As I’ve previously remarked, the genius of MAGA as a political slogan is that everyone thinks they know what it means, but few really think it through.
Between WWII and 2004, US attempted to overthrow 57 foreign governments. In 1953 US succeeded in overthrowing Iran's government.
"Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington?
A: Because there’s no American embassy there."
"Overthrowing other peoples' governments: The Master List," William Blum, 2004: "Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government):
China 1949 to early 1960s
Albania 1949-53
East Germany 1950s
Iran 1953 *
Guatemala 1954 *
Costa Rica mid-1950s
Syria 1956-7
Egypt 1957
Indonesia 1957-8
British Guiana 1953-64 *
Iraq 1963 *
North Vietnam 1945-73
Cambodia 1955-70 *
Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
Ecuador 1960-63 *
Congo 1960 *
France 1965
Brazil 1962-64 *
Dominican Republic 1963 *
Cuba 1959 to present
Bolivia 1964 *
Indonesia 1965 *
Ghana 1966 *
Chile 1964-73 *
Greece 1967 *
Costa Rica 1970-71
Bolivia 1971 *
Australia 1973-75 *
Angola 1975, 1980s
Zaire 1975
Portugal 1974-76 *
Jamaica 1976-80 *
Seychelles 1979-81
Chad 1981-82 *
Grenada 1983 *
South Yemen 1982-84
Suriname 1982-84
Fiji 1987 *
Libya 1980s
Nicaragua 1981-90 *
Panama 1989 *
Bulgaria 1990 *
Albania 1991 *
Iraq 1991
Afghanistan 1980s *
Somalia 1993
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
Ecuador 2000 *
Afghanistan 2001 *
Venezuela 2002 *
Iraq 2003 *
Haiti 2004 *
Somalia 2007 to present
Honduras 2009 *
Libya 2011 *
Syria 2012
Ukraine 2014 *
Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington?
Thanks for getting it Mark. And thanks to Michael Hudson. A great whistleblower. This of course is what the Zionist/Neocon/Straussian mafia has been riding to victory. Next up? Samson option.
"Buoyed by Trump being drawn into the country's war on Iran, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's benchmark TA-125 index leapt 1.6% to a record high, following a gain of 6% over five sessions last week."
One of the evils of paper money is that it turns the whole country into stock jobbers. The precariousness of its value and the uncertainty of its fate continually operate, night and day, to produce this destructive effect. Having no real value in itself it depends for support upon accident, caprice, and party; and as it is the interest of some to depreciate and of others to raise its value, there is a continual invention going on that destroys the morals of the country.
"How on earth can people people say that Iran is a threat to the United States? Well, it's a threat to the United States because it exists and the United States does not control it, ..."
That's exactly why the Deep State hates us, too. They don't control all of us, yet.
Fascinating article, Mark. You keep getting better all the time. Thank you.
Digital Paradigm: ALL of the old narratives are dead…new ones will be created. Much like the non West has been reorganizing/building, (BRICS) the most obvious, in light of the changed human context, so too will the West. Debt? What debt? Want to stick to us? We will just not pay up. Don’t think that the rest of the World has not thought of this. Trump reflects the massive uncertainty of what buttons will be pressed and when.
Think of Trumps formative years: Ike and Kennedy and what was put in place from Bretton Woods and all the other agreements the Brits and US put in place.
We tend to assume that he refers to the 80s and Reagan and “greatness,” but that is superficial. He thinks in terms of before the world went nuts the last time during the late 1960s/70s. The world that “assassinated” Nixon, who more reflects Ike and Trump than any other.
Think about “authority.” That is the word for today, worldwide. How has it and what does it mean?
Now I understand why hippies started calling money bread; 'bread and circuses' equal 'money and war.'
Real MAGA Miriam Adelson Governs America
I'm out, not what I voted for or was promised.
it has never been made clear until now that MAGA is a controlled opposition.. Thanks a ton Mark.
Looks like Iran is hitting Tel Aviv hard again this morning. Moar bunkerbusters needed!
Between WWII and 2004, US attempted to overthrow 57 foreign governments. In 1953 US succeeded in overthrowing Iran's government.
"Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington?
A: Because there’s no American embassy there."
"Overthrowing other peoples' governments: The Master List," William Blum, 2004: "Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government):
China 1949 to early 1960s
Albania 1949-53
East Germany 1950s
Iran 1953 *
Guatemala 1954 *
Costa Rica mid-1950s
Syria 1956-7
Egypt 1957
Indonesia 1957-8
British Guiana 1953-64 *
Iraq 1963 *
North Vietnam 1945-73
Cambodia 1955-70 *
Laos 1958 *, 1959 *, 1960 *
Ecuador 1960-63 *
Congo 1960 *
France 1965
Brazil 1962-64 *
Dominican Republic 1963 *
Cuba 1959 to present
Bolivia 1964 *
Indonesia 1965 *
Ghana 1966 *
Chile 1964-73 *
Greece 1967 *
Costa Rica 1970-71
Bolivia 1971 *
Australia 1973-75 *
Angola 1975, 1980s
Zaire 1975
Portugal 1974-76 *
Jamaica 1976-80 *
Seychelles 1979-81
Chad 1981-82 *
Grenada 1983 *
South Yemen 1982-84
Suriname 1982-84
Fiji 1987 *
Libya 1980s
Nicaragua 1981-90 *
Panama 1989 *
Bulgaria 1990 *
Albania 1991 *
Iraq 1991
Afghanistan 1980s *
Somalia 1993
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
Ecuador 2000 *
Afghanistan 2001 *
Venezuela 2002 *
Iraq 2003 *
Haiti 2004 *
Somalia 2007 to present
Honduras 2009 *
Libya 2011 *
Syria 2012
Ukraine 2014 *
Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington?
A: Because there’s no American embassy there."...https://williamblum.org/essays/read/overthrowing-other-peoples-governments-the-master-list
Appears game on now according to Fox news 3 nuclear sites bombed by US.
"Mission Accomplished!" I wonder if Trump will wear a macho leather flying jacket like Bush Jr did when he announced it. Let's see how Iran responds.
Just saw that.
Thanks for getting it Mark. And thanks to Michael Hudson. A great whistleblower. This of course is what the Zionist/Neocon/Straussian mafia has been riding to victory. Next up? Samson option.
As always, follow the money. Great piece!
"Buoyed by Trump being drawn into the country's war on Iran, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's benchmark TA-125 index leapt 1.6% to a record high, following a gain of 6% over five sessions last week."
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/force-posturing-six-b-2-stealth-bombers-en-route-indo-pacific-ahead-trumps-intel
One of the evils of paper money is that it turns the whole country into stock jobbers. The precariousness of its value and the uncertainty of its fate continually operate, night and day, to produce this destructive effect. Having no real value in itself it depends for support upon accident, caprice, and party; and as it is the interest of some to depreciate and of others to raise its value, there is a continual invention going on that destroys the morals of the country.
- Thomas Paine
"How on earth can people people say that Iran is a threat to the United States? Well, it's a threat to the United States because it exists and the United States does not control it, ..."
That's exactly why the Deep State hates us, too. They don't control all of us, yet.
Fascinating article, Mark. You keep getting better all the time. Thank you.
and terrifying…
Digital Paradigm: ALL of the old narratives are dead…new ones will be created. Much like the non West has been reorganizing/building, (BRICS) the most obvious, in light of the changed human context, so too will the West. Debt? What debt? Want to stick to us? We will just not pay up. Don’t think that the rest of the World has not thought of this. Trump reflects the massive uncertainty of what buttons will be pressed and when.
Think of Trumps formative years: Ike and Kennedy and what was put in place from Bretton Woods and all the other agreements the Brits and US put in place.
We tend to assume that he refers to the 80s and Reagan and “greatness,” but that is superficial. He thinks in terms of before the world went nuts the last time during the late 1960s/70s. The world that “assassinated” Nixon, who more reflects Ike and Trump than any other.
Think about “authority.” That is the word for today, worldwide. How has it and what does it mean?
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