Happy Pride!

"If [people] want any rights more than they's got, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it?"

-Sojourner Truth

It's Our Ground; Stand It

"What if you could join an army to fight global environmental catastrophe? If you could simply enlist and say, give me whatever I will need to fight this thing, give me a cot, teach me how to fight, and I will fight it?
I’ll bet lots of people would join such an army.
But there is no such army to join."

He's wrong, there are armies to join. Unfortunately, most of them are labeled terrorist organizations by various governments beholden to corporate interests. Which says a lot about the state of environmental protection and awareness in our culture. Our future was given a price and it has been bought and sold cheaply by people who have only the next quarter's profits in mind. We never put it up for sale, but the laws say they own it now. Of course, laws mean nothing when they exist to protect stolen property, stolen resources, stolen wealth, stolen time.

But that leaves people with a mind to protect the futures of themselves and their loved ones in an awkward situation...

The Dead Enemies

So you've been the Prez
For a year or two
And you've got to make the call
With baseball cards
Of the ones in charge
Who cares just kill em all!

Like video games
We don't need no names
Got the bombs just let em go
Braggin' that you know
How the Pakis will blow
Up when we rock and roll!

It's time to taste what you most crave
Yes, Sir, you are so brave
Power to kill, power to save~
Power to kill, power to save~

It's a holiday in Waziristan
Tough luck Tariq Aziz!
It's a holiday in Waziristan
To put your mind at ease!

I'm not saying it was Aliens... but it was Aliens.

For me it's just accepting the fact that these movies will never be as good (or just plain coherent) as they could be if just a little more effort/thought/slapping down of the directors stupid fucking ideas, no George, shut up, that's fucking idiotic, you don't get to make films anymore/planning/research went into them and just take them as they are.

And I don't know if I can set 15 bucks aside for every decent movie that could have been good had it just had a little more work...