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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Benign Brodwicz — How stupid is our CIA-appointed president?
Geopolitical and geostrategic analysis that cuts through the fog of propaganda.
There are always at least two sides to a story and the truth probably lies in between. I posted this since it is a good summary of what I have been reading about this, some of which I've posted.
My sense is that this is much closer to the truth than what I see in the US media, which reflects the stuff I am seeing from CFR and the neocons. The US narrative seems to me to be heavily skewed toward pushing a policy rather than addressing the facts.
The dynamic in the US now is Obama resisting a strong push to militarize while appear "strong" at the same time.
The obvious solution is a federation in which eastern and western Ukraine have relative autonomy in a loose union, which is where the EU is heading, too.
This is also being strongly agitated for in the US by the states' righters, continuing the tussle between Hamilton and Jefferson that Hamilton won at the time and which was solidified by Lincoln, then more or less mandated by conditions in the 20th century that required a strong central government to address. Now that is perceived to be over, the push for decentralized confederation rather than centralized federation is on.
This is emerging trend, I think. People globally want more local and regional control. Often this reflects the persistence of tribalism.
Seems to me contributing to the overall propaganda fog (in this case the preferred narrative of the conspiracy-minded left) rather than "cutting through it".
Say what you will about "mainstream media" ... I mostly listen to NPR, and I don't think they're doing a bad job. This narrative is a load of crap, and is simply the reverse image of the neo-con load of crap.
Well he (and the others) is stupid but iirc he was elected by a very energized base of Democrat voters not appointed by the CIA....
I don't get what he means by that. I assume he means that the spooks and military are driving foreign policy rather than the president. This is a pretty widespread perception actually.
It's not just Obama. When a person becomes president, he gets the big briefing and is then constantly updated by intelligence and high-level officials including military about matters he knows very little about himself.
Wrong Why blame the military invasion of Crimea by Putin on snipers in Kiev so that Putin is justified? Putin resents the Olympic hospitality in return for coup and hostility. All wrong esp putito
Ummm...I don't know about all this. Not many sources cited other than RT and RN.
ReplyDeleteThere are always at least two sides to a story and the truth probably lies in between. I posted this since it is a good summary of what I have been reading about this, some of which I've posted.
ReplyDeleteMy sense is that this is much closer to the truth than what I see in the US media, which reflects the stuff I am seeing from CFR and the neocons. The US narrative seems to me to be heavily skewed toward pushing a policy rather than addressing the facts.
The dynamic in the US now is Obama resisting a strong push to militarize while appear "strong" at the same time.
The obvious solution is a federation in which eastern and western Ukraine have relative autonomy in a loose union, which is where the EU is heading, too.
This is also being strongly agitated for in the US by the states' righters, continuing the tussle between Hamilton and Jefferson that Hamilton won at the time and which was solidified by Lincoln, then more or less mandated by conditions in the 20th century that required a strong central government to address. Now that is perceived to be over, the push for decentralized confederation rather than centralized federation is on.
This is emerging trend, I think. People globally want more local and regional control. Often this reflects the persistence of tribalism.
I agree the major US media stuff is dreadful.
ReplyDeleteI believe both sides have gotten themselves in a position they don't want to be in.
Well he (and the others) is stupid but iirc he was elected by a very energized base of Democrat voters not appointed by the CIA....
ReplyDeleteSeems to me contributing to the overall propaganda fog (in this case the preferred narrative of the conspiracy-minded left) rather than "cutting through it".
ReplyDeleteSay what you will about "mainstream media" ... I mostly listen to NPR, and I don't think they're doing a bad job. This narrative is a load of crap, and is simply the reverse image of the neo-con load of crap.
Well he (and the others) is stupid but iirc he was elected by a very energized base of Democrat voters not appointed by the CIA....
ReplyDeleteI don't get what he means by that. I assume he means that the spooks and military are driving foreign policy rather than the president. This is a pretty widespread perception actually.
It's not just Obama. When a person becomes president, he gets the big briefing and is then constantly updated by intelligence and high-level officials including military about matters he knows very little about himself.
Wrong
ReplyDeleteWhy blame the military invasion of Crimea by Putin on snipers in Kiev so that Putin is justified?
Putin resents the Olympic hospitality in return for coup and hostility.
All wrong esp putito