Saturday, July 09, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
The Story of Your Enslavement
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Obama Plays While Japan Begs for Help
Article Here!
March 16, 2011
History tells us that Nero fiddled while Rome burned, but Barack Obama is providing the famous emperor with some serious competition when it comes to going AWOL while America and the world face crises the likes of which haven’t been experienced in decades.
Even as the situation at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant continues to worsen by the hour, and as radiation surges across the Pacific towards the U.S. west coast while Americans panic buy supplies of potassium iodide, President Obama seems remarkably sanguine about the whole affair.
While protests and civil wars rage in Libya and Bahrain, Obama is keeping himself busy by videotaping his NCAA tournament picks, hitting the golf course for the 61st time in his presidency, and partying with lawmakers during a Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Bobcats game.
The most energy Obama could bother to devote to what is fast coming one of the biggest nuclear disasters in history was to make an empty statement about how people could donate to usaid.gov, while labeling the NCAA exercise a “great diversion.”
While Japan begs the United States for help to rescue the dire situation at Fukushima, Obama seems more concerned about dressing up nicely to please the media elite at the annual Gridiron Dinner.
Even as the planet faces the threat of a “new Chernobyl on steroids,” Obama has chosen to prioritize a speech about “Women’s History Month,” a White House get-together on “bullying” and a meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks instead of offering any kind of leadership
But forget Japan, it’s not as if Obama hasn’t got any matters to attend to on the home front, with gas prices surging as a result of an oil spike driven by turmoil in the middle east, as well as a massive budget crisis, not to mention the perilous state of the US dollar and the stuttering economy.
Obama’s fiddling has made the crucial deceision of whether or not to impose a no fly zone over Libya all but academic, with Colonel Gaddafi taking the opportunity to use the delay to crush rebel opponents in key regions.
“But the fun stuff won’t end anytime soon,” writes veteran White House reporter Keith Koffler, who accuses the President of succumbing to “childish distractions” while the world is afire. “On Thursday, the Taoiseach of Ireland will be in town to help the president celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. And then Friday it’s off to Brazil for the start of a three-country Latin American tour.
Granted, Obama is not superman and nobody expects him to act as some kind of omnipotent savior, but the remarkable regularity with which Obama goes AWOL when crises hit not just globally but also in America has become characterisitic of his whole presidency.
Lest we forget that during the course of the devastating BP oil spill crisis, Obama took no less than three vacations, disappearing from public view at the very height of the drama when Americans were desperate for a leader.
Obama’s behavior exemplifies the fact that he is a completely hollow sock-puppet of a president. After being billed as an icon for hope, change and fresh leadership as America sought to reclaim its global reputation, Obama has been nothing but a crushing disappointment and a massive failure.
The whole farce reminds us once again that Obama, like George W. Bush before him, controls absolutely nothing, has no influence on world affairs, and has now stopped even bothering to maintain the pretense that he is anything other than an obedient yes-man whose role comprises of nothing more than following orders from the Wall Street and banking elite that have pulled his strings from the very beginning.
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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.
Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones
Infowars.comMarch 16, 2011
History tells us that Nero fiddled while Rome burned, but Barack Obama is providing the famous emperor with some serious competition when it comes to going AWOL while America and the world face crises the likes of which haven’t been experienced in decades.
Even as the situation at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant continues to worsen by the hour, and as radiation surges across the Pacific towards the U.S. west coast while Americans panic buy supplies of potassium iodide, President Obama seems remarkably sanguine about the whole affair.
While protests and civil wars rage in Libya and Bahrain, Obama is keeping himself busy by videotaping his NCAA tournament picks, hitting the golf course for the 61st time in his presidency, and partying with lawmakers during a Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Bobcats game.
The most energy Obama could bother to devote to what is fast coming one of the biggest nuclear disasters in history was to make an empty statement about how people could donate to usaid.gov, while labeling the NCAA exercise a “great diversion.”
While Japan begs the United States for help to rescue the dire situation at Fukushima, Obama seems more concerned about dressing up nicely to please the media elite at the annual Gridiron Dinner.
Even as the planet faces the threat of a “new Chernobyl on steroids,” Obama has chosen to prioritize a speech about “Women’s History Month,” a White House get-together on “bullying” and a meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks instead of offering any kind of leadership
But forget Japan, it’s not as if Obama hasn’t got any matters to attend to on the home front, with gas prices surging as a result of an oil spike driven by turmoil in the middle east, as well as a massive budget crisis, not to mention the perilous state of the US dollar and the stuttering economy.
Obama’s fiddling has made the crucial deceision of whether or not to impose a no fly zone over Libya all but academic, with Colonel Gaddafi taking the opportunity to use the delay to crush rebel opponents in key regions.
“But the fun stuff won’t end anytime soon,” writes veteran White House reporter Keith Koffler, who accuses the President of succumbing to “childish distractions” while the world is afire. “On Thursday, the Taoiseach of Ireland will be in town to help the president celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. And then Friday it’s off to Brazil for the start of a three-country Latin American tour.
Granted, Obama is not superman and nobody expects him to act as some kind of omnipotent savior, but the remarkable regularity with which Obama goes AWOL when crises hit not just globally but also in America has become characterisitic of his whole presidency.
Lest we forget that during the course of the devastating BP oil spill crisis, Obama took no less than three vacations, disappearing from public view at the very height of the drama when Americans were desperate for a leader.
Obama’s behavior exemplifies the fact that he is a completely hollow sock-puppet of a president. After being billed as an icon for hope, change and fresh leadership as America sought to reclaim its global reputation, Obama has been nothing but a crushing disappointment and a massive failure.
The whole farce reminds us once again that Obama, like George W. Bush before him, controls absolutely nothing, has no influence on world affairs, and has now stopped even bothering to maintain the pretense that he is anything other than an obedient yes-man whose role comprises of nothing more than following orders from the Wall Street and banking elite that have pulled his strings from the very beginning.
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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Nothing on tv? GOOD! Ten Things Better Than Watching Television
How often do you watch television? How much do you watch in a day? Did you know that watching too much TV can actually damage your mind and hypnotize you? This article discusses the effects of television on our minds :
".......People are stupid because they've got the hand-maiden of television. Television is not like movies, television is not like books. Television is not like anything but television. It gives you everything. I mean, I think that it's ironic that everyone who ever sees this will probably be seeing it on a TV screen"...."It's not like radio, radio is wonderful. Radio, you can see it in your mind, you can create it, you can make it just as colorful and as smart and as opulent as you wish it to be. On television, that's it. That's what you get and that's the whole thing. This means you don't have to work for it. You can sit there [slouchy and slack jawed] like a couch potato and that's it. You've gotta have a good thumb and that's about it. That's one reason people are stupid, they just are not using their brains. You don't use a muscle, it atrophies" - Harland Ellison on TV in "Dreams with Sharp Teeth"
"What Really Happens When You Watch
Television exerts an almost hypnotic pull. If the box is on, your body is drawn to watch, researchers say. The quickly shifting images and loud noises prompt a reaction known as the orienting reflex, which evolved to protect us from potential predators. When you sense movement, your body freezes and "blood rushes to your brain so you can scope out what's going on," Kubey explains.
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Once it catches your attention, television sedates you like a drug. Scientists say television viewing increases your brain's alpha waves and slows your beta waves, making you feel mellow and relaxed
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But once you turn off the television set, the good feelings evaporate. Any negative feelings you weren't paying attention to while the set was on will surface. And you might experience symptoms of withdrawal, including boredom, dissatisfaction, irritability, a low energy level, and an inability to concentrate," Kubey says. In a week long study of people's habits, Kubey and a colleague discovered that people were less likely to feel good after watching television than after exercising, reading a good book, or having an interesting conversation."
There are many arguments against TV and many people simply don't care. What else are we supposed to do with our free time? There's nothing more fun or interesting than TV, right? If you feel that way, read on!
10 Things Better than Watching Television
There is no particular order of preference for this list. It was just a list of things that I thought of according to what I've discovered over the past few years of essentially television free life.
- Start a hobby. It may be dancing, yoga, pottery, photography, music lessons. Anything that you've had an interest in or that you think you may enjoy. Maybe you had no free time because of work, family obligations, endless amounts of errands. Let TV drop off that seemingly never ending list and do something for yourself! You might be surprised how much of your time it was stealing!
- Read books. Reading is immensely more interesting than watching television. Not only is it more intellectually stimulating, but also more creatively stimulating. You are forced to imagine the scenes and interpret them as you would and not just as you're told to by the tube.
- Exercise. This site discusses the benefits of exercise. Not only does it benefit the body but also, it benefits the mind and overall helps us feel better. A good, enjoyable workout session releases endorphins which help us feel great. So besides the obvious benefits of physical fitness, exercise beats TV on the subject of mental benefit as well.
- Get out into the community events. This can include anything from visiting a museum, attending concerts and plays or visiting art shows or galleries, just to name a few. These types of things can inspire an interest in history, literature or perhaps giving you a different point of view on life.
- Discover music. Of course I would mention this! As a pianist and music teacher, I cannot express in words how important I believe music is to most people. But even for someone who doesn't take music as seriously as I do, it can still be very enjoyable. Cracked.com discusses how music affects us here.
- Explore the city/town you live in. This may not be for all but some people find it very interesting. One hobby which does this, by definition, is Urban Exploration. Of course, you don't have to be as brazen as some Urban Explorers to enjoy this type of thing. You could even simply walk around/drive around a part of town you haven't seen before. "Curiosity is the very basis of learning...." -
Arnold Edinborough - Plant a garden. This is something that has many benefits. It is enjoyable, in my opinion, to get your hands dirty and plant something. Also the opportunity to be responsible for a living thing, sort of like a pet, I suppose, is fun. And of course, you can eat the final product!
- Go for aimless walks. This sort of falls in line with the one about exploring and also the one about exercise but the three are not necessarily tied together. A walk can be at any pace you choose and it doesn't need to be for any particular purpose. Even if you bring music along, you are usually alone with your thoughts (unless you go walking with a friend and that is another good way to spend TV-free time) and you can enjoy your surroundings You also get lots of fresh air and, depending on the time of day, sunlight. .
- Go to bed and wake up early. I can't count the number of times where I stayed up too late watching TV and was not happy about getting up in the morning. There are many studies that say adequate amounts of sleep are essential to our overall health. Also getting up a few minutes earlier helps reduce stress levels and could even give us time to do something helpful. Maybe exercise or have a nice breakfast instead of rushing out the door with a breakfast bar.
- Date yourself. I think some people see this differently than I do. What i mean here is getting to know yourself extremely well. Search your soul and mind. I have always been a loner. I have spent many years getting to know what I really want in life, what I like, what my beliefs are. Things like that can be very beneficial things to think about and know about yourself. Knowing yourself inside and out can keep you from being take advantage of, perhaps by someone you're in an unhealthy relationship with. It can also boost your self-worth and wisdom.
So, hopefully some of these things were convincing enough to persuade you to stop watching TV and start living life! Okay, maybe it is a bit arrogant of me to assume people aren't living life but any amount of recess from television is a good thing for you!
".......People are stupid because they've got the hand-maiden of television. Television is not like movies, television is not like books. Television is not like anything but television. It gives you everything. I mean, I think that it's ironic that everyone who ever sees this will probably be seeing it on a TV screen"...."It's not like radio, radio is wonderful. Radio, you can see it in your mind, you can create it, you can make it just as colorful and as smart and as opulent as you wish it to be. On television, that's it. That's what you get and that's the whole thing. This means you don't have to work for it. You can sit there [slouchy and slack jawed] like a couch potato and that's it. You've gotta have a good thumb and that's about it. That's one reason people are stupid, they just are not using their brains. You don't use a muscle, it atrophies" - Harland Ellison on TV in "Dreams with Sharp Teeth"
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
The Iraq War - Opinions on a website comment panel.
Original Post : "DEAR AFGHANISTAN, PLEASE END YOUR OWN FUCKING WAR. I WANT MY FIANCE BACK.
SINCERELY, ARMY GIRLFRIEND"
FIRST RESPONDANT This is an American war. The Afghans are merely defending their country. This war will not end until the people who fight it (American soldiers) refuse to fight. Fuck the troops
THIRD RESPONDANT Dear MarineGirlfriend, Rowan made a fair point, it's America's war, not Afghanistan's. Her second statement was pretty dumb though, sure, it's not up to the troops to say "We're not fighting", they're doing their job, and they deserve support. It's up to the blinkered politicians who put young men and women in harm's way for their own selfish reasons to end the war. From a man whose Father, Grandfather and Uncles were all soldiers. .
ME - "Even the Troops Are Waking Up" - It IS the job of the troops and Us to stop fighting the war. There can't be a war without soldiers complying. There can't be a lot of what's going on without people complying.
FIFTH RESPONDENT Hang on, so you're telling me that people who are trying to support their families through the paychecks they receive through the military should just stop fighting. Right. If quitting your job meant going to jail for a LONG time, or moving to another country and never seeing your family again, possibly condemning your wife/husband and children to poverty and aching over the family member they don't have, you'd do it? I mean, don't get me wrong... I want these wars over and done with. I have family members in the Middle East this very moment. But my cousin's baby would have NO ONE if his dad decided to stop fighting and face military justice for refusing to carry out his orders. Morals are right and good, and we should stand up for them whenever we can, but sometimes there are more important things. Ethics are never cut and dry.
ME - You completely missed the point. There shouldn't be a war. It's immoral and illegal. I never said i don't support the troops. I know they are doing their jobs. And the officials should end the war but that will never happen. I bet you didn't even watch the video. If EVERYONE who is there fighting said "fuck this" and left - how much could they do about it? How is fighting a war that is illegal and immoral more important than doing the right thing? Especially on that scale?
FIFTH RESPONDANT No, I did not watch your video. Sorry, my computer doesn't have sound. I was just commenting on the sentence you wrote, not the video. I was presuming the video only further amplified the opinion you posted here. I honestly did not think you were against soldiers or anything like that, I'm sorry if I came off that way in my comment. I tend to believe most people are in support of soldiers even when they disagree with the war unless they specifically say otherwise. Now, I guess I did not clearly explain my point. Even if you take military prosecution of deserters off the table, though I don't believe you can, there are still VERY hefty consequences to the actions you are suggesting. Dishonorable discharge can make it extremely difficult to find another job - particularly a decent job that pays enough and has the kind of benefits the military does - EXTREMELY difficult, even in a normal situation, let alone an economy like the one we currently in. Unfortunately, for a lot of soldiers, including those in my family, you are asking them to choose between being able to support and care for their own families, and doing the right thing for families in another country. I don't know about you, but I could never ask my family to pay for easing my own conscience. Maybe that's immoral to you, but my morality says I need to care for my family, because it's my first responsibility. I also don't believe what you propose would work for the simple fact that there are thousands of people who do actually believe this particular war is the right thing to do. I realize they don't often show up in the media, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. And there are enough of those people that this war would continue even if all of the people who disagreed refused to fight. Which would end up in a bunch of people being dishonorably discharged and a large percentage of them being prosecuted. Soldiers signed a contract when they entered the military. They don't get a choice, and the military holds every right to prosecute them for violating the terms of that contract. I agree with you, this war IS immoral. (I'm not sure where you get the illegal thing from, but you have a text document from a verified source on why it's illegal, I would gladly read it. No offense, but I don't really trust a youtube clip on that kind of thing anyway). I'm a pacifist, I hate that war exists. And I hate that there are people in my family who volunteered for the military out of a sense of duty and are forced to fight a war they don't agree with. But I just don't see how what you suggest would work in the real world.
ME - Okay. I thank you for re-explaining what you feel and believe. However, I am not suggesting it's a cut and dry or even an easy thing. I don't live in some fairy dream land. I am quite aware that it is incredibly hard to go against conventional wisdom and what is popular and to do the truly right thing. There are several documents, online sights discussing the matter, videos and books about the war being illegal. For starters, read the U.N. Charter. It states that it is unlawful - in international law - to start a war of aggression. This means, unless the "enemy" country is posing an imminent threat to the life and well-being of the protagonist (i use that for lack of being able to think of a more suitable word at the end of my day - brain fried) country. Do we really expect anyone to believe that Iraq has really done anything to show this? Even assuming the 9/11 attacks was supported by the Iraq government (which i DO NOT believe - if it was actually Iraq "terrorists" it was by a group who isn't even really technically associated with Iraq), that is ONE attack. That does not constitute a threat. Also any country who signs the U.N. Charter, that nation is legally bound to obey it. That means that violating the charter is not only illegal internationally, that is violating the U.S. Constitution - which it doesn't seem like the government seems to value at all anymore anyway. The only other exception (other than defending themselves) is if the U.N. Security Counsel authorizes it. The U.N. did not authorize it and in March 2003 the United States government announced that "diplomacy has failed" and that it would proceed with a "coalition of the willing" to rid Iraq under Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction the U.S. insisted it possessed. The 2003 invasion of Iraq began a few days later.
Sites (Although I'm sure many people don't see online sites as completely reputable ) include
This video - and there are many others - although i am aware that you said your computer doesn't have sound, i strongly suggest you find a way to watch these because they're incredibly well thought out, logical, factual and informative -
Here are a few books about it
- The Iraq War and International Law - Edited by Phil Shiner and Andrew Williams Lies,
- Damned Lies and Iraq: An In depth Analysis Into the Case for War and How It Was Misrepresented bye Peter Kilfolye
- War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict by Michael Byers I'm getting off on a tangent here though.
Back to topic - there was at least one soldier named Ehren Watada who publicly refused to be deployed to Iraq based on many things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Y-jZdeL70 You can see his speech in this video. And this is a Wikipedia page about him - not that that personally see Wikipedia as 100% factual all the time - but usually is on-point http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehren_Watada He faced trial in 2007 and could have faced up to 6 years in prison. But he looked at many facts, laws and logic and decided he could not, in good conscience or morality, go to war. His rationale was based on a careful analysis of Documented facts , official U.S. military codes of conduct, Domestic Law, International Law, and the U.S. Constitution. Also, if the U.S. administration and/or soldiers are ever put on trial for war-crimes, Soldiers are just as responsible for these as the Commander in Chief. Using the excuse "I was just following orders" is not an acceptable reason to carry out crimes against humanity. Think of it like this - If Iraq soldiers came here and started killing everyone - and yes they DO kill civilians and civilian buildings in Iraq - would you say "oh, well they're just doing their jobs. I can understand why they're killing people. They have to pay for their families comfort and well-being at home." I really don't think you would think that. Why should it work the other way around? There are tons of topics related to this and this debate could go on forever but i really urge you to do some research, study lots of history and don't believe whatever you're told. That's the most important thing. By the way, I tried to find a transcript of Ehren Watada's speech so you could read it but with no luck so far. It is a very profound speech and I think you should make and effort to hear it.
(Update : Watada was court-martialed in February 2007, with the case ending in a mistrial. On February 5, 2007, Watada's court-martial began with him entering a plea of not guilty to all of the specifications against him. He faced three specifications: one for missing movement, and two for "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman" related to his public comments criticizing the Bush administration and the war. Panel selection was conducted on the first day, narrowing a pool of ten officers down to seven, holding the rank of captain through lieutenant colonel. The court-martial panel is similar to a jury in a civilian trial, but due to special rules provided in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), panels consist of service members equal or superior in rank to the defendant. )
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Friday, March 04, 2011
Overprotection: Are we imprisoned by our own perceived need for safety?
Most people have heard the common sayings "no pain, no gain" and "nothing ventured, nothing gained" but do we really think about what they mean?
" You can't get anywhere unless you're willing to take a risk. The saying dates back to Chaucer (c. 1374) and is similar to the late fourteenth century French proverb: "Qui onques rien n'enprist riens n'achieva" (He who never undertook anything never achieved anything) The proverb was included in John Heyword's collection of proverbs in 1546. First cited in the United States in 'Letters and Papers of Cadwallader Colden . It takes varying forms: Nothing ventured, nothing lost, nothing ventured, nothing won, etc. ." - Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996)
This may seem pretty trivial and obvious, but do most of us actually think about what it means for our everyday lives? Think about the way we live in North America everyday. We armor ourselves in safety gear for sports, and wear seat belts in cars, wear helmets on bicycles and motorbikes. These are regular safety precautions which do make sense because there's no reason why we should be careless and needlessly get hurt.
But there are safety measures which we regularly take which we don't really need to and even sometimes hurt us. Perhaps not physically, after all, we're always advised "better safe than sorry" when making decisions, and told to err on the side of caution. But when does that become misleading and harmful to our psyche? Not only does being too safe make life boring, but it can make us paranoid, panicky about coming in contact with strangers and perhaps even mentally unbalanced at times (A lady I knew when I was young used to make sure all her car doors were locked at all times while she was in her car so that no one could get in and kill her). We're taught from such a young age to not trust/talk to strangers and to never go out alone after dark. Some people are just taught not to ever go anywhere alone at any time of day or night. I used to go for hour-long walks with my dog, alone at night. I enjoyed the solitude. Being alone with my thoughts was nice. It helped me on the road to becoming the person I am today. But if I told friends that I did this, their response was to tell me I was crazy and that I could have got mugged, kidnapped, or raped.
When we are raised in an overprotective type of lifestyle it works against our own need for adventure, independence and learning about ourselves. We don't learn to use our instincts or take risks which are important factors of human developmental psychology. We are also primal creatures. We need to learn through trial and error. I believe walking with nature is a good place to learn these things. A couple of good examples of this are
Sure these two people took incredible - and some people might say incredibly stupid - risks to live out their adventures. However, they experienced things which most people never even know exist. They had passion and enjoyed the time they spent in nature immensely. These types of risks are exciting and make life worth living.
A very important aspect of this over protected type of society is what it does to our minds. We are taught fear of everything which is not familiar. How can anything foreign become familiar though when we're taught to fear everything outside of our comfort zones? That's exactly why we're taught this paradigm from infancy. If we're taught that risks are scary and they could hurt us and getting hurt is bad, we're never going to want to try something different. That's another method of manipulation which is used by *the man* to keep us suppressed and docile. We are television watching, GMO food eating, pointless job having zombies. And that's just the way society is designed.
Think about what you would like to accomplish in life and DO IT. Don't worry about society's perceptions regarding safety because you are a human and you have the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual power to accomplish what you really want to.
An article I came across previous to writing this post - Our Overprotected Society: Stamping Out the Unpredictable by Philip Slater
" You can't get anywhere unless you're willing to take a risk. The saying dates back to Chaucer (c. 1374) and is similar to the late fourteenth century French proverb: "Qui onques rien n'enprist riens n'achieva" (He who never undertook anything never achieved anything) The proverb was included in John Heyword's collection of proverbs in 1546. First cited in the United States in 'Letters and Papers of Cadwallader Colden . It takes varying forms: Nothing ventured, nothing lost, nothing ventured, nothing won, etc. ." - Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996)
This may seem pretty trivial and obvious, but do most of us actually think about what it means for our everyday lives? Think about the way we live in North America everyday. We armor ourselves in safety gear for sports, and wear seat belts in cars, wear helmets on bicycles and motorbikes. These are regular safety precautions which do make sense because there's no reason why we should be careless and needlessly get hurt.
But there are safety measures which we regularly take which we don't really need to and even sometimes hurt us. Perhaps not physically, after all, we're always advised "better safe than sorry" when making decisions, and told to err on the side of caution. But when does that become misleading and harmful to our psyche? Not only does being too safe make life boring, but it can make us paranoid, panicky about coming in contact with strangers and perhaps even mentally unbalanced at times (A lady I knew when I was young used to make sure all her car doors were locked at all times while she was in her car so that no one could get in and kill her). We're taught from such a young age to not trust/talk to strangers and to never go out alone after dark. Some people are just taught not to ever go anywhere alone at any time of day or night. I used to go for hour-long walks with my dog, alone at night. I enjoyed the solitude. Being alone with my thoughts was nice. It helped me on the road to becoming the person I am today. But if I told friends that I did this, their response was to tell me I was crazy and that I could have got mugged, kidnapped, or raped.
When we are raised in an overprotective type of lifestyle it works against our own need for adventure, independence and learning about ourselves. We don't learn to use our instincts or take risks which are important factors of human developmental psychology. We are also primal creatures. We need to learn through trial and error. I believe walking with nature is a good place to learn these things. A couple of good examples of this are
- the story and film called Into the Wild. ( Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.)
- the story and film called 127 Hours (A mountain climber, Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he can be rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?)
Sure these two people took incredible - and some people might say incredibly stupid - risks to live out their adventures. However, they experienced things which most people never even know exist. They had passion and enjoyed the time they spent in nature immensely. These types of risks are exciting and make life worth living.
A very important aspect of this over protected type of society is what it does to our minds. We are taught fear of everything which is not familiar. How can anything foreign become familiar though when we're taught to fear everything outside of our comfort zones? That's exactly why we're taught this paradigm from infancy. If we're taught that risks are scary and they could hurt us and getting hurt is bad, we're never going to want to try something different. That's another method of manipulation which is used by *the man* to keep us suppressed and docile. We are television watching, GMO food eating, pointless job having zombies. And that's just the way society is designed.
Think about what you would like to accomplish in life and DO IT. Don't worry about society's perceptions regarding safety because you are a human and you have the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual power to accomplish what you really want to.
An article I came across previous to writing this post - Our Overprotected Society: Stamping Out the Unpredictable by Philip Slater
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Rolling Stone Gets Alex Jones Wrong
The Excavator
March 3, 2011
Rolling Stone has a new piece on radio host/patriot Alex Jones, casting him as a paranoid, fringe conspiracy theorist who attracts lunatics in Hollywood and across the land. It is not a total hit job, though. Alex gets to speak his mind, and the writer lays out the history of Alex’s rise into the mainstream pretty well, but like other media portrayals of Alex, the buzzwords “conspiracy theory” and “paranoid” are used, almost automatically, to describe Alex’s special brand of populist-constitutionalist political speech. Salon’s Alex Pareene called Alex an “all-American nut-job,” on March 1st, saying that he is “about as fringe a character as exists in our politics.” .......... read the entire article here
Very Interesting Videos
ILLUMINATI MESSAGES IN THE SIMPSONS MOVIE **SICK** -- part 1 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXL-PMAmQMU
ILLUMINATI MESSAGES IN THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (2007) **SICK** Part 2 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3uuQiqXzk
These videos deal with the mostly obvious signals in today's movies. If you're awakened to them, they're impossible to not see. Make sure you read the text in the videos (I wanted to put the videos right into this post but I couldn't find the videos on the searching device on this site so sorry about that.)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
The Dumbing Down of the North American Education System
Yes, indeed! We have been robbed of knowing the passion for learning and of learning, itself! If you read the text books (readers) of students even as late as the 1950s, you would see how incredibly lax the standards are in the late part of that century and the beginning of this one. Instead of real, important issues and topics and information being taught, it's now propaganda, socialization, socializing, and tiny bit of learning,
This may seem a skeptical and grim opinion, however, it is based on my own experience in the system and on many years of reading reports, watching specials and many discussions.
One issue that I saw as an important issue was the removal of The Arts as actual subjects taught in school. I'm not sure about historical schooling systems because, quite honestly, I haven't researched that to date, but I doubt, in the early twentieth century North American school taught any arts as complete subjects (although maybe they taught a bit depending on how much the particular teacher knew). When I was in my last year of high school (1998) I took co-op education. I had a placement as a Music Teacher's assistant. She was also the Computer teacher. Half way through the year, there was a mold that was growing in some of the portables (something fairly common in Ontario in the late 1990s) so a few of the classes had to move into the classrooms inside the schools. This caused us to lose the Music room and Music started to be phased out of the school's program. This type of situation was a common occurrence across the Toronto area, and maybe even Ontario and Canada. Over the next few years, Music was almost completely knocked out of public school in the area.
I started working in a program, teaching piano, inside of the Dufferin/Peel Catholic School Board in 2002. By then in the school I was working in, there was basically no music, very little art, if any, not much English(spelling, grammar) or Language Arts programs past the grade 3 level. Now, I realize that a lot of people (especially politicians) don't believe that Music or other Arts are important topics to teach in school, but many studies have demonstrated otherwise. I'm not going to get off on another rant about that issue though. My point is, school, even in the 4 years that passed between my graduating and going back to being able to see what was going on in the school system, things had changed quite a bit.
I'm sure it had changed a lot over the previous years also but that's hard to see when you're inside it and also don't have perspective away from it. Not only had a lot of subjects been shunned, but children were also treated a lot differently. They were not, it seemed, required to behave with respect or order. I'm sure they thought they were, and the teachers thought they were, but if you had showed someone who was a teacher in the 1940s, how kids and teachers behaved, they would see a complete lack of respect on both parts. That is my opinion of what I witnessed (this is generalization, of course).
But also, students were not really taught a lesson in class. Not the way I was when I was a student. They were taught maybe a 10 or 20 minute lesson, or given a note to copy down and maybe a brief discussion on the topic, and then given hours of homework to complete. Of course, this is not all the fault of the teachers. Teachers were given oodles of paperwork to do, probably a lot of it administrative. They also, most of them, had 2 or 3 other classes to teach on rotation. So they had to have time to plan that. So giving the class a note quickly and then "work time" was some of the small amount of time that they had to plan other classes or mark tests/quizzes/assignments. Not only is this approach useless, but also the quality of what is being taught is continually decreasing. It's also infiltrated with tons of unnecessary information and propaganda. Also the students have many interruptions in the year.
As Stefan mentions in the included video, summer vacation isn't really needed anymore (maybe give a couple of weeks like a small summer break) and there are tons of "Professional Developement" Days and school trips and largely meaningless assemblies. The students are in school for maybe a grand total of 6 months of real class time. This is a rough estimation.
And on top of all this, a large number of teachers, especially at the middle school and high school levels, have had the love for educating sucked out of them by years of education themselves. Only the resilient and determined teachers who have passion for educating the next generation get through that and can still make a valuable impact on their students' lives.
My opinion on homework is that it should be minimally used as review time for subjects like Arithmetic and Spelling/Grammar and maybe weekly homework in Science, History or Languages. Perhaps a couple of times a year they should have a large assignment or speech writing or science exhibit to work on and for older kids, yearly or by-yearly exams. Kids are so overwhelmed with hours of daily homework from many different classes, large assignments, projects, exams, constant expectations of studying and keeping up grades that they drown. They also are usually put in a bunch of extra-curricular or join school clubs and/or teams which add to the workload. Then they go home and have hours of homework to catch up on. How about letting kids be kids. Teach them a real lesson during class time with simple explanations of the concepts with a small exercise sheet for homework, which would take them, at most, twenty minutes to finish, and then letting them be free. We would have a much happier society if we functioned this way.
There are a bunch of other issues on this topic I could refer to but I think I will save that for another time! :)
An old online-journal entry
Okay, here's something that's been bugging me for a bit, recently. Well, I had a student today (I teach music lessons in an extra-curricular setting) who is having a lot of trouble at school.
She is in high school and seems to have horrible luck with teachers. The thing is, that's not all that rare these days. How do the kids have any hope of doing well in life when their teachers don't care a bit about them getting through school?
No, a teacher shouldn't necessarily be expected to be completely consumed with each of his/her students each year. But yes, a teacher should care enough to get their students through the semester. It seems that teaching is just another job now. It is evident that the bad teacher's biggest concern is getting tenure so that they can do the minimum possible amount of work (if they even need to reach that landmark in their careers to be afforded that convenience) while "earning" a nice salary.
For example, this particular student has been having a really difficult time in math over the last few years. Not for lack of trying. She's gone to summer school to catch up on her first year course and over the last couple of years gone in after and before school for extra help. Was there staff support there to help her (even though they told her to come in)?
Nope: Her mother scheduled a meeting with the teacher she has this year which was canceled. Obviously an overwhelming concern on the teacher's part to make sure that this one student doesn't slip through the cracks. It makes me angry that, while, yes, there are still lots of great teachers, there seems to be a growing number of teachers who don't care, even a tiny bit, about the students, or anyone besides themselves.
I've also had a few horrible teachers in high school, but luckily for me, I did have quite a few awesome ones. It sickens me to see the complete apathy in today's society toward things that are important, and yet things like entertainment and personal amusement and appearance are at the forefront of people's priorities. I'll bet the reason those "wonderful" teachers couldn't be bothered to actually show up to help my student with her work is because they had to make sure they caught the latest episode of General Hospital. Sickening.
This is just one of the many aspects of today's society that make me angry. So I suppose I'll end my rant for tonight with this special on 20/20 about the rotting school system in the USA. Canada isn't too far behind!
She is in high school and seems to have horrible luck with teachers. The thing is, that's not all that rare these days. How do the kids have any hope of doing well in life when their teachers don't care a bit about them getting through school?
No, a teacher shouldn't necessarily be expected to be completely consumed with each of his/her students each year. But yes, a teacher should care enough to get their students through the semester. It seems that teaching is just another job now. It is evident that the bad teacher's biggest concern is getting tenure so that they can do the minimum possible amount of work (if they even need to reach that landmark in their careers to be afforded that convenience) while "earning" a nice salary.
For example, this particular student has been having a really difficult time in math over the last few years. Not for lack of trying. She's gone to summer school to catch up on her first year course and over the last couple of years gone in after and before school for extra help. Was there staff support there to help her (even though they told her to come in)?
Nope: Her mother scheduled a meeting with the teacher she has this year which was canceled. Obviously an overwhelming concern on the teacher's part to make sure that this one student doesn't slip through the cracks. It makes me angry that, while, yes, there are still lots of great teachers, there seems to be a growing number of teachers who don't care, even a tiny bit, about the students, or anyone besides themselves.
I've also had a few horrible teachers in high school, but luckily for me, I did have quite a few awesome ones. It sickens me to see the complete apathy in today's society toward things that are important, and yet things like entertainment and personal amusement and appearance are at the forefront of people's priorities. I'll bet the reason those "wonderful" teachers couldn't be bothered to actually show up to help my student with her work is because they had to make sure they caught the latest episode of General Hospital. Sickening.
This is just one of the many aspects of today's society that make me angry. So I suppose I'll end my rant for tonight with this special on 20/20 about the rotting school system in the USA. Canada isn't too far behind!
George Carlin's opinion on the freak show!
I could not agree more!
"My last question, George, is that; It seems to me you're kind of an icon for someone who can see the bad things going on but not let it... harden your heart, not let it get into you and screw up your mental state or emotional state. Do you have any advice for people on how you can still stay engaged in the world and not go insane with anger and resentment?"
"Become a spectator. That’s what I am. I have found that over the last 20 to 30 years, somewhere in that span, between 20 and 30 years ago, I began to pull away from having a stake in any of this. I don’t really have an emotional stake in the outcome anymore, in terms of my caring. I don’t really give a fuck, when you get right down to it. I don’t care what happens to my species because I think this species has squandered great gifts, namely and especially, the gift of this mind we have, the brain/mind which is able to distinguish between subject and object as a starter and is able to do a lot of abstract things that should have led us better places. And the opposable thumb and walking erect and that whole package. We should certainly have done better than to embrace superstitious, religious belief that rules us and leads us. And the pursuit of goods and profit and territory and power. That’s what we turned into and I think the same is true of this culture. I have also found myself pulling away from this culture and not caring about the outcome because I think the same thing is true. This culture, the country, the American country was given great gifts. It developed great gifts on its own at the beginning and I think we squandered these ideals, these noble purposes and ideals that we began with. And we went off the track because of the prosperity, primarily. We were always infected with the religious thing. That was always there underneath everything. But the prosperity lead to greed and possessiveness and wanting to own things and have them for their own sake. And now the American people, politically, have been bought off ...completely silenced and bought off by gizmos and toys and that’s a line from the con show. And it’s just a shame. So I pulled away emotionally and I said, "You know what, fuck ‘em. Let ‘em do what they wanna do and I’m gonna enjoy this shit as a spectator." And I look at it as a show. It’s a big circus. It’s a big parade or whatever metaphor you want to use. I think of it as a freak show. I like to say this. "When you’re born into this world you’re given a ticket to the freak show. When you’re born in America, you’re given a front row seat." And man, I’m sitting there and I have my notebook out and I’m enjoying the show and I wish I could live a thousand years to watch this all develop. The rise of Russia, the rise of China, the Islamization of Europe, the decline of the white race. It’s going to be an amazing story as it develops and I just wish I could see it all. I’m 70 now. I’ll probably live between 90 and 100 I think and I’ll get to see some of it but it is an interesting, exciting thing to watch if you can detach yourself emotionally. And that’s the end of that.
"That’s the best way to swallow all that stuff and believe it and still walk down the street singin' a happy tune"
"That’s right, there’s no anger in it, see? There’s no anger, there’s no emotional state."
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Infowars.com - be informed and inform others!!
Disclaimer: I do not agree completely with Alex Jones. I do find him to be a fear monger a lot of the time - but I do honestly believe he has some worthwhile discussions and topics.
http://www.infowars.com
http://www.infowars.com
Facebook and Google are not what they appear to be!
http://www.infowars.com/facebook-google-are-cia-fronts/
HenryMakow.com
February 17, 2011
There used to be a saying: ”No one makes a name for himself without giving something up”
As a youngster, I was awed by people who ”made it to the top” by creating and innovating corporations, technologies, or simply establishing themselves through sports, music, entertainment, etc. thus becoming millionaires.
Now as I have grown older, I realize how illusory this paradigm really is. I came to the conclusion that if you want to reach the ”top’,’ you have to give up your soul.
Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. He is one of the most ”successful entrepreneurs” in the last decade. Having made a fortune through his Facebook empire, he reaches more than 500 million people worldwide. It seems like a fairytale. A student creates a new interface to connect the people throughout the world. Well, it sounds great doesn’t it? It would, if we were true.
Here is a good video that demonstrates that Facebook was indirectly funded by the CIA with the goal of learning and storing everything there is to know about you. Why? To monitor and ultimately control.
Again, the people have been totally duped by the Facebook-mania and can only see what they are told to see. As my friends say: ”It is to connect people and share information”. In the wake of the recent crisis in Egypt, we might add that Facebook has become not just a data-mining operation, but also a soft power proxy for crisis-creation.
Let’s look at headlines that should cast no doubt about the true character of CIAbook:
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over -
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says privacy is no longer a ‘social norm’
Facebook – the CIA conspiracy
The Face of Facebook - (Pay particular notice to the IMs that got leaked and confirmed to be true by the New Yorker)
Facebook & Social Media: A Convenient Cover For Spying -
US spies invest in internet monitoring technology – Quoted from this article: ”In an attempt to sift through the blizzard of information, the investment arm of the CIA, In-Q-Tel, has invested in a software firm that monitors social media.”
Nihilists of The World Unite: Wikileaks Is The “Cognitive Infiltration” Operation Demanded by Cass Sunstein -
TIME Mag Person of the Year 2010 - This link is just a mere reminder of past history and the perversion of ”honoring”those who don’t deserve it. Would you like to share this front cover with Hitler, Stalin, Kissinger, etc.? I sure wouldn’t. Obviously Zuckerberg has done something ”great”. Just my 2 cents about this garbage.
GOOGLE
Google has come under scrutiny over its attempt to eliminate competing search engines and block ”controversial” sites and people, but the biggest controversy came over its alleged ties to the CIA and NSA.
Google founders Sergey M. Brin and Lawrence E. Page are portrayed as average folks, Stanford University students, who teamed up to create a ”superior search engine”. Their attempt to do just that turned out to be so successful that they started to get funding from big players, for example Sun Microsystems. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin#Search_engine_development)
It can be assumed that the CIA and NSA funded them as well. As in the above example of Facebook, don’t forget the Google scandal connected to China last year, where Google simply evaded censorship laws by moving to Hong Kong.
The CIA might have used Google as a soft power proxy in China as well for destabilization operations. Here are a few issues that made the news regarding Google:
Tarpley: US Gov uses Google proxy to attack China – (Vid)
Google-NSA collaboration draws alarm -
YouTube’s Parent Google is a Corporate Member of the Council on Foreign Relations -
Ex-Agent: CIA Seed Money Helped Launch Google -
The Google-NSA Alliance: Questions and Answers -
CONCLUSION
I admit I have Facebook. I am not particularly happy about it, but it does facilitate being connected with friends from other places. I try to keep a low profile. Don’t reveal anything or don’t click on trivial buttons, for example the ”Likes”.
Use alternatives to make contact if you can, e.g. email or other messengers. If you have Facebook, you have probably realized how people have literally sold their lives over to it.
Every time I see people revealing things to the finest detail, they don’t think about any consequences, or let’s say, they are not smart enough to care. The scientific dictatorship has done a ”good” job in brainwashing and manipulating the masses. Don’t be fooled by the deceit. The mainstream media has been very reluctant to cover the disturbing Google/Facebook ties as it would expose important assets for the Big Brother machine and its secret use to destabilize.
Zuckerberg or the Google founders would never have gotten the publicity, wealth and success without a CIA or NSA connection. To elaborate on the opening quote, I assume they have been initiated into the Illuminati Order and sold their soul.
—
Sandeep Parwaga is a 22 yr old Indian student who currently lives in the UK.
Facebook & Google are CIA Fronts
Sandeep ParwagaHenryMakow.com
February 17, 2011
There used to be a saying: ”No one makes a name for himself without giving something up”
As a youngster, I was awed by people who ”made it to the top” by creating and innovating corporations, technologies, or simply establishing themselves through sports, music, entertainment, etc. thus becoming millionaires.
Now as I have grown older, I realize how illusory this paradigm really is. I came to the conclusion that if you want to reach the ”top’,’ you have to give up your soul.
Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. He is one of the most ”successful entrepreneurs” in the last decade. Having made a fortune through his Facebook empire, he reaches more than 500 million people worldwide. It seems like a fairytale. A student creates a new interface to connect the people throughout the world. Well, it sounds great doesn’t it? It would, if we were true.
Here is a good video that demonstrates that Facebook was indirectly funded by the CIA with the goal of learning and storing everything there is to know about you. Why? To monitor and ultimately control.
Again, the people have been totally duped by the Facebook-mania and can only see what they are told to see. As my friends say: ”It is to connect people and share information”. In the wake of the recent crisis in Egypt, we might add that Facebook has become not just a data-mining operation, but also a soft power proxy for crisis-creation.
Let’s look at headlines that should cast no doubt about the true character of CIAbook:
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over -
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says privacy is no longer a ‘social norm’
Facebook – the CIA conspiracy
The Face of Facebook - (Pay particular notice to the IMs that got leaked and confirmed to be true by the New Yorker)
Facebook & Social Media: A Convenient Cover For Spying -
US spies invest in internet monitoring technology – Quoted from this article: ”In an attempt to sift through the blizzard of information, the investment arm of the CIA, In-Q-Tel, has invested in a software firm that monitors social media.”
Nihilists of The World Unite: Wikileaks Is The “Cognitive Infiltration” Operation Demanded by Cass Sunstein -
TIME Mag Person of the Year 2010 - This link is just a mere reminder of past history and the perversion of ”honoring”those who don’t deserve it. Would you like to share this front cover with Hitler, Stalin, Kissinger, etc.? I sure wouldn’t. Obviously Zuckerberg has done something ”great”. Just my 2 cents about this garbage.
Google has come under scrutiny over its attempt to eliminate competing search engines and block ”controversial” sites and people, but the biggest controversy came over its alleged ties to the CIA and NSA.
Google founders Sergey M. Brin and Lawrence E. Page are portrayed as average folks, Stanford University students, who teamed up to create a ”superior search engine”. Their attempt to do just that turned out to be so successful that they started to get funding from big players, for example Sun Microsystems. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin#Search_engine_development)
It can be assumed that the CIA and NSA funded them as well. As in the above example of Facebook, don’t forget the Google scandal connected to China last year, where Google simply evaded censorship laws by moving to Hong Kong.
The CIA might have used Google as a soft power proxy in China as well for destabilization operations. Here are a few issues that made the news regarding Google:
Tarpley: US Gov uses Google proxy to attack China – (Vid)
Google-NSA collaboration draws alarm -
YouTube’s Parent Google is a Corporate Member of the Council on Foreign Relations -
Ex-Agent: CIA Seed Money Helped Launch Google -
The Google-NSA Alliance: Questions and Answers -
CONCLUSION
I admit I have Facebook. I am not particularly happy about it, but it does facilitate being connected with friends from other places. I try to keep a low profile. Don’t reveal anything or don’t click on trivial buttons, for example the ”Likes”.
Use alternatives to make contact if you can, e.g. email or other messengers. If you have Facebook, you have probably realized how people have literally sold their lives over to it.
Every time I see people revealing things to the finest detail, they don’t think about any consequences, or let’s say, they are not smart enough to care. The scientific dictatorship has done a ”good” job in brainwashing and manipulating the masses. Don’t be fooled by the deceit. The mainstream media has been very reluctant to cover the disturbing Google/Facebook ties as it would expose important assets for the Big Brother machine and its secret use to destabilize.
Zuckerberg or the Google founders would never have gotten the publicity, wealth and success without a CIA or NSA connection. To elaborate on the opening quote, I assume they have been initiated into the Illuminati Order and sold their soul.
—
Sandeep Parwaga is a 22 yr old Indian student who currently lives in the UK.
Friday, February 25, 2011
This is for the younger generation and everyone else!
I hope that at least a few people read this. Has anyone looked around lately at current affairs on the news (no, I'm not talking about Lebron James picking a team or Lindsay Lohan going to jail)? I'm talking about rising tax rates, mortgage collapse, G20 summits making new ridiculous policies and States/Provinces/Countries/Families going broke. It is insane. The state of the world is in shambles and all we care about are celebrities and the newest gadget to spend our hard earned money on. The newest hit on the radio, the newest trendy book or obsession with a popular movie. We, generally, as a culture, don't have any real values, role models or heroes anymore. It's all about "what thing/status can I get right now." or "who can I impress with my thing/status." And I know that there are a lot of people this doesn't apply to and those are the kinds of people who I hope read this. However society is barely concerned anymore with pursuing a real hobby or talent, gaining knowledge in a particular or many field(s).
This is not just opinion. I look around and it really makes me sad to see how people behave because they think that's the only way they can behave. There are so many different aspects of our society I could address here that if I did, it would take me about 10 pages worth of text to discuss.
If this is something that you understand and agree with, please, do yourself a favour and start reading more, watching more documentaries (there are lots of ways to download/order online/rent/buy movies that are hard or impossible to find in the mainstream which have vital information that is not what a lot of people want you to know), watch less television shows in general - except for shows which are educational - because generally, television does NOTHING for your brain!
A list, off the top of my head of movies which are filled to the brim with extremely important information:
Food Inc
The Future of Food
Fat Head
Nursery University
Pregnant in America
Generation Rx
I.O.U.S.A.
Monopoly Men
Capitalism; A Love Story
Crumb (about a cartoonist who drew some controversial strips)
Crips and Bloods; Made in America
American Drug War
The Corporation
The End of America
The End of Suburbia
The Great Global Warming Swindle
Starsuckers
Witch Hunt
Sir, No Sir!
The Yes Men Fix the World
ANY of Bill Hicks' stand up Routines
ANY of George Carlin's stand up Routines
This is a small list compared to the wonderful movies out there which show you a different side of reality than Hollywood. Even some Hollywood movies are great. And no, there is absolutely nothing wrong with watching a feel good comedy or a thriller or drama or horror or mystery or anything, as long as you can learn something from it or it makes you think about something. Stop mindlessly following trends and fads. Don't think you need to fit in. You are a valuable person who probably has something, even if it's something tiny, to contribute to society. Start thinking for yourself. Don't just accept something that someone tells you or that you hear/see. Use logic and dissect the information from the source. I used to be a person who thought I had no direction in life and that I had absolutely no purpose. I was convinced that I was just meant to tread through life watching hours of TV a day or waste time staring into space or waste time going shopping and buying things I didn't need and had no use for. I honestly thought i was stupid and that i had no voice and nothing of value to contribute to mankind. But then I realized, I am - and so, probably, are you - a smart person with a powerful brain and strong spirit with lots of potential. I just had to realize that potential (and I still have a lot to work on in that field) and the world of possibilities of what i could contribute and accomplish was endless.
Now maybe I sound like a crazy ranting psycho, but really, look within yourself and if you're honest, maybe I'm right? I think so anyway.
This is not just opinion. I look around and it really makes me sad to see how people behave because they think that's the only way they can behave. There are so many different aspects of our society I could address here that if I did, it would take me about 10 pages worth of text to discuss.
If this is something that you understand and agree with, please, do yourself a favour and start reading more, watching more documentaries (there are lots of ways to download/order online/rent/buy movies that are hard or impossible to find in the mainstream which have vital information that is not what a lot of people want you to know), watch less television shows in general - except for shows which are educational - because generally, television does NOTHING for your brain!
A list, off the top of my head of movies which are filled to the brim with extremely important information:
Food Inc
The Future of Food
Fat Head
Nursery University
Pregnant in America
Generation Rx
I.O.U.S.A.
Monopoly Men
Capitalism; A Love Story
Crumb (about a cartoonist who drew some controversial strips)
Crips and Bloods; Made in America
Dreams with Sharp Teeth (about an author named Harlan Ellison - A science fiction author who also contributed Babylon 5, Twilight Zone and The Sixth Sense)
Bush's BrainAmerican Drug War
The Corporation
The End of America
The End of Suburbia
The Great Global Warming Swindle
Starsuckers
Witch Hunt
Sir, No Sir!
The Yes Men Fix the World
ANY of Bill Hicks' stand up Routines
ANY of George Carlin's stand up Routines
This is a small list compared to the wonderful movies out there which show you a different side of reality than Hollywood. Even some Hollywood movies are great. And no, there is absolutely nothing wrong with watching a feel good comedy or a thriller or drama or horror or mystery or anything, as long as you can learn something from it or it makes you think about something. Stop mindlessly following trends and fads. Don't think you need to fit in. You are a valuable person who probably has something, even if it's something tiny, to contribute to society. Start thinking for yourself. Don't just accept something that someone tells you or that you hear/see. Use logic and dissect the information from the source. I used to be a person who thought I had no direction in life and that I had absolutely no purpose. I was convinced that I was just meant to tread through life watching hours of TV a day or waste time staring into space or waste time going shopping and buying things I didn't need and had no use for. I honestly thought i was stupid and that i had no voice and nothing of value to contribute to mankind. But then I realized, I am - and so, probably, are you - a smart person with a powerful brain and strong spirit with lots of potential. I just had to realize that potential (and I still have a lot to work on in that field) and the world of possibilities of what i could contribute and accomplish was endless.
Now maybe I sound like a crazy ranting psycho, but really, look within yourself and if you're honest, maybe I'm right? I think so anyway.
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