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The failings of the status quo are hidden in mainstream culture, and people aren't permitted to consider the possibility that there might be a better way for things to be. People don't know, and they don't know that they don't know. They're kept in the dark about what's possible.
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People are like, "Oh yeah right Caitlin, it's ALWAYS America's fault. You're always blaming the US for every conflict, just because it runs a globe-spanning empire which dominates the planet with violence and coercion and works continuously to keep all the other countries subjugated to it."
They're like, "Right, right, blame EVERYTHING on the violent unipolar planetary hegemon."
It's a lot like saying, "Okay sure we're trapped in a room with a tiger, and sure we keep getting eaten, and yes your leg is missing and you've got a large bite out of your torso, but you can't blame ALL of that on the tiger. It's not fair. Some of it might be Steve's fault. Steve's kind of a jerk."
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People whose opinions are grounded in facts and logic don't need to resort to accusing those who disagree with them of being secret agents working for foreign governments.
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Blinken says the Nord Stream bombing "offers tremendous strategic opportunity" and Nuland says it's good and awesome that Nord Stream 2 was destroyed, so obviously the only possible culprit in the Nord Stream bombing is Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/dzCTWZKrfa
"- Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) January 27, 2023
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Most people on this planet couldn't give a sh*t who governs Crimea, but one small group insists we risk every life in existence on earth "- every bee, every frog, every tree, every child "- for their current t-shirt-of-the-week issue. It's so arrogant.
It's one thing to draw a line and say "The world must never let anyone cross this point, even if it means risking nuclear armageddon." It's quite another to make that line something as trivial as the question of who governs Crimea. It's not legitimate to risk all life over that. This is especially true because the US empire provoked this war and because even the Crimeans themselves prefer to be Russian. But even if none of that was the case, it still wouldn't be legitimate for the US empire to risk the lives of people in Africa or South America by backing an offensive on Crimea.
The correct response to anyone who supports this is "Who the f*ck do you think you are? Who the f*ck are you to risk the life of every human and non-human life on this planet over an issue only a tiny fraction of the world cares one whit about?"
All these armchair warriors saying "We need to be brave and take a stand!" are willing to gamble billions of lives who do not consent to being gambled over a war they're not even fighting in. All while refusing to deeply contemplate what nuclear war would entail. They're the worst kind of cowards.
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