So say we all!

Democracy?

I have had the privilege of reading many books on the subject and they all come to a similar conclusion, democracy is for the people and ultimately by the people, the people should be a participant factor in everything.  This may seem all fine and dandy but it helps if the people are actually educated in the goings on because this in turn will determine whether or not they make “good” choices.

 You would think that most of the population would be educated, especially in the “developed” world yet there has been a visible lack of rational and educated people, more people are being influenced by emotion other than hard facts. A prime example is the issue with immigration and how immigrants are supposedly taking our jobs. This way of thinking will ultimately lead to violence and hostility towards the immigrant population.

Now whereas an educated person would look past this outlandish headline and look into what types of jobs they are apparently stealing, they are menial labour such as cleaners or carers- not to say this isn’t just as important but the vacancy wouldn’t be there if the home-grown people went for them, but the fact that there are these vacancies just goes to show that no one is going for them. All this should prove that the immigration population is actually helping your economy not destroying it, because they are more willing and less arrogant to do the vital jobs that you won’t because you feel you’re above doing it.

In many “developed” countries they have a representative democracy, it  is also known as indirect democracy it is based on the idea of having elected officials that represent a large group of people. This probably sounds like a more civilised way of getting things done, but   when the large group of people are a bunch of illiterates, it makes it that much easier for the elected official to get what they want, because he/she knows that all they have to do is throw a few popular phrases out there and the people won’t know what they are really doing, or the more effective way for the politicos to get what they want done is by distracting the public with some form of spectacle while they rob you of your basic liberties.

If any democracy is to survive it is almost essential that they have the following: freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, religious freedom and freedom of the press. In many of the so called developed world where they claim to be a country that embraces democracy and wants to bring it to the rest of the world, don’t really have it at all. What they do instead is pay lip service to the ideas of democracy without actually having to practice it.

Most of the mainstream news isn’t actually news, what they do instead is try to turn it into entertainment in order to get a wider audiences, but the news by definition is supposed to inform you not entertain you, by trying to make it more “entertaining they have simplified it and by doing that they have robbed the public of knowing the whole story, this in turn contributes to an ignorant society. The reason behind turning news into entertainment comes from the private corporations that finance the news; they see how simpler topic and language get a larger market share and that will lead to more profits. The fact that the news has to be simple in order for the public to watch it says a lot about the public!

 So in the end we will always circle back to education and the fact that this Government is either cutting education or making it next to impossible to get one, should tell you where their priorities lie.  Just to give you an example of the “wisdom” of this Government, they have started this campaign in order to get rid of immigrants, first they have demonised them saying they are stealing your jobs and then they make it out that they are getting more benefits, all of this is designed so that the public believe it is the right to deport them and they don’t give it a second thought. Remind you of anything? This will ultimately lead to an ever increasing hostility to anyone who looks like they don’t belong. This widespread propaganda plus the general ignorance of the general public can only lead to disaster.

We do not live in a democracy how can we be if the public’s safety isn’t given more of a though then potential profits. Corporations and big banks have  precedence over the public’s well being and safety?

Not so blissful ignorance

Distractions

Distractions serve a rather insidious purpose, which is to make sure you’re looking elsewhere when something rather terrifying and disturbing is going on. People may not admit it, but they are more likely to be susceptible to distractions when their life is in a particularly depressing place. Just take a look at this whole Royal baby hoopla, all of the mainstream news channels are obsessively covering it, and not just on TV but in the newspapers and online. It’s absurd!

Has everyone forgotten about the recession ( Robbery) that is going on and the 5 more years of austerity that we are doomed to suffer, or the hunger strike in GITMO, the mass surveillance done by the US, the protests in Egypt and Turkey , or the injustice in the US in regard to the Trayvon Martin case, the rise of the far right all across EUROPE or CLIMATE CHANGE- all this has supposedly been put on  hold because of another Royal has entered this world, and what a world it is with perpetually war, rampant poverty and the ever increasing number of homeless and people in the “ developed world” relying on food banks to feed themselves!

How on Earth is this development?? If anything we have gone backwards where the nobleman and lords had everything and the peasants had to make do with what they could find in the gutter! But no one dares to look at this because then they will have to live in reality and not this fairytale they have cooked up for themselves, and the elites don’t want us seeing this because then they will have to deal with the revolt of the peasants! After all there are more of us and less of them….yet they do seem to have much more in the way of everything! That’s democracy for you! You live in your castles while the people are starving and dying in the street, wait a minute… that’s not democracy that’s PLUTOCRACY!

Plutocracy is where  you are ruled by the wealthy and it is not a desirable place to be because as the Plutocrats accumulate more wealth, they ignore their social responsibilities like helping the poor and instead use their wealth and power to serve their own purposes and  this in turn encourages class conflicts, corruption and greed- sound familiar??!

People are not looking at the real issues but are happy to indulge in someone else’s achievement rather than accept that they are well and truly Frakked!

Cylons V America- Spot the difference...

You can’t can you?

Has anyone ever noticed the alarming similarity be the American foreign and domestic policies to the Cylons from the Battlestar Galactica TV show? I know there’s a book called “Cylons in America”, but has anyone given it any real thought? I did and it’s rather disturbing. The Cylons like the US, believe they are special and chosen by God to fix this world and make it in their image- American exceptionlism  anyone!!! This whole belief that they are special and better than everyone else, this is basically the same thing.

The Cylons also believe that because they have a more advanced military program that they have the right to squash anyone- starting to sound familiar?! Uncle Sam sees any form of resistance as a threat to their dominance and will use their military might to stop it in its tracks. One has to wonder whether they suffer from some form of mental illness.

They, like the Cylons believe they are freeing people, when in fact they have become the oppressive force. They both are like schoolyard bullies, they steal your lunch money and punch you in the gut everyday and then wonder why they have no friends!!

The compulsive need to be seen as the white knight is rather delusional on their part. There is no question now that they are bullies, just look at how they are dealing with this whole Snowden issue, bulling and intimidation.

All this kid did was dare to speak the truth in a country that deals in lies, firstly they went after his image and personal life, stopped him from travelling by revoking his passport and then trapped him in a state of limbo, because he had nowhere safe to go because they would intimidate and bully any country that dared to help him.  But the very first thing they did was charge him with espionage, now unless they consider their own people to be the enemy, I don’t see how exposing YOUR illegal practices to the public makes him a traitor. But then I forget we live in a closed society or more accurately, a Fascist society, so why does everyone preach democracy?? In order for there to be a functional democracy, you must allow all free speech, not only the type that benefits you.

These rights that we enjoy, the right to free speech, the right to assemble, freedom of expression and the right to religious freedom amongst others were only achieved because people fought for them and exercised these rights without being portrayed as a traitor. That is why when I see this blatant erosion of our rights and the public not even blinking, it makes me sad and disappointed at the same time.  Once these rights have disappeared completely, people will begin to realise how lucky we were to have those rights.

Getting back to my original comparison, the only difference between them and the Cylons are that the Cylons learned to appreciate life and had the ability to learn from their mistakes, whereas across the pond they are indifferent to life and death and continue to make the same mistakes and continue to hope for a different outcome- this is remarkably similar to the definition of insanity.

I fear for the future of humanity when people like this have such influence and such dominance over us all.

Feudal Britain

I lay awake last night just thinking about where we are heading, and it’s rather disturbing. People in this country know surprisingly little about what’s going on in the world, they are just so easily distracted by such meaningless things like the royals. In a time of never ending austerity thanks in large part to the enormous bailout given to the bankers by the government via our tax money, the queen gets a £5m bonus and how expensive do you think all the royal events are- ASTRONOMICAL! Now where as in most European countries like Spain, the royalty have been getting a pay cut for some years now, Lizzy over here gets a pay rise, and for doing what? It’s outrageous I tell you and the fact that there is no outrage over here says a lot, people here are mere subjects not citizens they have no rights! How in the hell is this country better than the third world???

We are going to be suffering from austerity for an estimated 5 years!!  How the hell does that make any sense? We are suffering because of the fact that the powers that be thought it would be wise to deregulate everything and throw all the important things like public transport and utilities into private hands!! It’s good for the country. They bellowed from the great heights of not having to give a damm while the people are being continually screwed with hiked prices and poor service. It’s not as though people have a choice about where they can get the energy to warm their homes or how to get to work, all the major energy companies are in cohorts, so you can either get screwed by them or someone else, because at the end of the day the private businessmen don’t give a flying monkeys whether you’re satisfied, they just have their eyes squarely fixed on one thing- the bottom line, which is the profit margin!   

People may claim that Capitalism is the great evil of the world and that austerity should be scrapped, I tend to disagree, before you decide to publically flog me hear me out. True Capitalism is about competition and choice, what we have here is CRONY CAPITALISM. This is when the success of a business depends on their close relationship of government officials and business people.  If I’m not mistaken, isn’t that a major proponent in Fascism? Think about it! And austerity wouldn't be such a bad thing if it was aimed at the right people. Why do the people who have so little have to suffer so much? The private sector is getting hit the hardest; these are organisations that ACTUALLY help the public like: education, welfare and the NHS.

In the end this country is going to be full of idiots because they can’t afford to go to school or homeless, because they have no access to any help or worse, people are just going to start to die off because they have no access to medical assistance.  Oh what a wonderful world we live in and better yet, for future generations to live in.

So long Emanuele

Despite my obvious sadness about him leaving for Sunderland, I know that Antonio Conte is a very smart man and he has a plan. I still feel sorry for Giaccherini as he wanted to stay and was willing to be a bit part player and didn't make a fuss about only making a hand full of appearances last season.

28 year old Giaccherini may only be 5ft 6in, but the versatile winger has proved to the world that he has what it take to play against anyone- as he showed against Brazil in the Confederation Cup, so I hope Sunderland appreciate what they got.
"Jack" has won 2 Scudetti, a Super Coppa Italiana and has a Coppa Italia runners up medal, so I beleive he will only have good memories of The Old Lady.

It is reported that Sunderland paid a fee of £6.9m, which Juve are  going to use to cover the deal with Carlos Tevez. They are also moving towards capturing Bologna star man Diamanti. I just hope that Conte has a plan...

Good luck Giaccherini, you'll be missed!.

Emanuele Giaccherini

There are disturbing reports that "Jack" might leave Turin for Sunderland?? Or I should say be pushed into leaving as he has indicated that he would like to stay with Juve. Antonio Conte can surely not be that short sighted.. can he?

Clearly from his performance in the Confederation Cup has made it clear that he is rather talented, it would truly

be sad if you believe he would be better of in a league where they despise talent and are constantly trying to kick it out of you, Juventus are rumored to sell De Ceglie to Stoke City, which I find baffling, sending a player that is easily injured to the harshest league doesn't really make sense.

Giaccherini has proved his worth and I believe that if they want to compete in Europe, they need all the talent they can get, it will also be sad for Italian football, as we know that once they leave the Peninsular it is highly doubtful that they will return in any capacity, I am referring to his time with the Azzurri but also the league will lose it's credibility and be known as a selling league. I urge the Italians to keep and nurture their talent, just look at the Bundesligue- it will lead to greater things!

Don't do this!

They act... We suffer.. We Mutate?

Does anyone remember a time where there was no such thing as organic food, it was all just food? Of course no one remembers, it seems so far away, but look at how far we have gone, it’s great isn’t it?! in case you didn't

pick it up, I’m being sarcastic!

Food is meant to have nutritional value and add something to your life, all we get now is piles and piles of empty calories designed purely to never fully satisfy you and make you morbidly obese.  Whereas before people would occasionally treat themselves to a sugary dessert, now you won’t be able to just have one, you’ll have a ton before you even get full, they have now designed sweets to never fully satisfy you and always leave you wanting more. This will not only lead to you gaining weight but will also lead to a plethora of illnesses.

Is this what the people of this country want, to be so fat that they can’t climb a flight of stairs without losing their breath?  The government certainly does, it will certainly cut back the amount of people who can protest! Now the government plans to enter GMO’s into the mix, oh, what a wise government- I think not!

GMO stands for genetically modified organism. This is where scientist essentially play God by adding, removing or in most cases manipulating the genes in an organism to make it stronger and more resistant to pests and insecticides and to try and make sure they have a longer shelf life.  This may sound marvelous, but what many people don’t know is that the company that makes the GMO crops is the same company that makes the pesticides, so in the end, it is not about giving you the best foods, but to make a multibillion dollar company more money!

What kind of government puts the will of big corporations ahead of the people they are ELECTED to serve? There is a very simple answer.. And it’s this government, especially when they also will find a way to make a huge profit. This country is heading the same way as the US, the people over there have been eating GMO foods for years now, and just look at the results, growing obesity, increased intolerance to foods, how many people do you know who are allergic to peanuts so violently that they might die?

Is this really where we want to be?  People always forget to mention a little detail when it comes to GMO foods and the US people- they have no labeling system, so they would be none the wiser. How democratic is that, you’re not giving the people a choice? Now over here we have labeling but if GM crops are in farm (factory) how do you know they have not mixed into your food? Even if you were a vegetarian, you still wouldn't be safe because if the cow is feeding on GMO seeds, than it is highly likely that the milk you pour into your tea is contaminated.

If we do accept this, it will fast become a slippery slope into rising illness and NHS bills. How can you people look at the US and say that you want to be like them??!!