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10 Sep

September 10, 2008
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Noam Chomsky – Manufacturing Consent

Manufacturing Consent
I wanted to make this post because Noam Chomsky has influenced me, as well as many others, considerably. This full length documentary covers much of Chomsky’s career and core philosophical as well as political viewpoints. I find Chomsky to be very direct, uncomplicated and to the point. I may not agree with all his viewpoints, but I find it hard to refute many of the things he says. I encourage you to watch the documentary in entirety.

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Jiddu Krishnamurti

This is a rather lengthy interview (16 parts) with Jiddu Krishnamurti and David Bohm.

I thought it was important to start any discussion of politics by first addressing the inner self. I think that in order for any of us to analyze or make any kinds of judgements or assessments of the outside world, we [...]

Chögyam Trungpa – Surrendering Your Aggression

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I thought it would be good to add another video that has a more spiritual grounding. This one talks about “Surrendering Your Aggression”. Chögyam Trungpa is a Tibetan Buddhist.