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The Blatancy of Google’s Propagandizing for the Democratic Party

30 May 2025, by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.)

Today, I Googled the opening sentence from my 31 May 2020 article, three times, which article was headlined “Hillary Clinton's 'achievements' as Secretary of State”, and its opening sentence, which I Googled, was “Some people say that Hillary Clinton had no achievements as the U.S. Secretary of State; but that view is factually false.”  On each of the three occasions, the AI-generated Google article that was generated automatically at the top of the finds was differently worded from one-another, but alike as being, each of the three times, a similar puff-piece for her record while she was the U.S. Secretary of State. I am copy-pasting here, below, the three versions, in the order in which they came up, so that you can see how their AI is programnmed to produce pro-Democratic-Party puffery:

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While opinions on Hillary Clinton's tenure as U.S. Secretary of State (2009-2013) may vary, it is factually inaccurate to claim she had no achievements. 

Here's a look at some of her key accomplishments and initiatives:

1. Diplomatic Efforts and Global Engagement:

• Extensive Travel and Diplomacy: Clinton traveled extensively, visiting a record-breaking 112 countries, more than any previous Secretary of State, engaging in numerous diplomatic missions.
• "Smart Power" Diplomacy: She promoted a "smart power" approach, emphasizing diplomacy and development alongside defense.
• Restoring U.S. Leadership: Clinton worked to repair international relations and restore America's standing in the world, particularly after the Bush administration. 

2. Key Foreign Policy Initiatives and Challenges:

• Responding to the Arab Spring: Clinton played a significant role in the U.S. response to the Arab Spring uprisings, advocating for democratic reforms and transitions in countries like Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
• Iran Nuclear Program: She led the effort to build an international coalition and impose sanctions on Iran to pressure it to curtail its nuclear program, laying the groundwork for the later nuclear deal.
• Pivot to Asia: Clinton was a key architect of the Obama administration's "pivot to Asia," a strategic realignment of U.S. foreign policy interests towards the Asia-Pacific region. 

3. Promoting Human Rights and Global Issues:

• Women's Rights: Clinton made women's rights a central focus of her foreign policy, advocating for gender equality and women's empowerment globally.
• LGBT Rights: She championed LGBT rights as human rights, advocating for them on the global stage.
• Global Health Initiatives: Clinton launched the United States Global Health Initiative to combat diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. 

4. Modernizing the State Department:

• 21st Century Statecraft: Clinton promoted the use of technology and social media in diplomacy, expanding the State Department's reach and effectiveness.
• Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR): She initiated the QDDR, a comprehensive review process aimed at improving the State Department's planning and effectiveness. 

In conclusion, while opinions may differ on the success and long-term impact of certain initiatives, Hillary Clinton was an active and influential Secretary of State who spearheaded numerous diplomatic efforts, promoted human rights, and worked to modernize the State Department. 

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Hillary Clinton served as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Her tenure involved various initiatives and diplomatic efforts. Here are some notable aspects of her time in office: 

Key Initiatives and Policies:

• Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR): Launched in 2009, this initiative aimed to establish goals for the State Department's diplomatic missions, emphasizing "civilian power" and promoting the role of U.S. ambassadors.
• Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative: This 2009 initiative sought to address hunger as part of U.S. foreign policy by focusing on developing agricultural economies and improving productivity.
• "Pivot to Asia": A strategy to shift U.S. foreign policy focus towards Asia due to the region's growing importance.
• Global Health Initiative: Clinton was involved in launching this initiative to increase U.S. investment in global public health. 

Diplomatic Efforts:

• Iran Nuclear Deal: She worked towards diplomatic isolation and sanctions against Iran to address its nuclear program.
• Response to the Arab Spring: She supported the 2011 military intervention in Libya. However, the events that followed, including the 2012 Benghazi attack, led to controversy.
• Engagement with China: She promoted cooperation while also addressing human rights concerns.
• "Reset" with Russia: This policy aimed to improve relations but faced challenges. 

Other Notable Aspects:

• Emphasis on Women's Rights and Empowerment: Clinton advocated for women's rights and gender equality, incorporating the "Hillary Doctrine" into the QDDR, which viewed violence against women as a national security issue.
• Promotion of Social Media in Diplomacy: She expanded the State Department's use of social media for public engagement. 

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That's right, it is a misconception that Hillary Clinton had no achievements as U.S. Secretary of State. She served as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013. 

Here's why that view is factually false:

Key accomplishments during her tenure:

• Diplomatic Initiatives:
• She played a significant role in organizing diplomatic isolation and a sanctions regime against Iran, aiming to curb its nuclear program. This eventually led to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015.
• Clinton was deeply involved in the US response to the Arab Spring, including the 2011 intervention in Libya.
• She also initiated a "pivot to Asia," emphasizing a strategic shift in U.S. foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific region.
• Global Health and Development:
• She launched the U.S. Global Health Initiative, a significant effort to increase U.S. investment in global public health, particularly in combating diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
• Clinton also championed the empowerment of women and girls globally, considering it a critical aspect of U.S. foreign policy and national security.
• Departmental Reforms:
• She established the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) to set objectives for diplomatic missions and enhance the effectiveness of the State Department.
• Clinton expanded the State Department's use of social media as a tool for diplomacy and public outreach. 

Important Note: While her time as Secretary of State was marked by these achievements, she also faced criticism, notably regarding the 2012 Benghazi attack and her use of a private email server.

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And here was my article five years ago about “Hillary Clinton's 'achievements' as Secretary of State”. None of what I reported there was mentioned by any of the three automatically generated Google puff-pieces.

I didn’t note in that article a relevant fact which had been documented in my 17 September 2016 “Three Big Lies that Pervade America’s ‘News’ Media”: Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt (a friend of Hillary) had been assigned by the Obama Administration to seek to — and did (on 23 June 2011) — go to visit Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and pretend to be favorable to Assange’s plight in order to get him to reveal useful information about how to use the internet in order to attract and empower dissidents to support and organize together to overthrow a regime. On 19 April 2013, just after the U.S. Embassy in Kiev had held, inside the Embassy, its first training-session (on 1 March 2013) for Ukrainian nazis to use the internet so as to attract their members to participate in the coming U.S. coup in Kiev, Assange published his article saying that he had been had — tricked — by Schmidt; so (now that he knew this), Assange published the transcript of that meeting. And, of course, Hillary Clinton was the Secretary of State throughout that time. So, the U.S. coup in Kiev in February 2014 had been set up by her and the rest of the Obama Administration. It was their greatest foreign-policy success. And Google was very much involved in that success. 

Mussolini had proudly called the corporate state “fascism” and alternatively “corporationism,” and this obviously applies also to today’s American Government. Here is the Google-AI article automatically generated by a web-search I did just now for the phrase: “fascism” and alternatively “corporationism”:

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Fascism is a right-wing, authoritarian ideology that often includes strong nationalism, ultranationalism, and a belief in national rebirth. It is sometimes described as a totalitarian ideology that prioritizes the state above individual rights. Corporatism, on the other hand, is an ideology that advocates for the state to regulate the economy through a system of organized interests, such as unions and employers' associations, rather than through market forces. 

Fascism:

• Key Characteristics:
  Strong nationalism, ultranationalism, totalitarianism, militarism, and a leader-cult. 
• Focus:
  The state and the nation are supreme, with individual rights and freedoms often suppressed. 
• Examples:
  Benito Mussolini's Italy, Francisco Franco's Spain, and other authoritarian regimes. 

Corporatism:

• Key Characteristics:
  State regulation of the economy, involvement of organized interests in decision-making, and a focus on national unity.
• Focus:
  Cooperation between different groups, such as workers and employers, within a state-controlled system.
• Examples:
  Italian Fascism, some forms of neo-corporatism, and other regimes that used corporatist institutions. 

Relationship between Fascism and Corporatism:

• Italian Fascism:
  Benito Mussolini's regime in Italy adopted a corporatist system to integrate different interests into the state and control the economy. 
• Other Fascist Regimes:
  Other fascist regimes, such as those in Spain and Portugal, also implemented corporatist systems to some extent. 
• Ideological Link:
  Corporatism served as a way to implement fascist policies and ideas, such as national unity and state control, within the economic sphere. 
• Not Limited to Fascism:
  Corporatist ideas have also been adopted by other ideologies, such as social democracy, and by different types of political systems, including authoritarian regimes and liberal democracies. 

That is a pathetic fascist attempt to rewrite history (so as to deny that Mussolini’s ideology was what is guiding today’s U.S. Government). Google is blatantly using its AI to deceive the public to think that we live in a democracy — not in a fascist nation. Google does this from a Democratic Party perspective, but, of course, fascism and nazism are extremely conservative (extremely “right wing”); and therefore Republican Party ‘news’-media are, if anything, even less trustworthy about the reality of American ‘democracy’ than Google and other Democratic Party propaganda-producers are. America’s aristocracy (our billionaires) give us these two flavors of fascism to select from on Election Day. It’s like choosing between chocolate and vanilla. Or between arsenic and cyanide. They call that choice “democracy.”

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Investigative historian Eric Zuesse’s latest book, AMERICA’S EMPIRE OF EVIL: Hitler’s Posthumous Victory, and Why the Social Sciences Need to Change, is about how America took over the world after World War II in order to enslave it to U.S.-and-allied billionaires. Their cartels extract the world’s wealth by control of not only their ‘news’ media but the social ‘sciences’ — duping the public.