Tag Archives: Ron Paul

sour grapes

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Dave

There is a tendency to romanticize the past; to look back to an earlier epoch in America and the elusive “kindler, gentler America” that is referred to in such reverential tones. Truth is, the past was not so idyllic though … Continue reading →

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forward to the past

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Dave

Does authenticity have anything to do with the truth or are we conflating an idealized sense of self with a public perception of populism? Today, the mantra among the political pundits is that authenticity serves as the means to gain … Continue reading →

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in gold we trust: bullions and bullions served

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Dave

Is it only a metal whose value comes from the useful goods for which it can be exchanged? The belief in gold does appear more mystical, touching on the psychological aspects of fantasy and ecstasy more so than its pragmatic … Continue reading →

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shifting mainstream: a murky sideshow

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dave

You have to wonder whether the current, almost virulent anti-Arab and Muslim invective in America and to some extent in Canada is not induced by a larger effort, principally using the media, in order to enact behavior modification through a … Continue reading →

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ideology: ready to drive the car

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dave

Anders Behring Breivik deemed his act as “atrocious” but necessary in his statement to police. It begs to ask the question if the current propaganda war between Democrat and Republican is not part of some far reaching new variations of … Continue reading →

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the ceiling is leaking

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Dave

There used to be an old joke in Europe that America had Bob Hope, Percy Faith and Johnny Cash, and Country X had no faith, no hope and no cash. Well things have changed a bit… This sorry media-hyped drama … Continue reading →

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Power of the narrative: distributing the sensible

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Dave

Call it the hidden hand.When the narrative breaks down the ability to pull classic trump hands from the pile. This means of depicting the other as something suspicious; like turning over a rock with a stick and seeing what living … Continue reading →

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INTO THE MYSTIC WITH THE SOLITARY WANDERERS

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Dave

”I laugh at the plots hatched by men,” he declared, ”and I enjoy my own being in spite of them.” He died soon after writing these lines, at Ermenonville, north of Paris, where he was staying as the guest of … Continue reading →

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LSD- THE LONG SLOW DISTANCE OF WOODSTOCK NATION

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Dave

An antipathy to the material world and to the world of government, order discipline, and force went beyond a form of heresy. It is a constant theme in most religions. Think of Saint Francis, the son of a prosperous merchant, … Continue reading →