4588686 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Lol, nice Hassan You still believe in a Left-Right political paradigm? Not really. But not sure what that has to do with what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortify ii Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Not really. But not sure what that has to do with what I said. Because you speak as if the grade school version of our political system is actually true. Obama is just a figurehead, he's not making actual decisions, nor is Congress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Because you speak as if the grade school version of our political system is actually true. Obama is just a figurehead, he's not making actual decisions, nor is Congress. No, I'm speaking like somebody who has spent their adult life working in politics. I am extremely cynical about our modern system and would say that Ambrose Bierce was correct in his definition of politics as: "Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage." That doesn't mean that public actors don't have a limited sphere of power and influence and that they don't make decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortify ii Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 No, I'm speaking like somebody who has spent their adult life working in politics. I am extremely cynical about our modern system and would say that Ambrose Bierce was correct in his definition of politics as: "Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage." That doesn't mean that public actors don't have a limited sphere of power and influence and that they don't make decisions. I agree with Noam Chomsky that the top 1% run the show, the next 20% are our heavily indoctrinated figureheads and drivers of society, and the remaining 80% or so get the bread and circuses. The political system and our media are nothing more than spectacle, propaganda, and disinformation, but that's my opinion. As for Obama, where did he disappear to on June 5th 2008? Interestingly most of the articles on this have gone down the memory hole, save for a reference in Russia Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortify ii Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Even this is not an original article, strange but not surprising: http://rt.com/news/bilderberg-power-us-obama-932/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I think its wonderful that Obama finally put enough common sense in american politics to free a band of five freedom fighters. May God bless allah and help them in their missions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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