“Have you ever had one of those life changing events? Where you have little choice but to heed it’s wishes? I’ve had a few. My accident is one. Going vegan is two. And the third one happened just this past Saturday. And all are equally momentous…”
Posts Tagged with ‘Politics’
“Now I’m not condoning such acts of violence. Nor am I defending them. I’m merely citing the discrepancies between what is labelled and thought of as one thing, when in reality, they are, as in the case of the events that occurred in Norway this past Friday, the exact same as other heinous acts of terrorism…”
“He doesn’t appear to be the same individual he was. Even just a year ago. He’s starting to look a lot more weathered. It would be perfectly understandable to learn he felt some sellers remorse. A soul is a pretty high price to pay. Yes, even for the American Presidency…”
“But I’ve taken her words out of context, you say? It’s quite possible I have. I can admit it. Not that I care. I’ve no idea where or why she was talking when the footage was shot that was featured in this piece. I guess it’s possible, like conservative Tea Party “activists” claim, she was speaking towards the “presence of speakers [that are linked, but not charged, in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing being] at the event.” Fair enough. Anything is possible…”
“It’s becoming increasingly apparent it’s way too much to ask, even ridiculous to assume, that everyone be held to the same standard…”
“A lot of what was said wasn’t new to me, some I’ve even written about here (the bit about everyone needing each other’s help, how we’re all “interdependent”), but framing interdependence under the guise of capitalism, and how it is actually contrary to the notion of individuality, capitalism’s whole schtick, is something I’ve never much thought about…”
Today, in my inbox, I received my daily ZNet commentary, Tea Parties and Fear of the Future, by Mumia Abu-Jamal.
OK, my logic seems, and probably is, flawed, in someways. I’m not the least bit afraid to admit or acknowledge that. But in others, I think it’s sound. Things aren’t always so black or white…