Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, 1886
"As a very young man, and it seems so long ago, I spent some time walking with those who spoke out against injustice. Later, as a grown man, I stood in the same dark cells of the Mamertine Prison in Rome, where Paul and Peter were imprisoned, and where Paul wrote his second letter to Timothy, a letter from jail, where he was held by the power of an empire that, at that time, ruled the world.
And I walked along some of the paths in the catacombs, the hidden places of the early believers who did not yet even have the name of Christians, but simply called their beliefs 'the good news' and 'the Way.' And they loved one another, and watered the roots of their faith with the blood of martyrs.
We are travelers through history, although slowly, one step, one day at a time. But we are in it, in history, and we play our part of it. It is not something distant, but real. This is our moment. And Christ calls us to follow him now, even as he did then, in those days when he walked the earth, when he was a passing figure in the crowd, and beckoned with a simple wave of his hand, and the sound of his voice.
Now as an old man I see a nation that has been given great power, and has come once again to a decision point, where it may choose for the truth, or take a darker road. And it seems as though we have already turned away from the truth, and are going down that fateful path, the way of greed and fear and above all pride, and the worship of worldly power for its own sake, cleverness, deception and the arrogance of money, in our willful blindness. And may God have mercy on us, and our children and our grandchildren, if we do."
Jesse, Unfulfilled Dreams: A Tension At the Heart of the Universe, 5 April 2012
"For the general reader, one or two chapters should suffice to convince them that the authors have emphatically proven their points. And to grasp these points and fully realize that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by elements of his own government led by the CIA and that the mass media were accessories after the fact to this terrible crime – to let this really sink in – well, nothing is more important in understanding what is going on today...
I do not agree that we need a new investigation. The facts have long been clear: President Kennedy was assassinated by the U.S. National Security State led by the CIA. What we need to do is draw the implications from that fact. They are profound."
Edward Curtin, Review: The JFK Assassination Chokeholds, 16 May 2024
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Ephesians 6:12
Stocks managed to have a somewhat positive day led by big tech.
The rally overall seems tired and overextended. But still seemingly in the driver's seat.
Gold and silver soared overnight in Asia, with silver going up limit in Shanghai.
But the familiar story is the kind of paper games that come into play in London and New York.
This is unsustainable, but very stubbornly supported by the Western financial powers.
VIX continues to bounce near recent lows.
Madness. Murder and madness.Have a pleasant weekend.
