When humans embrace the dehumanization of others, we release our ugliest, most destructive selves. Dehumanization is a perverse force that propagates violence and justifies the lust for war and its atrocities. On August 6, 1945, Sakue Shimohira was 10 years old when an atomic blast obliterated her home in Hiroshima, Japan, burning her mother into … Continue reading "The Dehumanization of War: A Meditation for Veterans Day"
THE MULTI-PRONGED ATTACK ON “FREE RANGE” CITIZENS GROWS NEW LEGS Perhaps the one thing we can thank the Great Reset for, is proving to the world that globalists wanting to force world citizens into giant prison cities—where their every move can be tracked and commoditized—isn’t some half-baked conspiracy theory. In proving it out, they even … Continue reading →
Our Potemkin Presidency by James Bovard November 8, 2023 The Founding Fathers sought to create a government that would be under the law and under the Constitution. Since World War One, presidents have amassed far more arbitrary power to rule by decree. Every recent American commander-in-chief has expanded and exploited the dictatorial potential of the […]
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=== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Francis Bacon: Arts benefit man more than arms ==== Francis BaconThe Advancement of Learning …by learning man excelleth man in that wherein man excelleth beasts; that by learning man ascendeth to the heavens and their motions, where in body he cannot […]
On November 2, against the weight of the entire world, the US, once again, voted against a UN General Assembly resolution calling for the end of its six decade embargo of Cuba. The resolution was called the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” … Continue reading "Israel Alone in Supporting the US Embargo of Cuba"
What if the roles were reversed? What if the Palestinians were a powerful and prosperous state armed to the teeth by the most powerful country in the world? What if they had state-of-the-art weaponry complete with F-16s, Merkava tanks, howitzers, armored personnel carriers, and the patriot missel defense system. What if the Palestinians controlled the … Continue reading "Israel-Palestine: If the Shoe Were on the Other Foot"
Since October 7th, the ongoing horrific violence in Palestine and Israel has received incredible amounts of media coverage. Both Israelis and Palestinians are experiencing terrible pain and suffering. Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media’s reporting provided little context for the deadly Hamas attack and its war crimes. Note that the provision of the context is not a … Continue reading "More Violence Leads to Even More Violence"
WHAT THE WORLD LOST TO HUBRIS Cold Fusion technology was a reality 30 years ago. Before we get into how we know that’s true, or why it was never released, the public should understand how it’s absence in our daily lives has nearly brought the world to full ruin during that same time period. Imagine … Continue reading →
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts C. Virgil Gheorghiu: Selections on war and peace ==== C. Virgil GheorghiuFrom The Twenty-Fifth Hour (1949)Translated by Rita Eldon “If you fight for Christ and the Church with the sword you will be committing a great sin,” said the priest. “You would do better to stay at home. […]
Continued from previous post link. The data associated with the Climategate “dirty laundry” email had other interesting information on Mann’s calculation of confidence intervals and the related calculation of RE statistic. This post draws heavily on offline comments by Jean S and UC, both long before and after Climategate. The left panel below is Tim Osborn’s […]
