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We are all self-hypnotized and there is nobody to blame, according to “Mass Formation” article?
Jabs and boosters, 6-foot distances, targeted closure of small businesses while large boxes allowed to operate…
all created in some trans-delusional dream in our collective heads?“…they all fanatically hypnotically believe in, which, at that point, THEIR RULERS, WHO ARE ALSO HYPNOTIZED, have no choice but to go full-totalitarian, and hypnotize everyone even more, because that is what the hypnotized mass demands, ….”
Does this make sense to any of you?
9-11 in
Chile.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=708VY9l-IdsFrom “Zelensky selling Ukraine to Wall Street Corps”:
“…- that is to say, that foreign corporations are free to come and exploit…”
“…stunt with an editorial in the Wall Street Journal imploring US capitalists to “Invest in the Future…”
Not limited to Ukraine. This is OUR world too.Just noticed that erased the sentence that defines my last paragraph and is aimed to “final-career-call education.
Aside from pointing to the affluent’s: “I work hard for my money, blah, blah…” that is obviously not entirely true.While ago, I do recall a “public meeting” where adjacent affluent community successfully shielded, even though I truly understand why, their local public school from accepting riff-raff kids of the area that clearly belonged that school.
School that my son went to had to accept them and it was turned into zoo. We decided to pull him out and place into private Christian school, with the noticeable
felt burn of the tuition fee. Now, the “affluent” got their public school as a private playground. Generous and most likely inflated tax deductible donations in equipment and materials were pouring in, not to mention personal presence and help from do-nothing moms of the community. Things like that and especially crash of 2008 opened my eyes to what this country is all about.
Tuition-free education that is limited to those who could pass a rigorous acceptance exam is different than unlimited open-door barn for those who could pay via inflated student loans or dad’s open check-book, but viewed as un-American, so Finland-no-Finland caption above means shit to them.@ AFKTT
I suspect and most likely true, that some of the posters “in the know” on this site are like that kid in the class, from Gary Larson’s cartoon few days back, asking a teacher to be excused because his “brain was full”.Rickards, descending to “our level”:
“Assume you buy a candy bar at a convenience store…..”
Money-man finding a fault in the system in which he became insanely rich and has a proposal for “improvements”. How odd. Greg Hunter has a lot of them as a guests, expressing similar sentiment about their profession.
Footnote in Marx’s Capital, a quote from XVIII century French philosopher still stands today:
” If a Tartars were to invade Europe now days it would be extremely hard task to explain to them who and what kind of person a financier is.”@ aspnaz #114923
“…why the looney left and billionaires -…”
Mixing grandmothers and frogs in the same basket – which, in a way, defines your thinking.
Why not clarify who the billionaires are?
How in the world Left and Them can be on the same side?@ phoenixvoice
The FIRST test we passed with flying colors. That was post 9-11 Airport abuse. Brilliantly conceived being “out of site” from the general population busy with “ordinary lives”.
While promoting mud throwing at the President, in actuality the Elite took “Carter’s warning in 70’s” seriously and made 50 year plan accordingly. In the mean time they had to make money and let the “life go on unchecked”.
AFKTT is unjustifiably pelted from the site audience. V-Poet’s “you think yo’re so smart images” recently posted, that I presume are aimed at him, were so low ball that one has to throw up. No contra-argument but “this what i think of you”?@ John Day
Thank you. Nice stories, as in the case you described, usually occur in meritorious ways:)
I assume that sculpted seat is man-made-resin cast, rather than the carved and painted wood.@John Day
Kitchen is almost there and look’n good.
What was that cool stool right in front of Jenny? Make and source? Thanks in advance.Wasn’t the slime ball and shill for Israel, De Santis, endorsed by the Trump recently?
What a colossal thank you.That Dutch farmer is also an English Major to me:)
It is obvious that Arnold is pretty versed in thinks related to sailing. My genuine tip of the hat is also a confirmation what I was trying to convey in many of my posts.
As Americans would have said: when one knows shit, one knows shit. There is no ifs and buts.@Red
Corps are making profit, shareholders are happy. What’s not to like? Citizens who are or would love to be the shareholder want “their money” even if entire country goes down the drain as result of their “beloved’s” actions. They tend to elect leaders that are way ahead of the curve, when it comes to easy money.On the other note:
Just knowing that photo-shop exists ruins the complete pleasure of viewing the majestic photo of a Vulture.@oro
“Words however don’t mean anything as Dr D points out.
Only if you want it that way.Carlin, loved by the panel (to my surprise) actually. Who is the “club”, that he’s talking about, do you think is fu**ing us up?
Words does matter.@Dr. D
“””Moral: “Left” and “Right” no longer mean anything”””
Check whom and what is called “left” nowadays (in the US) and and generally ACCEPTED as such, while everybody is appalled that “man can get pregnant”. Go figure!
I was newer confused about terms. I quietly nod to the ghosts of untold thousands that stare at us from a grainy police archives photos, being clubbed, maimed or killed so the assholes who piss on their struggle and plight have eight hour work day five days a week. Assholes who are bit taken aback and shocked that moneyed are buying agricultural land by the million acres, while at the same time trying to process through indoctrinated brain molasses how that is perfectly all right based on the “laws of market” and and it is nobody’s business how person spend his or hers money.Lula of Brazil.
He’s right…….yes, but he’s “leftist”….
Yeah, but he’s still right……..I know, but he’s “leftist”..
Boy, he’s, right……..too bad that he’s “leftist”…
I know, but he’s right…….yeah, I know, but he’s “leftist”….
…… …….
I am not going to listen what he’s got to say……Yeah, me too.(Dialog in the cranium-sifters)
My inbox is full of GOP-creatures begging for $$$$, not realizing that I am through with politician’s attention/discard game.
Linh Dinh in his article that I received today had this included in:Egyptian and Roman portrait sculpture transcends line that separating living flesh and art medium. Later works in the history, even by by the giants and no matter how “detailed”, does not relive one from impression that he or she is still looking at.the sculpture, albeit great creation of art.
Sculpture is a rare guest on this site. Glad to see it. Also, ahem (drawing the arc in the sand with the toe), artist in the XX century made sculptures too. THAT would steer some waters in here.Ayn Rand quoted and highlighted (for dummies) even.
As a small exercise simply google “rearden” or “rearden in atlas” – anything that is without direct reference to the book. You will be prompted to line of manufacturers whose owners, obviously, associate themselves with Hank, which makes it for the good laugh. What happens to any Company when some entity from MIC-complex or some local politician who “knows people” and seeks reelection, swings by and makes an offer? Resolute, echoing “NO” as an answer? That’s what quote above preach.
Does anybody knows a single Co. that emulates, even close, ethics of the Ayn’s fiction, which is just that?That last “text image”, right before the comment section, I approve and even more so for it’s strategic location on the scroll down.
@ John Day
You are one open minded traveler. Yugoslavia was an odd ball for sure and many of us loved it just the way it was.
Now it is obvious more than ever that regular folks really have no say in any system beyond what it allowsSpeaking of traveling, check that “Journey to the East” that I recommended above if you are into prog jazz-rock.
The West and especially Americans: “Former Yugoslavia was Communist, and BTW what was that car? …aaaah Yugo! That’s all that I need to know.” Late Joe Bageant described it brilliantly that Americans view the world through twisted
“Discovery channel” lenses, aka everything behind the borders they see they compare to some American sh**t where,
of course, latter wins. Incapable, even for a moment, to put ideological issues on side and view the region of interest
in it’s own historical contest. In this case former Yugoslavia , that puts one in danger to immediately being labeled as a communist. What a mighty little country it was, with that “lion head” (see the map above)!
Slovenia, “head of the lion” had an dismay illiteracy rate before WWII! Now it is most advanced Slavic nation! Croatia, Nazi puppet state during the said war, gained peninsula of Istria (see “lions chin” on the map) and half of today’s coast and islands in 1945, that the World goes “Ahhhh” just see it – present from Fascist Italy to Tito’s partisans that they could not say no. Now….Croatia is the only country in the history of the world that, not only pisses over the legacy that gave her additional real estate but outright denounces the leader who made it possible! He’s a commie, you know, and “we were not Fascist but were fighting a Communism” is the new meme peddled recently by them (and the Germans too). Film footage of Sarajevo before WWII and some by Wehrmacht soldiers during the occupation depicts the “early XIX century town”, that miraculously sprung into modern European city with “mini skirts and hot pants” just a few decades later. Open travel allowed Yu-.citizens to have access to “western goodies” just enough not to turn into consumer-zombies. And, even more appalling they were all returning to the jaws of “dictatorship” and using their world-valuable passport over and over! In that “Godless communist country” religious man, in early 70’s, packed his luggage and “normally” boarded the plane to trip to Mecca, like any other free man. Well, he had brought variola vera back in the country upon the return, but that is beside the point. Yu-work place: imagine the company that you are not afraid of the director or v-director and what that does to your sanity? They couldn’t do anything to you as long if you are a good worker and clock on time. You could walk by them and not even nod if you do not like them! But you “pretend to work and they pretend to pay you”, cries the West. Not true! But what if I want to have my own business? You can, but limited, so that the kids of those “business people” are the most normal human beings that one can meet. Compare that to front of 90210 High School where brats in tennis outfits commandeer gray haired drivers dropping them off. That business allowed one to have main house, house on the (former Italian) coast, Mercedes in the garage and allowance for the kids to go to summer school in England and study abroad, aaaand, oddly, no desire to spread just to ruin the competitor. Tomorrow I can fly any place on the Earth, meet Arnold in Thailand and teach him all that he needs to know about art. Price for that is that for two long decades I work for an asshole who hates my guts paying me $50/hr and I hate his guts just looking at him. What a healthy relationship, spread all over the country and that I know by talking to the people of all professions. Ever heard of the “coolest customers/clients” who turn into monsters in time of downturn? I’ve met them.
Yu-art-architecture-design have so much merit so the MoMa in NY had recent exhibit for that powerhouse of creativity, and many items are in permanent collection. Music. Google “Put na Istok” (Journey to the East) progressive rock-jazz by Korni Grupa. done in 1972, in the “thick of communist iron fist”. Yu-engineers were building bridges and dams all over the Middle East. Marvel of engineering, bridge from the mainland to (former Italian) Croatian island Krk (Wikipedia) done by Yu-engineers and Yu-work force. Bridge on Cratian Peljesac, recently opened, is done by Chinese engineers and workers. Beauty of the “free market”.
“YU-socialism with the human face” that will never be repeated again. What does that mean? People who did not want to participate in the communist theater were allowed to just be. In my case, most of my friends and later that I’ve heard from others the best defense of joining was “that it Party was so grand for some crazy like me to be part of it.” And… that was it.
Despite of that, in my growing years, when I would pull my head into the living room to say hi-and-by to my parents it did not escape me on quick glance on our B&W TV how 5-layer carpets were prostrated before Tito anywhere where he went.
I thought that ALL presidents are like that, true statesman, or the way I see him now archetype of a “Good King”. I need a pause now…..
I could go on. I realize that system lasted as it did, but it was real nevertheless. Tears on May the 4th 1980 were real and not some NK performance. Tito’s funeral with roster of attendees was real. Don’t tell me how “real” is this where we re now. I do not have to write about it when Jim Kunstler, an American, can say it better then me. Role of the US to expedite Yu-destruction can not be denied, and it’s restless nature is shown in article today.@ V. Arnold
Just in case if you missed it on previous post:
“….elitist attitude….”
Instead of contemplating where am I wrong in my post(s) and criticize “that”, you (again) lash in anger and insult. As I remember you made your living as AutoCAD draftsman. Probably you did have chance to pass some knowledge to somebody in the course of your career. Say, trying hard to convey basics of x-refs, OLE objects import, exploding and editing blocks, pg files…. or plainly pointing what the person does wrong….you are angrily referred to as an “elitist”? Interesting view of life. Indeed!Thousands and thousands of people who even “made it” in the West have fond memories of living in that broken country.
Yet, they’ve been constantly told that those memories are just an illusion, that they lived under “iron fist”, dictatorship – that,
somehow, issued one of most valuable passports on the Earth (Wikipedia).
Dying mother-country (same as Soviet Union, not sure about other Eastern block countries) distributed equity wealth
in the form of vouchers to it’s citizens that were used by those patient enough to purchase apartments that they lived in. Decades of rent were included in the final purchasing price. What a concept! Scorned by the onlookers who watch miles and miles of tent cities across the country in which “everybody will be on their own” when the things unravel. Onlookers who still think that this is 1950’s-like needs some small tweak.“….elitist attitude….”
Instead of contemplating where am I wrong in my post(s) and criticize “that”, you (again) lash in anger and insult.
As I remember you made your living as AutoCAD draftsman. Probably you did have chance to pass some knowledge to
somebody in the course of your career. Say, trying hard to convey basics of x-refs, OLE objects import, exploding and editing blocks, pg files…. or plainly pointing what the person does wrong….you are angrily referred to as an “elitist”? Interesting view of life. Indeed.Next time when RIM posts painting of a nude young woman I will bask about “fond memories”, as if that’s what art is all about.
That “The Good Reset” illustration resembles cover page of some Jehovah witnesses brochure.
Incidentally, that’s how globalists envision the (sustainable) World for themselves and half-a-bill of servants.@EoinW.
Why hate of everything that you were and spent so much energy to become? People of rural Indiana may know-sense that you looked down on them for the good part of your life (if that’s how I understood your post), so brace for the surprise. Love of expertise and competence in any human occupation and endeavor shields one from feeling of superiority and “looking down on somebody”. Incompetence, ignorance and stupidity…..well, we know when we see it and can not be compared to someone doing “lesser job”, just like it may be a bad idea to compare art and science.If one scrolls (very) fast by Jesus vs Horus chart – it does not exist.
Although cute, one can watch only so many Emmanuel videos.
NAM 1.0.
Never in the history of the world, such a small and not that powerful country had that of a clout and presence on the planet stage. Just a two decades back, before WWII, it was a backward kingdom.@oroboros. Image is most likely of late retrofit and may serve the function with the help of two persons. BTW, building contractor is not in charge of concept and design drawings. He just “builds sh*t”.
Jim K’s brilliant writing is full of unfunded optimism about justice delivered. Goes great with the few glasses of wine.
Number of comments are laced with and can not have enough of “stupid Davos crowd”.Dali paints photo-realistic paintings that that does not look like photo-realistic, if you get my drift. Enigmatic cloud figures,
one coming to her and other running away?
