How Anarchy Could Work

I have always been a big naysayer when it comes to anarchism or libertarianism. However I do think there is one way that we could exist in an anarchic society peacefully.
If the idea of anarchy could be to use direct action (anarcho-syndicalism) to control corporations, I could see it work if people became fed up enough to actually go that route. Then, once that has been taken care of, they can spread these ideas to their children teaching them their responsiblity to boycott corporations who sacrifice social responsiblity for profitability.
The problem is that we are doing too good for our own good. We are doing so well with the current system that people would be afraid to change. But. if we don't change, we'll hit trouble. Humanity, at the moment, is like a sports car speeding towards the edge of a cliff. If we don't change direction, we will fall. However, change must be slow and gradual for it to work. Rapid change will only result in us spinning out of control, and faling off the cliff anyways.
I believe we should work towards 'anarchy' as I understand it but, as human beings are not ready for rapid change, they are not ready for an anarchic society. Therefore, social democracy is the only sure way of progressing towards my vision of the 'ideal society' which is pure yet peaceful anarchy.

Born on the Fourth of July

This is a movie about Ron Kovik, who was a veteran of the Vietnam war and turned into a protestor. I must say, this is a great movie. The parrells between back then and whats going on now is so close together that one could wonder how you cannot draw parrells from Vietnam to Iraq.
This movie really made me want to do something. I debated with myself if I should start a club of "anti war students" or something. However, that idea went up in a blaze when I realized that I would probably end up being the only person interested.
I would really like to show those conservative chicken hawks how much support the anti war movement has though. It would be a nice display if we could have people chanting "One, Two, Three, Four, We don't want your fucking war." But perhaps later.

Protestors Massacred in CHina

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/12/13/chinese_mourn_victims_of_a_land_protest/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+World+News
The very country with whom our brave and noble leader, George W Bush talked tough to about human rights, has just recently massacred protestors in a land dispute with the government. The Chinese gov't has tried to cover it up by filtering seach engines, giving false statistics, and refusing an independent investigation into the massacre but we know whats really going on in China.
Your best weapon to fight against totalitarianism in China is information. http://www.hrichina.org/public/index

Humans Fundamentally Good Or Evil?

And so the same old debate continues. If you remember Hobbes and the other enlightenment philsophers, this is one thats been debated about for centuries.
So whats my opinion? I think that all humans are born good. No one is evil from the start. I think humans have both the capacity to do good and the capacity to do evil. I believe its not so simple as they would make it out to believe. Its not just all black and white.
I think a lot of it has to do with your parents and how your raised. Some people who are raised in the poorest areas grow up living in a place where violence is common place and the only means to which you can survive is to do violence in return. In this way, people grow up "evil" but in a way it is not their fault. They were merely living their lives the only way they knew how.
On the other hand, those who grow up with parents who encourage them,teach them moral lessons, and guide them into the world with good values, they turn into good people. Thats the way this world works. Parents pretty much set down the basis for what the kid does in his later life. If the kid has a bad child hood, its most likely he isn't going to do very good things in later life. If he grows up in a bad enviroment, its most likely the lure of easy money or what not will drive him to do evil.
So is that just it then? Parents will decide the fate of the children? Well not neccesarily. Thats why education is important. A lot of programs on PBS teach children good values. When it gets into the realm of politics, I believe thats best left up to the parents. If I believed that a certain way of doing things was right and correct, I could try and talk other people into doing it but I could never force my values on them. That is wrong. Human beings should have a choice. If they are brainwashed or forced into doing whats good, what does that make them. Happy? They merely become slaves to the society. But if society showed them their way was not appreciated, they may stop. But they should never have it forced upon them.
Its pretty deep shit actually. I've racked my brain over stuff like this many a time. I would suggest, if my philosophy is too involved for you guys, to read a book or watch the movie "A Clockwork Orange", which is disturbing but fascinating.

Kinky Sex Makes The World Go Round- Dead Kennedys

"Greetings... This is the Secretary at the State Department of the United States... We have a problem. The companies want something done about this sluggish world economic situation... Profits have been running a little thin lately and we need to stimulate some growth... Now we know there's an alarming high number of young people roaming around in your country with nothing to do but stir up trouble for the police and damage private property. It doesn't look like they'll ever get a job... It's about time we did something constructive with these people... We've got thousands of 'em here too. They're crawling all over... The companies think it's time we all sit down, have a serious get-together - and start another war... The president? He loves the idea! All those missiles streaming overhead to and fro... Napalm... People running down the road, skin on fire... The Soviets seem up for it... The Kremlin's been itching for the real thing for years. Hell, Afghanistan's no fun... So whadya say?... We don't even have to win this war. We just want to cut down on some of this excess population... Now look. Just start up a draft; draft as many of those people as you can. We'll call up every last youngster we can get our hands on, hand 'em some speed, give 'em an hour or two to learn how to use an automatic riffle and send 'em on their way... Libya? El Salvador? How 'bout Northern Ireland? Or a 'moderately repressive regime' in South America? We'll just cook up a good Soviet threat story in the Middle East - we need that oil... We had Libya all ready to go and Colonel Khadafy's hit squad didn't even show up. I tell ya... that man is unreliable. The Kremlin had their fingers on the button just like we did for that one... Now just think for a minute - we can make this war so big - so BIG... The more people we kill in this war, the more the economy will prosper... We can get rid of practically everybody on your dole queues if we plan this right. Take every loafer on welfare right off our computer rolls... Now don't worry about those demonstrators - just pump up your drug supply. So many people have hooked themselves on heroin and amphetamines since we took over, it's just like Vietnam. We had everybody so busy with LSD they never got too strong. Kept the war functioning just fine... It's easy. We've got our college kids so interested in beer they don't even care if we start manufacturing germ bombs again. Put a nuclear stockpile in their back yard, they wouldn't even know what it looked like... So how 'bout it? Look - war is money. The arms manufacturers tell me unless we get our bomb factories up to full production the whole economy is going to collapse... The Soviets are in the same boat. We all agree the time has come for the big one, so whadya say?!?... That's excellent. We knew you'd agree... the companies will be very pleased. "

If you cannot see how true this song is in relation to todays events, specifically Iraq, then you are blind. Corporations definatly have way too much influence on our governments decisions. I just felt like sharing this song because its not only really funny but its really true. The Dead Kennedys are a great band and I highly reccomend you listen to them though, admittedly, they suck now without Jello.

What Do Parties Have To Do With It?

If there is anything in this world that irritates me so much as that I would be willing to jump up and down screaming and pounding on the floor, it is when people assume that, because I happen to hold liberal beliefs, I am a democrat and that I am support them and I am expected to defend every single action of theirs.
While it is true that I tend to support democrats more than republicans for obvious reasons, that does not mean I actually think they are much better. Democrats have their own idiots same as everyone else. Jesse Jackson is a good example of a democrat who I would never trust. Both sides play their own political games. These games are neither productive nor are they, for the most part, honest. So therefore, I reject both parties.
Politicians are a two faced breed. You cannot trust any of them completely and you always have to be aware of their own motives for influencing the people. Though I have come to expect this out of politicians these days, it still never ceases to anger me. Even Abraham Lincoln isn't completely unguilty of these political games. If there is anything I have learned about politics that I can be sure I am right about, it is that you simply cannot trust politicians.
Unfortunately, politicians almost have to be liars. In order to keep the people happy, they feel they have to make themselves appear more moderate then they are and then, when we are done voting, they start introducing policies that aren't so moderate. At the same time, however, they also have to appease their base in order to keep them from changing sides.
This isn't neccesary though. You can gain the trust of the people by proving yourself as being for the people. After that, it doesn't matter what the opposition thinks and they might even catch on too. The People like honesty. Honesty and integrity are something that people always complain lacks in todays candidates. Bring back the honesty and integrity, and the world is yours.
Now don't get the wrong idea, this doesn't mean I am totally against parties. But I still don't think you can trust any of them. At the moment, I am not in a party. I may join one in the near future but not now. However, you can be assured that if I do join a party, it won't be the Democrat Party.

Books Make you Smarter

I've always loved reading but, only until very recently, I've realized that it doesn't always just tell you a good story, but it makes you smarter. They make me think, which is something that is rare even in the most intelligent movies. So, I am constantly reading. Every night at 9:00, I make tea (dark indian blend; no sugar) and I read for two hours. Every night. Besides the fact that I find that my vocabulary far advanced to those in my school and a lot of times I end up saying words they do not understand, I've also realized how much of an effect it has on the way I think. Books have a certain reality to it that can prove an effective argument for any means of thinking whether you agree or disagree. And they aren't overly convincing either, this meaning that I can find flaws in their "arguments" and their philosopies etc. Some books I find more truthful, more exaggerated, more flawed and so forth. I think if everyone read the amount of books I did, they would become smarter also.This is my steps for reading that can make you more intelligent.
1)Make tea (dark; no sugar preferably without tea bags)
2) find a place where its completely quiet and where you will have little chance of being interupted.
3) Lighting should be as minimal as possible. Just so much as you can see the pages.
4)Read for a long time. If the book is good, you most likely won't want to stop anyways so that shoulndn't be too hard
5) Do this regularily

People sometimes wonder why I am so smart at such a young age and I think this is the reason. Reading=knowledge. I've also been playing a lot less video games and I think that helps also. Reading has also helped my writing. The more you read, the more you'll write, the better you get. All I can suggest is that you try it just once for a week and I gurantee it will become a regular pastime for you.