Shakespeare on a Brave and Courageous Man

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jimmie

His life was gentle: and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man!“His life was gentle: and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man!”

(Julius Caesar, act 5, sc. 2)

 Comment. Here are the words of Cindy Sheehan,
“Hugo Chavez, Presente! Presente! Presente!
I am devastated that my dear friend, President Hugo Chavez lost his valiant battle with cancer today. His message was a true message of hope for everyone who struggles for economic justice and peace. The struggle will continue and the Bolivarian Revolution with never die–and neither will Chavez as long as we honor his memory Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on the Overwhelming Power of Illusion

Posted on March 4, 2013 by jimmie

Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, Macbeth“Mine eyes are made the fools o’ the other senses”

(Macbeth act 2, sc. 1)

Comment. In a previous post, see Feb 28, “Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes; For treason is but trusted like the fox…” there is a reference to a very long video by a Danish Professor, interviewed by a rather rude interviewer of the BBC Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses - ETC building 7 and controlled demolition on the collapse of  the World Trade Center Building #7. Given the interest that that reference has raised among the frequenters of this site, I include with this post three more videos, two for the Anglophone and one for the Italian speaking audience.

The point here has to do more with an analysis of the collective reaction and only secondarily with the actual data and testimony provided in the videos. That our “eyes were made a fool of the other senses” at the time was – readers will allow it – a normal reaction. The scenes in their infernal, Dantesque, apocalyptic horror Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Health-care and the Bad Effect of Sugars

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jimmie

a surfeit of the sweetest things The deepest loathing to the stomach brings“… a surfeit of the sweetest things
The deepest loathing to the stomach brings.”

(Midsummer Night’s Dream act 2, sc. 2)

Comment. This site is not specifically targeting health, but it is worth pointing out that no expensive “discoveries” and expensive “researches” are necessary to rediscover what is intuitive.
Take this statement, chosen at random among hundreds Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on the Growing Suspicions about 9/11

Posted on February 28, 2013 by jimmie

Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes; For treason is but trusted like the fox, Who, ne'er so tame, so cherish'd and lock'd up, Will have a wild trick of his ancestors“Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes;
For treason is but trusted like the fox,
Who, ne’er so tame, so cherish’d and lock’d up,
Will have a wild trick of his ancestors.”

(King Henry IV, part 1, act 5, sc. 2)

Comment. Almost 12 years after the event, we should think that the interest about the events of September 11, 2001 should have abated. Instead, though disregarded by the corporate media, the interest has grown and is growing. Regrettably (what is new?) the corporate media, from the beginning, has labeled any questioning of the official version of events as irrelevant, by coining words that incorporate contempt to define those who question the official line.
For example, the term ‘truther’ has been skillfully interpreted Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Apologies from a Charming Woman

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jimmie

Thou mak’st faults graces that to thee resort. As on the finger of a throned queen, The basest jewel will be well esteemed“Thou mak’st faults graces that to thee resort.
As on the finger of a throned queen,
The basest jewel will be well esteemed.”

(Sonnet 96)

Comment. Answer with these lines after whatever incident or occurrence that caused her to say ‘excuse me’. And given that flattery is the infantry of negotiations (Oscar Wilde), you have actually succeeded in bestowing on her the gift of royalty without appearing overly rhetorical, theatrical or plainly ridiculous.
Surprise works wonders in love and war. Continue reading →

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Shakespeare, Macbeth and Obama’s Jokes on Death by Drones

Posted on February 23, 2013 by jimmie

out vrief candle, life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothingOut, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”

(Macbeth, act 5, sc. 5)

Comment. During a White House Correspondents Dinner, President Obama delivered some funny lines (allegedly written by others), in which he jokes about killing people via drones.
A pop musical group was attending the event and Obama’s daughters apparently liked the group. Here are Obama’s quoted lines,
“Sasha and Malia are huge fans; but boys, don’t get any ideas. Two words for you: predator drones. You will never see it coming. You think I’m joking?” Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Useless Expectations on Education and Everything Else

Posted on February 21, 2013 by jimmie

shakespeare The raven cannot hatch the lark“…the raven doth not hatch a lark”

(Titus Andronicus, act 2, sc.3)

Comment. Comes a point when whatever is said (on the current national-international conditions) terribly sounds as deja-vu, or to be more accurate, deja-dit, not only by the  redactor of this site but by just about everyone else.
Take the case of the so-called “Ivy-League” universities – or for that matter of the countless universities famous for their high costs and automatic conferment of prestige Continue reading →

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Shakespeare, Antony, the Roman Empire and the American Empire

Posted on February 17, 2013 by jimmie

antony and cleopatra, let rome in tyber melt and the wide arch Of the ranged empire fall! Here is my space“Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch
Of the ranged empire fall! Here is my space.”

(Antony and Cleopatra, act 1, sc. 1)

map of the american empire based on the numnber of military bases established worldwide
Comment. When assessing empires it pays to compare the Roman with the American Empire. The Roman Empire subdued other nations, in particular Greece. But the Romans had almost a reverential respect for Greece and Greek Culture. As Horace said, Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on the Power of Imagination (or lack thereof)

Posted on February 16, 2013 by jimmie

The lunatic, the lover and the poet, Are of imagination all compact, And, as imagination bodies forth, The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen Turns them into shapes...“The lunatic, the lover and the poet,
Are of imagination all compact.
And, as imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen
Turns them into shapes, and gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name.”

Midsummer Night’s Dream ((act 5, sc. 1)

 Comment.  Many would agree that it is not necessary to be a lunatic, a lover or a poet to use the power of the imagination. But even a cursory assessment of the temper of our times suggests that it is not so. That is, it seems that only lunatics, lovers and poets Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Improbable Fiction and Incredible Reality

Posted on February 15, 2013 by jimmie

If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction, twelfth night“If this were played upon a stage now,
I could condemn it as an improbable fiction.”

(Twelfth Night, act 3, sc. 4)

afghan girl mutilated in drone attack

Afghan girl mutilated in drone attack

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the one to whom the Pope said in person, “Thank you for helping to keep the world safe” (!!! – see blog of Jan 20, 2013 or search for “Panetta” in the search field) has announced that  the Pentagon is creating a medal that can be awarded to troops “who have a direct impact on combat operations, but do it well away from any combat zone.” Translation: the drone killers.
“… Remotely piloted platforms (Orwell new-speak for drones) and cyber systems (Orwell new-speak for Internet & Communication US terror tools), have changed Continue reading →

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