Hypernormalisation is like a parable for our times. My favourite of all his films is Century of Self - which explains, better than anyone else has, how and why we abandoned collectivism and idealism for individualism and managerialism.
Is it necessary to be abusive. ?
I think it can be purchased as well.
It is a BBC documentary https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p04b183c/hypernormalisation
Hypernormalisation - Adam Curtis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation Does this sound like neoliberalism in New Zealand since the 1990s? Everyone in my country and in America and throughout Europe knows that the system that they are living ...
No scoffing meant by me. Merely observing the litany of lies propagated by the MSM. It's a bit rich when they preach about misinformation and disinformation when a mirror and some humility would suffice.
As you correctly note, I doubt if Suzi and the propaganda crew will be investigating the MSM's own misinformation. Iraq and weapons of Mass Destruction anyone? I don't trust a word they say after years and years of misinformation.
You have succinctly nailed the hypocrisy of the war party.
Don’t subscribe to the Herald. What does Ellis say?
Thanks for this Mike. Another informative and enlightening article.
“do you know who I am?” Telling.
Interesting how two people come away from watching an interview with such different points of view.
Totally agree Corey.
Jan Tinetti has just been absolutely embarassed by Jack Tame on Q and A. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/q-and-a Our education is in crisis and Labour have no answers. I am not saying National or Act are the solution - quite the opposite. The solution is to ...
Totally agree Adam. I would suggest that some of the Standard's commentators fall into the same category for criticism as RNZ, hence the vitriolic attacks on the Daily Blog above. The words of Chris Trotter The people’s broadcaster became both the purveyor...
Have you listened or read any of the above on the causes of this war? John Mearsheimer Noam Chomsky Peter Hitchens It's a bit more nuanced than the propaganda pumped out by the New York Times and the Guardian.
Thanks for all the information Visubversa. I have a learnt a lot about this topic thanks to you and others about this concerning issue.
One could argue that such profit gouging is a form of theft in itself.
Why have parts of the left become so pro-war and so pro establishment? Once the left was anti-imperialist, anti war and anti nuclear. Now some appear to want to want war with both China and Russia.
Mike, you are a rare voice of reason on this matter and on the Ukraine. Once upon a time, the left fought on the side of anti-imperialism and for peace, but since the time of Tony Blair, the liberal elite has become the prowar party.
The one thing Labour won't do is dismantle neoliberalism. So they tinker away....
The Greens are ‘riven with internal differences’ and ‘intent on pushing an agenda that appears to lack resonance with a significant portion of the electorate.’ They will not make 5%.
New poll out. 1News Kantar. Greens in freefall. https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/05/25/poll-national-act-have-numbers-to-govern-luxon-lags-in-preferred-pm/
It is a very interesting talk.
For those of you interested, here is a link to John Mearsheimer’s recent speech in which he makes predictions for the future in Ukraine. The introduction and Mearsheimer starts talking at 6:30. The speech is well worth listening to. In summary, he sees no ...
Putin's little adventure has reunited Europe Not according to this article from the New Statesman, which states Europe has been spilt into East and West. https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/06/europe-divided-in-ukraine-war
Stories like this probably don't help either. 'WorkSafe investigates treatment of staff at Christchurch Boys’ High School' Behind paywall. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/worksafe-investigation-launched-after-former-staff-concerns-raised-at-christchurch-boys...
The clue is in the name. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Not South Pacific. We are reverting to being a puppet of Anglo/American imperialism. A mistake. A big mistake.
Thank you Smithfield- an excellent article that should be a post in its own right, I have just read this story in the Guardian which suggests AI is a threat to humanity. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/05/geoffrey-hinton-godfather-of-ai-...
As for the current Poll out, i don't think Greens sit at 12.5 %. (i know more young people that are looking at TOP rather then the Greens, specially those that are not caught up in the gender woo woo) The key here is what older Green voters are going to ...
The Green Party will be destroyed at the election.
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