Namaste and welcome to another posting for the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. As I'm sure you are all aware there is a lot of tension in the world right now. There is a lot of extreme behavior, violence, and destruction going on that needs to be addressed. Let's jump right in and explore this subject.
In the military I learned that we are all equally worthless, or at least so they told us. But we were serving and fighting for something we believed in; something bigger than ourselves. It was an idealistic notion of service, sacrifice, honor, commitment, courage, and loyalty... some things that are clearly lacking from most people today. I also learned to appreciate my freedoms: first by having it taken away by the US Navy, but later getting it back upon my release from my contracted service to the US government, the Department of Defense, but most importantly the American people. These rights that others take so much for granted, many other men and women have served, fought, and died to preserve those rights for others. And here are these whiny bitches out in the street attacking each other over petty differences and perceived grievances.
We find ourselves at a pivotal point in history. Do we succumb to the fears, bigotries, and hatred of the extremists? Do we continue to play this game of divide and conquer as if pawns on a chessboard for the ruling elite's masterful play of global command and conquer. Who's our enemy this week? Al Quaeda? ISIS? Russia? North Korea? Civil War monuments? Civil Liberties?
On a basic level this war we are fighting is for basic freedoms like speech, peaceful assembly, protests of grievance, the right to bear arms, and to be safe on our streets and in our homes. We are fighting for the land we were born in, the brothers and sisters, father's and mothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and family; their freedoms just as much as our own.
We're either all free or we all aren't.
This leads to the obvious question: are we really free? I for one cannot name very many things that are legal that aren't taxed and/or regulated to death. Beyond that here's the bottom line, are you ready. Your freedoms allow you to think however you want and have all the subjective feelings that go along with it. You have the freedom to address your grievances in a formal manner, have a jury by your peers, and make a minimal amount of choices like voting for president and other government officials.
Here's where the freedom ends... it's perfectly acceptable for a person to abstain from certain things due to his or her personal, religious, or moral beliefs. It is NOT acceptable to tell others that they may not think, feel, or act in a manner that is not in accordance with YOUR beliefs, depriving them of their rights due to your own intolerance of others.
Coming full circle, whether we like it or not, there is always going to be hatred and prejudice. There always has been and there always will be. The difference is that now people are more sensitive and pussified. Older generations dealt with the same or similar issues but came out better for it; stronger.
The REAL problem is that so called citizens want to justify their tensions and aggressive behavior, rioting, looting, and pillaging their own communities. Then they, in their own ignorance want to take down inanimate statues that stand as a reminder of a past we do not wish to repeat. Yet here we are as the process is being repeated before our very eyes. YES, there ARE a lot of problems within the system, but there is no savior that is going to rescue us from this calamity. We as citizens must become that force of peace and goodwill in our communities and take pride in our homes, our neighborhoods, and our cities. Every day I commute through Portland I see trash on the roads, inconsiderate assholes throwing lit cigarette butts out the window of their car or fast food refuse. The ONLY way to make things better is to ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in politics and in community involvement.
Any group that practises and preaches intolerance can call themselves whatever they want: KKK, Neo-Nazis, Antifa, ISIS, Al Quaeda, or whatever... they're really all the same. They promote extremist thought that devalues human life in favor of rationalizations for prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination of others. Being on the opposite sides of an issue is fine, but protesting the rights of another person to exercise their OWN right to exercise free speech is asinine and a wasted use of energy. It's really fucked up when people are getting more upset about words and feelings than they are about REAL injustice and misery like thousands of children dying every day due to malnutrition. Many children in this country are malnourished, but fucking idiots would rather get triggered over a fucking Civil War monument that has ZERO to do with their hatred of this nation and their own fellow citizens who they disdain so much. I want to preach tolerance, but admittedly it is difficult to be tolerant of those who are intolerant against you. I'm covered in tattoos. I get dirty looks a lot of places, get harassed by the TSA at the airport, and most religious people would think I'm a sinner... but that's their own opinion. But I think that's kinda the whole point of what I've been trying to say, is that people have taken their own subjective feelings and turned that outwardly into the hatred and intolerance of others. Some even want to rewrite history by erasing the memories of the past. Hatred and ignorance don't like to be reminded of their own hypocrisy, but rather deflect blame for their own inadequacies onto others. This is what led to books being burned, scientists being treated like heretics, and mass murder of innocents. Meanwhile, while all the poor huddled masses are caught in the midst of a media induced civil unrest, the ruling class sits in their ivory towers content that their game of divide and conquer has been effective on yet another generation of young men and women.
So much misguided anger taken out on the wrong people. My message to those people with extremist thoughts taking to the streets: be mindful of becoming the very thing you claim to abhor. Hatred brings more hatred. Violence begets more violence. Intolerance preaches more intolerance. We could break the cycle if it weren't for selfishness and greed.
I believe in the power of the American spirit of innovation and determination. It's time to practice what we preach. If we want a better country, a better lifestyle, and a prosperous future, we have to get to work now. Let's do it together. We are citizens of the United States of America. Lets start fucking acting like it!!!
In the military I learned that we are all equally worthless, or at least so they told us. But we were serving and fighting for something we believed in; something bigger than ourselves. It was an idealistic notion of service, sacrifice, honor, commitment, courage, and loyalty... some things that are clearly lacking from most people today. I also learned to appreciate my freedoms: first by having it taken away by the US Navy, but later getting it back upon my release from my contracted service to the US government, the Department of Defense, but most importantly the American people. These rights that others take so much for granted, many other men and women have served, fought, and died to preserve those rights for others. And here are these whiny bitches out in the street attacking each other over petty differences and perceived grievances.
We find ourselves at a pivotal point in history. Do we succumb to the fears, bigotries, and hatred of the extremists? Do we continue to play this game of divide and conquer as if pawns on a chessboard for the ruling elite's masterful play of global command and conquer. Who's our enemy this week? Al Quaeda? ISIS? Russia? North Korea? Civil War monuments? Civil Liberties?
On a basic level this war we are fighting is for basic freedoms like speech, peaceful assembly, protests of grievance, the right to bear arms, and to be safe on our streets and in our homes. We are fighting for the land we were born in, the brothers and sisters, father's and mothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and family; their freedoms just as much as our own.
We're either all free or we all aren't.
This leads to the obvious question: are we really free? I for one cannot name very many things that are legal that aren't taxed and/or regulated to death. Beyond that here's the bottom line, are you ready. Your freedoms allow you to think however you want and have all the subjective feelings that go along with it. You have the freedom to address your grievances in a formal manner, have a jury by your peers, and make a minimal amount of choices like voting for president and other government officials.
Here's where the freedom ends... it's perfectly acceptable for a person to abstain from certain things due to his or her personal, religious, or moral beliefs. It is NOT acceptable to tell others that they may not think, feel, or act in a manner that is not in accordance with YOUR beliefs, depriving them of their rights due to your own intolerance of others.
Coming full circle, whether we like it or not, there is always going to be hatred and prejudice. There always has been and there always will be. The difference is that now people are more sensitive and pussified. Older generations dealt with the same or similar issues but came out better for it; stronger.
The REAL problem is that so called citizens want to justify their tensions and aggressive behavior, rioting, looting, and pillaging their own communities. Then they, in their own ignorance want to take down inanimate statues that stand as a reminder of a past we do not wish to repeat. Yet here we are as the process is being repeated before our very eyes. YES, there ARE a lot of problems within the system, but there is no savior that is going to rescue us from this calamity. We as citizens must become that force of peace and goodwill in our communities and take pride in our homes, our neighborhoods, and our cities. Every day I commute through Portland I see trash on the roads, inconsiderate assholes throwing lit cigarette butts out the window of their car or fast food refuse. The ONLY way to make things better is to ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in politics and in community involvement.
Any group that practises and preaches intolerance can call themselves whatever they want: KKK, Neo-Nazis, Antifa, ISIS, Al Quaeda, or whatever... they're really all the same. They promote extremist thought that devalues human life in favor of rationalizations for prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination of others. Being on the opposite sides of an issue is fine, but protesting the rights of another person to exercise their OWN right to exercise free speech is asinine and a wasted use of energy. It's really fucked up when people are getting more upset about words and feelings than they are about REAL injustice and misery like thousands of children dying every day due to malnutrition. Many children in this country are malnourished, but fucking idiots would rather get triggered over a fucking Civil War monument that has ZERO to do with their hatred of this nation and their own fellow citizens who they disdain so much. I want to preach tolerance, but admittedly it is difficult to be tolerant of those who are intolerant against you. I'm covered in tattoos. I get dirty looks a lot of places, get harassed by the TSA at the airport, and most religious people would think I'm a sinner... but that's their own opinion. But I think that's kinda the whole point of what I've been trying to say, is that people have taken their own subjective feelings and turned that outwardly into the hatred and intolerance of others. Some even want to rewrite history by erasing the memories of the past. Hatred and ignorance don't like to be reminded of their own hypocrisy, but rather deflect blame for their own inadequacies onto others. This is what led to books being burned, scientists being treated like heretics, and mass murder of innocents. Meanwhile, while all the poor huddled masses are caught in the midst of a media induced civil unrest, the ruling class sits in their ivory towers content that their game of divide and conquer has been effective on yet another generation of young men and women.
So much misguided anger taken out on the wrong people. My message to those people with extremist thoughts taking to the streets: be mindful of becoming the very thing you claim to abhor. Hatred brings more hatred. Violence begets more violence. Intolerance preaches more intolerance. We could break the cycle if it weren't for selfishness and greed.
I believe in the power of the American spirit of innovation and determination. It's time to practice what we preach. If we want a better country, a better lifestyle, and a prosperous future, we have to get to work now. Let's do it together. We are citizens of the United States of America. Lets start fucking acting like it!!!
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