I hate the fucking world, and it hates me back.
There's simply no right answers in this warped little world. We've inherited a system created by previous generations born of their fear of anything new and complete devotion to hoarding money. I don't need to make examples, just look at poor people, they bear the real scars of this backwards thing we call society. They are born in ignorance, and live in ignorance, being kept poor by the status quo. They can't afford health care, college is out of reach, simply existing, having a place to keep their shit, and food to eat is already almost too much to handle. Not to mention the corporate raping of people's minds convincing them to consume above their earning capability, really just a form of slavery. When paired with our corporation-run government of money grabbing lobbyists (by lobbyists I mean all politicians, because their interests keep them comfy, and in return they fight for less regulation on there industry) who care of nothing else but their own political career and personal retirement plan, you get the largest portion of our population slaving away for 8.00 an hour (in some states, many much lower) simply to pay the politicians and ceo's who constantly shit on their precious herds of consumers/tax payers.
Personally, I am calling out the government. As a smart, young, and honest citizen who gives away one quarter of my paycheck to the government, what the fuck am I paying for? What am I really voting for? Why do the people who basically work for the companies get to vote on the things that really only effect the average citizen? Does anyone actually know how things get done in our government? I don't. I mean, I understand how its supposed to work and yadda yadda, but you'd think with the advent of the internet the government would actually start to run on the ideas of the PEOPLE, the regular, majority of people, not the rich ones who can pay to have their voices amplified by whatever "hire-a-politician" is low enough to accept their dirty, and legal (somehow?) money.
it sickens me. you sicken me, U.S.A.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, December 6, 2010
Bruce Lee Clones
Sorry for the down time on my little blog here, some things seem more important than blathering to myself and like 4 other people on the world wide web. Like getting stoned. And watching tv.
But! It is time to break the silence to write about a rather heated debate that has been growing in the recent weeks between me and several of my friends. Would a Bruce Lee clone be naturally inclined towards martial arts, primarily kung fu, OR would he be a regular child with no special inclination or motivation to pursue martial arts.
Where I believe the conflict lies is in the understanding of cloning, or misunderstanding of cloning.
First, lets start with the 3 different types of cloning, according to the Human Geonome Project website: recombinant DNA technology, reproductive cloning, and therapeutic cloning. Right off the bat lets throw out the first one and last one, they are special types of cloning used for specific traits to be reproduced, to make a Bruce Lee clone, however we would be using reproductive cloning, first made popular by Dolly the sheep.
What happens in reproductive cloning (in layman's terms) is a copy of the entire DNA of the subject you wish to clone is obtained, you throw it in some non-specific host cells, enabling the the dna to take root. Then this fertilized cell is introduced to a host, a similar species to ensure healthy and normal birth/carrying. What you're left with is an absolute recreation of the host.
The reason this kind of cloning is perfect for our Bruce Lee clone is because it yields an almost exact copy of the subject, meaning, most likely, our Bruce Lee clone with be pre-disposed to be exceptional at martial arts. Although it is possible that the clone would show no interest and his talent with martial arts would be limited to a purely physical advantage. The point still being that we would be left with a physical and possssssibly mentally superior martial artist. Or at the very least, an exact replica of Bruce Lee.
The problem seems to be with this type of cloning that arthritis and cancer seem to be an increased concern for the cloned subject. This aside, I would argue to the death that a Bruce Lee clone would rise to the top of the martial arts films.
And whip Chuck Norris's ass. Again.
But! It is time to break the silence to write about a rather heated debate that has been growing in the recent weeks between me and several of my friends. Would a Bruce Lee clone be naturally inclined towards martial arts, primarily kung fu, OR would he be a regular child with no special inclination or motivation to pursue martial arts.
Where I believe the conflict lies is in the understanding of cloning, or misunderstanding of cloning.
First, lets start with the 3 different types of cloning, according to the Human Geonome Project website: recombinant DNA technology, reproductive cloning, and therapeutic cloning. Right off the bat lets throw out the first one and last one, they are special types of cloning used for specific traits to be reproduced, to make a Bruce Lee clone, however we would be using reproductive cloning, first made popular by Dolly the sheep.
What happens in reproductive cloning (in layman's terms) is a copy of the entire DNA of the subject you wish to clone is obtained, you throw it in some non-specific host cells, enabling the the dna to take root. Then this fertilized cell is introduced to a host, a similar species to ensure healthy and normal birth/carrying. What you're left with is an absolute recreation of the host.
The reason this kind of cloning is perfect for our Bruce Lee clone is because it yields an almost exact copy of the subject, meaning, most likely, our Bruce Lee clone with be pre-disposed to be exceptional at martial arts. Although it is possible that the clone would show no interest and his talent with martial arts would be limited to a purely physical advantage. The point still being that we would be left with a physical and possssssibly mentally superior martial artist. Or at the very least, an exact replica of Bruce Lee.
The problem seems to be with this type of cloning that arthritis and cancer seem to be an increased concern for the cloned subject. This aside, I would argue to the death that a Bruce Lee clone would rise to the top of the martial arts films.
And whip Chuck Norris's ass. Again.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
WHO THE FUCK IS SARAH PALIN AND WHY ARE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO HER
All one moderate, intelligent person can do is ask, how is this soccer mom running a major political movement? Well, I think we all need to set down our blinders and take a good long look at the situation.
We all remember back in 2007 when Palin crawled out of her cave, a time when we respected her, before she attempted to speak without regular coaching from her mentor and running mate, John McCain. Then, she did it, and in a fraction of the time it took good old George Dubya to show the nation his lack of rational thought and absence of intellect. The woman came out onto the scene during the last presidential election as McCain's lap dog, one who should have kept quiet, but instead she proceeded to yap, yap, yap until all of McCain's voters shriveled up and disappeared. Does anyone recall the countless sound clips, full length interviews, not to mention any/all public speaking events she clowned herself in?
At a certain point one has to stop making fun of her intellect, clearly it has nothing to do with her ability to attract people to her causieness or other jumbled and rambling acts of politicalizings. We have to cut back the layers of mental inferiority here and really look at the accidentally brilliant plan she almost made up to create her own devout sect of mid-west. Pay attention to what sounds familiar here from the Bush administration:
1. Fear- the most important ingredient.
I love when politicians use fear as a motivation, because it immediately separates those who are not intelligent from those who are, although, my brainy brethren can be snared occasionally too. The bottom line here is that this is the age old republican tactic of manipulating voters. They take things that likely will not ever happen to any of their audience and convince them they're next, often times these are fictitious and at the very least exaggerated upon heavily. Now it seems Palin's tactic here is to target mothers who are afraid of recession, terrorism, anything not christian and homosexuals. These things scare people who are stupid because- they were duped into abominable mortgages by people who were paying heavily into campaigns for candidates who would cut them breaks, the same way a lot of Palin's political opinions change depending on who is at the rally with their check book out. Like it or not, scaring the ignorant masses is very profitable, go figure. Its how all the military contracting companies have continued to grow unhampered through the years as they paid one blood lusting republican after an other to hate Islam and all the jewnigroricans or whatever the WASPS are morally against and afraid of.
2. TOTAL BULLSHIT-Yeah, its a technical term.
What happens with this step is that she has to keep heads nodding, so she brings up some shit that actually is a non-issue and is covered under [the basic spirit of] the constitution, but under her WASP regime is totally unacceptable and, often worse than murder. These issues include such nonsense as flag burning, gay marriage, and abortion. Now you may be saying, "Just a minute I care about.." BAM! That's how they get you, with these issues based, at the core, on personal principles, which, are in fact, personal principles and have little to do with the day-to-day life of the people who vote and pay taxes. Because, as a citizen, who pays taxes, and abides by the law for the most part should be able to burn a flag, of any kind, anywhere that isn't private property, while getting married to his male dog, with whom he has consensual sex, before he enters the clinic with his new husband to discuss possible solutions for their unexpected new addition that will absolutely wreck their young married life and current financial situation. Its called the constitution lady, start sending corporate criminals to jail. But now that she has distracted everyone from real politics they like her a lot more.
3. "NORMALCY"- This should all be one article now that I think of it.
Because it is all in fact just number 2 +1 mixed together. Normalcy plays a huge part in Palin's image, the classic "Hey y'all its time to help the little guy", "I'm a mom too, I know how tough it is", "Immigrants are stealing our jobs!" Hey lady, last time I checked, you are way better off than any regular schlup I know. You are not one of us, Sarah, you are a figure head, we are real people, with real jobs, that really fucking suck. If Palin wanted to truly just be an other citizen, she should have 2 people in her immediate family quit their jobs, get rid of her house she worked so hard for, and move into a shitty apartment, and then work, everyday, at a convenience store, just to barely make rent, so her and her family can simply continue to exist. My idea of an average American is something a little closer to this, I think, than some over-zealous mom prancing from place to place explaining how she understands (how?) and that she's here to fix it all up, if you vote. I'm not buying it lady.
4. I had intended to put a fourth one here, but I realized she only uses the three, and I wasn't about to give her credit for G.W. Bush and Co.'s brilliant fear mongering and distraction techniques.
I suppose the bottom line here, politics will probably never truly change. I'm honestly just hoping at this point the tea party transforms into a real party, I would like to see a serious political group with a focus on less federal power emerge from the group of angry 9-5ers who are sick of being lied to, who turn around and follow an outright liar. And a crappy one at that.
We all remember back in 2007 when Palin crawled out of her cave, a time when we respected her, before she attempted to speak without regular coaching from her mentor and running mate, John McCain. Then, she did it, and in a fraction of the time it took good old George Dubya to show the nation his lack of rational thought and absence of intellect. The woman came out onto the scene during the last presidential election as McCain's lap dog, one who should have kept quiet, but instead she proceeded to yap, yap, yap until all of McCain's voters shriveled up and disappeared. Does anyone recall the countless sound clips, full length interviews, not to mention any/all public speaking events she clowned herself in?
At a certain point one has to stop making fun of her intellect, clearly it has nothing to do with her ability to attract people to her causieness or other jumbled and rambling acts of politicalizings. We have to cut back the layers of mental inferiority here and really look at the accidentally brilliant plan she almost made up to create her own devout sect of mid-west. Pay attention to what sounds familiar here from the Bush administration:
1. Fear- the most important ingredient.
I love when politicians use fear as a motivation, because it immediately separates those who are not intelligent from those who are, although, my brainy brethren can be snared occasionally too. The bottom line here is that this is the age old republican tactic of manipulating voters. They take things that likely will not ever happen to any of their audience and convince them they're next, often times these are fictitious and at the very least exaggerated upon heavily. Now it seems Palin's tactic here is to target mothers who are afraid of recession, terrorism, anything not christian and homosexuals. These things scare people who are stupid because- they were duped into abominable mortgages by people who were paying heavily into campaigns for candidates who would cut them breaks, the same way a lot of Palin's political opinions change depending on who is at the rally with their check book out. Like it or not, scaring the ignorant masses is very profitable, go figure. Its how all the military contracting companies have continued to grow unhampered through the years as they paid one blood lusting republican after an other to hate Islam and all the jewnigroricans or whatever the WASPS are morally against and afraid of.
2. TOTAL BULLSHIT-Yeah, its a technical term.
What happens with this step is that she has to keep heads nodding, so she brings up some shit that actually is a non-issue and is covered under [the basic spirit of] the constitution, but under her WASP regime is totally unacceptable and, often worse than murder. These issues include such nonsense as flag burning, gay marriage, and abortion. Now you may be saying, "Just a minute I care about.." BAM! That's how they get you, with these issues based, at the core, on personal principles, which, are in fact, personal principles and have little to do with the day-to-day life of the people who vote and pay taxes. Because, as a citizen, who pays taxes, and abides by the law for the most part should be able to burn a flag, of any kind, anywhere that isn't private property, while getting married to his male dog, with whom he has consensual sex, before he enters the clinic with his new husband to discuss possible solutions for their unexpected new addition that will absolutely wreck their young married life and current financial situation. Its called the constitution lady, start sending corporate criminals to jail. But now that she has distracted everyone from real politics they like her a lot more.
3. "NORMALCY"- This should all be one article now that I think of it.
Because it is all in fact just number 2 +1 mixed together. Normalcy plays a huge part in Palin's image, the classic "Hey y'all its time to help the little guy", "I'm a mom too, I know how tough it is", "Immigrants are stealing our jobs!" Hey lady, last time I checked, you are way better off than any regular schlup I know. You are not one of us, Sarah, you are a figure head, we are real people, with real jobs, that really fucking suck. If Palin wanted to truly just be an other citizen, she should have 2 people in her immediate family quit their jobs, get rid of her house she worked so hard for, and move into a shitty apartment, and then work, everyday, at a convenience store, just to barely make rent, so her and her family can simply continue to exist. My idea of an average American is something a little closer to this, I think, than some over-zealous mom prancing from place to place explaining how she understands (how?) and that she's here to fix it all up, if you vote. I'm not buying it lady.
4. I had intended to put a fourth one here, but I realized she only uses the three, and I wasn't about to give her credit for G.W. Bush and Co.'s brilliant fear mongering and distraction techniques.
I suppose the bottom line here, politics will probably never truly change. I'm honestly just hoping at this point the tea party transforms into a real party, I would like to see a serious political group with a focus on less federal power emerge from the group of angry 9-5ers who are sick of being lied to, who turn around and follow an outright liar. And a crappy one at that.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Dear "Cause of the week" People
It seems more and more I have been badgered to donate or pledge or some meaningless gesture to prove, in fact, that even though I don't have breasts, that I give a shit about people with cancer. Which, for the most part is true, I do care about and have a great amount of sympathy for those stricken with the ultimate anti-human sickness in our time of most cancer-cautious existence.
Its incredible to think that just a few years ago we were using nuclear power to blast out Styrofoam snacks at lightning speed to rush back to our crude microwave-emitting tube televisions. Idiots! Or how about cigarettes, which I personally indulge in because, hey, in a world where cancer is lurking around every corner, why not know which corner of your body its going to jump out of first. I'll save a butt load on diagnostic testing.
But I guess my real gripe with the whole situation is these highly-specific foundations, .org's and so forth that are constantly coniving us to wear yet an other bracelet or t shirt or buy the pink Special K, cause that fiber's gonna make a fucking difference for someone this morning! Because its pink. I guess the right intention is there, but I seriously have a hard time buying that these foundations are: A. 100% non-profit B. actually changing something or C. actually intend on taking any wide-sweeping action against prevention and early detection/treatment of cancer. Its seems the best they've come up with is a month where you are supposed to report to your doctor, and/or feel up your own boobies just to make sure. How about a coupon for everyone with boobs to get a free mammogram, courtesy of the donation acceptors? Statistics say that a lot people couldn't go to the doctor even if they turned up a soft-ball sized lump, no less the rigorous and expensive treatment thereafter.
I guess I am wondering where the cause gives back, maybe it does, and bad marketing is hiding it from me. Although when I surfed through a handful of donation-reaping companies website's no where did I see a "free-chemo" or "replenish treatment funds" button for a patient seeking help. There is a lot of helpful information, no doubt, and a cute little webstore where you can purchase products that show off your support for this "awareness" thing I keep seeing and hearing so much of, but I'm still left asking myself, what the fuck are you people actually doing?
I am a true pessimist, one whose life has been touched by cancer all along, from my own father constantly controlling his melanoma (which I will undoubtedly have to look out for myself in the future), or my uncle whom was lost to cancer entirely, or my grandmother who, after beating it already, has been turned into a practical hypochondriac. The real problem really remains in the manifestation of real change for the cancer-battling people of America.
For instance-a recent LA Times article by Melissa Healy delves into medications that have been proved to reduce the risk of breast-cancer have been floundering in the U.S. pharmaceutical market, why? Shouldn't these pink-ribbon selling bastards be shoving this shit down the throats of women, men and anything else that may have breasts throats' with all that money and "awareness" they have been dutifully hoarding? Or how about free-treatment? Or maybe even wage-recovery for those bread-winners that were quickly bed-ridden and unable to support their families? Or even, god-forbid, real big research breakthroughs?
I honestly have to say, after all this bashing of charities, I for some reason still think the pharmaceutical, insurance companies, and for-profit hospitals may have something to do with why it isn't free to have cancer. And more than that, it bothers me when people's kindness is taken advantage of, when its becoming so scarce in our world anyway.
And to reiterate the thought which started it all-"Its fucking cancer, I'm sure people are aware of it."
Its incredible to think that just a few years ago we were using nuclear power to blast out Styrofoam snacks at lightning speed to rush back to our crude microwave-emitting tube televisions. Idiots! Or how about cigarettes, which I personally indulge in because, hey, in a world where cancer is lurking around every corner, why not know which corner of your body its going to jump out of first. I'll save a butt load on diagnostic testing.
But I guess my real gripe with the whole situation is these highly-specific foundations, .org's and so forth that are constantly coniving us to wear yet an other bracelet or t shirt or buy the pink Special K, cause that fiber's gonna make a fucking difference for someone this morning! Because its pink. I guess the right intention is there, but I seriously have a hard time buying that these foundations are: A. 100% non-profit B. actually changing something or C. actually intend on taking any wide-sweeping action against prevention and early detection/treatment of cancer. Its seems the best they've come up with is a month where you are supposed to report to your doctor, and/or feel up your own boobies just to make sure. How about a coupon for everyone with boobs to get a free mammogram, courtesy of the donation acceptors? Statistics say that a lot people couldn't go to the doctor even if they turned up a soft-ball sized lump, no less the rigorous and expensive treatment thereafter.
I guess I am wondering where the cause gives back, maybe it does, and bad marketing is hiding it from me. Although when I surfed through a handful of donation-reaping companies website's no where did I see a "free-chemo" or "replenish treatment funds" button for a patient seeking help. There is a lot of helpful information, no doubt, and a cute little webstore where you can purchase products that show off your support for this "awareness" thing I keep seeing and hearing so much of, but I'm still left asking myself, what the fuck are you people actually doing?
I am a true pessimist, one whose life has been touched by cancer all along, from my own father constantly controlling his melanoma (which I will undoubtedly have to look out for myself in the future), or my uncle whom was lost to cancer entirely, or my grandmother who, after beating it already, has been turned into a practical hypochondriac. The real problem really remains in the manifestation of real change for the cancer-battling people of America.
For instance-a recent LA Times article by Melissa Healy delves into medications that have been proved to reduce the risk of breast-cancer have been floundering in the U.S. pharmaceutical market, why? Shouldn't these pink-ribbon selling bastards be shoving this shit down the throats of women, men and anything else that may have breasts throats' with all that money and "awareness" they have been dutifully hoarding? Or how about free-treatment? Or maybe even wage-recovery for those bread-winners that were quickly bed-ridden and unable to support their families? Or even, god-forbid, real big research breakthroughs?
I honestly have to say, after all this bashing of charities, I for some reason still think the pharmaceutical, insurance companies, and for-profit hospitals may have something to do with why it isn't free to have cancer. And more than that, it bothers me when people's kindness is taken advantage of, when its becoming so scarce in our world anyway.
And to reiterate the thought which started it all-"Its fucking cancer, I'm sure people are aware of it."
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