thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-21--You Wouldn’t Have To Knock People Off Their Pedestal If You Didn’t Put Them There In The First Place

henever I see someone online repeatedly gushing with enthusiastic praise about me and my writing , I don ’ t get flattered by it .
I don ’ t get any kind of ego tickle out of it at all ; I just quietly say to myself , “ Ah shit .
You ’ re gon na get so pissed off when I inevitably say something you disagree with.
” And without fail they always do .
It happens over and over again ; someone decides I ’ m the greatest thing since sliced bread and decides to elevate me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trustworthy authority figure over what they should be thinking , then eventually I ’ ll say say something they disagree with because I don ’ t fall neatly into any reliable ideological box they can trust to remain predictable from day to day , and they have a catastrophic meltdown about it online acting like I just betrayed them .
And in their minds , I did betray them .
They trusted me to always show up in their inbox every day saying things that align with their worldview in an articulate and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that trust .
It ’ s not a trust I ever wanted and frequently advise against , but I haven ’ t been able to find an effective way to deter it .
I personally don ’ t get this desire progressives feel to receive “ concessions ” from the Biden campaign in the first place .
Like , what is the motive here ?
You want Biden ’ s handlers to lie to you and add some more fake progressive agendas to his platform that have a zero percent chance of ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House ?
It ’ s so undignified .
It ’ s undignified for the progressives , and in a sense it ’ s undignified for the Biden camp as well .
Trying to make a lifelong corporate whore do a fake leftist song and dance is like trying to make a cat wear a dress .
Stop trying to get Biden ’ s handlers to write down some lefty talking points for him to struggle to read on camera and just let him campaign honestly as the corporate whore he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the odious Mehdi Hasan trotted out Chomsky to have him recite his famous “ lesser of two evils ” spiel ( except of course in this case it ’ s the lesser of two right wing dementia patients who ’ ve been credibly accused of rape ) .
What did you think was going to happen ?
They did it in 2016 , they did it in 2012 , of course they ’ re going to do it again .
You ’ ll never see Noam Chomsky more visible than when the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from shifting toward actual leftist movements .
And I mean I get it .
I get it that it ’ s annoying to never get to have any heroes who don ’ t end up betraying the trust you put in them and advancing causes that you oppose .
Other people get to have heroes ; liberals get to have Obama , conservatives get to have Trump , why don ’ t people who want to see meaningful healthy changes in US policy get to have any heroes ?
If you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tulsi Gabbard for endorsing Biden , or Chomsky for endorsing lesser-evil voting , you really have nobody to blame but yourself .
You wouldn ’ t have to knock these people off the pedestals you put them on if you hadn ’ t put them there in the first place .
If you ’ d been placing authority in yourself , where it belongs , you ’ d just see some regular schmucks moving around and saying things just like all the other seven billion schmucks on this planet .
You ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over what ’ s true to Bernie Sanders , to Noam Chomsky , or to me .
Your responsibility to know the truth about reality is yours and yours alone .
Everyone else is just offering you various tools .
Sometimes they ’ re the right tool for the job , sometimes they ’ re the wrong tool , and it ’ s up to you to sort out which is which .
But regardless , they ’ re only ever handing you tools to do the job that is your responsibility and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ useful , and leave the rest .
Do this , and you ’ ll find the names and faces involved in our collective awakening a whole lot less frustrating .
For a supposedly collectivist impulse , the left sure does pour a lot of mental energy into individuals .
“ Oh , this individual is Good , we can trust this one .
Oh no , but this individual over here is Bad !
” No they ’ re not , they ’ re just people handing out tools .
Sanders handed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chomsky handed out some useful ideas on propaganda , and they both handed out some tools that are unhelpful right now .
Take the useful tools and leave the others .
Do this while standing in your own authority and much of the debate about individuals will become uninteresting and meaningless to you .
Putting someone on a pedestal is actually a very violent thing to do , because it guarantees that you ’ ll only have to knock them off of it eventually .
It ’ s violent towards others , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; it only invites future pain into the world , and the world has enough pain .
Don ’ t abdicate your authority to anyone else and no one will ever let you down for using the authority you gave them incorrectly .

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]henever I see someone online repeatedly gushing with enthusiastic praise about me and my writing, I don’t get flattered by it. I don’t get any kind of ego tickle out of it at all; I just quietly say to myself, “Ah shit. You’re gonna get so pissed off when I inevitably say something you disagree with.”
And without fail they always do. It happens over and over again; someone decides I’m the greatest thing since sliced bread and decides to elevate me in their minds to some kind of trustworthy authority figure over what they should be thinking, then eventually I’ll say say something they disagree with because I don’t fall neatly into any reliable ideological box they can trust to remain predictable from day to day, and they have a catastrophic meltdown about it online acting like I just betrayed them.
And in their minds, I did betray them. They trusted me to always show up in their inbox every day saying things that align with their worldview in an articulate and interesting way, and then I betrayed that trust. It’s not a trust I ever wanted and frequently advise against, but I haven’t been able to find an effective way to deter it.
Watch live: @mehdirhasan speaks with world-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky on the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. https://t.co/4jPz1RIJ0L — The Intercept (@theintercept) April 17, 2020
I see this same kind of betrayal reaction from progressives today about Bernie Sanders and Noam Chomsky, Sanders for dropping out and endorsing Biden without first ensuring some “concessions” from his campaign and Chomsky for sharing the same “lesser evil voting” policy he’s been voicing for decades.
I personally don’t get this desire progressives feel to receive “concessions” from the Biden campaign in the first place. Like, what is the motive here? You want Biden’s handlers to lie to you and add some more fake progressive agendas to his platform that have a zero percent chance of ever being enacted if he makes it to the White House? It’s so undignified. It’s undignified for the progressives, and in a sense it’s undignified for the Biden camp as well. Trying to make a lifelong corporate whore do a fake leftist song and dance is like trying to make a cat wear a dress. Stop trying to get Biden’s handlers to write down some lefty talking points for him to struggle to read on camera and just let him campaign honestly as the corporate whore he’s always been.
And of course the odious Mehdi Hasan trotted out Chomsky to have him recite his famous “lesser of two evils” spiel (except of course in this case it’s the lesser of two right wing dementia patients who’ve been credibly accused of rape). What did you think was going to happen? They did it in 2016, they did it in 2012, of course they’re going to do it again. You’ll never see Noam Chomsky more visible than when the US political establishment needs to keep national momentum from shifting toward actual leftist movements.
And I mean I get it. I get it that it’s annoying to never get to have any heroes who don’t end up betraying the trust you put in them and advancing causes that you oppose. Other people get to have heroes; liberals get to have Obama, conservatives get to have Trump, why don’t people who want to see meaningful healthy changes in US policy get to have any heroes?
Why do progressives keep babbling about the need to get "concessions" from the Biden campaign? You want Biden's handlers to lie to you and add more fake progressive policies to his platform that they'll definitely never see through if elected? It's just undignified for everyone. — Caitlin Johnstone ⏳ (@caitoz) April 19, 2020
But in an environment with vast fortunes poured into upholding and reinforcing the status quo, where the gravitational pull of establishment agendas reliably tugs at every corner of the political universe, that’s just the reality of our situation: you don’t get to have heroes. The only trustworthy place you can hang any authority is on yourself.
If you’re experiencing emotional suffering over Bernie Sanders or Tulsi Gabbard for endorsing Biden, or Chomsky for endorsing lesser-evil voting, you really have nobody to blame but yourself. You wouldn’t have to knock these people off the pedestals you put them on if you hadn’t put them there in the first place. If you’d been placing authority in yourself, where it belongs, you’d just see some regular schmucks moving around and saying things just like all the other seven billion schmucks on this planet.
You’ve got no business abdicating your rightful authority over what’s true to Bernie Sanders, to Noam Chomsky, or to me. Your responsibility to know the truth about reality is yours and yours alone. Everyone else is just offering you various tools. Sometimes they’re the right tool for the job, sometimes they’re the wrong tool, and it’s up to you to sort out which is which. But regardless, they’re only ever handing you tools to do the job that is your responsibility and yours alone. Take what tools are useful, and leave the rest. Do this, and you’ll find the names and faces involved in our collective awakening a whole lot less frustrating.
For a supposedly collectivist impulse, the left sure does pour a lot of mental energy into individuals. “Oh, this individual is Good, we can trust this one. Oh no, but this individual over here is Bad!” No they’re not, they’re just people handing out tools. Sanders handed out a useful rallying point for the left, Chomsky handed out some useful ideas on propaganda, and they both handed out some tools that are unhelpful right now. Take the useful tools and leave the others. Do this while standing in your own authority and much of the debate about individuals will become uninteresting and meaningless to you.
Putting someone on a pedestal is actually a very violent thing to do, because it guarantees that you’ll only have to knock them off of it eventually. It’s violent towards others, and it’s violent toward yourself; it only invites future pain into the world, and the world has enough pain. Don’t abdicate your authority to anyone else and no one will ever let you down for using the authority you gave them incorrectly.


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-21--MSM China Hysteria Gets Way Crazier And Dumber

ysteria about China has been kicked into high gear by the political/media class who are responsible for manufacturing support for the cold war escalations which will be necessary to prevent the US from being surpassed on the world stage as a unipolar superpower .
Fox News ’ Jeanine Pirro has aired a fire-and-brimstone monologue on China that looks like a fictional news clip from some kind of film noir-style movie adaptation of a really ham-fisted dystopian graphic novel .
It really needs to be seen to be believed , so give it a view here when you get a chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s out of control , ” Pirro spat , punching the word ‘ China ’ like she was speaking a profanity at someone she despises .
“ We ’ re not going to let you destroy this country or our way of life .
We ’ ve fought too hard and we ’ ve fought too long to lose it to a Wuhan – that ’ s what I said , a WOO-HAN virus !
” “ You want to control people ?
You politicians want to flex your muscles ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Well start working on how you ’ re gon na punish , ostracize , alienate , and financially sanction , and make China accountable for what they did to us and the rest of the world !
” It ’ s a legitimately scary segment with an unbelievable amount of vitriol , and Pirro isn ’ t the only Fox News pundit ramping up the anti-China hysteria .
Tucker Carlson recently had on “ former ” CIA officer Bryan Dean Wright to tell his massive audience about the danger posed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a question clearly geared to set up Wright to claim without evidence that leaders of the Democratic Party may in fact be members of the Chinese intelligence agency MSS .
“ We reached out to Senator Feinstein and a number of other elected officials today and asked ‘ Have you had contact recently since the outbreak with Chinese officials ?
’ , and not a single one responded .
What do you think we should infer from that ?
” asked Carlson , who is known to have himself tried to join the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think that they ’ re nervous , ” Wright replied .
“ I think there are a bunch of people who , because they ’ re either useful idiots , or they have some degree of knowledge and and relationships behind the scenes with the Chinese government .
Some of them in fact could be Chinese agents of the MSS , their intelligence service , God forbid .
They ’ re nervous.
” “ We ’ ve got a lot of very nervous folks in the Democratic Party , ” Wright added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most cartoonishly ridiculous Russia hysteria we ’ ve seen uncorked by Rachel Maddow or anyone on MSNBC , and is not at all different in tone or content ; even the use of the term “ useful idiots ” is right in line with the same reprehensible Russiagate rhetoric we ’ ve been hearing for the last four years .
The claim that rival parties have been infiltrated by communists has a very long and ugly history in US politics , and now that it ’ s being weaponized by the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can expect it to get a whole lot uglier .
The ad attacks Trump for failing to force Beijing to allow US government officials into Wuhan to monitor the governing of a sovereign nation during a pandemic outbreak .
“ Trump praised the Chinese 15 times in January and February as the coronavirus spread across the world , ” says the ad ’ s narrator in a menacing voice .
“ Trump never got a CDC team on the ground in China .
And the travel ban he brags about ?
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America after he signed it .
Not exactly airtight.
” Attacking Trump from the right on foreign policy has become standard practice for the Biden campaign , with whoever runs his account recently tweeting “ Donald Trump says he ’ s a wartime president — it ’ s time for him to act like one.
” This is the guy that American progressives still say can be moved to the left ?
Hilarious .
It is never a good sign when the political/media class all across the aisle begins loudly trying to out-hawk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be absorbed into the US-centralized world order .
And make no mistake , this is all this is actually about .
It ’ s not a coincidence that the two nations the US political/media class has been shrieking the loudest about lately are the two strongest nations which have refused to be absorbed into the US empire .
It ’ s never been about “ collusion ” or a virus , it ’ s about stopping multipolarism .
This has been obvious for years , but partisan narrative control masks it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing about how Russiagate isn ’ t about Trump or even really just about Russia , but about hamstringing the Russia-China tandem to stop China ’ s rise .
Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of neoconservatism , the prevailing orthodoxy in the US-centralized power alliance has been to preserve the unipolar world order at any cost .
All US foreign policy has been a direct or indirect result of this agenda ever since .
It ’ s not about Covid-19 .
It ’ s not about Uighurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin pee tape .
It ’ s not about terrorists .
It ’ s not about weapons of mass destruction .
It ’ s about world domination , plain and simple .
And the oligarch-owned political/media class who controls the dominant narrative is helping to facilitate that .
I never voted for a world order where one powerful government is constantly attacking , destroying and sabotaging any nation that threatens its hegemony .
I ’ m pretty sure you never did either .
And yet here we are , forced to accept this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nations in question are nuclear armed and anything could go drastically wrong at any moment as a result of miscommunication or technical malfunction in the heat and confusion of escalated aggression .
This will continue to be foisted upon us whether we like it or not , until this way of life is locked in forever , or until we all die in a nuclear holocaust , or until we force them to stop .
It ’ s that third option that they are working to cut off during the rapid increases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve seen implemented during this pandemic , so we ’ re going to have to want to live a lot more than the empire does .

If you don't fight the Empire and its sneaky supporters, you are not paying attention—and not defending your life. Simple as that. -Eds.
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ysteria about China has been kicked into high gear by the political/media class who are responsible for manufacturing support for the cold war escalations which will be necessary to prevent the US from being surpassed on the world stage as a unipolar superpower.
Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro has aired a fire-and-brimstone monologue on China that looks like a fictional news clip from some kind of film noir-style movie adaptation of a really ham-fisted dystopian graphic novel. It really needs to be seen to be believed, so give it a view here when you get a chance:
This seems more unhinged than normal pic.twitter.com/PmoLhMEaB7 — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) April 19, 2020
“China is the one that’s out of control,” Pirro spat, punching the word ‘China’ like she was speaking a profanity at someone she despises. “We’re not going to let you destroy this country or our way of life. We’ve fought too hard and we’ve fought too long to lose it to a Wuhan – that’s what I said, a WOO-HAN virus!”
“You want to control people? You politicians want to flex your muscles?” Pirro asked, referring to government lockdowns. “Well start working on how you’re gonna punish, ostracize, alienate, and financially sanction, and make China accountable for what they did to us and the rest of the world!”
It’s a legitimately scary segment with an unbelievable amount of vitriol, and Pirro isn’t the only Fox News pundit ramping up the anti-China hysteria.
Tucker Carlson recently had on “former” CIA officer Bryan Dean Wright to tell his massive audience about the danger posed by the Chinese menace, and pitched him a question clearly geared to set up Wright to claim without evidence that leaders of the Democratic Party may in fact be members of the Chinese intelligence agency MSS.
"Former" CIA officer @BryanDeanWright tells Tucker Carlson (who has also tried to join the CIA) that some Democratic Party leaders may in fact be secret intelligence agents working for China. This is easily as deranged as anything we've seen on MSNBC about Russia. pic.twitter.com/3IcRJzJuQm — Caitlin Johnstone ⏳ (@caitoz) April 19, 2020
“We reached out to Senator Feinstein and a number of other elected officials today and asked ‘Have you had contact recently since the outbreak with Chinese officials?’, and not a single one responded. What do you think we should infer from that?” asked Carlson, who is known to have himself tried to join the CIA in the past.
“I think that they’re nervous,” Wright replied. “I think there are a bunch of people who, because they’re either useful idiots, or they have some degree of knowledge and and relationships behind the scenes with the Chinese government. Some of them in fact could be Chinese agents of the MSS, their intelligence service, God forbid. They’re nervous.”
“We’ve got a lot of very nervous folks in the Democratic Party,” Wright added.
This is easily as unhinged as even the most cartoonishly ridiculous Russia hysteria we’ve seen uncorked by Rachel Maddow or anyone on MSNBC, and is not at all different in tone or content; even the use of the term “useful idiots” is right in line with the same reprehensible Russiagate rhetoric we’ve been hearing for the last four years.
The claim that rival parties have been infiltrated by communists has a very long and ugly history in US politics, and now that it’s being weaponized by the American right wing in such a shameless way we can expect it to get a whole lot uglier.
Welcome to the new cold war. Biden's new ad is just unhinged anti-China propaganda. Biden will attack Trump for supposedly being "too soft" on China, and Trump will do the same to Biden. The 2020 election will be nonstop bipartisan scapegoating of China.pic.twitter.com/ANzV1dTkS7 — Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) April 18, 2020 Not to be outdone the Democrats are now working to out-Trump Trump, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding that Trump “swiftly begin implementing the Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act”, and a new Biden campaign ad attacking the president for being too soft on China for its handling of the Covid-19 virus.
The ad attacks Trump for failing to force Beijing to allow US government officials into Wuhan to monitor the governing of a sovereign nation during a pandemic outbreak.
“Trump praised the Chinese 15 times in January and February as the coronavirus spread across the world,” says the ad’s narrator in a menacing voice. “Trump never got a CDC team on the ground in China. And the travel ban he brags about? Trump let in 40,000 travelers from China into America after he signed it. Not exactly airtight.”
Attacking Trump from the right on foreign policy has become standard practice for the Biden campaign, with whoever runs his account recently tweeting “Donald Trump says he’s a wartime president — it’s time for him to act like one.”
This is the guy that American progressives still say can be moved to the left? Hilarious.
Even as the world confronts the coronavirus crisis, democracy and human rights continue to be attacked in Hong Kong. @RepMcGovern is right — @realDonaldTrump must swiftly begin implementing the Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act. https://t.co/hn0GiuNrDm — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 18, 2020
It is never a good sign when the political/media class all across the aisle begins loudly trying to out-hawk one another about a nation which refuses to be absorbed into the US-centralized world order. And make no mistake, this is all this is actually about.
It’s not a coincidence that the two nations the US political/media class has been shrieking the loudest about lately are the two strongest nations which have refused to be absorbed into the US empire. It’s never been about “collusion” or a virus, it’s about stopping multipolarism. This has been obvious for years, but partisan narrative control masks it. More than two years ago I was writing about how Russiagate isn’t about Trump or even really just about Russia, but about hamstringing the Russia-China tandem to stop China’s rise.
Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of neoconservatism, the prevailing orthodoxy in the US-centralized power alliance has been to preserve the unipolar world order at any cost. All US foreign policy has been a direct or indirect result of this agenda ever since.
Donald Trump says he’s a wartime president — it’s time for him to act like one. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 18, 2020
It’s not about Covid-19. It’s not about Uighurs. It’s not about a Putin pee tape. It’s not about terrorists. It’s not about weapons of mass destruction. It’s about world domination, plain and simple. And the oligarch-owned political/media class who controls the dominant narrative is helping to facilitate that.
I never voted for a world order where one powerful government is constantly attacking, destroying and sabotaging any nation that threatens its hegemony. I’m pretty sure you never did either. And yet here we are, forced to accept this insane paradigm, even when the targeted nations in question are nuclear armed and anything could go drastically wrong at any moment as a result of miscommunication or technical malfunction in the heat and confusion of escalated aggression.
This will continue to be foisted upon us whether we like it or not, until this way of life is locked in forever, or until we all die in a nuclear holocaust, or until we force them to stop. It’s that third option that they are working to cut off during the rapid increases in government surveillance and internet censorship we’ve seen implemented during this pandemic, so we’re going to have to want to live a lot more than the empire does.


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-04-21--US coronavirus ‘bailout’ scam is $6 trillion giveaway to Wall St – Economist Michael Hudson explains

^5000The mainstream imperialist media lie CONSTANTLY .
Literally 24/7 .
And it 's getting worse .
All of them do @ @ @ @ @ , the newspapers , the movies .
The internet .
No exceptions .
The corporate @ @ @ @ @ totalitarian .
CBS does it .
NBC does it .
ABC does it .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ it .
NPR does it .
And of course the NYTimes and WaPo do it @ @ @ @ @ '' voices telling you the same lies .
Enough to convince anyone .

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.