Tag Archives: greed

Why you might consider the Buddha’s proposal

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Jack Balkwill Source: Intrepid Report The Buddha was said to have predicted the day he would die. When that day approached, his followers, weeping, asked him to stay with them. “I’ve told you that life is about suffering,” he … Continue reading →

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Inequality Social Dysfunction and Misery

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Graham Peebles Source: Dissident Voice Year on year the economic divisions and sub-divisions in the world deepen, the associated social ills increase: The rich, comfortable, and the very extremely rich keep getting richer, and the rest, well, whilst some … Continue reading →

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Monuments to the Ego

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By David Mattson Source: CounterPunch Some rich bourgeoisie newcomers have perpetrated yet the latest in a series of atrocities upon the small valley where we live, entailing an assault on the sensibilities of virtually everyone and everything living there. Adding … Continue reading →

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Twelve Tips For Making Sense Of The World

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com In an environment that is saturated with mass media propaganda, it can be hard to figure out which way’s up, let alone get an accurate read on what’s going on in the world. Here are … Continue reading →

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Conflict Theory and Biosphere Annihilation

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out that existing conflict theory pays little attention to the extinction-causing conflict being ongoingly generated by human over-consumption in the finite planetary biosphere (and, … Continue reading →

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Why Fear and Self-hatred Destroy Human Sharing and Solidarity

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Robert J. Burrowes As our world spirals deeper into an abyss from which it is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate ourselves, some very prominent activists have lamented the lack of human solidarity in the face of the ongoing genocide … Continue reading →

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Power Corrupts: A Culture of Compliance Breeds Despots and Predators

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”― Frank Herbert Power corrupts. Worse, as 19th-century historian … Continue reading →

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Are We Humans Terminally Insane or Just Waking Up?

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Paul Levy Source: Reality Sandwich The following article was originally published on Awaken in the Dream.    “The world today hangs by a thin thread, and that thread is the psyche of man.” – C. G. Jung How does … Continue reading →

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