One way to get a robust, comparative fix on how obscene American global preaching about human rights has become is (borrowing a vivid image from Caitlin Johnstone) to imagine what the world might think about a scorching lecture from a Taliban leader on the Western oppression of women and women’s rights.

What America does

Almost three years ago, Caitlin Johnstone convincingly explained that:

The US empire is indisputably the most murderous and destructive power structure on the world stage today. No other power has _spent the 21st century_ killing people _by the millions_ in wars of aggression. No other power is circling the planet with _hundreds of military bases_ and working continuously to

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