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Dystopia revisited

Dystopia revisited

by Paul Balles
Many people have been shocked by the distortion, propaganda and downright lies appearing in the Western media over events in the Middle East.

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Social Networking Goes Viral

Social Networking Goes Viral

by Paul Balles
From Obama’s 2008 election campaign to Arab Spring and Occupy movements, social networking has played a significant political role within national borders. “Kony 2012” and Invisible Children has extended those borders to 80 million around the world. Looking ahead, Haaretz’s editor says “Israel should take note of ‘Kony 2012.’ It would not be far-fetched to assume that a similar film will be made about the Palestinian conflict.”

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Information Overload

Information Overload

Share Paul Balles   Six months ago, I wrote about Alvin Toffler’s book Future Shock, which looks at a world with “too much change in too short a period of time”. In Toffler’s view, change overwhelms people, leaving them disconnected and suffering from “shattering stress and disorientation” –- or “future shocked”. The majority of social [...]

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Democracy, Utopia or Opiate?

Democracy, Utopia or Opiate?

by Paul Balles
The utopian promise of a perfect society in a democracy turns out to be little more than a dream out of an opiate.

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America on Israel’s Altar

America on Israel’s Altar

Paul Balles
Of course, the rest of the world doesn’t need to be shown that the U.S. cares about Israel. The only politician unwilling to sacrifice America for Israel is Ron Paul.

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