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We Are the 99%
My friend Dave (no, not “my friend” as in “me”) wrote this poem in response to/solidarity with the occupy movement, and asked what I thought? Well, I thought it was good enough to re-post. Enjoy & share! A disconnect of intellect Separates 1 sect Of society that has yet to see, The reality of tyranny Terrorizing our liberty Infiltrating our democracy By misinforming you and I With black, bold-face headline lies, From white papers and men with ties To planes falling from the sky! Shrouding us … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Blog Reactions, Left Libertarian, Rants
Has Libya Been Liberated?
The final image of this revolution for me will be the image of Qaddafi beaten and bloodied being harassed and tormented by his captors, what we can imagine was only moments before he was put to death. That is the only image people should see for which NATO is responsible, but it will not be the image that is produced for world consumption. What the world has witnessed in Libya is not the rosy push to … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Left Libertarian, World Politics
What’s Next for #Occupy?
Spanning nearly every ideological boundary, the “Occupy” movement includes social democrats, democratic socialists, Goldwater-conservatives, tea partiers, Libertarians with a capital “L”, libertarians with a lower-case “l”, peaceniks, veterans, conspiracy theorists, Marxists, punk rock vegans, hipsters, black-bloc anarchists, and everyone in between. And it’s popping up everywhere. I desperately want to be optimistic. Like, “Fuck. Yes. This is a mass awakening. People are waking up from the ‘American Dream‘ (no, not the storybook version that you probably … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Anarchy!, Left Libertarian, World Politics