One of the many perils of nationalism: it serves up a country on a plate to the predators of the world. And this can be especially deadly for small-to-mid-size countries - and even to larger ones.
Rinse, repeat as in the past. Stupidity disguised as intelligence and rubes ready, willing and able to hate whatever ‘boogie man’ they choose usually immigrants when the reality immigrants make the world go round and make things better.
I am so glad to see the leader of the Canadian conservatives getting more American attention that recognizes the threat he presents. He’s been allowed too much of a free pass from several Canadian media outlets.
Ms Oba, PLEASE investigate who owns the Canadian media outlets who have given a free pass to the Canadian conservatives. There is your answer. In America, after Reagan gutted the FCC and rolled back the " Fairness Doctrine," leaches and lechers such as Rupert Murdoch, who was kicked out of the U.K. and Australia for his practices, gained a huge foothold in our country spreading lies and propaganda. Other weasels followed suit, peddling sensationalist lies and gaining followers. Then, mainstream media was purchased by billionaires and billionaire corporations, who desired more tax cuts, and, as a result, Biden's tremendous accomplishments went largely unreported, while anytime he stumbled or stuttered a little became at minimum a 72 hour news cycle repeating over and over. Trump's rants and raves were given too much attention, and his crimes did NOT receive the moral outrage they deserved. Also, by MSM, I am referring to television and radio stations and newspapers.
I was sitting here drinking my coffee and watching the conformation hearing of Pete I can’t spell his last name but anyway when he came in the room people stood and applauded this sexual predator and my stomach started to feel sick and I had to turn off the television and I started reading your post. And then I started this post to say what you wrote is scary shit and it just the beginning and I wonder about people they were warned that what is going to happen. And it has started with Steve Bannon war against the Globalist like Elon Musk so that what Bannon calls him and Sacks. But Steve has forgotten that he already received his favor from the Orange Felon and guess what you want receive anything more so get used to being used LOL. You see most of the people Donnie the Orange Felon has surrounded himself with people who have vast amounts of money and they do control a lot of contracts and they are transactional people. So you are not included just like Rudy who is a drunk and then there Eastman and the rest. So that’s why I am truly confused when you Steve shout about Nationalism when the people pulling the strings are Putin and the rest are Musk, Sacks, Zuckerberg and Bezos and you must get used to it just like the people of America and I still trying to figure out why people couldn’t go to the polls and vote, but it time to move on I have a local election to work on and I have to get ready for the midterms and I have to get fit for the fight.
Ellen, I can sense your frustration and complexity—it’s like peeling an onion of political chaos.
I totally get that sick feeling watching figures like that get applauded. The transactional nature of it all, where loyalty only lasts as long as someone is 'useful,' is maddening to watch.
And you're spot on about the puppeteers behind the scenes—it’s hard to ignore their influence. Local elections sound like the right place to focus energy—where real change starts.
Israel is a nationalistic mini “Israel First” US that will eventually run out of scapegoats as they turn Gaza into prim beachfront property and the West Bank is finally fully settled by interloper settlers. Will they again go into Lebanon, raze it and call it Israel North? What do you think will happen when a larger, also fully US armed Arab state decides that Israel has gotten too big for her britches? “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”-Mahatma Gandhi
Rinse, repeat as in the past. Stupidity disguised as intelligence and rubes ready, willing and able to hate whatever ‘boogie man’ they choose usually immigrants when the reality immigrants make the world go round and make things better.
Bingo bango.
https://solhn.substack.com/p/how-we-get-sucked-in-by-own-desires
Nationalism makes you completely exposed and vulnerable to be divided and conquered.
I am so glad to see the leader of the Canadian conservatives getting more American attention that recognizes the threat he presents. He’s been allowed too much of a free pass from several Canadian media outlets.
Ms Oba, PLEASE investigate who owns the Canadian media outlets who have given a free pass to the Canadian conservatives. There is your answer. In America, after Reagan gutted the FCC and rolled back the " Fairness Doctrine," leaches and lechers such as Rupert Murdoch, who was kicked out of the U.K. and Australia for his practices, gained a huge foothold in our country spreading lies and propaganda. Other weasels followed suit, peddling sensationalist lies and gaining followers. Then, mainstream media was purchased by billionaires and billionaire corporations, who desired more tax cuts, and, as a result, Biden's tremendous accomplishments went largely unreported, while anytime he stumbled or stuttered a little became at minimum a 72 hour news cycle repeating over and over. Trump's rants and raves were given too much attention, and his crimes did NOT receive the moral outrage they deserved. Also, by MSM, I am referring to television and radio stations and newspapers.
Too bad only some people's actions affect all the rest, and those aren't listening.
I was sitting here drinking my coffee and watching the conformation hearing of Pete I can’t spell his last name but anyway when he came in the room people stood and applauded this sexual predator and my stomach started to feel sick and I had to turn off the television and I started reading your post. And then I started this post to say what you wrote is scary shit and it just the beginning and I wonder about people they were warned that what is going to happen. And it has started with Steve Bannon war against the Globalist like Elon Musk so that what Bannon calls him and Sacks. But Steve has forgotten that he already received his favor from the Orange Felon and guess what you want receive anything more so get used to being used LOL. You see most of the people Donnie the Orange Felon has surrounded himself with people who have vast amounts of money and they do control a lot of contracts and they are transactional people. So you are not included just like Rudy who is a drunk and then there Eastman and the rest. So that’s why I am truly confused when you Steve shout about Nationalism when the people pulling the strings are Putin and the rest are Musk, Sacks, Zuckerberg and Bezos and you must get used to it just like the people of America and I still trying to figure out why people couldn’t go to the polls and vote, but it time to move on I have a local election to work on and I have to get ready for the midterms and I have to get fit for the fight.
Ellen, I can sense your frustration and complexity—it’s like peeling an onion of political chaos.
I totally get that sick feeling watching figures like that get applauded. The transactional nature of it all, where loyalty only lasts as long as someone is 'useful,' is maddening to watch.
And you're spot on about the puppeteers behind the scenes—it’s hard to ignore their influence. Local elections sound like the right place to focus energy—where real change starts.
Stay in the fight!
Don’t forget about Brexit!
Israel is a nationalistic mini “Israel First” US that will eventually run out of scapegoats as they turn Gaza into prim beachfront property and the West Bank is finally fully settled by interloper settlers. Will they again go into Lebanon, raze it and call it Israel North? What do you think will happen when a larger, also fully US armed Arab state decides that Israel has gotten too big for her britches? “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”-Mahatma Gandhi