I never bought this shit.
Whether it came from idiots like Don Cherry spouting off about how much they think they know about professional hockey, or other right-wing senselessness like this.
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/03/31/the-fallacy-of-toughguyism/
2013-03-31
2013-03-29
My dilemma exactly ... and a solution?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/03/29
The Dynamic Left and Dilemmas of Electoral Politics
by William E. Connolly "Perhaps it is wise to forge multimodal strategies that start outside the electoral grid and then return to it as one venue among others. Strategic role experimentations at multiple sites joined to the activation of new social movements provide possibilities."
It comes with risk.
But still ...
"One advantage of forging links between role experimentations and social movements is that both speak to a time in which the drive to significant change must be pursued by a large, pluralist assemblage rather than by any single class or other core constituency. Such an assemblage must today be primed and loaded by several constituencies in diverse ways at numerous sites.
It is necessary here to condense linkages that may unfold. But perhaps movement back and forth between role experiments, social movements, occasional shifts in the priorities of some strategic institutions, and a discernible shift in the contours of electoral politics will promote the emergence of a new, more activist pluralist assemblage."
The Dynamic Left and Dilemmas of Electoral Politics
by William E. Connolly "Perhaps it is wise to forge multimodal strategies that start outside the electoral grid and then return to it as one venue among others. Strategic role experimentations at multiple sites joined to the activation of new social movements provide possibilities."
It comes with risk.
But still ...
"One advantage of forging links between role experimentations and social movements is that both speak to a time in which the drive to significant change must be pursued by a large, pluralist assemblage rather than by any single class or other core constituency. Such an assemblage must today be primed and loaded by several constituencies in diverse ways at numerous sites.
It is necessary here to condense linkages that may unfold. But perhaps movement back and forth between role experiments, social movements, occasional shifts in the priorities of some strategic institutions, and a discernible shift in the contours of electoral politics will promote the emergence of a new, more activist pluralist assemblage."
2013-03-28
"Monsanto Protection Act" now law.
Well credit Monsanto for knowing their frankenseeds have risk and eliminating any future accountability.
Something conveniently not noticed and publicized until it was signed -
http://www.ibtimes.com/monsanto-protection-act-5-terrifying-things-know-about-hr-933-provision-1156079
http://www.salon.com/2013/03/27/how_the_monsanto_protection_act_snuck_into_law/
"The "Monsanto Protection Act" effectively bars federal courts from being able to halt the sale or planting of controversial genetically modified (aka GMO) or genetically engineered (GE) seeds, no matter what health issues may arise concerning GMOs in the future. "
All the more reason the public has the right know if their food was polluted with GMO or GE. Companies like Monsanto and others simply 1) cannot be trusted and 2) know it.
Our lawmakers in Congress and the White House betrayed the American public on this one.
Once again, corporations win and people lose.
Something conveniently not noticed and publicized until it was signed -
http://www.ibtimes.com/monsanto-protection-act-5-terrifying-things-know-about-hr-933-provision-1156079
http://www.salon.com/2013/03/27/how_the_monsanto_protection_act_snuck_into_law/
"The "Monsanto Protection Act" effectively bars federal courts from being able to halt the sale or planting of controversial genetically modified (aka GMO) or genetically engineered (GE) seeds, no matter what health issues may arise concerning GMOs in the future. "
All the more reason the public has the right know if their food was polluted with GMO or GE. Companies like Monsanto and others simply 1) cannot be trusted and 2) know it.
Our lawmakers in Congress and the White House betrayed the American public on this one.
Once again, corporations win and people lose.
2013-03-27
2013-03-25
Cowering Sacks of Shit
And proud of it!
Bengal Tigers’ Habitat Down To Studio Apartment In Jaipur, India
Ah the Onion - so much closer to reality in its satire than the corporate media.
Bengal Tigers’ Habitat Down To Studio Apartment In Jaipur, India
Ah the Onion - so much closer to reality in its satire than the corporate media.
2013-03-23
Frankenfish coming to a store near you.
And how pray tell will you be able to know it's there? I can't say.
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/03/12027/fda-ready-approve-frankenfish-despite-fishy-science
"To create the GE salmon, the Boston-based public company AquaBounty Technologies inserted DNA from another salmon species and an eel-like fish into the genome of an Atlantic salmon. The new genes make the GE salmon produce growth hormone all year round instead of just for three months a year as they normally would. This helps them grow to market size in 16 to 18 months instead of the usual 30 months required for an Atlantic salmon."
That alone sounds disturbing. And yet there still are people in this country who do not believe the public has a right know if their food has been genetically fucked with.
http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/03/12027/fda-ready-approve-frankenfish-despite-fishy-science
"To create the GE salmon, the Boston-based public company AquaBounty Technologies inserted DNA from another salmon species and an eel-like fish into the genome of an Atlantic salmon. The new genes make the GE salmon produce growth hormone all year round instead of just for three months a year as they normally would. This helps them grow to market size in 16 to 18 months instead of the usual 30 months required for an Atlantic salmon."
That alone sounds disturbing. And yet there still are people in this country who do not believe the public has a right know if their food has been genetically fucked with.
2013-03-22
Endangered species? I'm sure Monsanto is connected.
Think I'm joking? With all the GMO pumped into me over the years?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/03/20/f-monarch-butterfly.html
"In Canada and the U.S., the monarchs face a huge challenge finding milkweed, which is the plant on which they lay their eggs and then the caterpillars feed. Brower says the widespread use of the herbicide glyphosate is now the critical threat to the monarchs' food supply.
Glyphosate was developed by the U.S. agricultural biotech company Monsanto, which they sold as Roundup, and its use took off once Monsanto's seeds, genetically modified to be resistant to glyphosate, hit the market. Other herbicide manufacturers have helped make glyphosate the top-selling herbicide in the U.S."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/03/20/f-monarch-butterfly.html
"In Canada and the U.S., the monarchs face a huge challenge finding milkweed, which is the plant on which they lay their eggs and then the caterpillars feed. Brower says the widespread use of the herbicide glyphosate is now the critical threat to the monarchs' food supply.
Glyphosate was developed by the U.S. agricultural biotech company Monsanto, which they sold as Roundup, and its use took off once Monsanto's seeds, genetically modified to be resistant to glyphosate, hit the market. Other herbicide manufacturers have helped make glyphosate the top-selling herbicide in the U.S."
2013-03-20
Morons and idiots unite: Yet another reason to never deal with Amafuckingzon.
http://fcw.com/Articles/2013/03/18/amazon-cia-cloud.aspx?source=email_rt_mc_body&Page=1
Sources: Amazon and CIA ink cloud deal
"Amazon Web Services will help the intelligence agency build a private cloud infrastructure that helps the agency keep up with emerging technologies like big data in a cost-effective manner not possible under the CIA's previous cloud efforts, sources told FCW."
Let the good times roll.
2013-03-18
My favorite 17 corporations.
And they can be your favorites too ...
Remember the days when corporate tax rates were more than 90%?
- GE
- Boeing
- Exxon Mobil
- Verizon
- Kraft
- Citigroup
- Dow Chemical
- IBM
- Chevon
- FedEx
- Honeywell
- AT&T
- Merck
- Apple
- Pfizer
- Microsoft
Remember the days when corporate tax rates were more than 90%?
2013-03-17
Before Shrub, Bush, and Reagan ... there was Nixon.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/10/richard-nixon-100-criminal-traitor
Reminds me a lot of those stories I've read about Reagan/Bush campaign and their alleged involvement with Iranian government to delay release of the hostages till after the 1980 Presidential Election.
Reminds me a lot of stories I've read about Scrub campaign (Baker; Bush I's Secretary of State) working behind the scenes to fix the results in FL and the campaign's efforts working to fix the Supreme Court ruling to stop the recount.
Sense a trend?
In all cases the Right-Wing has managed to obtain power in a country with the largest military and corporate establishment and the result was a lot of profit for them, and the destruction of many lives.
Sense another trend?
In all cases, none of the people who perpetrated these actions were ever held accountable in a court of law.
Here's another one for you?
American society never largely saw this exposed in real-time. We only learned of it much later; after the tremendous damage has been done. Indeed American society is conditioned to repeating the same mistakes over and over.
P.S. - hat tip to Mound of Sound.
Reminds me a lot of those stories I've read about Reagan/Bush campaign and their alleged involvement with Iranian government to delay release of the hostages till after the 1980 Presidential Election.
Reminds me a lot of stories I've read about Scrub campaign (Baker; Bush I's Secretary of State) working behind the scenes to fix the results in FL and the campaign's efforts working to fix the Supreme Court ruling to stop the recount.
Sense a trend?
In all cases the Right-Wing has managed to obtain power in a country with the largest military and corporate establishment and the result was a lot of profit for them, and the destruction of many lives.
Sense another trend?
In all cases, none of the people who perpetrated these actions were ever held accountable in a court of law.
Here's another one for you?
American society never largely saw this exposed in real-time. We only learned of it much later; after the tremendous damage has been done. Indeed American society is conditioned to repeating the same mistakes over and over.
P.S. - hat tip to Mound of Sound.
2013-03-15
A good sign for I-522 in WA State?
http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2013/03/14/the-whole-truth-about-whole-foods-gmo-labeling-policy/
I still default to the opinion to wait and see what really comes out of it first, before rejoicing.
And ... 2015 is a couple of years away. Lot can happen in that time.
I still default to the opinion to wait and see what really comes out of it first, before rejoicing.
And ... 2015 is a couple of years away. Lot can happen in that time.
2013-03-13
Even though sentient individuals think, corporations still destroy by abusing the system.
Read it and see if your pulse and heart rate don't go up.
http://www.laweekly.com/2013-03-07/news/wells-fargo-typo-victim-dead-larry-delassus/full/
The corporation's mistake and failure to both correct it and be held accountable because of their manipulation of the the system is both tragic and shocking -
"Delassus got the first odd letter from Wells Fargo on Jan. 29, 2009. It informed him that Wells' tax service provider, First American Real Estate Tax Service, "reported delinquent taxes for the property located at: 320 Hermosa Beach Avenue 105."
Delassus, told that he owed taxes of $13,361.90 for 2007 and '08, was baffled. His attorney Anthony Trujillo, a friend and next-door neighbor, says Delassus was actually six months ahead on his taxes, which he paid directly to L.A. County.
On March 9, 2009, according to court documents, the bank informed Delassus that it was doubling his monthly mortgage payment to $2,429.13 to recoup the $13,361.90 in taxes.
"He came to me and told me what was going on" a couple of months later, Trujillo says. At that point, neither man knew that a bank typo was to blame. In December 2009, Wells Fargo notified Delassus that it intended to foreclose.
Then in May 2010, Trujillo discovered the erroneous fine print in Wells Fargo's original 2009 letter to Delassus — the "parcel number" off by two digits and belonging to somebody else."
The guy lost his home and died in court before he could obtain justice. Any system of justice should be accountable based on facts and evidence, not how much money and influence a non-human entity has - something Delassus had plenty of the former two, but not the latter two.
I actually believe the part worse than this guy dying over it, was the Wells Fargo has never been held accountable. To me it's criminal - their actions killed this guy. Why isn't it called murder or manslaughter?
The system of justice in this country for individual people has been manipulated by these large companies to prevent any accountability from being handed out.
Fucking tragic to say the least.
http://www.laweekly.com/2013-03-07/news/wells-fargo-typo-victim-dead-larry-delassus/full/
The corporation's mistake and failure to both correct it and be held accountable because of their manipulation of the the system is both tragic and shocking -
"Delassus got the first odd letter from Wells Fargo on Jan. 29, 2009. It informed him that Wells' tax service provider, First American Real Estate Tax Service, "reported delinquent taxes for the property located at: 320 Hermosa Beach Avenue 105."
Delassus, told that he owed taxes of $13,361.90 for 2007 and '08, was baffled. His attorney Anthony Trujillo, a friend and next-door neighbor, says Delassus was actually six months ahead on his taxes, which he paid directly to L.A. County.
On March 9, 2009, according to court documents, the bank informed Delassus that it was doubling his monthly mortgage payment to $2,429.13 to recoup the $13,361.90 in taxes.
"He came to me and told me what was going on" a couple of months later, Trujillo says. At that point, neither man knew that a bank typo was to blame. In December 2009, Wells Fargo notified Delassus that it intended to foreclose.
Then in May 2010, Trujillo discovered the erroneous fine print in Wells Fargo's original 2009 letter to Delassus — the "parcel number" off by two digits and belonging to somebody else."
The guy lost his home and died in court before he could obtain justice. Any system of justice should be accountable based on facts and evidence, not how much money and influence a non-human entity has - something Delassus had plenty of the former two, but not the latter two.
I actually believe the part worse than this guy dying over it, was the Wells Fargo has never been held accountable. To me it's criminal - their actions killed this guy. Why isn't it called murder or manslaughter?
The system of justice in this country for individual people has been manipulated by these large companies to prevent any accountability from being handed out.
Fucking tragic to say the least.
2013-03-11
Reality stares us in the face all the time.
It's always amusing to see corporations offering new imagery and marketing in an attempt (sadly often successful) to get the general public at buying their products. Often times, the reality of a situation is literally staring us right in the face for us to see. The problem often is, we never really are paying attention till it's too late.
Here's an example.
Bought this orange juice from this company Nantucket Nectar at a cafe down in Olympia on a family day-trip recently. Now if you're like me - and pretty much like most everyone else in this situation - you'd look at the company name, the product and think, 'well you cannot get more American than that'. After all - oranges; America is famous for them, we dedicate a whole state to nothing but it, right?
Till you look carefully and pay attention to reality -
Look carefully at the pink text ...
Yes, that says 'BRAZIL'.
Evidently it was cheaper for this American-ish iconic brand to import their oranges from another continent, than use the ones grown in Florida. But who's really the sucker, them, or me?
Here's an example.
Bought this orange juice from this company Nantucket Nectar at a cafe down in Olympia on a family day-trip recently. Now if you're like me - and pretty much like most everyone else in this situation - you'd look at the company name, the product and think, 'well you cannot get more American than that'. After all - oranges; America is famous for them, we dedicate a whole state to nothing but it, right?
Till you look carefully and pay attention to reality -
Look carefully at the pink text ...
Yes, that says 'BRAZIL'.
Evidently it was cheaper for this American-ish iconic brand to import their oranges from another continent, than use the ones grown in Florida. But who's really the sucker, them, or me?
2013-03-10
I really loathe national media institutions who use poor grammar.
Worse still, it's for an initiative to encourage reading -
Community
GENERATION WHY This week's must-reads from a youth perspective Collaborate with CBC staffers to highlight the best content of the week!
'must-reads'? Really? That's the best they can do?
2013-03-08
'collapse of global civilization'?
You'd think an institution that's been around some 350+ years would not make such broad bold dire statements, unless there was something behind it.
There is. Lots behind it.
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1754/20122845.full
(h/t Mound of Sound)
There is. Lots behind it.
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1754/20122845.full
(h/t Mound of Sound)
2013-03-06
The realities I've learned about work.
(Adapted from a consultant I worked with many years ago, and from my own subsequent experiences)
The table of opportunity has three pillars -
I've found this to be consistenly true, at least in my career.
I've worked in places where the money was good, as was the project, but I couldn't stand the people.
As well I've worked in places where I liked what I did and who I worked with, but the money wasn't so hot.
But imagine if you had it all - doing something you enjoy, with people you like, and being compensated immensely for it so that it can continue forward and evolve.
In many ways, there are many parallels with life perhaps. At least I see a lot of meaning behind it.
The table of opportunity has three pillars -
- People - Who you work with and report to.
- Project - What you're working on, what you do, and where it'll lead.
- Money - Not just your salary, but your benefits, and really the total compensation.
I've found this to be consistenly true, at least in my career.
I've worked in places where the money was good, as was the project, but I couldn't stand the people.
As well I've worked in places where I liked what I did and who I worked with, but the money wasn't so hot.
But imagine if you had it all - doing something you enjoy, with people you like, and being compensated immensely for it so that it can continue forward and evolve.
In many ways, there are many parallels with life perhaps. At least I see a lot of meaning behind it.
2013-03-05
RIP Hugo Chavez.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez
He was a true progressive, and while there were aspects of what he did I didn't always agree with, I respected him. He was one of those rare 'Western' leaders who really became more liberal as time went on, and was one of those even rarer leaders who actually (perhaps ironically) fought hard for his people to really benefit from their democracy.
Let's hope Venezuela can continue to move forward. I get the distinct impression the Global Establishment will fight hard to destroy all they've achieved.
He was a true progressive, and while there were aspects of what he did I didn't always agree with, I respected him. He was one of those rare 'Western' leaders who really became more liberal as time went on, and was one of those even rarer leaders who actually (perhaps ironically) fought hard for his people to really benefit from their democracy.
Let's hope Venezuela can continue to move forward. I get the distinct impression the Global Establishment will fight hard to destroy all they've achieved.
Applied knowledge is power.
http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/02/27/forget-objectivity-can-we-have-a-fact-based-media/
Doug Latimer got it wrong.
If knowledge were truly power, then the smartest people would conceivably be the richest and most successful.
But that's not true.
Knowledge is just that - knowledge. By itself it's potential power. It's just information; data in a database. When not used wisely, it remains just that. It's similar w/money. Unspent, it's just colored paper and metal coins.
It's when you apply that knowledge to achieve something useful; it's when you spend that money on something valuable and you bring it to reality - that's power because it places you in a position of advantage relative to others. Now of course, maintaining power depends on how well you continue to utilize either the knowledge you have, or learn and understand and implement new knowledge.
Doug Latimer got it wrong.
If knowledge were truly power, then the smartest people would conceivably be the richest and most successful.
But that's not true.
Knowledge is just that - knowledge. By itself it's potential power. It's just information; data in a database. When not used wisely, it remains just that. It's similar w/money. Unspent, it's just colored paper and metal coins.
It's when you apply that knowledge to achieve something useful; it's when you spend that money on something valuable and you bring it to reality - that's power because it places you in a position of advantage relative to others. Now of course, maintaining power depends on how well you continue to utilize either the knowledge you have, or learn and understand and implement new knowledge.
2013-03-04
Personally I think she's smart to stay away.
http://www.ultimatedallas.com/dallasnews/2013/03/02/victoria-principal-no-return-to-dallas-tnt/
Look. I admit - I liked Dallas. Well at least the first 8-9 seasons of the original series.
And I admit, I thought the new series had some potential.
But frankly, I've found myself rather disappointed after reading the episode synopsises.
First - the Ann Ewing character is a complete waste of time (note this is not a commentary on the actress, who's a complete hottie). She's more or-less a cross between a Desparate Housewife recyclable, and a stand-in for Miss Ellie and Pam all put into one, that really comes across as well, nothing interesting.
Though I have to admit, she's not annoying like that April Stevens character. Again the actress playing her was fucking hot, but the character was a worse than a waste of time; she was a huge annoyance to watch. I frankly was relieved that her character bought the dust a couple of seasons later.
Then - is it just me, or perhaps it's a trend in television these days, but why is it all 'young' actors seem to all have this boy or girl look? They all have lithe figures, and look like overgrown boys or girls, but cut and defined (they must all to the same trainers and have the same diets). And they certainly act like little children. Ironic since most of them are probably in their late 20's. I say that because when you consider that Patrick Duffy and Victoria Principal were also in their late 20's when they were cast in Dallas back in 1978. But the thing is, they looked like adults, not kids, or even teenagers.
Finally - while I admit I think the producers have made an attempt to really move the stories away from the original characters - I don't think any of the new characters are really that interesting. The stories are what they are, but the characters have no real presence. This often becomes a reality whenever one of the original actors appears on camera with one of the new ones. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Linda Gray have more more presence merely reacting to something, than any of those younger actors do forever whimpering, yelling and screaming. And it's not an age thing.
Jim Davis and Barbara Bel Geddes were established, well-known actors when they were cast in Dallas, but each of those actors mentioned above (as well as Victoria Principal, and Steve Kanaly, Ken Kercheval, and yes Charlene Tilton) were able to hold their own just fine. Now of course, they had the advantage of an original story, a newly established concept of holding a soap opera in primetime, and the fact that there appears to have been a genuine family-like atmosphere in existence; something that largely went away from television a long time ago ...
So maybe Ms. Principal is right to stay away. Maybe she knows something that everyone else who complains about chooses to ignore: the new show sucks.
Look. I admit - I liked Dallas. Well at least the first 8-9 seasons of the original series.
And I admit, I thought the new series had some potential.
But frankly, I've found myself rather disappointed after reading the episode synopsises.
First - the Ann Ewing character is a complete waste of time (note this is not a commentary on the actress, who's a complete hottie). She's more or-less a cross between a Desparate Housewife recyclable, and a stand-in for Miss Ellie and Pam all put into one, that really comes across as well, nothing interesting.
Though I have to admit, she's not annoying like that April Stevens character. Again the actress playing her was fucking hot, but the character was a worse than a waste of time; she was a huge annoyance to watch. I frankly was relieved that her character bought the dust a couple of seasons later.
Then - is it just me, or perhaps it's a trend in television these days, but why is it all 'young' actors seem to all have this boy or girl look? They all have lithe figures, and look like overgrown boys or girls, but cut and defined (they must all to the same trainers and have the same diets). And they certainly act like little children. Ironic since most of them are probably in their late 20's. I say that because when you consider that Patrick Duffy and Victoria Principal were also in their late 20's when they were cast in Dallas back in 1978. But the thing is, they looked like adults, not kids, or even teenagers.
Finally - while I admit I think the producers have made an attempt to really move the stories away from the original characters - I don't think any of the new characters are really that interesting. The stories are what they are, but the characters have no real presence. This often becomes a reality whenever one of the original actors appears on camera with one of the new ones. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Linda Gray have more more presence merely reacting to something, than any of those younger actors do forever whimpering, yelling and screaming. And it's not an age thing.
Jim Davis and Barbara Bel Geddes were established, well-known actors when they were cast in Dallas, but each of those actors mentioned above (as well as Victoria Principal, and Steve Kanaly, Ken Kercheval, and yes Charlene Tilton) were able to hold their own just fine. Now of course, they had the advantage of an original story, a newly established concept of holding a soap opera in primetime, and the fact that there appears to have been a genuine family-like atmosphere in existence; something that largely went away from television a long time ago ...
So maybe Ms. Principal is right to stay away. Maybe she knows something that everyone else who complains about chooses to ignore: the new show sucks.
2013-03-01
Yeah I think they both deserve medals.
They dared expose the Global Corporate Establishment as it controls the United States for what it really does and how it works, and now they are trying to make an example of each of them as a form of intimidation. Kind of like organized crime, ain't it?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/14/bradley-manning-deserves-a-medal
Manning -
"He explained that he wanted the world to know what he had learned: "I want people to see the truth … regardless of who they are … because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public." When asked by the informant why he did not sell the documents to a foreign government for profit, Manning replied that he wanted the information to be publicly known in order to trigger "worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms"."
Then there's this -
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14835-resistance-from-a-cage-julian-assange-speaks-to-norwegian-journalist-eirik-vold
Assange -
""In the same way that the ability to solve physical problems is limited by our understanding of physical laws, the ability to solve societal problems depends on our insight into human institutions. All political theories on how the world is and how it should be are built on such an understanding."
By "institutions" Assange means governments, private companies and other networks of power groups. The problem, he explains, is that while institutions constantly change as they absorb new technology and make old theories outdated, the information about how they actually work is concealed, kept secret.
"Much of what we are being presented, and upon which we build our understanding of the world, is designed to make these institutions palatable for the outside world."
"This is why only by knowing the internal communications of these institutions can we understand how they really work. So, if we want to make the world more just, if we want humanity to reach its heights and not its lows, then the first step is to get access to that information," he says."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/14/bradley-manning-deserves-a-medal
Manning -
"He explained that he wanted the world to know what he had learned: "I want people to see the truth … regardless of who they are … because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public." When asked by the informant why he did not sell the documents to a foreign government for profit, Manning replied that he wanted the information to be publicly known in order to trigger "worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms"."
Then there's this -
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14835-resistance-from-a-cage-julian-assange-speaks-to-norwegian-journalist-eirik-vold
Assange -
""In the same way that the ability to solve physical problems is limited by our understanding of physical laws, the ability to solve societal problems depends on our insight into human institutions. All political theories on how the world is and how it should be are built on such an understanding."
By "institutions" Assange means governments, private companies and other networks of power groups. The problem, he explains, is that while institutions constantly change as they absorb new technology and make old theories outdated, the information about how they actually work is concealed, kept secret.
"Much of what we are being presented, and upon which we build our understanding of the world, is designed to make these institutions palatable for the outside world."
"This is why only by knowing the internal communications of these institutions can we understand how they really work. So, if we want to make the world more just, if we want humanity to reach its heights and not its lows, then the first step is to get access to that information," he says."
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