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One (terrible) Element of U.S. Culture – and a Major Export…

by Pier Marton | Aug 11, 2011 | Death, Future Tech, Health, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Idées, Native, Politics, Quotes, Spectacle, Time, Wars

… blending very well with the local cultures. “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false...

Merci Bon Dieu/Mèsi Bondyé

by Pier Marton | Aug 11, 2011 | Afri, Care, Death, Doc, France, Health, Human Rights, Music, Native, Poet, Politics, Racism, Wars, Women

Harry Belafonte Susana Baca And again, Belafonte, with English subtitles. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

Janine Cahen: 1931-2011

by Pier Marton | Aug 10, 2011 | Antisemitism, Death, France, Idées, Jewish, Juif, Middle-East, Politics, Popular, Racism, Shoah, Wars, Women

For me being a Jew doesn’t mean belonging to a religion. It means that having suffered such a history, one is under an obligation, from a historical point of view, to other oppressed people or in any event being duty bound, whenever possible, to spare no effort in...

Dr. Yuval Neria ???? ????

by Pier Marton | Aug 9, 2011 | Afri, Antisemitism, Asia, Books, Care, Death, Doc, Eco, Health, Hispanic, History, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Now, Racism, Sci/Nat, Shoah, Wars, Women

The author of the novel “Esh/Fire,” a clinical psychologist (and one of the founders of Peace Now/???? ?????) speaks about PTSD for Tisha b’Av, 9/11, etc… On Vox Tablet (20 min.) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on...

Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa & ????? ?????? The 99 ??? ??

by Pier Marton | Aug 9, 2011 | Art, Books, Care, Future Tech, Health, History, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Middle-East, Mystery, Poet, Politics, Racism, Sci/Nat, Shoah, Spectacle, Teach, TED, Travel, Wars, Women

His website and the 99’s website. Isaac Solotaroff’s documentary that will air on PBS’s Independent Lens on October 13th Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

Bertrand Russell: 1872-1970

by Pier Marton | Aug 9, 2011 | Care, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Mystery, Politics, Racism, Wars

Read Russell Online! The author of “The Triumph of Stupidity” (one of many Routledge Russell anthologies) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

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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