Posts on Dirk Kelly

Biden Inauguration

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:15:00 +0800

Unity is not possible if your beliefs are rooted in my oppression.

Today is an overall good day in politics but we also have to be balanced in our reckoning. There are significant issues in the United States that need to be resolved and will take a significant change in policy from the Democrats norm. - The Young Turks

The Young Turks are really covering this fantastically, I’ll end up going back to watch the whole coverage.

XRWA at Perth Festival Feb 2020

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 02:27:00 +0000

Magnificently captured by #MilesTweediePhotography Miles Tweedie.

Powerful imagery from Extinction Rebellion Western Australia at the shameful Fossil Fuel Sponsored Perth Festival.

Our lives are poisoned, not only by the emissions released by fossil fuels, but by the seeping of corporate propaganda into how we perceive reality.

Capitalism shapes the world that we interact with, numbing us to the destruction caused to our planet, our lives, and our relationships with each other by forces focused solely on profit.

Building a Hugo Progressive Web App with Gulp, ES6, SASS, and Bootstrap Support

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:38:18 +0800

I’ve been using Hugo across a few different projects for almost 2 years now. Recently the Bootstrap team announced they’d be replacing Jekyll with Hugo for their docs which seems like pretty solid validation for the project.

I hope others decide to take Hugo on as their static site generator, I think the community would benefit from having additional developers as it receives more exposure.

To help those who are looking to give it a go I thought I’d put together a how-to for what I would consider to be good practice for building a site in Hugo that supports ES6 and SASS.

Moving Forward in 2020

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

I’m sorry for being so rude to you, for treating you with the disdain with which I actually feel for myself. I’m sorry for going off and turning into someone you really don’t recognize anymore, for not giving you the opportunity to learn enough of who I had become through that journey.

Writing would have helped this, it would have helped me communicate to you what I have been working on, what I have learnt, and experimented with, and come to understand about the world that we live in, together. It would have helped me communicate to myself what I was thinking, it would have helped me focus my thoughts and what I needed to do next.

Jeffrey Epstein "Suicide"

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:00:00 +0000

Jeffrey Epstein, the “billionaire hedge fund manager” who, allegedly, systematically lured hundreds of teenage women into prostitution within his mansion and penthouse, on his private plane “The Lolita Express”, and on his private island; who, allegedly, “entertained” the likes of Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and many other powerful people. Has, allegedly, “committed suicide” while under suicide watch, in jail, after the first day of his court proceedings which would have resulted in the names of those involved being revealed. His death means the case is now closed and there will be no further investigations into the matter.

Thinking About Change

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:42:20 +0000

I’m taking a vacation, going to Italy to be with the world around me, and the most important part of my world.

Of course I’ll be thinking about things While I’m there.

Highly recommend this interview with

Contrapoints says YouTube algorithm isn’t sophisticated enough.

A very good example of digital cultural exchange, Contrapoints at the very front of cultural discourse in this digital age.

BreadTube.tv is Live, Free, and Open Source! You can help propagate and agitate.

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 09:00:00 -0700

Original Post on r/breadtube

https://BreadTube.tv has been launched in an effort to simplify the process of finding and sharing all the great content on BreadTube.

This free and open source media distribution platform which already links to some fantastic channels and has some great introductionary playlists , can be expanded on by someone like you!

This completely free software (GNU GPL v3) is open for cooperative development (Github Issues/Pull Requests) and welcome to be added to, edited, and duplicated (by anyone who grants the same to others using their work).

Marxism 101: How Capitalism is Killing Itself with Dr. Richard Wolff

Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0600

The War on Christmas for Communists

Tue, 25 Dec 2018 10:00:00 -0700

Zero Book’s “The Left’s War on Christmas” does a great job of helping Marxists understand the value of the story of Santa. If we are to succeed in helping others imagine a different world and subsequently helping to create that as a reality, we must allow them to dream of alternatives to capitalism.

Maybe a dude giving out presents to everyone in the world isn’t the worst thing to encourage.

American Serfdom, Spending what Little You Have to Build the Walls of your prison

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0700

The sad reality of Americans is that they’re so brainwashed by the authoritarian regime that they support the policies that bring on their own suffarage.

As their federal government is shutdown over the building of this wall the diehard fans of the command in chief are throwing their pennies into the fire engulfing the nation.

No different to the enthusiasm for Beto O’Dork who has done little to progress the lives of Americans, and yet is being swept up into the fandom of liberal Harry Potter world.

The Official Ashes Ashes Guide to Ruining Thanksgiving

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:00:00 -0600

Posted on r/ChapoTrapHouse by u/Baader-Meinhof from the Ashes Ashes podcast.

For all the Americans out there, it’s the worst time of year once again: Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday celebrating tricking Native’s into helping you before you kill them, brown colored food, and being forced to spend time with your racist extended family so there’s not exactly much to be excited about. This year we wanted to put together a handy guide for you on how to ruin Thanksgiving and show your family that there’s not all that much to be thankful for, that they should feel guilty as fuck for flying home, and that the collapse of the environment and our civilization are imminent.

Why are you Working 8 hours per day?

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0600

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7YZUWEu-x0

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0600

Who wants their government to be led by people who’s assets are hidden, who’s financial transactions are conducted anonymously offshore?

Ordinary people are paying taxes, rich people are not. So this is inequality and this is leading up to popularism.

Today offshore is the way elites and multinational cooprrations conduct affairs, tax evasion is the way business is done.

This kind of cheating reuqires a sophisticated infarstrcuture of higly eucated people who think it’s their right to help others to cheat societies.

Mount St Helens is about to Blow Up

Sat, 22 Sep 2018 23:00:00 +0000

A New Normal, Nuclear Waste and Pig Shit Flood America

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:02:22 -0600

America is being destroyed from climate change, did you know it’s also the number 1 exporter of oil now?

Trump is of course being the piece of shit that he is and ignoring the incoming devastation as he defends his pathetic response to Puerto Rico a year ago. But it doesn’t matter, the people are going to suffer no matter who’s on television.

Amy Goodman starts crying as she speaks to the highest levels of imprisonment of children in US history. Followed by Eric Trump being blatantly anti-semetic on cable news.

Preparing for Life Under a Declining Empire

Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:37:14 +0000

America has been experiencing a steady decline in living conditions for more of its people each year, wealth disparity has been burned into the system by an economic model that rewards the haves and punished the have nots. Regardless of this reality for so many, American government, media, and education proudly celebrate their nation, constantly reminding its own citizens and the rest of the world world that is the greatest nation on earth.

Dear Americans Living in Fascist America

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 22:18:53 -0600

You haven’t heard from me in a while, I haven’t written for a few months and I tend to go quiet when I’m in another time zone, so I thought it would be nice to check in.

How have I been? I’m going really well, having finally moved back to Australia I’m enjoying spending my time with family and friends, settling into a much more stable existence than I’ve experienced over the past 7 years. I’m finally investing in my future again, saving money, planning a home construction project, optimizing my new work and volunteer roles, and going to the gym 3 times a week.

What I Achieved Today, June 5th 2018

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:27:20 -0600

There’s certain times of the day when writing becomes so easy, when the world isn’t in your head for you to have to worry about it, so you can focus on the story in front of you. In this case the story is mine, just a simple story about my life now that I’m back in Perth.

It’s 1:30am and I’m sitting outside in the backyard of my in parent’s house a favorite spot in my life. In the background I can hear some night creatures; most notably my buddy Giles, who just jumped back on the chair, another attempt to make me come to bed. I just finished work an hour ago though and I don’t have to get up until 9am, so I’m taking my time, enjoying the evening.

Everyday Virtue | Paterson & David Foster Wallace

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:10:50 -0600

There is no experience you have a had that you are not at the absolute center of the world that you experience is in front of you.

Other people’s thoughts and feelings have to be communicated to you, but yours are right there.

That loneliness is not a function of solitude

That sometimes human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt

That there is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agenda-less kindness

America Has Been Invading Syria Since 2012, Under Obama

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 19:52:48 -0600

Isaam Zahreddine “Lion of the Republican Guard” Syrian Army

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 10:08:11 -0600

If your government is funding and celebrating the destruction of a nation, do you trust its media or some shitty subreddit for the truth?

Who knows what truth is, but here’s some counter-points to the mainstream narrative about one man Issam Zahreddine.

It’s been 6 months since his death from a landmine, hopefully these memes will one day be recognized as some of the more honest reflections on America’s decades long attempted invasion and destruction of Syria.

YouTube Admits Not Notifying Subscribers & Screwing With Algorithms

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:12:20 +0000

Brexit, Trump, & the Bursting Neoliberal Bubble ft. Mark Blyth

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:03:22 +0000

Phiolosophy of Pessimism

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:21:51 +0000

We should cope as well as we can at whatever we have to do, we have to acknowledge the absurd background to existence and then triumph over the constant possibility of hopelessness.

Albert Camus

America is getting ready to go to war with Syria, Russia, and Iran. We must stop this empire from starting another war.

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:20:25 +0000

The American empire is pushing forward in its latest unrelenting war on the world, on both the left and right the media is calling for war based on unproven claims of chemical weapon attacks that are all too similar to weapons of mass destruction.

World Socialist Web Site has covered today in a deep diving article that calls out the latest CIA staged attack, and warns that it will be used to justify an invasion.

Being Julian Assange

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:53:45 -0400

source: Being Julian Assange

In 2016 an accused serial sexual predator ran for the US presidency against the notoriously corrupt wife of a previously impeached President – who is also an accused serial sexual predator.

That these facts alone were insufficient to invalidate the entire race is testament to the audacity with which corrupt power operates in the West, and how conditioned the public is to consuming the warped byproducts of its naked machinations.

Israel, Russia, and Amazon. April 2018.

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:11:39 -0400

Trump with an important messsage

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 23:21:22 +0000

Thank you Pogo for spreading the message of love, with the voice of a sad, sad, broken, person.

Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 23:02:22 +0000

Bernie Sanders: "Barack Obama is a brilliant guy, an extraordinary candidate, and a charasmatic leader"

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 20:12:50 +0000

I sit here deeply concerned that I suspect we’re leading our nation on an integration trip that has us integrating into a burning house. Most of the politicians I know of make promises only to walk into places of power and then deny us.
Harry Belafonte

MLK did not die so that Barack Obama could

Make the banks bigger

Expand from 2 wars to 7

Get rid of Habious Corpus

Expand the surveliance state

It was chagne on the outside because it was a black guy, but it was contiuity on the inside

The 2018 Global Financial Crisis is Beginning, Will it Wipe You Out?

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:42:50 +0000

Uncanny Valley, the Threat of Virtual Reality in the Hands of Empire

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 19:05:13 -0400

Artwork and process in http://www.3dar.com/

Written and Directed by: Federico Heller
Executive Producers: German Heller, Brandon Maseda
Animation Director: Fernando Maldonado VFX
Production Designer: Jorge Tereso

The Global Financial Crisis of 2018 is Starting to Get Noticed

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:54:35 +0000

Today was a bloody day on Wall Street, and the articles have started pouring in, admittedly it’s been a bloody month, quarter, and year, but finally the media is ready to start realizing there is that there is too much debt , not enough wages , no real profits , a new oil standard , overpriced assets , and too much inequality.

That’s a bit too much to take a for country that isn’t a democracy, is ignoring climate change, starting trade wars, and being run by sociopath.

I don’t Want to Die in America

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 22:52:18 +0000

These magnficant American lands are filled with beautiful people, living in a poisoned culture which is killing both.

That’s why I became so anxious.

That’s why I sunk into depression.

That’s why I stopped caring about anything, anyone.

That’s why I left New York.

That’s why I made jobs in Perth.

That’s why I will go home.

That’s where I’ll die, as we all do.

On My Honor

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 22:20:29 +0000

Gregory Smithsimon: Disarm the Police

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:34:55 +0000

http://www.metropolitiques.eu/Disarm-the-Police.html

Disarming the police is urgent. Not only would it address thousands of police shootings every year, getting rid of guns goes to the very heart of police conflict and poor relationships with communities of color.

As Mitchell Duneier (1999), Peter Moskos (2009) and others have observed, police interactions in low-income communities revolve around issues of respect. Police demand respect, civilians resent disrespect, and interactions become confrontations that escalate into mistreatment, abuse, and violence.

Noah Berlatsky: The Case for Disarming America’s Police Force

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:17:12 +0000

https://qz.com/602682/the-case-for-disarming-americas-police-force/

In 1974 American criminologist Paul Takagi , an expert in police use of force and community policing, proposed an idea that still seems radical more than 40 years later. “Perhaps,” he said, “the only immediate solution at this time is to disarm the police.”

Ending police access to armored vehicles is one thing. Taking guns out of the hands of the police is another issue altogether. In fact, Obama’s restrictions on military equipment aside, most of the official responses to police brutality and violence today have involved providing police with new kinds of equipment, from Tasers to body cameras . The conversation always seems to be about how to give police more gear, not less.

Nivedita Majumdar: The Socialist Case for Gun Control

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:46:17 +0000

Nivedita Majumdar “The Health of Nations" Jacobin

As socialists we appreciate the violence of capitalism in denying basic necessities like decent housing and schooling to large sections of the population. But do we wait for the overthrow of capitalism and reject interim solutions to remedy those ills?

Even when leftists lend qualified support to gun control, they limit it only to the banning of assault type weaponry . Once again, they’re focused only on mass shootings where shooters tend to use such weaponry. But it’s handguns that are responsible for the overwhelming majority of homicides.

Americans are Scared of Americans, Not Guns

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:55:27 +0000

As an American

You lay in bed at night staring at the ceiling, worrying about tomorrow, what it will bring, what it will change, what it will kill. It’s not a question of whether these things will happen, you know they will, something always happens, and it’s going to be in your face, and it’s going to make you feel horrible.

Teenager guns down his classmates because of violet video games
Cop shoots a child because black teenagers are out of control
The US government bombed a wedding because the groom hated freedom
Your stupid dickhead of a president opened his dumb fucking mouth again

So you want to ban all guns because horrible people do fucked up things that result in the death of people who look like you.

Concentration of Wealth and Power

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 22:28:37 +0000

10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power

Concentration of wealth yields concentration of power, particularly so as the cost of elections skyrockets, which forces the political parties into the pockets of major corporations. This political power quickly translates into legislation that increases the concentration of wealth, so fiscal policy like tax policy, deregulation, rules of corporate governance, and a whole variety of measures. Political measures designed to increase the concentration of wealth and power which in turn yields more political power to do the same thing, and that’s what we’ve been seeing.

This Gun Debate Ignores Empire's Power

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:52:17 -0600

Of course people are jumping on Killer Mike because he appeared on NRA TV to provide a position that taking away people’s guns will not solve the issues America is facing.

I have worked as a tireless advocate on the behalf of children and disenfranchised women in society, I’ve also worked with gun groups like Georgians’ Against Gun Violence, so I say if there’s a table to be sat at, a gun owner needs to be there. You have to see a problem from the whole perspective. Killer Mike

Accepting Collapse and Moving Beyond Hope

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:22:29 +0000

I have to admit that I haven’t been fully honest, in a lot of my writing I’ve implied that it’s important to get engaged in community in order to change policy to avoid extinction.

The truth is that the time for action has come and gone, greedy people made decisions decades ago to force us down the path of ignoring the problem while we had any chance of solving it.

Be Prepared (2018-03)

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:59:11 +0000

“The Collapse” sounds like a thing that happens in front of your eyes right? It sounds like an event, a catastrophe that dominates everybody’s attention, like an explosion, or a market crash, or a war.

No, it’s not that simple, nothing in this interconnected hypernormalised world will ever be simple. Collapse of our civilization, of this dominant culture, is a continuing and long process, it has no clear beginning and it’s end will only be defined in the history books.

How Can The Enemy State, Have Citizens This Friendly?

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 21:55:40 +0000

I feel so much love in this place, this community in Colorado where I am surrounded by amazing people who are doing all they can to make the world better.

But any time I start reading up on the latest happenings in “the world” I am bombarded with just how horrible, cruel, and desperate the US government has become.

Today we had Ann Coulter come at Trump hard for signing the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package

We Have Monetised the End of the World

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:01:27 -0400

The Shifting Russia Narrative

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:27:22 +0000

So now that we know it was Steve Bannon using the same Facebook backdoor that the Obama campaign used in 2012, we’re not talking about the hacked election story anymore?

Crazy how the week that story left the media it was because Russia had apparently obviously failed to kill an old spy, in London, on ally territory.

This ever shifting narrative is the work of an empire’s mass media which is dedicated to manufacturing consent to allow America to start a war against Russia.

Pain Essay

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:08:26 -0600

Part of the problem is that death is not a part of our daily lives, we have a very curious escapist attitude about death and have managed to distance it through a bizarre form of institutionalization.

What is required is a change of heart, in order to change our hearts we need to see things differently, neither romanticizing or denying death is honest or useful, it’s more useful to be accepting of death as part of the grit of daily life.

Getting in Trouble

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:42:20 +0000

I hadn’t been using my blog because I was afraid to, afraid of what would happen if I wrote about what I was thinking. When I was 18 I used to write about getting tattoos and making money to get tattoos. These days I write about the atrocities committed by the American Empire both locally and globally, I write in protest to a system so corrupted by power that its current course is set on destroying all life as we know it.

Sunday Service - A Seat at the Table

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:45:15 -0400

You don’t really seem like a Church person Dirk

Anyone I’ve met.

Some who read my post “Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly” will recognize that is not my quote, in fact I heard it at service that day and was inspired to come out to the same park I am in now to write about it.

Again this Sunday, after attending the Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship I am feeling inspired to write about service and duty, things that have meant a lot to me my entire life (as a scout) , and which I feel a longing for when I am not doing regularly.

Rick and Morty & Run The Jewels

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:00:58 -0400

A new collaboration dropped between Rick and Morty & Run The Jewels, Oh Mama wasn’t on my radar until this film clip, wonder if I’d ever get my own mother to watch this?

A country boy chilling in Brooklyn like Lefty spoke for me
Fuck with us
You fuck with the truth, we speak openly

Grateful For These New Changes

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:21:45 +0000

I’m very grateful for the new things that have come into my life over the last few weeks, today a lot of that came together and resulted in the latest version of my website, built on my latest computer, using the new avatar created by the fantastic Rationality Rules .

I also added a new category today, survive which gives me a place to put content that inspires us to drive forward with our efforts to create change in our world.

Nobody Can Do This Alone

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 04:21:45 +0000

For me the biggest relief over these years is learning that I’m not solely responsible for saving our species from extinction.

The hardest thing to come to terms with is that most of the species is ignorant of the dangers we face, or responsible in their own small way for pushing us closer to the edge.

Alone you cannot save us from the impact climate change will have on our ability to produce enough food for our survival.

The Greatest Threat To All Life on Earth, America

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:04:32 +0000

Russia is not going to launch a nuke.

Islam is not going to kill western values.

Climate change is already killing people daily.

The American government will kill everyone if it can’t maintain its control over everything.

War with Russia is not acceptable.

America has no right to wave a moral finger at any nation in the world.

America is not a democracy.

America is a corporate plutocracy.

America is a dying nation.

We Will Be Destroyed, If We Remain Divided

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:52:46 -0600

Under the oppression of tyranny we learn helplessness.

Under constant division we stand alone.

Under threat of violence we do not fight for freedom.

Together we can get our fair share.

Together we can serve our purpose.

Together we can change the future.

Stand Together & Together We Stand.

American Mass Media is Propaganda

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:09:41 +0000

Isn’t propaganda just lies?

Nuance is not something most American people spend much time considering, the idea that things can be a

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2018/03/12/mass-media-propaganda-is-the-only-thing-keeping-us-from-rising-like-lions/

How To Kill Yourself In America

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 08:17:29 +0000

Why would you vote against your best interests like that?

Why can’t you see that you need those benefits?

Why do you hate the government so much?

Why are you so protective of your guns?

Why do you want to shoot all the people at school?

Why do you want to fall asleep to Cable TV every night?

Why don’t you want to wake up, ever again?

Economic Update: A System Rigged Against Us

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:31:45 +0000

Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 12:07:45 +0000

This society which praises capitalism for its efficiency in driving progress, justifies the destruction of life under the claim it has permission of both the people and God. These justifications are not only unacceptable, they’re also lies. The dominant culture is driven by neither Democratic or Christian values which it pays so much lip service to.

Democracy and Christianity are frameworks for creating equality among people, in theory. In practice the dominant forms of Democracy and Christianity have been co-opted by the powerful to serve as tools that concentrate wealth and power to reward themselves and punish everyone else.

I Love Americans, I Love Russians

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:41:42 +0000

I love Americans, I’ve even been in love with a few of them, they are good-hearted human beings, for the most part, like most people, for the most part.

I love Russians, I am the son and brother of Russians, they are good-hearted human beings, like most other people.

I’ve never lived in Russia, I’ve never experienced their day-to-day life, their culture first hand, their language surrounding me, their food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, their entertainment and advertising filling my waking moments.

The Myth of Incentive Under Capitalism-G.A.Cohen

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:50:59 +0000

The capitalist firm doesn’t aim to satisfy, but the firms can’t get at what they’re at, which is money, and they can’t get what they want without satisfying the customer.

Well, I agree with part of this argument, capitalist competition has to be acknowledged.

BUT, the argument also says that capitalism satisfies people, and I’m going to claim that the way the system uses technical progress generates widespread frustration, not satisfaction.

Socializing is Work, Social Media is Exploitation

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:12:18 +0000

Social Media platforms use your content to make money.

They manipulate user’s minds to keep them engaged on a platform.

Even Zuckerberg doesn’t want people using the platform as much as they do.

Get off social media.

Foresty.io For Writing Blog Posts on Hugo

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:26:18 +0000

I’m just writing a blog post, like I would have done in Wordpress years ago, before I made the decision to move to a statically generated site for the huge development and security improvements that it brings.

But I stopped posting, I mean I started again recently, but the barrier of entry is still there. Pull up vim and stare at a completely blank screen and … don’t type, because it’s so intimidating.

Your President is Horrible, Your Boss is Worse, and Your Board Even More So

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The day after he won the election, people in our New York office were crying, devistated that such a horrible person had taken control of one of the most evil imperialist nations to exist.

They’re some of the lucky ones in America, though not truly that lucky in the scheme of things. The company they work for is, comparitively much more generous than other American organizations.

Around that time our office was also subjected to the picketing of the Verizon store below us, the shouts of the subjugated workers all day long were distracting to our workers, who were sent home early because it was obvious no work was being done.

America Will Collapse, Earth Will Boil, and Humanity Will Perish.

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

America Will Collapse

As an Australian who spent 6 years in the hyper-capitalist center of the world (New York City) I’ve had to improve my coping mechanisms immensely as the harsh reality of massive inequality was shoved in my face.

Last year I moved to a small town in Colorado to run-out-the-clock as I shift my career back to Perth to get away from a nation that’s tearing itself apart .

This strongly held opinion of mine (and many others ), that America is a failed nation and heading towards widespread collapse is not something I share too much with the Americans that I interact with on a daily basis, because to most of them that sounds like nonsense.

Capitalism is Killing Itself

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

When I arrived to the United States in 2011 my friend told me he had been at the Occupy Wallstreet demonstrations the previous week, I thought he was crazy.

“We’re new to this Country dude, why would you go there and risk your Visa like that?” - Me

“I care about this sort of stuff dude, it’s important that we stand up for what’s right” - Him

Deep down I knew that he was right, but I was too scared of The Empire to do anything like that, instead for the next few years I put my head down, worked 9-6 in New York City, paid a tonne on Money on rent, and booze, and other things, and dealt with the crushing knowledge that I was making $100,000 a year, and someone was making a $1,000,000 or more off of my back.

The World Doesn't Owe You Anything!

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Before heading to sleep I got down some notes on this video

Jordan Shanks isn’t the only wise and humble influence in my life, but he is the one who posts his thoughts to YouTube, however I only just stumbled on his Personal YouTube after being a subscriber to Friendly Jordies for about a year.

The Reason You’re Not Where You Want is You.

As I traveled back from Australia to Colorado today I was thinking about what it I want for the next year, and what I wish I didn’t still have going into it.

Next Year Perth, Following Year Farm

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Goodbye America

It’s no secret I have no desire to return to the United States in 2 days, however as I reflect on the year I see 365 days of achieving the goals I set for myself, and the actions needed to get myself closer to where I’m going.

Having a direction is reassuring, seeing yourself achieve progress is motivating!

I haven’t found my “direction” to be something that I talk about that much though, as mostly it’s met with disregard, the New York Executive wants to become a Farmer, sure, let’s see that happen.

2017 Ben Howard Anthem

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

2017 hasn’t been a good year, let’s face it, 2018 won’t be better.

After suffering internally for decades, seeking help, working hard, and greiving immensely, I’m still here.

I’m still here as a lot of other people in my life come to understand the position that we’re in as a species, to realize the challenges that threaten our survival.

This year Ben Howard’s music has helped me incredibly, in this post I wanted to present three songs from his album Every Kingdom (CD , Vinyl ).

Pig Iron Bob and Australian Unions

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I found a Youtube video of Australian Communist Music , which lead me to learning about Robert “Pig Iron Menzies” Menzies and his fight with Australian Union Workers over the shipping of iron to Japan during World War II.

We wouldn’t load pig-iron for the fascists of Japan
Despite intimidation we refused to lift the ban
With democracy at stake the struggle must be won
We had to beat the menace of the fascist Rising Sun
Pig Iron Bob

Joyner Luca Music Videos

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I’m Not Racist

I’m Sorry (508)-507-2209

David Pakman interviews Scott Adams on Donald Trump's "Report Card"

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

David Pakman’s interview with Scott Adams is Exactly How To Engage with “Other Side” r/contrapoints

This is the first time I’ve seen an interview of David Pakman’s, I’m really glad that it was with Scott Adams about President Trump’s 2017 Report Card (first draft) .

Who is Scott Adams?

The person who created Dilbert obviously! A long running successful comic about an Engineer’s criticisms of society, he’s also a prolific blogger!

Gough Whitlam, Australia's greatest Prime Minister

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I wanted to make a video purely honoring the life and achievements of Edward Gough Whitlam

I’m not one to hold a grudge but … Andrew Bolt isn’t etting away with an article he wrote a month a go.

Gough Whitlam was actually the best Prime Minster we’ve ever had.

And then The British-American coup ended Australian independence under Gough Whitlam

Thanks America and Britain

Vic Berger

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I was blown away when I found out that I have a lot of Trump supporters that are fans of my work that didn’t know I was making fun of Trump.

I thought I was making him look worse but it turns out that people who support Trump they love that, that’s what they they love that him bullying people and being down on people, cursing at people and starting fights.

Big Think: America is Crazy

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

How is Australia Going?

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Being back in Australia for Christmas has been the best perk of the 5 years I’ve spent working at InterExchange , re-immersing myself in my Australian identity has been an important aspect of my mental health recovery.

What is it to be Australian? Why am I trying to recover that identity? Why did I run away from it?

You think America is bad, it seems like everyone in this country can agree on the fact that America is a horrible nation that is falling into serious decline. Let’s take that perspective and understanding and turn it inwards, are we ready to say the same thing about Australia, should we?

Ignorance and Happiness in Capitalism.

Sun, 26 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Don’t have enough time to watch the film noir masterpiece BladeRunner 2049 , still curious as to how our future is being shaped, and where it’s headed?

I think these two films together perfectly sum up how people don’t think about changing the world they live in, and how the world they live in treats them.

Slaughterbots, A Terrifying Vision of the Future if Bots are Allowed to Kill.

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The rate of technological evolution is increasing exponentially, devices which we couldn’t imagine existing 20 years ago are now a mainstream part of life. Consumer product development is only one area of advancement though, and it’s hardly the cutting edge.

All technological innovations of the past 50 years have been driven primarily by military need, this includes but is not limited to the Internet , Encryption , Drones , Artificial Intelligence , and most obviously Weapons .

The Origins of Money, HipCrime Vocab

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

the HipCrime Vocab is a source of many in-depth essays analyzing power in our society, where it came from, how it is distributed, and the ways in which the systems enforce control.

What’s a hipCrime?
Well you committed one when you opened this blog. Keep it up, it’s our only hope!

The author just completed an insightful and dense series The Origins of Money , and at ten posts, I have to say I’m relieved that’s it come to an end :p

Does the 2018 Financial Crisis Begin With Pensions, Technology, or Something Else?

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

So does the next financial crisis begin with pensions? … Maybe.

It Begins: Pension Bailout Bill To Be Introduced This Week

Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown from Ohio plans to introduce legislation that would allow struggling multiemployer pension funds to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to remain solvent.

There’s so many bubbles, could it be that tech brings things down?

Investors now value a $20 billion company based on its “energy and spirituality”

The Deep Green Resistance Strategy

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Well the Deep Green Resistance strategy has two main goals

I think it’s very important in political movements to actually have a goal

we have two goals and the first goal is that we aim to deprive the rich of the their ability to steal from the poor and the powerful of their ability to destroy the planet

Is There an Alternative to Political Correctness?

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

What an amazing video for such a controversial topic right now, Political Correctness is a term so grating in our society that it forces an immediate division into each side of the Culture War .

Politeness a more holistic approach to the problems that political correctness tries to solve, instead of focusing empathy towards a select group of under-represented people, it distributes empathy towards all members of society.

Fuck You Trump, by Eminem

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Eminem freestyled a fantastic slam against Trump in the opening to the BET Hip Hop Awards last night.

I’ve not been able to find an uncensored version yet, but the full lyrics are available on Genius .

Slim shady 🔌👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

3 Great Contrapoints Videos for Lefties

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Are you a leftist trying to find your way in this crazy world of polarized political views?

Contrapoints is a YouTube Philosopher who is working extremely hard to produce informative and enjoyable videos about modern life, the struggles of the left, and the importance of discourse to promote a progressive agenda.

Contrapoints The Left

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

It’s crazy how real this stuff is becoming, the World War of The Internet is now on the streets of America. The dominant culture which has exploited the Earth to build a fantasy world of stability and certainty for the few, is starting to see the walls crumble as the exploited rise up on the left and right.

Today we’re going to talk about the left, the side I fight on, today we’re going to look into why they’re not as effective as the right such as the US Military, ISIS, Alt Right are with recruiting.

The Paradox of Tolerance

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. In this formulation, I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies; as long as we can counter them by rational argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would certainly be most unwise. But we should claim the right to suppress them if necessary even by force; for it may easily turn out that they are not prepared to meet us on the level of rational argument, but begin by denouncing all argument; they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive, and teach them to answer arguments by the use of their fists or pistols. We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. We should claim that any movement preaching intolerance places itself outside the law, and we should consider incitement to intolerance and persecution as criminal, in the same way as we should consider incitement to murder, or to kidnapping, or to the revival of the slave trade, as criminal.

Derrick Jensen

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The last two days I have been consuming all I can find that covers the thinking of Derrick Jensen.

I wanted to share some of the pieces I had found so far before continuing on my research of his work.

Jensen has spent his life advocating the protection and restoration of the environment, educating and writing about how to become engaged in the fight against the destruction of our planet. His work correlates the violence perpetuated by the dominant Capitalist culture and how this is driven by the Cult of Masculinity.

America Needed Bernie Sanders, a Politician, not a Corporate Stooge

Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The tension between North Korea and the United States is becoming increasingly tense which is causing further tensions with Russia, Syria, and China. If there are a bunch of kids in a group having problems with one particular child, who would you proclaim to be the protaganist? As always your perspective is going to be contextual on your relationship to the situation, are you the parent of the bully? You empathize with the child and know that its behavior is a result of further issues.

Who Is More Corrupt: Trump, Clinton or Obama? Surprising Answer!

Tue, 23 May 2017 14:32:00 -0400

100 Days

Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In the American Media you’re hearing a lot right now about Trump’s first 100 days, people are (rightfully so) giving this topic a lot of attention. Understanding what this presidency focuses its attention on in its first days gives us an idea of where the administration is pointing our future.

I had personally been thinking about these 100 days a lot lately, and honestly, it was making me extremely depressed, despondant, and anxious.

Noam Chomsky on Trump's First 75 Days

Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Recently Democracy Now interviewed Noam Chomsky on Trump’s first 75 Days as President , here’s some key points I took away from it.

On the alleged interference of the election by Russia, Chomsky points out that America is constantly interfering with world politics and overthrowing governments. If Russia and Trump were to have a more positive relationship this would not be a negative thing at all, especially considering we’re at a really dangerous time.

Donald Trump's America Attacks Syria

Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

My Response

I am disappointment in Trump, to clarify I have no faith in him, I’ve never supported him, I don’t respect him. However I do know that before he became the president he was not part of the central powers that are intent on destroying the world in pursuit of more power.

This was the one thing I thought he would do differently to Hillary, that he would opt for less conflict in order to focus on business. But of course, conflict is the business, because it’s the distraction, look at how distracted I was when I wrote this a year ago.

America, Resist Donald Trump

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I will begin to resist by writing more.

Trump is proving to be the perfect distraction for the Republican party, he creates outrageous executive orders that consumes the public’s social media feeds.

In the meantime the Republican controlled government carry out their systematic destruction of the services that were keeping America from both starting a nuclear war and bringing upon climate change harder and faster than ever.

HyperNormalisation 2016

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

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Chapo Interviews Adam Curtis

The World we’re living in now is one where the line between fantasy and reality, politics and entertainment has been erased, and we’re living in a semi-synthetic reality.
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