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Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war,
Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb;
Th’ Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands,
And casts them out upon the darken’d earth!
Prepare, prepare!
— William Blake, “A War Song to Englishmen” (1783) (more…)
John Sartian, Martial Law (c. 1869)
John Sartian, Martial Law (c. 1869)
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Martial law (definition): Military government, involving the suspension of ordinary law.
Emergency (definition): a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
What is the likelihood that the American people will soon experience the governance of martial law?
Extremely high, in my view. (more…)
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“Reality”: the world or the state of things as they actually exist.
One succinct way to characterize the Western “democracies” is that they are, in all their various manifestations, anti-reality regimes. For starters, they are not really what they piously call themselves — “democracies” — in any accepted definition of the term. The governments of these countries are cabals of oligarchs who use political parties as fronts for advancing the interests of backroom, money-connected players. (more…)
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the public was very aware of the risks.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the public was very aware of the risks.
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See also: A European View on the War in Ukraine, The Correct White Nationalist View of the Ukraine War, The Truth About the Euromaidan
Part of the ongoing narrative about the ongoing Ukraine War is the idea that it is analogous to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Believing this analogy means one thinks this conflict can be resolved by hard thinking, a bit of compromise, and several diplomatic cables. (more…)