[p2p-research] Obama's reversal of promises = pathological lying?

Mon Mar 23 20:23:59 CET 2009

Then all Obama is doing is embracing and extending the agenda enacted
by Bush while offering little hope here and there to suspend peoples
judgment or delay it as much as possible.

A little statistical dithering in his decision making gives a warm
fuzzy feeling and makes it easier for the people to like what they
see.

Item #2 is the extend part of embrace and extend.

I voted for Obama.

So this is all wonderful news to me.

Historically speaking, the establishment of a civilian security force
and basic training has been a precursor to war in   the past.

Marc

On 3/23/09, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
> Item 1 seems to me to be a holdover of the securitization after Bush ...
>
> similarly to the failure of New Labour in that regard, the new admin may
> feel that it cannot pull back on some measures, for fear of opening
> accusations of 'softness' ?
>
> of course, these forces may also believe themselves in the need for a
> stronger security state, especially in the context of expected social
> unrest,
>
> Michel
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 1:19 AM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, that all makes sense and I support it too in my general outlook and
>> my
>> long term stance but I am triggered by two very specific things:
>>
>> 1. No fly listed = terrorist. This is similar to what happened in the
>> past
>> that led to the rise of totalitarian governments. It is in the extreme.
>> Average Americans are on that list. People born here whose only crime is
>> that they exercised there right under the Constitution for peaceful
>> assembly.  This is very very wrong and his Chief of Staff should be fired
>> for asserting that they will implement this.
>>
>> 2. The civilian security force and the basic training requirements. This
>> is
>> again taken from the same playbook as #1. I have seen this kind of
>> preparation happen before major wars, not just for the heck of it or to
>> be
>> "prepared."  Why don't they just say prepare for war?
>>
>> I am very triggered by #1 and #2 because they represent an established
>> pattern for me, per personal experience, which I can shed light on some
>> other time... when I'm less triggered.
>>
>> But this mix of conspiracy paranoia with serious dangerous trends is not
>> helpful to anyone. Someone should put Alex Jones behind bars or just get
>> him
>> to shut up. Someone more level headed should be in charge of pointing out
>> calmly and rationally that the above pattern has been observed in other
>> countries prior to major wars. I can do some research to expand beyond
>> the
>> two countries I'm familiar with and the two major wars that followed the
>> establishment of civilian security force and basic training requirement,
>> and
>> I had lived in one of those two countries against my will (it took us
>> years
>> to get them to let us leave that country)
>>
>> I understand that correlations does not equal causation, but it's a
>> pretty
>> damn strong correlation. Why are they repeating these patterns that had
>> been
>> associated with preparation for war if they don't think that a war is
>> coming
>> at some point?
>>
>> Well, hey maybe I am crazy.
>>
>> Marc
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Michel Bauwens
>> <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Marc,
>>>
>>> perhaps I was less disappointed because the dual nature of the Obama
>>> victory was to be expected,
>>>
>>> what I'm saying is that 'progressive' forces should critically support
>>> the
>>> obama admin against more hostile forces, while keeping pressure to bear
>>> in
>>> all the cases where the Admin does not go in the sense of the promises
>>> and
>>> expectations ...
>>>
>>> politicians are sensible to pressure, and I had a talk in Milan with
>>> people given examples of how unions made him back away from certain
>>> measures
>>> already ...
>>>
>>> in politics, there may be better, but there is always almost certainly
>>> worse as well!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 1:01 AM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was "triggered" violently by two things in that video (which is over
>>>> the top for sure)
>>>>
>>>> 1. His Chief of Staff saying that if you're on the no fly zone then you
>>>> are not one of us and you're a terrorist. My girlfriend is on the no
>>>> fly
>>>> list. She's born here. American blood. Her family came here in 1700s.
>>>> She
>>>> had participated in anti-war demonstrations. Every time we go to the
>>>> airport
>>>> it's one big fiasco. To say that she and people like her are terrorists
>>>> is
>>>> BLIND and DANGEROUS to the extreme as far as liberty goes.
>>>>
>>>> 2. The "civilian security force" he is advocating for and the basic
>>>> training. I had lived in a country that implemented those same schemes
>>>> and
>>>> then got into war within 3-5 years after that. This triggers me to the
>>>> extreme as I have seen such preparation come before disaster, not
>>>> after.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Broadcasting an official presidential campaign message (on TV) that
>>>> says NAFTA was a mistake then turning to the Canadians and saying that
>>>> it's
>>>> just campaign rhetoric.
>>>>
>>>> Because I am triggered by these two events, my trust in Obama is null
>>>> and
>>>> void.
>>>>
>>>> You do have a point in being level headed and applying pressure
>>>> especially since he has the upper hand and will continue to have the
>>>> upper
>>>> hand no matter how many people get triggered and angered.
>>>>
>>>> Marc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Michel Bauwens <
>>>> michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> no politician that I know of would be able to keep all of his promises
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> his record is mixed, and he's broken a number of them,
>>>>>
>>>>> but to call that pathological, i.e. singling him out as extreme, seems
>>>>> over the top, as is the rest of this conspiracy video ...
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that a balanced judgment would require different sources and a
>>>>> more level-headed judgment of what he's done or not ..
>>>>>
>>>>> of course, his administration stance on the RIAA and other matters is
>>>>> problematic,
>>>>>
>>>>> a critical stance, coupled with self-organizing activity and pressure
>>>>> on
>>>>> the administration by the social forces that elected him, would still
>>>>> seem
>>>>> the right option,
>>>>>
>>>>> Michel
>>>>>
>>>>> 2009/3/23 marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Skip to 45:00 minutes through the video and wait for a recount of of
>>>>>> Obama's reversal of promises.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then forward to 1:01:00 and watch Greenspan saying on PBS that the
>>>>>> Federal Reserve is above the President and above Congress.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seeing how pathological lying (or pathological reversal of promises)
>>>>>> allowed people that I know intimately to manipulate and deceive their
>>>>>> employees, partners, and investors and as a result profit in the tens
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> millions of dollars I can see clearly why Obama finds it tempting and
>>>>>> irresistible to use the same method.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In fact, one can argue that mega success in America is achieved
>>>>>> through
>>>>>> pathological lying, manipulation and legally protected theft.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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