Corporate money (millions of it) going to finance a big party where old white men can get drunk and make promises that screw the middle class...
Seriously, what is this bullshit?
We work in our dead-end jobs, slaving away just so our executive bosses can blow the company surplus on wooing politicians so they in turn can make more money? Does that sound fucked up to anyone else? Wouldn't that money be better spent on health-care benefits, better wages, and better working conditions for your workers? Maybe if there was a law to prevent corporate contributions to politics, this would stop. OH WAIT, there is one, it's just got a loophole no one wants to fix because it would risk their "buddy-buddy" perks. Funny, that. Also funny that no media coverage is allowed inside these big lobbyist orgies so as not to disgust the audience too much. We can't have that, now can we?
For all you "Obama is the messiah" people out there: last time I looked, he's the Democratic nominee, and this is the Democratic National Convention. This is why I'm an independent; the whole system is fucked, just like we as workers are continually fucked over by the companies we work for.
That's your Commie education for the day; go read up on Marxism/Leninism if you want to know more. ;-)
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
"60 Minutes" interviews 2 homophobic assholes
First off, here's what I'm referencing:
Can you believe this shit?
"Men would die that would not have otherwise done so" if gays serve in the military? You better be fucking pulling my leg. I can't think he honestly believes that; looks like another case of military hoo-rah brainwashing to me.
"I can't work with someone I find morally and socially repugnant."
I find you repugnant, jerk-off. Even if you don't agree with their lifestyle does not mean you should go crying to the media and just expose what an ignorant, close-minded fool you are. I'm going to call the WAHHHHHHHH-mbulance for you, OK?
By the way, I don't care if you come from some backward, back-woods part of the country where everyone hates "Dem niggers and fags", you need to educate yourself before putting on that uniform. Have some goddamn integrity.
Can you believe this shit?
"Men would die that would not have otherwise done so" if gays serve in the military? You better be fucking pulling my leg. I can't think he honestly believes that; looks like another case of military hoo-rah brainwashing to me.
"I can't work with someone I find morally and socially repugnant."
I find you repugnant, jerk-off. Even if you don't agree with their lifestyle does not mean you should go crying to the media and just expose what an ignorant, close-minded fool you are. I'm going to call the WAHHHHHHHH-mbulance for you, OK?
By the way, I don't care if you come from some backward, back-woods part of the country where everyone hates "Dem niggers and fags", you need to educate yourself before putting on that uniform. Have some goddamn integrity.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
These things are bullshit.
So I watched a little video the other day called "Zeitgeist"; many of you have probably heard of it or seen it. If you haven't, stop reading right now and download it. It's 2 hours that's far better spent watching it than some "let's make ourselves look like idiots for money" reality show or Scary Movie XII or whatever the fuck they're on now (read books instead; you might find yourself getting smarter).
I must say that while I don't agree with everything in the movie, it is great food for thought and certainly generates a stronger reaction than any other media I have seen in quite a while. I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist, but what is said about 9/11 is more than plausible and frankly wouldn't surprise me in the least. I found the religion section quite amusing, mainly because they stretch believability pretty far to make their point. I think religion is unnecessary in the modern world anyway, but I don't think the history of theistic beliefs is nearly as cut and dry as they make it out to be. But whatever, I can't change the beliefs of billions of people with my words, so let's move on.
The most incendiary section is the one on private capitalist interests and how they drive the government and especially foreign policy. Now, to any educated person, this is not news; we know the government has ceased to be a true "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" democracy for over a century, maybe more. But it really pissed me off to hear quotes and eye-witness accounts of powerful people throughout history exploiting those below them for one thing: $$$. The program makes a powerful point about the Federal Reserve Bank and the way our politics is filtered through a profit-maximizing directive. Again, I don't know if there's really an evil Axis of Bankers with a worldwide conspiracy on their hands (I don't think groups of people are capable of being that smart; I always say an individual's IQ should be divided by the number of people in that group), but a lot of it makes emotional, intuitive sense, if not logical sense. And if I wasn't filing an income tax return before, and I wasn't, I'm sure as hell not filing one now.
But the best is yet to come! My favorite part was the one on the media. I hate the media for the most part; they degrade our culture (or what's left of it) and keep America on the bottom rung intellectually. I do believe the media is influenced by the government, which is in turn influenced by corporations, ergo: we are shown what the money-makers want us to see, nothing more. You have to make an effort to seek out alternative and underground sources of information, as they are the only reliable ones in this world. 90% of TV is bullshit. Most mainstream Hollywood movies are bullshit. The majority of the NY Times bestseller list is bullshit. What is left of talk/news radio is bullshit (save NPR/Democracy Now). They don't call them muckrakers for nothing (yes, I know the true definition is different; it's called a pun). My point is to be a skeptic and find your own answers; Americans have a bad habit of being lazy and accepting whatever is easiest to hear.
Fact: the truth is not easy, it is usually the hardest thing in the world to take.
I must say that while I don't agree with everything in the movie, it is great food for thought and certainly generates a stronger reaction than any other media I have seen in quite a while. I'm not much of a conspiracy theorist, but what is said about 9/11 is more than plausible and frankly wouldn't surprise me in the least. I found the religion section quite amusing, mainly because they stretch believability pretty far to make their point. I think religion is unnecessary in the modern world anyway, but I don't think the history of theistic beliefs is nearly as cut and dry as they make it out to be. But whatever, I can't change the beliefs of billions of people with my words, so let's move on.
The most incendiary section is the one on private capitalist interests and how they drive the government and especially foreign policy. Now, to any educated person, this is not news; we know the government has ceased to be a true "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" democracy for over a century, maybe more. But it really pissed me off to hear quotes and eye-witness accounts of powerful people throughout history exploiting those below them for one thing: $$$. The program makes a powerful point about the Federal Reserve Bank and the way our politics is filtered through a profit-maximizing directive. Again, I don't know if there's really an evil Axis of Bankers with a worldwide conspiracy on their hands (I don't think groups of people are capable of being that smart; I always say an individual's IQ should be divided by the number of people in that group), but a lot of it makes emotional, intuitive sense, if not logical sense. And if I wasn't filing an income tax return before, and I wasn't, I'm sure as hell not filing one now.
But the best is yet to come! My favorite part was the one on the media. I hate the media for the most part; they degrade our culture (or what's left of it) and keep America on the bottom rung intellectually. I do believe the media is influenced by the government, which is in turn influenced by corporations, ergo: we are shown what the money-makers want us to see, nothing more. You have to make an effort to seek out alternative and underground sources of information, as they are the only reliable ones in this world. 90% of TV is bullshit. Most mainstream Hollywood movies are bullshit. The majority of the NY Times bestseller list is bullshit. What is left of talk/news radio is bullshit (save NPR/Democracy Now). They don't call them muckrakers for nothing (yes, I know the true definition is different; it's called a pun). My point is to be a skeptic and find your own answers; Americans have a bad habit of being lazy and accepting whatever is easiest to hear.
Fact: the truth is not easy, it is usually the hardest thing in the world to take.
Friday, May 23, 2008
We need a revolt.
It's been a while, I apologize for that, but it wasn't until now that I found some inspiration.
OK, so I was watching ABC News just now, and their top stories all involve the rising costs of Memorial Day festivities. Jet fuel has risen 91%, gas prices are up by, well, a lot, and even things like hot dogs and buns are up by at least 20%. The class gap is widening before my eyes as people can't afford to drive anywhere while the Exxon executives swim in a pile totaling $40 billion.
Then, the real bombshell dropped. There was a story about the booming mortgage foreclosure industry, and Charlie Gibson says something to the effect of: "The misfortunes of some become opportunities for others." He said it in such a nonchalant way that it made me scream in my head: "AND WE'RE OK WITH THIS!?!?" We're OK with people losing their homes and life savings while others rake in the dough off their misery? Is this accepted as the SOP in America today, where a company is allowed to beat down his fellow human being just to make a profit? Why don't they just grab us and shake us upside down until money falls out; at least that would be less underhanded and insulting. I'm just mad about how my situation has been exacerbated by the criminal acts of our government, about how people in China and Burma are homeless and starving and dying because their government was too selfish and too greedy to protect and support them.
Wake up, people. You're just a number on a page to the vast majority of people in power here and around the world. If you can't help make a profit for a company and all those sucking on that teat, then they don't care if you live or die. As a matter of fact, they'd rather have you dead, because that way you wouldn't be taking up space and resources that would be better used lining their own pockets. When did the world become a place to survive in as opposed to one where you are welcomed and encouraged? I don't know, I just don't know sometimes if humanity has the right to exist. What have we really done besides rape the environment and sacrifice our fellow creatures to grow our population; maybe we are a virus like Agent Smith said, a scourge on the face of this planet.
I'm not condemning the good-hearted people out there in business and pop culture; people like Trent Reznor who make music because they enjoy it, not for the money it brings. People who make art for the beauty and the reaction of their audience, not for the marketing and advertising revenue it can make. For a timely example, I love the Indy series as much as anyone, and George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are artistic geniuses, but I wonder if their hearts are in the right place. Georgy-boy didn't make all that cash by being lucky, he was smart: he demanded all merchandising revenue for the Star Wars franchise for all time, in lieu of a large salary. Last time I checked, he hasn't donated much of anything to the needy, or gone down to New Orleans to help rebuild. No, he's content to hog it all and ignore the suffering he sees around him. And you know what's really ironic about that? He made a small-budgeted film in 1971 called THX 1138 about the dehumanization of society by mindless consumerism. Very prescient, George.
My new philosophy: If I see one more self-centered, uncaring, rich mother-fucker telling me or anyone else how I should lead my life, he/she is getting mailed a card that says: "You have lost your decency. Would you like to buy it back for a small fee?"
OK, so I was watching ABC News just now, and their top stories all involve the rising costs of Memorial Day festivities. Jet fuel has risen 91%, gas prices are up by, well, a lot, and even things like hot dogs and buns are up by at least 20%. The class gap is widening before my eyes as people can't afford to drive anywhere while the Exxon executives swim in a pile totaling $40 billion.
Then, the real bombshell dropped. There was a story about the booming mortgage foreclosure industry, and Charlie Gibson says something to the effect of: "The misfortunes of some become opportunities for others." He said it in such a nonchalant way that it made me scream in my head: "AND WE'RE OK WITH THIS!?!?" We're OK with people losing their homes and life savings while others rake in the dough off their misery? Is this accepted as the SOP in America today, where a company is allowed to beat down his fellow human being just to make a profit? Why don't they just grab us and shake us upside down until money falls out; at least that would be less underhanded and insulting. I'm just mad about how my situation has been exacerbated by the criminal acts of our government, about how people in China and Burma are homeless and starving and dying because their government was too selfish and too greedy to protect and support them.
Wake up, people. You're just a number on a page to the vast majority of people in power here and around the world. If you can't help make a profit for a company and all those sucking on that teat, then they don't care if you live or die. As a matter of fact, they'd rather have you dead, because that way you wouldn't be taking up space and resources that would be better used lining their own pockets. When did the world become a place to survive in as opposed to one where you are welcomed and encouraged? I don't know, I just don't know sometimes if humanity has the right to exist. What have we really done besides rape the environment and sacrifice our fellow creatures to grow our population; maybe we are a virus like Agent Smith said, a scourge on the face of this planet.
I'm not condemning the good-hearted people out there in business and pop culture; people like Trent Reznor who make music because they enjoy it, not for the money it brings. People who make art for the beauty and the reaction of their audience, not for the marketing and advertising revenue it can make. For a timely example, I love the Indy series as much as anyone, and George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are artistic geniuses, but I wonder if their hearts are in the right place. Georgy-boy didn't make all that cash by being lucky, he was smart: he demanded all merchandising revenue for the Star Wars franchise for all time, in lieu of a large salary. Last time I checked, he hasn't donated much of anything to the needy, or gone down to New Orleans to help rebuild. No, he's content to hog it all and ignore the suffering he sees around him. And you know what's really ironic about that? He made a small-budgeted film in 1971 called THX 1138 about the dehumanization of society by mindless consumerism. Very prescient, George.
My new philosophy: If I see one more self-centered, uncaring, rich mother-fucker telling me or anyone else how I should lead my life, he/she is getting mailed a card that says: "You have lost your decency. Would you like to buy it back for a small fee?"
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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2. Pay the $5
3. Listen to some mind-blowing music and get a taste of the best kind of music distribution
Full quality lossless music for a mere $0.33 a track with no DRM.
The future is now.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Whoa, culture shock
Ever been somewhere and feel like an alien? You meet people, you go places, and you realize how different things are between you and them. I've been to Stone & Thistle Farm (my relatives place) since I was a toddler, but only recently have I noticed how different their community is compared to mine. They live in what I would offensively call "hicktown", where there are more domesticated animals than people. I hear country music, I see John Deere t-shirts and caps left and right, and I look like a strange mofo driving my Celica around in the ice and snow.
My cousin joined the Army (for those who don't know), and I went to see him for New Year's and see him off back to Ft. Benning in GA. He's a good guy, and he's not for the war anymore than anyone else; he just wanted a challenge and a chance to get away, see new things. Being around some of his HS classmates reminds me why I try to hang out with older people who aren't quite so...what's the word? Ah, yes, ignorant. I actually feel bad for these kids who are isolated and have no opportunity to see what's out there and what they could accomplish. For many of them, they have few options when it comes to college, and often don't go at all or join the Armed Forces. I saw at least 10 guys at the Albany airport all flying on the same plane with my cousin, which just goes to show how the area is a harvesting ground for fresh meat (and I don't mean for eating). The poor and the uneducated are the ones who fight in our wars started by rich old white men who have no idea how most of "their country" lives. How disgusting, and how sad that so few people are mad about it.
I can't wait to get some shit started, because I've seen enough suffering and anguish for a lifetime.
Feel free to join in.
My cousin joined the Army (for those who don't know), and I went to see him for New Year's and see him off back to Ft. Benning in GA. He's a good guy, and he's not for the war anymore than anyone else; he just wanted a challenge and a chance to get away, see new things. Being around some of his HS classmates reminds me why I try to hang out with older people who aren't quite so...what's the word? Ah, yes, ignorant. I actually feel bad for these kids who are isolated and have no opportunity to see what's out there and what they could accomplish. For many of them, they have few options when it comes to college, and often don't go at all or join the Armed Forces. I saw at least 10 guys at the Albany airport all flying on the same plane with my cousin, which just goes to show how the area is a harvesting ground for fresh meat (and I don't mean for eating). The poor and the uneducated are the ones who fight in our wars started by rich old white men who have no idea how most of "their country" lives. How disgusting, and how sad that so few people are mad about it.
I can't wait to get some shit started, because I've seen enough suffering and anguish for a lifetime.
Feel free to join in.
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