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tsa, goethe & mister floppy

Posted on 2010/11/16 by dermot

Goethe (1749 – 1832) said it best: “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” If you want an insight into the dismal mindset of the modern slave, look no further than many of the … Continue reading →

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war nerd in kurdistan

Posted on 2010/11/05 by dermot

You couldn’t make this up. John Dolan (aka “Gary Brecher” aka “War Nerd”), who has written extensively for the eXile, spent a year teaching in Northern Iraq in a ‘University’ run by frothing neoCons. It’s a very long piece, but … Continue reading →

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(s)election 2010

Posted on 2010/11/04 by dermot

The joys of unfamiliar history! Silbury Hill: Dmitri Orlov: Survey of Unlikely Voters There are those who call themselves conservatives, and who are in fact not conservatives at all but free market liberals. There are those who call themselves libertarians, … Continue reading →

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