Titanic Post

Man – freed from the traditional bonds… afraid of the new freedom which transformed him into an isolated atom – escaped into (a state) of which nationalism and racism are the two most evident expressions… Along with the progressive development… went the development of the negative aspects of both principles: the worship of the state, blended with the idolatry of the race or nation. Fascism, Nazism and Stalinism are the most drastic manifestations of this blend of state and clan worship, both principles embodied in the figure of a “Fuehrer”.

Nationalism is our … idolatry, our insanity. “Patriotism” is its cult. It should
hardly be necessary to say, that by “patriotism” I mean that attitude which puts the own nation above humanity, above the principles of truth and justice; not the loving interest in one’s own nation…
(Erich Fromm wrote “The Sane Society” in 1955)

Bob Dylan  sang, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing.”

America’s corporations and business interests have Americans “by the balls.” George  Carlin says the people that run this country want nothing more than “obedient workers” and now they want our social security money and retirement. “It’s a big club and you and I aren’t in it,” says Carlin.

“There’s a reason education sucks and will never, ever, ever be fixed. Never get any better. (more…)

Ellen DeGeneres Speaks at Tulane University

Published on Thursday, January 1, 2009 by the Los Angeles Times

The assault on Gaza has more to do with internal politics than its national security. The U.S. needs to reengage forcefully in a Mideast peace process.