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This fiscal cliff bullshit is nothing but, eh, bullshit
Take a moment and consider the conditions of what passes as “news” in our current setup. Television, struggling newspapers, radio, all competing with the blogging internet start ups and a rapidly...
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Narrative
“To tell a story is a political activity in the primary sense of the word.” — Wu Ming 4 Witness narrative / framing at work. Cartoonist/journalists are attacked by “terrorists” in France. World leaders...
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The War Nerd, Gary Brecher, on ISIS
Islamic State and American Narcissism by Gary Brecher, from Pando Daily In fact, skin color, or “race,” as Americans call it, isn’t the point at all. As usual, this is culture, not genes. This is the...
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The clash of narratives: the real class of civilizations
We common plebes are very occasionally subjected to a recurring narrative that finds fresh use during moments of “terrorist” acts carried out by extremist fan boys, who do so frequently under the...
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