Tyrannical Authority – Don't Have To Like You

April 12, 2021 Unfortunately, there are too many examples of some tyrannical authority from the recent past to the present time that was, and is,…

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Cry Macho Mirrors
Delusional America’s Decline

Los Angeles Cultural Critic Michael McCaffrey’s assessment of Clint Eastwood’s new movie Cry Macho is painfully accurate. Visit McCaffrey’s website. McCaffrey’s Recommendation: SKIP IT. He calls the movie “a dismal and disappointing directing effort from Clint Eastwood.”

Rating: 1.75 out of 5 stars

Eastwood has been starring in movies for 57 years and, while he’s never been a great actor, he’s always been a formidable and compelling screen presence. But he is 91 years old. Continue >>>
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Listen to the Cinema Podcast Looking California and Feeling Minnesota with Michael McCaffrey and Barry Anderson. Two working film industry professionals talk the ins and outs of movies and the best and worst of cinema.

Industrial Society and Its Future Audio Book

Industrial Society and Its Future, widely called the Unabomber Manifesto, is a 35,000 word essay by Ted Kaczynski contending that the Industrial Revolution began a harmful process of technology destroying nature, while forcing humans to adapt to machines, and creating a sociopolitical order that suppresses human freedom and potential. – Amazon Review

Timestamps
0:00:00 Introduction (1)
0:03:02 The Psychology Of Modern Leftism (6)
0:05:10 Feelings Of Inferiority (10)
0:14:50 Over Socialization (24)
0:23:23 The Power Process (33)
0:25:33 Surrogate Activities (38)
0:30:41 Autonomy (42)
0:32:45 Sources Of Social Problems (45)
0:41:25 Disruption Of The Power Process In Modern Society (59)
0:55:51 How Some People Adjust (77)
1:03:18 The Motives Of Scientists (87)
1:08:00 The Nature Of Freedom (93)
1:14:25 Some Principles Of History (99)
1:23:56 Restriction Of Freedom Is Unavoidable In Industrial Society (114)
1:36:28 Technology Is A More Powerful Social Force Than The Aspiration For Freedom (125)
1:48:20 Simpler Social Promblems Have Proved Intractable(136)
1:51:43 Revolution Is Easier Than Reform (140)
1:54:18 Control Of Human Behavior (143)
2:11:17 Human Race At A Crossroads (161)
2:17:12 Human Suffering (167)
2:22:35 The Future (171)
2:31:27 Strategy (180)
2:52:40 Two Kinds Of Technology (207)
2:57:07 The Danger Of Leftism (213)
3:12:43 Final Note (231)

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