A Principled Stand
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‘I’m for the truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.’
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Malcolm X
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Malcolm X (left) said that he was for the truth, no matter who tells it. He also noted that he was for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole. US President Donald Trump (right) has announced four initiatives to promote peace & ‘reign in’ (or at least shift the attention of) the US military-industrial complex.
With what Malcolm X said in mind, those who take a principled & non-hypocritical stand must support these shifts in US foreign policy (towards a less interventionist approach) and a reduction in military spending.
Before anyone calls us pro-Trump, let us assure them that we’re not. Unlike many UK-based capitalists, imperialists, jingoists & reactionaries we’re not Trump groupies.
Picture Credits – Malcolm X: https://www.motherlode.tv/politics/malcolmx.html
Donald Trump: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Finsidebitcoins.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FDonald-Trump.png&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=2018d40ab0579da11a506dd0290c72cb53796ec68305e6355bc4766ea313b41c
AS NATIONAL LIBERALS, we must take a principled & non-hypocritical stand on all matters. But being principled makes us very unpopular, particularly for those who rely on MSM to form their opinions.
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Fortunately, we’re not the political equivalent of some form of TV popularity show. And neither do we want to be. We will never abandon our principles for the art of speaking out of both sides of our mouth at the same time.
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(Indeed, we’d even go as far as saying that we’d rather be disliked, as opposed to not adhering to our principles. The latter would greatly bother us indeed.)
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With the above in mind & the quote from Malcolm X about telling the truth, we support four recent initiatives from the Trump Administration. All of these relate to promoting peace & maybe even some form of ‘reigning in’ (or shifting attention) of the US military-industrial complex.
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US MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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(For those who don’t know, the US military-industrial complex refers to the incestuous network of relationships between the US armed forces, government policymakers, and defence contractors. This term, popularised by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell address, describes how these interconnected groups can influence national policy, government spending, and military actions to benefit the interests of defence industries. The concern is that this alliance may promote excessive military spending and engagement in conflicts, often prioritising economic and political gain over diplomatic solutions or peaceful alternatives. In a nutshell, war is a money-making scam. The US military–industrial complex makes a small fortune supplying weapons to blow ‘troublesome’ sovereign nations to smithereens. They make an even bigger fortune rebuilding what they’ve just destroyed.)
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The first initiative relates to the phone call between Trump & President Vladimir Putin. At root – and as much as some people don’t like it – this act represents one democratically-elected president (Trump) talking to another ‘democratically-elected’ president (Putin).
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It also represents the first small step in trying to help end the war in Ukraine. (The obvious downside to this is that it gives Trump – a Christian Zionist – more time & money to support Israel’s offensive on the Palestinians.). Of course we have to await what any peace deal consists of i.e. whether Russia benefits ‘too much’.
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We feel that reestablishing talks and trying to improve relations with Russia is very much a move in the right direction. Hopefully, it’ll signal the shifting of U.S. policy away from Europe. We can also but dream that the US will stop interfering in the internal affairs of sovereign nations all over the world.
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CIA FRONT ORGANISATION?
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The second initiative was equally important in our eyes. Here, Trump ended all funding to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
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For those who don’t know, the NED is officially a non-governmental organisation funded by the U.S. Congress to promote democracy abroad. However, some critics argue that its activities closely align with U.S. foreign policy interests and resemble operations traditionally conducted by the likes of the Central intelligence Agency (CIA). Others would go further and believe that the NED is a CIA front organisation.
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Many people believe that the CIA – aided & abetted by the NED – are behind the endless regime change operations, colour revolutions, & (as we noted above) the meddling in the internal affairs of sovereign nations all over the world.
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Even putting a small dent in the NEDs armour is a welcome plus for peace.
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TROOPS OUT
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Trump’s third initiative is to pull all US troops out of Syria. Indeed, many people wonder why the US had a small military presence in Syria for nearly ten years.
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As we all know, until his fall in December, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad enjoyed massive Russian support. According to this BBC report (1) from seven years ago, over 63,000 Russian military personnel has seen action there. It’s also been estimated that between 5,000 and 8,000 (Iranian-backed) Hezbollah fighters had been pitted against the various Islamist factions.
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Given the above figures, 2,000 US troops are a drop in the ocean. So why were they there & what were they up to?
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The last initiative was Trump’s observation that “There’s no reason for us to be building brand new nuclear weapons. We already have so many you could destroy the world 50 times over or 100 times over.”
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He then seemed to suggest that US military spending could be cut by half and ruled out the need to build more nuclear weapons.
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TRUMP-INSPIRED SHIFTS?
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Once again, we feel that Trump seems to want to ‘reign in’ (or at least shift the attention) of the US military-industrial complex. How else are we to understand these Trump-inspired shifts in US foreign policy (towards a less interventionist approach) and a reduction in military spending?
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We kicked off this article by stating that we must take a principled & non-hypocritical stand on all matters. We believe that we’ve demonstrated that with our analysis of Trump’s four initiatives.
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Before anyone calls us pro-Trump, let us assure them that we’re not. Unlike many UK-based capitalists, imperialists, jingoists & reactionaries we’re not Trump groupies. However, we feel he may be a slightly more complex character than meets the eye.
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People tend to fixate over his appearance – orange skin, peroxide hair and sausage fingers. They also obsess about his blunt & bombastic nature, but we wonder how much of this is put on. Remember, it takes a wise man to play the fool!
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All we know of him is what MSM reports – and we don’t trust them (and their vested interests) at all.
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The only thing we can say with certainty about Trump is that he ‘says it as he sees it.’ He appears honest to the point of rudeness – in that he doesn’t ‘dress up’ what he wants with fancy words. This is probably because he’s a National Capitalist & everything is about making money, preferably wrapped in the Stars and Stripes!
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Date: February 18, 2025
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