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DICTATORSHIP
There are two steps necessary for an impending dictatorship
The first is to silence opposing views. Today it can be achieved by controlling the media: television, radio and the Internet.
Any system through which those with opposing views can gauge the extent of dissention in society must be eliminated.
Revolutions are not undertaken by a [...]
October 27th, 2009 | Posted in History, Politics, security, survival | 31 Comments
I receive many e-mails asking why I don’t post articles to this log more often.
The reason is that like most people I find that the trivia that one encounters in everyday living consumes time that could be better spent in creative pursuits
I write when I encounter either ignorance or stupidity so [...]
June 28th, 2009 | Posted in Environment, Fear, History, Politics, Truth, junk science, natural disasters, society, survival | 23 Comments
AUBURN 1904-1937
CORD 1929-1937
CROSLEY 1939-1952
DUESENBERG 1913-1926
ESSEX 1919-1932
HUDSON 1910-1957
KAISER 1945-1956
NASH 1916-1957
PACKARD [...]
April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Finance, History, ethics, responsibility, society, survival | 4 Comments
A reader sent me an e-mail today that made me think about greed as the source of discontent in our society.
There is a connection between conservatism and greed but it is not an absolute “A=B”.
One can be ‘conservative’ (as I am) and not be greedy (as I am not).
Greed stems from conservatism but [...]
April 6th, 2009 | Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Poverty, ethics, responsibility, society, survival | 8 Comments
I apologize to my readers for not keeping this BLOG updated but I received a comment from a regular reader and it set the ’spark’ that was necessary.
The reader I refer to has a site definitely worth visiting: www.blog4brains.com.
I guess that’s what it takes. We are simply humans and it seems that [...]
April 1st, 2009 | Posted in Child Care, Education, ethics, responsibility, society, survival | 7 Comments