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Sustainability and the Avatar
Sustainability is the global crisis of our time. The machine age, symbolized by the automobile, is carrying us off the cliff. We, the lemmings, are driving the car. It really does seem as if we are powerless to slam on … Continue reading
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Age of Orwellian Shitfuckery
We are well into the age of Orwellian shitfuckery. A good start date for this age is 9/11/2001. This marks the symbolic crashing of the corporate state and the consequent panic that elevated demagoguery as the primary basis for a … Continue reading
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The Idol of Progress
Christ chased the money lenders out of the temple. Muhammad drove the traders out of the Kaaba. In both cases, the idols of commerce and greed had driven the One God, the only God, from the Sanctuary. This is what … Continue reading
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dharma vs. karma, and the Now
Karma is what you’re born with, and this includes environment. How you play it is dharma. Dharma is the integrity with which you face karma, and how this works out is what life is all about. Dharma is to be … Continue reading
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Going Green is Going Cold Turkey
The new film produced by Michael Moore, Planet Of The Humans, challenges how we think of going Green. Seriously, how do we get off fossil fuels? Do we have the slightest idea of what this involves and implies? Do we … Continue reading
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Why You Should Not Vote For The Monster King Baby Trump
Why you should not vote for the monster King Baby Trump. Rumors say King Baby was made in a neoliberal laboratory in an experiment that went badly. This is embarrassing to neoliberal scientists who disavow the fact. They deny all … Continue reading
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The Great Interregnum
After a sovereign dies and before succession is assured, the intervening period poses uncertainty. This state of affairs can be perilous, as the status quo abhors disruption and loves continuity. We are now in a great spiritual interregnum signified by … Continue reading
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When we have been reduced to crying out for our food
When we have been reduced to crying out for our food we will then at last begin to believe in brotherhood. When we refuse to support the Spy and War Machine we can then march our politicians to the guillotine. … Continue reading
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The Next 50 Years
The next 50 years will represent a descent into increasing chaos: we are in clusterfuck terror-tory. Apart from political outcomes- which don’t look at all good, the problem of fossil fuel induced climate change, a burning planet, environmental degradation from … Continue reading
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On approaching Hafez in translation
My recommendation is to follow this guideline: eschew any book or source material that spells Hafez’s name with an i, as in Hafiz. Hafez properly rhymes with Fez, not with fizz. This is most important because correct pronunciation is essential. … Continue reading
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