Oligarchy can be defined by myopia.

The mindset was on display on C-Span this morning.https://www.c-span.org/video/?525774-4/washington-journal-michael-gordon-discusses-chinese-military-capabilities-threats-posed-us    –FEBRUARY 12, 2023  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 02/12/2023

Washington Journal

Michael Gordon on Chinese Military Capabilities and Threats Posed to the U.S.

Wall Street Journal national security correspondent Michael Gordon discusses the Biden administration response to Chinese military capabilities and threats posed to the U.S.–end of c-span info–

C-Span—9:30AM–caller—paraphrase–asked about US corporations doing business in China.

guest deflection–paraphrase—commiserated on the topic of Chinese nuclear capabilities

Decades-long globalism based on economic benefits to worldwide oligarchs was possible using deflection.  Here are a few examples–

*In a nation manic to “spread democracy around the world”, trade agreements such as TPP that included language that prioritized the rights of multi-national corporations over human rights and environmental rights have been instrumental in the movement of globalism as promoted by politicians bought into public office via Citizens United corruption

*Reduction of US-employee wages resulted in poverty lifestyle by many families and expands to reductions in social security contributions by both employers and employees that has undermined a system of earned-benefit pensions for the elderly

*Store shelves are too often empty of products necessary for consumers similar to the cold-war joke about communism in the Former USSR

*Foreign-nation control of supply lines are an imminent national security reality

*Bureaucratic and political presumption that the globalism manifesting from the USA has anything to do with democracy seems questionable, and the military expense to promote this system is an imminent national security risk

*Manufacturing in foreign nations means an import unbalance as Trump took advantage to balance his tax beak for the wealthy (more trickle-down) with his Trump tariff that seemed to begin the slippery slope of inflation on the backs of US consumer without a choice to buy American

*A topic of discussion this morning on C-Span has been the US military rumbling that we will soon be at war with China.  When you’re a hammer, everything is a nail.  But realistically imagine what will happen to the US stock market upon war with China when presumably China, if at war with the USA, would nationalize US corporations in ChinaMeanwhile here at home, Free Press is still experiencing an identity crisis.  —  https://portside.org/2023-02-11/washington-post-runs-medicare-newsletter-sponsored-insurance-lobby-front-group?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email                      –But the newspaper’s ostensibly neutral, both-sides coverage of the high-stakes healthcare fight was interspersed with ads purchased by the Coalition for Medicare Choices, an innocuously named organization that serves as a front group for the private insurance industry’s powerful lobbying group, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).

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https://mailchi.mp/popularresistance/popular-resistance-daily-digest-0sc0hwb8rf?e=1b0a9c0541      —

Global Economic Forecast Reveals The Perils Of US Addiction To War

Zelensky Admits He Refused To Implement Minsk Peace Deal

Cuba, Venezuela And China Are Rushing Aid To Earthquake-Hit Syria

In Revolutionary Times, Are Art And Music Falling Short?

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Howie Hawkins response to Joe Biden State-of-the-Union speech.  —  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9MfrVrLNw4          —

#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 111

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From MRonline  —           https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=2833cdb99b&u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=908e472713             —

SchoolStudents in Alabama walk out after told to limit Black history programme

Guatemala blocks leftist Indigenous leader from presidential race, in ‘electoral coup’

“Crony capitalism” as an economic strategy

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https://twitter.com/YPJ_volunteers/status/1624459325853818881          —

“Before a revolution happens, it’s perceived as impossible; after it happens, it’s seen as having been inevitable.” -Rosa Luxemburg

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****As one who would be perfectly contented to retain the Senate if they adhered to Oaths of Office more than to Citizens United campaign donations, one is interested in a topic raised as to the reason we maintain the US Senate—-

 This is a reminder of how much we don’t know.  This brings one around to Howie Hawkins, who continues to impress with original thought.  We also could acknowledge Hawkins often speaks to censored information.
One such topic about which one would never have even considered, is whether the USA needs The Senate.  Apparently The Senate is little other than expensive window dressing, promoting hierarchical interests, and too often placed in positions of power by big-money via Citizens United.  But the public gets to fund this curiosity of pompous supremacy.  Who knew?
The Democratic Branch of the Republican/Democratic Duopoly are especially functional in voter suppression—–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNbdkuU1edw          —#GreenSocialist Notes #76
Howie Hawkins brings up the concept of whether the USA needs the Senate.  Apparently according to some people, the Senate isn’t necessary.  This brings up the blockage from the Senate of many bills that would benefit We The People.  Combined with Citizens United that promotes big-money interest choice of Senators, in which laws are passed that benefit big-money interest rather than We The People, and that We The People support economically, the members of the Senate, this seems a good topic for discussion.
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!