thelibertybeacon--2020-09-10--Geopolitics: How Maps Help Us Understand History, Predict the Future & Go Beyond Politics

Geopolitics : How Maps Help Us Understand History , Predict the Future , and Go Beyond Politics Written and contributed to TLB by : AMMO.com American students are notoriously bad at geography , and have been for some time .
In 2002 , for instance – the year after the 9/11 attacks – only 17 % of American students could find Afghanistan on a map .
In 2016 , less than one third were able to score a minimal pass of 66 % on the National Geographic Global Literacy Survey .
In 2015 , the United States Government Accountability Office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students don ’ t even know what geography is .
Picture your old-school geography class .
More likely than not , it was a boring subject requiring rote memorization of global factoids , U.S. state names , and their capitals .
This does American students a disservice , because an appreciation for the hidden power of geography helps one make sense of seemingly random historical tidbits , more accurately predict the future , and see beyond political rhetoric to what actually matters among nation-states .
When contemplating geography ’ s usefulness in better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : • Why is it important to the state to get a handle on its subjects and their environments , i.e.
, through long-established practices like land registries and the creation of permanent last names ?
Or more recent examples such as the census bureau , the passport system , the DMV , birth and death certificates , or just registering to vote ?
• Why is the state seemingly always the enemy of “ people who move around , ” i.e.
, nomads and pastoralists , hunter-gatherers , Gypsies , vagrants , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and serfs ?
All have always been a thorn in the side of the state , and efforts to permanently settle these mobile peoples seem to rarely succeed .
The answers to these questions are straightforward when the classic imperatives of the state are known – and these are taxation , conscription , and the prevention of rebellion .
In order to satisfy these imperatives , the state has to know as much as possible about its inhabitants , and it wants them to be sedentary .
You can ’ t tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can ’ t draft someone to fight if you don ’ t know they exist .
And you can ’ t stop a rebellion if you don ’ t know those who seek to overthrow your order .
As a result of these imperatives , accurate maps of the land and the people that occupy it are necessary for the survival of the state .
And what ’ s in those maps is as important as what ’ s excluded from them .
Geography ’ s raison d ’ etre is straightforward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or better understand patterns and processes on Earth .
It ’ s not just maps and state capitals , nor is it simply the creation of maps ( that ’ s cartography ) .
Thus , when the hidden power of geography is appreciated – especially as it relates to the state ’ s imperatives – conflicts between competing states as well as the relationship between the state and the individual begins to make more sense .
To begin with a basic concept of geographic history , it ’ s important to consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state .
It is common today for the term “ nation ” and “ country ” to mean the same thing , but in geography , “ country ” actually means “ state ” and the term “ nation ” is defined by a shared identity among a large population within a state .
This shared identity is what Benedict Anderson referred to as “ imagined communities.
” These communities of the imagination had early relationships to the invention of the printing press , which allowed people ( other than elites ) to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ literature .
Such publications contributed to standardizing languages , which allowed a variety of cultures to understand not only each other , but also the maps that explained the world .
The printing press contributed to standardizing the histories of the past so that many different cultures began to remember ( and forget ) the same things .
According to Anderson , communities became imagined because people of even the smallest nations will never know or interact with the majority of people in that country .
Yet , the majority will have an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Western perspective , the early history of geography has its origins during the Middle Ages .
European travelers would explore beyond the edge of known territory and map their observations of different places , races and cultures .
A common similarity of these early written accounts was that different types of climate were thought to be a defining factor for how races and cultures were different from the European traveler .
These early accounts were written from the perspective that European travelers were normal , and all non-Europeans were then defined by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that according to these written accounts , Europeans were the reference point for what was normal and right .
During this period , the climates of the world were classified by three types : frigid ( very cold ) , temperate ( just right ) , and torrid ( very hot ) .
The frigid climate was thought to be too cold for people while the torrid climate was too hot .
This understanding of the climate is why , for example , Ethiopians were thought to have lived too close to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burnt black as a result – an observation considered a scientific fact because the European traveler was able to see it with their own eyes and then write about it .
An important aspect to these early written accounts was that as new cultures , terrain and races were “ discovered , ” they were often described as monsters from inhospitable lands .
These monsters were commonly written about and became a source of both myth and legend .
Such legends told of monstrous beings at the edge of where the known and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europeans embarked on new expeditions , each exploring further than the last , the unknown territories became known , but the monsters were always pushed further to the edge of the updated maps .
According to Joanne Sharp , this pattern was a result of two factors .
First , the Europeans had a need to define their territory with myths and legends of the unknown monster because this was a defining factor for European identity .
This is to say that an identity is not only based on how people are similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of as different .
The second factor was that for the earliest explorers during this time period , first contact and interaction with new cultures did generate fear .
Sharp noted : It was through these early expeditions that the Middle Aged maps of the world had a large influence on how people understood that world , and their place in it .
Roots of Geopolitics : From the Monarchy to the State The transition from the Middle Ages to the 17th century is not marked by a single event , but rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One of the more discussed events was the transition from the monarchy to state sovereignty , a move that marks the early origin of geopolitics .
From 1618 to 1648 , one of the most destructive wars in history was waged in Central Europe .
At its end , the “ Thirty Years ’ War ” marked the creation of state sovereignty with the “ Peace of Westphalia ” settlement in 1648 .
This peace settlement defined territories by state sovereignty rather than a territory , and everything in it , owned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cornerstone of statehood and is defined by four basic principles : • A government structure with absolute authority over internal and external affairs .
An important aspect to state sovereignty was that the population of a territory was no longer the property of the monarchy .
A state relies on its territory as the source for political organization , but this became problematic because people who lived in those territories also had a new found freedom .
They were no longer serfs , or considered property owned by the king , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state .
Similar to the previous example about monster myths being a political tool toward defining a European identity during the Middle Ages , maps and supporting literature played an essential role in not only marking a state ’ s territory , but also the imagined community of people inside and outside of that territory .
Prior to the rise of state sovereignty , loyalty to the monarchy could be an issue , and more so for the kings ’ armies .
It was not uncommon for these early armies to be made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as contracted mercenaries .
These types of soldiers had little to no loyalty to the king , which was problematic for several reasons , one of which was because they were armed .
Following the 1648 peace settlement , loyalty became tied to nationalism and the country .
This was an important development because , as mentioned , defining an identity results from shared similarities as well as differences .
The expansion of territory through war could be more easily acceptable to the soldier if the enemy was different .
However , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as can be found in any historical example of dueling Christian armies , the power of the state together with the nation changed the notion of territorial expansion from the “ sport of kings ” to a clash between nations .
These histories serve as a simplified starting point for understanding geopolitics , and the types of influences that are embedded in the concept .
With state sovereignty came the dominant understanding that a state ’ s purpose was that of survival .
Said differently , states were seen to always be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the late 19th century , Charles Darwin ’ s theory of natural selection was being applied by scholars to the study of societies ( Social Darwinism ) .
German geographer , Friedrich Ratzel , applied Darwin ’ s natural selection theory to state sovereignty ( particularly Germany ) , and together the concept became known as the “ Organic Theory of the State.
” The foundation of Ratzel ’ s theory was that states interact with different states through the “ survival of the fittest ” perspective , and that a state must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thrive .
The implementation of this theory had a particular consequence .
Ratzel ’ s theory of state survival is said to have legitimized “ continual war of all against all , as each country must seek the path of the least resistance to territorial expansion and must simultaneously defend its territory at all costs.
” The term “ geopolitics ” was coined by Swedish political scientist Rudolf Kjellen ( a student of Ratzel ’ s ) in 1899 , and inspired an intellectual movement between German and Scandinavian scholars .
This movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of geopolitics , resulted in a veneer of legitimacy that a state , and its nation , should be viewed as combined elements that together produce a stronger effect .
Ratzel envisioned the nation and state relationship as a “ super-organism ” whose strength was determined by the size of its territory , population , and the availability of natural resources .
Ratzel further published The Sea as a Source of Greatness of a People in 1901 , and identified ways in which the land and sea provide opportunity for expansion .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” translated to mean “ living space , ” which argued that stronger states would naturally take territory and resources from weaker states .
Prior to World War I , Ratzel and Kjellen ’ s work contributed to the idea that Germany was the “ land of geographers , ” as German universities were among the first to teach geography .
This renewed interest , supported by such geopolitical theories , positioned geography as the “ god ’ s eye view ” of how the world “ really ” worked .
The relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nazi party is accredited to political geographer Karl Haushofer .
Prior to Haushofer ’ s career in “ Geopolitik , ” he was active German military who spent time in Japan studying their armed forces between 1908 and 1910 .
Haushofer ’ s interaction with both military officials and scholars during that time would later be accredited to the rise of geopolitical institutions in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s .
His influence would also stretch as far as South America .
Following World War I , Haushofer retired as a major general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position teaching geography at the University of Munich .
Haushofer , like Ratzel before him , believed that German greatness was dependent upon Lebensraum : According to Haushofer , if Germany was to grow into a world power , and rebound from the losses of the WWI defeat , its leadership would need to be thoughtful of five essential elements : Haushofer ’ s own geopolitical theories promoted the concept of “ pan regions , ” which argued that Germany and other state powers , such as Japan , should develop distinct geopolitical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To do so was to carve up the map and become neighbors in world domination rather than interfering within each state ’ s territory of interest .
For Haushofer , his geopolitical focus was to the East and Africa .
Following the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923 , Rudolf Hess ( Hitler ’ s personal secretary , and one of five people who held key positions in the Nazi party ) , was arrested and imprisoned for participating in the failed coup against the Weimar Republic .
Hess was a former student of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would lead Haushofer to visit Hess in prison , thus becoming introduced to Hitler .
As we are familiar , Hitler authored Mein Kampf while in prison , and the work draws from the theory of Lebensraum ( living space ) to support Hitler ’ s vision of German destiny , territorial expansion and “ the master race.
” Some common misconceptions around this history ( especially in America ) are that Haushofer was thought to be the intellectual powerhouse behind Hitler ’ s ambition of territorial expansion and genocide .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with ambitions of territorial expansion , but it was Hitler who placed the far greater emphasis on the identity of people – i.e.
, the master race vs. the Jewish monster .
Haushofer was never a Nazi himself , and his son had been executed in 1945 for his role in a bomb plot to assassinate Hitler the year prior .
With learning of his son ’ s role in the assassination attempt , Haushofer would commit suicide in 1946 .
It is also a misconception that Hitler manifested the hatred of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim is not to undermine Hitler ’ s role in the atrocities of WWII , but it is useful to explore the longer history of persecution and violence against Jewish people in this part of the world long before Hitler was born .
In this way , it becomes more useful for understanding geopolitical concepts to recognize the ways in which Hitler “ tapped ” in to preexisting prejudices and manipulated identities as to justify territorial expansion and genocide .
A common theme embedded in these early geopolitical theories is traced back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior is shaped directly by climate and geographic location .
This type of thought is known as environmental determinism .
Scholars who take a deterministic view suggest that intellectual advancement in Greece was a result of the mountainous landscape that inspired “ loftier thoughts.
” The same concept has been applied in America because our wide open plains inspire people to “ think big.
” If only human behavior was this simple .
The problem with the environmental deterministic view is that it suffers from a lack of attention to types of government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dynamics , coercion , violence and types of technology that also shape human behavior .
While the environment does play a part , it is only a small part of a much larger process of how human behavior is shaped .
Not to mention that today , the environment is no longer understood as “ nature ” or the “ natural ” world , but also includes human-built environments ( urban spaces ) .
When clearly defined , environmental determinism is too simple of an explanation to be useful .
As an example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the TV show “ Hee Haw ” ) can often be associated with the thought that rural people are unintelligent .
However , as can be found in the work of John Gaventa , this common stereotype has its origins in a corporation violently exploiting people in the Appalachian Valley and framing their culture as too simple-minded to understand capitalism .
This example is interesting in several ways because Appalachia is mountainous , but the “ loftier thoughts ” that attempt to explain how the Greeks were intellectually advanced is absent in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of environmental determinism can be found in this news article that attempts to describe “ white nationalism ” as a characteristic of all firearm owners .
According to this narrative , people who own firearms are white , violent , and are said to be on a level similar to Islamist extremists .
As we know , there are many different cultures and races that understand the importance of firearm ownership .
However , this current narrative is geopolitical at its core , and has elements of every concept contained within this article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both shared and forgotten histories ) , a strong emphasis of identity ( us vs. them ) , a stripped-down version of Lebensraum ( tying up the nation and the state for ideological expansion , rather than geographical ) , and the environmental deterministic view that attempts to simplify and single out a particular race .
It should also be noted that environmental determinism is commonly discussed in ways that focus on how non-white races are repressed .
Many of those discussions are absolutely valid and true .
Nevertheless , our focus here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but rather highlight how such deterministic views do not discriminate in their political use .
Environmental determinism has impacted all races and cultures in one way or another .
At the outset , we posed the question : Why do so many people not know what geography is all about ?
The answer to that question is perhaps because geography has such a long and violent history in the project of state creation and civilization .
Thus understanding the value of geography helps us see the state ’ s imperatives – taxation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – for what they are .
It also helps each of us better orient our relationship to the state : What information we divulge to it , whether that be for a gun background check or an income tax return .
What state policies ( up to and including war ) we support .
And why politicians say one thing and regularly do another .
Geography also provides an opportunity to place seemingly random histories under a microscope – to question and better understand why certain patterns and processes shape how we understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
While some believe that geopolitics declined following WWII , later re-emerged and declined yet again with the Cold War , geopolitics is very much alive and well today .
The maps of the world are still being carved up , and states are still in competition with one another either overtly or in more subtle ways .
For American foreign policy in particular , this is evidenced where the U.S. military maintains foreign bases , to whom the military-industrial complex is permitted to sell American-made weapons , why Washington orders drone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , among many others .
Geography can certainly provide a clearer understanding of potential futures , because states have been playing by the same basic rules since the rise of state sovereignty in 1648 .
The better we can understand these geographic histories and the maps that define them , the better equipped we become at making sense of seemingly random occurrences throughout the world .

Geopolitics: How Maps Help Us Understand History, Predict the Future, and Go Beyond Politics
Written and contributed to TLB by: AMMO.com
“It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.” – Henry Kissinger
American students are notoriously bad at geography, and have been for some time. In 2002, for instance – the year after the 9/11 attacks – only 17% of American students could find Afghanistan on a map. In 2016, less than one third were able to score a minimal pass of 66% on the National Geographic Global Literacy Survey. In 2015, the United States Government Accountability Office reported that 75% of eighth grade students don’t even know what geography is.
Picture your old-school geography class. More likely than not, it was a boring subject requiring rote memorization of global factoids, U.S. state names, and their capitals. This does American students a disservice, because an appreciation for the hidden power of geography helps one make sense of seemingly random historical tidbits, more accurately predict the future, and see beyond political rhetoric to what actually matters among nation-states.
When contemplating geography’s usefulness in better understanding our world, consider the following:
Why is it important to the state to get a handle on its subjects and their environments, i.e., through long-established practices like land registries and the creation of permanent last names? Or more recent examples such as the census bureau, the passport system, the DMV, birth and death certificates, or just registering to vote? Why is the state seemingly always the enemy of “people who move around,” i.e., nomads and pastoralists, hunter-gatherers, Gypsies, vagrants, homeless people, iterants, runaway slaves, and serfs? All have always been a thorn in the side of the state, and efforts to permanently settle these mobile peoples seem to rarely succeed.
The answers to these questions are straightforward when the classic imperatives of the state are known – and these are taxation, conscription, and the prevention of rebellion.
In order to satisfy these imperatives, the state has to know as much as possible about its inhabitants, and it wants them to be sedentary. You can’t tax what you can’t measure. You can’t draft someone to fight if you don’t know they exist. And you can’t stop a rebellion if you don’t know those who seek to overthrow your order.
As a result of these imperatives, accurate maps of the land and the people that occupy it are necessary for the survival of the state. And what’s in those maps is as important as what’s excluded from them.
Geography’s raison d’etre is straightforward: to write about, describe, or better understand patterns and processes on Earth. It’s not just maps and state capitals, nor is it simply the creation of maps (that’s cartography).
Thus, when the hidden power of geography is appreciated – especially as it relates to the state’s imperatives – conflicts between competing states as well as the relationship between the state and the individual begins to make more sense.
Early Geography: The Printing Press and “Imagined Communities”
To begin with a basic concept of geographic history, it’s important to consider the difference between a nation and a state. It is common today for the term “nation” and “country” to mean the same thing, but in geography, “country” actually means “state” and the term “nation” is defined by a shared identity among a large population within a state.
This shared identity is what Benedict Anderson referred to as “imagined communities.” These communities of the imagination had early relationships to the invention of the printing press, which allowed people (other than elites) to have easier access to both maps and literature. Such publications contributed to standardizing languages, which allowed a variety of cultures to understand not only each other, but also the maps that explained the world.
The printing press contributed to standardizing the histories of the past so that many different cultures began to remember (and forget) the same things. According to Anderson, communities became imagined because people of even the smallest nations will never know or interact with the majority of people in that country. Yet, the majority will have an understanding of their shared histories.
From the Western perspective, the early history of geography has its origins during the Middle Ages. European travelers would explore beyond the edge of known territory and map their observations of different places, races and cultures. A common similarity of these early written accounts was that different types of climate were thought to be a defining factor for how races and cultures were different from the European traveler.
These early accounts were written from the perspective that European travelers were normal, and all non-Europeans were then defined by their difference. This is to say that according to these written accounts, Europeans were the reference point for what was normal and right.
During this period, the climates of the world were classified by three types: frigid (very cold), temperate (just right), and torrid (very hot). The frigid climate was thought to be too cold for people while the torrid climate was too hot. This understanding of the climate is why, for example, Ethiopians were thought to have lived too close to the sun, and that their skin was burnt black as a result – an observation considered a scientific fact because the European traveler was able to see it with their own eyes and then write about it.
An important aspect to these early written accounts was that as new cultures, terrain and races were “discovered,” they were often described as monsters from inhospitable lands. These monsters were commonly written about and became a source of both myth and legend. Such legends told of monstrous beings at the edge of where the known and unknown territories meet.
As these early Europeans embarked on new expeditions, each exploring further than the last, the unknown territories became known, but the monsters were always pushed further to the edge of the updated maps. According to Joanne Sharp, this pattern was a result of two factors.
First, the Europeans had a need to define their territory with myths and legends of the unknown monster because this was a defining factor for European identity. This is to say that an identity is not only based on how people are similar, but also how people are thought of as different.
The second factor was that for the earliest explorers during this time period, first contact and interaction with new cultures did generate fear. Sharp noted:
“Practices of lip stretching and yoga could seem like distorted bodies to the first travelers; warriors’ use of colorful shields might look – from a distance – like faces on their chests; and non-European languages could sound very alien to travelers.”
It was through these early expeditions that the Middle Aged maps of the world had a large influence on how people understood that world, and their place in it.
Roots of Geopolitics: From the Monarchy to the State
The transition from the Middle Ages to the 17th century is not marked by a single event, but rather several events over long periods of time. One of the more discussed events was the transition from the monarchy to state sovereignty, a move that marks the early origin of geopolitics.
From 1618 to 1648, one of the most destructive wars in history was waged in Central Europe. At its end, the “Thirty Years’ War” marked the creation of state sovereignty with the “Peace of Westphalia” settlement in 1648. This peace settlement defined territories by state sovereignty rather than a territory, and everything in it, owned solely by the monarchy. Sovereignty is the cornerstone of statehood and is defined by four basic principles:
Defined boundaries of state territory.
A government structure with absolute authority over internal and external affairs.
Recognition by other states.
A permanent population in that territory.
An important aspect to state sovereignty was that the population of a territory was no longer the property of the monarchy. A state relies on its territory as the source for political organization, but this became problematic because people who lived in those territories also had a new found freedom. They were no longer serfs, or considered property owned by the king, but now viewed as citizens of the sovereign state.
Similar to the previous example about monster myths being a political tool toward defining a European identity during the Middle Ages, maps and supporting literature played an essential role in not only marking a state’s territory, but also the imagined community of people inside and outside of that territory.
Prior to the rise of state sovereignty, loyalty to the monarchy could be an issue, and more so for the kings’ armies. It was not uncommon for these early armies to be made up of thieves and vagabonds as well as contracted mercenaries. These types of soldiers had little to no loyalty to the king, which was problematic for several reasons, one of which was because they were armed. Following the 1648 peace settlement, loyalty became tied to nationalism and the country.
This was an important development because, as mentioned, defining an identity results from shared similarities as well as differences. The expansion of territory through war could be more easily acceptable to the soldier if the enemy was different. However, when the enemy looked more like a friend, as can be found in any historical example of dueling Christian armies, the power of the state together with the nation changed the notion of territorial expansion from the “sport of kings” to a clash between nations.
Geopolitics, Social Darwinism, State Survival, and “Lebensraum”
These histories serve as a simplified starting point for understanding geopolitics, and the types of influences that are embedded in the concept. With state sovereignty came the dominant understanding that a state’s purpose was that of survival. Said differently, states were seen to always be in competition with different states.
In the late 19th century, Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection was being applied by scholars to the study of societies (Social Darwinism). German geographer, Friedrich Ratzel, applied Darwin’s natural selection theory to state sovereignty (particularly Germany), and together the concept became known as the “Organic Theory of the State.”
The foundation of Ratzel’s theory was that states interact with different states through the “survival of the fittest” perspective, and that a state must grow through territorial expansion in order to thrive.
The implementation of this theory had a particular consequence. Ratzel’s theory of state survival is said to have legitimized “continual war of all against all, as each country must seek the path of the least resistance to territorial expansion and must simultaneously defend its territory at all costs.”
The term “geopolitics” was coined by Swedish political scientist Rudolf Kjellen (a student of Ratzel’s) in 1899, and inspired an intellectual movement between German and Scandinavian scholars. This movement, supported by the “science” of geopolitics, resulted in a veneer of legitimacy that a state, and its nation, should be viewed as combined elements that together produce a stronger effect.
Ratzel envisioned the nation and state relationship as a “super-organism” whose strength was determined by the size of its territory, population, and the availability of natural resources. Ratzel further published The Sea as a Source of Greatness of a People in 1901, and identified ways in which the land and sea provide opportunity for expansion. This work introduced the concept “Lebensraum,” translated to mean “living space,” which argued that stronger states would naturally take territory and resources from weaker states.
Prior to World War I, Ratzel and Kjellen’s work contributed to the idea that Germany was the “land of geographers,” as German universities were among the first to teach geography. This renewed interest, supported by such geopolitical theories, positioned geography as the “god’s eye view” of how the world “really” worked.
The Nazi Connection: Geopolitk and Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”
The relationship between geopolitics and the rise of the Nazi party is accredited to political geographer Karl Haushofer. Prior to Haushofer’s career in “Geopolitik,” he was active German military who spent time in Japan studying their armed forces between 1908 and 1910. Haushofer’s interaction with both military officials and scholars during that time would later be accredited to the rise of geopolitical institutions in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s. His influence would also stretch as far as South America.
Following World War I, Haushofer retired as a major general in 1919, and took a professor position teaching geography at the University of Munich. Haushofer, like Ratzel before him, believed that German greatness was dependent upon Lebensraum:
“If the state was to prosper rather than just survive, the acquisition of ‘living space,’ particularly in the East, was vital and moreover achievable with the help of potential allies such as Italy and Japan.”
According to Haushofer, if Germany was to grow into a world power, and rebound from the losses of the WWI defeat, its leadership would need to be thoughtful of five essential elements:
Physical location
Resources
Territory
Morphology
Population
Haushofer’s own geopolitical theories promoted the concept of “pan regions,” which argued that Germany and other state powers, such as Japan, should develop distinct geopolitical strategies that focus on separate regions. To do so was to carve up the map and become neighbors in world domination rather than interfering within each state’s territory of interest. For Haushofer, his geopolitical focus was to the East and Africa.
Following the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, Rudolf Hess (Hitler’s personal secretary, and one of five people who held key positions in the Nazi party), was arrested and imprisoned for participating in the failed coup against the Weimar Republic. Hess was a former student of Haushofer, and it was this relationship that would lead Haushofer to visit Hess in prison, thus becoming introduced to Hitler.
As we are familiar, Hitler authored Mein Kampf while in prison, and the work draws from the theory of Lebensraum (living space) to support Hitler’s vision of German destiny, territorial expansion and “the master race.”
Some common misconceptions around this history (especially in America) are that Haushofer was thought to be the intellectual powerhouse behind Hitler’s ambition of territorial expansion and genocide. It is true that Haushofer was highly influential with ambitions of territorial expansion, but it was Hitler who placed the far greater emphasis on the identity of people – i.e., the master race vs. the Jewish monster.
Haushofer was never a Nazi himself, and his son had been executed in 1945 for his role in a bomb plot to assassinate Hitler the year prior. With learning of his son’s role in the assassination attempt, Haushofer would commit suicide in 1946.
It is also a misconception that Hitler manifested the hatred of the Jewish people on his own. This claim is not to undermine Hitler’s role in the atrocities of WWII, but it is useful to explore the longer history of persecution and violence against Jewish people in this part of the world long before Hitler was born. In this way, it becomes more useful for understanding geopolitical concepts to recognize the ways in which Hitler “tapped” in to preexisting prejudices and manipulated identities as to justify territorial expansion and genocide.
The Decline of Geopolitics
A common theme embedded in these early geopolitical theories is traced back to the Greeks, who speculated that human behavior is shaped directly by climate and geographic location. This type of thought is known as environmental determinism. Scholars who take a deterministic view suggest that intellectual advancement in Greece was a result of the mountainous landscape that inspired “loftier thoughts.” The same concept has been applied in America because our wide open plains inspire people to “think big.”
If only human behavior was this simple. The problem with the environmental deterministic view is that it suffers from a lack of attention to types of government structure, laws, history, social dynamics, coercion, violence and types of technology that also shape human behavior. While the environment does play a part, it is only a small part of a much larger process of how human behavior is shaped. Not to mention that today, the environment is no longer understood as “nature” or the “natural” world, but also includes human-built environments (urban spaces). When clearly defined, environmental determinism is too simple of an explanation to be useful.
As an example, the American southern accent (think the TV show “Hee Haw”) can often be associated with the thought that rural people are unintelligent. However, as can be found in the work of John Gaventa, this common stereotype has its origins in a corporation violently exploiting people in the Appalachian Valley and framing their culture as too simple-minded to understand capitalism. This example is interesting in several ways because Appalachia is mountainous, but the “loftier thoughts” that attempt to explain how the Greeks were intellectually advanced is absent in this context.
Perhaps a more recent example of environmental determinism can be found in this news article that attempts to describe “white nationalism” as a characteristic of all firearm owners. According to this narrative, people who own firearms are white, violent, and are said to be on a level similar to Islamist extremists. As we know, there are many different cultures and races that understand the importance of firearm ownership.
However, this current narrative is geopolitical at its core, and has elements of every concept contained within this article. We have imagined geographies (includes both shared and forgotten histories), a strong emphasis of identity (us vs. them), a stripped-down version of Lebensraum (tying up the nation and the state for ideological expansion, rather than geographical), and the environmental deterministic view that attempts to simplify and single out a particular race.
It should also be noted that environmental determinism is commonly discussed in ways that focus on how non-white races are repressed. Many of those discussions are absolutely valid and true. Nevertheless, our focus here is not to marginalize those repressions, but rather highlight how such deterministic views do not discriminate in their political use. Environmental determinism has impacted all races and cultures in one way or another.
Applying Geography
At the outset, we posed the question: Why do so many people not know what geography is all about? The answer to that question is perhaps because geography has such a long and violent history in the project of state creation and civilization.
Thus understanding the value of geography helps us see the state’s imperatives – taxation, conscription, and the prevention of rebellion – for what they are. It also helps each of us better orient our relationship to the state: What information we divulge to it, whether that be for a gun background check or an income tax return. What state policies (up to and including war) we support. And why politicians say one thing and regularly do another.
Geography also provides an opportunity to place seemingly random histories under a microscope – to question and better understand why certain patterns and processes shape how we understand the world, and our place in it.
While some believe that geopolitics declined following WWII, later re-emerged and declined yet again with the Cold War, geopolitics is very much alive and well today. The maps of the world are still being carved up, and states are still in competition with one another either overtly or in more subtle ways.
For American foreign policy in particular, this is evidenced where the U.S. military maintains foreign bases, to whom the military-industrial complex is permitted to sell American-made weapons, why Washington orders drone strikes in certain places and not others, among many others.
Geography can certainly provide a clearer understanding of potential futures, because states have been playing by the same basic rules since the rise of state sovereignty in 1648. The better we can understand these geographic histories and the maps that define them, the better equipped we become at making sense of seemingly random occurrences throughout the world.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-10--Chairman Biggs Calls On GOP To Remove Pelosi As Speaker [Video]

Biggs Calls On GOP To Push Forward Motion To Remove Pelosi As Speaker House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs , R-AZ , is calling for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “ to be removed from her post as Speaker of the House , ” in a new op-ed for FoxNews.com .
“ Isn ’ t it past time for Rep. Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , to leave her office as Speaker of the House ?
I call upon our leaders in Congress to put forward the Motion to Vacate the Chair that has been prepared and merely needs to be brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his opinion piece .
Biggs used several examples that he believes are grounds for her removal where Pelosi acted “ above the law , ” including her recent visit to get her hair blown dry which violated her home State ’ s COVID-19 lockdown order .
Pelosi , however , claims she was “ set up ” by the salon ’ s owner and wasn ’ t aware of the rules that San Francisco residents can only have their hair done outdoors .
Moreover , he said it ’ s “ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s attacks on a small business owner , with the apparent objective of crushing her , also permitted the corruption of our federal intelligence gathering apparatus to spy on a political opponent ’ s campaign , denies that Marxist agitators are rioting , looting , and murdering ; and when polling shows that Americans know better , tries to change the narrative to blame Trump.
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Biggs Calls On GOP To Push Forward Motion To Remove Pelosi As Speaker
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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, House Judiciary Committee. (screenshot)
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs, R-AZ, is calling for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “to be removed from her post as Speaker of the House,” in a new op-ed for FoxNews.com.
“Isn’t it past time for Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to leave her office as Speaker of the House? I call upon our leaders in Congress to put forward the Motion to Vacate the Chair that has been prepared and merely needs to be brought to the floor,” Biggs wrote in his opinion piece.
Biggs used several examples that he believes are grounds for her removal where Pelosi acted “above the law,” including her recent visit to get her hair blown dry which violated her home State’s COVID-19 lockdown order.
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Pelosi, however, claims she was “set up” by the salon’s owner and wasn’t aware of the rules that San Francisco residents can only have their hair done outdoors.
“Frankly, it a narcissistic, authoritarian view,” Biggs added.
Moreover, he said it’s “the same hubris that is demonstrated in Pelosi’s attacks on a small business owner, with the apparent objective of crushing her, also permitted the corruption of our federal intelligence gathering apparatus to spy on a political opponent’s campaign, denies that Marxist agitators are rioting, looting, and murdering; and when polling shows that Americans know better, tries to change the narrative to blame Trump.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-10--UK’s MSM Has Slavishly Obeyed the Govt over Covid – And I Was Part of It

The pro-lockdown cheerleaders in the mainstream media have been following No.10 ’ s orders and wrongly branding all lockdown sceptics as nutty conspiracy theorists – but the tide is turning .
Those sceptics who it was hard to place in a loony bin , such as Lord Sumption ( pictured ) , one of the most brilliant minds in Britain , were simply ignored .
When the former Supreme Court head wrote in The Times on March 31 that the UK was “ sliding into a police state ” after Parliament was granted unprecedented powers in the Coronavirus Bill ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Commons ) , did this liberal-minded intellect get heaps of press attention ?
No , of course not .
It was palpably quiet .
The mainstream media was simply not interested in any other narrative than the official , exaggerated danger of the virus .
The media has failed to do its job properly , unless that job is to be the government ’ s cheerleader-in-chief .
Other than a few brave exceptions , the job of their reporters has been to report every ( literal ) cough and scare as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the better to generate online clicks .
Every new death , any new medical scare story , was quickly written up and thrown online with sensationalist headlines .
The warnings by the likes of Jonathan Sumption , whose profession is to actually think for a living , that this was all damaging “ hysteria ” , were buried .
The modern press does not have the mental wit to take on an intellect like Lord Sumption .
The rest of us have been easier targets .
When there was a relatively large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late last month , the media was far from kind .
Many of the headlines were along the same lines as the Evening Standard ’ s : “ Thousands gather in Trafalgar Square to promote coronavirus conspiracy theories at ‘ anti-lockdown ’ protest.
” Now , while there were some undoubted cranks in the crowd – including the keynote speaker David Icke , who believes that lizards control the world , and one man at the back briefly unfurling a fascist flag – was everyone there really a conspiracy theorist ?
( ER @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly sterling job in response to the virus panic and gave a great speech at Trafalgar Square .
Is Drake feeling the MSM need to distance himself here ? )
Conspiracy theorists are on the fringe of politics and mainstream society .
But on the same day , over 30,000 protesters marched in Berlin – which the New York Times scoffed at as “ bizarre.
” Does that mean conspiracy theories are becoming more popular ?
Or , more likely , maybe there were perfectly normal people attending these protests who are perturbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who worry about such trifling matters as freedom and liberty .
People who believe lizards are more likely to be found basking in the sun on heaths than sitting in Buckingham Palace or No.10 .
People like Rose , who did not want to give me her last name but has attended all three anti-lockdown protests .
She told me this week : Most people who attended the anti-lockdown rallies are reluctant to give their names or even admit to attending , for fear they will be branded a conspiracy theorist – or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man , who wished to remain anonymous , said : Others admitted to not attending , despite wanting to , because they didn ’ t want to be labelled as a crank .
Kayleigh Barnes , 27 , from south-east England , said she wanted to attend the protests but couldn ’ t due to ongoing health issues .
Perhaps the protests would seem more ridiculous if the UK didn ’ t act like a police state .
Piers Corbyn , brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn , was grabbed , arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gathering .
Meanwhile , several other protests ( ER : such as one by elite tool Extinction Rebellion peddling fake climate ‘ science ’ ) took place that day and their organisers were not bothered by the police .
Mr Corbyn believes the order for him to be arrested came from “ up high , ” and it is hard not to believe that it was politically motivated .
( ER : Corbyn in a TV interview said he was actually told by police in the van that took him away that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up high ’ , especially noteworthy as he had gone through all the formal procedures for registering the protest in the first place , which should have prevented such police action . )
Perhaps the smearing of protesters is politically motivated .
After all , if people reading the reports were shamed into thinking they , too , were some irrational tinfoil-hat-wearer , or a criminal liable to an extortionate fine , they will be less inclined to want to attend any future protests .
Australia is fast becoming the go-to state for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what may lie in store for Britain .
Cops in Melbourne are storming into people ’ s homes to arrest those supporting protests , including a pregnant woman who broke down into tears in front of her children as she was arrested for “ incitement ” earlier this month .
Victoria Police said in a statement that anyone thinking of attending the protest she promoted could expect a “ swift and firm response from the police , ” in an obvious attempt to scare people into obedience .
Yet , The Guardian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” who are now apparently “ energised ” by the lockdown restrictions .
But why focus on them ?
Like the folly of 2016 , when the liberal media elite scoffed at Trump and Brexit supporters , they could very well be in for a rude awakening .
How much more can people take being called stupid and mad by smug BBC , CNN and Sky News apparatchiks ?
ER : How much longer can perfectly respectable doctors who operate on evidence-based practice be sidelined or called out as idiots by our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparatchiks , because they are well and truly in the government ’ s pocket .
From personal experience , as well as reports from BBC journalists , the government has had an inordinate amount of influence over the media , “ suggesting ” stories for them to cover if they enthusiastically toe the government line and “ go easy ” on ministers while interviewing them .
While working for a certain mainstream publication in our scorching spring , when people were only allowed an hour ’ s exercise a day , my editors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ hammer home the message ” that people shouldn ’ t be enjoying the sunshine on weekends .
All reporters were told they were on no account to publish anything which could go against the government line .
This was coupled with self-censorship , an editorial decision to not report on anti-lockdown protests so as not to “ legitimise ” their platform – while giving plenty of reporting space to Extinction Rebellion and BLM .
It has all the hallmarks of the sort of un-free press found in a despotic state .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ look like ?
For most people , they will think of the USSR , Nazi Germany or North Korea .
The kind of brutal regimes that inspired George Orwell ’ s ‘ 1984 ’ .
But another novel , ‘ Brave New World ’ , written by Aldous Huxley many years before in 1932 , foreshadowed a different kind of dystopia .
A scientific dictatorship in which people blindly follow authority and actually love their servitude .
Like in the USSR , where dissenters were classed as mentally disturbed , today any dissenter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinions are pathologies , not legitimate points of view to be taken seriously , about our de facto police state , or about the exaggerated threat of coronavirus , or about the appalling damage done to our economy and our health by lockdown .
Instead , we are dangerous , eccentric heretics that only deserve to be jeered at , scorned , and pushed out of mainstream society , while the rest don their masks and applaud the police for cracking down on non-conformists .

The pro-lockdown cheerleaders in the mainstream media have been following No.10’s orders and wrongly branding all lockdown sceptics as nutty conspiracy theorists – but the tide is turning.
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Those sceptics who it was hard to place in a loony bin, such as Lord Sumption (pictured), one of the most brilliant minds in Britain, were simply ignored. When the former Supreme Court head wrote in The Times on March 31 that the UK was “sliding into a police state” after Parliament was granted unprecedented powers in the Coronavirus Bill (which was rubber-stamped with no debate in the Commons), did this liberal-minded intellect get heaps of press attention? No, of course not. It was palpably quiet. The mainstream media was simply not interested in any other narrative than the official, exaggerated danger of the virus.
The media has failed to do its job properly, unless that job is to be the government’s cheerleader-in-chief. Other than a few brave exceptions, the job of their reporters has been to report every (literal) cough and scare as a grave threat to life and limb, all the better to generate online clicks. Every new death, any new medical scare story, was quickly written up and thrown online with sensationalist headlines. The warnings by the likes of Jonathan Sumption, whose profession is to actually think for a living, that this was all damaging “hysteria”, were buried.
The modern press does not have the mental wit to take on an intellect like Lord Sumption. The rest of us have been easier targets.
When there was a relatively large gathering of lockdown sceptics at Trafalgar Square late last month, the media was far from kind. Many of the headlines were along the same lines as the Evening Standard’s: “Thousands gather in Trafalgar Square to promote coronavirus conspiracy theories at ‘anti-lockdown’ protest.”
Now, while there were some undoubted cranks in the crowd – including the keynote speaker David Icke, who believes that lizards control the world, and one man at the back briefly unfurling a fascist flag – was everyone there really a conspiracy theorist? (ER: David Icke has been doing a truly sterling job in response to the virus panic and gave a great speech at Trafalgar Square. Is Drake feeling the MSM need to distance himself here?)
Conspiracy theorists are on the fringe of politics and mainstream society. But on the same day, over 30,000 protesters marched in Berlin – which the New York Times scoffed at as “bizarre.”
Does that mean conspiracy theories are becoming more popular? Or, more likely, maybe there were perfectly normal people attending these protests who are perturbed at the state of their country and who worry about such trifling matters as freedom and liberty. People who believe lizards are more likely to be found basking in the sun on heaths than sitting in Buckingham Palace or No.10.
People like Rose, who did not want to give me her last name but has attended all three anti-lockdown protests. She told me this week:
“I’m very worried about the country and I am not a conspiracy theorist. I feel the government is abusing its power. Their actions don’t make sense over a few Covid deaths a day.”
Most people who attended the anti-lockdown rallies are reluctant to give their names or even admit to attending, for fear they will be branded a conspiracy theorist – or worse, lose their jobs.
One man, who wished to remain anonymous, said:
“I think David Icke made a lot of sense at the protest, but I don’t actually believe what he says the rest of the time. But according to the BBC, we’re all conspiracy theorists.”
Others admitted to not attending, despite wanting to, because they didn’t want to be labelled as a crank. Kayleigh Barnes, 27, from south-east England, said she wanted to attend the protests but couldn’t due to ongoing health issues.
She added:
“I don’t believe in the 5G conspiracy theorists or that the Queen is a lizard. Covid-19 is real but the world just massively overreacted.” “The protesters either received no coverage at all or were painted as selfish conspiracy nuts. There was no neutrality.”
Perhaps the protests would seem more ridiculous if the UK didn’t act like a police state. Piers Corbyn, brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was grabbed, arrested and fined £10,000 for organising a peaceful gathering. Meanwhile, several other protests (ER: such as one by elite tool Extinction Rebellion peddling fake climate ‘science’) took place that day and their organisers were not bothered by the police. Mr Corbyn believes the order for him to be arrested came from “up high,” and it is hard not to believe that it was politically motivated. (ER: Corbyn in a TV interview said he was actually told by police in the van that took him away that the order to arrest him came from ‘up high’, especially noteworthy as he had gone through all the formal procedures for registering the protest in the first place, which should have prevented such police action.)
Perhaps the smearing of protesters is politically motivated. After all, if people reading the reports were shamed into thinking they, too, were some irrational tinfoil-hat-wearer, or a criminal liable to an extortionate fine, they will be less inclined to want to attend any future protests.
Australia is fast becoming the go-to state for such despotism, in a terrifying foreshadowing of what may lie in store for Britain. Cops in Melbourne are storming into people’s homes to arrest those supporting protests, including a pregnant woman who broke down into tears in front of her children as she was arrested for “incitement” earlier this month.
Victoria Police said in a statement that anyone thinking of attending the protest she promoted could expect a “swift and firm response from the police,” in an obvious attempt to scare people into obedience.
Yet, The Guardian still focussed on the “conspiracy theorists,” who are now apparently “energised” by the lockdown restrictions. But why focus on them?
Like the folly of 2016, when the liberal media elite scoffed at Trump and Brexit supporters, they could very well be in for a rude awakening. How much more can people take being called stupid and mad by smug BBC, CNN and Sky News apparatchiks?
ER: How much longer can perfectly respectable doctors who operate on evidence-based practice be sidelined or called out as idiots by our governments?
And yes, they are apparatchiks, because they are well and truly in the government’s pocket. From personal experience, as well as reports from BBC journalists, the government has had an inordinate amount of influence over the media, “suggesting” stories for them to cover if they enthusiastically toe the government line and “go easy” on ministers while interviewing them.
While working for a certain mainstream publication in our scorching spring, when people were only allowed an hour’s exercise a day, my editors revealed they were asked by Downing Street to “hammer home the message” that people shouldn’t be enjoying the sunshine on weekends.
All reporters were told they were on no account to publish anything which could go against the government line. This was coupled with self-censorship, an editorial decision to not report on anti-lockdown protests so as not to “legitimise” their platform – while giving plenty of reporting space to Extinction Rebellion and BLM.
It has all the hallmarks of the sort of un-free press found in a despotic state. After all, what does totalitarianism really look like? For most people, they will think of the USSR, Nazi Germany or North Korea. The kind of brutal regimes that inspired George Orwell’s ‘1984’.
But another novel, ‘Brave New World’, written by Aldous Huxley many years before in 1932, foreshadowed a different kind of dystopia. A scientific dictatorship in which people blindly follow authority and actually love their servitude.
Like in the USSR, where dissenters were classed as mentally disturbed, today any dissenter is branded a conspiracy theorist. Their opinions are pathologies, not legitimate points of view to be taken seriously, about our de facto police state, or about the exaggerated threat of coronavirus, or about the appalling damage done to our economy and our health by lockdown. Instead, we are dangerous, eccentric heretics that only deserve to be jeered at, scorned, and pushed out of mainstream society, while the rest don their masks and applaud the police for cracking down on non-conformists.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-10--‘It is madness’: Dr Eamonn Mathieson Calls for Victoria Premier to Stop Causing Harm [VIDEO]

ER Editor : Dr. Eamonn Mathieson , speaking in the video interview below conducted by Channel 9 in Australia , has formed a protest group of doctors called COVID DOCTORS NETWORK .
This can be added to the list of other doctors ’ groups forming in response to entirely disproportionate government measures to the virus panic in other countries , such as ACU2020 in Germany and Medicos por la Verdad ( doctors for truth ) in Spain and Latin America , the International Collective of Healthcare Professionals , and Americas Frontline Doctors .
To our knowledge , French doctors haven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but dissenting medical opinions can be found at COVIDINFOS.NET .
Of course , many individual doctors have been speaking out for a long time , especially in Germany .
Melbourne , and the Australian state of Victoria in general , have been undergoing liberty-destroying covid measures for relatively few virus cases .
Disturbing videos have surfaced online of law enforcement breaking into people ’ s homes and , in the case of a pregnant woman , arresting her in front of her family for announcing a lockdown protest on Facebook ( see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve also been aggressively taking down people in public spaces and forcibly putting masks on them in front of TV cameras .
See Sky News Australia ’ s outspoken correspondent Alan Jones ‘ response to Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews on September 2 : Andrews ‘ must go tonight ’ after horrible example of ‘ inexcusable powers ’ : Jones .
See Robert Bridge ’ s recent piece , Letters From Melbourne , a ‘ Ghost Town Police State ’ Under Brutal Covid Lockdown .
• Nobody is challenging the government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got together to pen a letter to the state government , even at risk to their jobs .
The response to their action has been overwhelmingly supportive by not only the general public but other doctors .
• Why have doctors taken so long to speak out ?
Doctors share a culture of conformity , plus public healthcare workers haven ’ t been impacted much since they haven ’ t been seeing many sick people .
• Doctors consult widely all the time about difficult cases , yet the Victorian government operates like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s handling the crisis .
• Everybody is thinking the same thing : a virus CAN NOT be eradicated .
The view that it can be eradicated – promoted by the state government – is causing severe harm .
The interview segment lasts for a total of 4.5 minutes , and was getting criticized online for cutting off this doctor .
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ER Editor: Dr. Eamonn Mathieson, speaking in the video interview below conducted by Channel 9 in Australia, has formed a protest group of doctors called COVID DOCTORS NETWORK. This can be added to the list of other doctors’ groups forming in response to entirely disproportionate government measures to the virus panic in other countries, such as ACU2020 in Germany and Medicos por la Verdad (doctors for truth) in Spain and Latin America, the International Collective of Healthcare Professionals, and Americas Frontline Doctors. To our knowledge, French doctors haven’t organized themselves into an opposition, but dissenting medical opinions can be found at COVIDINFOS.NET. Of course, many individual doctors have been speaking out for a long time, especially in Germany.
Melbourne, and the Australian state of Victoria in general, have been undergoing liberty-destroying covid measures for relatively few virus cases. Disturbing videos have surfaced online of law enforcement breaking into people’s homes and, in the case of a pregnant woman, arresting her in front of her family for announcing a lockdown protest on Facebook (see the disturbing footage here). They’ve also been aggressively taking down people in public spaces and forcibly putting masks on them in front of TV cameras. See Sky News Australia’s outspoken correspondent Alan Jones‘ response to Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews on September 2: Andrews ‘must go tonight’ after horrible example of ‘inexcusable powers’: Jones.
See Robert Bridge’s recent piece, Letters From Melbourne, a ‘Ghost Town Police State’ Under Brutal Covid Lockdown.
Dr. Mathieson makes the following points:
Nobody is challenging the government’s draconian measures. So some doctors recently got together to pen a letter to the state government, even at risk to their jobs. The response to their action has been overwhelmingly supportive by not only the general public but other doctors.
The response to their action has been overwhelmingly supportive by not only the general public but other doctors. Why have doctors taken so long to speak out? Doctors share a culture of conformity, plus public healthcare workers haven’t been impacted much since they haven’t been seeing many sick people .
. Doctors consult widely all the time about difficult cases, yet the Victorian government operates like a closed-shop for the way it’s handling the crisis.
Everybody is thinking the same thing: a virus CANNOT be eradicated. The view that it can be eradicated – promoted by the state government – is causing severe harm. (ER: Notice that this was the same line being pushed by Theresa May’s government in the UK regarding measles vaccinations, that measles can be eradicated and therefore must be. Which is medical nonsense as it is a non-eradicable disease.)
The interview segment lasts for a total of 4.5 minutes, and was getting criticized online for cutting off this doctor.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-10--PM scoops top honours

PM scoops top honours

Boris Johnson , the British Prime Muppet last night walked away with top honours at the gala Daily Scare Services to Satire Awards .
The award is given to the person who inspires the most satirical articles over a period of one year from September to September and is the industry ’ s way of thanking those who makes the over-stressed satirist ’ s job that little bit easier by : • being ridiculously self important and or thick • being a politician and therefore really asking for it .
Johnson beat some very talented competition to claim first prize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ferguson , famed for his unforgettable performances in “ The Charlatan ” and “ The DaVinci Covid “ .
In second place was Matt Bangcock ( “ I , Zombie ” , “ The Invention of Lying ” , “ Outbreak ” ) .
Johnson claimed top spot thanks to a string of masterful performances that inspired satirical articles such as Boris Johnson in dramatic new pledge shock Tory leader breaks new ground at Dunslistnin PM Johnson in secret talks with Trump to sell Scotland to the USA NEWSFLASH !
British PM Rushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medics report , “ nothing to worry about ” .
The Foreign Minister .
Johnson plays a British foreign Secretary who does his best to annoy Vladimir Putin in an effort to win the heart of a globalist Cabal .
His efforts to woo the Cabal pay off and they help him become a Prime Minister despite his being a bit dim , whereupon he does right by his benefactors by bringing Britannia to her knees .
She was already on one knee but Johnson shows his brilliance by bringing her to both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rack and Ruin ) .
Honey I Shrunk The Country .
Johnson plays a down-at-heel politician with a terrible haircut who falls under the spell of a mad scientist ( Gill Bates ) whose magic formula ( CONVID9 ) is able to miniaturise large and unwieldy countries until they fit comfortably in the pocket of Nathan Rothschild .
Using the formula , which he mistakes for a potion that will make him closely resemble Churchill , Johnson accidentally shrinks Britain to half its former size overnight and this makes him closely resemble a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of demented muppets take over Britain in a coup and use their new-found power to annoy everybody ( especially the French ) .
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Typo City 9/9/20
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Muppet last night walked away with top honours at the gala Daily Scare Services to Satire Awards.
The award is given to the person who inspires the most satirical articles over a period of one year from September to September and is the industry’s way of thanking those who makes the over-stressed satirist’s job that little bit easier by:
acting in an overtly demented manner
being hilariously incompetent
being ridiculously self important and or thick
exhibiting a handy level of twattishness
bringing civilisation to its knees
being a politician and therefore really asking for it.
Johnson beat some very talented competition to claim first prize.
In third place was Professor Kneel Ferguson, famed for his unforgettable performances in “The Charlatan” and “The DaVinci Covid“.
In second place was Matt Bangcock (“I, Zombie”, “The Invention of Lying”, “Outbreak”).
Johnson claimed top spot thanks to a string of masterful performances that inspired satirical articles such as
Boris Johnson Resignation – Real Reasons Emerge in Shock Revelation
Boris Johnson in dramatic new pledge shock Tory leader breaks new ground at Dunslistnin
PM Johnson in secret talks with Trump to sell Scotland to the USA
NEWSFLASH! British PM Rushed to Hospital! The nation mourns as medics report, “nothing to worry about”.
The aforementioned masterful performances include:
The Foreign Minister. Johnson plays a British foreign Secretary who does his best to annoy Vladimir Putin in an effort to win the heart of a globalist Cabal. His efforts to woo the Cabal pay off and they help him become a Prime Minister despite his being a bit dim, whereupon he does right by his benefactors by bringing Britannia to her knees. She was already on one knee but Johnson shows his brilliance by bringing her to both as well as the Promised Land of Rack and Ruin).
Honey I Shrunk The Country. Johnson plays a down-at-heel politician with a terrible haircut who falls under the spell of a mad scientist (Gill Bates) whose magic formula (CONVID9) is able to miniaturise large and unwieldy countries until they fit comfortably in the pocket of Nathan Rothschild. Using the formula, which he mistakes for a potion that will make him closely resemble Churchill, Johnson accidentally shrinks Britain to half its former size overnight and this makes him closely resemble a complete git.
Muppets: a gang of demented muppets take over Britain in a coup and use their new-found power to annoy everybody (especially the French).
The above article was taken from The Daily Scare shortly before it was raided by the Thought Police
and published on UK Reloaded
Fortunately no charges were brought as no thought was found on the premises so you can now
in relative safety
(but hurry!)
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-10--Backlash as ex-NSA chief joins Amazon board

Amazon announced that Alexander , who served as NSA director from 2005 up to his retirement in March 2014 , will join the company ’ s board on Wednesday .
“ We ’ re thrilled to elect a new member to our Board of Directors this month .
Welcome , General Keith Alexander !
” the tech giant said in a statement on Twitter .
However , some , including the ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden , were less than “ thrilled ” about the appointment .
Snowden – who in 2013 blew the whistle on a secret NSA surveillance program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proving the bulk and warrantless collection of Americans ’ telephone records by the government – was one of the first to call out Amazon for hiring Alexander .
“ It turns out ‘ Hey Alexa ’ is short for ‘ Hey Keith Alexander.
’ Yes , the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs that caused a global scandal , ” tweeted the whistleblower , who remains in exile in Russia .
Snowden noted that while Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) hosts nearly 6 percent of all websites , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you measure it by traffic instead of number of sites.
” Journalist Glenn Greenwald , a Snowden ally who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the US intelligence machine ’ s global mass surveillance program , tweeted that Alexander ’ s appointment only revealed Amazon ’ s true colors .
“ Gen .
Keith Alexander was head of NSA when it secretly built a massive domestic surveillance system aimed at Americans – the one an appellate court just ruled likely illegal .
Amazon just appointed him to its Board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are , ” Greenwald said .
Last week , a federal appeals court ruled that the “ bulk collection ” of data used by the NSA was illegal , with Snowden hailing the decision as a milestone in the fight against government-sanctioned snooping .
Even without an ex-spy chief with a less-than-stellar reputation in terms of privacy protection on its board , Amazon has faced growing pushback over its intrusive high-tech devices .
Its virtual assistant Alexa was caught red-handed passively recording intimate conversations of unsuspecting family members , while its new fitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ users ’ bodies and track emotions in their voice .
It has been suggested that Alexander ’ s addition to the board may raise Amazon ’ s chances to win government contracts , as it is still reeling after losing out on the $ 10 billion JEDI ‘ war cloud ’ contract with the Pentagon , which was awarded to Microsoft last October .
Amazon has attempted to stall the deal , filing a lawsuit alleging that US President Trump ’ s bias against the company robbed it of the lucrative deal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s household devices are SPYING on you ( TLB ) published this article from RT-USA News with our appreciation for the coverage and availability .

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Amazon announced that Alexander, who served as NSA director from 2005 up to his retirement in March 2014, will join the company’s board on Wednesday.
“We’re thrilled to elect a new member to our Board of Directors this month. Welcome, General Keith Alexander!” the tech giant said in a statement on Twitter.
However, some, including the ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden, were less than “thrilled” about the appointment.
Snowden – who in 2013 blew the whistle on a secret NSA surveillance program, leaking a massive trove of documents proving the bulk and warrantless collection of Americans’ telephone records by the government – was one of the first to call out Amazon for hiring Alexander.
“It turns out ‘Hey Alexa’ is short for ‘Hey Keith Alexander.’ Yes, the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs that caused a global scandal,” tweeted the whistleblower, who remains in exile in Russia.
🚨🚨 It turns out “Hey Alexa” is short for “Hey Keith Alexander.” Yes, the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs that caused a global scandal. And Amazon Web Services (AWS) host ~6% of all websites. 🚨🚨https://t.co/6hkzsHjxh9 — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 9, 2020
Snowden noted that while Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts nearly 6 percent of all websites, the figure looks even more damning “if you measure it by traffic instead of number of sites.”
Journalist Glenn Greenwald, a Snowden ally who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the US intelligence machine’s global mass surveillance program, tweeted that Alexander’s appointment only revealed Amazon’s true colors.
“Gen. Keith Alexander was head of NSA when it secretly built a massive domestic surveillance system aimed at Americans – the one an appellate court just ruled likely illegal. Amazon just appointed him to its Board of Directors, again showing who they are,” Greenwald said.
Gen. Keith Alexander was head of NSA when it secretly built a massive domestic surveillance system aimed at Americans – the one an appellate court just ruled likely illegal. Amazon just appointed him to its Board of Directors, again showing who they are:https://t.co/6s5VAeRIMK — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 9, 2020
Nothing to see here, except that the former NSA spy chief Keith Alexander is on the board of directors of Amazon which has CIA contracts and a monopoly on many services on the internet. pic.twitter.com/vgC2JYiiaa — Esha (@eshaLegal) September 9, 2020
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that the “bulk collection” of data used by the NSA was illegal, with Snowden hailing the decision as a milestone in the fight against government-sanctioned snooping.
Even without an ex-spy chief with a less-than-stellar reputation in terms of privacy protection on its board, Amazon has faced growing pushback over its intrusive high-tech devices. Its virtual assistant Alexa was caught red-handed passively recording intimate conversations of unsuspecting family members, while its new fitness tracker ‘Halo’ promises to scan users’ bodies and track emotions in their voice.
It has been suggested that Alexander’s addition to the board may raise Amazon’s chances to win government contracts, as it is still reeling after losing out on the $10 billion JEDI ‘war cloud’ contract with the Pentagon, which was awarded to Microsoft last October. Amazon has attempted to stall the deal, filing a lawsuit alleging that US President Trump’s bias against the company robbed it of the lucrative deal.
NSA and the DoD in general have had a tight relationship Microsoft in the past, which is why it’s not surprising Microsoft won the JEDI contract. Clearly Amazon is working a new angle to make sure they can land more DoD contracts in the future. — Roman McClaine (@RomanMcClaine) September 9, 2020
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-10--COVID Vaccine History, Hype, Pitfalls & More … What an Absolute Mess! (Video)

COVID Vaccine History , Hype , Pitfalls & More … What an Absolute Mess !
It is well past time to take off the blinders and really see what is transpiring , not just in the United States … but across the entire globe .
So what about this COVID-19 Vaccine ?
Yea … the one by moderna ( backed by Gates and Fauci ) that is being rushed to us in a period of time that all but assures this vaccine will NOT be tested as it should be , and you and your children will be the guinea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skipped over ( NOT GOOD ) so someone has to do it ) !
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Are you aware that moderna filed what ’ s called a Vaccine patent amendment request for Coronavirus nine months before the first word surfaces concerning COVID-19 • None … a probable coronavirus outbreak in the near future … • None … a deliberate release of a SARS Coronavirus into the global community … Now add to this the possibility that moderna may not even be able to release their vaccine due to the fact that one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been patented by another pharma player … Which could leave moderna in violation of patent laws .
Convoluted … Nonsensical … Unethical … tyrannical … All this and more !
I strongly recommend you take the ‘ less than 15 minutes ’ to sharpen your image on this entire vaccine scenario !
You will also find much more COVID-19 plandemic related and amplifying information below this important video .
Watch this dynamic report ( click on “ Close & Play ” to watch video ) SEE MANY MORE COVID-19 RELATED ARTICLES HERE About @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) spent about three decades of his adult life either in , or working for the military , with about two decades working directly for the Military Industrial Complex facilitating DOD contracts .
His awakening to Political , Economic , and Health realities was less than ten short years ago .
Since that time he has founded The Liberty Beacon Project ( TLB ) consisting of a half dozen proprietary global websites , media projects , and partner websites across the planet .
He contributes regularly to multiple forums both in and outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s articles can be found on the TLB flagship website TheLibertyBeacon.com The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
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COVID Vaccine History, Hype, Pitfalls & More … What an Absolute Mess!
By: Roger Landry (TLB)
It is well past time to take off the blinders and really see what is transpiring, not just in the United States … but across the entire globe.
So what about this COVID-19 Vaccine?
Yea … the one by moderna (backed by Gates and Fauci) that is being rushed to us in a period of time that all but assures this vaccine will NOT be tested as it should be, and you and your children will be the guinea pigs … FACT (animal trials were skipped over (NOT GOOD) so someone has to do it) !!!
Are you aware that moderna filed what’s called a Vaccine patent amendment request for Coronavirus nine months before the first word surfaces concerning COVID-19
Reasons given are:
… a probable coronavirus outbreak in the near future …
… a deliberate release of a SARS Coronavirus into the global community …
Now add to this the possibility that moderna may not even be able to release their vaccine due to the fact that one of the vaccines key delivery systems has already been patented by another pharma player … Which could leave moderna in violation of patent laws.
Convoluted … Nonsensical … Unethical … tyrannical … All this and more!
I strongly recommend you take the ‘less than 15 minutes’ to sharpen your image on this entire vaccine scenario! You will also find much more COVID-19 plandemic related and amplifying information below this important video.
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EXCLUSIVE: Covid Vaccine Patent Warned of Deliberate Coronavirus Release

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