Excellent article. Obviously living here in France we're getting a lot of this. Another thing they are doing is forcing everyone who has a 'guest' with them during the Games to 'register' that guest. So that's one more thing you can add to the surveillance list.
I smashed my smart phone to bits a month ago. I find them energetically invasive to the point of parasitical. They are also a massive social control mechanism. It is striking to me that people will NEED them for the QR codes necessary to get to their homes in Paris. Digitization indeed.
"...authoritarian plutocratic president Emmanuel Macron, the diminuitive former Rothschild [1] banker with an ego the size of the Eiffel Tower." — I believe Napoleon complex is best treated with extended stays on Saint Helena.
"Another concern is the proposed social cleansing of all those who don’t fit the bright-and-shiny corporate image of Paris." — Echoes of the clean-up for Xi Jinping's visit to San Fran in November ... and pretty much EVERY prestige event, e.g., Olympics, World Expos, World Cups, etc...
I understood all the references in the cartoon, but one. What is the connection between Moscow and the Virality Project? Shouldn't "Moscou" be "Washington,DC" or "Tel Aviv"?
I suppose the IOC could always be more up-front by adding a sixth Olympic ring in the form of the SDG circle/symbol with its 17 oh-so-special colours.
"Among its Agenda’s recommendations are to “consider the addition of physical virtual sports in the Olympic Programme” and to “encourage the development of virtual sports and further engage with video gaming communities”." — If that doesn't scare ya, nothin'will!
Paul, you should get a gold medal just for going through some of the IOC's insufferable world-class platitude word-salad.
"Corruption is endemic, essential even, to the whole bandwagon. Bribes, exploitation, money-laundering – every conceivable form of profiteering is offered by this infernal mafia roadshow." — That's it, in a nutshell. The Games always go astronomically over-budget. Of course, it's the taxpayers who foot the bill ... privatized profits, socialized losses. The 1976 Montreal games come to mind. The stadium was so spectacularly over-budget that it earned the double entendre nickname The Big O/Owe.
Finally, it is absolutely worth noting, that the criminocacy's psychopathy could not be on more glaring display, than by the mere fact that Russia is banned for the effrontery of standing up to NATO/UkroNazi depravity, while Israel is welcome, even as it proudly engages in genocide, for all the world to see.
"Paul, you should get a gold medal just for going through some of the IOC's insufferable world-class platitude word-salad".
Thanks - it's become a bit of a habit to wade through all the criminocratic verbiage, what with Schwab's three books, the Young Global Shapers, the Commonwealth Declarations, Charles' network of organisations, BRICS etc etc. The remarkable thing is that they all read as if they have been written by the same person! Or generated by the same software.
Very well done, while you focuses in the present implications of Olympism, the philosopher Ljubodrag Simonovic makes a deep study on the history and meaning of the Olympic games, he traces back to the roots and show the ideologies behind it, how it is used to justify the competitive rat-race etc
"Sport symbolizes the end of a civilization based on the Social Darwinist doctrine and the absolutized principle of performance: the principle of “competition” has become the principle of domination, while the principle of “progress” has become the principle of destruction. From the ideology of an emerging and developing capitalist society, Olympism has turned into the ideology of a disintegrating capitalist society, whose accumulated destructive power threatens mankind with destruction. Sports fields are dominated not by a visionary, but by an apocalyptic spirit. Sport is the most efficient way of drawing man into the horrible whirl of self-destructive madness, created by the capitalist “progress”, similarly to the self-destructive mania of the ancient states (polis) that led to the decline of the Hellenic world."
That's on point, in the present moment we are reduced to domesticated animals, there's only the vicious circle of genetic eating-fucking-surviving. All those false needs are given (or sought after by the alienated individual) inside the framework of the megamachine, and it seems that the rulling class want to expand this madness to the virtual world. The false paradise, an authentic matrix.
Industrial capitalism truly doesn't know limits and it is up to us to impose the limits.
It's surprising to hear that something the rich and powerful are doing is corrupt. They've had such a good reputation up to this point. Ah, tis a shame. It's like you can't even find a good oligarch these days.
Oh and regarding this “Video games are bringing communities together with people gathering around their passion.” - Yeah, I mean every time a teenager unloads a clip into his buddy's face in Fortnite and says "Suck on that!" there's like this emotional bonding, that to be honest, kinda gives me the warm fuzzies. And after friendships form these gamers often end up working together in the community, like building community gardens, virtually of course. But what's the difference?
Over the top surveillance is downright suspicious since it serves no one's interests but the insecurity state which fails to prevent and identify the threat from within.
Regarding the intense push towards video games (or gamifying our lives) and why the ruling class bastards do this, here's a mind blowing discussion with Allison McDowell that breaks the whole thing open https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ui7W-WELd8
This is a difficult place to mount effective resistance, but it is also an unavoidable example of transnational power at work.
I would like to say a few words in defence of videogames and community... for a particular kind of person - introverted, nerdy, awkward (myself as a child), videogames were indeed a much-needed source of community, at least at one time. This was true in the arcade, and it was true in the sharing of games (the Spectrum's success was build on a pirate community!). There is a deception lurking around here, however, as online play creates an illusion of community that is phantasmal and lacks substance - much as with social media 'community'. Still, videogames, as with all artworks, can and do foster genuine in-person communities. But also like all other kinds of artworks, the money swiftly takes over the entire sector and pornography (provocation of desire) begins to dominate...
The criminocracy absolutely hate the Games, because its original ethos was about bringing out the best in humanity, it was a coming together in peace, which echoed the inter-tribal gatherings (usually seasonal) which must've taken place in prehistoric times, involving Games, storytelling, dancing, sharing surplus value, courting and lovemaking and all the rest of it. Plus it was always a time of truce in the classical world.
Excellent article. Obviously living here in France we're getting a lot of this. Another thing they are doing is forcing everyone who has a 'guest' with them during the Games to 'register' that guest. So that's one more thing you can add to the surveillance list.
I smashed my smart phone to bits a month ago. I find them energetically invasive to the point of parasitical. They are also a massive social control mechanism. It is striking to me that people will NEED them for the QR codes necessary to get to their homes in Paris. Digitization indeed.
Great reporting. Thank you for your ongoing work.
Absolument superbe!
"...authoritarian plutocratic president Emmanuel Macron, the diminuitive former Rothschild [1] banker with an ego the size of the Eiffel Tower." — I believe Napoleon complex is best treated with extended stays on Saint Helena.
"Another concern is the proposed social cleansing of all those who don’t fit the bright-and-shiny corporate image of Paris." — Echoes of the clean-up for Xi Jinping's visit to San Fran in November ... and pretty much EVERY prestige event, e.g., Olympics, World Expos, World Cups, etc...
I understood all the references in the cartoon, but one. What is the connection between Moscow and the Virality Project? Shouldn't "Moscou" be "Washington,DC" or "Tel Aviv"?
I suppose the IOC could always be more up-front by adding a sixth Olympic ring in the form of the SDG circle/symbol with its 17 oh-so-special colours.
"Among its Agenda’s recommendations are to “consider the addition of physical virtual sports in the Olympic Programme” and to “encourage the development of virtual sports and further engage with video gaming communities”." — If that doesn't scare ya, nothin'will!
Paul, you should get a gold medal just for going through some of the IOC's insufferable world-class platitude word-salad.
"Corruption is endemic, essential even, to the whole bandwagon. Bribes, exploitation, money-laundering – every conceivable form of profiteering is offered by this infernal mafia roadshow." — That's it, in a nutshell. The Games always go astronomically over-budget. Of course, it's the taxpayers who foot the bill ... privatized profits, socialized losses. The 1976 Montreal games come to mind. The stadium was so spectacularly over-budget that it earned the double entendre nickname The Big O/Owe.
Finally, it is absolutely worth noting, that the criminocacy's psychopathy could not be on more glaring display, than by the mere fact that Russia is banned for the effrontery of standing up to NATO/UkroNazi depravity, while Israel is welcome, even as it proudly engages in genocide, for all the world to see.
"Paul, you should get a gold medal just for going through some of the IOC's insufferable world-class platitude word-salad".
Thanks - it's become a bit of a habit to wade through all the criminocratic verbiage, what with Schwab's three books, the Young Global Shapers, the Commonwealth Declarations, Charles' network of organisations, BRICS etc etc. The remarkable thing is that they all read as if they have been written by the same person! Or generated by the same software.
Not sure what the "Moscou" reference is to.
Very well done, while you focuses in the present implications of Olympism, the philosopher Ljubodrag Simonovic makes a deep study on the history and meaning of the Olympic games, he traces back to the roots and show the ideologies behind it, how it is used to justify the competitive rat-race etc
https://ljubodragsimonovic.com/english/
In this link are various articles about olympism
One of them has the following remark:
"Sport symbolizes the end of a civilization based on the Social Darwinist doctrine and the absolutized principle of performance: the principle of “competition” has become the principle of domination, while the principle of “progress” has become the principle of destruction. From the ideology of an emerging and developing capitalist society, Olympism has turned into the ideology of a disintegrating capitalist society, whose accumulated destructive power threatens mankind with destruction. Sports fields are dominated not by a visionary, but by an apocalyptic spirit. Sport is the most efficient way of drawing man into the horrible whirl of self-destructive madness, created by the capitalist “progress”, similarly to the self-destructive mania of the ancient states (polis) that led to the decline of the Hellenic world."
That's on point, in the present moment we are reduced to domesticated animals, there's only the vicious circle of genetic eating-fucking-surviving. All those false needs are given (or sought after by the alienated individual) inside the framework of the megamachine, and it seems that the rulling class want to expand this madness to the virtual world. The false paradise, an authentic matrix.
Industrial capitalism truly doesn't know limits and it is up to us to impose the limits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2QwELd0vM8
Suprême NTM - Paris sous les bombes
It's surprising to hear that something the rich and powerful are doing is corrupt. They've had such a good reputation up to this point. Ah, tis a shame. It's like you can't even find a good oligarch these days.
Oh and regarding this “Video games are bringing communities together with people gathering around their passion.” - Yeah, I mean every time a teenager unloads a clip into his buddy's face in Fortnite and says "Suck on that!" there's like this emotional bonding, that to be honest, kinda gives me the warm fuzzies. And after friendships form these gamers often end up working together in the community, like building community gardens, virtually of course. But what's the difference?
Over the top surveillance is downright suspicious since it serves no one's interests but the insecurity state which fails to prevent and identify the threat from within.
Regarding the intense push towards video games (or gamifying our lives) and why the ruling class bastards do this, here's a mind blowing discussion with Allison McDowell that breaks the whole thing open https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ui7W-WELd8
I’ve stopped following Olympics decades ago.
Here we go...
During a test run in Paris - AI controlled drones proved unable to make the distinction between airconditioners and explosives. [RT] https://www.rt.com/news/597230-paris-olympics-drone-system-flaws/
Reminds me of the IDF using AI controlled drones to identify and target Hamas - they couldn't and killed everyone who stood in their path.
It's about time that we did away with AI and a lot of other ideologies that do not benefit humanity.
This is a difficult place to mount effective resistance, but it is also an unavoidable example of transnational power at work.
I would like to say a few words in defence of videogames and community... for a particular kind of person - introverted, nerdy, awkward (myself as a child), videogames were indeed a much-needed source of community, at least at one time. This was true in the arcade, and it was true in the sharing of games (the Spectrum's success was build on a pirate community!). There is a deception lurking around here, however, as online play creates an illusion of community that is phantasmal and lacks substance - much as with social media 'community'. Still, videogames, as with all artworks, can and do foster genuine in-person communities. But also like all other kinds of artworks, the money swiftly takes over the entire sector and pornography (provocation of desire) begins to dominate...
With unlimited love,
Chris.
The criminocracy absolutely hate the Games, because its original ethos was about bringing out the best in humanity, it was a coming together in peace, which echoed the inter-tribal gatherings (usually seasonal) which must've taken place in prehistoric times, involving Games, storytelling, dancing, sharing surplus value, courting and lovemaking and all the rest of it. Plus it was always a time of truce in the classical world.
If you want some positive emotions about the whole thing, though, here's something my alter ego wrote about the Silly Games in her world: https://inadifferentplace.substack.com/p/katrinas-journal-10-january-2022-ea2?r=2s9hod
If only...