Attention Racist Idiots

There's not gonna be any "Namaste" here on today's post. I just have to make a quick post here cause i'm fed up with the stupidity running around here today in the United States of America. Let's just get this cracking...

The OKAY hand gesture AND the "circle game" hand gesture are NOT considered racist by the majority of people! These hand gestures have been around LONGER than the whiny fucking bitching of soft, weak, loser idiots that are racist against white folks. Just cause you are black or brown does NOT mean that you can't be or aren't racist. AND it doesn't actually make YOU a victim of racism.
Even if you are called a derogatory name by an actual racist, so what?!? That's just some ignorant mother fuckers dumb ass OWN OPINION. It's a reflection of him or her, NOT YOURSELF. Are those racists going to call deaf people using sign language racist too? Or the fact that 80% of all communication is "body language"... is that racist too? I THINK NOT!

There will probably always be dumb ass ignorant fuckers out there spouting out WORDS, that may indeed be deemed as racist. I can't tell you how many times, as a white person, I've been called names by brown and black people. Names like "Whitey", "Cracker", "Snowflake", "Saltine", "Wonder bread" and been told I was racist by proxy, just for being white. And being blamed and held accountable for racist crimes that neither me, nor anyone down my family tree ever owned slaves. My ancestor came over from Scotland during the potato famine and got treated like an indentured servant and treated badly because ignorant people thought he was Irish, cause at that time, being prejudice toward Irish immigrants was deemed acceptable...
All at the same time this shit was going on, I'm being told to my face that colored folks don't like or trust me cause I'm white, without even getting to know me.

The point is that colored folks aren't the only ones that have to deal with prejudice, as their communities put out every bit as much hatred and racism as they claim to receive. Bringing it full circle, though, racism can exist in ANY part of the globe, by any skin color or nationality, by any religion or creed, by any gender or sexual orientation. Hatred is hatred is hatred... doesn't matter what mask you hide behind to attempt to justify horrible behaviors that need to die.

The truth is that ALL humans share 99.5% to 99.9% DNA, and a lot of that same DNA is shared with the animal and plant kingdoms as well. Such trivialities as geographic ancestry, skin color, and religion has more to do with where and how you are raised, rather than some genetic lottery some think they've won by being born a certain skin color.
Is there racism. Absolutely! But it is prevalent in ALL cultures and skin colors across the globe and it can only be eradicated through education, empathy, compassion, and love. This is the opposite of what governments want. Their divide and conquer strategy only works when undereducated people allow the negativity of others to jade themselves into the SAME mindset they claim to abhor.
Making a hand gesture doesn't equate in and of itself to racism. If there is obvious hate and anger behind it, sure... BUT... there is ALWAYS a choice. You could just go on with your day and NOT allow the negative opinions of others affect you in such a profound way. Just let it be like water on a duck's ass, and let it wash away. Again... someone else's opinion of you is a reflection of THEM, NOT YOU.

This has been the one and only Quiet Mouse.
Peace. Love. Respect. Communication. Compassion. Empathy. 

Habitual A-Holes

Namaste and welcome my friends, family, and fellow knowledge seekers to another posting on my blog the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. Thanks for joining me today. I'm gonna keep this post relatively short, but get straight to the point.

I personally believe that everyone is an asshole at some level or another, but some have a higher threshold for triggering the release of the pent-up a-hole tucked away deeply inside. Others, however, have all the asshole behaviors the rest of us can handle. These folks are known as habitual assholes. Think about it like a video game character, like from Skyrim, for a moment, if you will. The habitual assholes are at max level on their stats of bitchiness, rudeness, and disrespect of others. And I honestly believe that most people don't really know, care, or understand what they are doing since these behaviors come from an individual perspective reality where he or she is always correct. It is easy to fall into that bottomless pit of anti- logic because it is extremely difficult for humans to see outside of our own individual perspective reality; to truly see things from someone else's point of view... habitual assholes often don't know or don't realize they are acting this way because they perceive others as being the problem rather than finding a solution within self. For it is a fool's folly to attempt to change the world and its inhabitants. Nay, one may only change SELF, and yet once this happens, somehow magically the perspective reality changes along with the paradigm shift.

I'm as guilty as anyone for having momentary lapses in logic and composure, sometimes losing my shit... especially in Portland, OR traffic at rush hour, lol. I personally recognized my deficit and went to anger management class, which has helped immensely.

I always try to include some solutions in my blogs so it doesn't feel like just a bash session. Meditation. Cannabis. Quiet reflection of self and character. Support of family and friends. Gratitude. Counseling. Deep breathing. Yoga. Exercise. Etc. These are all ways, among others, to de-stress and keep the angry asshole within at bay. The goal is NOT to eliminate these thoughts and energies from within, but to recognize our flaws AND our strengths combine much like a yin yang with the good in the bad and the bad within the good. The duality of the human mind  is one of complexity, but also simplicity. The goal is to harness ALL of the energies within and use them toward a positive goal.
Along the way, though, be wary of those narcissists and sociopaths that will confuse the mind into believing that arrogance is confidence; that things like wealth and power means character and integrity. It doesn't. And don't let the assholes of the world convince you there isn't still good left in the world. There is. And plenty of it. One must learn to let go of the anger and preconceived notions; lies that have been force fed to us. The answers lie within and only YOU can decide the answers to YOUR life. And don't allow a momentary bit of anger and frustration lead to lifelong problems, mentally and physically.

This has been the one and only Quiet Mouse.
Peace. Love. Respect. Duality. 

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Namaste and welcome to the Quiet Mouse Strikes Back. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to read my thoughts. I'm gonna jump right in and try to keep this short today.

POTUS Donald Trump is a weapon of mass distraction. Plain and simple. I learned a long time ago that the thing one must understand about politics, in general, is how to identify the REAL issue that politics and political leaders are attempting to distract the mass population from.
Starting day one of 45's presidency, Trump gave huge tax cuts and funding away from sustainable energy resources back into the hands of the fossil fuel industry setting our nation back decades compared to the rest of the 1st world nations, nay, the entire global population. The United States looked like a bunch of assholes that day and even the best of us got lumped in with Trump. Every day of this regime is an embarrassment for our country and the world. Instead of real news on television, it's always distraction away from the real issue: that there is more than enough evidence to impeach and remove Donald Trump from the oval office. In addition, the only things Trump is the best at as POTUS is: most days of vacationing, most days played golf, least amount of legislation signed, most provable lies told, lowest approval rating, most cabinet resignations, investigations, allegations, and most criminal indictments.
What's really happening to the United States under 45 is one of the largest reallocations of money from the poor and middle class in human history. Approximately 1.5 trillion dollars have been allowed to be given to the top 1% of the richest. Where does this money come from? Tax payers like you and I, that's where. Taxes have been cut on wealthy corporations too. The money hasn't gone to creating more jobs or giving pay raises to staff, but instead it's being given as bonuses to CEOs who already make many many times more money than the average hourly wage employee who needs it the most.
This theft from the American people is treasonous, to say the least. 45 and his wealthy buddies think this is great. You can hear those same words in Trump's rhetoric as he tries to assure the American public that "... everything is great!" Yeah, great for the upper 1%... NOT for the >43 million Americans living below poverty level and a devastated middle working class...

Yet everyone is distracted by what supreme court judge is going to take away a womans right to an abortion. Or another mass shooting. Or what's new on t.v... but never is the focus on change, betterment, or holding ourselves and our elected representatives to a higher standard of morals, behavior, and humanity toward our fellow beings. That attention isn't being focused on the environmental holocaust occurring all over the globe. Nope.

Trump is indeed a weapon of mass distraction. His presidency looking more and more like a shitty television reality show where the cabinet members keep getting voted off the island. Anyone with a moral compass and any kind of humanity or compassion can see this man as the fool he is, always running late for his next outburst of vindictiveness, spite, and anger as he alienates himself and the US from its allies and support around the world. Meanwhile, we, get lumped in with this guy as our puppet in chief... It really is sad. Then we have to see this grown man throwing temper tantrums like a toddler. Shameful behavior and even more shameful that a certain section of the populace will like and support him all the way through his imminent impeachment. All the while, the bombing never stops, the hate never stops, and the lies and deceptions never stop...

There's a lot that can be done, but with the constant distraction and arguments over trivial things it's no wonder that we are not only not making any progress, but we're going backward as a society. It is the folly of all men if we are willing to give up logic and reason for heresay and superstition, or to let fear and the honeyed words of a slicked tongue charlatan cloud ones mind. We must forego prejudice and bigotry while keeping a higher level of standard, and practice what we preach. We can have things like universal healthcare, but we must give up the global imperialism and return our focus where it belongs, on the United States, its lands and peoples within. It is a bad society, doomed for failure, that refuses to treat its own citizens with respect and basic human dignity in lieu of paper money, because it isn't profitable. Health care and education are and should ALWAYS be understood as basic human rights.
Keep learning, growing, and trying to make the world a better place, my friends, family, and fellow knowledge seekers...