Donald Trump and George Orwell

Donald Trump and George OrwellOn the conjuncture of the dystopian novel 1984 with the election campaign and the presidency of Donald Trump By Patricia Hammer and Magdalena Kanther. [This article posted in April 2018 is translated from the German on the Internet, http://www.portalideengeschichte.de.] Preliminary remarks: The text documents the results …

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The center will not hold by Tomasz Konicz, 6/23/24

The existing late capitalist ideology in the center of society, the tattered national identity, is being driven to barbaric extremes in reaction to the crisis. Neo-liberalism, with its social Darwinism and economic nationalism, provided the springboards that the new right used. The center will not holdby Tomasz Konicz [This article …

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Challenging Truths by Marc Batko, 7/16/2024

Challenging Truths by Marc Batko  (marc1seed@yahoo.com, www.freetranslations.foundation) 1. Man is born free and is everywhere in chains. (Rousseau) 2. Prejudices, stereotypes, lies and myths are real, invisible chains. 3, Self-righteousness, the rat race, the ladder of success, and normalized war are like leaf-blowing music. 4. Pharisees, experts in laws, often …

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Capitalism can’t overcome the laws of physics by Systemic Disorder, 5/29/2024 https://systemicdisorder.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/capitalism-cant-overcome-physics/

That humanity can dominate nature “is an illusion.” The laws of thermodynamics remain in place. “Consequently, a growth-centered capitalist economy finds itself trapped in futile attempts to completely decouple itself from nature — aiming for a 100% circular, service-oriented and zero-waste existence. Capitalism can’t overcome the laws of physics by …

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20 Neoliberal Myths by Marc Batko, June 10,2024

20 Neoliberal Myths     1. The market is self-healing and bourgeois society is preserved from tragedy, failure, and collapse.  Nothing needs to be learned from FDR and his New Deal since humility, compromise and correction are signs of weakness. 2. Financial markets return to equilibrium and are not kept alive in …

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Table of Contents and a Short Biography

Table of Contents     1.  A total mockery of international law – Norman Pesch – 10/2023     2.  On Peace and Security – Dietrich Bonhoeffer – 1934         3.  How can we regain peace and how can we keep it? – Eugen Drewermann 4.  What is literature for? – Gunter Grass 5.  Fascism …

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