tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6506697661618429702..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: This Is What You're Up Against. Why Neoliberalism Must Go.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-10547510452428477522020-05-03T19:01:15.365-07:002020-05-03T19:01:15.365-07:00Zalm, thanks for the link. I can't say it evok...Zalm, thanks for the link. I can't say it evoked pangs of sympathy for these characters.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-31324219717162787452020-05-03T18:56:56.287-07:002020-05-03T18:56:56.287-07:00Anon, overpopulation is just one existential threa...Anon, overpopulation is just one existential threat. We have to address all of them. Dodging two bullets doesn't help if there's a third that gets you right between the eyes.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-47276130471822585552020-05-02T17:37:58.752-07:002020-05-02T17:37:58.752-07:00In one sense, neo-liberalism is kind of taking car...In one sense, neo-liberalism is kind of taking care of itself. Here's a delightful article I read on Monday's meltdown in the oil market in which not only were proto-neo-liberals as well as the fully-fledged were shocked, but also had the penalty of their ignorance adminsitered to them by the brokerage house. HERe's the priceless piece:<br /><br /><i>The chaos played out elsewhere in Asia this week. In South Korea, a brokerage saw its trading system freeze when prices went negative, leaving customers helpless as they watched losses pile up.</i><br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3081170/devil-detail-catches-unaware-traders-guard-beijing</a><br /> zalmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-9187656009445911302020-05-02T13:31:00.234-07:002020-05-02T13:31:00.234-07:00https://www.salon.com/2020/05/01/why-planet-of-the...https://www.salon.com/2020/05/01/why-planet-of-the-humans-michael-moores-new-film-about-green-energy-is-so-controversial/<br /><br />"My colleague, Penn State Anthropology professor Nina Jablonksi, who is interviewed in the film, suggests that "population growth" is the elephant in the room that few climate activists are willing to address. Then she adds that "we have to have our ability to consume reigned in, because we are not good at reigning them if there are seemingly unrestrained resources" or close to it. As long as humans believe that they have unconstrained resources, i.e. that their energy needs can be met in renewable and sustainable ways, they will refuse to limit their consumption demands."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-86871979727169047732020-04-30T12:15:10.849-07:002020-04-30T12:15:10.849-07:00.. a link formTrailblazer & the Mound
https:/..... a link formTrailblazer & the Mound<br /><br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=efLacD26UhY<br /><br />Neither of you need no introduction to the late Bob White.. but did either of you see Final Offer ? Upon seeing this Docu by Sturla Gunnarsson.. I knew where my roots belonged.. and I was already immersed in NFB 'stuff'.. as a soundman, cameraman.. generalist.. <br /><br />But I could never shake Final Offer.. or The Man Who Planted Trees..<br />so here's a bit from Bob.. re Docu<br /><br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=efLacD26UhY<br /><br />I watched the film the other day.. mesmerized.. yet again<br />Where are our Bob White's ?<br /><br />The current pretenders include Andrew Scheer, Warren Kinsella, Jason Kenney, Vassey Kapelos, John Ivison, Matt Wolf .. and let me introduce the Oklahoma Cupcake herself.. Mrs Michelle Rempel Garner.. the Nose Hill, Calgary MP simply MIA on her mystwearying (sic) mQwission to school one of her new American step daughters.. Bob would have chewed through her shallow blabber... tooty suite !the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12427767183321003892020-04-29T18:10:35.784-07:002020-04-29T18:10:35.784-07:00It saddens me to have to agree with you, TB. He is...<br />It saddens me to have to agree with you, TB. He is not what we knew at the start. I think he tries too hard, perhaps insecure of his relevance. This time it seems he's picking fights that help no one. This umbrella triad that confronts us is one we'll have no hope of tackling if we fall into warring camps. These are all existential threats. He's right to draw attention to overpopulation and malignant growth but there's no need to attack climate science or the quest for alternative, low-carbon energy. For once I find myself agreeing with Naomi Klein. Strange days indeed.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-35027391265859215852020-04-29T17:39:52.925-07:002020-04-29T17:39:52.925-07:00.. way back.. in the way before.. I was a staunch ..... way back.. in the way before.. I was a staunch defender of DOCUMENTARY.. Film, Photography,<br /><br />Michael Moore is not a serious documentary producer, he is the producer of sensationalism.<br />His best work was Canadian Bacon , https://www.youtube.com/v=4jf8Bt4gD9Y<br /> with a close second being, Roger and Me.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwXkstRaBw<br /><br />After these he became a self centred prick of half truths culminating in Fahrenheit 911.<br /><br />We must be ever cautious of our heroes lest we become worshippers of a progressive Trump!!!<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-3390612578583174872020-04-29T08:04:38.943-07:002020-04-29T08:04:38.943-07:00Sal - check it out. give me your take on it. I thi...Sal - check it out. give me your take on it. I think he's sincere enough but he may be getting ahead of himself. Yes, his areas of concern are valid. Yes they've been eclipsed by global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. That said, is going after the climate science cadre going to help him in his perhaps Quixotic quest. Even MMs documentaries have lost a good deal of their former impact and Flint still doesn't have clean water or jobs.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-1544411453487251742020-04-29T03:28:35.375-07:002020-04-29T03:28:35.375-07:00.. way back.. in the way before.. I was a staunch ..... way back.. in the way before.. I was a staunch defender of DOCUMENTARY.. Film, Photography, Writing, Art.. A very fine friend was fond of saying 'documentary is dead !' An odd statement from a bold brash docu-artist who made the Video 'Not Dead Yet' ! His video was about the wxploding 'punk' scene in Canada. Well.. uh.. Edward Mowbray was & is not dead yet.. though many of our heroes are.. mainly from overdose. Thus Handsome Ned bit the dust.. 'popped his last balloon' as John Prine would say.<br /><br />About this time, I used 'Roger And Me' as proof.. Docu could WoW the big screen.. Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out Of Balance was my hearts desire.. and my champion was W Eugene Smith.. as were his associates at Magnum.. for their photo journalistic excellence & courage. Well time has rolled by.. Michael Moore (clever fellow) never saw a filmic device or creative film 'licence' he didn't like.. and here we are today. Thus I will watch the film (thanks re the link !) .. and I'll just open up my brain.. see what he has to say... Show n Tell time ! Step up to bat Michael.. bottom of the 9th we are.. its Game 7.. <br /><br />To me.. Michael Moore is a minstrel.. let's see what he's got..the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-38090334390222386792020-04-29T00:30:32.869-07:002020-04-29T00:30:32.869-07:00Sal, I too yearn for another Enlightenment but I h...Sal, I too yearn for another Enlightenment but I have little confidence we'll see it while it might still help solve our problems.<br /><br />As for Dr. Mora, his predicted "climate departure" should be on us in the next two to five years as countries in equatorial and tropical latitudes begin to lose their habitability. If he's right that's when we will see the real chaos of climate breakdown unfold.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-43333944115978647572020-04-29T00:26:07.795-07:002020-04-29T00:26:07.795-07:00TB, yes we may be in for a recurrence of severe co...TB, yes we may be in for a recurrence of severe contagions. For years we've been warned that's part of our new reality.<br /><br />Neoliberalism, despite the remarkable growth it occasions in so many aspects, has left us socially weakened and vulnerable. The accumulation of wealth in the hands of a tiny few weakens us. The pursuit of maximized growth and ever greater profits has deprived societies of their resilience.<br /><br />Kevin Phillips in his 2005 book, "American Theocracy," explores the transformation of great nations from agrarian to industrial and, finally, financial economies. Of the three, the industrial is the most robust, most resilient. By contrast, financialized economies are weak and grow increasingly brittle, increasingly slow to recover from setbacks such as recessions or epidemics. It doesn't take many disruptive events before they collapse. That may be want is unfolding before us right now.<br /><br />How many more pandemics can we take? How many more massive bailouts can we fund? What happens when we lose confidence in our own currencies as they come to be seen as mere printing presses. We saw in Weimar, in Zimbabwe, in Venezuela, that money is only viable when people have confidence in it. Confidence is something easily defeated.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36546071420942865172020-04-29T00:14:50.020-07:002020-04-29T00:14:50.020-07:00BM, I stopped reading the article you linked when ...BM, I stopped reading the article you linked when I came to the part extolling anti-vaxxer, Robert Kennedy Jr. That's conspiracy talk and I'm just not interested.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-34888863641809155232020-04-28T20:50:05.346-07:002020-04-28T20:50:05.346-07:00Apropos of the current mess:
https://colintodhunt...Apropos of the current mess:<br /><br />https://colintodhunter.blogspot.com<br /><br />The lead article on April 25 is well worth reading. This man has been fighting the GMO takeover in India for years.<br /><br />BMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-50387285462026078762020-04-28T20:47:27.652-07:002020-04-28T20:47:27.652-07:00Maybe Covid19 II will do the trick?
The Chinese m...Maybe Covid19 II will do the trick?<br /><br />The Chinese medical establishment have said it is possible that Covid could be an annual occurrence.<br />Perhaps it will mutate?<br />For sure with an unstable economy that knows no borders we will be little more reluctant to bring more offspring into this world.<br />After the current go around with Covis, I am guessing there will be high demand for abortions before the year is out!<br /><br />TB<br /><br /><br /><br />Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-66479910912201516782020-04-28T19:19:14.940-07:002020-04-28T19:19:14.940-07:00.. eloquent post.. Must look up Dr Mora..!
This C..... eloquent post.. Must look up Dr Mora..!<br /><br />This Canadian wants to see a huge awakening.. either shrink or stablize the Canadian Economy.. If Canadians must have children, perhaps we could ensure to gift them with an internal drive to feed the world, save or salvage our climate and waters.. or be curious, concerned, useful and enlightened.. unselfish. the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-570811884438399032020-04-28T18:49:04.346-07:002020-04-28T18:49:04.346-07:00I think it's one of the failings of progressiv...I think it's one of the failings of progressives that we tend to be too politically correct when it comes to overpopulation. It's taboo to discuss it because of the ethnic factor. White people are not to bring it up. Sort of how criticism of Israel is conflated into anti-Semitism. <br /><br />These are unnecessary hurdles that will subvert our best efforts to find solutions. If you dodge two bullets but the third gets you smack between the eyes, the first two don't really achieve anything.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-67066843965976884162020-04-28T17:02:02.612-07:002020-04-28T17:02:02.612-07:00To see the problem with population go to a site li...To see the problem with population go to a site like this: https://ourworldindata.org/births-and-deaths or this: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/<br />There lots of choices but they all give pretty much the same story. <br /><br />In 2020 the world will add another 80,460,000 humans +/-. Corvid-19 won't even scratch that. Wars won't dent it. The population of the British Isles is about 72 million. The rate of growth is lessening but there will still be a gain at the end of the century unless something drastic happens. Corvid-19 is just one of many warning flags. <br /><br />Adding an extra 80 million mouths every year is already having massive consequences, migrations, wars, diseases. Dystopia is on the march. <br /><br /> Tobynoreply@blogger.com