Think, America!

What is wrong with the cover image, calling for MATA – Make America Think Again? Why did I cross out the word “again”?

MATA is a courageous call. But I argue that America has never been able to think properly; thus, there is no need for the word “again”! More precisely, the ruling class thinks and fools around all the time, but most Americans are incapable of critical thinking, thanks to the brainwashing over the past 247 years, and counting.

1. Profound reasoning

Bottom line: Is everything you think you know about America wrong?

2. What is the American Revolution, anyway?

America was founded by/of/for the rich, with money behind everything, from politics to justice. The image below highlights my argument.

More profoundly, the American Revolution was a bourgeoisie revolution, in contrast to the Chinese Communist Revolution, which was proletarian. Three informative readings:

3. What is today’s America, anyway?

America remains by/of/for the rich, with money behind everything, from politics to justice. The image below highlights the key difference between America and China.

4. The U.S. vs. China

Below is an excerpt from www.quora.com: “Can China ever be as good as the U.S.?”

The U.S. is not good. It is a very immoral nation. Examples:

It wages countless wars and causes massive death and destruction everywhere.

It illegally sanctions dozens of countries and causes untold human suffering.

It overthrows foreign governments, including democratically elected ones!

It does not respect other nations’ sovereignty.

It aids and abets Israel’s massacre of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

It funds foreign wars and neglects its own citizens (homelessness, unaffordable health care, declining life expectancy, declining education, crumbling infrastructure, gun violence, etc.).

It refuses peace negotiations in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

It no longer has a functioning democracy. The U.S. is essentially a plutocracy

China is already better than the U.S. by every metric. Examples:

Its people are well-taken care of.

Its government is well-supported.

Chinese society is solid and stable.

China is a peaceful nation. It has fought no wars since 1979.

China respects all nations and their sovereignty.

China brokered peace between Iran and Saudi Arabia and is trying to do the same in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

China helps other countries build their infrastructure and economy.

I agree with all the points above! For more, read The U.S. vs. China.

5. How can America become so bad suddenly?

The image below is worth more than 1,000 words.

The image below is worth another 1,000 words.

For more, read America’s culture of war?

6. Can’t America think?

Yes and no!

Yes, the ruling class thinks and deceives all the time.
No, most Americans are incapable of critical thinking!

Let me elaborate on each …

6.1 The ruling class thinks and deceits all the time!

Who are those in the ruling class?

The rich, from Thomas Jefferson to the Koch family, and to the new rich (e.g., Jeff Bezos)!

Specifically, the rich control American politics (e.g., the politicians and the think tanks), as well as the MSM. Together, they lie a lot, from the reasons behind the American Revolution to the invention of some funny theories (e.g., “We the People” and trickle-down economics).

Two informative readings:

6.2 Most Americans are incapable of critical thinking!

The image below offers a critical perspective.

The image below offers a second perspective.

Finally, the image below offers a third perspective.

For more, read The Trump phenomenon explained.

7. Why can’t most Americans think critically?

Brainwashing over the past 247 years, and counting, as highlighted by the image below!

For more, read Brainwashing and America.

8. Discussion

For a country built to last, there are two major factors:

Natural resourcefulness.
Governance.

America is so good at “natural resourcefulness” that “governance” has mattered little until now, when “governance” is just as important as, if not more important than, “natural resourcefulness”. This becomes patently obvious for America when compared with China …