Why (and what) we are LOSING and will continue TO LOSE

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Monday January 16, 2006 · 4:58 PM PST

2006/01/16 · 16:58

I recently posted a diary that was met with all the vitriol I expected when it was posted. The funny thing was, the only substantive objections were that I had called Democrats losers and assholes, used a "freeper" term ("Democrap," which I frankly had no idea was a freeper term since I can't bear to visit that site), and made a comment (not even part of the diary) that I opposed the invasion of Afghanistan, apparently a fringe position despite the deplorable results of that action.

Long story short: I was told that the Democratic Party does not represent me.

Fine, then don't BLAME me when you don't get my vote. You have no one to blame but yourselves.

You are encouraged to scroll down to the bottom of the diary referenced above and read my final comments.

Read on if you dare. Read More

Are Democrats stupid, or just corrupt?

ChuckLin

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Friday January 13, 2006 · 5:23 PM PST

2006/01/13 · 17:23

Why should I vote for a party that sells me down the river at every opportunity? More significantly, why should I trust or respect anyone who either:

a) Has no vision, no guts, no willingness to stand for what is right and against what is clearly evil

or (worse yet)

b) Wants to bamboozle me into believing that they are a true alternative when their every action tells me that they just want to keep their cushy jobs, replete with all manner of perks and privileges?

I'm not just tilting at windmills here. The reality of the situation is below the fold. Read More

Solidarity Forever

ChuckLin

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Tuesday November 29, 2005 · 7:20 PM PST

2005/11/29 · 19:20

Why is everything so fucked up? Why are people killing and dying needlessly, and why is so much of our treasure being wasted on this endeavor? Why are so many unemployed and underemployed, and why are so many of the employed just barely able to make ends meet? Why is it that we are all one serious illness away from destitution? Why can't a kid read or do simple arithmetic when he graduates from high school? Why are two million incarcerated even as crime rages unabated? Why have the forces of evil seemingly gathered such strengh?

I'll tell you why. It's because they are organized and we are not. Read More

My favorite teachers and teachers who suck

ChuckLin

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Wednesday November 23, 2005 · 4:08 PM PST

2005/11/23 · 16:08

Yesterday's diary regarding "giving up" on the Great American Sickout generated quite a bit of response, most of it snide and negative. My mojo took quite a beating and I even scored my first zero. But that's OK. Maybe I deserved it for dissing teachers; then again, I have met an awful lot of dumb, lazy teachers in my time, an observation statistically backed by the fact that the typical Education major's SAT score (>1000) is roughly 27 percent lower than what I would consider moderately respectable (~1300) so maybe I was on to something there. An ancient Chinese proverb says, "The one who got angry is the one who took the shit." (Translation for the figuratively challenged, of which there seem to be many around here: "If you get angry in a dispute, it's because you're the one who's in the wrong." I sure wasn't the one who got angry! In fact, I was giggling like a schoolgirl at some of the responses.

But I've digressed... Read More

Sick of caring. Sick of trying.

ChuckLin

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Tuesday November 22, 2005 · 8:04 PM PST

2005/11/22 · 20:04

Well, it seems that the Great American Sickout is gaining little traction. I guess bitching on the Internet and hoping against hope to win obviously rigged elections in a year, after a few thousand more people have been killed and maimed, is strong enough medicine for most people. The war just doesn't make them as sick as it makes me, I guess. So this diary is my announcement that I give up. I surrrender. I concede defeat. I will be going to work on December 7 and on the 7th of every month. For me, the Great American Sickout is over. It was a good idea -- a great idea -- but it would be pointless to do it on a small scale. Read More

I want to make you SICK!

ChuckLin

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Monday November 21, 2005 · 5:04 PM PST

2005/11/21 · 17:04

This year you and every member of your family spent $305 on the war in Iraq. That's $1220 for a family of four. Now, I don't know about you, but I can think of a whole lot of better ways to spend that money. Hell, I'd even be willing to contribute my portion ($610) to deficit reduction if it meant helping some fiscally conservative Kool-Aid addicts get off the juice.

No matter how else the money might have been spent, I know one thing for sure: I don't like the idea of having bought the white phosphorus that burnt an entire neighborhood to the ground somewhere in Iraq. I don't like it one little bit. In fact, it makes me physically ILL just thinking about it. I need a day off. How about you? Read More

Sick of lies/war? Get SICK in the Great American Sickout!

ChuckLin

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Sunday November 20, 2005 · 6:54 PM PST

2005/11/20 · 18:54

People are dying and worse. My dad, a Vietnam vet, used to say that the dead ones are the ones that got off easy. It's the ones that live that have to live with horrible physical and psychic wounds for their entire lives that get the raw end of the war stick. Having crows feast on your dead eyeballs is easy compared to living each day of your life with the horror of what you've seen and done.

Any war is unspeakably horrible. This war is moreso.

Doesn't it just make you sick thinking about all the dead and wounded, the children who have lost parents, the parents who have lost children, the widows and the widowers? And all for a pack of FUCKING LIES!?

What are you willing to DO about it?

Get sick! Join the Great American Sickout on December 7. Show them that you're sick of it. Read More

Whispers speak louder than bullhorns (w/ poll)

ChuckLin

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Wednesday November 09, 2005 · 8:32 PM PST

2005/11/09 · 20:32

I am happy to report that the Strike for Peace and Truth is officially on. On December 7, tens of millions of workers (and even some bosses) in all sectors will withhold their labor. The cogs will tell the machine that we are cognizant, and we are none too pleased. Let me inform you as to why this action will be so historic and so powerful -- and it has little to do with the number of people who will participate. Read More

BUSH SUX and the General Strike for Truth and Peace

ChuckLin

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Friday November 04, 2005 · 5:56 PM PST

2005/11/04 · 17:56

[Edit: Changed title from "Fun Math..." to BUSH SUX..."]
Do you want to know why the National Strike for Truth and Peace on December 7 will be happening in a BIG way? It is because of two related factors:

The pure unmitigated power of the focussed collective human soul
The exponential function f(x)=a^x

Failure to understand the exponential function is the reason we have six billion people straining this beautiful planet's capacity to support us. It is the reason we are running out of oil.

On the positive side, the exponential function is the reason the General Strike for Truth and Peace will involve at least 100 million people around the globe and will change the course of history. Read More

General Strikes: A brief history

ChuckLin

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Thursday November 03, 2005 · 6:29 PM PST

2005/11/03 · 18:29

It's been a long and crazy day of work. Boy, am I ever looking forward to the personal day I'm going to take on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day, the day of the General Strike Against the War and For the Truth. Pardon me if this diary is not as comprehensive as it deserves to be. I'm tired, but I made a commitment to diary on the subject of the GSAWFT (Warning: Moniker subject to change) for seven days straight, and I honor my commitments.

The GSAWFT project addresses the issue of the Iraq War and its ancillary issues such as profligate spending and lies. It is a very simple idea: call in sick or stage a walkout on December 7. This date fits because it marks America's entry into a just war; let it also mark the beginning of our exit from an unjust war. Read More

Global General Strike - December 7

ChuckLin

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Wednesday November 02, 2005 · 4:55 PM PST

2005/11/02 · 16:55

OK folks, the iron is hot, and it's time to STRIKE. Put your money where your mouth is and participate in a day of non-participation in the global economy. Show the "powers that be" where the true power lies. Let's SHUT THE FUCKER DOWN for a day.

This is a great idea that was kicked around in a diary about the student walkout today, November 2. At least one person has taken the ball and is starting to run with it... make that two, including me. Read More

Deception as weapon: Mier.

ChuckLin

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Tuesday October 04, 2005 · 5:17 PM PDT

2005/10/04 · 17:17

Gadzooks, we libs sure are dumb sometimes. We all need to read Sun Tzu's The Art of War before we play right into their hands -- again. The conservative reaction to Mier, her donation to Al Gore -- it is a smokescreen designed to let her slide right under the radar undetected. They know that by playing the ruse of pretending to oppose the nomination, we will be so thrilled and distracted that we will fail to ask the tough questions. Read More

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