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The Insidious Power of Today’s Media
Item sent by Finch WATCH … https://youtu.be/5qeNJxxktyw?si=uZXUrGnh6jy2lqZ2 …..German author Patrick Baab talks here about media propaganda and sheds light on this much neglected and misunderstood subject. The media never tell us about it because they are running it. The only … Continue reading
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Wind Power in Lanka: India’s Imperial Grab
Chris Dharmakirti n Facebook, July 2025 India has overstepped its ambition by grabbing Sri Lanka’s 50 giga watt wind power asset valued at over 40 billion dollars and then for having obstructed Sri Lanka’s Bay of Bengal extended continental shelf … Continue reading
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HEGEL: Awesome in its Absolute Power — The Nation State
Courtesy of Richard Koenigsberg of USA “The Nation State is spirit in its … actuality … it is therefore the absolute power on earth. … The State is the Spirit of the People itself. The actual State is animated by this … Continue reading
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The Roots & Channels of Socio-Political Power in Sri Lanka …. Yesterday & Today
Michael Roberts I came across the genealogy of the Madugalle Family quite accidentally ..…. https://thuppahis.com/2026/02/08/the-madugalle-genealogy-from-way-back/#more-96229 It should serve as a springboard for historical reflection on the socio-political currents of the 18th to mid-twentieth century – work linked to our knowledge … Continue reading
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The Global Contest for Influence/Power
Fair Dinkum What is astonishing is that while China and Europe are doing trade to the tune of 783 billion, the US and NATO are waging war to the combined tune of 500 billion. One is about construction, the other … Continue reading
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