1999-12-04 Richard Moore Friends, Wow! We’ve got a very productive discussion going. I have the greatest respect for those who have been contributing – we are ‘collaborating via discussion’, not ‘arguing’. Since this is going to several lists, everyone’s contributions are repeated here. I’ll try to put them in an order such that they help … Read more…

1999-12-03 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Delivered-To: moderator for •••@••.••• Delivered-To: moderator for •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 17:32:02 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) Subject: FW: Collateral Damage in Seattle —–Forwarded Message—– Collateral Damage in Seattle Report from Portland student Jim Desyllas (posted 12-2-99) Called-in from a pay phone outside Seattle. Wed., 7:30 pm … Read more…

1999-12-03 Richard Moore Friends, Sorry to be posting so many things, BUT… – there’s a lot going on – i will soon need to turn to other projects The events in Seattle may turn out to be historic. They could possibly be the symbolic beginning of the revolution that overthrows capitalism. Lots of other beginnings … Read more…

1999-12-02 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “Boudewijn Wegerif” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: SV: cj#1022,rn-> Readers talk about propaganda Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 01:28:43 +0200 Dear Richard, A really interesting and useful posting. It gives an idea for a possible publication – – One writes a few paragraphs and asks for comments. Nice one. Thanks. Boudewijn. … Read more…

1999-12-01 Richard Moore Dear cj, If you want to stay up-to-date on Seattle, subscribe to the renaissance-network list. Also: the great article by Chossudovsky is now on our website: http://cyberjournal.org Thanks to Robert for the following! rkm . ============================================================================ Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 15:03:03 +1300 From: Robert Gregory <•••@••.•••> Organization: Massey University MIME-Version: 1.0 … Read more…

1999-11-28 Richard Moore Dear friends, We got lots of interesting responses regarding propaganda. I’m combining the responses from both lists. I’ll skip publishing anything tomorrow so you’ll have a couple days to look through this long posting. Read at your own risk! The range of viewpoints is considerable! rkm ============================================================================ Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 … Read more…

1999-11-27 Richard Moore Dear friends, I’m working on my chapter on propaganda. I want to convey the depth of the propaganda ocean we live under. One can make a list of the lies, or give examples of the lies, but that doesn’t really tell the story. The metaphor of the ‘fish in water’ helps some. … Read more…

1999-11-26 Richard Moore Dear cj, In cj#1017, Austin <•••@••.•••> had said: …when we inherit (the mildest word handy) this industrialized behemoth, we won’t be able to chop it all up into mom and pop enterprises tomorrow. There will have to be an interim economic system, part of which would almost certainly have to endure permanently. … Read more…

1999-11-25 Richard Moore 11/25/1999, james clarke wrote: >Chossudovsky’s article is excellent, I’m trying to work with it by >excerpting parts. If you can do so would you try sending that article to >www.antiwar.com I think it would make an excellent article for them. If >you are not familiar with that website it is very effective … Read more…

1999-11-25 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:05:41 -0500 X-Sender: •••@••.••• Mime-Version: 1.0 To: •••@••.••• From: Snezana Vitorovich <•••@••.•••> Subject: Michel Chossuvosky:Disarming the NWO SEATTLE AND BEYOND: DISARMING THE NEW WORLD ORDER by Michel Chossudovsky Professor of Economics at the University of Ottawa and author of The Globalization of Poverty, Impacts of IMF … Read more…

1999-11-23 Richard Moore Dear cj, I hope this posting gets to you. I’m posting indirectly via another account while I’m visiting my family on Kauai. Will be in San Francisco from Jan 12 to Feb 12. Write to me if you might want to get together. rkm ============================================================================ Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 22:11:00 -0600 … Read more…

1999-11-18 Richard Moore Dear friends, I am pleased to announce that an entirely new draft of my long-awaited book is now online! (:>) I wanted to get it out there before Seattle, in case it might be of some use to those who will be strategizing there. It can be found at: http://cyberjournal.org/cdr/gri/gri.html The table … Read more…

1999-11-18 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “Vadim Bondar” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: a posting from the past… Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 01:45:44 EST Hi Richard, It was lovely that you posted the first cj message. And since it had a date, I’ve got an astrological chart for cj. Just for fun. Here are the … Read more…

1999-11-18 Richard Moore Dear cj, I’ve found myself in an ongoing debate with someone who wants me to convert to marxism. A recent message argued that the growing gap between rich & poor pointed to the validity of the class-struggle model. The argument also suggeseted we must make up our minds between socialism and capitalism. … Read more…

1999-11-17 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:09:52 -0800 From: APFN <•••@••.•••> Organization: APFN http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb77532 To: APFN ONELIST <•••@••.•••> Subject: [Fwd: PARABLE OF THE MONEY—-A TRUE STORY] [APFN] TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS EMAIL LIST HIT REPLY AND TYPE REMOVE IN SUBJECT LINE: MONEY & TIME: YOU EITHER HAVE TOO MUCH OR TOO … Read more…

1999-11-17 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Copyright (C) 1999, Richard K. Moore, All Rights Reserved ———————————————————————— 4. Societal destabilization and the neoliberal revolution ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In this investigation we have so far identified a single revolutionary shift: the shift in thinking of an elite inner-circle of U.S. policy planners that occurred during the war years. This shift led … Read more…

1999-11-12 Richard Moore Dear cj, Over the years I’ve found Parveez’ reporting to be quite reliable. He seems to have whistleblowers in various intelligence services who tip him off on major events, such as the Diana assassination, right after they happen. I don’t always agree with Parveez’ analysis as to _why the events happen, but … Read more…

1999-11-12 Richard Moore Dear cj, I was checking my files to find out when the cj list started. The earliest message I could find is the one below from Jan 1995. I was struck by the themes covered in this posting. Most of what we’ve discussed since is touched on here. Some of the ideas … Read more…

1999-11-10 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 17:45:08 -0500 From: Nurev Ind Research <•••@••.•••> Organization: Nurev Independent Research To: cyberjournal <•••@••.•••>, Activist List Mail to <•••@••.•••> CC: conspiracy theory research list <•••@••.•••>, Eternera <•••@••.•••> Subject: Upcoming WTO counter coverage. Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * … Read more…

1999-11-10 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Copyright (C) 1999, Richard K. Moore, All Rights Reserved ———————————————————————— Epilogue – an insane world on the brink of collapse Only when the last tree has died And the last river been poisoned And the last fish caught Will we realize that we cannot eat money. – The Cree When an … Read more…

1999-11-08 Richard Moore Dear cj, Even here in Ireland (or the UK) it is not easy to understand what’s going on behind-the-scenes in the peace process, nor to predict the outcome of that process – despite frequent ‘in depth’ reporting. Elsewhere the coverage is probably more spotty and is most likely spun for local consumption. … Read more…

1999-11-07 Richard Moore Dear cj, A point of view worth understanding. rkm ============================================================================ Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 23:21:38 -0800 From: APFN <•••@••.•••> Organization: APFN http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb77532 To: •••@••.•••, APFN ONELIST <•••@••.•••>, ChristianPatriot <•••@••.•••> Subject: The “police state” isn’t just philosophical chatter anymore . . . “In the beginning of a change, The Patriot is a … Read more…

1999-11-04 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Introduction A revolution in progress – another in the wings? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ – •••@••.••• ———————————————————————— Societies evolve continually. Sometimes they evolve through imperceptible minor changes – whose effects are only gradually noticed. In other cases, sudden shifts occur – changing the very structure and dynamics of society in fundamental ways. When the … Read more…

1999-10-30 Richard Moore Dear cj, Perhaps you recall cj#996, ‘democracy & revolution – the means are the ends’. “M” and I had a chat about that, and I pointed out that in the model I presented, there were no positions of power, no delegation of power to leaders. It’s a non-hierarchical system. People in positions … Read more…

1999-10-29 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> To: “Social Movements List” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: the possibility of mass movement [Laurence] Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 02:35:12 +0000 Reply-to: •••@••.••• Dear Laurence, 10/27/1999, you wrote: if I tend to respond “well, activists know this” it’s because I have this sense sometimes that you want … Read more…

1999-10-27 Richard Moore Dear cj and rn, I am now undertaking the task of writing an extended article for inclusion in an upcoming issue of Socialist Review – “Globalization and the Revolutionary Imperative”. The article will be organized slightly differently than my planned book, but it covers the same scope, and it can be considered … Read more…

1999-10-25 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Delivered-To: mailing list •••@••.••• Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 08:58:30 -0300 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Jan Slakov) Subject: rn: starting the revolution Dear RN, Richard’s posting to us, “rkm re: facing eco-collapse and preparing for it” [on cj it was called “Global Collapse and the Capitalist End-Game”] is classic rkm: not … Read more…

1999-10-24 Richard Moore Global Collapse and the Capitalist End-Game – a dialog about the collapse of the world sytem (c) rkm 1999 X: “Things ARE going to change. The current system is going to collapse catastrophically.” Dear X, The ‘capitalist system’ is our self-appointed ‘system governor’ – it makes the rules and governs the operation … Read more…

1999-10-22 Richard Moore Dear cj, I’d like to share with you this posting from the rn list. I’ll have some things to say about it tomorrow, but I’d like you to have a chance to think about it first. all the best, rkm BTW> notice that we are hereby ending our first millenium – of … Read more…

1999-10-21 Richard Moore Dear cj, A good rule of thumb seems to be: if the US government is _for something, then then there must be something really wrong with it; if they’re _against something, then it probably has a lot to be said for it. rkm ============================================================================ To: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:42:08 … Read more…

1999-10-20 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 14:42:20 -0400 To: •••@••.••• From: “Edward A. Plunkett” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: democracy & revolution – the means are the ends Hello, Richard, John Lowry picked up your great article from CyberJournal and forwarded it to our (still existing) AfD discussion list. Another subscriber to the list, … Read more…

1999-10-15 Richard Moore Dear cj, Some interesting threads have been developing on the social-movements list. Here’s the latest contribution I sent in, in response to comments by Tom Cahill. yours, rkm ============================================================================ To: •••@••.••• From: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: social movement theories [Tom Cahill] – electoral process 10/13/1999, Tom Cahill wrote: I tend … Read more…

1999-10-12 Richard Moore Dear cj, Christopher has taken the time to respond to my previous words regarding marxism. I find the debate somewhat puzzling since he and I probably have little fundamental disagreement about the kind of economics and politics that the world is in need of. I suppose if I’d written about ‘Why I’m … Read more…

1999-10-11 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “Chris” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Cc: Margaret Wyles <•••@••.•••> Sent: October 7, 1999 6:05 PM Mr. Moore, I have been following the exchanges on this discussion site and felt compelled to put in my two cents worth. You have mentioned several times that it’s unfortunate that the left and right don’t … Read more…

1999-10-09 Richard Moore Dear cj, Below we read that a Vietnam-style conflict seems to be developing in Columbia. With this kind of thing going on, it amazes me how so many of my liberal friends continue to scoff at any hint of the possibility of ‘conspiracy’ or ‘media censorship’. rkm ============================================================================ Date: Fri, 08 Oct … Read more…

1999-10-07 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 12:59:16 EDT Subject: Re: cj#991> dialog re: radical mass movement To: •••@••.••• Dear cj, I enjoyed reading the dialog on a mass social-democratic movement. Many of the issues you have raised are ones which resonate deeply with me. I contributed several articles to activ-l … Read more…

1999-10-04 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 20:10:16 -0400 To: •••@••.••• From: “David Langille, Centre for Social Justice” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#990> why a ‘non socialist’ thinks we need a radical mass movement… Dear cj, This last debate caught my attention… While I applaud the emphasis that you put on politics and the … Read more…

1999-10-01 Richard Moore Dear cj, The essay about not being a ‘socialist’ sparked a number of responses, most of which are included below these remarks. Two were defenses of socialism and one suggested that “the obvious alternative to socialism is Natural Capitalism – as advanced by the Rocky Mountain Institute”. Two said the answer to … Read more…

1999-09-28 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: •••@••.••• Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:03:44 EDT Subject: SPANISH FORENSIC EXPERTS SAY NO SERB GENOCIDE! To: •••@••.••• MIME-Version: 1.0 Spanish experts see no Serbian genocide in Kosovo by Pablo Ordaz commentary by Jared Israel (revised 9-27-99) [The website http://www.emperors-clothes.com encourages everyone to reproduce the following report in full including … Read more…

1999-09-27 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “Wyles, Margaret” <•••@••.•••> To: “‘•••@••.•••'” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Jeff Gates’ Book Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:24:11 -0700 Richard: I reread with interest the intellectual sparring match you had with Mr. Gates. I haven’t read his book, nor would I. Just the list of people praising the work convinced me there … Read more…