“History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.” -Alexis de Tocqueville And history is made every day, whether we choose to pay attention to it or not. I often wonder what the generations of the future – if we can manage to keep from completely destroying our species…
Tag: 2-tier society
Black Swans & Baby Blood Clots
It seems that we may be in the transition period of the 6-week news cycle – that time when narratives are malleable, and can be readily swapped in and out of the public’s consciousness. The shadow of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on the horizon would appear to support this hypothesis. After all, what better…
the memory hole 8/26/21
“All our knowledge begins with senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.” -Immanuel Kant Well, we managed to reason our way through another week chocked full of the insanity du jour. Give yourself a pat on the back if you made it to this side with…
the memory hole 8/24/21
Greetings and salutations from the belly of the beast; also known as Washington D.C. – for however much longer it stands. Which, judging by the actions of the current regime, is a finite number due to expire soon. For this reason and several others, manufacturingreality.org will be relocating to a new undisclosed location in the…
the memory hole 8/23/21
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” -Aldous Huxley Fair warning: there is no clear narrative running through today’s links; other than what regularly stands in opposition to the presentation of the corporate media. With that in mind – let’s…
the memory hole 8/16/21
Looks like we have a short post today. Most of the world appears hypnotized by the situation unfolding in Afghanistan. Why? Because otherwise they might be paying attention to the further erosion of personal liberties in alleged “free countries” in the Western world. It really doesn’t matter which shell the peanut is under. The only…
the memory hole 8/11/21
“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” -F. A. Hayek Shameless Promotions First! Episode 40 is up if you missed it live on Sunday night. Available wherever better pod-catchers are sold. The longer the scam-demic drags on, the more the…