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Happy Fantasies of Material Prosperity
It’s not really new, but I wanted to propose a thought experiment. Go to any of several high technology gadget reviewing websites, like ZDNet, CNet, Ars Technica, etc. Look at discussions about, say the Windows 8 roadmap, or the plans … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, government, propaganda, resistance, survival
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Rebellion versus Revolution: Two Wrongs Make Nothing Right
The only statement which seems unfailing in this world: “This too shall change.” There are changes in our world. What we have in all these mass uprisings is mostly rebellion. A revolution implies a radical change in government, but most … Continue reading
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Tagged government, law, oppression, resistance
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Get Acquainted with Hunger, America
Never mind the official definitions; for you and I the real issue behind a recession or depression is a decline in the standard of living. In other words, everything we have gotten used to will cost more, and we’ll be … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, economics, government, propaganda, survival
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Have You Thought About It?
Like the frog in the pot as the temperature rises ever so slowly, we don’t notice we are being cooked alive. Revolutions happen because peaceful and gradual change always goes in the wrong direction. You would think at some point … Continue reading
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Tagged government, oppression, resistance
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As We Watch the West Collapse
I want you to be free. I can’t do it for you, but I can tell you about the prison in which we all live. Then you can decide for yourself when and how much freedom you want. Let me … Continue reading
Posted in sanity, social sciences
Tagged culture, government, propaganda, psychology, resistance
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Not Cheering for Revolution
I love people. I really prefer humans and interacting with them over just about any other activity in this world. I only like computers because they make communication easier, so all my writing here on computers is really about helping … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, government, oppression, resistance, war
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Don’t Trust Them
As many people do, I read news on the Web. I don’t have time to read everything offered by most of the news agencies. Nor would I trust their instincts about what is news and what is just a story. … Continue reading
We Got Troubles
Locally here, we’ve been promised to get a piece of the same snow storm about to hit a big chunk of the US. Oklahoma seldom gets that kind of stuff, and we don’t invest that much in the requisite equipment, … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, government, oppression, resistance, survival
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Discontinuity Failures
I don’t fit. Every time I try to get involved in some organized effort to fix something, I am confronted with a demand I compromise on something else. If I try to work with any part of the moral peace … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, government, oppression, peace, resistance
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Sanity and Self-Sufficiency
In a previous post, I noted my interest in Linux and Open Source was primarily a matter of self-sufficiency, though I phrased it as a matter of having control over my computer. People want such control when they are ready … Continue reading
Posted in computers, globalism
Tagged compsec, government, internet, linux, redhat, resistance
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