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From Newstatesman.com:

What really happened in Trafalgar Square

Posted by Laurie Penny - 27 March 2011 16:22

Neither mindless nor violent, young protesters were forced into a stand-off with police.

A protestor waves a GMB union flag alongside an Egyptian flag from a statue in Trafalgar Square. Photograph: Getty Images.

“We’re fucked.” says the young man in the hoodie, staring out through the police cordon of Trafalgar Square, towards parliament. “Who’s going to listen to us now?”

Read the rest.

Is it me, or is there a rising tide of governments abusing their citizens around the world?  There are the usual culprits, but it seems like it’s getting worse, even in the so-called “civilized” world.  I don’t mean just riot police beating on protesters, either.  I mean riot cops AND governments siding with corporations in situations where human rights are involved—like unions and collective bargaining.  You can’t outlaw collective bargaining. Yet, it seems like that’s what some US state governments would like to do.  Then there are the eminent domain cases that have been going around over the past decade or so, plus the odd double-standard the USG has with the idea of freedom versus our “allies” who oppress people (though this is nothing new, sadly).

So much to process these days.  It’s damn hard to keep up… thoughts?

In this week’s episode: ugly people doing ugly things, on Twitter, YouTube and representing America abroad (lovely).  PLUS: why bravery is better that cowardice (I *think* I made my point—not sure now…)  Listen and let me know what you think!  Thanks!

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originally reblogged 3/14/11 but updated 3/25/11

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Submitted by lorna08

Yeah, in my mind, if a god can’t just come down to Earth and grab coffee with us, I’m not interested in following him.  If a god can only communicate through violence and massive death, then I’m going to run screaming from religion entirely.  Shit, the attitude this young woman has is all the reason I need to stay firmly entrenched in the understanding that there is no God and that religion can be VERY VERY bad.

This woman sure seems to think the Touhoku Earthquake was a good thing. 

This woman makes my stomach sick.  Go watch her video and “thumbs-down” her video. Then leave a comment, whether you’re an atheist or not (especially if you’re not) and tell her why she’s wrong and that the Japan quake is not a good thing.

Fuck God.  Fuck belief.  I like facts. 

“Japan is a good place to start.”  ??? What the FUCK??  What the fuck is that supposed to mean??  Is this another racist Christian who doesn’t believe all humans deserve equal rights?  Christians everywhere better get loud about their feelings if they disagree with this kind of horrible person.  I’m beginning to think there are no moderate Christians around because they’re so moderate.

UPDATED: Turns out this chick was just a useless troll.  Faked the whole thing. What’s wrong with people today? Fucking get a life. Yours will be short enough—why waste it being a douche?

newyorker:

Seymour Hersh on the Der Spiegel “Kill Team” photos:

“Why photograph atrocities? And why pass them around to buddies back home or fellow soldiers in other units? How could the soldiers’ sense of what is unacceptable be so lost? No outsider can have a complete answer to such a question. As someone who has been writing about war crimes since My Lai, though, I have come to have a personal belief: these soldiers had come to accept the killing of civilians—recklessly, as payback, or just at random—as a facet of modern unconventional warfare. In other words, killing itself, whether in a firefight with the Taliban or in sport with innocent bystanders in a strange land with a strange language and strange customs, has become ordinary.”

It think it’s time for a war movie marathon of “Das Boot” and “Saving Private Ryan” for all Americans (ESPECIALLY OUR POLITICIANS!!).  Seriously, kids.  This is fucked up beyond all measure. 

If you’re capable of doing this, someone needs to tell you to STOP.

This week, a special, single-topic episode where my buddy, Stew, and I talk about how racism will never die (not that we’re happy about it).

Yes, it’s true, this episode has been posted out of order, but last week’s episode was about Japan, so I decided to post them out of order for concerns of topicality.  Episode 47 (this week’s ep) was recorded before the quake/tsunami/reactor disasters but discusses something that will (sadly) likely be around for quite some time.

Download the mp3 for 666cast episode 47, hosted at archive.org!

This week on the 666cast: Japan, how we’re dealing with it and how we shouldn’t. (Yes, this is episode 48, episode 47 will come next week—listen to the 666cast for an explanation.) It’s sad how some people behave when a disaster happens, but then, you knew that.

FOLLOW-UP TO EPISODE 48 of the 666cast:

And PLEASE NOTE: I’m an ass—the website I quote in the follow up is NOT “nihongoup” it’s “NihongoUp”.  SIGH. I’m dumb.  “Nihongo” is the Japanese word for “Japanese.”

Incidentally, here’s the link I used to donate ¥8,000 to Japan. I don’t entirely trust it, but it seems legit and ¥8,000 isn’t a lot to waste (but it’s all I can afford right now):

http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

Found this over at JapanProbe:

There also seems to be a prankster out there that created a “fallout map” warning Americans of a radiation cloud that will be heading their way. Of course, it is a hoax, not actually based on real data:

So, I saw this bit of (probably accidental) deceit in my Tumblr stream today reblogged from bodilygeography:

All it takes is one click…

Sounds great, right? Except there are a couple of catches. First, I don’t know who this guy is. He doesn’t say who he is in the image. If you reblog this and get reblogged, I don’t know how people wouldn’t think it was YOU willing to donate 10¢ per reblog. Second and MOST IMPORTANTLY, when you click the link you end up at a page for UNICEF that explains:

The Government of Japan has long invested  in earthquake and emergency response preparedness and has not requested UNICEF support at this time.

That’s right, so this guy is asking we donate to a group that isn’t even helping Japan yet.  The worst thing you can do with money is to waste it.  Please research who you are giving money to before you do it!  Sadly, I have no idea who your donation to Japan would be safest with.  I would recommend checking out JapanProbe.com.  But even then, do your research!  Even trustworthy sources can make mistakes.

PLEASE NOTE: I WILL NOT BE DONATING 10¢ PER REBLOG TO UNICEF.

Sorry, but that could get pricey fast.  This is Tumblr, after all….

In this week’s episode, my old buddy Stew takes a walk with me in Manhattan as we discuss how China bought the company he works for and other signs of American economic doom.