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I’m so delighted to see two of my favorite, and most deeply admired, people joined in conversation.

I think of Mr. Galloway every time I hear otherwise intelligent people express ambivalence about Israel. He once said, (and I wildly paraphrase): “I no longer want to argue about Zionist behavior because it’s like arguing about the justification for rape or murder. There is none.” This week I thought about that idea often in the context of two very intelligent people whom I admire, and who shall remain nameless.

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Reminds me of this gem, which I've thought about a lot since it was published back in 2017 ~

"The platitudes about justice, equality and democracy are just that. Only when power is threatened does it react. Appealing to its better nature is useless. It doesn't have one."

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/01/23/revolt-only-barrier-fascist-america

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“I no longer want to argue about Zionist behavior because it’s like arguing about the justification for rape or murder. There is none.”

That is so brilliant. And said by George Galloway in that sharp brogue, it hits like a freight train. You're right. Two of the greatest truthtellers alive in one room. Respect.

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I was literally just thinking the same thing! I haven’t even listened yet and I’m so excited to hear this conversation. I deeply admire both these men too.

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The students and the Yemenis 🖤✊🏽

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"Do you ever lose faith?"

"No, I have a very dark view of human nature".

An interesting response by Chris. What do you make of it?

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A dark view of human nature. A clear view of Divine wisdom.

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Every Christian is raised on the story of Jesus’ temptations by the Devil culminating in the offer by the Devil to Jesus to be ruler of “All the kingdoms of the earth” if He would only worship him”. Jesus turned him down but lots of rulers of men since then have taken the devil up on it! The lust for power causes men individual land collectively, to do some pretty wicked things☠️

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Two men with superlative talent with words which they use to pursue justice. My admiration knows no bounds.

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Thomas, "where's the beef"?

As you well know, but won't admit, the "three censored terms" that "these 'TIMES' they are a-changing" --- for the worst worst --- or is it "The Quiet American" Revolution against EMPIRE --- has made clear as the best 'so-called' Visual Investigation, has come to nothing but the collapse of these 'TIMES'!

As the old songs say, "How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen LA".

How, you gon'a, at the head of the 'TIMES', going to be able to keep the young bright, aware, and engaged workers at the 'TIMES' from jumping ship and exposing The Rot ?

This is not the sinking of the Titanic, but the sinking of the 'TIMES'.

As Lenard Cohen sang, truthfully --- "EVERYBODY KNOWS"

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I like Leonard Cohen. But I have literally no idea what else you’re talking about.

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In his intro, Galloway referred to Hedges as a "saintly educated man" ...

Yup, Hedges said the constitution "remains a sacred document" ... but then refused to stand with us against the illegal and unconstitutional mandates and passports ...

Hedges pushed the "safe & effective" narrative on us just 30 days after a court-ordered release of the FDA's Phizer trial data that proved the jab was not "safe & effective" ...

Hedges called those of us who question the motives and tactics of our elected officials "members of the lunatic fringe" and "conspiracy theorists" ...

Yup, a real saint!

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What does PITA Contrarian mean? You're taking personal jabs at Chris under a pseudonym?

It is interesting to look back at an individual's big picture choices re: Vax-UnVax, Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Palestine and see who has aligned with you on all three. I noticed Glenn Greenwald and his family all bought into the vax and I speculate (wildly) that his partner may have died as a result. The Vax landscape is a minefield!

Chris Hedges may be a saint but he's not God. He's one of a group of "go-to" people I check-in on, to help me navigate this very tricky terrain of life.

I hear your Vax experience with Chris. Sounds like you experienced it as a deep personal betrayal and I know how devastating and painful that is. Sorry.

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Shouldn't matter whether I take jabs at somebody under a pseudonym ...

Shouldn't matter at all - and you know it!

I've followed him very closely for the past decade ... would you like me to post the links, context, time and dates of his comments on not just COVID, but a range of issues which prove he has deliberately abandoned the U.S. working class since the lock downs?

Would you? ... all ya gotta do is ask ...

For the past decade he has consistently urged us to directly confront and resist fascism and tyranny only to sneak out the back door on us with the lock downs ...

I've got it all, would you like me to post the details here? ... would you?

All ya gotta do is ask!

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I have no idea what you’re talking about. But your accusations don’t seem to fit what I know of Chris Hedges. He is for truth and honest and integrity always. So, it would make zero sense that he’d promote or give cover to immoral schemes by Phizer or anyone else.

That’s the thing about a person with integrity…you can rely on them to always act in accordance with their values. It’s rare, but such people exist. And Chris Hedges is one of them. So is George Galloway.

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Hey Mary ... read my reply to Alice Hall's post immediately below ...

I followed Hedges very closely for the past decade ... read the info in my reply just for starters ... Hedges changed with the lock downs ...

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I don’t think so.

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Are you referring to Chris Hedges in your reply and when did this happen?

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Here ya go, Alice ... enjoy!

Yes, I am speaking of Hedges ...

I've included background on his cowardly descent into safe political territory since the March 2020 lock downs as well as of his disturbing verbatim comments ... he's just not the same guy ... used to love him, but not anymore!

BACKGROUND

Chris Hedges has deserted the U.S. working class! ...

HEDGES: "Let us stand up and resist so future generations will at least say ‘they tried.’ We cannot do this alone ... together we have a chance" ...

https://scheerpost.com/2022/04/11/hedges-the-pimps-of-war/

But he has refused to comment on THE GREAT RESET, The World Economic Forum and the proposed tyrannical amendments to the WHO Pandemic Treaty ...

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On DIVISIVENESS

Chris Hedges is divisive and he obviously has no problem with it ...

Just listen to what he says here is his otherwise terrific AMERICAN SADISM speech as he calls those of us who question the motives of our elected officials "members of the lunatic fringe" and "conspiracy theorists" ...

Go to the 44:32 mark:

https://scheerpost.com/2021/06/29/chris-hedges-speaks-on-american-sadism/

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ON THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

He says all the right things here:

“We cannot be paralyzed by fear. We will be stripped, if we do not resist, of our few remaining rights. To resist, while there is still time, is not only the highest form of spirituality but the highest form of patriotism. It is, if you care about what is worth protecting in this country, a moral imperative."

And on another occasion: "The Constitution remains a sacred document."

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ON THE MANDATES & PASSPORTS

But then, after the lock downs ...

He threw us AND the Constitution under the bus with COVID in an interview with Jimmy Dore ... just listen him equivocate and watch him dance to avoid a direct answer when asked about the illegal and unconstitutional mandates and passports before sheepishly blowing it off by saying: "that was a decision that I made."

AUG 27, 2021 ...

Go to the 8:12 mark ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NusQH0pnX7Y&t=509s

Jimmy: “I’d like to get your thoughts on the vaccine mandates and passports”:

Hedges: “So I got the vaccine … the fact is these things were rolled out without proper vetting, that’s real … but I understand how people are weary about it, because they were turbo-charged … but that was a decision I made to get it … I am quite certain, in the history of pharmaceuticals that they work very hard to bury the negative consequences … that was a decision that I made”

TRANSLATION: He temporarily suspended his lofty principles because things just got too hot in his kitchen. Ya see, Chris Hedges doesn't want offend the big guys.

And on USEFUL IDIOTS on SEP 21, 2021

Go to the 1:50 mark ...

Another less-than-passionate, half-hearted response ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ZGT8raQS8

“It’s a hard question, I guess” ...

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ON THE COVID VAX

On DEC 2, 2021 ...

The FDA was compelled by a court ruling to release Phizer's vax trial data that revealed 1,223 post-jab deaths and 34,762 adverse events in the first 10 weeks of its trial ... The FDA attempted to delay the full release of this data for 75 years!

This proved that the VAX WAS NOT "safe & effective" ...

https://yandex.com/search/?text=FDA+FOIA+release+1223+deaths+phizer+covid+vaccine+december+2%2C+2021&lr=21504&search_source=yacom_desktop_common

and then, just 30 days later ...

On JAN 1, 2022 ...

Chris Hedges made this comment on the Krystal Kyle & Friends Podcast (Episode #54):

Go to the 1:08:47 mark:

https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com/p/episode-54-audio-chris-hedges#details

"I don't think we're going to stop the pandemic and mutations until everybody gets vaccinated" ... Chris Hedges DID NOT have to take sides on this issue ... He could have said it's a personal decision, but no ... Most people would never tell another person to "walk the plank" if they knew better, but that's exactly what Hedges did here ... he knew the VAX was rushed to market after only one year (the average is 10 years), he knew about the explosive FDA FOIA release and he had to have seen the many videos of vax-injured people ... but he chose to push the "safe & effective" narrative anyway! ... and then about 2m after making that same comment during the interview above, Hedges openly admitted that he "does not trust Moderna or Phizer" ... clearly, this man did not give a hoot about the consequences ...

Other head-scratching comments from the "prince of pessimism" ...

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In a 2020 interview, he said he told indigenous pipeline protesters to "park your cars in their path, remove the engines and walk away" ...

BTW, he did not even comment on the Canadian trucker convoy until a March 2022 interview with Jimmy Dore - one month after the protests actually ended ....

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After a 2014 book signing, he was asked to comment on 9/11 and insulted our collective intelligence by saying: "I don't want to get into conspiracy theories ... Bush was probably just asleep at the wheel" ...

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From his book WAGES OF REBELLION, he said:

“I do not fight fascists because I think I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists” ... If he still believed this, he would have stood with the U.S. working class against the mandates and passports ...

But tell all of his cult members not to worry, I'm the only person in this hemisphere who has a nose for such things ...

Thanks for nothin' Chris, with friends like you ...

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I appreciate your reply and these references above. I don’t know who aligns with me on every single issue… I really don’t.

In matters of war, imperialism and Middle East interests - I align with Chris Hedges and respect his expertise.

It’s understandable when you get turned off because another priority or value that doesn’t align.. sure many of us have been there.

Question respectfully, who from the unsafe (and hidden agenda) vaxx camp is speaking out against the Israeli and US war machine?

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Yes Shaista, but you're only partially correct ...

Yes, I do take Hedges' duplicity personally, but only because his comments on EP #54 of the JAN 1, 2022 interview with Krystal, Kyle & Friends" were appallingly reckless, insensitive, harmful and deliberately intellectually dishonest ... he knew what he was doing!

Details below ...

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ON THE COVID VAX

On DEC 2, 2021 ...

The FDA was compelled by a court ruling to release Phizer's vax trial data that revealed 1,223 post-jab deaths and 34,762 adverse events in the first 10 weeks of its trial ... The FDA attempted to delay the full release of this data for 75 years!

This proved that the VAX WAS NOT "safe & effective" ...

https://yandex.com/search/?text=FDA+FOIA+release+1223+deaths+phizer+covid+vaccine+december+2%2C+2021&lr=21504&search_source=yacom_desktop_common

and then, just 30 days later ...

On JAN 1, 2022 ...

Chris Hedges made this comment on the Krystal Kyle & Friends Podcast (Episode #54):

Go to the 1:08:47 mark:

https://krystalkyleandfriends.substack.com/p/episode-54-audio-chris-hedges#details

"I don't think we're going to stop the pandemic and mutations until everybody gets vaccinated" ... Chris Hedges DID NOT have to take sides on this issue ... He could have said it's a personal decision, but no ... Most people would never tell another person to "walk the plank" if they knew better, but that's exactly what Hedges did here ... he knew the VAX was rushed to market after only one year (the average is 10 years), he knew about the explosive FDA FOIA release and he had to have seen the many videos of vax-injured people ... but he chose to push the "safe & effective" narrative anyway! ... and then about 2m after making that same comment during the interview above, Hedges openly admitted that he "does not trust Moderna or Phizer" ... clearly, this man did not give a hoot about the consequences ...

Thanks for nothin' Mr Hedges ...

With friends like you ...

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Thank you, I appreciate your reply. I want to see it as him being human navigating it all in real-time, sharing both sides of the coin that he held in his mind.

Perhaps naive of me, but we are all humans here getting duped at times, getting it wrong then getting it right, trusting our soul right away from the onset and not wavering, all of it - right? Just ‘typing’ out loud.

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Forget to tell you ...

Seeing the YT VIDs of the many vax-injured is nothing like seeing it happen to somebody in your immediate circle ... what Hedges did was a really nasty thing to do ...

What an insensitive, self-centered prick!

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Paul Street has a chilling report from Iowa about draconian restrictions and laws on protesters.

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Paul Street is one fine journalist/truth teller, we should support and read his work.

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OUTSTANDING

Also -- Scott Ritter: Russia Has SMASHED The Plot And The Provocation Of NATO! GEN0CIDE Has Begun In Rafah! - May 7 -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cKdCBLXy0A

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Only "Free Speech TV" --- now, could possibly save America.

Love you, Amy, Chris, Cornel, Galloway, Ralph, etc., etc, et. al.

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Don't even ask me about the self-inflicted wounds to the, very questionable/poisoned heart, of the 'TIMES'

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Thomas, "where's the beef"?

As you well know, but won't admit, the "three censored terms" that "these 'TIMES' they are a-changing" --- for the worst worst --- or is it "The Quiet American" Revolution against EMPIRE --- has made clear as the best 'so-called' Visual Investigation, has come to nothing but the collapse of these 'TIMES'!

As the old songs say, "How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen LA".

How, are you, at the head of the 'TIMES', going to be able to keep the young bright, aware, and engaged workers at the 'TIMES' from jumping ship and exposing he rot ?

This is not the sinking of the Titanic, but the sinking of the 'TIMES'.

As Lenard Cohen sang, truthfully --- "EVERYBODY KNOWS"

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Chris, the following is a (censored) Comment I sent to the GD NYT:

Thomas, "where's the beef"?

As you well know, but won't admit, the "three censored terms" that "these 'TIMES' they are a-changing" --- for the worst worst --- or is it "The Quiet American" Revolution against EMPIRE --- has made clear as the best 'so-called' Visual Investigation, has come to nothing but the collapse of these 'TIMES'!

As the old songs say, "How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen LA".

How, are you, at the head of the 'TIMES', going to be able to keep the young bright, aware, and engaged workers at the 'TIMES' from jumping ship and exposing he rot ?

This is not the sinking of the Titanic, but the sinking of the 'TIMES'.

As Lenard Cohen sang, truthfully --- "EVERYBODY KNOWS"

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EDIT "the rot" of the 'TIMES'

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I'm trying to cancel my subscription, but the system has me in a Catch-22 loop! I only intended to donate $5, but so far Substack has snared me for $110. I guess I'll have to report it to the credit card and flag this online publisher...

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Click on the downward pointing arrow (like this >) under your Profile pic on the top far right of this page. A dropdown will appear. Click on the "Manage Subscriptions" option. It will take you to a new page. On the new page scroll to the bottom of the page - and click on the "Cancel Subscription" option.

Does the catch-22 loop you mention happen after this?

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