Ruminations

Behind the screen

Category: Culture

  • Who really has the power?

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    Whether government or big business is in control largely depends on the longevity of the actors involved. It used to be that corporations could just buy their representatives in Congress, and replace them for “unsatisfactory performance”. Now with the current gerontocracy in all branches of government – holding power for decades and above the law,…

  • Zymurgy of Thanoturgy

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    Scum rises to the top in a hierarchy. If it stays too long it gets infected and putrifies. Then, trickle-down rot ruins the whole batch.

  • The Enemy Within

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    Is the Marxist plague about to destroy America? It’s a nice story but looks at only “symptoms”. This play started over 120 years ago when certain British elites planned the destruction of the German and Russian empires (cf. Gerry Docherty) . They conspired to start WW1 against both of them. When Germany was about to…

  • Bladerunner

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    Just some thoughts on one of my favorite movies of all time – Bladerunner. SyFy showed the theatrical release (1982) then Ridley Scott’s “Final Cut” from 2007. I was rather hoping I would notice more differences but no. A couple added short segments and a few slightly longer scenes. The movie was set in 2019…