On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Mugsy Lunsford <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Sep 5, 2012, at 2:52 PM, mex sara wrote: > >> > > It's the thing I noticed about the two conferences .... the homogeny of > > the Tampa crowd and the diversity of the other ... > > it is also interesting that it seems to be an ideological debate between > > historical stereotypes > > being fought with one side having a unified, codified script highly > divergent from reality, and the other side a bunch of widely-differing > viewpoints, mostly shepherded via corporate-controlled media, whose scripts > vary, but typically contain at least a modicum of relationship with > reality. Then there's the indies and the bloggers, who steer, flail, and > shed light, in varying degrees of effectiveness. I seek a lot of sources, > and get discouraged a lot. Do you consider yourself to be practicing true > journalism these days? > nope ... nor do many others http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/editors-spiked-as-fairfax-newspapers-get-digital-and-white-knight-gina-rinehart-circles/story-e6frg996-1226408421724 this is Gina Rinehart Net Worth: Stats $28 Billion (AU$29b) [ worlds richest woman she inherited her father Lang Hancock's iron ore mining company ... recently she has bought stakes in newspaper and television companies ... seeking to influence social - political spheres ... apparently her wealth grows at 1 million dollars every 30 mins [ can't verify that and the math boogles me ] ... http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/09/meet-gina-rinehart-worlds-richest-woman-and-worlds-biggest-troll/56544/ here is the whole video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3CcxRbFiLg recently she has been involved in huge court battle to deny her children access to the trust funds their Grandfather set up for them ... it doesn't bother me to much that she can't read it is the sense of absolute entitlement that bugs me ... any how I digress a bigger problem for me [ or my ego ] is being replaced by twitter .. some of the live shows I work /worked on now have a rolling feed of twitter comments at the bottom of the screen or have segments where the hosts will read the feedback out .. possibly would work better on radio ... that in itself isn't so much of an issue but the fact that the twitter tweets are anonymous and generally of a ridiculously banal uninformative nature really does > > as if the last thirty years [ which means the last 10 haven't] haven't > > happened or if they have they must not be acknowledged .... the world has > > changed almost beyond recognition since 1975 ... the internet .. > > geopolitics ... social politics .. war on terror which enables domestic > > enforcement of "we are at war" laws [ see wwII re treason etc] without > > having to acknowledge it to the ordinary person instead by omission > > indicate that it is still ok to go on with daily life and be woo'd by > tax > > cuts and be swayed by blather about other peoples private lives... > > It's almost like a nation of dirty-minded neighborhood snoops, peering > through curtains while ignoring the fire in the kitchen because the tv's > blaring, "Go shopping!" > that certainly explains the fondness for celebrity downfall stories > > > there are no global issues > > I've heard it said that the opinions and healthcare policies of the rest > of the world shouldn't have any bearing on our decisions. Yeah, cause we > breathe different air. > I think it should be possible for countries to protect their national interests while accommodating and learning from global concerns that others may or may not have solved .. it strikes me as absurd that the country that considers itself the Best and the most Wonderful has no universal health care and is the only first world nation not to ... http://truecostblog.com/2009/08/09/countries-with-universal-healthcare-by-date/ you have to ask why ... would it bankrupt the insurance companies doubt it .. is it about "communism" Japan is hardly communist nor are Britain, Canada Australia certainly isn't would it bankrupt the "state" nope but it would mean perhaps the wealthy might have to pay a few dollars more a week maybe the cost of a skinny decafe latte the idea that there is no need to consider the opinions and experiences of others just speaks to the concept of superiority and specialness of Empire and that those who feel better in the safety of isolationism feel that as Gods own People the rest who are as insignificant as ants are in no way fearsome ...the ants are not just foreigners but the poor and ill and those otherwise down on their "luck" > > > For instance it is "fighting season " in Afganistan ... and it looks > like > > the Taliban have a good score ... and it kinda looks like vietnam deja > vu > > all over again > > The same look is in the eyes of the young men coming back, that I saw in > the eyes of the Nam vets in the 70's. > it is a bit different here as during the Vietnam war there was conscription and now all the Defence forces are professionals ... there are not the great number of ordinary boys as you have in the States our force is relatively small compared to population ... so it is easy to turn any incident into appalling moments of sentiment and nationalism with politicians front and center emoting on the wounds to the nation ... I am sure though if you went to a mall or football game and asked people if they knew a] where afghanistan was b] if the country was at war c] if it was what was the war all about ... you might get some very interesting responses > > > some of the men the coalition are training to take over when they make > > their staged retreat 2014 .. [they call them insurgents but they are > > Taliban ] these men are plants and open fire when it is possible to kill > > the men training them ... it is called a Green on Blue attack after the > > colour of the berets ... > > > > > http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/green-on-blue-the-new-face-of-war-in-afghanistan-20120830-253ib.html > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/world/asia/corruption-remains-intractable-in-afghanistan-under-karzai-government.html?pagewanted=all > > > > > http://citizenjournalistreview.wordpress.com/us-war-casualties-afghanistan-by-date/ > > http://icasualties.org/oef/ > > > > and of course it is a shame that the Syrian issue has come when everyone > is > > busy elsewhere > > if ever there was a dictator that needed a swift excision ... > > > > though they could just all move on to Syria after the huge success thats > > been had rebuilding Afghanistan > > > > > http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-news/2012/08/22/syrian-civil-war-could-persist-post-assad/ > > > > > > so who ever is president this coming term will have all that out their > > plate as well as the deficit etc etc > > Yeah, this is a really tough time to be the Decider. Hope the one we get > has a long term viewpoint. > every thing new is old it seems to me > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
