Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Where there is life there is hope. I speak from experience. Don’t let the bastards win. When you give up and die, there are no more alternatives. With life there is always tomorrow. There is always hope. In our society, we find identity in the work that we do, and it gives us validation that we are somebody. But that is not true. We were somebody before we worked and we are somebody when we don’t work. I know it sounds Pollyanna to preach to you when you are emotionally flat on your back, but I am telling you, giving up is not an option. It is no option at all. First, you’ve got to get mad. Anger is a powerful force. It blows self pity right out the window. Next, get a notepad and a pencil and start jotting down what your skills and interests are. – And not just work skills and interests, personal, in the gut stuff that makes you want to jump out of bed and run to the tasks before you. Do you like to help people? Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity. Like to grow wholesome, organic food? Volunteer at a community garden. Like kids? Be a foster parent. All lead to contacts and connections that lead to employment. So, let me tell you… it’s all about good people helping other good people. Show the world you are a good person, a giving person. And others will know your good works and help you get back on your feet. By the grace and kindness of others, I found good people that helped me back on my feet. They are out there for you, too. But they can’t find you or help you if they don’t know you exist. Get out there! show them you are one of the precious few who helps others and they will help you. I know this is true. I am Living proof of it. You can be, too. Don’t give up! Now go get ‘em!

The continuing escalation of the police toward militarization is a very bad omen for every American citizen. As we decay further and further into the fascist xenophobia of us citizens as the enemy, our rights and liberties will fade from memory and national discourse. The “playbook” of 24/7/365 surveillance combined with kidnapping, assassination, torture, and indefinite detention are the signature trademarks of a totalitarian dictatorship. We are left with only have the appearance of a democracy. If we, the People of the United States of America are not in a state of war with domestic tyrants, then what would you call it?

I wept.

I am very proud of these young women for getting in the way of plunder and pollution and greed… and am very ashamed of my self for not being up that tree with them. If only more of us were in those trees, maybe the bullies would pack up their toys and go home. I don’t believe change will ever come from the top down but maybe it might just begin in the trees.

The powerful are very afraid. This is a very good sign.

A civilization based on greed and exploitation is not sustainable. Collapse is inevitable. Mass starvation caused by the poisoning of our world environment is the ignition point of global revolution. People are waking up. I just pray we are not too late. Plant a food garden in every back yard. Barter with you neighbors. The first shots (corporations are people) have already been fired.

Oh, this is a very bad thing. The line it is crossed, the curse it is cast. The dark ages once again descend upon what was once the land of the free, the home of the brave. Do not even dare to think you are free or you will be kidnapped, disappeared, and erased. We, the People of the United States of America are the enemy of our corporate owned and controlled government. All we can do now is hide until the worms of dissent rot out the corporate decay. Bring it on. There are 99 of us for every one of you.

When the corporations own the politicians… and the politicians say what the people want to hear… then we should expect nothing more or less than the appearance of normalcy. Until there is a revolutionary action to reassert governing ourselves, we will be ruled by tyrants. “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” – We, the People, are the government.

Best post I’ve seen on this topic. Was a hard core democrat for over 30 years… but not any more. Democrat or Republican… Sort of like choosing between a head shot and a chest shot… the end results are about the same. Until I see a revolutionary change in the way we run our “democracy”, you can find me in the backyard, planting vegetables and fruit trees. Planting a victory garden is my form of a revolutionary act. Choose your weapons… this is the time for action.

Great Music Video… had not seen it before. Thanks for posting.

My heart is heavy tonight… dreaming of a world that could have been… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC1Ru2p8OfU – Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. – April 4, 1967 – Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence

Impregnate a woman against her will and he goes to jail for life; no possibility of parole. Add that one line to the bill and see how far it goes.

I suggest the Occupy folks secretly boycott the City of Chicago. Act Like you are going there in mass… lots of planning and then when the big days arrive… boycott. It will cost the city of Chicago a fortune to gear up for the “protesters” and they will get NOTHING for it. Even the M$M Media loses.

That picture is so phallic… look at that giant dick head and those tiny little fuzzy balls.