Oh, for the good old days when being liberal meant you hated big government. What happened to that healthy mistrust of Big Brother? Somehow, liberals today decided that the kindhearted thing to do is give our lives over to the Feds because Big Government is so much more concerned about the well-being of their fellow man. They'll never be unethical, greedy, power-hungry tyrants like those capitalists pigs. But I digress.
I want to talk about "isms" today. And while this post might sound like I'm a conservative, I'm not. I belong to that rapidly growing group who thinks it doesn't matter if you've got a Democrat or Republican in the White House. They're both on the same train heading toward Socialism. (Although, the Dems are on the express and the Repubs are on the local. They'll still end up in the same place.)
Socialism is no longer a dirty word. Capitalism is the bad guy. And why? Because the economy is crashing down and they see corporations doing dumb things like paying huge rewards to CEOs that ran the business into the ground. They see giant monopolies taking advantage of the workers and the small business owners. Yeah. There are problems with capitalism. But should we fix it by putting in a system that will end up in a government that owns everything? Including your life!
So what's the deal with Darwinism and Socialism? Seems to me you can't believe in both. Darwin taught about the survival of the fittest. Natural selection. That's the way species get stronger. It's hard reality, but it apparently has some truth to it. If the weak, sickly or stupid are the ones to survive, the whole race or species will soon be extinct. It's not kindhearted to allow the whole species to die off.
It's the same with business. Bailing out companies because they are "too big to fail" rewards the dumb, unethical and the sickly. They should be allowed to fail if we're going to have a strong economy. Penalizing the successful with higher tax rates, rewarding the non-producers all contribute to making the lazy, stupid or corrupt stronger. And it makes the successful, strong and ethical weaker. Someone said you can't make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak. It's true. Yes, jobs will be lost. Business will fail. Life is hard. Face it. But it will lead to better products, better ideas. A healthy and free society for everyone.
Socialism is diametrically opposed to evolution. It penalizes the strong and rewards the week. It brings down the whole society based on the lie that it's more humane. Socialism just ain't natural.
And yet today's liberals seem to be for Socialism and Darwinism. How can you believe both?
Friday, September 11, 2009
God
People are always getting in a huff about whether or not you believe in God. To me, that's not the question that should be asked. Before you can answer a question like that you'd have to have them define what God is to them. That's the most important point to establish.
If someone were to tell me God was an old man with a beard who sits on a throne in the sky, and then they asked me if I believed in God, I'd have to say unequivocally, "No". Why a man? Why old? Why sitting in the sky? People always point up when they are asked where God or heaven is. But our up is China's down. So where the hell is God anyway?
The point is, God can be defined an infinite number of ways and just asking someone if they believe should really be the second question.
If someone were to tell me God was an old man with a beard who sits on a throne in the sky, and then they asked me if I believed in God, I'd have to say unequivocally, "No". Why a man? Why old? Why sitting in the sky? People always point up when they are asked where God or heaven is. But our up is China's down. So where the hell is God anyway?
The point is, God can be defined an infinite number of ways and just asking someone if they believe should really be the second question.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
In A Place Not Unlike This
In a place not unlike this
Two tribes were still at war
So much like each other
So much hatred to the core
With a history of bloodshed
They swore they’d not forget
Each to avenge the other
For centuries of pain and regret
And they shared the same holy deity
And they knew that only they knew best
So their God decided to return
And put their Holy War to rest
And their God found the country in ruins
And the populace under a cloud
Both sides were heavy with victims
Both sides were shouting out loud
“Death to the traitorous infidels!
You will have nowhere to hide.
We will fill all your streets
With the blood of your children.
We’re the ones who have God on our side!”
Then a light of pure brilliance befell them
As their God came to speak face to face
And He Said He would end the confusion
Right now in this time and this place
He would tell them which tribe
Was His chosen
Then peace would reign in the land
He would end this hatred and sorrow
This wasn’t the world He had planned
Then He randomly chose one for favor
And the chosen ones fell to their knees
And He told them to send Him their leader
For a message that surely would please
And the leader prepared for the honor
Cleansed his soul and did all that was right
And the time came to stand in His glory
On this, the Holiest night
And the God said he knew what he wanted
The leader stood silent and smiled
“I grant you the death of your enemy
To the last man and woman and child!
“And so you won’t miss all the pleasure
By shooting so far from the place
You’re going to use this small dagger
And carry it out face to face.
“Your enemy numbers in millions.
So can you imagine the joy
Of personally seeing the life drain
From every soul you destroy?
“Go now—your heaven is waiting.
It’ll probably take you some years.
I look forward to seeing you someday
Amongst dancing and singing and cheers.”
And so I heard this story
Where a war just came to an end
No blood—no sweat—no glory
Just nothing left to defend
You had better watch what you pray for
In a state of hatred or bliss
You just might find your heaven
In a place not unlike this
Two tribes were still at war
So much like each other
So much hatred to the core
With a history of bloodshed
They swore they’d not forget
Each to avenge the other
For centuries of pain and regret
And they shared the same holy deity
And they knew that only they knew best
So their God decided to return
And put their Holy War to rest
And their God found the country in ruins
And the populace under a cloud
Both sides were heavy with victims
Both sides were shouting out loud
“Death to the traitorous infidels!
You will have nowhere to hide.
We will fill all your streets
With the blood of your children.
We’re the ones who have God on our side!”
Then a light of pure brilliance befell them
As their God came to speak face to face
And He Said He would end the confusion
Right now in this time and this place
He would tell them which tribe
Was His chosen
Then peace would reign in the land
He would end this hatred and sorrow
This wasn’t the world He had planned
Then He randomly chose one for favor
And the chosen ones fell to their knees
And He told them to send Him their leader
For a message that surely would please
And the leader prepared for the honor
Cleansed his soul and did all that was right
And the time came to stand in His glory
On this, the Holiest night
And the God said he knew what he wanted
The leader stood silent and smiled
“I grant you the death of your enemy
To the last man and woman and child!
“And so you won’t miss all the pleasure
By shooting so far from the place
You’re going to use this small dagger
And carry it out face to face.
“Your enemy numbers in millions.
So can you imagine the joy
Of personally seeing the life drain
From every soul you destroy?
“Go now—your heaven is waiting.
It’ll probably take you some years.
I look forward to seeing you someday
Amongst dancing and singing and cheers.”
And so I heard this story
Where a war just came to an end
No blood—no sweat—no glory
Just nothing left to defend
You had better watch what you pray for
In a state of hatred or bliss
You just might find your heaven
In a place not unlike this
Friday, October 13, 2006
How To Take Over The World
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen. As you know, you were called to this meeting to go over the plans to take over the world. Please finish your prune Danish and let’s go over everything that we need to accomplish in order to achieve our goal.
“As you can see from the material supplied, our first problem is to set up an organization that can control the minds of the people from birth to death. This organization cannot be setup through force of arms, but must be with the complete agreement of the populace. It must be so ingrained into the minds of men that anyone who dares to question it will look insane. And we will, in fact, label them as such.
“Step one: Deny the existence of the soul and covertly infer that anyone who believes in a soul has something wrong with their mind. We can even make it a mental disorder. Yes, that’s a good idea. All in favor? Good! Rachel, make a note that belief in a soul is a mental disorder.
“Step two: Set ourselves up as the experts on the mind. I know, we haven’t a clue as to what the mind is, but we can make the subject so confusing that nobody can question us. Use big four-dollar words. Write large textbooks. Confuse them with smoke and mirrors. And most of all, NEVER LET YOURSELF BE PUT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY EXPECT YOU TO PROVE ANYTHING. That will be our undoing!
“Step three: And this is one of the most important steps—A smart populace is a dangerous populace! We must dumb them down to a level where they won’t even know we’re changing the laws right under their noses. This step has two parts. 1)—Get into the school system so we can influence them before they’ve learned to think. Since we’re the experts on the mind (chuckle) all public school teachers need to be trained by us. All curriculums need to be shifted away from academics. We must convince them that competition is bad, that there is no right and wrong. Nobody likes to be wrong, so that won’t be hard. We’ll just play on their sympathies. Convince them that marking someone wrong on a test hurts his self-esteem.
“Anyone that stands out as a future leader or rabble rouser must be looked on as someone with a mental disorder that needs to be treated with medication. Standards must be lowered so that no one’s feelings are hurt.
“2)—Get them all hooked on drugs. People on drugs are easy to manipulate. That’s key! We need to get them all convinced that they have mental problems—then we will be the ones to treat them. As a side note, we don’t have to wait until they’re in school to start them on drugs. No. New studies have shown that even infants get depressed. I know. I wrote the study myself (crowd laughter).
“The next step, Step 4, (and this is also a crucial step) is to infiltrate their religions. This is a real balancing act. We need to convince the priests, ministers and rabbis that they should study us. But we have to be very careful that they don’t find out we think man is just a soulless animal. It’s a real balancing act.
“In fact there should be some kind of law that anyone confessing suicidal thoughts to his priest has to be referred to one of us. (Rachel, make a note of that. Good idea, good idea.) Which brings us to the next step on the program: Step five—Politics.
“As experts on the mind, we will be in a position to have politicians, their children and their spouses as our patients. Imagine the things we’ll hear! Government secrets and plots, who’s sleeping with who, who is having sex with children, who’s got problems with alcohol. THIS, my friends, is the Mental Health Mother Lode!
“Imagine the power we can wield knowing the innermost private thoughts and secrets of the most powerful people on the planet! Then we can implement Step six—Legislation.
“With our newly-won power we can influence the laws of the land to our liking. We can write laws that will grant us even more power. Laws that insist people get screened for mental illness early on whether they like it or not. Laws that will grant us unprecedented control over people’s lives. The mentally ill (which is everybody, of course) will lose the rights we all take for granted. No judge, no jury. Who’s going to listen to them? They’re crazy! (Mad laughing from the crowd).
“Anybody who disagrees—poof! Disappears into a mental institution forever. And with all the drugs pumped into their bodies, they’ll look crazy as loons! God, I love this job!
“One last thing before we end off for some fine cheesecake. We must align ourselves with the drug companies. They are our friends. And they’re just itching to get into the game. We’ll invent the disease, they’ll invent the drug to cure it. And they have BILLIONS of dollars. You know what that means. No problem buying all the magazine ads, TV spots and politicians we need to brainwash the public.
“And like those great men of history—Hitler and Napoleon—our greatest protection will be the fact that it’s all too incredible to be believed! Our campaign will be so effective that if anybody dares to criticize us they will be immediately considered nuts by the puplic. It’s brilliant! Now, let’s go get some cheesecake.”
“As you can see from the material supplied, our first problem is to set up an organization that can control the minds of the people from birth to death. This organization cannot be setup through force of arms, but must be with the complete agreement of the populace. It must be so ingrained into the minds of men that anyone who dares to question it will look insane. And we will, in fact, label them as such.
“Step one: Deny the existence of the soul and covertly infer that anyone who believes in a soul has something wrong with their mind. We can even make it a mental disorder. Yes, that’s a good idea. All in favor? Good! Rachel, make a note that belief in a soul is a mental disorder.
“Step two: Set ourselves up as the experts on the mind. I know, we haven’t a clue as to what the mind is, but we can make the subject so confusing that nobody can question us. Use big four-dollar words. Write large textbooks. Confuse them with smoke and mirrors. And most of all, NEVER LET YOURSELF BE PUT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY EXPECT YOU TO PROVE ANYTHING. That will be our undoing!
“Step three: And this is one of the most important steps—A smart populace is a dangerous populace! We must dumb them down to a level where they won’t even know we’re changing the laws right under their noses. This step has two parts. 1)—Get into the school system so we can influence them before they’ve learned to think. Since we’re the experts on the mind (chuckle) all public school teachers need to be trained by us. All curriculums need to be shifted away from academics. We must convince them that competition is bad, that there is no right and wrong. Nobody likes to be wrong, so that won’t be hard. We’ll just play on their sympathies. Convince them that marking someone wrong on a test hurts his self-esteem.
“Anyone that stands out as a future leader or rabble rouser must be looked on as someone with a mental disorder that needs to be treated with medication. Standards must be lowered so that no one’s feelings are hurt.
“2)—Get them all hooked on drugs. People on drugs are easy to manipulate. That’s key! We need to get them all convinced that they have mental problems—then we will be the ones to treat them. As a side note, we don’t have to wait until they’re in school to start them on drugs. No. New studies have shown that even infants get depressed. I know. I wrote the study myself (crowd laughter).
“The next step, Step 4, (and this is also a crucial step) is to infiltrate their religions. This is a real balancing act. We need to convince the priests, ministers and rabbis that they should study us. But we have to be very careful that they don’t find out we think man is just a soulless animal. It’s a real balancing act.
“In fact there should be some kind of law that anyone confessing suicidal thoughts to his priest has to be referred to one of us. (Rachel, make a note of that. Good idea, good idea.) Which brings us to the next step on the program: Step five—Politics.
“As experts on the mind, we will be in a position to have politicians, their children and their spouses as our patients. Imagine the things we’ll hear! Government secrets and plots, who’s sleeping with who, who is having sex with children, who’s got problems with alcohol. THIS, my friends, is the Mental Health Mother Lode!
“Imagine the power we can wield knowing the innermost private thoughts and secrets of the most powerful people on the planet! Then we can implement Step six—Legislation.
“With our newly-won power we can influence the laws of the land to our liking. We can write laws that will grant us even more power. Laws that insist people get screened for mental illness early on whether they like it or not. Laws that will grant us unprecedented control over people’s lives. The mentally ill (which is everybody, of course) will lose the rights we all take for granted. No judge, no jury. Who’s going to listen to them? They’re crazy! (Mad laughing from the crowd).
“Anybody who disagrees—poof! Disappears into a mental institution forever. And with all the drugs pumped into their bodies, they’ll look crazy as loons! God, I love this job!
“One last thing before we end off for some fine cheesecake. We must align ourselves with the drug companies. They are our friends. And they’re just itching to get into the game. We’ll invent the disease, they’ll invent the drug to cure it. And they have BILLIONS of dollars. You know what that means. No problem buying all the magazine ads, TV spots and politicians we need to brainwash the public.
“And like those great men of history—Hitler and Napoleon—our greatest protection will be the fact that it’s all too incredible to be believed! Our campaign will be so effective that if anybody dares to criticize us they will be immediately considered nuts by the puplic. It’s brilliant! Now, let’s go get some cheesecake.”
Friday, September 22, 2006
The UN Is Insane
What good is an organization that has an official declaration of human rights (that all nations are supposed to support) and then let's in members who violate these rights on a daily basis?
An organization that applauds, supports and idolizes nations that continually threaten, suppress and torture anyone who doesn't go along with their insanity.
This organization is living freely in one of the world's greatest democracies yet supports the enemies of democracy. (Well, I guess to be politically correct we wouldn't want to trample on the rights of murderers.) And all while the U. S. picks up the tab for billions of dollars a year!
The solution: The U. S. should just stop paying the rent, evict the assholes and use the building for something useful - like a Walmart or something.
If you support and encourage insanity - you get INSANITY! So let's just KICK THE F**KERS OUT!
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Ancient Proverb
It takes a very discriminating ass to be able to differentiate between the gas and the mass.
- Anonymous
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
ECT — Therapy or Insanity?
The LA Times today ran a story about the wonders of ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy - "Shock" therapy). Apparently the Times didn't do their homework. If they did they'd find that the only difference between ECT and getting hit in the head with a baseball bat is that with the bat you have visible scars.
For a profession to think that running hundreds of volts of electricity through someone's brain could be considered a therapy only shows how desperate and insane these "professionals" really are.
As proof that this brutality is somehow good for a living being, they trot out a few examples of people who say they can function better in life now that they've been "treated". (Of course they close their eyes to all the people who commit suicide shortly after the treatments.)
This faulty reasoning is the same thing as bringing out someone who got hit by a Mack truck, had a near death experience that changed his life, and then telling people that it's good therapy to sit on the freeway during rush hour.
Any child knows it's dangerous to stick your finger in an electrical outlet. So what's the problem with these psychiatrists? Are they that stupid? Or are they just plain evil?
For a profession to think that running hundreds of volts of electricity through someone's brain could be considered a therapy only shows how desperate and insane these "professionals" really are.
As proof that this brutality is somehow good for a living being, they trot out a few examples of people who say they can function better in life now that they've been "treated". (Of course they close their eyes to all the people who commit suicide shortly after the treatments.)
This faulty reasoning is the same thing as bringing out someone who got hit by a Mack truck, had a near death experience that changed his life, and then telling people that it's good therapy to sit on the freeway during rush hour.
Any child knows it's dangerous to stick your finger in an electrical outlet. So what's the problem with these psychiatrists? Are they that stupid? Or are they just plain evil?
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
An Eye For An Eye
An eye for an eye.
A tooth for a tooth.
A life... for a cartoon!!
Who's nuts?
(A comment on the recent Danish Muslim cartoon fiasco.)
A tooth for a tooth.
A life... for a cartoon!!
Who's nuts?
(A comment on the recent Danish Muslim cartoon fiasco.)
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Another Lie Exposed
It just boggles my mind how a bunch of "scientists" can put out unproven theories and state them as fact. (The most popular one out there at present is the "chemical imbalance in your brain.") The public sees these folks as the experts and never thinks to question their methods or intentions.
Here's one of my favorite lies: There is a correlation between genius and insanity. Usually their proof comes down to anecdotes about Van Gogh or some other genius who was crazy or eccentric. Well folks, that's just not proof! The problem is these scientists are not very skillful observers. (In fact, studies have shown that they guess wrong more often than the man in the street about things like "will this man rape and murder again after we let him out of jail.")
So what effect does the above lie have on an unsuspecting society. Well, for one thing, it makes it dangerous to be a genius. After all, you'll be flirting with insanity. How many above average kids have been taken to see the school counselor for nothing more than being above average. It's dangerous, folks! This lie is just another way to keep us all at the same low level of mediocrity. (See my post called "Flat Liners.")
So the next time someone says to you that there's a correlation between genius and insanity, just ask them how come there are so many stupid crazy people around.
Here's one of my favorite lies: There is a correlation between genius and insanity. Usually their proof comes down to anecdotes about Van Gogh or some other genius who was crazy or eccentric. Well folks, that's just not proof! The problem is these scientists are not very skillful observers. (In fact, studies have shown that they guess wrong more often than the man in the street about things like "will this man rape and murder again after we let him out of jail.")
So what effect does the above lie have on an unsuspecting society. Well, for one thing, it makes it dangerous to be a genius. After all, you'll be flirting with insanity. How many above average kids have been taken to see the school counselor for nothing more than being above average. It's dangerous, folks! This lie is just another way to keep us all at the same low level of mediocrity. (See my post called "Flat Liners.")
So the next time someone says to you that there's a correlation between genius and insanity, just ask them how come there are so many stupid crazy people around.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Freedom
Having no rules is not freedom. It's chaos. And chaos takes away freedom. Just imagine what it would be like having no traffic lights. Think you could get from point A to point B faster? Think again. You’d be stopping at every intersection. And the accident rate would soar. That’s not what I call freedom.
Flat Liners
The “experts” find all sorts of ways to make you stay up nights. One way is to show how crazy we all are. Being normal has become a state that has no peaks or valleys. No ups, no downs. Just a nice, boring state where no one does, says or feels a whole lot.
For instance, it’s considered a mental problem to be depressed. But it’s also a sign of mental problems to be too happy. They call it “manic” (makes it sound clinical, doesn’t it?) They’ll call you in to see the school counselor if your child's not too bright. They’ll also call you in if he’s too bright. The theory goes, “We could be looking at mental problems down the road due to your child standing out in the crowd. The other kids will torment him for being too stupid/smart, so we must get him some counseling.” Anything they consider "too much" has to be leveled out. Make everyone nice and dull and similar. No flunkies. No geniuses. (They even tell us that genius is close to insanity, but that’s a whole ‘nother blog.)
It’s also interesting that the “therapy” of choice these days – drugs – has the same effect as their philosophy. When you take a psychiatric drug to keep you from getting depressed, the drug doesn’t know the difference between a good emotion and a bad one. It just dulls them all down. Once again doing away with the peaks and the valleys.
Life is peaks and valleys. That’s what makes things interesting. Life is a game and the only reason one is interested in playing a game is if there is something to win and lose. One of the reasons our schools are doing so poorly is that the "experts" have infested the education system with the idea that competition is harmful. Lets do away with grades. Let no child fail! It hurts the student’s self-esteem. Bull! Self-esteem comes from competency.
Current mental health theories and psychiatric drugs take away the ups and downs. And if you’re on a life support system and the machine you’re hooked up to stops showing peaks and valleys – you’ve flat lined. You’re dead.
For instance, it’s considered a mental problem to be depressed. But it’s also a sign of mental problems to be too happy. They call it “manic” (makes it sound clinical, doesn’t it?) They’ll call you in to see the school counselor if your child's not too bright. They’ll also call you in if he’s too bright. The theory goes, “We could be looking at mental problems down the road due to your child standing out in the crowd. The other kids will torment him for being too stupid/smart, so we must get him some counseling.” Anything they consider "too much" has to be leveled out. Make everyone nice and dull and similar. No flunkies. No geniuses. (They even tell us that genius is close to insanity, but that’s a whole ‘nother blog.)
It’s also interesting that the “therapy” of choice these days – drugs – has the same effect as their philosophy. When you take a psychiatric drug to keep you from getting depressed, the drug doesn’t know the difference between a good emotion and a bad one. It just dulls them all down. Once again doing away with the peaks and the valleys.
Life is peaks and valleys. That’s what makes things interesting. Life is a game and the only reason one is interested in playing a game is if there is something to win and lose. One of the reasons our schools are doing so poorly is that the "experts" have infested the education system with the idea that competition is harmful. Lets do away with grades. Let no child fail! It hurts the student’s self-esteem. Bull! Self-esteem comes from competency.
Current mental health theories and psychiatric drugs take away the ups and downs. And if you’re on a life support system and the machine you’re hooked up to stops showing peaks and valleys – you’ve flat lined. You’re dead.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
MTV And The Rising Tide Of "No Responsibility"
A few days ago I was watching MTV while eating an early dinner. The show was called, “Date My Mom.” This particular episode had a gay boy looking for his “dream date”. The premise of the show is that you don’t get to see your date till the end of the show. You first date three moms and make up your mind based on questions you ask the mothers.
The boy (looked about late teens or early twenties) took the first mom on a date to learn how to make sausage. The sexual innuendo that took place was expected, but innuendo soon turned into language and ideas that should not be on a show meant for kids at 4 in the afternoon. (This show had a gay boy but they give the same treatment to heteros.)
Example: In an aside to the camera, Mom (exposing way too much boob) looks at camera and says, “His sausage exploded in my mouth”. Folks, this is the mom!
Example: In another aside, the gay kid says, “If her son can handle sausage the way she does, I’m gonna f*** the sh** out of him!”
This type of thing has become so common on television that few people even think there’s anything wrong. Now listen, I’m not a prude. I think sex is a wonderful thing. But when a society gets obsessed with it you’re going to have trouble. Teenage girls get breast implants with full parental support. STDs and teenage pregnancy are on the rise. High School teachers have sex with their students. The list goes on. And it has far reaching consequences. Science, politics (remember Bill Clinton?), literacy, ethics, all take a quick ride down the toilet when your mind is stuck in the meat.
MTV’s response to this is, “We’re not the problem. We’re just reflecting what’s going on out there in society. We’re a mirror. We have no responsibility for this.” Yeah, they’re not the cause. But they are part of it. Along with Hollywood, recording execs and artists, TV producers and execs, and most of all, parents and teachers.
The boy (looked about late teens or early twenties) took the first mom on a date to learn how to make sausage. The sexual innuendo that took place was expected, but innuendo soon turned into language and ideas that should not be on a show meant for kids at 4 in the afternoon. (This show had a gay boy but they give the same treatment to heteros.)
Example: In an aside to the camera, Mom (exposing way too much boob) looks at camera and says, “His sausage exploded in my mouth”. Folks, this is the mom!
Example: In another aside, the gay kid says, “If her son can handle sausage the way she does, I’m gonna f*** the sh** out of him!”
This type of thing has become so common on television that few people even think there’s anything wrong. Now listen, I’m not a prude. I think sex is a wonderful thing. But when a society gets obsessed with it you’re going to have trouble. Teenage girls get breast implants with full parental support. STDs and teenage pregnancy are on the rise. High School teachers have sex with their students. The list goes on. And it has far reaching consequences. Science, politics (remember Bill Clinton?), literacy, ethics, all take a quick ride down the toilet when your mind is stuck in the meat.
MTV’s response to this is, “We’re not the problem. We’re just reflecting what’s going on out there in society. We’re a mirror. We have no responsibility for this.” Yeah, they’re not the cause. But they are part of it. Along with Hollywood, recording execs and artists, TV producers and execs, and most of all, parents and teachers.
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Just Say No To Drugs
A few years ago the Journal of the American Medical Association printed a story that stated that almost 100 thousand people a year died from the correct usage of prescriptions drugs. That's not illegal drugs. That's prescribed and used correctly! Prescription drugs are now the 3rd largest cause of death in America.
If chiropractors, acupunturists, homeopathists or any naturopaths killed that many people per year the FDA would have them closed down over night. So how can the medical profession get away with such mass killing? The answer is simple. Follow the money.
The FDA, APA, AMA and the drug companies form the worlds largest drug cartel. They are a monopoly with billions and billions at their disposal. And they don't want any competition!
Now in case you get the idea that I'm some sort of natural health fanatic, I'm not. Sometimes drugs are necessary. Sometimes. If nothing else will do the job. BUT, we should take a good hard look at all the physical and mental problems that drug use creates. Psychiatric drugs, in particular cause symptoms that make the patient appear to be mentally ill. Ironic.
If you need a drug to save your life, by all means take it. But let's stop being led around by the nose by the drug cartel. Do some reading. Find healthier alternatives.
If chiropractors, acupunturists, homeopathists or any naturopaths killed that many people per year the FDA would have them closed down over night. So how can the medical profession get away with such mass killing? The answer is simple. Follow the money.
The FDA, APA, AMA and the drug companies form the worlds largest drug cartel. They are a monopoly with billions and billions at their disposal. And they don't want any competition!
Now in case you get the idea that I'm some sort of natural health fanatic, I'm not. Sometimes drugs are necessary. Sometimes. If nothing else will do the job. BUT, we should take a good hard look at all the physical and mental problems that drug use creates. Psychiatric drugs, in particular cause symptoms that make the patient appear to be mentally ill. Ironic.
If you need a drug to save your life, by all means take it. But let's stop being led around by the nose by the drug cartel. Do some reading. Find healthier alternatives.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Violence in the schools: The real reason
In the last few years we have seen a new and frightening phenomena come across our TV screens. Young kids, mostly boys, walking into their schools and opening fire into crowds of schoolmates and teachers. The airwaves have been filled with “experts” claiming the cause is everything from too many guns available to arcade games to violence on TV.
While all of these things are part of the problem, the real reason is seldom mentioned. The real reason would shakeup too many powerful groups with billions of dollars at their disposal. So who are these groups and how are they able to keep themselves in power?
To begin with, lets look at what has changed in the last few decades that may have created a new type of “soulless” individual. In the last fifty years a new form of education has crept into our schools under the guise of science. These “modern” methods have changed our schools from places of learning to mental health clinics.
The “new” thinking says that there is no right and wrong— there are only opinions. You can see this in the self-esteem movements across the country. “We can’t mark the student wrong. It’ll hurt his self-esteem.” Anyone with even a little gray matter left can see the idiocy in that statement. Real self-esteem comes from competence. There is no self-esteem in being illiterate. Yet teachers and parents have been fooled into thinking this is good for the student’s mental health. The results of the “no right and wrong” theory? Illiteracy skyrocketed— Morals took a nose dive.
Changing the moral structure of society would have been enough to cause major havoc. But there was one other thing that put the last nail in the coffin. Psychiatric drugs!
Another drug, Ritalin, is handed out like candy to 6 million school kids in America, (mostly boys) to handle ADHD, a mental disease that was invented by the American Psychiatric Association. Ritalin is very similar to amphetamines (speed.) Some of its side effects include depression and violent behavior.
But there is no medical evidence that ADHD even exists! Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), has a list of symptoms that any normal child would have. We are labeling perfectly normal kids with a mental disease that doesn’t exist, and will follow them on their “permanent records”, and then drugging them with a cocaine-like drug to “cure” this disease!
Now here is the real kicker! ALL OF THESE SCHOOL KILLINGS WERE DONE BY BOYS WHO WERE TREATED WITH PSYCH DRUGS! Are the dots starting to connect? Shouldn’t we listen to the manufacturers of these drugs when they tell us they cause violence?
And what happens after one of these violent acts? Well, they send in busloads of therapists and counselors to “help” with the depression. (Of course depression is considered a mental disorder and may have to be treated with “medication.”)
So where does this leave us? It leaves us with this bone chilling fact: The folks who claim to be curing the problem are the very ones who are causing it!Coffee Enemas: Who Came Up With This One?
Someone suggested that I try a coffee enema. They said it's a great detox for your body. Well, the first thing that came to my mind was "how the hell did they come up with that one?" I mean, way back when they invented everything. Did someone come around with a list of things to put up your ass and methodically try each one?
It probably went something like this: "Alright, Joe, today you try broccoli and beans. Lenny, you're on with potato chips. Wendell..." They would have to keep shoving things up their asses until something good happened. Which could take years!
For me, the jury is still out on this one. For all I know, the only benefit would be the ability to fart cappuccinos.
It probably went something like this: "Alright, Joe, today you try broccoli and beans. Lenny, you're on with potato chips. Wendell..." They would have to keep shoving things up their asses until something good happened. Which could take years!
For me, the jury is still out on this one. For all I know, the only benefit would be the ability to fart cappuccinos.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Frozen Horse Manure
A farmer put a ladder on top of a pile of frozen horse manure. It seems that when the manure melted, the ladder slipped.
The farmer sued the ladder manufacturer because he says they should have put a warning on the box that this type of accident could occur. Sound crazy? Not to the Pennsylvania jury that awarded the farmer $300,000!
I swear, I'm not making this stuff up.
The farmer sued the ladder manufacturer because he says they should have put a warning on the box that this type of accident could occur. Sound crazy? Not to the Pennsylvania jury that awarded the farmer $300,000!
I swear, I'm not making this stuff up.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Retired Husband Syndrome
Did you hear the latest?
Our friendly neighborhood psychologists have "discovered" a new mental disease: "Retired Husband Syndrome".
Seems that in Japan (where this is most prevalent) if a woman has a mean and ornery husband, and he retires, and she can't stand him being mean any ornery all the time... she is labeled with a mental disorder and sent to a shrink.
Guess no one ever thought about labeling her husband and sending him somewhere.
Our friendly neighborhood psychologists have "discovered" a new mental disease: "Retired Husband Syndrome".
Seems that in Japan (where this is most prevalent) if a woman has a mean and ornery husband, and he retires, and she can't stand him being mean any ornery all the time... she is labeled with a mental disorder and sent to a shrink.
Guess no one ever thought about labeling her husband and sending him somewhere.
Biblical Pondering
So the story goes: two women were arguing over which one was the real mother of a baby child. King Solomon said he will cut the baby in two and give half to each mother.
One woman spoke up and said, "She is the rightful mother. Give the baby to her." King Solomon decided the woman who spoke up was the rightful mother as she would rather give up the baby and see it live.
But what about the other mother? When the King said he'd cut the baby in two, did she think, "Well that's cool. I'd like the top half please." Probably not. This story only works if you stop thinking at the exact end of the story. If we follow out the logical conclusion, this is probably what took place: King says we'll cut the kid in two. Both women look at each other then at the King and say in unison, "What are you, nuts?!"
Except for some fast PR work, the King would have been know through the ages as King Solomon the Dim.
One woman spoke up and said, "She is the rightful mother. Give the baby to her." King Solomon decided the woman who spoke up was the rightful mother as she would rather give up the baby and see it live.
But what about the other mother? When the King said he'd cut the baby in two, did she think, "Well that's cool. I'd like the top half please." Probably not. This story only works if you stop thinking at the exact end of the story. If we follow out the logical conclusion, this is probably what took place: King says we'll cut the kid in two. Both women look at each other then at the King and say in unison, "What are you, nuts?!"
Except for some fast PR work, the King would have been know through the ages as King Solomon the Dim.
Newlyweds
I called a friend at his place of business. Instead of the receptionist answering the phone he answered it himself.
When I inquired as to why he was playing receptionist he innocently said she is a newlywed. She hit her head on the ceiling fan over her bed.
When I inquired as to why he was playing receptionist he innocently said she is a newlywed. She hit her head on the ceiling fan over her bed.
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