by Philip Farruggio | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Global Research
The Rolling Stones created a great and meaningful song ‘The Salt of the Earth’ in 1968: I wanna drink to the hard working people Let’s drink of the lowly of birth I wanna raise my glass to the good and the evil Let’s drink to the salt of the earth. Say a prayer for...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” MLK As Martin Luther King’s birthday is celebrated with a national holiday, his death day disappears down the memory hole. Across the country – in response to the King...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 17, 2020 | Blog
Now, get this straight. I am not a ‘ Democratic Socialist’ or a supporter of the Democratic Party. Yes, I just changed my political affiliation here in Florida so I can vote for Sanders in the upcoming Florida primary. My ‘ short term’ goal is...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 13, 2020 | Blog
Edwin Starr in 1970, had this hit song War. This was of course during the apex of the phony war in Vietnam. One line of the lyrics that resounded so well for this writer was : War Friend only to the undertaker War War War-Good God, now Now Give it to me one time now...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog, Global Research
Everyone wants the man who is still searching to have already reached his conclusions. A thousand voices are already telling him what he has found, and yet he knows he hasn’t found anything. Should he search on and let them talk? Of course.” – Albert Camus, “The...