No strategy to the war game, no accounting to our economy, we have fumbled and stumbled to the precipice of global war, now led by a Democratic Administration
you say nothing of the massacre in Gaza, or trump's feelings of "get it over with , Netanyahu" meaning to nuke them, so no, the Republicans also harbor war hawks.....we are allowing AIPAC, to rule us, it is a foreign agent and illegal, yet, because of the money they bring to American politicians, it thrives, and in fact, we say "Israel must defend itself" as it brings war, starvation and killing to the middle east......does anyone wonder why the Arabs hate us so? Vote thrid party.
Lame answer, Mr Kucinich. You could have made a case that Trump's words (i.e. writing checks with a negative balance on his account) re the Ukraine is good enough in today's circumstances -- not to mention that the hopeless third parties' policies aren't much better than his. You could have argued that, tactically speaking, that crazy gamble is unfortunately our best chance today. You could have argued that, although he is a rabid Zionist puppet, Trump still is much more likely than any Democrat to stop the Zionazi exacerbation... there are indeed various arguments to be considered against the third party vote under our US dictatorship. Instead, you offer your own condemnation of the genocidal Zionist attack, which is not a response to Pat Kanzler's worry. It is not much of a condemnation either, as it peddles Zionist myths and forgets the imprescribable right of Palestinians to resist the invader by all means available, as stated in international law. Other than that, congratulations for finally giving up on the Democrat dictatorship. Better late than never.
You do know, the government is watching along with Larry Fink...yea, just like PDiddy, Epstien & the rest.... if they can't dig shit up on you, they will come after us any way they can... God bless James Trafficant... and you also Dennis.. but you cannot play in this game, you will find yourself short and you know it... I love you to death, but if your still at the table, your no better than Kamala Trump.... oops no oops... I was there with you and Viggo... I went with Ron... he was no better.. there is no such thing as a peaceful revolution with Satan worshipers... Your were only polling 1%... I had to run somewhere... now I'm on a government watchlist weighing out my options... woods & obscurity.... maybe defect to Russia... I don't know how I'd even do that but I'm born n bred Ohio.... as was bloody bill Anderson.... but I'm not suicidal... this shit storm is about to hit at our feet...
Btw, my apoligies.. it was Quantrill from ohio... he fought along side bloody bill... Bill was born in kentucky.... both are portrayed as sociopaths but Sherman he did much worse was considered a icon.... smh war is war there are no heroes
If any were a time for the full powers of the 10th amendment to be understood, was yeaterday... people cry about a side effect of a civil war.... let me tell you your options... Podesta and spirit cooking... child sacrifices. . Thermo nuclear destruction....these people do not believe in god.... so civil war??? Bring it.... I have no qualms over sending the godless to their resting ground....
Jeremiah Kim The Electronic Intifada 25 September 2024
SNIPPETS:
Red line
For their role in underwriting these crimes against humanity, Biden and Harris alike deserve to be voted out of office – as a bare minimum punishment. Their pathological dishonesty and grotesque virtue signaling only add to their reprehensibility.
Anyone with a shred of morality must see this as a basic, irreversible red line.
Liberals will retort: What about Trump? Wouldn’t he be worse than Biden and Harris?
Frankly, it is a moral obscenity that so many of my fellow Americans can proclaim so blithely that there is something “worse” than an actively unfolding genocide.
But let us address the question directly. Today there is only one administration that is currently strategizing for simultaneous nuclear confrontation with China, Russia and North Korea.
There is only one administration that has made the reckless expansion of NATO the lynchpin of its foreign policy agenda.
And as Israel pushes for a full-scale war with Iran and Lebanon, the US is likely to become a direct participant: because there is one administration that has sent aircraft carrier strike groups to the region to protect Israel. That is the Biden-Harris administration.
On these terms, the Democratic Party’s leadership and army of willing functionaries must be treated not only as guilty of genocide but as a unique existential threat to humankind. ... ...
This does not excuse the Republican Party, which has been a joint partner with the Democrats in supporting and funding Israel’s genocidal rampage against the Palestinians.
But the fact remains that the Biden-Harris administration is uniquely responsible for the genocide in Gaza. Harris is not some powerless bystander in this equation. She is an active and willing participant in it.
Simply uttering the word “ceasefire” and weeping crocodile tears over the loss of civilian life does not make Harris better than Biden. It just means she knows how to play her part.
It also means that Democratic Party elites recognize they must try to assuage the guilty consciences of some of their voters if they are to have a chance of beating Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration continues to arm the Israeli regime as it razes the Gaza Strip and assaults the West Bank; deliberately slaughters children, dawn worshippers and journalists; and provokes Iran and Hizballah, accelerating the current massive bombardment of Lebanon in the reckless hope of precipitating a regional war in western Asia. ... ...
Voters who are gravitating to the Republican Party are undergoing a distinctly different transition: toward a form of isolationism or imperial retreat. Each side has its own contradictions – especially when it comes to Israel – but the two constituencies are not exactly the same.
Indeed, the Democratic Party base’s opposition to the genocide in Gaza is the one glaring exception that clashes against the wider war agenda pushed by party elites. This exception is currently being drowned out by a much stronger impulse to support Harris, no matter the cost in Palestinian lives.
In the final analysis, those Americans and institutions that most embrace the ideology of empire, regardless of political affiliation, embody the most insidious and vicious form of white supremacy.
That said, Trump too must be held to account for his actions: from his embrace of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to his urging of Israel to “get the job done” quickly in Gaza, to his gloating that he has done more for Israel than any US president in history. His groveling toward the Zionist forces in American society and global politics, exemplified by his dependence on the Adelson family for campaign funding, deserves unequivocal condemnation. ... ...
The last crucial element of this dynamic is that of America’s own history. ... ...
True freedom
It is for this reason that the Democratic Party has invested an enormous amount of energy to present itself as the torchbearer of that same legacy.
The attempt to portray Harris as the continuation of freedom fighters like Fannie Lou Hamer and Diane Nash is not merely a distortion of history. It is an ideological attack upon the American people at the exact moment when so many of us are reaching toward the memory of the Civil Rights movement as a resource and guide to help us in this moment of profound crisis. Here, Harris’ identity as a woman of color gives an air of legitimacy to the Democratic Party, as if it is steering us safely to progress, democracy and freedom. ... ...
Moreover, one must distinguish the Democrats’ fatuous moral posturing today from the courageous moral choices once made by participants in the 1950s-’70s Black freedom movement to struggle and sacrifice for the sake of humanity.
The Democratic Party is saying, in effect, that the legacy of the Civil Rights movement is compatible with war and genocide: a genocide whose architects are explicitly defending Western civilization and white supremacy. It does not take a genius to realize that this is a preposterous and exceedingly dangerous notion.
In taking his stand against the US war in Vietnam, Martin Luther King Jr. declared that war is the antithesis of democracy. He recognized that America’s rulers had become fundamentally more interested in managing and protecting an empire than upholding a basic social contract with their own citizens.
Today, the US government’s unrelenting support for Israel as it undertakes a genocidal crusade – against the wishes of the majority of Americans – exposes the brutal truth of King’s message.
What it comes down to is this: Are we truly so powerless, so meekly acquiescent, that we will allow these atrocities to be performed in broad daylight, repeatedly, in our name?
The Black freedom movement gave the American people a new vision of democracy: one that is inextricably tied to King’s concept of positive peace – peace with the presence of justice and freedom, both at home and abroad. This is a vision we cannot afford to lose, for it is what binds us to the Palestinian people and world humanity.
As such, the effort to prevent our ruling class from precipitating armageddon is both a moral imperative and a monumental political task that will bring out new democratic capacities of the American people. And if the ruling elite want to wage a battle over the true legacy of the Civil Rights movement, we will bring the fight to them.
In the immediate future, this must mean defeating Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party. Whether it means not voting, voting third party, or anything else, we must be willing to say – to both parties – that we do not accept the terms of their “democracy” of war.
Thank you for excellent explanation of current US strategy in the Ukraine war. It is stupid, dangerous and damaging to the American people. I have been waiting for 2 years to hear your voice.
Well said. Here are some graphics that tell the unvarnished historical truth about the sordid scheming and skullduggery of the U.S. Neocons to undermine Russian territorial sovereignty.
I thank you for this clearly written essay! I am horrified by some of the comments and it just goes to show how much mainstream media has challenged actual thinking! We, the USA, stopped the peace agreement and yet some of these commenters say Russia is the aggressor?
I humbly ask that you endorse Stein/Ware campaign. You've been fighting within the DNC to very little out come. Now you're an Independent which means slowly your name and powerful voice will soon be lost to many. I admire the fact you left the RFKJ campaign when you finally realized he was a terrible candidate. There is an incredible momentum behind the Green Party, perhaps you should think about joining with a party that truly aligns with what you've faught for, for so long in the wrong party.
Yes! Please endorse Dr. Jill Stein and Prof. Butch Ware. They are running on the same values you express--people over profit, planet over greed, peace over war. jillstein2024.com/platform
"Red or blue, there are no winners in a war devouring our lives, our blood and our national wealth."
You've got this right, Dennis. Neither of the factions of the uniparty care about us or anyone else in the world. They're in it for the money they can get from the MIC and AIPAC.
As a European, an interesting read, thank you. Thank you also to the USA for coming to our rescue in WW2 - but apart from that, destabilizing countries around the Med with endless wars has given us millions of refugees, the arrival of whom in various Eurpoean countries is giving the far right every excuse to gain power. And if Putin is provoked to go nuclear, it will be my children and grandchildren in Berlin, London & Manchester who may well get vapourised.
I wish the "Peace through Strength" strategy had morphed into "Strength through Peace" long ago. Your decades of work trying to bring this about is admirable but has not worked because real power lies elsewhere with a bunch of psychos who are currently showing their true colours (just think of the one group/nation no politician ever dares to criticise -- and, as the old quote goes, they are the ones who rule over you).
What a breath of fresh air to read your report. All we ever seem to be subjected to is more and more warmongering. It gives me hope to know that there is at least one voice speaking with sanity.
I am Scottish and have started to take more interest in American affairs to see if I can make any sense of what is being done to Palestine and why it is being allowed to happen. I am ashamed of the British government which sounds like a cracked record when saying, ‘Israel has the right to defend itself’, in defence of supporting Israel. It's criminal that our taxes are used for this genocide especially when we consider how much money needs to go into the social fabric of our country after having been sorely neglected after years of conservative rule. I have grave doubts about the integrity of the new ‘Labour’ government.
Your excellent report has given me much to think over. I am particularly intrigued by your reference to Boris Johnson. I must learn more of the machinations that took place over Ukraine. How that man ever reached the post of Prime Minister is impossible to understand. He had made a total mess when in the post of Foreign Secretary. He seems to have no scruples whatsoever similar to some in charge in your country.
Keep making your voice heard. I shall be sharing this widely. Thank you.
Love You Dennis - and War is evil/sucks but please stop comparing Ukrainians war for sovereignty and what was a corrupt but functioning Democracy (like USA) with occupier/aggressor Russia and our 20 year stupid dirty Oil Wars in the Middle East using Democracy as a cover that most people there were not desirous or ready for anyway. Most wars are based on a handful of men getting rich off he slaughter of innocents but once in a blue moon there are righteous wars for independence and freedoms like our own Revolution with Britain 248 years ago or against Fascists in WW2. Ukraine is a legit war for independence free of the evil iron fist of Putin the Russian Dictator crook and the US should support them until they are free.
What is your understanding of the roots/history of Russia's invasion ?
You could go back to WWII, or talk about the end of the cold war, but here's some recent examples:
What the US Govt did to Ukraine is unforgivable:
The 2014 coup with the help of Nazis and CIA snipers, endless propaganda and lies, breaches of the Minsk accords, murder of 15,000+ ethnic Russians in Donbas, provoking war with Russia via NATO expansion with plans to station nuclear capable missiles 400km from Moscow, arrogantly ignoring Russias warning to back off, acting surprised when Russia invaded Ukraine “unprovoked”, blowing up the NordStream pipelines in an act of international terrorism, unleashing thousands of sanctions against Russia to force “regime change” (unsuccessfully), bankrupting Ukraine with loans and by wrecking the Ukrainian economy, ripping off the US tax base and paying the Military Industrial Complex for sending old and ineffective arms stockpiles to Ukraine, causing millions of Ukrainians to flee to Europe, falsely promising Ukraine “unwavering support for as long as it takes”, preventing a peace agreement with Russia, causing 600,000+ Ukrainians to die in a US proxy war, losing 20% of Ukrainian territory and $10+ trillion of proven natural resources to Russia, controlling western mainstream media and lying to the world by falsely claiming that Ukraine is winning and that Russia is about to fold, using EU politicians as puppets who sold out and will never win re-election, de-industrialization of Europe and luring Gas dependent Industries with unfair subsidies to the US, costing EU taxpayers 120+ billion for funding a US proxy war and causing trillions in future economic losses for the EU, getting Germany to send tanks to kill Russians after the Soviets sacrificed 27 million people in WW2 to stop Adolf Hitler, getting Putin charged for war crimes by the western funded International Criminal Court and then backing an actual genocide by Israel against Palestinian civilians, blaming Ukraine for the failed counter-offensive instead of admitting that Pentagon war simulations are garbage, preventing diplomacy because peace and a neutral Ukraine would be a victory for Russia and destroying Biden’s re-election chances, laundering money via Ukraine to US and Ukrainian politicians, the list goes on and on
Okay - but this antagonism goes further back to Holomdomor in the early 1930s - is why the young men in Ukraine were prepared to fight Russia this time - grandparents telling grandchildren horrific stories of starvation and slaughter because of Soviet Union’s (Russia) creepy dictator Stalin in the 1930s exploiting their nation and killing those who spoke out against them stealing all their crops to feed mother Russia. Military Industrial Complex is evil and they will have their day of judgement - but Ukraine is fighting their righteous war for sovereignty and Democracy with amazing courage and intelligence with limited resources against Putin the tyrant-a super power. They will win even with concessions and be free to join European Union and not have to deal with scumbag gangster Putin anymore. God Bless Ukraine!
The word "holodomor" did not appear until 1978. It seems to have been created in order to foment ethnic hatred. The Soviet Union was having a famine, partly from lack of rain and partly from land redistribution which was poorly executed. People in the Volga area of Russia and in Kazakhstan also were dying of famine at the same time. To act like this was something directed at Ukrainians is a cynical manipulation meant to divide people and stimulate ultranationalism and ethnic hatred.
I'm not interested in replying directly to Christopher--his reply to your post immediately below makes clear why.
But I want to add a point about this Holodomor. It is offered up as a reason WHY Ukrainians hate Russians so much. Whatever the reason, there is a deep hatred of Russians among a substantial portion of the Urkainian population, particularly in its West. What this means is that people of Ukrainian heritage and Russian heritage should not be packaged into a single country together, and trying to explain such hatred just concedes this point. This country, cobbled together as a political entity over 70 years of Soviet rule, should not have been brought out of the Soviet Union as a SINGLE entity in the first place.
(The decision to make the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic a single independent nation--approved at the time by political leaders and the majority of people in all regions of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic--was ill-conceived back then. The few then warning about the potential for future ethnic conflict in that country have since been proven prescient. )
Sovereignty of Ukraine, lol. Look up how many people even spoke "Ukrainian" 20, 30 or 100 years ago, not to mention that modern language is unintelligible to the people who studied it then. It's three absolutely different regions packed by Soviets into one artificial country and today it's Russians fighting ex-Russians all the way. It's a Civil War, not an invasion, you moron.
you say nothing of the massacre in Gaza, or trump's feelings of "get it over with , Netanyahu" meaning to nuke them, so no, the Republicans also harbor war hawks.....we are allowing AIPAC, to rule us, it is a foreign agent and illegal, yet, because of the money they bring to American politicians, it thrives, and in fact, we say "Israel must defend itself" as it brings war, starvation and killing to the middle east......does anyone wonder why the Arabs hate us so? Vote thrid party.
https://denniskucinich.substack.com/p/thou-shalt-not-kill
Mr. Kucinich. These are desperate dark days. The only weapon that will turn the tide is relentless truth.
Lame answer, Mr Kucinich. You could have made a case that Trump's words (i.e. writing checks with a negative balance on his account) re the Ukraine is good enough in today's circumstances -- not to mention that the hopeless third parties' policies aren't much better than his. You could have argued that, tactically speaking, that crazy gamble is unfortunately our best chance today. You could have argued that, although he is a rabid Zionist puppet, Trump still is much more likely than any Democrat to stop the Zionazi exacerbation... there are indeed various arguments to be considered against the third party vote under our US dictatorship. Instead, you offer your own condemnation of the genocidal Zionist attack, which is not a response to Pat Kanzler's worry. It is not much of a condemnation either, as it peddles Zionist myths and forgets the imprescribable right of Palestinians to resist the invader by all means available, as stated in international law. Other than that, congratulations for finally giving up on the Democrat dictatorship. Better late than never.
You do know, the government is watching along with Larry Fink...yea, just like PDiddy, Epstien & the rest.... if they can't dig shit up on you, they will come after us any way they can... God bless James Trafficant... and you also Dennis.. but you cannot play in this game, you will find yourself short and you know it... I love you to death, but if your still at the table, your no better than Kamala Trump.... oops no oops... I was there with you and Viggo... I went with Ron... he was no better.. there is no such thing as a peaceful revolution with Satan worshipers... Your were only polling 1%... I had to run somewhere... now I'm on a government watchlist weighing out my options... woods & obscurity.... maybe defect to Russia... I don't know how I'd even do that but I'm born n bred Ohio.... as was bloody bill Anderson.... but I'm not suicidal... this shit storm is about to hit at our feet...
Mr. Kucinich skirts around bravery.
Btw, my apoligies.. it was Quantrill from ohio... he fought along side bloody bill... Bill was born in kentucky.... both are portrayed as sociopaths but Sherman he did much worse was considered a icon.... smh war is war there are no heroes
If any were a time for the full powers of the 10th amendment to be understood, was yeaterday... people cry about a side effect of a civil war.... let me tell you your options... Podesta and spirit cooking... child sacrifices. . Thermo nuclear destruction....these people do not believe in god.... so civil war??? Bring it.... I have no qualms over sending the godless to their resting ground....
Why Kamala Harris must be defeated
Jeremiah Kim The Electronic Intifada 25 September 2024
SNIPPETS:
Red line
For their role in underwriting these crimes against humanity, Biden and Harris alike deserve to be voted out of office – as a bare minimum punishment. Their pathological dishonesty and grotesque virtue signaling only add to their reprehensibility.
Anyone with a shred of morality must see this as a basic, irreversible red line.
Liberals will retort: What about Trump? Wouldn’t he be worse than Biden and Harris?
Frankly, it is a moral obscenity that so many of my fellow Americans can proclaim so blithely that there is something “worse” than an actively unfolding genocide.
But let us address the question directly. Today there is only one administration that is currently strategizing for simultaneous nuclear confrontation with China, Russia and North Korea.
There is only one administration that has made the reckless expansion of NATO the lynchpin of its foreign policy agenda.
And as Israel pushes for a full-scale war with Iran and Lebanon, the US is likely to become a direct participant: because there is one administration that has sent aircraft carrier strike groups to the region to protect Israel. That is the Biden-Harris administration.
On these terms, the Democratic Party’s leadership and army of willing functionaries must be treated not only as guilty of genocide but as a unique existential threat to humankind. ... ...
This does not excuse the Republican Party, which has been a joint partner with the Democrats in supporting and funding Israel’s genocidal rampage against the Palestinians.
But the fact remains that the Biden-Harris administration is uniquely responsible for the genocide in Gaza. Harris is not some powerless bystander in this equation. She is an active and willing participant in it.
Simply uttering the word “ceasefire” and weeping crocodile tears over the loss of civilian life does not make Harris better than Biden. It just means she knows how to play her part.
It also means that Democratic Party elites recognize they must try to assuage the guilty consciences of some of their voters if they are to have a chance of beating Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration continues to arm the Israeli regime as it razes the Gaza Strip and assaults the West Bank; deliberately slaughters children, dawn worshippers and journalists; and provokes Iran and Hizballah, accelerating the current massive bombardment of Lebanon in the reckless hope of precipitating a regional war in western Asia. ... ...
Voters who are gravitating to the Republican Party are undergoing a distinctly different transition: toward a form of isolationism or imperial retreat. Each side has its own contradictions – especially when it comes to Israel – but the two constituencies are not exactly the same.
Indeed, the Democratic Party base’s opposition to the genocide in Gaza is the one glaring exception that clashes against the wider war agenda pushed by party elites. This exception is currently being drowned out by a much stronger impulse to support Harris, no matter the cost in Palestinian lives.
In the final analysis, those Americans and institutions that most embrace the ideology of empire, regardless of political affiliation, embody the most insidious and vicious form of white supremacy.
That said, Trump too must be held to account for his actions: from his embrace of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to his urging of Israel to “get the job done” quickly in Gaza, to his gloating that he has done more for Israel than any US president in history. His groveling toward the Zionist forces in American society and global politics, exemplified by his dependence on the Adelson family for campaign funding, deserves unequivocal condemnation. ... ...
The last crucial element of this dynamic is that of America’s own history. ... ...
True freedom
It is for this reason that the Democratic Party has invested an enormous amount of energy to present itself as the torchbearer of that same legacy.
The attempt to portray Harris as the continuation of freedom fighters like Fannie Lou Hamer and Diane Nash is not merely a distortion of history. It is an ideological attack upon the American people at the exact moment when so many of us are reaching toward the memory of the Civil Rights movement as a resource and guide to help us in this moment of profound crisis. Here, Harris’ identity as a woman of color gives an air of legitimacy to the Democratic Party, as if it is steering us safely to progress, democracy and freedom. ... ...
Moreover, one must distinguish the Democrats’ fatuous moral posturing today from the courageous moral choices once made by participants in the 1950s-’70s Black freedom movement to struggle and sacrifice for the sake of humanity.
The Democratic Party is saying, in effect, that the legacy of the Civil Rights movement is compatible with war and genocide: a genocide whose architects are explicitly defending Western civilization and white supremacy. It does not take a genius to realize that this is a preposterous and exceedingly dangerous notion.
In taking his stand against the US war in Vietnam, Martin Luther King Jr. declared that war is the antithesis of democracy. He recognized that America’s rulers had become fundamentally more interested in managing and protecting an empire than upholding a basic social contract with their own citizens.
Today, the US government’s unrelenting support for Israel as it undertakes a genocidal crusade – against the wishes of the majority of Americans – exposes the brutal truth of King’s message.
What it comes down to is this: Are we truly so powerless, so meekly acquiescent, that we will allow these atrocities to be performed in broad daylight, repeatedly, in our name?
The Black freedom movement gave the American people a new vision of democracy: one that is inextricably tied to King’s concept of positive peace – peace with the presence of justice and freedom, both at home and abroad. This is a vision we cannot afford to lose, for it is what binds us to the Palestinian people and world humanity.
As such, the effort to prevent our ruling class from precipitating armageddon is both a moral imperative and a monumental political task that will bring out new democratic capacities of the American people. And if the ruling elite want to wage a battle over the true legacy of the Civil Rights movement, we will bring the fight to them.
In the immediate future, this must mean defeating Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party. Whether it means not voting, voting third party, or anything else, we must be willing to say – to both parties – that we do not accept the terms of their “democracy” of war.
Read more:
electronicintifada.net/content/why-kamala-harris-must-be-defeated/49016
Dumbass, Russia has nukes aimed at us.
Thank you for excellent explanation of current US strategy in the Ukraine war. It is stupid, dangerous and damaging to the American people. I have been waiting for 2 years to hear your voice.
Well said. Here are some graphics that tell the unvarnished historical truth about the sordid scheming and skullduggery of the U.S. Neocons to undermine Russian territorial sovereignty.
Neocon Nuland:
soberthinking.createaforum.com/gallery/soberthinking/2858-8577-V.png
Neocon Biden:
soberthinking.createaforum.com/gallery/soberthinking/2866-4050-Biden.png
Ruthless U.S. Empire backed NATO expansion:
soberthinking.createaforum.com/gallery/soberthinking/2867-2412-sizedNeoconEvil.png
From one Cleveland native to another, it's always nice to see your posts.
I hope folks are listening to you.
I thank you for this clearly written essay! I am horrified by some of the comments and it just goes to show how much mainstream media has challenged actual thinking! We, the USA, stopped the peace agreement and yet some of these commenters say Russia is the aggressor?
Thank you Dennis, You should run for president!
He tried that and failed, thank God!
Dammit Dennis, give 'em hell! Every word of your post should be enshrined in US foreign policy.
I humbly ask that you endorse Stein/Ware campaign. You've been fighting within the DNC to very little out come. Now you're an Independent which means slowly your name and powerful voice will soon be lost to many. I admire the fact you left the RFKJ campaign when you finally realized he was a terrible candidate. There is an incredible momentum behind the Green Party, perhaps you should think about joining with a party that truly aligns with what you've faught for, for so long in the wrong party.
Yes! Please endorse Dr. Jill Stein and Prof. Butch Ware. They are running on the same values you express--people over profit, planet over greed, peace over war. jillstein2024.com/platform
I am sharing your post in the hopes that more people can hear your voice of reason and help our nation come to its senses. Time is running out.
"Red or blue, there are no winners in a war devouring our lives, our blood and our national wealth."
You've got this right, Dennis. Neither of the factions of the uniparty care about us or anyone else in the world. They're in it for the money they can get from the MIC and AIPAC.
Good luck on your campaign!
Excellent piece Dennis !
Wow. Just, wow! Wish every American would read this. Bravo.
Dear Dennis Kucinich
Great article. I will publish (maybe as the lead) tomorrow on EarthNewspaper.com.
Chapter 9, Michael Yeats
You’re An Irish Poet
by Mark R. Elsis
https://MeetingsAndStories.com/Michael-Yeats-by-Mark-R-Elsis
Love Is The Answer
Mark R. Elsis
As a European, an interesting read, thank you. Thank you also to the USA for coming to our rescue in WW2 - but apart from that, destabilizing countries around the Med with endless wars has given us millions of refugees, the arrival of whom in various Eurpoean countries is giving the far right every excuse to gain power. And if Putin is provoked to go nuclear, it will be my children and grandchildren in Berlin, London & Manchester who may well get vapourised.
I wish the "Peace through Strength" strategy had morphed into "Strength through Peace" long ago. Your decades of work trying to bring this about is admirable but has not worked because real power lies elsewhere with a bunch of psychos who are currently showing their true colours (just think of the one group/nation no politician ever dares to criticise -- and, as the old quote goes, they are the ones who rule over you).
What a breath of fresh air to read your report. All we ever seem to be subjected to is more and more warmongering. It gives me hope to know that there is at least one voice speaking with sanity.
I am Scottish and have started to take more interest in American affairs to see if I can make any sense of what is being done to Palestine and why it is being allowed to happen. I am ashamed of the British government which sounds like a cracked record when saying, ‘Israel has the right to defend itself’, in defence of supporting Israel. It's criminal that our taxes are used for this genocide especially when we consider how much money needs to go into the social fabric of our country after having been sorely neglected after years of conservative rule. I have grave doubts about the integrity of the new ‘Labour’ government.
Your excellent report has given me much to think over. I am particularly intrigued by your reference to Boris Johnson. I must learn more of the machinations that took place over Ukraine. How that man ever reached the post of Prime Minister is impossible to understand. He had made a total mess when in the post of Foreign Secretary. He seems to have no scruples whatsoever similar to some in charge in your country.
Keep making your voice heard. I shall be sharing this widely. Thank you.
Listen to MIKE BENCE -
Never did anyone explain Covert Operations / 'deep state' / state craft / the empire of lies as well as Bence does.
https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1838969507106488679
Love You Dennis - and War is evil/sucks but please stop comparing Ukrainians war for sovereignty and what was a corrupt but functioning Democracy (like USA) with occupier/aggressor Russia and our 20 year stupid dirty Oil Wars in the Middle East using Democracy as a cover that most people there were not desirous or ready for anyway. Most wars are based on a handful of men getting rich off he slaughter of innocents but once in a blue moon there are righteous wars for independence and freedoms like our own Revolution with Britain 248 years ago or against Fascists in WW2. Ukraine is a legit war for independence free of the evil iron fist of Putin the Russian Dictator crook and the US should support them until they are free.
The idea that Ukraine is in any wise a democracy is a joke, and it is a puppet regime with less sovereignty than Zelenskii's family dog.
Get a life you pathetic troll!
Brilliant logic, there, Socrates.
What is your understanding of the roots/history of Russia's invasion ?
You could go back to WWII, or talk about the end of the cold war, but here's some recent examples:
What the US Govt did to Ukraine is unforgivable:
The 2014 coup with the help of Nazis and CIA snipers, endless propaganda and lies, breaches of the Minsk accords, murder of 15,000+ ethnic Russians in Donbas, provoking war with Russia via NATO expansion with plans to station nuclear capable missiles 400km from Moscow, arrogantly ignoring Russias warning to back off, acting surprised when Russia invaded Ukraine “unprovoked”, blowing up the NordStream pipelines in an act of international terrorism, unleashing thousands of sanctions against Russia to force “regime change” (unsuccessfully), bankrupting Ukraine with loans and by wrecking the Ukrainian economy, ripping off the US tax base and paying the Military Industrial Complex for sending old and ineffective arms stockpiles to Ukraine, causing millions of Ukrainians to flee to Europe, falsely promising Ukraine “unwavering support for as long as it takes”, preventing a peace agreement with Russia, causing 600,000+ Ukrainians to die in a US proxy war, losing 20% of Ukrainian territory and $10+ trillion of proven natural resources to Russia, controlling western mainstream media and lying to the world by falsely claiming that Ukraine is winning and that Russia is about to fold, using EU politicians as puppets who sold out and will never win re-election, de-industrialization of Europe and luring Gas dependent Industries with unfair subsidies to the US, costing EU taxpayers 120+ billion for funding a US proxy war and causing trillions in future economic losses for the EU, getting Germany to send tanks to kill Russians after the Soviets sacrificed 27 million people in WW2 to stop Adolf Hitler, getting Putin charged for war crimes by the western funded International Criminal Court and then backing an actual genocide by Israel against Palestinian civilians, blaming Ukraine for the failed counter-offensive instead of admitting that Pentagon war simulations are garbage, preventing diplomacy because peace and a neutral Ukraine would be a victory for Russia and destroying Biden’s re-election chances, laundering money via Ukraine to US and Ukrainian politicians, the list goes on and on
Okay - but this antagonism goes further back to Holomdomor in the early 1930s - is why the young men in Ukraine were prepared to fight Russia this time - grandparents telling grandchildren horrific stories of starvation and slaughter because of Soviet Union’s (Russia) creepy dictator Stalin in the 1930s exploiting their nation and killing those who spoke out against them stealing all their crops to feed mother Russia. Military Industrial Complex is evil and they will have their day of judgement - but Ukraine is fighting their righteous war for sovereignty and Democracy with amazing courage and intelligence with limited resources against Putin the tyrant-a super power. They will win even with concessions and be free to join European Union and not have to deal with scumbag gangster Putin anymore. God Bless Ukraine!
https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor
The word "holodomor" did not appear until 1978. It seems to have been created in order to foment ethnic hatred. The Soviet Union was having a famine, partly from lack of rain and partly from land redistribution which was poorly executed. People in the Volga area of Russia and in Kazakhstan also were dying of famine at the same time. To act like this was something directed at Ukrainians is a cynical manipulation meant to divide people and stimulate ultranationalism and ethnic hatred.
I'm not interested in replying directly to Christopher--his reply to your post immediately below makes clear why.
But I want to add a point about this Holodomor. It is offered up as a reason WHY Ukrainians hate Russians so much. Whatever the reason, there is a deep hatred of Russians among a substantial portion of the Urkainian population, particularly in its West. What this means is that people of Ukrainian heritage and Russian heritage should not be packaged into a single country together, and trying to explain such hatred just concedes this point. This country, cobbled together as a political entity over 70 years of Soviet rule, should not have been brought out of the Soviet Union as a SINGLE entity in the first place.
(The decision to make the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic a single independent nation--approved at the time by political leaders and the majority of people in all regions of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic--was ill-conceived back then. The few then warning about the potential for future ethnic conflict in that country have since been proven prescient. )
Get a life you pathetic troll!
Sovereignty of Ukraine, lol. Look up how many people even spoke "Ukrainian" 20, 30 or 100 years ago, not to mention that modern language is unintelligible to the people who studied it then. It's three absolutely different regions packed by Soviets into one artificial country and today it's Russians fighting ex-Russians all the way. It's a Civil War, not an invasion, you moron.