The Three Tenets of Existential Terrorism

Words are not things or actions. They are vibrations of the air molecules or squiggles on a page. Mistaking words for reality is the mistake that puts politicians in office and sells all of the products, religions, and systems of government on the planet. Saying "Tree" is no more a tree than saying "I love you" means that someone loves you. To perceive reality as it is, one must accept that words are a vehicle for the transference of our perception of reality, not reality itself.
God is dead. I killed him (it, them, her, et al) on November 5th, 1991. Justifiable Homicide. The idea that the universe is run by some cosmic supra-hero concept of ourselves is absurd and unproven. The idea that the creator of the universe put us here in these bodies to satisfy some moral experiment is offensive. The God question; "What are we doing here?", may or may not be valid. At this time, we are here because the physical laws of the universe are not completely against our existence. Our short time of consciousness would be far better served ensuring our survival rather than posturing before some misanthropic cosmic deity.
The only government, the only rule of law, is economics. However our societies are structured, whatever religion or ethnicity, we have all decided that those with relatively more assets have better lives than those with less relative wealth. All measured value is economic value in this system.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Jon Stewart and the White House Correspondents



The ridiculous event of the White House Correspondents dinner was a pointed and obvious symbol that the Fourth Estate is lost.  Celebrities and Government officials and the people who are supposed to be the watchdogs of society all joking and parading before the cameras like an episode of American Idol.  The News organizations have abandoned their Fourth Estate obligations in favor of profits.  The profits are derived from the transition from a journalistic organization to an entertainment delivery channel.  It doesn't matter what was presented, as long as it garnered ratings.  So, we have reporters sharing the limelight with the people the should be investigating.  Jon Stewart's Daily Show skewers the politicians and news organizations alike, and we all have a good laugh.   We should be running screaming into the streets when the truth about politicians is revealed.  It's not the politicians or the new organization's fault, they are merely grabbing all the money they can with the two good hands god gave them.  The Fourth Estate has been retired by masses.  It is the salivating masses that has chosen entertainment over journalism.  It has changed and weakened our democracy irreparably.   
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