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How the West was hung....

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I'm seriously beginning to question the moral integrity of the western world.... two main points:

the Orwellian ignorance of the word "Plutocracy" - a system of government were the axis of power is in the hands of those with wealth

and the cutting of the UK Parliamentary debate during the Heathrow row .... just seemed a bit odd to do that in my opinion.

some worthwhile links to cluster:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7828401.stm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5375668.ece

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5439604.ece

anyone got any optimism left?

peace (if only)

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From Edge 2007:

GOT OPTIMISM? THE WORLD'S LEADING THINKERS SEE GOOD NEWS AHEAD

While conventional wisdom tells us that things are bad and getting worse, scientists and the science-minded among us see good news in the coming years. That's the bottom line of an outburst of high-powered optimism gathered from the world-class scientists and thinkers who frequent the pages of Edge, in an ongoing conversation among third culture thinkers.

http://www.edge.org/q2007/q07_index.html

ahhhh, nice!! It's like finding Everything2 again..... there goes my weekend =S

Oh, it's more than a weekend :)

It's low on the usual puffery so don't skim or you'll miss awesome gems like the 2006 Human Security Project report about 40% decline(!) in armed conflict in the last decade.

I'm not too sure what that has to do with this site.

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sorry, been reading too much 2600 ;)

my definition of "hacking" is somewhat skewed

"Plutocracy" is the default state. Wealth and power are like current and voltage. Technically separate concepts, but in nature, always together. Even if separated for some brief reason, one will surely cause the other.

"The west" hardly has monopoly on this.

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