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Re: Three Musketeers Against Goliath

Guest — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:46:06 -0000

La de da doo dee

Re: Bitcoin, etc.

Mick — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:03:49 -0000

Good post.

I still haven't figured out how Bitcoin works either, but now that
the media are saying it's on the verge of collapse, and
governments are starting to go after it, I'm pretty sure it's
going to be a major, long-term thing.

Re: Cyp-Riots

Deena Stryker — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:50:57 -0000

Unfortunately, that's an unintentionally misleading statement. It sounds good.....

Re: Cyp-Riots

Mick Winter — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:25:22 -0000

Good point about the US not having the tradition, Deena. As Howard Zinn said, the American war for independence was won, but the American Revolution was lost.

Re: Making the Middle East Safe for Israel

Deenstryk — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:16:27 -0000

Thank you Adelena, how did you happen to get to my website?

Re: Making the Middle East Safe for Israel

adelena — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:56:21 -0000

"It is not a war, it is murder." Thank you for quoting Noam Chomsky who is really telling it like it is.

Re: Why Does the U.S.Support the Muslim Brotherhood?

Buddhablessed — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:17:23 -0000

The US government funded and administered the pseudo-revolution in Iran, through the CIA and Kermit Roosevelt. The democratically elected and loved Mossadegh was taken out of power by the US Government and its Financiers.

Re: Our Healthcare Rating Worldwide

Toe Vittore — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:02:35 -0000

Our health care is on the worst list globally. It is a shame that we have the best medical technology but our Doctors do not know, do not want to know but they do care how much they can get from you or from medical insurance and this is the truth of our medical economical disaster. I will give you a sable what happened to me. We was looking for a specialize Doctor so we can get some medical answer if possible for my episodes. The Doctor office requested from us to get all the records from the hospital wish was not so easy for us to do so but we had to do it. A week later w did went to the appointment we had and the front office ask us to pay up front the 20% no mater what was the visit. My lady did pay up front before we went to see the Doctor and as soon we went to his office we got the answer up front. Sorry, I cannot help you with your episodes. Well that was our visit and we went home. I did called my medical insurance and explain to them what happened with our appointment with this Doctor. Ques what happened a few weeks later. I got my monthly statement from my medical insurance and I did see that the bill from this Doctor was $1,000.00 even but my insurance did pay him only $93.00 because I did notify them before. It is a shame how our system works and how they care for us. This is a part of my event I facing quite often with our Doctors and Hospitals. Our rating was 34 in one global report I did came across and who knows how it is today. Better or worst.

Re: Triple Election Weekend and Why We Should Care

Ertw — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 06:32:44 -0000

PLAN B for EU:
South out AND North of the willing (D, NL, Scandinavia 77% EU GDP)
South EU people can work in North for drachmen wages and earn real Euro's
80& real GDP is already North EU.
People forget dual labour economies do work:Eu was always dual !
Greeks just don't want to work or pay taxes and now they can becom a waiter in greece or a migrant worker.
STOP THE EU MONNEY flow and WORKERS COME NORTH to EARN EURO's (and pay taxes!)

Re: WHY RT?

Rich — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:04:43 -0000

Yeah, I like RT myself. They feature interviews with a number of American progressives that would never get a show otherwise.

Re: It’s Not Just about Guns and Abortions Anymore

Lydia — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:14:16 -0000

I could hardly believe it when I first heard this news either, Deena. This country is becoming less and less recognizable as the one I grew up in. I take comfort that we elected a wonderful Democratic governor here in Oregon....but will he have a chance at another term? Not if we who see the importance of having him at the Capitol are not wide awake and ready to work.

I am going to read the Apr. 18 article at Common-Dreams.org. Thanks for the tip.

How is it that Obama can only betray us? (I hope that isn't the case.....)

Re: Netanyahu Chooses Bravado

Rich Gardner — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:34:02 -0000

Some Egyptian woman, shortly after the success of the Egyptian revolution said something that really stick with me: "In Tunisia and then in Egypt, the leaders made good, sensible suggestions, but they were consistently made two weeks too late. Israel, don't be two weeks too late! talk and make concessions while you can."

Re: The World is Angry and its Leaders are Helpless

Deena Stryker — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:13:59 -0000

Lydia,
Your support is so precious. Have you seen the PDF of my Cuba book free to download for a limited time?

Deena

Re: The World is Angry and its Leaders are Helpless

Deena Stryker — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:12:58 -0000

Rich,

I don't think you're up-to-date on the population crisis. It's already too late for that solution to work!

Re: The World is Angry and its Leaders are Helpless

Rich Gardner — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:57:54 -0000

the planet will be unable to nourish nine billion people

True, but there's no need for the situation to get that far. When populations stabilize, that's because a certain level of wealth has been attained. When children routinely live to maturity and parents have a social security system in place, there's no need to crank out baby after baby.
With a modest level of wealth for everybody, there's no need for a punitive "one child" policy. If we see to the creation of more wealth for everybody, we can keep the population pretty much where it is.

Re: The World is Angry and its Leaders are Helpless

Lydia — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:57:44 -0000

Interesting, your saying their desire for "freedom" is a desire to be rich, compared with what drives a desire for security. I had not thought of it in those exact terms.

And this: . . . beneath the surface, lies an unspoken agreement: that the planet will be unable to nourish nine billion people, and those who possess the means must focus on escape. . . well, that is the nucleus inside the cell inside the seed inside the nut inside the cluster inside the branch inside the trunk that gets to the root of every single issue we face.

Your posts are the greatest asset to the blogosphere that I know.

Re: Out of Havana: The Real Clash of Civilizations

Lydia — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:32:31 -0000

Oh so fascinating. I am behind at your blog so was not aware that you had been in Cuba for the book fair. Add that to another of the remarkable events in your life that make reading your blog not only an interesting, but an important, way to spend time.

With the eye you have had on history in your time I would bet that you are correct that "we are living an 'axial' moment." It sure seems like it to me.

Am anxious to read more posts about your most recent time in Cuba.

Re: The Widening Oceans

Rich Gardner — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:16:50 -0000

Hi Lydia,

Lots of snow here. Unfortunately, lots of people will again question global warming!

Re: The Widening Oceans

Lydia — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:20:07 -0000

We have a deluge outside this early morning, with some rivers and streams expected to top flood stage sometime tomorrow. After reading this post I think I would not mind being simply swept away. Moreso, I would certainly not mind if the nutjobs you wrote about drown in a river of tears.

Re: This is Getting Boring

Rich Gardner — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:57:28 -0000

Have to say I got a lot of heartburn and aggravation over a statement by a Democrat. Rep. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said "Democrats would consider making adjustments to the overhaul."
I mean, y'know, it's all very fine and well to be flexible and accommodating, but this sort of pre-emptive surrender on the part of high-ranking Democrats is just absolutely maddening!

Re: Chris Hedges is Right!

Rich Gardner — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:09:27 -0000

Lydia,
Just seeing both your comments today. I don't think CHris Hedges sees my comments, and if he did, he wouldn't care. I sent him my Taoist book after he spoke in Philly last year and never heard from him. He writes regularly on Common Dreams, and his latest post there adds some new material (I think) to what's in the book. It got over 300 comments! Worth reading if you have the time. As for this post, on Kos yesterday it got only one crank response. I'll wait a few days before posting the next two. Heartfelt wishes for the new year! Deena

Re: Chris Hedges is Right!

Lydia — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:26:18 -0000

Hmmmm. It seems that I placed my first comment, which I thought addressed your follow-up post, here on the original post.

Re, this final paragraph I have thought for some time that we are out of time to change the tide: I will return to Hedges’ book tomorrow. It is too long to accommodate my preference for writing relatively short posts, but I want to get this out: Hedges’ warnings that it may be too late for anyone to reverse the tide may strike some as exaggerated, but there is not a single point that I disagree with.

Incidentally, I have always admired your ability to write so powerfully in few words. You are a master of it, and I was glad you kept that shorter format here. I could read continuing reviews by you as you go through Hedge's book and know they would be perfect morsels of both reason and passion. I really hope that he finds your reviews, as he would surely appreciate them.

Re: Chris Hedges is Right!

Lydia — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:14:02 -0000

I have goosebumps. What a post, Deena.
In true form I read this one prior to reading your post that preceded it. I'm on to that one next.

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning is one of my husband's favorite books. It is on our shelves and I should read it. But this new book seems to beckon stronger...

Re: Is There a Difference Between One War and Another, One Love and Another?

herbata — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:39:06 -0000

Thanks for sharing this! I think I could read it all day:)

Re: The Peoples are Angry, the Kings are Weak and the Princes Circle the Wagons

Rich Gardner — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:42:13 -0000

I was especially annoyed to see right-wingers on the Cat Food Commission gain a partial victory by getting the idea of cutting Social Security into the public discourse as some sort of respectable idea.
Yup, kinds giving way to princes. Sounds about right.