Sunday, November 30, 2008

C'mon, Islam...join the 19th century

My title is stolen from a Bill Maher schtick where he comments on how Islam is stuck in the 7th century.

This morning, I read in the Guardian that ritual "honor killings" have increased 70% in Basra, Iraq.

Human Rights Watch defines "honor killings" as follows:

Honor crimes are acts of violence, usually murder, committed by male family members against female family members, who are held to have brought dishonor upon the family. A woman can be targeted by (individuals within) her family for a variety of reasons, including: refusing to enter into an arranged marriage, being the victim of a sexual assault, seeking a divorce—even from an abusive husband—or (allegedly) committing adultery. The mere perception that a woman has behaved in a way that "dishonors" her family is sufficient to trigger an attack on her life.

Read the Guardian article here http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/30/iraq-honor-killings-women

This barbarism occurs all over the world in the name of religious faith.

Wake Up, Humans!! Stop believing the lie of religion.

Friday, November 28, 2008

How about some lovin' for Joe the Auto Worker??

The financial institutions (banks, investment houses, etc.) have spent years getting fat and happy using questionable loans, mortgage backed securities, derivatives, consolidated debt objects...all of which are under the radar and non regulated.

And when these esoteric contracts blow up in their faces, they come to us, the taxpayer, begging for a hand out.

We don't tell them to suck it up, change your business practices, and re-organize out of bankruptcy.....we oblige them to the tune of trillions of dollars.

But when the auto companies can't get cash from these same banks....which every business relies on for keeping inventory and meeting payroll, our government kicks them in the teeth and tells them they need to change how they do business...and, by the way, maybe they should just go through bankruptcy.

Once again, the average worker (Joe the Auto Worker) can just go suck eggs...we're only interested in helping out Jack the Banker.

Wake up America!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Work begins...

With the election of Obama, America has been given a 2nd chance....for everything. We last had this chance immediately after 9/11. Bush had the country (and the world) in his hands...hell, even Iran was holding candle light vigils for 9/11 victims.

And did he ask us to sacrifice? Did he ask us to do everything we could as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil?

No.

He told us to go shopping. That's it. He then proceeded to pull us out of international treaties, invade 2 Muslim countries, and cause the loss of life on a HUGE scale.

We now have a chance to reverse this deadly course our country has taken. Obama, the democrats, and even moderate republicans have an opportunity to heal our nation, repair our international reputation, fix our economy, and give us hope for the future.

But, let's not forget...Obama is NOT "our leader". No American president is supposed to be a leader...our president must listen to the people and represent us accordingly...it is OUR responsibility to make it known to Obama and our government exactly what we want and need.

The work begins now.

Wake up, America!!