The US effort to strong arm the rest of the world into stomping Russian into the ground isn’t going all that well. As I mentioned this morning, the BRICS countries are maintaining a pretty solid front. BRICS comprises countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa—that make up a significant portion of the global economy but which also control many strategic mineral resources.
Hate to get vulgar but these Covidians can all go screw themselves. Sorry but that's truly how I feel. Made the mistake of watching that ghoul Fauci popping off about how we "have to be flexible", yada, yada. It simply amazes me that more people just won't refuse to go along with this moronic, automaton behavior. God it is so frustrating!! Ok, rant over.
Mark, I never thought I’d see the day when I agreed with the Chinese - there was even something soothing and reassuring in the statement, compared to the incoherent puffery and ventings of our dear leader…the sky is really falling now!
What is so depressing? Our 'Government,' with zero trust and zero diplomatic skills cannot make the world act as they wish any more than the New York Times can make me believe what they print is depressing?
To be honest, I think I would find it more depressing if “our” side’s efforts to bully the rest of the world into destroying Russia were succeeding. As it is, I’m thankful that “our” empire is on its last legs.
It is depressing because it is a reminder that governments in countries which are nominally democracies nevertheless wish to exercise authoritarian control over their citizens indefinitely. They do it because they can and for no good reason other than their own lust for total societal control.
Downtown Portland and Seattle are the same way, at least the last time I visited them several years back. And when I'd cross the street anyway - sans the walk light - I'd get looks. That was always the tastiest part of the experience :)
James Scott is definitely worth reading. His “Seeing Like A State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed” (1998) is a fantastic treatment of the authoritarianism inherent in modern socio-political regimes. He draws from a wide range of places and contexts — the United States and the Soviet Union both feature prominently in his analysis — to explore how science and technology were leveraged in heavy-handed efforts to reshape society in the 20th century. Sound familiar? It should. Here lies the prehistory of the World Economic Forum’s ideology and project. Scott is (was?) a professor of Political Science and Anthropology, but I would categorize his work as history. Highly recommended!
Hate to get vulgar but these Covidians can all go screw themselves. Sorry but that's truly how I feel. Made the mistake of watching that ghoul Fauci popping off about how we "have to be flexible", yada, yada. It simply amazes me that more people just won't refuse to go along with this moronic, automaton behavior. God it is so frustrating!! Ok, rant over.
So "vax" status correlates with believing Russia is committing war crimes . . . makes sense I suppose.
Being a chump, a mark and a dupe in one setting has a strong correlation with being a chump, a mark and a dupe in another setting.
Mark, I never thought I’d see the day when I agreed with the Chinese - there was even something soothing and reassuring in the statement, compared to the incoherent puffery and ventings of our dear leader…the sky is really falling now!
What is so depressing? Our 'Government,' with zero trust and zero diplomatic skills cannot make the world act as they wish any more than the New York Times can make me believe what they print is depressing?
To be honest, I think I would find it more depressing if “our” side’s efforts to bully the rest of the world into destroying Russia were succeeding. As it is, I’m thankful that “our” empire is on its last legs.
It is depressing because it is a reminder that governments in countries which are nominally democracies nevertheless wish to exercise authoritarian control over their citizens indefinitely. They do it because they can and for no good reason other than their own lust for total societal control.
If that is not depressing enough, try this one:
https://headlineusa.com/bidens-incoming-covid-coordinator-displays-despotic-tendencies/
OK, just to clarify, I was referring to the item about Austria at the end of the post (and that only). Sorry for any confusion.
Lord Jha is going to find out for himself the limits of US citizenry's ability to comply with nonsense. Maybe we've further to go, maybe not.
Downtown Portland and Seattle are the same way, at least the last time I visited them several years back. And when I'd cross the street anyway - sans the walk light - I'd get looks. That was always the tastiest part of the experience :)
James Scott is definitely worth reading. His “Seeing Like A State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed” (1998) is a fantastic treatment of the authoritarianism inherent in modern socio-political regimes. He draws from a wide range of places and contexts — the United States and the Soviet Union both feature prominently in his analysis — to explore how science and technology were leveraged in heavy-handed efforts to reshape society in the 20th century. Sound familiar? It should. Here lies the prehistory of the World Economic Forum’s ideology and project. Scott is (was?) a professor of Political Science and Anthropology, but I would categorize his work as history. Highly recommended!
https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-like-State-Certain-Condition/dp/0300078153/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QK14NN1J5M39&keywords=james+scott+seeing+like+a+state&qid=1647644633&sprefix=James+scott+seeing+like+a%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1
I could get happy about that, except...I'm afraid the cure will be worse than the disease. And that's really saying something.