This is the playbook: ramp up the tension and violence, create false flag events - all with the aim of moving towards martial law.

If you still don’t think they’re resurrecting the Gestapo here in America, you’re in acute denial.

How about blue states stop their net federal funding to red states?

I literally couldn’t agree more. Building an economy starts with education, and whilst we made some attempt and spent heavily, it was all in vain - again due to lack of capacity / ability / struggle-related debts to SADTU etc…

Our most critical failure as a country has been to grow our economy and create jobs. Too many policies anchored in outdated struggle ideals, too much corruption, and too much apathy.

The author is vice president of the Atlantic Council, known for assisting Exxon undermine South American countries' legislatures in the pursuit of oil.

Words and actions are two different things. Officially the US condemns Russia’s war on Ukraine - but in reality is pushing for a peace that massively favors them. So Russia might verbally condemn the US’ actions, but in practice it’s going to do nothing about them.