posted wolin/hedges interview from TRNN.thought you might be interested ...wolin is looking his age.might be the last interview with this great mind:
http://videosift.com/video/sheldon-wolin-can-capitalism-and-democracy-coexist

hehe..thank you my friend.its the thought that counts and i appreciate that immensely.
stay awesome!

thanks man! figured you would dig that video.

you are welcome!

beat me to it!
and with far less snark than i would have applied.

thank you brother!
stay awesome!

fixed buddy!

gratz on the silver brother!

i wouldnt post.
thats me though..but the vid didnt really have any redeeming qualities.

thats exactly what i did.joining the navy helped but i have lived on 3 continents and multiple cities.it REALLY makes a difference on so many levels.

the downvotes dont make any sense to me really.
i applaud you my friend.

you are alright my man.
hope you didnt find my tongue and cheek response too dickish.
i was going for irreverant rather than douche,but as per usual,you arise to the occasion and prove why i have so much respect for you.

stay awesome bud!

ya..i didnt see bones comment at the time of posting.
guess i was typing tee hee.
not saying that would change my stance,but i was unaware of that fact.

and its not like i am defending morganth himself ,that boy downvotes my comments and vids more than anyone..including ant.

well there you are!
i had no idea you had been banned.
im with chic,see if you can get your name re-instated.
your input has been missed...
that and your music posts.you introduced me to some great tunes.

stay awesome brother!

ah thank you for your kind words my friend.
much appreciated.

many here on this site of late appear to have acquired super powers and have the ability to discern my intentions.
which to my surprise are always egotistical in nature....the mind..it baffles.

the belittling,trolling and smug arrogance grates on my nerves and is so un-necessary.
all multiple forms of bullying i detest.

little kings..
in their little fiefdoms..
demanding respect while giving none.

i would chuckle if it were not so heart breaking.

but i am duty bound to stand up and point to the rot and the decay.
few ears listen and even rarer for a heart to be touched.

and even when i do that my words are ridiculed and dismissed.
corruption seeks to blind the seeker and deafen one who would listen.whispering always to the most intimate and despicable of our natures.
selfishness knows no bounds...it just wants more.

i am losing this battle.
my integrity..questioned.
my motivations...projected by those with lesser constitutions.
sacrifices ..all in vain,for naught but a harsh word and a suspicious glare.

as if i were the enemy.

where is the love?
the joy of creation and just being?
of connecting with another and rejoicing in that small moment of realization?

ah my friend,i struggle with those who choose pettiness over substance and to the absolute deafening roar of silence.the pervasive shadow of fear has infected and conquered more territory over the past year,seeping like a stain.

and the oblivious rejoice in their own ignorance.
thinking themselves clever.
doom has never before held such a beautiful and entrancing countenance.
we revel in our own stink and call it lovely.
dancing like macabre ghosts on a sterile landscape...
love and joy left long ago...
and we clap like monkeys and gleefully chatter as the noose is drawn tighter.
and the smell of death and fear grow stronger,but the allure of violence distracts us from our own emptiness.

what is it worth if there is no love?

ah..but this is why yours was/is so precious.
thank you my friend.

there is love,
and with that...
there is hope.

because i love you.

political and economic structures in complex societies is so...massive..that i tend to get lost in attempting to convey my point.

how do i tell trance that what he is actually suggesting is corporate tyranny?

how do you tell someone that and have them listen,when my examples are so weak and ineffectual.

ya know what..im gonna post a chomsky interview that covers much of our discussion.

hope people watch it because american libertarianism has a dark secret,and its abject slavery.

unless those libertarians know of some new democratic corporation that we heard of..never.