Those in power bombard a dulled and
appeased society with a rigid ideological justification for all the
manifestations of that power, beginning with a critique of the ruling
strata in the ‘other’ social systems and ending with panoptic conjectures
on the ‘normative’ supply of destructive weapons and
materials ready to be used to liquidate those directly involved in
wartime military action (armies) or those uninvolved (working
people on both sides). Perceptive individuals revolt against such
‘guarantees’ of peace (which of course mean peace for the developed
civilization of industrial societies), in which, with cold premeditation
and an eye on business, the Third World is shamelessly used
as a testing ground for new weapons and war tactics.
Critical attitudes (or opposition) to the ruling power exist in all
systems. Such attitudes sometimes reflect a fundamental disagreement
with the system, but often they point to the existence of a wide
variety of different opinions on particular questions or even a
critical attitude to personalities. Under totalitarian systems of
government, opposition assumes dramatic forms, because any open
criticism of the system, both as a whole and in part, is forbidden,
prosecuted and punished. Simple opposition becomes dissidence.
– Not everyone is mesmerized by Mr. Won-awfuls distractions.
i have a grant wood here it’s a painting but not a for reals painting I think they call it a “sketch in oil” he’s a regionalist also he was gay
he was a big fat gay regionalist
I have a little sculpture in front of it in the same colors but from Idaho (which is in a nearby region)
I went and saw the American Gothic house on my trip it’s in a very charming town I love Iowa more than beans but man
night falls and you can really be out in the middle of nowheres without any realistic chance of finding a place to stay
but you have to take the backroads anyways there
it’s one of those places where America still shines through
>you can really be out in the middle of nowheres without any realistic chance of finding a place to stay<
no place in baracky's amerikkka?
here is a video youtube “recommended” for me
thank you
thanks be to you
the power of the powerless @ page 103
Those in power bombard a dulled and
appeased society with a rigid ideological justification for all the
manifestations of that power, beginning with a critique of the ruling
strata in the ‘other’ social systems and ending with panoptic conjectures
on the ‘normative’ supply of destructive weapons and
materials ready to be used to liquidate those directly involved in
wartime military action (armies) or those uninvolved (working
people on both sides). Perceptive individuals revolt against such
‘guarantees’ of peace (which of course mean peace for the developed
civilization of industrial societies), in which, with cold premeditation
and an eye on business, the Third World is shamelessly used
as a testing ground for new weapons and war tactics.
Critical attitudes (or opposition) to the ruling power exist in all
systems. Such attitudes sometimes reflect a fundamental disagreement
with the system, but often they point to the existence of a wide
variety of different opinions on particular questions or even a
critical attitude to personalities. Under totalitarian systems of
government, opposition assumes dramatic forms, because any open
criticism of the system, both as a whole and in part, is forbidden,
prosecuted and punished. Simple opposition becomes dissidence.
the power of the powerless – citizens against the state in central-eastern europe
vaclav havel et al