" In the United States, we dislike the word " nationalism" and so, hypocritically, we call it other things: "American exceptionalism, " for example, or a "belief in American greatness." We also argue about it as if it were something rational--Mitt Romney wrote a book that put forth the "case for American greatness"--rather than acknowledging that nationalism is fundamentally emotional. In truth, you can't really make "the case" for nationalism; you can only inculcate it, teach it to children, cultivate it at public events." - Anne Applebaum
This article is the first in a series opening up the subject of election manipulation and how people with stronger ties to foreign countries than to the US are putting up the candidates we vote for and controlling foreign policy. Both are bad ideas.
Part 2 shows clearly and horrifically just how far the support has gone from "our" democratically elected presidents to these constituents regardless of what US laws are.
" The breathtaking record of perfidy is so mutated in the public mind, wrote the late Harold Pinter, that it "never happened "Nothing ever happened. Even while it was happening it wasn't happening. It didn't matter. It was of no interest. It didn't matter -- - Harold Pinter
Another way of putting this is 1+1=2. Do the math.
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