Paul Fernhout: Encouragement for the Sick at Heart – Planning for US Collapse, Learning from Soviet Collapse

Always remember Howard Zinn’s remarks: “In this awful world where the efforts of caring people often pale in comparison to what is done by those who have power, how do I manage to stay involved and seemingly happy? I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should not give …

Weak Signals: Glenn Beck Now Netanyahu’s Bitch, Israel Kicks Off “Final” Propaganda Campaign

Background: One of the most powerful alliances in modern propaganda history was formed between Israeli militant Jews and the extreme right-wing evangelicals.  A joint project to develop the perfect “red calf” is just the tip of the iceberg. Discussion: There are weak but clear signals that Israel is kicking off a “final” or “scorched earth” …

Search: errors that resulted in great ideas

It can safely be said that most great ideas result from errors (including accidents), because the real break-throughs occur when the prevailing paradgim (“business as usual”) is so demonstrably unfit as to call into question its further utility OR something really sensational is discovered that is totally inconsistent with the prevailing paradigm.  PERSISTENCE rooted in …