We all make diamonds at sunset when we close our eyes it seems
As though the lives we haven't lived yet come to see us in our dreams
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Aubrey Berry and Dolla
http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/aubrey-berry-acquitted-dolla-murder-trial-05-22-2010
Seriously, what the fuck?
This is fucking ridiculous. How are you going to claim self defense when you're shooting a guy in the back as he runs away? ON FUCKING CAMERA. How does a jury acquit the guy of all charges? He's a fucking murderer.
It's as if the mainstream considers rappers' murderers to be public servants or something. Berry's not going to prison, Pac's killer is free, Biggie's killer is free (if they're not dead by now that is).
I'm facing some legal trouble myself right now. Maybe I should just go shoot a rapper, then the jury will love me and drop all charges.
At this point, it almost wouldn't be a surprise to find out that John Lennon's shooter is sitting on a beach somewhere holding a margarita that he bought with his government salary.
Seriously, what the fuck?
This is fucking ridiculous. How are you going to claim self defense when you're shooting a guy in the back as he runs away? ON FUCKING CAMERA. How does a jury acquit the guy of all charges? He's a fucking murderer.
It's as if the mainstream considers rappers' murderers to be public servants or something. Berry's not going to prison, Pac's killer is free, Biggie's killer is free (if they're not dead by now that is).
I'm facing some legal trouble myself right now. Maybe I should just go shoot a rapper, then the jury will love me and drop all charges.
At this point, it almost wouldn't be a surprise to find out that John Lennon's shooter is sitting on a beach somewhere holding a margarita that he bought with his government salary.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Foe tha Love of $
There is a very serious problem in this world. As far as I can tell, this problem extends as far back in history as human record. Greed, the most contagious pestilence to strike our species. Money is such a falsity, just a medium between work and the objects one needed to survive. But the pursuit of money has become an end in itself.
Kierkegaard: "a young man today would scarcely envy another his capacities or skill or the love of a beautiful girl or his fame, no, but he would envy him his money. Give me money, the young man will say, and I will be all right."
Money is existential and abstract; it has no value. So why is it such an obsession? Examine the distribution of wealth within the United States. You've heard the statistics, and if you haven't, then educate yourself. Some of these people, these millionaires and billionaires, just have to start giving it up. Seriously, just give your money away—you have more than you could possibly spend, more than most people could even imagine. Honestly, how much is your lifestyle going to change if you go from having $300 million to having $30 million? With $30 million, you could afford to buy a new house every year just off of the interest, and people think that they need more than that?
A hypothetical businessman has made a massive fortune of $300 million by the time he reaches the age of 40. Does he retire, leave some room for new entrepreneurs to make their way in the world? Or does he say, "I'm still young enough, why not try to double my money?"
And say he succeeds: will he be satisfied? Or will he merely want more? The pursuit of money is endless and hollow. It is like a drug, providing a momentary rush from the original profit, a rush which soon fades and leaves one craving another.
If you really have the resources, if you really have so much money, then why not invest in something that matters? Set up scholarship programs on a massive scale. Develop agriculture in starving countries. Just give money to local artists. Buy computers for inner city schools. Volunteer to supplement the income of public school teachers nationwide. Money is meaningless, but people matter. We all need to help each other make the world a better place, and we can do that through giving everyone an education and a voice.
Greece fell. Rome fell. The caliphates fell. All the greatest civilizations in history disintegrated eventually, and when that happens to the US, which is a statistical inevitability, history will remember us for our intellectual and artistic contributions to the world culture. As it stands, the one thing we are most likely to be remembered for causing is global warming. If we want to make up for that, we seriously have to educate the hell out of everyone, present as much opportunity to people as possible. We have the resources, but we don't have the will to do it.
The value of gold, before its abilities as a conductor were known, was drawn from its beauty and rarity. If you want to be valuable as a person, don't accrue ridiculous amounts of cash. Be beautiful and rare.
Kierkegaard: "a young man today would scarcely envy another his capacities or skill or the love of a beautiful girl or his fame, no, but he would envy him his money. Give me money, the young man will say, and I will be all right."
Money is existential and abstract; it has no value. So why is it such an obsession? Examine the distribution of wealth within the United States. You've heard the statistics, and if you haven't, then educate yourself. Some of these people, these millionaires and billionaires, just have to start giving it up. Seriously, just give your money away—you have more than you could possibly spend, more than most people could even imagine. Honestly, how much is your lifestyle going to change if you go from having $300 million to having $30 million? With $30 million, you could afford to buy a new house every year just off of the interest, and people think that they need more than that?
A hypothetical businessman has made a massive fortune of $300 million by the time he reaches the age of 40. Does he retire, leave some room for new entrepreneurs to make their way in the world? Or does he say, "I'm still young enough, why not try to double my money?"
And say he succeeds: will he be satisfied? Or will he merely want more? The pursuit of money is endless and hollow. It is like a drug, providing a momentary rush from the original profit, a rush which soon fades and leaves one craving another.
If you really have the resources, if you really have so much money, then why not invest in something that matters? Set up scholarship programs on a massive scale. Develop agriculture in starving countries. Just give money to local artists. Buy computers for inner city schools. Volunteer to supplement the income of public school teachers nationwide. Money is meaningless, but people matter. We all need to help each other make the world a better place, and we can do that through giving everyone an education and a voice.
Greece fell. Rome fell. The caliphates fell. All the greatest civilizations in history disintegrated eventually, and when that happens to the US, which is a statistical inevitability, history will remember us for our intellectual and artistic contributions to the world culture. As it stands, the one thing we are most likely to be remembered for causing is global warming. If we want to make up for that, we seriously have to educate the hell out of everyone, present as much opportunity to people as possible. We have the resources, but we don't have the will to do it.
The value of gold, before its abilities as a conductor were known, was drawn from its beauty and rarity. If you want to be valuable as a person, don't accrue ridiculous amounts of cash. Be beautiful and rare.
Deathbed Prayer
Let me keep on sinning, Lord; I swear I'll change someday
Let me do the things I do and say the things I say
'Cause don't we know that life is brief and soon to pass away?
Just let me keep on sinning, let me live another day.
I left mother drowning in her tears so I could drown in booze
Let my father die so far away I couldn't hear the news
Knocked the windows out of a church 'cause of what it made me lose
Now I'm backed into a corner where there's nothing else to choose
I'm hell bound, bell bent on saying what I meant
Though the Devil tried to stop me I'm the change that's heaven sent
And though I've done so many things I think I never could defend
I'm gonna do a little better 'fore the shit comes to an end, so
Let me keep on sinning, Lord; I swear I'll change someday
Let me do the things I do and say the things I say
'Cause don't we know that life is brief and soon to pass away?
Just let me keep on sinning, let me live another day.
Let me do the things I do and say the things I say
'Cause don't we know that life is brief and soon to pass away?
Just let me keep on sinning, let me live another day.
I left mother drowning in her tears so I could drown in booze
Let my father die so far away I couldn't hear the news
Knocked the windows out of a church 'cause of what it made me lose
Now I'm backed into a corner where there's nothing else to choose
I'm hell bound, bell bent on saying what I meant
Though the Devil tried to stop me I'm the change that's heaven sent
And though I've done so many things I think I never could defend
I'm gonna do a little better 'fore the shit comes to an end, so
Let me keep on sinning, Lord; I swear I'll change someday
Let me do the things I do and say the things I say
'Cause don't we know that life is brief and soon to pass away?
Just let me keep on sinning, let me live another day.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Politics
There is no Republican vs. Democrat. There is only the rich versus the poor, the few powerful against the many voiceless.
Politics is a modern version of Gladiatorial combat. Two contenders, and only one emerges victorious. It is very theatrical, and very gratifying, but those in power are not foolish enough to leave their machinations in the unreliable hands of elections. It is a distraction. There is something at work transcending party and liberty—money and power.
What is your price? Would you sacrifice the freedom of your fellow man to increase your own power and influence? Human nature dictates that you would.
Do you have an alternative to human nature?
Politics is a modern version of Gladiatorial combat. Two contenders, and only one emerges victorious. It is very theatrical, and very gratifying, but those in power are not foolish enough to leave their machinations in the unreliable hands of elections. It is a distraction. There is something at work transcending party and liberty—money and power.
What is your price? Would you sacrifice the freedom of your fellow man to increase your own power and influence? Human nature dictates that you would.
Do you have an alternative to human nature?
FEMA, The National Guard, and You
The primary purpose of government programs such as these is not to provide safety to the American populace, but to the American elite. Did FEMA really handle Katrina poorly? Or did they do exactly as they were trained to do: evacuate the important figures and leave the chaff to die?
Rochester Race Riots of 1964 and Nelson Rockefeller. Kent State University during the Vietnam War. You have to ask whether it is the duty of the National Guard to protect us, or to eliminate us to protect a higher order.
Rochester Race Riots of 1964 and Nelson Rockefeller. Kent State University during the Vietnam War. You have to ask whether it is the duty of the National Guard to protect us, or to eliminate us to protect a higher order.
Time Travel is definitely NOT possible
God may open a window whenever he closes a door, but he won't allow his house to be burned to the ground.
Imagine... You travel back in time and kill your past self. This means that you die before you have the chance to travel back in time, meaning that you never kill yourself because you die before you have the chance. Meaning that nobody kills you and you DON'T die.
It's simply not possible because that is not the kind of paradox that our universe allows.
Zeno, now there's a man with a paradox.
Imagine... You travel back in time and kill your past self. This means that you die before you have the chance to travel back in time, meaning that you never kill yourself because you die before you have the chance. Meaning that nobody kills you and you DON'T die.
It's simply not possible because that is not the kind of paradox that our universe allows.
Zeno, now there's a man with a paradox.
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