Marriage and Politics
My wife and I recently celebrated our 7 year anniversary. I am very proud of this, mostly because my wife and I worked very hard to develop what has become a strong and happy marriage. Anybody who knows us well knows two things. One, that we are both very strong-willed individuals and that we struggled [...]
Political Consultation – 2012 End of the World Campaign
One of the things that will make it hard for Obama in the coming election is that some of the criticisms the Republicans are making are true…they are a ridiculous source, that promises only a further entrenchment in the very things I dislike about Obama, but that does not make it any safer to avoid [...]
Silver Lining
After hearing news reports in the background of my distracted morning driving of European countries downsizing their governments under economic pressure I realized that there is a global deconstruction of representative government. That is what is really happening. Anybody who knows anything about economics (like me) knows that there is plenty of ‘capital’ out there, [...]
Time Stamp #1 – Rosy-colored glasses
Here are some things I’m doing or thinking about. 1. I have committed myself to provoking members of the Occupy Movement (I still consider myself a member) into asking what the movement means now that, you know…there is no occupation, and we have become what we said we were not, a protest movement. I believe [...]
Inception – 21st Century Miracle
I was talking with my friend E.D. last night about my theory of ‘The Miracle Dream.’ I have long believed that the only thing that could create the kind of lasting progress that many in the world hunger for is a genuine miracle, something unexplainable that appears real to everybody. There can be no political [...]
2012 Campaign Slogans #3 – War on Women
I am giving these new campaign slogans away free of charge to any of the politico-gangsters who want them…. “All Wars Are On Women”
Nature vs. Nurture
Our feelings about animals and industry are not solely about the animals. No, the rising distaste surrounding our treatment of animals in the meat industry reflects our own experiences within a world of concrete and steel. Humans are shuttled to and fro within a mechanized world that extracts their life essence to unknown ends, in [...]
Reality Mic Check…Occupying Spring
This is a difficult post to write, especially since I am so partial to the whole notion of a human-centered movement that brings about a more sustainable approach to civilization. However, I feel it is time for the gadflies to begin flying around our upcoming Occupy Season to arouse the kind of introspection that will [...]
2012 Campaign Slogans #2
I am giving these new campaign slogans away free of charge to any of the politico-gangsters who want them…. “The Environment is The Totality.”
2012 Campaign Slogans #1
I am giving these new campaign slogans away free of charge to any of the politico-gangsters who want them…. “The economy IS stupid, stupid.”
Confusion as Politik
Of course, this Kony 2012 ‘thing’ has been tossed around like fresh gossip at the ladies Sunday tea party. And many are confused about what the hell is going on with it, and where one is supposed to put one’s emotional weight. For my part, I see it as a manifestation of largely unconscious forces, [...]
Iron Man – The Super Power Play
Four years ago I was somewhat active in sharing my excitement and support for Barack Obama. Now as we move toward another election, one that I feel is truly pointless because of the complete obfuscation of truth in our democracy, I am sharing campaign videos to point out the stylistic manipulations used by this administration [...]
Real Konversation
First of all I support any campaign to cease violence, especially of the sort practiced by this person Kony, who is unquestionably horrible in the extreme. So, for that reason I am sharing this video, but I want to state very cautiously that I do so as part of a larger project to end worldwide [...]
Open Letter to David Graeber and Chris Hedges…
After watching the video interview of Chris Hedges, and reading the follow up letter by David Graeber (both below) concerning the Black Bloc occupy tactics, I wrote my own open letter. Please share. Open Letter to David Graeber and Chris Hedges Dear Distinguished Dudes, As a member of this ‘struggle’ I cannot help but see [...]
The Terminator
1. I’ve argued before that the current Occupy Movement is a struggle against an economic system driven by computational devices…machines. Now, we see the development of a computational/mechanized army. In other words, the machine war is becoming more real by the day…it is no longer a metaphor. 2. People who are versed in history are [...]
The Universe as an Unknown Quantity
As part of an ongoing conversation here at Akbar Lightning Headquarters, I present the following video from Youtube…As I’ve said before, as influenced as I have been by T. Winston Sayer, I cannot speak to anything factual about what I am presenting…but it is in my view, it is part of my human experience, and [...]
I was wrong – Russell Brand is very interesting.
My wife and I have both shared a disdain for Russell Brand…granted we’ve never really watched anything in its entirety that he’s been a part of…but his association with Katy Perry, and his seemingly corporate quality just turned us right off… but after watching this I am convinced that his mind is a fascinating thing [...]