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

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Posts that I especially recommend for Thursday, September 30, 2021

I have a medical appointment so I must break this day's collection of posts into two segments. I will be posting section two later. This is section one:
Bio: Gordon Duff is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War that has worked on veterans and POW issues for decades and consulted with governments challenged by security issues. He’s a senior editor and chairman of the board of Veterans Today, especially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”.
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Duff in his opening paragraph: Something strange has happened to America. Millions of Americans are demonstrating symptoms of what are generally referred to as pathological disorders, generally personality disorders, of the kind normally attributed to abandonment by parents or sexual abuse as children. 
 
Section 2:
  • Youtube cancels RT German channels featuring former UK MP George Galloway and cohost of Boom Bust Ben Swann express comments on this new development--from RT America's channel on YouTube (08:09m).
  • Another Tempestuous Balkan Pot Is Boiling by Stephen Karganovic from Strategic Culture Foundation. (Note: This article is for those who have been continuously informed of Balkan affairs. You will only need to what "Republika Srpska" means.)