Two days ago I was walking toward the grocery, yes quite a trivial activity, and listening to music. One of my favorite band was playing a song called "Die jugend marschiert", which is german for "the youth marches". When I got home I looked up the lyrics, yes I had to i'm french.. I sometimes have problem understanding lyrics right of the bat. Anyway.. I looked up the lyrics and it talked about a game a played a few years back called "America's army" It's a first shooter based on being a soldier in the US army. I knew at that time that the game probably was designed to be a recruitment effort by the army. I was younger and probably much stupider back then. But in the recent years my interest were broaden and I read, listen and well got to know WWII much better. All that to say... are we much different? I mean Hitler had it's Hitler's youth movement.. he brainwased kids to become soldiers... and in the end when Berlin was falling.. those kids were a part of the defence of Berlin... 12-14 years old handling MG42.. submachine guns... PaK-40 anti-tank guns ... defending the Reich. Is the US so different? Are are they just a bit more subtle in their approach? Their are no TV propaganda has bright and shinny as the German had at that time.. yet they did not have the means we have today. But as I see this game now... it look just like a Hilter's youth.. but it's called America's Army and it enlist kids in fighting forces.. show them to operate machine gun, sub machine gun, grenades, and rocket launchers. I agreee, they don't learn to maintain them... clean them... but they learn to use them.. get a bit desensitized to killing. If the US get in a 3rd world war... and they need more soldier... will they refrain from using this pool of trained soldier.. at least partly trained? I hope they won't... but I can't promise it to you.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Thursday, September 20, 2012
We really need to take a look back...
When I see things like these...
Let me first say that this is not meant as an insult to anyone.
Some people may feel hurt by what follows, the point is not there.
Ok so jews dont eat pork. Why? Well it was a good idea when it was introduced in the religion. Pork was and still is an animal which can carry lots of diseases and pathogen to the human when consumed. But is it something that is still good. In my opinion, no. We have made great improvement to the way we handle farm animals, the way we can cure diseases and such. So pork is no longer very dangerous to the human.
I did some quick research and the only disease I could find that we can get from the pork seems to be Trichinosis which is a parasitic worm. Well in 6 years (between 2002-2007) only 11 cases were found in the US according to the CDC.
So.. I think eating pork is fine. Again this is not a comment on those who are of Jewish belief.
And then I saw this video which explain how the "politics" work in the "city of London" not to be confused with London the capital of England.
If you wish to familiarise yourself with the City of London check this video
If you wish to learn more about the "politics" or the government of the city of london watch this video.
I recommend you do, as it will make my point a bit more clear.
All this to say this: We really need to take a step back and take time to modernise our ways... somethings we do.. we just do because we are used to it... we need to re-work these.
Let me first say that this is not meant as an insult to anyone.
Some people may feel hurt by what follows, the point is not there.
Ok so jews dont eat pork. Why? Well it was a good idea when it was introduced in the religion. Pork was and still is an animal which can carry lots of diseases and pathogen to the human when consumed. But is it something that is still good. In my opinion, no. We have made great improvement to the way we handle farm animals, the way we can cure diseases and such. So pork is no longer very dangerous to the human.
I did some quick research and the only disease I could find that we can get from the pork seems to be Trichinosis which is a parasitic worm. Well in 6 years (between 2002-2007) only 11 cases were found in the US according to the CDC.
So.. I think eating pork is fine. Again this is not a comment on those who are of Jewish belief.
And then I saw this video which explain how the "politics" work in the "city of London" not to be confused with London the capital of England.
If you wish to familiarise yourself with the City of London check this video
If you wish to learn more about the "politics" or the government of the city of london watch this video.
I recommend you do, as it will make my point a bit more clear.
All this to say this: We really need to take a step back and take time to modernise our ways... somethings we do.. we just do because we are used to it... we need to re-work these.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Is Greece on the way to be a new WW2 Germany
Assurably not that close. I mean I dont think they will ever build death camp, but there is a striking similarity to the pre-ww2 Germany and what is happening in Greece.
Before you jump the gun and burn me on the stake, read what I wrote.
When Hitler rose to power in germany the country was devastated, they needed to pay HUGE war reparation to other country that had been devastated by WWI. Unemployment was sky-rocketing and people were desperate an frustrated. Then came Hitler with his grand vision of a united Germany and well for a time his idea worked. He put germany back on track as a power in Europe. We know he ultimately did things horrible...
Greece seems to be heading this way.
Not the death camp way, but desperate time call for desperate measure.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/greece-elections-2012-nik_n_1490883.html
Now we have a financialy desperate country who can't seems to get its economy back on track*.
When people get desperate they seek other venue, other ideal, other means... They loose faith in what was the norm. After WWI many country had problem, it was an excellent time for fascism and that can be show with all the dictators that rose to power in those years. We all know Hitler, but Mussolini, Stalin, Franco were all dictators that gain acceptance during these bad times. Because they were telling the people what they wanted to hear. That is, look at my different solution. So Greece is on that trak now... we are tired we are frustrated and we want real change, we've been supporting that mild left or mild right, now we want something that really is a change, we'll go extreme left or extreme right.
* Just a side note about my opinion on war vs economy:
Greece can never recover from their financial crisis because that would not be profitable for those owning the debt. Yes debt is now a commodity that can be brought and exchanged and it has a "value". The only way to solve their financial crysis is to make war. Think... you will see that making war is something extermely profitable. Not only on the financial plan, but also technology gain extreme momentum during war time.
Before you jump the gun and burn me on the stake, read what I wrote.
When Hitler rose to power in germany the country was devastated, they needed to pay HUGE war reparation to other country that had been devastated by WWI. Unemployment was sky-rocketing and people were desperate an frustrated. Then came Hitler with his grand vision of a united Germany and well for a time his idea worked. He put germany back on track as a power in Europe. We know he ultimately did things horrible...
Greece seems to be heading this way.
Not the death camp way, but desperate time call for desperate measure.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/greece-elections-2012-nik_n_1490883.html
Now we have a financialy desperate country who can't seems to get its economy back on track*.
When people get desperate they seek other venue, other ideal, other means... They loose faith in what was the norm. After WWI many country had problem, it was an excellent time for fascism and that can be show with all the dictators that rose to power in those years. We all know Hitler, but Mussolini, Stalin, Franco were all dictators that gain acceptance during these bad times. Because they were telling the people what they wanted to hear. That is, look at my different solution. So Greece is on that trak now... we are tired we are frustrated and we want real change, we've been supporting that mild left or mild right, now we want something that really is a change, we'll go extreme left or extreme right.
* Just a side note about my opinion on war vs economy:
Greece can never recover from their financial crisis because that would not be profitable for those owning the debt. Yes debt is now a commodity that can be brought and exchanged and it has a "value". The only way to solve their financial crysis is to make war. Think... you will see that making war is something extermely profitable. Not only on the financial plan, but also technology gain extreme momentum during war time.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
How can someone think the world is running fine...
How can we as the people let this kind of thing go by.
"The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Thai student who was fined $600,000 for re-selling textbooks. Trying to make ends meet, the student had family members in Thailand mail him textbooks that were made and purchased abroad, which he then resold in the U.S. It's a method many retailers practice every day. 'Discount sellers like Costco and Target and Internet giants eBay and Amazon help form an estimated $63 billion annual market for goods that are purchased abroad, then imported and resold without the permission of the manufacturer. The U.S.-based sellers, and consumers, benefit from the common practice of manufacturers to price items more cheaply abroad than in the United States. This phenomenon is sometimes called a parallel market or grey market.'"
It's okay for multi-million dollars company to do it... but when an individual who find a way to make ends meet does it.. he's fined more than he will be making in half of his life?Am I the only one of getting frustrated over this kind of behavior?
It's okay for multi-million dollars company to do it... but when an individual who find a way to make ends meet does it.. he's fined more than he will be making in half of his life?Am I the only one of getting frustrated over this kind of behavior?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
I dont usually do these kind of thing but
This song has sooo many truth in it, I can't let it go by.
For once I see meaning in a song lyrics.
Its quite long for a punk rock song 18:00+
But some part are really worth the reading
I taken the liberty to highlight my favorite parts.
NoFX - The Decline
Where are all the stupid people from? And how'd they get to be so dumb?
Bred on purple mountain range Feed amber waves of grains
To lesser human beings, zero feelings
Blame it on. Human nature, mans destiny
Blame it on the greediocracy
Fear of God, The fear of change, The fear of truth
Add the Bill of Rights, subtract the wrongs, There's no answers
Memorize and sing star spangled songs, When the questions
Aren't ever asked
Is anybody learning from the past? We're living in united stagnation
Father what have I done? I took that 22
A gift to me from you, To bed with me each night
Kept it clean, Polished it well
Cherished every cartridge, every shell
Down, by the creek, under brush, under dirt, There's a carcass of my second kill
Down, by the park, under stone, under pine, There's a carcass of my brother William
Brother where, have you gone to? I swear, I never thought I could
I see so many times. They told me to shoot straight
Don't pull the trigger, squeeze. That will insure a kill
A kill is what you want. A kill is why we breed
The Christians love their guns. The church and NRA
Pray for their salvations. Prey on the lower faiths
The story book's been read, And every line believed
Curriculum's been set, Logic is a threat, Reason searched and seized
Jerry spent some time in Michigan
A twenty year vacation, after all he had a dime
A dime is worth a lot more in Detroit
A dime in California, a twenty dollar fine
Jerry only stayed a couple months. It's hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass
Asphyxiation is simple and fast. It beats seventeen fun years of being someones bitch
Don't think (Stay). Drink your wine (Home)
Watch the fire burn (Be). His problems not mine (Safe)
Just be that model citizen
I wish I had a schilling. For every senseless killing. I'd buy a government.
America's for sale. And you can get a good deal on it. And make a healthy profit
Or maybe, tear it apart. Start with assumption.
That a million people are smart. Smarter than one
Serotonin's gone. She gave up, drifted away
Sara fled, thought process gone. She left her answering machine on
The greeting left spoken sincere. Messages no one will ever hear
Ten thousand messages a day. A million more transmissions lay. Victims of the laissez faire
Ten thousand voices, a hundred guns. A hundred decibels turns to one. One bullet, one empty head
Now with Serotonin gone
The man who used to speak. Performs a cute routine. Feel a little patronized. Don't feel bad
They found a way inside your head. And you feel a bit misled. It's not that they don't care, yeah
The television's put a thought inside your head. Like a Barry Manilow, jingle
I'd like, to teach the world to sing. In perfect harmony. A symphonic blank stare, yeah
It doesn't make you care. Not designed to make you care. They're betting you won't care.
Place a wager on your greed. A wager on your pride.
Why try to beat them when, a million others tried?
We are the whore. Intellectually spayed
We are the queer. Dysfunctionally raised
One more pill to kill the pain. One more pill to kill the pain. One more pill to kill the pain
Living through conformity
One more prayer to keep me safe. One more prayer to keep us warm.
One more prayer to keep us safe. There's gonna be a better place
Lost the battle, lost the war. Lost the things worth living for
Lost the will to win the fight. One more pill to kill the pain
Na na na na na
La na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
The going get tough, the tough get debt. Don't pay attention, pay the rent
Next of kins pay for your sins. A little faith should keep us safe
Save us
The human, existence
Is failing, resistance
Essential, the future
Written off, the odds are
Astronomically against us
Only moron and genius
Would fight a losing battle
Against the super ego
When giving in is so damn comforting
And so we go, on with our lives
We know the truth, but prefer lies
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
Why go against tradition when we can
Admit defeat, live in decline
Be the victim of our own design
The status quo, built on suspect
Why would anyone stick out their neck?
Fellow members Club "We've Got Ours"
I'd like to introduce you to our host
He's got his, and I've got mine
Meet the decline
We are the queer
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
We are worker
We love our queen
We sacrifice
We're soilent green*
We are the queer
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
*Refer to the movie "Soylent Green" see wikipedia.
Tell me what you think.
For once I see meaning in a song lyrics.
Its quite long for a punk rock song 18:00+
But some part are really worth the reading
I taken the liberty to highlight my favorite parts.
NoFX - The Decline
Where are all the stupid people from? And how'd they get to be so dumb?
Bred on purple mountain range Feed amber waves of grains
To lesser human beings, zero feelings
Blame it on. Human nature, mans destiny
Blame it on the greediocracy
Fear of God, The fear of change, The fear of truth
Add the Bill of Rights, subtract the wrongs, There's no answers
Memorize and sing star spangled songs, When the questions
Aren't ever asked
Is anybody learning from the past? We're living in united stagnation
Father what have I done? I took that 22
A gift to me from you, To bed with me each night
Kept it clean, Polished it well
Cherished every cartridge, every shell
Down, by the creek, under brush, under dirt, There's a carcass of my second kill
Down, by the park, under stone, under pine, There's a carcass of my brother William
Brother where, have you gone to? I swear, I never thought I could
I see so many times. They told me to shoot straight
Don't pull the trigger, squeeze. That will insure a kill
A kill is what you want. A kill is why we breed
The Christians love their guns. The church and NRA
Pray for their salvations. Prey on the lower faiths
The story book's been read, And every line believed
Curriculum's been set, Logic is a threat, Reason searched and seized
Jerry spent some time in Michigan
A twenty year vacation, after all he had a dime
A dime is worth a lot more in Detroit
A dime in California, a twenty dollar fine
Jerry only stayed a couple months. It's hard to enjoy yourself while bleeding out the ass
Asphyxiation is simple and fast. It beats seventeen fun years of being someones bitch
Don't think (Stay). Drink your wine (Home)
Watch the fire burn (Be). His problems not mine (Safe)
Just be that model citizen
I wish I had a schilling. For every senseless killing. I'd buy a government.
America's for sale. And you can get a good deal on it. And make a healthy profit
Or maybe, tear it apart. Start with assumption.
That a million people are smart. Smarter than one
Serotonin's gone. She gave up, drifted away
Sara fled, thought process gone. She left her answering machine on
The greeting left spoken sincere. Messages no one will ever hear
Ten thousand messages a day. A million more transmissions lay. Victims of the laissez faire
Ten thousand voices, a hundred guns. A hundred decibels turns to one. One bullet, one empty head
Now with Serotonin gone
The man who used to speak. Performs a cute routine. Feel a little patronized. Don't feel bad
They found a way inside your head. And you feel a bit misled. It's not that they don't care, yeah
The television's put a thought inside your head. Like a Barry Manilow, jingle
I'd like, to teach the world to sing. In perfect harmony. A symphonic blank stare, yeah
It doesn't make you care. Not designed to make you care. They're betting you won't care.
Place a wager on your greed. A wager on your pride.
Why try to beat them when, a million others tried?
We are the whore. Intellectually spayed
We are the queer. Dysfunctionally raised
One more pill to kill the pain. One more pill to kill the pain. One more pill to kill the pain
Living through conformity
One more prayer to keep me safe. One more prayer to keep us warm.
One more prayer to keep us safe. There's gonna be a better place
Lost the battle, lost the war. Lost the things worth living for
Lost the will to win the fight. One more pill to kill the pain
Na na na na na
La na na na na
Na na na na na
Na na na na na
The going get tough, the tough get debt. Don't pay attention, pay the rent
Next of kins pay for your sins. A little faith should keep us safe
Save us
The human, existence
Is failing, resistance
Essential, the future
Written off, the odds are
Astronomically against us
Only moron and genius
Would fight a losing battle
Against the super ego
When giving in is so damn comforting
And so we go, on with our lives
We know the truth, but prefer lies
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
Why go against tradition when we can
Admit defeat, live in decline
Be the victim of our own design
The status quo, built on suspect
Why would anyone stick out their neck?
Fellow members Club "We've Got Ours"
I'd like to introduce you to our host
He's got his, and I've got mine
Meet the decline
We are the queer
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
We are worker
We love our queen
We sacrifice
We're soilent green*
We are the queer
We are the whore
Ammunition
In the class war
*Refer to the movie "Soylent Green" see wikipedia.
Tell me what you think.
Why can't it work... again
I love it when I see these things happen, not for the bad nature of the event but because it point out what I like to say out loud.
A school in Japan has detected an amout of 1.62 millisieverts on a child after only 3 months. The maximum dosage if I can say so, is 1.00 millisieverts within a year according to the Japaneese government. So they did an investigation and discovered that contaminated concrete was used to build a building housing refugee from the Fukushima district.
So they discovered that a quarry north of the plant which sits in the no-go zone has been shipping gravel to 19 compagnies and many of these do construct housing.
In that case the building which was built with the contaminated gravel was showing more radioactivity within the wall than outside, thats where a dozen families live.
Again the power of money in your sight. As long as money will be more important than the human that produce it, these kind of thing will continue to happen.
We need not a social government, we need a human government.
Stop with the compagny incentive and work for a more humane earth.
Referenced article:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/radioactive-concrete-is-latest-scare-for-fukushima-survivors/
A school in Japan has detected an amout of 1.62 millisieverts on a child after only 3 months. The maximum dosage if I can say so, is 1.00 millisieverts within a year according to the Japaneese government. So they did an investigation and discovered that contaminated concrete was used to build a building housing refugee from the Fukushima district.
So they discovered that a quarry north of the plant which sits in the no-go zone has been shipping gravel to 19 compagnies and many of these do construct housing.
In that case the building which was built with the contaminated gravel was showing more radioactivity within the wall than outside, thats where a dozen families live.
Again the power of money in your sight. As long as money will be more important than the human that produce it, these kind of thing will continue to happen.
We need not a social government, we need a human government.
Stop with the compagny incentive and work for a more humane earth.
Referenced article:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/radioactive-concrete-is-latest-scare-for-fukushima-survivors/
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
If anyone beleive that their is no Propaganda - S'il y a encore des gens qui ne crois pas a la propagande
From an article from Kotaku.com
"A video game developer working for Kuma Reality Games has admitted that the company has been receiving money from the CIA to design and freely distribute special movies and games with the aim of manipulating public opinion in the Middle East. Amir Mizra Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine, moved to work for Kuma after working for DARPA and has said the goal of the company was to convince people that whatever the U.S. does in other countries is a good measure. Kuma officials have declined to comment, while Hekmati himself is locked in Iran. The United States government has demanded the release of Hekmati, but Iran has sentenced him to death for spying, which he confessed to."
When the a government body pay game makers to make game to introduce idea in the players mind if this is not considered propaganda I don't know what is. If they do this for people outside of their jurisdiction and country can you imagine what they can do when its their people and they dont have to ask to do it?
=== French ===
Traduction aproximative d'un article parut sur kotaku.com
"Un developpeur de jeux video travaillant pour Kuma Reality Games a admis avoir recu des sommes d'argent de la CIA pour produire et distribuer gratuitement des video speciaux et des jeux avec le but de manipuler l'opinion publique dans le Moyen-Orien. Amir Mizra Hekmati, un ancien U.S. Marines a demenager pour travailler avec Kuma apres avoir travailler pour DARPA et a affirmer que le but de la compagnie etait de convaincre le peuple que peu importe ce que fesait le gouvernement etat-uniens dans d'autre pays sont de bonne mesure. Les dirigeants de Kuma ont refuse de commente l'incidant, pendant ce temps Hekmati est emprisonne en Iran. Le gouvernement etats-Uniens a demande la liberation de Hekmati, mais l'Iran l'as condamne a la peine de mort pour espionage ce que Hekmati a avouer."
Quand une agence gouvernementale paye une compagnie de jeux pour introduire des idee dans l'esprit des joueurs si ce n'est pas considerer de la propagande, qu'est ce qui peut l'etre? Si il le font a des gens dans d'autre pays imaginez ou il peuvent aller lorsqu'il s'agit de leur propre peuple!
"A video game developer working for Kuma Reality Games has admitted that the company has been receiving money from the CIA to design and freely distribute special movies and games with the aim of manipulating public opinion in the Middle East. Amir Mizra Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine, moved to work for Kuma after working for DARPA and has said the goal of the company was to convince people that whatever the U.S. does in other countries is a good measure. Kuma officials have declined to comment, while Hekmati himself is locked in Iran. The United States government has demanded the release of Hekmati, but Iran has sentenced him to death for spying, which he confessed to."
When the a government body pay game makers to make game to introduce idea in the players mind if this is not considered propaganda I don't know what is. If they do this for people outside of their jurisdiction and country can you imagine what they can do when its their people and they dont have to ask to do it?
=== French ===
Traduction aproximative d'un article parut sur kotaku.com
"Un developpeur de jeux video travaillant pour Kuma Reality Games a admis avoir recu des sommes d'argent de la CIA pour produire et distribuer gratuitement des video speciaux et des jeux avec le but de manipuler l'opinion publique dans le Moyen-Orien. Amir Mizra Hekmati, un ancien U.S. Marines a demenager pour travailler avec Kuma apres avoir travailler pour DARPA et a affirmer que le but de la compagnie etait de convaincre le peuple que peu importe ce que fesait le gouvernement etat-uniens dans d'autre pays sont de bonne mesure. Les dirigeants de Kuma ont refuse de commente l'incidant, pendant ce temps Hekmati est emprisonne en Iran. Le gouvernement etats-Uniens a demande la liberation de Hekmati, mais l'Iran l'as condamne a la peine de mort pour espionage ce que Hekmati a avouer."
Quand une agence gouvernementale paye une compagnie de jeux pour introduire des idee dans l'esprit des joueurs si ce n'est pas considerer de la propagande, qu'est ce qui peut l'etre? Si il le font a des gens dans d'autre pays imaginez ou il peuvent aller lorsqu'il s'agit de leur propre peuple!
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