[kj] OT -- 9%... 10%...

[Brendan]

Now the poor buggers have to contend with the military.


> But the egyptian people looked anything but distracted. They looked very

> focused, and aware.  Almost as if you could've pulled any one of them

> from out

> the crowd and they could have stated clearly their specific reason why

> they're

> there/what they wanted.

>

>

>

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> From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 9:18:23 AM

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT -- 9%... 10%...

>

> Everyone craving distraction. Revolt for distraction.

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> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:21:41 +1300

> From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT -- 9%... 10%...

>

>

> Bread and Circuses come to mind

> Â 

> Agree – that goes back to ancient Rome, gladiatorial  games sometimes

> lasting up

> to weeks, to keep the plebs distracted with violent nonsense.

>

> Â 

> Same effect is achieved today with sports, television, tech gadgets, video

> games, celebrities and their antics, fashion and other trends, pop music

> etc

> (btw I indulge in almost all of the former, except fashion - I’m pretty

> much

> morbidly unfashionable - the question is how distracted you allow yourself

> to

> become….)

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> From:gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On

> Behalf Of folk devil

> Sent: Saturday, 12 February 2011 3:42 p.m.

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT -- 9%... 10%...

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> Some random thoughts.

>

> Now everyone is looking only at Egypt, where the 'people' have won, and

> now have

> the Military in control. :/

> What also seems to be happening is a systematic destabilization of the

> Arab

> Nations; Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon etc etc..Could this isolate Iran?

> (more)

> Are there any 'real' factions leading these 'revolutions'? Bread and

> Circuses

> come to mind.

> One of America's biggest businesses is the Military, who sell to Egypt.

> Rumsfeld shook hands with Hussein. Obama shook hands with Mubarak. Cowboys

> and

> Indians. Machiavellian devices?

>

>

> What are others on The 'G'Â  thinking?

>

> Yours truly,

> Cynic.

>

>

>

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>

> Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:55:41 +1300

> From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT -- 9%... 10%...

> There is a lot of serious talk that what’s happening in Eqypt is largely

> due to

> massive printing of cash causing food prices to rise everywhere.

>

> Â 

> They’ve gone up something nasty in the last couple years in NZ / Aus.

> Almost $5

> for 2L milk. Anyone noticing the same in the UK / US / Eur / Asia?

>

> Â 

> From:gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On

> Behalf Of sade1

> Sent: Saturday, 12 February 2011 12:33 p.m.

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT -- 9%... 10%...

> Â 

> I like the progression of Moe Barak's positions throughout this whole

> thing:

> Â 

>  - Go home(or else!)!  Go home now! (at beginning)

> Â - OK, I'll leave!, just give me 8 months! (til the Sept. elections)

> Â - I hereby proclaim to abdicate, ambiguously, forthwith!

> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ~~ signed,

> (still)thePresident of Egypt (couple of

> days ago)

> Â - Ok, I'm gonna go out of town for the weekend with the wife to go, um,

> "charm

> the sheik" at Sharm-

>    el-Sheik, just forget about me for now; I'll be back in a few....

>  -  Alright, if  I leave (big IF), I'll leave my Chief of Intelligence,

> Torture

> & Suppression in charge. You'll be safe

>

>    with him  (I was).  Be grateful. 

> Â - Alright, alright, I'm leaving. Peace out!

> Â 

> Pharaoh, hear thy People: go.

> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pEfVJ93Cwa8/TULShl_pZPI/AAAAAAAAIJw/OLTgACk43w8/s1600/Pharaoh+mubarak.jpg

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