DOGE is Sharpening the Tools of US Empire – Not Dismantling Them
Many people have become so distracted by debates over the process DOGE is overseeing to expose and eliminate US government fraud, waste, and abuse that no one is focused on its purpose.
The current US administration has declared its intention to uphold the irrational and unwarranted pursuit of US dominance over the globe and is merely attempting to sharpen and streamline the tools available to do so more efficiently.
New Atlas (on X) – post regarding DOGE purpose vs. process:
https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/1889570183762903538/photo/1
Brian is making a great point, namely that the effort of the Trump administration to cut waste and fraud, and to make a more efficient government for the United States, is only good when viewed in those narrow terms, and not when viewed in the larger term of empire. A… Read more »
I admire your optimism and pray it works out. Most societies in human history could be divided into three groups. The smallest a malevolent elite minority. A vast silent complicit majority. And the last another principled opposing minority. I used to treat some US war veterans several decades ago. Hardly… Read more »
They don’t see the outside world, only the inside one. They never wished harm on anyone outside of their world, and if they truly could know of these harms they would revolt against them and strive to end them. But they don’t know, and this is how it is. Do… Read more »
Portia, let’s not point fingers at a valuable contributor that explains what can be seen. And asks not to fight about it. OK?
I understand totally. You won’t see me again.
I did not say you should go, I cautioned for unkindness.
I didn’t see Portia pointing fingers at Grieved but at the supposedly good hearted Americans who seem not to know about anything outside their own bubble. I think you misunderstood her post. Grieved has been a MAGA supporter for yonks, even i’m aware of that seeing posts over the years… Read more »
Quote Grieved: “I don’t want to argue here – please – or dismiss the horrors of the world outside the USA.”
We’ve talked this issue to death.
I have come to the conclusion Portia’s view of most Americans is indeed quite accurate, at least the “professional” and “business” classes and their supporters — at least about 33.33% of the population minimum. There are few normal people who are not willfully ignorant double-talking hypocrites who get angry if… Read more »
yeah internal USA so called politics makes me physically nauseous, most of the time i avoid it like the pox it truly is. Having many friends and family there on both sides of their toxic divide keeps me aware that in general Americans are not learning and will march on… Read more »
Love the last two sentences of the third paragraph and the fourth
It is the stuff that drives one to a fifth, or 1.75 liters which lasts a little longer.
However, I doubt Americans can learn anything under any circumstances. It goes on ’til we get ourselves vaporized.
Please Don’t Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujwm8YrEgI4
The world will only know peace once imperialism ends.
Isn’t it the case of a declining empire revealing that disintegration in the form of cracks and contradictions appearing inside the monolithic unity of the capitalist ruling class. Those cracks can sometimes let some unexpected light in, whilst at the same time what is really going on is different elements… Read more »
No it won’t. It will know peace “when humanity sees with one eye, hears with one ear, and speaks with one tongue”, and this will never happen. If only because this world is a testing ground, if you like, for the countless Souls here, and so is replete with myriad… Read more »
Yes Dimitar: Powerfully said. I always love the way you turn the perspective to the inner heart of the matter. You are right about the antidote. And I would add that antidote carries, in embryo, a cosmic plan for a new humanity. The Jungians (along with the mythologist Joseph Campbell)… Read more »
Thank you for your reply, Snow Leopard, always a pleasure to engage with you. I understand where you’re coming from and would emphasise again that we are more than a personality helpless in the face of outrage. Should we engage our deeper self an entirely different understanding, perspective and reality… Read more »
Dimitar: “Hu man”. I love it. It builds strength within. Thank you
I feel that the peace that you are talking about, and the peace that I am talking about are not the same. The peace you are talking about is available to any person right now. However, they would have to let go of everything. At that point, all that is… Read more »
I too see the jubilation here in Eastern WA. “but they don’t know and that is how it is” Well why don’t they know? Back in the last century I went to library school one of he first things we learned concerned the power of print. Critical thinking resides in… Read more »