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"We later civilizations . . . we too know that we are mortal."

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Jun 6, 2022·edited Jun 6, 2022Liked by John Day MD

Thank you for the strategic maps article - from that perspective R strategy makes a lot more sense...Some interesting things come to mind, history from Vikings ruling Kiev ("According to most official histories, the great medieval state of Kyiv Rus was founded by a group of Viking trader-adventurers who were invited to bring law and order to the potentially prosperous but disordered and chaotic lands of far eastern Europe.") (http://bunews.com.ua/society/item/ancient-ukraine-did-swedish-vikings-really-found-kyiv-rus) . Potentially prosperous but disordered and chaotic seems to be the lay of the land. And instead of helpers helping, they get to entangle in the kerfuffle, just like trying to interfere in a domestic quarrel. Georgia not that different - riches like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQkaqaHXGVw held by common folk, and the state always in trouble. Just the thought of outside help even being possible may be a corrupting influence to humans.

And then Naked Capitalism cross-posts TomDispatch on Chalmers Johnson (who I found amazing back when reading his observations first time on TomDispatch way back when). But Engelhardt says "economic inequality that helped Trump to victory only grew ever more rampant in his years in office, while billionaires began to multiply like fleas on a rabid dog." A ringing-bells moment for me: some of the supposedly high points of our "civilization" are actually symptoms of immunity gone to heck, and all sorts of parasites owning larger and larger parts of the host. Just like humans are getting sicker, the body politic is getting sicker. Makes sense to have all kinds of systems in place to ensure the rich&and ruling will have some code of noblesse oblige. I guess, ultimately it is just a choice of where you want to go - Harkonnen or Atreides. Or maybe just sing these kind of songs while working your butt off at the potato patch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe0tP8PThUo

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Jun 5, 2022Liked by John Day MD

Nice commentary to start this post. I like. More please.

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You'd probably like listening to the various historical narratives of Matthew Ehret... check him out, he's brilliant. And yeah, I think it's gonna get pretty dark, pretty soon. But I have a rule of thumb... if I hear something from the MSM, or from the govt., I consider it automatically to be a LIE, often exactly the opposite of the truth of it, and MOST of the troubles we hear about are LIES and/or DISTRACTIONS to keep us foaming up and freaking out while they carry on with their agenda... As for your pension and so forth... If you think there's going to be any kind of compassion, or legality or reasonableness... think again.

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History rhymes.

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Heaven, must be missing an angel, ,missing one angel child 'cause your here with me right now:) Dennis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UCbUXo9ZVE

Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel

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