rant

How is it possible that, in a world that has developed nuclear power, dippin' dots, even the nitrogen widget, we still have things like hunger and poverty. Is there really any excuse for this? What is preventing world prosperity from penetrating every corner of the world? What is preventing all counties not participating in civil war and genocide from acquiring the bare necessities? We have WIDGETS damnit!

I almost broke a home row key when I heard this today: "Need represents the individual who wants to take the money, greed represents the individual who wants to keep his or her money, and compassion is the sentiment of the politician who facilitates the transaction." (tears). An absolute perversion of the English language. This is what the income tax has done. Unless there is a large-scale awakening, it appears the poverty will continue. When will folks learn where prosperity comes from, and what allows it to overflow across the world? I believe it is a virtue too heartless in appearance to gain widespread support. It is a concept too misunderstood due to crimes of a bygone era perpetuated by those who never endured them. The true humanitarians are not good at stealing, lying, and manipulating, and seldom get elected.

Is it too contemptuous for an anarchist to accuse the collective of failure? I suppose it's the standard actually. Ha, I said it - you failed. All of you. The world still has problems because of you. You killed Kenny. Bastards! Blaming an abstract entity is pretty useless. A nation always fails unless it wins a war or something. That's because humanity always wins when left to its own devices - it's the norm. Lump us together and everyone starts feeding off everyone else. We could probably solve all the world's problems if we understood it wasn't about a country, party, or ideology wining and losing, but ourselves. But, for now, there is that warm fuzzy feeling of innocence. After all, if we're all in this together, there's no one to blame (or everyone). We are all captains of a sinking ship, standing at the wheel professing our superiority listening to Pink Floyd and watching South Park (without comprehension).

I can't accept full responsibility, but I will accept some for doing less than I can to resolve the problem. I'm probably being quite counterproductive at the moment, but there's just as much reason to hate me as any of the cockroaches who we elected. Actually, our parents and grandparents started all this - our great grandparents actually. Check out what happened in 1942 with income tax withholding (Beardsley Ruml I think) - it is the opposite of ginger cookies and milk. Then there's Social Security. They must be sweeter in their old age. (But they still vote.)

I'm not actually an anarchist, although I admit it's an attractive position - and not really as bad a thing as most people think. Still, I think the state has been up to no good for quite a while and affixed a Ron Paul bumper sticker to my truck. Someone I respect had something to say about what would happen to the peacemakers. (Unbelievable how the evangelicals have ruined the reputation of something so innocent - rrr...different blog). Back to not speaking in tongues and not brainwashing children.