radical and impotent

 this is some of what i'd like to say to some sheeple:

i've been a fan of abby martin's for several years, going back to when she had a news program on RT about 10 years ago. that was before someone with power decided to ban certain 'propaganda' programs from america's internet.

in case u didn't know RT stood for 'russia today' it was sort of a russian version of american propaganda meant for an international audience like radio free europe. it's funded by the russian government, and it would give a voice to american radical journalists like martin that corporate american media denied, because american corporate media effectively censors anyone whose criticism of america is so fundamental as to fundamentally criticize american capitalism, militarism, and imperialism, among other things.

reader, are u aware that american corporate media is more propaganda than free, objective journalism? did u know that u can get more accurate and complete reporting on what's happening in the world and america's role in it by accessing sources like RT which the establishment has banned?

take for example the state of israel and america's unwavering and total military and diplomatic support of it since it's inception nearly 80 years ago. according to corporate media this has always been justified because israel is a beacon of enlightened democracy and a staunch ally in a region of the world which is largely undemocratic and anti-american. it's also portrayed as a haven of terrorists which have victimized israel and it's western allies, which is why israel needs a strong military and is justified whenever it's gone to war or attacked nearby countries.

hopefully u've noticed that during israel's current 'war' in gaza that corporate media has been going to great lengths to gaslight or deceive the public. they deny a genocide is taking place even though they're reporting daily that tens or scores or hundreds of palestinians trapped in gaza are being murdered by the israeli military (using western supplied munitions) and now they're starving to death because israel won't allow aid in. 'western' governments in general (especially america) deny a genocide is occuring and continue to support israel. western corporate media have no criticism of these governments.

if u've done much independent research or reading on the subject, u may also have become aware that this propaganda and gaslighting regarding israel and it's neighbors isn't just a recent phenomenon. it goes back at least to israel's 'war for independence' in 1948 in which israel violently killed and expelled hundreds of thousands of palestinians from what had been their own homeland for generations. many of the israelis then as now were relatively recent settlers coming primarily from europe and north america. so this was /is a settler colonialist project, much like when european colonists settled the americas by genociding the native peoples and taking their land.

u may also be aware that this isn't the only issue that our government and media have long been gaslighting us on. or u may not, which is partly my purpose in writing this.

the concept of being 'woke' in america has become a political bone of contention, and it hasn't even surreally dealt with what i'm dealing with here, which is the apparent fact that the american establishment has for decades if not centuries been engaged in systematically gaslighting the public and apparently doing so successfully, judging by the public's patriotic support of it.

2 weeks later: i don't know how to finish this properly, so i'm just publishing as is.

Israel Is a Death Cult, Politicians Are Cowards & the Media Is Rotten, w/ Abby Martin