Author Archives: sublimejah

A little God, a little faith…

What do you know? I know this is a plum bs life for most people, but fortunately they have god, only rich people are atheists, or at least comfortable middle class. That is because we marvel and wonder at the universe until we become banal and bourgeois. Once we are comfortable it’s easy to sayContinue reading “A little God, a little faith…”

Happy 57th Birthday Michael Stipe — Waldina

Today is the 57th birthday of Michael Stipe. He and his band play a major role in the soundtrack of my life, I may have forgotten that a bit, but writing this and looking through the videos caused a rush of memories and chills. I love Michael Stipe. There even was a time that I […]Continue reading “Happy 57th Birthday Michael Stipe — Waldina”

The fake & the actual choice Europeans face – by Slavoj Žižek

Originally posted on Yanis Varoufakis:
Slavoj Žižek, philosopher, friend and DiEM25 early signatory, writes on the DiEM25 site that Europeans face one fake and one actual choice. The fake choice is between :(1) a globalised, financialised version of capitalism that is run by a transnational technocracy, tolerates minorities and turns parliamentary democracy into an empty…

Can two leftwing gurus save Europe? Chronicles by Thomas Piketty; And the Weak Suffer What They Must? by Yanis Varoufakis

Originally posted on Yanis Varoufakis:
Review by Paul Mason At the battle of Gettysburg, the defence of the Union army’s flank was entrusted to a man whose biggest responsibility until then had been as professor of rhetoric at an east coast university. In the 1993 movie of the battle, his commander tells him: “Now we’ll…

Real vs Money Incomes – the one thing we need to understand during deflationary times (with an illustration from Greece and Cyprus)

Originally posted on Yanis Varoufakis:
In inflationary times, real income growth is always good news. However, in deflationary times, real income growth may well reflect a deepening recession (or even a depression). This is important to know lest deepening recession is presented as… economic recovery (as has been the EU’s wont in recent times). How…