“Work is, after all not just a means to sustenance, it is also a form of social control: It occupies our time, structures our lives and channels passions. When work disappears, social organization breaks down.” From, “Lockdown America” Tweet
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“A grand game of chess is being played on a level that we can barely imagine, and we are the pawns. Pawns are only valuable under certain circumstances and are frequently sacrificed to gain an advantage. Those who have seriously studied history have probably discovered the real reason we go to war on a regularly […]
Read the rest of this entry »You Know NYC Has A Serious Drug Problem When…
The City has invested in a widespread marketing campaign, not imploring people not to use drugs, period; but to advertise that people should do drugs “safely.” Last week, I got on a train that was wallpapered with advertisements in English and Spanish, bearing the NYC logo, that told people: “Every 6 hours a New Yorker […]
Read the rest of this entry »Luke Cage Buys Black
In the opening scene of season 2 of Marvel’s Luke Cage, the main character is donning an African American College Alliance hoodie. The hoodie has the prominent logo of the 100% Black-owned AACA Clothing company. The Black superhero doesn’t keep the hoodie as his uniform for the rest of the season. He states: “I don’t […]
Read the rest of this entry »Surveillance Nation: Statistics
• More than 2.5 trillion images are shared or stored on the internet annually. • By 2020, it is estimated that 6.1 billion people will have phones with cameras. • In a single year, approximately 106 million new surveillance cameras are sold. • Worldwide, more than 3 million ATMs have cameras that watch its users. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Is Knowledge Really Power?
“Knowledge, general in nature and unorganized, is not power; it is only potential power- the material out of which real power may be developed. Any modern library contains an unorganized record of all the knowledge of value to which the present stage of civilization is heir, but this knowledge is not power because it is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote: How Much Damage Is The “Education” System Doing?
“The animals got together in the forest one day and decided to start a school. There was a rabbit, a bird, a squirrel, a fish and an eel, and they formed a Board of Education. The rabbit insisted that running be in the curriculum. The bird insisted that flying be in the curriculum. The fish […]
Read the rest of this entry »How Corrupt Systems Manipulate People’s Hope
“Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine as long as it’s contained.” -President Snow (The Hunger Games) Tweet
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