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Analytical idealism: Physicalist worldview as neurotic ego-defense mechanism
The idea of the world
And God said, Let there be numbers!
WHAT?! What about Genesis's 'Let there be light,' or John's 'In the beginning was the word'? It seems both the Old and New Testaments got it wrong. Or both right! Numbers are words, and Google AI opines about the intricate relationship between light and mathematical concepts, its dual nature as both a particle and a wave, geometric optics, Maxwell’s equations (light as electromagnetic waves), and Einstein's theory of special relativity, which establishes the speed of light as the universal speed limit. And we haven't even got to quantum mechanics. It's all maths to me.
The only timeless Truths 'we' or the universe has/have that are accessible to us are in numbers, maths. Everything else is subject-object, observer, messy Matter.
Peace & Socialism
International manifesto to end US war on Iran
Six Non Negotiable Terms from international Scholars and Former Officials from 30 countries to End the U.S. War on Iran Amid Trump’s Threat of War Crimes
Last frontier for US-Israel world hegemony
The goal of US-Israel is to wipe out the ‘Shia axis’, Israel’s only real barrier to seizing all Arab lands ‘from the river [Nile] to the [Arabian] sea’. All the Arab state except Ansar allah’s Yemen are what we can call Arab Zionists, i.e., subservient to Israel. In a sense Israel already has hegemony over them all. Only an anti-US-Israel revolution similar to the Arab Spring of 2011 can shake this unholy alliance.
Culture & Religion
Analytical idealism: Physicalist worldview as neurotic ego-defense mechanism
The idea of the world
And God said, Let there be numbers!
WHAT?! What about Genesis's 'Let there be light,' or John's 'In the beginning was the word'? It seems both the Old and New Testaments got it wrong. Or both right! Numbers are words, and Google AI opines about the intricate relationship between light and mathematical concepts, its dual nature as both a particle and a wave, geometric optics, Maxwell’s equations (light as electromagnetic waves), and Einstein's theory of special relativity, which establishes the speed of light as the universal speed limit. And we haven't even got to quantum mechanics. It's all maths to me.
The only timeless Truths 'we' or the universe has/have that are accessible to us are in numbers, maths. Everything else is subject-object, observer, messy Matter.
Is LGBTQetc a terrorist organization?
We laugh at Putin’s labelling LGBTQetc an extremist, terrorist organization. I’m not sure about ‘organization’ but the extremist, terrorist label rings true.
Most ‘gays’ are just guys that never made the transition as a toddler from mommy to daddy as role model. ie, they suffer from arrested development To put ‘gay’ on a pedestal, up there with straight, is a serious mistake.
Books of Interest
Justin's reinvention of Camelot for the Masses ebook by Eric Walberg
As we come to the end of the reign of Trudeau Jr, here's a nostalgic take on his ascendancy to the Canadian throne.
Sadly, his time in office was mostly disappointing, his antics worthy of Monty Pyton's Ministry of Silly Walks, but what will follow could make us long for Justin's kindergarten antics.
Travel
Trent Canal by bike
OK, just a glimpse of the Trent Canal system, from Peterborough to Lakefield, 13.2 km, and an exploration of another trail, but surely one of the 'nicest' 13.2 km of Canadian bike trails. And mostly disregarding the actual trail. Better than a beeline through bush -- you can use the pokey highway #32 that hugs the canal, slow and windy. Hardly a car in sight.
Sacred transport
Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts. No!
Well then, don your bicycle helmet. No! Drivers actually pay less attention to you if they see a helmet, figuring they're not likely to kill a smarty-pants, and are less careful around you (2x as likely to pass close). A toque or baseball cap in case of rain is more practical.
Middle East
Presstv interview: Hadtih - the strong man is the one who controls his rage
As bloated, evil Trump amasses his 'armada' of ships, planes, cyberhackers, satellites, spies, traitors, we continue from Tehran our coverage of his monstrous crimes. And Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, cultured and elegant, goes to Muscat to face Trump's real estate confidence tricksters.
https://odysee.com/@PressTV:2/Iranian-FM-arrives-in-Muscat-for-talks:f
Presstv interview: North Korea plays hard ball
Kim Jong Un is no slouch. Putin finds Communist leftover tasty but Kim gives the collective West heartburn.
Europe, Canada & U.S.A.
Presstv interview: Shock as Trump cancels all environmental policies
Correction: Trump is leaving some of Biden's grants to Republican states. 'Drill, baby, drill,' is the new mantra.
al-Quds al-Arabi interview: “Collective West” Stumbles into the 21st Century, tripped by Trump (English)
Interview by: Hassan Salman
Canadian researcher Eric Walberg stated that US President Donald Trump's disregard for all diplomatic protocols and his indiscriminate insults directed at allies and adversaries alike are pushing the world to boycott the United States and seek new partners elsewhere.
In an exclusive interview with Al-Quds Al-Arabi, he also asserted that the Old World, or what is known as the "collective West" led by the United States, is struggling to enter the 21st century and has been negatively impacted by China's significant economic rise and the war in Ukraine. However, he cautioned against excessive economic openness towards China, which he emphasized is not an ideal state, particularly given its 17th-century approach of using trade as a tool for war and colonialism. The following is the text of the interview.
Russia and Soviet Union
Подарок Трампа Сирии: мир во всем мире, благоволение к людям
Russian translation of РI считает, что главным событием 2018 года стало решение президента Трампа вывести войска из Сирии. Этим действием президент немедленно противопоставил себя не только всему вашингтонскому истеблишменту, но даже собственной команде национальной безопасности, состоящей в основном из сторонников американской империи разной степени радикальности. Канадский геополитик, автор книги 2011 года «Постмодернистская империя», публицист в целом левых взглядов, но симпатизирующий консервативному анти-интервенционизму, Эрик Вальберг в специальном материале для нашего издания попытался суммировать все те чувства, которые испытывают сегодня противники американского империализма в англо-саксонском мире. Будем надеяться, что сегодняшнее сообщение о приостановке вывода американских войск из Сирии не свидетельствует об изменении политического курса президента и что в 2019 году мы увидим наконец долгожданную нормализацию отношений России и США.
Внезапно президент Трамп перестал быть дураком, марионеткой своих генералов. Его последние, исторические твиты взорвались как настоящие бомбы. «Уход из Сирии не был сюрпризом. Я выступал за это годами, и шесть месяцев назад, когда я об этом говорил публично, то согласился подождать. Россия, Иран, Сирия и другие — это локальные враги ИГИЛ. Мы выполняли там (так! опечатка, должно быть «их». — Э.В.) работу».
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Eric's Postmodern Imperialism: Geopolitics
and the Great Games is available here
Canadian Eric Walberg is known worldwide as a journalist specializing in the Middle East, Central Asia and Russia. A graduate of University of Toronto and Cambridge in economics, he has been writing on East-West relations since the 1980s.
He has lived in both the Soviet Union and Russia, and then Uzbekistan, as a UN adviser, writer, translator and lecturer. Presently a writer for the foremost Cairo newspaper, Al Ahram, he is also a regular contributor to Counterpunch, Dissident Voice, Global Research, Al-Jazeerah and Turkish Weekly, and is a commentator on Voice of the Cape radio.
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