The Thought Criminal

"It seems to me that to organize on the basis of feeding people or righting social injustice and all that is very valuable. But to rally people around the idea of modernism, modernity, or something is simply silly. I mean, I don't know what kind of a cause that is, to be up to date. I think it ultimately leads to fashion and snobbery and I'm against it." Jack Levine: January 3, 1915 – November 8, 2010 LEVEL BILLIONAIRES OUT OF EXISTENCE

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Sick Day Repeat Night Radio Drama - Gordon Pengilly - Lucky Girl and The Rawhide Hour

Lucky Girl The Rawhide Hour Gordon Pengilly is a too little known and produced playwright and sculptor from Canada. I love his work. I...

Friday, November 5, 2021

How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control | Robert Reich

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Still Kicking But Taking It In Stride

'YEAH , got what's going round. Not Covid but bad enough to not be getting on with. Will write at length again soon, I hope. Pro...

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Hate Mail

NEVER! I WILL NEVER TAKE BACK what I said. The position of "free speech absolutism" the traditional ACLU position, the "civ...

Linked Index To The Commentary On Dietrich Bonhoeffer On The Extreme Danger Of Obstinate Denial Of The Truth, "Stupidity"

- "one is dealing not at all with a person, but with slogans, catchwords and the like that have taken possession of him" - Beyond ...

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Rebecca Parris - When October Goes

Direct link Rebecca Parris, voice George Mesterhazy, piano I was surprised Barry Manilow wrote the music, though I wasn't surprised to...

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I've definitely got some health issue bubbling up. I might miss tomorrow so I have posted the last part of my comments on Bonhoeffer on...

the internal liberation of human beings to live the responsible life before God is the only genuine way to overcome stupidity

Yet at this very point it becomes quite clear that only an act of liberation, not instruction, can overcome stupidity. Here we must come to ...

every strong upsurge of power in the public sphere, be it of a political or of a religious nature, infects a large part of humankind with stupidity

DIETRICH BONHOEFFER'S thoughts on the particular kind of stupidity he identified as one of the greatest dangers from where I left of yes...

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

What's The Favorite White Whine Of Secular Liberals?

WHEN I DEDICATED MY LIFE TO THOUGHT CRIME it was because I figured with all of the intelligent people looking for the answers in all of the...

Beyond Nodding In Agreement With What Bonhoeffer Said About German Nazis, Long Ago and Far Away

Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by u...

Monday, November 1, 2021

Monday Night Standards - Dusty Springfield and Mel Torme duet with "Can't We Be Friends?" and "Let's Get Away From It All

Direct link Too short. I have always had a lot of respect for Dusty Springfield's singing and Mel Torme was one of my favorite jazz ...

one is dealing not at all with a person, but with slogans, catchwords and the like that have taken possession of him - Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Stupidity 1

I HAVE NOT b een following the Governors race in Virginia but from what I read this morning, the Republican-fascist could win because of th...

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Roger Sessions: Symphony No.3

Direct link to the video Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Igor Buketoff, director I almost forgot to post this symphony in the series. So...

let all corners of the earth be glad, knowing an end to gloom and darkness

Easter Proclamation WITH FAILING eyesight of age and the financial inability to buy all of the recent books I'd like to read, I read a ...

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Halloween Weekend Saturday Night Radio Drama - Gareth Shore - The Mourner

Direct link to the video. Author: Gareth Shore Narration: Alicia Pavlis The Editor: Peter Bishop The Thin Man: David Lewis Richardson S...

I Doubt He Was Throwing Down The Gauntlet To Me But Here's My Quick Response

THIS WEEK HASN'T been a very good one for me listening to the news, I got overloaded on Reconciliation Bill click-bait freak-out on MSN...

Friday, October 29, 2021

The Would Be Grand Wizard Of The Invisible Empire Of Q-Anon

BENEDICT XVI appointed some of the worst bishops in modern history, he had a gift for choosing or allowing to be chosen some real loonies a...

Thursday, October 28, 2021

On The Idea That Moses And The Law Are "Too Jewish" For The United States

Tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step on board. Harriet Tub...

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