The idea that Israel is controlling the US, or that this is Trump's fault, is just damage control for the US Empire (lemmygrad.ml)

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I'm seeing a lot of commentators arguing that the tail is wagging the dog, downplaying the USA's role in all this. Israel is a creation of the West and this war against Iran is in line with everything the USA has done over the centuries. Let's not act like poor USA is being bullied by Israel.

Secondly, many are blaming Trump. This is classic scapegoating and only serves to distract people from the fact that the ENTIRE US government is corrupt. By pointing the finger at an individual, they are reinforcing the lie that democracy exists in the USA and that people only need to vote the right person in next time.

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[-] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Who owns the Military Industrial Complex? Who owns the corporations? WHOSE INTERESTS ARE THEY?

If you live in the USA and you haven't studied USA history critically, beyond what you were taught in school, then you really don't understand it at all. I get that Citizens United is a tempting scapegoat, but it was not better before that; all Citizens United did was strip away some of the pretense.