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About Me

I started a group that people can use to debate the issues, exchange ideas, etc. Check it out here: Truth Hurts Group

"There are growing domestic social and economic problems, in fact, maybe catastrophes. Nobody in power has any intention of doing anything about them. If you look at the domestic programs of the administrations of the past ten years-I include here the Democratic opposition-there's really no serious proposal about what to do about the severe problems of health, education, homelessness, joblessness, crime, soaring criminal populations, jails, deterioration in the inner cities - the whole raft of problems... In such circumstances you've got to divert the bewildered herd, because if they start noticing this they may not like it, since they're the ones suffering from it. Just having them watch the Superbowl and the sitcoms may not be enough. You have to whip them up into fear of enemies. In the 1930s Hitler whipped them into fear of the Jews and gypsies. You had to crush them to defend yourselves... You frighten the population, terrorize them, intimidate them so that they're too afraid to travel and cower in fear. Then you have a magnificent victory over Grenada, Panama, or some other defenseless third-world army ... There's always an ideological offensive that builds up a chimerical monster, then campaigns to have it crushed. You can't go in if they can fight back. That's much too dangerous. But if you are sure that they will be crushed, maybe we'll knock that one off and heave another sigh of relief.â€ â€“ Noam Chomsky from "Media Control" "The greatest purveyor of violence is my own country." - Martin Luther King, Jr. â€œIn a strange sense, the U.S. government's arsenal of weapons and unrivalled air and fire power makes terrorism an all-but-inescapable response. What people lack in wealth and power, they will make up with stealth and strategy.In this restive, despairing time, if governments do not do all they can to honor nonviolent resistance, then by default they privilege those who turn to violence. No government's condemnation of terrorism is credible if it cannot show itself to be open to change by to nonviolent dissent.â€ â€“ Arundhati Roy "They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warhol

My Interests

Trying to make the world better through promoting truth and social justice. Challenging people to use their critical thinking skills. Providing many sources of information and allowing people to make up their own minds. If anyone is looking to volunteer, this website is a great resource: Volunteer WebsiteIf you want to become a more conscious consumer, a good way to start is by making Working Assets your long distance company: Working Assets

I'd like to meet:

Reformed sheep. Non-apathetic people. Anyone who thinks they know the answers and wants to share them. People who walk the walk and don't just talk the talk.

Music:

I'll just put this here: I generally listen to Democracy Now! every day. You can listen or view online here: Democracy Now!

Movies:

The Corporation, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, What You Didn't Learn In School: The U.S. War Against the Third World, Uncovered: The Truth About the Iraq War, Control Room, Manufacturing Consent, Fahrenheit 9-11, Journeys with George, Amandla!, The Fog of War, Hijacking Catastrophe

Books:

"A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn "A Different Mirror" by Ronald Takaki "What Uncle Sam Really Wants" by Noam Chomsky "Media Control" by Noam Chomsky "An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire" by Arundhati Roy "Lies My Teacher Told Me" by James Loewen "The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile" by Arundhati Roy "Jihad Vs. McWorld" by Benjamin Barber "What's the Matter with Kansas" by Thomas Frank "One Market Under God" by Thomas Frank

Heroes:

Volunteers around the world who are trying to improve their community and quality of life.

My Blog

Ways you can help

Donate to ACORN Donate to Habitat for Humanity Donate to American Friends Service Committee Donate to NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund...
Posted by Truth Hurts on Sat, 10 Sep 2005 05:59:00 PST

Our rights are in danger...in case you've been living under a rock

AFSC Joins Nationwide Series of FBI "Freedom of Information" Requests Group Says Government Has Targeted Groups and Individuals With No Connections to Terrorism for Surveillance PHILADELPHIA, P...
Posted by Truth Hurts on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Resources for you to use

Znet: A community of people committed to social changeCommon Dreams News Source: Breaking News and Views for the Progressive CommunityFact Check: Holding Politicians AccountableInstitute for Publi...
Posted by Truth Hurts on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Steps you can take to create positive change

I will just keep adding them in the comments section.
Posted by Truth Hurts on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Race In America - Beyond Black & White

PBS Arcticle on Race In America - Beyond Black & White
Posted by Truth Hurts on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Is something wrong with the world? - Some Background

"You're here because you know something. What you know, you can't explain, but you feel it... -- that there's something wrong with the world."Morpheus, The Matrix, Warner Bros, 1999Hello, Neo. Is some...
Posted by Truth Hurts on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

QUOTATIONS AND QUOTED TEXTS

"Take the idea that Saddam Hussein is a monster about to conquer the world--widely believed, in the United States, and not unrealistically. It was drilled into people's heads over and over again: he...
Posted by Truth Hurts on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

This is how media consolidation affects YOU

MfA Issues: Media Consolidation Posted on Wed, 10/15/2003 - 10:19 Media Consolidation Dont think media consolidation is an important issue? Excessive deregulation and consolidation of media out...
Posted by Truth Hurts on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST