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Another Privilege

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

The following statement was the result of a conference held at Earlham College in 1968, at the time of the Viet Nam War.  I was a student at Scattergood Friends School at the time, and was able to attend this … Continue reading →

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100 Days

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

As the political world focuses on what the new Republican administration has and has not accomplished in its first 100 days, I’m reposting something I wrote last May, during the primary election season, as my own benchmark.  There were a … Continue reading →

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Materialism

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

Martin Luther King often spoke of the three basic roots of injustice: racism, militarism and materialism. From the Gandhian Iceberg, by Chris Moore-Backman: St. Basil put it plainly: “You with a second coat in your closet, it does not belong … Continue reading →

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Silence and Icebergs

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

I have been carrying a deep, spiritual hurt since learning about, and writing about the scope, depth and complexity of the propaganda machines being used and further developed today. To learn of the extremes to which many are willing to … Continue reading →

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Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

One of the reasons I’ve become increasingly concerned about our technology culture is because I am learning more and more about how people are being manipulated by it. I have not been paying as much attention to this as I … Continue reading →

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Big Brother and Cell Phones

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

In authoritarian, police states such as ours, one key to controlling the populace is to know the location history and presence of those the state is concerned about especially, and everyone on general principles. Political and social activists, such as … Continue reading →

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Cell phone hypnotism

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

I think this may be a new term:  cell phone hypnotism. As I wrote yesterday, I’m beginning to try to figure out whether I can continue to participate in the technology culture.  I had heard of the terrible conditions and … Continue reading →

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Technology

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

It was great to spend a week in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with family and to see my godson, Brandon. Gulf Shores photos While there, I had time to read and reflect more on the book, The Gandhian Iceberg.  I think … Continue reading →

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Indy plan says NO to for-profit prisons

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

According to a recent article in the Indianapolis Star, part of Mayor Hogsett’s  plans for a new criminal justice center includes terminating the city’s contract with a private prison company. “First and foremost, that’s the job of our elected sheriff — to … Continue reading →

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Help Stop Keystone XL

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

With the Republican administration’s Executive Order approving the construction of the Keystone, the environmental community is organizing to resist that. From the Rainforest Action Network: In December, 21 banks were part of a “revolving credit” that gave TransCanada $5 billion … Continue reading →

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