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Liberation Is Unprofitable
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds 12 examples of how liberation is not profitable and therefore it must be marginalized, outlawed, proscribed or ridiculed. If we had to summarize the sickness of our economy and society, we could … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, civil liberties, conditioning, Consumerism, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, education, propaganda, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged central banks, Charles Hugh Smith, Consumerism, Corruption, Debt, Degrowth, Liberation, Political Elites, politics, Servitude, Stress
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When It Becomes Serious, First They Lie–When That Fails, They Arrest You
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds When lying is no longer enough to gain compliance, then the organs of security are unleashed on dissent and resistance. “When it becomes serious, you have to lie.” Jean-Claude Juncker simply gave … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, civil liberties, conditioning, culture, divide and conquer, Economics, Empire, FBI, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, Law, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, society, State Crime, surveillance state, war, war on terror
Tagged Charles Hugh Smith, Cointelpro, Credit Bubble, Credit Bubbles, dissent, economic crisis, Legitimacy, Of Two Minds, Political Blowback, propaganda, resistance, State Terror, war
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Is the Web Destroying the Cultural Economy?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Are we entering a cultural Dark Age, where the talented cannot earn a living creating culture? Longtime correspondent G.F.B. recently sent me this 13-minute Interview with Andrew Keen. This is my first … Continue reading
Posted in Art, corporate news, culture, Economics, media, news, society, Technology, Work
Tagged Andrew Keen, Charles Hugh Smith, Digital Media, industrial meritocracy, Journalism, new media, Scott Timberg
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Social Schizophrenia, Social Depression: What does TV tell us about America?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Dangerous Minds The difference between what we experience and what we’re told we experience creates a social schizophrenia that leads to self-destructive attitudes and behaviors. What can popular television programs tell us about the zeitgeist … Continue reading
Why Has Classical Capitalism Devolved to Crony-Capitalism?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: OfTwoMinds.com Here is the quote that perfectly captures our era: “People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage.” (John Kenneth Galbraith) The trick, of course, … Continue reading
It’s Not Just the Stock Market That’s Rigged: the Entire Status Quo Is Rigged
By Charles Hugh-Smith Source: InvestmentWatch One has to wonder why we are dodging this truth about what we’ve become: a nation that turns a blind eye to skimmers, scammers and legal looting. As in the story of the Emperor’s new … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, conditioning, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Recession, society, Uncategorized
Tagged Bull Market, Charles Hugh Smith, Corporate Crime, economic crisis, Economic Recovery, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, HFT, High Frequency Trading, InvestmentWatch, Market Rigging, Michael Lewis, recession, Stock Market, wall street
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What Happened to Flight 370? An Analysis of What Is Known
By Charles Hugh Smith Originally posted at OfTwoMinds.com If we put these together, we can establish a number of logical parameters around each plausible scenario, where plausible scenario means a situation based on previous losses of commercial aircraft. Like many … Continue reading
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