Conversations with History: Chalmers Johnson

[Speck Tater]

Run time: 59:28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQi4-97GXrI   Posted on YouTube: January 16, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 31, 2008 By DU Member: Speck Tater Views on DU: 743

 
"If impeachment is off the table then maybe democracy is off the table"

Comparing the United States to Rome and Great Britain, he argues that a combination of military Keynesianism, the Bush administration's attempt to implement a unitary presidency, and the failed checks on executive ambition point to political and economic bankruptcy.

A long, but very interesting interview with Chalmers Johnson on the downfall of the American empire. "We will go the way of the former Soviet Union." He recommends that the well informed citizen should start, right now, planning his or her escape route.

[EFerrari]

1. He's a great speaker. Thank you!

[empire we are]

2. Reality Sucks

but the genuine tragedy is that voices (words) like his, Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Haynes Johnson and many others will have no actual impact on present and near future policies.
Their words of wisdom will be studied by future historians, then parsed by future policy wonks........ Then the dominant military power of that time will do the same old shit.

In the genetic battle...
WAR is good.
Thats why words of peace and wisdom don't mean squat. If war and destruction did not work... WE wouldn't number almost 7,000,000,000 and we would not be dominating the planet.
War does not weaken us... the tragedy is that it strengthens us.

Dispute me, tell me I'm wrong, I wish I was, show me where.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. K/R

This is worth the hour it took to watch it.