ooops I found my previous comment now. Too many popped up all at once, I missed it. Sorry.

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There's a difference between "The Producers" and this clip. "The Producers" was very obviously pointing out that it is the height of horribleness to trivialize Nazis & the Holocaust, and use it for humor and to earn money from it. I don't see where the producers of this little film are making any such distinction. The Nazi here is trivialized & warm-fuzzied up & petted, but I don't see any corresponding shock to the audience of how horrible it is to do so. Sure there's some point in the clip (not the actual event, I think) that Austria is lying about it's past & white-washing it. But that's still not the point.

@ Holtt- Yeah, that was kind of my point. I don't think it's funny.

Sorry for double-posting, but let me make it clear please that of course I know that guy wasn't a *real* Nazi. I don't think it makes a difference.

I feel like I'm from a completely different world, looking at this. If I were a man & if I had been there & seen that, I would have been strongly tempted to cold-cock that Nazi. Or any Nazi, for that matter. Joke/Art or whatever, I don't get it, people were petting a Nazi. I'd sooner deck him.

Order of the Bumblebee, First Class.

That is charming :-)

That *is* David Letterman in the middle front row, right?

That is a really cool little video, but the background "music" is one of the most annoying things I've ever heard in my life.

That's just plain sick. And yes, it certainly is child abuse!

The sign-up on that site seems to be broken. :-(

In the article, it says they don't understand the timing of this move. The timing is perfectly obvious. The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are coming up. The Minneapolis police force recently ordered 230 tazers (coincidence!) The military is sure to be called out on these protesters. It's going to be really ugly.

So, exactly how is this boss being stupid, in listening to his customers say they would be "appalled" to be served by this woman? And taking into account the fact that they would have taken their business elsewhere, thereby hurting his restaurant's income? It's a simple business decision.

Why should this man be forced to put his business and his income on the line because of the statement this woman wants to make? Let her make her own statement, and reap the consequences. He is not required to, and neither is he stupid for refusing to lose income because he doesn't want to back her political views.

Umm- "no people are forced"- double negative- yeah :-p

@ Brian- you are mistaken. The woman did not do a noble thing, and get fired for doing that noble thing. She did a noble thing, and then went against her company's dress code. She was asked to put on a wig (I'm sure a scarf or something would have been fine too) and she refused. She was fired for demanding to display her bald head in the workplace, in a customer-service position, against the requirements of her job position (not scare the customers) and the requirements of her boss. She was NOT fired for 'doing a noble thing'.

I'm sorry but I would have done exactly the same thing as that boss. And I'll tell you- in that same vein, when I lived in the Seattle area, I have refused to patronize food establishments that had people with dreadlocks making or serving food. I would POLITELY tell the management about it too, and explain exactly why they were losing my business. So it goes both ways! sn't t grt tht w lv n fr cntry, whr LL ppl rn't frcd t pt p wth wht w cnsdr t b ffnsv!

Kyle & Jflex & TJIC- very well put- :-)

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Why? Because it's not about "preventing terrorism", it never has been. It's about control.

If it is Burdock, it has lots of medicinal uses. I would say, let it flower & see what it does. Then you'll be able to tell a lot easier.

What I find to be credibility straining (if it is fake) and just plain pathetic (if it is real) is that none of the people in that room took charge in any way. They should have directed the women/injured/non-fighting people to evacuate, and get a couple other men together and tackle the jerk in the first couple minutes of his rampage, and trussed him up with phone cord or something. Their standing around like that is either a testament to their supreme sheep-nature (waiting for the security guard/police to rescue them) or it's all fake. Since the camera is indeed dated in American format, and the first monitor has NO cord- I say, FAKE!!!!

Haha- yeah I'm a wienie- always was- waaaaayyyyy too sensitive- I just looked at the "pinhead" link where someone asked for a "unicorn chaser", and closed the BB page, and returned to it later & first thing I saw was THIS- soooo NOT a Unicorn Chaser- ;-)

Ohhhhh- That's not Unicorns- *puts hand on mouth & runs to bathroom*

My head knows that he must not be sticking those pins in deep enough to cause any bleeding. But I still can't help looking at that picture, and wondering how on earth it is that he isn't bleeding like a stuck pig. Ewwwww.

Cory, you must have read "The End of America." Good book, good for you! Excellent post.

BTW the concentration camps are already being built all across America, they are labeling them "Detainment Camps." See here:

http://salonesoterica.wordpress.com/2007/06/20/fema-concentration-camps-locations-and-executive-orders/

Actually I have no idea what you are talking about, Antinous. I thought it was a very clear, straightforward response. I don't see how I'm being hostile- I have nothing against you, Antinous. But I see how you (Antinous) are being hostile, and most definitely not tolerant of a religious path that differs from your own.

All I'm saying is that there are two viewpoints here- 1) all paths are equal, (the artist's response) 2) all paths are not equal. If one path is wrong, then it would not be helpful or kind to the person on the wrong path, to make as if their path was NOT wrong. In that view, to merely hand out warm fuzzies to the person on the wrong path is pointless at best, and misleading and detrimental to them at worst.

Why should you get so worked up over my believing that a given path is wrong? Am I hurting anybody? You're just picking and choosing what criteria you believe constitutes the "right" path yourself, and practicing your own form of intolerance.

I have not called anyone names here, I have not been rude to anyone here. I have not been a troll. I think Antinous is very worked up over it, because I have exposed the flaw in his reasoning.

@ Antinous:

It was "the perfect thing" according to YOUR belief system. According to MY belief system, it was not. So, is my belief threatening to you in some way?

And actually I do not advocate "arguing religion with strangers." Unless it is a mutually agreed-upon, civilized debate/discussion, then there is no point. That is why I, myself, ignore JWs that come to my door, remember?

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@ Cyenobite- Yes, you have a point. But, how did the encounter better the lives of the JWs? It gave everybody some warm fuzzies, sure. It made everybody happy. If one subscribes to the viewpoint that all religious paths are equal, then certainly, it was enough. According to that view, just to hand out some warm fuzzies and teach people to be nice is plenty good enough in this life. No, it wasn't about changing anybody.

But, if you ascribe to the view that all religious paths are NOT equal in the sight of God, then you would likely look on the JW doctrine as cultish and dangerous. In that case, it would certainly be doing the JWs a disservice to validate their beliefs with tacit approval and acceptance. So, that is why I said what the artist did was pointless- it did not change the JWs, only handed out warm fuzzies and subconsciously promoted the concept that all religious paths are equal to God, and thereby lend tacit approval to their beliefs.

I had some JWs come to my door today. I politely told them "I'm not interested", and when they continued their pitch, I politely said "I'm not interested" again, and they left.

I learned long ago never to bother with people that are satisfied in their delusions. They won't hear whatever I say, they won't understand it, and they will interpret whatever I say or do in light of their delusions. What this artist did was cute & all, but pointless, except to amuse the artist. The JWs didn't learn anything from it, it didn't change them, it didn't lessen their grip on their semi-cultic delusions.

Wow- that is just so wrong on so many levels, I can hardly start-

Wanna buy an "O"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajHVLJG0298

I clicked on the link & it was incorrect, I got "http://www.http.com//blog.aclu.org/2008/05/28/knee-jerk-redaction/". I believe the correct link is: http://blog.aclu.org/2008/05/28/knee-jerk-redaction/

Come now- without this war, where would be Homeland Security? Don't you want us to be safe from the terrorists? You must be anti-American!

Besides, we don't need a Ministry of Hate. Are you crazy? We already have the Ministry of Love, Ministry of Truth, and Ministry of Peace- and the Ministry of Plenty is set to be in power by this time next year.

No matter who gets elected, the Ministries will be in power to protect and guide the citizens- so of course this expenditure was all worth it!

I think that guy really IS doing kegels, his chair is rocking slightly! Hahahahahahahaaaaaa!!!

That was a really good article. Thank you for posting it.

I don't understand the joke. Hitler was one of the most evil men that ever lived. It would be like making a "humorous" video about a child pornographer that gets rick-rolled instead of watching some 6 year old get sexually molested. Didn't Hitler commit worse crimes than that? I don't understand what is so funny about this Hitler meme- perhaps I'm not hardened enough to think it's funny, but I think that's a good thing.

@ assumetheposition-

yeah-

I meant to comment on that one- but the ones that got it, got it right. The ones that didn't get it & only made fun of it- well, what's to say to them!

It staggers the mind how anyone can read that article you just referred to, that is linked to there, and not understand what is going on. Heavy doses of denial is all it is.

"please stop it with the L B posts"? I must be dense. I don't get the reference.

I have no idea what this person is going on about. Must have been someone who was banned for being a jerk, and is posting under another identity.

The Homeland Security laws, and the rules about flying being enacted to "fight terrorism" have nothing to do with keeping us safe. Of course, if they were about protecting citizens, then the whole lot is a big, huge, inefficient, inexplicable, utterly unworkable joke. Everybody knows it, and the internet is full of people patiently explaining why these laws are patently ridiculous. But what if it's NOT about protecting citizens, but controlling them? Ah, then they make sense- then, they perform their tasks admirably, and lead to ever tightening reigns of control.

It's a good article Cory, but you're missing the point entirely. The people that are enacting these laws are not afraid of the super-rare events. They are using those as an excuse, just like every other Fascist government dreamed up a bogeyman to scare the populace with, to give them excuses to take control away from the citizens. The nazis did it, perfectly legally, just like is happening now.

Unless you DO understand the point, but you are trying to break it gently to those who don't understand yet, without sounding like a basketcase or a conspiracy theorist?

Ah well I don't have any reason to care if people think I'm a nutcase, I'll just say it.

@ Noen:

Fair enough. I respect that, I respect your opinion. And yes, you would do well to get some measure of independence because it will be very very bad for you, I'm sorry. :-(

I don't appreciate being called "shrill" though, it's a rather typical label for a woman that has something to say. Very annoying. People seldom listen to a woman when she has something important, but unpopular, to say.

I don't know who Alex Jones is.

Yes I use definite words, saying it "will" happen. I have my reasons for thinking so. I agree with Naomi Wolf's message in "The End of America" completely, except for I am not as optimistic as her about this ship getting turned around. I 100% do not believe it is going to happen, for many reasons that I did not mention here. But I applaud her courage in trying.

Nice try "spoon" but I wasn't born yesterday.

@#65 Fnarf:

#1, What makes me think I can just run out to the woods & survive? Because I know my surroundings, I know what is in my area, and I know my skills and my supplies.

#2, I don't own a gun, don't believe in using them myself, and won't get one, ever. I have many reasons for that. What's to prevent someone from taking away what I have? Nothing but God. But, that falls under the category of "truths I don't hand out to people who will just mock them."

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#2, If different groups that you care to label "survivalist" have been saying the same things for 200 years (which I highly doubt, I think you're making a stupid generalization), what does that have to do with me? I'm not them. All I'm doing is adding up the evidence of what is going on around me, and saying that the economy is about to collapse, and this nation is filled with ill-prepared sheeples that won't be able to cope, etc. I'm not the only one saying it. I didn't say the world is ending "Thursday-" you're generalizing and trivializing, and you're not even bothering to take in what I'm saying. Y'r jst trll!

@#64, Noen:

EXACTLY!!!

@Zuzu- Thank you for the article rundown & link. I'm going to read that over & digest it better. Thanks!

@#54, Antinous:

Yes the people that live in the cities would be in a very bad spot. They would have to find other ways to take care of themselves. It's going to be very, very bad.

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And I'm not looking to get converts. I quit that a long time ago, when I found that the truth is too hard and too precious to give to idiots, that people who need the truth but won't accept it will only beat you over the head when you give it, and that the people that will accept the truth will find it for themselves without my trying to "convert" them. All I'm doing is speaking my opinion, nothing more. If you don't like it, I don't care, you're dead anyways.

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Don't believe me, I don't care. Go ahead and laugh. We will all know one way or another by this time next year, probably sooner.

Water is a basic human right. It is a dire thing that it is being turned into a commodity. It is part of a vast plan, to control populaces by controlling their water supplies and other basic needs. That is why this depression is coming, it is a final step to controlling the populace of the United States. Food will be rationed, and hoarding will be punished. In the Philippines, hoarding is punishable by death.

No Antinous, it's not like that. People in the Great Depression didn't live on goose grease and potato flakes! Hw slly! Tht nly gs t shw hw gnrnt mst ppl r tdy f th fd tht s rnd thm, nd hw t gt t.

I have no idea what mache is, but for arugula, you grow it! Of course, in a great depression, you won't be able to get a Big Mac. But there IS food in the wild, for those who know how to get it. People didn't eat "only what could be easily preserved", tht's slly. They ate wild greens, and other wild foods, and many, many things can be preserved. There are few foods that can't be preserved in some fashion. Y bvsly hv n d wht dt ndpndnt f th lcl grcry str nd pp-cltr trnds cn b lk.

Zuzu: I bet that is an awesome article, but it is only available to subscribers. Can you give us a rundown please?

The people that are wasting food because they don't know how to can, or dehydrate, or re-use leftovers are the sheep of this nation. There has been several generations of effort devoted into turning this nation into a nation of mindless sheep. They spend their time reading People magazine and believing all the rhetoric (left, right, communist, vegan, Purpose-Driven, etc etc) that they are told. They do things like recycle because they think it is the moral thing to do to "save the earth", when in fact recycling harms the environment far more than a simple landfill would, and it is tremendously expensive, and the only reason it can go on at all is because the government spends millions of dollars in subsidies propping it up.

There's all kinds of rhetoric going on, from all sides. Few people are looking at the bigger picture. Rindan, you are 100% wrong when you say we aren't going to go through another depression. We are, and it's going to be worse than anything we've ever known in the history of this nation. It's going to start in September. You don't believe me? Look here: http://www.leap2020.eu/GEAB-N-18-is-available%21-Seven-sequences-of-the-impact-phase-of-the-global-systemic-crisis-2007-2009-_a999.html

Look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9PulYpjGs

During the Great Depression, we had a nation of people who could make do for themselves, who were ashamed not to work, who knew how to can and dehydrate and use herbs, and make something out of nothing. Today most people we meet are absolutely clueless, they don't have the skills nor the character to make it. It's the people who read blogs like this, and who are the driving force behind MAKE magazine and the do-it-yourself revival, and folks that can think that have a shot at surviving.

People waste food in America because they are forced to, or because they are too brain-dead or hypnotized to care, or because they don't know any better, they are not awake. The food wasting isn't the problem, it is a symptom! We need to be looking at the bigger picture!

Ah yes, the same old "Americans are wasteful pigs" argument again. That's crap. I worked in the food service industry for many years. Nobody I knew wanted to throw away the food. Most people are aware of the waste, and they hate it. #18 Legotech is exactly right. The reason why the restaurants, the warehouse grocery stores, the grocery stores, and etc don't put the food to good use is because they are forced to, for fear of being sued out of existance.

I have asked grocery produce managers to save me the sub-par veggies- they won't, and it kills them to throw it away, they say it. But they just can't! Same reason most dumpsters that I see are locked, is so no-one can dumpster dive, get sick from something, and sue them out of existence.

Everybody hates the situation as it is, everybody except the people who set up this situation. Who benefits? Nationally, who benefits from a nation where the citizens have lost control of how they get their food? Who benefits from a nation of citizens that have lost nearly every civil liberty they had? Who benefits, nationally, and globally? Start asking yourself these questions.

"Lovely" if you're a porn star, maybe.

Mark- you're in your 40's? Wait, nearly old enough to be my father? This throws all my pre-conceived notions about the authors of this site out the window-

That wave's voice- sounds exactly like some character in those Rudolph & Frosty specials. Those ones with the animated dolls! Yeah I'm too lazy & busy to google it right now-

Wow, some of that was waaaaay more information than I ever wanted to know.... Ewwwwww......

All I can see is this huge, naked chair-man. "Wanna sit on my lap?" On the one hand I want to laugh and on the other hand I want to scrub the image from my eyeballs.

Pedophiles ARE the scum of the earth. They can choose to not rape little children. THEY ARE SCUM. Tht gy ght t gt hs "bsnss" ct ff. t s wll-knwn tht pdphls dn't gt rhblttd. They ought to just have the death sentence for these creeps. Why not! They just destroyed a child's life, for the REST of his/her life.

I don't understand. I think the gist of it is that those old musicians, like the fellow who was being interviewed and said he was born in 1895, that they are supposed to be "old and weird". Saying that that kind of Appalachian folk music is supposed to be old & weird. Old, yes- but weird? I don't find it weird at all. I thought the second guy that was trying to sing some version of "John the Revelator" was weird.

Something tells me I must not be a hipster or cool or whatever, I don't understand this at all.