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People don't choose to be gay, they're simply born with their sexual identity. To deny ones true self is to lead a very difficult life, especially if you're a Republican or perhaps the child of some retrograde fundilogical loon. Religion is so damn disgusting. The family values of Jesus were not too great. He encouraged his disciples to leave their families and follow him. He hung around with 12 men and a hooker.. I doubt he existed, but if he did, I wonder what his sexual preferences were.
My Spock thoughts regarding the televised Boxer-Fiorina debate last night:
Any fourth grader in California should know that rights are not given to humans but are reserved by people and preserved by government AND that corporations are legal entities written in and consisting of laws and granted existence by the boon of the people through their government. Carly Fiorina repeatedly showed last night that she lacks that basic understanding of how things work in America. Unfortunately, Barbara Boxer should have pointed out that her opponent does not understand the operations of the office she is attempting to purchase with the blood money she got from HP for failing to do the right and just things required by people in her charge.
This is so messed up. How can they claim to be christian and claim that they are following Jesus' message? Didn't Jesus teach that thou shall not judge? I got pregnant right before my senior year of high school. All the good Christian kids at my "normal' school were horrible to me, so much so that I switched to the alternative school down the road. The alternative school was full of Muslims, gays, knocked up girls, and other "outcasts". The teachers were amazing, the students were wonderful. Mutual respect was the key. Everyone was treated as a person, with respect for the decisions that we were making. Do these people think that if they ignore the bullying, that the "gay" will be beaten out of them? If only everyone would follow the simple rules of life, we would all be happier. Treat others as you would want to be treated, simple and sweet.
and even if people choose to be gay, what's the issue??
Had to read Ishmael for my Enviromental Geography class. So there is at least one Professor out there exposing a lot of people to that book, every semester.
N
I think the homophobes rather like the fact that their BS is causing teen homosexuals to commit suicide. They're nothing but a bunch of authoritarian a-holes that prefer that people that don't align with their point of views just don't exist, if it means they kill themselves oh well. They probably love that little African country that has made homosexuality a capitol offense, so caring about someone killing themselves is just as good, even better because they don't have to take direct responsibility.
Sociopaths and megalomaniacs don't just exist in corporate board rooms these days, they also reside in Churches and in special Citizen groups.
Can't stand anyone who preaches they know what's the best values for me and my family. Mind your OWN DAMN BUSINESS!
N
Another Gulf Oil Rig has exploded, and a hurricane is coming in. I don't know if God has anything in particular against the Gulf Coast, but it seems to be further evidence that Corporate America is trying its best to kill it.
N
Who Killed JFK?
On Nov 22nd, 1963 President Kennedy was assassinated in
Dallas TX. This marked the beginning of the in-your-face
takeover of our country by The Military Industrial Complex.
Who pulled the trigger?
Oligarchic
Subversive
White
Anarchistic
Libertarian
Demagogues
Pushing back against deception
To those real listeners here who will read this:
Beware "Dog Whistle" opinions.
"Oh I think Obama should of done this!" Is a Dog Whistle that while sounding like a legit opinion, is in fact getting you to feel more "Yea Obama's wrong" more that it seems like it does. Whether you believe that or not you should be concerned about an army of undercover bloggers & commenters trying to trick you into getting a republican elected, by appearing to be a groundswell of the base rejecting the President, Pelosi & Policies. Wake up. =^/
Its just one facet of massive public disinformation and manipulation campaign.
Like Poll Fraud. Its elevated these Tea Bag nut-ball candidates into primaries that would never have happened without giving them the "ohh I guess they are popular" bump, everyone's apparently a sucker for. Its got you all actually thinking there is something to fear from Republicans this fall. They just Gin it up, and you all swallow it with little protest.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/07/does_alleged_poll_fraud_mean_r.html
Remember; "The Matrix is all around you."
=^>
Chris Hedges on Moral Courage
http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/chris_hedges_on_moral_courage_20100901/
I'm sure by now Thom knows Chris Hedges' articulation of our current Societal Crisis. The above link to his speech on the topic was recently posted on Truthdig.com. The information therein is mostly outlined in his book "Empire of Illusion." I would like to hear Thom address Hedges' harsh realistic point of view. I feel that Thom is sugar coating things too much because of the fear of a “circular firing squad." Nevertheless, we need a plan of action to revolt against our corporate overlords in a non-violent way. Hedges grimly points out that the change we fight for now, we will not see in our lifetime. He uses good catch phrases like: Inverse Totalitarianism. Coup d'état in Slow Motion. Mafia Capitalism & Mafia Politics. Societal Cannibalization. Celebrity Culture. He also quotes Albert Camus.
Holy War ?
The hope should be that we do not succumb to that. The fact's on the ground are such that we continue to trend in that direction to the point that it can't be ignored without enduring further blood shed and depravity.
Preachers preaching hate. I can't see as how any of them can possibly prevail but in the meantime the bloodshed continues at the expense of "collateral damage". 9/11 victims ,"collateral damage" and fallen soldiers alike.
Humanity needs to come to terms with the truth we have discovered along side of the mystery that is left to discover and apparently that's what this all is adding up to. Global reformation in how we regard the preconditions of our existence and our participation with those preconditions as our time to participate passes. Wonderful and challenging.
Off topic but...yesterday Thom was talking about the mandatory publishing of salary ratios (ratio of average executive pay to average worker pay). I listened carefully and I think Thom's argument doesn't hold water. It's none of the government's business. If you really was change then do away with corporate law WHICH WAS CREATED BY PROGRESSIVES (although they probably didn't call themselves "progressive" at that time).
An open letter to Mr Obama:
Dear Mr President,
No one likes beige or elevator music. Think about it.
Thank you,
N
I just get so confused over the whole thing. We were told by Bin Laden himself that 9/11 was done by them and it was a "holy war" but for years that fact has been ignored. Now, the conservatives are being blamed for perpetuating more jihad. Well, while I am not taking sides I as this question: Which is it? They have a right to build there but to open it on that day, when so many people (even Bin Laden himself) believe that it was from Islamic extremists is just cruel. Since nobody knows the truth why not play it on the side of caution for the respect of the families?
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When Obama praised Bush last night I nearly threw up. Obama is making these political calculations that are offensive to progressives and won't help him. He better stand for what is right, like standing up to the military industrial complex and the banks. Bush is a self admitted war criminal responsible for deaths of a million Iraqi's and thousands of Americans. Obama giving legitimacy to this folly of a war is sick.
Re: Obama gives Bush a "Get out of jail Free card"
Can we now take off our rose colored glasses and acknowledge that the Republican and Democratic parties are two sides of the same coin, ruled by the Elite?
Chutzpa is defined as a person begging the judge for leniency when sentencing him for murdering his parents because he is now an orphan. Newt's picture appears next to the entry.
AhhDancingBear to dream the impossible dream.
N
The president's speech last night should have included one key sentence that was missing:
"Now that our combat commitment in Iraq has ended I have directed the Attorney General of the United States to initiate war crime prosecutions of Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney and other key officials of their administration for the illegal invasion of Iraq under false pretexts and the resulting civilian deaths, torture and other human rights atrocities that resulted from that unlawful invasion and occupation.”
DB
The chips should be included with your papers, which we now know are increasingly important to have with us at all times, so they can be detroyed with us in the event of a disaster.
One benefit from this is that crowds won't have to be estimated anymore. Folks won't be able to inflate the size of their crowds to match their egos.
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