Comments for Truth Dealer http://www.truthdealer.com The way things are. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Drowning in Triviality: Celebrity-Obsession Is Like a Drug by skotii http://www.truthdealer.com/61/drowning-in-triviality/comment-page-1#comment-52 skotii Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:52:31 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=61#comment-52 Great article. I agree with your statements that what is considered news today, would not or should not even be considered for "fish and chip paper" or recycled toilet paper. My view is that it is a case of "WMD's" Weapons of Mass Distraction, providing the opioid to the masses to stop them from seeing the wolf in sheeps clothing. As we become so engrossed in the latest scandal, the latest controversey, the latest saga on the TV, and the latest performance of our sports teams, we forget that we are actually in the minority, the privilaged, and with this "as much is given, much is expected". The celeb-news enables us to create a further barrier, distance bewteen those who are marginalised and ourselves. If distance is great, at least we can profess to ignorance of the fact. Thank you for your site. Great article. I agree with your statements that what is considered news today, would not or should not even be considered for “fish and chip paper” or recycled toilet paper. My view is that it is a case of “WMD’s” Weapons of Mass Distraction, providing the opioid to the masses to stop them from seeing the wolf in sheeps clothing. As we become so engrossed in the latest scandal, the latest controversey, the latest saga on the TV, and the latest performance of our sports teams, we forget that we are actually in the minority, the privilaged, and with this “as much is given, much is expected”. The celeb-news enables us to create a further barrier, distance bewteen those who are marginalised and ourselves. If distance is great, at least we can profess to ignorance of the fact.

Thank you for your site.

]]> Comment on Enraged: The Ugly Face of Suffering by Mina http://www.truthdealer.com/56/enraged/comment-page-1#comment-51 Mina Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:24:00 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=56#comment-51 Very sad picture. I have tears in coming from my eyes. Very sad @:....( Very sad picture. I have tears in coming from my eyes.
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]]> Comment on Can People in Rich Countries Really Be Poor? by A Primer on Helping the Poor | Truth Dealer http://www.truthdealer.com/3/can-people-in-rich-countries-really-be-poor/comment-page-1#comment-43 A Primer on Helping the Poor | Truth Dealer Tue, 04 May 2010 23:51:16 +0000 http://truthdealer.com/?p=3#comment-43 [...] Varies depending on who you talk to. Within Western countries poverty generally refers to relative wealth or income. So if most of the population owns a Mercedes Benz, but you own a brown 1979 Datsun Sunny – you are poor. Global definitions of poverty are also typically economic but are absolute measures. The World Bank currently uses < US$1.25 daily income to indicate extreme poverty. [...] [...] Varies depending on who you talk to. Within Western countries poverty generally refers to relative wealth or income. So if most of the population owns a Mercedes Benz, but you own a brown 1979 Datsun Sunny – you are poor. Global definitions of poverty are also typically economic but are absolute measures. The World Bank currently uses < US$1.25 daily income to indicate extreme poverty. [...]

]]> Comment on Will the Social Web Save Us? by Pedro De Mello http://www.truthdealer.com/65/will-the-social-web-save-us/comment-page-1#comment-41 Pedro De Mello Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:03:41 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=65#comment-41 Great words here. I guess you're right. Nowadays we don't need CONTACT, only communication. What terrible creatures we've become... =) Great words here.

I guess you’re right. Nowadays we don’t need CONTACT, only communication.

What terrible creatures we’ve become… =)

]]> Comment on Join Me For a Fresh Round of Bono-Bashing by admin http://www.truthdealer.com/67/fresh-round-of-bono-bashing/comment-page-1#comment-36 admin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:23:25 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=67#comment-36 Haha... nice work. Haha… nice work.

]]> Comment on Join Me For a Fresh Round of Bono-Bashing by Jim http://www.truthdealer.com/67/fresh-round-of-bono-bashing/comment-page-1#comment-35 Jim Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:07:54 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=67#comment-35 AC/DC A gainst C elebrities / D riving C harities AC/DC
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]]> Comment on Will the Social Web Save Us? by admin http://www.truthdealer.com/65/will-the-social-web-save-us/comment-page-1#comment-34 admin Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:53:37 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=65#comment-34 @shiftslash - anytime. @Ozy - Good comments - we can say that living in NZ means we have a smaller network -- but are there really such things as borders when it comes to the 'net? Or is it a cultural thing? @shiftslash – anytime.

@Ozy – Good comments – we can say that living in NZ means we have a smaller network — but are there really such things as borders when it comes to the ‘net? Or is it a cultural thing?

]]> Comment on Will the Social Web Save Us? by Ozy Mandias http://www.truthdealer.com/65/will-the-social-web-save-us/comment-page-1#comment-33 Ozy Mandias Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:09:22 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=65#comment-33 Social Networking as an entity will be just another phase and it will soon die to another idea. I believe places like FACEBOOK will be soon so flooded with advertising and junk that people wont want to visit it. This wont be a bad thing. Sure it will still operate but not at the level we see now. You are right to question the value of these things. Does Twitter make my life better?? Doubt it. One of the benefits of living in NZ is that we don't have the network and competition from providers to really use something like twitter to its capacity. Therefore we dont actually embrace the technology fully. Perhaps this is one of the reasons I like living in New Zealand. Nice thoughts Truth Dealer Social Networking as an entity will be just another phase and it will soon die to another idea. I believe places like FACEBOOK will be soon so flooded with advertising and junk that people wont want to visit it. This wont be a bad thing. Sure it will still operate but not at the level we see now.

You are right to question the value of these things. Does Twitter make my life better?? Doubt it.

One of the benefits of living in NZ is that we don’t have the network and competition from providers to really use something like twitter to its capacity. Therefore we dont actually embrace the technology fully. Perhaps this is one of the reasons I like living in New Zealand.

Nice thoughts
Truth Dealer

]]> Comment on Will the Social Web Save Us? by shiftslash http://www.truthdealer.com/65/will-the-social-web-save-us/comment-page-1#comment-32 shiftslash Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:40:25 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=65#comment-32 I'm going to come and visit you in 2010 truthdealer. I’m going to come and visit you in 2010 truthdealer.

]]> Comment on Drowning in Triviality: Celebrity-Obsession Is Like a Drug by Ozy Mandias http://www.truthdealer.com/61/drowning-in-triviality/comment-page-1#comment-29 Ozy Mandias Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:51:38 +0000 http://www.truthdealer.com/?p=61#comment-29 Sadly you are correct about the news. One thing I hate is the 'live feed' from some young reporter who tells us nothing new or nothing we couldn't have worked out for ourselves. The news and celebrity aspect is interesting in the light of Tiger Woods. Fun/Sad that the world can get so caught up in the events of a person they will never meet or see in person. Sadly you are correct about the news. One thing I hate is the ‘live feed’ from some young reporter who tells us nothing new or nothing we couldn’t have worked out for ourselves.

The news and celebrity aspect is interesting in the light of Tiger Woods. Fun/Sad that the world can get so caught up in the events of a person they will never meet or see in person.

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