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The Catch-22 is we need our VERY Corrupt and Hypocritical Government to Legislate the Changes to Fix Themselves !!!
Nobody wants to make Waves all the whilst being swept over by the Current !!
- a Rogue Wave
Preface
The world as one sees it is a collection of one's own experiences and any "knowledge" that has been force-fed early on via the naive and very impressionable minds of youth and it is this repetitive, force-fed collection of ideals that this pamphlet deals with. Are these ideas ever thoroughly questioned ? Does an immature mind have the capability to sort through the complexities of multi-layered spin that permeates society ? I think not, as most high school graduates have trouble with simple algebra !! Thus, these pre-conceived notions must be set aside and "re-analyzed" as fact, opinion, or fallacy?
Imagine - John Lennon
Be the Change you want to See in the World. - Mahatma Gandhi
One who dreams of a better world must be open to change; better still one must embrace it as change is the only way to achieve new beginnings. The first step towards actualizing change is to re-assess the present. This is probably the most difficult part of an individual's journey or path towards enlightenment.
The Media
Think of TV as the Proverbial Box and think outside of it !
It's All Bullcrap and it's Bad for Ya ! - George Carlin, RIP
The media's left-leaning...The media's right-leaning...The media's this....The media's that...Let's cut the crap, please! With today's media conglomerations, the media is whatever their owners want them to be! So, who owns the media ? The Dick Cheney's of the world or some sweet, caring guy from your neck of the woods? Most likely the former. If you think that most of these Uber-Rich guys are sweethearts look at Robert Murdoch (sic) and think again !!
The Reason most of them became so Wealthy is because they have No Scruples when money is involved.
Think of them like an
HMO refusing a costly proven surgical procedure on a child
because it is in their opinion "Experimental " !!
Right or Wrong is of Little Consequence to these people, if they can get away with it. !!
They are all for the "Children" until nobody is paying attention
like helping Eliminate Poverty (for the Starving Children).
<<<<<< Distraction and Mis-Direction works Everytime ! >>>>>>
and whenever possible,
Bastardizing Science with this study says this and then tomorrow saying another study says quite the opposite.(Critical Thinkers note: ONLY believe Peer-Reviewed Studies!!). To the point that average folk's heads begin to hurt from thinking and eventually they become putty in the medias' hands.
I guess the Bottom Line is the networks owners/execs look out for their own first and foremost and then they'll decide what is good for the rest of us peons.
Now does this sound Left, Right, or Centrist ?
Greed and Corporat-ocracy seems to be a Right-wing rally cry, to me.
But, Don't be FOOLED by either party as they both trully work for the same people,
Corporations aka Uber-rich or Wealthy !!
What's the Difference between Rich and Wealthy ??
Shaq is rich, The Mother F*cker who signs Shaq's check is Wealthy !!
- Chris Rock (from his not to be missed comedy special, Never Scared)
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The Government
Once again it comes down to who really Owns the government. Can you say Lobbyists? Shouldn't the government represent the people ? Where are Common Folks' lobbyists ??? People with real morals who try to become politicians get eaten up by the flawed and very corrupt system. The problem could begin to be alleviated once Congress passes a (one bill ----> one topic) bill that bans "pork" added to legitimate bills.
Thus, eliminating a large portion of political trickery and more importantly, saving taxpayers billions of dollars every year on projects pushed through only to get politicians Re-Elected by helping Corporations from their district. If a project is worthy of the funding requested, let it get through the process as a stand-alone bill.
Nowadays, if a very moral politician votes against a bill to cover the cost of bullet-proof vests
for our soldiers because there are 100 -200 million dollars of earmarks or "pork" added to the bill to
cover say an Alaskan bridge to a remote island, then he can be "swift-boated" as being against
our soldiers. It really isn't fair because most citizens are clueless of the details and once again
Who owns the media ??
They Really Don't Want an Educated Population !!
The Catch-22 is we need our VERY Corrupt and Hypocritical Government to Legislate the Changes to Fix Themselves !!!
(Voter Initiatives, for now, is the Only way to put the politicians in check !!!)
Gather signatures for legislation that your state/local politicians won't touch even though the people have spoken !!
Please, Think about Abolishing the Senate !!!
In my opinion,
It is nothing more than big business's check-mate on any major changes being attempted !!
Law Enforcement
When I hear someone say that they want to become part of law enforcement
I tell them that when looking for the
Real criminals (in terms of # of victims) in our society to
Always keep an eye UPwards !!
Justice is supposed to be blind, not its Soldiers !!
Blind Faith is, after all things are considered, still a form of Ignorance !!!!
Fear aka. CSI: Fear Nation
What Can I Say ? Don't Let Fear Ru(i)n Your Life.
Ye Shall Overcome !!!
Self- Analysis ---> Self- Actualization
Now, I could start by saying that real progress is only made through self-lessness and complete honesty but 95% of you would be out of the mix at that point. However, if one is trully honest (long baths help) with self then positive change can easily be made daily with some aspect of one's life.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Gandhi
If one doesn't begin to "rise" above the status quo,
then they really aren't trying as the use of simple logic towers over the status quo!!!!
Even If I am a minority of one, truth is still the truth. - Gandhi
An advanced degree in Tact is necessary before trying any level of Honesty with others due to the Astronomically Large Degree of Delusion in Today's Society.
Denial is a River in Africa, Right ?
I have found it best to just Avoid these people as best I can. Who needs their baggage anyway ?
This weeding out process makes for a much more enjoyable existence.
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Chapter 1
The road towards enlightenment is littered with many unexpected bumps and sharp corners and it is how one deals with these obstacles that trully defines one-self. Make good, logical decisions and the way becomes clearer. Make decisions with other parts of the body besides the brain at one's own peril. Love's a Key to Life but at least think about the future and use condoms (protection) !!
" I will choose a path that's clear, I Will Choose Freewill !! " - Rush
Whether it's doubling the amount of our college graduates or at the very least raising the level of America's basic critical-thinking skills, our Country needs to rapidly show significant improvement or face the consequences as our current path is fast approaching an Idiocracy. Words have meaning, don't just throw around ignorant rhetoric !! Look shit up !! Read !! Do your Friggin' Homework !! Be a responsible, intellectually honest person !! Don't stand for hypocrisy in any part of your life !! Call it out !!
America's sidewalks are littered with miscreants and stupid and/or ignorant Tools all out searching for their next Big Deal ,,,,, Some meaningful direction would help most of these folks as they begin to notice their Souls'* Pilot light becoming dimmer by the day (Unwavering Greed and Lack of True Empathy are Sure signs of it).
Church (Organized Religion) is usually their first outpost....
"Confession is good for the conscience, but it usually bypasses the soul." - Mignon McLaughlin
<<<<< Re-Fill Yourself with EMPATHY !!!! >>>>>
However, the Hypocrices of Organized Religion leads Rationalites to flee rather quickly. Although, it has helped many recovering addicts as a sort of "crutch"...(If they had only known sooner that the barstool is for Fools and instead made an educated choice, Mary Jane.)
Being a Rational person means IF you can't Prove it, you can't Rationally discuss it as Fact.
Science is a Great Thing ...(Repeat 3 times, LOL)... Gravity was once just a theory.. but has since been proven and measured. Can one's Soul be proven and measured ??
"What is Soul ? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room."
- Ray Charles
The Next outpost on one's journey is some other Godly religion or the last bastions of Civilization:
Agnosticism or Spirituality.
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I, personally, prefer to NOT deal in Absolutisms that are at the core of Organized Religion and Atheism..... Agnosticism and Spirituality is what's left !!
However, I clearly align closer to the Atheists ( ie. they throw cooler parties !!!).
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Enlightenment is different for everyone as no two people are exactly alike.
However, Catharsis is Universal when seeing people and events as they really are.
Question Everyone and Everything !!
( It gets pretty easy as the sad picture becomes clearer !!! )
"To think deeply is a double edged sword... at times I used to wish I was not so deeply curious about everything, but experience has taught me that it is in embracing everything - good and bad, uplifting and painful - that the soul evolves and our inner strength becomes manifest." - A.S.
* Since ones' soul hasn't yet been scientifically proven, all instances of such herein should be thought of as "soul".
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Still Here ????? Good !!!
“One of the hardest things to Teach [anyone] is
that the Truth is more important than the Consequences.”
- O. A. Battista
"Do you see what you believe or do you believe what you see ?"
You Cannot Educate Ignorant Ideologues,
Impossible !! Their House of Cards would Fall Down !!
Don't Blame the Poor for their Poverty !!
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Please Don't take any of this as Dogma !!
Put down these pages for a period of time..do some Un-Biased research..Check it out for Yourself..
....Long Baths .........Introspection.....Re-evaluations....
Repeat as Necessary.
Begin to see yourself as a Soul with a Body
rather than a Body with a Soul.
- W.D.
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Does Wall Street trully care about Main street ? Corporate Espionage, Insider Trading and other Chicanery is the status quo behind the doors of the corporate boardrooms and the white-male-only Social Clubs of the Elite (in $ only). The average person has little of this useful information available to help them determine what is really happening internally at these corporations selling their stock. Stocks are in a very real sense, Corporate lottery tickets (buy them and then just TRUST the corporate Ho's not to screw ya !!) and every math teacher will tell you the same thing about lotteries, it's best to just save your money.
Try Separating Greed from Democracy and you might have something !!!! That is however a pipe dream as the Republican administration with their Democratic enablers have proven. The best candidates aren't from these parties. Rationalites pull their hairs out over the current mindset in Washington. Now we are seeing Corporations asking for [More and More] government assistance to pay to fix big businesses Screw-ups !!
Socialized Corporat-ocracy is as in-humane as not helping eliminate Poverty. But eliminating poverty just in America doesn't mean profits for Corporations, so it can't be "good" for our Democracy !!
Actual Change (Alot of it) and not that same old empty F'n Political Rhetoric is the only way our country can pull out of this depressing recession.
To compound things, Democracy today is a travesty of humanity for 75% + of our citizens, ie. those of us who live paycheck to paycheck. Can one really argue against that ?
Little is as soul draining as working for the "man" 40-60 plus hours a week just to be barely able to house, cloth, and feed ones family, (Welcome to the Machine, btw !)
Nevermind any unexpected problems and expenses !
Now, I'm NOT against Capitalism or Democracy per se, I just believe that Every Human Being has an Unalienable Right to a Minimum Standard of Living that Guarantees Free Healthcare to Anyone needing it and a Free College Education to Anyone wanting it. If the Rich have to pay more Taxes for such, it is the Humane thing to do !!!
How about this as an exercise in life. Next time one looks in the mirror,
Imagine oneself in thirty years (ie. old like your parents are now !!).
What is the world like then ?
Do you like what you've "Become" ?
......Probably Not as most people end up like their parents (ie. status quo) !!
A Corporate Ho, Who doesn't even Know !
The time to change your outcome is Now !!
What jobs then aren't soul-suckers ?? These are, IMHO, the Keys to Life, my friends !!
Teaching, Volunteer Work or anything positive that doesn't feel like it is work !!!
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Chapter 2
21st Century Pragmatism Vs. Quagmires R Us ?
with: The Iraq War, War against Terrorism (because we have no moral high ground anymore mainly due to the fact that Bush and Co . are real F'n Douchebags**), The War on ridding our country of its Corporate Criminals and its partner, WTF to do about the Economy, The War against Poverty, The War on Drugs, Environmental Issues, Health Care .........and now we have a Catastrophic Oil Leak that nobody seems to be able to do anything about all caused by corporate greed and our government's incompetency in regulating these corporations gone wild. Sure, you can blame W. for putting these dispicable cronies in positions to monitor corporations in which they have indisputable conflicts of interest. However, Obama didn't change much when he took over...Thus, the blame lies with both equally !!! Obama is a thinker but one has to wonder about the people he's surrounded himself with at this juncture !!
WTF are they doing still trying to be Bi-Partisan when dealing with these brain-dead, obstructionists in the GOP. What is really needed is a strong third and fourth party to bring about some kind of intelligent discourse. This he said, she said bullshit is getting old as the truth is never seeing the light of day. The spin from both sides makes the truth harder to figure out than stock market derivatives !! Surrounding oneself with scientists and not career politicians is the first step for any incoming administration. Which opens the door for step two..
Pragmatism, it would seem, is the only way to right the clueless policies of not only the Reagans and Bushs but also the conservativeness or fearfulness of the Clintons in implementing anything totally unconventional like Universal Healthcare.
The time for thinking outside the box is fading. It's time to climb outta the F'n Box as it has begun to smell worse than a dog that stumbled upon a pack of skunks.
Obama brought Hope but Remember without Wholesale change(s)
The FIX IS STILL IN
and Common Folk Lose Once Again !!!!!
Change Can Start by First:
Abolishing the Senate !!!!
and
Eliminating the Electoral College !!
Next
Have All Voters Utilize A Ranked Ballot System !!!!!!!!
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The End of the I Generation (Ignorant Ideologues)
Both current parties really need to be vetted of their "Hell-Bound" Ideological and/or Old School Political Douchebags**, replacing them with Free-Thinking Pragmatists !! This would probably be the end of the GOP as most of them are Douchebags like Rush Limbaugh !!! and if they want to prove that they are not, then take a stand and confront that Oxycontin-Loving (Really, 100 a friggin' day?), Soul-less (hence, the reason for 100 pills is to try and fill a very large hole inside), Douchebag and all his Brethren !
Now is the Time to
Stand Up and Show your True Colors !!!! ..... LOL
Douchebags don't change overnight and usually NEVER !!!!
Viva La Revolution !!!!
** The metaphor of identifying a person as a douche or douchebag is intended to associate a variety of negative qualities, specifically Arrogance and Malice.
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The Bottom Line
WAKE UP and Smell Their Bullshit
or
Doom Future Generations to also become game pieces or
pawns in the Wealthy's sick game,
The Circle (Jerk) of "Life " !!!!!!!!
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The Inheritance or Equality Tax should be:
90% on every dollar over a Million with No Exceptions !!!!!!
Maybe then they wouldn't be so Greedy in Life (Food for Thought ?????)
Try giving your kids something they need more than CASH,
LOVE and Affection !!!!!!!!
Be A Real Parent
Not a Sugar Daddy Douchebag who spawns these Monsters onto Society !!!!
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Unjust laws exist; shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once ? Men generally, under such a government as this, think that they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority to alter them. They think that, if they should resist, the remedy would be worse than the evil. But it is the fault of the government itself that the remedy is worse than the evil. It makes it worse. Why is it not more apt to anticipate and provide for reform ? Why does it not cherish its wise minority ?? Why does it cry and resist before it is hurt ? Why does it not encourage its citizens to be on the alert to point out its faults, and do better than it would have them ?
- from Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"
Matt Taibbi: The Best American Journalist !!!!!
1951 - 1963: The Good Old Days, For Sure !!
FDR’s Unfinished “Second Bill of Rights”
The American Dream !!
Top 25 Censored Stories of the Year
Robin Hood Tax: A Good Idea ??
Steal This Movie !! .......... My Myspace Page .......
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Viva La Revolution !!!!
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Know your Rights as a U.S. Citizen and Potential Juror:
Jury Nullification
Spread the Word !!!!!
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Randomness
People that Despise you will Analyze and Criticize you ,,
, Don't let these people Compromise You !
New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit
Game, Set and ya got a MATCH !!!!
Matt Taibbi's Blog -----> This Guy is a Great F'n Journalist !!!
This is Too Funny !!! and Here's the Whole Call !!
"The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced."
- Albert Einstein
Dickhead Cheney hasn't helped our government either,
F'n War Criminal !!!!!!
I can't wait until the Bushies go on vacation overseas, LOFL !!!
Can You Say, The Hague !!!
Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 !!!
Karma's A Bitch, DoucheBags !!!
Abolish The Senate !!!!!!
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Glenn Beck and ??
Right America Feeling Wronged War Made Easy bittorrents
Hippie = Highly Intelligent Person Pursuing Individual Enlightenment
- Anonymous
My Favorite Gandhi-isms.....
If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
Nobody can hurt me without My Permission.
Whenever you have truth it must be given with love,
or the message and the messenger will be rejected.
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's Greed.
You may never know what results come of your action,
but if you do Nothing there will be No Result.
The Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.
Patience means self-suffering.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the Strong.
Truth alone will endure; all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time.
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded
that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better
than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
There are many causes I would die for. There is Not a single cause I would kill for.
Corruption and Hypocrisy ought not to be
inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are Today.
Even If I am a minority of one, Truth is still the Truth.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in Harmony.
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If you Don't Appreciate Deviation from the Norm (in terms of approach to life) ,
All You'll ever Get is the Status Quo !!
ie. A Corporate Ho who doesn't even Know !!! (well, now you know, lol !)
Abolish the Senate especially if Sarah Palin becomes a part of it
Organized Religion minus Spirituality = Social Control
T. H. E. = Tact Honesty Empathy
The I Generation = Ignorant Ideologues
www.opposingviews.com
www.procon.org
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How NOT to Market Oneself in Society Today
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1) Let some media types or group of people (such as ones enemies), LABEL you
2) Then they'll MARGINALIZE you
3) POOF, you're "Obscure and Irrelevant" !!!!!!
The trick is if somehow they Label ya, you Must break that label before they Marginalize you !!!!
Stay Relevant and NEVER grow Old on the Inside !!!!!
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My 2 cents about eliminating some unneccesary bureaucracy and saving billions a year:
Eliminate the IRS:
If you make (per year)
over 200 thousand pay 50% in federal tax no exemptions !!!
90 to 200 thousand pay 40% in federal tax no exemptions !!!
50 to 89.99 thousand pay 25% in state/federal tax combined
under 50 thousand pay NOTHING !!!
Corporate Profit taxed at 50 % state/federal tax combined No Exemptions !!!!!
CEO / Upper management's annual pay CAPPED at 25 times their average worker's annual pay
No Exceptions !!!!
Total Sales Tax capped at 6.5% No Exceptions !!!!
The Good Old Days
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Ban Political Contributions of any kind and you can't use your own money to run !!!!
Which levels the "playing field" across society.
Thus, Cutting all the Corporate and Individual Lobbyists off at the balls !!!
If a politician gets the neccesary signatures from his/her state or district they get an allotted amount of money to run for office.
If they win the election, Then they get a strict budget to operate within !!!
That's It !!!
You cut out all the political bullcrap !!
You make it so that the political job isn't a lucrative one (have oversight on their financial records).
Thus, only people with good intentions want to take these average paying jobs.
The Fundamentals of our Democracy must change
if the experiment is to continue !!!
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Viva La Revolution !!!!
Coming up next:
Douchebags of Liberty (They Live) !!!!
Kudos to The Daily Show w/ John Stewart for the term DOL
