TonyWicher
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Patrick Henningsen has just returned from Iran. From his account, Iran is the most democratic country in the world, and its people are solidly behind the government they voted for on every level, from local to national. That is why they have successfully resisted sanctions and every attempt at regime change for 47 years. The Supreme Leader is something like a one-man Supreme Court who interprets the constitution of the Islamic Republic and decides what is and is not constitutional, but does not interfere in most executive decisions and political campaigns. Unlike Western countries, Iran does not have an oligarchy that makes all the important decisions behind the scenes. It is blessed by not having one single billionaire. Its politicians actually represent the interests of its people.
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Mr Henningsen asks “What are the rewards for America”? For the nation or 99.9% of its people, nothing. But for the super-rich – the US oligarchs – there are hoped-for rewards. ‘”Why, of course, the people don’t want war,” Goering shrugged. “Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally, the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That… Read more »