From Octimotor
A Web Head Celebrity
The 3rd of the spider man film depicts a number of action packed conflicts. It also evokes maters of emotion and personsons’ character.
In it we see Black Suit vs. Red Suit spider guys duel. The Goblin Junior, and Spider Man clash. A Sandman turns out to be the killer of Peter Parker’s beloved uncle – – although that man motivated is now shown to have been motivated to grab bank money to buy his daughter’s survival of a serious medical condition.
Success and public acclaim can go to a celebrity’s head.
Never the less, any person will always have choices – – about whether to do wrong, or instead to do the right thing.
The subtitle to Spider man III states, “Every hero has a choice.”
Secondarily, as a science and engineering side note, effects shown in this movie also makes me think about nanotech, as also did the remake of “the day the earth stood still” film, and “Starman” film.
(You might refer to book by Eric Drexler, _Engines of Creation_, as a source for nanotech ideas, eespecially if that term is a new one to you.)
Chris. Hedges speaks on rebels vs. civilization crisis
Link TV, midnight thru 1 edt mon19mr2012 EDT showed a presentation by Christopher Hedges. He is author of _Death of the liberal class_ .
Readers should Look up the poem by Shelly, “Osimandius”. He quoted it during his description of how we too are now resembling the possible passing away of a mighty civilization.
‘The only Place left is “On The Street”,’ he said.
You decide which of several meanings apply: a., being economically destitute, even homeless; b. being an active participant in a civil disobedience movement.
He tells us that acts of rebellion are done, not because they are likely to succeed, or have utilitarian value. Rather, they are done because they are RIGHT[ious].
Acts of Resistance are confirmations of Life. A key to striving to be an ethical, free individual, is open rebellion against injustice and oppression.
‘Hope has 2 siblings – – anger and courage’.
Chris Hedges speaks of resources depletion and eco-ruination.
Well, that may bite us HARD! That is, I would say it might, unless counteracted by our assuring that sufficient investments would be made, aimed toward developing better future ways for how we operate agriculture, energy supply, transportation, and manufacturing activities.
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Chris Hedges: ‘Death of the Liberal Class’ – Book Excerpt – Truthdig
www.truthdig.com/arts…/the_death_of_the_liberal_class_20101029/
Oct 29, 2010 – In a traditional democracy, the liberal class functions as a safety valve. It makes piecemeal and incremental reform possible. It offers hope for …
http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/the_death_of_the_liberal_class_20101029/
In a traditional democracy, the liberal class functions as a safety valve. It makes piecemeal and incremental reform possible. It offers hope for change and proposes gradual steps toward greater equality. It endows the state and the mechanisms of power with virtue. It also serves as an attack dog that discredits radical social movements, making the liberal class a useful component within the power elite.
But the assault by the corporate state on the democratic state has claimed the liberal class as one of its victims. Corporate power forgot that the liberal class, when it functions, gives legitimacy to the power elite. And reducing the liberal class to courtiers or mandarins, who have nothing to offer but empty rhetoric, shuts off this safety valve and forces discontent to find other outlets that often end in violence. The inability of the liberal class to acknowledge that corporations have wrested power from the hands of citizens, that the Constitution and its guarantees of personal liberty have become irrelevant, and that the phrase consent of the governed is meaningless, has left it speaking and acting in ways that no longer correspond to reality. It has lent its voice to hollow acts of political theater, and the pretense that democratic debate and choice continue to exist.