Apathy, dances rampant through the U.S.
Botched class selection stifles the voice.
Carrions, rancid stench in the heat of day.
Decadent tones of pain and sorrow, screech.
Every cloud thicker, darker, rain will fall.
False prophets sing as the damn nation cries.
Germinating seed crushed like, toes under car.
Horrendously sour is the tapestry of the sky.
Indigo carried in the following weeks.
Jester reeks high from the ass of gluttony.
Known is the kiss of wind wet and sloppy.
Low the heart is heard in a makeshift house.
Mental in a world showered in avarice.
No sweet hurrah in a hindered brain.
Open air, as the sun strains through.
Potent scent of success eludes him.
Quiet he speaks in words ambiguous,
Random cycles pains the joints of old men.
Salty is the wounds in my mind.
Tremendous calls a leader as a child rests in sand.
Undercooked, not on sidewalks, fried bacon.
Victorious she though while orange face strikes.
Wonderful fragrance of life peace, tranquility.
Xylophones chant in clearing the sky song.
Yarns spun soft for ignorant contentment.
Zenith of the sun sprinkles golden rays.
I have heard a few of my old friend say that the states should become their own countries. These people also think they are patriots. In some ways I kind of agree. I mean our constitution is set up like a treaty if you really think about it. Most of the states where not there at the time of the signing of it. This would ease the tax burden on people a bit, not having to pay federal taxes. We would only have to pay state taxes, which would be federal taxes I guess at that point. Every country would have its own currency which would be easier to keep a closer eye on it. This way the few would not have so much control over the many.
This would also give many that still lived in a democracy more control over their government. This would promote more activity in the political process which could be much better thing. People would be more willing to stay informed if they actually thought they had a say, unlike the current system we have now.
We could give the new countries there national guard back. If there was a war the individual countries could come together and fight side by side. May be do drills together annually, this way if the militaries of the countries train together they would be less likely to want to fight them. So, there are a couple of positives but I feel there are some major drawbacks to this.
One of the major problems I see right off the bat is what to do about the nukes. Does anyone really trust the south with nukes? The KKK would definitely rise to power again and the right wing religious fundamentalist, would want to kill anyone not like them or believe the same way they do. We would be more like Europe was in the dark ages. Hell I consider the time we are living in now the Social/Technological Dark Ages. I is little doubt in my mind, if it were not for our current level of technology we would already be in the dark ages. We have not yet learned how to live socially yet in this new world.
Slavery might come back into play if we were to divide up. I do not think it would be successful though. The countries which did not legalize it could put major economic pressure on them. Which brings us back to the nukes again. How many people think that there would be a leader that might try and play that card just out of spite. Look at our political climate right now it is crazy.
Though slavery most likely would not last long I think, Segregation would definitely make a comeback in many parts of the country. I feel many leaders would try to become permanent dictators, or at least try.
I want to say right now I know that not all people in the south are bad people. I lived in Florida for 10 years I know plenty of people from the south. It is the people they elect that scare me. I am a Humanist I believe in our potential as a species. I feel we are not ready yet as a country or s species to do something like that in this country. Then again people usually only learn when bad things happen to them, so maybe we should, just for the wake up call.
For those who know me they know that it was here story that inspired me to get the mental help I needed for my Clinical Depression, head back to school to become a teacher and hopefully join the Peace Corp. So when I heard she was going to be speaking here in Minnesota I was absolutely thrilled at the chance to see her speak. I bought my ticket early in June and the had already sold out the cheap seats, that kind of sucked. That’s ok I figured if I am going to an event like this I want to get close to the front anyways. I ended up 8 rows back on the left side of the stage, damn close, that rocked. The weeks went by and I couldn’t wait. I had my nephews over the 2 nights prior and was so excited about the upcoming event that I wanted to share her documentary with them, in order for them to understand why this was so exciting for me. Joey my 14 year old nephew got bored and played his video game. Mason age 10 watched it with me and was asking questions about her, he really wanted to try and understand, and I did my best to explain things to him about what she went though. He is such a cute and loving kid.
Then on July 26th I headed to the Target Center here in Minneapolis to see “An Evening with Malala Yousafzai”.I ended up fighting through traffic, it was busy as hell for a Tuesday going in then I realized that the Twins were playing right next door at Target Field. Yes, we are the home of target here in Minnesota. I still made it there with a half hour to spare, which was nice. As I walk into the arena I see a stage to nice comfy chairs and a little end table. The back was lit with a blue bubble like lighting.
Image from my seat before the Anyone came out to speak.This was the first time I had gone to a speaking engagement. Let alone go there by myself. I expected the auditorium to most likely be packed with women of all ages. The thing that surprised me was how many men were there, it was about a forth of the audience, all different age groups. It looked like a full house.
Then the interviewer, Allie Shah, came out to give the introduction to Malala. She talked about her background, which most people who were their most likely know I would assume.
Next Malala comes out to a standing ovation, I am not a clapper but damn my hands hurt after I sat down and wiped the tears from my eyes. Yes I am a cryer folks when I am happy,sad, or inspired, But I digress. After the ovation calmed down she spoke about her thoughts on Minnesota and what she has experienced while she was her, all the while cracking jokes about how “NICE” we are here in Minnesota. She talked about the young Somali women she met and what they discussed like how comfortable they feel here and how welcoming we have been to them in Minnesota.
The interview begins between Allie Shaw and Malala. They tackled some of the differences she sees between Pakistan and her current home of England and here in the US. Malala talked about her experience’s over the past few years and what she had learned. Malala knew very little about any other religion except for Islam. She had some words to say about religion in politics and compared it, I felt, to the money in politics problems we have here in the states. It seemed to me she that she felt neither should have a role in politics. This did not surprise me to much at least the religion, hell she has seen what happens when you mix religion and politics up close and personal. This is something here in the US are battling ourselves, just not as severe YET.
The one thing she liked to joke about was her little brothers and they pick on each other. I remember from the documentary “He Named Me Malala” how lovingly they joked with one another, it was refreshing to see. She also admitted that she didn’t know that WWE was fake till she was 17. This took me by off guard at the time but, now that I that I think about it, it really should not have though she has 2 little brothers who probably love wrestling entertainment. Hell, I like the stuff from time to time when they have decent stories and talent.
So yes, I was not disappointed with this event at all. If you get a chance to see Malala Yousefzai you should definitely do so. Of course this is coming from someone who is a bit of a fan boy.
After watching this video Jimmy Dore video I started thinking and wrote them down just to see how others may feel about the situation.
Listen to the terminology Bernie is using. Bernie is saying “Hillary believes” Not “Hillary agrees to fight for”. If she were actually was going to try and fight for these things, that is what he should have said. He is acting like a politician now. I do not trust what went on behind closed doors between her and him. It would not surprise me if there were some real threats toward Bernie and Warren. Hillary has already proven she can get away with anything with what went on with the FBI. Everybody is worried about Trump and no one cares what Clinton except for us Bernie supporters. This may sound a bit insane But it has to be said. I feel Hillary Clinton could be possibly worse than Trump. Where basically everyone would be fighting him on starting World War 3. No one is going to try our soldiers if they disobey an order like that from him. Hillary on the other hand has barely anyone who will fight her about any war she wants to start. I am still not convinced Trump is not a plant by the Clintons. This election is a corporate coup de tau I feel. Everything seem to work in Clinton’s favor with the exception of Bernie, until now. What we are seeing now is a show for us. Clinton says “Look at Trump he is insane. We cannot have him as president.” Trump nails her for a while on the FBI scandal, The one thing the Republicans were right about. Then he will back off for awhile. The Polls will go up and down to build suspense. Then with a slim victory Clinton wins the election. This may seem extremely conspiratorial, but this is the way I see things going down as of right now. I reserve the right to update this Hypothesis if any major changes to the race occur.
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