tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post6659656770701062490..comments2024-03-28T07:50:06.102-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: New Cold War & looming threats — Jipson John and P. M. Jitheesh interview John Pilgermike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-59632494837099073752018-12-06T12:27:19.773-05:002018-12-06T12:27:19.773-05:00Yemen: 85,000. Dead. Kids.
The U.S.-supported wa...<b> Yemen: 85,000. Dead. Kids.</b><br /><br />The U.S.-supported war on Yemen’s children has nothing to do with U.S. “national security.” It is all about war profits.Konradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739209449391854796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-72970769237451468362018-12-06T12:20:54.605-05:002018-12-06T12:20:54.605-05:00“Neoliberalism is an extension of what used to be ...<i> “Neoliberalism is an extension of what used to be called monetarism, both of them exotic or extreme versions of the overarching “ism”—capitalism.”</i><br /><br />I love John Pilger, but neoliberalism differs from capitalism, since neoliberalism opposes competition and free markets. It is post-capitalism. Neoliberalism promotes rent extraction via monopolies and feudalism. It promotes gambling in the markets. It promotes debt bondage. It promotes oligarchs owning everything and everyone. This is not capitalism.<br /><br />Neoliberalism occurs whenever a civilization becomes incurably corrupt. It is a cancer; a parasite. Ancient Rome had it. So did ancient Greek city states. So did all of Europe during the feudal age (roughly 800 AD to the Renaissance). We have it today. <br /><br />I agree with the rest of the article.Konradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739209449391854796noreply@blogger.com