Re: [Mind's Eye] The Protocols of Reaction

I think she is distorting thing to create her story, but I do agree that the people causing the problems like the bankiers,,  it seems they are actually behind a lot of problems but are in denial. there are a lot of people pointing away from themselves. That leaves the questionsun answered.
Allan

On Sunday, August 21, 2011, ornamentalmind <ornsmindseyespam@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Neil is close...
> Here physics is obvious: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/16-8
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> On Aug 19, 11:57 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2011/08/civil-disorder-and-loo...
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>> We had riots in England a couple of weeks ago.  Our media was full of
>> people, including reporters, stating this was a new issue and
>> unprecedented.  I did not believe this as I watched - though I did see
>> a great deal I recognised from GTA games.  The above link to the
>> Economist makes use of a book by Pearson I read years ago - it casts a
>> very different view that our riots were really only history repeating
>> itself.
>>
>> I don't believe human thought can 'rid itself' of emotional response
>> (or should).  I do believe we can do better than 'knee-jerk reactions'
>> - but I also believe this is quite difficult and beyond many people
>> left to their own devices.  I believe our democracies are weak at the
>> moment and that this is because we can't argue very well - hence
>> politicians appeal to much that is populist and wrong using highly
>> dubious techniques.
>>
>> I'm sure I could identify the protocols that appeal to 'ignorant
>> Idols' that lead to situations of 'nopolitics' in our societies and
>> thus the rule of the very rich through "economics" in a way far more
>> centralised than any politburo.
>>
>> I've pretty much given up on democracy.  Teaching is very frustrating
>> because you want to encourage self-learning and resourceful human
>> beings and also know this is too much for most - democracy is
>> similar.  The struggle is knowing this and not wanting to be elitist
>> and sneer at others.  I succeed a bit in 'adventures with ideas' but
>> the same mistakes in reaction crop up time and time and time again in
>> wider social action.
>>
>> I wonder if outing the protocols of the dreary positions people take
>> in reaction could help us actually find dialogue?

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