End of US Democracy/1of2

[gulbirk]

End of democracy? Oh, I didnt know that the US government was going to prevent people from being allowed to vote. Oh thats right, it isnt.

People, people, stop blaming democracy for the fact that people dont know who they vote for.

[mmilos11]

America is a police state ruled by modern slavery (work for little with no benefits or die of hunger).All people in power,regardless which party they belong to have same agenda ..enslavement with a strong police force..

None are more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they are free

Goethe

[shroomduke]

Don't dispair, get active rebuildthedream-com

unless we find solidarity and common ground we will become slaves who suffer plagues, famon, war, and torture...

we need Oversight, Transparency and Accountability.

[SpokoynayaNoch]

shit why was i born here

[mfitze]

@simmerinjuly On the contrary, freedom is realizing how little one needs to be happy . Don't buy into materialistic bullshit - it is a manufactured "need" that enslaves you.

[SimmerInJuly]

Freedom of speech is over-rated. Hobos living in the woods are free to say what they want and urinate where they please. Freedom comes from owning physical things: land, buildings, precious metals, equipment, guns and automobiles.

[elizabethfaraone]

Th US government can and will do anything it wants to anyone. No one is safe. The US government is brutal, sadistic and just plain crazy.

[ColbyDog]

Chalmers Johnson was a brave and great man... its too bad our Mainstream Media and their masters.... did nothing to praise his life or work when he died last year. But we sure know about snooky and the housewives of NJ... what a joke.

[mattboy88]

The US needs to go back to its historical roots. Isolationism will do the US much more good in the end.

[WantMonkeyToComment]

Soon the illusion of welath will go away and then the fascist turds will show their stinking presence.

Hopefully some of the sheep will awake and realize there is no freedom until you fight for it.

[LockupSean]

Finland is a police state too. Just click on my link to see a stupid but genuine police forgery by the Finnish police from Turku.

[OinopsPontos]

why does he have two last names?

[sgtcrab1]

@OinopsPontos Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy, John Wayne, George Bush etc etc Think on it

[aviomaster]

-- USA represents largest threat to the world PEACE ....

[ImemyselfandI]

@aviomaster go fuck yourself If it wasn't for the US you know your country would fall apart. Remember we can wipe your shitty country off the map anytime if we want to so shut the fuck up!

[TheMercilessEye]

@ImemyselfandI

Temper TEMPER, youyourSEFFandU - they might have OIL....

[sonrouge]

@aviomaster Peace being defined as?

[blldgs101]

So funny Americans think we have a democracy, that is what the government has done through the public school.  And to the Republic for which it stands...

[CommanderUTube]

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

( Henry Kissinger )

The East India Company plodded and cajoled the successive British governments to Empire and imperialism.

Americans must examine the Military-Industrial Complex in their midst.

[Caty25cat]

This DEMOCRACY is DEMOCRACY OF ELITE. The mass is controlled by POLICE which behaves as GESTAPO,media is used to brain wash all of us!! WAKE up!! Start THINKING!!! GET EDUCATED!!! IGNORANCE WILL DESTROY US< THE HUMANITY!!!

[TheMercilessEye]

@Caty25cat

Plutocracy. Oligarchic Plutocracy, or Plutocratic Oligarchy...take your pick.

[vi67]

@TheMercilessEye

The influence the wealthy minority has over the political arena includes campaign contributions, as well as bribing to achieve corporate objectives (profit related), refusing to support the government financially by refusing to pay taxes, threatening to move profitable industries elsewhere, and essentially any form of manipulation of the government. It can also be exerted by the owners and ad buyers of media properties which can shape public perception of political issues.

[washerismyhero]

there is nothing to enjoy. corruption is to far gone. we must collapse, or come to divine judgement.

[vi67]

The USA is a Constitutional republic - A constitutional republic is a state where the head of state and other officials are elected as representatives of the people and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government's power over citizens.

1892:"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation "under God" [initiated by knights of Columbus,1951], indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all."

[TheMercilessEye]

@vi67

It's a CANDY MINT!

NO, it's a BREATH MINT!

[vi67]

@TheMercilessEye

NO Silly, the USA is a Constitutional Republic; and, we need governmental transparency and accountability. We (the people) need to ensure enforcement of current constitutional, federal, and state laws against specific individuals of corporations (and corporations themselves since they considered a person with legal rights).

"... give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither...", Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States

[TheMercilessEye]

@vi67

I agree with pretty much everything you've said in these two posts, with the exception of one word in the first line of the first part of your two part post, here.

That word would be 'is.'

[guruapa]

crapy quality.. good interview though

[951pete]

People have to stop thinking america is a democracy... IT IS A REPUBLIC !!

Law rules....not the majority.

Lets cherish the rule of law...and not give into casual whims of the majority.

[HudsonRand]

Yes, 951pete, the crisis of democracy. To paraphrase Dave Rockerfeller; wouldn't it be better if the elites ruled the world rather than deal with this darned ol' inefficient democracy. Dave's a big fan of China.

[TheMercilessEye]

@951pete

TASTES GREAT! - LESS FILLING!

[lajesusde]

Thanks for going public with your point of view.

[ColbyDog]

Republic, Democracy... rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

What is more important to debate... the US role as world policeman is bankrupting out nation and devaluing the Dollar Currency. Should we be the policeman of the world?

Also, policemen follow orders to protect laws. Are the orders our world police follow, based in Law or Corporate Interest?

[Dogmeat7]

no It's a Republic!!! end of story! REPUBLIC!an yes we shoudl be the police of the world I think 2 world wars is enough!

[drold69]

small mind eat better food for the chance that your offspring will be smarter

[Dogmeat7]

it's not a democracy see dumbass say the pledge!

[drold69]

I know its not. Its a plutocracy. Idiot. And propaganda is not how I get my education. Just because the pledge says it doesn't mean its so. I'm so sick of ethnocentric people.

[Dogmeat7]

plutocracy? um no dumbass the U.S Rebuplic is nothing like Pluto. hell the Roman Rebuplic was better then that lol. I see your not a true american the pledge is the pledge made by are founding fathers your just a crying little bitch that know's nothing about Duty or being a citizen.

[drold69]

Pluto.Your funny.Go get a dictionary.Plutocracy means control by the rich.What are you 12?I spent7years in the military.What about you?It is my duty to know what my government is doing in my name not just follow like the rest of the sheep in this country.Our government is very corrupt and is on a fast track in the wrong direction.Ushould pay attention not just blindly follow what you've been told.Go utube RonPaul.There is one person telling the truth.That my friend is rare inAmerican politics.

[Dogmeat7]

7? that's an odd number to serve. i'm about to join an my Family has been serving since 1775. ALL GOVERMENTS ARE CORRUPT. that's life. but the country is a Republic an if you know that then you took the oath. an even when you leave the military that oath sticks to you.

[GeorgiaPatriot41]

Read the Federalist Papers written by the founders. You know...the ones who started the "REPUBLIC".

[TheMercilessEye]

@ColbyDog

"...Also, policemen follow orders to protect laws. Are the orders our world police follow, based in Law or Corporate Interest? "

Ahhh, that's a TRICK QUESTION! It's BOTH--the "Laws" are written by the ones with the biggest guns, and the corporate interests OWN them!!

[Dhopp16]

@ColbyDog agreeed, our form of gov't doesnt work over there!

[FarisV]

Freshmanwave,usernametaken73, dave777blaster it's always refreshing to witness intellegence! (unfortunately, Freshmanwave, "dissent"has never worked in a known "democracy", historically. That's ok - cause this was sopposed to be a "Constitutional Republic")

[FarisV]

- Dominuce: America ceased to be a "Republic" in 1913 - Case REOPENED! When the "REPUBLIC" has been RESTORED we will DEFEND it!

- mikelicious33: dave777blaster is only correct with reference to the FACT that "America" has NOT "won" any war/conflict/police action/act of aggression it has a record of being party to since 1812!

- avrrojas84: "TRAITORS" would accurately be described as "those who did NOT practice to defend "Dissent" in this, "Our Republic""!

"Give me Liberty or give me Death!

[Dominuce]

AMERICA IS NOT A Democracy, It a republic case closed

[avrrojas84]

You are all a bunch of hypocritical morons, It is unbelievalbe how naive some of my fellow Americans can be. First of all, in the real world, without American Democracy, your pandering would be silenced with the wrath of a dictatorship or religious regime. It saddens me to know of all the American men and women whom fought and died for free speech, and free will. YOU ARE TRAITORS and should be ashamed of yourselves. WAR is necessary, and is apart of the human experience. TRAITORS!GO HOME GO BACK

[dave777blaster]

it saddens me that you call our free speech

as traitorous yet you claim your view is the only free speech you are why  America is going down you a narrtow view and it is the only one you accept as free speech you are arrogant and all that this real intelect is directing his view

[Freshmanwave]

Uh...dissent is a necessary part of democracy. It is you who know little about real democracy.

[dave777blaster]

Here we have a good example why America is going to crumble in the weight of lunacy Chalmers Johnson a giant of an intellectual tells the Americans the state of their spiral downward and we have a a bunch of self proclaim idiots claim otherwise

Americans are doomed because their arrogance and hubris is 10 x their brains

it is why they  have lost every war also

[usernametaken73]

you are so right my friend, and they call us "kooks"..no matter how many people of intellect agree with this fact.

[mikelicious33]

lost every war? WHAT?

[dave777blaster]

which wars did you win?

[mikelicious33]

alright lemme say that i agree with the point your trying to make, but we definitely haven't lost every war, we wone world war 1 and 2 and haven't really lost a war, we just pretty much decide to stop massacring the country we invaded

[dave777blaster]

I made my point, but ww1 and ww2 how did America win those wars. I thought the alies won those wars.I think you have been subjected to too much propaganda.

[mikelicious33]

the US joined both wars late, world war 2 after pearl harbor, a day that will live in infamy, and if it weren't for America england and the USSR would've lost. And i try to tone out most propaganda

[chas233]

Johnson is doing anything but "oversimplifying". the problem with the American people (quite possibly as a result of their "education system") is that we have not learned to be dicerning. We have not learned to be critical thinkers as a population. This is why our so-called democracy is anything but a democracy. and as the weeks and months go by, we are less & less a democracy. I'm all for criticizing Johnson..but you must have a basis for your argument; I see none~

[REpresentUSA]

this guy is a n00b--definately not 1337

[mrbriscoe2001]

As far as the European nations having nukes,well,once upon a time there was a thing called a "Cold War".Part of that concept involved "Mutually Assured Destruction",where fear of destruction stopped either side from starting a conflict;this doesn't work so well with a Radical Islam that embraces suicidal martyrdom.

[Baowulf00]

Let me break it down: A tells B I'm your friend. A betrays B in favor of C. C is beaten by B, so A returns to B's side. B gets angry at A, so A destroys B. B is reborn as D, and now REALLY hates A, and now has C on D's side. C+D vs. A. C = Classic Islamic Radicals(angry over 53-79) D = Modern Islamic Radicals(angry over 80+). Study Blowback, apply its reasoning, then attempt to justify how you would not be doing the same if the events took place in America. Its the policy, not the people.

[mrbriscoe2001]

I really don't give a shit about perceived grievances;I give a damn about tribal societies and suicidal dogmas having nuclear weapons;any intelligent person would.

[Baowulf00]

Our military is taught to be willing to sacrifice their lives in defense of their country. You imply this is wrong. Our military is in control of our WMD's. You imply that suicidal individuals shouldn't control WMD's...well...we do so...hmm...Also, to refuse to understand their grievance demonstrates your inability to understand the reason that they are suicidal: We've imposed power over them for 50 years and they are rightfully angry.

[Baowulf00]

I fear for terrorist organizations controlling nuclear weapons, but I do not believe that us moving out of the middle east will encourage them to continue with their radical attacks against us. I DO believe that a lot of their hatred of the US stems from our continuous involvement in their affairs. Also, nuclear weapons take a very long time to develop...

[Baowulf00]

...and I'm rather certain that the technology is superior to what they have available to the general public in the Middle East. Letters of Marque and Reprisal are given by the government to public organizations to seek out and eliminate individuals that stand for radical attacks like you're suggesting would be commonplace if we left. In other words, there is already a system in place to pre-emptively deal with these types of problems and Bush has failed to use it.

[Baowulf00]

Military might should NOT be used to pre-emptively attack a country in FEAR of its production of a WMD's, especially when that country is atleast 5 years away from the development of such devices. There are ALREADY systems in place to deal with the use of these types of weapons and our military and political responses to these things. It is also irrational to suggest that any intelligent person would see your way of thinking, because Chalmers Johnson, the man in the video, is an intelligent man.

[Baowulf00]

Not only is he against your way of thinking, but so are the 120 intelligence agencies across the world that declared there were no WMD's in Iraq to pursue. How about the millions of people who march in favor of peace in Iraq? The Iraqi people themselves who suggest it is our involvement alone that fuels radical's hatred to the suicidal extremes? the 70% of Americans who want out of the Iraq war?

[Baowulf00]

"Perceived grievances" are the fires that fuel actions, and the removal of these grievances could be considered appeasement. Yet, when the grievances are just and founded on reason and truth, it is despicable to suggest they are unimportant in favor of an agenda. Especially when the "agenda" is the destruction of all individuals sharing the "perceived grievance".

[mrbriscoe2001]

The agenda is the destruction of all those sharing a perceived grievance?Are you suggesting the administration is planning a massive nuclear strike to destroy Iran?Should we bring our grievancesto negotiations,too??compensation for the Embassy hostages?the marines in Lebanon?or maybe,we should deal in the present tense ,like they should,,and get something accomplished.

[Baowulf00]

Youve misconstrued my reasoning. The agenda(The war on Terror) is the destruction(or removal of) those sharing a percieved grievance(or disagreement) with our policy. Like a kid who wants his parents to listen feels the need to do something drastic to get their attention and the parent, instead of listening, "disciplines" the child. Its a perfect description of what has happened in the Middle East.

[mrbriscoe2001]

The people in the Mideast have created and continue to cause a lot of their own problems;their own sectarian hatred,intolerance and choice of nonending jihad over negotiated peace hurts them immensely;the Palestinians are abused as much by other Arabs as exploiting their plight as by any Israeli policy.

[Baowulf00]

it is our failure to listen to the Middle Eastern people that has led to the Embassy hostages and the poor marines in Lebanon. They've been saying the same thing for 50 years and we haven't listened, and you suggest that because we've been atleast steady in our ignorance of their pleas that its okay? No, its not. They wanted to get our attention and it has failed to spark the correct reaction from our people. Its about time we listen to something they have to say.

[mrbriscoe2001]

You sound like you want to work in Bin Laden's PR department This is the country that tries to forge peace between Israel and the other countries;but we're not going to abandon Israel;one holocaust is enough;the Arabs get their asses kicked wjen they fight Israel,so they use proxy terrorists to kill their civillians;Your philosophy comes down to "Everything is America's fault;"its a common one,but paper thin under analysis.

[Baowulf00]

We've been trying for 50 years, and all they have to say about it is: "its not your business". maybe *gasp* they're right?

[Baowulf00]

Yet Israel has committed war crimes that resemble Nazi germany, and the U.S. is encouraging it by supporting their flawed government. Pakistan has turned to military dominance because the president we suggested got selfish and put on his uniform. We aren't good at establishing governments, lets face it. the people of these territories have been fighting since before America was born, and you think we can find a solution for them?

[mrbriscoe2001]

Israel's ,Germany's ,the British intelligence services thought he had wmd's.Hussein wanted everyone to think he had them to maintain power in the area:I'm not defending the Iraq war:I don't want a pre-emptive strike on Iran;but the US delegated the problem to the Europeans,and they failed;you don't take the military option off publicly;

[mrbriscoe2001]

Chalmers Johnson points a useful mirror onto the perils of American interference,but he doesn't give any context;the Cold War was responsible for most of those bases,and ask the East Europeans who lived in those vassal states weather the Soviet Union was a real threat or not;Britain HAD to abandon it's colonies under duress,and Japan WAS democratized under our military,so people shouldn't just take dictation from him,but actually use their own critical analysis.

[mrbriscoe2001]

I'm sure Hezbollah and Hamas really are guided by stern letters;they've helped turn Lebanon and the Palestinian territories into WONDERFUL PLACES.You seem to be filled with guilt over American interference in the internal affairs of other countries while either being ignorant of ,or whitewashing the interference of countries like Iran and Syria in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.

[Baowulf00]

I think its wrong to assume that American involvement being pushed out will allow those governments to walk in. If they push us out, they'll push them out and perhaps stand on their own feet instead of relying on external involvement. Perhaps they want sovereignty instead of foreign imposed control?

[mrbriscoe2001]

This point is valid.perhaps;time will tell;and,of course,they do want their own sovereignity;I was never in favor of the war;I just think people like Chalmers Johnson,Chomsky and Zinn all dangerously oversimplify American actions,without giving context or acknowledging that this country does have enemies.

[mrbriscoe2001]

You need to get facts;use of nuclear weapons is authorized through the President,a civilian;you seem to imply that the more countries have nukes the better,no matter the nature of the society;there isn't a more unstable area in the world with or without nukes than the Middle East;

[Baowulf00]

Fact: US involvement in Iraq is based on the assumption that Saddam had WMD's and didn't declare them. Fact: He didn't have any WMD's. Fact: North Vietnam, thought to be very hostile against the united states, owns nuclear weapons, but has not attacked us. Fact: The United States has been involved in Middle eastern politics for 50 years and has been under attack since that began. Fact: The responsibility for an action falls on those responsible, not those the act imposes upon.

[Baowulf00]

In the Cold war, we needed to be involved because Russia was using very terrible methods to impose its governance. Mutually assured destruction is what prevented us from directly attacking Russia, or else we would have. If you imagine Iraq as as powerful as Russia, we wouldn't have even thought about intervention as drastic as the War on Terror. Also, if we had done this from the beginning, we wouldn't have had 9/11, Lebanon or the embassy hostages.

[Baowulf00]

.......Calm down.

[Tihbialdunav]

You are so naive, it's beyond beleeve. US troops are there because of a fraud called 9/11, planned by US govmt in order to invade Afganistan and Iraq for resp opium and oil. So far the chaos created by US troops allowed for the $20BILLION Iraqi oil revenue to go to US banks instead of the Iraqi people. US is there to destroy , rape, kill and plunder.

[mrbriscoe2001]

What you read,Tihbialdunav,was part of an ongoing talk between me and Baowolf;the reference was to Lebanon in the 80's.The iraqui people weren't doing too well economically from oil revenue BEFORE the invasion,and as for Afghanistan,well,we know what a PARADISE IT WAS UNDER THE TALIBAN.;

[hrmfaeryqueen]

Afghanistan's main export prior to 2000 was not oil but opium. And who supported the Taliban when the proxy war was fought against the U.S.S.R. in the 1980's? (Hint: CIA/ISI) We thought they were a great ally (despite their fanatical murderous tendencies) until they banned the cultivation of opium poppies in 2000 bringing production to 75% of the world's supply. Perhaps that is why our troops were already amassed at the border prior to 911. Now they are back up to over 90%. Democracy in action!

[Baowulf00]

The President is a civilian who holds control of our armed forces, granted him by the people. He is the Commander-in-Chief of our military, and the implication is that if we view other countries as equals in power we would be better off. Sure, the middle-east is unstable, but it doesn't demand our direct involvement in their affairs unless it undermines our national security, and today, it does, because of how much importance has been laid on our involvement there.

[mrbriscoe2001]

England "gave up their empire" because they got their asses handed to them all over the world by the people they were subjegating;those "evil bases allowed Western Europe to remain free from Soviet domination for 50 years;and thank God some pressure is being put on Iran;once Iran has the bomb,every country in that region will aggressively pursue the same thing;anyone who thinks that's good is delusional.

[Baowulf00]

they pursue the bomb because they don't want to be bullied anymore by countries like the United States and Russia, which is what we are doing to prevent them from having the bomb. if your neighbor gets pissed off at you, starts waving his gun in your face, you don't stand idly by, you go and buy a gun to defend yourself if the problem escalates...your suggesting that the bully is right and the victim should succumb.

[mrbriscoe2001]

Actually,I'd say kidnapping diplomats is pretty much an act of bullying;and,again,they seem to have as many problems with each other (Sunni vs.Shiite)as they do with us;once those countries get nukes,it;ll get very interesting;the Us was letting Europe handle this issue the last few years,but it didn;t work out;Have we threatened to nuke them recently?

[Baowulf00]

Dick Cheney has agreed with military command that "no options are off the table" when the control of Iran is the topic of the day. This means all actions the U.S. Military is capable of are options. By the way, if you understand how the CIA works, you understand how a terrorist organization works...we were the ones who hurt them, we did them a favor by dropping Saddam, now we need to leave so they can handle it themselves.

[mrbriscoe2001]

Baowolf to look hard at your country's foreign policy is good;but to ignore or sugarcoat the nature of the world isn't;Iranian influence has been a destabilizing influence all over the Mideast;talk to ex Iranians about Iran A lot are harder on Iran than this administration;they've SEEN REAL INTOLERENCE.

[Baowulf00]

Hearsay should not be a reasonable justification of war, but diplomacy. The United States was originally intended to be a completely neutral party, encouraging individuals to rise up on their own to the challenge of foreign problems, not to police the world because the UN says so.

[Baowulf00]

In addition, I haven't sugarcoated anything. We threatened Iran with a nuclear strike, and the CIA has been doing false-flag ops since day 1, including terrorist actions against innocents to trigger civil war. Also, the conflict in Iraq was going on before we got involved, we just removed the dictator who thought it was best just to kill them all. Intolerable actions is .04c/american dollar.

[mrbriscoe2001]

Sugarcoating could be a bad word;oversimplification regarding pure Iran being bullied by evil America might be more accurate;they're killing our kids in Iraq;their proxies killed a few hundred Americans acting as peacekeepers in Lebanon on Christmas,1986,;their creation,Hezbollah,caused the recent Lebanon Israel conflict,inflicting agony on Lebanon;the Bush administration is seriously flawed,but,for God's sake,talk to ex Iranians about THAT GOVERNMENT and get a clue.

[Baowulf00]

Their killing our kids because we encouraged the government that killed theirs, their proxies are encouraged by our lack of diplomacy (our way or no way attitude), and I agree, the Iranian government isn't all that great either. We should find a way to, diplomatically, resolve this issue. Policy in the America I live in isn't pre-emptive strikes against another government because they wish to progress technologically.

[Baowulf00]

In addition, to view a pre-emptive strike based on fear as a legitimate viewpoint encourages the concept, regardless of legitimacy of the claims. Iran is angry because we turned the "sauron eye" towards them, and bush's "ring" is a word: terror. By the way, comparisons simplify, but they enrich concepts for different points of view. a direct approach can be harsh and biased, a comparison states a concept's repitition based on a point of view.

[mrbriscoe2001]

Actually,the US went to war in Iraq without the UN blessing;I don't want American kids killed policing the world,either;nevertheless,Iran getting the bomb is the worst possible outcome.Every other country in the region would follow suit,and probably are starting already.

[Baowulf00]

We went without UN blessing, but part of Bush's proclamation of war was the enforcement of UN resolutions. He tried to get them back on his side with that. We didn't bomb china when they built their first bomb, we haven't bombed Vietnam or any of the European nations that currently have WMD's, and all of them built them after we did. They want the bomb so they have a foothold in world politics to fall back on, not so they could use them.

[Baowulf00]

The problem with "they'll follow us home", which is what your encouraging, is its disregard for the possibility of peace. I'd rather see diplomatic resolutions than military action. Our playbook says if they attack us, we have to use WMD's because of their numbers, they'd rather hear what we have to say first before chancing that. We don't have to have military in their country to speak with them.

[mrbriscoe2001]

I don't want military action against Iran,but without the threat,at some level,diplomacy won't work.Carrots ans sticks are needed;and,I have to repeat,a nuclear arms race in the middle East is the worst possible outcome,especially among societies that are still ,inheritantly,tribal.Absolute religous fanaticism(and the Mullahs run things there)should also scare any intelligent person.

[Baowulf00]

With regards to Iran's involvement with other countries. We can step out, and show them that we've grown up and won't jump on a fight, or we can threaten them until they really do officially declare war on us. Peace negotiations are NOT impossible. We have a lot to apologize for and so do they, and the first one to grow up has the first say in the conversation that will resolve the entire conflict.

[mrbriscoe2001]

Wasn't Japan democratized at the point of a rifle?

[Baowulf00]

Japan's military attacked us on american soil, so we retaliated in kind. Iraq and Iran had nothing to do with 9/11, but you can see where thats heading...

[DoctorWho1968]

This women is a commie!!!

[wsmith68]

WTF are you babbling about? STFU.  Fucking dumbass.

[wwwPNACATTACKcom]

Defected General Hussein Kamel , Saddam's son-in-law Testimony 22-8-1995 to UN (UNSCOM) (Israel knew it allready 1994, US 1993)

w w w . d o w n i n g s t r e e t m e m o . c o m / t i m e l i n e

[martoq2005]

US es un imperio explotador y dictatorial!!!

US will fall

[sexdrugsRnR]

there was never any democracy in the USA

[ELobo420]

it aint never been a "democracy" our votes have never counted. goddam wake up stupid asses its the electoral votes that matters, the popular vote is just for stats and to have something to talk about on the news

[Treg4RonPaul]

I just love Democracy Now and Chalmers Johnson.... I cannot for the life of me understand why ...why so many of my fellow liberals are for Hillary. I am for Ron Paul, the only antiwar, non interventionist Choice we have. Ok, I took pepto before registaring as a Republican, but I did it. I am voting for Ron Paul. He will stop the Empire, the Military Industrial Complex.

[Stardusk]

I am too though realistically I don't think he will win. The elections are rigged.

[luisthedude]

rudy guiliani will win a rigged election, use his terrorist propaganda, and we will fight more, it's time to consider the harsh way to voice ourselves, riots, just considering.

[madashelldude]

liberals are not for Ron Paul because he is a conservative libertarian. Libertarian economic views don't work in real life. you want a successful economy that's not imperialist it's scandinavian and canandian mixed economy not CATO institute and Ron Paul nonsense. when was the last time Finland invaded another country?! yet they are the only country that defeated the soviet military on the battlefield.

[wsmith68]

Fuck the Cato Institute.

Nonsense--Ron Paul?

Mixed economy, sob, we have a goddamn mixed economy in this fucking country. Fuck that shit. Look at France, the sobs who go around with their fucking nose in the air like they are so goddamn perfect, they have an economy much more socialist than Canada or Finland, and they are imperialist fucks.

Can you say Algeria; Vietnam?

[madashelldude]

Yes, that's why I said Canada and Finland ;)

[wsmith68]

But your premise of mixed economy=non-imperialist foreign policy doesn't equate!

Thats why I pointed out the others such as France and US. Both mixed economies. France much more socialist than US, but US very far from anarcho-capitalism.

I am afraid the only way to escape this is to set an example of legal punishment for any politician who can be proven to have supported empire-building in any way.

Make imperialism equivalent to high-treason.

[szatmar666]

It is it's called the 1996 War Crimes act which makes US high officials directly liable for war crimes such as initiating aggressive illegal wars.

[wsmith68]

Cooooooooooool.

So when do we get Bush in front of The Hague's people?

[Zopre]

pff democracy, it hasent done much besides cause inflation poverty and cultural anachy

[navtel]

i could not agree more..

[shadowmasterd]

The USA is NOT A DEMOCRACY! WE ARE A REPUBLIC Morons! The difference being we are THE MAJORITY: LIMITED!

Its purpose is to control The Majority strictly, as well as all others among the people, primarily to protect The Individual's God-given, unalienable rights and therefore for the protection of the rights of The Minority, of all minorities, and the liberties of people in general.

[YagoOrwell]

lear to hear......Domestic Republic, International Empire.

If you out from the Republic, you will see the empire.

[BrosaJarlen]

And I agree with all FOUR comments.

[FightTheElite]

Chalmers Johnson is saying that the British gave up their empire. This is of course BULLSHIT. They just got the Americans to work for them, through secret societies and 'key events'. Check out Webster Tarpley for more details on this issue.

[cflying]

Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate that is standing against the military industrial complex.