Papa Day - The Hell of the Marginalized Parent.

I just came across this unpublished post from September 2013.  I've had full custody of my children since 2014, so this unfortunate situation is far behind me and the kids.   But I found the post interesting and figure I should share it...

The fact is that many parents today are not living together.  In a vast majority of those situations, the children live with the mother and the kids visit with the father on weekends or every other weekend.  For whatever reason, many fathers are ok with that.  I hesitate to call them fathers. To be relegated to anything less than 50% of your children's lives is to be marginalized (this is equally true for mothers).  I don't care how big it is, writing a check is not being a father.

I've been fighting for my right to be my children's father for 6 years now.  The NV Supreme Court's ruling on my case could come any moment.  The case has been submitted for decision and it has been over a month.  It's subtle type of hell.  It's been 6 years, what's another month right?  Honestly, I'll survive the wait.  It's nothing compared to the real hell I've been in...  hearing my children talk about, "Papa Day."

Papa Day is every Sunday from 1pm to 6pm.  I could see them at their Nana's home a couple more hours each week, but sooner or later I would act out in defiance of her insane control issues, thereby endangering my custody case.  So Papa day it is.  In my entire life I never imagined I could experience being prevented from performing my welcome obligations as my children's father.  I was an only child, with wonderful loving parents.  They weren't perfect, but gave it their all.   ...and then some.  That's the only way I know how to parent.  I began this nightmare seeing my son 1 hour per week at the courthouse - not even seeing my newborn daughter.  Her first year of life, I saw her a total of eight times.  I'm crying now.  Not for my losing out, but for her losses.  There's not a doubt in my mind that given the opportunity, I'll be able to heal the easily ignored insecurity built into the foundation of our relationship, but until given that opportunity, I can only give what I know are insufficient tools to protect herself from a household governed by fear.

I was born and raised to 1. Be a Dad.  2. To empower minors (via teaching, counseling, or whatever). At the moment, I am actively being prevented from both.  I am no helpless victim either.  I play a significant role in holding me back as well.  I have a very subtle and powerful knack for self sabotage.  I learned early on that if you show 'em what you really got, they come to expect it, and that's fucking exhausting.  So 80% of the time, I play at half speed;  15% - 3/4 speed; and for that last 5% I turn it on and win it with a last second, buzzer beater.   ...every time;  in everything.  I think I find it exhilarating; the enhanced risk as being life-affirming.  Anyway, I have lost; not too long ago in fact;  lost BIG.  I'm still in recovery and likely will be for another year.  Yeah, I've never dropped the ball like that before.  But I have no one else to blame.  I think I'm off on a tangent.  My bad...

If you're a real parent, there's virtually no chance you're in a fucked up situation like mine, but take a moment and imagine your child or children's voices filled with joy, faces lit up, running to you, "It's Papa Day!"  or "It's Mama Day!"  That's right...  Day.  Makes you want to run your head through a glass door, don't it?  6 years in the making, at any moment for the next two months (as for the last month) I will finally realize #1 and deliver the final crushing blow to the crime called Papa Day.  Then it's on to empowering minors...


...off to check the NV Supreme Court web site again...

As a Staunch Atheist, I say: "To Hell with Hannity and Fox News."

(This was written in 2016)

GOD DAMN IT! 
Their fear mongering, deceptive program format, dishonest reporting, and unjustified slander of President Obama, his policies, or any other non-Republican in the news, IS DANGEROUS!   ...and quite simply, wrong.

They've only been around since 1996.  It only took them 4 years to become the #1 24hr news channel and have held that position for 17 years.  What's worse is that they deserve 100% of the credit for their ratings domination.  They're fucking good at what they do. Their sets and graphics are so clear and inviting.  Every program maintains the appearance and tone of a generic, fact driven, national news broadcast. Thus, their conservative opinion programs are disguised as straight news reporting programs. They even claim to adhere to the FNC slogan: "Fair and Balanced".  It's nauseating.  

You know, I was going to begin venting about their relentless and brutal aggression, but I just had an epiphany....

Clearly, the BIG, OLD MONEY of the US rolls in the Republican Party.  They are the seat of power in the US.  They are the ones with the most effective means of constructing and manipulating public opinion.  And they were the ones that set up our system of governance.  The political structure is presented as essentially a binary system:  Republicans on the right and Democrats on the left.  What I just realized is that this view of American politics is BULLSHIT.  Yes, the Republican Party represents the conservative, right wing of politics.  But the Democrats are not the polar opposite, as they are presented.  Democrats are not liberal; not the left wing.  They are the centrists.  I AM THE LEFT WING (and others like me).  I AM LIBERAL.  But the power players have convinced us otherwise.  They have convinced the general public that reasonable center players are actually the liberal-left.  It is a brilliant strategy to preserve the right wing's power.  Even when the "left" is in power, their behavior will

They will say ANYTHING to advance their ultra-conservative agenda.

I can't stand their ferocious, 1/8th truth, attacks on President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and whatever Democrats appear in the news.

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Social Media + Bu$ine$$ = Lies

I've found the online social media phenomena of dubious value due to its inevitable corruption as a communication & community building tool. I cannot deny the positive contribution to humanity made by the immense growth in interpersonal connections and communication enabled by Facebook, Twitter, and the like. The negatives of social media are not intrinsic to its nature, but are due to our capitalist paradigm's inevitable shaping of the medium and the diverse and pervasive role "fear" plays in society. Practically, that translates into social media's primary function evolving into that of a marketing tool and the inevitable unsanctioned use & consequences of creating such a massive personal descriptor database and personal activity record (@manipulation, homogenization, and control of humanity).


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If I have to hear about one more "weird trick"...

...or about the two year old, new loophole in <insert state here> car insurance law, or how I can make a bajillion dollars in 25 minutes a day, or 5 things I do everyday that will send me to an early grave.

HOLY FUCK!
I can only conclude that people actually eat this shit up; over and over again; day in, day out.  To be honest, I feel the subconscious tug to click on these goddamn disparagements.

Fuck marketers and marketing.  To Capitalize is to invoke some amount of risk with the goal of gaining advantage.  i.e. place oneself in more favorable or superior circumstance. 

STOP TRYING TO PLAY ME YOU WANNA-BE MANIPULATIVE, AD REVENUE ADDICTED, IMPOTENT ASSHOLES. FUCK! OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER.  EVERY FUCKING DAY.  

WHOA! WAIT A MINUTE!
HOW DID THAT HOUSEWIFE LOSE 2 INCHES IN ONE WEEK BY EATING 3 WEIRD FOODS?!?!?!

FUCK YOU!  
 

Damn, I think I may be becoming a ranting and raving, whining bitch...

HEY! LOOK!
"4 SIGNS YOU'RE BECOMING A RANTING AND RAVING, WHINING BITCH" 

GEE, I SURE HOPE HE DRAWS CARTOONS WHILE HE TALKS AND TELLS ME TO STICK AROUND TO THE VERY END OF THE VIDEO!!!

Capitalism can suck my closely trimmed ball sack.  ...there's a quote of the day for you... 

phbbbbt!
 

UNDERSTANDING THE REALITY OF TERRORISM

"Terrorism" is easily one of the defining terms of the 21st century. As such, it gets thrown around like a teenage, submissive bottom. It receives no due consideration, analysis,  or discourse. The term "Terrorism" that has gained such historical notoriety is nothing more than a tool for manipulating and controlling the masses. Identical to Germany/Fascism and the USSR/Communism spanning the 20th century. As if it were a giant, black cock, our government and news media slap us across the face with Terrorism, till our tear stained cheeks are swollen and red like a drunk Korean.
Stop your crying. Let me show you the truth about Terrorism...
For 5 years, I lived in a weekly hotel by the Hard Rock Hotel, just east of the strip in Las Vegas. McCarran Airport is also just east of the strip. So for 20 hours a day, my home was buzzed by Jet Airliners coming in to land one block over. You could call that a form of terrorism. But that's Terrorism on the level of a grade school bully. But, every Friday afternoon, there was a break in the action. There came an extended silence. Then a distant rumble. I would drop everything, run outside, and stare at the sky. The rumble would grow into a deafening explosion, The hotel would shake like it was about to collapse; the earth would shake, car alarms would be going off, terror stricken tourists would be yelling, "What the..." before being drowned out by the din. Then an F-16 from Nellis Air Force Base would fly over so low you could see the pilot laughing. 60 seconds later, another came, same as the first. Even after 5 years, my primal fear was triggered  every time, releasing that wonderful fight or flight adrenaline rush. A predictably recurring stimulus that nonetheless causes your instinctual fear response to override your full awareness that no threat exists, is textbook terrifying.
Keep in mind, we're talking about two fighters ON OUR TEAM, coming in to land at a civilian airport.
WE ARE TERRORISTS - not those guys in the turbans and dusty sandals. Let me put this in some perspective:
For some reason I had trouble finding stats for the Iraq War, but I did find some on Bush 1's Gulf War. In the 1st month (and ONLY month if I recall correctly?) 100,000 bombing  sorties were launched. I have no idea how many planes were in each sortie. Does it matter? Did you get that? 100,000.
88,500 TONS of bombs were dropped.
IN ONE MONTH
The terror of witnessing that level of destructive power being unleashed is incomprehensible. I say witness because if you're a target, any feelings of terror were rapidly relived.
Honestly, who really fears the desert hillbillies we label "Terrorists" ?
On the other hand, who fears the ire of the US Military? Yeah, EVERYONE. The WHOLE FUCKING PLANET.
We are the terrorists.
As for the so called terrorists, Bullshit.
They are simply using the ONLY viable war strategy available to them. They are so hilariously out numbered and out gunned that you've got to admire their moxie.
Then come the cries, "But they murder innocent civilians!!!"
So what?
1. So do we.
2. It's WAR dumbass!
3. Ever heard of Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
In the Iraq war we've inflicted around 160,000 DOCUMENTED civilian deaths. 9/11 was practically insignificant by comparison.
I'm sorry to say, but the only "War on Terror" in the world today is being conducted by Islamic Extremists.

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I've glimpsed where prejudice and hatred are heading...

I'm not sure how they're gonna sell it, but as our global economic empire begins to collapse, we're gonna somehow justify a conventional war with China and/or Russia. My money is on China cause they aren't white and hold most of our crushing debt. So, yeah I just wanted to put it out there that we will send troops into China within my lifetime (I'm currently 52). I sincerely hope I'm wrong... Don't forget to help out by leaving your COMMENTS, g+1 (assuming you like this stuff), and SUBSCRIBING! Thanks for reading!

$700 Billion? You are out of your fucking minds to even consider that as possibly acceptable.

I wrote this draft four years ago. Just found it. I like it...

$700B is the price tag on the military spending bill passed by the Senate this week.  And they're shitting their pants over my $1600 student loan that's in default.  I'm starting my life over once again and am pursuing a truck driving career. Due to my default, my training cost an extra $4000, $1k of which I had to produce in cash. I'm sure that's a laughable obstacle for anyone bothering to read this, but that's a lot of money for me to redirect from drinking, gambling, and hookers.


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I've solved the abortion issue.

Resolution of the abortion conflict is simple. If we approach the matter with consistent values and morals the right answer is clear...

If life begins at conception, and abortion is therefore murder...  Fair enough.  Let's take that as the righteous perspective.

That premise demands another - women that suffer a miscarriage are thus guilty of manslaughter.

If you righteous pricks are willing to follow your dogma consistently and prosecute those irresponsible bitches, then outlaw abortion and I'll quietly conform.

Otherwise, shut your cockholes and limit women to two children each. After the second, tie those tubes and let's save the world!

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Listing & Advertising Products as "$X.YZ + tax" must be OUTLAWED

With the exception of in national ad campaigns (in which case it is necessary for accuracy), to offer a retail product for X amount "plus tax" is unethical and deliberately misleading. As such, it degrades our culture and promotes social values which impair our society's positive progress.
At the moment, I don't have time to spell out the analysis, so until I get around to it, give the matter a little thought... unchallenged, universally accepted practices are frequently parasites on humanity's growth.


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Maybe We Should Just Ignore Donald Trump...

Many were mind blown, disgusted, etc… I have been teetering on the edge of despair. Plus, Donald is doing an excellent job at confirming our fears that he is unfit for the job. But it has just occurred to me that we may be taking too shallow of a perspective on the issue.

I think his election may be an important, purposeful message. Rather than being a serious matter of great concern, likely setting us on a course to disaster, I think we are being shown by example that our government is a bunch of bullshit nonsense and not really worth our attention. Regardless of how it's packaged and presented, the government/ruling class is going to do what it's going to do and there's no sense in worrying about it, because there's nothing we can do about it.

While staying informed and even participating and influencing government activity appears to be an especially important and responsible endeavor, ultimately, it seems it may be just as worthwhile to expend that effort on Days Of Our Lives.

Our maybe I've finally succumbed to despair…

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A PLEA TO HR/RECRUITERS/JOB SITES, ETC..

Holy Shit! You people are becoming like Marketers. If you want to turn off the brightest candidates and the Diamonds in the rough, don't disclose the pay rate (or a min./max. range) for the advertised position!
YOU HUSTLING ASSHOLES!
FUCK YOU - what a job pays should ALWAYS be one of the first listed items in EVERY JOB ADVERTISEMENT.

Isn't that kind of obvious?
It sickens me that I have any reason for saying this.
But then again, we did elect Trump.
Nevermind, my expectations are clearly unreasonable.
Carry on...

In other words... (Ver.2) WHY DEMOCRATS DISAPPOINT THEIR LIBERAL CONSTITUENTS AND LACK REPUBLICAN FEROCITY

WHY DEMOCRATS DISAPPOINT THEIR LIBERAL CONSTITUENCY

AND LACK REPUBLICAN FEROCITY

It's because they're the centrist compromise.  THEY ARE NOT THE "LEFT".  I'M THE LEFT (and wackos like me).  The Republican Party, at some point, adopted a brilliant strategy to preserve their power.
The story goes like this:
The BIG, OLD MONEY of the US rolls in the Republican Party.  They're conservative.  They want to preserve the status quo because they're kicking ass.  They're in the driver's seat of the most powerful country in the world.  They're winning the game and it's a landslide.  Even their God looks at them and say, "Damn! Think you've got enough money?  ...Jeeeze...

Well, there was a time when people considered systems other than "democratic capitalism". While such notions are taboo at this point, people recognized the exploitative and divisive nature of capitalism and actively pursued alternatives with less questionable moral foundations.  The Powers That Be realized that one hard left swing of public opinion could permanently wipe out their position of power, privilege, and control.  They needed a strategy to prevent such a hard left swing from ever happening.  Someone came up with a brilliant solution.

They had to define the Left Wing as being outside the range of viable political alternatives.  By asserting their control of the nation's media and political climate in DC, they set about redefining political moderates as "The Left" and the actual leftists as "unpatriotic". Before you dismiss this as another "ridiculous conspiracy theory" (which is not redundant by the way), consider how it fits with reality.  There are a number of anomolies that we simply accept as having no explanation, no importance, and we choose to just ignore.

Why doesn't the Left fight for their beliefs with as much passion as the Right?
The Left DOES.  I lose my fucking mind within 10 seconds of viewing Fox News.  I'm yelling and pacing like a caged animal... right in the middle of a pizza place.  BUT, I can't really promote my point of view because it's too radical and unpatriotic.  If the Left was actually represented in our system, there would be a lot more Republicans walking around with black eyes. But liberals are forced to settle for the Democrats.  We've been taught that Democrats are "the Left" and that the philosophies of Dems and Reps are irreconcilable.  No, they're not.  Sure there are differences in their details, but fundamentally, they function the same, and there's no significant disruption when power changes hands between them.  This is because the Democrats are the compromisers.  They are the centrists BETWEEN the Right and the Left. But they've been redefined as the Left to protect the interests of OLD MONEY.

This is why the Dems seem so limp wristed and timid when compared to the aggressive and impenitent Reps.  You only get serious passion and conviction at the ends of a spectrum. This is why the Democrats are so disappointing to much of their party.  They might control Congress and the Presidency but still, very little reform will actually occur.

Consider the matter in terms of television news.  On the Right is Fox News and on the supposed left is CNN and MSNBC.  Contrary to Fox's claims, the reporting on CNN and MSNBC don't seem to have the objectionable amounts of spin seen on Fox.  I often try to identify how they could be reporting an event with less bias and can't identify where the bias is; because the reporting isn't biased.  Especially when the story is in conflict with Republican interests, impartial reporting just gets labeled as liberal by conservative elements.



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The Republicans/Right Wing Kick Ass & Cannot Be Opposed. We must wait for them to destroy themselves.

The right has manipulated and limited the range of political perspectives via simple repetitive message pounding in public media.

What they've done is simple genius. At some point in history, the conservative right (old money, establishment, elite) adopted a strategy to redefine the liberal left. They attacked the moderate middle with relentless finger pointing, name calling, and accusations of being liberal leftists. And they haven't stopped to this day.

What they have achieved is a two party system that views moderates as leftists. Thus even when the right is not in power, the most radical policy changes introduced by the opposition are no more than reasonable compromises. Furthermore the true members of the liberal left are continuously disappointed by their party because their leading officials are actually moderates. By establishing moderates as the left in the public media/mind, the actual liberal left become viewed as crazy extremists.

Im not explaining this very well, but this phenom is why the US population feels so disenfranchised and disillusioned with our government, no matter who is elected.

I'LL TRY THIS AGAIN DONE OTHER TIME…

Police Racism is TWO Problems: Police are a Problem unto themselves. Racism is a National Problem.

It's time to talk about the police killing black people issue.  What I'm NOT doing here is denying racism being practiced and believed by our policemen.  What I AM saying is that the root of the problem is deeper.  Yes, per % of population a ridiculously disproportionate number of blacks are killed by police (something like 5x - the exact number doesn't matter, it's WAY F'ed up.). However if you correct for the crime rates in black neighborhoods and the amount of poverty and lack of opportunity endured by many of those neighborhoods, the numbers begin to show the racism at work is on a national culture level rather than the level of police.  Now, I'm just talking about the racial aspect of police killings.  The real issue is simply police violence, levels of authority, assigned duties, i.e. The role of police in our society.  Police are killing the crap outta whites and Hispanics too...

Understand, I am NOT vilifying the officers.  It's OUR OWN fault.  We've put them in the position they're in.  We've asked them (or not countered those who DID ask) to perform the duties they are performing and granted them the authority and powers to do the distasteful things they do.  And believe me, they do it to everyone.  Yes, there's unbelievable amounts of racial prejudice and targeting.  I am thankful in that respect that I'm white.  Minorities are set up to fail.  But understand that when police are dealing with whites, they treat them like shit and manhandle them on a nearly equal level.  The problem is with the role we've given police in general.  The narrow focus on racism is leading us astray.  Yes, there's a massive racism problem, but it's on the level of our entire society, not just cops.  The police issue is merely a reflection of the larger problem and CANNOT be solve at the level of police departments.  BUT, the out of control powers and authority of police can be handled - if we would address it properly.

This just scratches the surface, but it's a start...


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Racism is alive and well in the US. It's just gotten really hard for white people to see .

In regards to the tragic events that occurred last night in Dallas, Texas (July 7),there is an honest and inevitable reaction that is not only being ignored but apparently actively suppressed. Why media is pretending that such feelings don't exist is no mystery. No one is talking about it because it places black men on equal ground with law-enforcement by acknowledging their reasonable option to retaliate.

The reaction being ignored can be summed up in a single, simple thought: "Well, if nothing else, that evened up the score a bit."

I listened to coverage on NPR for hours this morning and there was not a word of acknowledgement that anyone could have such a thought. Until, finally a caller brought up the idea that were this an event between factions in the Middle East for example, it would be seen and reported as an act of "retaliation." The caller was immediately disconnected and the next caller was introduced as if the call hadn't happened.  This is why I posit possible active suppression of the concept.
The United States' capacity for denial is truly astounding. No terrorist threat, no ecological disaster, no Russian nuclear missile, nothing!strikes terror in the hearts of white Americans like the thought of angry black people.

A clear example has never been mentioned: George Bush ran the US straight into the ground. No underprivileged group of Americans suffered more than black America. No one seems to remember but at the end of Bush's second term black Americans were up in arms, seemingly on the verge of revolt. Even I don't recall the exact circumstances that were pushing them to the edge, I only recall that riots seemed virtually inevitable. The situation was so bad that agreed-upon solution was the election of America's first black president. Now that is some scared crackers!
Anyway the point is, to deny the existence of a justified and reasonable reaction to the Dallas tragedy, simply out of fear, is just another example of America  disenfranchising it's black citizens.

I kept getting totally interrupted trying to write this so I hope it makes sense...

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IF "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL", THEN WHY AREN'T WE?

For all the hype about the profundity of The Declaration of Independence, it is important to keep in mind that it has no practical significance whatsoever. That being said, I still assert that we have an ethical obligation to adhere to its philosophical foundations and guiding principles.

Consider the following excerpt:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

We've all heard it a thousand times. The irony of slave owners proclaiming universal equality and the alienable reality of our unalienable Rights always deserve mention, but are not today's topic.  Today, I'd like you to consider some new ideas on "all men are created equal".

If we are all created equal, at what point do we become unequal?  Inequality is a primary characteristic of our society.  In particular, the variability in the amount of compensation each of us receives for our contribution to the world indicates that all men are very much not equal.

I'm going to skip my witty deconstruction of "all men are created equal" and get right to the point. WE ABSOLUTELY CAN BE EQUAL.  The road to such society is ill defined and long, but it does exist.  The most interesting stat I want you to consider is this:  If instead of some individuals being compensated 10 million dollars for their year's work and others receiving 25 thousand dollars for their efforts, what if the income generated by our population was simply pooled and distributed evenly among the households of the US?  How would that work?

It would work perfectly.  How much income would each household in the US receive if evenly distributed?  Try $110,000 per year.  And that's just using income declared for taxes.  God knows how much income is really generated by the US.  Anyway, consider this for a moment.  How would your life change if your annual income was $110k?  A certain number of people would experience a negative impact and substantial loss.  FUCK them.  The VAST majority of households would benefit tremendously.  In fact the change would be so dramatic in most households that introduction of the income would have to be moderated.

As for those that would experience a loss... oh well.  If you can't develop a fulfilling lifestyle with an annual income of $110k, then you are retarded and should just die. Humanity does not need your genes.

Life can be better for all of us.

An added thought: It would probably work better to just distribute individually to each man, woman, and child.  That it encourages overpopulation would have to be addressed, but that aside, at the moment, each person would receive $46,000.  I think we could make it work...

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In The Bible's Genesis, which ONE acts virtuously? Adam, Eve, Lord God, or the Serpent

The Serpent is the ONLY one that DOESN'T behave like a scum bag!   ...and I'll prove it...

Consider this objective reading and citing of simple story elements:

God to Adam @ Tree -Good & Evil: "thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

• In the day that Adam eatests of the tree, he most surely does NOT die. The threat of death was therefore UNTRUE.

"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;" 

• LORD God essentially "roofies" Adam, in order to steal his rib.  Not a very honest approach. Manipulative at best, deceptive at worst...

The exact words of the serpent:

"Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"

• A simple question of clarification. Nothing evil there.

"Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

• Well, the serpent makes an assertion in contradiction to LORD God's words to Adam, thus far...  Let's see what proves true...

The first words of the line following A&E eating:

"And the eyes of them both were opened"

Well, the first half of the serpent's statement is held true...

Then, LG speaking to "Other Gods?"

"And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"

As clearly shown in bold, The second half of the serpent's statement is proven true...

IT IS THUS EXPLICITLY SHOWN THAT EVERY STATEMENT MADE BY THE SERPENT WAS CONFIRMED AS TRUE - TO THE WORD.  The only other words uttered by the serpent was a single, benign question.  He has shown no deception, no manipulation, no dishonesty, no hint of evil whatsoever. 

Surely the other characters will hold up equally well under the same scrutiny...

Turning to LORD God... He has already shown some less than Godly behavior earlier in the story, but let's see if he can redeem himself. LORD God's next two statements are:

"And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?"

"And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?"

What happened to "All Knowing" and "All Powerful"?  Well there are two possibilities: Either LORD God ISN'T All Knowing & Powerful, OR he's teasing Adam and falsely showing ignorance - akin to a mean spirited and deceptive child.  Either way, LORD God is only falling further and further from grace...

We are now at Ch. 3 Verse 12 - each verse begins providing information about the characters at this point so I'll look at them and each verse's meaning in sequence:

12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

• When questioned as to his actions, Adam immediately dodges taking responsibility for his actions, implies that it is partially LORD God's fault! and part Eve's fault.  But, to his credit, he does then make a clear, honest statement of what he did.

13  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

• So LG coolly ignores Adams insult regarding his fault and moves on to interrogating the woman.  Eve, just as Adam did, immediately deflects the blame, this time claiming the serpent "beguiled" her, thus making it his fault.  She then honestly admits to eating from the tree. 
• Did the serpent "beguile" her?  Conventional interpretations take her at her word (as does LORD God), but that is based on prejudice towards the serpent.  His track record is spotless thus far, which I believe earns him a second, fair look as to his guilt or innocence of "beguiling" Eve.  -- He DID in fact initiate the conversation and subject.  But is that trickery or deception? Well that's now a matter of motivation.  To look at it most simply, we can infer that the serpent had heard of LORD God's threat about the Tree of Knowledge.  As we have already shown, he had awareness that LG's threat of death was an exaggeration and untrue.  I assert that, as any decent person would do, upon observing someone being undeservedly deceived, you let them know the truth.  Which is PRECISELY what he did. He laid some TRUTH on Eve.  He then elaborated, explaining LG's motivation for lying about the consequences of eating from the tree - thus giving his statement some merit beyond just his word vs. LG's.  Understand here, HE'S TELLING HER THE TRUTH of the Tree situation.  The spreading of truth is NOT beguiling.  At NO point did the serpent EVER say Eve should defy LG's or even eat from the tree.  He merely shined the light of truth on the situation in the garden - as Lucifer is wont to do...   The serpent is innocent.  He did not deceive.  He did not beguile.  The defiance of LG's orders is all Eve's own creation, Eve's will, Eve's decision, based on her new, more accurate understanding of the Tree matter.  Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying she made the right decision, I'm just saying to throw the blame on the serpent is unjust, unfairly prejudiced, and simply wrong; when you take an objective view of the events and the least convoluted deductions of  character motivation.   Moving on...

14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

• With no consideration of the serpent whatsoever, LG takes the word of Eve, the person that just defied his Holy Word, to be unquestionably true - condemning  and punishing the serpent with righteous injustice and without wrong doing by the serpent.  ...Just another example of less than Godly behavior/judgment.

15-19 Is just LORD God dolling out his punishments on A&E (far short of Death, I must point out)

20 is nonsense in English.

21 LORD God kills some of his creations and makes more formidable coverings than the fig aprons A&E had made - and affirming their decision to cover up their shameful bodies.  ...did LG just cringe everytime he laid eyes on A&E prior to their covering themselves?  HE knew their nakedness was shameful and evil - he just didn't mention it - like letting someone walk around with a bugger hanging out of their nose - ANOTHER dick move on LG's part...

22 LG's confirmation of the serpent's true statements...

23, 24 LG casts his gardener slaves out of the garden to fend for themselves...

Thus it is CLEARLY SHOWN:  The Serpent was honest, truthful, and forthcoming, LORD God was dishonest and unfair, and Adam & Eve were mostly honest, but of poor character.  

STOP THE UNFAIR TRASHING OF SERPENTS.  
...they don't even have arms or legs - give 'em a break!

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THE ONE QUESTION YOU NEED TO ASK TO STOP GETTING RIPPED OFF

 So unlimited talk and text have finally become the norm.  What a relief. No more costly overages or wasted minutes.  I guess 2 decades of screwing us with that scam was deemed sufficient...  BUT, our cel providers STILL call upon our psychic powers to select a data plan. Why? They don't gouge you with inflated charges when you exceed your plan - as they did with talk and text plans.  So what's their angle? Why don't they just charge a set rate per MB or GB, up to a certain dollar amount, beyond which usage is unlimited? That's basically what they're doing anyways right?   ...Almost.  They're forcing you to pre-select a data allotment that is above your average usage.  Thus forcing you to pay for more than you use.  That's why the plans jump from 2GB to 5GB. No doubt the most common usage is between 2 and 3GB.

There is NO practical reason for this system.  It is solely in place to rip you off.  And no one utters a single word of protest.  A few geniuses protest by simply paying for unlimited data so they can feel like they're not participating in the nonsense guessing game. I understand the reasoning and reward for that reaction - but it's still a retarded act of defeat.  

HERE'S THE ONE SIMPLE THING EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO:

CALL YOUR CELLULAR PROVIDER AND ASK THEM TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY REQUIRE YOU TO PRE-SELECT A DATA ALLOTMENT INSTEAD OF JUST CHARGING AN EQUIVALENT RATE PER THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY USED? WHY?

WHY DON'T THEY JUST CHARGE FOR ACTUAL USAGE LIKE ANY OTHER VARIABLE USE UTILITY (ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS) - OR ANY OTHER PRODUCT FOR THAT MATTER?!?!?!

STOP RIPPING US OFF!!!!

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The Overlooked Issue Re: 30 Men Gang Rape Teen In Brazil

 The serious issues surrounding this horrific case are being reported across the internet and the world's MSM by individuals far more qualified to analyze the story than myself.  Nonetheless, I cannot help but notice the elephant in the living room no one is mentioning...

A 30 on 1 gang rape?  Holy shit!!! The headline verges on unbelievable. Fortunately, the perpetrators were kind enough to post a video of the event on Facebook to prove it really happened. Consider the incredible aspects:
1. I can't get 30 people to show up for a birthday party?
2. To spontaneously assemble such a large group, reach a consensus on the group's goal, and then to achieve that goal, all in a matter of hours is an astonishing achievement.  I challenge any organization to perform an analogous feat.  ...not a chance.
3. The practical logistics of successfully executing this terrible crime are all but supernatural.  The victim only has four limbs? With 4 individuals on restraint duty and an absolute MAXIMUM of 3 actively raping, you're left with 23 participants feeling useless and without purpose.  Sure, perhaps half would have a good enough view of the raping to be engaged, but that still leaves 10+ wandering around, likely to abandon the group. How did they justify the wait time for a turn at raping?  How were the turn order and orifice designations determined without the whole thing degenerating into a massive argument about fairness and equal rights? I have no good solution.  Like I said, the whole thing verges on supernatural...

What a tragic, missed opportunity for Brazil.  Brazil is currently facing colossal political and economic problems.  If only the individual responsible for the gang rape had somehow been identified as a youth and guided into leading the country instead of leading rape gangs...  Come to think of it, there's nothing preventing consulting with him on strategies for saving the nation?  Maybe an answer for Brazil is at hand (well, in custody...) Have I uncovered a silver lining to this horrible crime?

No. Brazil is politically, economically, and culturally fucked up and will remain as such for the foreseeable future...

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Donald TRUMP Might Be AWESOME! My Theory of HOPE.

 PERHAPS:
Trump is a Democrat supporter or at least a disillusioned, anti-Republican at heart  The thought of returning to a Bush-like/Republican nightmare was terrifying.  Furthermore, the reality that Clinton (the inevitable Democratic nominee) was extremely vulnerable to a well polished Republican nominee prompted him to privately offer his assistance to Clinton.  The high probability of a Clinton defeat had Democratic strategists in a panic; until some anonymous visionary got a crazy idea.  Have Trump run for the Republican nomination.  Worst case, it would be a brilliant publicity stunt for Trump's celebrity brand.  Best case, he would win the nomination, ensuring a Democrat victory, and crippling the Republican party with the divisiveness of his uncouth party cabal.  The Trump Campaign is a Clinton/Democrat scheme to ensure victory in the Presidential election.  Trump loathes the Republican base and is simply proving their susceptibility to sensational propaganda and empty stroking of their self-righteous egos.
I actually think this nonsense could be true... Clinton's lack of charisma would certainly prove fatal against any candidate other than Trump.  All of this taken in light of Trump's fearless embrace of unconventional, bold, and over-the-top self/brand promotional strategies and the lilkelihood of him being far more intelligent than he lets-on (as evidenced by his business and celebrity success) -- Regardless, we are going to end up either having Trump's genius or his idiocy to thank for avoiding a renewed Republican nightmare.

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THE TRUTH - How Male - Female "Friendships" Work

 This is just a quick one-off theory I've been contemplating for over two decades...

Men and women will not maintain friendships UNLESS one or both want to fuck the other. i.e. No honestly platonic M/F friendships exist. I have a feeling that a great % of women will rush to reply, "Bullshit! And I'll prove it with an example from my own life... "  Well if you think that is a conflicting example, guess what?  He wants to fuck you.
I don't freely admit it (this is one of my most unpopular theories), but I'm quite convinced this theory is absolutely TRUE.
If a pair of long time friends that are male and female, walk into my office and together profess their mutual, non-sexual interest in one another, claiming THEY are a disproving example, I will confidently state, "One (or both) of you is lying.  DEAL WITH IT."

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Concerning American Jews and German Automobiles

 Is it not perversely ironic that such a large number of American Jews are devout consumers of German automobiles?  I'm not passing judgment or implying any other message or meaning; just confirming my perception of the irony.

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What is DARK MATTER? The first draft of my theory

 Dark matter is the consequence of establishing reality. The matter of the universe is in motion expanding into absolute void. When matter occupies a position never before occupied (relative to the universe's point of origin), it brings that position into existence, into reality; whereas previously that space in reality did not exist - it was of absolute void (unreality? a proper term escapes me?). When matter moves from the newly established position in reality, the position's state of void/vacancy, may seem equivalent to its state prior to its first occupation by matter. It is not. The position has become part of real; it has been brought into existence. Dark matter represents the cumulative measured effect of the difference between absolute void (space that has never been occupied by a particle of matter) and the space of the established universe. In a sense, dark matter is the shadow left by matter as the space of the universe manifests. Confirming we're on the same page, yes, dark matter is increasingly dense as the point of origin of the universe is approached.

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Property & Person Inspection + Ad Hoc Digital Surveilance to combat TERRORISM? NOPE. IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUGS, TAX EVASION, AND INSIDER TRADING.

I've seen attention to two subjects (outside of the election) gaining speed of late:
1. The FBI v. Apple encryption and privacy conflict.
2. The pharmaceutical opioid addiction problem.

THE ENCRYPTION AND PRIVACY ISSUE:
When is someone gonna stand up and state the issues that are really at hand, that no one has the guts to approach head on...
THERE ARE TWO SUBJECTS:
THE ILLICIT DRUG TRADE - PROHIBITED FINANCIAL PRACTICES
The law enforcement and investigative powers that have been enhanced in the name of the War on Terrorism have very little to do with combating any credible terrorist threat. Homeland security is the trojan horse that is enabling law enforcement to do all the things it has always wanted to do while combating drugs & money, but could never do because that pesky Constitution kept getting in the way.

Thanks to the nationwide airport security funding explosion after 9/11 and the associated (random) body and baggage searches have almost shut down the coke, heroin, and meth that was zipping around the country in our "friendly skies".  They've been trying to initiate these unconstitutional practices to disrupt the drug trade since the 70's - People wouldn't go for it.  The Gov't has been at war with illicit drugs, not the population. Americans like their various vices.  No way were people going to agree to let security violate their rights and risk a trafficking charge because the fat lady found a 1/16 of weed in an end compartment of my carryon - which she was tearing apart,  inch by inch, in order to make sure my hair dryer wasn't actually a Taliban I.E.D.    REALLY, It's all about terrorists, not the billions of dollars that controlling the illicit drug market would bring our clandestine  projects and the local pig departments. Fuck law enforcement.  When has involving metro ever improved a situation in your life?
    A metro anecdote:  I found a would be thief in my house, passed out on my couch.  I called Metro.  They arrested him on existing warrants.  Nothing ever came of what was missing from my house or any other connection to me or my home.  That's understandable though...  It's not like I caught the guy IN MY HOUSE, PASSED OUT ON MY COUCH or anything...
OK, so the allowances in privacy loss combating terror were a big boost and driven by the war on drugs... Next - big $$$

The surveilance issue is on the one side a drug thing, on the other, it's the elites of America watching their ASS. Why is Apple so staunchly combating the FBI when they're just building evidence on terrorists?  Well the data access at issue is a big deal among the millionaires and up class.  If authorities could access financial data and communication under the guise of the war on terror, the gov't would likely get the super inside track on how the rich are beating the tax code and manipulating stock gains. An email by Trump, cluing in the Kardashians on a new tax loophole might actually cause a problem.  Along with tax evasion, Wall Street traders would have their inside discussions put on parade for America.  It's a lot earsier for my hedge fund to show amazing returns if I know what products are coming down the pipeline, as well as what manufacturers will be used by the factories that will be assembling the products.  Yeah, it might fall under "insider trading"  ?  Might... THAT'S WHY PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE OTHER THAN DRUG DEALERS.

IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUGS, TAX EVASION, AND INSIDER INVESTMENT TRADING.

Understand This POINT: Just because a surveillance operation is illegal, it doesn't mean it's not worth doing.  Sure, the evidence directly gained is of no use in prosecution, but the infomation gained can be used to direct the nature of legal, sanctioned investigation.  Unsanctioned surveillance and investigations do wonders for law enforcement's "intuition".  Our ability to be unique is almost gone completely.  You just don't realize the magnitude of life options being hidden and denied you.  

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Why is one of Prince's primary influences (especially in the 1999 & Purple Reign era) NEVER mentioned, much less given credit for pioneering many aspects of the "Prince Persona".

The connection between this artist and Prince was unmistakable in the early 80's.  The emulation did fade thereafter. But the influence was a key component of Prince's rise to superstardom.  For some reason, many artists are credited for "groundbreaking work" that was "groundbreaking" when it was actually pioneered, 20 years (or more) prior. The same omission occurs around Lenny Kravitz - whose entire identity was nothing by more an a pathetic imitation. It's probably becoming clear that I'm talking about Jimi Hendrix. While every music artist will site Jimi as a primary influence and inspiration, fans and critics rarely if ever recognize the direct derivations of Jimi's art present in so many later artists. It was no secret that Prince idolized Jimi, but so much of the "shocking" and "edgy" aspects of Prince's early work were lifted directly from Jimi, over a decade before. Without Jimi, there would have been no Prince as we knew him,  there would've been no Lenny Kravitz whatsoever (that derivative piece of shit),  and honestly as much as I love Revere him, there would've been no Stevie Ray Vaughn.
 My point is sure every musician recognizes Jimi Hendrix as greatest rock guitarist to have ever lived and arguably the greatest rock artist. But this fact is largely ignored I the general music fan population and frankly, it's disgraceful.  If you love and revere Prince and don't see him as one of Hendrix's countless "children", it's time credit is given where it's due: educate yourself on the totality of Jimi Hendrix.
Does anyone else agree that Prince was primarily a blend of Jimi, Michael Jackson, and James Brown?  ...with a sprinkle of Little Richard 😊
Thank you Prince for the joyful summer of '84. Thank you for writing the soundtrack for some of my most cherished childhood & adolescent memories.

And for the record, LSD was a lot more significant in music back then, than is recognized. A LOT.
Cheers


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The Capitalist Paradigm we live in is Preventing the Social Progress of Humanity.

The capitalist paradigm in which we live asserts powerful influence and control of our behavior and thought. It limits our ability to conceive of alternative approaches to life by establishing unspoken assumptions and values as universal truths.  The most limiting concept is that of a right to private property and the import and value of that right. Bullshit. If working cooperatively rather than competitively, private property becomes unnecessary. If assertion of power over others is seen as vulgar and petty, uplifting those around you stops being a possible weakness and becomes natural. Money becomes an obsolete concept. Fairness is part of the social fabric and trade becomes absurd. You simply give all you can and ask for what you need, creative expression would take the place of symbols of wealth as the dominant value. But any possibility of positive social evolution for humanity is impossible due to our refusal to acknowledge and challenge the capitalist paradigm.


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