“Democracy” is usually my code category for stuff the Bush administration does that pisses me off, usually becuase of the way they make a mockery of whatever the concept “Democarcy” has going for it
Daniel Bell suggests that in a globalized world, it is no longer states that wield imperialist power, but rather capitalism and the market….an empire of which states are only colonies (IRO p.248) This is exactly the kind of “anti-Christ” at work in the world that I have been thinking about while on vacation. Of course, I see the mechanism that Continue Reading
I have had some debate with one of the PCBN members (or a couple of them) , Chris Tessone and Van, about their critiques of Wallis’ “God’s Politics” and the statements they have been questioning. They are critical of Wallis’ approach. For example: Chris , in Progressive Protestant � Pollitt on Wallis: So I don’t get the sense that Pollitt Continue Reading
The Nation | Blog | The Online Beat | Bill Moyers Fights Back | John Nichols “Hear me,” Moyers said, “An unconscious people, an indoctrinated people, a people fed only partisan information and opinion that confirm their own bias, a people made morbidly obese in mind and spirit by the junk food of propaganda is less inclined to put up Continue Reading
Leave it to the Media (and Fox in particular, who was hammering hard on this one). The “KOran flushing” incident is being reported as having been “bad reporting”; but , not excatly, as Juan Cole explains. Informed Comment The Pentagon has claimed that the incident did not occur. Although the corporate media are now reporting that Newsweek had “backed off” Continue Reading
I was talking to a friend of mine the other night, and he mentined that in his re-watching Good Will Hunting the other night, that Will mentioned to the Robin Williams character that Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States was a great book, and Williams’ character asks “Better than Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent“? Which of course made me want Continue Reading
Juan Cole on how our allies , the British, are worrying that the US military tactics are alienatiing civilian populations. Imagine that? Nothing changes. And we keep repeating the same insane, hubris-motivated, blind mistakes. And aside from stupid policy and the utter inadequacy of this in the long-run, it also happens to be wrong. And people somehow let themselves become Continue Reading
Houston, (and LA, Chicago, Washington DC,…..America) we have a problem. Hippy Dave gives us this informative post, with plenty to say about it. Amen, Dave! Random Ravings The United States has the largest income inequality between the rich and the poor among developed nations throughout the world. This has been something that I have discussed before as a problem, while Continue Reading
Hmmmm….. I don’t suppose that’ll be on Stan’s list either. Oh, why pick on Stan? He ‘s just part of the echo chamber. Political Wire: Real Wages Fall at Fastest Rate in 14 Years Americans’ real wages — salaries adjusted for inflation — “are falling at their fastest rate in 14 years,” according to the Financial Times.
I hope they include someone like George Lakoff in that group. We (Americans, not Democrats) need masters of concept and persuasion to combat the manipulators. Political Wire: New Democratic Think Tank Created
Larry has a post on ABC allowing ads from Dobson but not the UCC. Pretty disturbing. ABC, Give Me A Break! ABC accepts an ad from James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and a spokesperson says with (I hope she could keep a straight face) “The ABC Television Network does not accept ads from organizations which present religious doctrine.” But Continue Reading
Eric asks, in his post on the revelations of the British intelligence, what THEY were finding out about how disingenuous Bush has been with the American people. Eric asks “How Much Evidence Do They Need?” I keep asking that myself. The clue, I think, is in seeing how this is self-deception. The Right and the loyal GOP people are NOT Continue Reading
A report leaked to the London Observer reveals what the Neocons in office have lied to us about all along. Proof the Fix Was In – by Ray McGovern (found via Informed Comment’s post) In emotionless English, Dearlove tells Blair and the others that President Bush has decided to remove Saddam Hussein by launching a war that is to be Continue Reading
This is from Oliver Willis, who I see is also coming to the BlogNashville this weekend. This is from Gore’s recent speech: Oliver Willis | Like Kryptonite To Stupid I remember a time not too long ago when Senate leaders in both parties saw it as part of their responsibility to protect the Senate against the destructive designs of demagogues Continue Reading
This from Mike James is, well, mind boggling, concerning the lunacy of the Bush Budget (what they call a budget- and still, no accounting for Iraq n it. How irresponsible is that? And how does the public let them get away with it?) Maikimo.net › Weblog › A bazillion here and a bazillion there … I like Mike’s conlcuding remarks: Continue Reading
Eric posted yesterday: Eric’s Tasty Morsels of Thought – The Matthews House Project, Blogging, and Online Debate Dale recently read a book by David Dark called The Gospel According to America: A Meditation on a God-blessed, Christ-haunted Idea which Dale just got around to mentioning in his latest post about the Church’s relationship to Scripture. (italics mine) Actually … (and Continue Reading