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:: Noam Chomsky : Does public opinion count? :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 531 seconds Noam Chomsky on public opinion, public policy, masochist streaks, elections, NPR, Barack Obama, war in Iraq, Iran, Bolivia etc. Related: barack, bolivia, chavez, chomsky, elections, hugo, morales, noam, obama, opinion, president, public, wildlife |
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:: Us, the psychopaths : Game theory and market democracy :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 539 seconds How game theory developed by John Nash (Nobel prize for economics, 1994) was used first to run the economy, and then to justify conservative politics. Considering the widespread acceptance of the market based social ideals, and the underlying game theory behind these ideals, the simple question begs to be asked: "So... Is that all there is?" Related: buchanan, capitalism, free, game, john, market, nash, tangospring, theory |
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:: James Loewen : On social stratification :: Posted by: observationspring
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:: Douglas Adams : 42 : Radical Atheist :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 588 seconds Douglas Adams' interview with American Atheist. Related: adams, atheist, douglas, tangospring |
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:: Monty Python's Flying Circus :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 574 seconds Monty Python's Flying Circus : cheerful folks of Happy Valley : an ex-parrot, bereft of life it rests in peace : a friendly advice from your undertaker : how to have fun : serious censorship : 18th century social legislation : spectrum - what does it all mean? Related: circus, flying, monty, python, tangospring |
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:: the Realpolitik of war :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 599 seconds The anatomy and brief history of the realpolitik of war. Related: blowback, realpolitik, war |
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:: Consumerist democracy - marketing of anxiety :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 449 seconds Marketing of anxiety in the consumerist democracy. Related: anxiety, consumerism, democracy, desire, free, futurama, market |
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:: Happiness : freedom to consume :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 481 seconds On happiness, freedom to consume, variety, technology, Microsoft, developers and other curiosities. Related: ballmer, breasts, bush, choice, developers, freedom, george, happiness, ixd, shopping, silicon, steve, surplus, valley, variety |
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:: words matter : emotions and statistics :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 484 seconds How to use words to persuade. Related: advertising, dial, elections, emotions, focus, frank, group, luntz, persuasion, politicians, politics, pr, words |
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:: Who is responsible for foreign policy :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 522 seconds Walter Cronkite, Barbara Lee, Wayne Morse, Martin Luther King on wars. Related: barbara, cronkite, democracy, foreign, king, lee, luther, martin, media, morse, patriotism, policy, speech, walter, war, wayne |
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:: on high spirituality of shopping :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 344 seconds Spiritual brands. How merchandise and services acquired spiritual meaning. Related: advertising, brand, branding, consumerism, persuaders, pr, shopping |
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:: words matter : emotional appeal :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 213 seconds emotional appeal or how to win women's vote - from 'Wag the Dog' Related: emotion, science, social, speech, vote, words |
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:: on importance of being coward :: Posted by: observationspring
Video duration: 395 seconds the courage of cowardice in the time of patriotism Related: courage, coward, hooray, hurrah, hurray, patriotism, war |















