“[*Chapter 28 text begins:*] In this book we have shared a journey through America’s past & present. We have looked into the minds of the participants in these tumultuous events.”
“We have seen that America & the world were evolving as needed in the Sixties if we were to sustain life, freedom, democracy, & the planet. For we discovered all were under attack.”
“Indeed, from the dawn of civilization—which can be defined as the time when humans became sedentary, acquired the ability to store wealth, & consequently used that wealth to “guide” & bully underlings—it is they, the wealthiest...”
“It is these stories of the Filthy Rich—told & written by suck-ups, the words lubricated with the largesse & patronage of higher ups—that indeed we call *our* history.”
“Yes, history is the story of what the elites have done, how they have used their power to initiate & control events. We get very little of the actual cultural history of the world’s peoples.”
“What we get [as history] are the reactions of ordinary folks to these events not of their choosing as well as the story of their movements & suffering under the purview of the Filthy Rich of all time.”
“We found that in the Sixties, as a result of a natural evolution of parenting & childcaring making for less traumatized adults, there was a massive worldwide coming to consciousness.”
“This was a powerful upsurge by ordinary folks of the repressed impulses of the ages for peace, freedom, happiness, & a say in the events & circumstances of their lives—democracy.”
“What was addressed [in the 60s] was the environmental problem, in which a world informed by modern science discovered how it was ending its life & that of all other lifeforms because of the policies & practices of that sliver of the elite.”
“The problems of race, misogyny, ethnophobia, & sexual repression were addressed [during the 60s] in movements like the Civil Rights movement, feminism, the antiwar movement, & the Sexual Revolution.”
“This natural evolution [beginning in the 60s] was a threat to the powers-that-be as it meant an end to their controlling of the populace for their own ends of power-gaming, profits, & warring.”
“We saw [in this book] that the World War II Generation was the generation most threatened by such a leap in consciousness, for such an evolution would seem to undermine the world in which they were familiar…”
“…[the WWII Generation was the most threatened by such a leap in consciousness, for such an evolution would seem to undermine the world in which they were familiar] & to challenge some of their cherished, however harmful & errant, beliefs.”
“Consequently, with a moneyed elite feeling threatened it was losing control of the people’s minds, orchestrating the sentiments of a generation confronted with social & cultural change on a scale unheard of, a fierce counterattack…”
“…[with a moneyed elite feeling threatened it was losing control of the people’s minds, a fierce counterattack] to virtually *all* the necessary changes, a Class War, which they would disguise as a Class War, was initiated & waged.”
“This book has been the story of that Culture War, Class War. We followed its course from the 1950s in America to the current crises of democracy & the environment, today, in 2022.”
“[In this book,] We followed the political developments over this expanse of time, & we delved into the generations who were major players in these events.”
“& [in this book,] we were astonished to discover that the drug usage of these generations corresponded with the events & attitudes of their respective eras.”
“With these things in mind, we were able to address the elements of that Class War & to see how its waging led to the abortion of the cultural rebirth that was happening, worldwide.”
“It was a worldwide natural evolution of consciousness gestating in the minds & cultures of the masses during the Sixties, quashed—in the Seventies & beyond—by a global elite of Wealthies who would have none of such “nonsense.””
“All higher ups were acting in collusion, consciously or not, to undermine the rising forces of renewal & to create & foster, to take its place, an abomination of thoughts, untrue ideas, & policies.”
“The result of that abomination of reality, concocted to pacify & control the masses, was a Matrix so encompassing that, over time, & especially with money raining hard on the media to make it comply, it was virtually invisible.”
“This Matrix could be seen by worthy & clear-sighted observers, yet the words of those seers, prophets, & truth-tellers were buried in an avalanche of untruths, opposite truths,..”
“…[the words of those seers, prophets, & truth-tellers were buried in an avalanche of untruths, opposite truths,] made up & fantastical concoctions, insane conspiratorial narratives, & bald-faced lies.”
“The progress & processes of this Matrix of misinformation, this cultural overlay of untruth, we followed, & we noticed it reached a crescendo under George W. Bush.”
“With [Obama’s presidency,] the world experienced widespread hope, albeit amid increasing obstruction & illegality from the threatened right-wing wealthy interests, from 2008 on.”
“& the people of the world, led again by developments in America [during Obama’s two terms], one more time, attempted that cultural evolution denied it in previous decades.”
“Yet the forces under attack were dripping with money, which equaled unparalleled power. The moneyed interests gathered more wealth to itself, & it created such a disparity in wealth among the classes, unparalleled in history.”
“Indeed, the forces of the wealthy have never been more powerful. Their media hegemony at this time is nearly total, with some small outliers like MSNBC & PBS.”
“Yet even formerly moderate CNN just recently was overtaken by a Trump supporter, who has turned it hard Right. John Malone has turned CNN into Fox lite.”
“Just as in the event mentioned in this book where the policy changes from on high at ABC News led to the dismissal of Howard K. Smith, CNN’s takeover by the Right has its casualties.”
“I might mention John Harwood, who, immediately after the takeover by John Malone, was canned the very day he spoke an unapproved truth on CNN airways. We will see how many follow his departure.”
“CNN will not be able to silence all their current pundits & commentators, so those sorts will be replaced. In a New York minute, they will be gone, & their seats filled with Filthy Rich patsies, as we saw with John Harwood.”
“This, at a time, when the fight for democracy & to save the world’s environment & its lifeforms is at a tipping point. The fork in the road we see directly before us. It is the midterm elections in the United States.”
“Class War is anything but covert, as things once avoided as being too overtly criminal & treasonous are proposed, as though reasonable, & are hammered through with all the power money can provide;”
“& outright Civil War & secession from the Union are being proposed & pushed forward by the endless faces...bought...and brought forth to bring about our enslavement.”
“The time is now. You are the person you have been waiting for. This is either the end of days or the beginning of the end & the rebirth of something new & longed for by righteous & good-hearted folks for 60-plus years. The beginning is nigh!”
“November 2022 will no doubt determine the fate of American democracy. It could be the death knell for democracy & the Earth with all its lifeforms within our lifetimes.”
“[November 2022] could leave us under an ominous cloud of dystopian doom—to live out our lives, enslaved, toiling away our time, until the environmental collapse they will assuredly speed along brings it *all* to an end.”
“For this election might also be the bellwether for democracy around the world & the beginning of the rebirth of Earth itself. This vote will determine everything, & it is the most important event in the world.”
“Perhaps it is the most consequential election of all time. America’s voters must vote wisely. The fate of the world, of all its lifeforms, & the freedom of its people hang in the balance.”
I guarantee you. If Democrats don't win MASSIVELY the Ukraine war will not be limited there, for we will be fighting Putin here, in a civil war, when the party working for him, Republicans, get power.
“[*Chapter 27 text begins:*] So, we have these Big Lies, these “obvious truths,” which are actually not true, & they are all-pervasive. It makes it virtually impossible to know what is actually going on.”
“To this end—specifically, increased control of society’s mechanisms by the Right even as it goes against public opinion—the stealing by Republicans of 3 more seats on the Supreme Court & the overturning of Roe V. Wade come to mind.”
“The reversal of Roe V. Wade is instructive on many levels. Amy Coney Barret’s seat was stolen by rushing through her nomination process just prior to the 2020 election; it was the seat held by Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”
[*Quotes/highlights:*] “America & the world were evolving as needed in the 60s if we were to sustain life, freedom, democracy, & the planet. For we discovered all were under attack.” []
[*Quotes/highlights:*] “America & the world were evolving as needed in the 60s if we were to sustain life, freedom, democracy, & the planet. For we discovered all were under attack.” []
[*Chapter 18 text begins:*] This is the second of three sections detailing the history of the Republican Party’s incredibly disciplined, relentlessly persistent, & amazingly cohesive nearly fifty-year campaign to gain advantage & wealth..."
“…[the Republican Party’s incredibly disciplined, relentlessly persistent, & amazingly cohesive nearly 50-year campaign to gain advantage & wealth] for their benefactors, the corporations & the Filthy Rich, through totally concocted untruths.”