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Martin Eden

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19. Influence and Control

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 07:07 PM

Jul 2016

Right you are, regarding the pervasive influence of the US government in furthering the capital interests of the fugging rich. Coups and financial strong-arming have had profound impacts on weaker nations and to the extent these machinations have served those interests, influence approaches the level of control.

I should have confined my remarks to the situation in the Middle East, for that's what I had in mind. Military might won't defeat an ideology. Bush/Cheney's foray in Iraq multiplied and metastasized jihadist terrorism, and even if they wanted perpetual war for perpetual war profits the situation is very much out of control.

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What level of narcissism [View all] malaise Jul 2016 OP

he couldn't even fix this ... napkinz Jul 2016 #1

OMFG malaise Jul 2016 #2

it pretty much sums up his whole campaign napkinz Jul 2016 #3

It's freaking perfect malaise Jul 2016 #5

that was the speech where he said, "Look at my African-American over here" napkinz Jul 2016 #7

Hahahahahahahha malaise Jul 2016 #11

Oh no!! What a dork. misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #4

HAHAHAHA Maven Jul 2016 #8

Wait, how many businesses has this guy broken? C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #6

Do you have any idea how many persons are still waiting to be paid malaise Jul 2016 #9

Exclusive: Trump's 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee csziggy Jul 2016 #13

Donald Trump stiffs Contractors malaise Jul 2016 #15

I wonder why it has become fashionable to characterize it as narcissism... malthaussen Jul 2016 #10

Let's call it both malaise Jul 2016 #12

Another case of plagiarism! Now he's stealing from low-energy Jeb! napkinz Jul 2016 #14

None of them can fix what Jeb's brother broke malaise Jul 2016 #16

WE (the United States) can't fix what dim son broke Martin Eden Jul 2016 #17

Most of what you wrote is true but while you don't have that much control malaise Jul 2016 #18

Influence and Control Martin Eden Jul 2016 #19

US media is even more influential malaise Jul 2016 #20

he's sick. truly sick.... and so are elements of america spanone Jul 2016 #21