"Don't feel bad, most species of large mammal die off ... it's just our turn."
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Dr Herb Ruhs is The Compassionate Misanthrope "Don't feel bad, most species of large mammal die off ... it's just our turn." |
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Grinding poverty is a fixed feature of our culture of domination by Herb Ruhs, MD It should be obvious to any halfway informed observer that the housing price bubble was deliberately engineered by the finance, insurance and real estate (FIRE) sector of the economy, and has produced a tremendous windfall of profits for the engineers. The hypocrisy of an industry that uses tax funded "bail out" moneys to support shareholder dividends and vastly inflated executive salaries and bonuses, while continuing put families out on the street by pursuing sociopathic foreclosure policies, sets a new standard for disingenuousness. A reasonable public response would be for every homeowner that finds themselves "under water," with a mortgage that is greater than the current valuation of their house, to simultan- eously withhold their monthly payment. That would get the attention of the FIRE sector and
All of us outside the mainstream live on the wrong side of the tracks. We can't afford to paint our houses or landscape. We have 'to do' lists that are vastly longer than our 'can do' lists and stuff that should be fixed, often stuff that no body remembers why it got that way, is left littering the yard like old broken down cars. Personally, I don't see that there is any shame in poverty and discouragement. Grinding poverty is a fixed feature of our culture of domination, whether it is reflected in poorly maintained houses or poorly maintained websites, is a direct and, from the point of view of the "main stream," a desired result that is imposed on the weak to enhance the appearance of legitimate dominance by the immoral and unethical hypocrites at the top. I am always a bit amazed that UnknownNews stays so tidy. It is like the house in the poor neighborhood that stays tidy and proud. That said, we have done ourselves great harm by becoming conditioned to unrealistic production values, rather that is expressed as a desire for blemishless fruit or hundred plus million dollar movies. Give me fruit with spots and the low budget film. Both are more nutritious than their shinny competitors. In my arrogant opinion, the victims of this pattern of injustice need to wear their struggles proudly and not cooperate with their oppressors by being ashamed of the reality of their situation. If you saw how I dressed you would have confirmation for the sincerity of my protestation. The Quakers of old preached for plain dress as a statement in favor of equality. Today plain dress is a tee shirt with holes and worn shoes. Herb Ruhs, MD PERMANENT LINK Lucky for the bastards we don't/can't/never will own a home. I'm not very good at -- cooperating with outrageous abuses, and I don't think I'd be quietly cooperative as the sheriff came to put me out.We have been homeowners at various times and it always caused us trouble. We're renting now, though the rights of renters, like all other individual rights, have seriously eroded. The ideal these days, I suspect (as soon as the housing bubble deflates) is co-op housing. At least with co-op partners you can be rude back if the need occurs. I have wondered about the resistance thing. In the thirties it was common for people to put up resistance, stage rent parties and so forth, not now. Basically our modern, fully thought-controlled existence has left people with a spinal deficit. It is my hope that regeneration of this important organ will happen quickly once the manure hits the air circulating device. There has to be some point at which people will fight back. Apparently our sociopathic leaders think that there is no limit to the abuse that people will tolerate. Just like the inner unhappy, delayed development toddlers that they are, they must test limits even when they have intimidated people so much that there seems to be no resistance to their bad behavior at all. Unfortunately for toddlers this sort of acting out behavior eventually hurts a lot. In this case they are playing with matches in the closet and the house has begun to burn down. The wizened guru on the mountain guild frowns on being too straightforward and unambiguous, but perhaps you do have the point. Proof is in the practice. Remember the story about the Buddha who says all that he is, is simply awake, holds the essential truth of seeking, look and you shall see. The looking part is horribly complicated by a life of conditioning to only perceive symbols and shadows and not direct experience (as in Plato's cave) which the sociologists call socialization and think is a good thing. When these scales fall from our eyes (usually just a momentary thing) the seeing is easy. Remembering is hard because the mind quickly transforms direct perception into symbols and categories and makes memory a convincing and easily validated lie. Herb Ruhs, MD PERMANENT LINK  | Latest entry | Recent entries | Older entries |
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