Mastodawn

excellent new ep of #TheDigRadio :

"Aslı Bâli, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Nicholas Mulder on the #economicWarfare unfolding with the US-Israeli #warOnIran—and beyond."

https://thedigradio.com/podcast/economic-warfare-w-asli-bali-esfandyar-batmanghelidj-nicholas-mulder/
#Iran #IranWar #USpol #USMiddleEastPolicy #imperialism #politicalEconomy #geopolitics #sanctions #USsanctions #sanctionsOnIran #dollarImperialism

Economic Warfare w/ Aslı Bâli, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Nicholas Mulder

Featuring Aslı Bâli, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Nicholas Mulder on the economic warfare unfolding with the US-Israeli war on Iran—and beyond.

The Dig

Markus Feilner Dec 26

"The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03 saw a naval blockade of several months imposed against Venezuela by Britain, Germany and Italy because of President Cipriano Castro's refusal to pay foreign debts and damages suffered by European citizens in a recent Venezuelan civil war.[citation needed] Castro assumed that the United States' Monroe Doctrine would see that the U.S. prevent European military intervention..." 1/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations
#venezuela #USA #Imperialism #Dollarimperialism #colonializm

United States–Venezuela relations - Wikipedia

Kalvin Carefour Johnny Apr 13, 2025

The U.S. markets itself as the 'model democracy,' but let’s dissect reality:

1. Political Violence: Assassination attempts (Trump 2024, Reagan 1981), Capitol riots (2021), and 600+ mass shootings in 2023 alone.

2. Billionaire Rule: 90% of elections won by the candidate with more funding (Princeton study). Elon Musk, Koch Bros, and BlackRock dictate policy.

3. Dollar Dictatorship: Sanctions on 30+ countries for rejecting USD (Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan)—economic warfare masked as 'diplomacy.'

4. Rigged Systems: Electoral College overrides popular vote (Bush 2000, Trump 2016), Super PAC dark money, and felony disenfranchisement (millions blocked from voting).

Meanwhile, China doesn’t pretend to be a democracy—it prioritizes:
- Sovereignty (no sanctions for refusing yuan).
- Development (lifted 800M from poverty).
- Non-interference (unlike U.S. coups in 50+ nations).

Malaysia’s flaws? Gerrymandering, party-hopping. America’s flaws? Guns, oligarchs, and forcing the world into submission. Who’s really unstable?

#USHypocrisy #ChinaDevelopment #DollarImperialism #PoliticalViolence #BillionaireRule #RiggedElections #SanctionedNations #CapitolRiots #MassShootings #ElectoralCollege #DarkMoney #FelonyDisenfranchisement #PovertyAlleviation #NonInterference #MalaysiaBoleh #Gerrymandering #PartyHopping #Oligarchs