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Kiwi

Dates, historic figures, and revolutions...

Dates, historic figures, and revolutions are a part of what history encompasses. History continues to take its place, but when does one have the opportunity to live in a time where people still fight opposition?


Iranian supporters of reformist, Mir Hossein Mousavi, disturbed by the potential voting fraud, decided to flourish their once muted voice through peaceful and violent riots.

The protests are taking place in the larger cities of Iran. The picture above, set in Tehran, depicts one of the peaceful protests. Aside from the absence of violence, the discomfort is evident in some of their expressions.

It may not be a revolution itself, but these are changing moments. Patriarchal Iran does not equate women the same rights, so it is a revolutionary movement to see women fight back for a fellow civilian.

For a bigger view of the images click them or visit:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html

Cyberbullying

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A thread about music elitists bashing others for their music taste made me think of how anonymity encourages people to be rude to others. People say really offensive things they would not tell anyone else in real life.

Does anyone else have anything to aggregate onto this? Do you think this problem is chronic and affecting the youth (and adults?) of today? A solution to it?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-05-15-myspace-suicide_N.htm
That's an example of the causes of cyberbullying.

I was talking about this with a friend and he made very valid points.

We're in an age where internet is actually serious business. People do their banking on the internet, fall in love on the internet, order prescription drugs on the internet, etc.

How is a rude act dismissed just because it was made online?

Do be do be do

"I'm okay with being unimpressive; I sleep better." -Garden State A week ago I finished reading Deadeye Dick by Vonnegut. The main character is what he dubs himself, a "neuter" - one who is neutral with the world, is neither homosexual or heterosexual, is not impressive (and is okay with it). In the book, they usually excel at a certain trait or subject but are mediocre at the rest. Usually outcasts, misfits, weirdos, creeps etc.

"To be is to do" - Socrates
"To do is to be" - Jean-Paul Sartre
"Do be do be do" - Frank Sinatra

So anyway, I wonder how many people consider themselves a neuter. After finishing the book I wondered if I'd fall under the term. I came to the conclusion that I am antisocial and do not mind being unimpressive. However, I don't think the sexual definition applies to me and I don't excel in anything in particular.

So taking the definition of a neuter into a broader sense and stretching it to someone who is antisocial, how many of you consider yourselves antisocial?

I have problems some times communicating with strangers. I find myself at times easily intimidated because of either age, knowledge in whatever, trivial things, etc. At times though I feel an energetic connection with a complete stranger and just talk to them.

Most of the time, though, I just don't feel compelled to talk to anyone. I'm not hostile towards anyone either. I'm sort of apathetic towards individual people that just don't strike me appealing.

I'm not sure what my original point in the post was supposed to be, or if there was one... So I'll just end it with recommending Deadeye Dick. Oh, and the Socrates, Sartre, and Sinatra thing is in the book. You'll understand it when you read it. (o:

Alan Watts - Music and Life

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I've been neglecting for far too long...so I've returned with another video. Sorry for the lack from my part. I guess this is a good time to show good videos!

Dedi Baron, religion opposed to faith

Dedi Baron, religion opposed to faith