May 28, 2022·edited May 28, 2022Liked by Greg Maybury
Good stuff, Greg. I know I have large gaps in my knowledge but I can't believe I hadn't heard of Alex Carey before.
I'm struggling so hard right now with the depression of having to continue living in this society as it is. I mean, what a fucking terror. I truly, truly, truly believed that when something big enough hit westerners in a way to hurt us (or our five year old children's bodies) that people would wake up. That the understanding would come from the same limbic space that the fear propagation and the herding comes from. That there had to be some kind of built-in response that would kick in once the socios reached glutten levels and their centralised operation became apparent. But nope. Class analysis is now just right wingers' paranoid delusions! Huzzah! And I really don't know what to do with this, how to keep going on functionally speaking to my fellow human without the misanthropy and despair destroying me. What happens now? Why haven't we launched effective countermeasures yet, having all the reality on our side? Will we ever? Or is this crop of humans set in stone now? So many questions.
Maybe it's not fixable. Maybe all that can be done now is a sad turning away.
Sue, Thankyou for the response. I don’t have any hard and fast answers sadly. Being aware of what’s happening is though far better than the alternative, at least in my view. We owe it to ourselves and our nearest and dearest to attempt to understand what’s being done in our name and facilitate that awareness or a measure thereof. That’s all we can do. That said, I do remain optimistic at most times. I spoke with my mother at length about her time during the war years when all looked the darkest. But they got through it. So I keep thinking of her, and I keep thinking of my own grandchildren. I have to remain positive and optimistic for them. My writing helps, and it enables me to engage others. And there are many fantastic people out there fighting the good fight. I’m both humbled and proud to know them and have a connection to them. Stay strong, remain righteous. And share my article with whomever you think will find it of interest. Best, GM.
Had you written this in the 15th -16th century after Herr Gutenbergs success It would be as relevant to religion as it is to todays global human offensive of the mind.
We are (just as old queeny Liz) about to end an era . Almost a "Cohen-cidence" then ,That the expiry of one births the next .
Here we have the expiry of the Old world order (religious tyranny ) and in with the new world order (corporate tyranny) ."THE KING IS DEAD . LONG LIVE THE KING".
So yes, Greggy lad . Perfectly relevant piece.
When they open time travel up for the masses . Take this essay with ya and pin it on the Church door. (printed, mind . Not handwritten )
Dane, That's high praise indeed! In the heresy stakes, I'm not sure I'm in quite the same league as Luther. I think he'd show me a clean pair of heels. But I'll take the compliment anyways my friend. Many thanks for the feedback. One more thing: If you can pin it on as many church doors yourself, I'd be grateful. It's becoming harder and harder to get our message out there, perhaps even more difficult than it was before Gutenberg!
An excellent essay Greg. Interesting to note WaPo, NY Times and Kissinger, amongst others, recently shifting the narrative to more realistic assessment of the situation in Ukraine and calling for a negotiated settlement within two months.
After saturation coverage of the ‘heroic’ Ukrainian soldiers vs a demoralised and vanquished Russian army, are WaPo and NYT the vanguard of a new narrative, one that now runs completely counter to the previous one? With Zelensky still ludicrously predicting a ‘win’ for Ukraine, it appears the cessation of hostilities still has a way to go. In the meantime, all those deaths for what…. ?
JayBee, No argument from me old son. The pivot on Ukraine by Kissinger and 1-2 others didn’t go unnoticed. Also see my previous 2 part article on the New York Times. FYI. 😎🙏👍G PS. Feel free to share my article far and wide.
Good stuff, Greg. I know I have large gaps in my knowledge but I can't believe I hadn't heard of Alex Carey before.
I'm struggling so hard right now with the depression of having to continue living in this society as it is. I mean, what a fucking terror. I truly, truly, truly believed that when something big enough hit westerners in a way to hurt us (or our five year old children's bodies) that people would wake up. That the understanding would come from the same limbic space that the fear propagation and the herding comes from. That there had to be some kind of built-in response that would kick in once the socios reached glutten levels and their centralised operation became apparent. But nope. Class analysis is now just right wingers' paranoid delusions! Huzzah! And I really don't know what to do with this, how to keep going on functionally speaking to my fellow human without the misanthropy and despair destroying me. What happens now? Why haven't we launched effective countermeasures yet, having all the reality on our side? Will we ever? Or is this crop of humans set in stone now? So many questions.
Maybe it's not fixable. Maybe all that can be done now is a sad turning away.
Sue, Thankyou for the response. I don’t have any hard and fast answers sadly. Being aware of what’s happening is though far better than the alternative, at least in my view. We owe it to ourselves and our nearest and dearest to attempt to understand what’s being done in our name and facilitate that awareness or a measure thereof. That’s all we can do. That said, I do remain optimistic at most times. I spoke with my mother at length about her time during the war years when all looked the darkest. But they got through it. So I keep thinking of her, and I keep thinking of my own grandchildren. I have to remain positive and optimistic for them. My writing helps, and it enables me to engage others. And there are many fantastic people out there fighting the good fight. I’m both humbled and proud to know them and have a connection to them. Stay strong, remain righteous. And share my article with whomever you think will find it of interest. Best, GM.
Had you written this in the 15th -16th century after Herr Gutenbergs success It would be as relevant to religion as it is to todays global human offensive of the mind.
We are (just as old queeny Liz) about to end an era . Almost a "Cohen-cidence" then ,That the expiry of one births the next .
Here we have the expiry of the Old world order (religious tyranny ) and in with the new world order (corporate tyranny) ."THE KING IS DEAD . LONG LIVE THE KING".
So yes, Greggy lad . Perfectly relevant piece.
When they open time travel up for the masses . Take this essay with ya and pin it on the Church door. (printed, mind . Not handwritten )
Dane, That's high praise indeed! In the heresy stakes, I'm not sure I'm in quite the same league as Luther. I think he'd show me a clean pair of heels. But I'll take the compliment anyways my friend. Many thanks for the feedback. One more thing: If you can pin it on as many church doors yourself, I'd be grateful. It's becoming harder and harder to get our message out there, perhaps even more difficult than it was before Gutenberg!
An excellent essay Greg. Interesting to note WaPo, NY Times and Kissinger, amongst others, recently shifting the narrative to more realistic assessment of the situation in Ukraine and calling for a negotiated settlement within two months.
After saturation coverage of the ‘heroic’ Ukrainian soldiers vs a demoralised and vanquished Russian army, are WaPo and NYT the vanguard of a new narrative, one that now runs completely counter to the previous one? With Zelensky still ludicrously predicting a ‘win’ for Ukraine, it appears the cessation of hostilities still has a way to go. In the meantime, all those deaths for what…. ?
JayBee, No argument from me old son. The pivot on Ukraine by Kissinger and 1-2 others didn’t go unnoticed. Also see my previous 2 part article on the New York Times. FYI. 😎🙏👍G PS. Feel free to share my article far and wide.