Occupy Wallstreet

          For the past week or so, I have been following a longgggggggg stream of growing protests entitled "Occupy Wallstreet", which if I have my facts straight, began in  New York City, NY, and have spread like wildfire across the country.  These protests, inspired by the "Arab-spring protests", have channeled and focused the anger, the outrage, and the utter disappointment that the wide majority of people (the 99% as the protesters often say) in a way that is utterly peaceful, but unable to ignore ESPECIALLY for those people who can relate to the outrage they express.

     Occupy Wallstreet was organized and formed as a way to legally and peaceably combat the widespread corruption within the U.S. government and throughout corporations deemed "Too Big Too Fail" by the federal government.  These insanely wealthy corporations now own and control vast amounts of wealth, often and almost always at the expense of those people that corporations call their consumers.

    The unemployment rate is just under 10% for the entire of-age US population (not counting the large amounts of people who are currently UNDER-employed) and that unemployment rate is said to be doubled or higher for young people (especially those who've just graduated college) and minorities.

Unemployment rates in Western U.S. 9/28/2011

Now, I've been quite riled up about this movement ..in a good way lol!..and so I'm going to be making plans to go to a corresponding protest in Los Angeles.  If anyone is interested in attending with me, send me a message on facebook or via my email if ye have it.

To watch the Occupy Wallstreet (NY) protest live:

-->live feed (NY)

To find a protest near you:

http://occupytogether.com/

To find out more about the OccupyLA protests:

--> live feed :)

-->Occupy LA facebook page

This video is of very vocal but peaceful protesters being corralled by police and sprayed with either mace or pepper spray. (I have heard stories of both, so I couldn't tell you which for sure).

This is a very good video, one of the first 9/11 emergency responders to begin looking for survivors and helping remove rubble.  His story speaks volumes of the broken nature of our system, and I highly recommend watching this short video.

This is the last video I promise.  I wanted to end on a very inspiring note, and this student's speech definitely does the trick.  The eloquence of his speech itself, as well as the uplifting message of praise towards his civilly disobedient peers, is a testament to the strength of not only the youths of the world, but of those of the "99%" surviving and thriving worldwide.

....I wish I could shake this guy's hand. (>^_^)># food for thought?

Going to the Dogs: (Part 2) The Government and it's Intentional Negligence

 

 I was going to write a long and involved blog...

 

...about intentional negligence on the part of many governments, ESPECIALLY the U.S., for the benefit of corporations or simply to further twisted and sick agendas....

 

...but these two short films, and the third video, a trailer to 'The Pat Tillman Story', seem to have said it better than I ever could, so I dedicate this blog to these videos.

My thanks goes to those brave enough and knowledgeable enough to make these statements of truth, and I sincerely hope those reading this blog will take some time to watch them.

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Going to the Dogs: (Part 1) The Swiss Sex Box and the...Child?

http://www.christianpost.com/news/swiss-kindergartners-to-be-taught-about-pleasures-of-sex-from-a-sex-box-54680/

Sure, at first you think WOW the Swiss have really out done "adult sex toys" this time.  My mind first went to some kind of large box where someone sits in and then --- nevermind that lol.

But I wouldn't have imagined that this sex toy would be built for children.
Frankly it makes me sick.  So sick that it's actually kind of difficult to write about this.  Not only because of the vast immoral standing behind this that promotes early EARLY sexual acts in children too young and WAY too fucking immature to understand sex, the responsibilities that go along with it, etc., as well as being too physically immature and biologically unready for sex anyways...

What really makes me sick is that the Swiss government has overtly refused to listen to the vast numbers of complaints about the new 'child sex agenda' from parents, but has simply told them to deal with the fact that their children will now be taught about the "wonders of sex".

Basel education minister Christoph Eymann gave a statement, saying that, ' "It's about protecting the sexual integrity of children," he said, adding that it was necessary for educators to do something to help prevent sexual violence against children by helping children protect themselves.'

However, it is very obvious that this would promote the exact opposite within the children themselves, that is...when you teach a child --- who lacks both the physical and mental maturity to comprehend sex --- about the 'pleasures' of it, the child will in my opinion, seek out that pleasure as would be natural.  A child is naturally curious, and when being shown something that is potentially pleasing to them, they would experiment with it.

In the child's mind, because a teacher (an authority and someone they trust) that it is okay, then it IS okay.  But also, because a child is dependent on adults or elders, they also look to authority for protection, which is also very natural.

However, sex is the realm of the "adult world", and the adult world is no place for a child psychologically and physically.  This kind of teaching to kindergarteners (who I assume are aged 4-6 years of age), makes them extremely more vulnerable to pedophiles and other sexual predators because now, depending on how emphasized this agenda is made to the children, they have the potential to become not only prey to these sick people, but now to become willing prey.

In addition to this, the conflicts between what the teachers say regarding sex and 'safe touch' and what their parents say or don't say regarding sex (which is perfectly reasonable on the parents part given the age of the child) creates further confusion within the child, not only because two authorities within their lives are at extreme odds with each other, but now that that child is forced to make a choice within his or her self regarding which authority must be trusted.

And given how perpetuated sex is in the media, in mainstream society, and now at least in Switzerland, in the educational system as well, my bet as to who would win (in the child's mind) in this struggle...

goes to the teacher.

Ah Sweden Birthplace of Ikea Meatballs and Sexualized Toddlers

 And I thought this was bad lol. ^

' "Kindergarten children in Basel, Switzerland will be presented this year with fabric models of human genitalia in a “sex box” to teach them that “contacting body parts can be pleasurable.”

The kit for teachers to give sex-education lessons to primary school children uses models and recommends having children massage each other or to rub themselves with warm sand bags, accompanied by soft music, according to The Local, a Swiss newspaper in English.'

Ah Sweden Birthplace of Ikea Meatballs and Sexualized Toddlers
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And there you have it, your daily dose of raw, au naturel food for thought. (>0.o)>#