]]>Xenopope, that vid. brought me to tears at one point, and i am not one given to sobbing.
I have to admit, after watching the video, it did leave me wishing I could send my love to the victims. I wish I could meet one of them personally so I could give them some sort of relief . . but how do you fix something like that? Feeling so helpless can really hurt deep in the seat of the soul.
I honestly do not understand what could make a person become so hateful and insidious that they would perpetrate something like this war and it's atrocities on people. The ONLY way I can explain it to myself is if they simply are not human.
]]>They got lies so big
They don't make a noise
They tell 'em so well
Like a secret disease
That makes you go numb
With a big ol' lie
And a flag and a pie
And a mom and a bible
Most folks are just liable
To buy any line
Any place, any time
Frank Zappa
Rock n Roll Ruckas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IlE8yAm … re=related
Dumb All Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RodRD4-s … re=related
1986 Zappa on Crossfire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc
As a resident of this planet, i sincerely apologise to all who have been the victims of our home; a home
which we ALL SHARE, but in which some of our stronger brothers are psychotic bullies.
Lets release the wave
]]>Well it would seem I was right. Here's what they were trying to divert your attention away from. Direct U.S. military orders to kill anything walking or breathing in Fallujah.
]]>Employer: "TITmouse_!!, I'm sorry but you're too slow and I can't keep you around any longer.
*Employer's face turns red and is in a fighter's stance*
titmouse_: *extends hand to shake employer's hand*
titmouse_: "I want to thank you for the 5 months of work and the great opportunity to improve my skills under such an experienced crew"
Employer: "Well then, I'm glad we have that worked out. Now, if you ever need employment, give me a call. I could use a man of your experience and skill if I have a high-end time and materials project"
*Employer walks past titmouse_ to go back into the jobsite*
*titmouse_ has a glazed look on his face*
titmouse_: "Uh, excuse me, but could you explain this one to me again?"
*titmouse_ 1/2 hour later calls his other partime employer on the way to his second shift(three jobs going at one time)*
*titmouse_ has fulltime work with the next employer and makes $6/hr more and less driving* (temporarily down to only two jobs at that time)
Have not needed to call that employer for 9 years to find work.
"Arrogance is confidence lacking self-respect"
~~carefulcarpenter
]]>I've learned long ago that ego-aggrandizement will inevitably bite you in the ass. Often, the problem isn't what you say, but how you say it - arrogance invites antagonism, especially when it stems from false assumptions.
Thought this might fit well with your topic.
"Big egos aspire to big lives; small egos aspire to simple experiences; in a man's heart rests the difference; for we often see on the outside what hasn't yet been revealed into awareness. Every artist is viewed as a narcissist, but the work is not less than a reflection of inner repressed desires in the viewer. False humility is the first clue to examine."
~~carefulcarpenter
I didn't buy the lies, myself. 