Politics (I'm a social democratic populist)
Music (Political punk...the educated stuff)
Activism (goes hand-in-hand with my music)
Guitar (My Ibanez RG-270MW)
Martial Arts (Kenpo)
Writing
Reading
Armored Core
Ghost in the Shell
Gundam (G Gundam and 08th MS Team)
Front Mission 1,3,4
Being Japanese
Being a shut-in
Being shy
Being silly
Phat rhymes
Spontaneous rapping
Pwning Noobs
Banana Phones
Activists, philosophers, bands who have something to say (with knowledge) through their music, ANYONE!
Figures and icons who I think are s-w-i-s-h: Anti-Flag, The Code (RIP), Thought Riot, Intro5pect, all my Avatar Self Defense Kenpo komrades of destruction, Jack Layton, Rage Against the Machine, Tommy Douglas (RIP), Ed Broadbent, Maude Barlow, John Kenneth Galbraith (RIP), Steven Staples, Professor Kenichi Asano, Rage Against the Machine (RIP), The Clash (RIP)
These people I'd like to meet so that I can beat them into a mushy paste: Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party, Junichiro Koizumi, Shinzo Abe, and the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Paris Hilton, whoever made Laguna Beach and all of the other crap TV programs that distract us from REAL problems (Dismissed, OC, House of Carters, etc)
Anti-Flag
The Code
Intro5pect
Thought Riot
Rage Against the Machine
Bad Religion
Strike Anywhere
The Clash
Against All Authority
Justin Sane
Operation Ivy
Econoline Crush
Propaghandi
NOFX
Pitchshifter
Red Lights Flash
Matt Pond PA
The International Noise Conspiracy
Dogskin Suit
Zebrahead
Suicide Machines
Whatever It Takes
Voice Of A Generation
Bouncing Souls
Dropkick Murphys
The Soviettes
Good Riddance
Silverchair
Ghost in the Shell
Letters from Iwo Jima
V for Vendetta
Last Samurai
Kiss of the Dragon
Windtalkers
Super Troopers
The One
Rumble in the Bronx
Supercop
Who am I
Legend of Drunken Master
Anti-Flag: Death of A Nation
Akira
Team America: World Police
Dirty Work
Orgazmo
Full Metal Jacket
Black Hawk Down
Behind Enemy Lines
NOFX: Ten Years of Fuckin Up
On The Road With The Dropkick Murphys
other movies...
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex (1st and 2nd Gig), G Gundam, Gundam 08th MS Team, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Samurai Pizza Cats, Doraemon, Crayon Shin Chan, various other shows...
Living with Uncle: Canada-US Relations in an Age of Empire,
Too Close For Comfort: Canada's Future in Fortress North America,
Making Globalization Work,
Speaking Out: Ideas That Work for Canadians,
The Good Society: The Humane Agenda,
Confessions of an Economic Hitman,
Waging War on the Poor Majority: Canada in Haiti,
Political Ideologies And The Democratic Ideal,
Inside Capitalism,
Missile Defence: Round One
Critical Approaches to Canadian Politics,
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order,
1984
Mostly books on politics...yeah, I'm a geek.
Anti-Flag, The Code, Intro5pect, and Thought Riot for inspiring me to become active in society/politics, Tommy Douglas, Maude Barlow, Jack Layton, Ed Broadbent, John Kenneth Galbraith, Noam Chomsky, Paul Phillips, anyone who's willing to fight for progress, positive change, and who will give their lives to make the world a better place