I When I began studying the matter of verbal and emotional abuse – originally so as to discern whether I were in an abusive relationship, then to figure out how to leave it, and finally to figure out how to get over it – I ran across a text which said that the problem with … More Restructuring
Read much more chez the Hedonistic Pleasureseeker. Axé.
“I do not know whether I fear failure, or success,” writes a friend. I know him quite well and I am sure he fears both. Failure, because he has had a hard time lately and feels weak; to fail would be to suffer yet another blow. Success, because he would lose his identity as underdog, … More On “Fear of Success”
A short and excellent film by Alfonso Cuarón and Naomi Klein. Do not miss it. Via Hattie. Axé.
I am intermittently famous for having very creative dreams, but had not had one such for one time. I had one last night, however. In it Loïc Wacquant, a person I have never met and have barely read, was a visiting professor in my main department, and was embodied as Cecilia Bartoli. S/he had an … More Dream
CTK is a truly great performer. Here he is on Da Thrill Is Gone (From Here). *** My statement for today is unrelated to CTK. It seems important to recall that the reason I call Reeducation, Reeducation is that in it we had to engage in such constant and severe self-criticism. Rather than meditate so … More Chris Thomas King
Now everyone is quoting from Naomi Wolf’s important book and reposting video and paper interviews with her. Qlipoth offers this fascinating quotation (emphasis is mine): I have a section in the book about how lies in a fascist shift serve a different purpose than they do in a democracy. In a democracy, people lie to … More Naomi Wolf
On How Using Power Means Being Responsible. In one of my departments I have an administrative role. Nobody understands how I accomplish so much with such little trouble. It is because I inform myself well, assert power in a useful way, look ahead, and keep up with things. I do this because I am working … More Courtney Martin
Playful I am 52% Geek and 74% Addicted to Blogging. Now you, too, can play these pleasant games. Violent I reiterate that the dicta “you have no power,” “it is ‘dysfunctional’ to believe you have any power,” “you must renounce power” and all similar statements are arguably the meanest and most destructive which can be … More Playful, Violent, Dreaming, Waking, Pure, Comical
…like George Bush and front running Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Bobby Jindal, says Democratic candidate Walter Boasso. See his hilarious video on this matter (it’s the one called “Together”). I am trying to find out who to vote for. New Orleans councilwoman Shelly Midura supports Boasso, a state senator from St. Bernard. The Louisiana Federation of … More “Some Things Just Go Together”
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