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Is Capitalism the New Communism?
More deep thoughts. Have to think on this for a while.
The Ljubljana-born philosopher Slavoj Žižek – a commentator who is nothing if not inventive and prolific – recently caught the attention of our CSO with a Guardian piece entitled Why the free market fundamentalists think 2013 will be the best year ever (17th February 2013). One of the many points raised in this near-freestyle article is that free-market capitalists are utilising similar logic to that traditionally used by communists to explain away the inefficacious nature of a ‘collapsing’ system: capitalism is malfunctioning because its principles are being respected only in the breach. Ipso facto, if the ‘laws’ of capitalism were actually applied, then we would have no need to concern ourselves with an ultimately ‘impossible’ financial crisis.
Žižek is correct to point to the sometimes ludicrous measures that defenders of political or economic ideologies will employ when faced with the stark reality that their quasi-religious beliefs have been proven…
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The End of Capitalism, But Not As We Know It: A Response to ‘The End of Capitalism Has Begun’
Boggles the mind! But truth prevails, for or against!
It is by now a truism that we live in an era of flux, with the number and frequency of pivotal years for global society (think 1989, 2007, 2011, 2015) increasing beyond our collective ability to make sense of them. It was therefore with great pleasure that we read an essay forwarded to us by a key associate that at least struggles to do exactly that: the former BBC economics correspondent Paul Mason’s The end of capitalism has begun (The Guardian, 17th July 2015).
Mason – who is regarded by some as the most iconic chronicler of the world’s continuing fiscal stupor – posits that capitalism is unravelling because of three interlinked factors: (i) the rise of information technology, which he claims is lessening the need for ‘work’ as conventionally understood; (ii) the subversion of scarce markets by abundant information; and (iii) the rise of collaborative production, a phenomenon which…
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From One Christian to Another: Southern “Heritage” and Marriage Equality for All
I have seen a lot of buzz and opinions posted on the internet this week about the historic changes that have happened, and are still coming about in the U.S. I figured I would add my two cents as well, now that I’ve had some time to process it all.
I know that many of my Southern friends are upset about the Confederate flags coming down, but I really think it is a no-brainer, and it should have happened long ago, like at the end of the 19th Century or something. I don’t know if Southern states have been flying them all along or not, but I really think it is a crime against humanity to try to retain anything reminiscent of the Confederacy, except in a museum. You can go there to celebrate your heritage, not parade it around like it was something positive, because for black people, it…
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JUST A QUICK BIT ON LOVE
Wonderful thoughts. Very touching.
SECRETLY A NINJA
This is cool. I can relate, though i think it is just a part of being human. At some deeper level, we all understand each other. Maybe, in our own way, we’re all ninjas. 😊
Articles of Faith
Well said!
“Power of Faith”
Painting by Leonid Abremov
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speak not of beliefs
human words
are but fire
the flames giving
voice to chimera
true testament
stands upon deeds
all the evident essence
of what one believes
found in how one
behaves among
conscience or crowds
books may teach
the mechanics of
doctrine but man
woman child each
and all create creed
every life a complete
definition of faith
Spreading It Around
I’m full this morning.
Full of it, maybe.
Writing, spewing, covering it all.
Over the rest, the best, the real.
Challenging, channeling, choosing
The right or the left,
It doesn’t really matter right now.
Can you choose, do you?
What is real for you?
Is there a truth, that means
Something to you?
What is truth? What is you?
My truth comes naturally,
Sometimes artificially,
Sometimes broken into
Little tiny pieces,
Like water, flowing through
My greedy hands.
Sometimes, I cannot grab it.
Sometimes, I cannot hold it,
I cannot keep it for myself.
I can only watch it, briefly,
As it falls from the sky,
Like so much rain,
Running down my face and body,
As I stand outside,
Without an umbrella.
Sometimes, it is like snow.
I catch it in my hand for a moment,
And, just as soon as I notice
What it looks like,
The beauty, the miracle of it,
It melts into my hand.
So, try to capture it,
But it will elude you.
Comment away,
Till you and your captive audience
Are nauseous from it.
Spread it around,
Like so much manure
On a garden, in desperate hope
That it will blossom.
After all, that’s what we do.
What brought you here?
Wrong. No, right. No, with it.
No, on it. Around it. Being here.
Realms of wrongness.
Rude awakenings. Rowdy
Happenings. Toothy grins.
Kickstarts of caffeine,
Overflowing.
Mopey comments.
Encouraging tangents.
Taking liberties with
Types of helmets.
Tweeny boppers.
Type 2 diabetes.
Rythmic dancers.
Happy hands-on.
Creating melodies.
Captured moments.
A passing fancy.
A pulsing deep inside.
Quicksilver dynamite.
What brought you here?
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Gordon
Stumbling along the sidewalk 