When the warden doesn’t like the way the Paul Newman character talks to him, he beats him, then proceeds to project his own weakness and insecurity in the famous ‘failure to communicate” speech.
You’re going deep here, and it’s so welcome. The cultural predilection for the superficial needs to be resisted. It feels safe, but it’s not. It’s good to know you’re there.
One of the big lies, and there are many, is that eggs are bad for you and lead to heart disease. Cholesterol creators. Complete bunk! I like them with some good salt, another lie btw that salt is bad.
"You can’t fix stupid. And yet, we don’t have to consume it, cheer it, accept it, tolerate it, obey it, worship it, support it, fund it, or justify it. We ought only to study it, scientifically and when we do, we may find ourselves in agreement with former Russian President Medvedev, who frequently observes that state leaders – and the states they protect – are fundamentally similar to parasitic worms, blood-sucking ticks, and vermin. Let there be no failure to communicate this truth, in every way to everyone. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
You are a remarkable thinker, Karen. It's not just your intelligence that makes your thinking special - it's your morality rooted in decency and good intentions.
I'm grateful that you're sharing your wisdom and perspective with those of us starving for goodness and light in a world run into the ground by madmen and women who firmly believe their intellectual poops don't stink.
I wish I could get you a 21 like salute Arthur. She is a LIONNESS among LIONS! I have been reading her for years and talk about reason, logic and common sense? She exudes just walking into the room.
In reference to Karen’s statement about the 1953 Iranian regime change, I just happen to be reading the chapter on the subject right now in Oliver Stone & Peter Kuznick book “The Untold History of the United States” and the parallels to what’s happening right now is unbelievable. Covert CIA regime change has been the standard for 70+ years.
It is my belief after years of sussing out what drives the control mechanism, that the movie that best explains the situation is John Carpenter's "They Live" It preceded "The Matrix" ,"The Truman Show" and "West World" and got to the simple crux of the who ,what and how we are ruled over. Make no mistake Karen ,with due respect, I have had my decoding glasses on for a long time now and what I clearly see are reptiles running everything.You can also throw in the original "Invasion of The Body Snatchers" as an analogy of what happened to most of the people in Trumps cabinet and the most glaring example of this would be Tammy Bruce who said the quiet part out loud when she spilled the beans on where their loyalty lies. Quite disgusting!
We are coming back to a 1950s cold war survival attitude set-up,,,,,,,,with all the dire warnings ,,,put your head between your legs and kiss your ass good bye !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOS for how many thousand years ? Fighting over land other resources etc. and whos psychotic theological belief system is the superior,,, formed while fasting in the sun baked desert for days !!
I propose that a significant amount of military budget go into R&D drones and robotics that huge numbers made and each adult family member of the most powerful will have many programmed to hunt and kill them .. and if in 5 years the earth is not a Garden of Eden near so then the top 50 most powerful families will all die and the next 50 most powerful families will have a few more years to finish up helping the least of us the most and all of us a lot.
Sound like the best $500 million to $1 Trillion dollar defense spending, ever?
An intelligent analysis that only a minority will understand. Unfortunately, a key point is "you can't fix stupid", which is undoubtedly the whole aim of the "dumbing down" of western populations through "education", propaganda and "entertainment". However, like you, I feel cured at 60 😉🙏
I'm still twisting the tops off parking meters, and checked out of the drug culture by 19, and yes there is something wrong with dropping napalm on little old men in rice paddies
The warden in the movie is a great example of what most of the so-called leaders in the world are. Small in stature and intellect, backed by thugs without eyes and having no respect for the population they oversee.
I accurately call them psychopathic control freak PARASITES. AND THEY ARE A PROBLEM!! courageouslion.us/p/pro… Can’t we just put them all on a small desert island and have a 1000 year time of peace? It would be like killing rats that over run your home and are spreading disease among your family. What does the WORD say? Think about it…what was SUPPOSED to happen to a rapist according to that Word?
You’re going deep here, and it’s so welcome. The cultural predilection for the superficial needs to be resisted. It feels safe, but it’s not. It’s good to know you’re there.
By the way, I can eat fifty eggs.
So can I. It just takes me twenty-five days.
One of the big lies, and there are many, is that eggs are bad for you and lead to heart disease. Cholesterol creators. Complete bunk! I like them with some good salt, another lie btw that salt is bad.
Many lies? The minute you see a politician or medical doctors lips move...lies are forthcoming!
FIDDY!
Fifty may be a bit much at one sitting. LOL!
But not deep enough.please see my comment.
From your essay:
"You can’t fix stupid. And yet, we don’t have to consume it, cheer it, accept it, tolerate it, obey it, worship it, support it, fund it, or justify it. We ought only to study it, scientifically and when we do, we may find ourselves in agreement with former Russian President Medvedev, who frequently observes that state leaders – and the states they protect – are fundamentally similar to parasitic worms, blood-sucking ticks, and vermin. Let there be no failure to communicate this truth, in every way to everyone. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
You are a remarkable thinker, Karen. It's not just your intelligence that makes your thinking special - it's your morality rooted in decency and good intentions.
I'm grateful that you're sharing your wisdom and perspective with those of us starving for goodness and light in a world run into the ground by madmen and women who firmly believe their intellectual poops don't stink.
I wish I could get you a 21 like salute Arthur. She is a LIONNESS among LIONS! I have been reading her for years and talk about reason, logic and common sense? She exudes just walking into the room.
In reference to Karen’s statement about the 1953 Iranian regime change, I just happen to be reading the chapter on the subject right now in Oliver Stone & Peter Kuznick book “The Untold History of the United States” and the parallels to what’s happening right now is unbelievable. Covert CIA regime change has been the standard for 70+ years.
Love the irony in that last sentence.
Another very entertaining and insightful book on our corrupt foreign policy is "The Brothers" by Stephen Kinzer.
It is my belief after years of sussing out what drives the control mechanism, that the movie that best explains the situation is John Carpenter's "They Live" It preceded "The Matrix" ,"The Truman Show" and "West World" and got to the simple crux of the who ,what and how we are ruled over. Make no mistake Karen ,with due respect, I have had my decoding glasses on for a long time now and what I clearly see are reptiles running everything.You can also throw in the original "Invasion of The Body Snatchers" as an analogy of what happened to most of the people in Trumps cabinet and the most glaring example of this would be Tammy Bruce who said the quiet part out loud when she spilled the beans on where their loyalty lies. Quite disgusting!
We are coming back to a 1950s cold war survival attitude set-up,,,,,,,,with all the dire warnings ,,,put your head between your legs and kiss your ass good bye !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everything old is new again.it is the history of the world we live in.
SOS for how many thousand years ? Fighting over land other resources etc. and whos psychotic theological belief system is the superior,,, formed while fasting in the sun baked desert for days !!
It is up there with the biggest lies in history and they seem to own the others, 911, Covid, the germ theory are just a few of their greatest hits.
Giving this some thought. Thank you.
Give it a LOT of thought. We have been so hoodwinked. At least in my 71 years.
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner on this. Thank you for your insights and your work, as always.
I propose that a significant amount of military budget go into R&D drones and robotics that huge numbers made and each adult family member of the most powerful will have many programmed to hunt and kill them .. and if in 5 years the earth is not a Garden of Eden near so then the top 50 most powerful families will all die and the next 50 most powerful families will have a few more years to finish up helping the least of us the most and all of us a lot.
Sound like the best $500 million to $1 Trillion dollar defense spending, ever?
An intelligent analysis that only a minority will understand. Unfortunately, a key point is "you can't fix stupid", which is undoubtedly the whole aim of the "dumbing down" of western populations through "education", propaganda and "entertainment". However, like you, I feel cured at 60 😉🙏
I think the quote is, “What we’ve got is failure to communicate.”
I'm still twisting the tops off parking meters, and checked out of the drug culture by 19, and yes there is something wrong with dropping napalm on little old men in rice paddies
The warden in the movie is a great example of what most of the so-called leaders in the world are. Small in stature and intellect, backed by thugs without eyes and having no respect for the population they oversee.
I accurately call them psychopathic control freak PARASITES. AND THEY ARE A PROBLEM!! courageouslion.us/p/pro… Can’t we just put them all on a small desert island and have a 1000 year time of peace? It would be like killing rats that over run your home and are spreading disease among your family. What does the WORD say? Think about it…what was SUPPOSED to happen to a rapist according to that Word?