Strange Days Indeed!

[unhappycamper]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Strange-Days-Indeed-by-Timothy-Gatto-America_Blowback_Citizens_Congress-141019-519.html



Nobody told me there would be days like these, nobody told me there would be days like these, Nobody told me there would be days like these, strange days indeed! Most peculiar Momma...whoa!" (John Lennon)

Strange Days Indeed!
By Timothy Gatto
OpEdNews Op Eds 10/19/2014 at 18:53:06

The United States of America is in crisis. This is not opinion, this is a cold hard fact. Some may say that this nation is an "Exceptional" nation and it is the "Indispensable Nation" in regard to the rest of the world. I myself take "exception" to that. I would like to remind President Obama that claiming these things does nothing but irritate the rest of the planet.

No nation is exceptional. No nation is indispensable. All nations are exceptional in their own ways and all nations are indispensable as the human race now lives in a world that has a global economy that is interconnected more now than at any other time in history. The fact is, we are all connected and not just through the mainstream media. We talk to people from other nations through Skype, Facebook, Twitter and other social media. We read each other's articles on the internet and those fortunate enough to take advantage of the information revolution happening throughout the World are also smart enough to see through Washington's propaganda.

Many Americans can see right through the current vilification of Russia and the indirect vilification of The People's Republic of China. Some of us do understand the reasons behind this and believe me when I say this, but the American public interest is not being served by this evil and pointless charade. There are those in his country that understand the concept of "full spectrum dominance" and the majority of people that do understand this have no desire to become part of an "American Empire".

At this point in time, at this juncture of history, it is becoming apparent that America's plan for controlling the planet for the interests of its military industrial banking complex is falling apart, and falling apart quickly. The schemes that have led to the partition of Iraq, Syria and Ukraine have backfired and the US is simply not equipped to deal with the blowback.

[pkdu]

1. I love the smell of bullshit in the morning! Nt

[djean111]

2. Agree, totally.

America is not being ruined by any age group, any one state, any race. It is being ruined by a small group of fanatically dedicated rich people, and the desire to fatten and ruin is passed down or aspired to, without any age or race qualification. Yes, age and race may give more opportunity, but that is all.

[CJCRANE]

3. "Citizens Congress"

I noticed the words "Citizens Congress" in the URL of the article.

In the UK, they have a direct democracy movement called the "People's Assembly".

Perhaps an American direct democracy movement could be called the "Citizens' Congress". It could be the next step on from the Tea Party and Occupy.

If the MIC do want to bring on WWIII then keep an eye out for the 1%ers making a break for their hideaway boltholes, like Zuckerberg's massive organic farm in Hawaii. The fact that he's just bought it indicates that we might have a couple more years before it all goes Mad Max (he'll need a couple of years to get it ready to his specifications, assuming he has some inside knowledge).

I also think that we (the citizenry) would probably refuse to fight WWIII on some foreign shore. We're tired of the endless and escalating neocon BS.

[bemildred]

4. Not the best prose, but I think this rant will resonate here.

I know it did with me.