Excellent Joel. These careful journalists might want to put eyes on this piece of wisdom below... when might they come for them... tyrants accept no boundaries.
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."
I would really like to be a fly on the wall listening to the authors of this article as they planned and wrote it, in order to better discern if they are truly aware of their hypocrisy or if they have sunk to such a level of non-self-reflection that they simply take assignments such as this one and run with the approved narrative, without any thought of Assange et al.
I find it hard to believe that they could be aware of their duplicity and still look in the mirror or sleep at night, but it is even harder to believe that they are really that un-self-reflective. I guess a third possibility is that this was really written by an AI programmed by those deep in the Western narrative, and they simply allowed their names to be placed as the authors. It all boggles my mind.
Thank you for mentioning the unmentioned (Julian Assange, Pablo Gonzales Yagüe, and Gonzalo Lira). Without freedom of speech or the press, democracy no longer exists. And thank you for clarifying the present state of affairs in the Ukraine. It is truly a thought provoking quote from Assange, that truth can lead to peace... That is why he is silenced.
Brilliant expose of rank hypocrisy. As a Brit I am ashamed of HM Government’s treatment of Julian Assange. We regularly hear about plucky bighty’s stand for democracy but it’s increasingly clear that’s only when it suits ….
How there can be such support for Ukraine to join the EU and NATO is beyond me. It feels like missionaries hoping that cannibals will give up eating people if only they see the light of Truth.
Even suggesting to most people that the Ukraine war may well suit both Russia and the USA (never waste a good crisis) leads to "interesting" reactions as nobody wants to believe our leaders coukd stoop so low.
But if you follow the money, who gains? It's not beyond possibility, and fits with human nature, that the Military Industrial Complex pushes NATO towards Russias borders to provoke a military reaction. The calculation would be that Russia invades Ukaraine (succesfukly), the West rearms to respond to the threat, lots of money is diverted from the taxpayer to the MIC and Putin consolidates his home support.
What a bonus that Ukraine actually repels the initial attack so now not only do the MIC get to sell new armaments to protect us, but they can also get rid of vast swathes of semi obsolete material that also needs replaced while testing some newer kit.
Meanwhile Putin increases his strong man act at home, continues to sell commodities to everyone who wants them and can eliminate rivals with impunity.
I'm not saying it happened that way, but is it not more likely than any alternative?
The most disgusting point is that all these nations that are eliminating freedom of the press are supposedly friendly nations toward the US. And the US is now under the control of a quasi-dictator who wants to decertify the press, put his political rival in prison for life, decertify the freedom of speech, and act like a dictator in many more ways than one.
I was very saddened while reading your April 3, 2024 post to learn that Gonzalo Lira had passed away while imprisoned in a Ukrainian prison cell. I remember fondly times that I spent with him in earlier(happier) days. His intellect and spirit were simultaneously enlightening and infectious. He will be greatly missed by me and I suspect anyone else who knew him shared his views about the world. My heart aches for his family. RIP Gonzalo.
Powerful stuff Joel. Thank you. The Australian government's pathetic attempts at seeking justice for this journalist, an Australian citizen who exposed the wrongdoings of his country's allies is a national shame. Britain is complicit in this miscarriage of justice as is the MSM in Australia.
Had the Australian media expressed the same outrage as they did for an Australian journalist imprisoned in China he would be back in the country of his birth.
Another brilliant synopsis Joel! Keep fighting. We all need to think beyond the propaganda machines and ask ourselves why are they so determined to silence the counter culture.
The only way out is to devise our own independent monetary system. The big question,of course, is how? Our Nation’s profligate ways were all made possible in 1913, with the creation of the Federal Reserve Bank on that fateful “banker’s retreat” on Jekyll Island.
'truth' in any language is a threat to any 'status quo' .. but the question is always 'who's' perception of truth are we talking about ? yours or mine ? can or will we humans ever have any consensus about 'truth' of any kind about any thing ?
Excellent Joel. These careful journalists might want to put eyes on this piece of wisdom below... when might they come for them... tyrants accept no boundaries.
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."
—Martin Niemöller
I would really like to be a fly on the wall listening to the authors of this article as they planned and wrote it, in order to better discern if they are truly aware of their hypocrisy or if they have sunk to such a level of non-self-reflection that they simply take assignments such as this one and run with the approved narrative, without any thought of Assange et al.
I find it hard to believe that they could be aware of their duplicity and still look in the mirror or sleep at night, but it is even harder to believe that they are really that un-self-reflective. I guess a third possibility is that this was really written by an AI programmed by those deep in the Western narrative, and they simply allowed their names to be placed as the authors. It all boggles my mind.
Thank you for mentioning the unmentioned (Julian Assange, Pablo Gonzales Yagüe, and Gonzalo Lira). Without freedom of speech or the press, democracy no longer exists. And thank you for clarifying the present state of affairs in the Ukraine. It is truly a thought provoking quote from Assange, that truth can lead to peace... That is why he is silenced.
Brilliant expose of rank hypocrisy. As a Brit I am ashamed of HM Government’s treatment of Julian Assange. We regularly hear about plucky bighty’s stand for democracy but it’s increasingly clear that’s only when it suits ….
"Truth is the hemlock of the State". Love it.
How there can be such support for Ukraine to join the EU and NATO is beyond me. It feels like missionaries hoping that cannibals will give up eating people if only they see the light of Truth.
Even suggesting to most people that the Ukraine war may well suit both Russia and the USA (never waste a good crisis) leads to "interesting" reactions as nobody wants to believe our leaders coukd stoop so low.
But if you follow the money, who gains? It's not beyond possibility, and fits with human nature, that the Military Industrial Complex pushes NATO towards Russias borders to provoke a military reaction. The calculation would be that Russia invades Ukaraine (succesfukly), the West rearms to respond to the threat, lots of money is diverted from the taxpayer to the MIC and Putin consolidates his home support.
What a bonus that Ukraine actually repels the initial attack so now not only do the MIC get to sell new armaments to protect us, but they can also get rid of vast swathes of semi obsolete material that also needs replaced while testing some newer kit.
Meanwhile Putin increases his strong man act at home, continues to sell commodities to everyone who wants them and can eliminate rivals with impunity.
I'm not saying it happened that way, but is it not more likely than any alternative?
Joel, thanks for pointing out that the WSJ is a NeoCon Rag. They're editorial content is pure unabashed propaganda :-)
The most disgusting point is that all these nations that are eliminating freedom of the press are supposedly friendly nations toward the US. And the US is now under the control of a quasi-dictator who wants to decertify the press, put his political rival in prison for life, decertify the freedom of speech, and act like a dictator in many more ways than one.
How did we step so far backwards?
Sad to learn of more abuses of power. Alas, it's our nature
Derangement is monetarily focused, and it will not allow freedom of thought!
I was very saddened while reading your April 3, 2024 post to learn that Gonzalo Lira had passed away while imprisoned in a Ukrainian prison cell. I remember fondly times that I spent with him in earlier(happier) days. His intellect and spirit were simultaneously enlightening and infectious. He will be greatly missed by me and I suspect anyone else who knew him shared his views about the world. My heart aches for his family. RIP Gonzalo.
Powerful stuff Joel. Thank you. The Australian government's pathetic attempts at seeking justice for this journalist, an Australian citizen who exposed the wrongdoings of his country's allies is a national shame. Britain is complicit in this miscarriage of justice as is the MSM in Australia.
Had the Australian media expressed the same outrage as they did for an Australian journalist imprisoned in China he would be back in the country of his birth.
Another brilliant synopsis Joel! Keep fighting. We all need to think beyond the propaganda machines and ask ourselves why are they so determined to silence the counter culture.
Time for serious rebellion.
The only way out is to devise our own independent monetary system. The big question,of course, is how? Our Nation’s profligate ways were all made possible in 1913, with the creation of the Federal Reserve Bank on that fateful “banker’s retreat” on Jekyll Island.
Joel,
How do we help?
Doug
'truth' in any language is a threat to any 'status quo' .. but the question is always 'who's' perception of truth are we talking about ? yours or mine ? can or will we humans ever have any consensus about 'truth' of any kind about any thing ?