Given the current state of our world, the question posed above would seem to me to be relevant.

We seem to have reached an impasse in world affairs and, hanging over us, is the increasing prospect of nuclear war, a War of the Worlds.

Clearly, the world is dividing into worlds or power blocks. We have imperial America with its giant army and its little crowd of militarist supporters like Britain, France and a few other ex-colonialist nations. They want to dominate the rest of the world and control most of the scarce resources.

Then, as I mentioned a few posts back, we have China and India beginning to threaten the American coalition of the Killing. Then there is the emergence of the Muslim block which is still in a transition stage and who knows where it will end except to say it surely won’t be in the American camp. Then, as someone mentioned a few days ago, there is the South American block which, in the main, is also strongly anti-American because of past American military interference in their affairs.

The African nations also are in a transitional stage and Western countries are frantically trying to stake out claims there before these nations perhaps unite and do their own thing. Gaddafi was trying to organize these disparate nations into a block which may explain why NATO attacked him with such vigor!

Then there is Pakistan which is nuclear armed and very unstable. Iran sits in the middle of the Middle East and is trying to get nuclear weapons as fast as it can. Who could blame it, given the existence of the religious fundamentalist nation of Israel on its doorstep.

Then we have global financial instability to say nothing about global warming which may be just getting into its stride.

But the most worrisome aspect of this dangerous scenario is that there is:

- no real movement towards universal disarmament or getting rid of all nuclear weapons,

- no real movement towards peace and cooperation between all nations,

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YOU BE THE JUDGE!

This photograph was taken in Tripoli. The bodies on the ground are corpses!

This image may better represent what men really are!

What are we? This question has been asked many times. I’m not sure that we are any closer to a definitive answer.

Like chameleons, humans adjust to the circumstances they find themselves in. But chameleons, while they can adjust their skin color, don’t have human traits.

Human traits can lead to incest, rape, brutality, genocide, murder, child molestation, torture, massacres,  hatred, depravity, etc.

Human traits can also lead to compassion, generosity, self-sacrifice, the creation of music, love, nobility, etc.

The duality of human nature is stark, frightening, contradictory.

It enabled the gas ovens, the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan, the genocide of Pol Pot, etc.

Will it enable nuclear war one day?

A casino in Monterrey burns! Mexico’s Calderone blames the U.S.

I guess many people wonder just how the world might be if it were to be run by America.

Examples could be taken from Iraq and Afghanistan where the American footprint is large and the results exceedingly ugly. But, in Mexico, we get another look at American influence from a different perspective.

A recent attack on a Monterrey casino by drug barons has caused 52 deaths. Most of the dead were burned alive or asphyxiated after petrol was thrown over the carpeted floor and set alight.

It also caused an exasperated President Felipe Calderone to complain bitterly that U.S. demand for drugs is fueling the growth of drug gangs (which seem to be running his country). He also said that American arms production is giving the drug gangs access to all manner of machine guns and other arms which threaten even the Mexican army which battles daily with the drug barons with limited success.

Calderon urged Congress to stamp out (U.S.) drug consumption and stop illegal trafficking of weapons across the border into Mexico. Given that drug consumption in America is the highest in the world on a per capita basis and that the production of weapons there is astronomical, his plea will fall on permanently deaf ears.

One wonders just on what basis America claims it is ‘the greatest nation in the history of the world’ and also that it is ‘exceptional’.

Is drug-taking on a massive scale and producing millions of small arms (which are sold to anyone including criminals) really a sign that a nation is great and exceptional?

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“Will this be what our planet will look like after we’ve gone?”

Chinese stealth fighter jet!

Friends, you would be aware that history is hurrying us along, bringing us closer to crunch time. What crunch time, you ask?

Well, on one side, we have the U.S., the world’s greediest imperialist power with the world’s largest and most powerful army poised on the edge of bankruptcy. The U.S. has a little entourage of ex-colonialist European powers who are backing it in the hope of getting a piece of the spoils should the U.S. manage to gain control of the world and its resources.

Then we have China, within a decade of becoming the world’s largest economy and having armed forces comparable to those of America, already telling the U.S. to smarten itself up and get its house in order while vying with the U.S. for control of scarce resources.

Then we have the resurgence of Russia as a world power and supplier of raw materials. The emergence of India from poverty has surprised many. It is rapidly moving towards growth and prosperity. Where India will fit into the world mix is unknown but given that China is on its border, it needs to be careful who it chooses to be its friends.

Then we have the Arab Spring and the appearance of changed Muslim nations who are suspicious of America and its greedy ambitions. What the shakeout of these nation will be is unknown but it’s quite likely that Islam will emerge as a stronger and more powerful force in the world which puts it in conflict with the “Christian” West.

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“Rise up and create a new tomorrow!”

‘The vast majority of people the world over, are firmly anti-war, yet, war is about all we ever seem to get. The people want better living standards but the only living standards going up are the super rich.

It’s a rigged game and to quote George Carlin: “we aint in it”.’

Friends, the quote above came from a comment made by Dave in the previous post. It jumped out at me because it describes perfectly the helplessness experienced by the average world citizen, the powerlessness. It highlights the frustration that most of the world feels because the world is not run to suit everyone but it run to suit a small gang of unscrupulous Predators and Parasites.

The people of the world know that things are not right. They know the cards are stacked against them. They know every time they see a waterfront mansion or a massive motor yacht or a private jet that the people who own them did not get the money for such luxuries because they worked nine to five for forty hours a week for most of their lives.

They know that no matter how hard they work, they will struggle to even own a modest bungalow, perhaps even to afford a new car every ten years, one of the basic models. They will struggle to get their kids properly educated knowing that the children of the rich will attend fancy private schools that have the best teachers then go on to the top universities.

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Friends, anyone who looks closely at the U.S. could be excused for asking the question posed in the title. There seem to be many answers when there should be only one. The obvious answer should be that the U.S. Government is running America. But is it?

Let’s look at some of the candidates who might well be running America. One of them is the Corporations. These international, profit-gouging entities have immense power and great wealth. If they throw political donations behind one side or the other, it can have a dramatic effect on the outcome of elections. As in Australia, if they mount huge advertising campaigns against Government policy, it can make Governments shake in their boots, abandon changes. Yes, the Corporations have their hands on the levers of power in America, no doubt about it and remember, they only operate out of self-interest, not the national interest.

Another group which seems to have immense power is the Jewish lobby. Jews are known for many things among them the capacity for making money and being crafty. Though making up a small percentage of the American population, they have infiltrated every level of Government and they are also to be found in groups which advise the Government. From these positions they can manipulate American foreign policy, especially where it applies to Israel.

Why, 80 of the members of Congress are going to Israel for a no-cost holiday. That speaks for itself. There is no cost because the Israelis are funding the exodus with money it gets from American taxpayers along with the latest in military hardware.

Then we must not forget the hardworking men and women in the Pentagon. No, they are beavering away, building their military empire which straddles the whole world. When they call for more trillions to further expand their army, navy and air force, they get it of course. “We’re defending America’s interests,” they say. “We’re keeping America safe from terrorists,” they cry. And as their empire grows, there are more opportunities for promotion, for cushy well-paid jobs!

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“I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel, that is the end of the United States . . . [W]e have to show that we are inextricably entwined, that as a nation we have been blessed because of our relationship with Israel, and if we reject Israel, then there is a curse that comes into play.”

Friends, these words were spoken by Michelle Bachman (see above) at a rally recently. Her Christian beliefs are shared by many Americans which explains why support for Israel is so strong in that country, why America gives Israel so much tribute despite its  history of continuous war crimes and genocide.

Of course, it is appropriate to ask how come a Christian so strongly favors an extremist religious group that, two thousand years ago, had a hand in the crucifixion of Jesus, supposedly the author of her salvation.

And how come she wants to be inextricably entwined with a religious group that doesn’t recognize Jesus at all and only studies the Old Testament of the Bible?

But Michelle Backman made another statements at the rally. She quoted the words of John Adams from his February 16, 1809 letter to François Adriaan van der Kemp: “I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed in blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.”

Can you believe this nonsense?

I don’t know whether or not Michelle has heard about the Palestinians or not. I don’t know whether Michelle has visited the West Bank or Gaza to see this ‘most essential instrument for civilizing the nations’ at work.

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Little did the world think that America hid its real ambitions inside gift horses!

Friends, it is obvious to me and many others that the major American gift to the world is the existence of endless war.

America came onto the world stage in a burst of blood, oceans of it. It killed the Native Indians off while it engaged in wars with the British, the French and the Mexicans. Then it had a Civil war over slavery.

Ever since, it has been engaging in war all over the world, ranging from arranging or initiating coups (where it served America’s interests) all the way up to full scale invasions and occupations and even the use of atomic bombs.

All the time, America has claimed that it stands for freedom and human rights and democracy. But the Trojan Horses which it has given to most nations, Trojan Horses which  it built to hang these noble claims on, has carried an insidious enemy inside it: that of U.S. imperialism and the ambition to dominate and control the world for its own benefit.

Many years ago, while still undergoing my education, it was common knowledge that much of America industry was devoted to the manufacture of weapons and armaments. It was even said way back then that America needed war to keep its economy going, to expand it.

But always people thought that America had pure motives, that it meant what it said. The old saying about how bullshit baffles brains comes to  mind. Few people suspected what America was really up to, that it believed it was born to rule, that it really thought it was exceptional, that it really should dominate the world.

WW2 changed all that. With most of the world on its knees, America took the initiative. Fearful of Russia and socialism, America began to built up a massive army to ensure peace, or so they said. What it was to do was to ensure capitalism would grow, that and the Plutocratic upper class, and that communism that was built upon equality would be defeated. So began the arms race which bankrupted Russia, and Vietnam soon followed.

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Land of fun…

and despair!

Friends, even in Australia, that land of sunshine and smiles Down Under, there are many issues bubbling along and causing consternation among the populace.

Of course, although our financial position is very good compared with America and Europe, the effects of the current world economic downturn and turbulence are having an effect and it’s likely to get worse. Retail in Australia is at a low ebb even if the mining industry is going gangbusters!

Then we have a lot of argument about a carbon tax which the Labor Government wants to establish in July of 2012. There is great debate about whether the compensation to be paid will really offset the effects of the new tax and whether the tax will really lead to a serious reduction in greenhouse gases.

Another contentious issue on the boil is the attempt by the gay community to legalize gay marriage and allow gays to either adopt kids or, in the case of lesbians, use IVF as a means of getting pregnant. One of our senior Cabinet Ministers (Penny Wong) is having a child with her partner with the sperm donor being a good friend of both. I wonder what they will say when the child asks, “Why do I look like Uncle Fred?”

There seems to be a majority of Australians who want marriage to be between a man and a women and who think children should have a mother and a father as their parents. This majority are under relentless pressure from the Gay lobby.

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