In my last post I wrote about the PRISM surveillance scandal and how creeping authoritarianism is oozing outward from the United States government/ Why would this happen? A number of theories abound, of course--everything from the Illuminati to the United Nations to the accusation that President Obama is a socialist. What has been very noteworthy … Continue reading everything we know about politics is wrong (creeping authoritarianism version)
Month: June 2013
if rube goldberg were a DJ with a reel-to-reel tape recorder
Soundtrack in my head: Devo, "Satisfaction" While trying to look up information on an old reel-to-reel tape recorder that a previous resident left in our shed, I stumbled across this YouTube video that feels like a perfect symbol for Dance As You Are in many ways. The page about my musical influences starts my childhood … Continue reading if rube goldberg were a DJ with a reel-to-reel tape recorder
everything we know about politics is wrong (Big Brother version)
Uncle Sam has hit the fan. He has removed his disguise, and we now realize that it's Big Brother behind the mask. The events of the several weeks should erase any doubt that the U.S. government has gone off the Big Brother deep end. Revelations of systematic monitoring and reading of our electronic communications and … Continue reading everything we know about politics is wrong (Big Brother version)