Maybe when I have time later I can explore this more:

Clinton cultists are weirdly depressing https://t.co/Qcd5rnYV9D

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 13, 2016

Clintons, Greenwald, Coates--all shelter their riches in LLCs while scolding the rest of us https://t.co/waRVJ5ffg5

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 13, 2016

(Mark Ames has had a problem with Ron Paul for years. But his mention of Bernie means maybe he's not totally in the tank for him.)

The only person in Congress courageous enough to vote against AUMF & unlimited wars—not Ron Paul, not Bernie Sanders https://t.co/MGzFkls1bi

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 18, 2016

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Politico with a good case for nominating Sanders https://t.co/IrOLUW3JX0

— Matt Bruenig (@MattBruenig) May 16, 2016

Verify Those Memes

Browsing just now at Mark Ames's Twitter I found this:

A brief history of Vulture Capitalism pic.twitter.com/0oKbn4oqII

— Rafael (@RafaelStepanian) May 3, 2016

Something was off, namely the use of the word "selfesteem." It is said to have been coined by William James in his 1890 book, The Principles of Psychology, many decades after the speech Lord Macaulay allegedly made.

The "speech" has gained currency among some Hindu nationalists as evidence of a conspiracy to destroy Indian education and demoralize its people. (Interestingly, Ames often rails against Narendra Modi and other Hindu nationalist politicians. E.g.,

Chilling @NewRepublic on India's Modi, a genuine fascist https://t.co/rMt0ze4HY6

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) May 4, 2016

)

This Wikipedia article on the English Education Act gives context to Macaulay's (actual) remarks.


Minute by the Hon'ble T. B. Macaulay, dated the 2nd February 1835.

The Columbia webpage gives as a source this site:

http://www.mssu.edu/projectsouthasia/history/primarydocs/education/Macaulay001.htm (dead link)

Further discussion here.

The Cramps' Concert

Cramps weren't punk. but awesome concert https://t.co/zH00Xp7fRs

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) February 12, 2016

The Cramps were punk, but not only punk.

Various Tweets

Rick Perry under indictments runs for President http://t.co/Xx1DSFNawI pic.twitter.com/DAv4fUwjLx

— Americans America (@americans4amer) June 4, 2015

That crashing disappointment when an actor, director, or musician you admire starts talking about politics.

— Thaddeus Russell (@ThaddeusRussell) June 2,
2015

New book by Samuel Alexander, Prosperous Descent: Crisis as Opportunity in an Age of Limits.

— Richard Heinberg (@richardheinberg) May 23, 2015

Wonder why John Amos was kicked off #GoodTimes? He didn’t agree with the shucking & jiving. http://t.co/W0gzPX5Ocj pic.twitter.com/G0IDUjLIRf

— The Root (@TheRoot) June 4, 2015

Good Times is still a relevant show, but it became all about J.J. Esther Rolle took a break from the show late in its run but returned for the final season. (I'll watch the John Amos interview later.)

In tomorrow's vote, Gawker's 119 writers may become the first workers at a major new media site to unionize. My Story http://t.co/GqEZkzmtUQ

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) June 3, 2015

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/01/fish

No Justice, No Peace, Indeed

The pungent commentary of Mark Ames at NSFWCorp.com on the futility of gun control without social justice.


He is also the author of Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond (Soft Skull Press, 2005)