(Not so) Metaphysical
Saving Yourself
Recently, I saw a very long interview with Jordon Maxwell, the amazing symbol researcher, author and journalist. Whether you agree with him or not, he’s certainly got volumes to say about “what’s really going on” underneath the controlled media news, in every area, from politics to religion. One of the first alternative researchers of this [...]
Sometimes You Have to Write Your Own Recommendation Letter
A designer I know told me he just finished writing a recommendation for himself. My first thought was that this was really sad. Then he told me the story, and it sounds like one of the many things that go wrong in the world of commerce.
For the past [...]
Truth as the Competition
The truth protects itself, right? Truth tellers are protected by the sheer fact that their story remains the same, no matter how many times they tell it. Written records, signatures, videotape, all kinds of PROOF to back you up endlessly, if you know what you’re talking about, right? Not so.
Actually, the American government (and other governments of the world) have made the truth a matter of national security. It must be protected by the powers that be. Telling the truth means that someone else has an unfair advantage over you and governments need to hide it in order to protect their interests. Which of course, we are told, are our interests. (I’m wondering how $5 a gallon gas prices are in my interest but that’s another story.)
Telling the Truth in Public
Was telling the truth always a unique experience for us, or has it gotten even more unique in 2008?
Let’s not make this too complicated. The truth can be seen as really tricky sometimes, but that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about telling what really happened, or what you really think about something, which may not be the most popular point to bring to light. To do this, means you have to use your own head (also a rare occurrence it seems) and that you’ve done some thinking and back-end checking for yourself (another sad but true rare occurrence) and you’ve got to be willing to be ridiculed. This part is what probably makes the whole thing the most difficult for us.