2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Clip

It's getting hot... and I don't care for the heat.

I've been recently trying to catch up on all of the madness lately. I feel as though my last post was a bit of an impulsive attack on Romney and his robotic characteristics. Maybe I shouldn't be so harsh on him I mean who doesn't have robotic characteristics these days! No... it's totally different and Romney serves as a wonderful robot today. I had to love this bit from Thurston Howell:

"Personally, I think he’s a kind, decent man who says stupid things because he is pretending to be something he is not — some sort of cartoonish government-hater. But it scarcely matters. He’s running a depressingly inept presidential campaign. Mr. Romney, your entitlement reform ideas are essential, but when will the incompetence stop?"

This helped remind me that Romney was a real person,
because sometimes political figures don't seem so real
do they?

I reread this article today and had some thoughts about some of the more recent hoopla going around the internet and television. I don't know, I mean I'm just thoroughly disgusted and I would truly rather turn every thing off and work on my art rather than be infested with this junk.

There I just went on a Romney tangent again. 
Shew.

I'm losing what I need to be saying because I can not intelligently describe what is really making me TICK. I find that once I am content with a certain group of information, all of these new revelations on certain topics surface and it's like... what a trick! 

I'm ticked that I'm getting tricked. 
Sad state of mind in this time.  

Perhaps I will find something more intellectual to blog about once I can find something that doesn't call for avoidance anymore. 

Where is my mind?

There has been a lot of talk on any given politics broadcast station (take your pick!) about how Romney is too vague with his plans for our nation.  All I have to say is...

Duh. This fact has been going on since Romney existed (over-exaggeration). He's a face for a purpose, and that purpose has had many names, but this time it is named The Termination of Obama, and it's as simple as that. He is a puppet.

See? I told you.


Moving on, I have to say that I am getting EXTREMELY frustrated with all of this hoopla. I honestly feel as though I am losing brain cells this election. I feel as though last election served a more intellectual purpose for me. This time I REALLY feel like I'm being tricked. Is this a big joke?

"Obama stay, Romney leave.
Why are we still fighting this?
Ah, because people actually like Romney.
Why?
Probably because they hate Obama.
Why?
Probably because they hate all that Hope and Change nonsense all the time.
Why would they hate all those positive attributes?
Probably because they fear they will lose their tradition of wealth... or something like that, you know,
people fear change."

This is from a conversation I overheard today...

I'm thinking...
Gosh... it's sometimes really just as simple as that.

I feel like someone is taking my intelligence and distorting it's potential. I feel like I am being lied to about EVERYTHING constantly and I feel insecure about my future in this world. I'm certain a large number of people feel this way too. The description of my feelings mean little when it comes to the feelings of the overall majority, but it certainly means the world in contradictory fashion.

I am ranting.
But I truly feel as though this time it's the biggest political joke I've ever been a part of.

How'd You Say That?

Blithe Riley's insightful lecture was wednesday night in the Briggs Theater. I am so glad that I was able to thoroughly listen and examine the perspectives of her activism. The lecture did a lot for me as far as curiosity in the area of activism and what goes along with the intent to voice and reveal certain issues that many hide from the surface.
What was most interesting to me was the topic on social media and its roll in activism today. Before the lecture I was having an in depth conversation with friends on the way our generation chooses to voice their opinions.  Something interesting we discussed was the fact that people (and not only just "our generation") were finding the confidence in their awareness, but in turn losing the "act" in activism.  There seems to be a boost of individuals who find it easier to voice their views (sometimes completely uncensored and inappropriately) through multimedia situations as opposed to physically standing up among others despite their vulnerabilities. I wanted to share a viewpoint on this however it was difficult to get the attention back on this topic after a few other questions lead elsewhere. This is something I'd like to discuss in the classroom because it is something that impacts the way we live today. The use of alternative voice methods such as the usual Facebook and Twitter really bring up important issues on HOW we will stand up for what we feel is wrong or right, good or bad, etc.
The issue of alternative ways of activism leads to the questions, how many people stand up for issues ONLINE and how many people physically STAND UP where ever they may be? These are two basic questions that may never be statistically answered, but I think what I was aiming at during the discussion with my friends was that ultimately people are fearful of their physical presence on an issue.  It is easy to type out what you think through whatever means you feel necessary, but ask someone to possibly get arrested or be affiliated with a group that may become a too noticeable, seems too risky for many.
I understand the fear of risks, and I feel conflicted.  The fact is that our government can sometimes scare us (well, lets face it...) ultimately brings a restraint on our freedom of speech whether we have something profound to say or not. The fact is, people DO feel more comfortable speaking their minds through their keyboards and find too many risks in the physical involvement of activism.  There are too many things to lose and not enough to gain in a sense, even though there is ALL to gain and ALL to lose.