The power of Mother nature is being felt by many, it's because we don't heed the warnings, not a single one, not any! We have no one to blame for the destruction that we see, It's all of our fault, yes you and I. We have the gall to ask, "what have I done...how could this be"? The purpose of my post is not just to blame, No, that will get us no where, we are now all in this the same. The changes in life-style must begin forth right. No convenience of time to decide when to fight. There will be no later or I'll get to it tomorrow. Don't wait for "your" government to ride in on a white horse, they have caused more of the problems than they have fixed of course. It will be the saddest of days when it comes the time, To sit your children down and read to them this rhyme........IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE...........YET! SO WHAT CAN AND DO WE DO? Well, first we must understand the problem and realize that it won't be, as has always been, fixed easily with some new technological breakthrough. The end of this world operating on oil is now the immediate concern and because EVERTHING we do and EVERYTHING we do it with is based on oil, radical changes in our lifestyles must take place! To help extend the life of oil long enough to make those changes without catastrophic events we must separate oils use for needs and those things we use for it for "Wants" For example, I my still want to own a boat that burns 100 gals of gas/hour but I don't need to and those things must be given up electively, and if not mandated to do so! We ALL can look at our lives and rid many of those "WANTS" without major suffering. If just these acts alone take place we may put off what surely is to be a horrific time for humanity! Start right now! Look at your life and begin on your own before your forced in ways you don't want to imagine. 6/10/08-I have looked at my own life presently to see what things I may for go. I must follow my own advice or else it's all for show. I have little interest these days for much in the way of entertainment but, I still follow and regularly watch the car race industry. Both IRL, and my favorite, NASCAR. This past weekend I found myself looking at it far differently than ever before. The entire event, and the days leading up to it, are a heavy burden on the environment. Both in consumption, 50 cars running 500 miles at around 6 miles per gallon, not counting the practice laps, qualifying, support vehicles, transport of the race teams to and from event locations using tractor trailers and jets to ferry drivers. Then factor in three races each weekend(2 Nascar and 1 IRL) and the 300,000 spectators driving to each event and .....well, do the math, it's a WHOLE LOTTA NOT NEEDED USE OF A RESOURCE THAT IS RUNNING OUT AND NEEDED TO SUSTAIN OUR CIVILATION! So, as of right now I am personally going to boycott one of my last real pleasures....... The choice, all though saddens me, is easy when I see the "big picture". And besides JR hasn't won in two years!6/12/08- I get the feeling that some may see my giving up watching, listening or reading about NASCAR as a very easy and very little sacrifice. What I should have promised it with, was that I have all ready given up all most everything else I am capable of giving up. I have reduced to a point beyond just a neg. carbon footprint. To find out what your footprint is and other ways you can reduce, recycle, reuse and repair, go to Carbonfootprint.com.
It is what is to be ! if we knew such a thing could happen in the early 80's would we be safe now? Or would money be the motive to be #1 in the world industry and money market? No matter how you slice it the powers that be make the decisions, the public is the minldess puppets that ae controlled by one the masses always follow. Nader had the right plan and the right attitude but he is not a frontrunner in anything Why? The DUmb Deaf and Blind. Keep up the good fight my friend. IF a sheep is disobediant to the sheppard it will be lead to the slaughter.
Not you old friend but those who you try to illuminate THose who has no real quest for knowlege and understanding. they just want everything to happen magically.
by Magneto (PM , CC ) on Monday June 9, 2008 @ 6:32 PM
Yes, you are correct. There are three groups of people that effect the possiblity of change. The ignorant, the apathetic and worst of all the aggegant! The ignorant are not capable of understanding, the apathathetic doen't care and the Arregant is happy because they can exploit the first two......
Exactly ! the power struggle begins between greed and compasion. this is why I reall don't wnat it but I understand why a catastropic tragedy is the one thing that makes man change from being materialistic to enjoying the fruits of the earth. The Paris Hilton's of the world are the "norm" right and and in the future. the term "don't hate me get money nigga" is the status quo in the hood. The corprate hispanic is the new line in America. notice none of these things reflect helping one another or making the world a better place to live. Al Gore is my president eversince he ran and I voted for him.
Whit, I try never wish ill of anybody but.....those who that arrogent..... I do hope the coast guard is able to rescue him after his "pleasure cruise" is "inconveinantly" interuppted by a major Pacific typhoon and his boat(people who own yahts hate for you call it a boat) sinks in the storm. Headline- Typhoon gets best of Bafoon....Joram
Mags my friend, Please refrain from using the "N" word in any way shape or form while making comments here.... I don't care who, what color or why and how its used it needs to be perminately deleted from all languages... thank you. Your homme, Joram
since you feel uncomfortable okay. But their is a movement In the black community by a artist named NAS who is taking back the word. And the black youth is with him.
by Magneto (PM , CC ) on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @ 5:48 PM
You have dissapointed me.... I now wonder if you get it? Whats with this "black communtiy" bullshit! There should be no such things There lies the foundation that hate and ignorance are built apon! In a world of one, which we are, species that now face things that want to exterminate all life. Aligning yourself with a race(ist) community will not serve any of us any good at all! Black communities are by design segrigating themselves from a larger community that you'll have been trying to be inirateded to. I hate to be the barer of bad news but our upcomming new president is no longer a card carring member of the "Black community" And we are all better because of it!
I lived on a sailboat but many of those who lived on even small motor yachts spent $150.00 a weekend on fuel. That same fuel today would cost them $300, at least. Think how much fuel is being wasted. They, the motor boaters, on the other hand, used to call sailors "cheap." They said that because the wind is free, we think everything else ought to be free also!
You have made a good point, Big Guy, and thanks for the inspiration for each of us to write our own mandates and save ourselves. Love, Tome
by Tomme (PM , CC ) on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @ 7:10 PM
Sorry to dissapoint but after the whole AT&T thing I noticed all the people of all races who are correction were my so called friends all left me for dead. I was betrayed with by all except the black people who I knew for years. The people in my neighborhood, all the less the reputable people stood by me. None of the people with influence said any good word for me in my defense I stood alone for a very long time. I found comfort from an Ex con who told me that that is what corprate america is a dividing rod. When one is in a huge jam is when you find out who your friends are. I sacraficed a lot for all of those who where working with me their was many things I could have blown the whistle about but I did not. I never named names nor have i ever judged another. I promoted unity I unified a muslim and jew in my department, I unified a racist white man with the black people he managed by me being his friend. And my reward was betrayel. I break all the shakels of being politically correct if one man wants to segregate and kill it is no longer my job to unify. I will give them a choice to see that their is more then one path but the decision is all theirs. As for Obama I am happy that he also broke the shakel of fitting a sterotype so it is all good. I am me I stand alone if one I will no longer make new friends if one wants to follow me you do so at your own risck and suffer your own consequences. Plus no matter how hard we try to fit in to a point were we do not stand out something like the Sean Bell, Jena 6, and to a lesser account my situation happens. I found out that I was a treat to the company when i worked their I unified many employees and introdued a union to the company all it took was reaching one employee to betray me and low and behold that person was white. Just to add the icing on the cake she happend to let me know that she thinks Haitians are the lowest form of life on the earth. THat happend before she found out that I am haitian. People in the black community hated my people too so imagine the island you come from has been blamed for aids, colora, and pink eye. You are considered the lowest form of black people and your country is the poorest in the hemisphere. My was beyond repair then I read that my day of salvation is at hand so I lift up my head high with faith that one day I will be loved and respected before one condems me because of what they heard.
Hello Tomme, As always your visit and thoughtful responses are greatly appricieted. You are one of the leaders of the solution and your word holds great energy and force. Thank you Joram
OH, And as far as me feeling uncomfortable.... I do not feel "uncomfortable" with that term and it's use. I feel a rational desire to move forward and discard those items that have served no benifit to mankind! Still you brother from a dif mother...Joram
Now, who is cat riding out on the town State trooper wanna stop him in his ride, pat him down ? Now, who is the cat with the hundred dollar bill They gotta send it to the back to make sure the shit is real Who is the cat eatin out on the town And make the whole dining room turn they head round? even with the O's on his check The po-po stop him and show no respect "Is there a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's called race That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to give chase Say they want you successful, but that ain't the case You livin large, your skin is dark they flash a light in your face.
Who is the ones who walks into any store and security follows? We are not trying to segragate ourselves but it seems like we are being targeted everywhere wego so we stay with our own. Their are many changes that need to be done and it all starts with human preception. tv shows like cops don't help. Watch Micheal Moore's documentary on that TV Show and see a big differance.
by AZRON (PM , CC ) on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @ 10:37 PM
Hello Joram and everbody who takes the trouble read these enlightening blogs. I am a member of the obamacycle.com, yes.africa.can.org and hope to gather together the more aware Europeans who support change, to help me to create yes_europe_can@yahoo.com during the next 6 months. Europe, which in my humble opinion needs to become united in its aims and goals, and it would perhaps be be good idea if the E.E.C. could also create a similar idea for each of the E.E.C. members, as as set our below
I will also bring the following to the attention Senator Barack Obama (When He becomes President) and like minded people in America: The Canadian government have created a "Truth and Reconciliaton Committee" similar to that set in South Africa, (which unfortunately has problems at the moment) to look into and heal (Not Fight) more than a hundred years of history which has divided the different races. It is being guided by a leading Native Canadian Judge, Harry LaForme. For further info please visit http://blogs.epicidia.com/leapinthedark/.
In the case of America to create a similar reconciliation committee, the President would need to select a Native/Black American Judge or Judges, who would need to go back at least three hundred years and bring the issues into the open, so that they can be healed.
Do you think this would be good for America and would help to solve the racial issues described in these comments. Please leave a comment or contact me at holistic_global_roundtable@yahoo.com Sicerely Mike Tenerife
A great post and very inspiring! Unfortunately, I think too many people will be unwilling to give up the "creature comforts", fooling themselves into thinking that it would never effect them. As for me.......my goal is to have white hair down to the ground and one backpack on my back which contains all I own and just go live in the woods somewhere......that's if there are still any woods left!
by AZRON (PM , CC ) on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @ 3:23 PM
Hello AZRON, do'nt take this the wrong way when I say it's vertuallly impossible to offend me.... I've been through too much, I've seen and heard too much and learned, No one can offend you or make you feel anything, with you giving them permission. I stopped giving out permission many moons ago! Thank you for alaborating though. Best to you Joram
Hello my friend, Thanks for the compliment and the slap....... You spoke the sad truth about individuals willingness to "give up". They themselves, not those "creature comforts" I ment. And that is the stark picture of today. When we were created by the powers to be...we were selected, our of all other life forms, to be granted a very special gift. That gift has the potential for good and evil, right or wrong and ultimately to live or to die. FREE WILL, our choice, our decision, and we must understand live according to those decisions and choice.....WE MAKE OUR BEDS...WE MUST SLEEP IN THEM!.
by Magneto (PM , CC ) on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @ 7:39 PM
From one who came form a life where material possesion meant nothing to haveing something I can adapted to not having but I will be angry for loosing all I worked for. the effort will be mourned
by Magneto (PM , CC ) on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @ 7:41 PM
MAGS, If ALL you worked for were material possesions, than some where along the line you were made to believe that only those things you can touch are worthworking for, and that is why we are were we(civilization) are..............
Whit, Thats the billion dollar question! Here is the "priceless" answer. While Iraq sits on the 2nd lagest reserve next to our friends, "the Saudies" and is now pumping at close to before Bush's war level. We are not seeing any of the Oil or the revenue thats being generated.............All that, while we still "pump" 2 billion dollars every week into help secure and rebuild Iraq????????
Do you think that this election will bring more division instead of change?
I mean on some biblical similarities here where men and women are divided and the old black versus white thing again?
I am part of the small group of people who don't really care is Obama or Hilary became the Democratic parties candidate. I just wanted a change from the republican ways which took it's time but brought us intoa recession.
When I hear that many Clinton supports (females) say they will vote for McCain because Hilary did not win. I see "SPITEfullness", I don't want to hurt anyones feelings but this whole Femmenist movement has turned many people bitter in all ranks.
The fact that many black voters saying the same thing if Obama did not win sickens me. I can not believe what I was hearing and the fact that many people told me to know whos side I am on angered me.
I have decided not to vote My candidate is Al Gore or Ralph Nader and both are being pushed into the backround.
This is what the actual party that can make a change is about? the are as bad if not worse then the republicans. The whole making history thing clouded the publics' vision on the future.
I would love to blame Bush for this for the whole election thing in Florida.I remember I did not get to vote in that election due to my boss being a Texan and in her small mind she figured to send on Bush voter out of work to vote and one Gore voter. She is a Bush voter so it really wasn;t equal but to her it was. You know what I can blame Bush.
His presidence has dumbed down the american people so much they don't see a good thing infront of them any more. Who ever wins i congradulate them. All I know is I got myself a gun for my protection and it never runs out of amunition. the bullets are infinate becasue the creator made them to with stand all generations. Each hollow tip goes into the brain and the heart in one try it is up to the reciver to use it for the benefit of man kind.
by Magneto (PM , CC ) on Thursday June 12, 2008 @ 7:32 PM
WE HAVE THE JUSTIFACTION RIGHT AND BEEN GIVEN THE WILL TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO A GOVERNMENT THAT IS NEGITIVELY EFFECTING OUR ENALIABLE RIGHTS. BUT YET..... WE DON'T?!?
I'm sorry but I must disagree, the winfall taxes will send the execs at "big oil" a message that a 36 billion dollar profit in just the first quarter is unacceptable when it's being collected from a country that is facing the magnitude of problems no being faced!
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SO WHAT CAN AND DO WE DO? Well, first we must understand the problem and realize that it won't be, as has always been, fixed easily with some new technological breakthrough. The end of this world operating on oil is now the immediate concern and because EVERTHING we do and EVERYTHING we do it with is based on oil, radical changes in our lifestyles must take place! To help extend the life of oil long enough to make those changes without catastrophic events we must separate oils use for needs and those things we use for it for "Wants" For example, I my still want to own a boat that burns 100 gals of gas/hour but I don't need to and those things must be given up electively, and if not mandated to do so! We ALL can look at our lives and rid many of those "WANTS" without major suffering. If just these acts alone take place we may put off what surely is to be a horrific time for humanity! Start right now! Look at your life and begin on your own before your forced in ways you don't want to imagine. 6/10/08-I have looked at my own life presently to see what things I may for go. I must follow my own advice or else it's all for show. I have little interest these days for much in the way of entertainment but, I still follow and regularly watch the car race industry. Both IRL, and my favorite, NASCAR. This past weekend I found myself looking at it far differently than ever before. The entire event, and the days leading up to it, are a heavy burden on the environment. Both in consumption, 50 cars running 500 miles at around 6 miles per gallon, not counting the practice laps, qualifying, support vehicles, transport of the race teams to and from event locations using tractor trailers and jets to ferry drivers. Then factor in three races each weekend(2 Nascar and 1 IRL) and the 300,000 spectators driving to each event and .....well, do the math, it's a WHOLE LOTTA NOT NEEDED USE OF A RESOURCE THAT IS RUNNING OUT AND NEEDED TO SUSTAIN OUR CIVILATION! So, as of right now I am personally going to boycott one of my last real pleasures....... The choice, all though saddens me, is easy when I see the "big picture". And besides JR hasn't won in two years!6/12/08- I get the feeling that some may see my giving up watching, listening or reading about NASCAR as a very easy and very little sacrifice. What I should have promised it with, was that I have all ready given up all most everything else I am capable of giving up. I have reduced to a point beyond just a neg. carbon footprint. To find out what your footprint is and other ways you can reduce, recycle, reuse and repair, go to Carbonfootprint.com.
One of the local wealthy owners of a yacht was complaining because it cost him almost $9000 to fill his 1500 gallon tank with diesel. Good!
You have made a good point, Big Guy, and thanks for the inspiration for each of us to write our own mandates and save ourselves. Love, Tome
State trooper wanna stop him in his ride, pat him down ?
Now, who is the cat with the hundred dollar bill
They gotta send it to the back to make sure the shit is real
Who is the cat eatin out on the town
And make the whole dining room turn they head round?
even with the O's on his check
The po-po stop him and show no respect
"Is there a problem officer?" Damn straight, it's called race
That motivate the jake (woo-woo) to give chase
Say they want you successful, but that ain't the case
You livin large, your skin is dark they flash a light in your face.
Who is the ones who walks into any store and security follows? We are not trying to segragate ourselves but it seems like we are being targeted everywhere wego so we stay with our own.
Their are many changes that need to be done and it all starts with human preception. tv shows like cops don't help. Watch Micheal Moore's documentary on that TV Show and see a big differance.
I will also bring the following to the attention Senator Barack Obama (When He becomes President) and like minded people in America: The Canadian government have created a "Truth and Reconciliaton Committee" similar to that set in South Africa, (which unfortunately has problems at the moment) to look into and heal (Not Fight) more than a hundred years of history which has divided the different races. It is being guided by a leading Native Canadian Judge, Harry LaForme. For further info please visit http://blogs.epicidia.com/leapinthedark/.
In the case of America to create a similar reconciliation committee, the President would need to select a Native/Black American Judge or Judges, who would need to go back at least three hundred years and bring the issues into the open, so that they can be healed.
Do you think this would be good for America and would help to solve the racial issues described in these comments. Please leave a comment or contact me at holistic_global_roundtable@yahoo.com Sicerely Mike Tenerife
A great post and very inspiring! Unfortunately, I think too many people will be unwilling to give up the "creature comforts", fooling themselves into thinking that it would never effect them. As for me.......my goal is to have white hair down to the ground and one backpack on my back which contains all I own and just go live in the woods somewhere......that's if there are still any woods left!
ron
I laugh at that nascar situation yet they are still making good money racing.
Have you thought about all the oil that is being used in our occupation of Iraq, the result of an unnecessary war?
I mean on some biblical similarities here where men and women are divided and the old black versus white thing again?
I am part of the small group of people who don't really care is Obama or Hilary became the Democratic parties candidate. I just wanted a change from the republican ways which took it's time but brought us intoa recession.
When I hear that many Clinton supports (females) say they will vote for McCain because Hilary did not win. I see "SPITEfullness", I don't want to hurt anyones feelings but this whole Femmenist movement has turned many people bitter in all ranks.
The fact that many black voters saying the same thing if Obama did not win sickens me. I can not believe what I was hearing and the fact that many people told me to know whos side I am on angered me.
I have decided not to vote My candidate is Al Gore or Ralph Nader and both are being pushed into the backround.
This is what the actual party that can make a change is about? the are as bad if not worse then the republicans. The whole making history thing clouded the publics' vision on the future.
I would love to blame Bush for this for the whole election thing in Florida.I remember I did not get to vote in that election due to my boss being a Texan and in her small mind she figured to send on Bush voter out of work to vote and one Gore voter. She is a Bush voter so it really wasn;t equal but to her it was. You know what I can blame Bush.
His presidence has dumbed down the american people so much they don't see a good thing infront of them any more. Who ever wins i congradulate them. All I know is I got myself a gun for my protection and it never runs out of amunition. the bullets are infinate becasue the creator made them to with stand all generations. Each hollow tip goes into the brain and the heart in one try it is up to the reciver to use it for the benefit of man kind.