Bill, this becomes a really dark subject in that your title suggests the inevitabiliy of a next war - and the one after that. And unfortunately, more war seems unavoidable.
Our socialization from the earliest days of childhood is militarism and nationalism (do schools still have children recite the morning pledge of allegiance?). Pro sports are organized violence wrapped with obscene amounts of money (even using the language of war - NFL). Our political system is based on money from the firepower industry and the Zionist lobby.
As individuals, we do what we can and try to live our lives for the attainment of human ideals. But as a society, I fear our empire will have to go the way of past empires - and suffer a crushing defeat before its course will change; my fervent hope is that defeat does not include the use of nuclear weapons.
Tom, The Kansas City Times, September 13, 1976, describing and quoting me, published these explicit words, ¨There are 30 months before the fate of the world will be sealed with EITHER Destruction OR the Universal Brotherhood of Man,¨ he said. ¨The 30 month figure concerned a Treaty between Israel and Egypt.¨
NOTE: This does not say Armageddon happens in 30 months from the article.
Exactly 30 months later, in March 1979, history shows a Treaty between Israel and Egypt was signed. The Camp David Accord. History shows talks broke down on the 12th day and no Treaty was to be signed. Begin and Sadat were leaving. It was on the 13th Day, as in the date of the Article and the picture accompanying it, an unexpected window of opportunity appeared and opened the way for the Treaty to be signed.
This signified the Universal Brotherhood part of the quote.
The Iranian Revolution happened in the 29th month, and if you believe the MSM projections these Days, the Destruction choice from 1976 may be imminent?
Obviously, I personally did not have the Power to make this real World conform to that 1976 History people are only beginning to see unfold these 49 years later, so I can't boast about anything.
I have a T shirt with "I'm already against the next war" on it that I wear often. Fighting the draft was the driving force for a lot of the anti-war sentiment back when I was draft age. There doesn't seem to be any driving force for major protests against wars anymore, which helps explain why they are so unending now. It would be really beneficial for the country if we could figure out how to get people actively angry about the war racket now.
I started reading the reviews of this book on Amazon. The negative reviews are along the line of 'how can you say such bad things about a cause that our brave men fought and died for'. Or some such. That's what government propaganda does. It takes their war and makes it your war. It's like the role of a promoter: in the beginning the promoter has the vision and the audience has the money. After the promotion the audience has the vision and the promotor has the money. But in this case it's more like: before the propaganda the government has the (war) vision and the citizens have their lives. After the propaganda the citizens have the (war) vision and the government has the citizens' lives.
Thanks, Bill! War is now so normalized that people have to beg for a "cease fire." Therefore, "fire" must be the default, which continues until complicated measures can impose it to "cease." This is the post civilization era.
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.”
Quick observations: 1.) It's likely that the Great State of Mississippi is one of those that already passed legislation to prevent imposition of Sharia Law!! Doubtless that state was under grave threat from such a development! :-) The REAL threat to USA is the imposition of the "Christian" version of Sharia Law!; 2.) Trump went on record very recently to align himself with Biden Administration (shocking!!) and all previous administrations that "Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons." Now, I by no means favor expanding the world's cumulative nuclear arsenal, BUT I am forced to support Iran having the right to have such weapons! For the simple reason that I so vigorously oppose the insane concept of "American Exceptionalism," by means of which USA claims a "right" to dictate policy to the entire world.
The US MSM does not hype the contrast between Trump's fake Humanity having so much concern for the Death and Destruction in the Ukraine WAR, but is 100% complicit facilitating Israel's resumption of the murderous destructive Genocide in Gaza. Only the MSM has the power to make Americans aware of the inhumane evil in the joint actions of the US-Israel.
Anyone with eyes to see can see the anti-Human destruction in Gaza. Israeli Jews betray the Fundamental of the Jewish Religion recognizing the Sanctity of Human Life, acting like the incarnation of modern Day Nazis denying it to Palestinians like Nazis denied it to Jews in Europe.
'Israeli Strikes Kill 174+ Children in Gaza as Netanyahu Breaks Ceasefire to Save Political Career'
From the sound of this, it looks like MICIMATT needs to be updated to MICIMATTT; the extra “T” standing for “Tech”... :
THE NEW AGE MILITARISTS By William Hartung TomDispatch / 20 Mar 25
The high-tech oligarchs surrounding Trump are set on using artificial intelligence and new technologies for the sake of uniting us around perpetual war, says William Hartung.
Alex Karp, the CEO of the controversial military tech firm Palantir, is the coauthor of a new book, THE TECHNOLOGICAL REPUBLIC: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West.
In it, he calls for a renewed sense of national purpose and even greater cooperation between government and the tech sector. His book is, in fact, not just an account of how to spur technological innovation, but a distinctly ideological tract.
As a start, Karp roundly criticizes Silicon Valley’s focus on consumer-oriented products and events like video-sharing apps, online shopping and social media platforms, which he dismisses as “the narrow and the trivial.”
His focus instead is on what he likes to think of as innovative big-tech projects of greater social and political consequence.
HE ARGUES, IN FACT, THAT AMERICANS FACE “A MOMENT OF RECKONING” IN WHICH WE MUST DECIDE “WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY, AND FOR WHAT DO WE STAND?”
And in the process, he makes it all too clear just where he stands — in strong support of what can only be considered a new global technological arms race, fueled by close collaboration between government and industry and designed to preserve America’s “fragile geopolitical advantage over our adversaries.”
Karp believes that applying American technological expertise to building next-generation weapons systems is the genuine path to national salvation and he advocates a revival of the concept of “the West” as foundational for future freedom and collective identity.
Propagandizing the American public is so ingrained into our psychy that resistance is futile. Cause there us none. We lap it up like ice cream. Hell, we're addicted to it. We are mindless to:
'You Cannot Separate Yourself From What's Happening In Gaza'
Caitlin Johnstone
The Gaza holocaust has reignited with as much sadistic fury as it ever saw under the Biden administration. More than five hundred people have reportedly been killed by Israeli bombardment since the onslaught resumed early Tuesday morning, including at least 200 children and 112 women. [...]
Now this constant mass atrocity has been fully reanimated. And the people who rule over us are actively supporting this, while working to imprison, fire, silence and deport anyone who opposes it.
This is a broken civilization. A warped and twisted dystopia. The waking nightmare we are witnessing in Gaza is the result of everything that we have become as a society. Those dead and mutilated children on your social media feed are the fruit on the tree of the western world.....
Bill, this becomes a really dark subject in that your title suggests the inevitabiliy of a next war - and the one after that. And unfortunately, more war seems unavoidable.
Our socialization from the earliest days of childhood is militarism and nationalism (do schools still have children recite the morning pledge of allegiance?). Pro sports are organized violence wrapped with obscene amounts of money (even using the language of war - NFL). Our political system is based on money from the firepower industry and the Zionist lobby.
As individuals, we do what we can and try to live our lives for the attainment of human ideals. But as a society, I fear our empire will have to go the way of past empires - and suffer a crushing defeat before its course will change; my fervent hope is that defeat does not include the use of nuclear weapons.
The US is at War with Yemen on the path of bringing it to Iran.
Ray, that seems apparent. There is a lot of speculation that the Putin/Trump call was mostly spent talking about this very subject.
Tom, The Kansas City Times, September 13, 1976, describing and quoting me, published these explicit words, ¨There are 30 months before the fate of the world will be sealed with EITHER Destruction OR the Universal Brotherhood of Man,¨ he said. ¨The 30 month figure concerned a Treaty between Israel and Egypt.¨
NOTE: This does not say Armageddon happens in 30 months from the article.
Exactly 30 months later, in March 1979, history shows a Treaty between Israel and Egypt was signed. The Camp David Accord. History shows talks broke down on the 12th day and no Treaty was to be signed. Begin and Sadat were leaving. It was on the 13th Day, as in the date of the Article and the picture accompanying it, an unexpected window of opportunity appeared and opened the way for the Treaty to be signed.
This signified the Universal Brotherhood part of the quote.
The Iranian Revolution happened in the 29th month, and if you believe the MSM projections these Days, the Destruction choice from 1976 may be imminent?
Obviously, I personally did not have the Power to make this real World conform to that 1976 History people are only beginning to see unfold these 49 years later, so I can't boast about anything.
https://rayjc.com/2013/09/01/signs-of-the-times/
Count me in, also. Very well written article with your usual charm. Enjoyed it, because I enjoyed it, for reasons. Xo
I have a T shirt with "I'm already against the next war" on it that I wear often. Fighting the draft was the driving force for a lot of the anti-war sentiment back when I was draft age. There doesn't seem to be any driving force for major protests against wars anymore, which helps explain why they are so unending now. It would be really beneficial for the country if we could figure out how to get people actively angry about the war racket now.
Order me a tee shirt in XL, please, John.
I think if Uncle Sam reinstated the draft, the antiwar protests would instantly proliferate cross country. That, however, would be political suicide.
I started reading the reviews of this book on Amazon. The negative reviews are along the line of 'how can you say such bad things about a cause that our brave men fought and died for'. Or some such. That's what government propaganda does. It takes their war and makes it your war. It's like the role of a promoter: in the beginning the promoter has the vision and the audience has the money. After the promotion the audience has the vision and the promotor has the money. But in this case it's more like: before the propaganda the government has the (war) vision and the citizens have their lives. After the propaganda the citizens have the (war) vision and the government has the citizens' lives.
I desperately wish I had written this. It is about the best i've read.
As Chairman, CEO and only member of the neutralistassociationofthe.us we cannot grant you membership as then I would not be the only member.
Thus, we grant you the title of Neutralist Fellow Traveler of the Week; Diamond Class.
Thanks, Bill! War is now so normalized that people have to beg for a "cease fire." Therefore, "fire" must be the default, which continues until complicated measures can impose it to "cease." This is the post civilization era.
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.”
― Smedley D. Butler, War Is a Racket
Quick observations: 1.) It's likely that the Great State of Mississippi is one of those that already passed legislation to prevent imposition of Sharia Law!! Doubtless that state was under grave threat from such a development! :-) The REAL threat to USA is the imposition of the "Christian" version of Sharia Law!; 2.) Trump went on record very recently to align himself with Biden Administration (shocking!!) and all previous administrations that "Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons." Now, I by no means favor expanding the world's cumulative nuclear arsenal, BUT I am forced to support Iran having the right to have such weapons! For the simple reason that I so vigorously oppose the insane concept of "American Exceptionalism," by means of which USA claims a "right" to dictate policy to the entire world.
The US MSM does not hype the contrast between Trump's fake Humanity having so much concern for the Death and Destruction in the Ukraine WAR, but is 100% complicit facilitating Israel's resumption of the murderous destructive Genocide in Gaza. Only the MSM has the power to make Americans aware of the inhumane evil in the joint actions of the US-Israel.
Anyone with eyes to see can see the anti-Human destruction in Gaza. Israeli Jews betray the Fundamental of the Jewish Religion recognizing the Sanctity of Human Life, acting like the incarnation of modern Day Nazis denying it to Palestinians like Nazis denied it to Jews in Europe.
'Israeli Strikes Kill 174+ Children in Gaza as Netanyahu Breaks Ceasefire to Save Political Career'
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/19/muhammad_shehada_gaza_attacks_ceasefire_netanyahu
From the sound of this, it looks like MICIMATT needs to be updated to MICIMATTT; the extra “T” standing for “Tech”... :
THE NEW AGE MILITARISTS By William Hartung TomDispatch / 20 Mar 25
The high-tech oligarchs surrounding Trump are set on using artificial intelligence and new technologies for the sake of uniting us around perpetual war, says William Hartung.
Alex Karp, the CEO of the controversial military tech firm Palantir, is the coauthor of a new book, THE TECHNOLOGICAL REPUBLIC: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West.
In it, he calls for a renewed sense of national purpose and even greater cooperation between government and the tech sector. His book is, in fact, not just an account of how to spur technological innovation, but a distinctly ideological tract.
As a start, Karp roundly criticizes Silicon Valley’s focus on consumer-oriented products and events like video-sharing apps, online shopping and social media platforms, which he dismisses as “the narrow and the trivial.”
His focus instead is on what he likes to think of as innovative big-tech projects of greater social and political consequence.
HE ARGUES, IN FACT, THAT AMERICANS FACE “A MOMENT OF RECKONING” IN WHICH WE MUST DECIDE “WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY, AND FOR WHAT DO WE STAND?”
And in the process, he makes it all too clear just where he stands — in strong support of what can only be considered a new global technological arms race, fueled by close collaboration between government and industry and designed to preserve America’s “fragile geopolitical advantage over our adversaries.”
Karp believes that applying American technological expertise to building next-generation weapons systems is the genuine path to national salvation and he advocates a revival of the concept of “the West” as foundational for future freedom and collective identity.
Continued at https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/20/the-new-age-militarists/ ; EMPHASIS added.
Propagandizing the American public is so ingrained into our psychy that resistance is futile. Cause there us none. We lap it up like ice cream. Hell, we're addicted to it. We are mindless to:
Refuse Fascism
Oppose Oppression
We're brain dead zombies.
People
Planet
Peace
dear comrades
Astute. May this message reach many.
Watch this, cry in shame and rise in anger, for the ongoing looting of our treasury and evisceration of our future . . . https://warismakinguspoor.com/2024/06/03/they-lie-to-us-about-all-of-the-wars-video/
Al White a Marine. https://youtu.be/rWJ5yxuvTMw?si=zwIjwhq3XunDMKLu
As Julian Assange told us, winning wars isn't the point, waging them for profit is. The war pigs must be fed.
'You Cannot Separate Yourself From What's Happening In Gaza'
Caitlin Johnstone
The Gaza holocaust has reignited with as much sadistic fury as it ever saw under the Biden administration. More than five hundred people have reportedly been killed by Israeli bombardment since the onslaught resumed early Tuesday morning, including at least 200 children and 112 women. [...]
Now this constant mass atrocity has been fully reanimated. And the people who rule over us are actively supporting this, while working to imprison, fire, silence and deport anyone who opposes it.
This is a broken civilization. A warped and twisted dystopia. The waking nightmare we are witnessing in Gaza is the result of everything that we have become as a society. Those dead and mutilated children on your social media feed are the fruit on the tree of the western world.....
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/you-cannot-separate-yourself-from