John Chuckman
COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY PHILIP GIRALDI IN THE UNZ REVIEW
“A Tale of Two Foreign Policies: the Train-Wreck Abroad Is Bipartisan”
https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/a-tale-of-two-foreign-policies-the-train-wreck-abroad-is-bipartisan/
A brilliant summary of America’s political situation and prospects for change in foreign policy.
I believe the investments in current foreign policy – by the Pentagon, the CIA, the Senate, the State Department – and the power of those they serve – America’s plutocracy – are just too huge for them to take even the slightest risk about possible change.
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Response to a comment asking, ”Why did Tulsi endorse Biden? Was she always a fraud, or was she threatened?”
She was no fraud.
But in either of the two American political parties, if you do not endorse the party's candidate, you might as well consider your political career over.
Remember, Bernie, in 2016, even after clearly being cheated out of the nomination by Hillary Clinton, still endorsed her and even worked for her.
That's just the way the establishment works.
Tulsi is one of the few honest - at least over a range of important matters – American politicians to come along in recent years.
The result of being honest about America's imperial wars was her virtual exclusion from speaking and from decent press coverage.
That is how the American establishment remains the establishment.
There is no sense of genuine democracy in America, nor do independent, third-party efforts enjoy any success owing to the huge bankroll needed to play at the poker table.
She is an ambitious and intelligent woman and still wants a future.
To better understand, see this very clear explanation:
https://chuckmanwordsincomments.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/john-chuckman-comment-how-american-politics-really-work-why-there-are-terrible-candidates-and-constant-wars-and-peoples-problems-are-ignored-why-heroes-like-julian-assange-are-persecuted-and-r/
