On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:51:13 -0700 Shelley <[email protected]> wrote:
> On October 28, 2015 6:15:39 PM Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This is getting embarrassing for "the West" - the so called moral > > high ground of the West, never existed. Even Hiroshima and Nagasaki > > were bombed -after- Japan had surrendered, just that America > > insisted on humiliation of unconditional surrender. > > You're absolutely right. We USians (or Americunts, as Juan says, > which always makes me laugh in agreement), disclaimer of sorts : I don't mean to offend *all* americans. Only the nationalistic type =P (and I fully realize Shelley doesn't belong in that category) > only have propaganda > "textbooks" in school. It's not unless/until we are fortunate enough > to stumble upon Howard Zinn's books or develop critical thinking > skills, despite their best efforts at indoctrination, that we truly > see. for what it's worth, when I first got interested in political philosophy, I foolishly assumed that the US were a 'free society'. It took me a while to gauge the distance between libertarian rhetoric and reality... > > > http://russia-insider.com/en/documents-reveal-west-plotted-false-flag-justify-war-against-syria-1957/ri10799 > > " > > In 1957, it was PG-13 “border clashes”. Now we have “government > > chemical weapons attacks against orphans” > > " > > > > I wonder where our CIA apologists are now ... > > Z > > > > I'm not sure how seriously to take Russia-insider as I haven't looked > into it enough, but this would hardly be surprising. They were still > on a roll from taking out the democratically elected leader of Iran, > Mossadeq, in 1953. How many years was it before this was common > knowledge? > > It's despicable. Now, as then. > > (I don't often comment on politics. Feeling sassy tonight, I guess. > Heh.) > > -S > >
