Edward Snowden: A Global Conversation on the Balance between Civil Liberties and Mass Intelligence Gathering
I found this interview of Edward Snowden organised by the University of Chicago, USA interesting. I observed how the interviewer interpreted what he was saying, what questions arose in the questioners mind, how Edward responded and modelled democratic discourse. He is both articulate and respectful in his demeanour and compelling in his ability to… Continue reading
Breaching Privacy for FEAR or Truth?
Breaching Privacy for FEAR of Truth?
Who are you?
Who have you become?
You are the silent one,
I hear,
You are smoke and mirrors,
I see,
You are the one following me,
I think therefore I am,
I feel therefore I am not,
For what we think is never true,
It is… Continue reading
Disaster Capitalism Capitalises on Disaster as Business-As-Usual
This is recommended viewing.
https://guyaneseonline.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/loewenstein-disaster-capitalism-making-a-killing-out-of-catastrophe-2-videos/#more-44678
Biko, Apart-heid and Raising Consciousness
I found a song by Peter Gabriel about Steve Biko the African actvist for non-racism in South Africa. I saw the movie many years ago and felt deeply saddened by the plight of Africans. Oppression is a word I can type but one can only know this when they are looked at in… Continue reading
Putin: The World is Being Pulled in a Irreversible Direction
I found this speach by just playing on Google. I am curious, feeling for power in the world. What I love about YouTube is you can now access different viewpoints from the US narrative. The Russians can provide another perspective and provide insights and challenge US Government rhetoric and how they envisage what… Continue reading