"The greatest power of the superclass is its ability to shape the conventional wisdom."

"I think we're reaching an inflection point..."

"It happens all the time that the order changes. It happens frequently..."

"The history of the world is the devouring of culture."

No wonder the blogosphere had to be destroyed! (As much else...)

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

Huge big picture stuff.

Academia, despite its many failings, still has not been destroyed. It's a lot older, institutionally, than the corporation.

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

To suggest a different way to view the dynamics of the change that is taking place. The magnitude of it is overwhelming. The stress of being impoverished and not knowing why tends to make people insecure, stressed and hostile. I at least wanted to present a perspective that said “ no, damn it, the shots are coming from over there.” We are smack in the middle of a cluster fuck.

Also, more by David Rothkopf:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=H...

Explain "what" about it? The implosion? Needful things? What?

I'm refering to Jack Ryan and I think the Max Von Sydow character. He has never run against a tough opponenet because all his competition self destructs, except Bobby Rush. And he offers the spectre of a desired solution that turns terribly wrong in the end. He is, what do you call it??? A Shill.

Needful Things was a Stephen King "book" before it was a movie(and a crap movie at that), and the character's name is Leland Gaunt.

Bill Clinton for First Dude!!!

finally caught it, googled, and learned a bit about Rothkopf from Wiki:

...visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in U.S. foreign policy and economic strategy, as well as an international business consultant and professor. He served as the Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade during the administration of Bill Clinton. After leaving Commerce, Rothkopf became managing director of Kissinger and Associates in January 1996.[1]

+100 to "the shots are coming from over there." I'm just trying to make sure I'm not totally exposed in my foxhole, and effort that is apparently coming to naught....

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

Lambert - It's a quote from Common's Album - Be. It is also a ghetto aphorism.

Memories on corners with the fo's and the mo's
Walk to the store for the rose, talking straightforward to hoes
Got uncles that smoke, and some put blow up they nose
To cope with the lows, the wind is cold and it blows
In they socks and they soles, niggaz holdin' they rolls
Corners leave souls opened and closed, hopin' for mo'
We know where to go, niggaz rollin' in droves
They shoot the wrong way, cuz they ain't know and they goes
The streets ain't safe cuz they ain't knowing the code
By the foes I was told, either focus or fold
Got cousins with flows, hope they open some doors
So we can cop clothes and roll in a Rolls
Now I roll in a Olds, with windows that don't roll
Down the roads where cars get broken and stole
These are the stories told by Stony and Cottage Grove
The world is cold, the block is hot as a stove
On the corners

... then by all means do. If you could put up a video like this every few days that would be more than enough (I mean, except for hourly posting, of course).

"I love you, man!" [wipes tear]

Or, as we say in the industry, "Love your work."

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

Sounds good.