thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-15--Time For UBI is NOW!!! (Annotated)

Time For UBI is NOW!!! (Annotated)

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DO YOUR PART .
man struggled in the desert heat with his mouth as parched as sandpaper .
He was fading fast from lack of the basic essentials to exist , number one being water .
Someone hands him a giant bottle of water and he is so appreciative .
He drinks the water , but hours later on his journey through the unforgiving sands , he realizes that the water alone can not save him .
So it is for all we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of this empire .
Yes , we need this thing referred to as the Universal Basic Income or UBI instituted NOW , and not in six months or for only a brief duration .
Touted by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and articulately endorsed by Public Banking expert attorney Ellen Brown , it proposes that ALL citizens would receive a $ 1000monthly stipend from the government ( Tax Free ) .
The Spanish government is about to do a similar plan , and keep it going forever if necessary .
I say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Gilded Age our empire has become seems to continually give 10X more of OUR tax money to the super rich each time they throw us working stiffs a bone .
In all candor , if the UBI is not instituted we will have a worse situation than during our Great Depression of the 1930s or Dickens ’ London from his novel A Christmas Carol .
Furthermore , Ellen Brown , in her interview with this writer , explained how a Universal Basic Income would NOT be inflationary .
Thus , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unemployed or retired working stiffs , and of course the indigent , to breathe some fresh greenback air… before they start eating up each other… and I don ’ t mean literally .
Economic depressions feed into increased cases of emotional distress , violent behavior , petty crime , spousal abuse , alcoholism , drug addictions of many types , suicide and streets filled with the homeless ( more than even now ) with more and more ‘ Lost children ’ .
Yet , through all of this from the ‘ looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Super Rich still live like the kings and queens they are NOT !
Those current gated communities and secured high rises will see armed guards patrolling , chauffeurs with automatics and a new industry of domestic mercenaries to work with the local police .
It ’ ll happen , and soon , if the money doesn ’ t start funneling down quickly , instead of just the usual way UP .
As with my anecdote of the man in the desert , working stiffs need that $ 1000 bucks each month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( if lucky enough to still have work ) , a temporary unemployment check or the Social Security check we seniors get .
It will not solve this horrific problem , but it will give working stiffs some relief .
Now comes the hard part : When will working stiffs wake up and see the tragic inequality that currently exists between us and that 1/4 of 1 % ?
The following chart from a few years ago is the best this writer could find as to how GREAT is the polarity in compensation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay , check out the last column on the right .
That shows the ratio of CEO pay to the pay of a median employee of each company , not even the lowest paid full time employee , but those who earn in the middle : Editor ’ s Note : The are many lists and rankings of “ the richest people ” found in the business media and leading papers , classified by nationality , industry , etc .
The names ( and rankings ) keep fluctuating a bit due to inevitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other variables .
See here , for a roster of richest CEOs , for example , and here , for the richest people in the world .
Keep in mind , again , that these figures are only approximations .
Short of a global revolution leaving these people no place to escape , there is no way to find out what their true worth is since they are all experts at hiding their actual wealth , and some boast ( like the Saudi royal mafia , which literally own Saudi Arabia ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , too , that even these lists are used by the empire ’ s propaganda ministry to defame enemy leaders .
Thus in a widely circulated list of “ the richest people in the world , ” we find Vladimir Putin right under Mark Zuckerberg , with a fortune of US 70 billion , implying exorbitant corruption , which is plain absurd and risible .
No reliable source is given for this ludicrous assertion , which , like the Russiagate hoax accusations manufactured by the CIA with their innumerable media assets , must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , if Putin had anything remotely close to that figure he would have been deposed already by the Russian people and his long list of enemies .
This blatant lie is itself tacitly denied by other Western business and general press media publishing similar rankings , which do not mention Putin at all .
Obviously , any man who is worth $ 70 billion is not likely to be so easily misplaced by a semi-alert reporter .
See the graphic below : This is NOT a call for revolution , because things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Amerika .
Sadly , the only such upheaval would most likely be one of a Neo Fascist element .
Look at the appeal that the Trump phenomenon had four years ago and even NOW to understand the mindset of such a right wing cultural shift .
No , our nation is still meandering around from the successful ‘ Dumbing Down ’ that our educational system has experienced for over 40 or 50 years—or much longer perhaps .
The Super Rich achieved so much from the time of Reagan right up to now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position .
They say , from the Left thinkers I admire , that politics does not get things done ; only mass movements in the streets can cause change .
Well , how about both actions working together ?
A ) A shift away , finally , from both phony political parties into a new and viable 3rd party for we socialists/progressives ; B ) Outside the offices of our elected officials and on the street corners we need NON Violent demonstrations , demanding a UBI NOW , repeated weekly for as long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sleeping politicians and neighbors .
Plus , writers and public figures who support UBI should get on any such airwaves as possible to continually educate others on what needs be done .
This will be , once the current pandemic ceases a bit , a time for action to level the playing fields of our economy .
WE working stiffs are , in reality , in this together… whether some out there like it or not !
!

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Philip Farruggio OpEds
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] man struggled in the desert heat with his mouth as parched as sandpaper. He was fading fast from lack of the basic essentials to exist, number one being water. Someone hands him a giant bottle of water and he is so appreciative. He drinks the water, but hours later on his journey through the unforgiving sands, he realizes that the water alone cannot save him.
So it is for all we working stiffs who make up the 99+ % of this empire. Yes, we need this thing referred to as the Universal Basic Income or UBI instituted NOW , and not in six months or for only a brief duration. Touted by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and articulately endorsed by Public Banking expert attorney Ellen Brown, it proposes that ALL citizens would receive a $1000monthly stipend from the government ( Tax Free ). The Spanish government is about to do a similar plan, and keep it going forever if necessary. I say ' necessary' because this upside down New Gilded Age our empire has become seems to continually give 10X more of OUR tax money to the super rich each time they throw us working stiffs a bone. In all candor, if the UBI is not instituted we will have a worse situation than during our Great Depression of the 1930s or Dickens' London from his novel A Christmas Carol. Furthermore, Ellen Brown, in her interview with this writer, explained how a Universal Basic Income would NOT be inflationary. Thus, it is the quickest way for working stiffs and the unemployed or retired working stiffs, and of course the indigent, to breathe some fresh greenback air... before they start eating up each other... and I don't mean literally.
Economic depressions feed into increased cases of emotional distress, violent behavior, petty crime, spousal abuse, alcoholism, drug addictions of many types, suicide and streets filled with the homeless ( more than even now ) with more and more ' Lost children' . Yet, through all of this from the ' looking glass ' of past drastic hard times, the Super Rich still live like the kings and queens they are NOT! Those current gated communities and secured high rises will see armed guards patrolling, chauffeurs with automatics and a new industry of domestic mercenaries to work with the local police. It'll happen, and soon, if the money doesn't start funneling down quickly, instead of just the usual way UP. As with my anecdote of the man in the desert, working stiffs need that $1000 bucks each month to go along with their current salaries ( if lucky enough to still have work ), a temporary unemployment check or the Social Security check we seniors get. It will not solve this horrific problem, but it will give working stiffs some relief.
Now comes the hard part: When will working stiffs wake up and see the tragic inequality that currently exists between us and that 1/4 of 1 %? The following chart from a few years ago is the best this writer could find as to how GREAT is the polarity in compensation. In the enclosed list of CEO pay, check out the last column on the right. That shows the ratio of CEO pay to the pay of a median employee of each company, not even the lowest paid full time employee, but those who earn in the middle:
Editor's Note: The are many lists and rankings of "the richest people" found in the business media and leading papers, classified by nationality, industry, etc. The names (and rankings) keep fluctuating a bit due to inevitable changes in positions, retirements, death and other variables. See here, for a roster of richest CEOs, for example, and here, for the richest people in the world. Keep in mind, again, that these figures are only approximations. Short of a global revolution leaving these people no place to escape, there is no way to find out what their true worth is since they are all experts at hiding their actual wealth, and some boast (like the Saudi royal mafia, which literally own Saudi Arabia) simply unquantifiable riches. Lastly, remember, too, that even these lists are used by the empire's propaganda ministry to defame enemy leaders. Thus in a widely circulated list of "the richest people in the world," we find Vladimir Putin right under Mark Zuckerberg, with a fortune of US 70 billion, implying exorbitant corruption, which is plain absurd and risible. No reliable source is given for this ludicrous assertion, which, like the Russiagate hoax accusations manufactured by the CIA with their innumerable media assets, must be accepted on their say-so. Fact is, if Putin had anything remotely close to that figure he would have been deposed already by the Russian people and his long list of enemies. This blatant lie is itself tacitly denied by other Western business and general press media publishing similar rankings, which do not mention Putin at all. Obviously, any man who is worth $70 billion is not likely to be so easily misplaced by a semi-alert reporter. See the graphic below:
This is NOT a call for revolution, because things of that nature will NEVER occur here in Amerika. Sadly, the only such upheaval would most likely be one of a Neo Fascist element. Look at the appeal that the Trump phenomenon had four years ago and even NOW to understand the mindset of such a right wing cultural shift. No, our nation is still meandering around from the successful 'Dumbing Down' that our educational system has experienced for over 40 or 50 years—or much longer perhaps. The Super Rich achieved so much from the time of Reagan right up to now, and they started from a privileged position. They say, from the Left thinkers I admire, that politics does not get things done; only mass movements in the streets can cause change. Well, how about both actions working together? A) A shift away, finally, from both phony political parties into a new and viable 3rd party for we socialists/progressives; B) Outside the offices of our elected officials and on the street corners we need NON Violent demonstrations, demanding a UBI NOW, repeated weekly for as long as it takes to wake up our sleeping politicians and neighbors. Plus, writers and public figures who support UBI should get on any such airwaves as possible to continually educate others on what needs be done. This will be, once the current pandemic ceases a bit, a time for action to level the playing fields of our economy. WE working stiffs are, in reality, in this together... whether some out there like it or not!!
PA Farruggio
Easter 2020


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-15--FREEDOM  FROM  FEAR: John Pilger On Coronavirus Propaganda, Imperialism, and Human Rights

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T.J. Coles interviews the world-renowned journalist and filmmaker , John Pilger , about the coronavirus crisis in the context of propaganda , imperialism , and human rights .
TJ Coles : People are being told to self-isolate because of coronavirus , but Julian Assange has been isolated by successive British governments for years .
Can you tell us what ’ s going on with his case and how he was doing , last time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25th March , a London court refused Julian Assange bail even though he was convicted of nothing and charged with nothing in Britain .
The Trump administration wants to extradite him on a concocted indictment of “ espionage ” — so ludicrous in law it should have been thrown out on the first day of the extradition hearing in February .
It wasn ’ t thrown out because the magistrate , Vanessa Baraitser ( she is described as a judge but is actually a magistrate ) has made it clear she is acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments .
Her bias has shocked those of us who have sat in courtrooms all over the world .
At the bail hearing , she added cruelty to her repertoire .
Julian was not allowed to attend , not even by video link ; instead he sat alone in a cell .
His barrister , Edward Fitzgerald QC , described how he was at risk of contracting coronavirus .
He has a chronic lung condition and is in a prison with people who are likely to be carriers of the disease .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there will be deaths ” unless the vulnerable are released .
The Prison Officers Association agrees ; the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights , the WHO , the Prison Advisory Service — all have said the virus is set to spread like wildfire through Britain ’ s congested , unsanitary prisons .
Even Boris Johnson ’ s Justice Secretary , Robert Buckland , says , “ The virus could take over the prisons … and put more lives at risk.
” At the time of writing , nine prisoners have died from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Belmarsh : these are the numbers the authorities admit to ; there are very likely more .
Some vulnerable prisoners are to be released , but not Julian : not in the land of Magna Carta .
How shaming .
When I last saw Julian in prison , he had lost between 10 and 15 kilos ; his arm was a stick .
He is as sharp as ever ; his black humor is intact .
His resilience astonishes me .
But how long can this resilience last ?
He is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whose goal is to break him .
In your film The Dirty War on the NHS you expose the British National Health Service ’ s creeping privatisation and hollowing out , both by Tories and New Labour .
What ’ s the link between the coronavirus and the fragmentation of the NHS ?
That the virus has been allowed to sweep through modern , developed societies is a crime against humanity .
This applies especially to Britain .
In 2016 , the Department of Health in London conducted a full-scale pandemic drill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Health Service was overwhelmed .
There weren ’ t enough ventilators , emergency beds , ICU beds , protective kits and much else .
In other words , it predicated accurately the crisis we face today .
The Chief Medical Officer at the time appealed to the Conservative government to heed the warning and begin to restore and prepare the NHS .
This was ignored ; the documents describing the conclusions of the drill were suppressed .
Why ?
By 2016 , the Department of Health had been reduced to a revolving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ management consultants , asset strippers , many of them besotted with the “ American model ” of healthcare , where the current head of NHS England , Simon Stevens , had spent 10 years promoting the private health industry as a senior executive of United Health , a company that exemplifies an infamous system which effectively disbars some 87 million Americans from medical treatment .
In Britain , the Americanising of health care has been accelerating year upon year since a Tory bill , the Health and Social Care Act , welcomed privateers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Care .
In 2019 , more of the NHS was sold to private companies than ever before .
By last November , the number of public beds had been cut to 127,000 , the lowest bed capacity since the NHS was founded in 1948 and the lowest in Europe .
Mental health beds were down to a mere 18,000 — and most of mental health services were now in private hands , mostly American .
This subversion of the world ’ s first public health service , established to give all people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom from fear ” , is surely a crime in what is now a state of fear .
Alas , my film foretold much of this .
With the NHS and its clinicians prepared and ready with a national testing programme not unlike Germany ’ s , I believe Britain could have avoided the worst of the virus and the draconian measures that followed .
Your 2016 film , The Coming War on China , documents US encirclement and demonisation of China .
Can you talk about the propaganda of corona as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s take one example .
When the coronavirus emerged in China and Australian tourists of mainly Chinese descent flew home , they were quarantined in a remote mining camp and an offshore detention centre .
When a cruise ship , the Ruby Princess , docked in Sydney with mostly white Australians and infested with the virus , the passengers were allowed to disembark without so much as a temperature check , let alone quarantine .
As a result , 662 people linked to the ship have fallen ill and at least 11 have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and racist propaganda .
A virulent anti-China campaign has consumed the Australian media in a country whose biggest trading partner is China and the universities depend largely on Chinese students .
At the same time , no country is as integrated with the US as Australia : its military and “ national security ” agencies and bases , its politics and media .
The current US propaganda war on China began in Australia when Barack Obama addressed the Australian Parliament in 2011 and announced America ’ s “ pivot to Asia ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ US naval forces in the Pacific since World War Two , all of it aimed at China .
Today , more than 400 US bases surround China , from northern Australia , to the Marshall Islands , throughout south-east Asia , Japan and Korea .
Such intimidation of China , a nuclear power , is seldom mentioned when China is attacked for building its defences on islands in the South China Sea .
As part of the “ pivot ” , a barrage of China-is-a-threat propaganda is dispensed by travelling Pentagon admirals and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if it is theirs .
In a WikiLeaks disclosure , Hillary Clinton , Secretary of State under Obama , demanded of a senior Chinese official that his government agree to re-name the Pacific “ the American Sea ” .
She later claimed she was joking .
What are your thoughts on the US and British elites treating coronavirus as a ‘ war ’ to be won , even though they cut back on public institutions that might have pre-empted the spread ?
A pandemic described as a war to be won is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permanent war ” .
The disabling or “ lock down ” of populations is routinely described as a “ wartime measure ” .
This is meant to evoke The Blitz in 1940 when the Luftwaffe attacked England .
Of course , to compare the current crisis with the carnage and struggle of the Second World War is profane .
The central issue is the ideological destruction of a health service that has been a beacon of a lost world of equity and fairness .
How ironic and appropriate that the NHS is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If there is a “ war ” , the weapons ought to be mass testing and tracing the pathways and pattern of the virus , treating people quickly and comprehensively , protecting front line health workers , social distancing and transparency — but most of this is missing .
As for locking down the population and the “ forced isolation ” of those over 70 , to quote one of the British government ’ s favourite journalists , Robert Peston , there is a salutary lesson to be learned .
In 2012 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of isolation ” was published in Britain and the US .
Researchers from University College , London , revealed that isolation was killing the elderly — not loneliness , but isolation forced on people by circumstances beyond their control .
More than “ pre-existing ” health conditions , isolation was the silent killer .
In my own reporting in Britain in the age of “ austerity ” , I have seen underfunded voluntary services trying to cope with this killer disease — for example , in the northern city of Durham , devastated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to care for 21,000 people and to save many of them .
This is occasionally a local media story , usually when a privatised care home is caught mistreating its elderly occupants , a common abuse .
Once a humane extension of the NHS , Britain ’ s social care of the vulnerable was privatised by both Tory and Labour governments .
Many of the care homes are cash cows for ruthless individuals and their precarious companies .
The people of Britain deserve better , at the very least their freedom from fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Plymouth University ’ s Cognition Institute in the UK and the author of several books , including Voices for Peace ( with Noam Chomsky and John Pilger ) and Privatized Planet .
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by John Pilger and T.J. Coles
John Pilger On Coronavirus Propaganda, Imperialism, and Human Rights
T.J. Coles interviews the world-renowned journalist and filmmaker, John Pilger, about the coronavirus crisis in the context of propaganda, imperialism, and human rights.
TJ Coles: People are being told to self-isolate because of coronavirus, but Julian Assange has been isolated by successive British governments for years. Can you tell us what’s going on with his case and how he was doing, last time you saw him?
JP: On 25th March, a London court refused Julian Assange bail even though he was convicted of nothing and charged with nothing in Britain. The Trump administration wants to extradite him on a concocted indictment of “espionage” -- so ludicrous in law it should have been thrown out on the first day of the extradition hearing in February. It wasn’t thrown out because the magistrate, Vanessa Baraitser (she is described as a judge but is actually a magistrate) has made it clear she is acting on behalf of the British and US governments. Her bias has shocked those of us who have sat in courtrooms all over the world. At the bail hearing, she added cruelty to her repertoire. Julian was not allowed to attend, not even by video link; instead he sat alone in a cell. His barrister, Edward Fitzgerald QC, described how he was at risk of contracting coronavirus. He has a chronic lung condition and is in a prison with people who are likely to be carriers of the disease. The UK Prison Governors Association has warned “there will be deaths” unless the vulnerable are released. The Prison Officers Association agrees; the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, the WHO, the Prison Advisory Service -- all have said the virus is set to spread like wildfire through Britain’s congested, unsanitary prisons. Even Boris Johnson’s Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland, says, “The virus could take over the prisons ... and put more lives at risk.” At the time of writing, nine prisoners have died from COVID-19 in British prisons, including one at Belmarsh: these are the numbers the authorities admit to; there are very likely more. Some vulnerable prisoners are to be released, but not Julian: not in the land of Magna Carta. How shaming.
When I last saw Julian in prison, he had lost between 10 and 15 kilos; his arm was a stick. He is as sharp as ever; his black humor is intact. His resilience astonishes me. But how long can this resilience last? He is a political prisoner of the most ruthless forces, whose goal is to break him.
In your film The Dirty War on the NHS you expose the British National Health Service’s creeping privatisation and hollowing out, both by Tories and New Labour. What’s the link between the coronavirus and the fragmentation of the NHS?
That the virus has been allowed to sweep through modern, developed societies is a crime against humanity. This applies especially to Britain. In 2016, the Department of Health in London conducted a full-scale pandemic drill, known as Exercise Cygnus. The National Health Service was overwhelmed. There weren’t enough ventilators, emergency beds, ICU beds, protective kits and much else. In other words, it predicated accurately the crisis we face today. The Chief Medical Officer at the time appealed to the Conservative government to heed the warning and begin to restore and prepare the NHS. This was ignored; the documents describing the conclusions of the drill were suppressed.
Why? By 2016, the Department of Health had been reduced to a revolving door of Thatcherite ideologues: privatisers, management consultants, asset strippers, many of them besotted with the “American model” of healthcare, where the current head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, had spent 10 years promoting the private health industry as a senior executive of United Health, a company that exemplifies an infamous system which effectively disbars some 87 million Americans from medical treatment.
In Britain, the Americanising of health care has been accelerating year upon year since a Tory bill, the Health and Social Care Act, welcomed privateers such as Richard Branson and his Virgin Care. In 2019, more of the NHS was sold to private companies than ever before. By last November, the number of public beds had been cut to 127,000, the lowest bed capacity since the NHS was founded in 1948 and the lowest in Europe. Mental health beds were down to a mere 18,000 -- and most of mental health services were now in private hands, mostly American. This subversion of the world’s first public health service, established to give all people, regardless of income and class, “freedom from fear”, is surely a crime in what is now a state of fear.
Alas, my film foretold much of this. With the NHS and its clinicians prepared and ready with a national testing programme not unlike Germany’s, I believe Britain could have avoided the worst of the virus and the draconian measures that followed.
Your 2016 film, The Coming War on China, documents US encirclement and demonisation of China. Can you talk about the propaganda of corona as a ‘Chinese virus’?
Let’s take one example. When the coronavirus emerged in China and Australian tourists of mainly Chinese descent flew home, they were quarantined in a remote mining camp and an offshore detention centre. When a cruise ship, the Ruby Princess, docked in Sydney with mostly white Australians and infested with the virus, the passengers were allowed to disembark without so much as a temperature check, let alone quarantine. As a result, 662 people linked to the ship have fallen ill and at least 11 have died. The difference here is race and racist propaganda. A virulent anti-China campaign has consumed the Australian media in a country whose biggest trading partner is China and the universities depend largely on Chinese students. At the same time, no country is as integrated with the US as Australia: its military and “national security” agencies and bases, its politics and media.
The current US propaganda war on China began in Australia when Barack Obama addressed the Australian Parliament in 2011 and announced America’s “pivot to Asia”. This launched the biggest peacetime build-up of US naval forces in the Pacific since World War Two, all of it aimed at China. Today, more than 400 US bases surround China, from northern Australia, to the Marshall Islands, throughout south-east Asia, Japan and Korea. Such intimidation of China, a nuclear power, is seldom mentioned when China is attacked for building its defences on islands in the South China Sea. As part of the “pivot”, a barrage of China-is-a-threat propaganda is dispensed by travelling Pentagon admirals and generals, who describe the Pacific Ocean as if it is theirs. In a WikiLeaks disclosure, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State under Obama, demanded of a senior Chinese official that his government agree to re-name the Pacific “the American Sea”. She later claimed she was joking.
What are your thoughts on the US and British elites treating coronavirus as a ‘war’ to be won, even though they cut back on public institutions that might have pre-empted the spread?
A pandemic described as a war to be won is in keeping with the language of “permanent war”. The disabling or “lock down” of populations is routinely described as a “wartime measure”. This is meant to evoke The Blitz in 1940 when the Luftwaffe attacked England. Of course, to compare the current crisis with the carnage and struggle of the Second World War is profane. The central issue is the ideological destruction of a health service that has been a beacon of a lost world of equity and fairness. How ironic and appropriate that the NHS is currently saving Boris Johnson’s life. If there is a “war”, the weapons ought to be mass testing and tracing the pathways and pattern of the virus, treating people quickly and comprehensively, protecting front line health workers, social distancing and transparency -- but most of this is missing.
As for locking down the population and the “forced isolation” of those over 70, to quote one of the British government's favourite journalists, Robert Peston, there is a salutary lesson to be learned. In 2012, a landmark study on the “disease of isolation” was published in Britain and the US. Researchers from University College, London, revealed that isolation was killing the elderly -- not loneliness, but isolation forced on people by circumstances beyond their control. More than “pre-existing” health conditions, isolation was the silent killer.
In my own reporting in Britain in the age of “austerity”, I have seen underfunded voluntary services trying to cope with this killer disease -- for example, in the northern city of Durham, devastated by Conservative policies, one volunteer attempted to care for 21,000 people and to save many of them. This is occasionally a local media story, usually when a privatised care home is caught mistreating its elderly occupants, a common abuse. Once a humane extension of the NHS, Britain’s social care of the vulnerable was privatised by both Tory and Labour governments. Many of the care homes are cash cows for ruthless individuals and their precarious companies. The people of Britain deserve better, at the very least their freedom from fear.
T.J. Coles is a postdoctoral researcher at Plymouth University's Cognition Institute in the UK and the author of several books, including Voices for Peace (with Noam Chomsky and John Pilger) and Privatized Planet.
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thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-15--Exactly 18 Years After US Coup Against Venezuela, Pompeo and Abrams Warn Another is Coming

Since then , Washington has never stopped attempting to remove the United Socialist Party from power , refusing to accept the validity of widely-lauded presidential elections in 2013 and 2018 , funding virtually the entire spectrum of the domestic opposition for two decades .
A number of other , less successful coups attempts have all been met with at least tacit American approval as well , including 2014 and 2017 waves of terrorist violence , a failed 2018 assassination of Maduro , and four separate coup attempts last year by self-declared president Juan Guaidó .
The Trump administration has also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country , leading to over 100,000 deaths , according to an American U.N. Special Rapporteur who visited the country , describing them as akin to a medieval siege and declaring Trump guilty of crimes against humanity .
Abrams ’ life ’ s work has been to use the power of the U.S. government – overtly and covertly – to overthrow sovereign states through coups , sanctions and genocides .
On his first day as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs under Ronald Reagan in 1981 , he jumped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ El Mozote massacre in El Salvador , conducted by a death squad created , armed and trained by Washington .
Since then he has been an architect of “ dirty wars , ” genocides and regime change in Guatemala , Nicaragua , Colombia and Panama , among others .
As Jon Swartz of The Intercept wrote : When Rep. Ilhan Omar brought up some of this history during a 2019 House Committee on Foreign Relations last year , he appeared outraged , almost beyond words .
Despite the sanctions , the Venezuelan government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capable of handling the coronavirus pandemic than the Trump administration .
Even before any confirmed cases , Maduro declared a health emergency , canceling foreign flights and prohibiting crowds .
On the day of the first case , schools , theaters , and restaurants were closed , and wearing a mask in public became mandatory .
The government created a national online database and website where unwell citizens could inform authorities of their condition .
Over 20,000 people who registered were immediately visited in their homes by medics .
The country has reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While Pompeo and Abrams ’ latest remarks are a grave threat to the sovereignty of Venezuela , they are not novel , Venezuelans have been hearing similar proclamations for nearly two decades .
Whether they will succeed where previous administrations before them have failed remains to be seen .
Feature photo | Felon Elliott Abrams , left , in cartoon ridiculing his comeback to “ government service ” to assist in the murdering of Venezuelan democracy , a longstanding objective of US foreign policy .

Since then, Washington has never stopped attempting to remove the United Socialist Party from power, refusing to accept the validity of widely-lauded presidential elections in 2013 and 2018, funding virtually the entire spectrum of the domestic opposition for two decades. A number of other, less successful coups attempts have all been met with at least tacit American approval as well, including 2014 and 2017 waves of terrorist violence, a failed 2018 assassination of Maduro, and four separate coup attempts last year by self-declared president Juan Guaidó.
The Trump administration has also ramped up Obama’s sanctions on the country, leading to over 100,000 deaths, according to an American U.N. Special Rapporteur who visited the country, describing them as akin to a medieval siege and declaring Trump guilty of crimes against humanity.
Abrams’ life’s work has been to use the power of the U.S. government – overtly and covertly – to overthrow sovereign states through coups, sanctions and genocides. On his first day as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs under Ronald Reagan in 1981, he jumped into action, covering up the now-infamous El Mozote massacre in El Salvador, conducted by a death squad created, armed and trained by Washington. Since then he has been an architect of “dirty wars,” genocides and regime change in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia and Panama, among others. As Jon Swartz of The Intercept wrote:
The choice of Abrams sends a clear message to Venezuela and the world: The Trump administration intends to brutalize Venezuela, while producing a stream of unctuous rhetoric about America’s love for democracy and human rights.”
When Rep. Ilhan Omar brought up some of this history during a 2019 House Committee on Foreign Relations last year, he appeared outraged, almost beyond words.
Despite the sanctions, the Venezuelan government has actually proven to be far more capable of handling the coronavirus pandemic than the Trump administration. Even before any confirmed cases, Maduro declared a health emergency, canceling foreign flights and prohibiting crowds. On the day of the first case, schools, theaters, and restaurants were closed, and wearing a mask in public became mandatory. The government created a national online database and website where unwell citizens could inform authorities of their condition. Over 20,000 people who registered were immediately visited in their homes by medics. The country has reported only 181 infections and 9 deaths.
While Pompeo and Abrams’ latest remarks are a grave threat to the sovereignty of Venezuela, they are not novel, Venezuelans have been hearing similar proclamations for nearly two decades. Whether they will succeed where previous administrations before them have failed remains to be seen.
Feature photo | Felon Elliott Abrams, left, in cartoon ridiculing his comeback to "government service" to assist in the murdering of Venezuelan democracy, a longstanding objective of US foreign policy.


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-14--Cuba – The Endless Cruelty of US Sanctions – The US Interception of Chinese Medical Supply to Cuba

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Enhanced transcript on an interview with PressTV PressTV What are your views on this ?
PK First , there are no words to describe the cruelty of this – and many other similar acts by the United States , to utilize this pandemic to tighten the screws even more on sanctioned countries like Cuba and Venezuela and Iran – and many others , by blocking vital medical supplies from reaching these countries medical staff and hospitals to treat patients .
The blockage of this medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a virus that most likely originated in the US .
But did you know that this worldwide pandemic was planned for years , and its last step before it was launched was Event 201 , sponsored by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine ( created and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation ) , by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , and the World Economic Forum , the club of the ultra-oligarchs that meet every January in Davos , Switzerland .
The event took place on October 18 , 2019 , in New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic simulations , exactly with a corona virus which for the simulation strangely and coincidentally – was called 2019-nCoV .
Later the name was changed by WHO into COVID-19 .
The result of the simulation produced 65 million deaths in 18 months , a stock market collapse of more than 30 % and an insane number of unemployment and bankruptcies .
What we are living now is exactly that , in fact , we are seeing just the tiny top of the iceberg .
This was a planned worldwide destruction of the socioeconomic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was an attempt of the few powerful on top of the pyramid- the Dark Deep State – to plunge the bulk of the world population into a never before seen misery – and , of course , as always , it will affect poor countries more than the rich .
——- Having said this , the illegal US blockade of Cuba for almost 60 years of which we all know is inhuman and cruel and against all international laws and standards , continues unabated .
The UN has voted against this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years in a row .
Of the 193 UN members , 191 voted against the continuation of the blockade .
The exceptions were the US and Israel .
This entire world body voting against the US sanction , represents more than 99 % of the world population .
Yet , it does nothing against the US and its sanctions and embargoes on Cuba , Venezuela , Iran , China , Russia , North Korea – and many more .
Currently about 30 % of the world population are affected in one way or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t the entire world collectively sanction the US ?
I know , this is a pipe dream .
But it ’ s a possibility .
Especially now that the world economy is about to collapse because of the draconian measures almost every government of the globe has taken to fight the corona virus – we have literally created “ planet lockdown ” .
Now that we may enter into an entire new socioeconomic paradigm , is the time for the 99.9 % of the population , to apply the shock doctrine in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the 191 countries of the UN body to take control and start sanctioning the US , until the ruthless empire becomes a normal respectable nation .
PressTV Question In December 2014 Obama initiated the “ Cuban Thaw ” and in July 2015 reestablished diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana .
What happened after that ?
PK First , I think we have to see this new “ overture ” by Obama like many other initiatives he took – a dishonest move .
It foremost was to put officially US spies and US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Embassy , because the loosening of the embargo was never part of the deal .
There was not even a plan , when that might happen .
[ The old “ Trojan Horse ” trick used by Washington on some “ hard ” cases.—Ed ] Then came Trump , a ferocious anti-socialist , anti-everything-that-is-not capitalist fanatic .
He also immensely dislikes Obama and wanted to undo as much as possible of what Obama managed in his 8 years at the helm in Washington .
So , instead of talking about the next steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cubans rightly expected , Trump tightened the screws on the sanctions invoking the strengthening of the Helms-Burton act .
This US federal law is a mere strengthening of the sanctions and embargo against Cuba .
Then under a ridiculous pretext that Cuba poisoned US embassy staff with an unidentifiable hearing disease , Washington withdrew almost all the staff from the Embassy .
But the official Cuban Washington relation is still on the record , and the Embassies nominally in place .
Since then , Trump and his various advisors and spokespeople have repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any socialism in the world , and especially not in “ his ” Hemisphere ; that he will eradicate Cuba , Venezuela and Nicaragua as we know them .
That has so far not happened .
We ’ ll see .
These countries ’ resistance is much stronger than the Trump ideologues are capable of imagining .
– So much for the Obama “ opening ” to Cuba .
This is an article by senior contributing editor Peter Koenig

Another important dispatch from The Greanville Post. Be sure to share it widely.
Enhanced transcript on an interview with PressTV
Background
Cuba complained recently that a shipment of test kits, masks and respirators, donated by the Chinese Alibaba group, didn't arrive because the American company tasked with transportation feared breaching U-S sanction rules. Washington imposed an embargo on Cuba in 19-62 after the island nation nationalized its oil industry. The measures have been denounced by the United Nations 28 years in a row.
PressTV What are your views on this?
PK First, there are no words to describe the cruelty of this - and many other similar acts by the United States, to utilize this pandemic to tighten the screws even more on sanctioned countries like Cuba and Venezuela and Iran – and many others, by blocking vital medical supplies from reaching these countries medical staff and hospitals to treat patients. The blockage of this medical supply may cause even more death from a virus that most likely originated in the US.
But did you know that this worldwide pandemic was planned for years, and its last step before it was launched was Event 201, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (created and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation), by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the World Economic Forum, the club of the ultra-oligarchs that meet every January in Davos, Switzerland.
The event took place on October 18, 2019, in New York City and produced a number of pandemic simulations, exactly with a corona virus which for the simulation strangely and coincidentally – was called 2019-nCoV. Later the name was changed by WHO into COVID-19. The result of the simulation produced 65 million deaths in 18 months, a stock market collapse of more than 30% and an insane number of unemployment and bankruptcies. What we are living now is exactly that, in fact, we are seeing just the tiny top of the iceberg.
This was a planned worldwide destruction of the socioeconomic fabric and all that depends on it. It was an attempt of the few powerful on top of the pyramid- the Dark Deep State – to plunge the bulk of the world population into a never before seen misery – and, of course, as always, it will affect poor countries more than the rich.
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Having said this, the illegal US blockade of Cuba for almost 60 years of which we all know is inhuman and cruel and against all international laws and standards, continues unabated.
The UN has voted against this illegitimate blockade against Cuba for almost 30 years in a row. Of the 193 UN members, 191 voted against the continuation of the blockade. The exceptions were the US and Israel.
This entire world body voting against the US sanction, represents more than 99% of the world population. Yet, it does nothing against the US and its sanctions and embargoes on Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, China, Russia, North Korea – and many more. Currently about 30% of the world population are affected in one way or another by US sanctions. Why doesn’t the entire world collectively sanction the US?
I know, this is a pipe dream. But it’s a possibility. Especially now that the world economy is about to collapse because of the draconian measures almost every government of the globe has taken to fight the corona virus – we have literally created “planet lockdown”. Now that we may enter into an entire new socioeconomic paradigm, is the time for the 99.9% of the population, to apply the shock doctrine in reverse. It would be the moment for the 191 countries of the UN body to take control and start sanctioning the US, until the ruthless empire becomes a normal respectable nation.
PressTV Question In December 2014 Obama initiated the “Cuban Thaw” and in July 2015 reestablished diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana. What happened after that?
PK First, I think we have to see this new “overture” by Obama like many other initiatives he took - a dishonest move. It foremost was to put officially US spies and US propaganda agents into the newly reopened US Embassy, because the loosening of the embargo was never part of the deal. There was not even a plan, when that might happen. [The old "Trojan Horse" trick used by Washington on some "hard" cases.—Ed]
Then came Trump, a ferocious anti-socialist, anti-everything-that-is-not capitalist fanatic. He also immensely dislikes Obama and wanted to undo as much as possible of what Obama managed in his 8 years at the helm in Washington. So, instead of talking about the next steps of loosening the embargo, as the Cubans rightly expected, Trump tightened the screws on the sanctions invoking the strengthening of the Helms-Burton act. This US federal law is a mere strengthening of the sanctions and embargo against Cuba.
Then under a ridiculous pretext that Cuba poisoned US embassy staff with an unidentifiable hearing disease, Washington withdrew almost all the staff from the Embassy. But the official Cuban Washington relation is still on the record, and the Embassies nominally in place.
Since then, Trump and his various advisors and spokespeople have repeatedly declared that President Trump will not tolerate any socialism in the world, and especially not in “his” Hemisphere; that he will eradicate Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua as we know them. That has so far not happened. We'll see. These countries’ resistance is much stronger than the Trump ideologues are capable of imagining. – So much for the Obama “opening” to Cuba.
This is an article by senior contributing editor Peter Koenig


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-14--Americans May Be Too Religious To Embrace Socialism

Bernie Sanders has made socialism relevant again in this country .
But will the U.S. join much of Western Europe in developing a successful socialist political tradition ?
Short of that , will the Sanders campaign ignite a new movement ?
Both are unlikely , at least for now , and a big part of the explanation why may lie in religion — religion inhibits socialism ’ s spread and explains its lack of political mobilization .
To understand the relationship between socialist values and religion , we used the 2013 Public Religion Research Institute ’ s “ Economic Values @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , respondents were asked how much they agreed with a battery of statements regarding economic values , including “ It is the responsibility of the government to take care of people who can ’ t take care of themselves , ” The government should do more to reduce the gap between the rich and poor ” and “ The government should guarantee health insurance for all citizens.
” We combined these into a “ socialism scale , ” the results of which suggest the average American is just left of center .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evangelical style of American religion is a strong antidote to socialism .
If faith alone can lead you to salvation , then efforts to reshape society are beside the point .
But the animosity between them has been more pointed , especially regarding so called “ Godless communists ” who portrayed religion as the “ opiate of the masses.
” In these data , those who agreed that social problems would be resolved if enough people had a personal relationship with God were 20 percent less socialist than those who disagreed .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action explains clearly why collectivist efforts have traditionally foundered in the U.S. By the same token , Americans who are not religious ( sometimes called the Nones ) would be those most likely to hold socialist values .
And indeed , this is what we find : Nones are 10 percent more socialist , on average , than religious Americans .
The gap is greater among older people ( 15 percentage points at retirement age ) and smaller among the young ( 5 percentage points at 18-24 ) , perhaps because younger people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to greater economic insecurity than their elders .
In what may be seen as a cruel irony given Sanders ’ s difficulty with black voters , there is no such gap among nonwhite respondents — support for socialist values is high across the board .
Even more , nonwhite respondents favor socialist values at equivalent levels as white Nones .
It seems that the Nones are key to socialism ’ s fortune .
While their growth in numbers may lead to more openness to socialist ideas , that is by no means certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics precisely because they lack religious affiliation : Churches are the most widespread social organizations in the U.S .
Though not their primary purpose , churches connect individuals to political organizations and identities .
Nones lack the organizational structure that helps connect their ideology to politics — in these data , 20 percent more young Nones are Independents than their religious peers , and they vote in very low numbers ( about 12 percent in recent elections ) .
Perhaps a portion of the lower than expected turnout among the young this nomination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Will socialism take hold in America in the near future ?
Though surveys continue to note majority support for socialist positions ( especially among the young ) , its path is more difficult without the unifying and mobilizing force of religion .
For now , expect to see more of Hillary Clinton ’ s liberalism than Sanders ’ s democratic socialism .
Check out our live coverage of the Republican debate .

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or over a century, scholars have wondered why the United States has never had a viable socialist movement. Socialist parties in other Western democracies, such as Britain’s Labour Party and Germany’s Social Democratic Party, are regularly in and out of power, but the best socialist showing for president in the U.S. was Eugene Debs’s 6 percent in 1912.
Bernie Sanders has made socialism relevant again in this country. But will the U.S. join much of Western Europe in developing a successful socialist political tradition? Short of that, will the Sanders campaign ignite a new movement? Both are unlikely, at least for now, and a big part of the explanation why may lie in religion — religion inhibits socialism’s spread and explains its lack of political mobilization.
To understand the relationship between socialist values and religion, we used the 2013 Public Religion Research Institute’s “Economic Values Study.” As part of the survey, respondents were asked how much they agreed with a battery of statements regarding economic values, including “It is the responsibility of the government to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves,” The government should do more to reduce the gap between the rich and poor” and “The government should guarantee health insurance for all citizens.” We combined these into a “socialism scale,” the results of which suggest the average American is just left of center.
The conventional wisdom is that the individualist, evangelical style of American religion is a strong antidote to socialism. If faith alone can lead you to salvation, then efforts to reshape society are beside the point. But the animosity between them has been more pointed, especially regarding so called “Godless communists” who portrayed religion as the “opiate of the masses.” In these data, those who agreed that social problems would be resolved if enough people had a personal relationship with God were 20 percent less socialist than those who disagreed. A worldview that pits faith directly against collective action explains clearly why collectivist efforts have traditionally foundered in the U.S.
By the same token, Americans who are not religious (sometimes called the Nones) would be those most likely to hold socialist values. And indeed, this is what we find: Nones are 10 percent more socialist, on average, than religious Americans. The gap is greater among older people (15 percentage points at retirement age) and smaller among the young (5 percentage points at 18-24), perhaps because younger people are exposed to many more Nones and to greater economic insecurity than their elders. In what may be seen as a cruel irony given Sanders’s difficulty with black voters, there is no such gap among nonwhite respondents — support for socialist values is high across the board. Even more, nonwhite respondents favor socialist values at equivalent levels as white Nones.
It seems that the Nones are key to socialism’s fortune. While their growth in numbers may lead to more openness to socialist ideas, that is by no means certain. Nones are at a disadvantage in politics precisely because they lack religious affiliation: Churches are the most widespread social organizations in the U.S. Though not their primary purpose, churches connect individuals to political organizations and identities. Nones lack the organizational structure that helps connect their ideology to politics — in these data, 20 percent more young Nones are Independents than their religious peers, and they vote in very low numbers (about 12 percent in recent elections). Perhaps a portion of the lower than expected turnout among the young this nomination season can be attributed to the Nones.
Will socialism take hold in America in the near future? Though surveys continue to note majority support for socialist positions (especially among the young), its path is more difficult without the unifying and mobilizing force of religion.
For now, expect to see more of Hillary Clinton’s liberalism than Sanders’s democratic socialism.
Check out our live coverage of the Republican debate.


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-14--Pity post-corona Millennials… if they don’t openly push socialism

Most of them were teenagers when the “ victory ” of the “ leader of the free world ” came crashing down on 9/11 .
Jingoistic hysteria against ( fictitious , always Pentagon-supported ) Islamic radicalism was followed by the Great Recession .
The alleged “ economic recovery ” was always limited to the 1 % , and now we have the coronavirus panic .
Ever since 2008 , when my elders start to decry the alleged character flaws of the Millennial generation I always point out how they were handed so many handicaps .
“ The only Millennials with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those selected in the first round of the NBA draft , ” is my usual attempt at pithiness .
It ’ s surprising that the phrase “ Ok , boomer ” took so long to develop , frankly ?
So what ’ s going to happen to this beleaguered bunch post-corona ?
It seems like even more burdens will be heaped on them , and I can think of five important ones : First , there will be no growth-rebuilding “ corona reconstruction ” because infrastructure is not destroyed in a pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ neoliberals in the US and the austerity-evangelicals in the Eurozone are going to be just as resistant to taxing the rich in order to give useful jobs to the poor as they have been for the past four decades .
Second , there are many fearful Mainstream Media articles detailing how after the Black Plague workers in Europe were emboldened to demand more wages and rights .
This is merely an interesting historical vignette – there are no mass deaths in 2020 .
Therefore , once the corona hysteria ends you will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other for jobs .
In a parallel , compounding development , good jobs will also be even more scarce than in 2008 ( although maybe the NBA will expand ? )
because the corona overreaction is creating such enormous economic devastation with mass bankruptcies , closures and reduced government tax revenue sure to result .
Due to a lack of socialist controls and planning , the law of supply and demand will rule unfettered – wages are sure to drop .
Third , the very sectors where Millennials can be most often found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitality and creative – will be the most decimated by corona lockdowns .
What ’ s more , this age group has – necessarily – the least seniority , experience and skills and thus they will be the first to be fired in every sector .
Labor participation rate for Millennials had only just returned to pre-2008 levels , but – as I stressed to my often-dismissive elders – levels “ returned ” only via terrible part-time jobs , gig economy work and short-term contracts in Europe .
How long will it take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) pre-2020 levels ?
Fourth , in these lousy , poorly-paid pieces of under-employment “ benefits ” like health care , pension contributions and unemployment insurance were often non-existent .
The US bailouts have thrown them some unemployment insurance for a few months , but will it be enough ?
Not to pay the overhead for the moderate-to-successful Millennial classes – that is absolutely certain .
Dirt-poor Millennials will , at best , not stop being dirt-poor , and certainly will return after these modest “ bailouts ” quickly finish .
Millennials were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicator compared to their Generation X , Baby Boomer and Silent Generation counterparts .
Fifth , if you thought Millennials were too sensitive before , then imagine how they will be after the corona trauma ?
There is no “ victory ” to be had here for the survivors – all they did was cower at home , sometimes snitch on their neighbors , and often couldn ’ t even risk trying to volunteer to help the elderly and vulnerable .
This is going to create guilt and shame personally , mistrust and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save , hoard and not take risks economically .
And , please note , this is the bad situation for the White youth class in the West – imagine being non-White , or Muslim , or ( gasp ! )
both non-White and Muslim ?
To summarise briefly , the same logic will hold true for individuals as for businesses : anyone without savings or stable access to credit NOW is about to be dragged under .
Millennials have the least amount of savings , social credit or economic credit .
So what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of fear among the corporate MSM , conservatives and corporate neo-fascists that the economic downturn caused by the corona lockdown will cause the Millennials and younger to embrace socialism .
To this I respond : Well , it would be about time .
A hugely common Western misconception during the 1950s and 60s was that the youth class would carry the day and float the elderly off on icebergs to the North Pole .
We now know much more about modern Western capitalism : this was undoubtedly misguided , because in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which dominate the economic assets and political power , and are just as weighty arbiters of cultural power .
As I have repeatedly discussed , only in China and Iran did the upheavals of the 1960s translate into actual political and economic power for the youth class , and thanks to ( the world ’ s only two ) state-sponsored Cultural Revolutions .
Contrarily , in the West their victory was limited to the pop culture sphere – their Cultural Revolution was repressed and halted , yes , because the real failure lay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t real , class-warfare , anti-imperialist leftists , apparently .
Maybe this will change now ?
However , ( truly ) fake-leftist Bernie Sanders just bowed out ( hilarious timing from a reliable Democratic Party toady ) ; Jeremy Corbyn ’ s ( fake-leftist ) anti-Brexit stance failed ( of course ) and his replacement is far more conservative ; France ’ s ( fake- ) left wants four things : wine , pornography , no religion whatsoever and to smash the superb Yellow Vest movement ’ s call for a French @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So what is to be done ?
The political nihilists – who are stupid , wrong , lazy and cowardly – insist that leftism has failed everywhere in 2020 , but there are a dozen or so examples which prove them wrong ( simply look to the countries the US organises Western sanctions against ) .
The West , being evangelical , chauvinistic and used to leading for two centuries , ignores and/or denigrates all of these examples .
Now one thing I always try to do is to shoot myself in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ articles rebroadcast , retweeted and the like – by praising Iran when deserved .
I mean , what surer way is there today to terrify fake-leftist , rabidly-secularist Anglophones and Westerners than to stick up for not just Iran but also ( and I ’ m not sure which is worse to them ) Islamic Socialism ?
But I feel compelled to point out that the corona-situation of Iranian Millennials ( i.e .
their youth class ) is not anywhere as dire as for their Western counterparts , and I need only one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them live at home until they are married or around 30 .
Iranian young adults who aren ’ t working now – at least they aren ’ t racking up rent/mortgage debt , eh ?
What ’ s more : there are no Western credit card companies in Iran due to the Western blockade , and formal interest rates are constrained by the morals of Islamic finance , so what credit card debt ?
University eduction is widespread and cheap , so what university debt ?
The medical system is the best in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not been totally eradicated anywhere , it is undoubtedly within the reach of Iran ’ s lower class , so what medical debt ?
Europeans usually enjoy the latter two realities , at least , so you can ’ t say I am talking about impossibilities .
Corona quarantines are hardest on the lower class everywhere , but Iran is a socialist-inspired society so political policy actually addresses their needs first and has done so since 1979 .
Unlike Europeans ( especially Anglo-Saxons ) , Iran ’ s entire ( allegedly ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also have far more emotional support than in atomised Western households .
This is not a small thing for some people during the corona crisis , but also post-corona .
However Iran is not the only example of success amid the post-1980 neoliberal era : it ’ s grounds for calls of “ traitor ” in the US , but is not Russia ’ s amazing rebound after the tragedy of the USSR ’ s implosion not worthy of interest ?
How did they do that ?
They are a socialist-inspired culture to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continent of China and tiny Cuba as well ?
The point here is : the primary obstacle Millennials have to overcome are lifetimes of Gen X , Boomer and Silent Generation TINA ( There Is No Alternative ( to neoliberalism ) ) to realise that socialism is an actual , still-viable , never-going-away source of solutions .
Without openly promoting socialism all the complaints and public disavowals of Western imperialism-capitalism ultimately reach a dead end , after all .
Millennials need to learn that class warfare exists , but in the West only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality .
Unfortunately , to see how wide the political-intellectual gap is simply consider : US imperialism more dangerous than coronavirus for international community : Iran president .
What other national leaders would say such thing in 2020 ?
How many actually did say it in 1918 amid the Spanish Flu pandemic ?
In 2020 you would be crucified for saying that – despite its obvious accuracy – and certainly not retweeted .
But Western Millennials are free to ignore existing examples , and also to go on hating God , Mom , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong social safety nets , all governments etc .
; they are perfectly free to stay focused on the current corona “ War on Dying ” and to not immediately demand socialist-inspired policies for a youth class which keeps being forced to bear the domestic brunt of Western neoliberalism and ( never even broached domestic ) neo-imperialism .
They ’ re still young – maybe they ’ ll get drafted by the NBA ?
Corona contrarianism ?
How about some corona common sense ?
Here is my list of articles published regarding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will find them useful in your leftist struggle !
Corona meds in every pot & a People ’ s QE : the Trumpian populism they hoped for ?
– March 23 , 2020 A day ’ s diary from a US CEO during the Corona crisis ( satire ) March 23 , 2020 MSNBC : Chicago price gouging up 9,000 % & the sports-journalization of US media – March 25 , 2020 Tough times need vanguard parties – are ‘ social media users ’ the West ’ s ?
– March 26 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must quit the Eurozone – March 30 , 2020 Landlord class : Waive or donate rent-profits now or fear the Cultural Revolution – March 31 , 2020 ( A Soviet ? )
Superman : Red Son – the new socialist film to watch on lockdown – April 2 , 2020 Condensing the data leaves no doubt : Fear corona-economy more than the virus – April 5 , 2020 Why does the UK have an ‘ army ’ of volunteers but the US has a shortage ?
– April 12 , 2020 No buybacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Western stock market gains – April 13 , 2020 – April 13 , 2020

This is part of a series of dispatches by correspondent Ramin Mazaheri
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’m only three years from being a Millennial myself but, wow! They sure have had a much rougher go of it:
Most of them were teenagers when the “victory” of the “leader of the free world” came crashing down on 9/11. Jingoistic hysteria against (fictitious, always Pentagon-supported) Islamic radicalism was followed by the Great Recession. The alleged “economic recovery” was always limited to the 1%, and now we have the coronavirus panic. Ever since 2008, when my elders start to decry the alleged character flaws of the Millennial generation I always point out how they were handed so many handicaps.
“The only Millennials with a decent job and no debt were those selected in the first round of the NBA draft,” is my usual attempt at pithiness. It’s surprising that the phrase “Ok, boomer” took so long to develop, frankly?
So what’s going to happen to this beleaguered bunch post-corona? It seems like even more burdens will be heaped on them, and I can think of five important ones:
First, there will be no growth-rebuilding “corona reconstruction” because infrastructure is not destroyed in a pandemic. When the corona craziness dies down the neoliberals in the US and the austerity-evangelicals in the Eurozone are going to be just as resistant to taxing the rich in order to give useful jobs to the poor as they have been for the past four decades.
Second, there are many fearful Mainstream Media articles detailing how after the Black Plague workers in Europe were emboldened to demand more wages and rights. This is merely an interesting historical vignette – there are no mass deaths in 2020. Therefore, once the corona hysteria ends you will have a flood of workers competing with each other for jobs. In a parallel, compounding development, good jobs will also be even more scarce than in 2008 (although maybe the NBA will expand?) because the corona overreaction is creating such enormous economic devastation with mass bankruptcies, closures and reduced government tax revenue sure to result. Due to a lack of socialist controls and planning, the law of supply and demand will rule unfettered – wages are sure to drop.
Third, the very sectors where Millennials can be most often found – restaurants, retail, tourism, hospitality and creative – will be the most decimated by corona lockdowns. What’s more, this age group has – necessarily – the least seniority, experience and skills and thus they will be the first to be fired in every sector. Labor participation rate for Millennials had only just returned to pre-2008 levels, but – as I stressed to my often-dismissive elders – levels “returned” only via terrible part-time jobs, gig economy work and short-term contracts in Europe. How long will it take to return to (these fundamentally inferior) pre-2020 levels?
Fourth, in these lousy, poorly-paid pieces of under-employment “benefits” like health care, pension contributions and unemployment insurance were often non-existent. The US bailouts have thrown them some unemployment insurance for a few months, but will it be enough? Not to pay the overhead for the moderate-to-successful Millennial classes – that is absolutely certain. Dirt-poor Millennials will, at best, not stop being dirt-poor, and certainly will return after these modest “bailouts” quickly finish. Millennials were already worse off in every major economic indicator compared to their Generation X, Baby Boomer and Silent Generation counterparts.
Fifth, if you thought Millennials were too sensitive before, then imagine how they will be after the corona trauma? There is no “victory” to be had here for the survivors – all they did was cower at home, sometimes snitch on their neighbors, and often couldn’t even risk trying to volunteer to help the elderly and vulnerable. This is going to create guilt and shame personally, mistrust and resentment socially, and a desire to save, hoard and not take risks economically.
And, please note, this is the bad situation for the White youth class in the West – imagine being non-White, or Muslim, or (gasp!) both non-White and Muslim?
To summarise briefly, the same logic will hold true for individuals as for businesses: anyone without savings or stable access to credit NOW is about to be dragged under. Millennials have the least amount of savings, social credit or economic credit.
So what is to be done?
There is a lot of fear among the corporate MSM, conservatives and corporate neo-fascists that the economic downturn caused by the corona lockdown will cause the Millennials and younger to embrace socialism.
To this I respond: Well, it would be about time.
A hugely common Western misconception during the 1950s and 60s was that the youth class would carry the day and float the elderly off on icebergs to the North Pole. We now know much more about modern Western capitalism: this was undoubtedly misguided, because in the West it is the elder classes which dominate the economic assets and political power, and are just as weighty arbiters of cultural power.
As I have repeatedly discussed, only in China and Iran did the upheavals of the 1960s translate into actual political and economic power for the youth class, and thanks to (the world’s only two) state-sponsored Cultural Revolutions. Contrarily, in the West their victory was limited to the pop culture sphere – their Cultural Revolution was repressed and halted, yes, because the real failure lay within the populace: they simply weren’t real, class-warfare, anti-imperialist leftists, apparently.
Maybe this will change now?
However, (truly) fake-leftist Bernie Sanders just bowed out (hilarious timing from a reliable Democratic Party toady); Jeremy Corbyn’s (fake-leftist) anti-Brexit stance failed (of course) and his replacement is far more conservative; France’s (fake-)left wants four things: wine, pornography, no religion whatsoever and to smash the superb Yellow Vest movement’s call for a French Cultural Revolution by any means necessary.
So what is to be done?
The political nihilists – who are stupid, wrong, lazy and cowardly – insist that leftism has failed everywhere in 2020, but there are a dozen or so examples which prove them wrong (simply look to the countries the US organises Western sanctions against). The West, being evangelical, chauvinistic and used to leading for two centuries, ignores and/or denigrates all of these examples.
Now one thing I always try to do is to shoot myself in the foot – as far as getting my articles rebroadcast, retweeted and the like – by praising Iran when deserved. I mean, what surer way is there today to terrify fake-leftist, rabidly-secularist Anglophones and Westerners than to stick up for not just Iran but also (and I’m not sure which is worse to them) Islamic Socialism?
But I feel compelled to point out that the corona-situation of Iranian Millennials (i.e. their youth class) is not anywhere as dire as for their Western counterparts, and I need only one reason to prove why: most of them live at home until they are married or around 30.
Iranian young adults who aren’t working now – at least they aren’t racking up rent/mortgage debt, eh?
What’s more: there are no Western credit card companies in Iran due to the Western blockade, and formal interest rates are constrained by the morals of Islamic finance, so what credit card debt? University eduction is widespread and cheap, so what university debt? The medical system is the best in the region and, while absolute poverty has not been totally eradicated anywhere, it is undoubtedly within the reach of Iran’s lower class, so what medical debt? Europeans usually enjoy the latter two realities, at least, so you can’t say I am talking about impossibilities. Corona quarantines are hardest on the lower class everywhere, but Iran is a socialist-inspired society so political policy actually addresses their needs first and has done so since 1979.
Unlike Europeans (especially Anglo-Saxons), Iran’s entire (allegedly) “failed to launch” youth class also have far more emotional support than in atomised Western households. This is not a small thing for some people during the corona crisis, but also post-corona.
However Iran is not the only example of success amid the post-1980 neoliberal era: it’s grounds for calls of “traitor” in the US, but is not Russia’s amazing rebound after the tragedy of the USSR’s implosion not worthy of interest? How did they do that? They are a socialist-inspired culture to some degree, but what about the continent of China and tiny Cuba as well? The point here is: the primary obstacle Millennials have to overcome are lifetimes of Gen X, Boomer and Silent Generation TINA (There Is No Alternative (to neoliberalism)) to realise that socialism is an actual, still-viable, never-going-away source of solutions.
Without openly promoting socialism all the complaints and public disavowals of Western imperialism-capitalism ultimately reach a dead end, after all. Millennials need to learn that class warfare exists, but in the West only the 1% is cognisant of this reality.
Unfortunately, to see how wide the political-intellectual gap is simply consider: US imperialism more dangerous than coronavirus for international community: Iran president. What other national leaders would say such thing in 2020?
How many actually did say it in 1918 amid the Spanish Flu pandemic? In 2020 you would be crucified for saying that – despite its obvious accuracy – and certainly not retweeted.
But Western Millennials are free to ignore existing examples, and also to go on hating God, Mom, Dad, socialism, central planning, strong social safety nets, all governments etc.; they are perfectly free to stay focused on the current corona “War on Dying” and to not immediately demand socialist-inspired policies for a youth class which keeps being forced to bear the domestic brunt of Western neoliberalism and (never even broached domestic) neo-imperialism.
They’re still young – maybe they’ll get drafted by the NBA?
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Corona contrarianism? How about some corona common sense? Here is my list of articles published regarding the corona crisis, and I hope you will find them useful in your leftist struggle!
Capitalist-imperialist West stays home over corona – they grew a conscience? – March 22, 2020
Corona meds in every pot & a People’s QE: the Trumpian populism they hoped for? – March 23, 2020
A day’s diary from a US CEO during the Corona crisis (satire) March 23, 2020
MSNBC: Chicago price gouging up 9,000% & the sports-journalization of US media – March 25, 2020
Tough times need vanguard parties – are ‘social media users’ the West’s? – March 26, 2020
If Germany rejects Corona bonds they must quit the Eurozone – March 30, 2020
Landlord class: Waive or donate rent-profits now or fear the Cultural Revolution – March 31, 2020
Corona repeating 9/11 & Y2K hysterias? Both saw huge economic overreactions – April 1, 2020
(A Soviet?) Superman: Red Son – the new socialist film to watch on lockdown – April 2, 2020
Corona rewrites capitalist bust-chronology & proves: It’s the nation-state, stupid – April 3, 2020
Condensing the data leaves no doubt: Fear corona-economy more than the virus – April 5, 2020
‘We’re Going Wrong’: The West’s middling, middle-class corona response – April 10, 2020
Why does the UK have an ‘army’ of volunteers but the US has a shortage? – April 12, 2020
No buybacks allowed or dared? Then wave goodbye to Western stock market gains – April 13, 2020 – April 13, 2020


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-16--BERNIE SANDERS, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND WHY WE DON’T HAVE A WORKING CLASS PARTY (YET)

“ The Democratic party…is a party so unprincipled that for the sake of regaining office it is taking the lead in resurrecting the Cold War against socialists and a new McCarthyism , with all its potentially catastrophic consequences… ” here is a debate on the Left about the role of Bernie Sanders .
A good many ( probably a majority ) are enthusiastic .
Some believe that he represents a truly progressive force and brings renewed hope in reshaping the Democratic Party to become that party of the working people , the “ minorities , ” women , that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about working to transform the party , call upon progressives to join and/or become active .
This position is most clearly articulated by the progressive film-maker Michael Moore .
Sanders as midwife of a new party Then there are those who understand – or think they understand – that the Democratic Party is not and can not become the vehicle for progressive movements but nevertheless are enthusiastic about Bernie Sanders because he “ opens space ” for the Left , and has , for example , made the term “ socialism ” acceptable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They see Sanders as someone to get behind because it is through supporting Sanders that we will get to the formation of a mass progressive Third Party that some on the Left have been long urging .
Cornel West is a prominent representative of this line of thought .
We must dispense with all illusions There are , however , those on the Left who condemn the Democratic Party and criticize Bernie Sanders as being part of an apparatus whose function it is to prevent the formation of a true People ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working class .
The true function of the Democratic Party in the two-party system ( it is indeed a system ) is to prevent working and oppressed people from forming a political vehicle that truly represents their interests .
The function of the Democratic Party is to be the “ lesser of the two evils , ” for those alienated by traditional politics .
The Democratic Party is a vital part of the apparatus of the elite , the ruling class , finance capitalists as well as other monopolies .
It is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change and of the two major parties it is the most dangerous because it is the fox while the Republican Party is the wolf ( see Malcolm X on the subject ) .
The charge of our being purist , utopian Those who criticize both Sanders and the Democratic party are charged with being “ purists , ” not fighting in the trenches , “ simply throwing stones from the sidelines ” and not participating in the struggle .
“ The Democratic Party is where the people are , the people we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sanders is a New Deal liberal , not a socialist Instead of raising consciousness , the Sanders campaign is actually contributing to illusions about the nature of the capitalist system and the political structure which protects it .
Those who praise Sanders to the skies believe he has awakened the youth , radicalized them , when just the reverse is the truth : An increasingly radicalized youth has awakened Sanders and the forces behind him which have activated him to serve as a safety valve .
As for the claim that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , entered into mainstream political discourse , it is a bastardized socialism – nothing beyond some liberal reforms .
Sanders ’ use of the term is paving the way , not for a socialist movement but for the manipulator politicians to herd those yearning for social justice into the safe channels of European Social-Democracy .
European Social Democracy has a long record of betrayal of the fundamental interests of peace and social progress , betrayal of the fundamental interests of working and oppressed peoples .
It is neither socialist nor democratic .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic Party There is a section of the Left that has for decades proclaimed the need to be “ where the people are , ” and that the people were in the Democratic Party , thus distorting a quite correct idea by twisting it to mean supporting the “ left ” arm of the elite .
While many working and oppressed peoples vote for Democratic Party politicians , they are by no stretch of the imagination “ in ” the Democratic Party .
The Democratic Party is not a mass organization .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Capital , which bestirs itself during election time and is then put on the shelf until the next election , while its representatives in office spend half their time soliciting money from the fat cats and the rest of their time paying back their political debts .
The Democratic Party , which is so dependent on corporate money , is not and can never be that vehicle , no matter how radical the utterances of some of its spokespeople .
It is a party so unprincipled that for the sake of regaining office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Cold War against socialists and a new McCarthyism , with all its potentially catastrophic consequences .
We don ’ t need a new Messiah A further disservice of those who are so rapturous about Bernie Sanders is their emphasis on personalities on the notion that we need a political Messiah , an idea embraced by the Right as well .
We , on the other hand , emphasize the need and the ability of the masses to think critically about matters affecting their own basic interests , of figuring out not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are their real friends , as opposed to those who pose as their benefactors but who are wolves in sheep ’ s clothing .
Working class organization is the task of the workers themselves We who criticize Sanders from the Left are not “ sitting on the sidelines ” but bringing our message to working-class and oppressed communities , trying to help them understand that they have the ability to govern themselves , that they need their own political vehicle , a political party that genuinely represents their interests .
The masses are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a real People ’ s Party , and we are committed to helping them in this process .
“ So where is this working-class party you want us to join ?
” It is certainly fair for those who agree with us on the need to leave Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party to ask , “ Okay , where are we supposed to sign up ?
” The short answer is that there is no party ( yet ) .
And there are many reasons for this .
Tactics of divide and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the capitalists is that of divide and conquer , and in keeping the working class divided , their most powerful means is the system of white supremacy .
Racism not only splits the various components of the working class from one another but nurtures political backwardness , generally of European-American ( white ) workers , and to a lesser extent Latino workers .
And because African American workers experience an almost universal racism among white workers , they view their oppression and exploitation almost exclusively as a manifestation of racial bigotry , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capitalist rule .
Furthermore , in the south , where for a long time African Americans predominated , fascist-like conditions suppressed Black political expression .
The internal workings of the Democratic Party Another barrier to the formation of an independent party has to do with its structure .
The U.S. electoral system , in contrast to that of many other countries , is based on winner-take -all .
Minority voters obtain no representation .
Then there are the difficulties of an independent party getting on the ballot .
Control of the electoral machinery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parties , as is control of the debates .
But most important has been the flexibility of the Democratic Party in adopting just enough of a watered-down version of some of the demands of the discontented to damp down protest movements .
Further back in history , Democratic Party machine politics in urban centers was based on rewarding those who voted the “ right way ” by dispensing food and other necessities .
Thus , tying poverty-stricken communities to the party .
Certain unique features of U.S. history There was relatively easy access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that served to drain some urban discontent .
There was a constant immigration flow which created obstacles to working-class unity because of ethnic divisions , including language divisions .
And there was modest social mobility , if not for the immigrants themselves , at least for their children .
Unions have been apolitical or have supported the Democratic Party With the exception of the Socialist party , large unions did not strive for a working class party .
This was true of the Knights of Labor , the American Federation of Labor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World ( for different reasons ) .
The AFL the major labor federation , was organized around skilled male native workers .
A more radical CIO , which grew rapidly in the Great Depression , thanks in large part to the efforts of the Communists , succumbed to McCarthyism after World War II and along with the AFL , became “ business unions ” with an agreement with bosses not to strike , in exchange for more money and better working conditions .
The heads of unions grew wealthier and formed alliances with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US imperialism succeeded in corrupting union officialdom and a segment of the better-off workers with political and economic crumbs .
In both World Wars socialism failed miserably to convince workers that they had no fatherland .
Workers united with capitalists , and class consciousness took a back seat .
Furthermore , unlike the rest of the participants , war brought not devastation but prosperity .
The Liberalism of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Popular Front During his presidency FDR promoted important social reforms , having been pushed by mass struggles led by both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Communist Party abandoned trying to build a mass working-class party and became loyal supporters of the Democratic Party , of which it has remained ever since , with the exception of a brief and unsuccessful effort after World War II , to create a party led by Henry Wallace , former Vice-President and Secretary of Agriculture around a peace program .
The current situation presents very favorable opportunities for laying the foundations of a genuine People ’ s Party .
It is not my purpose here to lay out all the changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are encouraging for those seeking fundamental social change .
Suffice it to conclude that real possibilities exist , that a significant segment of the people are prepared to support an independent party of the working and oppressed peoples .
Those of us who have been championing that idea need to start the process of transforming hope into reality .

Up to You.
^3000US citizens have no real political representation.
We don't live in a democracy. And our freedom is disappearing fast.
I don't want to be ruled by hypocrites, whores, and war criminals.
What about you? Time to push back against the corporate oligarchy.
And its multitude of minions and lackeys.


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-15--Jimmy Dore on “Democratic Party Progressives”

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First he takes on the repugnant and utterly vile Barack Obama , one of the biggest at large criminals and hypocrites in American history .
Jimmy points out that Obama made the country so desperate they voted for Donald Trump .
“ And he ’ s even worse than Donald Trump .
Because you can see it coming with Trump .
But not when it ’ s coming from this smooth-talking motherfucker… ” Precisely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telling us to vote for Joe Biden… ” Obama Gaslights Non-Stop In Endorsement Video For Biden Jimmy does his best at Obama ’ s sociopathic self-serving rhetoric .
“ This guy is a fucking cocksucker…a lying charlatan .
Fucking over people in crisis.
” “ Craven gaslighting piece of shit.
” We could not agree more .
And Jimmy says what we have said many times on this publication , that scumbags like Obama made Trump inevitable .
“ And fuck the media that props you up.
” Then on a lesser tier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : AOC ’ s Hypocrisy Over Biden Support Laid Bare Aaron PUSHES BACK A BIT , but ultimately yields to Jimmy ’ s iron logic and facts .
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thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-15--Sanders: Aaron Maté and Jimmy Dore’s post mortem of a train wreck long in the making

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Surprise !
So for all the sound and fury , Sanders never had any fire in the belly .
His character flaws sank the ship before it sailed .
An intelligent post-mortem of Sanders ’ political implosion by Jimmy Dore and the capable Aaron Maté .
BACK in 2016 we said that social democrats could not be trusted .
Less so people deeply immersed , as Sanders has long been , in the filthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ History offers so many examples to corroborate this that it is a bit redundant to restate such facts .
And yet , out of political ignorance , innocence or sheer disregard for the reality before them , or perhaps out of desperation , a legion of Americans , many very young , followed Bernie Sanders once again to exactly the same impossible cul-de-sac he had led them in 2016 , to the Democrat party fold to confront the duopoly ’ s other phony wing , a supposedly genuine ideological enemy instead of simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the American ruling class to certify its own legitimacy before the nation and the world .
So what to do now ?
My suggestion would be to cut all links to Sanders , forget about this pathetic clown , and grab the core of the Sanders ’ campaign program , especially the egalitarian , anti-corporate planks , explicit or implied , the Medicare for All idea , long long overdue , and hopefully a stern dose of antiwar/anti-interventionism , and run with it , hopefully with or inside the Green Party , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ghoulish , putrid and treacherous Democrat party meet its fate in November , as it richly deserves .
If we lose , we lose with honor and we go on to build something that speaks for our interests and moral principles .
No more begging gangsters and whores for what is right .
Just walk away .
Let them go on babbling the usual lies among themselves .
Puke if you must

Please make sure these dispatches reach as many readers as possible. Share with kin, friends and workmates and ask them to do likewise.
Surprise! So for all the sound and fury, Sanders never had any fire in the belly.
His character flaws sank the ship before it sailed.
An intelligent post-mortem of Sanders' political implosion by Jimmy Dore and the capable Aaron Maté.
BACK in 2016 we said that social democrats could not be trusted. Less so people deeply immersed, as Sanders has long been, in the filthy liberaloid corporatism of the Democrat party. History offers so many examples to corroborate this that it is a bit redundant to restate such facts. And yet, out of political ignorance, innocence or sheer disregard for the reality before them, or perhaps out of desperation, a legion of Americans, many very young, followed Bernie Sanders once again to exactly the same impossible cul-de-sac he had led them in 2016, to the Democrat party fold to confront the duopoly's other phony wing, a supposedly genuine ideological enemy instead of simple collaborator in the quadrennial master deception enacted by the American ruling class to certify its own legitimacy before the nation and the world. So what to do now? My suggestion would be to cut all links to Sanders, forget about this pathetic clown, and grab the core of the Sanders' campaign program, especially the egalitarian, anti-corporate planks, explicit or implied, the Medicare for All idea, long long overdue, and hopefully a stern dose of antiwar/anti-interventionism, and run with it, hopefully with or inside the Green Party, which already spouses such goals. Let the ghoulish, putrid and treacherous Democrat party meet its fate in November, as it richly deserves. If we lose, we lose with honor and we go on to build something that speaks for our interests and moral principles. No more begging gangsters and whores for what is right. Just walk away. Let them go on babbling the usual lies among themselves.
Puke if you must
This bloodsoaked monster is probably the most evil person on planet earth https://t.co/nGq2H1EPHt — Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) April 9, 2020