Revealed-The (not so) secret art (craft) of self preservation.

New post (116) : Revealed-The (not so)secret art (craft) of self preservation.

Governance de-mystified...

THE “3” prescriptions, in practice ---by the political power elite, to stay firmly in the saddle, rein in clenched hand:

(Listed in no particular order)

“Make corruption so all pervasive in society that the beneficiaries of this widely corrupt society will see a vested interest in keeping you in power”.[---a free for all crony capitalism stage managed with/by co-opted oligarchs]

“Keep the hapless helpless hopeless in a perpetual state of fear”.i.e. Punish those out of line, both, swiftly & ruthlessly”. [---an autocratic police state, supported and legitimized by some binding over-arching “ideology”]

“Rig the elections”. i.e. “Be the voter. Be the counter of votes. Be the arbiter of fair count”. [---an unashamedly sham democracy]

(Listed in no particular order)

Interestingly…***some countries are more innovative than others, using a blend version of all these three models. {What version does your country use ? Now, now……..don’t tell me}.

There (my friend) are no exceptions. I (must) insist.

And so…the point is this…What chance do “WE” stand ? ? ? Reduced to---a bystander status ?. No. Do not under-estimate the power of public opinion on the web.

Charlie Brown

Say NO to N-bombs. Now !

New post (115) : Say NO to N-bombs. NOW !

In the early years of nuclear research, the main effort was in creating larger and more powerful bombs, many of which were rated at several tens of megatons.
The optimum size, in terms of the most destructive power from the smallest amount of fissionable material, comes from bombs in the 100-kilotons class.
and so…(reportedly)…
-The average US bomb measures 250 kilotons.
-The average Russian bomb measures 400 kilotons
--In comparison, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 15 kilotons and the one dropped on Nagasaki was 21 kilotons.
Think about that !
---The largest nuclear weapon ever exploded was Russia's "super-bomb," rated at 57 megatons. Detonated ………………………….in 1961
Awesome ??? I do not think so. Absolutely not.
This is perverse, “beastly” use of technology.
THE COST IN HUMAN MISERY & SUFFERING (?) : (linger on this thought…)
When a N-bomb is dropped: The “dead die miserably”. But it is the “unfortunate” survivors who “live a living hell” !
“We the people”---do not need a reduction in N-bomb numbers. WE need an abolition. …………………A 100% abolition of N-bombs.
WE have been on the brink and back... …a “crossfire” would spell - catastrophe.
The danger is NOT from the New emerging N-states or potentially rogue states.
It is from frustrated tottering super powers whose stature is flagging (& stands challenged)…in a new emerging world order.

This time there will be no winners.
***The "mushroom/S" will en-GULF all & everything.

Charlie Brown