My Favorite Web Hangout

My favorite current web hangout at the moment has to be the Philosophy area at Wikiversity. I'm currently trying to pick up more tools in which to explore my universe but for some reason i just find it too onerous to explore in conventional ways, what with all the demands life draws on me at them moment. So far this is very much a winner.

Fair and Not Fair

I get so busy with whatever else that I do during the day that I often forget to come here and share my thoughts with you. However, I do try to come often and leave something - anything- so that I can come back later and look over what I had thought in the past.

So, my little snippet of wisdom that "is not wisdom" for today is over fairness.

How often have we heard that "Life is not Fair"?

As a child you might come up to a parent and bawl "It's not fair!" and then your superior in stature and in wisdom and all other things great and small in your day to day living tells you, "Well, dear, life just isn't fair, is it?"

I just have to think what a crummy back-handed-assward message this is to teach kids. The US today is not fair. That's why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. That's why our newspapers slant the news and only give us part of the picture.

Guess what?

Life should be fair.

That's the point of a democracy. It makes things fair. It helps to level the field so that the people who work hard have a good shot of getting rewarded for their efforts. That's what democracy is about - fair. So, life IS fair (in a democracy)

get it?

Bright Creature Scoops All!

Realistically, I'm -sure- this joke has been around. It's just so obvious (especially as the cartoon is dated on the same day my joke was...>.>), but I take credit for it anyway since I'm the first one that -I- know that had come up with it. Logical.

Right?

Right???

*maniacal laughing*

But, the Barney resigns meme has filtered through the net!

Here's the cartoon, just because it's so shiny... -->

Barney Resigns Post As First Dog

-.-

Not really , but with Tony Snow being rumored to resign (once his money runs out because he has cancer) the White-house must be feeling rather empty by now.

The Real Problem With Socialism

Is that it's called socialism. Note; it isn't called "being good to your fellow creature." To call it that would be to admit that you have common value with people that you wish to take money away from. If you call it socialism you can then lump it in with communism and be respectable while you froth and foam at the mouth and claim that any taxation on yourself represents the end of civilization.

So, no need for national health services. No need to take care of your fellow creature.. and you can make money off of them at the same time by making them pay high prices for prescriptions and very very high prices for the insurance that they have to pay (but often doesn't pay out).

No insurance?


Well, that's no problem. Just get another job and either get paid better or find one with an insurance plan because this isn't a "socialist" state and everyone pays their way. After all, it's not the fault of the rich that they find more and more ways of taking money out of their workers paychecks.

Wait...

Snark Attack! *rawr*

Apparently Mitt Romney went to a state fair where, besides having such delicious entrees like fried twinkies, an Iraq Vet walked up to him and after shaking his hand started to ask him some questions.

The questions were; "When are we pulling out of Iraq." "Isn't this war like Vietnam."? and before he could ask his third question (after dealing with the evasive answers of the first two questions) Mitt's press secretary walked up and told Mr Romney that they were due for another appointment.

Mitt said basically, "Well, thanks. Bye." to the Iraq war vet and just left without another word. The vet told reporters afterward that he thought Romney's behavior was very rude.

Here's a comment on this article (by Michael Scherer) in the Letter's to The Editor's

I don't know

why that kid didn't just volunteer for Mitt's campaign, 'stead of going all the way to Iraq.

-- katewill2

Religious Experiences

My father has started his own study of religion (in his own secular way) and he's fond of pouncing out of dark corners at me at every turn to show off the latest discovery of his.

Well, time to fight pounce with pounce!

This week I'm starting to read The Varieties of Religious Experiences by William James. Hope it's fun! William James has been very recommended to me by brainier types so I'm sure it will be <3

Dems Blink Again

Via Firedoglake , I thought this pic was great. Sums it up, yep.

They's All Bought

As much as it pains me to admit this - I'm finally swinging over to where the tin foil hatters on the political spectrum. The day before, Bush comes out and stands before the microphone and tells congress "if you don't give me what I want with FISA, then your not going home 'cause we're keeping congress in perpetual session 'till you do give me what I want."

If you were a real player, a real firebrand holly roller, what would you have done? Right. You wouldn't have caved. You would have stood up to these guys and said "well, ain't that dEMOcratic of you, master."

Not these guys.

They want their beauty rest.

So, they give "The Man" what He wants and they call it "on a temporary basis" which is code for we'll give you what you want but try to make it look like we gave it grudgingly. Here's the keys to the porsche! Nudge nudge. Wink wink.

We, as The People in We The People, need to call these aristocrats on their decision. I suspect that they've always been nudging and winking in the dark corners of Capitol Hill but now they've come out into the light and are barely hiding their privilege anymore.

Democracy Movement.

Selling My Vote

To the highest bidder!

Kidding kidding

However, I do consider my vote for sale. All anyone has to do to get my vote is run for election and convince me that they are good for the country and to us little folk in general.

"Wait," you ask. "This is what most people do, isn't it?"

Well, no. If you ask me, I would tell you that people usually grow up in a certain culture and adopt the politics of those people around them. So, they in effect become good little Democrats and good little Republicans and go around everywhere yelling and shouting each other down. They cry and whine when the other side scores a point and they cheer and stamp their feet in pleasure when their side makes a goal. What they do not do is try to understand issues on their own and they do not think of what would be good for the people around them in general.

Therefore, I would like to ask people that they should let those in government know that their votes are up for market. The currency is honesty, noble intentions, and effective results. My own vote goes to those that can demonstrate that they are on the side of the wee folk. Not the folk with the mansions. Not the folk with the stock options and the perks. I'm talking about the folk that need help and not the folks that can help themselves quite well already.

As it stands I am currently allied with the Democratic party. That party is where I see the most hope and I see the Republicans as acting frankly dangerously and destructively right now. The Republicans are doing the most damage to us wee folk right now so right now they aren't doing so well toward buying my vote.

But, it's still on the table, Republicans. Get your act together and compete with the Democrats and if your as effective at gaining my sort of currency as you are at making piles of cash for your rich supporters my priceless vote can be yours!

(Fine print: limited warrantee on vote applies consistent to how well you look after said "wee folk" after elected )

Cover Up

"I plead the ... I plead the... oh damn I don't recall what the number was - executive privilege!"