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By Tim Gatto, CounterCurrents
CounterCurrents.org
Saturday, Nov 15, 2014
If
you are squeamish, I wouldn't read this article. This isn't a treatise
on how wonderful life is and how we can change the World. The facts are,
we can't change anything. Change may come, but it might not be the
change you long for. I believe this nation, along with the rest of the
World is in a tailspin with psychopaths running the show.
As far
as I'm concerned, you might as well sit back and enjoy the ride. In my
case, I have pulled the plug on the mainstream media. I'm sick of their
propaganda and fear mongering. The talking heads on the networks are
completely out of their minds. The drivel that they get from politicians
that they pass off as interviews make me want to vomit. They listen to
lies and spin and never confront these full-blown psychopaths. If that
passes for "news" I have had enough.
I bought a Chrome cast for
my TV and joined Netflix and Hulu. Now I watch what I wish and my life
has changed. I am completely out of their loop. I don't have to listen
to their flat-out bullshit anymore. I don't hear about Ebola or Isis or
their wars and their manipulative shenanigans.
If I want news,
I'll go to OpEdNews, Information Clearinghouse or Citizens for a
Legitimate Government (CLG they have a great newsletter). There is
Countercurrents, Media with a Conscience and The Peoples Voice as well
as a few Socialist sites like Axis of Logic. I don't hear the BBC, CBS,
NBC The AP, or Reuters', because I can't believe anything I hear from
them.
I'm turning into a misanthrope (That's somebody that
despises the human race). What I see happening in this country and other
countries validates the way I feel about humans. I see the United
States involved in overthrowing the Ukrainian Government and telling the
World that Putin started it. How inane is this? The two provinces that
are dissatisfied with the situation were given to Ukraine by Khrushchev
who himself was a Ukrainian. We promised Yeltsin that NATO would not go
further east when the Soviet Union collapsed. This turned out to be a
lie. NATO is creeping east and is trying to put nuclear missile
batteries on Russia's borders!
Just how psychotic is that? Does
the United States believe that it is so powerful that it can intimidate
Russia? This is hubris at its most dangerous level. To think that we can
engage in a war with Russia is madness. There is no way in hell that
NATO can muster an army that could defeat Russia. We are not talking
about Syria or Iraq or Libya, we are talking about Russia that has a
nuclear arsenal larger than ours. They have more tanks, planes and
artillery and an army that has never been defeated. Russia lost over 27
million people when they defeated the Third Reich.
Do the
military geniuses in Washington think that they can destroy Russia with a
first strike of nukes? Do they realize that Russia has a fleet of
submarines that now have the capability to shoot nuclear missiles
underwater? The truth is, starting a war with Russia is pure madness.
This only goes to substantiate my belief that the people in control of
our government are psychopaths. They are putting everyone's life at
risk. My life, your life and our children's life at risk for what? What
is the payoff? Do the people in power think they will intimidate Putin
and the Russian people. Every man, woman and child in that nation is
willing to die rather than be intimidated by the US and their military
"partners". At this point, Russian bomber squadrons are probing our
defenses and evaluating our readiness. Do the people in the Pentagon
have any idea of what they are doing?
This is a giant
geopolitical game. One reason these people are restarting the Cold War
is because of the cuts to our military because of the sequestration
imposed on the government by Congress. Strained relations with Russia
would probably mean a larger military and along with that a larger
budget with Congress's approval to supersede the sequestration cuts.
This is all a racket. It's a money grabbing racket and it won't slow
down. There is just too much money to be made.
The sad truth is
that this is all about money. Money for weapons and planes and ships and
all the trapping of the military. The US war machine has taken a life
of its own. It can't take the cuts imposed by Congress so they will
bring us to the brink of war to obtain the funding they need for their
war machine. Now that Congress is controlled by the Republicans, expect
that the military gets all the funding it desires.
Since the end
of World War II, this nation has been on a war footing. That is a fact
and not my opinion. We have bombed and invaded dozens of nations with
our military might. What do we have to show for it? We have soldiers
committing suicide at an epidemic level. We have a national debt that is
beyond belief. Still, billionaires are being created through this
Military Industrial Complex. This too is not conjecture.
The
people in this country are oblivious to what is taking place. People
like Dr. Paul Craig Roberts have told us that we are on a path to
nuclear destruction. Believe it. The sad truth is that President Obama
does not lead this nation. The real players are the people behind the
curtain that have been running this nation for decades.
The news
is propaganda, the politicians are either deluded or just liars. We are
heading on a dangerous path. The train is hurtling down the tracks and
at this point I don't believe anyone has the power to stop it.
As
for me, I am getting off the grid. I don't particularly care anymore.
This nation has become a nation of thieves and liars. Sometimes I
believe that everything is orchestrated to build up the military
machines of both Russia and the US. This could certainly be the case.
The people of the United States and Russia have no idea what is going on
behind the scenes. In fact, nobody in this country is truly informed.
This is a disgusting situation we find ourselves in.
Maybe I'm
just getting old and my 20 plus years in the US Army has just made me
aware of how the machine works. It's all about money and it always has
been, money and hubris. Psychopaths running amok behind the scenes
looking for the treasure trove that is the US military budget. They call
it "defense" spending. If the people running this nation were truly
smart, they would stop killing people in other nations and just worry
about this country. Maybe if we stopped killing people around the World
we wouldn't have so many enemies. If the US wants an Empire, it should
just tell us. Now you know why I claim to be a misanthrope. I'm
disgusted with the human race. It probably deserves what's coming.
Tim
Gatto is former Chairman of the Liberal Party of America, Tim is a
retired Army Sergeant. He currently lives in South Carolina. He is the
author of "Complicity to Contempt" and "Kimchee Days" available at Oliver Arts and Open Press. Tim Gatto's new book "Contempt to Outrage" will be available soon from Oliver Arts and Open Press.
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