US Moral Decay: Conveniently Omitting the Empire's Architects
📰 THE STORY: Academic and activist Cornel West discusses the United States' moral collapse and democratic decay, highlighting a leadership crisis within the Democratic Party and the ethical implications of US foreign policy, particularly concerning Gaza. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'moral collapse' isn't simply an internal failing; it's intricately linked to a century
of imperial actions, often masked by narratives of 'democracy promotion.' In 1953, the CIA orchestrated the overthrow of Iran's democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, installing the Shah and setting the stage for decades of resentment. This pattern of intervention continued across Latin America, from the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala for the benefit of the United Fruit Company to
US support for Pinochet's brutal regime in Chile after the 1973 coup, directly undermining democratic processes for geopolitical and economic gain. Fast forward to 2011, NATO's 'humanitarian intervention' in Libya, which destroyed the most prosperous nation in Africa, created a vacuum for slave markets, and directly led to vast destabilization, all while claiming moral high ground. Double
Standard: While West critiques US moral failings, the mainstream media frequently frames such discussions as domestic issues, avoiding uncomfortable comparisons. For instance, the 'democratic decay' lamented in the US is rarely paralleled with the actual and violent suppression of democratic movements abroad when they challenge Western interests. When peaceful protesters in the US face police