tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post7851424312313120903..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Austerity and the War on the Poor are Global: Did You Know That Food Poverty in the UK is Now a Public Health Emergency?Lady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-89351129972118768692014-02-17T11:54:43.829-06:002014-02-17T11:54:43.829-06:00A. L. Hinton is a cultural anthropologist at Rutge...A. L. Hinton is a cultural anthropologist at Rutgers. I recently ran across his critique of the Geneva Convention's definition of genocide, and found it compelling. I have decided I need to track this book down.<br /><br />"Annihilating Difference: The Anthropology of Genocide". AL Hinton, Ed. U Cal Press, 2002 http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520230293<br /><br />While trying to find that, I found this monograph by Dr. Ahmed, that covers a lot of the territory under discussion here:<br /><br />http://www.academia.edu/1608087/Colonial_Dynamics_of_Genocide_Imperialism_Identity_and_Mass_Violence<br /><br />"... The UN definition of genocide imposes unwarranted politicized constraints on Lemkin’s wider original sociological conceptualization of genocide as a colonial form. For Lemkin, perpetrators of genocide could be states as well as decentralizedand dispersed groups such as settler-colonists. [snip] ... genocide can best be understood as an extreme form of colonization.A strong case has now been made by several scholars that while this does not mean that all colonialism is genocidal, it is unequivocally clear that genocides are comprised of distinctively colonial dynamics. These colonial dynamics emerge due to the radicalisation of identity politics in the context of historically-specifc socio-political contestations leading to major social crises, which drive the construction of new bifurcated “inside” and “outside” group identities. "<br /><br />(Sponsored by CESRAN: http://cesran.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=40&lang=en )IrishUpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-34606527185922308552014-02-16T23:39:42.670-06:002014-02-16T23:39:42.670-06:00I did not like Jackson's performance. It seeme...I did not like Jackson's performance. It seemed forced, wooden.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-64049026293559606722014-02-16T22:08:20.677-06:002014-02-16T22:08:20.677-06:00Small world. I just saw it a few hours ago too. So...Small world. I just saw it a few hours ago too. Some big ideas not followed through on. The director has a good pedigree. But, the original is so great this film was just not needed. Sam Jackson was great as O'Reilly though.chauncey devegahttp://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-9483891823705811162014-02-16T21:52:03.195-06:002014-02-16T21:52:03.195-06:00Just got back. Lackluster is the word for the movi...Just got back. Lackluster is the word for the movie. Too long on the story of how Robocop became, and short on the back end. Wait for DVD or Netflix. Overall, a choppy story that once again tries for depth and fails, not too miserably, but miserably enough.<br /><br />The Judge Dredd remake was far more enjoyable. Loved it.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-28501690070550890202014-02-16T20:38:36.946-06:002014-02-16T20:38:36.946-06:00One more point here. If the system is inherently r...One more point here. If the system is inherently racist and we do nothing about it then we condone it. We have to collectively pull our heads out of the sand and change the world.<br /><br />P. S. How was Robocop?kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-90019352038845104062014-02-16T15:27:20.863-06:002014-02-16T15:27:20.863-06:00the white imagination is segregated, there is no r...the white imagination is segregated, there is no room for people of color that cannot be used to serve the global white narrative in some manner.<br /><br /><br />http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100624215904AAGrrKpMyshkin the Idiotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-25530493618559401462014-02-16T15:15:14.692-06:002014-02-16T15:15:14.692-06:0099.9% yellow lego. The Lego TV shows use a variety...99.9% yellow lego. The Lego TV shows use a variety of colors to match skin tones. The movie went almost exclusively with yellow. Make of it what you will.kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-73760522752184061992014-02-16T15:11:23.988-06:002014-02-16T15:11:23.988-06:00I'll bet. I love your choice of words.I'll bet. I love your choice of words.kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-67572820751192070972014-02-16T14:40:29.007-06:002014-02-16T14:40:29.007-06:00" the movie sorely lacked in diversity."..." the movie sorely lacked in diversity."<br /><br />I won't get a chance to see it any time soon. was I right? is it 99% white?Myshkin the Idiotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-62884923721591413392014-02-16T05:40:18.365-06:002014-02-16T05:40:18.365-06:00Ah... Some consider that condescending so I don...Ah... Some consider that condescending so I don't bother, after a few too many remarks about, "What do you know, Whitey?" or "We don't need your help, Whitey."<br /><br />Paraphrasing, of course.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-41926966307558586932014-02-16T05:34:22.941-06:002014-02-16T05:34:22.941-06:00Saw the verdict. Wonder if the prosecutor bothered...Saw the verdict. Wonder if the prosecutor bothered to have the jury instructed to consider a lessor charge of 2nd degree on te fourth count. My understanding is that 1st degree requires far mor premeditation than shown.<br /><br />Hope for consecutive sentencing instead of concurrentVeri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-7006785219230034732014-02-16T05:31:38.480-06:002014-02-16T05:31:38.480-06:00Oh, and Max Headroom.Oh, and Max Headroom.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-74163709246222875802014-02-16T05:31:07.018-06:002014-02-16T05:31:07.018-06:00I might go see it today. My friend's nephew sa...I might go see it today. My friend's nephew saw it and he prefered the original and he is 14 years old. I will let you know.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-89686917004789323872014-02-15T22:06:39.370-06:002014-02-15T22:06:39.370-06:00As usual, man, you do me far too much honor. You ...As usual, man, you do me far too much honor. You do such an awesome job here at WARN; most of the time I just read and gape, feeling like you've said what there is to say so well. Plus, centering the voice of a white man on WARN is like the last thing I want to do. But of course I'd be beyond honored to participate in a podcast -- you ask, I do!<br /><br />In terms of links and resources, I'd start by googling "Clyde Hertzman," a Canadian primary care doc who has helped compile some of the best evidence there is on the power of ECD. Dr. Hertzman died at the age of 59 almost exactly one year ago, and we are poorer off for it.<br /><br />Hertzman was the lead commissioner charged with preparing the section on ECD in the WHO's Commission on SDOH, and the fruits of his labor can be downloaded here: <br /><br />http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/en/index.html<br /><br />It's also worth checking out Jack Shonkoff's Center on the Developing Child at Harvard:<br /><br />http://developingchild.harvard.edu/<br /><br />Finally, RWJF has some nice resources as well:<br /><br />http://www.rwjf.org/en/topics/rwjf-topic-areas/early-childhood-development.html<br /><br /><br />Hope this helps some!Daniel Goldbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-31531841858685694422014-02-15T21:37:54.225-06:002014-02-15T21:37:54.225-06:00"Currently, Wall Street and Global Finance re..."Currently, Wall Street and Global Finance reign Supreme."<br /><br />Pretty much. Second the oil companies. Third the defense contractors.<br /><br />With that said, Apple is the biggest company by market capitalization and Google is second. The tech companies are taking over. And yet the tech companies defer to the NSA.<br /><br />Oh what a tangled web we weave!kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-63980630803126496452014-02-15T21:32:17.946-06:002014-02-15T21:32:17.946-06:00re: "Moreover, how does humanizing the corpor...re: "Moreover, how does humanizing the corporation as a human but misguided <br />figure that can be rehabilitated do the work of the <br />corporateocracy--especially when the Corporateocracy is psychopathic?"<br /><br /><br />There was nothing in the movie about money other than buying a coffee for $37. No profit motive, no grow the company to increase power, no mention of company really, no take-over the world. Just impose order on the world. I take the CEO and the company (did it have a name?) as allegory for order/authoritarianism. But that's just me.<br /><br /><br /><br />You really must rent The Lorax if you want to see disgusting. It's on Netflix.kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-72404490475058983522014-02-15T21:27:57.876-06:002014-02-15T21:27:57.876-06:00The State does not act. The State is not a person....The State does not act. The State is not a person. The foundation of The State, America, is The Constitution which espouses ideals.<br /><br />The State is composed of Agents acting at behest of The State. Politicians, bureaucrats, etc. with their attendant prejudices and beliefs.<br /><br />It is not the State that acts. It is the evolving views of those who act as Agents of the State 0, acting as the State.<br /><br />The Constitution is important in one aspect. It exists as a written ideal to guide development. And quite frankly, those who oppose the full application of those ideals are hard at work.<br /><br />It always a struggle. And once achieved, in the future, must be safeguarded against those minority groups who would seek to usurp power for their own means.<br /><br />Currently, Wall Street and Global Finance reign Supreme.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-9999066662313400222014-02-15T21:18:49.990-06:002014-02-15T21:18:49.990-06:00The rich love the poor only so far as Master and S...The rich love the poor only so far as Master and Servant. It would behoove the rich to throw some bones to their dogs, the poor or this happens....<br /><br />http://slaverebellion.org/index.php?page=united-states-insurrections<br /><br />The above is in the context of slavery, yet is illustrative of extreme response.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-77641940263779311302014-02-15T21:12:25.137-06:002014-02-15T21:12:25.137-06:00I want to see Robocop. I'm a fan of the origin...I want to see Robocop. I'm a fan of the original and didn't want to see ithe remake at first but it looks like it's been tweaked for our times: surveillance, drones, etc.kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-45412072111531306832014-02-15T21:05:54.373-06:002014-02-15T21:05:54.373-06:00Very sickening. I can't think of a more open a...Very sickening. I can't think of a more open and shut case. But on the bright side, the hung jury is better than a second degree murder conviction. It's not like a juror thought Dunn was innocent.kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-43022380088942225252014-02-15T20:49:52.586-06:002014-02-15T20:49:52.586-06:00Dunn was guilty of shooting at Davis and not hitti...Dunn was guilty of shooting at Davis and not hitting him with all of the shots as some folks have pointed out. Sickening decision. Black life is cheap again.chauncey devegahttp://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-58511006815956204542014-02-15T20:49:05.253-06:002014-02-15T20:49:05.253-06:00I almost saw it today but the Jordan Dunn injustic...I almost saw it today but the Jordan Dunn injustice distracted me and got me in a bad mood. I had to go to Macy's to get candy and then some chicken schwarma. I will see it next week.chauncey devegahttp://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-26263889572426479712014-02-15T20:48:22.800-06:002014-02-15T20:48:22.800-06:00Point 5 is very important. I enjoy talking w. smar...Point 5 is very important. I enjoy talking w. smart folks about the politics of popular culture. One thing to consider though--what happens at the end w. father and son, consumer and big business and how there is a union of the two. Moreover, how does humanizing the corporation as a human but misguided figure that can be rehabilitated do the work of the corporateocracy--especially when the Corporateocracy is psychopathic?chauncey devegahttp://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-57833365153153399272014-02-15T20:41:21.568-06:002014-02-15T20:41:21.568-06:00Any opinion on Robocop? I am debating going to see...Any opinion on Robocop? I am debating going to see it.<br /><br />Ah, product placement in movies. The Reeses Pieces Effect from E.T. days. Except that Legos movies are all product placement ads in a movie theater. Even cartoons have been created as brand advertisement.<br /><br />In the 80s with the advent of consumer mass market computer games, a dog food company made a game to advertise their product.Veri1138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-63192093308769113282014-02-15T20:36:32.838-06:002014-02-15T20:36:32.838-06:00I just mean that we're sorry for their suffrag...I just mean that we're sorry for their suffrage --not that we were personally responsible for it.<br /><br /><br />At the same time, we are afforded a certain "white privilege" whether we want it or not.<br /><br /><br />P.S. Michael Dunn was convicted of 3 counts of 2nd degree attempted murder and one count of shooting at a vehicle regarding the slaying of Jordan Davis. Hung jury on the first degree murder charge of Jordan Davis. It's bad enough that the state doesn't get it right but juries too?kokaneehttp://www.byebyedemocracy.org/noreply@blogger.com