tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post8918540366458046438..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: Darkness Starts Inside of Things But Keeps on Going When the Things Are GoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-909129067209965172021-01-29T11:37:22.978-05:002021-01-29T11:37:22.978-05:001)jane weaver's music is enjoyable - in readin...1)jane weaver's music is enjoyable - in reading about her i came across the term <i>folktronica</i><br /><br />2)you point to dean baker's cepr paper about vaccine fuckups - i thought his conclusion was worth repeating<br /><br /><b>We have seen a massive rise in right-wing populism where large numbers of less-educated workers reject the elites and all their claims about the world. When we have massive elite mess-ups, as we now see with vaccine distribution, and there are zero consequences for those responsible, this has to contribute to the resentment of the less advantaged.<br /><br />It is appalling that we have structured the economy in such a way that the elites can be protected from consequences for even the most extreme failures. The fact so few elite types even see this as a problem (seen any columns in the NYT calling for firing?) shows that the populists have a real case. The economy is rigged against the left behind, and the people that control major news outlets, which include many self-described liberals or progressives, won’t even talk about it.</b><br /><br />i would quibble with baker about 'less-educated' - more accurately one might say 'misinformed' which include those who wilfully misinform themselves - but what do i know? missus charley and i aren't movie stars - what we are is what we are - we share a bed, some popcorn, and tv<br /><br />3)today i read and enjoyed a piece from <i>politico</i> analogizing the lord of mar-a-lago to the avignon anti-pope benedict xiii <br /><br />4)and speaking of spiritual leaders - john yates, ph.d. - a man who is currently a cancer patient, and was dismissed from the buddhist retreat center he founded because of a marital dispute with his third -now former- wife, was recently asked by a student of his whether 'awakening' was worth the effort - he said yes, it was - while most goals, once achieved, are a bit disappointing, he claimed that awakening is the opposite - before you experience it, you can't imagine how much better it is<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nxZFnYCjbc&feature=youtu.be<br />mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-34306638672564804552021-01-29T10:50:52.037-05:002021-01-29T10:50:52.037-05:00Youngest, Wesdom, who's now in DC btw, has a l...Youngest, Wesdom, who's now in DC btw, has a life goal to go to Mars. Good on him & Elon. Makes the point that space exploration will necessarily be meatless. Hadn't thought of it that way, though, truly, Star Trek with its automated pill food dispensaries, foresaw. All this 'Impossible' is mere rehearsal? Or, at least, that's another way of looking at it.Jim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02088100982761595050noreply@blogger.com