Ecosystem Services for Whom?
"Language is vital. The words we use to describe things and processes constrain our thinking about the world – this is the main message of research on values and frames."
Jan 27
20170
Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism, Social Engineering, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
An Analysis of Women’s Marches Along Historical & Present Lines
"Over the many, many decades since the Western women's movement begin in the nineteenth century, there has been little betterment in regards to the acknowledgement that white supremacy is a reality and a part of the overall oppression of women. It hasn't happened in regards to their plight then or now."
Jan 27
20171
Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism, Social Engineering, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
WATCH: Gail Dines: Putting the Radical Back in Feminism
How did we get from radical feminism (liberation meaning you and me) to empowerment ("if I'm okay fuck you") in a single generation? #SocialEngineering #NonProfitIndustrialComplex #Neoliberalism
Apr 28
20160
Amnesty International, Avaaz, Humanitarian Agencies, Imperialist Wars/Occupations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Purpose [Public Relations Arm of Avaaz], Social Engineering, The International Campaign to Destabilize Syria, The Soros Network | OSI, The War on Libya - There Was No Evidence, United Nations, USAID
R2P: The Theatre of Catastrophe
"Under the neoliberal model of global conquest--exhibited by the heavy-hitters of the UN Security Council (i.e. USA, France and UK) in countries such as Burundi, Mali, Libya and Syria–the recurrent chorus line R2P-R2P-R2P-R2P from pro-war, social media marketing agencies like Avaaz, Purpose and Amnesty International is what the European writer Federica Bueti described as the ‘theatre of catastrophe’ that dramatically changes the way we live."
Jan 16
20161
350.org / 1Sky, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Foundations, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Pacifism as Pathology, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
The King’s Speech (King Leo, that is)
"Over the past few years, King Leo has positioned himself to be seen as the social conscience of the celebrity elite. But, it is only because of this fact that the message is acceptable. It isn't the words themselves. It is only the conduit from which they are emanating. The relaying of non-anglo pain and anguish must always be filtered through the mouth of a white representative, most preferably male."
Jan 09
20160
Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism, Social Engineering, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
XSanFrancisco – White Men, Wealth, Neoliberalism and Tech Disruption, Part 1
"... some artists are now using elements of feminist and queer theory, using masks as a way of resisting this gaze and as a tool in the fight against surveillance and technology’s built in method of identifying and tracking consumers, a feature (often surreptitious) of how business has succeeded transferring control of the economy from the public to the private sector."
The Postmodern Left and the Success of Neoliberalism
"We may struggle to see past the illusions from our current vantage point. No doubt, we will find ourselves in the trenches of class war, only to look outside and realize that the entire spectacle has been constructed by a charlatan. This will continue to happen, so long as neoliberal capitalism provides career opportunities for charlatans, as it no doubt will."
Newly Elected Argentinian President Mauricio Macri Trapped «In the Net» of Populism
"The commercial and financial elite of Argentina, land owners, the military, a large part of middle class and the activists of non-government organizations expect Macri to do away with «populist structures»."
Argentina: A Quiet Neoliberal Coup d’Etat in Latin America’s Southern Cone
The international investigative journalist, Estela Calloni, who followed the elections closely, concluded that there was not only massive manipulation with lies and defamation by an important media elite, but a brutal campaign against the Kirchner legacy – ‘putting the future of Argentina at risk.’ She went on saying that ‘our societies are being hammered by information coming from the United States and that they are worse than disinformation.’