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, March 17, 2022

Posts that I especially recommend for Thursday, March 17, 2022

  • Pfizer CEO Was SKEPTICAL Of mRNA Vaccines featuring Jimmy Dore, a comedian turned anti-propagandist and guest Kurt Metzger, a comedian mostly interjecting humorous satirical comments--from Dore's channel on YouTube (11:33). 
  • Media Lies and Scientific Malevolence by Chris Martenson from his weblog PeakProsperity. (Note: The text serves only as an introduction to the visual YouTube video (45:05) and its audio version. 
  • 💥DIANA JOHNSTONE: For Washington, War Never Ends from Consortium News. My reaction: This post contains one of the best explanations of the intentions of the right-wing capitalist ruling class to establish a unipolar hegemony of the world, a hegemony of the entire world which the Nazi capitalists started and failed to accomplish, but a continuation of this effort after WWII by the transnational capitalist nations of the de-facto US/British/Zionist Empire.
  • It’s Happening features Russell Brand, a British comedian turned serious activist, from his channel on YouTube (19:01).
As Facebook changes its policy to allow praise for Ukrainian neo-Nazis, is this a further example of the double standards of censorship as well as our collective short memories?
  • Democracy Now Pushes For War & Peace In Ukraine? features Jimmy Dore and guest Aaron Maté (of The Grayzone) arguing specifically about Amy Goodman --from Dore's channel on YouTube (12:11). My reaction: I exposed Amy Goodman nearly 10 years ago. Incidentally, I love this debate between Dore and Maté in which I thought that Dore won.
  • CNN Host Admits War Is About Ratings featuring Jimmy Dore, a comedian turned anti-propagandist and guest Kurt Metzger, a comedian mostly interjecting humorous satirical comments--from Dore's channel on YouTube (10:11).
  • Dumbshit Russians? by Paul Craig Roberts from his weblog. My reaction: I don't think that Putin is a "dumbshit". He was only preparing Russia for an all-out war with the de-facto US/British/Zionist Empire.
  • Science Update: Adapt or Die! featuring the views and analysis of Prof. (retired) Guy McPherson, an independent scientist (via his YouTube channel--07:56), who has fearlessly focused his attention throughout much of his prior career and retirement on the climate crisis.
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