are having such a great time at the john kerry love fest that is the DNC and during our festivities, do we just choose to forget that he voted for the patriot act? or do we not care because he is running against bush?

thesimeon

ajay...I am happy for you

thank you ajay, i did forget to mention that the charges have been dropped. that is what made me write about it today actually. i found out originally from a message board maidencateyes, people were discussing it with appropriate rage

thesimeon

sure how fucked up our military is, all you need to do is read about a cowardice charge which the army recently brought up against one of its soldiers. This 5 year veteran is killing them damn iraqis and one day, sees the body of an iraqi, torn in half by US gunfire. this causes him to 'lose it' and seek counseling. well, aparently his comanders thought he was too much of a 'coward' and send him home to face a court martial on cowardice charges.

but wait folks, it gets better. it is entirely possible, say doctors, that this 'cowardice' is caused by mental instability which itself was caused by a reaction to a drug the army administered him.

the problem with todays smart guns and smart bombs and smart humvees and smart everything is that humans don't fully see the effects of what is going on in the battlefield. how can you fully realize what you are doing to a human being when you are looking at them on a computer screen, through night vision from 200 metres away? i bet if half of those soldiers saw what damage they were doing they would all need to be brought up on cowardice charges.

humans are not supposed to be stone cold in the face of murder.

fuck you army

thesimeon

affraid of corporations, we are the boss of them, not the other way around. trying to avoid corporations in today's world is like trying to live without clothes, sure you could do it, but what fun would that be? especially in the cold of buffalo. instead we just need to pull together and not feel apathy or fear toward them. don't be affraid to call them. they will make you talk to a computer, but screw that, DONT, always wait for a representative. if you don't like what they don't have to say, hang up and boycott their ass. **tell them you will boycott them before you hang up**

don't like the interest rate on your credit card? call them and tell them to lower it, and if they don't, tell them to cancel your card and pay of your balance if you can.

bank charging you overdraft fees? tell them not to do that, that you think its dirty and sneaky. 99% of the time those slimy bank execs are scared enough of losing your business that they will almost pee their pants. even if you don't have a lot of money, a closed account never reflects good and that = pants peeing time. that goes for late fees on credit cards too.

assert yourself to somewhat respectful corporations (they are out there), boycott evil shitty ones (ahem coke, pepsi, warren buffet & bershire hathaway) and life will go just a little bit easier


thesimeon