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John Rachel has a B.A. in Philosophy, and has written ten novels and six political non-fiction books. His political articles have appeared at OpEdNews, Russia Insider, The Greanville Post, and other alternative media outlets. Since leaving the U.S. in 2006, he has lived in and explored 35 countries. He is now somewhat rooted in a traditional, rural Japanese community about an hour from Osaka, where he lives with his wife of 12 years. You can follow his writing and the evolution of his world view at: https://jdrachel.com "Scribo ergo sum."
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
China Bad I dont want to be simplistic here. But frankly, much of the China bashing comes down to a mouthful of sour grapes. Jealousy gives off a stinky odor, eh?
Saturday, August 30, 2025China Bad I dont want to be simplistic here. But frankly, much of the China bashing comes down to a mouthful of sour grapes. Jealousy gives off a stinky odor, eh?
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
Russia Bad America Good Nothing good about Russia ever makes the cut these days, only the bad, much of it fabricated by the U.S. government itself. Russia Bad! America Good! Nothing is that simple. Unless you're simpleminded.
Saturday, August 30, 2025Russia Bad America Good Nothing good about Russia ever makes the cut these days, only the bad, much of it fabricated by the U.S. government itself. Russia Bad! America Good! Nothing is that simple. Unless you're simpleminded.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Peace? Peace is a warm and fuzzy idea. It's something you can wriggle right up to, get all friendly, pinch its cute little cheeks, coddle it like a newborn, smile for the camera. Yes, peace is really awesome! As long as you don't have to be peaceful.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025Peace? Peace is a warm and fuzzy idea. It's something you can wriggle right up to, get all friendly, pinch its cute little cheeks, coddle it like a newborn, smile for the camera. Yes, peace is really awesome! As long as you don't have to be peaceful.
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Friday, August 22, 2025
Gaza I confront bottomless depths of despair and uncontrollable weeping when I just think about the horrors currently unfolding in Gaza.
Friday, August 22, 2025Gaza I confront bottomless depths of despair and uncontrollable weeping when I just think about the horrors currently unfolding in Gaza.
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Friday, August 22, 2025
The Death of Hulk Hogan Lets give Hulk the credit he deserves. While its doubtful that Hulk Hogan single-handedly was responsible for this profound shift in American politics, he was entirely emblematic of what America has become and now will always be. Hulk Hogan was the Founding Father of the New American Century!
Friday, August 22, 2025The Death of Hulk Hogan Lets give Hulk the credit he deserves. While its doubtful that Hulk Hogan single-handedly was responsible for this profound shift in American politics, he was entirely emblematic of what America has become and now will always be. Hulk Hogan was the Founding Father of the New American Century!
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
What Exactly Does 'United' Mean? Will the ascendancy of factionalism and authoritarian rule in America be its final undoing?
Tuesday, April 29, 2025What Exactly Does 'United' Mean? Will the ascendancy of factionalism and authoritarian rule in America be its final undoing?
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
This Is War A picture is worth a thousand tears. Times 8 billion people. That's an ocean of sorrow.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025This Is War A picture is worth a thousand tears. Times 8 billion people. That's an ocean of sorrow.
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Friday, April 18, 2025
America Has Become Anti-American The irony is sickening. But America has become its own worst enemy.
Friday, April 18, 2025America Has Become Anti-American The irony is sickening. But America has become its own worst enemy.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The Fraud of Endless War There are three fundamental reasons why the U.S. is a belligerent, bullying aggressor. Thus there are three reasons we are perpetually at war. If we the people don't put a stop to this wanton aggression, then the U.S. will destroy itself as a functioning nation.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025The Fraud of Endless War There are three fundamental reasons why the U.S. is a belligerent, bullying aggressor. Thus there are three reasons we are perpetually at war. If we the people don't put a stop to this wanton aggression, then the U.S. will destroy itself as a functioning nation.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
A Simple Peace Candidate Platform The major parties are both pro-war. We need "peace candidates" to run for every major federal office. Here's an idea for the platform of such individuals.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025A Simple Peace Candidate Platform The major parties are both pro-war. We need "peace candidates" to run for every major federal office. Here's an idea for the platform of such individuals.
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
Fool Me Once . . . Of course, I want to have "hope" for a more peaceful world. But hope is not a reliable catalyst for genuine peace. Thanks to Obama, 'hope' is a four-letter word, fuel for snark and cynicism. Let's not get duped by the doublespeak again.
Thursday, March 13, 2025Fool Me Once . . . Of course, I want to have "hope" for a more peaceful world. But hope is not a reliable catalyst for genuine peace. Thanks to Obama, 'hope' is a four-letter word, fuel for snark and cynicism. Let's not get duped by the doublespeak again.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Sovereignty? Is all of this talk in America about respecting sovereignty a joke? With Trump's recent tongue-lashing of Zelensky at their meeting in Washington DC, social media is now flooded with anguished cries about Ukraine's sovereignty and how the U.S. must stand up to Russia's empire-building invasion. People are saying Russia's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty must be punished. Hypocrisy apparently is viewed as a winning strategy.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025Sovereignty? Is all of this talk in America about respecting sovereignty a joke? With Trump's recent tongue-lashing of Zelensky at their meeting in Washington DC, social media is now flooded with anguished cries about Ukraine's sovereignty and how the U.S. must stand up to Russia's empire-building invasion. People are saying Russia's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty must be punished. Hypocrisy apparently is viewed as a winning strategy.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
No Excuses. No Compromises. No Fear. No Forgiveness. There are crimes and abominations for which forgiveness is not possible. We're long long overdue. Time to arrest, indict, try, convict, and sentence.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025No Excuses. No Compromises. No Fear. No Forgiveness. There are crimes and abominations for which forgiveness is not possible. We're long long overdue. Time to arrest, indict, try, convict, and sentence.
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Brainwashing Is Not a Form of Personal Hygiene Ignorance is not bliss. Being brainwashed is not just an immediate risk, but bears the potential for irreversible damage. Our environment of misinformation, disinformation, false narratives, deep fakes, shallow fakes, manufactured consent cumulatively amount to a cyber lobotomy.
Saturday, February 15, 2025Brainwashing Is Not a Form of Personal Hygiene Ignorance is not bliss. Being brainwashed is not just an immediate risk, but bears the potential for irreversible damage. Our environment of misinformation, disinformation, false narratives, deep fakes, shallow fakes, manufactured consent cumulatively amount to a cyber lobotomy.
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
The Boll Weevil Bluegrass Band Performs "War Is Making Us Poor" Get out your straw hats! Time drink some moonshine while you listen to the Boll Weevil Bluegrass Band, singing out against war. Remember, 'war' spelled backwards is 'raw'. Raw raw raw hee-haw!
Saturday, February 8, 2025The Boll Weevil Bluegrass Band Performs "War Is Making Us Poor" Get out your straw hats! Time drink some moonshine while you listen to the Boll Weevil Bluegrass Band, singing out against war. Remember, 'war' spelled backwards is 'raw'. Raw raw raw hee-haw!
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Friday, February 7, 2025
GUI . . . drunk on power! We all know what DUI is. It's driving under the influence of intoxicating beverages and/or recreational drugs. GUI stands for 'governing under the influence'. GUI is an intoxication not unlike DUI. I guess that's what 'drunk on power' means. But let's not forget who gets to step up to the bar and who is consigned to foraging through the dumpster behind the "club".
Friday, February 7, 2025GUI . . . drunk on power! We all know what DUI is. It's driving under the influence of intoxicating beverages and/or recreational drugs. GUI stands for 'governing under the influence'. GUI is an intoxication not unlike DUI. I guess that's what 'drunk on power' means. But let's not forget who gets to step up to the bar and who is consigned to foraging through the dumpster behind the "club".
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Friday, February 7, 2025
US Economic Reports Are Sounding Like Mother Goose Do you feel good? Informed? Optimistic? Giddy? If you do, it means you're not paying attention. At least you're not paying attention to the reality of our economic situation. But there will come a point, when it's all you'll be able to see, think about, talk about.
Friday, February 7, 2025US Economic Reports Are Sounding Like Mother Goose Do you feel good? Informed? Optimistic? Giddy? If you do, it means you're not paying attention. At least you're not paying attention to the reality of our economic situation. But there will come a point, when it's all you'll be able to see, think about, talk about.
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Friday, January 31, 2025
President Dwight Eisenhower Warned Us . . . We Should Have Listened Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, in his farewell address at the end of his presidency, warned us about the danger of the military-industrial-complex. The MIC has now become the biggest threat to America's security.
Friday, January 31, 2025President Dwight Eisenhower Warned Us . . . We Should Have Listened Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, in his farewell address at the end of his presidency, warned us about the danger of the military-industrial-complex. The MIC has now become the biggest threat to America's security.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
"Every gun that is made, every warship that is launched -- What happens when democracy is corrupted? What happens when the people are marginalized, and an autocratic elite imposes perpetual war on a helpless citizenry? PERPETUAL WAR! It's only going to get worse, unless we the people do something!
Wednesday, January 29, 2025"Every gun that is made, every warship that is launched -- What happens when democracy is corrupted? What happens when the people are marginalized, and an autocratic elite imposes perpetual war on a helpless citizenry? PERPETUAL WAR! It's only going to get worse, unless we the people do something!
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
War is making us poor? 'Poor' is a relative term. The US constantly trumpets itself as the richest country in the world, the richest country in history! And via carefully compiled spread sheets prepared by neoliberal economists, we can find strong evidence for the claim. However, facts on the ground for millions of American citizens, tell a different story.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025War is making us poor? 'Poor' is a relative term. The US constantly trumpets itself as the richest country in the world, the richest country in history! And via carefully compiled spread sheets prepared by neoliberal economists, we can find strong evidence for the claim. However, facts on the ground for millions of American citizens, tell a different story.
