Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Impeachment IS Important
IMPEACH! PASS THESE VIDEOS AROUND!
Dennis Kucinich
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=DRAcenaTVkQ
..
Victor Bugliosi
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=GDAFozFn4kU&feature=related
..
Bruce Fein
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=80IphtHrFzg&feature=related
..
Robert Wexler
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=_T1ojrKhp6E&feature=related
..
Dennis Kucinich
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=DRAcenaTVkQ
..
Victor Bugliosi
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=GDAFozFn4kU&feature=related
..
Bruce Fein
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=80IphtHrFzg&feature=related
..
Robert Wexler
http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=_T1ojrKhp6E&feature=related
..
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
I hate repeating myself but...
Obama's Commitment To Israel
I can post a few more articles that I can use to back up my anti-Obama campaign but I don't know if anyone is really listening. Or maybe its just people don't want to listen. They're too proud because they found their candidate of "change". And when no real changes are made two years from now, I'm probably going to have to post a blog titled "I Told You So". I hope I won't have to, but I really love being that guy. I probably be living in Iceland by then too which would make it sweeter.
I can post a few more articles that I can use to back up my anti-Obama campaign but I don't know if anyone is really listening. Or maybe its just people don't want to listen. They're too proud because they found their candidate of "change". And when no real changes are made two years from now, I'm probably going to have to post a blog titled "I Told You So". I hope I won't have to, but I really love being that guy. I probably be living in Iceland by then too which would make it sweeter.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
You Are The Change
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
-Ghandi
I've been telling people this a lot. There are too many people putting their faith in an outside source for change. Just living off of hope. This kind of thinking has not, and will not, move the world forward in a positive direction. There is no leader to follow. You are the leader. You must take charge in your own life and practice the change in everyday life. Here are some good links you should bookmark.
Need new shoes? Check out these sites...
Simple Shoes
Toms Shoes
Eco-Friendly clothing...
Cotton Inc.
Co-op America
Useful information...
Adbusters Magazine
FreeCapitalist Project
There are so many things you can do to make changes in the world around you. You just have tow want to pursue that change.
Friday, July 11, 2008
The Ones With The Gold Make The Rules
Why I won't vote for Barack Obama:
1) He is fueling the tensions of war with Iran. The sanctions are stupid. This all has to deal with our ties in Israel and setting up military bases in Iraq. There are 160 countries in the world and the USA has bases in 130 of them. A little excessive don't you think? We need a change in our foreign policy. Instead of making threats, that are making matters worse, lets try talking and trading instead of being the world's bully.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/09/iran.usa
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/10/usforeignpolicy.iran
2) Religion should not be getting anything from our government period. Politics and religion have been going hand in hand for far too long now. And look what has happened. We have a corrupt government and a corrupt church. As much as it hurts to hear it, neither system cares about you like it once did.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/09/barackobama.religion
3) He is very unclear about his stance in Iraq. He wants to bring our troops home but "refine" his policy as time goes on. So then what is he really going to do? I mean he's making it clear that he wants to agitate the Iran situation, then he's obviously not going to bring home our troops when he is in office.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/04/barackobama.uselections2008
4) He does not support the impeachment of Bush/Cheney which blatantly shows his cowardness. Being a lawyer, you'd think he'd recognize the extreme laws the current administration has broken. And by being a lawyer, he should be standing up to defend these laws.
5) Like all the other candidates, he picks and chooses what amendments he wants to support rather than defending and protecting the US Constitution. Which is what every president is sworn in to do. He said in 2007 that he supports gun bans but after he was nominated, all the sudden he supports the second amendment? But he also supports the Patriot Act which is unconstitutional? And what about his support for another unconstitutional act H.R. 1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007?
These wars that America claim to be fighting -- drugs, terror, Iraq, and a possibly soon Iran -- are robbing the American people's money. These wars have no real substance to them. They are an illusion of safety. For the past hundred years, crime has been going up, people are becoming more unpredictable and out of control, inflation... Its been a psychological slave system. Its amazing how things have changed in the past hundred years. I've only been around for just a quarter of it but I was conscious and aware enough to see change.
Would anyone know who Edward Bernays is? This is Sigmund Freud's nephew. He sort of pioneered the Public Relations industry around 90 years ago or so. Today we usually call it marketing. He used psychology to manipulate the masses. Bernays has helped the governments of the world control the masses psychologically. So we all spend our money on things we don't need. That money usually goes to a corporation who outsources most of their jobs... Meaning that money won't go back into our country. And people wonder why our economy is failing and why our dollar is really equal to four cents. Not to mention these corporations are sponsoring politicians to pass laws to their benefit. We are indeed, slaves to the system. But when you become aware of all this, you start to question things more often.
So who's doing the robbing? Where is our stolen money going? Technically The Federal Reserve Bank. They're giving our government these outrageous loans at a high interest. So now how are they taking the money? The government uses all of the money from our Federal Income Taxes to pay off our national debt to the FRB. This national debt has been increasing rapidly ever since the Federal Reserve was created. Mainly since World War I. That is where the bankers profit the most: war. And the best part is, there is no law that says the average American worker has to pay a Federal Income Tax. Its just a way to steal our hard earned money. Don't pay your Federal Income Tax. That is your money. Don't believe me? Find the law that says the average American worker has to pay a Federal Income Tax. You might be surprised by what you find out.
The Federal Reserve isn't really Federal either. Its actually a bank created by Congress a hundred years ago. It is owned by a group independent bankers. That somehow slipped out of our history books in High School I guess. Before the FRB was created, congress made and controlled the money supply. It says so in Article 1 Section 8 of of our Constitution that Congress has the power "To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures".
This group of bankers own America. They make the laws and they start the wars. All with their endless pockets of money. The Democrats and Republicans are just puppets in their game of greed and mass control. They control everything from the news/media to the food you eat. Its time to abolish this corrupt and failing system before it collapses on us; me and you.
The President of the United States takes an oath to protect and serve the Us Constitution. For years, this Constitution has been ignored and our most recent president states "The Constitution is just a god damn piece of paper.". These are my reasons I am not voting for neither Barack Obama nor John McCain. They both take part in corrupt political parties and I would not trust either of them to uphold the Constitution and listen to the American people.
For more information on Freud's Nephew, Edward Bernays:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
For more information on the Income Tax fraud and the Federal Reserve:
And remember, when I say "more information", I don't mean all information. Open up a book if you're interested in this stuff.
1) He is fueling the tensions of war with Iran. The sanctions are stupid. This all has to deal with our ties in Israel and setting up military bases in Iraq. There are 160 countries in the world and the USA has bases in 130 of them. A little excessive don't you think? We need a change in our foreign policy. Instead of making threats, that are making matters worse, lets try talking and trading instead of being the world's bully.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/09/iran.usa
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/10/usforeignpolicy.iran
2) Religion should not be getting anything from our government period. Politics and religion have been going hand in hand for far too long now. And look what has happened. We have a corrupt government and a corrupt church. As much as it hurts to hear it, neither system cares about you like it once did.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/09/barackobama.religion
3) He is very unclear about his stance in Iraq. He wants to bring our troops home but "refine" his policy as time goes on. So then what is he really going to do? I mean he's making it clear that he wants to agitate the Iran situation, then he's obviously not going to bring home our troops when he is in office.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/04/barackobama.uselections2008
4) He does not support the impeachment of Bush/Cheney which blatantly shows his cowardness. Being a lawyer, you'd think he'd recognize the extreme laws the current administration has broken. And by being a lawyer, he should be standing up to defend these laws.
5) Like all the other candidates, he picks and chooses what amendments he wants to support rather than defending and protecting the US Constitution. Which is what every president is sworn in to do. He said in 2007 that he supports gun bans but after he was nominated, all the sudden he supports the second amendment? But he also supports the Patriot Act which is unconstitutional? And what about his support for another unconstitutional act H.R. 1955 Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007?
These wars that America claim to be fighting -- drugs, terror, Iraq, and a possibly soon Iran -- are robbing the American people's money. These wars have no real substance to them. They are an illusion of safety. For the past hundred years, crime has been going up, people are becoming more unpredictable and out of control, inflation... Its been a psychological slave system. Its amazing how things have changed in the past hundred years. I've only been around for just a quarter of it but I was conscious and aware enough to see change.
Would anyone know who Edward Bernays is? This is Sigmund Freud's nephew. He sort of pioneered the Public Relations industry around 90 years ago or so. Today we usually call it marketing. He used psychology to manipulate the masses. Bernays has helped the governments of the world control the masses psychologically. So we all spend our money on things we don't need. That money usually goes to a corporation who outsources most of their jobs... Meaning that money won't go back into our country. And people wonder why our economy is failing and why our dollar is really equal to four cents. Not to mention these corporations are sponsoring politicians to pass laws to their benefit. We are indeed, slaves to the system. But when you become aware of all this, you start to question things more often.
So who's doing the robbing? Where is our stolen money going? Technically The Federal Reserve Bank. They're giving our government these outrageous loans at a high interest. So now how are they taking the money? The government uses all of the money from our Federal Income Taxes to pay off our national debt to the FRB. This national debt has been increasing rapidly ever since the Federal Reserve was created. Mainly since World War I. That is where the bankers profit the most: war. And the best part is, there is no law that says the average American worker has to pay a Federal Income Tax. Its just a way to steal our hard earned money. Don't pay your Federal Income Tax. That is your money. Don't believe me? Find the law that says the average American worker has to pay a Federal Income Tax. You might be surprised by what you find out.
The Federal Reserve isn't really Federal either. Its actually a bank created by Congress a hundred years ago. It is owned by a group independent bankers. That somehow slipped out of our history books in High School I guess. Before the FRB was created, congress made and controlled the money supply. It says so in Article 1 Section 8 of of our Constitution that Congress has the power "To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures".
This group of bankers own America. They make the laws and they start the wars. All with their endless pockets of money. The Democrats and Republicans are just puppets in their game of greed and mass control. They control everything from the news/media to the food you eat. Its time to abolish this corrupt and failing system before it collapses on us; me and you.
The President of the United States takes an oath to protect and serve the Us Constitution. For years, this Constitution has been ignored and our most recent president states "The Constitution is just a god damn piece of paper.". These are my reasons I am not voting for neither Barack Obama nor John McCain. They both take part in corrupt political parties and I would not trust either of them to uphold the Constitution and listen to the American people.
For more information on Freud's Nephew, Edward Bernays:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
For more information on the Income Tax fraud and the Federal Reserve:
And remember, when I say "more information", I don't mean all information. Open up a book if you're interested in this stuff.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
End of Humans
The End of Humans
Here are two articles predicting the end of our species:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/apr/14/research.science2
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2033071.html
The first article says it is likely that we can could be wiped out within our life time. Most of the possible destructions all come back to us. The idea of man destroying itself is the most common idea in modern day religions. And there is still an illusion that some God or savior will come and save us from this destruction. Oh, it is not only evil that will lead us to our own destruction but the millions and millions of willfully ignorant peasants who go about their days mindlessly indulging themselves in redundant media/entertainment excitement. Greed, lust, and power are the only cares these ignorant fools have and they don't even know it... or maybe they do and are afraid to confront it. How cowardly and irresponsible.
We're at the crossroads of our species future right now. This is the century of lightning fast technological advances and powerful globalization. There are two roads we can take: evolution or damnation. Its as simple as that. Humans can either become greater beings or face their own destruction. And the only way we can overcome this, as horrible and tacky as it sounds, is through love and understanding.
The idea of love is now a lost ideology. You see it in online advertisements everyday. "A new season, a new someone". "Find your Summer fling". Love is nothing more than a commercialized product today. A product used for sex and arrogance. Then you see these young hippie kids who talk about peace and love who have no idea what peace or love are. Its merely just an excuse for drug use and hedonism. The real hippies of the 60's actually understood the ideas of peace and love and put their ideas into action. I use the term real because the movement became what it is today: a look, a style, an excuse to be apart of something. Real hippies actually came together for peace and love, not sex and drugs like you will see at any modern day festival trying to emulate Woodstock '69. Also, the drugs they use are not meant for only hallucinogenic effects but to open minds and altering consciousness. Its a quick way to get a cheap immitation of Buddhist like to call "enlightenment".
"Why must I meditate in order to achieve enlightenment?" demanded the prince of the teacher. "I can study, I can pray. I can think on issues clearly. Why this silly emptying of mind?"
"I will show you," said the teacher, taking a bucket of water into the garden under the full moon. "Now I stir the surface and what do you see?" "Ribbons of light," answered the prince. "Now wait," said the teacher setting the bucket down.
Both teacher and boy watched the calming surface of the water in the bamboo bucket for many minutes. "Now what do you see?" asked the teacher. "The moon," replied the prince.
"So, too, young master, the only way to grasp enlightenment is through a calm and settled mind."
Thanks to the government's drug propaganda campaign over the past 100 years, people like me look like villains. Instead of educating people on the real dangers of drugs, they've made up these stereotypes that teach people to judge one another. How is that fair? You can't control people's actions. There is no stopping the 16 year old kid taking his Mom's vicodin, pounding down down booze, and not waking up in the morning. The only thing we can do as a society is educate people better about stuff like that. Even though its known you're not supposed to mix pills and alcohol, people still do it. They mix other drugs as well. That is so stupid. So so so so stupid. I don't understand why anyone would do that unless they were extremely unhappy. If that is the case, it would be a reflection of society's future: drugged up and unhappy.
The year is 2008 and here we are, just as we always have been: alone. For only the past hundred years or so (not long at all) humans have been living it up without a care in the world other than what is in their personal agenda. Mainly in the West; here in the United States. It has been so easy to live, the need for a coopertive community became lost somewhere. Everyone is only worried about themselves. This selfish way of living has brought human civilization to a hault. Yes, we have become technoligically advanced and continue to do so at a very fast rate. A rate so fast, no one understands it. As a society so dependant on technology, there should be a general understanding of it. Everyone is just worried about having it and becoming overwhelmed with the pleasures it brings. Its distracted us from the connection we have with each other and the world.
Now we've come to a point where the world can no longer survive in this machine. We have to fight our way out of this advanced psychological slavery system. We have to come together and refuse to live in this failing government and economic system. The fate of our existance lies in the hands of only ourselves. Even before we could comprehend a God of some sort, we worked together to survive and its not going to change, so get over whatever petty prejudices you have. If we don't see disaster strike in our life time, then what about our children's life time? They surely will be alive to see the end of this century. Our parents and grandparents' generation have unknowingly paved a horrible future for us. Maybe it could be sited even further in the past. Either way its time to come together and change the world's direction. And it starts with you.
Stop fueling and feeding the corporate machine. You can live without them and bootleg stuff off the internet to get your fix. Buy American Appearal clothing or another American-made-sweatshop-free company. Start thinking green and make some adjustments to your way of living. Recycling is really easy. Don't be so lazy about it. You throw away your trash in seperate cans, its not rocket science. Lose that grudge you have with someone just because they have a different belief than you. Let them think what they want, but work together by communicating stuff like this and practicing the common goal: peace. Who doesn't want to save the world we live on? Selfish people, thats who. Start talking to your family and friends about real topics and not the latest episode of American Idol. You can tell how obvious it is that I don't watch TV since I can't think of a cooler name drop. I feel like if I can cut back so much and stop feeding from this machine, I feel like anyone can. I'm not special by any means. I'm sure a lot of people think I'm an idiot. Then there are a lot of people who tell me they enjoy reading what I write. Which is really weird to me because I have horrible communication skills. Maybe I'm off and on? It doesn't matter, I'm no different from anyone else. I'm only trying to become something better and it would be awesome if everyone tried to do the same. To become better, not than someone else, but better than themselves. Survival isn't a competition between each other. Come on Christians, Jesus preached love and compassion too.
People of any religion are allowed to meditate. At least to my knowledge. I believe it is important for more people to start regularly doing this. With all the chaos going on in the world, meditation is needed to see a bigger picture than the one you already know. I honestly would not suggest for everyone to try any hallucinogenic drugs because they are far too powerful and can be misused very easily without any prior research on the drug. If you're interested in trying something like that out, I'm here to answer your questions or be a guide.
Here are some links to help people learn and practice meditation:
http://www.kundaliniyoga.org- Kundalini Yoga (what I've started practing)
http://www.zenguide.com- Zen Buddhism
A great documentary on LSD:
..
I can not stress enough how important it is for everyone to make an effort to communicate honestly and openly with each other. Spread the word. Educate yourselves.
Here are two articles predicting the end of our species:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/apr/14/research.science2
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2033071.html
The first article says it is likely that we can could be wiped out within our life time. Most of the possible destructions all come back to us. The idea of man destroying itself is the most common idea in modern day religions. And there is still an illusion that some God or savior will come and save us from this destruction. Oh, it is not only evil that will lead us to our own destruction but the millions and millions of willfully ignorant peasants who go about their days mindlessly indulging themselves in redundant media/entertainment excitement. Greed, lust, and power are the only cares these ignorant fools have and they don't even know it... or maybe they do and are afraid to confront it. How cowardly and irresponsible.
We're at the crossroads of our species future right now. This is the century of lightning fast technological advances and powerful globalization. There are two roads we can take: evolution or damnation. Its as simple as that. Humans can either become greater beings or face their own destruction. And the only way we can overcome this, as horrible and tacky as it sounds, is through love and understanding.
The idea of love is now a lost ideology. You see it in online advertisements everyday. "A new season, a new someone". "Find your Summer fling". Love is nothing more than a commercialized product today. A product used for sex and arrogance. Then you see these young hippie kids who talk about peace and love who have no idea what peace or love are. Its merely just an excuse for drug use and hedonism. The real hippies of the 60's actually understood the ideas of peace and love and put their ideas into action. I use the term real because the movement became what it is today: a look, a style, an excuse to be apart of something. Real hippies actually came together for peace and love, not sex and drugs like you will see at any modern day festival trying to emulate Woodstock '69. Also, the drugs they use are not meant for only hallucinogenic effects but to open minds and altering consciousness. Its a quick way to get a cheap immitation of Buddhist like to call "enlightenment".
"Why must I meditate in order to achieve enlightenment?" demanded the prince of the teacher. "I can study, I can pray. I can think on issues clearly. Why this silly emptying of mind?"
"I will show you," said the teacher, taking a bucket of water into the garden under the full moon. "Now I stir the surface and what do you see?" "Ribbons of light," answered the prince. "Now wait," said the teacher setting the bucket down.
Both teacher and boy watched the calming surface of the water in the bamboo bucket for many minutes. "Now what do you see?" asked the teacher. "The moon," replied the prince.
"So, too, young master, the only way to grasp enlightenment is through a calm and settled mind."
Thanks to the government's drug propaganda campaign over the past 100 years, people like me look like villains. Instead of educating people on the real dangers of drugs, they've made up these stereotypes that teach people to judge one another. How is that fair? You can't control people's actions. There is no stopping the 16 year old kid taking his Mom's vicodin, pounding down down booze, and not waking up in the morning. The only thing we can do as a society is educate people better about stuff like that. Even though its known you're not supposed to mix pills and alcohol, people still do it. They mix other drugs as well. That is so stupid. So so so so stupid. I don't understand why anyone would do that unless they were extremely unhappy. If that is the case, it would be a reflection of society's future: drugged up and unhappy.
The year is 2008 and here we are, just as we always have been: alone. For only the past hundred years or so (not long at all) humans have been living it up without a care in the world other than what is in their personal agenda. Mainly in the West; here in the United States. It has been so easy to live, the need for a coopertive community became lost somewhere. Everyone is only worried about themselves. This selfish way of living has brought human civilization to a hault. Yes, we have become technoligically advanced and continue to do so at a very fast rate. A rate so fast, no one understands it. As a society so dependant on technology, there should be a general understanding of it. Everyone is just worried about having it and becoming overwhelmed with the pleasures it brings. Its distracted us from the connection we have with each other and the world.
Now we've come to a point where the world can no longer survive in this machine. We have to fight our way out of this advanced psychological slavery system. We have to come together and refuse to live in this failing government and economic system. The fate of our existance lies in the hands of only ourselves. Even before we could comprehend a God of some sort, we worked together to survive and its not going to change, so get over whatever petty prejudices you have. If we don't see disaster strike in our life time, then what about our children's life time? They surely will be alive to see the end of this century. Our parents and grandparents' generation have unknowingly paved a horrible future for us. Maybe it could be sited even further in the past. Either way its time to come together and change the world's direction. And it starts with you.
Stop fueling and feeding the corporate machine. You can live without them and bootleg stuff off the internet to get your fix. Buy American Appearal clothing or another American-made-sweatshop-free company. Start thinking green and make some adjustments to your way of living. Recycling is really easy. Don't be so lazy about it. You throw away your trash in seperate cans, its not rocket science. Lose that grudge you have with someone just because they have a different belief than you. Let them think what they want, but work together by communicating stuff like this and practicing the common goal: peace. Who doesn't want to save the world we live on? Selfish people, thats who. Start talking to your family and friends about real topics and not the latest episode of American Idol. You can tell how obvious it is that I don't watch TV since I can't think of a cooler name drop. I feel like if I can cut back so much and stop feeding from this machine, I feel like anyone can. I'm not special by any means. I'm sure a lot of people think I'm an idiot. Then there are a lot of people who tell me they enjoy reading what I write. Which is really weird to me because I have horrible communication skills. Maybe I'm off and on? It doesn't matter, I'm no different from anyone else. I'm only trying to become something better and it would be awesome if everyone tried to do the same. To become better, not than someone else, but better than themselves. Survival isn't a competition between each other. Come on Christians, Jesus preached love and compassion too.
People of any religion are allowed to meditate. At least to my knowledge. I believe it is important for more people to start regularly doing this. With all the chaos going on in the world, meditation is needed to see a bigger picture than the one you already know. I honestly would not suggest for everyone to try any hallucinogenic drugs because they are far too powerful and can be misused very easily without any prior research on the drug. If you're interested in trying something like that out, I'm here to answer your questions or be a guide.
Here are some links to help people learn and practice meditation:
http://www.kundaliniyoga.org- Kundalini Yoga (what I've started practing)
http://www.zenguide.com- Zen Buddhism
A great documentary on LSD:
..
I can not stress enough how important it is for everyone to make an effort to communicate honestly and openly with each other. Spread the word. Educate yourselves.
Human All Too Human
So here's is another part to that last blog I posted. Before you read it, I would highly recommend you watch a documentary about Fredrich Nietzsche. Its called Human All Too Human. This is sort of hard to put together. It took me awhile to get to this point in my life. Take it or leave it, but please consider it for just five minutes and think.
Human All Too Human
I grew up as a Greek Orthodox Christian. The church I went to was fairly liberal. Since I didn't go to many churches, I can only assume that the religion is overall a liberal Christian religion unlike the Roman-Catholic Church. I can say this because for a year and a half I was sent to a private Catholic school. A time in my life I can call "hell". It was weird being thrown into this new religious world because their interpretation of Christianity was so different and to be honest, I didn't like it one bit. Nonetheless, I was a Christian child. I prayed every night before I went to sleep for about six years. Every single night. But as I got older, I started losing interest. Maybe I started getting lazy. Or maybe I realized that my prayers weren't making any difference in my life. Either way, I gradually stopped praying. Though I still considered myself a Christian. I still believed in Jesus and the morals the Bible and my Sunday School teachers taught me.
When I left high school at the age of 17, I pushed to educate myself while being out of school. I didn't want to be that typical high school drop out; I wanted to pursue education in topics that I was actually interested in. I started learning more about the world around me through experience and observation. And more about history and other cultures. Ancient civilizations and their beliefs facinated me. I started to think. Something conservative churches like the Catholics DON'T want you to do. I was lucky enough to have been raised a liberal so it just made everything easier for me to understand. I had no fear of God punishing me for being curious. Soon enough though, after learning about the history of Christianity, I started to detach myself from the religion. I didn't want to be associated with the same people whom have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the name of their lord and savior. Jesus, fiction or non-fiction, frowned upon that kind of behavior. So ironic. I did not want to be associated with that kind of hypocrisy. So I opened my mind to any possibilities to seek some sort of answer.
Finally, about a year and a half ago, I completely gave up on religion. Period. I realized that it only limited people's ability to think freely. I believed that reality was subjective. That this Christian God was not going to condemn me for learning about myself and the world I live in. I wasn't going to hell for questioning his will. Why would an all-loving God do that?! I then understood that God is dead. Because of man's evolution -- creating technology, development in psychology and philosophy -- God has been killed by us. There for we need to overcome the feeling of hopelessness by reinventing the moral values that religion has been teaching humans for centuries. This is the Overhuman or Superhuman. The evolutionary being that overcomes man. Because if God is dead, we strive to become God. In a sense that is what Christianity teaches. People are taught to live like Jesus. But they use fear as a tool to control. If you remove that fear of Hell and damnation, you allow yourself to be free. And just because you're free doesn't mean you are an evil person with no moral values. You must teach yourself to be responsible for your actions and have some restraint.
This is probably all sounding like complete jibberish to some. You might have already stopped reading this out of pure disgust. All of this God is dead talk, denouncing religion, and becoming God?! How dare me! Who the hell do I think I am?! Well, this transition I made didn't happen over night. Trust me, this has been something that took years for me to come to terms with and I don't expect it to be easy for for anyone else who has strong faith in their church like I once had. I know if me eight years ago was reading this, I would be appalled by this sort of thinking. Surely Jesus Christ is our lord and savior. You must have faith! Well, I'm not fourteen years old anymore. History has showed that religion was just a tool to teach people about the world around them and later on, used to control the masses. It wasn't until the Romans used Christianity as a political tool to really start controlling the masses. Then they started using it to kill and oppress people. They burned down the greatest source of knowledge in history, The Library of Alexandria. Oh, to think about all of that knowledge they destroyed makes me even more glad that I have found the path I'm on. Even today, Christianity is still used to pedal politics and war.
Religion is something people must start to grow out of in order for our race to survive what is coming in the near future. You must understand that God or any being isn't coming down to save us from evil. We can only save us from ourselves. Don't take my word for it, do the research yourself. I encourage you to look deeper into this. Maybe its fear that keeps people away from the truth? Fear of responsibility or lack of direction? People would rather run away/ignore the fear rather than confront the problem and figure it out. Confrontation with the fact we live in a Godless world is the only way to solve the problem. If not, it will always be something you're running from till the day you die. That kind of life sounds so unfulfilling and sad. To just die without any answers, assuming you will arrive at the Gates of Heaven. There is an answer to life in a world without a God. This answer is the Overhuman. The Overhuman brings meaning to life. It is a goal for humanity. It is a progression that man must willfully make. This may sound similar to the Christian teachings of Jesus. That is what people were supposed to aim for right? To live like Jesus. But since we have killed God, the Overhuman is the new goal.
"All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment…"
Now if you've gotten this far, you are either completely disgusted, intrigued, or just think that I'm completely out of my mind. I am not going to attempt to disprove religion historically because I don't see a point to. To believe in these ancient stories is sort of childish in my eyes. Early humans made up these stories/fables in order to build a structure to life and its meaning. To give a reason for our existence and the universe around us. But the fact of the matter is, we've evolved. Look at your iPod. Look at the discovery of Quantum Mechanics. Religion is irrelevant today. We are not cavemen, nor the people of ancient Sumeria or Greece. We have a better understanding of the world and the proof is all around you. Like it or not, that is the truth. Its time for people to understand this. Its important that people understand this. Its important to look at the entire picture here. The Bush administration has used Christianity as his defense numerous times. You can't kill people and say its okay because you believe in God. If I went out, killed someone, and told everyone I did it for Jesus, that doesn't make it right. It doesn't make sense. People who believe killing in the name of their beliefs are the ones who are bat shit crazy. Not me. If you have any further interest in Nietzsche, I would highly recommend the book Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Here are some Wikipedia links you can check out as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbermensch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_is_dead
Here's a cool documentary on the Atom and Quantum Physics:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7694154455816736507&q=clash+of+titans+atoms&ei=iLpaSMXpEoqm4QLT6oSGCg
Human All Too Human
I grew up as a Greek Orthodox Christian. The church I went to was fairly liberal. Since I didn't go to many churches, I can only assume that the religion is overall a liberal Christian religion unlike the Roman-Catholic Church. I can say this because for a year and a half I was sent to a private Catholic school. A time in my life I can call "hell". It was weird being thrown into this new religious world because their interpretation of Christianity was so different and to be honest, I didn't like it one bit. Nonetheless, I was a Christian child. I prayed every night before I went to sleep for about six years. Every single night. But as I got older, I started losing interest. Maybe I started getting lazy. Or maybe I realized that my prayers weren't making any difference in my life. Either way, I gradually stopped praying. Though I still considered myself a Christian. I still believed in Jesus and the morals the Bible and my Sunday School teachers taught me.
When I left high school at the age of 17, I pushed to educate myself while being out of school. I didn't want to be that typical high school drop out; I wanted to pursue education in topics that I was actually interested in. I started learning more about the world around me through experience and observation. And more about history and other cultures. Ancient civilizations and their beliefs facinated me. I started to think. Something conservative churches like the Catholics DON'T want you to do. I was lucky enough to have been raised a liberal so it just made everything easier for me to understand. I had no fear of God punishing me for being curious. Soon enough though, after learning about the history of Christianity, I started to detach myself from the religion. I didn't want to be associated with the same people whom have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people in the name of their lord and savior. Jesus, fiction or non-fiction, frowned upon that kind of behavior. So ironic. I did not want to be associated with that kind of hypocrisy. So I opened my mind to any possibilities to seek some sort of answer.
Finally, about a year and a half ago, I completely gave up on religion. Period. I realized that it only limited people's ability to think freely. I believed that reality was subjective. That this Christian God was not going to condemn me for learning about myself and the world I live in. I wasn't going to hell for questioning his will. Why would an all-loving God do that?! I then understood that God is dead. Because of man's evolution -- creating technology, development in psychology and philosophy -- God has been killed by us. There for we need to overcome the feeling of hopelessness by reinventing the moral values that religion has been teaching humans for centuries. This is the Overhuman or Superhuman. The evolutionary being that overcomes man. Because if God is dead, we strive to become God. In a sense that is what Christianity teaches. People are taught to live like Jesus. But they use fear as a tool to control. If you remove that fear of Hell and damnation, you allow yourself to be free. And just because you're free doesn't mean you are an evil person with no moral values. You must teach yourself to be responsible for your actions and have some restraint.
This is probably all sounding like complete jibberish to some. You might have already stopped reading this out of pure disgust. All of this God is dead talk, denouncing religion, and becoming God?! How dare me! Who the hell do I think I am?! Well, this transition I made didn't happen over night. Trust me, this has been something that took years for me to come to terms with and I don't expect it to be easy for for anyone else who has strong faith in their church like I once had. I know if me eight years ago was reading this, I would be appalled by this sort of thinking. Surely Jesus Christ is our lord and savior. You must have faith! Well, I'm not fourteen years old anymore. History has showed that religion was just a tool to teach people about the world around them and later on, used to control the masses. It wasn't until the Romans used Christianity as a political tool to really start controlling the masses. Then they started using it to kill and oppress people. They burned down the greatest source of knowledge in history, The Library of Alexandria. Oh, to think about all of that knowledge they destroyed makes me even more glad that I have found the path I'm on. Even today, Christianity is still used to pedal politics and war.
Religion is something people must start to grow out of in order for our race to survive what is coming in the near future. You must understand that God or any being isn't coming down to save us from evil. We can only save us from ourselves. Don't take my word for it, do the research yourself. I encourage you to look deeper into this. Maybe its fear that keeps people away from the truth? Fear of responsibility or lack of direction? People would rather run away/ignore the fear rather than confront the problem and figure it out. Confrontation with the fact we live in a Godless world is the only way to solve the problem. If not, it will always be something you're running from till the day you die. That kind of life sounds so unfulfilling and sad. To just die without any answers, assuming you will arrive at the Gates of Heaven. There is an answer to life in a world without a God. This answer is the Overhuman. The Overhuman brings meaning to life. It is a goal for humanity. It is a progression that man must willfully make. This may sound similar to the Christian teachings of Jesus. That is what people were supposed to aim for right? To live like Jesus. But since we have killed God, the Overhuman is the new goal.
"All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment…"
Now if you've gotten this far, you are either completely disgusted, intrigued, or just think that I'm completely out of my mind. I am not going to attempt to disprove religion historically because I don't see a point to. To believe in these ancient stories is sort of childish in my eyes. Early humans made up these stories/fables in order to build a structure to life and its meaning. To give a reason for our existence and the universe around us. But the fact of the matter is, we've evolved. Look at your iPod. Look at the discovery of Quantum Mechanics. Religion is irrelevant today. We are not cavemen, nor the people of ancient Sumeria or Greece. We have a better understanding of the world and the proof is all around you. Like it or not, that is the truth. Its time for people to understand this. Its important that people understand this. Its important to look at the entire picture here. The Bush administration has used Christianity as his defense numerous times. You can't kill people and say its okay because you believe in God. If I went out, killed someone, and told everyone I did it for Jesus, that doesn't make it right. It doesn't make sense. People who believe killing in the name of their beliefs are the ones who are bat shit crazy. Not me. If you have any further interest in Nietzsche, I would highly recommend the book Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Here are some Wikipedia links you can check out as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbermensch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_is_dead
Here's a cool documentary on the Atom and Quantum Physics:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7694154455816736507&q=clash+of+titans+atoms&ei=iLpaSMXpEoqm4QLT6oSGCg
The Greatest Disappointment I've Ever Faced
Disappointment
If you didn't know, I turned 22 in March. That is 22 years I have been alive. I have memories dating back as far as 21 of them. Despite what people may think marijuana does to the memory, I have a very extensive long-term memory. Its my short-term memory that suffers. Not from weed though. It has always been horrible. Despite that, I remember a lot of feelings and emotions of the time eras.
I've been doing my own independent research and study for about a year now. I've also done a lot of self-reflecting and observing people around me. Most of us have been brought up in a world thinking America is invincible and that Christianity is the one true religion of the world. Maybe we've had some people tell us other wise in our life time but when you're a kid, that doesn't matter. You know exactly what your parents and teachers have taught you over the years is the absolute truth. This country is perfect, Europe is a vacation spot, the Middle East is always at war with each other, and China is the biggest country in the world. Yep, sounds about right to me. Except, now I'm 22. Things are different now and there are deeper truths to those statements. Things are not exactly what my parents, priests, and teachers told me they are. I am old enough to make my own decisions and want to explore what the world has to offer. Not just in entertainment but culture, knowledge, and spirituality.
I remember when the internet first came about. I couldn't tell you how old I was right away but I can remember the curiosity I had. So the computer takes up our phone line and I can look at a bunch of cool shit and play games and talk to people from around the world. Sounds pretty badass. Now the internet today is full of more information than your local library can give you. I'm not saying it rules out books in any way. Not at all! But you can find out about an endless amount of books through talking to people, new articles, essays, blogs, ect. This thing is amazing. Imagine what you would know without the internet ever coming into existence. Imagine what your life would be like. Kind of weird? Though not everything on the internet is true! But on the contrary, neither is everything you hear or read. Truth and honesty are becoming a hard commodity to come by.
When President Bush was elected in 2000, I didn't even know there was an election going on. I was in 8th/9th grade, I didn't give a shit. I just wanted to listen to blink-182, ride my bike, and play basketball. I do remember the Florida recount bullshit but I didn't know who Bush was besides that one presidents son. Sounds good to me, the guy's got family and experience. I'm sure that was the consensus of a majority of the voters, even though I was only 13/14. That just proves how childish people can be.
Here we are at the final end of her term and look what has happened. Look at the world around you. The dollar is the weakest its ever been, jobs are disappearing, we're at war with a country that had no plans to attack us and had nothing to do with 9/11, thousands and thousands of lives have been lost or are homeless, you can't travel or communicate without being watched, our military is torturing innocent Muslims in a secret prison in Guantanamo Bay, and the president has passed laws that give him a ridiculous amount of power. These are things you can not ignore because if no one wants to try to fix it, then things will only get worse.
Barack Obama... what can I say, he's a hell of a guy, isn't he? I'm being serious, he really is a great candidate... but there is one guy you should at least take the time to read about. His name rhymes with Han Yaul. There was another one named Dennis Kucinich who'll I'll mention again later. Obama is great but I can't help but to feel none of his supporters even considered looking into the other candidates. That scares me because its the same shit that got us stuck with Bush. Anyways, its still possible McCain can become our next president and let me tell you, the entire world will watch America end and its country's society come to a close. You will see journalists, musicians, artists, lawyers, and teachers be arrested for treason just because they spoke out against our government's illegal war for oil in Iraq or any other "unpatriotic" criticism. This is what is already slowly happening.
The FCC is pushing to pass a rule that will allow big media corporations to own more than one newspaper. These big media organizations are all controlled by very few people and all have the same bias news coverage. You will not be getting the full story and you sure as hell will not be getting the truth because the truth is something they do not not want you to know. They want to keep you as dumb as possible, filling up their airtime with mind numbing reality shows and strategic advertisement. Congress pushed to reject this rule but now President Bush has the opportunity to veto their rejection before he leaves office. This is what we're looking at here. This is reality.
"So what?" you ask. "Nothing I do is going to change anything", "Things will get better like always hehe", "Nothing bad could happen here. This is the most powerful country in the world!". How disappointed I am with these words. To completely ignore the world around you and to live as if you have no worries but good grades, good job, good money... Because you really need a three story, five bedroom house. With a 58" HDTV and surround sound. And a hot tub, Xbox 360, sidekick, designer clothing, the entire series of Friends, and giant gas-gussling SUV's. I'm not saying you're not allowed to want one of those things but ALL of that? Or any more than ONE of those things? Take a step back for a second and look at the world. India and China, the world's rising powers (yes, America has already sold itself out), alone hold 40% of the worlds population. We here, in the west, only are a small amount of people who consume more than anyone else in the world. And why? What is wrong with downgrading instead of upgrading? Why do we always have to have more and more?
I am disappointed. Greatly disappointed. In everyone in this country, including myself for so very long. I am not that person anymore. I have my moments but for the most part, I have completely downgraded my life. I don't drive, I don't own a cell phone, and I hardly watch TV. My only vise is this god damned computer. And maybe some Twilight Princess action but rarely. I am not saying everyone should follow what I do and be like me. I am just saying you should make a real genuine effort to downgrade your materialistic nature. That is not all I am asking of people. Sorry for sounding like such a pusher, but we need to fight for our Constitutional rights.
The Defense Authorization Act of 2007 which has already been passed well over a year ago, expands the power of the President of The United States to declare marshal law and have full control of the national guard. He can't do that can he? Well, no... unless public order is lost. Public order could mean a major national disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. The Act defines public order so broadly that it could be a number of things. The fact of the matter is, Bush has already lied to Congress and lied to us- The American people- so he could push his war. He has even ignored Congress and the American people. He has placed himself above the law and has broken it numerous times. Congressman Dennis Kucinich has recently offered 35 articles of impeachment of Bush and Cheney. You look it up on youtube to see what the articles entail. Either way, we must carry out Constitutional law, the current administration should be removed from office, they should be tried, and then executed. Because that is what is supposed to happen to people who commit vicious war crimes.
When you go to vote this November and you watch the election come to an end, watch your back. Bush and his administration isn't finished. They want to mess with the vote count. They want to stir things up. They want to know who you voted for. Why? So they can secure their power. They want to incite a national emergency. They want to send in the National Guard to keep us in our houses and keep us uneducated/ignorant. Not only will the National Guard will be deployed but the government will spend our own money on contracting Blackwater military forces to help the "secure order". Even if Obama manages to win, this fight isn't over. Bush and gang still have a lot of support on the inside.
So what do we do? How can we protect our Constitutional rights that we've all been brought up to recognize but not understand? This is our last chance to make a change before the window of opportunity is closed along with our society. There is no other choice but to gather together as one in a radical political movement. A new revolution. There is no way around it. Bush has crippled our democracy over the past EIGHT years. This time, it just can't fix itself. The Founders set up our government in which we the people can put the congress and president in check when they need to be. We are the ones held responsible to keep the order. The Founders knew this was a possibility. They knew that there was a way to overthrow their democracy. But they put the power in the hands of the people to protect their own liberty.
There is a very good book that will explain to your the importance of the Constitution and the importance of having an educated society. Its called The End of America by Naomi Wolf. Its a short and easy read and its cheap. Politics isn't as boring as you may think it is. In fact, its god damn scary. To know how fragile democracy is. To recognize the tyrants, dictators, kings, and so forth; of the past and realize how horrible it must be to live under that kind of rule. No, America won't become a violent dictatorship such as Sadam was but it can become one through documentation... and if we elect the wrong dude one day, who'll go crazy with power... who knows what they will do.
If you have read all this, I want to thank you for putting forth your time and effort. I hope you feel somewhat inspired to make a change in your views, life, or whatever. As long as you learned something and apply it, I would gain back some sense of hope that has been slipping further and further from me. Take action. Join the revolution!
Here are some organizations you should join and follow:
Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty- http://www.campaignforliberty.com
The American Freedom Campaign- http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org/
Here are some good articles to exercise with.
Kucinich- Bush Impeachment
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...fGh4QD916SHJ01
Ron Paul Steps Down- Supports Bob Barr
http://www.ajc.com/localnews/content...aign_ends.html
Adbusters- Magazine dealing with media corruption
http://www.adbusters.org/
The Great Seduction by Debt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/op...in&oref=slogin
Also, if you haven't yet, check out a interesting, but scary, movie called Zeitgeist.
www.zeitgeistmovie.com
EDIT:
H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007... If this bill is passed, freedom of speech is taken away from us. Weren't we all taught how important that means? And they want to take it away so they can fight terrorists in our country? If this bill passes,I would be considered a terrorist... an enemy combatant... I would be charged with treason and put in jail without due process. That means I wouldn't have a right to a lawyer, I wouldn't be able to see any evidence against me, I would be tortured until I admit to this crime I didn't even do, and put into a prison. Is that what you'd like to see? Do you want to see your friends who are journalist, musicians, and teachers go through this horrible oppression?
McCain AND Obama both support this. Since 9/11, have there been any terrorist attacks in this country? Terrorism is always there but its not something you can go to war with. Its not a country or a group of people, its an idea. Are we a country of three year olds? Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini all did the same thing. Create the idea that our freedom is being threatened by terrorists from within, and then made everyone a suspect using propaganda and fake documents. Remember the Yellowcake documents that the Bush administration said proved Iraq had weapons of mass destruction? No WMD's, complete bullshit.
Its almost to the point where rising up won't work anymore. We need to completely get Bush out of office and put him behind bars. He is the enemy. You can help push for impeachment by signing Dennis Kucinich's petition to force the hearings. We must make sure of this. We need to remove all of the criminals that are in our congress.
Its time for society to change its direction. Let love bring us all together despite of race or religion.
If you didn't know, I turned 22 in March. That is 22 years I have been alive. I have memories dating back as far as 21 of them. Despite what people may think marijuana does to the memory, I have a very extensive long-term memory. Its my short-term memory that suffers. Not from weed though. It has always been horrible. Despite that, I remember a lot of feelings and emotions of the time eras.
I've been doing my own independent research and study for about a year now. I've also done a lot of self-reflecting and observing people around me. Most of us have been brought up in a world thinking America is invincible and that Christianity is the one true religion of the world. Maybe we've had some people tell us other wise in our life time but when you're a kid, that doesn't matter. You know exactly what your parents and teachers have taught you over the years is the absolute truth. This country is perfect, Europe is a vacation spot, the Middle East is always at war with each other, and China is the biggest country in the world. Yep, sounds about right to me. Except, now I'm 22. Things are different now and there are deeper truths to those statements. Things are not exactly what my parents, priests, and teachers told me they are. I am old enough to make my own decisions and want to explore what the world has to offer. Not just in entertainment but culture, knowledge, and spirituality.
I remember when the internet first came about. I couldn't tell you how old I was right away but I can remember the curiosity I had. So the computer takes up our phone line and I can look at a bunch of cool shit and play games and talk to people from around the world. Sounds pretty badass. Now the internet today is full of more information than your local library can give you. I'm not saying it rules out books in any way. Not at all! But you can find out about an endless amount of books through talking to people, new articles, essays, blogs, ect. This thing is amazing. Imagine what you would know without the internet ever coming into existence. Imagine what your life would be like. Kind of weird? Though not everything on the internet is true! But on the contrary, neither is everything you hear or read. Truth and honesty are becoming a hard commodity to come by.
When President Bush was elected in 2000, I didn't even know there was an election going on. I was in 8th/9th grade, I didn't give a shit. I just wanted to listen to blink-182, ride my bike, and play basketball. I do remember the Florida recount bullshit but I didn't know who Bush was besides that one presidents son. Sounds good to me, the guy's got family and experience. I'm sure that was the consensus of a majority of the voters, even though I was only 13/14. That just proves how childish people can be.
Here we are at the final end of her term and look what has happened. Look at the world around you. The dollar is the weakest its ever been, jobs are disappearing, we're at war with a country that had no plans to attack us and had nothing to do with 9/11, thousands and thousands of lives have been lost or are homeless, you can't travel or communicate without being watched, our military is torturing innocent Muslims in a secret prison in Guantanamo Bay, and the president has passed laws that give him a ridiculous amount of power. These are things you can not ignore because if no one wants to try to fix it, then things will only get worse.
Barack Obama... what can I say, he's a hell of a guy, isn't he? I'm being serious, he really is a great candidate... but there is one guy you should at least take the time to read about. His name rhymes with Han Yaul. There was another one named Dennis Kucinich who'll I'll mention again later. Obama is great but I can't help but to feel none of his supporters even considered looking into the other candidates. That scares me because its the same shit that got us stuck with Bush. Anyways, its still possible McCain can become our next president and let me tell you, the entire world will watch America end and its country's society come to a close. You will see journalists, musicians, artists, lawyers, and teachers be arrested for treason just because they spoke out against our government's illegal war for oil in Iraq or any other "unpatriotic" criticism. This is what is already slowly happening.
The FCC is pushing to pass a rule that will allow big media corporations to own more than one newspaper. These big media organizations are all controlled by very few people and all have the same bias news coverage. You will not be getting the full story and you sure as hell will not be getting the truth because the truth is something they do not not want you to know. They want to keep you as dumb as possible, filling up their airtime with mind numbing reality shows and strategic advertisement. Congress pushed to reject this rule but now President Bush has the opportunity to veto their rejection before he leaves office. This is what we're looking at here. This is reality.
"So what?" you ask. "Nothing I do is going to change anything", "Things will get better like always hehe", "Nothing bad could happen here. This is the most powerful country in the world!". How disappointed I am with these words. To completely ignore the world around you and to live as if you have no worries but good grades, good job, good money... Because you really need a three story, five bedroom house. With a 58" HDTV and surround sound. And a hot tub, Xbox 360, sidekick, designer clothing, the entire series of Friends, and giant gas-gussling SUV's. I'm not saying you're not allowed to want one of those things but ALL of that? Or any more than ONE of those things? Take a step back for a second and look at the world. India and China, the world's rising powers (yes, America has already sold itself out), alone hold 40% of the worlds population. We here, in the west, only are a small amount of people who consume more than anyone else in the world. And why? What is wrong with downgrading instead of upgrading? Why do we always have to have more and more?
I am disappointed. Greatly disappointed. In everyone in this country, including myself for so very long. I am not that person anymore. I have my moments but for the most part, I have completely downgraded my life. I don't drive, I don't own a cell phone, and I hardly watch TV. My only vise is this god damned computer. And maybe some Twilight Princess action but rarely. I am not saying everyone should follow what I do and be like me. I am just saying you should make a real genuine effort to downgrade your materialistic nature. That is not all I am asking of people. Sorry for sounding like such a pusher, but we need to fight for our Constitutional rights.
The Defense Authorization Act of 2007 which has already been passed well over a year ago, expands the power of the President of The United States to declare marshal law and have full control of the national guard. He can't do that can he? Well, no... unless public order is lost. Public order could mean a major national disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. The Act defines public order so broadly that it could be a number of things. The fact of the matter is, Bush has already lied to Congress and lied to us- The American people- so he could push his war. He has even ignored Congress and the American people. He has placed himself above the law and has broken it numerous times. Congressman Dennis Kucinich has recently offered 35 articles of impeachment of Bush and Cheney. You look it up on youtube to see what the articles entail. Either way, we must carry out Constitutional law, the current administration should be removed from office, they should be tried, and then executed. Because that is what is supposed to happen to people who commit vicious war crimes.
When you go to vote this November and you watch the election come to an end, watch your back. Bush and his administration isn't finished. They want to mess with the vote count. They want to stir things up. They want to know who you voted for. Why? So they can secure their power. They want to incite a national emergency. They want to send in the National Guard to keep us in our houses and keep us uneducated/ignorant. Not only will the National Guard will be deployed but the government will spend our own money on contracting Blackwater military forces to help the "secure order". Even if Obama manages to win, this fight isn't over. Bush and gang still have a lot of support on the inside.
So what do we do? How can we protect our Constitutional rights that we've all been brought up to recognize but not understand? This is our last chance to make a change before the window of opportunity is closed along with our society. There is no other choice but to gather together as one in a radical political movement. A new revolution. There is no way around it. Bush has crippled our democracy over the past EIGHT years. This time, it just can't fix itself. The Founders set up our government in which we the people can put the congress and president in check when they need to be. We are the ones held responsible to keep the order. The Founders knew this was a possibility. They knew that there was a way to overthrow their democracy. But they put the power in the hands of the people to protect their own liberty.
There is a very good book that will explain to your the importance of the Constitution and the importance of having an educated society. Its called The End of America by Naomi Wolf. Its a short and easy read and its cheap. Politics isn't as boring as you may think it is. In fact, its god damn scary. To know how fragile democracy is. To recognize the tyrants, dictators, kings, and so forth; of the past and realize how horrible it must be to live under that kind of rule. No, America won't become a violent dictatorship such as Sadam was but it can become one through documentation... and if we elect the wrong dude one day, who'll go crazy with power... who knows what they will do.
If you have read all this, I want to thank you for putting forth your time and effort. I hope you feel somewhat inspired to make a change in your views, life, or whatever. As long as you learned something and apply it, I would gain back some sense of hope that has been slipping further and further from me. Take action. Join the revolution!
Here are some organizations you should join and follow:
Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty- http://www.campaignforliberty.com
The American Freedom Campaign- http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org/
Here are some good articles to exercise with.
Kucinich- Bush Impeachment
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...fGh4QD916SHJ01
Ron Paul Steps Down- Supports Bob Barr
http://www.ajc.com/localnews/content...aign_ends.html
Adbusters- Magazine dealing with media corruption
http://www.adbusters.org/
The Great Seduction by Debt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/op...in&oref=slogin
Also, if you haven't yet, check out a interesting, but scary, movie called Zeitgeist.
www.zeitgeistmovie.com
EDIT:
H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007... If this bill is passed, freedom of speech is taken away from us. Weren't we all taught how important that means? And they want to take it away so they can fight terrorists in our country? If this bill passes,I would be considered a terrorist... an enemy combatant... I would be charged with treason and put in jail without due process. That means I wouldn't have a right to a lawyer, I wouldn't be able to see any evidence against me, I would be tortured until I admit to this crime I didn't even do, and put into a prison. Is that what you'd like to see? Do you want to see your friends who are journalist, musicians, and teachers go through this horrible oppression?
McCain AND Obama both support this. Since 9/11, have there been any terrorist attacks in this country? Terrorism is always there but its not something you can go to war with. Its not a country or a group of people, its an idea. Are we a country of three year olds? Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini all did the same thing. Create the idea that our freedom is being threatened by terrorists from within, and then made everyone a suspect using propaganda and fake documents. Remember the Yellowcake documents that the Bush administration said proved Iraq had weapons of mass destruction? No WMD's, complete bullshit.
Its almost to the point where rising up won't work anymore. We need to completely get Bush out of office and put him behind bars. He is the enemy. You can help push for impeachment by signing Dennis Kucinich's petition to force the hearings. We must make sure of this. We need to remove all of the criminals that are in our congress.
Its time for society to change its direction. Let love bring us all together despite of race or religion.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)