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John S.

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About Me

Human Rights Activist since 1993 with some experience in political activism and civil disobedience."La Contre-Révolution ne sera pas une révolution contraire, mais le contraire de la Révolution." -Joseph de Maistre

My Interests

Human Rights, great music, history, and truth

I'd like to meet:

people I can dialogue with and have a meaningful exchange of information that enriches both parties, or selfishly at least me. ;-)

Music:

Led Zeppelin,U2, The Police, Soda Stereo, Los Prisioneros, Mana, Bach, Mozart, Sati, Strauss, Miles Davis, Beny More, Carlos Varela, RUSH, The Eagles, The Cure, Thelonious Monk, The Doors, The Beatles, The Outfield, Big Country, Hombres G, Radio Futura, La Ley, Charlie Garcia, Fito Paez, Johnny Cash, The Dixie Chicks, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Gustavo Cerati, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sati, Cafe Tacuba, Celia Cruz, Buena Vista Social Club, Compay Segundo, Willy Chirino, Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow, The Steve Miller Band, Cold Play, Prince, Greenday, The Smiths, Morrisey, Nina Simone, Nacha Pop, Herbie Hancock

Movies:

Borrachera de Poder, Lives of Others, Star Wars, Batman Begins, The Passion of the Christ, The Dancer Upstairs, Before Night Falls, The Tailor of Panama, Gandhi, Amadeus, Braveheart, Gladiator, Apocalypse Now Redux, [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly], Goodfellas, Patton, The Producers, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, Unforgiven, Unbearable Lightness of Being, The 40 Year Old Virgin, A History of Violence, Serenity

Television:

Battlestar Galactica (the new one), Black Adder I-IV, Doctor Who (old and new), House, The Shield

Books:

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr., The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk, The Power of the Powerless by Vaclav Havel, Mahatma Gandhi: Selected Political Writings by Mahatma Gandhi, Dennis Dalton (Editor), Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth by M.K.Gandhi, Letters from Prison and Other Essays by Adam Michnik, Antiwar.com

Heroes:

Aristotle, Mahatma Gandhi, Vaclav Havel, Barry Goldwater, Chuck Yeager, Neil Armstrong, Jose Marti, Oscar Elias Biscet,Ron Paul, Oswaldo Paya, Francisco Chaviano, Ronald Reagan, Nestor Rodriguez Lobaina, Martin Luther King Jr., Lech Walesa, Adam Michnik, Rosa Parks, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk, George Washington, Marcus Aurelius, Socrates, Jesus Christ

My Blog

A Call to action by Students for a Free Tibet

A Call to action by Students for a Free TibetDear Friend, The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is meeting in Athens this week from ..June 4-6. This is the last time board m...
Posted by John S. on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:11:00 PST

Human Rights in Cuba: A brief look

Human Rights in Cuba: A brief look  In June of 1999 forty years after Fidel Castro came to power on January 1, 1959 Human Rights Watch published a special report CUBA'S REPRESSIVE MACHINERY H...
Posted by John S. on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:12:00 PST

Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of MLKs Assassination

April 4, 1968  April 4, 2008: Reflections on the Anniversary of King’s Death   "Let no man pull you low enough to hate him." Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.   "When I despair, ...
Posted by John S. on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:16:00 PST

The difference between a political prisoner and a prisoner of conscience

The difference between a political prisoner and a prisoner of conscience From Left to Right: Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, Steve Biko, and Aung San Suu Kyi A political prisoner is described by Amnesty I...
Posted by John S. on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:59:00 PST

Reflections on the Situation in Tibet

Reflections on the Situation in TibetBy John SuarezMarch 16, 2008Before entering into a reflection on the ongoing events in Tibet it is important to place it in context. Tibet was invaded by Communist...
Posted by John S. on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:12:00 PST

KATYN: A Movie That Matters

Volume 55, Number 2 · February 14, 2008 A Movie That Matters By Anne Applebaum Katyn a film directed by Andrzej Wajda, written by Andrzej Mularczyk and Andrzej Wajda ...
Posted by John S. on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:46:00 PST

Cuban students openly challenge government

Cuban students openly challenge government     By Anthony BoadleReutersThursday, February 7, 2008; 4:27 PMHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban university students, in a rare public challen...
Posted by John S. on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:25:00 PST

The American Conservative endorses Ron Paul for President

Paul on Foreign Policy: What is at stake. February 11, 2008 IssueCopyright © 2008 The American ConservativePaul for PresidentThe presidential fields of both parties have narrowed, and the arg...
Posted by John S. on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:31:00 PST

Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda recalls tragic, entwined fate of father and country

Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda recalls tragic, entwined fate of father and countryDec 30, 2007WARSAW, Poland - In the chilling final scene of "Katyn," the new film from Oscar-winning director Andrzej ...
Posted by John S. on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:38:00 PST

Soda Stereo in Miami 12/4-12/5 2007

An amazing concert by an amazing band. Nearly three hours non-stop of great rock-n-roll with acknowledgments to past masters like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin along the way. Gracias totales!...
Posted by John S. on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:56:00 PST