The US Government Lies Constantly, And The Burden Of Proof Is On The Accuser

written by caitlin johnstonesunday january 5, 2020


Over the last 48 hours I’ve been splitting my free time between (A) learning as much as I possibly can about the US assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and (B) arguing with people online who are uncritically swallowing US government claims about why that assassination was necessary. I always engage such political debates because they’re a valuable source of information on what propaganda narratives people are buying into, and therefore which propaganda narratives need to be addressed.

What has been made abundantly clear from this particular engagement is that those who have bought into the Trump administration’s completely unsubstantiated claims about Soleimani are sincerely unaware that they have unquestioningly bought into unsubstantiated US government narratives. People tend to get their information from tightly insulated echo chambers, and if you inhabit an echo chamber that supports the current president all you’ll get is a bunch of officials, pundits and reporters saying in a confident-sounding tone of voice that Soleimani needed to be taken out. Since they’re surrounded by chatter affirming that Soleimani had attacked America and/or posed an imminent threat in the near future, they assume that chatter must be based on some actual facts in evidence.

It is not.


http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/january/05/the-us-government-lies-constantly-and-the-burden-of-proof-is-on-the-accuser/?fbclid=IwAR38O7n-NA67wHsED9RCEgqgOH-kgj8GWuZc2i2maFtBZdNSX9Djx1Z3Jsk

BUT WHEN WILL DEAD BRAINS STOP BELIEVING ANYTHING SERIAL LIAR U.S GOVERNMENT SAYS?

Its a tough world and I believe the decisions of the US to unilaterally carry out attacks on any soil is an act of aggression. Let both countries withdraw from Iraq and fight on each others soil instead of further destroying Iraq. Let their citizens know what war looks like then I believe they'll think twice before supporting tyranny and occupation of another mans land.