Wave of Mutilation

Wanted:A "rogue state," needed by President Bush to justify spending $60 billion as the down payment on a National Missile Defense system.

How convenient for him that Russia is trying to re-establish itself as a new superpower, with Comrade Sta... I mean Putin implementing his new form of dictatorship.
It seems like the Alliance of Evil, that is to say the UK and the US, is more and more willing to plunge the world into another Cold War. What with the Litvinyenko radiation poisioning and the Russian bomber planes being intercepted in UK airspace, one can only sit and wonder how long it'll be before those itchy trigger fingers on both sides of the Iron Curtain slip up. These days, true power is dictated by the amount of missiles a country can produce in order to beat their neighbors into submission. We've seen time and time again that richer countries sell the poor countries shiny new ballistic missiles, only to invade them ten years later claiming they're a threat to world peace. But who sold them the weapons in the first place?
'Oh, shit, we forgot,' they scream hysterically, 'you can't get angry at us! We were simply protecting our foreign economic interests.'

But £60 billion dollars on a missile defense system? And a missile defense system that has every single chance of fucking up and leading to the downfall of a country, and the deaths of millions of innocent lives? Thank god that at least the system has been overhauled from the ancient 1950s model, where a counterattack stood a high chance of wiping incoming missiles from the radar, so that they could not be intercepted.
Now the army is using the Pathfinder missiles which carry a payload equal to the explosive power of twenty-five Hiroshima style atomic bombs. During the crucial phase of development, did anyone stop to think about what might go wrong? Say there's an error with one of the payloads, and it explodes in mid-air, spreading deadly radiation into the atmosphere, poisoning millions? The government might cover it up. "You're not sick... You're not sick... You're not sick..." and then, when it's too late... "Oh, you ARE sick. Sorry, there's nothing you can do except sit and wait. Here's a re-run of American Gladiators to take your mind off of things." Then, anarchy in the streets. What do you think would happen when a whole nation of people realizes they're all going to die and there's nothing that they can do about it? 'It's okay if I break into this house and rape this kid, I'm going to die anyway, I may as well get some enjoyment out of the process!' Society as we know it would crumble.

So why doesn't Bush try and use this $60 billion for a more practical purpose; one that excludes the senseless death of millions of people? Why not... Oh, I don't know... invest it in the financing and construction of community centers, a better health system or education or even strengthening foreign relations by donating a few billion to impoverished nations ruled by bloodthirsty dictators? Oh, wait... I forgot. He knows what's best for America, that's why he's the president. The country doesn't need a stable economy or a 100% literacy rate amongst adults. No, only evil communist countries like Cuba have those sorts of demographics. And the USA will never fall under such an oppressive, authoritarian Orwell-wet-dream government like Cuba.

Or will they?


Stay sane,

Jay

Bombs Away! The USA PATRIOT Act Has Come To Play!

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 is a government legislation in the US that was introduced by (surprise surprise) George Dubya, the latest monkey in the long line of fundamentalist Christians to take the throne. We've all heard of the Patriot Act, but hands up how many people actually knows what it permits the government to do?

First of all, looking at the title, one might think that Bush misunderstood what "USA" stands for. Instead of United States of America, he thought it meant Uniting and Strengthening America. Perhaps in his cocaine-binge heyday someone jokingly told him that's what USA stood for and he was dumb enough to believe it. Hey, weirder stuff has happened, right? 'But what are these Appropriate Tools?!' I hear you cry in confusion. Well, let's take a look, shall we?
One might say that 9/11 was a good thing for the government, in the sense that in the wake of these terrorist attacks on US soil, the government could pass through pretty much any legislation they wanted to, as long as they found some obscure link to the prevention of terrorism. Hell, this could have included a nationwide cull of all Muslims or people suspected of being Muslim (Nazi Germany, anyone?), all in the name of revenge, and kicking Mujah's ass in the name of Uncle Sam. We all drew out a sigh of relief when they didn't, however. Then we drew it back in again when the PATRIOT Act was proposed.
Essentially, the Patriot Act is one massive sham. It gives the government extended powers when it comes to surveillance on the American public. Yes, kids, that's right. You're not safe even in your own home! If the low-income discriminated minority doesn't kill you in your sleep and rape your kids, the Government will come and take you away for having said something un-patriotic. And don't think they wouldn't either.
Slowly but surely, the country's descending into an Orwellian nightmare. 1984-07, right on your doorstep. Speak out against the Patriot Act and you'll be arrested for "supporting terrorism". Oh yes, the government can do it. And legally too. Or at least that's what they want you to think.
And if they can't find proof, they'll make proof, and ship your ass to Guantanamo so fast that you won't be able to protest. Remember, it's not fascism when THEY do it. It's just democracy in disguise!

Back to the act itself. It's comprised of ten "titles", or agendas. They list as so:
In order to keep the masses happy, the government decided to throw a veil over everyone's eyes. The main point of the first Title being the condemnation and banning of discrimination against Muslims.
Now, while I think we can all agree (and if you don't, what the hell are you doing here?) that banning discrimination against any race or creed is a GOOD thing, we have to question the government's motives behind this legislation. It becomes more apparent as the Act goes forward that these laws in particular have been instated to satisfy the 'liberal' public, and in effect try to throw a veil over them so to speak. The government have so little confidence in the intelligence quotient of the average American that they're resorting to this cheap tactic to appease the masses. Well guess what. It didn't work, and the public realized that the Patriot Act was pure and utter BULLSHIT.
This, kids, is the one that hurts. Title II expands the moral and legal restraints imposed by the First Amendment and allows government bodies and organizations to further their surveillance on the public. This includes bugging electronic devices and homes. Oh, but the legislation insists that all this must be done without breaching the First Amendment. But who's going to notice if the CIA or the FBI place a little bug here, or a little one there? After all, they're supposed to be inconspicuous, aren't they?
If you're looking for further proof that the PATRIOT Act is simply an excuse to spy on us, look at Title IV. It would be decent, if not for the simple reasons that
A) The American Economy has grown semi-independent on the flux of illegal immigrants working in the US, since they do the jobs everyone else is too snooty to do
B) It hasn't actually done anything anyway, as there are illegal immigrants getting into the US on a daily basis. Border security is low, and the actual political border doesn't cover the geographical border, therefore there are massive holes in it, enabling illegal immigrants to get through.

All in all, it's the government's way of saying "fuck you" to the taxpayer. They're past caring about YOUR civil liberties; freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and choice are all dead in the black heart of AmeriKKKa.

Stay safe,

Jay

Not a red...but an orange revolution

From 2004-2005, there were a series of protests and demonstrations in the Ukraine which have been dubbed as "The Orange Revolution". This revolution was any leftists' dream in response to the unbelievable amount of political corruption, voter coercion and electoral fraud. The revolution mostly consisted of general civil disobedience, sit ins and general strikes. Ironically enough, the slogan for Viktor Yanukovych (the former president of the Ukraine) and his electoral campaign was 'Hope is good, confidence is better'. Seems his idea of confidence was the confidence he had in his chances of being able to pull off major electoral fraud.
The difference between the Orange Revolution and general anarchy was the fact that the majority of the demonstrations were peaceful, something which could be learned from, especially by the un-evolved mouth breathers who beat up random people, all in the name of Revolution. The government can't take forceful measures (as we've all seen in Burma more recently), for fear of an international backlash, so they really have no choice but to give in to the demands of Citizen Joe.
So two years on, and what's changed? Well, the Ukraine is currently in the middle of an election, and to many people's surprise, the democratic alliance of Viktor Yushchenko (the current president) and Yulia Tymoshenko are slightly ahead in the polls.

So this recent victory of Democracy over Deceit got me thinking. We need an Orange Revolution in the USA. I know that most Americans don't trust 'dem bastard Eastern European commies'(sic), but with more and more people calling to impeach Bush and his cronies, it could just work. Ideally, the best time to have started the revolution would have been after Bush got in the first time. Remember, he blatantly rigged the polls in order to get in. The question is, why was there no reaction? Were the American public content to simply sit in a field chewing cud all day, while their Supreme Leader, Rev. Dubya Bush ran things with an iron fist? Why the hell didn't people rise up and smash the government down through peaceful protest, civil mischief and demonstrations seen only in a Revolutionary's wet dream? If enough people simply refused to work, the economy would crumble, and the government would have no choice but to consider alternative options. Problems like this don't simply go away; you can't close your eyes and hope for it to get the message.
So why didn't people decide to take action? The answer all lies in the Kapitalist-Über-Alles society that America has become. It's the ultimate consumer society, and what do you need to consume? That's right, money. And you don't get paid if you go on strike. It seems people just can't live without their tabloids and their junk food. Alas, we've fallen into the age where creature comforts and Jerry Springer has taken over the need for democracy.

Take from this what you will. But at least try to consider the fact that maybe you CAN make a difference.

Stay safe,

Jay

Hey Kids! Join The Army And Become Vin Diesel!

The Army on both sides of the Atlantic are going to great lengths to try and recruit the youngsters living in the UK and US. One of their many tactics includes a set of adverts on the television, whose goal is to gloss over the experience of open-air combat, so much so that fighting in the Army turns into Duke Nukem instead of a matter of life or death.

The UK army seems to be one of the major culprits here. One advert consists of a platoon launching a spy-plane, and then using an X-Box controller to pilot it. Oh, yes. It's true.
'Don't worry kids, we'll give you the cheat code for God Mode!' the adverts seem to scream. You can die, though. Don't forget that. A bullet to the head makes all the difference, but they're not willing to tell you that. Their macho insecurity forbids them from questioning the idea that they can win every war they get into. Even when it looks like they're losing.

I predict a riot!

"Burmese riot police attack monks"
26th September 2007

Just another example of the unnecessary brutality exerted on peaceful protesters by a bunch of wannabe soldiers. It's events like this that make me wonder just why people join the police force, and try to get onto the Riot Squad. They can and will beat the shit out of anyone who looks at them a bit funny. The thing is, it's happening more and more often. The cops beat the crap out of someone, and claim that they were resisting arrest or being hostile. And the government takes their side too. That's what I don't get. Hell, maybe we should give them something to justify. I think the tables would be turned if everyone turned up at a demonstration armed with petrol bombs and automatic weapons.

Fuck the police.

Sesame Street All-Stars.

Hur hur hur. If only Sesame Street was like this back in the day.

1945, the Brave New World wakes up.

"They knew that the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remember the line from the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says 'Now I have become death, the destroyer of worlds'. I suppose we all felt that, one way or another."
Dr J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atom bomb says these words and wipes a tear from his eye. The Alamogordo experiment marked the beginning of a new era for mankind. The US now had the potential to end millions of lives in one single instant, and so they did.
No, to say that the Brave New World began on the day the US tested the first ever nuclear weapon would be a lie. The Nagasaki and Hiroshima tragedy marked the day when the world suddenly woke up to a bloody start. The definition of political power shifted. No longer could you win a war through intelligence and tactics; instead it was simply a matter of who had the biggest gun.
They call the type of Atom Bomb dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima 'The Fat Man', a name oh so appropriate for such a device. In society, it's the fat man sitting behind his desk who has the potential to decide whether a nation rises or a nation falls. And oh, how Japan fell that day. 110 000 people suddenly ceased to exist in the space of a few seconds. Following that hundreds and thousands of Japanese citizens died from the after effects by the end of 1945.
But the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were more than just acts of war; they were experiments. After the Trinity test in Alamogordo, the military fat cats were interested in seeing what the nuke would do to people. What better way to satisfy their morbid curiosity than to use such a device on their enemies? It worked astoundingly efficiently. No one was really expecting Japan to surrender though. You could say that the Fat Man surpassed all of their expectations. But what kind of world is this when innocent people are used as lab-rats in this morbid experiment? What kind of world is this when we treat our fellow man like a confused animal?
Had the atom bomb never been created, the second world war may have stretched on for decades. In retrospect, the death of thousands helped prevent the death of millions. I think this is what Oppenheimer had in mind when he helped create it. Perhaps he assumed that the US would only use the bomb as a threat? Only he knows.

One thing is for certain though, what little sanity the world had left shattered. A new era of violence came in. One that was only hinted at with the arrival of Industrialisation. While the First World War showed us all what man was capable of doing, 1945 showed us all that man was more than willing to do it. We began to fear what we didn't understand, and later that fear became hate. We fought fire with fire, violence with violence. The latest example is of course the response to 9/11. Thousands of people died during the attack on the WTC, and we felt the need to 'return the favor', this time killing thousands of Iraqi citizens with our bombs. An eye for the eye makes the world blind. Blind to the political machinations that rustle and murmur behind the scenes. Blind to the corruption and the willingness to screw and snort and kill your way to the top. Blind to human nature itself.
This is what separates us from the rest of the animals (for we, too are beasts), we're different from the rest because what we do has nothing to do with instinct. What we do is down to malicious intent, the need to be the best, to have the last laugh. And it is this way of thinking that will end up killing every man, woman and child on this planet. Well, every man, woman and child except those responsible for the whole mess in the first place; the fat cats, the greedy politicians. Can we really call them human? Of course we can. They are the embodiment of human nature.

Peace