While the USA is experiencing rising chaotic episodes that too often include violence, we could discuss whether a leveling of prosperity could short-circuit aggressive tendencies.

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1536454527393538048          –What do you do when 31 domestic terrorists show up ready to riot? U-Haul them to jail. Sorry. Just popped into my head and I couldn’t help myself.

–end of danrather info–

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/13/people-over-pentagon-proposal-would-take-100-billion-pentagon-fund-social-programs?utm_source=daily_newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=TOP+NEWS%3A++People+Over+Pentagon++Proposal+Would+Take+%24100+Billion+From+Pentagon+to+Fund+Social+Programs&utm_campaign=TOP+NEWS%3A+Mon++6%2F13%2F22     —

‘People Over Pentagon’ Proposal Would Take $100 Billion From Pentagon to Fund Social Programs

“The Lee-Pocan bill disproves the claim that there’s not money to feed the hungry, care for the sick, cut child poverty, or protect the planet,” said one proponent.–end of commondreams info–

We can’t continue to give money to the Pentagon that has been irresponsible with cash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVhM5HvCYos&t=246s      —

Whistleblowers On $21 Trillion Missing At Pentagon

–end of leecamp info—–Lee Camp is a highly-censored comedian.      A contributing FACTor could be that Lee Camp was in the forefront of FACTual reporting about several crucial issues, including the FACT that the Pentagon misplaced trillions of dollars.

From MRonline  —  https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=2833cdb99b&u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=0f8e972035    —

Evgueny Karas, SBU agent and leader of the neo-Nazi group S 14

Mexico’s President AMLO condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba as ‘genocide’ and ‘tremendous violation of human rights’

How monsters who beat Jews to death in 1944 became America’s favorite “Freedom Fighters” in 1945—with a little help from their friends at CIA (Part 2)—

Slava comes home

“Anti-semitism: A smear word used by the Communists against those who effectively oppose and expose them.
Fascist: An anti-Communist.
Nazi or Hitlerite: An active anti-Communist”

—Slava Stetsko, in the foreword to The Captive Nations: Our First Line of Defense

–end of mronline info–

Some people are under informed about American history.  One shouldn’t be surprised at the commensurate misunderstanding about world history and the culture about which said individuals are bored and ignorant.  To paint with a broad brush all people in Europe as “white” can be soothing and deeply misleading.  This may be a reason the simple explanation of support against Russia of “protecting Western values” is sufficient for some people.  This seems dangerous and childlike.

Simplification matches the absurdity as heard on corporate-owned-government-influenced MSM of labeling one side as “the good guys” and the other side as the “bad guys”.  And so goes popular so-called news shows.

Who isn’t surprised that reparations were paid to enslavers?–

https://portside.org/2022-06-13/haiti-paid-reparations-enslavers-so-did-washington-dc?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email            –The New York Times published an ambitious series last week about payments that Haiti, the first nation founded by formerly enslaved people, was forced to make for decades to the descendants of the people who had enslaved them.Those who were previously unaware of “reparations” payments made to enslavers, and their far-reaching consequences for Haiti, may be surprised to learn that something like this happened in the United States, too.

–end of portside info–

C-Span hosted 2 interesting discussions this morning—

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520961-3/washington-journal-cal-thomas-discusses-jan-6-hearings-political-news-day  –JUNE 14, 2022  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 06/14/2022

Washington Journal

Cal Thomas on January 6 Hearings and Political News of the Day

Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas talked about the January 6th hearings and political news of the day.—end of c-span info–

https://www.c-span.org/video/?520961-6/washington-journal-rev-william-barber-discusses-june-18-moral-march-washington    –JUNE 14, 2022  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 06/14/2022

Washington Journal

Rev. William Barber on June 18 “Moral March on Washington”

Poor People’s Campaign Co-Chair Rev. William Barber talked about the group’s upcoming “Moral March on Washington” which focuses poverty and the plight of low-wage workers.

 –end of c-span info–

Cal Thomas compared the January 6 insurrection with the George Floyd protests, both of which included violence.  A statement from Mr. Thomas included (paraphrase) “who are these people who show up to these protests?  Who pays them? Don’t they have jobs? (in reference to George Floyd protesters)

Not to sound like a broken record, but as Bernie Sanders would say about his unchanging message, nothing has changed so my message is the same.  A reason that democracy is incompatible with capitalism is that capitalism is restrictive and hierarchical.  The restrictions accrue to “lower levels” of humanity, which are inevitable in hierarchy. This lends validity to the revolting phrase from Cal Thomas suggesting people shouldn’t protest because they should be working.  

A cost paid by “workers” in capitalism is restriction and lack of control over one’s time.  And so hierarchy bemoans protesters who step out of line long enough to raise concerns about human rights violations or environmental violations.

In a free market we would more nearly have self-employment with each individual controlling their own destiny.  This carries risks and liability but also offers freedom and dignity.  This could also raise discussions about the government/commercial collaboration called public/private partnerships, in which it is presumed the private portion of said partnerships must be with business owners when it could as easily be with business workers, such as in a worker co-op.  Especially where upper-echelon ownership of corporations have taken on an international flavor, partnership between government and worker co-ops would support retention of wealth into local communities rather than draining wealth into far-flung locations or foreign nations.

It’s about the money and Citizens United is highly responsible for the turpitude of our system.

William Barber has mounted an excellent campaign to help workers and those he describes as living in poverty (some people would describe them as the people against which laws have been passed to support hierarchy and to maintain a needy supply of workers).  Perhaps to challenge a system that doesn’t include free markets could be another direction in which to go.

As American oligarchs warn We The People not to infringe on their privilege or they “just might move out of the nation”, one must ask, really??  —  https://multipolarista.substack.com/p/china-billionaires-common-prosperity?s=r#details     –JUN 13 • 1HR 12M

China cracks down on billionaires and inequality, pushes for ‘common prosperity’

Beijing-based journalist Ian Goodrum discusses the Chinese government’s campaign against inequality, crackdown on billionaires, and push for what it calls “common prosperity.”

–end of radindiemedia info–

The US Constitution doesn’t seem to sanction elections run by political Parties, and to permit control of political debates by political Parties seems equally corrupt.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM       —

Ross Perot in 1992 on NAFTA and the “Giant Sucking Sound”

Centralization is the lifeblood of the R&D duopoly.  It’s the way to enforce capitalism onto workers in 2022.

———————–We can do better———-

That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  
Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. *******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.
    https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!
Along with Climate Change, many people oppose the imperialism of the USA under control of the Republican/Democratic duopoly.  Use of the wealth of our nation should be to enhance quality of life for We The People rather than for imperialism.  Some people vote accordingly.I———————–That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  
Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. *******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.