Crazy times we live in.

These are the burning times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdFxabxkUFs

Trials tortures executions Fire gender extermination

Collective hysterics, crazes Mass murder and panics Witch hunts resulted in trials and tortures and executions

Ill fated heroines exterminated by the holy deadly institution Mere victims of narrow-minded prejudice And fanatical judgment (mass murder) Scapegoats on which every imaginary blame can be laid

dominated christian society Women were anathematized and cast as witches Because of enduring grotesque fears they generated In respect of their presume abilities to control men

Witchcraft was one expression of the constant effort of the race To rid itself of the sick religion imposed on it

What the fuck are you babbling about? Seriously..

dude, it's a heavy metal song, use your fucking imagination, seriously

Don't be mad that we didn't get the reference.

Can the US join? Please?

get off your asses already!... is what i would say if my shit bag country wasn't as bad or worse

But we are busy eating pizza while watching the telly...

And really busy not using the word "telly".

We still have the internet. That's going to be the spark.

/r/ecursiveRevolt

it's only a week away, if you really want it to be.

+1

As far as Venezuela is concerned the following interview with George Ciccariello-Maher is helpful in explaining the reasoning behind and context for the protestors actions. It turns out the Venezuelan right just lost badly in recent elections and the protestors largely represent the privileged Venezuelan elite. The majority of Venezuelans still support the government as has been evidenced in the turnout of the recent election.

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/2/20/venezuelan_protests_another_attempt_by_us

And though certain government reforms aren't perfect solutions, they have helped lift a lot of Venezuelans out of poverty. As far as the shortages are concerned much of that has to do with the interference of the rightwing elite, their monopoly strangleholds over industries and conspiring together to create artificial scarcity are what is creating problems. Redistribution and collectivizing is helping to alleviate some of this but it also is creating some unrest amongst the upper class.

We should all keep in mind that the majority of the world for thousands of years was under some form of colonialism or monarchy until less than a century ago. And that The fight of developing nations to establish democratic independent forms of government and sustainable economies is going to require a period of adjustment, and the meddling of the CIA, US rightwing corporate interests, and their friends in the US State Dept, isn't going to help them or anyone.

And that such meddling is occurring because the US economic system of Crony Capitalism is highly irrational and inefficient, and that some governments such as Venezuela and Libya among many other countries have implemented economic and social policies that should've inspired or shamed the US into changing, but instead our government reacts as authoritarian conservatives are want to do by fearmongering and bullying in order for this new self-appointed, self-important corporate royalty to maintain their power and control.

Many of these "anti-establishment" riots are merely pro-establishment riots for a different establishment. For example, in Thailand the protesters are mainly establishment people who dislike the present government. Similarly, in Venezuela, many people have been pushed into the streets by economic terror brought about to some extent by Western powers. So, it is not as black and white as this post would have it.

If anyone remembers Frank Zappa's quote about the curtain behind which the powers that be operate, it feels like the curtain is getting ready to drop. For better or for worse.

This is the end of an age.

While some cases (eg Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela, Bahrain) are effectively proxy wars between local (Venezuela, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia) and global powers (EU, USA), most cases, on the other hand, are directly related to the 3rd Act of the Global Financial Crisis (just in its incipience !) the collapse of emerging market economies.

Monetary devaluation followed by inflation, high unemployment specially amongst youth, implementation of austerity measures, and overall government instability are the reasons for these protests. These movements aren't "revolutionary", they're just anti-current-establishment, due to declining living standards.

The same was seen during the apex of the 1st Act of the Global Financial Crisis (US) with movements like Occupy Wall Street, and 2nd Act (EU) with protests and mass strikes across Greece, Italy, France, Spain.

TL;DR While every case is unique they can be grouped as either proxy wars amongst local/global powers, or dissatisfaction with rapidly declining living standards in emerging markets (inflation, unemployment, austerity measures).

To be fair, it is Autumn (Fall) in Brazil.

You forgot Argentina.

Surely at least one of those countries can turn into a hot war the US can get involved in. And by involved in I mean the banks can fund both sides of the war, the MIC can make loads of money off the war, the president gets to look like a tough guy, and we can kill lots of people that are otherwise unemployable.

I assume /r/conspiracy can see through what is really going on. These conflicts are all about money and power and natural resources and TPTB trying to maintain their iron fist control over the money, power and resources.

But we are busy eating pizza while watching the telly...

We still have the internet. That's going to be the spark.