…it has become impossible for most citizens in these corporate states to find out what is happening in the centers of power. Television news celebrities dutifully present two opposing sides to every issue, although each side is usually lying. The viewer can believe whatever he or she wants to believe. Nothing is actually elucidated or explained. The sound bites by Republicans or Democrats, the Liberals or the Conservatives, are accepted at face value. And once the television lights are turned off, the politicians go back to the business of serving business.

Chris Hedges – Why the revolution must start in America

A neutron walks into a bar and orders a drink. “How much?”, he asks. The bartender says: “For you, no charge”.

Failbook is addictive

Toutes choses sont dites déjà, mais comme personne n’écoute, il faut toujours recommencer.

André Gide – Le Traité du Narcisse

We live in an advertising culture where we are constantly told that the only thing that stands between our current state and wholeness is a particular commodity. It’s the central lie of our culture, and the people who hate mainstream culture the most seem to cling to this lie the most intensely. Notice how many “alternative” people define their non-conformity by how readily they conform to an alternate standard? How they buy objects that articulate their rebellion for them? It has become so ingrained in our culture that the current crop of teenagers makes no distinction between consumption and expression. They are frustrated that consumption alienates them from their own feelings and desires, but they express that frustration by consuming more commodities. It’s a vicious circle. Let go. Quit being cool.

some guy on Craig’s List

…los periódicos tenemos muchas obligaciones en una sociedad democrática: la responsabilidad, la veracidad, el equilibrio y el compromiso con los ciudadanos. Entre ellas no se encuentra la de proteger a los Gobiernos, y al poder en general, de revelaciones embarazosas.

El País – Lo que de verdad ocultan los Gobiernos

The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power.

George Orwell – 1984

Why should you care? Because the Web is yours.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee – Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality