tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post5236824282890081261..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-61436028643882368202017-06-08T23:07:19.356+03:002017-06-08T23:07:19.356+03:00It will be awhile before I get my copy. No on-lin...It will be awhile before I get my copy. No on-line copies available. Will set up a post just the same.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-13247894650647877042017-06-08T19:14:38.402+03:002017-06-08T19:14:38.402+03:00I have gotten my copy of the audio book and its re...I have gotten my copy of the audio book and its relevancy to today's headlines is immediately in evidence. On reflection, it makes me wonder why I have not seen forum discussions on this important book.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-49986031028952444392017-06-06T12:43:05.872+03:002017-06-06T12:43:05.872+03:00I'll see if I can find a copy. Reading Lincol...I'll see if I can find a copy. Reading Lincoln in the Bardo at the moment.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-56822819705838789272017-06-02T17:51:07.772+03:002017-06-02T17:51:07.772+03:00... just got word that the library for the visuall...... just got word that the library for the visually impaired will send me a copy of the recorded book next week. Hard back books are not available at this point.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-42227852347224933382017-06-02T07:50:27.859+03:002017-06-02T07:50:27.859+03:00"The Ugly American" next?
I have sen..."The Ugly American" next?<br /><br /><br />I have sent a request for the book to my local library. It is not available at this time but may possibly be some time, soon. Frankly, I am puzzled at my self for not having read it decades ago. But if we do have a discussion on it we simply MUST have others join in! Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-66526446166157904942017-05-12T07:09:30.003+03:002017-05-12T07:09:30.003+03:00And George Will is a CONSERVATIVE so that his word...And George Will is a CONSERVATIVE so that his words in this regard carry a great deal of weight.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-64913307871599293272017-05-06T12:51:00.438+03:002017-05-06T12:51:00.438+03:00It is easy to laugh at Trump now, but as George Wi...It is easy to laugh at Trump now, but as George Will rightly points the ludicrous nature of Trump's administration is very serious now,<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qti8DfNZiU8James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-8846397349657462002017-05-01T07:07:23.537+03:002017-05-01T07:07:23.537+03:00Why it CAN happen here:
People in Nazi Germany t...Why it CAN happen here:<br /><br /><br />People in Nazi Germany thought they were free. Little did they know that,<br /><br /><br />''What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise; to receiving decisions deliberated in secret; to believing that the situation was so complicated that the government had to act on information Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-64485264548518121192017-04-24T11:06:54.520+03:002017-04-24T11:06:54.520+03:00I've always wanted to read this book.I've always wanted to read this book.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-53165647993778872542017-04-24T10:57:26.063+03:002017-04-24T10:57:26.063+03:00The problem is that many of these persons, includi...The problem is that many of these persons, including Father Coughlin, saw themselves as righteous. They had no problem reconciling their views with the Bible. James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-48304437508358220932017-04-24T08:48:28.844+03:002017-04-24T08:48:28.844+03:00A long while ago, Robert Whelan and I discussed th...A long while ago, Robert Whelan and I discussed the possibility of having the book "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren as a monthly topic of discussion. Sadly we never got around to doing so as it appears to be a major work of great relevancy. <br /><br /><br />Wiki:<br /><br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_King%27s_Men<br /><br /><br />movie:<br /><br /><br />Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-15243685828961060182017-04-24T08:27:46.073+03:002017-04-24T08:27:46.073+03:00The Bible refers to them as ''antichrists&...The Bible refers to them as ''antichrists'' because they teach and practice the precise opposite of what the Bible teaches. The Bible speaks of doing justice and taking care of the poor - that failure to do so imperils a country with economic disaster, war, and pestilence {Book of Amos}. It teaches to be at peace with ALL men {Romans 12:18, Hebrews 12:14}. LOVE, not hate, your Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-24771732991279272162017-04-24T07:43:44.649+03:002017-04-24T07:43:44.649+03:00"war films"
In times of war overt patr..."war films"<br /><br /><br />In times of war overt patriotism would, I suppose, be expected.<br /><br />But more to the point would be all the movies made during the 1930s which extolled the ameliorating policies of the FDR administration such as "The Devil and Daniel Webster", "Grapes of Wrath", "My Man Godfrey", "Come and Get It", "We Work Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-26940221520816477142017-04-22T12:09:46.789+03:002017-04-22T12:09:46.789+03:00Father Coughlin was probably the most visible one,...Father Coughlin was probably the most visible one, but so many religious leaders expressed similar views at the time and many still do so today. It really amazes me how persons have used religion to defend their bigotry and racism. I guess they prefer to think of themselves as "Old Testament Christians."James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9285922393900190142017-04-22T12:07:47.478+03:002017-04-22T12:07:47.478+03:00Actually, I was referring to American war films, w...Actually, I was referring to American war films, which were overtly patriotic in nature.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-29005737032377860052017-04-19T07:43:14.925+03:002017-04-19T07:43:14.925+03:00more info on Father Coughlin & Huey Long:
ht...more info on Father Coughlin & Huey Long:<br /><br /><br />http://www.fathercoughlin.org/<br /><br />http://www.hueylong.com/<br /><br /><br /><br />fascinating characters - you have to wonder as to how/what the political landscape of the USA would have changed if Coughlin had not said such virulently antiSemitic comments and if Long had not been assassinated<br /><br /><br />Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-47134759091367759212017-04-17T20:13:10.839+03:002017-04-17T20:13:10.839+03:00The Three Stooges were not afraid of taking on Hit...The Three Stooges were not afraid of taking on Hitler and his cronies:<br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9La6fxTeYY<br /><br /><br />this was done before Chaplin created his movie - pay very careful attention to the opening dialog as it reflects everything said by peace advocates in the USA both in the 1930s, the 1960s, and during the Bush regimeTripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44045358650525427892017-04-15T07:53:04.209+03:002017-04-15T07:53:04.209+03:00True. Nazis made a number of pro war or other pro...True. Nazis made a number of pro war or other propaganda movies in their time, notably the works of Leni Reifenstahl. <br /><br />In ICHH, Lewis prophesied that the American fascists would invade Mexico (just like Italy did with Ethiopia and Germany with Europe). The regime claimed that Mexico attacked the USA {a false flag} just like traitor Bush using a false flag as well in order to "Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-57695129788251919052017-04-14T04:54:07.289+03:002017-04-14T04:54:07.289+03:00{Slightly off topic}
As I mentioned above, radic...{Slightly off topic}<br /><br /><br />As I mentioned above, radical theorist Sarason is clearly a homosexual fascist. What is striking to me (and I will approach this subject with some degree of delicacy) is Lewis's awareness of the fact that the ideology is or can be appealing to those of this lifestyle orientation. My research skills have just about disappeared and I could not find any Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-10444531305702788482017-04-13T09:49:25.783+03:002017-04-13T09:49:25.783+03:00Hitchcock got into a lot of trouble over Lifeboat....Hitchcock got into a lot of trouble over Lifeboat. You really had to be careful how you portrayed the situation at the time. Today, there is such hero worship of our soldiers that is difficult to make any movie critical of the military. So, you get these ridiculous propaganda films much like in the 30s and 40s. I suppose that is part of "making America great again?"James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-81384166631310898162017-04-13T08:27:26.053+03:002017-04-13T08:27:26.053+03:00As Gintaras mentioned in the initial post, ICHH wa...As Gintaras mentioned in the initial post, ICHH was rendered into a play at the time the book was written. But it was not made into a movie despite the fact that over $200K was invested into the production of a movie by Louis B Mayer according to a video discussion that I watched on youtube. Evidently, Mayer was afraid of offending Italian fascists (and possibly German Nazis) as the book was a Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-55396156046013749522017-04-13T08:12:40.544+03:002017-04-13T08:12:40.544+03:00Ironically, the evil action in ICHH is centered in...Ironically, the evil action in ICHH is centered in Vermont (land of progressive Bernie Sanders) and New York (home of Hillary) but the heroic underground movement which liberates Jessup is centered in Minnesota, Missouri, and other parts of Trumpville. <br /><br /><br /><br />Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-70315064441546484862017-04-12T16:45:39.978+03:002017-04-12T16:45:39.978+03:00I imagine Lewis drew from a lot of sources, althou...I imagine Lewis drew from a lot of sources, although Huey Long is often cited as his principal reference. It is kind of how small town politics takes over a nation, which is pretty much what has happened now. Lewis has long been a critic of parochial attitudes, which he skewered unmercifully in Main Street.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-57367870208268656862017-04-12T05:37:35.829+03:002017-04-12T05:37:35.829+03:00Geez, I forgot to mention Wilson's Palmer Raid...Geez, I forgot to mention Wilson's Palmer Raids and other repressive actions. All these appear in ICHH. <br /><br />Wilson - no civil liberties in his world view.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79703862871336402442017-04-12T05:31:44.329+03:002017-04-12T05:31:44.329+03:00In my earlier post,
https://am-perspectives.blogs...In my earlier post,<br /><br />https://am-perspectives.blogspot.com/2017/03/last-year-tony-toccone-and-lisa.html?showComment=1491457382473#c5608272410661852125<br /><br /><br /><br />I mentioned the 15 point manifesto adhered to by Windrip and his cronies. With special reference to the racialist aspects of this listing, I am reminded of Wilson's special friendship with racist hater Thomas Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.com