Friday, March 28, 2014
Incubators of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Amnesty International Wrong Again
Amnesty International gets it wrong again. First AI supported NATO and US wars of aggression under the guise of humanitarian intervention, now they support transnational organized crime under the guise of sex work. Small minds, or crooked hearts?
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Just Passing Through
As we enter a new age of social panic and religious hysteria, it might
be good to step back and look at our common journey as humans. After
all, we've had a pretty good run for a couple million years, and
although the last couple thousand have been a bit problematic, the next
couple hundred will likely sort things out.
While things like climate change, disease and starvation are understandably unsettling, the evolution of untreatable bacteria now well-underway will resolve things like overpopulation and carbon consumption in short order. Like other species before us, and many now on the verge of extinction, our exit won't matter much to those that survive or are yet to come.
Like they say, we're just passing through.
While things like climate change, disease and starvation are understandably unsettling, the evolution of untreatable bacteria now well-underway will resolve things like overpopulation and carbon consumption in short order. Like other species before us, and many now on the verge of extinction, our exit won't matter much to those that survive or are yet to come.
Like they say, we're just passing through.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Fascism in the United States
Fascism rationalizes theft in varying ways. The victims of fascism range from class to religious to racial to ethnic minorities. Under neoliberal fascism, no one is immune to oligarchical theft, although some whites seek to side with oligarchs by rationalizing its imposition on religious, racial or ethnic minorities. Witness the Tea Party.
Fascism has a long history in the United States. Theft of other peoples' property, labor and lives is what made the American oligarchy possible. More so in the South, but in reality, everywhere there was a minority community, poor whites or an Indian tribe.
Fascism today plays out in many ways, but the anti-Indian movement is one of the ugliest. As American Indian tribes assert legal jurisdiction over their reservations and resources, their children enrolled in public schools bear the brunt of fascism based on race. Wherever resource extraction conflicts with tribal treaties, Indian kids will be targets.
Fascism as an institution depends in large part on political control. Depriving Indians and Blacks of equal access to voting is one example. Corruption of elections using stolen wealth is another.
Fascism as a social movement, however, depends mostly on ignorance. Ignorance combined with bigotry is what makes institutionalizing fascism possible.
Fascism has a long history in the United States. Theft of other peoples' property, labor and lives is what made the American oligarchy possible. More so in the South, but in reality, everywhere there was a minority community, poor whites or an Indian tribe.
Fascism today plays out in many ways, but the anti-Indian movement is one of the ugliest. As American Indian tribes assert legal jurisdiction over their reservations and resources, their children enrolled in public schools bear the brunt of fascism based on race. Wherever resource extraction conflicts with tribal treaties, Indian kids will be targets.
Fascism as an institution depends in large part on political control. Depriving Indians and Blacks of equal access to voting is one example. Corruption of elections using stolen wealth is another.
Fascism as a social movement, however, depends mostly on ignorance. Ignorance combined with bigotry is what makes institutionalizing fascism possible.
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Boondoggle
