If one were a psychopath/sociopath1—i.e., a PWOC2—whose raison d’être was to pursue power and gain, what would one be predisposed to do: ▪ lie?▪ steal?▪ cheat?▪ distort?▪ falsely accuse?▪ malign?▪ short change?▪ manipulate mankind and markets?▪ create profit-generating catastrophes? ▪ foment wars? ▪ externalize costs? ▪ convert (corrupt) a good into an evil?▪ hire shills […]
What happens when an economy (national or global) is based on a system that promotes psychopathic behaviors? If one doesn’t believe that corporate capitalism favors psychopathy, one has not been reading headlines of late or one has a very short and selective memory. Review: ▪ A Plague of Psychopaths? at http://dejavu-times.blogspot.ca/2014/05/a-plague-of-psychopaths.html▪ Capital Punishment at http://dejavu-times.blogspot.ca/2015/10/capital-punishment.html▪
If you ▪ don’t know about “Area 25”;1 ▪ are one (or know a loved one) who can’t “snap out” of melancholy or depression; ▪ are seeking greater understanding of mental illness and mental health; these broadcasts from “Ideas with Paul Kennedy” might prove enlightening and life-saving. Wit’s End, Part 1 (54 min.) at http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/wit-s-end-part-1-1.3641153 Wit’s End,
Recently, on “Ideas with Paul Kennedy,” the subject was “Imprisoned by Profit: Media and Democracy”1 which can be listened to here.2 In that episode, we are confronted with yet another voice crying in the wilderness of corporatism and bottom-line. But the story is not just about media. As we listen, we can hear the déjà
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Stu•pid•i•ty* noun – an idea, act, or expression that shows a lack of good sense or judgment “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” ―Albert Einstein “Human beings always[?] do the most intelligent thing … after they’ve tried every stupid alternative and none
(and doubting Thomas!) “Trudeau elbows MP” (Time 1:19 min.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teqCY8cZGxc Even when reasonable people watch the same video, opposing points of view emerge.1 Case in point is the Canadian House of Commons fracas of May 18, 2016. Here is how I see it: Several NDP MPs were game-playing in the aisle of the House. The Conservative
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Circa 7 to 5 BCE, two prophets, named Helaman and Samuel, lived and recorded their observations of the social, political, and religious affairs of a nation located somewhere in the present-day Americas. These were their observations:* ▪ contentions did increase, insomuch that there were wars throughout all the land among all the people …▪ it
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