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The Face of Imperialism-Michael Parenti (Original Post)
Junkdrawer
Sep 2013
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This man is a genius. His views on Cesar and the Roman empire are highly enlightening.
inch4progress
Sep 2013
#1
I do believe we can change. Nanotech, bioengineering and other scientific advances
inch4progress
Sep 2013
#3
inch4progress
(270 posts)1. This man is a genius. His views on Cesar and the Roman empire are highly enlightening.
I have to paraphrase, but the gist was "The bits of history that filter through time will have come from the minds and mouths of the Rich". Basically only the Rich could afford paper and scribes to record their version of Event's.
EXCELLENT POST! So happy to see a Parenti fan on D.U.. Keep them coming Junkdrawer!
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)2. All his talks withstand the test of time...
wonder why that is....
inch4progress
(270 posts)3. I do believe we can change. Nanotech, bioengineering and other scientific advances
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can redefine human nature.
Imagine a vaccine for stress!
Dr Robert Sapolsky, a neuroscience professor at Stanford, says after 30 years of studying stress, his team might be on the verge of a novel cure.
"To be honest, I'm still amazed that it works," Sapolsky told Wired in an August profile.
Sapolsky has long theorized that, unlike some animals, humans are unable to turn off stress chemicals used for the fight-or-flight mechanism. A class of hormone called glucocorticoids are one of the chief offenders, according to Sapolsky.
So his team has pioneered a way to bootstrap a "herpes virus to carry engineered 'neuroprotective' genes deep into the brain to neutralize the rogue hormones before they can cause damage," according to the Daily Mail.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20012469-10391704.html
"To be honest, I'm still amazed that it works," Sapolsky told Wired in an August profile.
Sapolsky has long theorized that, unlike some animals, humans are unable to turn off stress chemicals used for the fight-or-flight mechanism. A class of hormone called glucocorticoids are one of the chief offenders, according to Sapolsky.
So his team has pioneered a way to bootstrap a "herpes virus to carry engineered 'neuroprotective' genes deep into the brain to neutralize the rogue hormones before they can cause damage," according to the Daily Mail.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20012469-10391704.html
inch4progress
(270 posts)4. Were you implying that his words are still valid because
We do the same stupid things repeatedly?
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)5. No. I think he's a sharp observer of the true nature of this government.
He has the courage to see the full brutality of our current ruling class.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)6. Parenti TUC Radio Treasure Trove