A humanitarian catastrophe of unthinkable magnitude is unfolding in Palestine, threatening regional stability — and it continues with the full, unquestioning support of the US and EU
I am 60+ years old. I was born during the beginning of the Viet Nam war. Never in my lifetime has the west obeyed any “rule of law.” There isn’t a slide here… simply a continuation and escalation. The difference, so far as I can see, is that Western nations no longer bother to commit their crimes in secret or manufacture actual consent for their murderous policies; now, with a corporately owned media, they simply manufacture the illusion of consent. The lies we were once fed seemed plausible so long as we squinted a bit - now, the lies are simply laughable (or would be if they weren’t so gruesome) and those who can’t pretend to believe those lies are denounced as radicals, enemies, terrorists.
The entire COVID era taught our governments exactly what they could get away with in terms of controlling entire populations with propaganda, psychological terror, state repression, force, coercion, and censorship. (This is not an argument as to whether the pandemic was or was not real, only about how it was used to corral citizens and strip personal autonomous bodily rights from them.)
The Israel project and the Gaza holocaust are, and make no mistake about this, US hegemonic policy. This is the “New American Century” and the problem of “too much democracy” has been completely overcome.
We are living in very dark times, and I cannot foresee any light at the end of this tunnel.
"violent, dangerous and erratic" -- yes. But "weak, contradictory and ineffective in achieving meaningful outcomes" -- perhaps not. What if the desired outcome of the West+Israeli leadership is to establish a Greater Israel? Then it would seem to be moving in the right direction, especially if you consider the dismantling of Syria and nonexistence of a Lebanese resistance, not to mention the full cooperation and support of the Gulf petrolcrats... It would be better if you were right, because it would mean a higher likelihood of failure, but my worry is that there's more purpose and effectiveness going on than you give them credit for. Either way, appreciate your reporting and analysis as always!!!
I am sure a conclusion is correct — the sad part is that it will not change anything on the ground and beyond! “In all likelihood, the rest of the world will draw its own conclusions from a Western attitude that is as violent, dangerous and erratic as it is weak, contradictory and ineffective in achieving meaningful outcomes.”
All signs of the coming defeat of the west? It seems Emmanuel Todd's "La défaite de l'Occident" will not be translated into English (although you can find a not very good Google translated version online).
I am 60+ years old. I was born during the beginning of the Viet Nam war. Never in my lifetime has the west obeyed any “rule of law.” There isn’t a slide here… simply a continuation and escalation. The difference, so far as I can see, is that Western nations no longer bother to commit their crimes in secret or manufacture actual consent for their murderous policies; now, with a corporately owned media, they simply manufacture the illusion of consent. The lies we were once fed seemed plausible so long as we squinted a bit - now, the lies are simply laughable (or would be if they weren’t so gruesome) and those who can’t pretend to believe those lies are denounced as radicals, enemies, terrorists.
The entire COVID era taught our governments exactly what they could get away with in terms of controlling entire populations with propaganda, psychological terror, state repression, force, coercion, and censorship. (This is not an argument as to whether the pandemic was or was not real, only about how it was used to corral citizens and strip personal autonomous bodily rights from them.)
The Israel project and the Gaza holocaust are, and make no mistake about this, US hegemonic policy. This is the “New American Century” and the problem of “too much democracy” has been completely overcome.
We are living in very dark times, and I cannot foresee any light at the end of this tunnel.
"violent, dangerous and erratic" -- yes. But "weak, contradictory and ineffective in achieving meaningful outcomes" -- perhaps not. What if the desired outcome of the West+Israeli leadership is to establish a Greater Israel? Then it would seem to be moving in the right direction, especially if you consider the dismantling of Syria and nonexistence of a Lebanese resistance, not to mention the full cooperation and support of the Gulf petrolcrats... It would be better if you were right, because it would mean a higher likelihood of failure, but my worry is that there's more purpose and effectiveness going on than you give them credit for. Either way, appreciate your reporting and analysis as always!!!
I am sure a conclusion is correct — the sad part is that it will not change anything on the ground and beyond! “In all likelihood, the rest of the world will draw its own conclusions from a Western attitude that is as violent, dangerous and erratic as it is weak, contradictory and ineffective in achieving meaningful outcomes.”
All signs of the coming defeat of the west? It seems Emmanuel Todd's "La défaite de l'Occident" will not be translated into English (although you can find a not very good Google translated version online).
Jeff Rich explains the books central ideas on the Burning Archive YouTube channel here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXZYDtBt9k0 and in a longer version here
https://jeffrich.substack.com/p/complete-guide-to-emmanuel-todds