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Instead I read and come across quotes like this:
“Capital must protect itself in every possible way, both by combination and legislation. Debts must be collected, mortgages foreclosed as rapidly as possible. When through the process of law the common people lose their homes, they will become more docile and more easily governed through the strong arm of government applied by a central power of wealth under leading financiers. These truths are well known among our principal men who are now engaged in forming an imperialism to govern the world. By dividing the voter through the political party system we can get them to expend their energies in fighting for questions of no importance. It is thus by discreet action we can secure for ourselves that which has been so well planned and so successfully accomplished." - 1924 US Banker’s Association Magazine
Which non-English-speaking country do you live in, if you don't mind my asking?
http://www.itwillpass.com/quotes_bank_quotes.shtml
I was just as scared reading Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, actually.
No, I don't mind you asking -- I'm in Italy.
I should say that I'm not entirely convinced this quote isn't bogus.
the bailout or "asset repurchase plan" as the WSJ so cutely calls it just feels like the first in a long line of dominoes, doesn't it?
:EASY They could entertain themselves with what was provided for as long as the consultation lasted.
My appointments were placed an hour apart so the mothers could take all the time they wanted.
We hav eours in our den so the decision to watch it is much more purposeful. I watched hours of TV in my 20s,30s and 40s and into my 50s and then we shifted house and the TV ended up in the den. Our kitchen dining living area is for that one purpose:LIVING
If it was the weekend I'd be in the yard, on a hike, or out with friends.
I still have a TV but only watch the occasional DVD together with the kids which is usually quite enjoyable or for doing yoga at home!
So I suppose what I'm doing with limited TV is: making more meals ahead of time, working out, reading and reading in bed, spending time walking the dog, spending time with the kids etc.
Have a great day!
Michael
Have a great day!
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Now, if I were to forgo the internet...I'd probably get more sleep, get caught up on my reading list, and might exercise more.
In all, the tv is off most of the time in our house. No one watches the news, or flips channels mindlessly out of boredom or inertia, or puts it on for background noise. We turn on the tv maybe 2 or 3 times a week, when there's something we definitely want to watch.
I live in a small apartment so basically the kitchen, living and dining areas are one small room. By committing to turning off the TV in the evenings I would eat more mindfully, unwind with music and go to bed earlier--going to bed earlier would lead to more time with the boy in bed ;)
We have precious little time on this earth...it could be considered intellectual and moral laziness to spend our time and energy wrapped up in fake stories instead of going out and creating our own.
"it could be considered intellectual and moral laziness to spend our time and energy wrapped up in fake stories instead of going out and creating our own."
We do have such a short time here when you think about the perspective of history, and the fact that no one is guaranteed another breath. I'm inspired to live within these thoughts and outside of the control of the media and commercial world. Thanks actionpotential!
Reading
Laundry
Working
Cooking
Enjoying my sweetheart
Walking the dog
Chatting with the neighbors
Sleeping
Now I read more, write more, listen to public radio, collage, knit, and er.... spend more quality time with my man, who forgave me and now downloads his cooking shows to the computer.
"Most of us spend many hours each week watching celebrated athletes playing in enormous stadiums. Instead of making music, we listen to platinum records cut by millionaire musicians. Instead of making art, we go to admire paintings that brought in the highest bids at the latest auction. We do not run risks acting on our beliefs, but occupy hours each day watching actors who pretend to have adventures, engaged in mock-meaningful action.
This vicarious participation is able to mask, at least temporarily, the underlying emptiness of wasted time. But it is a very pale substitute for attention invested in real challenges. The flow experience that results from the use of skills leads to growth; passive entertainment leads nowhere. Collectively we are wasting each year the equivalent of millions of years of human consciousness. The energy that could be used to focus on complex goals, to provide enjoyable growth, is squandered on patterns of stimulation that only mimic reality."
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow
If I watched even less TV than I already do, though, I'd spend it playing with my toddler son.
Socializing. talking. hanging w friends/family. churching. spanish class. working out. emailing. myspacing. facebooking. therapizing people. HA HA!
~Ramona