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I dont promote many websites. This one deserves my endorsement. It deserves your attention.

http://subversify.com/2010/08/20/racial-profiling-immoral-and-ineffective/

Please leave a comment, even if you dont agree, its a great start of a needed conversation.

Necromonger law...we keep what we kill...the truth of all oppression...the fear!

I have written a couple of blogs that use analogies from pop culture. This one is just like those with a twist...imagine...

Chronicles Of Riddick

The basis of the movie is the Necromongers, a group of "evolved beings", are going across the universe asking people to "convert" to the Necromonger faith or die. Riddick is the only thing stopping them from total domination.

Here is a quote from it...

They are an army unlike any other... crusading across the stars toward a place called UnderVerse, their promised land - a constellation of dark new worlds. Necromongers, they're called. And if they cannot convert you, they will kill you. Leading them, the Lord Marshal. He alone has made a pilgrimage to the gates of the UnderVerse... and returned a different being. Stronger. Stranger. Half alive and half... something else. If we are to survive, a new balance must be found. In normal times, evil would be fought by good. But in times like these, well, it should be fought by another kind of evil.



I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
Did you see...another kind of evil?! Hell yeah!

Spoiler alert...

I just wonder...did anyone leave the theatre upset because Riddick won? Did anyone get the rental and return it saying that:
"To hell with Riddick"
No? The good guy that seemed to care very little about anyone other than himself? No one rooted against him? Why? I just wonder why? (Please note...last question was laced in sarcasm)

Now to understand what I am saying, I must add this...

The Necromonger Law...you keep what you kill.



Riddick kills the leader and gains the throne.

Why? You got it...The Necromonger Law...you keep what you kill.
The whole clan of Necromongers came about by giving in to the "evolution of man".
They either assimilated or faced death. There were no other options. They saw how horrible the Necromongers were, but still rather would give up their own humanity than face death. Now here is where it gets interesting...even though they acknowledged the leader...they aspired to be him one day...even if it meant to kill him to get it.

Now imagine if you were in a society that went across the land killing any and everyone that wouldn't(or couldn't) assimilate(or "convert") would you fear a backlash if someone challenged it? Wouldn't you get fearful of Karma biting a chunk out of your ass? It would only be fair if they were to kill you so that they could have the power.

Being erased would be a powerful inspiration to holding that power would it not?

If your society has been based on the premise that gains are based on destruction and domination, wouldn't you just panic at the possibility of losing your position?

If you killed millions of people, destroyed cultures, languages, and made them do what you wanted; could you surrender that power knowing that...you keep what you kill?

But don't worry...its just a movie...

Right?

Dr. Laura...You Lying...

Schlessinger said, "I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry or some special-interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent."




Schlessinger apologized the following day, saying "I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I articulated the N-word all the way out -- more than one time. And that was wrong. I'll say it again -- that was wrong."




Really? You want to be able to taunt someone on the radio by saying Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger, Nigger!






You want to be able to tell someone after taunting them that THEY are insensitive? So you just went on national television to say that YOU are a voice of dissent?






Ok, first, you are a racist, lying sack of shit. You were dissenting what? That the caller is too sensitive in her family environment that is hostile to her? That's your take, doctor?






But I Love Him - Dr. - Dr. Laura


Abuse can take many forms, from verbal and emotional abuse to sexual abuse and ... Many signs of abuse are subtle and can be warnings of danger ahead. ...


http://www.drlaura.com/reading/index.html?mode=view&id=37






Abuse can be verbal and subtle? Really? So being called Nigger by your husband's family isn't abuse?










The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back - Dr. Laura


Jul 29, 2010 ... However I ignored your advice that I read many times in your books that says " abuse, addiction, and adultery, are deal breakers". ...


http://www.drlaura.com/letters/?mode=view&tile=1&id=19952






Abuse is a deal breaker? Really?






Really? That's what having the right to say what you want is?






Well since you believe that...Your abusive power wielding ass just cost yourself the deal on radio. You believe in personal responsibility? You said you were wrong...but YOU don't want to be held accountable?






Being a bit sensitive aren't you? Or are you being...Dr. Laura...A Lying Sack of Shit!






Consider your ass NAACP'D!

To Hell with your EGO! Just get it right!

You know its funny, when I first came to the internet world the first person I came across was a gentleman from India. Very knowledgeable and confident in his stances. I told him it was an honor to know him and learn from him. He then forewarned me of "hero worship", I then had the moment that truly made me feel good...I disagreed with him. I told him I don't have any heroes. He scoffed at my statement, after about 45 minutes he came to the conclusion that I knew was the intent of his "hero worship" statement. Many people use others to make them feel good, we have a need to promote someone just to say we are the same because we have them in our camp. So I let him know that "cult of personality" was something I studied and was very aware of.







You see our ego is a good thing...in the right measure.






I once wrote a blog series that spoke about those here online and how I admire their ability to help in my path of knowledge. I saw how those that thanked me for my compliment were appreciative. I just wonder do they know how important their information has been to me. I just wonder do they know how much I appreciate that they have taken me further out of my own comfort zone. I just wonder do they know that even when they post...I investigate to make sure I'm not talking out my...well you know.






I have built friendships with some intelligent people, some are well educated and others are just organically knowledgeable. Its safe to say I value and are honored to have them as resources. But I would never get it to the point that I would fall prey to the "cult of personality"!






We have enough false prophets in this world, I don't have the time or lack of esteem to make myself worship at someones alter, just because they are smarter. Now, here is where nuance(you know that thing that you need to have critical thinking, research, and a desire to seek truth) becomes so very important. We must seek understanding of anything that interests us. You cant venture into the unknown blindly, nor can you concede to a point that just isn't true.






You cant see someone as the end all to be all, just as you cant ever see intellect or ability as something that cant be quantified. I know the last sentence will have some backlash from some of my friends, but damn...THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH HAVING TEACHERS, MENTORS, OR RESOURCES THAT ARE HELPFUL TO YOU GAINING TRUTH!






As I said in the right measure, ego is good. Lets look at the wrong measure...






Many people have crossed my path...lawyers, doctors, educators, and even politicians. I have had days where I have held my own and others that have schooled me. Great times in all instances. I have enjoyed all the discussions and debates. I like being corrected as much as I like being right. Its the same to me, one just has more steps to the goal...to know. But some of them...Master's degrees? Really? I'm a lawyer! Really? I teach at so and so! Really? I studied here or there? Really? What did you study I ask because it wasn't how to discuss, interact, articulate, or respect your peers.






Its about ego, can you make the importance of knowing the truth more than you having a belief on the basis of "hero worship", "cult of personality", or worse an ego so big that you just cant be wrong? Cant there be perception and knowledge sharing the same space?






Cant we just understand that if the truth will set you free, the lie will imprison you?

EEOC, the "Media" and the Tea Party

The EEOC was established on July 2, 1965; its mandate is specified under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), [4] the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.







Now, the above was posted for reference. My point is this...why has the media ignored the most obvious point of the tea baggers?






I have been in management for over twenty years, gone to many seminars on the basis of discrimination. I have been privy to how to identify, confront, and extinguish any and all discrimination. I still have in my mind the last meeting where I and many managers have role played in order to properly deal with the issue. The biggest reason I have heard for management to have these "tools" is to insure a safe and productive environment in the workforce.






Now during the 2008 election I decided to be a pain in the ass to our human resources bigwig, I said during a role play moment(completely taking him, a white man, off guard) that Obama is a Muslim and I don't like him. The room went silent! The guy looked at me with a glaze over his face, paused and said this:






First, that is politics, the workforce is no place for that. That is the law. Secondly, saying that you don't like someone because they happen to be Muslim is discrimination. That type of behavior has no place for the workforce or any where else for that matter. That's when I hit him with a "monkey" comment about Obama. Boy was he pissed! He stated that the comment was racially insensitive to blacks, do I not see the historical context behind my comment? I retorted that he was being "politically correct", he was violating my first amendment rights! Well, he let me know that I was violating others civil rights with my insulting, bigoted, and rancor comments.






Then he fired me.






So you see, bias of any kind or insensitivity, isn't about "politically incorrectness". Its insulting, bigoted, and produces a unsafe and unproductive environment in society that cant be allowed if we are to be the "land of the free."






I just wonder when I watch television and watch the tea party rallies, when is the media going to fire them? When will the " we aren't racist", "why are you playing the race card again" going to be replaced with...your fired?






If their termination doesn't come soon...will our first woman president be called sugar tits? Will she hear the phrase, shrill every time she speaks? Will we have to constantly hear men say they fear for the security of the country once every month? Will we hear that "political incorrectness" and freedom of speech that absolves the members of today on a woman?






Will our first handicapped (don't bring up Roosevelt) be called words such as "Mongolism," or "retard" and "lame." Will we just let it be? Is Special Ed going to be that President's nickname? Will we have millions fearful because "he could accidentally press the wrong button?"






Will some people's "freedom of speech" continue to impede on others freedom?






Will we allow it...or will we say...your fired!

Im Just Going To Say It!

We have very serious problems in our society. Please, take note, I said ours. Not yours, but Us. Us, not the U.S. I said us. We have issues that are results of problems that we just cant deal with or confront. Why? Because we have far too many people participating...but they don't contribute.







Yup! I'm talking about you...the devil's advocate. The Devil does NOT need an advocate! We get it you are smart...hello...you are NOT proving it! When someone is getting to a point that brings progress, but you decide that today you are going to express your discontent with something that brings NOTHING to the table. You come to the table talking about Steak and we are discussing fish! WTF! We don't need to address your temper tantrum because you didn't get us to see your pain. Call Oprah! Critical thinking is NOT conflict deflection, NOT conflict suppression, its apart of conflict resolution. You think its not that serious...so why should we take you seriously? As I heard many times as a child...shut up...grown-ups are speaking. But no you just keep it up...being, in your own twisted logic, cute. You don't have answers, don't create more questions that doesn't address the issue.






Quit imprinting, quit passive-aggressive taunting, and last but not least...quit being cute. You aren't. You are just another piece of division on the internet and beyond.

A Rough Road Back To Democracy

As I try to look at the many op-ed/blogs posted on politics each day there is always one that just makes me smile. This post(Of course im not speaking of my own) gives a great commentary of the nasty word that is our existence...Oligarchy.




http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy



But lets get to the point at hand...if its truly about rich and poor, how did the poor get so many participants?






Really, I am asking a genuine question. How or when did this country, this planet just morph into a state of oligarchical malaise?






While we, the little people, bicker and fight over how we look or disagree over semantics and who has the right idea; the rich have gotten their idea. And don't doubt for a moment that they are running with their plan, its well thought out and implemented long before we came to the conclusion that democracy has long past us by.






While we discuss skin tone, gender, age, or whether its cool or not to belittle and demean some one with a physical disability...the rich are getting richer.






Now of course many will say you are preaching to the choir. I say we are still out of tune and sync. We may not need to have one song to sing, but at least be in agreement with the song listing.






Are we so ego-driven that the tools the rich use everyday can give them more power while we happily hand it to them? Are we, readers of the many books that warned us of such a state, just blind to the fact that Orwell and his writings are being used today to keep us right where we don't want to be? Are we that blind, naive, or intellectually dishonest?






I hear about capitalism is good for you and me...really? Did you get a bailout by demanding it? I hear that climate control is a hoax...really? So breathing good clean air is a BAD thing? I hear how the poor are the bad people...really? Did the poor destroy your 401k? I actually once heard that I should thank god for the rich people that "gives" us jobs...really? God likes the past and present actions of the rich? I hear helping the poor is throwing good money after bad...really? I wonder how the poor would feel if they were to vote based on truth and not on skin tone, bra size, hair color, religion, or zero sum myths? Would the rich stay rich?






C'mon, as one of my mentors use to tell me, we are better than this. Aren't we?

My note to the left...

I remember the year, 1992. The soundtrack to the democratic party was "Don't Stop" from Fleetwood Mac. Then, we did the unspeakable, we stopped. We didn't think about tomorrow, today had us all pissed! The left was frustrated and suffering from buyers remorse, the right was pissed the fuck off! They were unsettled from the nasty, sinful, bastard the president was. So the right united, the left whined. The left became fractured, the right got hostile. Two years later the Contract on America began its assault on us. For me, the contract wasn't really so bad. I thought the left got what they had coming to them. They were disenfranchised and quit playing...yup I said playing.







Its a harsh reality that politics is a game, its also your life! It determines so many ways of our life. Whether you know it or like it...its our Alpha and Omega. Don't you want to be apart of it? Don't you want to get in the fight and take a punch or two. Then you can throw some punches!






I have heard all the criticisms and knocks on the current president, he has earned them. What he hasn't earned is to be a second term president with no ability to do anything you want. Sure he fucked the pooch on health care, but what would the alternative had done? Think about that as you say I'm not interested in voting, why should I vote, and my favorite is he let me down. He let you down? So its your turn right? The president ain't your significant other, he is a politician needs to be pushed into doing the right thing. During the election, he was the sure thing, now you cant even vote? The right is so upset, yet happy as hell that you are following your typical blueprint. For them its great that you are fighting, they love your anger. Why do you think they keep the misinformation going? They know when you get frustrated, you quit, take your ball and go home. Leave the president without balls and you will be fucked.






Keep thinking about tomorrow, because today the fight is now. Quit if you want...know that the fight goes on without you...you will still feel the punches.

This Needs To Be Said

Andrew Breitbart has proven again that institutional racism is alive and well in America. His actions have proven, once again that black america need not to play the race card, they don't hold the deck of cards. They are not even involved in the game...spectators, at least in the point of the NAACP. Nope, I'm not calling out a racist, I'm saying this is a machine driven problem. Sure, Breitbart is a minion of the right. He might be a racist, but this is about the opportunity to bring harm to a group by making ONE person the new bogeyman. The system screwed Shirley Sherrod, on both sides. One attacked her and the other side let them have her, she was the sacrificial lamb.







How can you manipulate video and destroy ACORN, be found as a manipulator, but get enough credibility to discredit someone else? Now he has made a woman who had a great parable about racism and how we must rise above our prejudices into a racist. Also made her unemployed. I guess he is a great representation of what the right wants...to kill jobs...if you are a liberal.






But let's be honest, he will see no punishment. The MSM will not investigate to see that his assertion of racism was placed to facilitate an agenda. Did he have the full tape? Even if he didn't, in his eagerness to attack he lost sight of the fact that a person, not a cause, not a group. But in fact a person was demonized and excommunicated so unscrupulously that he announced after her termination, he stated the he did "a celebration in the end zone". He did that because he scored a smear job. A machine attacked a person and many have had the insensitivity to say her "problem" was brought on herself, "we have bigger fish to fry".






Really? When your ass is on the griddle, for no fault of your own, ask how big does the fish have to be for good people to stand up for you?






I watched this and knew, no matter what happens, the powers that be care not for us. It wont need to if we deny our ability and accept the indoctrination of being pawns. We are better than what just happened. If we are the change that we are looking for, we had better not allow this lynching to be just a precursor to the next one. We had better stick a foot so deep in the NAACP ass that they cant speak. The White House must do better than say sorry.






They reacted weakly, but the smear wasn't done by them...we must not allow, condone, or accept anything other than a true investigation of this. No one, whether it be a machine, company, or political party should be allowed to smear anyone they want.






Eric Holder...don't be a coward about race in this one. Find the cancer and remove it.

My Kid Brother...He never played fair!

Here is my brother,standing next to me, I love him to death. He was for many years my wing-man. When we were little he would never die!







Now allow me to explain...cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, and tag was not a fair fight with him. He would get shot, fall and get back up "I wasn't killed". I was furious. Shot with an arrow, fall, and move his mouth and get up..."I ate my spinach". WTF! He would get the family to laugh, while I was ready to body bag his ass. I would scream "YOU CHEATED!" My parents and family would say lighten up! Lighten up! You lighten up, that little motherfucker cheated! You saw it and just ignored it! How can it be ignored! He cheated, he would know the rules, change them to his advantage. That's some bull! How is it possible that I could live in an environment that allows someone to never play in the parameters of the rules.






Fast forward to present day...why am I asking that same question again? Now keep in mind my brother lives in Minnesota, I'm in Illinois. So I'm not discussing him, besides, he was younger than me and cute as a button. He meant no harm. Now, in the present time, harm is intended. Cheating, bullying, misinformation is the norm. Is it cute? Is it something to let slide?






Racial slurs, attacks, and cheating to an extreme that even I found to be tragic. But hey its just the way it is, right? We expect it to happen, right? Is that why one side plays fair then the other cheats, but doesn't get a strap to their ass? What about their fair-play? Nice guys don't get to finish last, they don't get invited to the race.






I have spent a very watchful eye in the past three years. Looking at how much more hostile this country has become. How much more divided we are...again. I remember all my friends, co-workers, and associates jumping for joy as America elected a black president. For me...I was saddened for what was to come. I knew everything that is going on now would occur. I knew there would be an uprising. I knew sides would be taken. I knew damn well I would have to do the same. But you see, I'm more of a conservative than the "conservatives" that I see. So for me this has been a stressed out period of time. I have had my friends slandered, had my latin friends betrayed, by the use of the law. Had friends that I know are struggling in this economy be called welfare kings and queens. Been told that my country isn't my own, I'm just allowed here and the "true patriots" want me and my kind gone.






So, in with this blog I'm announcing that there will be a cold day in hell before I vote for the "patriots" that are the right. I like to play according to the rules. You only want to win.