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Tag Archives: George Floyd
The Culture of Vehicular Attacks
On the Murder of Deona Marie Erickson By CrimethInc. On June 13, a driver attacked a demonstration in Minneapolis, killing Deona Marie Erickson. This is the result of years of right-wing efforts to normalize—and even legalize—vehicular attacks. Now the corporate … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, culture, freedom of speech, Law, news, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged activism, Anarchism, Breonna Taylor, civil liberties, Deona Marie Erickson, fascism, George Floyd, Government, Heather Heyer, law, Nicholas Kraus, police state, Police Violence, racism, Systemic Racism, Winston Smith
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Corporate Media Looks to Purveyors of State Violence Abroad to Condemn State Violence at Home
By Loretta Graceffo Source: FAIR.org Anti-racist protests have swept across the country over the past month, demanding justice for George Floyd, police accountability and the defunding of law enforcement. In response to these uprisings, President Donald Trump publicly toyed with … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, corporate news, culture, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Authoritarianism, CIA, Cointelpro, corporate media, Donald Trump, empire, geopolitics, George Floyd, imperialism, Mainstream Media, media, Media Literacy, propaganda, war
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To America, Black Lives Only Sometimes Matter
By Tony Cartalucci Source: Land Destroyer There is no doubt that colonialism and racism sit at the root of America’s domestic problems. The push to dominate others abroad is directly linked to the belief that those who are different at … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Empire, Geopolitics, History, imperialism, Inequality, news, police state, propaganda, Racism, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Black Lives Matter, empire, geopolitics, George Floyd, Hong Kong, imperialism, Institutionalized Racism, Libya, Systemic Racism, US Foreign Policy, US government
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Why America’s “Revolution” Won’t be Televised. No one is Aiming at the Empire
By Pepe Escobar Source: Global Research The Revolution Won’t Be Televised because this is not a revolution. At least not yet. Burning and/or looting Target or Macy’s is a minor diversion. No one is aiming at the Pentagon (or even the shops … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, civil disobedience, corporate news, culture, Deep State, divide and conquer, Dystopia, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, news, Oligarchy, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Color Revolution, corporate media, elites, empire, geopolitics, George Floyd, imperialism, insurgency, Inverted Totalitarianism, Mainstream Media, Martial Law, Oligarchy, police state, Psyops, regime change, Revolution, Sheldon Wolin, Strategy of Tension, Uprising
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That Change You Requested…?
By James Howard Kunstler Source: Kunstler.com All the previous incidents of white cops killing blacks were just too ambiguous to seal the deal. Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri (a murky business); Tamir Rice in Cleveland (waving the BB gun that … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil liberties, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, news, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Covid-19, Derek Chauvin, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, Financial Crash, George Floyd, insurgency, lockdown, Oligarchy, police state, Police Violence, protests, State Crime, Systemic Racism, Uprising
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Nationwide Uprising Against Failed State Triggered By Police Killings
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Source: CounterCurrents.org The nationwide uprising sparked by the murder of George Floyd and other recent racially-motivated events is a response to the bi-partisan failed state in which we live. It comes in the midst … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil liberties, culture, Dystopia, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Inequality, news, Oligarchy, police state, Racism, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged activism, corporate bailout, covid19, Derek Chauvin, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Failed State, George Floyd, insurgency, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Pandemic, police state, Police Violence, Reclaim the Block, State Terror, Systemic Racism, Uprising
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