On November 27, 2016 6:12:03 PM PST, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
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On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 1:46 AM, Jonathan Frederickson silverskullpsu@gmail.com wrote:
Of course this could all be the result of complex plots within the US government and foreign governments, but I tend to believe that it's more just a lack of exposure to different cultural values.
very much so, i feel. in essence: no one size fits all, and now we see even emerging countries are beginning to wake up to the massive over-reach and destruction of sovereignty that the U.S. has been undertaking for decades. the key point of the fascinating and rather long article [1] is that various small countries are viewing U.S. diplomatic and political efforts finally for what it is: extremist imperialist domination. unfortunately they're not the only country that's historically manipulated entire [small] countries, but the point is we kiiinda expect it to *be* history... not still happening *right now*.
I'm finding this perspective quite enlightening. From inside the US, although a lot of us know we are propagandized and foreign policy is full of ulterior motives, it's not often one considers the opposite view as a citizen of another country.
now, i'm not one for just "complaining": there's enough of that crap going on already. i very much like to also suggest actual solutions, and in this instance there happens to be a perfect fit: look up someone called "robert david steele". there's an extremely good article about him in 2014 by the guardian [2]. he started the "open source intelligence" movement. a quote:
Today’s capitalism, he argues, is inherently predatory and destructive:
“Over the course of the last centuries, the commons was fenced, and everything from agriculture to water was commoditised without regard to the true cost in non-renewable resources. Human beings, who had spent centuries evolving away from slavery, were re-commoditised by the Industrial Era.”
huh. how about that. someone else who recognises that "employment" is nothing more than a rebadged, re-introduced form of slavery. don't believe me? if you're a software engineer actually READ your employment contract. paying particular attention to the intelligence enslavement clauses. the ones that say that your employer owns absolutely everything that you do, think and say. if it wasn't enslavement, you would be REWARDED in direct proportion to the value of the work that you provide. you don't: you get paid a quotes fair wage quotes. fuck off if you actually want *shock horror* shares in the company!
There's a zen-slap for me. I'm a wage-slave and so is nearly everyone around me.