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Tag Archives: Military
OCTOPUS PROMIS: The Rise Of Thought Crime Technology — We’re Living In Orwell’s 1984
By Aaron Kesel Source: Activist Post I don’t know if you have been paying attention or not, but a lot of police organizations across the U.S. have been using what are known as “heat lists” or pre-crime databases for years. … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, CIA, conspiracy, Constitution, Crime, Deep State, Dystopia, Fusion Centers, heat lists, Main Core database, Military, National Counterterrorism Center, Palantir, police, police state, Precrime, PROMIS, Social Credit, Technocracy
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The Military Must be De-Funded Along with the Police
By Dan Kovalik Source: CounterPuch As Vijay Prashad explains in his book, Red Star Over The Third World, domestic fascism in the West has reflected the West’s pre-existing colonial practices abroad. Citing Martinique communist Aimé Césaire, Prashad explains: “What had come … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Law, Militarization, Oligarchy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, wasted taxpayer dollars
Tagged Authoritarianism, civil liberites, empire, fascism, geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, Military, National Defense Authorization Act, police, police state
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Conflict Theory and Biosphere Annihilation
By Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out that existing conflict theory pays little attention to the extinction-causing conflict being ongoingly generated by human over-consumption in the finite planetary biosphere (and, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, consciousness, Consumerism, Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Energy, Environment, Inequality, Militarization, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Billionaires, Biosphere, capitalism, civilization, Climate Change, Conflict, Consumerism, Consumption, Corporations, Economics, elites, environment, Extinction, Governments, greed, materialism, Military, over-consumption, Philosophy, psychology, Sociology
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Enough Is Enough: If You Really Want to Save Lives, Take Aim at Government Violence
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “It is often the case that police shootings, incidents where law enforcement officers pull the trigger on civilians, are left out of the conversation on gun violence. But a police officer shooting … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Militarization, military spending, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged culture, Culture of Violence, Government, Gun Control, IRS, Militarization, Military, police, police shootings, police state, Police Violence, racism, State Crime, state violence, Systemic Violence, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Government, Violence
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Junk Planet: Is Earth the Largest Garbage Dump in the Universe?
By Robert J. Burrowes Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don’t know. But it’s a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Environment, GMOs, Health, media, Militarization, Philosophy, Science, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Air Pollution, antibiotics, Big Agra, Big Pharma, Climate Change, corporate news, Corporations, Deforestation, Dystopia, Earth, environment, Fracking, Fukushima, Genetic Engineering, geoengineering, Glyphosate, GMOs, Groundwater Contamination, Health, Microwaves, Military, Military Waste, Monsanto, Nanoparticles, Nuclear Waste, Pacific Garbage Patch, Pesticides, Plastic, pollution, Processed Foods, radiation, Soil Contamination, Space Junk, Toxic Waste, Vaccines, Water pollution
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FIGHTING FOR OKINAWA — MY HOME, NOT A MILITARY BASE
By Moé Yonamine Source: Rethinking Schools My family moved to the United States from Okinawa when I was 7. But Okinawa is still home — and I’m hurt and angered at how the United States and Japan continue to treat … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, culture, education, Empire, Geopolitics, History, Militarization, society, State Crime, war
Tagged activism, anti-war, culture, empire, environment, Futenma, geopolitics, Global Hegemony, imperialism, Japan, Militarism, Military, Okinawa, Peace, resistance, U.S. Foreign Policy, Uchinanchu, United States, US Military Bases, World War 2
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The Psychology of Mass Killers: What causes it? How can you prevent it?
By Robert J. Burrowes In Las Vegas on 1 October 2017, it appears that one man (although it might have been more) killed 59 people and shot and injured another 241 (with almost 300 more injured while fleeing). The incident got … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Militarization, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged Consciousness, Corporate Criminals, Gun Control, ISIS, LAs Vegas Shooting, Mass Shootings, Militarism, Military, pharmaceutical drugs, Politicians, psychology, Socialization, Sociology, terrorism, Violence, war profiteers
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