THE LIE of AMERICAN INNOCENCE C. HEDGES

 

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https://popularresistance.org/the-lie-of-american-innocence/

21 0f 31 Latin Amer. Countries now prefer China over US

 The numbers show an alarming trend 21 0f 31 Latin American countries are refusing US aid and partnering with China instead. As the US loses its global prestige and influence, Chinas global influence grows. Even close US allies work with Russia in some areas. For some time now US politicians have been infighting and ignoring governing the country. Coupled with a weak executive branch US global ranking took some real hard hits. Couple this problem with problems at home like the shrinking middle class and we see our country moving slowly but surely toward a third world status for the majority of the citizenry. The majority of US citizen have not had a government that represents them for time now. The current status of the US government is more like a criminal disorganization in that there are many companies and politicians doing separate deals and corporations are writing laws, all to take advantage of the US citizens. It is an out of control crime wave. 

DT

Hating people and things you don't know.

 This is accomplished by manipulation. Why do, mainly politicians use this tactic? It takes the focus of the people away from their (the politicians) actions and behavior. Then propaganda is used to sway the minds of certain groups against other groups. Good example of this is the notorious welfare queens. It is true that there is welfare fraud however the politician manipulating your mind has you believing that there are hundreds of thousands of cases and it is ruining the lives of hard working US citizens. We forget that there are laws against welfare fraud, and then we never ask, okay Mr. Politician since you are aware of this crime and who the perpetrators are, "why aren't you stopping it? . People are duped by politicians in order to get support for their agenda, which entails benefiting supporters of the politician they give the politician money and he pays them back with tax breaks or laws that benefit their business. Rarely does the duped base ever see any real benefits from the politician. 

DT, Come on people we are much, much better that this!  

Proof we live in an Oligarchy.!

Below is a video proving that the Government does not care what the average citizen thinks. We live in an Oligarchy. 

https://youtu.be/wXRRjUCq5O8

This report has been around for some time and as much as we don't like it we do nothing to stop it. Congress needs to be forced to serve the peoples will. Only an organized movement of the majority will bring that about. The people are enslaved by their government and the government keeps it that way by turning us against each other.

DT 

How an almost Entire Population becomes Mentally Ill

Check this out, it is a reflection of our current realty.  

https://youtu.be/09maaUaRT4M 

Since this madness surfaces through out human history it would make since to delve even deeper in order to understand why humanity goes mad on a regular basis.. I would suggest that the human species has made a grave mistake and that is, in not understanding life humans have invented understanding. These inventions are the things we now continually fight over. All the isms of humans are not natural meaning nature does not recognize them. We have refused to accept the only truth , we don't know what life is!

DT

Safe Nuclear Reactors, & Why we don't have them!

 https://youtu.be/1EFfxMx6WJs 

Thorium nuclear reactors are real and they are safe. The reason they were not developed to produce clean safe energy for the entire country/world is that thorium can not be weaponized.  Yes we are that insane!

Check out the video.

DT

Suing the US Congress in The Hague AKA The world Court!

Suing the US Congress in The Hague AKA The World Court.

A letter to ” On Contact”

Hello,

I’ve been observing Chris Hedges for a while now and reading some of his books and I wanted to ask what he would think about suing the US Congress at the World Court in The Hague. He has brought cases against US administration’s. I imagine the crimes perpetrated by the Congress to be quite obvious yet I’m compelled to continue. 

We are talking about crimes against humanity and clear violations of the oath of office. Legislation has been passed or negated that clearly jeopardizes human life. Air is being polluted, patients are dying, wars are being waged, civilians are being bombed laws are being written that favor corporations and the list goes on. 

Perhaps the utter failure to have a workable and fair tax code, showing an obvious incompetence or more likely a beneficial contrived struggle is a clear demonstration of providing yourself with a purpose. The American electorate are naive and unfortunately not thinking critically about their government. 

As you are aware the recent report by the Trump administration’s DOT concluded that by 2100 global temperatures rise will make human life unsustainable hence the deregulation of clean air standards was a “it’s to late”  decision that they made for the entire planet. Clearly this was not their decision to make. This alone is a crime for the World Court to adjudicate.

Cleary the US Government is out of control and no longer serves the interest of the people. If they, meaning all the members of the Senate and The House of Representatives are not forced to leave office and make retribution by serving time in prison and doing public service then a total societal collapse is almost inevitable. In fact  a recent study and report by the US military stated the very same prediction. We are running out of time, these political charlatans must be stopped and brought to justice. There are some members of the Congress that are not blatantly criminals however their lack of objection’s to the direction of the government is a form of compliance.

DT in New Hampshire. 

Joe!

                                                                                   

My brother who like me came into a world that lacked the one main thing that every child needs – security. In defense of our mother and father I should point out that they too were victims of ill-equipped parents. I think that in some way they loved us, one thing is certain, we loved them. And in the end I believe we gave them (especially our mother) more than they gave us. Joe and I were fortunate having two older sisters, (Nancy & Patty) they gave us some sense of security, they cared for us, this care aided in our survival, however they too, were abused. In one of our many recent talks Joe said  to me “it is lucky we work at all” work here referring to “function”. I believe the proper term that best described us is dysfunctional. Yet with the deck stacked against him in a hostile world, Joe was able to thrive and most importantly to show love.

As I write these words Joe is lying in a hospital bed teetering between life and death. Life would not be life without an ending, it would be something harboring the supernatural or perhaps even the macabre. Death is the unknown and we seem to fear what we do not know, at the same time it would be more frightening not to die. What is missing for me is understanding, if I understood then of course I would be sad, very sad, but I would know what happened to my brother. In the absence of understanding I face a brick wall for I cannot accept what is truly unacceptable.  And now I am told, Joe is gone, we are all sad, heartbroken.

With my mind confounded I have come upon something that  for me is at least a plausible avenue to ease the pain. Still I know that loss is something that cannot be assuaged by any light. Yet there is some relief in knowing and seeing certain things. The first is this, and it is powerful, Joe would understand our sorrow but it wouldn’t be long before that incredible sense of humor would kick in and he would be finding the humor that would get us across the chasm we now face. We would be crying and laughing at the same time.

I would like to share with you what Ive been holding to, in order to try and make this tolerable. Science and philosophy has uncovered this; everything, all that exist is energy, atoms teeming with energy are

the building blocks of everything, they were not born, nor will they die. The atoms that make us up were here from the beginning, if there was such a thing. These atoms were once part of stars that ended their life cycle in violent explosions thus spreading throughout the universe eventually ending up, in us. We are the very same atoms, the energy of the universe.

  This is all in the field of (living & dying), which we call the finite, being all that we can see, hear, touch, remember and describe. This field is basically that which is manifest, or tangible and what is true about the finite is that it cannot stand on its own. Hence on the other hand we have the essential “infinite” by contrast, its subtlety, its intangibility. This quality is conveyed in the word “spirit”whose root meaning is “ wind or breath”. This suggest an invisible but pervasive energy, to which the manifest world of the finite responds. This energy, or spirit, infuses all living beings, and without it any organism must fall apart into its constituent elements. That which is truly alive in the living being is this energy of spirit, and this is never born and never dies.” Our Joe has simply returned to his essence. Some of us call this energy “God”.

I loved Joe and I love you!

T

Note: The last paragraph which I have edited to my understanding and expression was written as part of a eulogy for a friend of Professor David Bohm. David Bohm was a world renowned physicist from Wilkes-Barre, PA. 

HOLY LAND! Road Signage, Hwy. M5, Tourist Alert.

Road Signage Hwy. M5 Middle East, Tourist Alert

Near an intersection on Route M5 you will come across signage to guide your MIDDLE EAST trip and save time.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR, GOOD LUCK AND SAFE TRAVELS IN THE HOLY LAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. START THE TOUR.

ISIS Syrian War, Keep left. Syrian rebel camp CIVIL WAR – center lane. – Russian Fighter wing straight ahead.

DO NOT STOP ON ROAD.

<<<< To the sea and American Carrier Attack Group, Boat Launch. Beach Closed. Due to mine field. 

FOR ISIS ROUTE CONNECTION”S TO Conflicts in Libya,Yemen, Iraq and Egypt follow signs. All other ISIS conflicts stop at WELCOME CENTER.

<<<< SOUTH to Yemen, Saudi,  UAE etc. WAR IN PROGRESS!

AIRPORT, LIBYAN 2011 WAR Memorial. Third Exit.  2011 Egyptian Revolution EXHIBIT EXIT 3A 

08-09 GAZA WAR MEMORIAL – HAMAS EXIT 4 ISRAELI EXIT 4A

NORTH LEBANON – FATAH WAR BATTLE FIELD POINTS NORTH 2 RIGHT LANES.

06 ISRAELI – LEBANON INVASION MONUMENT CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

THE OTHER SAUDI YEMEN WAR MEMORIAL – EXIT 4 (CAREFUL) STAY ON MARKED PATHWAYS ONLY!

SA’DAH INSURGENCY EXHIBIT UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FUTURE – EXIT 4C

THIRD GULF WAR MEMORIAL STRAIGHT AHEAD.

SECOND INTIFADA MUSEUM  UNDER THREAT CLOSED

98 Bin Laden WAR ongoing. NO EXIT!

SAUDI – YEMEN BORDER DISPUTE. SEE THE OTHER WARS AT – EXIT 4 – BROCHURE!

YEMENI TRIBAL UPRISING MUSEUM – FOLLOW ROUND ABOUT!

INTRA IRAQ KURDISH WARFARE PLANNING COMMISSION – EXIT 6

                                ROAD SIDE WARNING!

FULLY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS REQUIRED BEYOND THIS POINT. 

Yemen-Eritrea Border Conflict SHOWPLACE: POINTS SOUTH – EXIT LEFT.

Yemeni Civil War REST AREA – EXIT 7 DESTROYED.

NO FLY ZONE INFORMATION AT WELCOME CENTER.

Iraqi Shiite Revolt: DISASTER FUND – FIRST BUSH DOZY! – EXIT 7  

Second Persian Gulf War MEMORIAL – EXIT UNDER DRONE SURVEILLANCE.  

<<<<<<<<<<<< MINE FIELD>>>>>>>>>>>> NO WALK ZONE!

FIRST INTIFADA SHRINE ARAFAT BLVD. POINTS NORTH CENTER LANE

South Yemen Civil War DISPLAY (1986) – THE ROUND ABOUT.

Israeli-Lebanese Border War. MEMORIAL & HOLY LAND ALL LANES

NO TRACK VEHICLES IN HOV LANES EXCEPT DURING WAR.

  EXIT 0. NO KILL ZONE. FORENSIC TEAM TODAY FREE MATCH A HEAD TO A BODY NO QUESTIONS ASKED. ICE CONTAINERS ON SIGHT. 

HOV LANE TANKS ONLY! UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! 

Israeli Invasion of Lebanon MUSEUM – EXIT 8

CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. – EXIT CLOSED FOR WAR>

Osiraq Reactor Raid MEMORIAL POINTS EAST – EXIT LEFT. RADIO ACTIVE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING REQUIRED.

“The Tanker War” EXPO – SEE TRAVEL AGENT WELCOME CENTER OR STRAIGHT AHEAD.

CHILDREN’S SUMMER CAMP AND SMALL ARMS TRAINING EXIT 9 – BIBLE CLASS NOW FORMING. Arabs Monday & Tues. Jews WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY CHRISTIANS FRIDAYS & FREE FOR ALL SNACK BAR, SERVING KOSHER, NON PORK AND FISH MENU’S. FRIDAYS! EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK NO SECURITY UNLESS POSTED. 

WARNING ROAD DESTRUCTION AHEAD NO LANES LEFT AS IN THEY’RE ALL GONE. 

PAVEMENT RESUMES. 

First Persian Gulf War SHRINE STRAIGHT AHEAD

Yemeni War FAIR, THE ROUND ABOUT

MORGUE AND HUMANS REMAINS IDENTIFICATION CENTER OPEN BUT UNDER EXPANSION EXPECT DELAYS. EXIT 10 & 11  GIFT SHOP OPEN 24/7 SPECIAL TODAY URNS ALL SIZES DISCOUNTED. FREE SCRAPER AND BLOTTER WITH PURCHASE.

Iraqi Shia unrest in Karbala “SHOW” EXIT 12

Intra-Iraqi Kurdish warfare, DISPLAY- EXIT 13 PULVERIZED.

No Littering: $1,000,000.00 Fine. Vehicle impounded. Government will not tolerate such disrespectful behavior. Dumpster is for human remains only no recyclables.    

Egyptian-Libyan Border War EXPO – THIRD RED SIGN EXIT

Lebanese Civil WAR ILLUSTRATION – EXIT 14

EXIT 15: TRAIN YOUR DOG/BOMB SNIFFING. FREE KIBBLES & BITS TODAY. OUR MOTTO!  IT AIN’T A WAR IT’S A WAY OF LIFE

        ROADSIDE BILLBOARD IN  ISIS HELD TERRITORY.

JOIN US TODAY FOR A JEW FREE MIDDLE EAST. SEND TODAY FOR FREE BROCHURE. DEAD OR ALIVE THERE ARE NO GOOD JEWS.

Iraqi Kurdish Revolt EXHIBIT- EXIT  PULVERIZED

Yom Kippur [or Ramadan] 1973 War EXHIBIT  – EXIT 15

Jordanian Civil War FESTIVAL POINTS WEST – EXIT 16*

*SUSPECTED IED CAUTION!

The War of Attrition / Six-Day War - Really one WAR, MEMORIAL – EXIT 17/ EGYPTIAN version FOLLOW SIGNS TO AIRPORT – EXIT 18 - A TOURIST FAVORITE  ACTUAL DESTROYED TANKS WITH CHARD BODIES STILL IN THE TURRETS.

Dhofar Rebellion in Oman. BATTLEFIELD – ROUNDABOUT!

REST AREA RIGHT LANE – LAST STOP FOR AMMUNITION  BEFORE BORDER CROSSING. SPECIAL TODAY LOADED 223 – 30 ROUND CLIPS. DOZEN FRAG GRENADES 10% DISCOUNT LIMITED SUPPLY OF BELTED AMMUNITION LIMIT 2 BELTS PER CUSTOMER. 

North Yemen Civil War. EXIBHIT – ROUNDABOUT!

Iraqi Kurdish Revolt TRIBUTE — 1961 VERSION – EXIT PULVERIZED

Kirkuk (Iraq) Viol  ce DED   TION – EX T PU VE  ZED

Mosul (Iraq) Revolt FESTIVAL – EXIT POINTS EAST – EXIT 19* 

*IED SCARE

LOST A LOVED ONE LATELY, HELP AT EXIT & 19A TURN  RIGHT. 

                                 ROAD SIGN WARNING!

                               $100,000 FINE FOR ANY BODIES LEFT ON ROADWAY. KEEP YOUR ROADWAYS SAFE. THE MIDDLE EAST HIGHWAY DEPT.  

Lebanese Civil War EXTENSION OF MUSLIM/CHRISTIAN HATE. US TROOPS LANDED. STRAIGHT AHEAD & TO OTHER US MEMORIALS 

ROAD SIDE REST RIGHT LANE ALL FACILITIES, OVERLOOK, TARGETING CIVILIANS (BOTH SIDES) – SNIPERS WILL REFRAIN FROM SHOOTING TOURIST*  FLACK VEST RECOMMENDED.  

*EXCEPT HOLIDAYS EXCEPT DURING CEASE FIRES!

Lebanese Civil War (REST AREA) – EXIT 20 FOLLOW SIGNS TO RUSSIAN EMBASSY FOR THE TRUTH.

Suez War (1956) DISPLAY – FOLLOW SIGNS TO AIRPORT EXIT 20 SEE WELCOME CENTER FOR DIRECTIONS TO DESIRED EMBASSY

                        ROAD SIDE BILLBOARD. 

JOIN US TODAY FOR AN ARAB FREE MIDDLE EAST. SEND FOR A FREE BROCHURE. REMEMBER EVEN GOD WANTS THEM DEAD.

The Holy land is wholly the holiest place on Earth. Here holy is wholly ignored unless you consider bullet holes as wholly – holy, Amen! 

Israeli War of Independence RE-ENACTMENT LIVE FIRE, SHOWS DAILY  (1948-1949) EXIT  BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY HERE OR SEE WELCOME CENTER FOR OTHER OPTIONS.

                               __________________ 

THIS ENDS YOUR TOUR OF THE MIDDLE EAST WHERE FOR THE LAST TWO THOUSAND YEARS PEOPLES FROM THE SAME FAMILIES HAVE BEEN AT EACH OTHERS THROATS. MILLIONS HAVE BEEN KILLED, HATE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY HANDED DOWN FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. SO CALLED GROWN RELIGIOUS ADULTS CONDEMNING THEIR CHILDREN TO LIVES OF HATE, MURDER & DEATH. ALL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.  

The Morning Fire!

                                                               THE MORNING FIRE!

 On those mornings when it is chilly or damp in the house, I often start a morning fire in our wood stove. If the day should warm, the fire unfed goes out. On cold winter days with the right wood, the fire will last all through the night. Today after near sixties yesterday I woke to an outside temperature of thirty-five degrees. Now, as I sit and watch the fire through the stoves glass door I am reminded of past fires. Not just my own, rather the fires that for centuries, warmed peoples hearths and brought that cozy home feeling, that only a wood fire can bring. I picture people with out stretched hands letting the heat from the fire soak into their bodies, in many instances there would be the smell of food, making the association of the fire, even more alluring. Through out most of my adult life, I heated my house with wood, on several occasions I have lived in houses with fireplaces. There is something about the fireplace that kindles in me feelings of home and family, sparking (intentional pun)  an overall sense of deeply soothing, well being. I suppose the memories from my childhood play a big part in all this imagery. The fireplace especially around Christmas time was central too many traditions, like the hanging of stockings. Now for me, it is the wood stove that anchors me to the stream of life. In front of the hearth, is exactly where countless numbers of our species have found contentment and warmth while sitting comfortably watching the flickering flames do their timeless dance. 

I remember a time when I was having lunch at an old New England Inn, a day of Autumn splendor, leaves were ablaze with color, change and chill filled the air, people were already thinking of the upcoming ski season. Walking into the the Inns sitting room, there was a fire softly burning, the fireplace had a flush hearth my favorite, there was no screen holding back the warm glow, comfortable chairs were strategically placed for receiving the fires radiant warmth. I noticed a serving basket of freshly picked apples no doubt recently gathered from a nearby orchard. This scene so completely took me in, I desperately wanted to capture it, this wonderful moment with loved ones. Not wanting it to slip away, kindled that melancholy feeling arising from knowing, "you can never capture these moments". I do realize of course, that this is partly why, they are so precious. This truth has never alleviated the sweet melancholy that I am able to conjure up almost at will, by simply recalling wonderful days like this. In truth I do not want to let go of this melancholy, it has that alluring bitter, sweet flavor.   

As of late I have come to realize that it is the lens through which I am looking that is in control of the brush marks my mind is painting. The totality of everything that has ever appeared before me, made impressions that cause me to look and react to things, in my own particular and unique way. There was absolutely no conscious choice made by me, as to how my mind would interpret what came into its field of awareness. Today the lens is smudged by a feeling that the mind is having a hard time trying to decipher. I have cancer and I may die from it. It is now clear to me that my reaction to this possible ending  has been ingrained in me over the years. My unsolicited conditioning is in charge with various emotions and feelings, arising and falling in my consciousness, fear, acceptance, regret, how fortunate I am for being loved, and a total rebellion of anger for being placed into a situation that I do not have the capacity to deal with nor to understand, this is not only about death it is also about living. Then there is this, no reaction at all. Something natural is going to happen therefore I should simply let it be, let the natural process play out. With what knowledge can I challenge the natural world? I have none. In not accepting what is natural we separate ourself from what is, "natural" in fact this is how we seem to live our lives. It also appears that if we cannot remove the influence of our reactions both conditioned and seemingly innate then we can never actually be free. I have cleaned the glass door on the wood stove which allows for optimal viewing of the fire. Ending the deterrent to seeing life and death clearly begins with awareness. In order to see life and death clearly we must keep the lens through which we are looking clear. The simple fact of not knowing if we can clear the lens and how to do it is the beginning of understanding. I have proceeded as far as my intellect will take me. Therefore any further understanding can only be reached through being aware, that may be like death a natural thing to do! 

DT, AKA Bill Rogan