tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post2791357721312031449..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: The "Sputnik Moment": One nation with paranoia for allDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-90376554343822746002013-10-04T02:50:00.153+02:002013-10-04T02:50:00.153+02:00kunstler's is a reliable source. he doesn'...kunstler's is a reliable source. he doesn't try to be sensational at all, he doesn't need to be because he's got his opinions which he backs up in real time journalism <br />tribes of people is how the world is and instead of living with differences they try to make all the same which bus' newtons law of heavenly makeupAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-70860618411190988382012-02-18T18:01:09.050+01:002012-02-18T18:01:09.050+01:00You could not be more right on! So what do the ele...You could not be more right on! So what do the elections really mean when they are bought? Is this really a democracy? The public is asleep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-25111780347295463232011-01-27T20:53:37.967+01:002011-01-27T20:53:37.967+01:00The underlying cause of all America woes is the in...The underlying cause of all America woes is the inequality of income distribution and such a large percentage of the population hungry and without adequate medical care etc. This is the sort of numbers and percentages (I almost forgot the percentage of incarcerated) that occur in third world countries, where people are not being told from morning to night that they live "in the greatest country in the world" day in and day out. The cognitive dissonance between reality as it is lived and the national narrative, induces a paranoia which is expressed differently by different sectors of the society. At this level the "black helicopter" and the polar bears are simply ways of "personalizing" a common malaise. I myself happen to belong to the climate warming tribe of paranoiacs, while others belong to the Tea Party tribe... different strokes for different folks.... but we are all of us (including POTUS) just whistling past the graveyard.David Seaton's Newslinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-16169234901736372192011-01-27T19:47:15.493+01:002011-01-27T19:47:15.493+01:00All very good, but not convinced by how climate ch...All very good, but not convinced by how climate change gets lumped in with the other bogeymen you cite.<br /><br />Previously, I seem to remember, you made dismissive remarks about peak oil.<br /><br />Those of a certain age may miss the worst of the effects of both phenonenom but sneering at them is surely tempting fate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com