what it wanted to do (which it didn't). For that matter, if the US really wanted to help Ukraine win the war, all it would need to do is, in collaboration with Middle Eastern allies, flood the world with so much oil and gas and bring down prices dramatically. Russia could not afford to pay for the war if gas and oil prices were low. But instead, Trump goes out of his way to hand massively higher gas and oil prices to Russia with his Operation Epstein Fury and thus put Ukraine at further risk. Trump has always cozied up to Putin and Kim and any strong arm dictator that was actually somewhat powerful, and now he is again helping Russia win its war against Ukraine, which Trump appears to believe is entirely natural since strong nations should naturally bully and destroy smaller nations.
Why on earth should Europe get pulled into this insanity in the Middle East? If the US had actually treated its allies with any respect and consulte all its allies, we (not just Europe!) would have cautioned against such insanity.) But the US didn't consult because there is no sane due process left in the US and this was a war based on the whim of one man, with no Congressional constraints, for his own personal interests and aggrandizement. So why on earth would any ally want to make this situation even worse?
Trump and Israel started that war. Don't you know that? Trump and Israel are the 'bad guys' alright.
For Trump 'Might is Right'; Israel and Trump are driving the Oil to 200$/bl. Israel and Trump chose to do that. They knew what the illegal war must mean- or did they 'miscalculate' and they thought the Iranians would see the bombing of their country as 'saving them'. Right.
Maybe, just maybe, some countries look at the broader picture before jumping over a cliff. Iran has said for DECADES very clearly, that if its existence were jeopardized, it would close the Straits of Hormuz, We have read about this is history books, we have read about in it current events, This was not some big surprise. But Trump was high on power after his previous military bombardments and jumped without planning, without thinking, without getting Congressional approval, without checking if allies were onboard and thought this was a good idea. It definitely was not! Why would Europe go to rescue Trump from his own insanity while making things worse with MORE war! Europe is right to cool its heels and hope this madman burns himself out.
The EU military should just follow the USS Gerald R. Ford through the strait as it blasts away all enemies. Oops, News Bulletin, the Gerald Ford is retreating to Crete for repairs after a fire broke out in its laundry area following weeks of sewage overflow from malfunctioning toilets. There have been suggestions that the toilets might have been stuffed with towels, etc., in an effort to end the ship's year-long deployment. But the Ford will be there next time.
Meanwhile, maybe the UK's two aircraft carriers can pitch in, if problems like the misaligned starboard propeller shaft coupling, ongoing mechanical and electrical issues, oil leaks and hull integrity concerns, and spare parts shortages have been fully addressed. Rest assured, though, the Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales are the largest, most powerful carriers ever built by the Royal Navy.
You seem to think mankind has its finger on the “ self destruct “ button ready to push it ! I like President. Trump want world peace and as a child many years ago felt America especially after WW 2 was leading the way toward it but there are many others in this world who only profit from war , famine , and societal instability. Education is the nurture of great societies . W/O it we are doomed as a species on the evolutionary scale . My best argument is in 1960 America was 3rd among developed countries in the world for level of educational success ! Now thanks to underachievers in our educational system America is 28th and falling . Your Stalin’s , Hitler’s , Castros , the MULLARS in Iran , Murdero’s would not exist if educating our children were the number 1 priority or close to it . Education developes knowledge of the mind which developes the sense of reason and purpose . Just my thought
Unfortunately, easy living away from the ranch/farm/ factory allows spoiled children to become academically "enlightened" adults, capable of seeing the beauty of an elite-ruled, egalitarian, socialist state, requiring indoctrination, suppression, and coercion in support of true compassion.
"We see little substantial difference between the propaganda we are being subjected to now and the propaganda that barraged us in 2020-21. We are being told by our government that we are being menaced by an existential threat that requires extreme countermeasures.
This morning, someone sent me a report of guys in the Trump administration proclaiming the slogan “short term pain for long term gain.” This reminds me of the slogans “two weeks to flatten the curve,” “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” and “build back better.”
Yeah. I often think that. But that propaganda is from both sides - I have 2 friends that are on the " Trump chain" and they don't want to see how it's like 'covid.' I think they are scared . And there's an 'alternate ' (little old ladies; I forget what is called) that tells you; " don't believe your eyes and ears; we will tell you how it's going. TRUMP is winning and he's going to take down the Feds, and the Royal family, etc....) God. They don't want to hear anything against Trump. And then there's ' Q '. That's a psy op if ever heard one! They sidestepped the psy op on "Covid" ; but they did not think of " maybe that's another psy op". I don't understand them.
I recommend people see Iranian/ America journalist Anni Cyrus on Substack; she is in contact with friends, family, and sources still living in Iran. Although their perspectives are different, I appreciate getting information from both John and Anni.
John, I always really enjoy your insights and commentary. I rarely think you are barking up the wrong tree. But, with evolution, you are. What you are looking for there you will not find. But, you will find it if you more deeply explore the conceprt of sin and its relationship with human nature. The story of evolution (i.e. primordial soup to advanced life/monekys to man macro evolution) is just another untruth that many people were taught and beleived until they opened their eyes enough. Its no different than "climate change", or the COVID madness, except that it is much older.
Our veneer of civilization is about as thin as a coat of paint. The steamy underbelly was, is and perhaps always will be unsavory. And yet, life can be beautiful.
You're going about it with an evolutionary perspective instead of spiritual. The more "evolution" is studied, the more it's debunked if you could look at the objective evidence. So many key factors make the theory fall apart and suggest intelligent design.
Gunter Bechly is one person who lays out some of the problems but there's many mmore. We should be asking ourselves why it's do hard for intelligent people to accept our creator and take large leaps and try and make connections that are baseless to try and prove him wrong. We are a state. Matter is a state. We could prove that now. The smartest people in the world that aren't obsessed with money and power all come to the same conclusions about God and our reality.
Particles can find stable relationships that in turn acquire stable relationships. Theoretically, such repetitive stabilities can comprise complex systems.
What is not present in such a stability cascade is purpose and morality.
The Divine Author of the human race retains His full rights of authorship. He has not entrusted the constituents of fallen humanity with the authority to be the instruments of their own, ultimate, destruction.
Humanity will destroy itself if Israel is allowed to continue blackmailing and controlling our politicians through the Epstein videos (notice I did not say files I said videos which are held by Mossad) and of course, for its dual citizenship, citizens to control our banks, media, surge engines, immigration policy, Hollywood, and hold sway over the judiciary.
Currently, there is no topic of equal importance anywhere around the world as this is literally our number one threat.
and "Israel" with all it's world-wide tentacles is but a creation of the global bankster (Rothschild) empire centered in the City Of London. So there's that.....
That painting does not depict the rape, or abduction, of the Sabine women. Just look at it, John.
It shows the end of the conflict set off by that outrage, the moment when the women throw themselves and their babies between the warring Romans (their husbands) and Sabines (their fathers and brothers) and demand peace, which, according to the story, they achieved.
"We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons... who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is THEY who pull the wires which control the public mind..." Edward Bernays.
One missing point in your propaganda analysis, John, is that the US media are non-stop bashing Trump for this conflict. That is in great contrast to their glowing support for everything Clinton and Obama did. While the world can see the USA is not just John Wayne in a white hat on a global scale, there should still be the understanding that every historical empire of our relative strength has without hesitation set about conquering their entire known world. Warts and all, the USA alone has ever shown restraint in this regard, and by and large, every nation we have ever taken over has ended up enjoying at least the basic level of freedom/opportunity--in particular the free choice to leave--of every citizen of our own country. History is certainly a critical teacher, but the possibility that Trump + team are truly trying to stay a step ahead of their (and our) greatest enemies, the "Globalist Hegemony" or whatever one might call them, should be weighed in before giving in to despair.
As the dog returns to his vomit, so Leake must return to his menu of warmed-over conventional wisdom, pretend learning and insight, and cowardly innuendo. On his cuck-chair forum — we’re here for McCullough, not you, not this.
Trump and the US .mil are doing a yuge favor to the world and to the Iranian people. This SMO is extraordinarily moral.
And here you are again banging the Neocon war propaganda. Every single conflict, the same shit is spewed. And yet, not one conflict has been won.
Consider that Iraq was a counterforce to Iran until it was taken out by numbskulls in DC. Pure imbecilic thinking.
The Vietnam War was touted as a communist plot until McNamara finally admitted in a book that they miscalculated and Vietnam was a civil war, oops, 50,000 plus Americans dead, plus the vast destruction of a country and its people.
Shall I go on to Libya, Afghanistan, and other kinds of regions we bomb to no avail?
Thousands of lives lost, trillions spent with debt we still owe, yet I have not heard of one politician or neocon who lost a child in those conflicts. But you still support the sociopaths. You believe every word that flames from their lying mouths.
Ever considered that Netinyaho is lying to Trump and that Trump is spewing lies manufactured in Israel?
The can that was opened will not be closed easily, no matter what Trump says or does. It's a shit-show as always.
Wars have never been “mistakes” by those who have started them/entered them. War is an absolute total racket. War, Disease(Pharma), and trafficking (human, drug & weapon) is how the REAL powers that be (the top 3 wealthiest original banking & oil/gas FAMILIES & their ruthless minion mercenaries) stay ALIVE healthy, happy & filthy rich and keep the rest of us 99% dirt poor, sick, suffering & DYING.
Wars have NEVER been started nor fought to help anyone, save anyone, or “win”… lol
Not true. Many conflicts are land or asset grabs. Ever heard of Manifest Destiny? That was the excuse to go to war against Mexico and the American Indian tribes. The Crusades, which lasted several campaigns, were driven by a belief in a rightful religion and a land grab of the supposed holy lands.
Additionally, throughout historical Europe, countries fought for greater wealth and land. Expanding their kingdoms.
Ironically, war is relative, all depending on the viewpoint of each side. But, wars never help the average person.
But I do think people were generally more honest about their motives & intentions with one another before the 19th century & beyond… progressively becoming more & more dishonest & corrupt with each passing century, and with each passing decade right up until today…
What did I say that wasn’t true? Your examples agreed with what I said and proved my points…
I think your comment exemplifies EXACTLY what the author was writing about.
God. You're nasty. Why? I thought you debated? Wow. You are proving what Mr Leake is saying.
Trump is not doing a 'huge favour' to the Iranian people. Can't you see that? This is what happed with the war in Iraq. Don't you remember that? The US LIED to the people and they said there was 'weapons of mass destruction '. And they were greeted 'warmly' by Iraq wanting the US to 'save' them. It was a illegal war - same with this war in Iran.
Ooops. They had to admit after the war, after thousands of US troops, and100,000of Iraqs people died , that there was NO 'weapons of mass destruction ' and the Iranians didn't want the US to 'save them' , and especially not 'saving' them by blowing up the country. ' OOPS.
Don't remember that? But the US managed to not have the Iraq sell their oil in their own currency - they US managed to 'save the day' by having the Iraq selling their own oil in the petrodollar after the war. And they didn't have a choice after that. That was a close one. You couldn't let Iraq sell their oil in their currency. That was the start of this problem ; Iraq announced before 'the war' that they were selling the oil in their own currency. What do think the war was about? The US 'saving' people? Or maybe it's for OIL. Hmmmm?
Venezuela ? Where do you think that Venezuelan oil is going? You may want to look that up. Israel? I wonder what's that about? And the Venezuelan people did not have a say in that. The US did have a 'say in that' because they 'took over' the country. It's was illegal. And you bet the propaganda is going to tell you that the US was 'saving' people. Yeah. Right.
For the US 'Might is Right'. That what the Germany said in the 1940's . You studied Adolf? Maybe you should.
Why did you read it?
Thank you for stating ALL OF what I've been thinking....about Mr. Leake's posts. I wish I could figure our how to cancel this guy and not McCullough.
How many time do you need to be told Mccullough is not here. He has his own Stack. Sometimes John. cross-post. So leave already and go follow your favorite war-loving Neocon.
Sweetie, did you happen to notice "Focal Points, Courageous Discourse" is the title of McCullough's sub stack AND at the bottom of this page it says Peter McCullough NOT John Leake so what I would be cancelling is unclear - just like the logic of your posts. Since I enjoy McCullough, I'm would prefer not to cancel my subscription to those.
War loving Neocons are equally dangerous as those who espouse "PEACE AT ANY COST" because they prefer to avoid complex thought and making judgement calls. I call them MINDLESS FENCE SITTING WONDERS. When an enemy communicates their desire to destroy your country & its inhabitants REPEATEDLY, and is developing the weaponry to do it....best to pay attention and take action before they have the equipment to do it and their finger on the button BECAUSE HUMANITY IS DOOMED TO DESTROY ONE-ANOTHER and I prefer a defensive strategy.
Possible, but we in Europe have a hard time filling up our tankright now, so forgive me if I am less excited at this point.
Could get a lot worse. The world's food supply is totally dependent on fertilizer made from natural gas, much of it from a field shared by Qatar and Iran. Equipment blown up in Qatar already will take three to five years to replace, some of the equipment being make only in Allentown, PA (Air Products & Chemicals, I imagine). And Trump has threatened to blow up the entire field (world's largest) if Iran doesn't accept his unacceptable terms. See:
https://www.brighteon.com/07b20fb0-d143-473a-8c70-4c492d4f7b8b
The Most Important Chart in the World Reveals Why BILLIONS May Starve
Mike Adams, Health Ranger Report
I agree, things can get much worse. Perhaps the only tiny silver lining is that it may encourage people to move away from using natural gas to make fertilizer which is bad for human health, pollutes waterways and causes child poisonings, particularly in less developed countries. For too long, the west has used and promoted. for its multinational corporate profits, chemical fertilizers. Instead, we should be promoting regenerative agriculture. Soil biology is the root of plant fertility while chemical fertilizers kill soil biology and deplete the soil of all but the 1 to 6 nutrients they supply, and make farmers dependent on chemical fertilizers as their soil is largely dead. Regenerative agriculture can rebuild the soil in as fast as 1 - 2 years (using intensive techniques such as promoted by Advancing Eco-Agriculture which, in a drought year, surpassed almost all records for yields in the US) or, without such intensive approaches and using what is available or low cost at hand, can be rebuilt in 3 -5 years. But I totally agree, this war is insane and the cost may well be millions dying from starvation on top of all who are murdered by US military imperialism.
If Europe is ok to sit on its hands, then there's your answer to global concern.
Well, when we blew up the Nord Stream pipeline, the Germans pretended we hadn't. There's a lot of self-destruction going on! A LOL video on Nord Stream featuring all the usual liars, including Marco Rubio, and only a single truthteller, Jeffrey Sachs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSZyKYitC3M
Who Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines--A Mystery
Matt Orfalea
Yup. It was clear from the moment that pipeline was blown up that it was the US, with help from Britain and likely the agreement of Germany and Denmark who were responsible. (Without German agreement, it would have been a US act of war against a NATO ally.) Why would Russia blow up its own money-making infrastructure when it could simply turn off the flow of natural gas if that is what it wanted to do (which it didn't). For that matter, if the US really wanted to help Ukraine win the war, all it would need to do is, in collaboration with Middle Eastern allies, flood the world with so much oil and gas and bring down prices dramatically. Russia could not afford to pay for the war if gas and oil prices were low. But instead, Trump goes out of his way to hand massively higher gas and oil prices to Russia with his Operation Epstein Fury and thus put Ukraine at further risk. Trump has always cozied up to Putin and Kim and any strong arm dictator that was actually somewhat powerful, and now he is again helping Russia win its war against Ukraine, which Trump appears to believe is entirely natural since strong nations should naturally bully and destroy smaller nations.
Why on earth should Europe get pulled into this insanity in the Middle East? If the US had actually treated its allies with any respect and consulte all its allies, we (not just Europe!) would have cautioned against such insanity.) But the US didn't consult because there is no sane due process left in the US and this was a war based on the whim of one man, with no Congressional constraints, for his own personal interests and aggrandizement. So why on earth would any ally want to make this situation even worse?
Yeah, why source crude from a supply chain throttled by Hormuz?? Who would think to stoop so low?
What is the European military for if not to secure its national interests? No participation in Hormuz causing a scarcity problem?
What? 🤪
Ok, I have been trying to reply, but it's just too weird.
IRGC determination to constrain supply and drive crude to $200/bl. And, Trump is the bad guy?
Trump and Israel started that war. Don't you know that? Trump and Israel are the 'bad guys' alright.
For Trump 'Might is Right'; Israel and Trump are driving the Oil to 200$/bl. Israel and Trump chose to do that. They knew what the illegal war must mean- or did they 'miscalculate' and they thought the Iranians would see the bombing of their country as 'saving them'. Right.
Gotta love the hostage takers, though, right? Holding international commerce hostage is a rather normal and civilized response?
Free passage would mitigate shock. Why is IRGC not held to account?
Well, because they can't be held to account--only the bad guy Trump can be. If only Trump didn't stoke the beast, all the innocent would be safe.
Maybe, just maybe, some countries look at the broader picture before jumping over a cliff. Iran has said for DECADES very clearly, that if its existence were jeopardized, it would close the Straits of Hormuz, We have read about this is history books, we have read about in it current events, This was not some big surprise. But Trump was high on power after his previous military bombardments and jumped without planning, without thinking, without getting Congressional approval, without checking if allies were onboard and thought this was a good idea. It definitely was not! Why would Europe go to rescue Trump from his own insanity while making things worse with MORE war! Europe is right to cool its heels and hope this madman burns himself out.
The EU military should just follow the USS Gerald R. Ford through the strait as it blasts away all enemies. Oops, News Bulletin, the Gerald Ford is retreating to Crete for repairs after a fire broke out in its laundry area following weeks of sewage overflow from malfunctioning toilets. There have been suggestions that the toilets might have been stuffed with towels, etc., in an effort to end the ship's year-long deployment. But the Ford will be there next time.
Meanwhile, maybe the UK's two aircraft carriers can pitch in, if problems like the misaligned starboard propeller shaft coupling, ongoing mechanical and electrical issues, oil leaks and hull integrity concerns, and spare parts shortages have been fully addressed. Rest assured, though, the Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales are the largest, most powerful carriers ever built by the Royal Navy.
Yeah, modern military systems are just so unreliable. Lucky for IRGC that none of the USA munitions systems work at all.
You seem to think mankind has its finger on the “ self destruct “ button ready to push it ! I like President. Trump want world peace and as a child many years ago felt America especially after WW 2 was leading the way toward it but there are many others in this world who only profit from war , famine , and societal instability. Education is the nurture of great societies . W/O it we are doomed as a species on the evolutionary scale . My best argument is in 1960 America was 3rd among developed countries in the world for level of educational success ! Now thanks to underachievers in our educational system America is 28th and falling . Your Stalin’s , Hitler’s , Castros , the MULLARS in Iran , Murdero’s would not exist if educating our children were the number 1 priority or close to it . Education developes knowledge of the mind which developes the sense of reason and purpose . Just my thought
Bullseye.
Unfortunately, easy living away from the ranch/farm/ factory allows spoiled children to become academically "enlightened" adults, capable of seeing the beauty of an elite-ruled, egalitarian, socialist state, requiring indoctrination, suppression, and coercion in support of true compassion.
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"We see little substantial difference between the propaganda we are being subjected to now and the propaganda that barraged us in 2020-21. We are being told by our government that we are being menaced by an existential threat that requires extreme countermeasures.
This morning, someone sent me a report of guys in the Trump administration proclaiming the slogan “short term pain for long term gain.” This reminds me of the slogans “two weeks to flatten the curve,” “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” and “build back better.”
Yeah. I often think that. But that propaganda is from both sides - I have 2 friends that are on the " Trump chain" and they don't want to see how it's like 'covid.' I think they are scared . And there's an 'alternate ' (little old ladies; I forget what is called) that tells you; " don't believe your eyes and ears; we will tell you how it's going. TRUMP is winning and he's going to take down the Feds, and the Royal family, etc....) God. They don't want to hear anything against Trump. And then there's ' Q '. That's a psy op if ever heard one! They sidestepped the psy op on "Covid" ; but they did not think of " maybe that's another psy op". I don't understand them.
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referring to the immensely researched grannies at Promethean Action?
https://www.prometheanaction.com/
Yeah. Right.
Yet a minority of the population is able to resist the propaganda. What kind of education is needed to increase this percentage?
Old school education.
Old, as in Enlightenment.
PERFECT post.
that is the answer.
Period.
I recommend people see Iranian/ America journalist Anni Cyrus on Substack; she is in contact with friends, family, and sources still living in Iran. Although their perspectives are different, I appreciate getting information from both John and Anni.
John, I always really enjoy your insights and commentary. I rarely think you are barking up the wrong tree. But, with evolution, you are. What you are looking for there you will not find. But, you will find it if you more deeply explore the conceprt of sin and its relationship with human nature. The story of evolution (i.e. primordial soup to advanced life/monekys to man macro evolution) is just another untruth that many people were taught and beleived until they opened their eyes enough. Its no different than "climate change", or the COVID madness, except that it is much older.
I'll take nature over humanity all day long.
So, you are cancelling all your long-term magazine subscriptions? Hey, a little levity is a good thing - a common thread across tribes.
Our veneer of civilization is about as thin as a coat of paint. The steamy underbelly was, is and perhaps always will be unsavory. And yet, life can be beautiful.
Veneer?
Lawfare is the definition of piracy.
Humanity = Humans
HUMANS aren't destroying themselves.
The Zombies and the Demons ARE.
There are FAR MORE Zombies and Demons, walking this planet, than there are HUMANS!
By their Nature......Zombies & Demons SELF-DESTRUCT!
(they may take SOME Humans with them, in the process)
I agree and believe you, the problem is, thousands won't
Those would be the Zombies! LOL
Just because one LOOKS Human, does NOT make it so!
You're going about it with an evolutionary perspective instead of spiritual. The more "evolution" is studied, the more it's debunked if you could look at the objective evidence. So many key factors make the theory fall apart and suggest intelligent design.
Gunter Bechly is one person who lays out some of the problems but there's many mmore. We should be asking ourselves why it's do hard for intelligent people to accept our creator and take large leaps and try and make connections that are baseless to try and prove him wrong. We are a state. Matter is a state. We could prove that now. The smartest people in the world that aren't obsessed with money and power all come to the same conclusions about God and our reality.
How exactly could random particles create life and "evolve" into tribalism? Makes zero sense without God and the fossil records prove it.
yes, it is best exemplified by one word: Entropy.
Particles can find stable relationships that in turn acquire stable relationships. Theoretically, such repetitive stabilities can comprise complex systems.
What is not present in such a stability cascade is purpose and morality.
The Divine Author of the human race retains His full rights of authorship. He has not entrusted the constituents of fallen humanity with the authority to be the instruments of their own, ultimate, destruction.
Humanity will destroy itself if Israel is allowed to continue blackmailing and controlling our politicians through the Epstein videos (notice I did not say files I said videos which are held by Mossad) and of course, for its dual citizenship, citizens to control our banks, media, surge engines, immigration policy, Hollywood, and hold sway over the judiciary.
Currently, there is no topic of equal importance anywhere around the world as this is literally our number one threat.
and "Israel" with all it's world-wide tentacles is but a creation of the global bankster (Rothschild) empire centered in the City Of London. So there's that.....
Humanity? Or all of sentient existence in the entire universe that is or ever has been?
Fermi Paradox raises many questions to contemplate existence.
I. We're Rare
II. We're First
III. We're Fucked
https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html
That painting does not depict the rape, or abduction, of the Sabine women. Just look at it, John.
It shows the end of the conflict set off by that outrage, the moment when the women throw themselves and their babies between the warring Romans (their husbands) and Sabines (their fathers and brothers) and demand peace, which, according to the story, they achieved.
Quite right, I confused it with Poussin's painting without looking closely enough! The Intercession follows the Rape! Thanks!
It’s a more hopeful scene!