Caveat On Accusations
It's important that all be aware that the angst expressed within the pages of DMS&UY targets establishment-serving elites as well as establishment mechanisms and institutions, not populations—unless deserved and stated—albeit with a particular focus placed on the US elites and the Military-Industrial Complex-led/embodied establishment, and any mindset that supports and excuses these, this being so for the simple reason that it is they who possess and apply the most control and influence (or did?) on global affairs; the US 'runs' the Rules-Based Order, fixing the rules to suit theirs and Western needs, as needed.
As such, though what follows refers specifically to the US, what's stated applies to any criticism made that identifies a nation; a people are almost never those I hold responsible for their leaders' actions, although this also requires a caveat.
My usage of “US”, “American(s)”, and similar, refer to those in power and playing a key role in forging policies, or in disregarding or obfuscating reality, be it through the manipulation of any significant facts and events, or in proliferating lies about any individual or entity, when these are done with the willful aim to dupe the public and to further a corporate or military agenda that serves , whether done for economic gain or to increase one’s power. Any references to US citizens are made in a manner that clearly identifies them.
That being said, all that’s stated here, or, for that matter, throughout DMS&UY, is expressed with a firm awareness that there exists a vast difference between public policy and public opinion; generally, the American people do not support Establishment goals and ideals, and most would be vehemently opposed to what these elites and their corporations are doing—achieved in great part through military might—were all keenly aware of the real facts and of their actual goals.
Can one blame the American public for being confused and for not knowing who’s truly responsible for the sorry state of things? Can one accuse the American population of playing a direct role in the US’ brutish, bullying ways, its self-justified use of violence across the globe, and for the countless number of deaths the US leaves in it quest for hegemonic dominance?
No, but only up to a certain point. Past that, however, yes, I believe one can, and should, for a people can’t claim to lack trust in one’s institutions of power and in the media that spins their lies whilst continuing to support these same entities, remaining complicit in maintaining such structures, in repeating their lies, and then expect to be absolved of any and all responsibility.
Do keep in mind that the majority of US citizens aren’t able to show this type of understanding and to offer such a release from guilt for members of other nations, yet, hypocritically, they expect citizens of other nations to confer such levels of consideration upon them; one only has to look at the treatment of Muslims post 9/11—even prior to—to get a sense of this duality. And, of course, the widespread condemnation and bans imposed on all sorts of Russian personalities—from artists to sports figures and more—that have nothing to do with the conflict in Ukraine, just like the punishment served to anyone who's not a staunch supporter of Israel, all of that is a testament to this unfortunate, and destructive, inability to separate people from leaders.
