Riff Raff (Alfalfa Male)
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Mixing #quotes #music & #lyrics with some political satire. Mostly #HardRock #HeavyMetal #ClassicRock. Here to have some fun after eXodus!
“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” - Gustave Flaubert (Madame Bovary) #quote
February 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” - Gustave Flaubert (Madame Bovary) #quote
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"Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now." - Arnold J. Toynbee #quote
December 10, 2024 at 11:05 AM
"Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now." - Arnold J. Toynbee #quote
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"Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood before evolution not helper but destroyer, not healer but parasite." ~ Richard Bach #quote
December 10, 2024 at 11:22 AM
"Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood before evolution not helper but destroyer, not healer but parasite." ~ Richard Bach #quote
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"Every new stroke of civilization has cost the lives of countless brave men, who have fallen defeated by the dragon, in their efforts to win the apples of the Hesperides, or the fleece of gold." ~ D. H. Lawrence #quote
December 10, 2024 at 11:24 AM
"Every new stroke of civilization has cost the lives of countless brave men, who have fallen defeated by the dragon, in their efforts to win the apples of the Hesperides, or the fleece of gold." ~ D. H. Lawrence #quote
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December 8, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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"It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man." - Thomas Paine #quote
December 8, 2024 at 11:05 AM
"It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man." - Thomas Paine #quote
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"The Bible has noble poetry in it... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies." - Mark Twain #quote
December 8, 2024 at 11:04 AM
"The Bible has noble poetry in it... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies." - Mark Twain #quote
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"If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." - Bible #quote
December 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM
"If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." - Bible #quote
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"Human history began as an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience. At this point in history the capacity to doubt, to criticize and to disobey may be all that stands between a future for mankind and the end of civilization." - Erich Fromm #quote
December 3, 2024 at 3:37 PM
"Human history began as an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience. At this point in history the capacity to doubt, to criticize and to disobey may be all that stands between a future for mankind and the end of civilization." - Erich Fromm #quote
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"Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly & in large numbers; who want to consume more & more; & whose tastes are standardized & can be easily influenced & anticipated... what is the outcome? Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow man & from nature." - Erich Fromm #quote
December 3, 2024 at 3:36 PM
"Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly & in large numbers; who want to consume more & more; & whose tastes are standardized & can be easily influenced & anticipated... what is the outcome? Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow man & from nature." - Erich Fromm #quote
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Welcome in 1967 with The Who, The Move & Syd's Floyd. I can think of worse places to be...
December 7, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Welcome in 1967 with The Who, The Move & Syd's Floyd. I can think of worse places to be...
South Korea President Yoon Declares Martial Law www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
South Korea President Yoon Declares Martial Law www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
I came up with a litmus test for Politicians & immediately realized what is passing for Reporters & Journalists need the same test! DEFINE Fascism, Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Socialism, Communism, & Anarchy. How many Talking Heads & Politicians would pass? #MSNBC #CNN #foXnews
December 2, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Better chance of finding #Bigfoot here than #MAGA but.. Kash Patel is part of #TheDeepState not fighting it. Any legitimate investigation into them starts with new 9/11 investigations & ends with repealing the #PatriotAct. #MAGA so indoctrinated it's stunning.. WTH you all doing? #NeverForget.
December 2, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Better chance of finding #Bigfoot here than #MAGA but.. Kash Patel is part of #TheDeepState not fighting it. Any legitimate investigation into them starts with new 9/11 investigations & ends with repealing the #PatriotAct. #MAGA so indoctrinated it's stunning.. WTH you all doing? #NeverForget.