They were dancing not demonstrating, see any placards? .... the police created a situation that could have been easily diffused... if the power card hadn't been played which revealed the ridiculousness of the situation... once again, judgement and proportion.
OMG the GREAT COMMUNIST THREAT.... RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!
Hmm... better be afraid of those deluded 12 red shirts than the Wall St boys, the feds funny money and a government that doesn't give a damn about 99% of it's citizens.
... did I mentioned dictatorship? Doesn't really matter what you call it, what you see is a thread between those who need to control and those who simply want to live without oppression.
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."
Call it whatever excuse you want; communism, socialism or what used to be a democracy... when really all it is powerful people pushing 'the people' around for their own benefit.
If you don't see the danger in over zealous armed "protectors"... I'm actually quite amazed considering how some of you seem to be so enamored of the idea of individual freedom.
here are a few translated quotes from Goebbels that illustrate my point.
* “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
* “Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.”
* “The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly – it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over”
* “Whoever can conquer the street will one day conquer the state, for every form of power politics and any dictatorship-run state has its roots in the street.”
Scuba said it all ..... read their profiles before making a date and of course ask pertinent questions... it's your job to do some research BEFORE going on a date OP.
Good point. ..... they mustn't assume we all want the same typical sort of bond... but connecting on more than one level is so much more fulfilling.. and real 'friendships' are important.
Seems it sort of works out like 'happiness'... short spurts of euphoric bliss soon sabotaged by a myriad of petty annoyances, then boredom and then conflict to alleviate the boredom... human nature?
Unfortunately it's been to quite a few peoples advantage to keep the pot stirred, useful patter for distraction in these shell games that have taken away more and more of our rights as citizens, to a free and unbiased press and media, to a government by and for 'the people, to the many honest paying for the very greedy few.
Time to wake up and start dealing with the pickle we've let ourselves get pushed into.
Well Hi there Solitaire.... ;) Victoria's best kept secret.
It is interesting how gung ho some are in the war business, may I repeat, business (just like the government has become, simply the legalization of greed and power).
Considering one particular country hasn't had a single international war on it's shores (and yes I'm aware of Mexico), as well as sooo many generations removed from what it actually encompasses for everyone involved... except for our veterans of course... who remain mum for the most part if they have seen intense combat or become alcoholics et al and 30% of our homeless, who if they do bounce eventually back, without committing suicide or harming someone else... take years to recover, yet will never be the same again.
The fact is that a big or little red, white and blue flag does not cure anything or anyone from the ramifications of bloodshed... or is it any longer even remotely 'righteous' . It simply makes the old and powerful irresponsibly toy with other peoples lives for profit.. ego or financial. Which these days doesn't even trickle down to the American people.
It amuses me when they rant on about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq... when WE HAVE more dirty tricks in our arsenal of fun and exciting things that go boom in the night or worse yet, experimented on our own troops as guinea pigs over and over again; mind control, lsd, atomic bombs and a cornucopia of other delicious mind altering drugs or chemical type weapons up our sleeves. Just how did those drug companies get so involved in DC anyway?
My personal take? We live in the sorriest times in the USA than there has been since the European/Americans started slaughtering the Indians, once again for fun, power and profit. We are at an all time ethical and moral abyss. We haven't advanced, we've regressed.
HUMANITY, civility and ethical compassion are passe' my dear... we live and are controlled by the dogs of war and profit... preferably in someone elses back yard.
Seems they've been orchestrating events for awhile now... one after another. We've become immuned to death, blood, manipulation, tragedy, conscience or being controlled... just the status quo.
The Divide and Conquer Strategy, also known as “Divide and Rule Strategy” is often applied in the arenas of politics and sociology. In Divide and Conquer Strategy one power breaks another power into smaller, more manageable pieces, and then takes control of those pieces one by one. It generally takes a very strong power to implement Divide and Conquer Strategy. In order to successfully break up another power or government, the conqueror must have access to strong political, military, and economic machines.
Isn't this the internet.... so what's love got to do with it?
Some men can never handle a woman who sees all the games, lines, subterfuges and cliches... I mean really , haven't we heard them all? It takes a 'man' to see beyond cliches.
I've always had this theory that the guys who seek the really young are usually the very worst in bed and are hoping a young one won't notice while being dazzled with the trinkets.
Men on the other hand, of whatever age, who are comfortable in their man skins, who really like women in all their variations as individuals and partners, end up being extremely talented in bed precisely because of knowing how to appreciate us mentally and physically.... and usually have no problems with whatever age.. because they follow personality and pheromones not just window dressing. That's the difference between a delightful grownup and a pot bellied scrawny assed ol'boy who never did. JMHO
Oh darn it! Sorry about that .... seems I'm quite in with the Sri Lankans for some reason .
But goodness I have been out of the loop and not here as often as before.... when did all this go down? I'll send you a mail and you can tell me allll about it.
RE: Do you find some posted Pics unsuitable? which and why?
Yes, I find some pictures objectionable... and yet they certainly make it easier to weed out who you do or don't want to talk to.