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There should be two recycle bins, one trash bin, and a green bin. This would serve multiple purposes, including but not limited to:
1. Stopping twice as much recyclable material from reaching the "trash" heap
2. Helping to improve and maintain a more efficient and cost effective trash removal and disposal program
3. By limiting households to only 1 trash can, you force people to make better use of there recyle can. This in turns forces people to better make the distiction between what is and what is not recyclable and to become conscious of the difference between the two.
4. In an effort to not overfill the trash can, the dominant shopper of every househole will, in time, come to find themselves buying more environmentally friendly products.
5. etc.,
I would also like to meet people who choose the correct pill.
Take the blue pill and stay in the fantasy. Take the red pill, and I'll show you the truth. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
THE BLUE PILL OR THE RED PILL?
I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill?"
"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it." -Edward R. Murrow
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"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." —George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
"There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds its roots in the harshness of our puritan past. It is very suspicious of freedom, uncomfortable with diversity, hostile to science, unfriendly to reason, contemptuous of personal autonomy. It sees America as a religious nation. It views patriotism as allegiance to God. It secretly adores coercion and conformity. Despite our constitution, despite the legacy of the Enlightenment, it appeals to millions of Americans and threatens our freedom.
The other vision finds its roots in the spirit of our founding revolution and in the leaders of this nation who embraced the age of reason. It loves freedom, encourages diversity, embraces science and affirms the dignity and rights of every individual. It sees America as a moral nation, neither completely religious nor completely secular. It defines patriotism as love of country and of the people who make it strong. It defends all citizens against unjust coercion and irrational conformity.
This second vision is our vision. It is the vision of a free society. We must be bold enough to proclaim it and strong enough to defend it against all its enemies. " - Rabbi Sherwin Wine
Fascism(fascism)n.
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. Oppressive, dictatorial control.
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"It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears." - Rod Serling
"A time comes when silence is betrayal" - Martin Luther King
"It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before." - Unknown Source
"The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it." - Joseph Mengele
"Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the state has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally denied." - Arthur Miller
"It can be held certain that information that is withheld or suppressed contains truths that are detrimental to the persons involved in the suppression." -J. Edgar Hoover
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." - John Adams
"A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes." - Claude Bernard
"Let not your zeal to share your principles entice you beyond your borders." - Marquis de Sade
"The chain reaction of evil--wars producing more wars -- must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.†- Voltaire
"Monkey killing monkey killing monkey over pieces of the ground. Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club, And beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery. Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability, To lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here." -Maynard James Kennan-Tool-10,000 Days-Right in two
"So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause." -Padme Amidala
"It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end." -Leonardo da Vinci Italian engineer, painter, & sculptor (1452 - 1519)
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" -Leonardo Da Vinci
"The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." -Plato, The Republic Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC - 347 BC)
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." -Douglas Adams, Salmon of Doubt, 2002 English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)
"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." -Voltaire French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini
"One of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them: It is a well known fact, that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. Anyone who is capable of getting themselves into a position of power should on no account be allowed to do the job. Another problem with governing people is people." -Douglas Adams English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)
"I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone." - Edith Cavell
"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it." - Edward R. Murrow
"Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit." - Emma Goldman
"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it." - George Bernard Shaw
"Patriotism ruins history." - Goethe
"The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair." - H. L. Mencken
"In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell." - H. L. Mencken
"Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive." -Henry Steele Commager
"During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism." - Howard Thurman
"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." - James Baldwin
"Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character." - Margaret Chase Smith
"Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let me label you as they may." - Mark Twain
"The government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them." - Mark Twain
"If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it." - Norman Thomas
"When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and the purity of its heart." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel." - Samuel Johnson
"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us." - William O. Douglas
"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Hermann Goering
"The essential principles of our Government... form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty and safety." -Thomas Jefferson,1st Inaugural Address, 1801.
“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe itâ€-Hitler
"And at the same time the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival... It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going well or badly. All that is needed is that a state of war should exist... The war, therefore, if we judge it by the standards of previous wars, is merely an imposture. It is like the battles between certain ruminant animals whose horns are set at such an angle that they are incapable of hurting one another. But though it is unreal it is not meaningless. It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs. War, it will be seen, is now a purely internal affair. In the past, the ruling groups of all countries, although they might recognize their common interest and therefore limit the destructiveness of war, did fight against one another, and the victor always plundered the vanquished. In our own day they are not fighting against one another at all. The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact. The very word 'war', therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist - George Orwell, 1984
Music is music and if it's good it's good. No matter what genre it might be. Yes even you Country.
Immortal Technique
*Attention Sheeple*
*WARNING*
*ALERT*
*BREAKING NEWS*
*URGENT*
The Terrorists do not want you to watch the following videos! Neither do any fundamentalist radicals, dictators or religious fanatics. Fascists and emperors also want to keep you from viewing them. Be a TRUE American and watch the following videos that have been provided for you and conveniently layed out for an easy and informative viewing experience.
****Thanks Patriots!****
LOOSE CHANGE
MARTIAL LAW
HIJACKING CATASTROPHE
TERROR STORM
Who killed Kennedy?
Matrix of Evil
The Order of Death
Waco:The Big Lie
Waco: Rules of Engagement (part 1)
Waco: Rules of Engagement (part 2)
The Road to Tyranny
American Dictators
The Fiat Money System
I'll be the first to admit that I watch too much T.V, but I try to stick to things where I can learn something. You won't catch me watching Jerry Springer, Survivor, MTV or anything like that.
....Right now, there is a whole, an entire generation that never knew anything that didn't come out of this tube. This tube is the gospel, the ultimate revelation; this tube can make or break presidents, popes, prime ministers; this tube is the most awesome goddamn propaganda force in the whole godless world, and woe is us if it ever falls into the hands of the wrong people....
TLC
Nova
ESPN
Heroes
Bill Mahr
Soprano's
Entourage
Daily Show
Countdown
Mythbusters
How It's Made
Free Speech TV
History Channel
Democracy Now
Discovery Times
High Stakes Poker
The Colbert Report
Antiques Road Show
National Geographic
The Science Channel
Late Night with Conan
The Discovery Channel
Media manipulation in the U.S. today is more efficient than it was in Nazi Germany, because here we have the pretense that we are getting all the information we want. That misconception prevents people from even looking for the truth.
--Mark Crispin Miller
Reading is a must. I read everything in the local paper from Forum to Business, and from the comics to Travel. Good stuff in there sometimes though it's not always easy to find. I also enjoy and highly recommend the Sacramento News and Review(SN&R), it's free and is at almost every single gas station/liquor store. It's got something for everyone. I also try to have a book at all times. I'm currently reading
"The Party's Over by Richard Heinberg".
I read a lot, I'm trying to figure the world out and reading is a must to have any chance. You are not going to figure anything out by watching corporate news programming. I look forward to reading more Chomsky and also, Jim Marrs' new book.
Mi Madre & me sister
Steven Colbert spits Truthiness
Alex Jones predicts 9/11
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Jon Stewart gets serious
Keith Olbermann stands apart in corporate news
Phil Donahue
...and anybody who doesn't live in a religous bubble of delusion. Because...
People, organizations, and general things that I despise
Bill O'Reilly
Sean Hannity
Corporate News all together
Israel
The Federal Reserve
Lobbyist
Big Business(oil, pharmacuticles, military suppliers)
Wal-Mart
The Bush's and Clinton's
Halliburton
The Patriot Act
No Child Left Behind