This is a somewhat old rant of mine that I came across while searching for my list of must see movies haha. Some of the material has appeared in previous writings and perhaps will appear in future writings. Either way enjoy!

The way I look at it, there’s two schools of thought here 1) the “socialist” point of view: end or strongly decrease spending on military, police, and similar institutions and causes. Increase or maintains taxing of benificiary things like health care. I call this the “socialist” view (even tho libs might support it) because the results could be that everyone is on the same page, economically equal. 2) the Libertarian, anti-federalist, Ron Paul Republican position: decrease all forms of taxation or do away with them and programs that take money out of citizen’s pockets. This would decrease and possibly wipe out debt, and lead to prosperity for individuals, and more importantly the country as a whole and yeah sure there are government programs for the people, but these are fought for, and ultimately benefit the elite, because it appeals to their constituents. Every Dem has used the same tactic of liberal social polices for health care (they campaign on this, but never follow through, we’ll have to see what Obama does), welfare, and other things, while they foster a gigantic military and aggressive policy abroad, whatever the higher elite tell them to do, they’re just puppets and what’s one of the most terrifying thing about Obama is the fact that he can be so openly hawkish. That’s what 8 years of Bush and Neocons has done to the American people. If you look at every Dem prez and their rhetoric, all throughout American history, esp. post-war times, all of them propose to do the opposite of the previous Republican adm. they propose to decrease the military budget, and to not get into or end wars. Of course all of them did the exact opposite. But, now were at the point in America, where Obama doesn’t even need to conceal his objectives, he can just predict the future. And by “conceal his objectives” I mean in terms of increasing military spending. Just look at what Truman, Kennedy (followed Rep. Eisenhower), Johnson, (supposed to end the conflict with Vietnam, which Jack said he wanted to do) but he escalated it, which Kennedy probably would’ve done the same, Carter (followed the Ford- Nixon years), Clinton (followed the Regan-Bush years). Honestly look at what they campaigned on. But not with Obama (save Iraq, and he proposes diplomacy for some yap yap). Here’s a big clue if someone says they want to strengthen the military, what are they strengthening it for? Well, for one thing it means more weapons and what not for foreign affairs aka foreign massacres. But also it concerns us domestically with the sharp increase in police state. What’s it like 20,000 military personnel for Homeland INsecurity and a 1 million police brigade? You see right now, Americans, at least with radical political sensibilities, need to unite. Most, if not all of us are fighting against the same things: Big Military, intrusive and illicit government, imperialism, corporate capitalism, illicit, atrocious, and unnecessary wars, and numerous other issues. By the same token, we may not be fighting specifically for the same things, but generally we are all fighting for what we see as freedom, liberty, equality, peace, and social and economic justice. We are wasting our time and only doing the “bad guys” a favor by badgering about our personal politics. Whether or not universal health care is good or bad, for example. Slave ships don’t wait

I guess you haven’t noticed, but I take bits and pieces of what I like from everyone and everything and they shape my own views, that’s how I think most people should. With that being said, there are individuals that stand out, and I generally see eye to eye with. Many of these persons are my heroes, but this is not always true, and by that token, I have heroes, who I don’t always see eye to eye with. Chomsky would be a good example and Ron Paul and Alex Jones would be examples of influences that I only take bits and pieces from and I love reading all different views/sides, it all fascinates me. I watch Faux News and Democracy Now.

I’m all for higher thinking right now.
Revolution is always on my mind.
Petty, everyday concerns are for the weak.we’re programmed to concern ourselves with small issues and this separates us
If you think too much about what your country is doing wrong, then you become a kook… but that’s bullshit.
Television makes us keep our “crazy” ideas to ourselves, instead of communicating them with others and organizing.
The media makes us misinformed
The news media’s main societal function is to keep people misinformed
Mass Media anyway.
Standards for sanity and reason are pathetic.
I want to be insane when compared to our standard of sanity in the social and political climate. Of course, I’m unstable, if moral and mental stability is approving of unjust causes.
Our brains become anomalous entities. They get “Americanized,” programmed to not think about or question, but believe in authority.
Sufficed to say, I lost my brain, well that would be the first step to properly using my mind
The funny thing is, I feel I’m more patriotic than most Americans
Not the commercialized patriotism championed by the likes of Bill O’ Reiley and most citizens, but rather a conscious form of Patriotism in the traditions of Thomas Jefferson, Howard Zinn, Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson, Ron Kovic, and countless others.
The way I see it, dissidents, such as myself, are not Anti-America. Nah, Anti-evil, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-Racism, Anti-Capitalism, Anti-Authoritarian and all that good stuff!
For example, let’s take the most Imperialist nation on this planet, America. Now, just because it’s our home doesn’t let it off the hook, and in fact this should make us far more critical. Here’s just one of several analogies I have conjured up, about my brand of patriotism. I think of America as one big family that bitches too each other and wants to kill each other and at the same time sticks up for one another and wants to remain united. Well, if the family’s values are supposedly for peace, freedom, justice, etc. and the Papa completely violates these values, wouldn’t the other family members try their damndest to stop their flesh and blood from committing what they see as evil. I should think so. Well, that’s how I feel about American policies and Patriotism. For someone to say I’m or others that think like minded are Anti-American is ignorant. It just seems so obvious. It’s common sense to me, but, I’m patient and understand that not everyone perceives common sense the same way cause I’m retarded when it comes to several “normal” or “easy” tasks, but I’m working on it and doing my best and I just ask for patience from others, so I will offer the same.
I don’t think of myself as better than anyone else or more intelligent. I am more informed than many, but, that is at my own doing, and anyone is qualified for that. At the same time, I am very proud that I am psychologically free from the constraints of western civilization, the barricades that placed over every human beings’ minds. It’s our job to tear these barricades down, and this is the first step in achieving freedom, as any Bob Marley fan should know: “Redemption Song.” I, am privileged, or spoiled is more apropos, enough to be freer legally than most people around the world, and even in my homeland.
But, yes, I am extremely happy and proud that I am an outsider, outside of the mainstream ways of thinking- see Americanized Brian theory. There’s only so many that are this way today, but it is important to remember that anyone can be this way. They just have to free themselves. And we help each out on this road to freedom

The American Government is like a rapist or a murderer. No no, a murdering rapist, a real sick fuck of the Ted Bundy tradition multiplied by millions and still doesn’t even come close. So, now if you make some bad comments about this sick fuck, but never actually say he should stop raping and killing people and in fact never even say that he is raping and killing people. Then you have made NO CRITICISM
mainstream media of our government is akin to me saying “Ted Bundy, that blundering fool. He used to shoplift and he flunked out of law school twice!” Wow, look I didn’t say anything positive about him, that was such a harsh criticism. BUT THERE WAS NO MENTION OF HIS RUTHLESS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY EITHER!

Though the media has blatantly lied on several occasions, it’s clear that deception through omission of the most valuable facts is the most effective lie.

That was written over a year ago I think. I’m guessing sometime in between Obama’s election and inauguration. I agree most of it, but some things I would probably change if I wrote it today. The main perspective and purpose are still there. I like it.

Chris