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| 'Soylent Green?' Our current system is worse! By Dave Patterson of Ramona - "We can expect to have many years languishing on a gurney with tubes connected, receiving doses of extremely high-cost drugs designed to give us a few extra heartbeats, so others can profit handsomely. You and I will be converted into a money-making machine for the medical and pharmaceutical businesses and all the other small companies in that profit chain." Read More |
Event Reminders: Laramie Project at Chalice Church in EscondidoFriday, 09/30/2011 Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Escondido will present The Laramie Project, an emotionally charged play about a 1998 hate crime in Wyoming. The play's reading, which begins at 7:30 p.m., examines the community's reaction to the murder of a young gay student at the University of Wyoming. The Laramie Project is the true story of Matthew Shepard, who was kidnapped and brutally beaten by two men for no other reason than his sexual orientation. Wander Into Wildlife Presentation Free Monthly E-Waste Collection in Encinitas Moving San Diego to a Clean Energy Future Demcco to explore GOP's War on Women Carlsbad Art Splash A Working Families Summit in Escondido Symeon's Hope-A Special Benefit LGBT Town Hall Meeting in Oceanside NC Film Club rolls The Illusionist List of Democratic events in San Diego County To read the best progressive newsletter west of the Mississippi, click on Jellison's EZINE here NC Film Club offering: In A Better World Gay sailor beaten to death by shipmates in Japan Free Monthly E-Waste Collection in Encinitas Bats in the Belfry NC Film Club wraps season with In Bruges This 'N ThatNever underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.- John Kenneth Galbraith If we do not change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed for. We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives, that it is inside ourselves. Those things of real worth in life are worth going to any length in love and respect to safeguard. When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree." Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in God's eyes. If only they could see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other that way all the time, there would be no more war, no more hatred, no more cruelty, no more greed . . . I suppose the big problem would be that we would fall down and worship each other. I'm not disturbing the peace. I'm disturbing the war. Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. Those who are ready to sacrifice freedom for security ultimately will lose both. Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, shall harness for God the energies of love. Then for the second time in the history of the world, we will have discovered fire. There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever. Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things. When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. Do all the good you can, Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds. We do not inherit the earth from our fathers. We borrow it from our children. A Rattlesnake, if Cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is -- a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves. The question is not, do we go to church; the question is, have we been converted. The crux of Christianity is not whether or not we give donations to popular charities but whether or not we are really committed to the poor. The Bible has a very meaningful expression: The Spirit makes all things new. We are those who grow old, and we want everything done to our aged standards. The Spirit is never old; the Spirit is always young. Mounting an expedition to actualize a Compassionate Commonwealth of all peoples...is the great spiritual challenge of our time. The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest and opposition. It is like the cold, darkness and weight, which people had to put up with until recently when warmth, illumination and leverage were discovered.... It's a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than "try to be a little better." | Articles & News: President Obama Guts New EPA Standards Article President Obama has awarded polluters at the expense of improved air quality, the health of US citizens, and a decrease in ozone levels. Fed Judge unseals video of Prof 8 trial - BRAVO! A new grocery labor war? Cartoons of the Week Obama, the negotiatorGOP's Unplanned ParenthoodEvolution began with LimbaughUnions & the Middle ClassObama plays poker with GOP CIA had Tried To Recruit 2 SD 9/11 Hijackers Olberman sounds a passionate citizens alarm
The incredible Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Taking Back Governance From Politicians - and we must do it by every forceful but non-violent action ever used by defenders of human dignity and freedom in our history. The window of opportunity is fast closing on the loss of our freedom and dignity. A passionate and stirring call to action by Olbermann. Dick Cheney profiteering from his War Crimes
As former Vice President Dick Cheney publishes his long-awaited memoir, Democracy Now! speaks with Salon.com political and legal blogger Glenn Greenwald about his recent article on Cheney, "The Fruits of Elite Immunity." "Dick Cheney goes around the country profiting off of this sleazy, sensationalistic, self-serving book, basically profiting from his crimes ..." San Onofre: a Trillion Dollar Threat to SoCal Manning Video:American troops slaughter civilians
Army intel analyst Bradley Manning faces decades in prison for allegedly leaking this video of a U.S. helicopter attack killing 11 civilians and wounding two children in Baghdad, Iraq. The Army covered up the evidence and declared the war crime "justified". Now they say that exposing the massacre is criminal. INFO CLICK HERE: Ted Olson Interview With Fox News Chris Wallace
Wallace, insinuating that Gay Marriage is judicial activism, asks where is it in the Constitution that permits gay mariage. "Where is the right to interracial marriage in the Constitution" asked Ted Olsen of Wallace. Brilliant arguments by Olson. When Wallace insists the voters have the right to outlaw gay marriage, Olson asks if it would be constitutional for the voters to force blacks to drink at separate water fountains. World Economy Collapse explained in 3 minutes
Witty dialogue, profound explanation of today's economic conundrum, a spiral that could collapse the world economy. Late-breaking news: This just in ...
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