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From Hiroshima to Syria, the enemy whose name we dare not speak : Comments

By John Pilger, published 12/9/2013

With Al-Qaida now among its allies, and US-armed coupmasters secure in Cairo, the US intends to crush the last independent states in the Middle East.

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Dear Loudmouth,

I have a great admiration for Enlightenment values, and the ideas on which the US was founded. One of the greatest works of political science is the 'Federalist Papers' which I am now reading. The papers outline the philosophy behind the US Constitution. The authors of those papers saw religion as a divisive force and advocated separation of church and state. The subsidising of religious schools and chaplains in the non-public schools in contemporary Australia would be illegal in the US.

As far as the Fascists making the trains run on time that is myth. The Fascist march on Rome in 1922 was partially done by train, and the Fascists got to Rome on time. As Gaetano Salvemini pointed out the Italian trains ran on time before the Fascist takeover and continued to run on time after the takeover.

The US in addition to imperialism has an anti-imperialist tradition which sometimes makes its weight felt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Anti-Imperialist_League is one example.
Posted by david f, Monday, 16 September 2013 9:50:32 AM
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Socialism was originally an Internationalist ideology which opposed the concept of nationalism, on the basis that nationalism was responsible for the horrors of WW1. It was first tried out in Russia, and the Russians used their position as the first Socialist state to be the international leader of this new ideology. All international socialist parties were expected to be loyal to Moscow because the Soviet Union was regarded as the Brave New World which would soon create a classless society which would be utopia, because it's economics were not affected by the profit motive.

This did not suit the German socialists at all. The German socialists were still very nationalistic and it is hardly surprising that they set a party called the "National Socialist German Workers Party." There was very little difference between International Socialism and National Socialism, other than the fact that National Socialists were still expected to be loyal to their own country, not Moscow.

Both were military dictatorships and originally, both were quit friendly with each other. The Germans had the Waffen SS and Gestapo, and the Russians had the KGB to keep everybody in line. The Sovs believed totally in state ownership of the means of production, the while the Germans tolerated private industry.

I think that the similarities between Socialism and national Socialism was best summed up by a German soldier (Guy Sajer. who wrote the book "The Forgotten Soldier", about his experiences on the Russian front.) He wrote "We were fighting and dying to destroy a political system which was almost identical to our own."
Posted by LEGO, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 10:18:12 PM
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"Individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity."

In the coming immediate future...the duty of the citizen primarily is not to be a worker for 'society' as we currently made to be...but protector of liberty and freedom...from the very thing we 'created' or thought it was good...Democracy...but now we know its just an image of...and real is the two tier system of those wielding power and control, and rest to work and serve...knowingly or unknowingly...and façade that is called Parliament\government\judiciary...that serves to propagate the deceit called democracy...

Primarily...if we all...tomorrow...stopped working completely...and willing to die in inaction...maybe we humans may have a future of actual life to be an real person and live in harmony...maybe...
sam
Posted by Sam said, Thursday, 19 September 2013 1:05:11 PM
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