Why Does Evil Triumph?

The reason that evil triumphs is that "we" allow it to. This clip illustrates this point about war. The war that the clip is critiquing was the "good" war–WW II. I have not seen The Americanization of Emily, I will. 

Power and Terror

While this not a particularly well done documentary, it is an interesting watch because of the subject matter. While Chomsky would disagree with my characterization, what Chomsky is talking about is Babylon. Come out of her while you can.

They Are Watching You

There has been a lot of interest, bordering on hysteria, about the government spying on US citizens. Here is an example from Politico. 

“There is a massive apparatus within the United States government that with complete secrecy has been building this enormous structure that has only one goal, and that is to destroy privacy and anonymity, not just in the United States but around the world,” charged Glenn Greenwald, a reporter for the British newspaper “The Guardian,” speaking on CNN. “That is not hyperbole. That is their objective.”

But since most people are not knowledgeable about history (not everyone was like me and read history books for fun in high school) there is a lot of fear. 

This is where Pam Dewey's latest blog series on Big Brother comes in. While the technology has "improved," there is not much new in government interference in private affairs. This is a long-standing issue, and my prediction for the latest "crisis" is that ultimately no one will care about it. And if the next president is a Republican, the spying will continue. 

Click Here for part 6 of "Oh Say Can You See?" 

If You See Something, Say Something

One of the great things about humans is their ability to get together to make a common cause. It is also one of humanity's greatest faults.

If you think Janet Napolitano's ...the Secretary of Homeland Security...program of turning every American into an informer, called "If you see something, say something," is new, you might want to read Pam Dewey's latest entry in her Prophecy Panic Button blog.

During WWI people came together as one to fight the dastardly Hun. If you doubt the narrative of the powers that be, watch out. Your friends and neighbors will not approve. Even worse, maybe your children will not approve.

The power of culture to enforce conformity is huge. If you know how it was done in the past, you might be less susceptible to this in your present or near future. Click here for part 5 in this series. 

The Man He Killed

It is difficult to struggle against Babylon. It is especially difficult to not participate in her wars. The following video is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's anti-war poem "The Man He Killed." It is a fitting introduction to part 4 of Pam Dewey's series on Big Brother. Those who did not want to fight in the especially useless war WWI were rounded up with no regard for law. Big Brother, or Babylon as the Bible calls it, is not a modern phenomenon. It goes back millennia. 



Here is the full poem if you want to contemplate it more, it deserves contemplation. 

The Man He Killed
Thomas Hardy
Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have set us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!
But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him as he at me,
And killed him in his place.
I shot him dead because—
Because he was my foe,
Just so: my foe of course he was;
That's clear enough; although
He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,
Off-hand like—just as I—
Was out of work—had sold his traps—
No other reason why.
Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat, if met where any bar is,
Or help to half a crown.