Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts
Just as Karl Marx claimed that History had chosen the proletariat, neoconservatives claim that History has chosen America. Just as the Nazis proclaimed “Deutschland uber alles,” neoconservatives proclaim “America uber alles.” In September 2013 President Obama actually stood before the United Nations and declared, “I believe America is exceptional.”
Germany’s political leaders and those in Great Britain, France, and throughout Europe, Canada, Australia, and Japan also believe that America is exceptional, which means better than they are. That’s why these countries are Washington’s vassals. They accept their inferiority to the Exceptional Country — the USA — and follow its leadership.
It is unlikely that the Chinese think that a handful of White People are exceptional in anything except their diminutive numbers. The populations of Asia, Africa, and South America dwarf those that comprise Washington’s Empire.
Neither do the Russians believe that the US is exceptional. Putin’s response to Obama’s claim of American superiority was: “God created us equal.” Putin added: “It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.”
If all countries are exceptional, the word loses its meaning. If America is exceptional, it means others are inferior for lacking this designation. Inferiors have less rights and can be bullied into submission or bombed into oblivion.
The Exceptional Country is above all the others and, therefore, doesn’t have to be concerned about how it treats them. Obviously, Americans and their vassals think America is exceptional as the millions of people murdered, maimed, and dislocated by Washington’s wars in eight countries in the 21st century has not resulted in condemnation of Washington. Merkel, Hollande, Cameron and the puppets in Canada, Australia, and Japan still suck up, holding tight to Washington.
Instead, Russia and Iran, countries that, unlike the US, are not militarily aggressive, are portrayed in the White People’s Media as threats and are condemned.
The White Media claims, and has claimed since February 2014, that there are Russian tanks and troops in Ukraine. Putin has pointed out that if this indeed was the case, Kiev and Western Ukraine would have fallen to the Russian invasion early last year. Kiev has been unable to defeat the small breakaway republics in eastern and southern Ukraine and would stand no chance against the Russian military.
Recently a brave news organization made fun of the White Media’s claim that Russian tanks have been pouring into Ukraine for 14 months. The parody pictured Ukraine at a standstill. All traffic on all roads and residential streets is blocked by Russian tanks. All parking places, including sidewalks and people’s front and rear gardens have tanks piled upon tanks. The entire country is immobilized in gridlock.
Although a few have fun making fun of the gullible people who believe the White Media, the situation is nevertheless serious as it concerns life on planet Earth.
There is little sign that Washington and its vassals care about life on Earth. Recently, the largest political group in the European Parliament–the European People’s Party–expressed a cavalier opinion about life on Earth. We know this, because, if we can trust Euractive, an online EU news source, the majority EU party believes that declaring the EU’s readiness for nuclear war is one of the best steps to deter Russia from further aggression. http://www.unian.info/politics/1070675-meps-believe-eu-should-be-ready-for-nuclear-war.html The aggression to be stopped by Europe’s declaration of its readiness for armageddon is the alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the “further aggression” is Putin’s alleged intention of reestablishing the Soviet Empire.
It must be disappointing to the Russian government to see that leaders of the European Union prefer to endorse nuclear war than to challenge Washington’s propaganda.
When I read that the governing party in the European Parliament thought non-existent aggression had to be stopped by a declaration of readiness for nuclear war, I realized that money could buy any and every thing, even the life of the planet. The European People’s Party was speaking in behalf of Washington’s propaganda, not in behalf of Europe. Europe’s nuclear war with Russia would end instantly with the destruction of every European capital.
The crazed vice-president of the European People’s Party, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski revealed who the real aggressor is when he declared: “Time of talk and persuasion with Russia is over. Now it’s time for a tough policy.”
Clearly, the European Parliament is a great danger to life on the planet. Is it realistic to think that Russia will allow herself to become a concubine of Washington?
Dumb Fucks wanted to move the NATO Border. Used the CIA To stage a coup and gave been blaming Putin since then. Our media plays right along. Now our warmongers want ww3 with Russia.
The psychopaths in charge are taking stupidity to a new level.
Despite having a connotation of superiority, exceptional doesn’t technically mean superior. It means exceptional. There are many ways that America has historically been exceptional (and sometimes superior). Instituting our republican form of government was sufficiently exceptional that other countries have emulated it. We’ve punched way above our weight when it comes to inventions and technological developments, whether the light bulb, the phone, refrigeration … down to the transistor, the internet, wysiwyg displays, smart phones, etc. We’ll always be the first country that landed on the moon. Of course none of this means we’ll retain our edge. We may have lost it already. And our policy in Ukraine is nuts. We never should have allowed – much less encouraged – expansion of NATO. At this point NATO is a joke. Turkey supports ISIS, after all.
Australia relies in large part on the US for military support. It is not that Australia believes the US is exceptional so much as it needs its support.
In other words, Australia can’t count on any country to defend it – with the exception of the Ufited States.
I think we’ve raised greed and hubris to exceptional levels.
Humanity and capitalism are perhaps strange bed-fellows. We invent the light bulb that last decades and then invent a light bulb that requires more frequent replacement – planned obsolescence – so more resources can be exploited, more BS jobs can be created and more profit generated.
Where is there anything healthy in that?
How is there anything exceptional about the waste, fraud and greed that define our evolution?
America is being looted, but instead of by black gangs, it is being looted by financial institutions, the military contractors, neocons and zionists, as well as the FSA (which also includes seniors, agribusiness, government employee unions and anyone else who sucks off the federal tit.
At least the black gangs don’t pretend they’re doing it for your own good.
Good points, Dr. Roberts, and if I may pose a question….perhaps those pulling the strings AREN’T Human? That sure it what it looks like to me (and others).
LLPOH. China has bought large swaths of Australia. In the next big war China will occupy the land down under. Learn Mandarin it will come in very handy and or get yourself a pen of Brumbys so you can head for the outback.