Thursday, June 9, 2016

j reacts to the outcome of the democratic primary some more

"I was a Republican because I thought that those were the people who best supported markets. I think that is not true anymore." - elizabeth warren, explaining her decision to switch parties in her....40s.

that's the 1990s.

you rightfully criticize clinton for being a republican when she was a kid, yet you give warren a pass? it's just inconsistent.

"I was a Republican at a time when I felt like there was a problem that the markets were under a lot more strain. It worried me whether or not the government played too activist a role."

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i'm tuning out. for real. and, i think it's a matter of days before the media pulls a massive u-turn and starts ganging up on clinton. but, moving forwards over the next few months, we have to understand what cllinton is.

more than anything else, clinton is a salesperson for the international arms industry. i know she's campaigning as anti-gun. and, the nra isn't likely to endorse her. but, it's broadly a huge charade.

what she does is that she acts as a conduit between american weapons manufacturers and buyers overseas. she's a salesperson. and, the policies she's going to put down are going to be largely with the purpose of maintaining the export market.

most of what you're going to hear from her, and see from her, is ultimately just a big excuse to sell weapons. even the geostrategic part of it is only able to exist due to the economics.

the war economy is not inevitable. this idea that america needs the war economy to thrive is wrong. there's lots of ways out, and if you combine them together you get a way forward.

but, that's what we have in front of us - the imminent spectre of total arms industry lobbyist control of the presidency. and, it's what you need to prepare yourself for.