tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post2031725489969713975..comments2023-08-15T01:24:39.187-03:00Comments on The Other Side of Truth: Thought du jour - 22.03.11Paul Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-38428991854613792382011-03-22T16:56:38.886-03:002011-03-22T16:56:38.886-03:00From an English perspective, Mr Debord is probably...From an English perspective, Mr Debord is probably correct although some 3 centuries late with the message. <br /><br />One of the books that changed my perspective on revolutionary history was Christopher Hill's 'The World Turned Upside Down.' By hook or by crook, the Establishment always conquers. <br /><br />Further back, we had Wat Tyler. His death, in my mind, still haunts the scenes of G8 summits when the protesters are kept out of sight and denied a voice. The people opted to trust King Richard and very little seems to have changed since. Instead of death by sword, iconoclasts are killed in the media by a thousand cuts.Kandinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598864214791609926noreply@blogger.com