by Philip Farruggio | Feb 18, 2022 | Blog, CounterCurrents
Knee deep in the land of the ignorant. Oh boy, talk about ignorance. Where do I begin. Let me start with the great US foreign policy from 2014 until the present. In 2014, the Obama administration, through the right wing Victoria Nugent, Assistant Secretary of State...
by Philip Farruggio | Feb 18, 2022 | Blog, CounterCurrents
Still in the land of the ignorant. Ok, where was I? Oh yes, one of the greatest disconnects was the infamous 9/11, 2001. It would take this writer volumes to cover probably the most dastardly American event since the murder of JFK, which opened the door to a Coup de...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 31, 2021 | Blog, CounterCurrents
A must see, especially during these times, is John Frankenheimer’s 1964 film Seven Days in May. In the movie, with a screenplay by genius Rod Serling ( of Twilight Zone fame- his creation by the way) a right wing conspiracy by generals and Fat Cats plot to...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 31, 2021 | Blog, CounterCurrents
This writer came across a theory while searching the web that relates to weather patterns: Weather Patterns Reflect Emotional States “In your terms consciousness is wedded with matter, and any of its experiences are physically materialized through that interaction....
by Philip Farruggio | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog, CounterCurrents
This past weekend former US Army General and Trump ally Michael Flynn spoke at a Reawaken America rally in Texas. Flynn, a right wing conspiracy theorist, was ‘front and center’ with the election fraud AKA Big Lie and of course the January 6th insurrection...
by Philip Farruggio | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog, CounterCurrents
Chris Hedges, in his fine book American Fascists ( 2006), quotes from the late philosopher Karl Popper. In his piece The Open Society and Its Enemies Popper gives his views on tolerance vs. the intolerant. Here is a passage that is so relevant today: ” …...
