COMMENTS REGARDING LINKS

Those of you (probably a relatively modest number) who have looked at one or more entries in this BLOG, may have wondered why the LINKS that appear in these entries seem to lead almost exclusively to the same source.

A roundabout explanation is that we subscribe to the Chinese view of History (i.e. that history tends to be CYCLICAL... sort of like the events depicted in the movie 'Groundhog Day' ) and that major themes have a way of repeating themselves. We therefore refer BACK to other essays that have already addressed the same thematic content that appears in our entries.

Granted that there are nuances that make things a little bit different as new events take place and new information comes in (a phenomenon calling for a Bayesian updating strategy), but previous takes on very similar matters are worth noting. They continue to be relevant for the most part.

Here's a point of access to the INDEX of the SOURCE to the links:

* GATEWAY TO ON-LINE OP-ED BLOG 'BOOK'
SEE: http://members.fortunecity.com/veritas1/index.html

Here's a link to the LAST POST on the previous BLOG:

* PARTING THOUGHTS (12-31-04)
http://members.fortunecity.com/veritas1/aopedp12.html#PART12DEC05

Here's an excerpt from the last entry into the previous BLOG:

"This is our last entry into this particular blog collection. Along with its index, this amounts to exactly 1000 pages of a PDF format 'book'. Further comments will be posted elsewhere."

* GATEWAY TO NEW (gnu) CYNICAL11 BLOG I
http://cynical11.tblog.com

* GATEWAY TO NEW (gnu) CYNICAL11 BLOG II (currently inactive)
http://ebloggy.com/cynical11

* GATEWAY TO showit2me CYNICAL11 BLOG III
http://showit2me.blogspot.com

"As we pointed out at a similar temporal demarcation point in the past (2002), the content of these 1000 pages really consists of variations on a few persistent themes, continually replayed in new contexts. Most of these themes can be traced back to the treatise on the SCUM of THE 60's and the treatise on MONICA."

* WHAT GOES AROUND.... [526]
http://members.fortunecity.com/veritas1/aopedpt7.html#PART7CB7099

* SCUM of the 60's
http://members.fortunecity.com/veritas1/scum.html

* MONICA
http://members.fortunecity.com/veritas1/monica.html

"These comments in turn are characterized by a grave concern for 'double standards' and 'lack of symmetry' and 'basic unfairness' and 'bigorty and intolerance' and 'relentless attempts to gain totalitarian and dictatorial kontrol' and 'contempt for democracy and the will of the people' and finally by the overarching description of all this and more, which we refer to as the 'A-Factor'."

* THE 'A FACTOR' (11-11-04)
http://members.fortunecity.com/veritas1/aopedp12.html#PART12NOV03

"These traits are exhibited by the current incarnation of DEMS and their IRON TRIANGLE of lapdogs (apparently the DEMS have large laps) consisting of the unelected and unaccountable INFORMATION OLIGOPLOY of MEDIA and POP (and other variants of what passes today for) CULTURE and LEARNING, the LEFTIST LEGALISTAS, and ORGANIZED LABOR.

The continuation of this blog will address these themes as they arise in events that are as yet unforseen."