Problem is, given the joys of using modern technology, it's difficult to
know whether what is happening is a result of a technical issue or whether
stuff is being censored. So I do find it rather suspicious that the Mary
Trump and John Bolton books were quickly removed from BARD shortly after
they were put up and the reason given was, well I don't know what because
I'm one of the people who never saw the removal notification that supposedly
everyone saw and had to click OK on. But it was something to do with missing
text. But now there are two podcasts which are suddenly hard to get. Loud
and Clear disappeared for a week. There are supposed to be 5 daily programs.
It airs on the Sputnik network in DC. Then last week, 3 episodes appeared on
one day. Not good because it's a discussion of daily news. The episodes for
yesterday and today never appeared. Well, everyone in DC thinks that the
Russian government is trying to cause conflict and discontent in our
harmonious peaceful nation. So now, Flashpoints, which is aired on KPFA
didn't appear last night or this morning and tonight's episode is not
downloading now. Neither is today's Loud and Clear. I've sent an email to OO
Tunes asking why, but I'm not holding my breath until I receive an answer.
Now, if I were like Evan Reese, (who's tried to kill me on the two lists of
which we are both members, and I were comfortable accepting the political
center and the mainstream media consensus on all issues and I worshipped
artificial intelligence, I could happily snuggle in the warm, comfortable
nest that the ruling class has provided for the consumers of mainstream
thought. I was reminded, the other day, that a book by Neil Postman, was
written back in the sixties about the effects of television on the
population called, Entertaining Ourselves To Death.
One big disadvantage to me of being blind is that had I not had a
disability, I would have been free to find, and to be accepted by, people
who think as I do and I could have been more active in working toward the
kind of world in which I believe.
Miriam
