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Political awakening

Political awakening

Jim Blorg
0 HN recommenders · discussed 2015–2019
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A short clip based on Zbigniew Brzezinski's views about the erosion of national sovereignty and his criticism of the war on terror. It is titled Political awakening.

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Umn55 · 2015-10 · reference

Goes way beyond that... On the NSA/spying... The (mass surveillance) by the NSA and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK]

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Umn55 · 2015-10 · reference

It seems insane to me that we could allow private corporations to buy and sell data that our government would require a warrant or court order to obtain. You're not seeing what is going on behind the scenes... they are all in cahoots the money is just a bonus. You're not seeing what's going down behind the scenes - the spying is for us. On the NSA/spying... The (mass surveillance) by the NSA and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK]

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Umn55 · 2015-11 · reference

"Anyway, his theory on capital accumulation is based on a completely flawed framework, and completely useless for understand what's happening today." Sorry but you've never read marx if you're saying that. Also check what a former national security advisor has to say on the matter. "capitalistic accumulation itself... constantly produces, and produces in the direct ratio of its own energy and extent, a relatively redundant population of workers" On the spying... The (mass surveillance) by the NSA/others and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK] Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses. [LINK]

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Umn55 · 2015-11 · reference

>I don’t say I disagree, really, but you really ought to dial down the nutty-rant factor just a tad. Nothing nutty about it, you just don't know what is going on in the world and what all the spying is about. [LINK] In his 1970 book Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era, Brzezinski wrote the following. "The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values. Soon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen. These files will be subject to instantaneous retrieval by the authorities." The (mass surveillance) by the NSA and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK] Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses. [LINK]

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Umn55 · 2015-11 · reference

>I don’t say I disagree, really, but you really ought to dial down the nutty-rant factor just a tad. Only seems nutty because you don't know what is going on in the world. The (mass surveillance) by the NSA and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK] Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses. [LINK]

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Umn44 · 2016-01 · reference

"That being the case, these elected officials must know that this won't solve the problem. Except your not understanding why this is happening. You and most americans really are out of the loop about what is going on in the world... right now world leaders fear political awakening of the masses of the planet. The (mass surveillance) by the NSA and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK] Snowden on terrorism/spying. [LINK] Democracy Inc. [LINK] Intereference in other states when the corporations dont get their way [LINK]

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Umn44 · 2016-02 · reference

You are correct... see this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK] Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses. [LINK]

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Umn44 · 2016-02 · reference

>but seriously WTF? Our brains are much worse at reality and thinking than thought. Science on reasoning: [LINK] The (mass surveillance) by the NSA and abuse by law enforcement is just more part and parcel of state suppression of dissent against corporate interests. They're worried that the more people are going to wake up and corporate centers like the US and canada may be among those who also awaken. See this vid with Zbigniew Brzezinski, former United States National Security Advisor. [VIDEO] Brezinski at a press conference [LINK] Major powers, and imposing control over the awakened masses. [LINK] Important: [LINK]

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