Narrative Control

The following Contemplation is a quick reflection and response to a comment posted on the essay I posted yesterday. The comment: The Important and most likely effective thing to do is to inform and convince the general populace of the issues and risks. In an effective democracy the politicians will…

The following Contemplation is a comment I’ve crafted after reflecting upon a posting that appeared in a Degrowth Facebook Group I am a member of. The poster (KH) shared the following:

Our Banking System: Government vs. Private Control, Part 2 In Part 1 of this now 4-part Contemplation, I argue that nationalising banks would not benefit the ‘masses’ much if at all more than our present profit-seeking, privatised ones because both government and private financial institutions are part of a ruling…

Our Banking System: Government vs. Private Control, Part 1 This rather lengthy Contemplation (that I’ve decided to break into two parts) has been prompted by a comment shared in response to an article I posted on my personal Facebook page regarding the inevitable collapse of the world’s banking system. In…

Been involved in a difference of opinion with a local resident that relates to our predicament of ecological overshoot. It arose from a Facebook post regarding our provincial government’s ongoing push to expand significantly the construction of homes onto ecologically sensitive lands; in fact, onto lands that had been legislatively…

My response to The Honest Sorcerer’s latest post (another great read). It’s become fascinating to me to watch the machinations of our society (particularly our ruling caste who overly influences — via their control of mass media — the narratives we are exposed to and that ‘guide’ our thinking and…

Yet another brief Contemplation that is a response and some follow-ups to an article posted in a Facebook group I help to administer regarding the mythical narrative of ‘renewables’ saving us money and from ourselves. Non-renewable, renewable energy-harvesting technologies (NRREHT) do absolutely zero/zilch/nada in addressing our fundamental predicament of ecological…

“Infinite growth. Finite planet. What could possibly go wrong?” “Infinite growth. Finite planet…” “Perhaps perpetual expansion on a finite planet is not such a great strategy…” These simple statements have been automatically declined on one of my town’s most popular FB pages in response to a post that deals with…

This contemplation has been prompted by another great article by The Honest Sorcerer. If you’ve not read their work, I highly recommend it. A couple of thoughts in reading your splendid piece (they always serve as a springboard for some reflection regarding my own thinking). First, I have to wonder…