Political Consultation – 2012 End of the World Campaign
One of the things that will make it hard for Obama in the coming election is that some of the criticisms the Republicans are making are true…they are a ridiculous source, that promises only a further entrenchment in the very things I dislike about Obama, but that does not make it any safer to avoid [...]
A Hero Rises – Follow Up
The practice of philosophy demands we put down our thoughts, even if they are raw, in order to get beneath them to the deeper insights. It is a wasteful art, and this cannot be helped. And the reason I point this out, is to defend the reason why I would return so quickly to what [...]
It ain’t easy eating that.
It might seem absurd to respond so vociferously to such a ridiculous story as this, as the Muppets have apparently withdrawn their products from the Fast Food Chain Chick-Fil-A. However, it is exactly this kind of pseudo-story that the machine is feeding to us to keep us passionately committed to NOTHING. If any of you [...]
New Tactics for OWS #2 – ONE WORLD CURRENCY
HEY OCCUPY WALL STREET! PUT OUT A CALL AROUND THE WORLD FOR A SINGLE GLOBAL CURRENCY. From the beginning of my participation with Occupy Wall Street I have advocated for an absurdist approach to demands. Why? Not because I want chaos, but because the problems we face are too large for singular or systemic legislative [...]
An Inappropriate Truth #3 – Tyranny of Unknowing
Democracy and Enlightenment are mutually dependent. Therefore, because we are far from the latter, we cannot expect, any time soon, to have anything like the former. We are doomed to experience either the tyranny of power, or the tyranny of the mob, and these too are mutually dependent. Our laws are poems we write to [...]
Time Stamp #1 – Rosy-colored glasses
Here are some things I’m doing or thinking about. 1. I have committed myself to provoking members of the Occupy Movement (I still consider myself a member) into asking what the movement means now that, you know…there is no occupation, and we have become what we said we were not, a protest movement. I believe [...]
Emotional Rescue
Until we can trust the fidelity of the channels through which we receive information we ought to guard ourselves from forming very strong opinions about events that require the highest level of contextual sophistication. In fact, when a muddled mess is presented to us as a debate we ought to assume that there are forces [...]
Societal Diagnosis – Personality Disorder
I have long believed that all of society could be looked at through the psychological perspective. And I think, at some point, one is able to diagnose one’s immediate social environment as lacking all the signs of mental health. In response to the ongoing Travon Martin controversy, I’ve been horrified by the willingness of our [...]
Reality Mic Check…Occupying Spring
This is a difficult post to write, especially since I am so partial to the whole notion of a human-centered movement that brings about a more sustainable approach to civilization. However, I feel it is time for the gadflies to begin flying around our upcoming Occupy Season to arouse the kind of introspection that will [...]
Occupying Reality
Here is a recent piece I wrote for my Facebook friends, many of whom I’ve met through the Occupy Movement. It details the story of my local movement and the reasons for my limited engagement. The Controversy at My Local Occupation Many of you have probably wondered why I have been somewhat silent lately about [...]
Open Letter to David Graeber and Chris Hedges…
After watching the video interview of Chris Hedges, and reading the follow up letter by David Graeber (both below) concerning the Black Bloc occupy tactics, I wrote my own open letter. Please share. Open Letter to David Graeber and Chris Hedges Dear Distinguished Dudes, As a member of this ‘struggle’ I cannot help but see [...]
Living in a Conspiratorial World…
Two items today. 1. Hilarious parody of the new Tom Hanks movie I have no interest in seeing…dealing with 911 issues, and the madness caused by thinking too much about the anomalous nature of those events. 2. More seriously, if you are interested in hacking, and what it means to the unfolding of the 21st [...]
Huge Numbers…
If you will watch the video, you will conclude, i hope, as I have, that our president is lying to us…that he is misrepresenting something that is fatal…his ineloquence is symptomatic of the difficult role presidents face today of speaking without saying anything…it is more difficult than one might assume… Look at his first statement: [...]
The Forbidden Fruit of Progress – Apple Boycott
After you listen to the following podcast, I think you will understand the subsequent campaign I am launching. Please listen and then join me in trying to liberate those who are working for our pleasure. What would you do if you lived in a society where slavery was being practiced? When, as Americans, we learned [...]
Job Creationism
when people are talking about ‘job creation’ what they really want, whether they know it or not, is to live in a society with a vision, with a mission, with something to cooperate for…our crisis comes from a lack of this, and from an awareness of our planet and the cosmos, and the utter paralysis [...]
A monkey’s perspective…on the Witch’s death…
The Village Voice just released an article on Damien Hirst’s recent set of money-grabbing shows. It appears that the writer is making some valid and pointed criticisms of the artist, of the type that lets us all breathe a collective sigh of relief, those of us who have felt for many years the sickness that [...]
When Art is a luxury…Art is a lie!
I am thrilled to see the Occupy Movement taking direct action against the current state of our art practices since I have long felt the institutions of culture have been corrupted by a kind of rampant self-interest, that leads to artworks that are misanthropic, exploitative and ultimately uninspiring. Such is the legacy of our time, [...]
I was wrong – Russell Brand is very interesting.
My wife and I have both shared a disdain for Russell Brand…granted we’ve never really watched anything in its entirety that he’s been a part of…but his association with Katy Perry, and his seemingly corporate quality just turned us right off… but after watching this I am convinced that his mind is a fascinating thing [...]
KRS – One – The Voice of the Apocalypse
Hip Hop will be to this awakening what Rock and Roll was to the 1960s… Why? Because, as you will see in this video, it is all about data crunching, and Rap is especially suited to this end, at a time when we need an efficient source of musical and intellectual inspiration… I want to [...]
The Anonymous Survival Guide
For your reading pleasure I recently found this…Be warned, it’s a little frightening…click the link below to download the 15 page pdf… Click Here for Main Page
Hockney vs. Hirst – Fallacious Fight
I was happy to see that the art world has finally allowed itself to have a confrontation over its ‘process’ as Hockney recently criticized Hirst for his use of assistants in making his dot paintings. This criticism has sparked a conversation among the art world, and they don’t like it…conversation that is…They don’t want anybody [...]
The Tilt of the Earth – Revolujah!
In an empty park a man stands with his hands held high in praise, speaking as if he were surrounded by a multitude. In his eyes shines the light of the future. And some might ask…how can he be so sure? I have been that man. There is a special joy found within the emptiness [...]
Precious Terrorists Among Us – T. Winston Sayer
I cannot begin to adequately express the excitement I feel about the piece I am posting here. It has been submitted to me by T. Winston Sayer, a deep and provocative thinker of the first rate who has been keeping the results of his unique research rather sequestered for longer than I cared for…but such [...]