World control - Yes. But *who* is behind it. Not the lackeys doing the
selling to the masses (those within the government institutions, or
those working in middle or upper management for the measly crumbs they
may garner). They are most likely ignorant of the full impact
themselves. They just want a piece of the pie for themselves and have
few scruples on how to achieve that end so they stay with the money. No,
there are a few "tricksters" out there who will eventually, and
inevitably, start warring on each other using the desperate poor once
again as the cannon fodder for their sick games of control.
D.
On 19/06/2012 7:59 AM, michael gurstein wrote:
Yes, and it has been a very long time since I read Marx on this
but I have a feeling that what we are seeing is a qualitatively
more advanced form of distortion... One where the bad guys are
able to actually get in and manipulate at a level of
detail (informed by neuroscience, psychology, anthropology etc.)
that the Churches etc. were not sufficiently sophisticated to be
able to achieve. I think it is rather more on the level of 1984
where people are able to make others believe that 2+2=5
(creationism etc.) and not only believe it but believe it
passionately and aggressively against all rhyme or reason... Also,
an element in the process is to reconstruct social relationships
("networked individualism") where the technology plays a key role
so that individuals don't have the means to achieve the solidarity
which would allow them to move beyond false
consciousness/ideological manipulation. Hence the circle is closed.
M
-----Original Message-----
*From:* [email protected]
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*Arthur Cordell
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 19, 2012 7:12 AM
*To:* 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'
*Subject:* Re: [Futurework] gloomy America
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consciousness
*From:*[email protected]
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*michael gurstein
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 19, 2012 9:54 AM
*To:* 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'
*Subject:* Re: [Futurework] gloomy America
Unfortunately, I agree with the paragraph quoted but only up
to the end of the first (long) sentence... My gloomy
assessment is that the bad guys have now been more or less
able to close the circle (through the judicious use of the
media, huge amounts of money, complacent political classes,
and an effective intervention into the noosphere (societal
ideation)). The evidence from Wisconsin, Greece, Canada is
that they are able to twist democracy to support policies
which make things worse for the mass of the population and to
put in place measures which lock-in and reinforce their
political position. My feeling is that the system is more
likely to implode rather than move to any broadly desireable
outcome including the laughable insanity of " return of true
capitalism and the free market" whatever on earth that might
possibly mean.
M
-----Original Message-----
*From:* [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of
*Arthur Cordell
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 19, 2012 6:23 AM
*To:* 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'
*Subject:* Re: [Futurework] gloomy America
From Steve Kurtz.
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Steve
Kurtz
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:42 AM
*Subject:* [Ottawadissenters] Clive Maund
(thanks to A.P. in Zurich)
Note that this is apart from natural resource bottlenecks
which could inhibit material throughput in future recovery
attempts.
Steve
http://www.clivemaund.com/article.php?art_id=2744
last bits of a short article:
The world needs a long and deep depression in order to purge
itself of excess debt and the distortions, inefficiences and
misallocation of capital resulting therefrom, and it is going
to get it, QE and hyperinflation first or not. All the daily
noise in the media about the Greek election, or any elections,
or the hyped up Fed meetings and pronouncements, or what Mrs
Merkel thinks and says etc is just irrelevant fluff, detail
and distraction for the unthinking masses, and ultimately is
not going to avert the grim outcome of this appalling mess.
Not until all this debt is repudiated and the world has gotten
the usurious banking system off its back, with its tentacles
reaching deep into government everywhere, will the world be
able to move forward again. Then at long last we will be able
to hail the return of true capitalism and the free market.
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