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Remember when Orwellian censorship used to the hallmark of a totalitarian regime?

Neither do I.

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

― George Orwell, 1984

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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT???????

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Total unprecedented censorship will not preserve DNC/FBI power.

Thank you very much. It is never explained WHY such pathological hate of democratic capitalist Russia and total support of Nazi-dominated Ukraine government !!

Roots for this propaganda predate the Russia-gate FBI-DNC hoax and FBI 2020 election theft.

Stand with Russia – it fights for all of us against bipartisan fascist US/UK warmongering clique.

Jacob Dreizin – Oct. 13 – Racism and anti-Semitism in Ukraine

https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/10/12/shut-up-dumb-surfer-girl/

https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/10/09/war-crimes-2/

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Just had a two hour long, sometimes heated, 'discussion' with my neighbour who hates PUTIN and by extension !RUSSIA!.

He told me that Russia is "not a democracy, because Putin is a dictator". He thinks that Putin kills or imprisons his opposition. He thinks that Putin tried to kill the Skripals. He does not believe that there are Nazis in the Ukraine "because Zelinsky is a Jew". He further believes that Crimea is under occupation and simply rejects all the polls that contradict that belief. I told him that Putin has support in the high 70s, far higher than any Western leader, but he refuses to to believe that too. Basically everything he so fervently believes is nonsense.

He and I get along very well mostly, and he is a smart guy who is normally a bit skeptical of government claims. But there he is and on Russia he is unreachable, at least by me. But there we are, a man with a family in Ottawa Canada, who wants war with Russia.

We are in a lot of trouble. BIG war coming.

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Oct 20, 2022Liked by Matt Orfalea

Many people believe anything that they hear repeatedly, and they tend to gravitate towards the loudest voice in the room. Socialization, indoctrination, and brainwashing all use the same methodology — repeating something over and over again.

Hitler understood that well.

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*Mandatory Herr Goering quote*

“Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.

Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”

― Hermann Goering, Germany Reborn

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Senator Byrd shared that quote in the Senate, warning the Senate to not vote for the Iraq War. They didn't listen.

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Yes, he did. And nothing has changed since he said it. The people in a majority, can now, by means of very advanced techniques, be led to be anything, and quickly.

"Mr. MCCAIN. I yield the floor.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.

Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I wish to

begin. I read this quote:

Naturally, the common people don’t want

war but, after all, it is the leaders of a country

who determine the policy and it is always a simple

matter to drag the people along. Whether it is a

democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a parliament or a Communist

dictatorship, voice or no voice, the people

can always be brought to the bidding of the

leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is

tell them they are being attacked and denounce

the pacifists for a lack of patriotism

and exposing the country to danger. It works

the same in every country.

Hermann Goering, 1893–1946, field

marshal, German Army, founder of the

Gestapo, President of the Reichstag,

Nazi parliament, and convicted war

criminal. Speech, 1934.

Mr. President:

The moving Finger writes; and, having writ,

Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit

Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,

Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.

So said the Persian poet, Omar

Khayyam, in the 11th century.

And so I say today. The Senate has

made clear its intentions on the Iraq

resolution. There is no doubt, there is

no question. The Senate has made its

intentions indubitably clear. The outcome is certain. The ending has been

scripted. The Senate will vote, and the

Iraq resolution will pass.

I continue to believe that the Senate,

in following this preordained course of

action, will be doing a grave disservice

to the Nation and to the Constitution

on which it was founded. "

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2002-10-10/pdf/CREC-2002-10-10-pt1-PgS10233-7.pdf#page=50

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You are not the only one. Censorship in mass/corporate media is unprecedented; it is TOTAL. In Europe it goes so far that one loses job, fined, imprisoned.

I had multiple experiences as yours - with colleagues, friends, acquaintances, close family members... -- all well educated, experts in their disciplines but -- totally misinformed.

The time will explain it all and heal. In meantime US warmongers brought immense suffering to two beautiful Slavic nations that are closely related and have so much in common. One thing is certain -- the world will definitely change -- from Anglo-Saxon (US/UK) dominance to multipolar. Hopefully people of Taiwan will avoid the Ukrainian tragedy and be peacefully - by vote - be united with China.

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Yes. Thanks, it must be very hard for you given who you are the truths that you know. Like you I have had the same experiences with many others. I mentioned in another post the young British man who is here studying "International Relations". He's a victim of the massive thought control I see enacted everywhere. Of course he is.

I remember the so called 'Cold' War, I remember the neverending lies, but it was nothing like this. Back then people could argue from the "Soviet" POV. Talking peace was not seen as crazy talk either. And they were on network tv doing that too. Today?

Yes, truth will out someday. There was no bomber gap, the missile gap was a lie and on and on. "Someday" if we avoid global war, if we live.

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The whole Cold War was unnecessary -- just like today’s

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I argue that the entirety of the 'cold' war was America trying to get nuclear superiourity, i.e. "preemptive strike capacity" aka "nuclear primacy" over the "Sovs" and the USSR simply defending by various means such as improved missile accuracy, MIRVs and the like.

If they had had such a capability, the Russian's believed that America would have done a preemptive strike.

This is a not a popular position to take here in the West as it goes without saying that it's just assumed that America the good would never preempt Russia, when of course, that's been their dream since the 50s.

". . . the age of MAD is nearing an end. Today, for the first time in almost 50 years, the United States stands on the verge of attaining nuclear primacy. It will probably soon be possible for the United States to destroy the long-range nuclear arsenals of Russia or China with a first strike."

https://foreignpolicy.com/2006/03/29/now-this-is-provocative-scholarship/

Today the Russians see the ABM's as offensive weapons as they can be used to mop up any ICBMs and SLBMs not destroyed in a preemptive strike. ABM's can also be armed with nuclear warheads in ways that are not apparent to the Russians, and so are extraordinarily destabilising.

The drive for primacy and the concomitant need to develop more and better ABM's is why 'buhs' (read - "the MIC") unilaterally abrogated the foundational ABM Treaty in 2003. Of course Russian analysts saw it for what it was, yet another attempt to get nuclear primacy. Somewhat oddly, Putin, who perhaps still hoped that Russia would be allowed into the Western/Nato/American fold said that he was not upset about it. I find that hard to believe.

Game theory still rules. And Herman Kahn never died.

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About strange nude man attack on Pelosi: Paul Pelosi was most likely attacked by a male prostitute

An unavoidable conclusion about Paul Pelosi

1. Assailant in his underpants

2. Paul Pelosi knows his name and tells police he’s a “friend.”

3. Assailant asks “where’s Nancy?” to make sure she’s not home.

4. Pelosi takes bathroom break from spat and makes 911 call

Conclusion: This guy was a sex partner or male prostitute!

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Whenever I run into a CNN victim, I always tell them to go listen to Scott Horton for an education on the counter narrative. His 5000+ interviews amount to a Master class on US Foreign Policy.

Now it looks like YouTube has figured that out too and is trying to silence him and his guests.

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