

JOHNSTONE
Caitlin Johnstone and Tim Foley
Readings of all Caitlin Johnstone's articles, usually by her co-writer Tim Foley.
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Jun 20, 2024 • 6min
Our Propagandized Society Is Like A Sick Man Who Doesn't Know He's Sick
We're in a burning house, and the people inside don't believe it's on fire and think you're a crazy crackpot for saying it is. There are a whole lot of necessary solutions to that problem that are going to have to follow from that point like getting everyone outside, getting the fire extinguished, finding a place to stay, getting the house rebuilt, replacing all the stuff that you lost, and getting everyone's life back to normal. But the very first order of business is pointing to the flames and the smoke until people believe you. Everything else follows from there.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 19, 2024 • 6min
Everything In Our Civilization Is Stacked To Keep Us Believing The Propaganda
It's not so much that people buy into the mainstream propaganda worldview because humans are dumb, or because humans are selfish. Primarily, people buy into the mainstream propaganda worldview because humans are lazy.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 18, 2024 • 6min
The US Is Preparing For WWIII While Expanding Draft Registration
So I guess we should probably talk about the way NATO powers are rapidly escalating toward hot war with Russia at the same time the US is expanding its draft policies to make it easier to force more Americans go and fight in a giant war.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 18, 2024 • 5min
We've Seen This "Antisemitism Crisis On The Left" Script Before
It sure is a crazy coincidence how western politicians and media always start urgently telling us about an invisible epidemic of left wing antisemitism every time western military ties to Israel are subjected to widespread public scrutiny.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 18, 2024 • 5min
Making October 7 About Antisemitism To Hide Israel's Abuses
They keep telling you October 7 happened because Hamas hates Jews because they don't want you asking questions about Israel's actions which provoked the attack.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 15, 2024 • 4min
"I Ain't Reading All That; Free Palestine"
The meme enrages Israel supporters because Israel apologia depends on mountains of verbiage to spin obvious atrocities as reasonable and appropriate. At some point the kids noticed this was happening, and started dismissing all the narratives.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 14, 2024 • 4min
Behold The World Gently
The dead children don't affect me like they used to.
The images. The videos. They still disturb and horrify, but not like they did in the beginning. Not anywhere close.
And, honestly, I hate it. I hate that that part of me has been stolen.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 14, 2024 • 7min
Spreading The Fiction Of An Antisemitism Epidemic On The Left
If you are helping to validate the completely fictional narrative that there is an epidemic of antisemitism on the political left, you are a facilitator of Israeli atrocities. You are helping the imperial war machine murder children.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 12, 2024 • 9min
When The Powerful Control Public Opinion, Elections Aren't Real
In a capitalist system, those who control the capital control what ideas and information will be ingested by most people. In a democratic system of government - even one with a rock solid voting system and no money allowed in politics - this will always give the wealthy the ability to rig elections by manipulating public opinion using propaganda.
Reading by Tim Foley.

Jun 12, 2024 • 3min
Give New York To The Mormons
The state of New York should be given to the Mormons, since that's where Joseph Smith founded Mormonism. All other faiths in the new nation that shall be known as Mormonland must either leave or accept the fact that their homes and property will be taken by Mormons, that they will be displaced to undesirable parts of Mormonland, and that they will be treated as second-class citizens at best and as vermin in need of extermination at worst.
Reading by Tim Foley.