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Garry Davis = Citizen of the World #1: 1921– 2013

by Pier Marton | Aug 1, 2013 | Asia, Books, Death, Eco, Highlights, Hispanic, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Middle-East, Native, Peace, Poet, Politics, Roma, Travel, US, Wars, Women, World, Youth

His blog: WorldService.org/Views From My Space. Over the years, the World Service Authority in Washington, DC, has issued over two million documents (world passports, ID’s, marriage licenses, etc… ). They are available at World Government (202) 638-2662. In 2012,...

Andrew Pochter: The Work Remains

by Pier Marton | Jun 30, 2013 | Death, Jewish, Middle-East, Youth

A slam poem on the Israel-Palestinian conflict with Andrew Pochter: In his own words : “There are no more good people in the middle of the road… We do not quiver under the jackboots of bigotry… blood spills upon blood… I am the chorus of sirens under the olive tree… I...

Jewish Names, Jewish Lives: Pressure to Conform & To Pass as a Non-Jew

by Pier Marton | Jun 24, 2013 | Antisemitism, History, Humor, Jewish, Media, Racism, Spectacle

Forwarded to me this morning by A.W., currently 102 years old and a friend of my family, one of three people still alive that knew my grand-mother – she was gassed in Auschwitz (as reported by an eyewitness who saw her standing in the “wrong line”) – some truths in a...

James Gandolfini/Tony Soprano’s “Life is Short”: 1961 – 2013

by Pier Marton | Jun 20, 2013 | Antisemitism, Jewish, Middle-East

An Israeli commercial with James Gandolfini: Tight-rope walking? After borrowing $200,000 from Hesh and then conveniently ignoring the fact that he owes him the money, Hesh applies mild pressure on Tony to repay the loan, Tony teasingly – and insultingly – makes one...

St. Louis’ Jews – St. Louis et ses Juifs

by Pier Marton | Jun 20, 2013 | Antisemitism, France, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Popular, Racism, STL

This day in Jewish history / Paris is burning…Talmuds An apostate Jew started the process that led to a bonfire consuming 24 wagons piled with copies of the multi-volume work. By David B. Green (in Haaretz) June 17, 1242, is the day that, at the orders of both the...

A World Treasure Is No More (In Pain) – Bob Brozman: 1954-2013

by Pier Marton | May 4, 2013 | Afri, Art, Asia, Highlights, Hispanic, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Music, Politics, Popular, Quotes, Sound, Travel

The multi-talented world hero, musician & ethnomusicologist. If you are not living on the edge, you’re taking too much room. B.B. He used to quote Sun Ra: The planet is asleep, and it’s the fault of musicians who are not true to themselves. [Ed.: I would add that...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus