Agreed. I've recently read the first two books of Frank Dikotter's brilliant historical trilogy on Mao's China. These utopians are just getting started.
I don't consider them Communists. They don't want to nationalize the private sector - they want to conscript it in the service of their ideology. More like fascism than communism.
Even economic dimwits like Robert Reich don't believe in command-and-control economies. They grudgingly accept the necessary evil that market prices provide.
That said, they covet China's regime of strict social control, which is why they are so desperate to disarm the populace.
Brent, my formulation is that Communism = Left Fascism. Both Communists and Nazis share a dead certainty that they are right, and that any crimes committed in the name of the world they are creating are justified and worth it for the end being sought. Hence the gas chambers and the gulags.
The same media organizations that believe the charges against Trump will eventually go far beyond sleazy transactional sex with a porn star also told us that lockdowns were essential and the vaccine was safe and effective. I'm sure these charges have nothing to do with preventing him from running in an election where he has a 31 point lead over a man who should be in a long-term care home. But that only happens in banana republics - not in the USA.
But while we're all gnashing our teeth about Trump, the Neocons who are running the Biden Administration have been ramping up the proxy war in Ukraine - a war that hasn't been approved in Congress. The Neocons haven't won a war in 70 years but they somehow think they can bring about regime change in Russia and install their own leader so they can plunder/control Russia's vast resources. The Neocons war in Ukraine will likely bankrupt the United States but, yeah Orange Man bad! CNN, CNBC, the New York Times, etc., all say so!
You're welcome. Martin Armstrong has been warning of the intentions of the Neocons for years. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/ He even wrote a 110 page report that is available on his site for $10.
I personally am close friends with the woman who organized the volunteers at the Fulton voting facility (you know, the one where the three mysterious cases of "ballots" were counted after all the election workers were forcefully removed from the facility (yes, this happened). I also am personal friends with an individual who is former CIA who testified before the GA senate about the 400,000 votes by people deceased, or out of state (in other words ilegible) whose "votes" were counted. I also know the Secretary of State personally (he's my customer) and know that he has faced many attempts on his life because of his cover up of the true reality of the election fraud. I know about the ballot stuffing efforts by the Dems and have proof of this as well. I also have verifiable proof of the corruption regarding the Dominion voting machines, which has been documented by Senatorial testimony, but suppressed by the media. You have no idea what is really going on in your little skull.
Democrats simply do not understand that everything they do to their opposition will be done to them and more. For some reason, Democrats believe they are exempt from their own rules and behavior. Anyone who has been watching the hearings on weaponization of government and government censorship will recognize that the Lying Sacks of Shit Party is incompatible with the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 14th Amendments to the Constitution. Therefore, I am calling for every state legislature to pass laws barring any political party that historically endorsed slavery from running candidates for public office. I think we can get 29 states on board with this, thus extinguishing the Lying Sacks of Shit Party from ever holding the White House and Senate again. This would be so incredibly positive for America and for the free world.
In my opinion, a better response would be to start lobbying your state government to pass nullification laws and then refuse to assist the feds in enforcing any laws that are unconstitutional. With nullification, federal officers (FBI, IRS) could even be escorted out of the states that refuse to cooperate with any attempts to enforce those laws.
When I moved to New Orleans about 20 years ago (moved out 6 years later) I heard a story that resonates with me during these times. I don't know if it is true.
As Attorney General for the US, RFK sent FBI agents to Plaquemines parish to investigate reported crimes. Early in their visit, as they were being shown around the area, they were taken to the massive pipes that move flood water far out into the Gulf. The FBI agents were told that once something gets in those pipes it is never found again.
The Democrats don't control all 50 states. The 10th Amendment gives the states the right of nullification; to refuse to cooperate with the feds when their actions are unconstitutional.
Sasha, thank you for your courage, clear vision, and sensitivity at a time like this. I saw Kennedy the day before he was shot in New Orleans, riding in an open convertible, in the Autumn sun
looking golden like a Greek God (bc of his Addison’s ). People on St. Charles could reach out and touch his car. He was smiling and relaxed. I did not vote for Kennedy, but, of course, I grew up in an era where one would honor a President and want a sighting of him. The assassination the next day was a revulsion to our country. Imagine that gruesome act happening to our President. New Orleans being a Catholic city threw all of its church doors open 24/7. Everyone seemed dressed in black, crying and mourning, flooding into the churches, crying. But, there were places,bars,
where people could be heard cheering, saying vulgar things about that President.
I feel that whole sensation now, of the mourning of it, when it comes to former President Trump
being indicted for a case which a US attorney has said was already dismissed by Federal Court
standards.
For those of you who don’t know, there were three parties on the voting ticket in New Orleans then; the Donkey, (Regular Democrat party), the Elephant (Republican Party) and the Rooster
the Democrat party that was the White Supremacist Party. Yes, on the official ballot. When I first voted I went to a beaten up small garage in a neighborhood. I gave my name to the person
seated in an old fashion school desk where books went below the seat. The person had an expandable school folder about eight inches high full of names. But she could not find mine.
Exasperated, she look up at me and with true condescension, she asked “Are YOU a Republican?!
then she reached below the desk and pulled up a paper thin folder of the list of Republicans.
So, I thank you, Sasha, for your wanting out of both parties our freedoms to be intact for all
people. Only greed seems to be driving what we see before us today
Eloquent and accurate. Standing by you and in front of you if necessary; I told people years ago I'm the guy who can't run, literally, so I determined long ago to be the bear decoy so others could escape. And in the meantime, make the bear know he bit the wrong guy, even if mauled.
America died the day mainstream media like the New York Times, the Atlantic, the New Yorker started publishing articles about the "problem" of the First Amendment and how freedom of speech had to be curtailed, via corporate censorship, to "protect democracy".
Obama gave a commencement address at Stanford University along the same lines.
A Republic born on the idea of individual freedom cannot survive without freedom of speech.
America did not die and will not die as long as at least one person believes in freedom because America is more than a country or nation. America is an amalgamation of concepts, principles, peoples and laws based on freedom and the sanctity of the human spirit and individual. America has survived far worse than today; Valley Forge, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI, Depression, WWII, etc. Over 1 million US soldiers have died establishing and sustaining our freedom. Have hope because they’re are still millions of Americans who still highly value America and will not let this day defeat us.
America was dying a slow death long before that. The dementia patient and co were selected as a matter of convenience to ring the deluded bell of "victory." As they say, it ain't over till it's over.
I'm of two minds, on this, depending on my disposition - my default is the same as Libertarian's, while the less optimistic holds that the Republic died when Lincoln preserved the union through force. America began its fatal decline when it invaded Iraq and became an occupying "force," then bailing out Bear Stearns, and finally the election of The Turd in the Punchbowl, which was the start of the shredding of this nation's constitution and social fabric. Race relations were set back fifty years in his first administration, along with the start of the war on police, the dawn of wokeism, the assault on gender, BLM and antifa "legitimacy," the weaponization of the IRS, DoJ, FBI, and CIA against us, and then Trump.
Great column. I struggle with the whole thing. Here in GA, this past fall, we had a "run-off". I knew it was rigged, knew what the outcome would be, and refused to vote. I think we're past the point of no return for our "democracy". I hate to be fatalistic, but facts are facts. 75% of the country voted for Trump in 2020, but they delayed and obfuscated until they got their way. I'm done with the political machine.
Dave, brother, this I "refused to vote" thing has to stop...it's how the other side wants you to react to their election rigging...you are making it easier for them, not harder.
Yes, at this point, our current system is offically rigged. Until that ends, we must vote under protest, and demand demand demand that changes be made. The more votes they have to manufacture, the harder it will be for them to continue the scam.
You are quite right, of course. I am planning on voting in the next cycle. But I will be changing my party status from Republican to Independent. I just won't be able to vote in the primaries.
Primaries are where the candidate is selected, I want to say elected but if allowed we get what they present to us if no one shows up in the primaries. Of course it still might not matter, but getting involved in your local party (at least in the republican) the people can take control. We proved it in the Ron Paul run, but most left when he did and were Libertarian in nature.
Yeah that's a very good point. I do tend to be more of a libertarian so perhaps that's where I fit best. I've been invited to be more involved in the GA Republican party. My friend ran for local office and she was selected by Trump to be one of the GA delegates when he was in office. She could hook me up and get me in the game but it's so toxic and tiring I don't think I have the stomach for it, to be honest.
Well they say if the shoe fits wear it, and if you really care about trying to make a change maybe it's time to man up and dive in. It's never easy, but at least at that level you're involved in the process of voting on the delegates and having a say in the candidates and being able to put questions to them as you gain access throughout the process. You may find you meet more like minded people than you realize or you may find out it's really not for you, but it's the only way to find out. You can always leave it it's not. Good Luck what ever you decide.
Yes, it's just politics. The left couldn't get him on Russiagate, Jan 6 or the files at his home on Florida. So they keep grasping at straws. The left has no other answers other than to grab for more power through tyranny. They are useful idiots (meaning useful to the left's cause).
If they are actually trying to get rid of Trump, they did the absolutely stupidest thing they could do.
Obama and Bush Jr, how many people have they killed between them in the Middle East? And don't get me started on Bill and his women (or girls, literally, in the case of Epstein's Island). And Biden? The man is so crooked and rotten you can smell him through the TV screen and he's started World War III.
I'm not overly fond of Trump, but if those four are walking free and you arrest Trump on a campaign violation? This is very much a banana republic.
Just a week ago I had a conversation with others in Sasha's prior column. In it, I stated that I couldn't vote for Trump in 2024, even though I am very appreciative of his contribution.
I think I feel like right now I will vote against the Democrats, no matter who gets the nomination. I'll do this because I see them as the greater danger not just to the country but to the future of the country, especially for younger generations. This kind of corruption we're seeing now has to be confronted and since we no longer have ethical journalists in the mainstream who will challenge it, what other option do we have?
absolutely correct. The media is probably the biggest problem. When I learned about the Trusted News Initiative (instigated by MI5 in Britain), it all began to make sense. We are truly experiencing the definition of fascism being driven by the Far Left.
Trump says it right: "This isn't about me, it is about you and I am standing in their way." I am 53 and grew up with him when everyone loved him... until he decided to get involved. It is about you; if you are a Biden(or UniParty) supporter, but not part of the 'Club' please study what Mensheviks were.
A lifelong 'republican' voter, I voted for Clinton in '96 before the interweb could tell us things we now know because he was, at the time, doing the right thing working with Newt.
Trump did more sound economic policies that improved everyone's lives than any other president except Cal or Ronaldus - everyone's lives improved. Just turn off your TV's and NeverTrump friends because you know what he will do as he has already demonstrated it. Cheap energy, strategic tariffs on our Chinese enemy, dropping 10s of thousands of regulations strangling you...
Thank you Sasha for reaching out to those of us who are saddened and stunned. I hope there will not be violence but this truly is a bridge too far. I prayed this indictment wouldn’t happen. Your response was pithy and validating for many of us. For those who are gleeful (whether they be naive or evil), they have caused much injury to our country and will face the consequences ahead.
I don't think there will be violence (except maybe if Trump actually goes to prison) simply because the pro-Trump crowd surely knows by now that the "establishment" is just WAITING for them to "do something"... I think even the most diehard Trumpers will be cautious about doing anything that might give the deep state a reason to go after them.
Still no reason to vote for Trump - he disqualified himself (politically, not legally) in my book when he refused to accept that he lost. Yes, this is a pathetic indictment - the ultimate "nothingburger." All of his sleaze was known, and voters still chose him over the even sleazier HRC. And then 4 years later, they'd had enough of him and elected Sleep Joe. That's how it should work.
Sleepy Joe is unlikely to ever be found competent to stand trial, so he doesn't have to worry. But every other sleazebag Democrat from a purple or red state ought to be worried - because once again, the Democrats have changed the rules - assuming only they will ever use this option. Just as they changed the Senate rules on approving nominees from 2/3 to a majority, and then whined when Republicans used those rules to get Trump's appointees into office.
Now every ambitious Republican DA can go after former Democratic governors, legislators,= etc. Heck, if New York ever comes to its senses, Bragg could find himself facing some trumped-up (sorry ...) charges related to this case.
The whole thing is cynical beyond belief ... Democrats cannot seriously say things like "Nobody is above the law" while working overtime to keep Hunter Biden out of trouble.
Jim, sorry to burst your bubble, but the 2020 election was rigged. We know that now. I refer you to (among other things) Matt Taibbi's Twiiter files documenting how the intel agencies put their whole hand on the information we were allowed to get about the election; plus $400 million in Zuckerbucks; plus the suppression of Hunter's laptop, which they knew was legit; etc.
So, given these facts (and they are facts), trying to disqualify Trump for "refusing to accept he lost" is bogus. Better find another reason to oppose him.
Oh, please. Every Republican presidential candidate since FDR and the national political reallignment that took place in the 1930s has had to contend with a hostile, often dishonest press. Nixon, Reagan, and both Bushes had to overcome that. It's part of the landscape - put on your big boy pants, man up and deal with it. Did Ford, Dole or Romney get a fair shake? Of course not. But they still conceded because while you may view the bias of the media as "rigging" the election , the rules are that everyone gets to advocate for their candidate - and then we count votes.
Trump lost.
Period.
Denying it is to lower yourselves to the level of the whiny wokesters.
News flash: Look at how the media is already going after DeSantis. Should Kemp or Abbott ever run, they'll get the same attacks. The difference is that none of those Republicans whine about the media. They accept the reality of the fact that the media is dishonest, duplicitous and biased - and then, like Reagan, simply go over their heads to the American people.
Trump knows this, too. In fact, he managed to make the 2016 election a referendum on the media - and the media lost. And then the idiot frittered away his advantage by spending his entire presidency tweeting stupid crap instead of cleaning up the corruption like he had promised.
If he had done his job, the FBI would not have had free rein on the Hunter Biden laptop circus.
Trump talked a good game, but never delivered - and now plays the same victimhood game we conservatives claim to despise.
Jim, to compare the full on assault that the Deep State put on Trump to the traditional bias of the liberal media endured by other Republicans is what's known as a false equivalency. It's not about "whining" or "victimhood," it is about the very legitimacy of our political system now and going forward. You must understand that, on some level. The scale, sscope, and brazenness of the Russiagate Hoax has no analog in US history of which I am aware.
Your simplistic assertions about "not cleaning up the corruption like he promised" again seems naive, particularly as concerns the hard- to- check power of the Deep/Administrative State.
As I said in my last note: you need a better reason for why we should dump Trump. I'm waiting.
What Trump experienced was unprecedented - media aligned with cultural, corporate and political power. Usually there are oppositional forces but in this case it was the outsiders vs. the insiders. We've never seen that before imo,
Thanks for pithy summary, Sasha. And your opinion is massively important because you have within you a moral compass that said
something like, “ is what they are saying about Trump the truth?”
Or perhaps,”something isn’t right about this.” I’ll have to read your first
writings again to understand the enormous soul searching it took to
look behind the the curtain at the embedded propaganda machine .
The fact that you have this writing talent and would courageously translate what you were seeing into words makes me tearful when I read them. And that’s a big deal to me, because I am not given to crying.
Your word “unprecedented” is pitch perfect. The word contains all of the forces that have not been there in the past in this proportion. The internet, campaign finance, social medias, the act of 1970 that separated
federal agencies from Congressional control, judges ruling from their politics not law, lack of insider trading sanctions for the Congress,
non-profit abuse, K street lobbying, heavy debt borrowing and there’s always more.
The Russiagate hoax is perfectly analogous to McCarthy's witch hunt - most media went along with it, with only a few brave souls questioning his assertions, and they were usually greeted with "So, you SUPPORT Communists in our government?" Yes, it was 180 degrees flipped from the Russiagate hoax in terms of Democrat/Republican, but otherwise a fine analogy.
Again, though, only an analogy - because online media has upended the pre-existing media landscape.
But remember that McCarthy utilized the then-new medium of television to his advantage, by inviting cameras into his hearings. That eventually blew up in his face, just as the Twitter files have uncovered the depths of coordination between government bureaucrats and Big Media.
I think the only real difference between McCarthyism and Wokeism is that when McCarthy was exposed as a lying, scheming fraud, those who had been taken in by him were, by and large, willing to admit to it. The media went through some serious self-reflection following McCarthyism.
We're obviously not anywhere close to that kind of accounting nor accountability on the Russiagate / Woke Inc. deceptions yet.
But I still hold that it's a good and fair analogy.
As to why I can't vote for Trump, no matter what: He has proven, by your own arguments above, that he is incapable of fixing what is wrong with the federal government.
We need someone who CAN fix the deep state. By your own admission, Trump could not - and I see absolutely nothing to make me think he'd do any better as a 2nd term lame duck.
This is why I've long argued that only governors should ever be elected to the White House. Only governors have experience bringing a large, powerful bureaucracy to heel.
Senators have managed, at best, a staff of a couple dozen. Witness Obama's struggles, as well as those of Bush I, Ford, LBJ and JFK. (Nixon had never been governor, but perhaps two terms as VP had given him some insights on how to manage the federal government.)
Reagan, Clinton and Bush II had all been popular, successful governors - they knew how to delegate, how to set a tone, create an overarching philosophy, and then hire capable people to carry out their wishes. FDR, too, having been governor of New York.
Eisenhower, having managed a massive military operation in Europe in WWII, also knew how to work through his subordinates.
Carter, despite having been governor, continued to try to micromanage in the White House, and it cost him - and us.
And Trump? Well, being a CEO is NOT the same as being president, or governor. In politics, you're stuck with a professional bureaucracy, many of whom you can't fire due to civil service protections.
Sleepy Joe, having been a senator and then a venal, corrupt VP, is likewise struggling to control the vast federal bureaucracy - by all accounts, it is controlling him.
So I will vote for a governor next year. Probably from Florida, although the Democratic governor of Colorado seems more reasonable than most, and if he were to run, I'd give serious thought to voting in the Democratic primary.
Also: to be clear, McCarthyism is in no way "perfectly analogous" to Russiagate, etc., which featured/features the full weight of the FBI, CIA, and most of the media weaponizing the law to bring down a presidential candidate/president/presidential candidate. That certainly did not happen during the McCarthy era. Not even close.
Maybe the only other time the Deep State was so determined to take out a president was JFK. And we all know how that played out.
Jim, if you acknowledge that there has not been any media soul-searching re: the Russiagate Hoax--in fact they have doubled and tripled down on new hoaxes since then--then that is (one) reason why it cannot be compared to McCarthyism. Indeed, that is why this era feels so much more dangerous than the 50s...the media is (practically) full-on complicit in Russiagate, and all the other hoaxes we have endured. At least during McCarthy's time, much of the media's silence was driven by fear. Can't say that now. It's more about power.
Didn't say Trump was incapable of challenging the Deep State, only that it is a tall order...maybe he could make a dent in it in a second term, I'm not sure. But I don't see anyone else who makes me think they could do any better, including Gov DeSantis. And it is false to think that taming a state bureaucracy is in any way comparable to taming the federal bureaucracy. We do know that Trump can take a Deep State punch and keep fighting. And that is critical.
But as you say, you are not going to vote for Trump "no matter what." I'm not a psycholgist, but it sounds like a serious case of TDS to me.
There it is, right at the end - the name-calling. Inevitable, I suppose.
So in your world view, nobody can look at the totality of the last six years and decide that Trump is not fit to be president. Nope, it has to be some sort of mental thing.
Guess what? I won't vote for HRC "no matter what." Nor Biden. Do I have CDS? BDS?
As the current idiot in chief likes the say, "C'mon man ..."
Surely your defense of Trump is capable of a more rational response? You poked at a better argument when you pointed out that the media landscape DOES feel different than the '50s, a point I would acknowledge. But when you resort to name-calling?
I'm not a kindergarten teacher, but that sounds like a serious case of somebody losing an argument and whining ...
What happened in the first week of Trump's administration besides WaPo clearly stating "The impeachment of Trump has now begun(12:19)." was that they perjury trapped his NSA(Flynn). He fired Comey a couple months later and they attacked him for two years with a special counsel. You know that meant that he was legally on the defensive to do literally anything against them, right? For 22 months. Then Impeachment 1 which replicated his defensive posture.
As far as the media, including Fox, constant attack or they had to 'give it context' which falsified what he said. He had no choice but to use Twitter.
In the 2018 midterms 30 republicans including the Speaker chose to retire when incumbents win 94% of their re-elections. They didn't lose the election, they chose to retire - probably because they were tired of the harassment which is what the UniParty uses causing fear.
You seem like a good guy and I understand you are sick of the constant drama - it isn't caused by Trump, it is caused by both parties as he disrupted their DC financial model you now see them taking advantage of again.
I don't believe that you ought to consider yourself to be among conservatives – not that there's any kind of a litmus test, it's just that your sentiments betray another orientation. From your remarks here, and elsewhere, if you were to be honest, you'd identify yourself w/ the Never Trump crowd – George Conway, Bill Kristol, Rick Wilson, that collection of bitter losers.
And until the evidence can be presented, and challenged, we'll never know if the election was stolen, or not. HIs claims ought to be aired in a court, and tested, but the fact that not a single judge will even hear the case, only makes Trump's claims that much more credible.
lol ... well, considering I voted for the man twice, that would be a stretch, no?
Of course, considering I post here under my real name, and that I've been writing opinion pieces for four decades now for a variety of outlets, anyone can quickly Google me and see what I've written over the years.
I've been getting death threats from lefties for decades. (And after I got an unlisted number to protect my wife and kids from the death threats - that was pre-cell phones, obviously - my mom started getting them.)
So you can stuff your little purity test. Isn't that the sort of thing the Woke do, anyway? Excommunicate anyone who isn't completely in line with every single point?
And his evidence HAS been presented, which you admit. So far, even judges Trump himself appointed have dismissed his allegations as either lacking merit or, even if true, unactionable.
The libs are playing you and your ilk like a cheap violin: They file bogus, politically motivated charges against Trump knowing his fanboys will rise up and demand he be re-elected - while equally knowing that Sleepy Joe's only POSSIBLE hope of being re-elected is to run against Trump. They are terrified of DeSantis, and are using these bogus charges to drive a wedge between Republican voters.
correct. I was never a Trump guy. He's toxic. But the Deep State must be challenged somehow. The one thing (and I mean the only thing) I liked about Trumpe (and still do) is that he was against war.
Does anyone in their right mind think they'll stop at Trump? No way.
We are dealing with utopians, and utopians will use any means necessary to impose their will.
These people won't just snap out of it. That isn't how they roll
Agreed. I've recently read the first two books of Frank Dikotter's brilliant historical trilogy on Mao's China. These utopians are just getting started.
Jung Chang's "Wild Swans" is really good as well.
"Son of the Revolution" is also a great read on this topic.
Are they utopians or Trotskyites?
I don't consider them Communists. They don't want to nationalize the private sector - they want to conscript it in the service of their ideology. More like fascism than communism.
Even economic dimwits like Robert Reich don't believe in command-and-control economies. They grudgingly accept the necessary evil that market prices provide.
That said, they covet China's regime of strict social control, which is why they are so desperate to disarm the populace.
Good points. Justin Trudeau has stated that he's a big fan of communist China.
the left's accusation of fascism is nothing more than a toxic cocktail of gaslighting and projection.
We're to the point that whatever the Left accuses the rest of us of is generally a sneak peak at their future plans.
Good point re: fascism ... the merger of corporate with gov't is certainly here.
merger of the private sector and corporate sector
doesn't believe in freedom or natural rights
conducts censorship for nothing more than political power
controls the media to push their ideology
a two-tier justice system for allies and opponents
has an "other" they despise
can't wait to get into another war
i mean, walks like a duck, talks like a duck
Don't forget the street fighters who will go smashing up things if they don't get their way.
Yip! Sounds familiar.
Brent, my formulation is that Communism = Left Fascism. Both Communists and Nazis share a dead certainty that they are right, and that any crimes committed in the name of the world they are creating are justified and worth it for the end being sought. Hence the gas chambers and the gulags.
my pet peeve with the left is that they never think past Wikipedia where they say that fascism = right wing.
That is like saying Hillary is right wing because she defeated Bernie.
Fascism is a collectivist ideology, and collectivists fundamentally are leftists.
This persecution reminds me; “...Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
If there is one thing the left is known for, it is eating their own. A lot of good liberals might find that out the hard way
Good point. Some of them still seem intent on taking control of Russia - regardless of the consequences or risk.
The same media organizations that believe the charges against Trump will eventually go far beyond sleazy transactional sex with a porn star also told us that lockdowns were essential and the vaccine was safe and effective. I'm sure these charges have nothing to do with preventing him from running in an election where he has a 31 point lead over a man who should be in a long-term care home. But that only happens in banana republics - not in the USA.
But while we're all gnashing our teeth about Trump, the Neocons who are running the Biden Administration have been ramping up the proxy war in Ukraine - a war that hasn't been approved in Congress. The Neocons haven't won a war in 70 years but they somehow think they can bring about regime change in Russia and install their own leader so they can plunder/control Russia's vast resources. The Neocons war in Ukraine will likely bankrupt the United States but, yeah Orange Man bad! CNN, CNBC, the New York Times, etc., all say so!
You're welcome. Martin Armstrong has been warning of the intentions of the Neocons for years. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/ He even wrote a 110 page report that is available on his site for $10.
We're officially a banana republic if you will.
Welcome to the United States of Venezuela, comrade.
Democrats have no idea what can of worms they opened up on themselves.
Yes they do. They think they can beat Trump, or they think some idiot will overreact, and it’s onto Martial Law.
I hope there will he hell to pay.
bullshit. I know officials in the State Dept. here in GA. It was a total steal by the Dems...a total scam. I have so much proof.
I personally am close friends with the woman who organized the volunteers at the Fulton voting facility (you know, the one where the three mysterious cases of "ballots" were counted after all the election workers were forcefully removed from the facility (yes, this happened). I also am personal friends with an individual who is former CIA who testified before the GA senate about the 400,000 votes by people deceased, or out of state (in other words ilegible) whose "votes" were counted. I also know the Secretary of State personally (he's my customer) and know that he has faced many attempts on his life because of his cover up of the true reality of the election fraud. I know about the ballot stuffing efforts by the Dems and have proof of this as well. I also have verifiable proof of the corruption regarding the Dominion voting machines, which has been documented by Senatorial testimony, but suppressed by the media. You have no idea what is really going on in your little skull.
Keep on repeating that stupid lie ...
I'm fairly certain you may have that backwards. Everything else is inverted these days, it stands to reason so far as I can tell.
Democrats simply do not understand that everything they do to their opposition will be done to them and more. For some reason, Democrats believe they are exempt from their own rules and behavior. Anyone who has been watching the hearings on weaponization of government and government censorship will recognize that the Lying Sacks of Shit Party is incompatible with the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 14th Amendments to the Constitution. Therefore, I am calling for every state legislature to pass laws barring any political party that historically endorsed slavery from running candidates for public office. I think we can get 29 states on board with this, thus extinguishing the Lying Sacks of Shit Party from ever holding the White House and Senate again. This would be so incredibly positive for America and for the free world.
In my opinion, a better response would be to start lobbying your state government to pass nullification laws and then refuse to assist the feds in enforcing any laws that are unconstitutional. With nullification, federal officers (FBI, IRS) could even be escorted out of the states that refuse to cooperate with any attempts to enforce those laws.
Let's do both.
Deal!
When I moved to New Orleans about 20 years ago (moved out 6 years later) I heard a story that resonates with me during these times. I don't know if it is true.
As Attorney General for the US, RFK sent FBI agents to Plaquemines parish to investigate reported crimes. Early in their visit, as they were being shown around the area, they were taken to the massive pipes that move flood water far out into the Gulf. The FBI agents were told that once something gets in those pipes it is never found again.
Good messaging can go a long way.
Unfortunately the democrats control the DOJ and to a certain extent, the FBI. Prosecuting them is not as easy as it might seem.
The Democrats don't control all 50 states. The 10th Amendment gives the states the right of nullification; to refuse to cooperate with the feds when their actions are unconstitutional.
We don't need to prosecute them, we just need to pass laws nullifying their party.
Sasha, thank you for your courage, clear vision, and sensitivity at a time like this. I saw Kennedy the day before he was shot in New Orleans, riding in an open convertible, in the Autumn sun
looking golden like a Greek God (bc of his Addison’s ). People on St. Charles could reach out and touch his car. He was smiling and relaxed. I did not vote for Kennedy, but, of course, I grew up in an era where one would honor a President and want a sighting of him. The assassination the next day was a revulsion to our country. Imagine that gruesome act happening to our President. New Orleans being a Catholic city threw all of its church doors open 24/7. Everyone seemed dressed in black, crying and mourning, flooding into the churches, crying. But, there were places,bars,
where people could be heard cheering, saying vulgar things about that President.
I feel that whole sensation now, of the mourning of it, when it comes to former President Trump
being indicted for a case which a US attorney has said was already dismissed by Federal Court
standards.
For those of you who don’t know, there were three parties on the voting ticket in New Orleans then; the Donkey, (Regular Democrat party), the Elephant (Republican Party) and the Rooster
the Democrat party that was the White Supremacist Party. Yes, on the official ballot. When I first voted I went to a beaten up small garage in a neighborhood. I gave my name to the person
seated in an old fashion school desk where books went below the seat. The person had an expandable school folder about eight inches high full of names. But she could not find mine.
Exasperated, she look up at me and with true condescension, she asked “Are YOU a Republican?!
then she reached below the desk and pulled up a paper thin folder of the list of Republicans.
So, I thank you, Sasha, for your wanting out of both parties our freedoms to be intact for all
people. Only greed seems to be driving what we see before us today
Greed, self-hatred, and an insatiable lust for power are the main drivers.
Eloquent and accurate. Standing by you and in front of you if necessary; I told people years ago I'm the guy who can't run, literally, so I determined long ago to be the bear decoy so others could escape. And in the meantime, make the bear know he bit the wrong guy, even if mauled.
A very well written article.
Another great read. Just very sad ...America died today.
America died the day mainstream media like the New York Times, the Atlantic, the New Yorker started publishing articles about the "problem" of the First Amendment and how freedom of speech had to be curtailed, via corporate censorship, to "protect democracy".
Obama gave a commencement address at Stanford University along the same lines.
A Republic born on the idea of individual freedom cannot survive without freedom of speech.
America died when a dementia patient and a whore were installed in the White House, with their whole team of corrupt evil-doers.
America did not die and will not die as long as at least one person believes in freedom because America is more than a country or nation. America is an amalgamation of concepts, principles, peoples and laws based on freedom and the sanctity of the human spirit and individual. America has survived far worse than today; Valley Forge, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI, Depression, WWII, etc. Over 1 million US soldiers have died establishing and sustaining our freedom. Have hope because they’re are still millions of Americans who still highly value America and will not let this day defeat us.
I like your positivity
America was dying a slow death long before that. The dementia patient and co were selected as a matter of convenience to ring the deluded bell of "victory." As they say, it ain't over till it's over.
I don’t like them either, but calling the VP a whore is a bit mean. We need to be better.
If the shoe fits...
I'm of two minds, on this, depending on my disposition - my default is the same as Libertarian's, while the less optimistic holds that the Republic died when Lincoln preserved the union through force. America began its fatal decline when it invaded Iraq and became an occupying "force," then bailing out Bear Stearns, and finally the election of The Turd in the Punchbowl, which was the start of the shredding of this nation's constitution and social fabric. Race relations were set back fifty years in his first administration, along with the start of the war on police, the dawn of wokeism, the assault on gender, BLM and antifa "legitimacy," the weaponization of the IRS, DoJ, FBI, and CIA against us, and then Trump.
My thoughts exactly.
Great column. I struggle with the whole thing. Here in GA, this past fall, we had a "run-off". I knew it was rigged, knew what the outcome would be, and refused to vote. I think we're past the point of no return for our "democracy". I hate to be fatalistic, but facts are facts. 75% of the country voted for Trump in 2020, but they delayed and obfuscated until they got their way. I'm done with the political machine.
Dave, brother, this I "refused to vote" thing has to stop...it's how the other side wants you to react to their election rigging...you are making it easier for them, not harder.
Yes, at this point, our current system is offically rigged. Until that ends, we must vote under protest, and demand demand demand that changes be made. The more votes they have to manufacture, the harder it will be for them to continue the scam.
You are quite right, of course. I am planning on voting in the next cycle. But I will be changing my party status from Republican to Independent. I just won't be able to vote in the primaries.
Primaries are where the candidate is selected, I want to say elected but if allowed we get what they present to us if no one shows up in the primaries. Of course it still might not matter, but getting involved in your local party (at least in the republican) the people can take control. We proved it in the Ron Paul run, but most left when he did and were Libertarian in nature.
Yeah that's a very good point. I do tend to be more of a libertarian so perhaps that's where I fit best. I've been invited to be more involved in the GA Republican party. My friend ran for local office and she was selected by Trump to be one of the GA delegates when he was in office. She could hook me up and get me in the game but it's so toxic and tiring I don't think I have the stomach for it, to be honest.
Well they say if the shoe fits wear it, and if you really care about trying to make a change maybe it's time to man up and dive in. It's never easy, but at least at that level you're involved in the process of voting on the delegates and having a say in the candidates and being able to put questions to them as you gain access throughout the process. You may find you meet more like minded people than you realize or you may find out it's really not for you, but it's the only way to find out. You can always leave it it's not. Good Luck what ever you decide.
Thanks! Good thoughts.
Letting "them" win is the wrong answer brother!!
You don't have to live in a perpetual state of fear and anxiety, but for God's sake - continue to vote!!
Yes, it's just politics. The left couldn't get him on Russiagate, Jan 6 or the files at his home on Florida. So they keep grasping at straws. The left has no other answers other than to grab for more power through tyranny. They are useful idiots (meaning useful to the left's cause).
https://jonathanturley.org/2022/09/09/the-clinton-standard-how-hillary-clintons-false-victimization-claims-reveal-a-core-truth/
Agree. Except the “useful” part
Fair point! I'll qualify that part.
If they are actually trying to get rid of Trump, they did the absolutely stupidest thing they could do.
Obama and Bush Jr, how many people have they killed between them in the Middle East? And don't get me started on Bill and his women (or girls, literally, in the case of Epstein's Island). And Biden? The man is so crooked and rotten you can smell him through the TV screen and he's started World War III.
I'm not overly fond of Trump, but if those four are walking free and you arrest Trump on a campaign violation? This is very much a banana republic.
Just a week ago I had a conversation with others in Sasha's prior column. In it, I stated that I couldn't vote for Trump in 2024, even though I am very appreciative of his contribution.
I have changed my mind.
I think I feel like right now I will vote against the Democrats, no matter who gets the nomination. I'll do this because I see them as the greater danger not just to the country but to the future of the country, especially for younger generations. This kind of corruption we're seeing now has to be confronted and since we no longer have ethical journalists in the mainstream who will challenge it, what other option do we have?
absolutely correct. The media is probably the biggest problem. When I learned about the Trusted News Initiative (instigated by MI5 in Britain), it all began to make sense. We are truly experiencing the definition of fascism being driven by the Far Left.
This is a paste from QuiteShocking on zerohedge; “Bill Clinton credibly accused of rape - no prosecution.
Bill Clinton credibly accused of assault by Paula jones - no prosecution. Paid 800k to settle.
Bill Clinton credibly accused of sexual battery in the White House - No prosecution.
Hillary Clinton a private server loaded with classified info in the basement a clear violation of the espionage act - no prosecution.
Hillary spends campaign funds for the phony DNC documents- no prosecution.
Biden family getting money from China, Ukraine and others? No prosecution.”
Look up Tara Reade. Biden is no better. And if you believe his daughter Ashley's diary, the man should be in jail for molesting her.
100%
wish I could like this a couple thousand more times.
totally agree
Very well written and an insightful comparison to others in the same role that did far more damage and were corrupt to boot.
Trump says it right: "This isn't about me, it is about you and I am standing in their way." I am 53 and grew up with him when everyone loved him... until he decided to get involved. It is about you; if you are a Biden(or UniParty) supporter, but not part of the 'Club' please study what Mensheviks were.
A lifelong 'republican' voter, I voted for Clinton in '96 before the interweb could tell us things we now know because he was, at the time, doing the right thing working with Newt.
Trump did more sound economic policies that improved everyone's lives than any other president except Cal or Ronaldus - everyone's lives improved. Just turn off your TV's and NeverTrump friends because you know what he will do as he has already demonstrated it. Cheap energy, strategic tariffs on our Chinese enemy, dropping 10s of thousands of regulations strangling you...
Thank you Sasha for reaching out to those of us who are saddened and stunned. I hope there will not be violence but this truly is a bridge too far. I prayed this indictment wouldn’t happen. Your response was pithy and validating for many of us. For those who are gleeful (whether they be naive or evil), they have caused much injury to our country and will face the consequences ahead.
I don't think there will be violence (except maybe if Trump actually goes to prison) simply because the pro-Trump crowd surely knows by now that the "establishment" is just WAITING for them to "do something"... I think even the most diehard Trumpers will be cautious about doing anything that might give the deep state a reason to go after them.
Thank you. This is so dangerous. The revolution began in 2008… DHS put out a white paper in 2009… They identified their enemies ahead of time. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2009/04/15/secretary-napolitanos-statement-right-wing-extremism-threat
They’ve been playing the long game since the 1920s, but the globalists finally got their trojan horse candidate… who is in his 3rd term currently.
Still no reason to vote for Trump - he disqualified himself (politically, not legally) in my book when he refused to accept that he lost. Yes, this is a pathetic indictment - the ultimate "nothingburger." All of his sleaze was known, and voters still chose him over the even sleazier HRC. And then 4 years later, they'd had enough of him and elected Sleep Joe. That's how it should work.
Sleepy Joe is unlikely to ever be found competent to stand trial, so he doesn't have to worry. But every other sleazebag Democrat from a purple or red state ought to be worried - because once again, the Democrats have changed the rules - assuming only they will ever use this option. Just as they changed the Senate rules on approving nominees from 2/3 to a majority, and then whined when Republicans used those rules to get Trump's appointees into office.
Now every ambitious Republican DA can go after former Democratic governors, legislators,= etc. Heck, if New York ever comes to its senses, Bragg could find himself facing some trumped-up (sorry ...) charges related to this case.
The whole thing is cynical beyond belief ... Democrats cannot seriously say things like "Nobody is above the law" while working overtime to keep Hunter Biden out of trouble.
Jim, sorry to burst your bubble, but the 2020 election was rigged. We know that now. I refer you to (among other things) Matt Taibbi's Twiiter files documenting how the intel agencies put their whole hand on the information we were allowed to get about the election; plus $400 million in Zuckerbucks; plus the suppression of Hunter's laptop, which they knew was legit; etc.
So, given these facts (and they are facts), trying to disqualify Trump for "refusing to accept he lost" is bogus. Better find another reason to oppose him.
Thank you, Pacificus. I'd throw in Mollie Hemingway's Rigged as a great source of info, as well.
Or just peruse Molly Ball's Time article where she outlined exactly how they "saved the election." https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/
All you have to do is look around. The American People didn't vote for this crap.
Oh, please. Every Republican presidential candidate since FDR and the national political reallignment that took place in the 1930s has had to contend with a hostile, often dishonest press. Nixon, Reagan, and both Bushes had to overcome that. It's part of the landscape - put on your big boy pants, man up and deal with it. Did Ford, Dole or Romney get a fair shake? Of course not. But they still conceded because while you may view the bias of the media as "rigging" the election , the rules are that everyone gets to advocate for their candidate - and then we count votes.
Trump lost.
Period.
Denying it is to lower yourselves to the level of the whiny wokesters.
News flash: Look at how the media is already going after DeSantis. Should Kemp or Abbott ever run, they'll get the same attacks. The difference is that none of those Republicans whine about the media. They accept the reality of the fact that the media is dishonest, duplicitous and biased - and then, like Reagan, simply go over their heads to the American people.
Trump knows this, too. In fact, he managed to make the 2016 election a referendum on the media - and the media lost. And then the idiot frittered away his advantage by spending his entire presidency tweeting stupid crap instead of cleaning up the corruption like he had promised.
If he had done his job, the FBI would not have had free rein on the Hunter Biden laptop circus.
Trump talked a good game, but never delivered - and now plays the same victimhood game we conservatives claim to despise.
Jim, to compare the full on assault that the Deep State put on Trump to the traditional bias of the liberal media endured by other Republicans is what's known as a false equivalency. It's not about "whining" or "victimhood," it is about the very legitimacy of our political system now and going forward. You must understand that, on some level. The scale, sscope, and brazenness of the Russiagate Hoax has no analog in US history of which I am aware.
Your simplistic assertions about "not cleaning up the corruption like he promised" again seems naive, particularly as concerns the hard- to- check power of the Deep/Administrative State.
As I said in my last note: you need a better reason for why we should dump Trump. I'm waiting.
What Trump experienced was unprecedented - media aligned with cultural, corporate and political power. Usually there are oppositional forces but in this case it was the outsiders vs. the insiders. We've never seen that before imo,
Thanks for pithy summary, Sasha. And your opinion is massively important because you have within you a moral compass that said
something like, “ is what they are saying about Trump the truth?”
Or perhaps,”something isn’t right about this.” I’ll have to read your first
writings again to understand the enormous soul searching it took to
look behind the the curtain at the embedded propaganda machine .
The fact that you have this writing talent and would courageously translate what you were seeing into words makes me tearful when I read them. And that’s a big deal to me, because I am not given to crying.
Your word “unprecedented” is pitch perfect. The word contains all of the forces that have not been there in the past in this proportion. The internet, campaign finance, social medias, the act of 1970 that separated
federal agencies from Congressional control, judges ruling from their politics not law, lack of insider trading sanctions for the Congress,
non-profit abuse, K street lobbying, heavy debt borrowing and there’s always more.
You'll be waiting a long, long time.
So sad ... :(
Well said, saved me some time.
The Russiagate hoax is perfectly analogous to McCarthy's witch hunt - most media went along with it, with only a few brave souls questioning his assertions, and they were usually greeted with "So, you SUPPORT Communists in our government?" Yes, it was 180 degrees flipped from the Russiagate hoax in terms of Democrat/Republican, but otherwise a fine analogy.
Again, though, only an analogy - because online media has upended the pre-existing media landscape.
But remember that McCarthy utilized the then-new medium of television to his advantage, by inviting cameras into his hearings. That eventually blew up in his face, just as the Twitter files have uncovered the depths of coordination between government bureaucrats and Big Media.
I think the only real difference between McCarthyism and Wokeism is that when McCarthy was exposed as a lying, scheming fraud, those who had been taken in by him were, by and large, willing to admit to it. The media went through some serious self-reflection following McCarthyism.
We're obviously not anywhere close to that kind of accounting nor accountability on the Russiagate / Woke Inc. deceptions yet.
But I still hold that it's a good and fair analogy.
As to why I can't vote for Trump, no matter what: He has proven, by your own arguments above, that he is incapable of fixing what is wrong with the federal government.
We need someone who CAN fix the deep state. By your own admission, Trump could not - and I see absolutely nothing to make me think he'd do any better as a 2nd term lame duck.
This is why I've long argued that only governors should ever be elected to the White House. Only governors have experience bringing a large, powerful bureaucracy to heel.
Senators have managed, at best, a staff of a couple dozen. Witness Obama's struggles, as well as those of Bush I, Ford, LBJ and JFK. (Nixon had never been governor, but perhaps two terms as VP had given him some insights on how to manage the federal government.)
Reagan, Clinton and Bush II had all been popular, successful governors - they knew how to delegate, how to set a tone, create an overarching philosophy, and then hire capable people to carry out their wishes. FDR, too, having been governor of New York.
Eisenhower, having managed a massive military operation in Europe in WWII, also knew how to work through his subordinates.
Carter, despite having been governor, continued to try to micromanage in the White House, and it cost him - and us.
And Trump? Well, being a CEO is NOT the same as being president, or governor. In politics, you're stuck with a professional bureaucracy, many of whom you can't fire due to civil service protections.
Sleepy Joe, having been a senator and then a venal, corrupt VP, is likewise struggling to control the vast federal bureaucracy - by all accounts, it is controlling him.
So I will vote for a governor next year. Probably from Florida, although the Democratic governor of Colorado seems more reasonable than most, and if he were to run, I'd give serious thought to voting in the Democratic primary.
Also: to be clear, McCarthyism is in no way "perfectly analogous" to Russiagate, etc., which featured/features the full weight of the FBI, CIA, and most of the media weaponizing the law to bring down a presidential candidate/president/presidential candidate. That certainly did not happen during the McCarthy era. Not even close.
Maybe the only other time the Deep State was so determined to take out a president was JFK. And we all know how that played out.
Jim, if you acknowledge that there has not been any media soul-searching re: the Russiagate Hoax--in fact they have doubled and tripled down on new hoaxes since then--then that is (one) reason why it cannot be compared to McCarthyism. Indeed, that is why this era feels so much more dangerous than the 50s...the media is (practically) full-on complicit in Russiagate, and all the other hoaxes we have endured. At least during McCarthy's time, much of the media's silence was driven by fear. Can't say that now. It's more about power.
Didn't say Trump was incapable of challenging the Deep State, only that it is a tall order...maybe he could make a dent in it in a second term, I'm not sure. But I don't see anyone else who makes me think they could do any better, including Gov DeSantis. And it is false to think that taming a state bureaucracy is in any way comparable to taming the federal bureaucracy. We do know that Trump can take a Deep State punch and keep fighting. And that is critical.
But as you say, you are not going to vote for Trump "no matter what." I'm not a psycholgist, but it sounds like a serious case of TDS to me.
There it is, right at the end - the name-calling. Inevitable, I suppose.
So in your world view, nobody can look at the totality of the last six years and decide that Trump is not fit to be president. Nope, it has to be some sort of mental thing.
Guess what? I won't vote for HRC "no matter what." Nor Biden. Do I have CDS? BDS?
As the current idiot in chief likes the say, "C'mon man ..."
Surely your defense of Trump is capable of a more rational response? You poked at a better argument when you pointed out that the media landscape DOES feel different than the '50s, a point I would acknowledge. But when you resort to name-calling?
I'm not a kindergarten teacher, but that sounds like a serious case of somebody losing an argument and whining ...
What happened in the first week of Trump's administration besides WaPo clearly stating "The impeachment of Trump has now begun(12:19)." was that they perjury trapped his NSA(Flynn). He fired Comey a couple months later and they attacked him for two years with a special counsel. You know that meant that he was legally on the defensive to do literally anything against them, right? For 22 months. Then Impeachment 1 which replicated his defensive posture.
As far as the media, including Fox, constant attack or they had to 'give it context' which falsified what he said. He had no choice but to use Twitter.
In the 2018 midterms 30 republicans including the Speaker chose to retire when incumbents win 94% of their re-elections. They didn't lose the election, they chose to retire - probably because they were tired of the harassment which is what the UniParty uses causing fear.
You seem like a good guy and I understand you are sick of the constant drama - it isn't caused by Trump, it is caused by both parties as he disrupted their DC financial model you now see them taking advantage of again.
Respectfully.
I don't believe that you ought to consider yourself to be among conservatives – not that there's any kind of a litmus test, it's just that your sentiments betray another orientation. From your remarks here, and elsewhere, if you were to be honest, you'd identify yourself w/ the Never Trump crowd – George Conway, Bill Kristol, Rick Wilson, that collection of bitter losers.
And until the evidence can be presented, and challenged, we'll never know if the election was stolen, or not. HIs claims ought to be aired in a court, and tested, but the fact that not a single judge will even hear the case, only makes Trump's claims that much more credible.
lol ... well, considering I voted for the man twice, that would be a stretch, no?
Of course, considering I post here under my real name, and that I've been writing opinion pieces for four decades now for a variety of outlets, anyone can quickly Google me and see what I've written over the years.
I've been getting death threats from lefties for decades. (And after I got an unlisted number to protect my wife and kids from the death threats - that was pre-cell phones, obviously - my mom started getting them.)
So you can stuff your little purity test. Isn't that the sort of thing the Woke do, anyway? Excommunicate anyone who isn't completely in line with every single point?
And his evidence HAS been presented, which you admit. So far, even judges Trump himself appointed have dismissed his allegations as either lacking merit or, even if true, unactionable.
The libs are playing you and your ilk like a cheap violin: They file bogus, politically motivated charges against Trump knowing his fanboys will rise up and demand he be re-elected - while equally knowing that Sleepy Joe's only POSSIBLE hope of being re-elected is to run against Trump. They are terrified of DeSantis, and are using these bogus charges to drive a wedge between Republican voters.
But go ahead and play along - they love you!
Your sentiments sound like you may be the alter-ego of the little TDS-addled tyrant, Jim Treacher.
JFC! Don’t make me vote for Trump AGAIN!
I'm not a Trump guy. But the Left must be stopped. Even if it means dirty warfare.
Because it means dirty warfare...
correct. I was never a Trump guy. He's toxic. But the Deep State must be challenged somehow. The one thing (and I mean the only thing) I liked about Trumpe (and still do) is that he was against war.
I don't agree with that. It was far more nuanced. You need to realize that as people get older they become very concerned about legacy.