What a circus we've become...people voted for trump and his ridiculous peace promise...really? Many were excited he didn't get the nobel peace prize...but look who did...fooled again.
Still remember seeing George Carlin when he said:
Human beings will do anything, anything. I am convinced. That's why when all those beheadings started in Iraq, it didn't bother me. A lot of people here were horrified, "Whaaaa, beheadings! Beheadings!" What, are you f***ing surprised? Just one more form of extreme human behavior. Besides, who cares about some mercenary civilian contractor from Oklahoma who gets his head cut off? F*** 'em. Hey Jack, you don't want to get your head cut off? Stay the f*** in Oklahoma. They ain't cuttin' off heads in Oklahoma, far as I know. But I do know this: you strap on a gun and go struttin' around some other man's country, you'd better be ready for some action, Jack. People are touchy about that sort of thing. And let me ask you this... this is a moral question, not rhetorical, I'm looking for the answer: what is the moral difference between cuttin' off one guy's head, or two, or three, or five, or ten - and dropping a big bomb on a hospital and killing a whole bunch of sick kids? Has anybody in authority given you an explanation of the difference? Now, in case you're wondering why I have a certain interest, or fascination let's call it, with torture and beheadings and all of those things I have mentioned, is because each of these items reminds me in life over and over again what beasts we human beings really are. When you get right down to it, human beings are nothing more than ordinary jungle beasts. Savages. No different from the Cro Magnon people who lived twenty five thousand years ago. No different. Our DNA hasn't changed substantially in a hundred thousand years. We're still operating out of the lower brain. The reptilian brain. Fight or flight. Kill or be killed. We like to think we've evolved and advanced because we can build a computer, fly an airplane, travel underwater, we can write a sonnet, paint a painting, compose an opera. But you know something? We're barely out of the jungle on this planet. Barely out of the f***ing jungle. What we are, is semi-civilized beasts, with baseball caps and automatic weapons.
Are you embarrassed yet?
Larry Johnson: Did Trump Cross the Line in Venezuela?
this comment from the Zerohedge article here,
...gotta love reading some of these but this one will help some understand their history better...perhaps.
Comment from the poster God Hates Flags
- Guatemala – 1954: The CIA backed a coup that overthrew elected President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman after he pursued land reforms affecting US corporate interests, ushering in decades of instability and military rule.
- Cuba – 1959–1961: After Fidel Castro overthrew strongman Fulgencio Batista in 1959, the US sought to remove him, culminating in the failed CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
- Brazil – 1964: The US supported anti-communist forces and pro-US politicians, helping pave the way for a military coup that removed President Joao Goulart and installed a repressive government that lasted until 1985.
- Dominican Republic – 1965: US troops invaded to prevent the return of leftist President Juan Bosch, citing fears of a “second Cuba,” and helped install a US-aligned government.
- Ecuador – 1961–1963: US-backed anti-communist efforts coincided with political turmoil that ended with a military coup, severing ties with Cuba and aligning the country more closely with Washington.
- Bolivia – 1964–1970s: The CIA supported coups against elected leaders, including Víctor Paz Estenssoro, and later worked to undermine President Juan Jose Torres after he nationalised US companies.
- Uruguay – 1960s–1973: US security assistance and intelligence cooperation supported repression of left-wing groups before the asset of a military government.
- Chile – 1970–1973: The CIA funded opposition efforts against President Salvador Allende, leading up to the 1973 military coup by Augusto Pinochet and a 17-year US-backed brutal government.
- Argentina – 1976: The US supported the military government that seized power, backing a regime responsible for widespread torture and disappearances during the “Dirty War”.
- El Salvador – 1980s: The US massively increased military aid during the civil war, backing forces responsible for atrocities such as the 1981 El Mozote massacre.
- Nicaragua – 1980s: The US backed Contra rebels fighting the Sandinista government, including through the covert Iran-Contra operation.
- Grenada – 1983: The US invaded after internal unrest, citing concerns over Marxist governance and Cuban influence, and replaced the government with a US-aligned administration.
- Panama – 1989: US forces invaded Panama to remove military ruler Manuel Noriega, ending his oppressive government and reasserting US influence over the Panama Canal zone.
We also need to include Iran ...this from Wikipedia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat
Like I ask...where and who next?
