GonzoTimes | It is easy to point to some empire in a distant past that may have erected a potemkin village to give a false impression that it was more than it truly was. What many fail to see is the false world we have constructed in our society to hide reality. It was done in our media, government and infused in our language and day to day life. Middle America sits in their little suburban living rooms being belted with T.V. messages that so subtly mask the reality of what is. The six o’clock news tells us of the dangers of the brown man. There is the brown Muslim who wants to terrorize us. There is the brown migrant who is ‘illegal’. There is the brown inner-city criminal. All these brown men we must fear.
What suspects had done was to answer a local newspaper ad calling for volunteers in a study of the psychological effects of prison life. We wanted to see what the psychological effects were of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. To do this, we decided to set up a simulated prison and then carefully note the effects of this institution on the behavior of all those within its walls.
MarcStevens.net | Another great example showing tax agents have no factual support for their accusations. You will hear evasion after evasion from this IRS attorney and remember: this is an IRS attorney, not an IRS agent. This woman holds a doctorate degree, so it's reasonable to presume she knows more about taxation than the average IRS agent, or she's an expert on the interpretation and application of tax law than IRS agents.
LarkenRose.com | So, the people are upset at what "government" is doing. The people are outraged, fit to be tied. This time, "government" has gone too far! This time it's serious! And the people are hopping mad! They're not going to take it anymore! The people are demanding change!
samselikoff | This short video explains one of the most persistent economic fallacies of our day.
Jailed Tax Protester Richard Simkanin died in prison at 12:43 yesterday. I spoke with Simakin's friend, Daniel Schinzing of Keene, TX, who said that Simkanin had been experiencing weakness, chest pain, and had a large lump on his chest. News of Simkanin's death was not a surprise, given his condition. He was 67 years old at the time of his death.
AngryHateMusic | A glimpse into what you do not want to see; What you have paid $ for.
John Pilger says in the film: "We journalists... have to be brave enough to defy those who seek our collusion in selling their latest bloody adventure in someone else's country... That means always challenging the official story, however patriotic that story may appear, however seductive and insidious it is. For propaganda relies on us in the media to aim its deceptions not at a far away country but at you at home... In this age of endless imperial war, the lives of countless men, women and children depend on the truth or their blood is on us... Those whose job it is to keep the record straight ought to be the voice of people, not power."
When I was a kid, I used to get National Geographic every month – and like most boys, I immediately scanned its contents for Amazon boobies. (This is how I learned what an essential technological advance the Wonderbra really is.)
BitButter | Now what? If you're curious to know how a stateless society might function, the links here are a good starting point.
