Politics on Dirk Kelly

Biden Inauguration

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:15:00 +0800

Unity is not possible if your beliefs are rooted in my oppression.

Today is an overall good day in politics but we also have to be balanced in our reckoning. There are significant issues in the United States that need to be resolved and will take a significant change in policy from the Democrats norm. - The Young Turks

The Young Turks are really covering this fantastically, I’ll end up going back to watch the whole coverage.

Jeffrey Epstein "Suicide"

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:00:00 +0000

Jeffrey Epstein, the “billionaire hedge fund manager” who, allegedly, systematically lured hundreds of teenage women into prostitution within his mansion and penthouse, on his private plane “The Lolita Express”, and on his private island; who, allegedly, “entertained” the likes of Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and many other powerful people. Has, allegedly, “committed suicide” while under suicide watch, in jail, after the first day of his court proceedings which would have resulted in the names of those involved being revealed. His death means the case is now closed and there will be no further investigations into the matter.

Marxism 101: How Capitalism is Killing Itself with Dr. Richard Wolff

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0600

Why are you Working 8 hours per day?

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0600

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7YZUWEu-x0

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0600

Who wants their government to be led by people who’s assets are hidden, who’s financial transactions are conducted anonymously offshore?

Ordinary people are paying taxes, rich people are not. So this is inequality and this is leading up to popularism.

Today offshore is the way elites and multinational cooprrations conduct affairs, tax evasion is the way business is done.

This kind of cheating reuqires a sophisticated infarstrcuture of higly eucated people who think it’s their right to help others to cheat societies.

America Has Been Invading Syria Since 2012, Under Obama

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 19:52:48 -0600

Brexit, Trump, & the Bursting Neoliberal Bubble ft. Mark Blyth

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:03:22 +0000

Being Julian Assange

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:53:45 -0400

source: Being Julian Assange

In 2016 an accused serial sexual predator ran for the US presidency against the notoriously corrupt wife of a previously impeached President – who is also an accused serial sexual predator.

That these facts alone were insufficient to invalidate the entire race is testament to the audacity with which corrupt power operates in the West, and how conditioned the public is to consuming the warped byproducts of its naked machinations.

Israel, Russia, and Amazon. April 2018.

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:11:39 -0400

Trump with an important messsage

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 23:21:22 +0000

Thank you Pogo for spreading the message of love, with the voice of a sad, sad, broken, person.

Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 23:02:22 +0000

Bernie Sanders: "Barack Obama is a brilliant guy, an extraordinary candidate, and a charasmatic leader"

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 20:12:50 +0000

I sit here deeply concerned that I suspect we’re leading our nation on an integration trip that has us integrating into a burning house. Most of the politicians I know of make promises only to walk into places of power and then deny us.
Harry Belafonte

MLK did not die so that Barack Obama could

Make the banks bigger

Expand from 2 wars to 7

Get rid of Habious Corpus

Expand the surveliance state

It was chagne on the outside because it was a black guy, but it was contiuity on the inside

Gregory Smithsimon: Disarm the Police

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:34:55 +0000

http://www.metropolitiques.eu/Disarm-the-Police.html

Disarming the police is urgent. Not only would it address thousands of police shootings every year, getting rid of guns goes to the very heart of police conflict and poor relationships with communities of color.

As Mitchell Duneier (1999), Peter Moskos (2009) and others have observed, police interactions in low-income communities revolve around issues of respect. Police demand respect, civilians resent disrespect, and interactions become confrontations that escalate into mistreatment, abuse, and violence.

Noah Berlatsky: The Case for Disarming America’s Police Force

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:17:12 +0000

https://qz.com/602682/the-case-for-disarming-americas-police-force/

In 1974 American criminologist Paul Takagi , an expert in police use of force and community policing, proposed an idea that still seems radical more than 40 years later. “Perhaps,” he said, “the only immediate solution at this time is to disarm the police.”

Ending police access to armored vehicles is one thing. Taking guns out of the hands of the police is another issue altogether. In fact, Obama’s restrictions on military equipment aside, most of the official responses to police brutality and violence today have involved providing police with new kinds of equipment, from Tasers to body cameras . The conversation always seems to be about how to give police more gear, not less.

Nivedita Majumdar: The Socialist Case for Gun Control

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:46:17 +0000

Nivedita Majumdar “The Health of Nations" Jacobin

As socialists we appreciate the violence of capitalism in denying basic necessities like decent housing and schooling to large sections of the population. But do we wait for the overthrow of capitalism and reject interim solutions to remedy those ills?

Even when leftists lend qualified support to gun control, they limit it only to the banning of assault type weaponry . Once again, they’re focused only on mass shootings where shooters tend to use such weaponry. But it’s handguns that are responsible for the overwhelming majority of homicides.

This Gun Debate Ignores Empire's Power

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:52:17 -0600

Of course people are jumping on Killer Mike because he appeared on NRA TV to provide a position that taking away people’s guns will not solve the issues America is facing.

I have worked as a tireless advocate on the behalf of children and disenfranchised women in society, I’ve also worked with gun groups like Georgians’ Against Gun Violence, so I say if there’s a table to be sat at, a gun owner needs to be there. You have to see a problem from the whole perspective. Killer Mike

The Shifting Russia Narrative

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:27:22 +0000

So now that we know it was Steve Bannon using the same Facebook backdoor that the Obama campaign used in 2012, we’re not talking about the hacked election story anymore?

Crazy how the week that story left the media it was because Russia had apparently obviously failed to kill an old spy, in London, on ally territory.

This ever shifting narrative is the work of an empire’s mass media which is dedicated to manufacturing consent to allow America to start a war against Russia.

The Greatest Threat To All Life on Earth, America

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:04:32 +0000

Russia is not going to launch a nuke.

Islam is not going to kill western values.

Climate change is already killing people daily.

The American government will kill everyone if it can’t maintain its control over everything.

War with Russia is not acceptable.

America has no right to wave a moral finger at any nation in the world.

America is not a democracy.

America is a corporate plutocracy.

America is a dying nation.

American Mass Media is Propaganda

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:09:41 +0000

Isn’t propaganda just lies?

Nuance is not something most American people spend much time considering, the idea that things can be a

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/03/12/mass-media-propaganda-is-the-only-thing-keeping-us-from-rising-like-lions/

How To Kill Yourself In America

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 08:17:29 +0000

Why would you vote against your best interests like that?

Why can’t you see that you need those benefits?

Why do you hate the government so much?

Why are you so protective of your guns?

Why do you want to shoot all the people at school?

Why do you want to fall asleep to Cable TV every night?

Why don’t you want to wake up, ever again?

I Love Americans, I Love Russians

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:41:42 +0000

I love Americans, I’ve even been in love with a few of them, they are good-hearted human beings, for the most part, like most people, for the most part.

I love Russians, I am the son and brother of Russians, they are good-hearted human beings, like most other people.

I’ve never lived in Russia, I’ve never experienced their day-to-day life, their culture first hand, their language surrounding me, their food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, their entertainment and advertising filling my waking moments.

Your President is Horrible, Your Boss is Worse, and Your Board Even More So

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The day after he won the election, people in our New York office were crying, devistated that such a horrible person had taken control of one of the most evil imperialist nations to exist.

They’re some of the lucky ones in America, though not truly that lucky in the scheme of things. The company they work for is, comparitively much more generous than other American organizations.

Around that time our office was also subjected to the picketing of the Verizon store below us, the shouts of the subjugated workers all day long were distracting to our workers, who were sent home early because it was obvious no work was being done.

Pig Iron Bob and Australian Unions

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I found a Youtube video of Australian Communist Music , which lead me to learning about Robert “Pig Iron Menzies” Menzies and his fight with Australian Union Workers over the shipping of iron to Japan during World War II.

We wouldn’t load pig-iron for the fascists of Japan
Despite intimidation we refused to lift the ban
With democracy at stake the struggle must be won
We had to beat the menace of the fascist Rising Sun
Pig Iron Bob

David Pakman interviews Scott Adams on Donald Trump's "Report Card"

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

David Pakman’s interview with Scott Adams is Exactly How To Engage with “Other Side” r/contrapoints

This is the first time I’ve seen an interview of David Pakman’s, I’m really glad that it was with Scott Adams about President Trump’s 2017 Report Card (first draft) .

Who is Scott Adams?

The person who created Dilbert obviously! A long running successful comic about an Engineer’s criticisms of society, he’s also a prolific blogger!

Gough Whitlam, Australia's greatest Prime Minister

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I wanted to make a video purely honoring the life and achievements of Edward Gough Whitlam

I’m not one to hold a grudge but … Andrew Bolt isn’t etting away with an article he wrote a month a go.

Gough Whitlam was actually the best Prime Minster we’ve ever had.

And then The British-American coup ended Australian independence under Gough Whitlam

Thanks America and Britain

Vic Berger

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I was blown away when I found out that I have a lot of Trump supporters that are fans of my work that didn’t know I was making fun of Trump.

I thought I was making him look worse but it turns out that people who support Trump they love that, that’s what they they love that him bullying people and being down on people, cursing at people and starting fights.

Big Think: America is Crazy

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

How is Australia Going?

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Being back in Australia for Christmas has been the best perk of the 5 years I’ve spent working at InterExchange , re-immersing myself in my Australian identity has been an important aspect of my mental health recovery.

What is it to be Australian? Why am I trying to recover that identity? Why did I run away from it?

You think America is bad, it seems like everyone in this country can agree on the fact that America is a horrible nation that is falling into serious decline. Let’s take that perspective and understanding and turn it inwards, are we ready to say the same thing about Australia, should we?

Fuck You Trump, by Eminem

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Eminem freestyled a fantastic slam against Trump in the opening to the BET Hip Hop Awards last night.

I’ve not been able to find an uncensored version yet, but the full lyrics are available on Genius .

Slim shady 🔌👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

3 Great Contrapoints Videos for Lefties

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Are you a leftist trying to find your way in this crazy world of polarized political views?

Contrapoints is a YouTube Philosopher who is working extremely hard to produce informative and enjoyable videos about modern life, the struggles of the left, and the importance of discourse to promote a progressive agenda.

Contrapoints The Left

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

It’s crazy how real this stuff is becoming, the World War of The Internet is now on the streets of America. The dominant culture which has exploited the Earth to build a fantasy world of stability and certainty for the few, is starting to see the walls crumble as the exploited rise up on the left and right.

Today we’re going to talk about the left, the side I fight on, today we’re going to look into why they’re not as effective as the right such as the US Military, ISIS, Alt Right are with recruiting.

America Needed Bernie Sanders, a Politician, not a Corporate Stooge

Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The tension between North Korea and the United States is becoming increasingly tense which is causing further tensions with Russia, Syria, and China. If there are a bunch of kids in a group having problems with one particular child, who would you proclaim to be the protaganist? As always your perspective is going to be contextual on your relationship to the situation, are you the parent of the bully? You empathize with the child and know that its behavior is a result of further issues.

Who Is More Corrupt: Trump, Clinton or Obama? Surprising Answer!

Tue, 23 May 2017 14:32:00 -0400

100 Days

Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In the American Media you’re hearing a lot right now about Trump’s first 100 days, people are (rightfully so) giving this topic a lot of attention. Understanding what this presidency focuses its attention on in its first days gives us an idea of where the administration is pointing our future.

I had personally been thinking about these 100 days a lot lately, and honestly, it was making me extremely depressed, despondant, and anxious.

Noam Chomsky on Trump's First 75 Days

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Recently Democracy Now interviewed Noam Chomsky on Trump’s first 75 Days as President , here’s some key points I took away from it.

On the alleged interference of the election by Russia, Chomsky points out that America is constantly interfering with world politics and overthrowing governments. If Russia and Trump were to have a more positive relationship this would not be a negative thing at all, especially considering we’re at a really dangerous time.

Donald Trump's America Attacks Syria

Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

My Response

I am disappointment in Trump, to clarify I have no faith in him, I’ve never supported him, I don’t respect him. However I do know that before he became the president he was not part of the central powers that are intent on destroying the world in pursuit of more power.

This was the one thing I thought he would do differently to Hillary, that he would opt for less conflict in order to focus on business. But of course, conflict is the business, because it’s the distraction, look at how distracted I was when I wrote this a year ago.

America, Resist Donald Trump

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I will begin to resist by writing more.

Trump is proving to be the perfect distraction for the Republican party, he creates outrageous executive orders that consumes the public’s social media feeds.

In the meantime the Republican controlled government carry out their systematic destruction of the services that were keeping America from both starting a nuclear war and bringing upon climate change harder and faster than ever.