A poster from 1828(?)

"The person who imagined that he could not be the victim of propaganda because he could distinguish truth from falsehood, is extremely susceptible to propaganda, because when propaganda does tell the truth, he is then convinced that it is no longer propaganda: moreover, his self-confidence makes him all the more vulnerable to attacks of which he is unaware." Jacques Ellul

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On 28th February, 2025 you may be able to observe a planetary parade of seven planets. 🪐 https://starwalk.space/en/news/what-is-planet-parade

Paul Bonet (1889-1971) was a decorative bookbinder from France. His work is……….🔥 Photo from The Morgan Library & Museum

Passage from “We will Bury You”(p.107/108) published in 1985 and written by Jan Sejna, former Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence in Czechoslovakia and Assistant Secretary to the top secret Czech Defence Council. “The main strategic purpose of Phase Three, "The Period of Dynamic Social Change’, was, in the words of the Soviet directive, 'to smash the hope of false democracy’ and bring about the total demoralization of the West. Our relationship with the United States would be the vital element in this phase. By fostering belief in our policy of friendship and co-operation with America, we planned to receive the greatest possible economic and technological help from the West, and at the same time convince the Capitalist countries that they had no need of military alliances. The erosion of N.A.T.O. begun in Phase Two would be completed by the withdrawal of the United States from its commitment to the defence of Europe, and by European hostility to military expenditure, generated by economic recession and fanned by the efforts of the ‘progressive’ movements. To this end we envisaged that it might be necessary to dissolve the Warsaw Pact, in which event we had already prepared a web of bilateral defence arrangements, to be supervised by secret committees of Comecon. The Soviet view was that during Phase Three Capitalism would suffer an economic crisis that would bring Europe to its knees and stimulate the influence of 'progressive' forces in European governments. Our planners believed we could discount the possibility of a world war in this phase because the U.S.A. would have withdrawn its commitment to help its former allies. We could therefore foment local or regional wars in Europe in support of progressive movements - if it should be necessary. Once America had abandoned the defence of Europe, we should apply ourselves to convincing the Europeans that the U.S. was pursuing a self-interested policy and even conspiring actively against them; thus we would increase America's isolation.”

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Spring is coming IYKYK 😜

The original game of "Monopoly". Go learn something today.....

Introduction to Georgist Philosophy and Activity

DYOR Don't Trust, Verify

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Something for the Valentine Day

I'm not involved with any nft stuff and arguably this is a another of those projects. However, Sam Spratt's "Masquerade" is intriguing in that the artwork is 🔥 and the whole premise is a mysterious quest. I'm watching the project from afar.

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How it Started.... "Well my new bench is probably 1/3 of the size of my previous benches but my years of experience, maturity and growing admiration for simplicity and organisation.....I'll be able to keep it minimalist." How it's going...... Errrr 😬