For the past month or so, I've been really slacking in keeping up with this blog. Thank you to all who've supported me and my writing and ideas, but right now I'll be taking some time off. I work quite a bit, and in my free time I'm usually so exhausted, its hard to write a well versed post. Here and there I will be posting new things, but for now I ask that if you enjoy my blog, share it with others. Spread the word, because I'll be 100% back in action come August, when I have more time to focus. Thank you again to everyone who have read my blog, whether or not you agree with me. And that being said, I leave you with this:
The only way to effectively engage and participate in politics is to think rationally and responsibly. Question everything you're told by the establishment media, and fight for justice against those who are trying to destroy our world. We must unite, and resist. This machine is enslaving our generation, more and more every day. Most young people don't care... well, you should care. Your future is at risk. Join the resistance I am pushing for, so our futures can be great, and our world can survive.
- The Resistance.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
This Is Why Religion Is Dangerous
While people do, ultimately, make their own decisions, Harold Camping and his campaign have some responsibility in this. Luckily the children lived through this mess, but the mother and Harold Camping should be locked up for some time. Brainwashing is extremely powerful, as I have spoken about numerous times, it allows the average person to believe the unbelievable. I look forward to hear Camping's response to the situation, but at the end of the day, he has won. I just hope that in the future, society stops him before he goes too far, again.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Another Day, Another False Prophet
It seems that self-proclaimed prophet, Harold Camping, was wrong again in predicting the end of the world. After a multi-million dollar advertising campaign, his followers for the most part are left speechless, and in many cases, financially destroyed. I wrote a post about this "apocalypse" two weeks ago, explaining that it is NOT a good idea to follow religion so blindly. And that is exactly what happened with the Harold Camping Scam of 2011.
I call this a scam, but I'm not going be sympathetic with anything this man did. He created a state of fear and worry, in which many of his followers threw away their lives this past week, because they truly thought the world was ending. Families moved out of their homes, men and women quit their jobs and gave away their assets... this entire campaign was funded by donations from Camping's followers! Peoples lives have been ruined, and of course, Camping is no where to be found. Why do we allow people like him to do this? In the name of "god," he took peoples hard earned money, created social unrest, and will never have to own up to what he did. He will not be required to pay these people back the money they gave him, and because so many of these people have such strong faith, they'll continue to follow him - even when he makes his next WILD prediction years down the road.
Blind faith. Like the many other false prophets throughout history, blind faith has led thousands to their doom, physically or emotionally. Does anybody remember Jonestown? In 1978, over 900 people ended their lives, by ingesting cyanide, in the name of religion and led by a false prophet. What about the Manson Family? In the late 1960's, Charlie Manson led a group of criminals on a killing spree in Hollywood. They followed him, because he brainwashed them into believing he was a savior. On top of these, there have been hundreds of "end of days" predictions in the past century, many resulting similarly as yesterday - leaving thousands of followers completely broken, mentally and financially.
So I would like to explain, once again, that it is OKAY to question your faith. Religion can be very dangerous, with so many possible consequences in believing blindly. We saw yesterday, families around the world were left with nothing, when the world did not end. We've seen throughout history, lives destroyed and in many cases physical death as a result. So, ask questions about your faith. There is nothing evil about questioning something as powerful as religion. The only way to get truth in this life is to ask questions, and to challenge the establishment.
I call this a scam, but I'm not going be sympathetic with anything this man did. He created a state of fear and worry, in which many of his followers threw away their lives this past week, because they truly thought the world was ending. Families moved out of their homes, men and women quit their jobs and gave away their assets... this entire campaign was funded by donations from Camping's followers! Peoples lives have been ruined, and of course, Camping is no where to be found. Why do we allow people like him to do this? In the name of "god," he took peoples hard earned money, created social unrest, and will never have to own up to what he did. He will not be required to pay these people back the money they gave him, and because so many of these people have such strong faith, they'll continue to follow him - even when he makes his next WILD prediction years down the road.
Blind faith. Like the many other false prophets throughout history, blind faith has led thousands to their doom, physically or emotionally. Does anybody remember Jonestown? In 1978, over 900 people ended their lives, by ingesting cyanide, in the name of religion and led by a false prophet. What about the Manson Family? In the late 1960's, Charlie Manson led a group of criminals on a killing spree in Hollywood. They followed him, because he brainwashed them into believing he was a savior. On top of these, there have been hundreds of "end of days" predictions in the past century, many resulting similarly as yesterday - leaving thousands of followers completely broken, mentally and financially.
So I would like to explain, once again, that it is OKAY to question your faith. Religion can be very dangerous, with so many possible consequences in believing blindly. We saw yesterday, families around the world were left with nothing, when the world did not end. We've seen throughout history, lives destroyed and in many cases physical death as a result. So, ask questions about your faith. There is nothing evil about questioning something as powerful as religion. The only way to get truth in this life is to ask questions, and to challenge the establishment.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Trump 2012... oh wait!
Hold on a minute, did I just read correctly that Donald Trump isn't running for president? It really is a shame. I really thought he could win...
Okay, you got me. THANK GOODNESS! I have to admit, it will be nice not to hear his radical, insane, and irrational thoughts every week on the news, but I am saddened, because this could have been a comedians wet dream. But if you really thought Donald Trump cared about this country or its people, well I guess that makes you part of the problem.
There is a problem in America, with people using the idea of running for president as merely a name recognition builder, in which they become quite famous and popular for the short time they toy with the country on whether or not to run - making them extreme financial profits. An even larger problem is the fact that so many Americans support these frauds. If you think about it, millions of people saw Donald Trump as the answer to America's problems. Millions of Americans thought Donald Trump, a man who has driven every business he's been a part of into the dirt, could fix this country and make it great once again. Millions of Americans need their heads examined...
I knew this was a publicity stunt, I think there were a lot of people who knew... so why is this okay? Why do we allow people like Donald Trump, who is simply using the system to make a few more millions of dollars, to run for president. It is disgusting. Republicans have absolutely no problem with what Donald Trump did, which really shows their true colors. Taking peoples money and support, their hopes and dreams, and running to the bank with no care in the world. He used the system, and you want to know why its okay? Because any American can run for president. As long as you are an American citizen, a certain age, and you live here... you can become president. Maybe its the "socialist" in me, but I am very against allowing ANYONE to be the leader of 300 million people. We see this with people like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Donald Trump... complete idiots. Is it really a good idea to let just anyone run for president? Look what happened when we elected a "common guy" in George W. Bush - he ran our country into the ground with 2 wars and tax cuts for the top 1%. There used to be standards, and respect for the office of president. American government used to mean something, having values and purpose. Today, its one big shit storm after another. Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia - just a few states where local and state government is destroying the majority... after citizens elected candidates from the party of "common people." Has it ever occured to anyone, that the party of common people (Republican Party), has never really done anything for the true common people?
Lower class. Middle class. These groups make up the extreme majority in our country, in which the republicans are slowly destroying. Say goodbye to the middle class pretty soon, because the class gap is growing so quickly, soon it will be non-existent. I am afraid for the future, if Americans are continuously scammed into voting republican - especially in this day and age. Let's get this clear, republicans don't give a shit about you, unless you're rich, Christian, male, white, and straight. The common people in this country are so easily manipulated and controlled, that they will believe anything. That's what happened in Wisconsin... now those same people lost their workers rights. The same goes for Michigan and Ohio. Maybe after these last few months of chaos, Americans can finally get it through their heads that voting republican, is only going to make corporations and rich people become even richer. And maybe Americans will finally realize, that like Donald Trumps presidential ambitions, the republican party is a complete joke.
OBAMA 2012.
Okay, you got me. THANK GOODNESS! I have to admit, it will be nice not to hear his radical, insane, and irrational thoughts every week on the news, but I am saddened, because this could have been a comedians wet dream. But if you really thought Donald Trump cared about this country or its people, well I guess that makes you part of the problem.
There is a problem in America, with people using the idea of running for president as merely a name recognition builder, in which they become quite famous and popular for the short time they toy with the country on whether or not to run - making them extreme financial profits. An even larger problem is the fact that so many Americans support these frauds. If you think about it, millions of people saw Donald Trump as the answer to America's problems. Millions of Americans thought Donald Trump, a man who has driven every business he's been a part of into the dirt, could fix this country and make it great once again. Millions of Americans need their heads examined...
I knew this was a publicity stunt, I think there were a lot of people who knew... so why is this okay? Why do we allow people like Donald Trump, who is simply using the system to make a few more millions of dollars, to run for president. It is disgusting. Republicans have absolutely no problem with what Donald Trump did, which really shows their true colors. Taking peoples money and support, their hopes and dreams, and running to the bank with no care in the world. He used the system, and you want to know why its okay? Because any American can run for president. As long as you are an American citizen, a certain age, and you live here... you can become president. Maybe its the "socialist" in me, but I am very against allowing ANYONE to be the leader of 300 million people. We see this with people like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Donald Trump... complete idiots. Is it really a good idea to let just anyone run for president? Look what happened when we elected a "common guy" in George W. Bush - he ran our country into the ground with 2 wars and tax cuts for the top 1%. There used to be standards, and respect for the office of president. American government used to mean something, having values and purpose. Today, its one big shit storm after another. Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia - just a few states where local and state government is destroying the majority... after citizens elected candidates from the party of "common people." Has it ever occured to anyone, that the party of common people (Republican Party), has never really done anything for the true common people?
Lower class. Middle class. These groups make up the extreme majority in our country, in which the republicans are slowly destroying. Say goodbye to the middle class pretty soon, because the class gap is growing so quickly, soon it will be non-existent. I am afraid for the future, if Americans are continuously scammed into voting republican - especially in this day and age. Let's get this clear, republicans don't give a shit about you, unless you're rich, Christian, male, white, and straight. The common people in this country are so easily manipulated and controlled, that they will believe anything. That's what happened in Wisconsin... now those same people lost their workers rights. The same goes for Michigan and Ohio. Maybe after these last few months of chaos, Americans can finally get it through their heads that voting republican, is only going to make corporations and rich people become even richer. And maybe Americans will finally realize, that like Donald Trumps presidential ambitions, the republican party is a complete joke.
OBAMA 2012.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The GOP is Pathetic
I'm going to keep this short, since its my birthday! The GOP has really shown how pathetic they are, by voicing problems with the rapper, Common, being invited to a poetry reading at the White House. Hip hop and rap is an art form, expressing the life within lower socioeconomic neighborhoods and cities. Can it be violent? Yes. Can it express distaste for police? Yes. But that is a part of the culture. Young black males, growing up in poor areas, probably deal with extremely racist police, who practice the "watchman" style of policing - being less concerned with due process and rights, on a daily basis. There is still an extreme cultural gap, where middle to upper class white Americans cannot seem to understand the problems black Americans face all the time.
This outrage coming from the right-wing nut jobs just goes to show their lack of understanding for the lower class and the black community in general. They have no connection with art, popular culture, or really anything that doesn't have to do with businessmen, oil, and war. Republicans will never understand the civil rights ideas and social protest we've seen by men such as Tupac Shakur and groups such as N.W.A. and Public Enemy. They only see it as evil. Which is how they see the lower class black community. Evil.
This outrage coming from the right-wing nut jobs just goes to show their lack of understanding for the lower class and the black community in general. They have no connection with art, popular culture, or really anything that doesn't have to do with businessmen, oil, and war. Republicans will never understand the civil rights ideas and social protest we've seen by men such as Tupac Shakur and groups such as N.W.A. and Public Enemy. They only see it as evil. Which is how they see the lower class black community. Evil.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Misinformed and Unaware
I've really been meaning to discuss media in America, and now I'm finally getting around to it. Televised news programs are where the majority of our country gets their day to day news, and if not that, they go to those same programs' websites. Print media is pretty much dead, as technology continues to grow and change, and major news/media has been compromised by corporate America. So how can we trust the news anymore?
Over the past 30-40 years, America has grown more and more conservative in the idea that we need corporate deregulation. Even liberal representatives have supported and allowed for industry/corporations to govern much of the country, and the news media is a part of that. Every major news company is owned and regulated by a larger corporation, which may or may not allow certain things to be aired on TV. In a way, Americans are never really getting the full story, because of political bias and corporate ties to the news. Fox News, CNN, NBC, ABC - all of these are owned by giant companies, where their CEO decides what news the public gets to hear. I'll go ahead and break down how this all works, because the average American citizen has no idea.
Let's start out with Faux News, and no that's not a typo. Faux News Channel, the conservative equivalent to CNN, is a 24 hour news channel that is ranked as one of the most watched news channels in the country. It is known for the extreme conservative bias on all stories and programming, bringing in some very insane people like Bill O'Reilly and Glen Beck to host shows. But whether or not Faux tends to hire complete morons, they are controlled by a large corporation called News Corporation. Rupert Murdoch, ranked 117 wealthiest man in the world, is the CEO of News Corp. and one of the most powerful men in America. Is it really a good idea to have someone like this in charge of what news you get to hear everyday? Of course Murdoch is known for his ties to wall street, I mean he owns the Wall Street Journal! So what happens when wall street is responsible for our country's economic collapse and its bankers and CEOs receive massive bonus's and tax breaks? Well, Faux News is going to paint a very pretty picture, fabricating the truth to make the entire situation seem okay - which is what they do every day, fabricate the truth.
But its not just the conservatives who are in the wrong here. CNN, a very liberal media, is responsible for political bias as well. Owned by Time Warner (another large media conglomerate), CNN usually brings a very liberal spin on its stories. Time Warner runs a large portion of the entertainment industry in America, including Warner Bros Studios, HBO, Time Magazine, etc. This large company controls the news it allows to be aired on its programming just like News Corp. does with Faux, which allows for the viewer to not get the truth in news.
Now a recent example of this would be with NBC. NBC, of course, is another liberal news channel. After the public found out that General Electric, one of America's largest corporations, paid no taxes in 2010 after gaining $14 billion dollars in revenue - NBC remained the only news programming not to cover the story. Why is that? Because GE owns NBC. How can we trust our news programming if large corporations get to dictate, what is acceptable news and what isn't?
Broken down a little more, there are basically 6 corporations that run the ENTIRE entertainment industry, who in turn also run a large portion of America. News Corporations, Time Warner, Walt Disney Company, Viacom, General Electric, and CBS Corporation - all have divided up the entertainment industry in America across the board. They own the film companies, the record labels, the TV programming - if you turn on your TV and go through every single channel, chances are that these six companies own 90% of your stations.
On top of entertainment ownership, which is the tip of the iceberg, these corporations have their hands in much more. They produce, own rights to, or distribute internet capabilities and energy resources, and even have a strong influence in politics. With six major corporations, comes basically 6 CEOs (some companies have more than others, this is just for example) - which is 6 people to control everything you watch on TV, everything you hear on the radio, and everything you see in a movie theater. 6 people! Do you really want your entertainment and world knowledge being controlled by 6 people? I know I don't. There is a reason we have such a divided nation. There is a reason we have such a misinformed nation. The establishment media in our country has been compromised and is merely used to keep Americans asleep, while corporations like these dictate our daily lives.
Over the past 30-40 years, America has grown more and more conservative in the idea that we need corporate deregulation. Even liberal representatives have supported and allowed for industry/corporations to govern much of the country, and the news media is a part of that. Every major news company is owned and regulated by a larger corporation, which may or may not allow certain things to be aired on TV. In a way, Americans are never really getting the full story, because of political bias and corporate ties to the news. Fox News, CNN, NBC, ABC - all of these are owned by giant companies, where their CEO decides what news the public gets to hear. I'll go ahead and break down how this all works, because the average American citizen has no idea.
Let's start out with Faux News, and no that's not a typo. Faux News Channel, the conservative equivalent to CNN, is a 24 hour news channel that is ranked as one of the most watched news channels in the country. It is known for the extreme conservative bias on all stories and programming, bringing in some very insane people like Bill O'Reilly and Glen Beck to host shows. But whether or not Faux tends to hire complete morons, they are controlled by a large corporation called News Corporation. Rupert Murdoch, ranked 117 wealthiest man in the world, is the CEO of News Corp. and one of the most powerful men in America. Is it really a good idea to have someone like this in charge of what news you get to hear everyday? Of course Murdoch is known for his ties to wall street, I mean he owns the Wall Street Journal! So what happens when wall street is responsible for our country's economic collapse and its bankers and CEOs receive massive bonus's and tax breaks? Well, Faux News is going to paint a very pretty picture, fabricating the truth to make the entire situation seem okay - which is what they do every day, fabricate the truth.
But its not just the conservatives who are in the wrong here. CNN, a very liberal media, is responsible for political bias as well. Owned by Time Warner (another large media conglomerate), CNN usually brings a very liberal spin on its stories. Time Warner runs a large portion of the entertainment industry in America, including Warner Bros Studios, HBO, Time Magazine, etc. This large company controls the news it allows to be aired on its programming just like News Corp. does with Faux, which allows for the viewer to not get the truth in news.
Now a recent example of this would be with NBC. NBC, of course, is another liberal news channel. After the public found out that General Electric, one of America's largest corporations, paid no taxes in 2010 after gaining $14 billion dollars in revenue - NBC remained the only news programming not to cover the story. Why is that? Because GE owns NBC. How can we trust our news programming if large corporations get to dictate, what is acceptable news and what isn't?
Broken down a little more, there are basically 6 corporations that run the ENTIRE entertainment industry, who in turn also run a large portion of America. News Corporations, Time Warner, Walt Disney Company, Viacom, General Electric, and CBS Corporation - all have divided up the entertainment industry in America across the board. They own the film companies, the record labels, the TV programming - if you turn on your TV and go through every single channel, chances are that these six companies own 90% of your stations.
On top of entertainment ownership, which is the tip of the iceberg, these corporations have their hands in much more. They produce, own rights to, or distribute internet capabilities and energy resources, and even have a strong influence in politics. With six major corporations, comes basically 6 CEOs (some companies have more than others, this is just for example) - which is 6 people to control everything you watch on TV, everything you hear on the radio, and everything you see in a movie theater. 6 people! Do you really want your entertainment and world knowledge being controlled by 6 people? I know I don't. There is a reason we have such a divided nation. There is a reason we have such a misinformed nation. The establishment media in our country has been compromised and is merely used to keep Americans asleep, while corporations like these dictate our daily lives.
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