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Norman Rockwell’s Fever Dream, The Negation of American Reality and This Week’s Reading, Viewing and Listening Recommendations
Even Norman Rockwell, whose The Saturday Evening Post paintings often depicted an American lifestyle that was more mythology or aspiration than reality, came to terms – to some degree – with the truth of American politics and standing in the world. Despite his rather conservative beginnings, Rockwell eventually turned his paintings into political art initially… Continue reading
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Quote Of The Day: “War is a Political Instrument…”
“War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.” – Carl von Clausewitz, ON WAR What is happening in Israel/Gaza is politics. Bloody, violent, unrestrained politics. As it is with Ukraine. What it is not is self-defence. What… Continue reading
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If You Only Have Time To Take In One Independent News Source, May I recommend…
I know most people don’t have time to take the “deep dive” into politics or news. Life for many is calculatingly structured (in our current economy and political landscape) to keep the masses struggling to survive and too exhausted and stressed to engage in such extraneous things as politics or political history. So we turn… Continue reading
About Me
Filmmaker, live music photographer, writer, film/video editor, acting teacher, traveler and political junkie who finally realised that the United States government and its two ruling parties has undergone what Chris Hedges refers to as “a corporate coup d’etat in slow motion.”
This site is dedicated to my thoughts, observations and inspirations regarding politics, film, photography and music.
Recent Posts
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- “Those Who Were Once Nero’s Guests Soon Became Nero’s Victims:” One Of Many Reasons We Must Act Today To Both Stop The Genocide In Gaza As Well As Denounce En Masse Those Who Champion And Reinforce It
- A World Without Donald Sutherland Does Not Exist
- The New World Order Under Joe Biden: How the Normalization and Escalation of Atrocities, Dehumanization, Authoritarianism and a Rampant Disregard for the Rule of Law Not Only Reflect An Empire In Full Collapse, But Place The Entire World At Risk
- Why Voting For Biden Or Trump In November Should Not Be An Option