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#21

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - April 22, 2026, 02:53:39 PM

How about the open meddling and destabilisation on record instead of conspiracy theory.
Just one example, one of the very first, the CIA was new to this at the time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
Since then its only gotten meaner and better at this game.

Yes, Uncle Sugar has a long recorded history of interfering in other governments' governing.

Still, my recent thinking about "The Deep State Oligarchy Conspiracy" is about how Uncle Sugar got this way. Most members of the Republicult™, and many members of the general public, do not understand, or do not really care about the disproportionate influence our mostly shadowy oligarchy has on our country, and our lives. And so, it amuses me to label this particular influence a conspiracy. But, if you disagree with me about this, I'm fine with it. After all, I am easily amused.

But while we are on conspiracy
Its not just limited to the US, the EU do it to, in Africa. Beloved Muammar was assassinated under the direction of Clinton and Nicolas Sarkozy to cover up his dirty work, which he eventually got prosecuted for.

It never occurred to me to use the words "beloved" and "Muammar" in the same sentence. Still, Gaddafi was killed in 2011, and my time in Libya was back in 1979. But, no doubt a lot had changed in those three decades.

While I was there, for a couple of weeks in the spring of 1979, the Three Mile Island accident occurred. But, I didn't find out about it until a week later, when I was handed a newspaper on my flight out of the country. But, without being too long winded about it, I did not perceive Libya as being anyone's "happy place." The US embassy was in Tripoli at that time. And, that was the old embassy that was attacked later that same year. Now, back then, Tripoli was only about 5% the size it is today. However, to me, the most surprising thing about it was that there were no young men on the streets. When I asked about that, if I received an answer at all, it was a mumble about the young men being "in the army." So, in reality, Tripoli was close to being a ghost town. And, I remember that Gaddafi had plastered his image on huge billboards on the east and west sides of the town. Now, if you picture Douglas MacArthur with more medals, but without the corncob pipe, it will give you a pretty good idea about how Muammar presented himself to his loving public. I would have liked to have taken a photo of one of those billboards. But, I had been warned ahead of time, if I tried to take a camera into Libya, it would have been confiscated at the airport upon arrival.

Last, the way I remember it, Gaddafi was shot by a Libyan national immediately after his capture. And, at the time, it was never even hinted that the US, or France for that matter, were behind the murder. And again, the way I remember it, the "international community" was outraged, and wanted the Libyan national to be charged with murder. But, of course, the international community had no legal standing in the matter. So, I'm not claiming that Clinton and Sarkosy were not somehow behind Gaddafi's murder. It's just that this conspiracy is completely new to me.

#22

Apple Talk / Re: Open Bar: Curbside Pickup ...

Last post by chaotic neutral observer - April 22, 2026, 05:46:58 AM

I find it very refreshing that the world is finally starting to make sense again.

Tariffs on islands full of penguins, and desultory shootings in the street by SS-wannabees that don't even have proper uniforms, I can't work with.

But starting a war in the middle-east is simple to understand.  The penguins do not publicize their third-quarter results, but anyone can read about the Dardanelles campaign, and see how it went.  Now all the boats are stuck, markets and the price of oil are fluctuating wildly, and the goats are at last flying home to roost.

The feedback loop of causality has closed once more, and it's just so damn fun to see actions having consequences that would have been immediately obvious to anyone who read the least bit of history.

#23

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Faust - April 21, 2026, 07:33:31 PM

How about the open meddling and destabilisation on record instead of conspiracy theory.
Just one example, one of the very first, the CIA was new to this at the time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
Since then its only gotten meaner and better at this game.


But while we are on conspiracy
Its not just limited to the US, the EU do it to, in Africa. Beloved Muammar was assassinated under the direction of Clinton and Nicolas Sarkozy to cover up his dirty work, which he eventually got prosecuted for.

#24

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - April 21, 2026, 11:30:36 AM

The US has strategic interests in keeping the middle east destabilised and not too friendly, Israel is incredibly useful for that goal.

It's going to take me some time to respond to your entire post.

First off, I admit your point of view startled me. It never occurred to me that my government's continuous, unconditional support of Israel is in any way a conscious policy. I've always thought of it as being what it is because of the lack of will of successive presidential administrations to rein in Israel's all too obvious apartheid and excesses.

Still, I don't doubt that 'Merica's mighty military-industrial complex (MIC) is perfectly willing to destabilize the entire planet just to make a buck. And, I don't doubt that 'Merica's mighty fossil fuel industry is just as greedy.

And so, I thank you for enlightening me to the possibility of there being yet another conspiracy out there to be exposed. I'm now suspecting that "the deep state" our right-wingers complain about is not at all a left-wing cabal embedded within our government. Rather, it appears to mainly exists outside of our government, and merely uses it as a tool. Further, it's now looking to me that what I've recently recognized as being the 'Merican oligarchy has actually been active for a long, long time. So, I'm thinking of labeling this one "The Deep State Oligarchy Conspiracy."

#25

Apple Talk / Re: Rules of Business and Indu...

Last post by Doktor Howl - April 21, 2026, 01:43:42 AM

Rule #2:  "Documenting things will not actually establish accountability.  The only way to establish accountability is skullduggery."

#26

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Doktor Howl - April 21, 2026, 01:19:53 AM

The US has strategic interests in keeping the middle east destabilised and not too friendly, Israel is incredibly useful for that goal.

We had strategic interests in that until 1991.  Since then, it's just habit.

#27

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Faust - April 20, 2026, 09:36:06 PM

The US has strategic interests in keeping the middle east destabilised and not too friendly, Israel is incredibly useful for that goal.

In exchange Israel is given licence to perform colonial displacement and murder of the native peoples. It's a symbiotic relationship. I wouldn't be surprised if the attacks on Iran didn't originate with Trump but were requested.

Being anti-colonial is equated as be antisemitic, but that only holds true if you respect peoples religious beliefs, which I don't. I don't believe in their Imaginary  Friend any more than I believe in the Muslims Imaginary friend or the Christan's or whatever flavour they want to put on it, no more than I believe in my own God Eris, exactly as she commanded.
So Instead I see a Colonial nation saying to the western world "you all got your turn now its mine". There are mitigating factors, there are neighbours who want to wipe out Israel (that their government actively encourages and ensures will continue indefinitely), but the bottom line is we have a colonial power expanding its borders in a land grab, destabilizing its neighbours on purpose, and goaded on by the all the previous colonial powers that prop it up in the western nations support, weapons and diplomatic leverage, worst of all being the United states.

That's come back to bite them though, listening to Netanyahu has led to the objective most humiliating strategic military failure the US has experienced in recent history, maybe ever. Vietnam, Iraq, Afganistan you can argue the US got something out of it,  but this was something baffling to watch unfold.

Before the attacks Iran didn't control the Gulf of Hormuz, it does now, Trump even tweeted day before yesterday calling it "The Gulf of Iran" imagine that. Trump is often lauded for calling-it-as-it is.

The Gulf of Iran. It wasn't before. It is now.

Maybe, just maybe, this will give the US pause to its horrific foreign policy (and I don't just mean under Republicans) that it has pushed since world war two. Maybe Congress might end these STUPID executive orders at least for military power and centralise that with themselves again.

But for now I am enjoying this, its hilarious to see the this backfire so dramatically.

#28

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - April 20, 2026, 11:41:18 AM

That video has become extremely popular. And, its choruses of "Making Israel great again," and "They ordered you to die for Israel," caught my attention.

Now, I admit, I'm uncertain how the majority of European governments, and their citizens are currently reacting to public criticism of Israel. But, in 'Merica, with the exception of our Senator Bernie Sanders, I can't think of anyone who dares to hint that they're unenthusiastic about giving less than their unconditional support to Israel, without being labeled "Antisemitic" with a big capital "A," or worse. However, if their public criticism is very carefully worded, it just might be remotely possible for a well-respected public figure to get away with criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu. After all, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant for his arrest for allegedly committing war crimes, and crimes against humanity, in the Gaza Strip. But, I wouldn't count on even that being acceptable in today's 'Merica.

So, in what I once believed was "The land of the free, and the home of the brave," I find it ironic that this video is popular for criticism an ordinary 'Merican could not publicly utter without the probability of facing serious consequences.

#29

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Faust - April 17, 2026, 12:05:11 PM

Iran state media with a banger of a tune on the fat orange pedophile

If the dems had riz like this we wouldn't have to deal with these retards again

#30

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - April 15, 2026, 10:20:46 PM

Definitely not above that, his betrayal of his Christian followers feels baffling they ever thought he was anything but a vice pit but I guess picking a fight with the pope was that final too far point

I never doubted you.