This is a good explanation of the inner dynamics of capitalism, that make it suck. [counterpunch]
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This is a good explanation of the inner dynamics of capitalism, that make it suck. [counterpunch]
This is a delightful little book, and I won’t post much from it because it’s so delightful that posting the illustrations would constitute a “spoiler.”
This one is simple: people are (with good justification and for good reason) upset that the US is abandoning its Afghan allies, and (with good justification and for good reason) expect them to be torture-slaughtered as soon as the US military is no longer there to protect them.
As you may recall, I have been planting evil plants back in the strippings. And I rather stupidly forgot to take into account a local Pennsylvania custom: the beer-addled ATV-ride through other people’s property, prior to going and setting off fireworks.
I’m referring, of course, to humans.
Rumsfeld was, simultaneously, a “company man” who saw himself as an enabling gear in the vast power-system of the US empire, and an independent-minded strategist; all in all a recipe for an asshole.
My first reaction was “no way!” and so was my second reaction. I have no idea why Associate Director of the FBI James B. Adams would say such a thing. Was he telling the truth?
Trolley car experiments seem to be a rich topic for “memes.”
Boingboing published a piece [boing] looking at US police budgets.
The hamon-making class is over, and I’m home and digging out from under the things that piled up while I was away.