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Jun10

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEROES AND “JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS”

by Calico Blackie on June 10, 2013 at 10:37 am
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Big Brother, Media Bias


 

Greetings from Calico Blackie!

See how it works?

I’m probably going to catch hell for this column because I don’t blindly “Support Our Troops”.

We’re pathetic. Every day we’re bombarded with propaganda. It sounds good, but it’s cleverly designed to be accepted by the average citizen without us having to think about it too deeply.

Here are two examples……..

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!

Calico Blackie says:

Bullshit. Freedom IS FREE. IT’S THE GODDAMNED LEADERS AND FINANCIERS WHO PUT A PRICE ON IT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY. And we pay it because we’ve been told we have to pay it.

The people who have already served will continue with this “Freedom isn’t free” crap because they don’t want to look like suckers who were duped by an evil system for the sake of maximum profit for the very few.

Here’s another good one…….

WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

Bullshit. Think about it. To say you “Support the troops” means you support ALL of them.

Please think about it

Do you support the drone jockeys who are responsible for the killing of innocent human beings?

Do you support the “rogue” soldiers who murder and rape civilians?

Do you support the torture of prisoners when there are other more effective ways to interrogate a captive?

Do you support the wasting of BILLIONS of dollars and thousands of lives on useless foreign wars while programs for the needy are slashed here at home?

Support the troops? Then, you’re also supporting the bastards that put this soldier and this child in this position

Do you support the type of mentality that creates Kent State massacres and drone jockeys that will kill simply because they are “following orders”?

If you do……

THEN YOU SUPPORT OUR TROOPS.

Calico Blackie supports the soldiers who, driven into an economic corner had no choice but to join the military and are now stuck with their lot.

BUT, I DON’T SUPPORT THE SYSTEM OF MAXIMUM PROFIT THAT PUT THEM IN THAT SITUATION.

I don’t support the banksters and shareholders that profit from killing.

Following orders……

With that as an excuse, human beings are capable of anything.

They are even capable of this (From War Crime trial interrogations and testimonies)…..

“I cannot say how big the group was. when I got close to the bunker I saw them

sitting on the ground. They were still clothed. As they were wearing worn-out camp clothing they were not left in the undressing hut but made to undress in the open air.

Gold wedding bands taken from dead fingers of Nazi victims. Someone profited from this. Someone had a higher standard of living and was “free” because of this

I concluded from the behavior of these women that they had no doubt what fate awaited them, as they begged and sobbed to the SS men to spare them their lives. However, they were herded into the gas chambers and gassed.

As an anatomist I have seen a lot of terrible things: I had had a lot of experience with dead bodies, and yet what I saw that day was like nothing I had ever seen before. Still completely shocked by what I had seen I wrote on my diary on 5 September 1942: “The most dreadful of horrors. Hauptscharfuehrer Thilo was right when he said to me today that this is the ‘anus mundi’, the anal orifice of the world”. I used this image because I could not imagine anything more disgusting and horrific.”

Here’s another……

This is where “just following orders” gets you

“The people went on crying for about ten minutes. Then the prisoners opened the doors. Everything was in disorder and contorted. Heat was given off. the bodies were loaded on a rough wagon and taken to a ditch. The next  batch were already undressing in the huts. After that I didn’t look at my wife for four weeks.”

Here’s another…..

“I can no longer say what I thought at the time or whether I thought of anything at all. I can also no longer say today whether I was too influenced by the propaganda of the time to have refused to have carried out the orders I had been given.”

From the interrogation of Adolf Eichmann

A mass execution. Atrocities such as this were made possible because soldiers and common citizens “followed orders”

Here’s another…..

I am a German and supported and am supporting the Government in Germany and the laws of our Government. Whoever opposes our laws is an enemy of the State, because our laws establish him a such. I did not act on personal initiative but as directed by my commander.. I was afraid of losing my position and of possible arrest.”

Here’s another…..

Q. “Your views do not really differ from the views of a Nazi.”

A. “No, I was not a member of the NSDAP [National Socialist GermanWorkers Party]. I only respected and acted according to the laws of my country.”

Link is here:  http://www.shamash.org/holocaust/denial/testimony.txt

Calico Blackie says:

See where blindly following orders and supporting the troops and government without question gets you?

Here’s another example……..

Former drone operator says he’s haunted by his part in more than 1,600 deaths

A different type of “drone” operator with his “drones.” These are female concentration camp guards. Killing is killing, whether it is done in Germany with gas, or a “joystick” in Nevada. Just following orders.

A former Air Force drone operator who says he participated in missions that killed more than 1,600 people remembers watching one of the first victims bleed to death.

Brandon Bryant says he was sitting in a chair at a Nevada Air Force base operating the camera when his team fired two missiles from their drone at three men walking down a road halfway around the world in Afghanistan. The missiles hit all three targets, and Bryant says he could see the aftermath on his computer screen – including thermal images of a growing puddle of hot blood.

“The guy that was running forward, he’s missing his right leg,” he recalled. “And I watch this guy bleed out and, I mean, the blood is hot.”

Murdered. How close are we to having this happen to us if we protest here in this country? How many of those troops we “support” will “just follow orders”?

As the man died his body grew cold, said Bryant, and his thermal image changed until he became the same color as the ground.

“I can see every little pixel,” said Bryant, who has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, “if I just close my eyes.”

Bryant, now 27, served as a drone sensor operator from 2006 to 2011, at bases in Nevada, New Mexico and in Iraq, guiding unmanned drones over Iraq and Afghanistan. Though he didn’t fire missiles himself he took part in missions that he was told led to the deaths of an estimated 1,626 individuals.

Link is here:  http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/06/18787450-former-drone-operator-says-hes-haunted-by-his-part-in-more-than-1600-deaths?lite

Calico Blackie says:

Somehow, I just can’t bring myself to feel sorry for this guy. This guy who was “just following orders.”

These guys didn’t follow orders. They’re the French Resistance in 1944 Paris. So, who are the heroes? Them, or the guys “following orders”? WHO DO YOU SUPPORT?

He’s a victim and a criminal at the same time AND I DON’T SUPPORT HIM OR ANY BLIND FOLLOWER.

He murdered people just as surely as if he had shot them or shoved them into a gas chamber for the sake of “following orders.”

Many of the SS Concentration Camp guards and commanders also suffered from PTSD. That’s why they developed the gas chambers. German soldiers were having too many incidents of PTSD which stemmed from having to actually face the men, women and children they were shooting, so they developed a cold and impersonal method of killing.

Gas chambers, drones. It makes no difference…..

All impersonal ways to kill.

Oh yeah, if we were being invaded, then I would die fighting alongside our troops. But to support murderers who are “just following orders” in order to make the rich even richer?

To support them would be to support a corrupt system that values money more than it values human life.

HELL NO.

We support our troops for “keeping us free”, you say?

Then, why aren’t they arresting OBAMA AND CONGRESS?

FREE, MY ASS.

Have you seen this?………….

Obama administration defends massive phone record collection

Not really funny. He’s just following the orders of the people that control him

The Obama administration on Thursday defended its collection of the telephone records of millions of Americans as part of U.S. counterterrorism efforts, re-igniting a fierce debate over privacy even as it called the program critical to warding off an attack.

The admission came after Britain’s Guardian newspaper published on Wednesday a secret court order authorizing the collection of phone records generated by millions of Verizon Communications customers.

Privacy advocates blasted the order as unconstitutional government surveillance and called for a review of the program amid renewed concerns about intelligence-gathering efforts launched after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

We don’t believe you anymore, Mr. Obama. You’re just following orders

The revelation also put a spotlight on the handling of intelligence and privacy issues by President Barack Obama’s administration, which already is under fire for searching the telephone records of Associated Press journalists and the emails and phone records of a Fox News Channel reporter as part of its inquiries into leaked government information.

“The United States should not be accumulating phone records on tens of millions of innocent Americans. That is not what democracy is about. That is not what freedom is about,” said Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont.

The White House said strict controls were in place to ensure the program did not violate civil liberties, and emphasized that the collection of data did not include listening to the calls.

“The intelligence community is conducting court-authorized intelligence activities pursuant to public statute with the knowledge and oversight of Congress,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.

Republican Mike Rogers of Michigan, chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, said the program did not abuse civil liberties and told reporters it had been used to stop a “significant” terrorist attack within the United States, but did not give details.

Here she is pushing the disarming of the citizenry, Why do you think she’s doing this? She’s just following orders!

“It’s called protecting America,” added Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Link is here:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/06/us-usa-wiretaps-verizon-idUSBRE95502920130606

Calico Blackie says:

But, you know……

Feinstein Obama and their SS henchmen are just following orders.

By the way…….

It’s started already.

This was the lead in to the next story…….

“High school dropout Edward Snowden, who faces a criminal investigation led by the Department of Justice, is reportedly holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room an attempt to thwart moves to prosecute him.”

Here’s the rest of the story……

NSA leak source Edward Snowden faces DoJ investigation and diplomatic game

Someone has to stand up against the bullies for what’s right and for all of us. THAT “SOMEONE” IS YOU AND ME. Don’t just follow orders

A former CIA employee who identified himself as the source of leaked information about a vast National Security Agency surveillance program signaled the start of a game of international diplomacy Monday.

Edward Snowden, 29, faces a criminal investigation led by the Department of Justice – but is reportedly holed up in a hotel room in Hong Kong in an attempt to thwart moves to prosecute him.

He told The Guardian, whose reporters are alongside him in Hong Kong, that he had exposed huge amounts of classified information out of conscience to protect “basic liberties for people around the world.”

Hong Kong, which has a separate legal status from Beijing despite being part of China since 1997, has an extradition treaty with the Washington. However, Beijing has a veto over the extradition requests in cases where China’s foreign interests would be affected.

RESIST, before we descend further into the tyranny of an Orwellian world

“The only thing I can do is sit here and hope the Hong Kong government does not deport me,” Snowdon told The Guardian. “My predisposition is to seek asylum in a country with shared values. The nation that most encompasses this is Iceland. They stood up for people over Internet freedom. I have no idea what my future is going to be.

“They could put out an Interpol note. But I don’t think I have committed a crime outside the domain of the U.S. I think it will be clearly shown to be political in nature.”

Link is here:  http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/10/18877589-nsa-leak-source-edward-snowden-faces-doj-investigation-and-diplomatic-game?lite

Calico Blackie says:

See what they did there? “High School Dropout”? They’re painting him out to be stupid within the first 3 words of the article.

Next thing we know, they’ll be saying he’s QUEER!

Snowden (a civilian) and Bradley Manning (a soldier) weren’t “just following orders.” They had morals. They did not act as robots. They acted as human beings and they’re facing the consequences of resisting the financiers and their cronies.

“Just follow orders!”

Now……………….

Remember those transcripts from the Nuremberg Trials of the Nazis?…..

“I can no longer say what I thought at the time or whether I thought of anything at all. I can also no longer say today whether I was too influenced by the propaganda of the time to have refused to have carried out the orders I had been given.”

And…..

“I am a German and supported and am supporting the Government in Germany and the laws of our Government.”

“Whoever opposes our laws is an enemy of the State, because our laws establish him as such. I did not act on personal initiative but as directed by my commander.. I was afraid of losing my position and of possible arrest.”

THIS IS WHAT WE’LL BECOME IF WE JUST “GO WITH THE FLOW” AND “FOLLOW ORDERS”.

So…..

I support our heroes

Who are the heroes?

Who are the victims?

Who are the PEOPLE?

Where do you stand?

What do you support?

SUPPORT FREEDOM!!

Calico Blackie   @kidakita

 

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Aug11

IF YOU’RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT

by Calico Blackie on August 11, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Bread and Circuses for the Masses


 

Greetings from Calico Blackie!

You’re not worried. Your life is as serene as a Thomas Kinkaid painting. What’s happening “out there” doesn’t matter to YOU if it only effects other people. Does it?

Smug pat answers. You might not be doing anything wrong right now, but eventually a system that is getting increasingly repressive with every passing day will get around to you.

Something you are currently doing will become either illegal or the penalties will be substantially increased and YOU will be seen as a lawbreaker. 

Think about it…..

Do you smoke in public? Do you own a gun? Do you own a “dangerous” breed of dog? Do you occasionally run caution lights and speed in your car?

Do you have a beer with your friends at the local bar and then get in your car to go home?

Heck, if you sometimes take an extra 10 minutes of break time at work, do you realize that is STEALING?

We’ve seen attacks on all of these “freedoms” lately from CITIZENS GROUPS.

Do you like to eat healthy food that isn’t genetically modified and approved for your consumption?

Are you overweight?

Do you like to ride a motorcycle without a helmet knowing full well that if you get in a wreck, odds are that you will be badly hurt and might cost taxpayers money for your care?

Are you getting old and infirm and can’t afford to live anymore because your 401k was looted by the banksters and your medical bills are becoming unbearable?

Are you poor and in danger of becoming homeless?

Are you currently homeless and reading this on a library computer because it’s air-conditioned inside and you don’t want to die of heat exposure?

Do you sometimes enjoy a bit of illicit “rumpy pumpy”? Bent over in panties. Is this photograph considered porn? It might be.

Do you sometimes view what could be classified as somebody’s definition of porn?

All of these freedoms, if not already illegal, are currently under attack somewhere in the good old USA.

What will you do when something you own, or something you’re currently doing that you enjoy as a RIGHT in this country is made illegal?

 What then?

Do you meekly comply, or do you resist?

We’ve got to keep voicing our disapproval and we’ve got to get back to the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Why do we keep fighting AGAINST each other instead of fighting FOR each other? Let’s fight for FREEDOM!

But, what are we doing?

THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU

Romney selects a running mate and we’re all supposed to start either praising his choice to the heavens, or damning his choice to the hottest and deepest fires of hell.

Meanwile, Obama signs The NDAA, extends the Patriot Act, and under his watch, crushes the 1st Amendment in our country.

AND, WE’RE STILL IN AFGHANISTAN.

UNDERSTAND THIS:

No matter which “side” we pick, we’re supporting the corporate media cycle by tuning in to yell at our TV and complain about “the other side” being wrong.

Either way, we lose

The whole political process and the media are just faking it to entertain us.

It’s like pro wrestling.

The outcomes are pre-determined, the trash-talking is just for show (and the people doing it go out together to the same parties and social events after taping their segment), and the moves– while not entirely fake– are designed to look and sound devastating but cause minimal actual damage.

 We’re being duped!

 I won’t enjoy watching the collapse, as inevitable as it may be, because I can’t relish the prospect of so many decent people suffering who have worked hard, generally played by the rules and are going to get badly screwed regardless.

–What I might enjoy, though, is witnessing some kind of vindictive retribution against those of our corporate, political, academic, and media elites who have made such an eventuality possible through their relentless undermining of a system that used to be dedicated to the people of the United States of America.

They imagine that the crocodile will eat them last, but they are wrong.

Fight for justice and freedom

 I support the Occupy Movement because we are at least doing something.

What I really worry about is that our military will finally tire of our government dismantling the Constitution, and take over and declare martial law, and Nationalize everything.

The uncertainty of such a move is scary.

Our only hope is to fight back right now.

We’ve been training for almost a year, and so have the militarized police forces of the 1%. Don’t think they haven’t been preparing for us.

But, you say you’re not worried because you’re not doing anything wrong?

Check out this story…..

Boy Whose Hot Dog Cart Was Shut Down By City Is Now Homeless

A Depression-Era apple vendor. This is illegal now

Mayor says city took action after restaurants asked for “protection” from 13-year-old entrepreneur with disabled parents.

“Several weeks after a city zoning officer shut down his hot dog business, 13-year-old Nathan Duszynski and his parents are homeless.”

“The family was hoping Nathan’s hot dog cart could help them through a difficult time.  Nathan’s mother, Lynette Johnson, suffers from epilepsy and his stepfather, Doug Johnson, has multiple sclerosis.”

“Their illnesses have restricted them from finding permanent, full-time work.”

Link is here:  http://www.mackinac.org/17372

Calico Blackie says:

HE WASN’T DOING ANYTHING WRONG. HE SHOULD HAVE HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

But wait….There’s more!

Chewelah boy fined for Honor Flight fundraiser

Our politicians don’t care about us. They never did.

 CHEWELAH– A Chewelah student who has raised more than $25,000 dollars for World War II Veterans is facing a hefty fine for his good deeds.

“12-year-old Justin Peterson holds fundraisers year round for the Honor Flight Program. Last Saturday, he held another fundraiser at the Chewelah City Park.”

“While selling hamburgers, a health inspector stopped by Peterson’s booth and fined him $170 for not having the proper food permit.”

Peterson said, “She charged us for it and I was kind of sad. I was just trying to raise money for vets.”

“The Tri County Health District said the inspector was only following policy. Administrator Dave Windom added, “You don’t want someone in the field making judgment calls on what they consider a worthy cause and cutting people slack. It opens the door for accusations of favoritism.”

Link is here:  http://www.krem.com/honor-flight/Chewelah-boy-fined-for-Honor-Flight-fundraiser-165676016.html 

Calico Blackie says:

HE WASN’T DOING ANYTHING WRONG. HE SHOULD HAVE HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

So, what can we do?  FIGHT BACK. FIGHT THEM EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY.

Here’s an example….

You don’t like the Orwellian cameras watching us? TAKE THEM OUT

2 traffic cameras struck with bullets in Newark

“Someone with a gun is apparently settling scores with those red-light traffic cameras so reviled by New Jersey motorists.”

“Two of the devices were shot in Newark today, police said.”

“Red-light cameras at the intersections of Broad and Murray streets and Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard were given the same treatment as that ill-fated hotel room TV that enraged Elvis.”

“The Newark Police Department is in the early stages of their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the damaging of two of the city’s red-light photo cameras,” Detective Todd McClendon, a police spokesman, said. “The cameras were struck by apparent gunfire during the early morning hours.”

Link is here:  http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/shoot_out_the_red_lights_2_tra.html

Calico Blackie says:

When the government imposed unpopular and unfair laws upon the population, HE ACTED

Now, that’s an illegal act.

Violently acting on your own, or in a group to stop an unpopular and unfair practice by our government is illegal.

Damn good thing Washington and Jefferson never acted violently to end unpopular and unfair government practices.

Oh, wait a minute….

So, it strikes me as high irony that some people in ENGLAND, of all places, have finally done what we should have been doing for the past 10-20 years.

They voiced their disapproval AND acted.

Check out this story….

Tax protesters storm courtroom in attempt to make citizens’ arrest of judge

“Hundreds of protesters stormed a courtroom and attempted to make a citizens’ arrest on a judge in support of a man challenging his council tax bill.”

The scene at the protest in England

“In chaotic scenes, police rescued Judge Michael Peake from the clutches of a mob and escorted him safely from the County Court in Birkenhead, Merseyside.”

“Officers were force to scramble over court benches to control the near riot as one protester shouted to ‘seal the court’. Another sat in the judge’s chair at the head of the court and declared the defendant be released.”

“Deafening cheers and chants could be heard from the crowd outside the courts and demonstrators used mobile phones to film arrests being made.”

“Raymond Saintclair , who organised the Birkenhead protest said: ‘Today was day one. This is going to happen again and again and again. We have sent a message to this court as one nation and one voice until change comes.’

They make the rules and YOU obey. After all, you’re not doing anything wrong.

“The hearing was abandoned and will need to be re-arranged at a date to be fixed.”

Link is here:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364091/Council-tax-protesters-storm-courtroom-arrest-judge.html#ixzz23Feq9ZNQ

Calico Blackie says:

Can you imagine our “Tea Party” people doing that here? NEVER. They’re co-opted pussies and weaklings who surrendered their balls years ago.

Meanwhile, back in “The Land of the Free”……

Feds won’t charge Goldman for infamous trades

THIS is what we should be doing to these bastards here in The USA

WASHINGTON — “Neither Goldman Sachs Group Inc nor its employees will face U.S. criminal charges related to trades they made during the financial crisis that were highlighted in a 2011 U.S. Senate report, the Justice Department said on Thursday.”

“The unusual announcement not to prosecute criminally came in an unsigned statement attributed to the department.”

“Few expected the bank to face criminal charges, but in April 2011, U.S. Senator Carl Levin asked for a criminal investigation after the subcommittee he leads spent years looking into Goldman.”

“Levin’s subcommittee held televised hearings as part of its inquiry, which centered on a subprime mortgage product known as Abacus. He said Goldman misled Congress and investors.”

This is where the banksters ought to be trading and living after they’ve paid their fines and done their time

“The statement from the Justice Department said that officials there “have determined that, based on the law and evidence as they exist at this time, there is not a viable basis to bring a criminal prosecution with respect to Goldman Sachs or its employees in regard to the allegations set forth in the report” from Levin’s subcommittee.”

http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/09/13205102-feds-wont-charge-goldman-for-infamous-trades?lite

Calico Blackie says:

THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORRIED. But, money is power. Is that right?

Also in “The Land of the Free”…..

Occupy Protester Accused Of Bank Robbery For Holding ‘You’re Being Robbed’ Sign

Arrested. Probably a dumb move on his part, but it wasn’t illegal

EASTON, Pa. (CBS) – “An Occupy Easton protester faces an attempted bank robbery charge following an arrest at an organized event at a bank – during which the “Occupier” was holding a sign that reportedly read “You’re being robbed.”

“Dave Gorczynski allegedly held cardboard signs outside a Wells Fargo Branch that read, “You’re being robbed,” while the other said, “Give a man a gun, he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob a country.”

“Gorczynski allegedly did the same thing a short time later inside a Bank of America, prompting an employee to activate the panic alarm.”

“Police reportedly responded and located Gorczynski with the signs in question and arrested him.”

But hey, why bother to protest. The 2012 PROlympics are on TV. Just look at those synchronized swimmers! That’s IMPORTANT

“He is not the criminal. If the police were truly there to protect and serve the taxpayers, the banksters would be arrested and this man would be called a hero,” posted the Occupy Easton group.

Link is here:  http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/08/occupy-easton-protestor-charged-with-attempted-bank-robbery-during-organized-event-in-pennsylvania/

Calico Blackie says:

HE WASN’T DOING ANYTHING WRONG. HE SHOULD HAVE HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

So, what with the trashing of our Constitution and all the elections and good things for us to watch on television….

What else has been going on lately?

Three US Marines shot dead on military base in Afghanistan

From: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/11/13229446-three-us-marines-shot-dead-on-military-base-in-afghanistan?lite

KABUL, Afghanistan — “Three U.S. Marines were shot dead by an Afghan worker on a military base in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official told NBC News, raising to six the number of American service members who died in rogue attacks in the country in 24 hours.”

Do you think Obama or Romney gives a damn about them?

“Let me clearly say that those two incidents clearly do not reflect the overall situation here in Afghanistan,” chief ISAF spokesman Brigadier General Gunter Katz told journalists on Saturday.”

Calico Blackie says: 

If you’re not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about.

Were the families of those servicemen doing anything wrong? Who was doing something wrong?

I’ll tell you who…..

IT’S THE WALL STREET BANKSTERS WHO PROFIT FROM THE KILLING. IT’S OUR GOD-DAMNED POLITICIANS THAT SEND OUR KIDS TO KILL AND TO DIE. IT’S OUR SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS IT TO HAPPEN WHILE A BUNCH OF SMUG FUCKERS SIT BACK AND SAY:

“If you’re not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about.”

An “Occupy” protest yesterday in Las Vegas calling attention to the number of economically related suicides in the United States this year. Do you think Romney and Obama give a shit?

It’s GOT to stop.

So, who are you going to vote for in November?

Damn Romney and Obama

DAMN THEM ALL

Take back the Park in September!

BE A PATRIOT!

Take back our country.

OCCUPY WALL STREET

Calico Blackie   @kidakita

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Jun25

OBSCENITY AND EVIL IN THE MODERN WORLD

by Calico Blackie on June 25, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Big Brother, Bread and Circuses for the Masses, Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings to all freedom fighters from Calico Blackie!

Gratuitous show of titties. I ask: Is this image of Katy Perry in a see-through blouse obscene? It doesn't appear to be evil

What is your definition of “obscene”?

What is your definition of “evil”?

To me, while the definition of obscenity and what is offensive exists in the eyes of the beholder……… 

Evil is always evil.

Cut and dried.

However, when something or someone is able to be both obscene and evil at the same time, that’s where the definition becomes clouded with our pre-conceived and learned notions of what constitutes an absolute “bad.”

Therefore, as I have stated in my past columns, we need to not only redefine how we view different aspects of society as a whole, but we also need to adjust our own personal world view and where we think ourselves and our views fit into our modern society.

Good vs. Evil. Obscene vs. “clean.”

Does obscenity necessarily involve nudity? Does evil necessarily involve malice and greed? What are examples of something which constitutes obscenity and evil at the same time?

Is this image of Katy Perry falling on her ass during a live performance obscene, evil, or just "eye candy" for the male population? Why?

These are all points worth considering in a post-modern world.

So, where is this leading us to?

It’s leading us to a re-examination of good vs. evil. Obscene vs. not obscene. It’s leading us to a re-definition of MORALITY in modern society. It’s leading us to a re-definition of how we govern and are governed.

It’s leading us to group together into protest movements and mutual protection groups. That’s how unions and political parties are formed. Groups of like-minded people begin to get together and form loose coalitions.

Before long, those “loose groups” begin to coalesce into a something much larger and more powerful. They build momentum, until their viewpoints and voices can no longer be ignored.

Maybe that’s what we should allow the occupy movement to evolve into.

Consider this…..

It HAS finally come down to this

Can we get a consensus from the General Assemblies and their supporters across the country to at least loosely form a coalition of dissatisfied people that is willing to ALWAYS act in unison to support each individual group?

I’m not talking about a new political party per-se. I’m talking about an alternate group that doesn’t work in association with, or support ANY of our current political parties.

I’m talking about a group that works totally OUTSIDE of our current system.

I’m talking about a group of citizens that has the potential to become bigger and more vocal than both the Democrat or Republican parties put together in America.

We would not field candidates in the traditional sense in our current system of rigged elections. Why bother to take part in that? Our current system of “Government of the corporations, by the corporations, and for the corporations” means that us fielding candidates would just guarantee that we’ll never have change for the better. 

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

No. We would remain loosely tied to the General Assemblies within the Occupy Movement and eventually become such a large and united front that we could no longer be ignored.

But, we’ve got to believe. We can’t get discouraged.

And, if the Occupy Movement does fade away into obscurity, then we must be prepared to form yet another group to take up the original ideals of ending greed and corruption in government and supporting human rights.

An alternate government, free from malice and greed, within, but not supporting our current system.

Who is with me?

Judging from the way our economy is going, we should be getting more and more recruits every day.

FINALLY, the mainstream media reported on one of our “dirty little secrets.”

This latest news item made me think:

“I wonder how many of these suburbanites wrote us off (or are still writing us off) as little more than a bunch of dirty hippie protesters six months ago?”

From MSNBC:

In suburban America, middle class begins to confront poverty

THIS is what Obama, Boehner, and the rest of them are doing while we're being reduced to poverty. Grab that Wall Street cash!

BOULDER, Colo. – “The small communities that dot the picturesque mountain landscape outside Boulder, Colo., conjure up an image from long before the great recession.”

“Here the manicured lawns and expensive cars are a testament to the achievements of a fiercely independent and educated middle class; a 21st century version of suburban bliss. But often these days, the closed doors of well-kept houses hide a decidedly different reality: hushed conversation about food stamps and Medicaid, depleted bank accounts and 401K’s, kitchen shelves stocked with groceries from food pantries.”

“It’s this dirty little secret,” said Joyce Welch, a stay-at-home mother of three whose husband, a mechanical engineer, lost his job six months ago. “Everybody is supposed to be able to buy the new car, supposed to buy the new house. And what we don’t talk about is people who struggle, and they’re struggling more and more.” 

“The Welch family lives in Superior, a Boulder suburb that was listed by Money Magazine as one of the “Top 20 best places to live in America” in 2011. Neighboring Louisville was ranked number one.”

THIS is Jamie Dimon and his wife arriving for a dinner hosted by President Obama for Chinese statesmen. Our jobs go overseas. Where's our seat at the table? What is this bastard doing at a White House dinner?

“While these affluent communities still boast some of the lowest poverty levels in Colorado, the statistics were nonetheless startling: since 2008 the combined number of families on Medicaid more than doubled, as did the number of people utilizing food assistance.”

” Lafayette, another well-to-do suburb in East Boulder County experienced similar increases.”

“And it isn’t just happening in Boulder County.  A 2011 study by the Brookings Institute revealed that for the first time in United States history there were more poor people living in the suburbs than in cities.”

“The need for help may transcend any published statistics. Sarah Nelson, the program director at the Sister Carmen Community Center a non-profit organization in Lafayette, Colorado, that provides financial assistance to low-income families in East Boulder County, said that Sister Carmen’s share of clients from Louisville and Superior rose from four percent in 2010 to a whopping twenty-two percent by the end of 2011.”

WE are the tired, the poor, the huddled masses. And guess what? Democrat or Republican: THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU

“Many of these formerly middle-class families, Nelson said, have struggled under the radar and have not accessed public assistance programs:  ”Their resources are drained.  They’ve utilized all of their savings, all of their retirement funds.  Their unemployment’s run out.  They’ve gotten as much help from family and friends as they possibly can.  And we’re their last resort.”

“Boulder County has signed up non-profit organizations like the Sister Carmen Community Center to be conduits for some of its front-end services. With the center’s help Joyce Welch and her family qualified for county rent assistance until August 2012, enough time, Joyce hoped, for her husband to find a job that will get the family back on their financial feet.”

“But for now, she has begrudgingly accepted that she has become a new and different statistic of poverty in America.”

“People like me are on food stamps. It’s people who want to go to work and can’t find work and don’t have an alternative,” she said, drawing an invisible square around her face, “I am the face of food stamps in 2012.  I’m the face of Medicaid in 2012. I don’t like it, you know, I don’t sit there and wanna scream it from the mountaintop.  But this is reality.  This is my reality.  This is the reality for more and more people in America.“

Read more here:  http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/23/12376840-in-suburban-america-middle-class-begins-to-confront-poverty?lite

At what point do we stop buying into THEIR labels for us and create our own new world?

Calico Blackie says:

We’ve got to put a stop to the killing of America at the hands of the 1%. At what point do we define poverty as “OBSCENE”?

After I read the above story, I read the comments left after the article and was genuinely surprised.

They weren’t the usual “Get a job” and “They made bad choices” type of comments left by smug idiots who don’t realize that eventually it’s going to happen to them too.

Here’s a sampling of those comments:

“The wealthy have gamed the system to their advantage.

Our elected officials do not serve the people.

And we, the people, continue to elect them.”

We're not buying into their bullshit anymore

“Tell me, gullible Christian consumers, when the whole thing does finally collapse for the middle class, will you sleep soundly knowing that you saved stem cells, or fetuses, or that you pushed for creationism in school, or trickle-down economics, or fought the godless democrats all for baby Jesus, or stood hand in hand against the dire threat of gay marriage?

None of that helped. None of it put food on your table. None of it made a bit of difference.

“While you were distracted and divided and riled up for the wrong causes, your future was outsourced and offshored. Tax laws were rewritten. Wealth shifted upwards while you were fooled into thinking that you were doing ‘better’.

Spend and borrow! Take out a home equity loan! Buy a cart full of Chinese crap! Put your neighbors out of work to save a few bucks while shopping!”

What kind of lives will your children lead, selling each other cheap consumer goods and fast food for $9 an hour with no benefits and a college degree?”

Don't support a system that is killing us. STOP BEING A PUPPET OF THE SYSTEM

The next comment was:

“What will it take for you to demand better from your elected officials?

What will it take for you to walk away from the pathetic distractions the Republicans drag out to trick you into voting for them, or the patronizing promises of ‘entitlements’ and ‘change’ that the Democrats weakly trumpet that never materialize?”

For the first time in my life, I really don’t care who is elected for President, it won’t matter one way or another.

On one hand we have Bush/ Obama who talks big, but does nothing. And on the other, we have Mr. Flip-flop who has yet to even say anything except for, “Economies bad”.

“I got a survey from the Obama campaign yesterday, and I said in it, “I would like for you too use your new NDAA law and just fu@king murder me already, I’m tired of ALL the political bullsh!t and lies from both parties.”

Then, the next comment was:

THIS OBSCENITY IS WHAT THE 1% HAS BEEN PREACHING TO US FOR DECADES

“Actually, we ALL have a part in the huge disparity between the rich and the poor, the “HAVES” and the “HAVE NOTS”. And it was a very simple matter of not paying attention to the ideological BS being subtly infused into our brains: That wealth is an entitlement of the few.

Show me where in the Constitution it states this. Now, show me where in the Constitution it states that a US CEO must, must, must earn the highest salary in the world or for that matter, earn 500 times more than his employees.

Don’t bother…there is no such entitlement and the BS 500 times higher salaries were entirely a fabrication of men who rammed that idea down their intimidated employees throats for 4 or more decades.”

And finally:

“When an ideology…ANY ideology seeks to create a huge disparity for self-promotion and self-aggrandizment…that’s wrong. When an ideology stresses that some may not have to pay what all others do…that’s wrong. When an ideology cause one single American to struggle for no reason other than grabbing wealth…that’s wrong.”

Wealth that causes mass suffering isn’t wealth…it’s evil. It’s wrong and it has to be stopped.

Mitt Romney "auditions" a prospective running mate. Obscene? The most obscene thing about this image is: NEITHER ONE OF THEM GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU. They're evil

No man in the US deserves to earn an obscene salary if that salary demolishes, dismantles and degrades any other American or their government.

So ….if you want more struggle…keep falling for the BS of the right. Keep believing that an employer is the only God to whom you owe your lives.

Keep believing that money, not people is all that matter….see how far that gets the civilization in which you live.

Oh and don’t expect the ritzy titzies to agree that their selfish, naricissism and greed is evil. They can’t “afford” to admit the truth.”

Calico Blackie says:

It’s time, people. We’re fed up. It’s time we take action and get together to take back control. Whatever it takes.

The only part of this image that is obscene is that she's not pointing the gun at the right heads

We can’t afford to delay. Every day, more and more people are falling into the ranks of the impoverished. More and more people are joining us among the ranks of the homeless and imprisoned.

More and more people are seeing their children go hungry, while their once secure lifestyle has turned to dust.

More and more good people are being humiliated and have had any last shred of pride taken away from them. The whole while the Wall Street banksters are reaping record profits.

More and more people are losing hope.

I say: GIVE THEM HOPE!

A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE, BUT WE’VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR IT.

Remember…..

The only way we will EVER regain our freedoms and our way of life is to FIGHT THE ENEMY. That enemy is WALL STREET.

BANKSTERS: WE ARE COMING

FIGHT THEM!

The ultimate obscenity is greed.

STAMP IT OUT

Citizens of the WORLD: Unite and abolish the big markets and money changers.

They are NOT job or wealth creators for we, the people.

HANG THE BANKSTERS

OCCUPY WALL STREET

Calico Blackie   @kidakita

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May09

WE MUST DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

by Calico Blackie on May 9, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Bread and Circuses for the Masses, Media Bias


 

Greetings from Calico Blackie!

The new motto for BOTH political parties. "Good Enough"

Yet another round of primary elections was held yesterday here in the United States.

The winners cheered and the losers…Well, we went to the polls and voted in yet another forlorn hope that we might actually make a difference.

Anyone who has been paying attention these past few decades knows we can elect Krusty the Clown to fill the House, Senate and White House and it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.

Or, maybe it would. Krusty would probably be more honest and open when it came to not caring about us “peons.”

On Wall Street and in Washington, DC, at best, they’re not listening to us or are ignoring us.  At worst, they’re planning new and more devilish methods to control us by passing restrictive and unconstitutional laws and militarizing our police forces.

Congress has a 9% approval record while our President promised “Hope and Change” and delivered “Business as Usual.”

Romney promises tax cuts for the rich and austerity and benefit cuts for the rest of us.

Bank of America: THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN. Do the bank and their paid-for politicians care about us?

So, who’s listening to us?  NOBODY.

THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU.

Bank of America = Too big to fail.

Another bailout on it’s way!

Do you hear “our” President and Congressmen suggesting that maybe it would make for a healthier America to break up the huge banks into smaller entities and end the stranglehold that Wall Street has on the country?

NO. THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT AMERICA EITHER.

But, back to the campaign trail. Did you see this?

From MSNBC:

First Thoughts: The margins told the story

IT'S A CIRCUS! THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU

“President Obama was expected to win the West Virginia primary, but not to be WITHIN 20 points TO A CONVICTED FELON SITTING IN FEDERAL PRISON IN ANOTHER STATE.”

“By the way, wonder why Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s not sure who he’ll vote for this fall in the presidential election? This is why — and why West Virginia will continue to be the butt of jokes by coastal elites.”

“Yesterday was the first time in a speech that was supposed to be a pivot speech when it actually felt like Romney was pivoting to the general election.”

“Every other time he was supposedly pivoting, it felt more like he was still trying to appease conservative voters – not independents. Well, yesterday he was in the accepted birth state of the famous Reagan Democrats – Michigan, where he was born and raised, and he invoked Bill Clinton, trying to put paint Pres. Obama as someone who has turned his back on Clintonism.”

CLINTONISM? Good Lord Mitt!

“With a sitting Democratic governor not running for reelection because she’d probably lose, a sexual harassment scandal within the state party, AND Amendment One passing OVERWHELMINGLY, Obama and Democrats have a real mess on their hands – and maybe that strategy was too cute by half.”

“The overwhelming North Carolina vote to define marriage as legal only between a man and woman is an unequivocal reminder that gay marriage remains unappealing in many parts of the country, even as its support grows overall nationally.”

Link is here:  http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11616497-first-thoughts-the-margins-told-the-story?lite

The people vote on the issue of gay marriage, and the Supreme Court will nullify the vote as “unconstitutional.”

Why? Because it keeps us divided and fighting among ourselves. It gives us an issue to fight about whose outcome makes no difference to big business Wall Street profits.

They're not listening to us because they don't care

Why wasn’t The NDAA struck down as unconstitutional? Why isn’t robbing us so that bank CEO’s could get huge bonuses for their mismanagement and lack of caring about the PEOPLE illegal?

While we’re distracted by voting on gay (human) rights, which shouldn’t even be an issue in our “free” country, we’re being hammered by CISPA and other “Big Brother” laws.

WHY DON’T WE GET TO VOTE ON THOSE?

The answer? Because the “powers that be” won’t let us vote or decide on items that might actually make a difference to them, their profit margin, and their power over “We, The People”.

It's an illusion

The fact that many Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going here is obvious to anybody with eyes.

Running UNOPPOSED in North Carolina, “our” President was able to garner 79.2% of the vote, with 20.8% voting no preference amongst Democrats who voted.

In West Virginia, Obama was able to only garner 59.4% of the votes against his opponent, K. Judd in the primary (who is a convicted felon sitting in prison). Judd got 40.6% of the vote.

What does that tell you?

WE’RE DAMNED ANGRY! But, do you think they really care about us in DC or on Wall Street?

Here’s the latest bullshit we’re being fed by the Bloomberg propaganda machine:

Job Openings in U.S. Rise to Highest Level Since 2008

Everything is getting BETTER! Have you ever wondered why we're such a legally doped-up nation?

“Employers in the U.S. were seeking to fill more jobs in March than at any time in almost four years, showing growing confidence in the U.S. economy.”

“The number of open positions increased by 172,000 to 3.74 million, the most since July 2008, from a revised 3.57 million the prior month that was larger than previously estimated, the Labor Department said today in Washington.”

“Another report showed small companies were more optimistic on their outlook.”

“More vacancies are a sign American companies were planning to expand at the end of the first quarter, undaunted by the jump in fuel costs or concerns that global economic growth will slow.”

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-08/job-openings-in-the-u-dot-s-dot-increased-in-march-hiring-slowed

Calico Blackie says:

What types of jobs are opening, and what do they pay? Poverty level pay?

How your employer looks upon you the day you retire & the company has to start paying you your pension (if you were lucky enough to have a pension plan)

Are they non-union jobs with no benefits?

Also, is it the employers that are showing a growing confidence in the economy, or is it the propaganda machine not accounting for people being replaced after leaving the workforce due to retirement, firings, or other reasons?

If we’re adding so many jobs, why do the REAL unemployment (not the cooked-up statistics) numbers remain so high?

We’re being lied to. It’s almost as if we’re being used as pawns in a big game by powerful people who don’t give a damn about us. Uhhhh….

So, anyway…..

With our “leaders” not caring….

With “We the People” becoming more and more disenfranchised and oppressed…..

With legions of homeless Americans wandering the streets…..

What else is in the “news?”

Melissa Gilbert talks ‘Dancing With The Stars’ elimination and ‘amazing’ experience

Melissa Gilbert seen here after the show, on her way to apply for a new job at Hooters

“There were two eliminations on “Dancing With The Stars” on May 8. Roshon Fegan was the first celebrity to get the axe on Tuesday night’s results episode, but former “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert said when she was standing underneath the red lights alongside Katherine Jenkins, she knew she’d be the one to get the boot.”

Link is here:  http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Melissa-Gilbert-talks-Dancing-With-The-Stars-elimination-and-amazing-experience—See-video/8654277&cmp=emc-otrc-Todays_entertainment_news-050912-top1-8654277

THIS IS BULLSHIT.

The American people care more about this show and it’s “stars” than they do about what’s happening to our country and it’s citizens.

Maybe we should just vote Melissa Gilbert into the White House, move our seat of government to Hollywood, and be done with it.

It probably wouldn’t make a Goddamned bit of difference.

Does anybody care anymore, or are we all gulping down the happy pills and bullshit we’re being fed?

Check this out:

From Redding Coalition for the Homeless:

Occupy Philadelphia feeding the homeless, as was done by every major "occupy" group, until it was deemed illegal by the authorities

“I started this group when the Occupy movement was in its infancy, let several others moderate and was then removed and kicked out ! These people NEVER ONCE have defended the Poor and Homeless of Redding and Shasta County California, you will never see them protest for Homeless Safe Ground, Violations of Homeless Constitutional and Civil rights, the Shelter Crisis here ….MONTH AFTER MONTH NOTHING ! NO ADVOCACY OR PROTEST OF ANY KIND !!”

“I believe the Occupy Movement belongs to homeless folks FIRST ! Especially Homeless Families and Children. GROUP HI JACKED !!!”

“Fellow Global Homeless Advocates…You know my Heart by now…You know what to do…;)”

Link is here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Redding-Coalition-for-the-Homeless/271189856282202

Calico Blackie replied:

“Solidarity from Siskiyou County to both Occupy AND the Redding Coalition, from A Siskiyou County “occupier.” We fight for HUMAN RIGHTS, and EVERYONE whose rights are trampled on. That includes the homeless. We fight for the Constitution. Liberty and Justice for ALL.”

Homeless in "The greatest country in the world"

To the man who fights for the rights of homeless people in Redding and to people who advocate for the homeless everywhere:

I understand your frustration.

The other day, I was watching a news program where an “occupier” was being interviewed and he said that change will be “a very slow process.”  He added that it might take 10 years before we see “occupy” make any difference.

Well, guess what?

THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AND LIVING IN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ACROSS AMERICA DON’T HAVE 10 YEARS.

Change has to come NOW. Whatever it takes.

WE don’t have 10 years either. By then we’ll all be crushed and in prison and the homeless population will be dead.

Have you seen this story?

America’s Top Prison Corporation: A Study in Predatory Capitalism and Cronyism

Don't worry. There's a new job awaiting you....IN PRISON

“This week, I will tackle the largest private prison company, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and its unprecedented proposal to buy prisons from money-strapped states, as well as how CCA has gamed the system with trips through the revolving door, self-dealing and influence peddling.”

“Just to set the stage as to how large the prison population is in the United States: our prison population is the highest in the world; one out of 100 US residents are in prison. This number has grown dramatically since 1990, due to tighter crime laws and longer sentences. “Between 1970 and 2005, the number of people incarcerated in the United States grew by 700 percent.”

Link is here:  http://truth-out.org/news/item/8875-corrections-corporation-of-america-a-study-in-predatory-capitalism-and-cronyism

So, what am I, Calico Blackie doing about it, you ask?

You can see the Siskiyou Wilderness in the background!...oh, wait a minute

I educate. I talk to people in town and tell them why I’m an occupier.

I spread the word about homelessness.

I’ve volunteered my time in the soup kitchens. I blog and I support my allies.

I do everything I can, but if you’re at all familiar with the area where I live, you know that I have to be very careful.

Publicly proclaiming support for the Occupy Movement and advocating for the homeless in this county can be likened to someone wearing a Winston Churchill T-shirt in 1938 Berchtesgaden, Germany.

Yet….

Change has to come NOW…….Whatever it takes.

WHATEVER IT TAKES

And it won’t be at the polls. I guarantee that.

They don’t give a damn about us.

IT WILL HAVE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY US, ON THE STREETS.

Keep the Faith, Occupiers.

Keep the faith, Redding Coalition for the Homeless.

OCCUPY WALL STREET

Calico Blackie  @kidakita

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Mar14

Has It Really Come To This?

by Calico Blackie on March 14, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings to all from the middle of nowhere!

Do you choose to be right wing, or left wing? Does it matter?

Another set of GOP primaries were held yesterday and the results were split fairly evenly between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

How nice.

It’s been said more and more these days, because our choices will once again be so odious, the November presidential election is Obama’s to lose.

American GOP voters are asking themselves: Who can beat Obama?

Is that really the question they should be asking themselves? Is that really the question WE ALL should be asking ourselves?

With more and more protests around the nation being broken up by an increasingly militarized police force, we the people are being stifled. Our voices are not being heard.

We're being cornered and left with no alternative but to fight back

The needs and demands of the people are not being met.

We are being driven into corners like a herd of sheep.

What the authorities fail to realize is that many of us are not sheep.

When you drive people into a corner, and they realize that their only alternative to being enslaved or slaughtered is to fight, we will fight.

Maybe “the powers that be” do realize this and that’s why our police forces now look like something straight out of a futuristic and apocalyptic movie where the masses are little more than rabble to be exploited for labor and as a food source, and the police are nothing more than a ruthless gang of killers enforcing the will of the ruling class.

We’ve made our demands abundantly clear:

End economic injustice in America.

End corruption in government

Have more transparency in government

Make education affordable for the masses

End the bank bailouts

Restore democracy to the people

Return to the Constitution and what our Founding Fathers stood for

So, what do we repeatedly hear from the 1%, their corporate media, and the sheep that believe their lies?

“The occupy movement has no clear demands.”

One of the riot cops called out to brutally crush a womens-rights demonstration at the Virginia State capitol recently. She could be a concentration camp guard

Our leaders (both corporate and political) are not listening because they feel they don’t HAVE to listen to us. They’ll just continue with their tried and true methods of keeping us divided.

They will use their private army (the police).

They will use the mainstream media as their propaganda arm because it’s always worked for them in the past.

Blacks against whites. Men against women. Democrats against Republicans. Right against left, and so on forever.

But, they underestimate the size, scope and degree of our dissatisfaction.

This is a farmer who lost almost everything in the MF-Global fiasco. He's going broke, while Corzine is a free and rich man. This farmer is ANGRY

It’s not just the “hippies” yelling anymore.

It’s a diverse group of Americans that every day are becoming angrier.

Congress has a 9% approval rating.

What have we seen done by Congress to improve this situation?

Nothing.

They don’t give a damn about you and it’s becoming clearer every day that they don’t represent us or our interests anymore.

Why is this?

They've finally managed to make us ALL angry. But will our government do anything? NO

They’ve been bought and they don’t care about the country. They serve their owners and expect us to do the same.

They don’t care about America. They’re ALL committing treason.

But, back to the November Presidential election……..

We’re reaching a boiling point and the question to me now isn’t who will win.

The REAL question should be: Will there even be a November election?

Or, will we, tired of being given the illusion of choice at the polls, have descended into lawlessness, revolution and civil war by then, thus forcing the “election” to be postponed?

Has it really come to this?

Read on……I read this yesterday:

5 Reasons Why the Revolution is the Only Reality That Will Force the Upper Class to Face the Consequences of Their Actions

Do you really think Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan-Chase will give up his hold on America unless he's dragged out of his office and sent to the wall?

“Without a sudden armed revolution, the upper class will continue to rob and steal, living a life of luxury on the back of the workers.”

“Without revolution, the upper class will never confess their crimes against the worker which are crimes against humanity.”

“Without revolution, the upper class will continue to create systems which justify its methods of exploitation, such as academia and media.”

“Without revolution, the upper class will continue to plead innocent while consciously robbing the natural resources of the world.”

“Without revolution, the upper class will continue to fetishize and glamorize their sick lifestyles of luxury and apathy.”

Link is here:  http://theactivists.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/5-reasons-why-the-revolution-is-the-only-reality-that-will-force-the-upper-class-to-face-the-consequences-of-their-actions/

We're learning and we're damned angry!

Calico Blackie says:

More and more “occupy” camps are being broken up. The camp in Orlando was the victim of yet another pre-dawn raid by the forces of the 1%.

The camp was forcibly removed, and the protesters were given a new “approved location” where they could protest during daylight hours only. No camping.

Simple crackdowns on dissent is how the Nazis began their program for total control of the German population.

It was people that stood around and said nothing or supported the crackdowns as “a way to keep order” that allowed Hitler and his henchmen to lead an entire nation to ruin.

Who's side will YOU be on?

When the Police have total control and we are no longer permitted to speak outside the “protest boxes” it will be too late.

The time has come to choose sides. You’re either with us, or against us. There is no neutrality.

There is no Right or Left.

There is only “We the People” vs the greedy Traitors that sold out our country and constitution.

TIME TO DECIDE.

Will you stand with the Wall Street Bankers and their wholly-owned subsidiary in Washington, DC, or will you stand with We, The People and the Constitution of the United States of America?

Freedom or slavery?

The choice is yours. Choose wisely.

Choose carefully. If it really does come down to this, it isn’t going to be pretty or easy. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to take back our country from the 1%?

Thanks for being a good American.

I’ll just leave this here. Draw your own conclusions.

Link is here if the video has problems:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9ykKgKWb8g&feature=youtu.be

“Congress shall make NO law respecting an establishment of religion, OR prohibiting the free exercise thereof; OR abridging the freedom of speech, OR of the press; OR the right of the people peaceably to assemble, AND to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

They're OUR STREETS!

OCCUPY WALL STREET

OCCUPY ALL STREETS

Fight for your country

 We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Feb11

American “Kulaks” Waiting for the Hammer to Fall

by Calico Blackie on February 11, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Posted In: Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings to all from the “Voice of the 99% in Rural America!”

THE POLLS ARE OPEN! Be sure to put on the gas mask conveniently placed for you on the corner of the voting booth

Another GOP caucus will be held today. This time, it’s in Maine and the usual suspects will be there.

Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, whether you’re a conservative, liberal, or moderate, no matter which way you lean, there is one thing that is as certain as the fact the Klamath River flows towards the ocean: They don’t give a damn about you.

That being said, I was watching a liberal news show last night filled with Obama supporters all of which were busy pointing fingers at the GOP and playing the blame game.

Then, I read the news from the conservative side and what was happening?  All were busy pointing fingers at the Democrats and playing the blame game.

You would think that with the approval rating of both houses of congress in the single digits, somebody might start getting a clue, but no.

The system has failed us and any solutions being offered by either side stinks to high heaven, unless you’re rich.

Out into the street with you, Kulak! Only these modern day American "Kulaks" are mostly too brainwashed to support the Occupy Movement

All we citizens get is lip-service and then it’s “business as usual.”

Meanwhile, the middle-class continues to erode into poverty and the poor get poorer as we experience our own form of “Dekulakization” here in the USA.

Kulaks were the Soviet middle class during the late 1920s, and Stalin made the decision to eliminate them much in the same way the 1% is trying to eliminate the middle class here in America.

Our “kulak class” (middle class) is being destroyed here just as surely as it was during the Stalin regime, but the 1% is going about this destruction in a much more covert manner.

We’re not having our possessions confiscated and being kicked out of our houses to be transported to Siberia.

Another middle-class family in America loses their home and is forced to move. Oh, wait...This is a 1930 photograph from the USSR of a middle-class family losing their home

We’re being kicked out of our houses and being forced to sell our possessions in a last minute and fruitless attempt to survive, and then being left to sink into abject poverty and/or homelessness.

It’s basically the same as the Stalin era, but without the executions.

And, it’s being done at a slower rate so that the sheep won’t notice they’re being led to the slaughterhouse until it’s too late for all of us.

Why is this happening? They (the 1%) don’t need us all, and they feel it’s time to “thin the herd.”

Automation has created a surplus of human beings needed to keep their corrupt and rotten machine going.

Our ONLY real hope, short of bloody revolution, is to OCCUPY

Democratic and GOP leaders are lying to us, both groups trying to keep us divided with the illusion that we really have a choice in our leadership, so that we continue to fight among ourselves as to which political party will give us a fairer shake.

Like a bunch of chickens, we run around and fight amongst ourselves vying for scraps instead of focusing on the real causes of our problems.

It’s the system and we’re being crushed by it.

Our last and only real hope, short of sharpening the blades on the guillotines, is to OCCUPY.

So….What IS new with the “Occupy Wall Street” Movement?

From Occupy Los Angeles

*2/11/12 Is a busy day for Occupy Los Angeles, so please watch for updates early on in the day and throughout the day.*

Link is here: https://www.facebook.com/occupyLA

From Occupy Pasadena

Occupy Pasadena General Assembly

 3:00pm until 5:00pm Orange Grove Friends Meeting Home, 520 E. Orange Grove Blvd. , Pasadena, CA

Come help organize and discuss proposals for joint actions! How can we keep helping the world-wide movement occupying public spaces from here to Antarctica! Facilitation Team meets at 2:30PM. This week we will be discussing Occupy Pasadena’s Principles of Solidarity. Please come and share your input.

Link is here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/240327479384590/

From Occupy Germany

All over the country!

“Where you look, on the streets and squares of the Republic, in school, at work, on the Internet: the citizens feel again, the need to talk about political discussions and to get involved. You wish not only for policy decisions. The ongoing protests have triggered a nationwide discussion on public participation.”

Calico Blackie says:

There are hundreds of Occupy protests happening all over the world, with dozens scattered across the United States. They’re still going strong. Small groups get together and stage marches daily.

There was one in San Francisco just last night of around 150 people.

Why wasn’t it reported in the media?

Why are these concerned citizens being ignored by everybody except for the “citizen journalists” on the street?

There is hope yet, kulak! You've got OCCUPY on your side. That's a hell of a lot more than you can say about the government

Why? It’s because the corporate media and their masters do not want the general population to know that there is a glimmer of hope.

They’re praying this movement is crushed, or just “goes away” by the time the weather warms up.

They know, that if we are still demonstrating come spring and summer, it will only take a single spark to ignite the prairie fire.

Meanwhile The Conservative Political Action Committee is being held right now.

Did you hear the news?

From CBS

Occupy protestors kicked out of CPAC

“Occupy” protestors conducted a silent protest that erupted into a chanting match between protestors and conservative conference attendees.”

Mitt Romney. He doesn't give a damn about you

“Romney says “I’m not concerned about the very poor,” and I’m here to say he should care, I’m one of them,” said Joe Gallant, a recent graduate of George Mason University. “I’m working two jobs and still can’t make it.”

“Two college students from New Jersey, Matt Bowe and Kevin Spiley, gave a play-by-play. “They weren’t tall enough to block the screen, but it was still annoying,” Spiley said. The crowd started to yell at the protestors, who covered their mouths with tape and wore shirts that read, “If money is speech, poverty is silence.” Bowe said people started to shout the protestors down by saying, “‘You smell, get a job’ — you know, the usual stuff.”

Laura Ingraham on the radio

“The Occupy movement has not received much attention at CPAC, but both radio host Laura Ingraham and commentator Ann Coulter made jokes about it.”

“Ingraham opened her speech with with a jab at the group.”

“Referring to about 100 protestors outside the hotel hosting the conservative conference, she said, “You might not have seen them, but you smell them.”

 

Link is here:  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57374889-503544/occupy-protestors-kicked-out-of-cpac/

Then there was this little “nugget” in the news…….

Ann Coulter riles up the CPAC crowd

Ann Coulter seen here at CPAC looking as if she's awaiting a shower of gold from her fans

“Coulter incorporated the “occupy” protests, Bernie Madoff, “Obamacare,” pretty girls and the Republican presidential candidates into wide-ranging comedic commentary in which she attacked Mr.Obama discussed the issues faced by conservatives.

She also sought to unite a party going through a bitter and longer-than-expected Republican presidential primary.” “Coulter said Friday that the feminist movement “set us back.” In response to a question from a conservative female college student who asked about how to respond to those who question how a woman can be a conservative, Coulter said that “all pretty girls are right-wingers.”

Bill Clinton seen here with his mistress....Oh, wait a minute

“She said “right-wing girls” are both more beautiful and don’t have to date liberal men, who she said treat women like Bill Clinton and former Congressman Anthony Wiener, two politicians who had inappropriate sexual relationships with women outside their marriage.”

Link is here:  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57374812-503544/ann-coulter-riles-up-the-cpac-crowd/#comments

Calico Blackie says:

See? They’re all the same. Whether they’re GOP or Democrat, they don’t give a damn about you.

I noticed that while Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter were busy making their dirty cracks, they both failed to mention Newt having his daughters from his first wife tell the world that his second wife was lying about his third wife, or that Mitt Romney is an animal abuser.

Speaking of animal abuse…This just makes my blood boil:

More dogs sick as FDA steps up scrutiny of chicken jerky pet treats

Mitt doesn't give a damn about his dog too!

“FDA now has received 537 reports of illnesses in dogs, including 437 reports since it issued a renewed warning about chicken jerky treats from China in November.”

“Pet owners and veterinarians are reporting that animals have been stricken with a range of symptoms within hours or days of eating chicken jerky treats, including serious problems such as kidney failure and Fanconi syndrome, a condition marked by low blood sugar. The illnesses appear tied to imported Chinese chicken jerky products, also sold as chicken tenders, chicken strips or chicken treats.”

Link is here:   http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10375637-more-dogs-sick-as-fda-steps-up-scrutiny-of-chicken-jerky-pet-treats

Calico Blackie says:

"Save money, die faster!"

Let’s see……

Lead in toys imported from China.

Poison in pet treats imported from China.

Unsafe levels of other metals in consumer goods imported from China.

What’s next?

Are they making those cheap pots and pans sold at Wal-Mart from iron ore left over from their nuclear test sites?

But go ahead and buy that cheap junk. I’m sure it’s safe. Honest.

Hey, our economy is improving! Things are rosy. Obama loves us!

Did you see this in the morning news? Don’t kid yourself.

From Yahoo News

Drink up, America!

Pepsico to cut 8,700 jobs; 4Q net rises

Pepsico will cut 8,700 jobs in cost-cutting move; 4th-quarter net income rises

PepsiCo is trying to put some fizz back into its business. The food and drinks maker announced a restructuring on Thursday that includes cutting 8,700 jobs globally and plowing money into advertising drinks like Pepsi and Mountain Dew in North America.

Link is here:  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pepsico-cut-8-700-jobs-121915409.html

Calico Blackie says:

8700 jobs. That’s a lot of Kulaks that now get to experience poverty. I wonder how many of them called us “dirty hippies” when they spoke of the Occupy Movement? Did you notice there was no mention of a decrease in production after the layoffs take place? WORK HARDER, PEASANT!

So, what are the choices left to us?

DON’T JUST SIT ON YOUR ASSES WAITING FOR THE HAMMER TO FALL.

OCCUPY! (bring tent)

BECOME ACTIVE!

 

For Yourself.

For your family.

For our future.

WHATEVER IT TAKES, WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP!

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

 

 

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Jan27

The Stink of Debate (or, they’re still blowing smoke)

by Calico Blackie on January 27, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Bread and Circuses for the Masses, Media Bias


 

Greetings to all the people working together to improve our lives!

And, if you believe that......

A big Klamath River hello to all of you.

Skunks got under my house last night.

I woke up and thought it was just the lingering stink from last nights GOP debate still permeating the house, but no.

My outside cat got skunked too, and today, he smells worse than Romney and Gingrich combined.

Why do they even bother to still have these debates, when anyone with half a brain knows that these clowns don’t give a damn about us? Oh well. I guess it makes for good ratings, and that is all-important to the mainstream media.

So, what happened?

All ready for the debate!

From MSNBC

Romney owned Gingrich, but problems linger (Like the smell of a skunk)

“If Mitt Romney wins the nomination, we’ll look back and say the first hour of last night’s debate and say that was when he finally put it away.”

“Romney dominated Newt Gingrich — from the opening barbs over immigration to his effective response to Gingrich on Freddie/Fannie money (“Mr. Speaker have you checked your own investments?”) to squashing Gingrich’s attempt to co-opt the audience once again (“Wouldn’t it be nice if people wouldn’t make accusations somewhere else that they aren’t willing to make here?”).

“Romney was aggressive without being petulant. He finally looked comfortable sparring. He looked for the first time like he deserved the moniker “front runner” on stage.”

“And it certainly helped that he had a new debate coach. Romney just wasn’t the same guy.”

If you really want to hear the crap they were spouting, Link is here: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/27/10250388-first-thoughts-romney-owned-gingrich-but-problems-linger

That's what you get for being in front!

Calico Blackie says:

These debates are getting way too predictable.

You know in advance that whoever the “frontrunner du jour” is, they’re going to get piled on like a kangaroo at a dingo rally, while Ron Paul stands by watching as if he’s secretly amused by their stupidity.

So, I ask…..

Is watching the pimps fight amongst themselves fun if we’re still perceived by them to be their whores?

What is our fascination with these idiots? Is it like a train-wreck and we can’t bring ourselves to look away?

Business as usual. They're all for sale to the highest bidder and we ain't got the money

Meanwhile, President Obama continues to sit back and rake in the special interest cash, while we, the people, continue to get flushed down the toilet by Wall Street.

You gotta love it!

Until we realize that neither party truly represents us, nothing will “change.”

Our only hope is to Occupy.

That being said…..

What’s new on the Occupy front?

From Occupy Los Angeles

They’re still going strong!

“Saturday the 28th at 7:30pm Occupy LA General Assembly will have a specially themed GA to discuss the May 1st General Strike.”

Link is here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/197939270305480/

Did the authorities really think that the Occupiers were going to go away?

Interesting data from Occupy Canada

“Reporters Without Borders has released its annual World Press Freedom Index and the United States fell 27 points to No. 47 on the list. Why? “More than 25 [reporters] were subjected to arrests and beatings at the hands of police” during Occupy movement protests.”

Link is here:  http://inagist.com/AlterPolitics/162389787351851008/

From Occupy Portland

Right 2 Dream Too Rally at City Hall–Waive the Fines!

“We are not a campground. Right 2 Dream Too provides refuge and a safe space to rest or sleep undisturbed for dozens of people who are experiencing homelessness in downtown Portland at no cost to the city.”

“Hundreds of people sleep on the streets of Portland every night, there are often no beds available at shelters, and it can take months or even years to get into transitional or permanent affordable housing. ”

“Join us as we ask the City of Portland to waive the fines imposed on Right to Dream Too and support our work providing a safe space to rest or sleep to people in our community who would otherwise be under bridges or in doorways.”

For more information: Right 2 Dream Too and Right 2 Survive
right2dreamtoo@gmail.com

Link is here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/162521970523197/

And from Chicago:

Let's do it!

OCCUPY CHICAGO MAY 1st!

There is too much at stake for us to quit and we’re not going anywhere.

We’re still going strong in hundreds of cities throughout the world. You just don’t hear about it in the mainstream media. And we will always be ready to fight the 1% and their henchmen wherever we find their corrupt and money-worshiping carcasses.

On to other topics. Have you heard the news?

U.S. economy growing faster, but still struggling

“The United States economy picked up speed at the end of 2011 as businesses substantially built up their inventories and consumers increased their spending.”

“Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation’s economic health, grew at a 2.8% annual rate in the last three months of the year, the Commerce Department said.”

“While the number appeared to come in strong, there were still signs of overall weakness, and economists remain cautious about the outlook for the economy. One reason is that the bulk of the growth came from just one area: businesses building up their stock of goods. Private businesses increased inventories $56 billion in the fourth quarter, following a decrease of $2 billion in the third quarter.”

Link is here:  http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/27/news/economy/gdp_growth/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1

Calico Blackie says:

Happy nightmares tonight!

Will they ever wake up and realize we’re not buying these lies anymore.

No matter how they dress it up, our economy is still awful. The rich are getting richer, the middle class continues to shrink, and the poor are getting poorer.

But, at least our kids would have jobs if Newt gets his way.

On that note…

TAKE A STAND. SPRING IS COMING! Will you stand with Lincoln and the people, or will you stand with JP Morgan-Chase and the 1%. It’s decision time.

IT'S TIME FOR US TO TAKE BACK AMERICA. RISE UP!

JOIN US.

Join us across America and the World. OCCUPY WALL STREET!

For yourself. For your family. For our future.

and……..

Don’t forget about Officer Pike of the UC Davis PD. Let’s never forget how he and other police officers have treated peaceful protesters.  He should be arrested and tried for assaulting the public.

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Jan24

FIGHT THE MACHINE!

by Calico Blackie on January 24, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Bread and Circuses for the Masses, Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings from the voice of the 99% in rural America!

There's a camera watching your every move!

It must be tough, at times, to be a celebrity in this country, but most of us would like to try it at least once. Imagine your every move being under scrutiny and laid bare for all to see and snicker over, while you are left to deeply regret your moment of indiscretion.

We haven’t heard much from Hollywood regarding SOPA, NDAA, ACTA, or the Occupy Movement for good reason. 

They’re afraid of alienating their fan-base which could also have a direct effect on their bank accounts. Most “stars” and “star athletes” are content to be like a significant portion of the population, and sit back waiting until they can determine which way the wind is blowing.

Also, they realize their opinions can have a significant impact on peoples lives (I don’t know why), and that a lot of crazies out there will use those words to either stalk the celebrity, or to commit crimes to impress a certain star. Remember Manson and the Beatles? Remember the guy who wanted to impress Jodie Foster?

But, not all of them will sit back. Some are not afraid to speak up and then accept the consequences of their actions.

Case in point?

From WHDH Washington, DC

Thomas a no-show at White House, releases statement

WASHINGTON — “Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas declined to attend the White House ceremony with President Barack Obama honoring the team for its 2011 Stanley Cup Championship. “I know you’re all wicked happy to be here,” President Obama greeted the Bruins.”

He knows how to stand up for himself

“But not all were there. The MVP was missing as President Obama praised his performance. A team spokesman said in an email statement that Thomas opted not to attend the event. Thomas later posted a statement”

Stanley Cup Champion Tim Thomas: “I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.

Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL. This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic.”

Link is here:  http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/sports/bruins/12006505555628/thomas-a-no-show-at-white-house-releases-statement/#ixzz1kLZbF4aE

Calico Blackie says:

Wouldn’t it be refreshing if all of our Hollywood stars and big-time sports figures came right out and said what was on their minds? Even if you didn’t agree with their stance, at least it would give us a chance to either reject their opinions, or to follow them even more. But, no. Most choose to remain silent.

"I'd like to thank the Academy for giving me this beautiful statue"

Speaking of entertainment news……….

From The Huffington Post:

Oscar Nominations 2012: Academy Award Nominees List

“The nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, and as expected, films about films led the way.”

Link is here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/oscar-nominations-2012-list_n_1225956.html?ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=012412&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NewsEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief

Anyway, enough with the entertainment business.

There’s a whole real world out there beyond the glamor and glitter.

From CNN

Romney made $42.7 million in 2 years

You might as well vote for Michael Vick

Yes, Mitt Romney paid far less than the maximum tax rate on his millions.

But he’s not alone — 80% of Americans have an effective tax rate below 15%.

A big part of those deductions were charitable contributions.

The reason Romney’s rate is so low — despite having one of the highest incomes in the country — is because his income was derived almost entirely from capital gains and dividends from his extensive portfolio of investments.

And that form of investment income is typically taxed at just 15%, well below the 35% top tax rate for high earners.

Ask anything? OK Mitt. How much is a loaf of bread at the store? How much would you contribute to charity if it wasn't tax-deductible?

Another reason: He had extensive itemized deductions, which lowered his overall tax liability.

Romney and his wife, Ann, gave away more than $7 million over the past two years — or about 16% of their income. Of that, $4.1 million went to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to which they belong.

Link is here:http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/24/news/economy/Romney_tax_return/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1

Calico Blackie says:

Charitable contributions? Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t Mormons required to give the church a certain percentage of their “earnings?”

WE'RE BEING FED CRAP

Another reason he didn’t pay so much in taxes is because he has extensive offshore holdings which are not subject to our tax laws.

But, CNN apparently forgot to mention that.

So, see what they’re saying? He is just like 80% of us in that he falls into the same tax bracket as most of us.

Bullshit. He’s filthy rich and protects his money from the American Government by using offshore accounts and “charitable” contributions.

Ultimately, he is as unAmerican as the 1% Wall Street banker that screws their country in the name of the dollar bill. Yet, people will still vote for him. Why? Because they think he’s less of a lying sack of shit than his main opponents are. It’s sad when those are your choices.

Meanwhile, have you seen this story?

From wired.com:

Judge Orders Defendant to Decrypt Laptop

Little by little, we're losing our freedom

A judge on Monday ordered a Colorado woman to decrypt her laptop computer so prosecutors can use the files against her in a criminal case.

The defendant, accused of bank fraud, had unsuccessfully argued that being forced to do so violates the Fifth Amendment’s protection against compelled self-incrimination.

“I conclude that the Fifth Amendment is not implicated by requiring production of the unencrypted contents of the Toshiba Satellite M305 laptop computer,” Colorado U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn ruled Monday.  The authorities seized the laptop from defendant Ramona Fricosu in 2010 with a court warrant while investigating financial fraud.

The case is being closely watched by civil rights groups, as the issue has never been squarely weighed in on by the Supreme Court.

Link is here:   http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/judge-orders-laptop-decryption/

Calico Blackie says:

Justice, in the "land of the free"

This is definitely a Fifth Amendment issue. If, rather than being on an encrypted hard drive, her journals were written in a code (twin-language, say), should she be required by the government to translate it?

She should have the freedom to not assist in her prosecution, including not handing the DA the evidence against her.

Rest In Peace 5th Amendment, we haven’t known you for a while.

The 5th Amendment states:

“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

But wait! If not “The Land of the Free,” at least it’s still “The Home of the Brave” and there are brave people fighting to preserve “Liberty and Justice for All .”

From networkworld.com

U.S. government online security website hacked

Hackers under the AntiSec banner appeared to have hacked the website ofonguardonline.gov , the U.S. federal government’s online security website, in protest against controversial legislation.

“In a message on the OnGuardOnline website and on Pastebin, the hackers threatened “a relentless war against the corporate internet”, destroying what it said would be “dozens upon dozens” of government and company websites, if the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA), Protect IP Act (PIPA) and Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) are passed.”

“The FTC confirmed Tuesday that OnGuardOnline.gov had been hacked and said it takes the malicious act seriously. “The site has been taken down and will be brought back up when we’re satisfied that any vulnerability has been addressed,” the FTC said in a statement.”

Link is here:  http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012412-us-government-online-security-website-255230.html

Calico Blackie says:

Watch out, you Anonymous heroes. Bullies don’t like it when they get slapped down.

Speaking of heroes….What’s new with the Occupy Wall Street Movement?

KILL THE BULL!

We’re still out there, and we’re not going away!

See these links:

http://paper.li/greendoula/1325289545

http://occupii.org/

http://paper.li/occupymanhattan/1317517749

AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE!

On that note……….

Spring is just around the corner!

BE READY.

FIGHT THE MACHINE.

Fight for your lives!

FIGHT THE 1%

Keep occupying!

AND:

Don’t forget about Officer Pike of the UC Davis PD. Let’s never forget how he and other police officers have treated peaceful protesters.  He should be arrested and tried for assaulting the public.

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Jan15

WAKE UP! FIGHT! THE TIME IS NOW

by Calico Blackie on January 15, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: A Dose Of Reality, Bread and Circuses for the Masses, Divided We Fall, Media Bias


 

Greetings to all fellow Occupiers around the world!

I don’t very often do a “repeat,” but today, this message is more important than ever.

What caused me to repeat this message?

I read the following article, and the comments after the article made by people just like you and me made me sick.

WAKE UP PEOPLE!

From ThinkProgress

GOP Rep Berates Student Concerned About Pell Grant Cuts, Tells Her To Join The Military

Rep. Womack. He doesn't give a damn about you

” Last week, Arkansas constituent Kelly Eubanks, a college student who has two jobs and two children, confronted her Congressman, Rep. Steve Womack (R), at a town hall meeting over his attack on the program she now relies on.”

“But instead of any explanation, Womack lashed out at Eubanks, telling her to pay her own way by “joining the military” like he did. After refusing to answer her question, he finally just asked her to “be quiet and listen.”

Link to full story is here:   http://summify.com/story/TxDbPQIvkGruADFv/thinkprogress.org/education/2012/01/13/404358/gop-rep-berates-student-pell/?mobile=nc&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=general&utm_source=share

And, what were some of the comments after the article?

Ain't it fun? This is a real computer game we can play in our own homes. FUN!

“Interesting that he exposes the Republican plan of getting everybody to be cannon fodder to enrich the death-dealing weapons makers and oil barons even further. Republicans hate Americans enough to send them to war for profit. There is no more unfit human being than those who would do that.”

AND:

“Republicans don’t want to win wars, they just want to have them. Never ending wars and the war profiteering it generates. Republicans LOVE that kind of spending.”

AND:

“Why are Republicans so mean minded? Why do they piss on their constituents and on the dead bodies of their opponents?”

Ain't it fun? This is reality. This could be YOU, or your child dead and forgotten in the mud. Dead for profit. FUN!

” I think it is high time that psychiatrists recognize that being Republican is a symptom of mental illness.”

Then, this comment:

“How do Republicans hate people who need to work? As a Republican, we are strongly against people taking advantage of our welfare system. since we have had a democratic president, our welfare % has risen by a significant margin. So actually as republicans we support those who have to work for a living and pay their own way and contribute to America. Democrats are the ones who support those who dont work and ride the “free bus”.

Calico Blackie says:

DIVIDED WE FALL. Don’t you realize that all of this partisan politics bullshit is what keeps us divided and fighting amongst one another, instead of uniting to solve our problems? Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, one thing is certain: THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU.

READ THIS AND SEE REALITY:

From: George Carlin and Barbecue Bob in the Mile High City

They OWN YOU. It doesn't matter which goddamned party you belong to. THEY OWN YOU

Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don’t. You have no choice! You have OWNERS! They OWN YOU.

They own everything. They own all the important land. They own and control the corporations. They’ve long since bought, and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the President, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear. They got you by the balls.

They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying, lobbying, to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else, but I’ll tell you what they don’t want:

They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That’s against their interests.

That’s right. They don’t want people who are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table and think about how badly they’re getting screwed by a system that threw them overboard 30 frigging years ago. They don’t want that!

This is what they want and it doesn't make a bit of difference to them if you live, or die

You know what they want? They want obedient workers. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork.

And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shitty jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime and vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it, and now they’re coming for your Social Security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? They’ll get it. They’ll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this frigging place! It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it! You, and I are not in the big club.

We are not in the club

By the way, it’s the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe.

All day long beating you over the head with their media telling you what to believe, what to think and what to buy.

The table has tilted folks.

The game is rigged and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care! Good honest hard-working people; white collar, blue collar it doesn’t matter what color shirt you have on. Good honest hard-working people continue, these are people of modest means, continue to elect these rich cock suckers who don’t give a damn about you….they don’t give a damn about you… they don’t give a damn about you.

It's the same whether you're Democrat or Republican. AND, it's red, white & blue. YAY!

They don’t care about you at all… at all… AT ALL.

And nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care.

That’s what the owners count on.

The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue dick that’s being jammed up their butts everyday, because the owners of this country know the truth.

It’s called the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to still believe it.

Calico Blackie says:

WAKE UP, DAMMIT! Obama, Harry Reid, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer will shaft you & send us to die in a foreign war every bit as fast as Romney, Gingrich and Boehner will. They support SOPA and the NDAA AND THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOU. They are nothing more than a wholly owned subsidiary of Wall Street, bought and paid for by the 1%.

What can we do? We HAVE TO UNITE. WE HAVE TO OCCUPY!

WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD!

WE'VE GOT TO WIN!

Keep occupying!

OCCUPY CONGRESS JANUARY 17th

AND:

Don’t forget about Officer Pike of the UC Davis PD. Let’s never forget how he and other police officers have treated peaceful protesters.  He should be arrested and tried for assaulting the public.

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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Jan07

“Job Creators,” or “Poverty Creators?” Farmville and more

by Calico Blackie on January 7, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Posted In: Big Brother, Media Bias


 

Greetings to all who dare to speak up for our rights!

But it wasn't only Obama. Congress committed treason too with NDAA

We live in an age of information, communication and technology. It’s all there, if you bother to open your eyes and look.

Some people have been saying for years that “the government is keeping files on us.” These people are usually dismissed as paranoid at best, or at worst, crazy and delusional.

But are they? It’s been going on for years.

Case in point:

I flew back to the United States one day, after a two-month trip to England, Holland and Germany. I was stopped at customs and searched, probably because I had a beard and shaggy hair at the time.

The Customs Agents searched everything I had and started asking questions such as:

“Where do you live?” “Where did you go to school?” and “Do you belong to a union?”

Finally, they asked “What is your social security number?” 

At least it wasn't 2012. This is probably what would have popped up on the screen

The custom agents typed the number into a computer (one of those early mainframe types), and after awhile, almost my whole life history popped up on the screen, right down to where I attended grammar school, and included all the various places I had lived for the past 25 years.

It was an eye-opener. After debating among themselves for about five minutes, they finally decided to let me back in to the country. That was in 1981.

But, technology has improved since then.

There is now a central database for many of us, with our sexual preferences, likes and dislikes, where we work, our education, pictures, activities, what movie we watched last night, what bands we are into, and it’s all viewable by the public.

Oh, and it lets us play Farmville.

"What the hell. We live in Stepford and have nothing to hide"

That being said, there has been a news blackout of the occupy protests that have been going on around the country and world.

When you do see a snippet of news, it’s usually followed by comments such as “Are those losers still out there with all their vermin and filth?”

These negative comments are always the same and since they parrot the 1%, mostly come from an extremely ignorant segment of society, and/or corporate shills.

http://occupynh.org/

So, what has been happening with the Occupy Movement?

Haven’t seen this in the mainstream media, have you?

We’re NEVER GOING AWAY, you bastards.

How many of you have seen this? You won’t see this on Fox “news” or on any of the other propaganda networks:

From Reader Supported News:

Black Churches to Energize Occupy

“The mission, which is being called “Occupy the Dream,” will start on Monday, January 16, 2012, in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday holiday.

A "domestic terrorist" waves to a crowd of "terrorists"

On that day, Dr. Ben Chavis announced recently during a press conference at the National Press Club, pastors who are part of the Occupy the Dream movement will connect with the well-known Occupy Wall Street group to hold protests at Federal Reserve banks in 10 cities around the nation.”

“The strategy will be to raise the consciousness level of African-Americans, starting in church pulpits, by spreading the message of income equality, economic justice and empowerment, leading up to the January 16 events.”

This man can STILL scare the crap out of the 1%. Ask yourself why

 ”It starts in the pulpit and then we’re going to go to the community at large,” he said.

Link is here:   http://www.readersupportednews.org/opinion2/441-occupy/9281-black-churches-to-energize-occupy

News from Occupy Wall Street

“People speaking out against the National Defense Authorization Act, which gives the US military the option to detain US citizens without a trial, indefinitely, are quickly arrested.”

” Good news, we won’t stop!”

“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.”

From Occupy Canada

“Occupy London and Occupy Canada are working hard to spread the story of a Billion dollar corporation Caterpillar that is forcing a 55% wage cut and slashing all benefits of a recently acquired factory.”

The 1% will never learn

“All the while posting record billion dollar profits. This is about crushing the communities that supported these industries.”

From Occupy Los Angeles

“We will stand in solidarity together as a people, despite having different beliefs, values and political ideologies, to reestablish these rights and mobilize against corruption by special interests in our towns, cities and government.”

From Occupy Germany

“If you have a fixed roof over your heads in this bad weather, you can consider yourself lucky. About 20 young people however continue to voluntarily out there: they are the occupy demonstrators who have pitched their tents at the Düsseldorf Johanneskirche and demonstrate against social inequality.”

“Occupy Hamburg shouts on their website: we are not a party, not a Club and no organization. We are a worldwide movement without hierarchies, no leader and no fixed position. We are people from all walks of life who use their skills together actively to be networking online and offline that, notwithstanding our skin color, nationality or political convictions.”

Link is here (if you read German)  http://www.occupyhamburg.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/occupy_flyer_ueber_uns_DINA5.pdf

By the way….Did you hear? The mainstream media is reporting that there is a real rosy job market these days.

What crap. Who writes this stuff for them? Joe Goebbels?

Calico Blackie says:

We can always use the support!

The only people creating jobs right now are the small businesses.

Actual, honest-to-God entrepreneurs are hiring people in their upstart little companies while huge corporations continue laying people off, outsourcing positions, and raking in huge profits while sitting on huge piles of inert cash.

The problem is that small start-up businesses are not commonly in the position to pay as high a wage as an established business.

But God help us, if we try to cut the big-business tax breaks to get some of that unused money out of them, or suggest that maybe they shouldn’t get special incentives to do what they should be doing anyway, they’ll just pack up their ball and move it to China.

GET OUT! ALL YOU BASTARDS DO IS CREATE POVERTY WHEREVER YOU GO

I say good, get the hell off the court and let people who actually want to play as AMERICANS have a shot.

If the only jobs you’re creating are for minimum wage slaves to haul your huge wheelbarrows of bonus money back to your mansion, you’re not really a Job Creator.

You’re a poverty creator.

So, what can we do?

We can boycott. We can protest. We can occupy. AND we can vote.

But, what option is left when we limit ourselves to only two choices, both of which are corrupt? We are living in an age when choosing the pile of shit that stinks the least is the norm. Not to mention the venomous divide having a bipartisan system creates among even close friends and family.

GIVE US BACK OUR GOVERNMENT NOW, 1%

 

So, what is our alternative? DEMAND AN END TO CORRUPTION IN OUR GOVERNMENT. Make it easier for non-1%’ers to run for office, and put in place checks and balances to ensure that the “powerful men” can’t buy or coerce candidates. Put an end to the fact that the 1% and their wholly owned subsidiary is little more than organized crime, and enact legislation to reverse the laws that made their criminal activities legal.

And if they won’t end the corruption and give us back our Government of the people, by the people, and for the people?

There is another alternative…

Drag them out of their Wall Street offices

On that note……

OCCUPY CONGRESS JANUARY 17th

Don’t forget about Officer Pike of the UC Davis PD. Let’s never forget how he and other police officers have treated peaceful protesters.  He should be arrested and tried for assaulting the public.

We are the 99%

Calico Blackie

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