a cruel god begets cruel sheeple

i'm sure i've expressed sentiment very similar to what is to follow here elsewhere in this blog, but it's certainly worth repeating. i think a if not the fundamental reason why the usa is such a regressive nation with things like very puritanical restrictive victimless crimes and very harsh and cruel punishments for violators has to do with the prevalence of 'conservative' christianity and it's fundamental idea that all humans are 'sinners' who deserve not only to die (the 'wages of sin') but to then face eternal torture in a place called hell, unless one is 'saved' by faith in the redemptive sacrifice of the crucifixion of christ.

the whole idea that for god to forgive 'sin' blood must be shed, and that god would require it to be the blood of an innocent, 'sinless' being is simply bizarre and barbaric in the extreme. in my view such a god is simply evil and cruel, and it makes bizarre sense that believers in and followers of such a god will tend to mimic 'his' cruelty and view all of humanity as worthy of cruelty. thus i believe my world would be a much nicer and better place without christianity as well as other religions that promote it's basic ideas of sin, divine judgment, and eternal punishment.

my kind of journalism

here's a couple of examples of independent media journalists with no corporate support speaking plain truths, sometimes using so-called 'profane' language to emphasize their points, which is so unlike corporate supported lamestream media in the u.s. and throughout the 'west'.

(3) Anti-ICE Protester Humiliates Fox News Propagandist During Live Broadcast - YouTube

Israel Just Said The Quiet Part Out Loud

Why The Real Revolutionaries Are Dead 

Epicurus on god

 Epicurus, the Ancient Greek philosopher put it best:

“Is god willing to prevent evil, but not able to? Then He is not omnipotent Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him god?”

Anti-Communism: America's Unofficial Religion

 if u've ever wondered why the political left and it's ideas are so unpopular in america, this video is a good beginning to understanding how the capitalist establishment, via the power of the government, has systemically persecuted and suppressed leftist individuals and groups. another one from abby martin:

 Anti-Communism: America's Unofficial Religion - YouTube

why Psychedelics are suppressed

The following is quoted from the bottom of page 450 and top of page 451 of Dennis McKenna's memoir THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE SCREAMING ABYSS 

'Psychedelics are not suppressed because they are dangerous to users; they're suppressed because they provoke unconventional thought, which threatens any number of elites and institutions that would rather do our thinking for us... Mushrooms have a way of inoculating the mind against the kind of thought control the prevailing order in any age needs to sustain itself. I'm not naively suggesting that the work of building a better world stops with the psychedelic experience. But it could be where it begins, or is renewed-in the moment of freedom when one glimpses the transient nature of reality and its ever-present potential for change.'

All by myself

Hard to be sure

Sometimes I feel so insecure
And love so distant and obscure
Remains the cure

All by myself, don't wanna be
All by myself, anymore
All by myself, don't wanna live
All by myself, anymore

lyrics from a 1975 eric carmen song

i don't know why my copy and paste computer function sometimes leaves a space between lines that shouldn't be there, like in the lyrics above. sorry.

these lyrics apply to me. it's hard having no one to be authentic with, to feel and have a solid healthy respectful and trusting relationship. to have a shared worldview in common, forming the basis for such bonds. to be a part of a community, rather than a spiritual outcast living on the margins of society, a profoundly sick society that is dystopian and doomed. a society that scoffs at (the very rare) cassandras like me, and will continue to do so until the feces hits the fan, by which time it will be far too late to heed our warnings.

getting back on topic, i lack social ability, or sociability. i think this is the primary reason i'm all by myself. i don't know if anyone or anything can fix this, but i think if anything can, it's likely consciousness expanding drug(s), which is why i'm keen to experiment carefully with them.

Emperor Of Hemp

Great documentary about jack herer, the 'emperor of hemp' and a true american hero. It shows the absolute ludicrousness of criminalizing a plant which has been of great value to humanity for thousands of years and which has many different uses.

Jack Herer - Emperor Of Hemp