The Dark Jedi in American Politics...

The I do not support ther goals or plans in any way, I can respect them for their insidious understanding of the human psychology. Truly one of the greatest Psy-Ops ever conducted...

1. A group of billionaires organized by Koch Industries came together and designed the initiative.
2. Spokespeople were planted in the mainstream media to suggest that it was time for a revolution reminiscent of the founding days of our country.
3. A massive media platform, including Fox News and conservative radio, spread the meme to every corner of the country.
4. Seed funding was provided to organize the first rallies, all the while painting it as a "grassroots movement."
5. Narratives that had been planted by conservative think tanks throughout the last forty years were evoked as "traditional values."
6. Real concerns by people suffering under corporate corruption were tapped to evoke strong anger and fear.
7. People came out in droves to support Tea Party candidates who were actually in cahoots with their corporate benefactors.

I congratulate them for lofting the understanding of our mind far into the realm that was once considered magick - However, I fear it is a bridge that once crossed, Humanity can never return again.

Outline from Truth-Out.

Bolivian Death Road

Another stop on my places to see list, though I am not sure I really want to travel on it, is the Yungas Highway in Bolivia. This 10 foot wide, one lane highway is rated as the most dangerous in the world. It traverses the side of the Andes on it's way to La Paz, Bolivia. It has a 3000 foot drop on one side and no guardrails, plus it is extrememly steep in places. All of these factors combine to give this highway a very high death toll, as cars and trucks routinely careen off the edge into the jungles below.

I would love to go and see this just for it's sheer scale and the danger it represents, but getting me to drive on it might be a hard proposition. This is man against nature at it's most basic a raw level.

By the way, it has become fashionable to mountain bike down this road, and a cottage industry that caters to foreign mountain bikers has sprung up. It is not in any means safe, as many of these same mountain bikers have plunged to their screaming death from the sheer face of the cliffs as they have overshot turns, or fallen down unseen holes hidden by jungle foliage.