COP26 is a circus, and this ugly ideology at its core.
The trial of Socrates was the most famous cancellation of antiquity, even unto his own ritual humiliation and suicide. At his trial, he was accused of corrupting the young and of not worshipping the Gods of the city; and for that he was commanded to drink hemlock, the extract of a poisonous plant. It has […]
Biden has effectively declared that parents are terrorists, and in doing so has sealed his fate.
A citizen has a right to not be obstructed by their rulers as they go about their legitimate business exercising their rights, a subject must obtain the privilege from their feudal lords.
Delusion and deceit
How can you be wrong this many times and still have credibility?
In the middle of the European Cup, one wisecrack commented on the surprising health of the Swedish football team who managed to field a full 11 despite the reported plague winds howling through each and every Swedish hamlet. AdzStats???? ????????/???????? on Twitter: “I’m confused. Watching Sweden vs Ukraine, but I’m not sure how it’s possible […]
The oft-repeated saw of the past year, “If it saves one life,” is patently a preposterous objective. It’s use, you could argue, is very effective however. The linguistic design is emotional and irrational, with a legitimizing façade of science. Genius propaganda, one could argue. Laying out the “covid suppression” arguments flaws, in sequential reasoning, highlights […]
On Sunday night I heard a commotion out on the road. Rambunctious voices were passing and one was singing “football’s coming home.” At first I thought England had won the European cup, then I looked up the result and the reason for the celebratory atmosphere became clear. How things have changed. When Ireland made the […]
Business Insider recently reminded us of Coca-Cola product placement saga from the period after the Second World War mythologizing a plucky Soviet general, designed to appeal to both conservatives and the far-left. The tale is an interesting illustration of the appeal of storytelling using iconic and archetypal characters for propaganda purposes – or, in his […]
The great puzzle about the lockdowns has been how support for the restrictions has divided along class lines. In general, low income earners, especially manual workers, oppose the lockdowns strenuously, while high income earners – the laptop class – seem to support it strenuously. This class divide, the elite versus the workers, is reflected in the […]
A fool and his money are easily parted and corporations love these fools. They used to have to work to prise money from the reluctant public who demanded value for these exchanges, but now they can do that with a lot less work by proclaiming the creed of social justice. Interestingly, in this regard, Big […]