mr hornberger calls the myanmar coup a lesson for all americans and then goes on to show you exactly why that is the case;

The Los Angeles Times is upset about the coup in Myanmar, where the military has once again taken full control of the government. In an editorial, the Times says the U.S. government should impose “sweeping economic sanctions” to punish Myanmar’s military rulers that will “prohibit American companies — and foreign companies subject to U.S. jurisdiction — from dealing with those Myanmar businesses or designated military individuals.”

Yep, we have a brand new president and the same old corrupt system of foreign interventionism — and the same old destruction of economic liberty of the American people that we have seen with similar sanctions against countries like Cuba, Iran, and elsewhere.

The Myanmar coup is also a reminder of America’s national-security governmental structure, one that the U.S. mainstream press, unfortunately, has become loyal and patriotic supporters of.

Like the United States, Myanmar is a national-security state, which is a totalitarian form of governmental structure consisting of a vast, powerful, and permanent military-intelligence establishment. Even though the people of Myanmar would prefer a civilian limited-government form of governmental structure, they cannot get it. That’s because the military-intelligence establishment is simply too powerful. If people even suggest that it should be dismantled in favor of a limited-government democratic republic, they are put down through arrest, torture, and even execution. The Myanmar people simply lack the ability — the armaments — to resist the omnipotent power of the national-security establishment..........read more......