American Dissentor (s)

"Political dissent refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body. Such expression may take forms from vocal disagreement to civil disobedience to the use of violence. Historically, repressive governments have sought to punish political dissent. The protection of freedoms that facilitate peaceful dissent has become a hallmark of free and open societies."

(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_dissent)

"Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion." --Dwight D. Eisenhower


 “The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George…Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security.” — Ron Paul



Dissent is as old as oppression, which is to say, older than dirt. As long as there have been those who seek to dominate and control others for their own selfish interests, so too there have been free thinkers who seek to free the oppressed, even when the oppressed don't view themselves as such.

What we have in America is not a Democracy, not a Republic, but an Oligarchy, a handfull of greedy individuals, themselves controlled by other greedy individuals outside our borders. Most folks don't see it, they focus on other issues, or on their own personal issues, or on a plethora of cleverly placed distractions, and so they miss the big picture.

In They Live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPmgR5ituU4&feature=related) There's a scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MVMbm6c0k&feature=related) where Roddy Piper's character is trying to convince Kieth David's character to put on the Hoffman Lenses and see the world as it really is. In order to get him to do it, he has to fight him, and they beat the shit out of each other.
That's really what it's like trying to convince some folks to open up their eyes.

When you dissent too loudly and people start to listen, big brother doesn't like it. They may lable you, or they may send their stormtroopers after you (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puc3jgl7llA) to bash in your head, beat you into submission, etc. Does this sound like a "free and open socioty" to you? Nope, not to me either.  -  They control the mass-media, [tv, newspapers, magazines, etc.] so if something paints them in a less than favorable light, and they can't spin it to their satisfaction, they just have it pulled. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dROgWJ29Bx0

There is not much difference between a totalitarian Theocracy, (such as Iran) a Military Dictatorship, (such as Hitler's Germany, Franco's Spain, or Castro's Cuba) a Communist/Socialist state, (Russia, China) a Monarchy, (England) and a "Representative Democracy"... - All are simply forms of Oligarchy, by definition of the word.
 Actual Democracy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Democracy is nonexistant in this country, the closest approximation of it can only be found within the structure of certain organizations, (AA, for one) and not within the political structure of any governmental body, at any level. We are given just enough leash to give us the illusion of freedom, and that leash keeps growing shorter by the hour, but most of us fail to notice, due, in part, to distraction(s), or due mostly to the brainwashing that was drilled into us from kindergarten up thru college. This is a really tough nut to crack.

We are taught that the Constitution http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html is the "supreme law of the land", even as the politicians continuously wipe their communal asses with it. And the sheeple, having been lulled into a false sense of security and contentment, go on about their somnablant grazing in blissful ignorance. .."Baa."

What is one man to do about it?
The answer is anything and everything within his power.

There's a good documentary called Ethos. Here is the link to it:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/ethos/

"What an organ is human speech when it is employed by a master!"
--Samuel Clemmens

Hmmmmm...

What do I feel like ranting about today?
Well, there was a film, (When movies were still films) in 1988, Directed by John Carpenter, starring Roddy Piper & Kieth David, called They Live. It's about two reluctant, anti-hero type heroes, who, completely by accident, discover a plot by interdimensional beings to take over the Earth. It's presented in a campy, B-movie type way, which I imagine was the only way the government would have allowed such a film to be released, considering the amount of truth it contains, and how close to home it hits for anyone whose eyes are even slightly open. To the masses of lazy, complacent, overfed, brainwashed sheeple, it would simply seem an amusing, if bizarre, science fiction story. (Remember that in 1988 Al Gore hadn't invented the internet yet.) [:P]
{Also, in 1988 Bill Cooper had not yet published Pale Horse}

While surfing random shit on the fuckyoutube tonight, I came across one about O'Bummer and the Russian Medvedev "accidentally" caught on an open mic. In it, he clearly states that "..This is my last election... After my election I will have..." There it is, folks. He proved that he knew the outcome of the "election" way before anyone even voted, thus proving that "elections" are just more bullshit to pacify the sheeple.

 Still not convinced?

Good salty snack food, to eat while watching football, (could also be eaten while watching futbol, I'd reckon)

There is no joy in Mudville, but there is in Mud Bog Racing...

I haven't been here in a minute. Since February, in fact, so ok, a long minute. I was just eating some chex mix that I got at the Safeway, when I started thinking about spap oop. Spap oop is doo dads upside down. So I googled it, and guess what, a list of shit came up. Imagine that. The one I clicked on went to a blog that (apparently) doesn't exist anymore, called "The Constant Observer" http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00-05:00&max-results=3 There's a link to it.
 I read what she had to say about spap oop, and then I went and read some of her other posts. I found it interesting. I then went to leave a comment on the first one I had read, about spap oop. I don't know if it will post up there or not, since it says that all comments must be moderated. But anyway, it was suggested that commedian Rich Hall (Not Necessarilly The News) was the originator of spap oop. Not so. I know for a fact that he didn't come up with it. My dad was saying spap oop in the early '70s. NNTN didn't come out until the mid 80s. I hope that clears things up, although it likely muddies up the water some more, don't it. (?)

 Well, whatever the case may be, I now have a half a bag of chex mix left, and a half a bag of doritos, and a case of sodapop, and I'm gonna go watch the Steelers beat up on the Giants, (hopefully) in about twenty minutes. Football ain't the be-all & end-all of everything like it used to be. Professional sports in general have deteriorated into mass-marketing events. A bunch of millionaires getting outrageously overpaid to play games that used to be played for the enjoyment. A microcosm of what's wrong with today's socioty. {I spell socioty this way on purpose, somewhat smartassedically. The first part is socio, as in sociopath...} I dig social commentary, even when it is just rhetoric and bullshit that I don't agree with.

Opinions are like assholes. Here's mine. (My opinion, not my asshole.) Hahahahahahahaha! :))

The Archaeology News Network: Does the Sadahurip Mountain in Garut, West Java hide a pyramid?

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Human Beings... What can be said about them? Ther're not all fuctup. Just the majority.

Syd Barrett was a human being.`(wasn't he?)
Jim Morrison was a human being...
Carl Jung was a human being....

But they are some of the exceptions.

The talking heads on Fox not news are all human beings. (at least they appear to be)

Human beings have skeletons.
"While you were busy hating others and bashing and accusing them and calling them names and saying bad things about them and judging them online, your closet popped open, and your skeletons fell out."

By the way, I'm a Bear...
This in no way reflects on my humanity, And it describes nothing but the Bear Spirit


I come here sporadically to rant.

Humans have a way of being mean to one another that other species mostly cannot fathom.
Pumas, for instance, are not being mean when they rip out a deer's throat. They just want to eat. It is their way. Sharks are not being vindictive when they attack and kill, it's the way they were made. Humans, on the other hand... Humans will throw rocks at other humans out of hate. Some humans will chain a dog to a tree. Some humans will torture small furry critters for amusement. Humans in positions of "authority" tend to develop haughty attitudes, thinking they are somehow better than others, judging and condemning them. Bankers build prisons.
Greed drives them to hoard power and controll, they think of everyone as cows and sheep, while they themselves act as hogs.

How did it get to be so twisted? I have my theories, and ideas...

Opinions are a dime a dozen. In some places you can marry your cousin.
I don't know if I'm right or wrong. Maybe this was the gameplan all along.
I have a history of associations with crazy women, some with bad reputations.
Most of them are not anything like others have judged them to be.
Reputation is superficial, judgements based on inaccurate observations.
I find I enjoy the company of girls who pee.
None of my ex's live in Texas.
I didn't abuse drugs, the drugs abused me.
If this is making sense to you, you might want to check yourself into a hospital for a psychiatric observation. Then again, maybe not. Only you can judge you.
George Bernard Shaw once said, "If you are going to tell people the truth, you had better make them laugh, or else they will kill you."
Truth is, (among other things,) The world, socioty, is fucked up and broken, and it sorely needs to be fixed. Now what are we gonna do about it?

..Settin' on a hill on the Parchment Farm, ain't never done nobody no wrong...

Great Googly Moogly!

Egadz... Great Googly Moogly... I was just minding my own business, not harming anyone, least not overtly, far as I can tell. I left a comment on some video on youtube, and some fuckin piece of shit fuck made a rude & uncalled for comment on my comment. What a fuckin puke!

What can ya do? The pukes are out there, and occasionally they will come over and puke on you, for no good reason, because they can. Some fuckin puke in Oakland, CA shot abunch of cops. Why? I have no idea. I just heard it on NPR. Wasn't that long ago that Oakland cops shot & killed a guy at a BART station. Why? I don't know. Does the BART incident then justify the latest one? Hell no! What the fuck is wrong with people? Sad but true, some cops have itchy trigger fingers, but, wouldn't you if people hated you simply because of your job, and to the point of shooting at you just for kicks? I certainly am not trying to excuse the actions of the cops involved in the Bart shooting, or the actions of dirty cops in general. I don't like cops. But I wouldnt just shoot them. Some of (some? probably MOST) of them are assholes, but not all, even though their job is to enforce laws which are wrong, & often unconstitutional, even though a lot of them have rediculously poor people-skills, even though they often beat people needlesly, lie in court routinely, consider you guilty & already convicted before they break the handcuffs out, even in the light of all that, they are still human beings doing a crappy job for a crappy wage, just to make a living. {Clint Eastwood from The Outlaw Josie Wales: "Dyin' ain't much of a livin', boy..."} Some of them have actual lives outside of their shitty goddamn job! Imagine that! Some of them even have families!! I used to drive trucks for a guy whose wife was a cop. I seriously doubt that she ever shot anyone, but I'll bet that she would if they shot at her first.
Basically, what I'm saying here is, you can't go lumping a whole group of folks together and say that they're all the same, because that is the definition of prejudice. Yet we all have a tendency to do it sometimes. Look at me talking about the cia, fbi, nsa, etc. for example... I call them all goons & stormtroopers. So I guess I'm guilty of pre-judging a group also...
I just don't go around shooting them.
I've lived in quite a few "bad" neighborhoods over the years. I've been known to pack a pistol. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot someone if they fucked with me or tried to rob me. I'd probably aim for the kneecaps, simply in order to immobilize quickly, but then I might have to administer first aid, tricky shit we have to deal with these days. I also wouldn't hesitate to kill someone who was trying to kill me. Hesitation can get you dead. Very fast. Which brings me back to trigger-happy cops. If we had to live their lives, we just might get a little jumpy too, I think. That said, it still doesn't condone wasting motherfuckers for no reason, so where does one draw the line?
That is for folks with better morals than I to answer.

Here is a link to some folks with better morals:
www.geocities.com/changetheworld_now/Changetheworld1.htm

Later-Bye, for now...

This is a song about my friend, Buddy. He's orange and furry...

To the tune of "Spiderman":

Buddy Cat, Buddy Cat

Friendly neighborhood Buddy Cat

Catches birds, any size

Eats 'em up like pizza pies

Look out, here comes the Buddy Cat

Buddy Cat, Buddy Cat

Goes wherever the food is at

He's a cat, his name is Buddy

Sometimes all of his paws are muddy

Look out, here comes the Buddy Cat

Buddy Cat, Buddy Cat

Hangs around in the shack and that

Licks himself, cause he can

He's a cat, not a man

Look out, here comes the Buddy Cat

Look out, he's gonna take a nap

Look out, wherever there's a bird at

Anywhere he can sleep at

There goes the Buddy Cat

That's it.