Escritos Críticos

Etiqueta: Democracy

  • The logic of reactionary waves in Latin America

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    When the United States fell into the worst economic depression in its history, it withdrew its military occupation forces from several countries in the Caribbean and Central America. In their place, it installed puppets, all chosen for the same psychological characteristic: they were psychopaths desperate to flatter those in power in order to be protected…

  • The United States towards the techno-Middle Ages and Neo-feudalism (2014)

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    In an interview with Jorge Majfud, he discusses the changing nature of democracies in a world marked by geopolitical shifts and corporate influence. He argues that genuine democracy requires public involvement beyond mere voting and critiques the role of mega-corporations in shaping political narratives, warning against increasing authoritarianism and intolerance.

  • II. Prehistory: The Psychological Framework

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    From Flies in the Spiderweb: History of the Commercialization of Existence—and Its Means, by Jorge Majfud A neurology of propaganda Caveman strengths; cybernetic weaknesses (16 neural fossils) The central idea of this chapter could be summarized as follows: what helped us survive as a species for thousands of years has become our greatest weakness. These ancestral…

  • Augustus Augustulus Trump

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    The problem is not democracy but its substitute: the hijacking of an entire country and the world by the Anglo-Saxon techno-financial oligarchy. Augustus liquidated the Roman Republic a generation before Christ by appealing to religion, presenting himself as Apollo’s favorite, placing the senate under his authority, and becoming the first Roman emperor. He promoted upper-class…

  • Freedom of speech ends where true power begins

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    On January 1, 1831, The Liberator, the country’s first abolitionist newspaper and, later, a defender of women’s suffrage, appeared in Massachusetts. At that time, Georgia slavers offered a reward of $5,000 (more than $160,000 in 2024 value) for the capture of its founder, William Lloyd Garrison. Naturally, this is how power reacts to freedom and…

  • Rock Democracies, Paper Freedoms, Scissors Securities

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    Democracias de piedra, Libertades de papel, seguridades de tijera Rock Democracies, Paper Freedoms, Scissors Securities Jorge Majfud The University of Georgia Ten years ago, contradicting the postmodernist wave, we developed in Crítica de la pasión pura (Critique of Pure Passion) the idea of morality as a form of collective conscience.  In the same way that…

  • The Illegitimate Constitution

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    Honduras IV: La constitución ilegítima The Illegitimate Constitution Jorge Majfud The dialectical dispute over the legality of the violent process of removal from office and expulsion from the country of the president of Honduras has not reached closure. Months ago we explained our point of view, according to which there was no violation of the…