When actions and words don't match, the receipts tell the real story. Here's what the empire actually does versus what it claims to stand for.
We Are Only What We Do
Actions reveal truth. Narratives create illusions. This fundamental principle cuts through manipulation at every level - from personal relationships to global geopolitics. The receipts don't lie.
The US has conducted more military interventions in 31 years (1991-2022) than in the previous 193 years of its existence combined. Yet China - supposedly the "aggressive authoritarian threat" - has conducted fewer than 10 direct military interventions in the same period.
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
The Claim:
WMDs and imminent threat
The Reality:
No WMDs found. 1+ million Iraqi civilians dead. Country destabilized.
The Receipt:
Iraq WMD Commission Report, Lancet mortality studies
The Claim:
Humanitarian intervention to protect civilians
The Reality:
Gaddafi killed, country collapsed into civil war, slave markets returned
The Receipt:
UK Parliamentary Report on Libya Intervention
The Claim:
Supporting moderate rebels against Assad
The Reality:
Weapons ended up with ISIS and Al-Qaeda affiliates
The Receipt:
Pentagon Inspector General reports, CIA acknowledgments
The Claim:
Building democracy and women's rights
The Reality:
20 years, $2.3 trillion, Taliban back in power
The Receipt:
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Beautiful words about freedom, democracy, human rights, and peaceful cooperation
Violence, extraction, domination, and the systematic enrichment of elites
Congressional reports, declassified documents, budget allocations, body counts
Whether it's a toxic relationship, a corrupt politician, or a global empire - the pattern is identical. Words manipulate. Actions reveal.The receipts never lie. Once you see this pattern, you can't unsee it.