I have just read Paul Craig Roberts’ article “The Next Presidential Election Will Move The World Closer To War“. In the article, PCR refers to an article by Glenn Greenwald entitled “Cynics, Step Aside: There is Genuine Excitement Over a Hillary Clinton Candidacy“. Both authors agree that the possibility of Clinton becoming President is very bad news, PCR even mentions the risk of war.
Sadly, I have to agree with both of them. Hillary is the quintessential expression of everything that is wrong with the USA, and on the heals of an absolutely disastrous presidency by Barak Obama, Hillary will have a lot to prove to herself and to her power base (which Greenwald describes in his piece). I won’t repeat all the arguments of PCR and Greenwald, but I will just add that I am absolutely convinced that Hillary is both delusional enough and arrogant enough to believe that she can bully Russia, including with the use of military force. And at the risk of sounding a little naive, I would also add that I think that she is also simply an evil person.
The problem is, of course, that Russia will not back down. Not for issues which are clearly of strategic, existential, importance to her. That very much includes the Ukraine’s future. I am afraid that the US will think of a military confrontation with Russia as a game of chicken when for Russia it will be a matter of survival. We all know how that can end.
Two forces might, maybe, prevent this descent into war: a hypothetical part of the ruling 1%ers who might realize how much the US would risk in such a war, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That, or an internal crisis which would draw enough energy from the Federal government to make it unable to pursue foreign imperial policies.
Either way, I have to say that I look at the future with a great deal of anxiety.
The Saker
PS: this begs the question of whether a Republicrat candidate would be any better than a Demoblican one. All I can say is that Jeb Bush is an intelligent man (at least he knows a foreign language) and that he does not appear delusional. Is that better? Maybe.
I agree that Hillary is a worse choice than anyone else…no matter what is said, the president of the United States has alot of power…and she is crazy enough to use it…
She once said…(its not her’s originally) “It takes a village”
And then an alternative media writer quoted her as saying “It takes a pillage” which is much more the real hilary clinton.
Corporations, and thus warmongers/hawks have become well-rooted in both parties. The 2016 election will result in a president to ‘do something’ about the various self-created crises. More aggression is guaranteed, no matter who is elected.
World leaders should take advantage of the 2+ remaining years of Obama’s presidency to do all they can to neuter the Empire. Don’t wait for 2017 to see if things get better. They won’t and America will be all the more dangerous.
I think both Putin and Xi realize this. Let’s hope they do.
Thanks for the reference to Glenn Greenwald’s magazine … first time I’ve looked at it….there was another really good story about a man wrongly sentenced to die…what a fantastically put together story…
Hmmm…I have had my doubts about Greenwald, but like Saker says…if we’re fighting the same enemy, then why fight with each other ?
There will be no political reformation in the US absent a major crisis/ depression/ world war.
Absent that sort of upheaval, waiting for 2020 is not going to produce anything.
As was the case in 1914 and 1939 – the spark can only come from Europe. There are many candidates in 2015 – Greece, Spain, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Ukraine, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, maybe even Finland!
Who knows??? It’s impossible to tell which straw will break the back of the fiat money system everything depends on.
It does not matter who you vote for. Decisions are made by and for the rich.
Here is a recent statistical study, called Testing Theories of American Politics, by Gilen and Page. It demonstrates that the views of the public are irrelevant, but that money talks.
Gilen and Page
[from Blue]
I refuse to vote for gangsters or psychopaths. I did not vote this last midterm — first time in years I didi not — and I feel good about it, and also think it was a good thing. If election turnout goes down to under 10%, or much less, that will effectively be a vote by the people and quash the idea that the politicians are in any way representative or legitimate. I’d love to see an election where virtually no one voted (be like holding a war and no one showing up).
It’s not like voting is a good or the only way of being involved in politics or democracy, as the fascists want to tell you.
The people don’t vote could actually demonstrate near the polls (far enough away to be legal) to protest the system by not participating. That could be rather effective. Don’t interfere in any way with those who chose to vote, but make it clear they are bucking the will of the majority of people, not apathy or caging. They could also get the message across that ‘representatives’ are not delegates and that democracy must be participatory to mean anything (‘of and by’ the people, not even just ‘for’).
When the system is broken you have to work outside it.
_Blue
Ann said:
“Its so ironic, if one looks at very old pictures of Hillary Rodham..her maiden name…she is such a beautiful young woman..how is beauty to be associated with evil ???”
Dear Ann, I am a man and I don’t think Hillary ever was beautiful. Slavic women are, but not Hillary, she is not attractive. She is also associated with evil, as you say. Who wants a woman like that? A snake in the bed? Look at the heart. Poor Bill, no wonder he was unfaithful. I am not excusing his actions, only saying he probably had a hard time at home.
What elections ?! ;-)
Anon
“Dear Ann, I am a man and I don’t think Hillary ever was beautiful. Slavic women are, but not Hillary, she is not attractive. She is also associated with evil, as you say. Who wants a woman like that? A snake in the bed? Look at the heart. Poor Bill, no wonder he was unfaithful. I am not excusing his actions, only saying he probably had a hard time at home”
I agree that now hillary is like a man in woman’s clothing…another dike I guess…
But was she always like that ? In the years of the clinton admin she didn’t seem so aggressive.
I wonder what purchased her exit from womanhood…what price is it that she sold out to ?
Like I said, she’s a member is S&B and that’s a weird org…a secret brotherhood…
Another thing that maybe not everyone kinows about the Clintons…Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas when the Iran Contra was running cocaine into the Arkansas airport without any customs or investigation into the cargo….
“anonymous”
The American Republic was destroyed on Nov.22, 1963, and We the People need to restore it.
We need a Bright Shiny New Democratic Republic, installed by a well armed, educated, motivated, and contentious citizenry.
Let us begin to establish an Alternate Government through the process of holding Alternate elections in 2016.
Short cuts will not suffice. America requires a Constitutional Revolution. The twin political gangs are just the mouthpieces of the Oligarchs.
Hilary Clinton – advocate of imperialist genocide in the Ukraine & Mideast. Wife of destroyer of Yugoslavia, butcher of Serbs, and bomber of Belgrade. Hates Russia.
Sen. Warren – phony reformer at home, supporter of genocide in the Ukraine and Mideast. Claims she is .001% Native American. Hates Russia.
Jeb Bush – phony smile, supporter of genocide in the Ukraine and Mideast. Hates Russia. Related to Bush 1 & 2. Did I mention he hates Russia?
Sen. Rand Paul – Decent human being. Great dad. Would like to keep breathing.
A revolutionary America will make peace with the world, and restore its economy and political culture at home.
No more reruns!
No more political circuses!
No more Antonino Rocca versus Buddy Rodgers!
For the Democratic Republic! IMAGINE
Peter J. Antonsen
I too am a “legal alien”, born and raised. I am Spanish in America. My European (Spanish) ancestors discovered, explored and first settled this land mistakenly called “America”. My Austro-Hungarian ancestors ruled from the heart of Europe. Today I don’t exist except at best as “a” “Hispanic” or at worst as a “Latino” and politically consigned to playing the role of immigration advocate at the partial expense of the indigenous European American and British American populations… and to the greater glory of the Satan-worshipping Judeo-Anglo-Saxon oligarchical banking elites. I am the American Saker with this humble beginning. ~Luis Magno