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Primo Levi on Truth(s) & Leadership

by Pier Marton | Oct 1, 2012 | Antisemitism, Books, Highlights, History, Ideas, Jewish, Politics, Quotes, Shoah

(from “Why Auschwitz” – in an “auto-interview”) It is the duty of everyone to meditate on what happened. Everybody must know or remember that Hitler and Mussolini, when they spoke in public, were believed, admired, adored like gods. They were “charismatic leaders”;...

Wake The Fuck Up (WTFU2012) by Samuel Jackson + Sarah Silverman 2012

by Pier Marton | Sep 27, 2012 | Afri, Books, Care, Death, France, Health, Hispanic, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Media, Politics

After last year’s “Go The Fuck To Sleep” by Adam Mansbach, narrated by Samuel L Jackson, now Jackson means business in his defense of Obama against Romney. “Sorry my friends but there’s no time to snore An out-of-touch millionaire has just declared war On schools, the...

La France Dans Le Coup – France Caught Up

by Pier Marton | Sep 25, 2012 | Antisemitism, Death, France, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Juif, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Time, Wars

Tristan Bernard, romancier et auteur dramatique, avant de partir pour Drancy: « – De quoi avez-vous besoin M. Tristan Bernard ? » « – D’un cache-nez. » Tristan Bernard, the noted writer/journalist/lawyer upon his arrest to be sent to Drancy: « – What will you need Mr....

Contre la Facilité du Politiquement Incorrect

by Pier Marton | Sep 24, 2012 | France, Idées, Podcasts(F), Politics

(against the facility of a certain political incorrectness) Raphaêl Enthoven sur Politiquement Incorrect. Should be translated into English and many other languages/à traduire en Anglais et beaucoup d’autres langues! Toute facilité est à décrier, mais en France le...

Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt

by Pier Marton | Aug 31, 2012 | Afri, Archi, Art, Books, Care, Death, Doc, Eco, Health, Highlights, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Native, Now, Politics, Racism, Spectacle, Wars, Women

You may also want to check out a CBC interview around his Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle From Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt From the Introduction: AMONG INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS, THE UNITED STATES HAS THE: • highest poverty...

Chris Hedges Interview – Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

by Pier Marton | Aug 26, 2012 | Death, Health, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Media, Politics, Spectacle, Wars

You may also want to check out his latest book, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, with a public presentation. On CBC radio, the web page where for an hour writer Chris Hedges argues that North American culture is dying because it has become transfixed by illusions...

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BREAK THE SURFACE
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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