So I'm apparently a local leader. At least, that's what the latest letter accompanying a "survey" from the DNC says I am. Certainly is news to me. But it did get me wondering exactly how many people here have ever gotten one of these before. So, for those who don't receive this little piece of propaganda, I thought it'd be nice to share it here.
The main part of the accompanying letter reads as follows:
I had an epiphany this morning. Well, not really an epiphany, more like an affirmation. It's certainly not something I've not known for a very long time. But it was kind of an epiphany in that my experience had a certain sudden clearness to it and an "insight into reality caused by a commonplace occurrence".
Or maybe I just want to say something.
So, I threw my back out and couldn’t sit for long at the computer—and on the same day, my computer started turning itself off abruptly every time it booted up! (I think there may be a fan/overheating problem). I’m now relegated to my laptop, and relatively short stints at keyboard.
I am staying at a friends place in Cali and they watch a lot of corporate news -- I mean, A LOT!
The tone of the last week has been monotonous and rather boring -- Hillary's coronation and the Drumpf. It was a low intensity, bored howl. A bit aggressive and standoffish, to keep the edge, but it was sedate.
A debate arose in the comments on JtC's latest diary on moderation. The issue is: does moderation censor free expression? And if so, are we OK with it?
Let's talk turkey.
I wonder how much Sen Warren is being pressured to get on board. It started at top (which was the beginning of the end there for me) with bbb, then the owner hisself going on about how Sen Warren would be a dream vp. (I wrote a couple diaries there ridiculing them for it) It was always said, watch there for what the corp media will catch up to in a couple months... Well, "Warren moves closer to Clinton endorsement" showed up on the local tv channel's website with a cnn byline.
The problem: We all know that establishment Democrats and the mainstream press are laying the groundwork for violence at, or, more likely, outside, the Democratic Convention in Philly. They are doing this by spreading the message that Sanders supporters are violent goons.
This is a terrific site I stumbled onto a while back:
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/indextrue.html#
By way of introduction I selected a book titled "Propaganda" by Edward Bernays published in 1928. The table of contents:
I recently wrote about my experiences at TOS regarding what appeared to be organized groups of trolls.
Until a couple of years ago I used to frequent a website known as the online liberal bastion the world over. At the beginning, I used to just read essays posted by other users/members, many of which I found to be very informative, compelling, inspiring, and motivating.
