The War on Trump Is a War on Millions

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[–]penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Even more broadly, it's a war on dissent, a shutting down of acceptable debate and of a piece with what we've seen with the Censorship Industrial Complex not just here but throughout the Western world.

What these power grabbers are doing is unprecedented, witness what the UK Parliament Committee of Privileges just did in a move eerily similar to what is happening to Trump in the US in terms of what the apparent goal is. But it has even broader implications, as Alexander explains:

Every MP now knows that if they step out of line, say the wrong thing, they're not just going to face their electors, who might choose to vote them out, which is democracy, but they might face allegations of contempt of Parliament because they've somehow infringed against the privileges committee. It starts with the privileges committee but then extends to every single part of the governmental machine connected in some way to the H of C, you're not allowed to criticize what they do or how they go about their business or their findings. It's a very sinister step.

[–]BerryBoy1969It's not red vs. blue - It's capital vs. you 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

What these power grabbers are doing is unprecedented,

Are they really "grabbing" it, or are they just wielding the power they've enjoyed for decades as they see fit?

From an article written by Stephan Cohen: "For decades, the CFR’s primary functional role has been, through its journal, website, featured events, and multiple weekly membership sessions, to define the accepted, legitimate, orthodox parameters of discussion about US foreign policy and related issues." It's only natural that the vassal states organized under the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission would follow suit.

Foreign policy needs a complacent, well trained populace to be successful. We fall under the category of 'related issues' to the CFR. If our owners learned anything from Joseph Goebbels, it was how to play the people for their own benefit.

[–]penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Are they really "grabbing" it, or are they just wielding the power they've enjoyed for decades as they see fit?

Well, that's a good point. But I'd characterize it as power they've accrued to themselves in stealth so the public didn't realize what they were doing - not that they'd quibble with it as long as it was their Team doing it.

how to play the people for their own benefit.

And a complacent public has no idea it's being manipulated and led to ruin, that's the saddest part of all.

[–]BerryBoy1969It's not red vs. blue - It's capital vs. you 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, that's a good point. But I'd characterize it as power they've accrued to themselves in stealth so the public didn't realize what they were doing - not that they'd quibble with it as long as it was their Team doing it.

That's why they spend so much money election theater. If people no longer believe in the myth that their vote is their voice in our owners demockracy, they might start investigating why that is.

And a complacent public has no idea it's being manipulated and led to ruin, that's the saddest part of all.

That's why it's so important that our national day care system ensures that no child is left behind... If the bar's set low enough, everybody gets a high jump participation trophy.