Politics & Stuff

[Fulham Broadway 17,311]

Police in America are given a seige warfare mentality. It's hammered into their psyche that the world is 'Us Vs. Them'. The war on drugs doesn't help either. The common folk carry some heavy weaponary in America, assault rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. So in turn the police are given military grade weaponry. People are surprised that police have a mean streak? Fucks sake people, don't surprised when someone has a gun they shoot it!

Half of the people they have shot dead in Alberquerque have been mentally ill and unarmed. Disgusting.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I sure can't wait for my girlfriend to have to pay even more money on her medical supplies that she needs to live! Oh boy, what a world we live in. I'm sure glad we are overpaying for medicine that should be generic! Thanks America! Even better will be when 'diabetes' manufacturers start suing company that is designing the bionic pancreas! Who needs more efficient ways to deliver insulin to a deprived body! Not me and my girlfriend!

Tobacco companies are losing incredibly fast in Australia. They can sue all they want but the Australian government past, present and future has tobacco by the balls and isn't letting go. I can't say what this bullshit fukcking TPP will do though; hopefully nothing as then the last two and a half decades of limiting tobacco's influence will be for nothing.

I am literally enraged by TPP and the subversive manner it is going through legislation.

Obama's only explanation right now is "Why would I sign something that bad?". I don't know, why don't you tell us. If its not that bad, why negotiate it in secret? Why ask for a fast track authority over it? If it is good for people not for corporations why is it not shared with the public but shared with hundreds of corporate lobbyist lawyers?

There is still chance, even if incredible slim, now that the senate refused to give him fast-track authority. But every single NGO, union, community organization, church, activist...etc. need to act now before it reaches congress.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Never mind fictional Breaking Bad. In real life Alberquerque, New Mexico, cops have shot dead 29 people in five years. Here they shoot a homeless man camping, then set the dogs on him.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uAPb04HGwYA

Police in America are given a seige warfare mentality. It's hammered into their psyche that the world is 'Us Vs. Them'. The war on drugs doesn't help either. The common folk carry some heavy weaponary in America, assault rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. So in turn the police are given military grade weaponry. People are surprised that police have a mean streak? Fucks sake people, don't surprised when someone has a gun they shoot it!

Incidentally, today happens to be the 30s anniversary of the Philadelphia police bombing a residential neighborhood to target a black libiration organization. 11 people died including 5 children. The entire neighborhood was burned down leaving 250 people homeless.

I wonder how many young people now in the US actually know of this...

[Spike 12,049]

Incidentally, today happens to be the 30s anniversary of the Philadelphia police bombing a residential neighborhood to target a black libiration organization. 11 people died including 5 children. The entire neighborhood was burned down leaving 250 people homeless.

I wonder how many young people now in the US actually know of this...

I think you are refering to the Tulsa Riot which happened in 1920 and not in Phile.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I think you are refering to the Tulsa Riot which happened in 1920 and not in Phile.

No, I'm referring to the May 1985 bombing of the MOVE organization by the Phile police. Google it. You won't find much about it in mainstream media sources, you'll find it in non-corporate media sources, you might find something in wikipedia.

[Spike 12,049]

No, I'm referring to the May 1985 bombing of the MOVE organization by the Phile police. Google it. You won't find much about it in mainstream media sources, you'll find it in non-corporate media sources, you might find something in wikipedia.

Well the Tulsa Riot was way worse and sort of similar.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Well the Tulsa Riot was way worse and sort of similar.

Yes, but this draws many similarities to what is still happening now. It was in the near future, after the civil rights movements, and committed by the police. Btw, just like almost all the cases of police brutality now, no one from the police was charged. They bombed a residential area, prevented firefighters from extinguishing the fire, shot at people attempting to escape the fire, let five children burn to death and no one was even charged of anything.

[iseah100 5,612]

But late, what are your thoughts on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev being sentenced to death for his role in the Boston Bombings?

[Paul1970 250]

But late, what are your thoughts on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev being sentenced to death for his role in the Boston Bombings?

strap him up with explosives and blow him up...see how he likes it

[CHOULO19 24,332]

But late, what are your thoughts on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev being sentenced to death for his role in the Boston Bombings?

It's basically a decision that induces a lot of ant-US sentiment and ensures the creation of more people like him. Violence creates more violence.

Regardless of the case itself, capital punishment is always the barbaric and cowardly choice.

[Fulham Broadway 17,311]

Islamic State militants have taken near complete control of the Syrian city of Palmyra, home to some of the world's most magnificent ancient ruins.

There are fears that the militants will destroy the ruins, which Unesco has designated a World Heritage site.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Islamic State militants have taken near complete control of the Syrian city of Palmyra, home to some of the world's most magnificent ancient ruins.

There are fears that the militants will destroy the ruins, which Unesco has designated a World Heritage site.

They'll only destroy what can't be easily transported to be sold. Did the same in the Iraqi museums.

More worryingly, ISIS now controls over 50% of the areas in Syria after taking Palmyra. The war in/on Syria is going to last at least 10-15 more years, imo.

[Fulham Broadway 17,311]

They'll only destroy what can't be easily transported to be sold. Did the same in the Iraqi museums.

More worryingly, ISIS now controls over 50% of the areas in Syria after taking Palmyra. The war in/on Syria is going to last at least 10-15 more years, imo.

Quite obvious the US want to keep ISIS festering for a while. ISIS presents the most powerful and authentic Sunni antidote to the spread of Iranian influence in the Middle East. The UK did the same with ''offshore balancing'' in the 19c

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Quite obvious the US want to keep ISIS festering for a while. ISIS presents the most powerful and authentic Sunni antidote to the spread of Iranian influence in the Middle East. The UK did the same with ''offshore balancing'' in the 19c

And as per usual it has mostly back fired. Iranian influence in the region, especially Iraq, has never been this strong. A near complete defeat of ISIS in Iraq practically means handing all of the country into Iranian hands.

The thing is, prior to the war in Syria, Iran did not seem to have many plans for regional domination, and if they did they were clearly not in effect. Sure they had an alliance with the Syrian regime (not nearly as strong as now), very limited influence inside Iraq and of course Hizbollah who share their ideology. The US and gulf countries meddling in Syria and the subsequent events in Iraq have made the Iranians (rightly) feel that the aim is to isolate them and now they are doing everything in their power to get hold of as many political cards in the region as possible.

[Fulham Broadway 17,311]

And as per usual it has mostly back fired. Iranian influence in the region, especially Iraq, has never been this strong. A near complete defeat of ISIS in Iraq practically means handing all of the country into Iranian hands.

The thing is, prior to the war in Syria, Iran did not seem to have many plans for regional domination, and if they did they were clearly not in effect. Sure they had an alliance with the Syrian regime (not nearly as strong as now), very limited influence inside Iraq and of course Hizbollah who share their ideology. The US and gulf countries meddling in Syria and the subsequent events in Iraq have made the Iranians (rightly) feel that the aim is to isolate them and now they are doing everything in their power to get hold of as many political cards in the region as possible.

Thats when basic Marxist analogy is useful. The dominant global ideology isn't Islam, Sunni, Shia, christianity, hipsterdom its Capitalism pure and simple. Capitalism thrives on a constant ability to make profit for a few(unsubstainable), and dividing and ruling the rest. This is done on a macro and micro scale, and any size inbetween. In the sphere of international politics examples include shia v sunni, pakistan v india, or a ten year war between Iraq and Iran whereby both sides are armed by the same trans national corporations. Divide and rule is used in the smallest firms to the biggest corporations, it is used socio economically in terms of the colour of your skin, gender, what football team you support. One of the main agents of this in the UK is the corporate media, 90% of which is owned by five billionaires.