Monthly Archives: November 2016
Against Wonkocracy
I was unsatisfied witht the term globocracy or global technocracy to refer to the system being rejected all over the west because of the connotations it has with crazy conspiracy people. I finally decided that the name I’m going to … Continue reading
The Lowlands of Holland
The folk revival that began in earnest in the US in the 1950s found its way into popular music. Sometime in the late 1960s British musicians realized that they had a huge reservoir of untapped (for pop music purposes) folk … Continue reading
Poland is Not Run by Rightwing Nationalists (Yet)
A few times I’ve seen the present Polish government included in the list of parties that represent rightwing backlash against the globalist technocracy that is largely in charge of Europe. This is wrong as most of the population remains firmly … Continue reading
Panic in Pop Culture Park
I’m sick and need help. I can hardly put a paragraph together or give a title to a blog post without mining my massive pop-culture reservoir. If any of these are too obscure, then please ask for clarification…. (warning: by … Continue reading
A Dishful of Culture
I talk a lot about culture and culturally determined values (not yet here, give me time). Maybe I should define what I mean by those. Culture is essentially values that are shared in a group of people that have something … Continue reading
The First Inkling
I first knew Trump had a chance to win the election way back before he even announced though I didn’t realize that at the time. In retrospect the defining moment was back around May 20, 2015 when Matress Girl graduated. … Continue reading
Back to the Future is Past
On Saturday, thousands of teachers protested in Warsaw against reforms of the education system that the current government wants to introduce as early as September of next year. Opposition to the reform has to do with the chaos that will … Continue reading
You’ve Come Far Enough, Baby
Second Wave Feminism was so successful because the overall goals of the womens movement coincided with the then goals of Capital – to increase consumption. Maybe a common thread in a lot of what’s going on now (from feminists making … Continue reading
Losing, it Does a Body Good
Some years ago the Polish national soccer team had an important international match (related to the Euro or World Cup) and lost. Afterwards on TV a group of experts were going over every aspect of the failure in loving detail … Continue reading
Clarity in Dark Places
This is my new favorite Twitter account (or do the kids say ‘feed’)? Unlike most “progressive” media he actually travels around the parts of the country left behind in the last 5, 10, 15 (or however many) years and talks … Continue reading
The Worked Shoot 