The image and philosophy that keeps coming to me is the Japanese art of Kintsugi. Yes- things break but rather than hide the mending and repairs make it visible, and if possible, art.
Our country has been breaking apart for some time. At this time we must look to the future and not paper over the history, the flaws, the mistakes. We wade through the mess. We toss the really broken pieces (Citizens United, filibusters, gerrymandering for instance), and settle in for a long haul. My generation-Boomers- has to get out of the way in legistures, but we can bear witness to the things that did work in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, the values our parents fought for in WWII and fight for the disadvantaged and unfairly treated. And- pay our share of taxes.
You nailed it yet again Mark. I was intrigued with Jiang Xueqin's lecture “The Iran Trap” (YouTube) of May 29 2024, wherein he compares the Athenians' invasion of Sicily in 415 BC to the US-Iran situation now. In 415 BC the ending was catastrophic for the Athenians. Jiang predicted all this over a year ago, but his lecture really educated me about all the machinations behind it. Alarmingly the whole doctrine of the military has shifted to “shock and awe”, and stuck there even during the Biden administration.
Something weird is going on. I listen to a lot of MSNBC, and in the aftermath of the bombing every single report said that we think the uranium was moved. But I saw a picture online, maybe via Meidas, of a line of trucks obviously taking it away. If we don't even have "our" media doing us justice, omg, what's left? Can people like us -- more than you and me and Schmidt, like Meidas and this great irreverent charmer: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/no-one-listens-to-befuddled-old-fuckwit, plus more on Substack, form our own collective? Some Substacks already are little collectives, but how about a big one, THE Substack collective voice of truth?
Wow. Absolutely agree with all you have said here, and I am always impressed by your writing style. A pleasure to read, even if it includes the most regrettable topics.
The image and philosophy that keeps coming to me is the Japanese art of Kintsugi. Yes- things break but rather than hide the mending and repairs make it visible, and if possible, art.
Our country has been breaking apart for some time. At this time we must look to the future and not paper over the history, the flaws, the mistakes. We wade through the mess. We toss the really broken pieces (Citizens United, filibusters, gerrymandering for instance), and settle in for a long haul. My generation-Boomers- has to get out of the way in legistures, but we can bear witness to the things that did work in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, the values our parents fought for in WWII and fight for the disadvantaged and unfairly treated. And- pay our share of taxes.
You nailed it yet again Mark. I was intrigued with Jiang Xueqin's lecture “The Iran Trap” (YouTube) of May 29 2024, wherein he compares the Athenians' invasion of Sicily in 415 BC to the US-Iran situation now. In 415 BC the ending was catastrophic for the Athenians. Jiang predicted all this over a year ago, but his lecture really educated me about all the machinations behind it. Alarmingly the whole doctrine of the military has shifted to “shock and awe”, and stuck there even during the Biden administration.
Something weird is going on. I listen to a lot of MSNBC, and in the aftermath of the bombing every single report said that we think the uranium was moved. But I saw a picture online, maybe via Meidas, of a line of trucks obviously taking it away. If we don't even have "our" media doing us justice, omg, what's left? Can people like us -- more than you and me and Schmidt, like Meidas and this great irreverent charmer: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/no-one-listens-to-befuddled-old-fuckwit, plus more on Substack, form our own collective? Some Substacks already are little collectives, but how about a big one, THE Substack collective voice of truth?
My only beef with Jeff is the language. He's super smart, perhaps thats his hook. Who am I to judge. He has orders of magnitude more subs than I.....😔
Yes, I feel the same thing--but in this one it seemed appropriate. Yucky that he does that, and it keeps me from paying for him
Wow. Absolutely agree with all you have said here, and I am always impressed by your writing style. A pleasure to read, even if it includes the most regrettable topics.