George William Domhoff: Who Rules America?

This from the Gerald Celente blog.

Here's an interview from way back in 1986. George William Domhoff is the author of Who Rules America? Those nonprofits, research institutes, economic councils, and NGOs are actually stooges of the rich and powerful (the upper .5% of the populous). These "nonpartisan" groups are actually the most political! The rich and powerful unite to secretly coordinate direction and policy for everyone else.

[Youtube] George William Domhoff's Who Rules America? - Part 1/2


[Youtube] George William Domhoff's Who Rules America? - Part 2/2


The videos above were a summary of a much longer interview available here.

Passion to grow crops stifled by cartel

You can do whatever you want on your property as long as you don't infringe on others! It's called property rights! You can grow whatever you want as much as you want! Zoning smoning sheesh... Why do you have to be in an agriculture zone to grow plants? How the heck did it work in the old days? Did the homesteaders need a zone or a permit?

Why don't they do regulate derivatives and CDOs. Leave the small guy alone!

Passion.. Passion is what makes the world go round. Do whatever you do with passion and integrity and happiness will follow.

Steven Miller - An American farmer has been fined 5000 dollars for growing vegetables on his own farmland. Steve Miller says he has been growing broccoli, cabbages and other crops for 15 years. He says he sells some produce at farmers markets and gives some away.

[Youtube] Individual farmer cannot farm on his own property

Ashis Nandy: The Culture of Political Dissent

I'll link directly to the Disquiet Reservations blog entry which is where I watched these videos of Ashis Nandy.

Here's some points that I found in his speech that I agree with or want to expand on:
1) Examples such as the Bush war(s) came with justifications for doing bad things such as killing a million people. Same thing with Obama, torture, and drone bombings.
2) Those subjects that happen to be underprivileged, exposed, or are in a condition where it's hard for them to resist or defeat their opposition know that their own lives can be improved because they see it happening with the privileged. The problem is society and the privileged do not want to help.
3) It is ideas that cannot be defeated by the military, aggressions, or power. And when the idea comes, there is change and revolt.

The second video is much better in my humble opinion:
[Video Link] Video of Ashis Nandy on The Culture of Political Dissent (Disquiet Reservations)