tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post922361674750120214..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: The BeastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-6720415052006538642010-12-20T08:29:20.941-06:002010-12-20T08:29:20.941-06:00No, never been a religious type. But the Bible an...No, never been a religious type. But the Bible and most "holy books" <i>are</i> full of a lot of good metaphor, which is really their sole purpose to my mind.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-48364727526698207852010-12-20T04:55:26.334-06:002010-12-20T04:55:26.334-06:00The "see-ers in the Bible" ... get down ...The "see-ers in the Bible" ... get down preacher <i>disaffected</i> ... ;)Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-77465271766331254942010-12-19T17:18:29.078-06:002010-12-19T17:18:29.078-06:00This metaphor is powerful.
Randy,
Which is why t...<i>This metaphor is powerful.</i><br /><br />Randy,<br /><br />Which is why the see-ers in the Bible used it. I <i>firmly</i> beleive <i>this</i> is <i>The Beast</i> they were envisioning. Have for many years now, as early as 1978-79 or so, although it was easily observable and predictable by many long before that.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-82856491591411767712010-12-19T06:20:11.614-06:002010-12-19T06:20:11.614-06:00This metaphor is powerful.This metaphor is powerful.Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-12604405573487764832010-12-18T12:14:59.081-06:002010-12-18T12:14:59.081-06:00Private interest is an illusion perpetuated by The...<i>Private interest is an illusion perpetuated by The Beast in early stages only to perpetuate its growth. Ultimately, all interests, both public and private, are first subordinated to and then appropriated by The Beast. In this “winner take all” process, all resources, assets, and profits undergo a gradual usurpation by higher and higher orders within The Beast, until all is gradually appropriated by the highest level. </i><br /><br />One of the great lies perpetuated by <i>The Beast</i> is "trickle down" economics/prosperity, or the idea that making the rich richer will also benefit us "little people" as we're sometimes "affectionately" called by the rich and powerful. Besides being total bullshit as an economic theory - <i>proven empirically</i> by the last thirty years of everyday experience - it's also a blatant lie.<br /><br />In fact, the operable theory is better termed "siphon up and redirect," as the process actually in place works only to siphon working class wage income up the chute to the investment class, where it's then redirected into the "imaginary" or "casino" economy, where actual work and value creation is replaced by highly sophisticated (and totally legal) global gambling operations. Why is there no money left for investment and job creation even as the Fed pumps $Trillions into the economy? Indeed!<br /><br />The irony of this is totally lost on the servants of <i>The Beast</i> (remember, <i>The Beast</i> defines its own terms), who apparently just don't <i>do</i> irony.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.com