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"In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable."

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Israels Genocide Betrays the Holocaust

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By obscuring and falsifying the lessons of the Holocaust we perpetuate the evil that defined it. Chris Hedges Dec 29 Never Again and Again and Again - by Mr. Fish Israel’s lebensraum master plan for Gaza, borrowed from the Nazi’s depopulation of Jewish ghettos, is clear. Destroy infrastrutrue, medical facilities and sanitation, including access to clean water. Block shipments of food and fuel. Unleash indiscriminate industrial violence to kill and wound hundreds a day. Let starvation — the U.N. estimates that more than half a million people are already starving — and epidemics of infectious diseases, along with the daily massacres and the displacement of Palestinians from their homes, turn Gaza into a mortuary. The Palestinians are being forced to choose between death from bombs, disease, exposure or starvation or being driven from their homeland. There will soon reach a point where death will be so ubiquitous that deportation - for those who want to live - will be the
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US Drone Attack Kills at Least 10 Afghan Civilians

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Ajmal Ahmadi weeps alone in a room after members of his family were killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 29, 2021. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times) US Drone Attack Kills at Least 10 Afghan Civilians—Including 6 Children "The American aircraft targeted us," said Samim Shahyad, whose father, brothers, and cousins were killed in the U.S. attack. JAKE JOHNSON August 30, 2021 A U.S. drone strike purportedly targeting a suspected ISIS-K vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan killed at least 10 members of a single family—including six children—as they were getting out of their car on Sunday. "Too many children have already died from U.S. drone strikes. We cannot accept one more, let alone six." — CodePink Relatives of the victims told the Washington Post that the strike—which was the second attack the U.S. carried out in Kabul over the weekend—"hit a nearby vehicle" that the Pentagon claims was an "imminent" threat. The civilian
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Thinking-Silence
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Hello, just wanted to share with you the latest book I ordered:

"Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes" by French philosopher Jacques Ellul.


From the book's description on the Net:

"This seminal study and critique of propaganda from one of the greatest French philosophers of the 20th century is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1962. Taking not only a psychological approach, but a sociological approach as well, Ellul’s book outlines the taxonomy for propaganda, and ultimately, it’s destructive nature towards democracy. Drawing from his own experiences fighting for the French resistance against the Vichy regime, Ellul offers a unique insight into the propaganda machine."


I also want to look into Hedges and Wittgenstein as you suggested, but I also have all of Ayn Rand's works to read, plus another 40-50 books, which are on my reading list and collecting dust here...

I spent most of this year reading, but after 15-20 books I always need a break, haha.


Wish you a good week! Let me know if you have more book suggestions for me!

Art-Plus

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not familiar with Ellul, but I suppose it would be interesting to get another perspective on propaganda related subject matter.


I can't say I'm a fan of Ayn Rand. I started reading "Atlas Shrugged," years ago and I just couldn't stomach it. The more I got the sense that capitalism was some sort of moral social system, the more I kept reminding myself this was a work of fiction. I've been told "The Fountainhead" might be a better alternative.


I'm wrapping up a book called "The Power of Off," by Nancy Colier. It's certainly relevant for our time given this generation's relationship (and addiction) to cell phones and social media (and yes, I'm reflecting on the irony of that statement as I type.)


The book I read prior was Scott Carney's "What Doesn't Kill Us" which is more to do with personal wellness; specifically deep breathing, ice therapy, and the Wim Hof method. I suppose I've been moving more towards literature that focuses on that with that which I can control as opposed to that which I can't control.

Thinking-Silence

Didn't read the Rand books myself, yet! They are still on my reading list. :-)


Thanks for the other suggestions. You don't have a goodreads account, right?

(I just made one for myself)

LonelySitlentAngel

thanks for the llama

Skoxjz

thanks for the llamy boy3D Llama Badge

PressShift

Thank you for your llama badge 5 mins ago, Art-Plus. Your occasional write-ups and accounts on world issues might be right up my alley. Neat description on Surreal Illusion too, I like how you cite your inspirations.

The-Necromancer
I find the collective effort of your centre most inspiring.