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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

From Liberal Democracy to Global Totalitarianism

From Liberal Democracy to Global Totalitarianism

By Thaddeus Kozinski, PhD

LewRockwell

Posted on September 27, 2023


An excessive desire for liberty at the expense of everything else is what undermines democracy and leads to the demand for tyranny.    —Plato

In a 2022 lecture at Notre Dame, Alasdair MacIntyre argued that the claims and conceptions of universal and inalienable human dignity as reflected in documents such as the 1948 United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in various post-war European constitutions are puzzling, since this dignity requires a duty of respect to everyone just for being human, no matter their behavior or character, so Stalin the mass murderer has as much dignity and deserves as much respect as Mother Teresa. Aquinas’ view of dignitas as interpreted by Charles De Koninick is a challenge to this view, for it assigns human dignity, not to the mere fact of being human, but to the end to which we are called, which is supernatural, union with God, which might not be attained due to one’s choices on earth against those common goods which enable our attainment of the supernatural end, and so human dignitas could be lost. According to this view, the 20th-century concept of human dignity is much too individualistic, and because it is not based in justice and the common good, can only provide negative prescriptions against the undignified treatment of humans. It is unable to provide positive prescriptions that enable persons to obtain the common goods and the virtues they need to attain their supernatural end. For MacIntyre, we need to speak of human dignity in terms of justice, what we owe to each other for the sake of enabling persons to attain their personal and common goods and final end, which is the knowledge and love of God in this life and the next.

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September 27th, 2023
 



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Thursday, September 21, 2023

New York Times Acknowledges Ukrainian Origin of Deadly Strike

New York Times Acknowledges Ukrainian Origin of Deadly Strike

By Moon of Alabama

LewRockwell

Posted on September 21, 2023



The New York Times is finally acknowledging that the September 6 deadly impact of a missile in the center of Kostiantynivka was caused by a Ukrainian missile:

Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy

One wonders what took them so long.

The Sept. 6 missile strike on Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine was one of the deadliest in the country in months, killing at least 15 civilians and injuring more than 30 others. The weapon’s payload of metal fragments struck a market, piercing windows and walls and wounding some victims beyond recognition.

Less than two hours later, President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russian “terrorists” for the attack, and many media outlets followed suit.

The New York Times was of course one of those media outlets that had spread Zelenski’s lies:

The attack clouded Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s unannounced visit to Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, the same day, one of the highest-level visits by a U.S. official to there since President Biden visited in February. Mr. Blinken met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced more than $1 billion in new U.S. aid for Ukraine and praised its people’s valor and resilience in the face of what he called Russia’s “horrific” aggression...

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September 21st, 2023
 


New York Times Acknowledges Ukrainian Origin of Deadly Strike
Moon of Alabama

The GOP Is AWOL On The Fiscal Front Yet Again
David Stockman


An Offshore Bank Account Can Make All the Difference in the World
Doug Casey


Hillary Running for President 2024
Helena Glass


The Rise of Huxwell
Jeff Einstein


Fire in Transcaucasia – Again
Pepe Escobar


The Inflation War Is Over; Inflation Won
Peter Schiff


Ignoring the Heart of the Matter: How Myocarditis Became the Silent Scandal of Covid-19 Vaccination.
Justin Hart


Insuring You’ll Stop Driving . . .
Eric Peters


The Continuing Cultural Revolution
Paul Gottfried


The Papacy, Doctrine, and Development
Anthony Esolen


Flash Mob Robberies Are Changing the Way America Does Business
Robert Bridge


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Saturday, August 19, 2023

NATO Has Become an Enemy of Peace and Security Around the World

NATO Has Become an Enemy of Peace and Security Around the World

By David Stockman

LewRockwell

Posted on August 19, 2023



America’s Brobdingnagian $1.3 trillion national security budget thrives on manufactured threats and falsely demonized foes. And nothing could be more demonstrative of that proposition than the utter villainy which emanated from the NATO summit in Vilnius.

For crying out loud. Since the Munich Security Conference in 2007, the man (Putin) has said over and over, and then over again, that Ukraine’s ascension to NATO is an absolute red line. And anyone with their head screwed on right would have no trouble accepting that declaration by answering one simple question.

To wit, how would Washington react if Russia put missiles and nukes in Mexico, or Cuba, or Nicaragua, or Granada or Venezuela or even Tierra Del Fuego?

Of course, President John F. Kennedy resolved that matter 61 years ago. Yet the whole Vilnius confab amounts to a wink and nod pageant telling the world that exactly what JFK said could not stand on our own doorstep back then, in fact, must stand on Russia’s now. One day soon the Great Hegemon on the Potomac will plant US/NATO missiles 40 minutes from the Kremlin and the purported “aggressor” domiciled there needs to shut-up and eat his geopolitical spinach.

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August 19/20th, 2023
 

 

NATO Has Become an Enemy of Peace and Security Around the World

David Stockman

The Only ‘National Defense’ Needed in This Country, Is Defense Against the Real Enemy: The Ruling Class and the U.S. Government

Gary D. Barnett

A Bumpy Ride

James Howard Kunstler

Washington’s Afghanistan Debacle Is Prelude to NATO’s Ultimate Disaster in Ukraine

Strategic Culture

De-Gamify the Earth

Caitlin Johnstone

GOP Demands Biden Emails Using Pseudonym After Hunter CC’d on Ukraine Call

Tyler Durden

Are COVID-19 Vaccines Causing the Surge in Red Meat Allergies?

Ben Bartee

Ruling Classes Prepare for the Next Plandemic

Mac Slavo

We’re Almost There Already Anyhow

Eric Peters

The Only 4 Antibiotics You’ll Need When SHTF

Milan Adams

Brace Yourselves, Because What They Have Planned Is Going To Absolutely Devastate the U.S. Economy

Michael Snyder

The Flowering of Mediocrity

Theodore Dalrymple

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

The Bizzarro Effect of Universal Insanity

The Bizzarro Effect of Universal Insanity

By Gary D. Barnett

LewRockwel

Posted on August 5, 2023



Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

How many times in our lives has it been said or thought that things could not get worse, weirder, more absurd, more dangerous, more immoral, more brutal, more controlling, more restrictive, more perverted, more murderous, or more insane? Can those thoughts even be considered in this day and age of complete and total lunacy? What has happened to mankind, and can it all be blamed on brainwashing and indoctrination by the ruling class over the rest of society? I firmly believe that the causes for the inconceivable problems we see today, go much deeper than just blame on invited masters, and begin at the core of the psyche of humanity. If this is so, the struggle for man’s attempts to regain his sanity, morality, and freedom, are fully dependent on a large swath of society changing dramatically from one of total dependence and expectation of rule, to one of individual worth, and a mandatory acceptance of personal responsibility so overwhelming, as to lead to the total destruction of the State.

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August 5-6, 2023
 

 

The Bizzarro Effect of Universal Insanity

Gary D. Barnett

Why RFK Jr. Is the Only Candidate Who Can Oppose the Uniparty System…

David Stockman

Greedflation on Stilts—or the Fed on Steroids?

Joseph T. Salerno

Desperation Creeps in

James Howard Kunstler

Gold Is Replacing the Dollar

Alasdair Macleod

Republic at a Crossroad

Joseph Sansone, PhD

The Mother Church: Turning God Trans

Steven Tucker

Mainstream Journalists Are Cloistered Ivy League-Educated Trust Fund Kids

Caitlin Johnstone

The Wealthy Are Not Like You and Me–Our Terminally Stratified Society

Charles Hugh Smith

Top Health Officials Wage War Against NyQuil Chicken

Dr. Joseph Mercola

What Will It Take for Cryptocurrencies To Become Full-Fledged Money?

Thorsten Polleit

Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings Were Needless, Said World War II’s Top US Military Leaders

Brian McGlinchey


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Friday, August 4, 2023

The Truth About Ukraine

The Truth About Ukraine

By Chuck Baldwin

LewRockwel

Posted on August 4, 2023




Here is the reality in Ukraine: The war in Ukraine is a complete disaster, and the American neocons that started and prolonged this war for their own selfish purposes (as they start every U.S. war for their own selfish purposes) have laid waste to yet another country and shown themselves (to anyone who is paying attention) to be filled with bloodlust, tyrannical ambitions and soulless hearts.

I’ll let Martin Armstrong provide the realistic overview:

Ukraine is a complete disaster. I have been warning that our sources from UKRAINE, not Russia, have been warning that the country is on the brink of collapse. The American Neocons are being confronted with the fact that there NEVER was any chance that Ukraine would defeat Russia and putting this high-heel questionable gender dancer in high heels in charge of war was in itself a war crime. There is absolutely no way Ukraine can win anything. This is why Zelensky has been so desperate to drag in NATO because he knows they cannot retake the Donbas no less defeat Russia. The American Neocons were hoping to weaken Russia so they could contrive some scheme to justify going in for the kill...

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The Saturday Night Massacre That Wasn’t and the Threat of Incumbent Party Rule

David Stockman


The Truth About Ukraine

Chuck Baldwin


Hazard Pay for US Troops…in Ukraine?

Daniel McAdams


Make Peace, You Fools!

Douglas Macgregor


The Next Generation Is Being Groomed For Destruction – Here’s Why They Are Vulnerable

Brandon Smith


US Economy: Fitch’s Double Dip!

Helena Glass


Is Nuclear War Comparable to Climate Change?

Peter Koenig


They Just Outlawed Trucks

Eric Peters


Election 2024 – Two Legal Cases And One Winner

Moon of Alabama


‘Go Woke, Go Broke’ Is a Reality, and Here Are the Receipts…

Michael Snyder


Swiss Study Finds That Covid Vaccine Heart Injury up to 20 times More Common Than Previously Claimed

Frank Wright


Is the Multipolar Alliance ‘Controlled Opposition’?

Matthew J.L. Ehret

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