In a rotten system, be careful picking your heroes: RFK implodes (sort of), Tulsi goes Neocon

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Patrice Greanville
After creating much excitement and hope among those seeking an alternative, ANY alternative short of Satan, to the sociopathic duopoly, the formal political conveyance for the liberal interventionist ideology, the candidacy of RFK jr went down in flames, actually committed seppuku in the public square, as Bobby inexplicably stuck to his guns in his idiotic, some would call it bizarre, defense of Zionazism, parading up and down with the repulsively self-promoting Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.  Fate also intervened, I suppose, as the very same day Bobby had targeted for his big declaration in Philadelphia about going independent, (Oct. 9), proved a big dud. By then, the world's attention had massively moved to the Mideast as a result of the Hamas incursion into Israel on Oct. 7. This virtually wiped him out from the headlines, something the establishment media was more than happy to do. Ironically, this may have spared Bobby's life, considering the sordid nature of US politics and society, and the Kennedy "habit" of attracting weird accidents and deranged "lone assassins." Yes, in this kind of extremely murky soup, in a culture long marinated in lies, with practically no attention span, anything can happen, and the boys in the Deep Cesspool know it. Still, Kennedy might decide to soldier on. Betting against the odds is always exciting, and RFK, Jr. , after all, might also be an adrenaline junkie.

Now we have the case of Tulsi Gabbard.

Can you be antiwar and pro-Zionazi at once? Judging from her recent whirlings on various TV venues, Tulsi Gabbard, apparently thinks so. This woman, who many thought was a solid voice for peace and reason in foreign policy, a precious rarity, that is, has proved us all chumps. Gabbard is now holding forth like a rabid Neocon. Her venom toward Iran, in particular—at a moment when Washington's ghouls are looking for a pretext to pick a fight with Tehran—is ultra-dangerous. Provoking Iran to an all-out fight is WW3, for sure, writ in nukes, no less. (Check out what intelligent analysts like Garland Nixon, Scott Ritter, Brian Berletic, and Col. Macgregor say about this, for starters.) If the criminal, short-thinking morons in Washington, Tel Aviv,  and the rubber-stamping EU flunkies think they can get away with it, we're all cooked. You can kiss our beautiful planet goodbye.

So what happened? I'm hardly the only one to note and decry the abrupt switch. Our compañeros at RBN (Revolutionary Blackout Network), Nick Cruse, Compton Jay and others, spotted the "new Tulsi" some time ago, and sounded the alarm. Check out the video below, filed by the ever astute Nick Cruse, RBN's co-founder. It's packed with indispensable material. The Tulsi segment begins about 1:27:56.

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Something in Tulsi, maybe her imperialist military indoctrination, or the fact she more or less seems to follow (curiously, I admit) the line proferred by India, especially by the likes of PM Modi, a political actor who sometimes mimics Erdogan in his own treacherous gyrations, (and who remains viscerally anti-Islamic given the Hindus' hostility toward Pakistan), makes her an automatic enemy of Hamas. This is mighty convenient for the State Department, as this makes Tulsi also an enemy of the Palestinian cause. Modi's notorious pro-Israel posture—especially for a major BRICS member—was quickly noted as a victory in the imperial press. The UK's Guardian, for example, reported the move thusly:

India takes strong pro-Israel stance under Modi in a departure from the past

While previous governments kept dealings with Israel largely quiet, the ruling BJP has different priorities

 

Just a few hours after Hamas launched its assault on Israel, India’s prime minister was among the first world leaders to respond. In a strongly worded statement, Narendra Modi condemned the “terrorist attacks” and said India “stands in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour”.

The Indian foreign minister retweeted the comment almost instantly. Another state minister from Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) warned in a tweet that India “may face the situation that Israel is confronting today if we don’t stand up against politically motivated radicalism”.

Though Modi’s words chimed with the messaging of most western governments, for India they marked a departure from the past. It was not until a few days later that the foreign ministry quietly reminded the public of India’s historical commitment to the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.

On Friday, India was among the countries that did not back a UN resolution for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza, instead choosing to abstain.

Alignment with the West is what you get when you lead a party, like the BJP, that represents the most fanatically reactionary elements in Indian society, a classical case of uber-nationalism falling naturally in line with US imperialism and the interests of India's hard-right bourgeoisie.

When Tulsi was not a Neocon

Barely 4 years ago, Tulsi sounded like a principled antiwar politician. In this clip, granted, with a hard-right channel like Fox, she strikes a posture of charity and rationality. She clearly strives NOT to sound like a peacenik. And she stays safely within the confines of US ethnocentrism. (US politicians and the presstitutes, always sound like they put the interest of "Americans" above everything and everybody else, nothing really matters but America and Americans, a filthy lie easily debunked, and a repugnant case of massive pandering worthy of low-down hustlers, which is what the US ruling class and its innumerable minions in the political and media spheres really are, whenever we care to look closely). 

Do note, therefore, that in presenting her antiwar argument Tulsi's compassion does not extend to the victims of US imperialism—only to its military. This despite the fact that just about everyone halfway informed, let alone properly developed morally, knows that the suffering we inflict and have inflicted on suitably demonised target populations—directly or by proxy, and whether they be Palestinians, Venezuelans, Cubans, Iraqis, Libyans, Syrians, Vietnamese, Congolese, Koreans, etc., etc., the list is very long.—is easily many magnitudes larger than the combined suffering of our soldiers, let alone our home population. That little detail should have alerted us to the severe limitations in Tulsi's character, suggesting opportunism, or her mediocre grasp of the actual power dynamics shaping national and world politics.  A little Michael Parenti or Howard Zinn would do a lot of good. Meantime, it would be a marked improvement if Gabbard quit mouthing that old sanctimonious chestnut that American troops are deployed around the globe "in service to the American people." They certainly are not.  THAT much she should know.

Below, the iterations of Tulsi Gabbard.

Tulsi peace advocate: May 2019
War with Iran would make Iraq War 'look like a cakewalk'

May 17, 2019
The devastation and the cost of a conflict with Iran would be far greater than anything we've experienced so far in Iraq, says Democratic presidential candidate Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.

Tulsi Neocon: Nov 2023
Tulsi Gabbard: This is pushing us closer to nuclear war

Nov 1, 2023
FOX News contributor Tulsi Gabbard discusses aid for Ukraine and Israel and reports Vice President Kamala Harris' former campaign aides are pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza on 'The Ingraham Angle.' #foxnews #fox #theingrahamangle

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This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by the Israeli government on the accusation she was a “propagandist.” So Abby connected with a team of journalists in Gaza to produce the film through the blockaded border.

It is a documentary about the historic Great March Of Return protests, which occurred every week from March 2018 until December 2019, but covers so much more.

It tells the story of Gaza past and present, showing rare archival footage that explains the history never acknowledged by mass media. You hear from victims of the ongoing massacre, including journalists, medics and the family of internationally-acclaimed paramedic, Razan al-Najjar.

At its core, ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom’ is a thorough indictment of the Israeli military for war crimes with exclusive documentary evidence and a stunning cinematic portrayal of Palestinians' heroic resistance.

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Directed, Written & Narrated by Abby Martin
Written & Produced by Mike Prysner
Lead Editor: Taylor Gill
Original Score: Anahedron (John Prysner)
Camera Operators: Asmaa Attia Hamad & Moaz Mousa
Field Producers: Abdulkareem Ajjour & Yousef Abd Al-Rahman Ghaben
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Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer: Ben Huff

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Genocidal Onslaught on Gaza Shocks Conscience of the World, w/ Abby Martin

Oct 27, 2023Rania Khalek Dispatches

https://www.patreon.com/posts/extende... Israel’s genocide in Gaza has shocked the conscience of the entire world, with an endless flow of videos and images of Palestinian children cut into pieces by American bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes deliberately intended to destroy a civilian population. Despite the explicitly genocidal rhetoric of Israeli officials, Western leaders continue to proclaim their support for Israel’s right to “defend itself.” But this war on Gaza is different from past wars, not only in the level of Israeli aggression, but in the reaction on the street, from the Middle East to the United States. Israel is losing the narrative war. Most people want to see a ceasefire and tens of thousands have protested across the US to demonstrate their opposition to Biden’s unconditional support for this genocide. To discuss Israel’s genocidal onslaught in Gaza ahead of a looming ground invasion and how it has the potential to snowball into a catastrophic regional war, Rania Khalek was joined by journalist Abby Martin, creator and host of The Empire Files. Watch the extended version of this interview on our Patreon. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content. Watch Abby’s documentary “Gaza Fights For Freedom”. (ABOVE)

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Patrice Greanville is founding editor of The Greanville Post.

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