tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post3967434536579315120..comments2024-03-28T16:08:29.578-04:00Comments on Sardonicky: It's a Small World, Uber AllesKaren Garciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15612731479365562803noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-6910374386326797632015-08-20T03:42:40.307-04:002015-08-20T03:42:40.307-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066294653425195089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-21893571921673609462015-06-17T03:41:17.184-04:002015-06-17T03:41:17.184-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066294653425195089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-46706718113318529282014-01-24T17:02:36.146-05:002014-01-24T17:02:36.146-05:00Thanks for the videos, Bonnie! That Rage show in p...Thanks for the videos, Bonnie! That Rage show in particular was amazing. Tom Morello's otherworldly guitar skills were on full display. Plus, never in my life have I seen a crowd with more energy. Everybody together looked like a gigantic pot of pasta on rapid boil. I ain't lying when I say I was completely exhausted when it was over. God, I'm getting old. ;)Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-75316771569555067862014-01-24T15:24:51.595-05:002014-01-24T15:24:51.595-05:00@Pearl--
If I remember correctly, you go by the n...@Pearl--<br /><br />If I remember correctly, you go by the name "pvolkov" when you comment at the Times.<br /><br />If my memory is correct, I enjoyed your remark on Krugman's column today, a "NYT Pick."<br /><br />Well said.Zeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-52858931147563625882014-01-23T21:06:47.802-05:002014-01-23T21:06:47.802-05:00Will, THANKS for the great links. Here's a co...Will, THANKS for the great links. Here's a couple you might like:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=IjvklKa1mOU&NR=1<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYwzW2QFnwo<br /><br />and here's one by Drowning Pool <br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXQEKl_uiPY&NR=1&feature=fvwp<br />Bonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-70252603027882791572014-01-23T20:47:27.990-05:002014-01-23T20:47:27.990-05:00@Will--
“Liberation Theology” has its roots in th...@Will--<br /><br />“Liberation Theology” has its roots in the Catholic Church of Latin America. Pope Francis hales from Argentina, so I suspect—but certainly cannot prove—that he <i> really does </i> believe the “populist rhetoric he spouts from time to time.” For the greater part, I agree with him.<br /><br />I'm also having a wonderful time hearing looney-right columnists and radio personalities castigate the Pope for these same “populist” views. These self-appointed guardians of “family values” and “the sanctity of life” are <i> all for </i> the Church and the Pope when it meshes with<br /><i> their </i> purposes, as when the Catholic Church opposes abortion or challenges ObamaCare's mandate that employee-sponsored health care insurance must cover birth-control and access to “the day after pill.” But let the Pope talk a little Christian social justice, and he's a Satan-spawned socialist, or mebbe, even, a...gasp... <i> Marxist! </i> I've also heard that he might be—Heaven Forbid—a Freemason!<br /><br />@Jay--<br /><br />You've asked and answered your own question insofar as I am concerned: <br /><br /><i> “ The revolution, although wise, may be too radical for urban-dependent moderns...<br />There is a dirt path away from extinction, but we may prefer to ride the highway to extinction. Otherwise, we first-world urban types will have to abandon lots of baggage before we switch to the Zapatista train to dignity and survival.” </i>--Jay, Ottawa<br /><br /><i> “By first-world standards, this [Zapatista] autonomy comes at a steep price: some serious poverty. Diego’s home has electricity but no running water or indoor plumbing. The outhouse is a hole in the ground concealed by waist-high tarp walls. The bathtub is the small stream in the backyard. Their chickens often free-range it right through their one-room, dirt-floor house. Eating them is considered a luxury.” </i> --Laura Gottesdiener on the lives of the Zapatistas<br /><br /><i> “Extinction before existence without hot water and indoor plumbing!” </i> --Zee<br /><br />@Karen and @James--<br /><br />Vote for Hillary? Or vote for a Republican clone thereof? Hell, no. I, too, will be voting Third Party. Enough is enough at this late stage in my life.Zeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-10496681268452839392014-01-23T18:48:36.356-05:002014-01-23T18:48:36.356-05:00The NY Times cover was astonishing. And the announ...The NY Times cover was astonishing. And the announcement of the 'liberal' pac even more so. Have they lost their minds completely? I don't give a damn who the Republicans put up this time, I'm voting third party. Hilary? Holy Shit!<br /><br />Will, don't run through a brick wall; it's not wise to make a frontal attack against a prepared defense. Yeah, the video was interesting. The cops weren't impressive - undermanned and not going up against any serious resistance, but the boys who called the shots knew this. Political theater. Only the actors get hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-79924127531105459012014-01-23T17:14:22.722-05:002014-01-23T17:14:22.722-05:00Jay,
Thanks for the link to the fascinating Zapat...Jay,<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the fascinating Zapatista article at TomDispatch. Laura Gottesdiener may have only offered a glimpse, but what a glimpse it is. <br /><br />Anyway, one of my favorite rock bands, Rage Against The Machine, has tried to bring attention to this movement since the beginning. Here's lead singer Zach de la Rocha with Zapatistas back in '98:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvAL3kE1Oow<br /><br />Here's Rage guitarist Tom Morello's predictable--yet no less amusing--response in Rolling Stone when he learned Paul Ryan was a big fan of the band:<br /><br />http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-20120816<br /><br />And last but not least, here's Rage playing outside the Democratic National Convention in 2000. I know this kind of music isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it makes me wanna run through a brick wall:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TroyLTDRxHcWillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-55824144234452153402014-01-23T13:48:42.008-05:002014-01-23T13:48:42.008-05:00I laughed out loud when I saw the Times alert pop ...I laughed out loud when I saw the Times alert pop up in my email. What a surprise. The Great Liberal PAC is committing to Hillary this early in the game. Need we fuss any longer with the Democratic nomination for 2016? Or the Republican nomination, for that matter. Everything is prearranged for a continuation of the Cinton-Bush-Obama-Clinton Money Party Dynasty.<br /><br />Big Money Without Borders: that’s what were up against. Money with no hint of national loyalty –– or consideration for average people –– means it doesn’t give a damn about environment, taxes or community. That explains a lot about those supranational trade agreements on the Pacific Rim and between Europe and North America. Constitution, Congress, Courts, move over for TPP and TTIP.<br /><br />Mother Nature isn’t dragging us to extinction. It’s big government of, by and for the superrich that’s helping us perish from the earth. No, I’m not channeling Tea Bag philosophy.<br /><br />We keep asking ourselves how to escape the civil and financial oppression of the now-boundless capitalists in charge. Capitalism demands continual expansion and boundless resources. The problem today is that we’re coming to the end of the supply chain. The earth can no longer satisfy the rapacity that feeds capitalism. <br /><br />The answer may not be what we want to hear. The revolution, although wise, may be too radical for urban-dependent moderns. And yet do we still believe that triumphal capitalism is the answer, or even the lesser evil? <br /><br />The following essay, just published, suggests just who the unlikely people are who are successfully leading the revolt against the plutocracy and how it’s done. Anything less won’t work.<br /><br />Our beloved progressive goal of “Sustainability” in one sense means capitalism is to remain at the helm but to stress the earth only up to the edge of resource collapse, no more. Live high but within “Sustainability” guidelines as issued by Kyoto, or some other conference of fat cats, and we'll be just fine. I don’t think so. <br /><br />There is a dirt path away from extinction, but we may prefer to ride the highway to extinction. Otherwise, we first-world urban types will have to abandon lots of baggage before we switch to the Zapatista train to dignity and survival.<br />http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175797/tomgram%3A_laura_gottesdiener%2C_visiting_a_revolution_that_won%27t_go_away/Jay–Ottawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360356126450612113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974773076690597683.post-53318396540081460552014-01-23T13:32:07.037-05:002014-01-23T13:32:07.037-05:00Pope Franny may or may not believe the populist rh...Pope Franny may or may not believe the populist rhetoric he spouts from time to time. It doesn't really matter, just as long as he keeps saying it. The guy's a PR dream compared to Pope Joe the Rat. Think Barack Obama circa 2008 vs Dubya and you get the picture.<br /><br />http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cardinal-dolan-i-thank-god-for-the-pope-francis-effectWillnoreply@blogger.com