Thanks for this Ed. I read the introduction and ran through the contents page and a few other snippets but not really my cup of tea, though I don't doubt for a moment that some of these terrible events are charged by and meant to evoke symbolic imagery and belief. We only have to consider the latest Sri Lankan outrages to realise that religion and violence are linked even if indirectly. We have Northern Ireland on our doorstep to remind us of that. But the relationship is not necessarily direct. Obviously many other social and political factors are thrown into the mix. As for the major 'terrorist events', promulgated and slavered over by the media, including our own BBC, I am quite sure these are planned and executed by the deep state to engender tension, deflect from current issues, influence elections and facilitate repression and control. Conversely I don't believe they are carried out by the individuals and groups they are actually blamed upon. Consequently all the subsequent investigations and declarations must be largely false and hypocritical diversions from the real motivation and perpatrators that in the confusion all disappear into the smoke or are flown out of the country in private jets!
Thanks for this Ed. I read the introduction and ran through the contents page and a few other snippets but not really my cup of tea, though I don't doubt for a moment that some of these terrible events are charged by and meant to evoke symbolic imagery and belief. We only have to consider the latest Sri Lankan outrages to realise that religion and violence are linked even if indirectly. We have Northern Ireland on our doorstep to remind us of that. But the relationship is not necessarily direct. Obviously many other social and political factors are thrown into the mix. As for the major 'terrorist events', promulgated and slavered over by the media, including our own BBC, I am quite sure these are planned and executed by the deep state to engender tension, deflect from current issues, influence elections and facilitate repression and control. Conversely I don't believe they are carried out by the individuals and groups they are actually blamed upon. Consequently all the subsequent investigations and declarations must be largely false and hypocritical diversions from the real motivation and perpatrators that in the confusion all disappear into the smoke or are flown out of the country in private jets!
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