Thursday, December 16, 2010
December 16th
In a coincidence, December 16th is not only Bill Hicks' birthday, it's also the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. No, not the teabagger, we-are-a-bunch-of-fucking-retarded-fascist-conservative-assholes Tea Party, but the real Boston Tea Party. You know, the one in 1773 where patriots protested a large corporation. It was a liberal revolution and it's time to reclaim it.
News Story that Makes me Pissed
For someone who in their youth defended a country that killed millions of Jews, the Pope should be the last person in the world to talk about persecution.
Bill Hicks Day
Today marks the 49th birthday of Bill Hicks if he were alive. Let us honor a hero whose life was ended too early by cancer by dedicating ourselves to his philosophy:
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Bush Tax Cut Renewal Bill Passes
81-19
Of course the hostage of jobless benefits was attached to the flawed bill Obama constructed, so I really don't blame the Democrats for voting for it, but it shouldn't have been set up that way. Personally, I would rather slit my throat and bleed to death than allow the tax on the wealthy to go down or stay the same, even if it meant the jobless benefits didn't pass.
Of course the hostage of jobless benefits was attached to the flawed bill Obama constructed, so I really don't blame the Democrats for voting for it, but it shouldn't have been set up that way. Personally, I would rather slit my throat and bleed to death than allow the tax on the wealthy to go down or stay the same, even if it meant the jobless benefits didn't pass.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
War on Christmas, A John Birch Conspiracy Theory
It didn't start with Fox News or Bill Donahue, but with some anti-commie nutjobs in the 50's. Not really surprising, but while the JBS was radical back then, its views have become mainstream in conservative circles.
Quote of the Day
"The most beautiful aspect of an Ayn Rand novel is the thought of it being turned into confetti."-Albert Cirrus
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Idiot of the Week
The anti-Wikileaks Gestapo.
Seriously, has there ever been a group more targeted for persecution by governments and corporations than Wikileaks? And I have officially declared the rape accusation to be bogus against hero Julian Assange. I mean, how often does one randomly end up hooking up with someone with ties to the CIA? Assange is innocent and should be freed. Wikileaks doesn't deserve to be treated the way it's being treated.
Seriously, has there ever been a group more targeted for persecution by governments and corporations than Wikileaks? And I have officially declared the rape accusation to be bogus against hero Julian Assange. I mean, how often does one randomly end up hooking up with someone with ties to the CIA? Assange is innocent and should be freed. Wikileaks doesn't deserve to be treated the way it's being treated.
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