You said, (29.30) ‘large scale projects that need cooperation over huge distances are totally better off being managed by a centralised govt’, such as the postal service and public transportation.

Now, whilst listening to this I was waiting for a public bus for some 40 minutes to take me to work, that supposedly runs every 8 minutes. So in fairness, my coffee spat out of my mouth at your suggestion.

My question is, since when has govt been about cooperation? In every case it uses force, mainly law of course. But if they ever need to get anything off the ground large scale, they go to the private sector and they pay around 400% more than any private individual or company would pay for the same thing.

Sure you could try and get a bereaucrat to do it, but can you imagine a civil servant organising the Olympic games?

Come on Max.. I agree that the oligarchs are indeed parasites that use the free market to their own aims, but whom enabled them? The free market is just a simple buy and sell transaction between two people. People will vote with their wealth. But who controls the wealth? Certainly not JP Morgan, as they just suck richly off of the states tit, enabled by corrupt politicians. I couldnt help but point this out to you.. Peace to both you and Stacy..

http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_08/thomsons052909.html

Talks about the Bond market , and Gold.

PS: ….
when “everybody” says Buy …. be careful of course !

The highest form of revolution is revolution of the self.
I see no need to *join* any mob or uprising. Rather, I may choose to collaborate creatively with people who I see are doing interesting and worthwhile things. The world turns.
Thanks for your efforts, Max and Stacey, I enjoy the show.
(grin)

http://tinyurl.com/top100mercury

What happens when Uncle Sam’s woody gets cut off?

@Max, you might like Manara bande dessinees (the early works), he has great stories, one in which a machine creates all books..

The trap talks about freedom, which is the primary reward in our nervous system (deeming your behaviour, whatever it is, adequate). It is a non specific term that achors ‘reward’ given by us to ourselves. The operative part in ‘I want you to be free’ is ‘I want’. Freedom can not be granted by a power that remains present.

The problem with weird sience is that it usually takes going into a trance to grasp its concepts, which eliminates a lot of practical objections (like the simple empirical test iamongst the secretaries) and fosters acceptance only in its scientific context.

Hitler is said to have wanted his supportes to march in file and stand in nice rows and columns because he was scared of masses of unorganized individuals. Social theories do the same. They may or may not be correct, but they externalize responsibility and simplify choices.

They’re trained to be selfish infantilized cowards that raise their hands to ask for permission before emptying their bladders. They would need permission to revolt. They’d need ads in magazines and on tv showing how you’re not a real man or woman unless you’re revolting, and see? the latest hypersexual child-woman or ape-male celebrity is wearing a Revolt Wardrobe. Paris Hilton could endorse a pink beret if she still looked 12 but now she’s surely too old.

Someone would have to make it sexy to get brain-damaged by police or prison guards, raped in prison, or tortured… for nothing. Then a few cows would finally start jumping the fence. Unfortunately, they’d still be stupid cows.

Here’s an interview of Curtis where he complains of the dirty masses and their “new democracy” called the Internet:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/20/adam_curtis_interview/

Hey, if Peter Schiff can get himself on Glen Beck, why can’t you?
Maybe you can make him cry or whimper or something.
It would be cool.