Suckerpunch Rage

So, I saw Suckerpunch this weekend... I was expecting it to be sexy. It was not. I was expecting it to be violent. It was not. I was expecting it to be imaginative and original. It was not. I was expecting it to be the kind of movie you are still thinking about hours after you leave the theatre. It was not. Fortunatly my accomplice had a backup plan. All in all it was a pretty great night.

Nancy Grace, Please Shut the Fuck Up

Below are two very different styles of journalism, provided by two very different types of people. I have placed them side by side for comparative purposes.

This is how to press the                             This is useful information.

panic button, misinform

the public and look like a

meshugina banshee whore

harpy battle-ax.       

 Ms. Grace, Ms. Maddow, thank you for this lesson.



The Revolution Will Not Be Televised... Or Will It?



STEVE HOLT!

 I posted once before on the subject of revolution. Then, it was Egypt. Now, it is Libya. Before Egypt it was Tunisia and even now Bahrain and Syria continue to fight for the right of self-determination.

Little attention was paid to Tunisia, more to Egypt, much less to Bahrain and Syria. Now that The UK, The United States and France have begun bombing Libya in support of the rebels the story is finally starting to get the attention it deserves.

Your mom may be cool but she will never be this cool.

These brave men and women who are so valiantly struggling against the forces of oppression for their own freedom are heroes. They deserve our attention and they deserve our respect. Yes, there is a lot going on in the world right now. Japan is having technical difficulties with their oceans and we should not forget about them.

That said, I feel that the media's long standing practice of passing over the plight of the people in favor of pacifying the populace with soundbites of  plutocrats and propaganda is unforgivable.

We are all a part of the collective soul of mankind and we should never give up on these people. We should not only care about them as brothers and sisters in humanity but as leaders towards a new freedom. They are an example for the rest of the world, ourselves included. Especially ourselves included.



More of this please.

 Look at the people of Wisconsin rallying to stop Gov. Scott Walker from stripping their rights to collective bargaining. Some people called them communists and worse.  The press, the politicians, the angry mobs of Fox News-ers have all taken jabs at these brave people. But, the people of Wisconsin didn't let anyone tell them what to do except their own conscience. They marched right into the State Capitol building and planted themselves like trees beside the river of truth.  Now progress towards stopping an unjust and evil breach of citizens rights has been made and the people have seen Scott Walker for what he really is; a corporate stooge and a traitor to the people.

The people of Wisconsin have stood up to big government and corporate interests and stand a good chance of winning this fight.

Our country was founded on the principle that we are REQUIRED to stand up for what we believe in, regardless of the consequences and regardless of the odds against us. There is a better world for us if we just stand up.

You know you want to.

Don't fight it.

My St. Patrick's day was a lot like this, except more Irish-y

Back to Libya. These people had their rights taken away so long ago that most of them will be experiencing freedom for the first time in their lives.

Can we even imagine a life like that? It is hard, but it will be easier when we get there.

Think about it like this. If the police raided our homes this morning, how many of us would be in jail by this evening? I know that I would. I know that almost everyone I know and have ever met would be too.



Muammar Gadaffi. Does this count as a photobomb?

 Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. Did you ever pirate a song? Hack your neighbor's wi-fi password? Do you indulge in the joys of controlled substances?

Do you consider yourself a criminal? No? You probably are.

Because most of us mean no harm, we simply forget that we are constantly breaking the law. We forget that these "crimes" we are committing have landed other less fortunate people behind bars doing long stretches. 

We are all good people, we mean no harm to anyone. We enjoy our lives and we abhor being controlled. That makes us criminals. For that we will be punished. Someday the authorities will know all the secret things we do. It is much, much later than we think my friends. The day is coming. Yet it is within our power to halt it. We stand up now. We do like the Egyptians, the Tunisians, the Libyans. We do like our American forefathers. We stand now or we kneel later. Who then shall be saved?



Remember these wise words?




 

Cruelty, Thy Name is Woman... or is it?

Girls today are so bad even Motley Crüe wouldn't approve of them. I'm not sure what has happened but I fail to summon the same amount of enthusiam for their species as my motley forebears. I have alot of friends of the girlular variety and I swear it never ends with these.... people.

Take for example my friend; let’s call her Herpita Derpington.

 My dear Herpita is a busy woman. Day and night she works; she attends class, she even blogs a little bit. So when she finally got a day off from work she was determined to make the most of her rare leisure time. But before I tell you about that I must first tell you about le blazer.

Herpita has just bought a new blazer of some kind. But this is no ordinary blazer. To hear her tell it:

 "It has a gold zipper and this other material under the arms that is kinda silk and kinda stretchy that when you pull it up it stays up and it has these flaps on the inside that lay really pretty and you can wear it zipped up or zipped down. It also has a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good."

So, on her day off my Derpy amiga gathered together a party consisting of four companions. Herpy Derpy girl herself, dressed in her cute new blazer, her roommate Havana and their two male attendants; let’s call them Manny and Scarface. The quartet set off for the most herppening joint in all OKC the SkyKKKlub.

The 4 friends arrived at their destination but problems soon arose. The KKKlub wouldn’t let Manny in. Manny is too ethnic for their cracker clientele. Ms. Herpita Derpington was conflicted. Normally she would have flipped out called the ACLU and gone to a different club. Tonight was different. You see, she had a new blazer and was determined to flaunt it at the swanky, upscale halls of the KKKlub, she was also determined to take advantage of the $3 shots. She promised Manny she wouldn't be longer than a few minutes.

Scarface wasn't going to leave his boi Manny all alone so he agreed to wait outside with his friend while Herpita and Havana graced the racists with their prescence and purses. Once inside Herpita and Havana met some guys, had some drinks, shook their things, etc.

Meanwhile Manny and Scarface were "blowing up" the ladies' phones asking them how much longer they were going to be. 10 minutes passed, then 20, then 50 and the Manny/Scarface half of the group decided to call it a night. They went home feeling dejected and betrayed. What was Herpita thinking keeping the boys waiting like that? Well, by her own confession she was thinking "Manny has probably treated girls badly before. Why should I care about his feelings."

Now, obviously this was a dick move on the part of little miss Derps-a-lot. But does that change the person she is? Of course not, everyone is guilty of selfish acts every now and then. Although this was a particularly heinous one I for one still believe that my herpy derpy friend is a compassionate and caring individual. She isn't likely to repeat this mistake again and the very fact that she feels so much guilt about it indicates a penitant  heart. Does anyone else have any thoughts about this? Seriously, other bloggers, tell me, is that unforgivable? Or does Herpita need to forgive herself and move on?