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019 Programmed People are the Problem
A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny--Thomas Jefferson So true, yet in the age of instant information somehow the citizenry is more confused than ever, and indeed, we do seem to be sliding into some degree of totalitarianism—political, military, corporate fascism, all … [Read more...] about 019 Programmed People are the Problem
018 The Speck in Obama’s Eye, the Plank in Bush’s
See you Obama, you're no MLK, but you're no GWB either Barak Obama’s eight years is just about over and a lot of conservative and progressive writers and pundits are busy evaluating his performance and attempting to beat each other in defining his legacy. While many on the conservative side rabidly … [Read more...] about 018 The Speck in Obama’s Eye, the Plank in Bush’s
017 CIA’s Mockingbird Media Proclaims CIA “Intelligence” is Infallible
There are a lot of genuine reasons the mendacious media are pining for war with Russia and possibly China, least of them is the bogus claim that Putin and Russia interfered with the US election. That fable is a smokescreen generated by the so-called “intelligence agencies” and fed to the … [Read more...] about 017 CIA’s Mockingbird Media Proclaims CIA “Intelligence” is Infallible
016 An Alien Perspective on Terrestrial Values
They're coming to take us away, ha ha In the last blog I advanced the idea that despite all the religious posturing we’ve been subjected to since birth, the religion most people actually practice and dwell upon is materialism, an ego-centric outlook as opposed to spiritualism, the understanding … [Read more...] about 016 An Alien Perspective on Terrestrial Values
015 An Alien Perspective on Terrestrial Religion
A definition of myopia is believing we are the only planet habited by humans, look up, there are many mansions awaiting the spiritual person. Sometimes it feels as if the working public is playing the role of the Dutch Boy, you know, the image where the little boy sticks his finger in the hole of … [Read more...] about 015 An Alien Perspective on Terrestrial Religion
014 Why the Democrats Lost . . . Their Way
Democratic Headquarters or a Rothschild Mansion? Last Tuesday’s election results shocked the winners almost as much as the losers. I hope you’ve discerned the problem in America just from that opening sentence. America is one country, not two, yet so many people have allowed special interests and … [Read more...] about 014 Why the Democrats Lost . . . Their Way
013 Election Day Prediction: The Aristocracy Wins Again, the People Lose Again
A Nation Divided Cannot Stand Tuesday’s election, with the exception of a few global banksters, oil tycoons, the entire military industrial war for profit complex, the mendacious media, Wall Street parasites, big pharma drug pushers and health insurance parasites, will be viewed by the majority of … [Read more...] about 013 Election Day Prediction: The Aristocracy Wins Again, the People Lose Again
011 Bernie and No Bank!
Some of you may recognize the title as a take on Andrew Jackson’s second presidential campaign slogan Jackson and No Bank! When Andrew Jackson came into office for his first term in 1828, the Second Bank of the United States, under director Nicholas Biddle, was pursuing a re-charter and … [Read more...] about 011 Bernie and No Bank!
010 Yellow Journalists and the Great Debate
In the companion article to this one, Yellow Journalism, I introduced readers to the origins of the term yellow journalism, sensationalized news reporting from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily designed to foment wars and sell newspapers. Other than protocols of grammar, … [Read more...] about 010 Yellow Journalists and the Great Debate
009 Yellow Journalism, Yellow Journalists
I’m not sure what the presidential debates are revealing more, the sorry state of U.S. politics or the even sorrier state of journalism. I have already devoted two previous blogs as well as a chapter or two in my book Youtopia to the utter absurdity of the corporate news, in 002 … [Read more...] about 009 Yellow Journalism, Yellow Journalists