We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, November 13, 2020

Posts that I especially recommend today: Friday, November 13, 2020

He makes the argument--and he is correct--that the overwhelming majority of Americans are ignorant and/or manipulated because of the control by the ruling class of every ideological institution of society. He goes on to argue that the recent election was laced with fraud, and then implies that we should not accept the apparent results of the election, and that we should support the Trump camp in a valid election. It seems to me that the appropriate response would have been the total boycott of the elections because we have been offered a choice between to what resembles old-fashioned fascism or the slicked-up version of neofascism promoted by the Democratic Party (controlled by the capitalist Deep State), that is, essentially between Tweedledum and Tweedledee (def.).
  • A Counter-History of Fascism and Liberalism featuring Gabriel Rockhill interviewed by Allen Ruff, an FM radio programmer on WORT-FM station in Madison, Wisconsin. This broadcast was posted on Internationalist 360° because I could not find, in my limited time, the program on WORT-FM Madison that Allen Ruff hosts. (Note: If you want the true history of fascism and the media and educational institution's revised history of it from capitalist countries (but you say, you already know that!), you need to listen to this broadcast which is nearly 53 minutes in length. If you want the accurate history of neo-fascism led by the USA after WWII, you should read my post (while you still can) entitled "Fake leaders and ineffective movements" posted earlier this year.)
  • The Canadian Military Declares War on Canadians – #PropagandaWatch featuring Canadian James Corbet and Dan Dicks of PressForTruth.ca posted on The Corbet Report. (Note: Corbett and Dicks uncover a fake news type of propaganda to influence people of Nova Scotia and other areas of Canada. Of course, Canada is an integral part of the US/Anglo/Zionist Empire. And, of course, the people of all these nations that make up the Empire are "enemies" of all their capitalist ruling classes.)
  • The Mechanical Soul by John Steppling from his weblog. (Note: This is a rather lengthy article, but by one of the most astute writers in the world. Remember, the formulation of algorithms, which control AI (artificial intelligence), are created by employees who answer to the the Deep State of the Empire.)
One of the reasons I keep writing about AI is that the entire construct of an artificial intelligence has become both a symbol and metaphor for contemporary thought, and, is part of this ongoing reshaping of human consciousness. 
I admit I am surprised how many people believe in the entire project of AI. Clearly it holds something very appealing that people WANT to believe in. And a key element in this is the idea of predictability. And predicting means controlling. So, in one sense, there is nothing new in this desire to foretell the future.
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