14 September 2024
Seems like we are on the brink of war. Not that you'd know from the MSM. Misinformation and pressure to conform dominate.Hopefully reason will prevail (forlorn hope).Unfortunately, seems the West would lose and morally imo deservedly so.So anyway it was with great interest that I read The Fountainhead in summary the first thing to say is that it's from 1943, written in the midst of world war by a Russian born American...
Saturday, 14 September 2024
Friday, 13 September 2024
NIETZSCHE ON APOLLO AND DIONYSUS
13 September 2024
Friedrich Nietzsche contrasts Apollo and Dionysus in his early work, The Birth of Tragedy (1872), as two fundamental forces or artistic drives that represent different aspects of life and art. This duality is central to Nietzsche’s philosophy of aesthetics and the human experience. Here’s an explanation of this contrast:Apollo:Apollo represents order, logic, reason, clarity, and individuality. Named after the Greek god...
SWEDEN PAYS MIGRANTS TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
13 September 2024
America's foreign policy caused massive migrations from the Middle East and Afghanistan into Europe, while drought and famine in Africa had the same effect.The percentage (quoting official sources, but how accurate are they?) of foreign born residents varies from 8% in Italy, 10% in France, through 18% in Germany to 20% in Sweden*.Cultural, religious and language problems, rejection by the people of Liberal elite policies...
Saturday, 7 September 2024
GUSTAVE LE BON - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CROWDS
7 September 2024
GUSTAVE LE BONTHE PSYCHOLOGY OF CROWDSGustave Le Bon’s The Psychology of Crowds (1895) looks into how individuals behave differently when part of a crowd, losing their personal identity and rationality. Crowds, according to Le Bon, are driven by emotion rather than intellect, making them susceptible to manipulation by charismatic leaders who simplify complex ideas to create powerful, collective beliefs. This transformation...
Friday, 6 September 2024
JACQUES ELLUL - THE FORMATION OF ATTITUDES
6 September 2024
Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes by Jacques EllulFrench version belowIn ‘The Formation of Men’s Attitudes’, Jacques Ellul examines how modern propaganda influences individuals and society. He argues that propaganda goes beyond persuasion, deeply altering people’s beliefs, actions, and identities by bypassing rational thought and appealing to emotions. It operates on a subconscious level, often unnoticed by...
Thursday, 5 September 2024
FRANCE HAS FINALLY GOT A PRIME MINISTER
5 September 2024
To keep us up to date with French politics - Barnier is back, the scourge of Brexit, Michel Barnier is the new PM.You gotta hand it to Jupiter. First Macron made an alliance with the Left to stop Le Pen winning. Now he's made a deal with Le Pen to keep the Left out of power. Brilliant...he, well Macron's party, came in third by votes cast (Le Pen, of the "far" right, got a third of the votes, the Left a quarter)Yet...
Sunday, 1 September 2024
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE
1 September 2024
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE1. The End of the Cold War, Initial Cooperation, The Birth of NATO Epansion (1989-1999)- End of the Cold War: The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War. This period was characterised by a brief optimism for a new era of cooperation between Russia and the West, with hopes for Russia’s integration into...