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Since November 2022, a number of important European leaders – Olaf Scholz of Germany (November 2022), Pedro Sanchez of Spain (March 2023), Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, and Emmanuel Macron of France – have visited China in what can be considered a policy move that clearly contradicts concerted US attempts at “do-coupling” […]
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US RESTRICT ACT: All-out Communist-fascist Boot-Stomping Dictatorship-legislation!
April 18th, 2023 
Awake GoyIt is as if the president-elect, Joe Biden, who promised to bring together instead of divide, has not missed many opportunities to divide an already polarized country even more. Now The US government under the guise of National Security is threatening to go all-out communist-fascist boot-stomping dictatorship—not in words but deeds. The much-touted RESTRICT ACT […]
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No Comments »Second “Summit for Democracy”
April 5th, 2023 Awake GoyThe Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […]
Thailand’s Election Is Filled With These Controversial Characters. Here’s What You Need to Know.
March 23rd, 2023 Awake GoyVoters are finally gearing up for Thailand’s general election, set to take place on May 14, after months of speculation. On Monday, Thailand’s parliament was dissolved, setting the stage for a showdown mainly between military-backed conservatives and their pro-democracy opponents. As 52 million eligible voters head to the polls in May, they’ll be voting in […]
Posted in democracy, election Tags: characters, controversial, election, filled, Thailand, these No Comments »GOP Representatives Demand ‘Transparency’ over DoD ‘Wokeness’ Harming Army Recruitment
February 27th, 2023 Awake GoyWarning of a “major threat to democracy,” Republican Reps. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Jim Banks (R-IN) are demanding “transparency” regarding the effects of the Department of Defense’s “wokeness” — which they blame for undermining the military’s apolitical character and harming recruitment, which is at a “historic” low. In an alarming letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of […]
Posted in democracy Tags: demand, harming, recruitment, representatives, transparency, wokeness No Comments »Erdogan slams The Economist Magazine
January 22nd, 2023 Awake GoyOn a question about the cover story of The Economist magazine, Erdogan said it is not up to a British magazine to determine the faith of Turkey. “The fate of the country is determined only by my people, and not by The Economist,” Erdoğan said. But, as the paper points out, “the longer Mr Erdogan… […]
Everybody in, nobody out
December 22nd, 2022 Awake GoyA democratic society means that everyone, including the poor, has a say in how our lives are lived and workplaces organized. Source
The Constitution as free-for-all, a la carte buffet
December 9th, 2022 Awake GoyImage Credit: Getty Images, Chet Strange/Getty Images For Trump the world’s an endless buffetAnd life a continuous birthday,Where he first grabs goodies galore,Because he never stops keeping score. And if a hindrance stops his flow,No sweat for lord braggadocio;Self-awarded the full royal choice,Engorging stuff that makes him rejoice. For him, no other earthlings matterExcept to […]
100+ groups urge Congress to back Sanders’ Yemen War Powers Resolution
December 9th, 2022 Awake GoyImage Credit: Peace Action A coalition of more than 100 advocacy, faith-based, and news organizations on Wednesday urged members of Congress to adopt Sen. Bernie Sanders’ War Powers Resolution to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, where the recent expiry of a temporary cease-fire has renewed suffering in one of the world’s […]
Craig “Pasta” Jardula Interview – Intl. Election Observation & Discussing Whether Democracy Exists
October 11th, 2022 Awake GoyPodcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: Email | RSS Joining me today on Moving Target is Craig “Pasta” Jardula, here to discuss his international election observation, what he has seen, and why this is important. We will also get into more of a philosophical discussion about elections in general and whether […]
Posted in democracy, voting Tags: craig, discussing, election, interview, jardula, observation, pasta No Comments »UK: Fragmentation and decline under conservative rule
September 23rd, 2022 Awake GoyAfter 12 bleak years of various Conservative governments, led by inadequate Prime Ministers, the UK is on its knees. Democracy is under attack like never before; the disaster of Brexit, which has resulted in a catalogue of negatives including social polarization, isolationism and rabid tribalism. Years of grinding austerity, under investment in public services, frozen […]
Hungary Deprived of EU Aid Funds worth of Billions Due to Corruption
September 19th, 2022 Awake GoyDue to worries about corruption, the European Commission on Sunday suggested withholding $7.5 billion in payments intended for Hungary. According to Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the suspension is intended to defend the Union’s financial situation. The commissioner told reporters that today’s decision “clearly demonstrates the Commission’s willingness to defend the EU budget, and […]
Hungary Deprived of EU Aid Funds worth of Billions Due to Corruption
September 19th, 2022 Awake GoyDue to worries about corruption, the European Commission on Sunday suggested withholding $7.5 billion in payments intended for Hungary. According to Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the suspension is intended to defend the Union’s financial situation. The commissioner told reporters that today’s decision “clearly demonstrates the Commission’s willingness to defend the EU budget, and […]
Hungary Deprived of EU Aid Funds worth of Billions Due to Corruption
September 19th, 2022 Awake GoyDue to worries about corruption, the European Commission on Sunday suggested withholding $7.5 billion in payments intended for Hungary. According to Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the suspension is intended to defend the Union’s financial situation. The commissioner told reporters that today’s decision “clearly demonstrates the Commission’s willingness to defend the EU budget, and […]
Hungary Deprived of EU Aid Funds worth of Billions Due to Corruption
September 19th, 2022 Awake GoyDue to worries about corruption, the European Commission on Sunday suggested withholding $7.5 billion in payments intended for Hungary. According to Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the suspension is intended to defend the Union’s financial situation. The commissioner told reporters that today’s decision “clearly demonstrates the Commission’s willingness to defend the EU budget, and […]
WATCH: President Biden Says ‘Democracy’ 31 Times in Speech Targeting ‘MAGA Republicans’
September 2nd, 2022 Awake GoyPresident Joe Biden (D) said the word “democracy” 31 times during a speech delivered Thursday evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden’s remarks touched on the “dangers” former President Donald Trump and his supporters posed to democracy, according to Breitbart News. He stated toward the end of his speech: I believe the soul is the breath, the […]
Three tons of fascism with a bull bar
August 5th, 2022 Awake GoyFuming at the rest of us, Democracy, and the Earth. Source
The Controversy Around Tunisian President’s Draft Constitution
July 25th, 2022 Awake GoyOn July 25, a national referendum will be held in Tunisia to vote on the draft of a new constitution being presented by President Kais Saied. The move has faced criticism from political players representing workers’ voices in Tunisia, with numerous parties calling for a boycott of the upcoming referendum. Why is the constitution facing […]
Posted in democracy Tags: around, Constitution, controversy, draft, president, tunisian No Comments »When People Know Power Ultimately Lies in Themselves, That’s Real Democracy
July 24th, 2022 Awake GoyBY RHODA WILSON ON JULY 20, 2022 • ( 8 COMMENTS ) What is politics, but the way human groups make collective decisions? The barriers to solving any of the world’s problems are political, not technical. If there is no political hope, then there is no hope, period. Where is hope to be found? Pardon the cliché—it is to be found in […]
Posted in democracy, power, Uncategorized Tags: democracy, people, power, themselves, ultimately No Comments »MYTH of Democracy: Slovenia Legalizes Gay Marriage Despite Population Voting Against it 3 Times
July 20th, 2022 Awake GoySlovenia’s Constitutional Court has legalized gay marriage and gay adoption despite the country’s population voting against it in three separate national referendums. The country became the first former communist eastern bloc country to legalize homosexual marriage, but it did so in complete violation of the democratic will of the people. “On July 8, six judges […]
Posted in democracy, Religion Tags: democracy, despite, legalizes, marriage, Population, slovenia, voting No Comments »Biden Ditches God: ‘Atheism Is Now the American Dream’
July 6th, 2022 Awake GoyPresident Joe Biden has angered millions of Americans after he announced plans to ditch God and “promote atheism” instead. A group of Republicans, led by Rep. Jim Banks, are demanding answers over a program launched by the Biden administration that aims to “promote atheism worldwide.” Biden’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s (DRL) grant […]
Democrats Are Not Going to ‘Vote Harder,’ Primaries Show
July 1st, 2022 Awake GoyShortly after a draft Supreme Court decision leaked suggesting the court would overturn Roe v Wade, the White House released a statement that read in part, “if the Court does overturn Roe, it will fall on our nation’s elected officials at all levels of government to protect a woman’s right to choose. And it will […]
When billionaires don’t pay taxes, people ‘lose faith in democracy’
March 1st, 2022 Awake GoyLast year, ProPublica began publishing “The Secret IRS Files,” a series that has used a vast trove of never-before-seen tax information on the wealthiest Americans to examine their tax avoidance maneuvers. Since then, the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress have been trying to close loopholes in the code and raise taxes on the rich […]
What Are The Fundamental Differences Between Capitalist And Socialist Democracy?
December 21st, 2021 Awake GoyAbove Photo: Hand flips a dice and changes the word “Socialism” to “Capitalism”, or vice versa. (Fokusiert / Getty Images). Staying True To The Theme Of Democracy, This Article Is An Amended Speech That Analyzes The Differences Between Capitalist Vs. Socialist Democracies And Advocates A Defense Of The Latter. The United States hosted a “Summit […]
Posted in democracy Tags: between, capitalist, democracy, differences, fundamental, socialist No Comments »America’s struggle at home
December 16th, 2021 Awake GoyAlmost a year after Joe Biden’s narrow election victory over Donald Trump, the United States remains on a knife-edge. Many political outcomes are possible. These range from the gradual economic and political reform that Biden is seeking to the subversion of elections and constitutional rule that Trump attempted last January—and that he and the Republican […]
Biden’s ‘Summit for Democracy’ is a vile circus for new Cold War
December 16th, 2021 Awake GoyU.S. President Joe Biden’s two-day “summit for democracy” was a farce even before it began this week. Now it has turned into a vile circus for Cold War hostility that greatly threatens world democracy, human rights and peace—the very antithesis of what the hubristic Americans claim. On the second day of this video conference hosted […]
US Shouldn’t Be Invited To Summit For Democracy, Let Alone Be Its Host
December 10th, 2021 Awake GoyAbove Photo: President Joe Biden listens as he meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 15, 2021. Susan Walsh / AP. In Every One Of The Countries The United States Has Intervened In Over The Past Decades, Anti-Democratic Means Are Almost Always Used Towards […]
Nicaragua’s Evidence-Based Democracy Threatens US Oppression
December 8th, 2021 Awake GoyAbove Photo: President Daniel Ortega shown dancing with musicians and supporters at the first public event after his and Vice President, Rosario Murillo’s reelection on November 8. Lauren Smith. Domestically and Abroad. Despite Washington’s best effort to derail Nicaragua’s electoral process through hybrid warfare, strong voter turnout resulted in a decisive victory by the Sandinista National […]
Posted in democracy Tags: based, democracy, evidence, nicaragua, oppression, threatens No Comments »Next Steps In Recovering Democracy In Honduras After Historic Left Victory
December 7th, 2021 Awake Goy[embedded content] Following Xiomara Castro’s victory in the Honduran elections, Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, Coordinator, COPINH, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about what this means for people’s movements in the country. She talks about the government’s plans in its first 100 days, what movements like COPINH think are the next steps for rebuilding democracy, and more. Source
Posted in democracy Tags: after, democracy, historic, honduras, recovering, steps, victory No Comments »Seven Day March In Defense Of Democracy Concludes In Bolivia
December 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy March for the Homeland reached the Bolivian city of La Paz on November 29 after covering a distance of more than 180km over seven days. March for the Homeland reached the Bolivian city of La Paz on November 29 after covering a distance of more than 180km over seven days. Over a million people […]
