Sunday, June 7, 2026

Jean Raspail, "The Camp of the Saints"

from Google AI:
Jean Raspail’s 1973 novel, The Camp of the Saints, is a controversial dystopian work portraying a massive refugee influx from India that causes the total collapse of Western civilization. Framed as a "last chance armada," the book argues that European elites' humanitarian guilt enables this demographic, apocalyptic "invasion". While condemned for racism and xenophobia, the novel is frequently cited within far-right, anti-immigration circles as a prophetic warning regarding the decline of Western culture. Detailed information is available on Wikipedia

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80 comments:

  1. The collapse of western colonial capitalistic and militaristic hegemony would actually be a very good thing for the planet.

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    1. Yes, it was better when the lamas, monks and priests built their monasteries and pyramids, with the part maudite going up to the gods and the heavens in smoke... @@

      ...somehow it never really trickled back down to the workers who made it all possible... some "elites" always usurped it for their own petty ideological glorification (like wars). Capitalism, at least, gave the bourgeois a chance at recovering a piece of the accursed share for themselves and turned the competition in wars into commerce.

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    2. Displays of the excellence of their fetish objects (commodities).

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    3. ..from the verb, to "commodify". Capitalism is the commodification of land, labour, capital, and now more recently, information/ data. Meden agan!

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    4. A balance between the material and spiritual life is necessary. Ben Franklin gave 8 hours of the day to work, 8 hours to the community, and 8 hours for rest. He then rotated and apportioned that with a day of rest and reflection 1 day in 7 (Sunday).

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  2. Late Capitalism in Europe has expended itself. It needs a new "religion" lest it be de-colonized by immigrant populations. The technological solution lies in Q's tiered approach to the technological singularity, to a self-sustaining materialism. But getting Europe to commit the "sacrifices" necessary for it's adoption is questionable, given the capitalist opposition to abolition of "surplus profit parasitism" by capitalists, academics, and surplus-salaried capitalist elites (CEOs) and its' corresponding universal expansion of privileges resulting in social "class equality" and their own social diminution in importance and status as social elites. Despite its' "woke" overlay of diversity celebration, wokism's pride lies in the "appearance" of sacrifice, NOT it's realized "actuality". For this is the "pride" of identity of the surplus salaried PMC, NOT the great majority of workers themselves, who must compete with cheaper newly arrived immigrant labour.

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    1. The PMC are the epitome of Nietzsche's "Last Men".

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    2. A populist revolution against the PMC would be necessary.

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    3. To divert European scientific research into realizing these new Ovo-related development activities.

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    4. America is not in the same state of late capital extremis as is Europe. It can continue for many more decades before collapsing.

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    5. Sputnik's launch (by Europe) is still decades in its' future

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    6. ...but can Europe see its' Sputnik (decolonization)? Or is the PMC woke cloak of Gyges still obscuring it, allowing the French to enjoy the increasingly heated bathwater (not boiled yet)? Cuisses de grenouille, anyone?

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    7. Will guilt-pride conquer pride in scientific and technological accomplishment?

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  3. Or will Peter Thiel and Javier Milei perfect a revised Libertarian Anarcho-Capitalist paradise in Argentina first?

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    1. from Google AI:

      AI Mode

      What are Peter Thiel and Javier Milei doing in Argentina to create a libertarian paradise in Argentina?

      Tech billionaire Peter Thiel has partially relocated to Buenos Aires, purchasing a $12 million mansion and holding multiple private meetings with President Javier Milei to align capital and tech infrastructure with Argentina's radical anarcho-capitalist experiment.

      As Milei attempts to dismantle the traditional state through hyper-deregulation, Thiel is backing the project as a geopolitical "Plan B" to escape U.S. taxes, artificial intelligence risks, and progressive politics. Together, their actions combine aggressive state rollbacks with the potential introduction of Silicon Valley surveillance and data infrastructure.

      Milei’s Blueprint: Radical Dismantling of the State
      President Javier Milei is treating Argentina as a real-world testing ground for absolute free-market capitalism through aggressive economic and legislative measures:

      Hyper-Deregulation: Milei has repealed hundreds of laws governing labor, real estate, and trade to strip away state oversight.

      Mass Privatization: His administration is transferring state-owned enterprises into public limited companies to sell them to private entities.

      Courting the Global Elite: Under Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, the government has openly welcomed global billionaires fleeing regulation and wealth taxes.

      Achromatic Fiscal Policy: To curb triple-digit inflation, Milei has enforced deep fiscal cuts, achieved a budget surplus, and drastically reduced public spending.

      Thiel’s Contribution: Capital, Relocation, and Tech Colonialism

      Peter Thiel is leveraging his immense wealth and enterprise connections to validate Milei’s vision, shifting his personal and corporate focus to the South American nation:

      Establishing Residency: Thiel bought an ultra-exclusive $12 million mansion in Buenos Aires' Barrio Parque and enrolled his children in local schools.

      Evading U.S. Fiscal Shifts: Thiel’s move is a strategic hedge against political anxiety in the United States, specifically the proposed billionaire wealth tax in California.

      Palantir Data Integration: Thiel, co-founder of Palantir Technologies, has held meetings with top ministers—including Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger. Local engineers and critics report that Thiel plans to establish Palantir in Argentina, potentially offering advanced data cross-referencing and citizen profiling capabilities to the government under the guise of state "efficiency".

      Building an AI Oasis: Alongside Milei’s economic advisor Demian Reidel, there are ongoing discussions to turn Argentina—specifically the remote Patagonia region—into a tech hub for data centers and AI infrastructure, taking advantage of local nuclear energy resources.

      The Critical Pushback

      While libertarians view this partnership as the ultimate blueprint for a minimal-state utopia, critics point out glaring contradictions. Opponents highlight the irony of using Palantir—a tech giant built entirely on U.S. defense contracts and mass surveillance infrastructure—to construct a supposed "freedom-loving" society. Local tech watchdogs warn that this merger of absolute corporate power with a stripped-down government could result in "techno-feudalism," where citizen data is completely commodified and handled by an unaccountable, private foreign firm.


      Sounds a lot like the New Albany, Ohio experiment, huh?

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    2. Exactly why I embrace Tibetan Buddhism, also known a Tantric Buddhism. It holds wisdom and compassion that if understood and practiced properly can lead to great transformation in individuals, communities, and nation's.

      However, in our highly individualistic and capitalistic USA it will be a very long time coming before it is accepted. If ever. Empire Christianity and Zionist Judaism has Ameica by the throat in this era.

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    3. from Google AI:
      Peter Thiel is not a Buddhist and does not practice Buddhism; rather, he is a self-described "small-o orthodox Christian" whose worldview is deeply rooted in Western philosophical, religious, and political thought. While his philosophy occasionally intersects with Eastern traditions conceptually regarding the nature of human desire, his core ideologies are shaped by entirely different influences.

      Thiel's religious and philosophical framework rests on several distinct foundations:

      Christianity: Raised in an evangelical Christian family, Thiel has frequently affirmed his belief in the truth of Christianity. His personal interpretations are somewhat heterodox and heavily focused on apocalyptic theology. He has hosted private, high-profile lecture series in San Francisco and Rome exploring the biblical figures of the Antichrist and Armageddon, interpreting them through modern technological advancements.

      René Girard’s Mimetic Theory: Thiel's biggest intellectual influence is the late French theorist René Girard. Girard posited that human desire is entirely imitative (mimetic)—we learn what to desire by watching others. This leads to envy, scapegoating, and mimetic rivalry. While both Buddhism and Girard's theory address the destructive nature of human desire (buddhist tanha or thirst), Thiel approaches the concept as a sociological and theological dilemma, not through meditative practices.

      Carl Schmitt and the Katechon: Thiel draws on the political theology of Carl Schmitt, exploring the Greek concept of the katechon (the "restraining force" that holds back the Antichrist). Thiel believes that unrestrained globalism, extreme bureaucracy, and the regulation of technology are the forces that threaten to usher in an anti-Christian global tyranny.

      Rejection of Rationalism and Individualism: Thiel is a noted critic of the Enlightenment, as well as modern movements like Effective Altruism, viewing them as secularized, flattened ideologies. He argues passionately for the value of individual agency and technological progress, linking technological salvation to Christian ideas.

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  4. words, words, words…

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  5. //-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA JewJune 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
    btw - Want to know what books to read. Charles Murray's "Human Accomplishment"... but ignore his advice about the past (most recent) 50 years. Citations ARE important, even today. Post-Modernism is a real thing.

    Better read "How we succeed"
    About human Evilution.

    But you. Will not even glance.

    And will ignore, if I'll give me such a husstle -- to post it ro you chaoter by chapter

    Yawn

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    1. If true, Europe is totally woke-f*cked!

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    2. The Experts aren't named "Lindy" and have no skin-in-the-game. They also aren't anti-fragile. The love the aggregate efficiencies of late capitalism.

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    3. ...as they said during Covid, "Trust the Experts/ Science"!

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    4. There is no natural herd immunity (genetic immune system). Everyone must take the untested experimental technological vaccine... or we'll ALL die... @@

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    5. go survive without "oh'my'gosh'artifical"vaccine...

      just to die from artifical pollution that is everywhete -- outside and inside you

      because current tech can do only that in the end of the day -- plunderring.

      but well, that's exactly what you want, isn't it??b %^))

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    6. I could have done without the useless (but permanently damaging) mRNA cocktail

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    7. You think your mouth not full of mRNAs of any kind??? %^)))

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  7. Let go of it. You'll get a chance to ignore science again, roll the dice, and possibly die.

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    1. Can I get my artificial spike protein vaccine corrupted immune system back?

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    2. make meat from your ham back again?

      sure!

      with 3d-printer (new techs) ;-p

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  8. //-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA JewJune 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
    To divert European scientific research into realizing these new Ovo-related development activities.

    You… still not got Evolution.

    There, is *NO* way to re-form, re-make systems... from inside especially.('cause, homeostasis, hawn… sciency name for your bastardised Lindy)

    Only to grow a new one alongside it (the way we grow our children)

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    1. ....Yours is a product (of time and work) that must compete alongside of not only Capitalism, but its' entire alluring Culture Industry (which fills a workers leisure times) as well. In fact, ir must "replace" this Culture Industry. How will you sell its' allure to workers who have already devoted 8 hours a day to work? It lies in direct competition with it. THAT is the real challenge. And you know the saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!"

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    2. Hah
      And you was saying that you don't like don'r know sci-fi. %^p

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    3. ...and dull boys are NOT what you need if you are ever to succeed.

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    4. clever people know how to entertain themself
      and I clearly stated that I interested in clever ones
      call me biased, yawn

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  9. Yes, but those were European aristocrats like Pope and Swift who couldn't just turn on a television set or computer.

    Have you solved Nietzsche's problem (On the Future of Our Educational Institutions)?

    "For centuries it has been an understood thing that one alluded to scholars alone when one spoke of cultured men; but experience tells us that it would be difficult to find any necessary relation between the two classes to-day. For at present the exploitation of a man for the purpose of science is accepted everywhere without the slightest scruple. Who still ventures to ask, What may be the value of a science which consumes its minions in this vampire fashion? The division of labour in science is practically struggling towards the same goal which religions in certain parts of the world are consciously striving after,—that is to say, towards the decrease and even the destruction of learning. That, however, which, in the case of certain religions, is a perfectly justifiable aim, both in regard to their origin and their history, can only amount to self-immolation when transferred to the realm of science. In all matters of a general and serious nature, and above all, in regard to the highest philosophical problems, we have now already reached a point at which the scientific man, as such, is no longer allowed to speak. On the other hand, that adhesive and tenacious stratum which has now filled up the interstices between the [41]sciences—Journalism—believes it has a mission to fulfil here, and this it does, according to its own particular lights—that is to say, as its name implies, after the fashion of a day-labourer.

    "It is precisely in journalism that the two tendencies combine and become one. The expansion and the diminution of education here join hands. The newspaper actually steps into the place of culture, and he who, even as a scholar, wishes to voice any claim for education, must avail himself of this viscous stratum of communication which cements the seams between all forms of life, all classes, all arts, and all sciences, and which is as firm and reliable as news paper is, as a rule. In the newspaper the peculiar educational aims of the present culminate, just as the journalist, the servant of the moment, has stepped into the place of the genius, of the leader for all time, of the deliverer from the tyranny of the moment. Now, tell me, distinguished master, what hopes could I still have in a struggle against the general topsy-turvification of all genuine aims for education; with what courage can I, a single teacher, step forward, when I know that the moment any seeds of real culture are sown, they will be mercilessly crushed by the roller of this pseudo-culture? Imagine how useless the most energetic work on the part of the individual teacher must be, who would fain lead a pupil back into the distant and evasive Hellenic world and to the real home of culture, when in less than an hour, that same pupil will have recourse to a newspaper, the latest novel, or one of those learned books, the very style of which [42]already bears the revolting impress of modern barbaric culture——"

    "Now, silence a minute!" interjected the philosopher in a strong and sympathetic voice. "I understand you now, and ought never to have spoken so crossly to you. You are altogether right, save in your despair. I shall now proceed to say a few words of consolation."


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  10. That which does not kill me makes me stronger!

    What about that which pleases me to no end (culture industry)... what does that make me?

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  11. ...and where is this "day labourer for Science's" community from which he can draw encouragement? Notice the cardinal virtue "courage" within "encouragement". Why not draw the opposed virtue of "temperance" instead?

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  12. Nietzsche wrote that 150 years ago. He was calling for people with "long ears". They must be VERY long, indeed.

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  13. A "symphony" of workers requires, as Nietzsche said, and "EXCELLENT Conductor". ARe you prepared to be that Conductor. Who through his personal rigour and strict attention to detail can both WRITE AND CONDUCT the Score?

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  14. ...bot if you only seek POWER, seek zeroes (not flowering rock breakers).

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  15. You must forge an entirely new culture, too.

    "Culture is, before all things, the unity of artistic style, in every expression of the life of a people." - Nietzsche

    “Culture” is the name for all those things we practice without really believing in them, without taking them quite seriously." - Slavoj Zizek

    Religion is the mother of culture. –René Girard

    Cult-ure

    Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Culture"
    Can rules or tutors educate The semigod whom we await? He must be musical, Tremulous, impressional, Alive to gentle influence Of landscape and of sky, And tender to the spirit-touch Of man's or maiden's eye: But, to his native centre fast, Shall into Future fuse the Past, And the world's flowing fates in his own mould recast.

    Deleuze on "Culture"
    Deleuze mocks the formula: "Be yourselves - it being understood that this self must be that of others". - Culture is not a movement of normalization or conformity. - "Culture(...) is an involuntary adventure, the movement of learning which links a Sensibility, a Memory and then a Thought, with all the cruelties and violence necessary, as Nietzsche said, precisely in order to "Train a Nation of Thinkers" or to "Provide a Training for the Mind."

    Cross-Cultural Dialogues...
    The only way to effectively fight ​“Eurocentrism” is from within, mobilizing Europe’s radical-emancipatory tradition. In short, our solidarity with non-Europeans should be a solidarity of struggles, not a ​“dialogue of cultures” but a uniting of struggles within each culture. - Zizek, "The Need to traverse the Fantasy"

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  16. //ARe you prepared to be that Conductor.

    Yawn. Simplest thing exactly.
    If even people like dRump can do it…

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    1. You have a billion $ to play with? Te saluto, Don Corleone!

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    2. Isn't that is YOUR ARGUMENT -- that there's trillions of free money that just wanting to be plunderred??? %^P

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    3. More workforce needed. ;-p

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    4. Yawn.
      I'm technologist.
      Not prophet.

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    5. Schiziphrenia? %^P

      Thank you, but no thank you.

      I have no that much brains %^p

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  17. How will you motivate and encourage your syphony?
    R.I.C.E.?

    Reward them? (no money)
    Infuse an Ideology? (ie - woke replace pride for guilt)
    Coerce? (blackmail or expose shame?)
    Ego? (That's a lot of personal stroking - you've spent 2 years on me).

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  18. Perhaps I only require a stern look and a baton tap....

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  19. Same as creating *some* culture.
    It thing that create itself each time.
    But.
    If you one precise culture (your conservative paradise) —
    we don't have smarts enough for that (I was pointing to you, to that natural conjecture -- what if our world is really just a simulation by more advanced civilization -- that just want to know their "what if?"s…

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    1. Thiel and Milei are "trying". I'm not sure that Trump still is. Musk is seemingly going it alone.

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    2. One "Simplification" of the Nation State is the Corporate or Network State.

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    3. Symphony's aren't democracies. At least the good one's aren't. Not enough collective "focus".

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    4. Even great players, like JoJo Ma, need direction when not playing their solos.

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    5. Progressives call them Authoritarians and themselves, Auteurs. lol!

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    6. Just "feel tech, follow tech" Luck %^P

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    7. No leadership then. Good luck!

      Google AI:

      what's the difference between an authoritarian and an auteur?
      An authoritarian seeks absolute power and obedience from people through strict rules and control. An auteur is an artist—typically a film director—whose work has such a strong, signature style that they are recognized as the primary "author" of the creation, even when working in a collaborative medium.

      Quick Comparison
      Feature Authoritarian Auteur
      Primary Domain Politics, leadership, and governance. The arts, specifically film and cinema.
      Core Method: Demanding compliance and enforcing conformity. Expressing a highly distinct, personal artistic vision.
      Relationship to Others: Subordinates are expected to follow orders without question. Collaborators help execute the artist's creative vision.

      Diving Deeper into the Terms

      Authoritarian: This term is typically used in politics and sociology to describe a system of government or a leader that prioritizes strict obedience and state control over individual freedom. An authoritarian regime suppresses dissent and reduces civil liberties. In a broader sense, it can describe someone who demands unquestioning submission to their will, such as an overly strict boss or parent.

      Auteur: This is a French word that simply means "author". In the arts—most notably the film industry—the auteur theory suggests that a movie should reflect the director's personal creative vision as if they wrote the book themselves. An auteur generally has total creative control over the aesthetic, writing, and themes of their project. Famous examples of cinematic auteurs include Stanley Kubrick, Wes Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino.

      While both words share the same Latin root—auctor, meaning “creator” or “one who brings forth”—the difference lies in how they exercise control. An authoritarian enforces power over people, while an auteur exercises control over a creative medium.

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    8. Yawn. Micro-managment. %^)))

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    9. Tell that to the kids in Middle School Band Class. I'm sure they'd agree. But their parent's listebing to the product? Not so much.

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    10. Hardly kids know something like that… if they playing computer strategies, maybe.

      But then, they know that that most silliest, tiring and unsuccessfull strategy (like of tha% Little Prince's King)

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    11. lol! Sounds familiar... mr. "waiting for luck!"

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    12. Sleeping Beauty awaiting her Little Prince. How long's your hair now, Repunzel?

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    13. ??? %^)

      how's that related???

      wrong thread answer?

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  20. remember? I said that I need ckever ones.
    They know how to self-motivate ;-p
    (well, if I can do it -- why others can't?)

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  21. Well… there is no(very rare) conductors who conduct to themself all.
    That is owners of concert halls who seeking for conductors. And arrange their met with suiting orchestras.
    Division of \abour be damned. %^P

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    1. My daughter is Laufey's lawyer. Have you ever seen one of her shows? Jazz fans and young girls seem to enjoy them.

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    2. ???

      do you still think that I am commoner USAian???

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    3. She rents concert halls, and then self-produces shows and performs in them.

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    4. Did you ever see the Lady Ga-Ga Joker movie? My daughter negotiated the Studio side (not very well) against Ga-Ga for the music rights share. Ga-Ga used the delay between the recorded performance and movie release very effectively for leverage on the final contract.

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    5. There many things, friend Goracio… that I freakingly dunno about.:-)

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  22. no comments here? yawn

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  23. Why? Because they know very little about your vision. It needs to be packaged and sold to them. But you refuse to do that. You haven't thrown down the gauntlet, so why should anyone pick it up? What's in it for them? Are you offering status, prestige, an ROI? A chance to invest a lifetime's work for... what exactly?

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  24. Well….I did said it frankly and openly enough… that I still dunno how to cut breadcrumns from my Tier 0 -- to our mundane reality. :-(

    Robots to clear pollution -- you don't need it.

    Robots to wrek phantom menace on your enemi#s -- you think you already all-powerfull and that enemies in fear of your might. (sic!)

    And even creation of your collective-conservative Ol'Goo'T'ms utopia -- yoy don't wanna it too……

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