Displaying 421 To 450 Of 1,432 Comments Yes Virginia, There is Class Warfare Excellent article, AdLib. As an observer from the outside I noticed the same as you did, and that’s why I think the article from J. Hari about the “Progressive Tea Party” that was built in the UK is so very important. Yet there is one really big problem in the States: the media here is more corrupt than in other democracies. America has literally NO rules concerning the media. I was just STUNNED when I observed in 2008 that a Sarah Palin, who lied from the onset, was not even called out on it! Instead she got treated like a viable candidate and soon after the election she was promoted as a serious contender to become President! This is just so incredibly, incredibly ridiculous, and I was utterly shocked about the American media. Moreover there seems to be a massive lack of understanding about this problem as I see folks even up to today citing “first amendment rights” not to take action against that. Sorry, but lying, misinforming and inciting hatred are not free speech. Now if there are proper laws and lying on air is sued, things like that can not happen. It is only due to some utterly misleading media that in America the “peasants” did not take more to the streets. The conservative “peasants” even defend the tax breaks for the rich!!! If the UK had the same media laws, or lack thereof, as the US, Tax Uncut would have been quickly demonized by the rich and powerful. But, the Murdoch empire was stopped very soon due to the sheer existence of a Press Complaints Commission: The only part of the media that attacked UK Uncut outright was, predictably, Rupert Murdoch’s empire. This isn’t surprising given that his company, News International, is one of the world’s most egregious tax dodgers, contributing almost nothing to the US or UK treasuries. His tabloid the Sun accused UK Uncut of being a “group of up to 30,000 anarchists” scheming “to bring misery to millions of Christmas shoppers,” with plans to “set off stink bombs, leave mouldy cheese in clothes and rack up huge sales at tills and then refuse to pay.” After one of the people named in the article reported the Sun to the Press Complaints Commission, the newspaper was forced to retract the article by removing it from its website. » Posted By Truth On March 6, 2011 @ 7:38 pm NEW PLANETPOV FEATURE: Email Notifications of Replies to Your Comments AdLib, again many thanks for the new feature, and hopefully the technical side is in favor of it too…. » Posted By Truth On March 2, 2011 @ 6:48 pm The View From Here: An Open Letter to President Obama FerraKnows, excellent and very much agreed. Here’s some stuff that might interest you: [img]https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ncmr2011-block-small.png[/img] http://conference.freepress.net/ and:
» Posted By Truth On March 8, 2011 @ 9:27 am Here’s an excerpt of this article: http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/033110.html The Pattern Continues So, the Republicans have never been made to pay a political price for their scheming to undercut sitting Democratic presidents — and to grease the GOP’s route back to power. Whenever a Democrat is in the White House, the Republicans believe they are free do whatever they want to block him from solving national problems, making him look weak and ineffectual. That was true of Johnson, Carter, Clinton and now Obama. This GOP strategy is pursued even if it tarnishes the international image of the United States or if it undermines national security, even if it means more than 20,000 additional U.S. soldiers dying in Vietnam, or 52 American hostages facing longer captivity in Iran, or the likes of Timothy McVeigh feeling empowered to blow up a federal building. The strategy continues even if it raises the current threat level against President Obama and Democratic lawmakers. The strategy continues because it works. (A Method to Republican ‘Madness’ by Robert Parry, March 31, 2010) » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 9:08 pm Thanks for the link, Sabreen, that’s another excellent article! » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 8:54 pm Bob, yes, that’s another issue: why Dems don’t respond adequately, while as a matter of fact the RW has a very well oiled propaganda machine, including Faux Noise. As you will see in the article about the UK, the Murdoch machine of misinformation was stopped there pretty fast, which greatly helped in their success. So adequate laws in this respect do help. Lying/inciting hatred/planting misinformation on purpose are NOT free speech. So I hope some media organizations will take on that issue rather sooner than later. » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 8:44 pm I know. And that makes it easier to catch them – so it could be an advantage in some respect…. » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 8:39 pm Killgore, that’s true, but I would expand it to “The contradictions within the Republican Party are pretty glaring” . – They sell themselves as fiscally responsible while driving up the deficit. – They scream of small government while they expand government control. – They scream for jobs, while doing everything to erode the job market. And so on. » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 7:35 pm SequimBob2, EXCELLENT analysis! You describe exactly what’s going on! Not to underestimate is the air attack: The US really needs new media laws. I don’t know any other (so called) democratic country which allows and promotes lying on air without punishment. Bob, and I hope you lay out in a second article your ideas what we actually can DO to combat the Republicans – individually and collectively. Thanks again for your excellent work, applause! PS: This might be of interest: http://www.thenation.com/article/158282/how-build-progressive-tea-party http://www.thenation.com/video/158927/johann-hari-us-uncut-fed-tax-evaders » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 7:23 pm Another excellent move from Obama. » Posted By Truth On February 28, 2011 @ 11:47 pm Montana tea party on crack … or something Excellent idea, Caru. It’s also good to keep track of their record the way Haruko did here. This combined with the amount of the costs for their desperate attempts to walk backwards should give good advertisement material for Democrats, especially when holding it against the backdrop of what they were running on. » Posted By Truth On February 27, 2011 @ 10:01 am Save the American Dream Rally in L.A. Yours is a first hand observation, that’s why I thought its good if you report it. There are many like me who are not on fb etc., so for us its good if we can read things ….. on Planet POV, for example…. » Posted By Truth On March 2, 2011 @ 9:33 am Thanks PW – even I can listen, never thought that! » Posted By Truth On March 2, 2011 @ 9:27 am I think it would be good to send these observations to media matters and truth-o-meter etc.. . This is really brazen, even for FOX! » Posted By Truth On March 2, 2011 @ 9:00 am Welcome, Patsy. I hope you and/or AdLib and Cher are going to write a bit more about the background of the rally, and were there speeches? » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 10:31 am How You Can Boycott the Kochs Here’s the colossal list of products being boycotted: Angel Soft toilet paper (INVISTA Products): (source: alternet) » Posted By Truth On March 1, 2011 @ 8:00 am In the World of the Blind, We’re Often Led Off the Cliff Yes, it is, and it gave me hope too. I learnt to concentrate generally on the positive things and/or things that I can change or influence. Else I get a sense of helplessness and feel paralyzed, and this doesn’t help anybody at all. » Posted By Truth On February 28, 2011 @ 7:25 am Getting the left to work together is like trying to get a team of cats to pull a dog-sled 😆 – so true » Posted By Truth On February 28, 2011 @ 7:01 am Buddy, it’s tough to see these numbers as charts. But it’s a good way to explain it vividly without having to explain a lot! And what I was referring to was this: http://www.thenation.com/article/158282/how-build-progressive-tea-party » Posted By Truth On February 28, 2011 @ 6:59 am KQuark, totally true. The same happens in some European countries- every splinter group is fighting on their own for their tiny issue, and so the left remains powerless. Now collectively asking the rich to pay their taxes could be an issue to unite at least the left. » Posted By Truth On February 28, 2011 @ 5:24 am Yes, Sabreen, and how dare he to comment on anything after his advice for the midterms was a complete disaster. But then, he may not even get it that his assessments are wrong. » Posted By Truth On February 27, 2011 @ 12:48 am KQuark, I agree with everything you said. Moreover I think America is suffering from a huge lack of real media laws. I can’t imagine any other “democratic” country where such outrageous things and untruths can be spread without being sued for libel. » Posted By Truth On February 27, 2011 @ 12:46 am Marion, thank you for expressing my thoughts so eloquently. Yet I didn’t know about Ed Schultz. There really is the question what agenda some of those newly converted Republicans have, AH being another one of that brand. » Posted By Truth On February 27, 2011 @ 12:43 am Invite For Collaboration, Part 3 KQuark on 03/15/2011 at 12.48 am: Where is the criticism of Bill Maher from the left over his vitriolic anti-Muslim comments? Maher starts of implying Islam is a prison religion when he interviewed Rep. Keith Ellison and then calls Islamic extremists more dangerous than other terrorists. “You converted as a young man. I didn’t even know you went to prison,” “I do agree that there are other groups that pose a terroristic threat to this country,” “I would say that the threat from radicalized Muslims is a unique and greater threat. It is the greatest threat.” Then he calls Islam a radicalized culture and insults the Quran. “We are dealing with a culture that is in its medieval era,” “(Islam) comes from a hate-filled holy book, the Quran, which is taken very literally by its people.” The fact is once you reach a sort of progressive sainthood in the media you can say whatever you want because progressives pundits protect their own. ***Edit: And this was Truth’s reply: People should understand that Maher and Huffington both never were progressive. I try do find a way to include this into the anti-Huffington series (Secrets From Beyond The Emerald Curtain). PS: KQuark, if you have more material from Maher and others which would fit in, please leave it on the “Invite For Collaboration Part 3″ thread, or after Friday on Part 4 of the Invitation, or send it to the email mentioned there. » Posted By Truth On March 15, 2011 @ 1:02 am Ok, that’s fine. Just checked your flickr page, and the picture is also very interesting at a larger size, especially Arianna’s hair! » Posted By Truth On March 9, 2011 @ 10:35 am The signing issue is entirely up to you, Buddy. Just let me know how I should introduce your work, then it will appear every time when the picture appears underneath the picture, or besides it, whatever makes sense. We could also post a link to your flickr page, of course. I’m absolutely following your wishes on this. Pixelmator is for Mac, (at least my version is), and it’s quite similar to Photoshop, but PS is still more sophisticated. So although I hate how they send me mails about my trial version which I don’t have, and the costumer care is utterly bad, their program is still the best and I’m going to buy it very soon. Thanks again, and take care! » Posted By Truth On March 9, 2011 @ 10:15 am Ok, good to know. I may create something like a banner for the title then, adjusting the colors with your picture. Somehow I couldn’t download the trial of photoshop, my internet connection is probably too slow. But I have “Pixelmator” which is also quite good, and I may understand more about it once I start to use it a little more often… I’m sure most people immediately understand the analogy with the Wizard of Oz, since it’s a very famous film and story. (I’m certainly not representative for a majority, having no TV and never going to the cinema for the past 15 or so years, and thus haven’t known about this film). » Posted By Truth On March 9, 2011 @ 9:24 am Thank you so much, Buddy! I find it came out very well. Of course she looks much kinder than she really is…. but then, maybe it’s good to also hold a good vision of her. After all one of my favorite sayings from Karl Jaspers is: “People become better, if they are treated as if they were already better.” Yet of course I still want the truth about her to come to light. Anyhow, her hands and the scenery still point out very well her manipulating. Now I need to know in which form we can use your picture: I understand we’ll take it as the guiding motive throughout the series? And did you think of adding the title/part of the series underneath or somewhere inside the picture? Please let me know how to proceed. Thanks again for your work, it gives me a boost to get back to work on this topic! I have also a couple of other urgent things to do, but in a few days I’m going to resume this project more energetically. » Posted By Truth On March 9, 2011 @ 8:35 am The other song is obviously called “The Bible” by Mahalia Jackson, and I found it only on 4shared.com (one version of another band is on you tube – but this is NOT the same, although I still like the song) This time I had to sign in to make the player appear that comes when clicking on a song. I don’t remember if I had to do so earlier. » Posted By Truth On March 8, 2011 @ 7:12 pm The links didn’t work? Sniff! I have to figure out the other song then, the first one you found, it was “Oh Happy Day” by the Edwin Hawkins Singers. The other one is from Mahalia Jackson, but not sure about the title of the song. I hope I can find it out later on. The picture is a lot of work, I’m well aware of that. The problem with Arianna’s face may be that she wears a new one every 10 minutes or so…. » Posted By Truth On March 8, 2011 @ 11:12 amComments Posted By Truth
http://www.thenation.com/article/158282/how-build-progressive-tea-party?page=full
For normally just about everybody understands it is wrong that those who have the most money pay little or no taxes at all. It angers those on the left as well as those on the right, and thus is an excellent starting point to unite. And yes, stoking division is very much part of the plan of those in power.
And this is the most egregious of all: those who earn the most of and contribute the least to the society are those who pretend to defend the morality and values in the society!
Well done, Haruko.
The backlash against the Kochs’ influence in Wisconsin is gaining steam, with labor supporters starting to boycott Koch Industries’ many products (listed here).
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Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft ‘n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins
Georgia-Pacific paper products and envelopes
All Georgia-Pacific lumber and building products, including:
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ToughArmor Gypsum board
Georgia pacific Plytanium Plywood
Flexrock
Densglass sheathing
G/P Industrial plasters (some products used by a lot of crafters)
FibreStrong Rim board
G/P Lam board
Blue Ribbon OSB Rated Sheathing
Blue Ribbon Sub-floor
DryGuard Enhanced OSB
Nautilus Wall Sheathing
Thermostat OSB Radiant Barrier Sheathing
Broadspan Engineered Wood Products
XJ 85 I-Joists
FireDefender Banded Cores
FireDefender FS
FireDefender Mineral Core
Hardboard and Thin MDF including Auto Hardboard,
Perforated Hardboard and Thin MDF
Wood Fiberboard
Commercial Roof Fiberboard
Hushboard Sound Deadening Board
Regular Fiberboard Sheathing
Structural Fiberboard Sheathing
COMFOREL® fiberfill
COOLMAX® fabric
CORDURA® fabric
DACRON® fiber
POLYSHIELD® resin
SOLARMAX® fabric
SOMERELLE® bedding products
STAINMASTER® carpet
SUPPLEX® fabric
TACTEL® fiber
TACTESSE® carpet fiber
TERATE® polyols
TERATHANE® polyether glycol
THERMOLITE® fabric
PHENREZ® resin
POLARGUARD® fiber and
LYCRA® fiber
In case you’re still interested in the Huff Post project, you’re very welcome. It’s shape has now become much clearer, (see Invite For Collaboration Part 3), but not many of the people who originally said they would participate are still around. In order to make the article stronger it would be good to include more material – yet I can’t do it all an my own. And you are someone who has a good understanding of the things that were going on at Huff. Moreover you know much more about politics than I do – so I really hope for your support.
Hey, yes, good idea! One more chapter could be the role of prominent supporters of the Huff and their own progressive credentials – well, or more accurately, the absence thereof.
I tried Gimp once very briefly, but I found it like Pixelmator too unorganized, with all those palettes splattered on the screen. But when I made the current title picture I found out Pixelmator works with layers too, and has many a good feature that I hadn’t detected earlier. After all I’m a Mac Newbie who has to learn everything anew, but still would never go back to PC.
As for the credit: I think it may be best if you sign directly in your picture? In this way your name appears always in the picture, that seems to be the easiest way?
But we could also point out the parallels at one point, including the analogy with Dorothy and her friends. That sure sounds to be a good idea.
In any case, if you open 4shared.com and choose “music” under the search box and then type “mahalia” the song appears. Then you can either download it (this I could do without signing in) or listen to it (probably this only when signing in)
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