Friday, June 29, 2012

Best Article Of The Week...

Conservative Southern Values Revived:
by Sara Robinson - June 28, 2012

“How a Brutal Strain of American Aristocrats Have Come to Rule America”
“It’s been said that the rich are different than you and me.  What most Americans don’t
know is that they’re also quite different from each other, and that which faction is currently
running the show ultimately makes a vast difference in the kind of country we are.

Right now, a lot of our problems stem directly from the fact that the wrong sort has finally
gotten the upper hand; a particularly brutal and anti-democratic strain of American aristo-
crat that the other elites have mostly managed to keep away from the levers of power since
the Revolution.  Worse: this bunch has set a very ugly tone that’s corrupted how people with
power and money behave in every corner of our culture.  Here’s what happened, and how it
happened, and what it means for America now.”

by Jim Morin

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As always with AlterNet, this article is a damn good read,
and an excellent perspective of our shared Pax Americana reality.

Have you noticed how many articles I link from AlterNet?
It's because they do an excellent job of allowing truth to be authority,
rather than like FOX, where authority is manipulatively displayed as truth.

And like CommonDreams, et al, the "Comments" section is quite often
as enlightening as the article itself, sometimes even more so.



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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Best Article Of The Week...

Dark Ages Redux:
by John Atcheson - June 18, 2012

“American Politics and the End of the Enlightenment.”
“We are witnessing an epochal shift in our socio-political world.  We are de-evolving, hurtling headlong into a past that was defined by serfs and lords; by necromancy and superstition; by policies based on fiat, not facts.”

by Clay Bennett

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As always with Commondreams, this article a damn good read,
and an excellent perspective of our shared Pax Americana reality.

Have you noticed how many articles I link from Commondreams?
It's because they do an excellent job of allowing truth to be authority,
rather than like FOX, where authority is manipulatively displayed as truth.

And like Alternet, et al, the "Comments" section is quite often
as enlightening as the article itself, sometimes even more so.



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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Best Article Of The Last Month.

The Truth About Religion in America:
by Kerry Walters - June 15, 2012

“The Founders Loathed Superstition and We Were Never a Christian Nation.”
“One counterfeit idea that circulates with frustrating stubbornness is the claim that America was
founded as a Christian nation.  It’s one of the Christian Right’s mantras and a favorite talking point
for televangelists, religious bloggers, born-again authors and lobbyists, and pulpit preachers.”

by David Fitzsimmons

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As always with Alternet, this article is a damn good read,
and an excellent perspective of our shared Pax Americana reality.

Have you noticed how many articles I link from Alternet?
It's because they do an excellent job of allowing truth to be authority,
rather than like FOX, where authority is manipulatively displayed as truth.



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