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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world. Indeed, its the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead

'His' story

Maybe it is time to take a look at the past and lead by example?
You can see what was done right and what was done wrong, and in turn see what lessons can be learned from it all.
We fought to get the vote I honestly don't believe it should be thrown away so easily.

The current system is a joke, with politicians seemingly only becoming politicians for purely selfish reasons (that extra house for members of parliament and the associated perks).
Something has to be done to change it, and soon. The power needs to be taken back!
It is not up to governments and councils to decide what happens without consultation. They are meant to be there for the people, to make sure are voices are heard in this world being over-run and dominated by just a few companies, and billionaires.
They should be asking us what we want, and then acting on it.
Not taking money from fat cat multinationals to carry out there dirty work, to increase their profits, and keep the 'little people' under control, so they can use them to work for next to nothing in their fields and factories.
Governments for the masses not the few!

Reason to fight!

There seems to be this assumption that protesters are all unemployed, on benefits, crusty, unwashed, squatter, drug takers.
For one if your off your face you're not going to get much done, and protesters come in all shapes and forms....
Action is necessary for change in so many instances.
I didn't believe it when they said Hitler comes into nearly all online debates on QI but its actual true :s
Breaking the law is not always a bad thing.
There were many 'laws' that people broke in Nazi Germany that were necessary to fight fascism. People of all political beliefs (anarchists, communists, socialists, different religions) all joined together to fight against what they saw were unjust laws.
People need to stand up to the things they see as unjust in society, in every aspect of life. Some people are talkers, some are fighters, others mere supporters, but everyone is a step in the right direction for positive change for all people.

Same Shit, Different Day

*A little similar in content to my last post.
But it's something that continues to bug me as every day I'm hearing the same shit*

Mere shouting outside places, and throwing stuff at windows/politicans is not enough.
As I'm seeing non-stop at the moment, people who shout, or 'kick up a fuss' are just being brushed aside, rubbished, and ignored as left wing loonies. Even by the most liberal or apathetic out there, who are usually on everybody or nobodys 'side'.
They are labelled as; Naive, idealistic, uninformed, unrealistic, crusty hippies, and told to get with the 'real world', and just accept it.
This is usually followed by why don't you go live in China or North Korea and see how much you like it...
This should be a opportunity to prove to people that there is a point, for people to actually get there voices heard, and show that we are not all 'middle class art students', as I keep seeing protesters labelled as.

Maybe some type of alternative mass meeting is needed? To try and make people question why they are accepting this current 'democratic' system, to highlight what many are not being shown through the normal media channels .
We should be taking back democracy. It was put in place for us the people, to have our voices heard.
To allow us to not be controlled by the ones with the most money and power.
There is no point in everyone wasting there votes with a 'Vote Nobody' ballot, because right wing fringe partys are not doing this. They are taking full advantage of disillusioned people for their own benefit.
We should not be standing by letting them steal working class votes with lies, and racist propaganda.

Change

Wanting to make a difference, and change things that you see as unjust and explotative doesn't make you a loonie, naive, uneducated, out of touch, unrealistic, or any other term that is launched at people trying to do so.
Hope as to be held on to, that belief that things can be changed.
If everyone believed that there's no point in fighting because you wont make a difference, nothing would ever change, and nothing would of ever changed in the past.

Against the stream

Do not wait for your news to come to you.
Go and find it yourself.


Dora Alicia Sorto Recinos - Anti mining campaigner in El Salvador murdered on the 26th of December for protesting against Canadian company Pacific Rim's attempts to open a mine in her area, she was 8 months pregnant and holding her 2 year old son when she was shot dead while walking home from doing her laundry. The third person murdered in December.
Why was this no where to be seen in the news? And how can things such as this be allowed to continue, without any protest, or intervention?

Too many people sit around completely oblivious to what is going on in the world around them, on both a local and global level.
A large factor of this is that they just don't see it in whilst going about there everyday lives. It's not on the news, its not in the papers, and none of their friends have mentioned it in there latest face book status'.
If you want to know whats going on beyond your four walls beyond something about some footballer or golfer cheating on his wife, or the obvious fact that the weather outside is bad, then go and look beyond the the usual forms of mass media.
If you don't want to know... then why the hell not??
It obviously seems nicer to live in your bubble, but one day no matter what you do you'll experience real pain, and your bubble will pop! This is inevitable, and you will not know what to do.
Understand this now, learn about how to deal with it, and it will help you in the long term.
You will be able to understand what you can then contribute. There is no point in living life for yourself.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned

I'm currently stressing out about money.
Money is a stupid concept. We allow it to control our lives. We allow it to control our feelings. It makes us depressed, and makes us scared for what lies ahead. The imminent doom if we do not pay up what we owe.
I've just realised I'm going to have to use pretty much all my spare cash for the next few months trying to sort out what I owe on just one of my cards. I should not allow this to get me down, but money also allows us to have fun, to go places, to socialise. This is so ridiculous.

For a distraction I'm looking at images that will distract me from these thoughts of downfall.
Beauty you don't have to pay for.