“I do all the work and you get all the credit”

In one of my classes this past semester we had an interesting discussion and survey about religious beliefs of nursing students in my class. Each student had to create a nursing related survey and report their findings and one student chose this topic.

She reported that 75% of the students believe in God and 25% are atheist. She also reported that 96% of students believe that they are going to heaven if they died at the time of the survey. Many Christians posted hateful comments along the lines of “how can atheists believe that they will go to heaven if they don’t believe in God?” Acting as though atheists are brainless, when in fact, it is quite contrary.

You see, I had to point out that the study results of this student were completely invalid. This was a project for evidence-based research and you would like to think that students on my college level are more intelligent than this. So, what was the error within the study?

Question one: Do you believe in God? Yes/No

Question two: Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Yes/No

Question three: If you do not believe in God, then what do you believe? Fill-in-the Blank

Question four: If you died today, where would you go? Heaven/Hell

I had to point out multiple issues. First, the survey does not take into account any religion other than the creator’s religious ideas. Second, after 25% of students had answered that they do not believe in God in question one, they are only given two options in question four, including only heaven or hell. No atheist is going to say that they are going to hell because to not believe in a god, means not to believe in heaven or hell as well.  For the survey to be valid, it should have included an option of “rot in the ground” for question number four.

Instead of other students catching this error, they chose to attack atheists for answering that they are going to heaven. But this was not the end to the discussion on the matter.

Many students responded in discussion posts that, “I know God is real, because I couldn’t make it through nursing school without him.” I wanted to respond so badly in two different aspects. (1) Well then God deserves your degree, not you. (2) How is it that us atheists make through nursing school just fine, as well? In fact, the other honors nursing student’s I talk to are atheists.

I would like to think that spending time studying and working hard effects the outcome of nursing students, but if you want to give all credit to some invisible man in the sky that’s your choice. No other instance is there one man that receives so much credit for what other people or nature does themselves.

I must admit, that when asked what I believe as an alternative to god, I responded I believe in Evidence-Based Practice, which we had been using all semester. You see, for medical protocols to be put in place, there must be evidence-based research for it to be valid. Knowledge and scientific research has only refuted any Biblical study, never confirmed.  That’s why nut-job churches only want their children homeschooled and to learn very little science, because this knowledge abolishes any idea of creationism. It keeps the people incapable of critical thinking and understanding realism.

I read recently that Justin Beiber stated that his mother never shared Santa Clause with him, because she feared that if he believed in Santa and found out it was a lie, then he would probably not believe in Jesus. Well, let’s break this down… Why would he not believe in Jesus? Because there is no more evidence for Jesus or the stories of the Bible, than Santa Clause. In the realistic world, Jesus being the son of God is no more valid than the existence of Santa Clause.

I mean, a book about talking snakes and donkeys, penguins sharing boats with desert animals, parting waters, walking on water, turning water into wine, a man dying and coming back to life, etc… is just as absurd as a book about a fat man in a red suit that can travel the earth in one night.

My wife was joking about a zombie apocalypse the other day, and I had to catch myself from saying, “Anyone would be stupid for thinking that zombies could actually exist.” Then it occurred to me, 90% of Americans believe that a man could raise himself from the dead. And honestly, 90% of Americans are stupid.

Also, this girl later tried to post a Salvation tract and information about accepting Jesus for the nursing students who are atheist, but here’s the kicker… ON A EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH CLASS FORUM!

I remember when I started the nursing program, I had a student say to me that “if you pray before the test, you’ll do fine” in my pathophysiology test and she was sincere in this response. And guess what, she failed out.

What an excuse for lazy people who want something but don’t want to put the time and effort into achieving it. I want money, but don’t wanna work for it… so I’ll “pray” for it. I want my marriage to get better, but I don’t wanna change my attitude… I’ll “seek god.” You know, people can get off their ass and make changes and work hard towards something, or just hope that god or some magical form will grant it. Which is the lazy way? Which is the American way?

Ready for the Truth?!

Soundtrack to the Struggle

its been a long time coming… too long
its been in the making a quarter century but its here now
if by the time you hear this album… i'm not here… you'll know why..
Too many suffering, too many tears
To see young die and I known them for years
When i look around and nobody cares and the people are living in fear
The system needs to change right now
Too much youth put in the grave right now

I cant believe I saw them cheat people

Say they would protect but then leave people

My music Is my natural resource, now I want it back
Til I sever every single chain I will not relax
Just constant attack, til my world looks like Montserrat
Contact my comrades, for combat
When you say the truth, they attack like a Saber tooth
We dont need more Boens, we dont need more Re-bores, weed or Lyor Cohens
They tell us about terrorism and tell us about terrorists
Look up the definition and tell us what terror is
Only know the definition if the television tells us it
I knew the truth since I was a small little boy
I am a product of the system I was born to destroy
On the news, they glorify their own henchmen
Support the troops, but wont mention Joe Glenton
It's funny because rappers are posing as the gangsters
While the government is taking money as bonuses for bankersIn life you learn, to close your eyes and hold your tongue
But together we will overcome, there's never been a chosen one
I will never give up, I will never just quit
I will never give in, I will never submit
The reason that I came, Is bleeding from the veins
Of the people cause we equal, only Freedom is the aim
I knew the truth since I was a small little boy
I am a product of the system I was born to destroy

If you're subordinate to corporate guys supplying you orders
You're fighting fire with fire, But Im fighting fire with waterWhen they kill me, I know I'll die with a focused mind
Plus there will be millions of me, ready to multiply
Dont just mention, acknowledge me, remember to honor me
My pen and this honesty, defending equality
Declared a republic, and ended your monarchy
Your corporate dictatorship, pretends It's democracyI hold your bloodline, accountable for every crime
Adam Smith to Rothschild, It's all been a clever lie
Two choices now, revolution or genocide,
But thanks to Rupert Murdoch neither one will be televised
I knew the truth since I was a small little boy
I am a product of the system I was born to destroy

Too Much

If you down with the rich man, Don’t you take too much,
If you laugh at a poor man, Don’t you laugh too much,
And if you need to be needed, and you’re lookin’ for purpose,
Just remember, don’t you need too much…
If you take something you, don’t need, and keep it
Then you stole it from somebody else who’s hungryEverything that you do, is everything you are

Money can buy power, but it can’t buy respect
Money can’t buy sleep, but it can buy a bed
Money can’t buy you love, but it can buy sex
Do you posses money or by money are you possessed?Money can buy a house, but it can’t buy a home
So even with money you still feel all alone
Money can buy you friends, but it can’t buy family
Money can’t make you happy, that’s just a fallacy
It can buy a bath, but it can’t buy purity
It can buy bodyguards, but it can’t buy security
While people around the world starve, I eat
Cause money can buy war, but it can’t buy peace
The society we livin’ in, it’s a necessity

Does happiness live in a mansion with a swimming pool?
I know people with plenty of money that are miserable
We all need to earn it in this world we live
Most work for it, some steal, but many worship it
Some sell poison for it, some seek employment for it
We need it to survive, so some clean the toilets for itI need papes to live but never will I live for papes
Abolish the Queen,  I don’t wanna see that bitches face
Many sell their soul for it, no not me
Some will try to tell you that it doesn’t grow on trees
I heard the sayin said, many a time, but they were wrong
Cause if it doesn’t tell me where do you get the paper from?
Most think they will be happy if they only had more of it
Some waste it, some feel more important because they’re born with it
Some have got the nerve to say they are just fortunate
The truth is you don’t need a fortune to be fortunate

Voices of the Voiceless
I write righteous rhymes with my right and wrestle the devil with my left hand,
For all the pure souls that never had the chance to speak,
Truth pumps in my arteries and causes my heart to beat,
For soldiers haunted and tortured by guilty memories,
Who released too late to reveal their real enemy,
It’s all dead wrong
For every victim of racist persecution from Auschwitz to Hebron,
My words may sting cowards,
For people that were atomisized by the Thermate in the Twin Towers
Those living through the wars,
Ask me what I do this for,
Put the world in its place before it put you in yours

What happens under darkness shall come to lightCan’t silence us even though you try,
You can try to avoid us but it’s pointless
You can never avoid the voices of the voicelessTake our freedom, Can’t take our pride,
Come what may we will survive,
You can try to avoid us but it’s pointless,
You can never avoid the voices of the voiceless

The future is encrypted in my troubled lyrics,
The voice of the voiceless, that voice is social imbalance,So stand strong or sit harder in your mental palace,
Detain my body, but you can’t imprison my mind,
If it’s my time I’ll probably die with my fist in the sky,These are the thoughts of a man who can’t escape from his coma,
Cries of a young virgin girl who got raped by them soldiers,
Birthing a screaming bastard, post colonial nation,
Subject to childhood diseases, famine, war and inflation,
Education molded you into your masters image,
And you forgot who the fuck you were before the war was finished
So I’m strapped with weaponry,
Because the government don’t give a fuck about protecting me.

Keep your Hand on your Gun

weapons for all occasions
and everyone got excited about the technology
and i guess its was pretty incredible watching a missile
fly down an air vent… pretty unbelievable
but couldn't we feasibly use that same technology
to shoot food at hungry people?
this one is dedicated to the suit wearing arms dealers
to the champagne sipping depleted uranium droppers

keep your hand on your gun don't you trust anyone
First in my scope is BAE Systems
Specialized in killing people from a distance
Power is a drug and they feed the addiction
Immediate deletion of people’s existence
Who says what is and what isn’t legitimate resistance
To push the buttons you don’t need a brave heartState of the art darts leave more than your face scarred
You might impress an A&R with your fake bars
Cause you probably think Rolls Royce only make cars
This is for the colonizers turned bomb-providers
Take this dispute all the way back to Oppenheimer
They call it warfare but your wars aren’t fair
Scam for the funds, they will mangle your son
If you try to speak out they will stamp on your tongue
To your land they will come till you stand up as oneBut It’s begun

Next in my scope is Lockheed Martin
They will tell you when the bombs need blastin’
Don’t think, just listen to the songs, keep dancin’
Do they really want us to have our own brains
Who do you think is really running Guantanamo Bay
And it might be sensitive but I’ll mention it
Who do you think has got us filling out the censuses
Who do you think is handing out the sentences
This ain’t the BBC so there’s no censorship

Terrorist?

So, we must ask ourselves, what is the dictionary definition of Terrorism? "The systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion." But what is terror?
According to the dictionary I hold in my hand, "Terror is violent or destructive acts, such as bombing committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands."So what's a terrorist?

They're calling me a terrorist
Like they don't know who the terror is
When they put it on me, I tell them this
I'm all about peace and loveThey're calling me a terrorist
Like they don't know who the terror is
Insulting my intelligence
Oh how these people judge
It seems like the Rag-heads and Paki's are worrying your Dad
But your dad's favorite food is curry and kebabIt's funny but it's sad how they make your mummy hurry with her bags
Some would Rather read The Sun than study all the facts
Tell me, what's the bigger threat to human society;
B.A.E Systems or homemade I.E.D's?
Remote controlled drones, killing off human lives
Or man with homemade bomb committing suicide
I know you were terrified when you saw the towers fall
It's all terror but some forms are more powerfulIt seems nuts, how could there be such agony?
When more Israeli's die from peanut allergiesIt's like the definition didn't ever exist
I guess it's all just depending who your nemesis is
Irrelevant how eloquent the rhetoric peddler is
They're telling fibs, now tell us who the terrorist is

They're calling me a terrorist
Like they don't know who the terror is
When they put it on me, I tell them this
I'm all about peace and love
They're calling me a terrorist
Like they don't know who the terror is
Insulting my intelligence
Oh how these people judge

Lumumba was democracy
Mossadegh was democracy
Allende was democracy
Hypocrisy it bothers me
Call you terrorists if you don't wanna be a colony
Refuse to bow down to a policy of robberiesIs terrorism my lyrics?
When more Vietnam vets kill themselves after the war than die in itThis is very basic
One nation in the world has over a thousand military basesThey say it's religion, when clearly it isn't
It's not just Muslims that oppose your imperialismIs Hugo Chavez a Muslim? Nah... I didn't think so
Is Castro a Muslim? Nah... I didn't think so
It's like the definition didn't ever exist
I guess it's all just depending who your nemesis is
Irrelevant how eloquent the rhetoric peddler is
They're telling fibs, now tell us who the terrorist is
You think that I don't know, but I know, I know, I know...
You think we don't know, but we know

Was building 7 terrorism?
Was nano thermite terrorism?
Diego Garcia was terrorism
I am conscious the Contras were terrorism
Phosphorus that burns hands, that is terrorism
Irgun and Stern Gang that was terrorism
What they did in Hiroshima was terrorism
What they did in Fallujah was terrorism
Mandella ANC that was terrorism
Gerry Adams I.R.A that was terrorism
Erik Prince Blackwater was terrorism
Oklahoma McVeigh, that was terrorism
Every day U.S.A that is terrorismEvery day U.K that is terrorism

Something Wonderful
I'm tryin’ be a good man I can't speak for the others
You're judged as a man by everything you amount to
And the respect that you show the women around you
So think about that stuff when you diss her
That's somebody's daughter, somebody's mother and somebody's sister

I'm not claiming to be perfect I know what a curve is
But a woman's worth isn't just on the surface
I see too many young women craving affection
Degrading themselves for a male's attention
I know it's love that you're certain that you felt
But messing with these different guys you're just searching for yourself
We call it whore-ish to boast how high her score is
When a man does it, a player is what you call him
What if it's all just lies when she talks to guys
Displays promiscuous ways like it's all alright
Would it make you squirm if the tables turned
Is that really what it would take to make you learn
You're judged as a man by everything you amount toAnd the respect that you shown the women around you
So think about that stuff when you diss her
That's somebody's daughter, somebody's mother and somebody's sister
Something wonderful...
Behind every good man, there's a good woman

Obama Nation

This track is not an attack upon the American people,
It’s an attack upon the system within which they live.
Since 1945 the United States has attempted to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments,
In the process the US has caused the end of life for several million people,
And condemned many millions more to a life of agony and despair.

The strength of your dreaming prevents you from reason,
The American dream only makes sense if you’re sleeping,It’s just a cruel fantasy; their politics took my voice away,
But their music gave it back to me,
The land where the lumpen are consumed by consumption,
Killing themselves to shovel down food in abundance,
I guess a rapper from Britain is a rare voice,
America is capitalism on steroids,Natives kept in casinos and reservations,
Displaced slaves never given reparations,
Take everything from Native Americans,
And wonder why i call it the racist experiment,
Afraid of your melanin, the same as it’s ever been,
That aint gonna change with the race of the president,
I see imperialism under your skin tone,
You could call it Christopher Columbus syndrome.

Is it Obama’s nation? Or an abomination?
Doesn’t make any difference when they bomb your nation.

The world’s entertainer, the world’s devastator,
From Venezuela, to Mesopotamia,
Your cameras lie, cause they have to hide the savage crimes,Committed on leaders that happen to try and nationalize,
Eating competitions? while the worlds been starving,
Beat up communism with the help of Bin Laden,
Where would your war of terror be without that man,
Every day you create more Nidal Hassan’s,
Kill a man from the military, you’re a weirdo,
But kill a wog from the Middle East you’re a hero,Your country is causing screams that never reach your ear holes,
America inflicted a million Ground Zero’s,Follow the dollar and swallow your humanity,
Soldier’s committing savagery you never even have to see,
Those mad at me, writing emails angrily,
I’m not anti-America, America is anti-me!
I don’t care if him and Cheney are long lost relations,
What matters more is the policies, I lost my patience,
Stop debating bringing race into the conversation,
Occupation and cooperation equals profit making,
It’s over; people wake up from the dream now,
Nobel peace prize, Jay Z on speed-dial,
It’s the substance within, not the colour of your skin,
Are you the puppeteer or the puppet on the string?,
So many believed it was instantly gonna’ change,
There was still Dennis Ross, Brzezinski and Robert Gates,
What happened to Chas freeman? (AIPAC),
What happened to Tristan Anderson?,
It’s a machine that keeps that man breathing,
The wars on, and you morons were all wrong,
I call Obama a bomber cause those are your bombs
Limbaugh is a racist, Glenn Beck is a racist
Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn't say shit
After you divorce yourself from the right wing
Propaganda campaign, it's all simple and plain
America customized the game
Your president got an African name, now who you gonna blame?When they drop them bombs out of them planes
Using depleted uranium, babies looking like two headed aliens
Follow the money trail it leads to the criminal
Ain't nothing subliminal to it, that's how they do it
What they do in the dark will come out in the light
Like a wiki leaks site
So I guess Nkrumah was right, who's ready to fight?
Last stage of imperialism, I ain't kiddin
In the immortal words of Marvin Gaye 'This ain't living'

O.B.A.M.A
You ain't fooling everyone I see the games you play
You was V.I.P. at the B.I.C
And we know that's code name for C.I.A
The same way your cameras are watching us we're watching you
Think we're easy to control you ain't got a clue
Revolutions on the way, let's see what your gonna do
You gonna send the troops? You gonna drop the nukes?See it's not where you're from it's where you're at
He's sitting in the White House so who cares if he's black
And why's there soldiers still out there in Iraq?
Natural resources ain't yours, its theirs give it back!
You're just another puppet but i'm not surprised
Look at Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice
They didn't change shit, house nigga's fresh off the slave ship
You'll all burn in hell

Was the bigger threat from Osama or from Obama?
I say things that other rappers won't say
Cause my mind never closed like Guantanamo Bay
Hope you didn't build a statue or tattoo your arm
Cause the drones are still flying over Pashtunistan
Did he defend the war? No! He extended more
He even had the time to attempt a coup in Ecuador
Morales and Chavez, the state's are on a hunt for ya
Military now stationed on bases in Columbia
Take a trip to the past and tell em I was right
Drones over Pakistan, Yemen and Libya
Is Obama the bomber getting ready for Syria?
First black president, the masses were hungry
But the same president just bombed an african country

Cradle of Civilization
The pride I never had, the nationality that I never felt,Saddam was bad, and the American's even more so,
But I never picked up a grenade in my garden,
I never saw people I love die starving,
I never saw my family die through many years of sanctions,
While the rulers family lived in palaces and mansions,
Never had a family member kidnapped for a ransom,
Never lost a friend to violence that was random,
Bombings, occupation, torture, intimidation,
A million dead people doesn't equal liberation,
Forget division based on ethnicity or religion,
Whether your Sunni, Shia, Kurdish or Christian,
Pain is just pain if a person is missing,
We all deserve a life in this earth that we live in,Are there enough words that can say?
How deeply Baghdad is burning today,
Its not about pity, hand outs, or sympathy,
Its about pride, respect, honour and dignity,
Babies being born with deformities from Uranium,
Those babies aren't just Iraqi or Mesopotamian,
What I view on the news is making me shiver,
Because I look at the victims and see the same face in the mirror,
This system of division makes it harder for you and me,
If peace is a question, the only answer is unity,

Blood, Sweat and Tears
Yeah, this is how hunger sounds,
And I'm the hunter now, 'Lash the lion heart,
A.K.A. the man behind the iron mask
For ten years straight, I've been raising the iron bar
Tryna breathe the life back into this dyin' art
So why try and par? When you'll meet the same fate as that lion Scar
But who knows what the future holds?
These N.W.O. soldiers will probably shoot me cold
All because the truth was told
You should know I did it from the heart.

I’m still here, pushing after several years,
I’m still here, standing strong, never in fear,
I’ll be still here after the dust settles and clears,
I’ll be still here after the blood, sweat and the tears,

You empower the powerful, I empower the powerless

They'll play you on the radio if you rap about a Gucci belt
But rap about the government; you might as well shoot yourselfIndustry fairies say I rap about conspiracy theories
Just to hide the fact that they lyrically fear me
Got that eye of a tiger, the heart of a lion
The mind of a lifer, my stance is defiant
I rise like a phoenix, immediate from the ashes
My existence is inconvenient for the massesThough we are equal, I despise an imitation
I live for my people and die for liberation
I stand as a visionary; some have got plans of killin' me
To literally vanish me physically like Aborigines
Hannibal with the mask, an animal with the bars
I'm grappling with my shackles, I channel it through my art
Feel it in the ambience, champion, heavyweight
My life is nothin' but my pride is somethin' that you can never take
They think I'm elusive or think I'm a nuisance
I swear these major labels must think that I'm stupid
Keep your 360's you're convincing these dudes with
Like I'll give you the blueprint for pimpin' my music… No

This is for the child that is searching for an answer,
I wish I could take your tears and replace them with laughter,
While we listen to shallow tunes, made by ignorant fools,Israel blocked the UN from delivering food,
They'll bring in the troops and you won't even glimpse at the news,
They make money of the products that we are quick to consume,
It's not simply a question of differing views,
Forget emotions, this is fact, what I spit is the truth,
Makes no difference if you're a Christian or if you're a Jew,
They are just people living in different conditions to you,
They still die when you bomb their schools, mosques and hospitals,
It is not because of rockets, please god can you stop it all,
I'm not related to the strangers on the TV,
But I relate because those faces could have been me,Words can never ever explain the raw tragedy,
It's not a war they're just murdering more rapidly,
We are automatically supporting pure savagery,
Imagine how you'd feel if it was your family,

And when your sipping Coca-Cola,
That's another pistol in the holster of a soulless soldier,
You say you know about the Zionist lobby,
But you put money in their pocket when you're buying their coffee,
Talking about revolution, sitting in Starbucks,
The fact is that's the type of thinking I can't trust,
Forget Nestle,
Obama promised Israel 30 billion over the next decade,They're trigger happy and they're crazy,
Think about that when you're putting Huggies nappies on your baby,

Why do you think little boys are throwing stones at tanks?
We will never really know how many people are dead,
They drop bombs on little girls while they sleep in their beds,
Don't get offended by facts, just try and listen,
Nothing is more anti-Semitic than Zionism,
So please don't bring bad vibes when you speak to me,
I know there's plenty of Rabbi's that agree with me,
It's your choice what you do with this message,
Don't get it confused;
I view this from a truly human perspective,How many more resolutions have to be violated,
How many more children have to be annihilated
Israel is a terror state, there terrorists that terrorize
I testify, my television televised them telling lies,
This is not a war, it is systematic genocide

Everything I Am

Everything I am, Is everything I want to be
I am no rolemodel I am not Mr.Perfect
Been bitten a couple of times and I did deserve it
Everyday livin and learnin through these written verses
My life is a sacrifice, I wonder is it worth it?
People can change, Im living physical proof
Im not important, or special or different from youTo other people, I may seem like a good advisor
But to myself I feel like a dirty womanizer
I am just a man, I will never be a celebrity
That is a mantra that I will cling to the death of me
Dont wanna feed my kids the very treachery they fed to me
Preferbly the aim is equality eventually
Dont relegate me below, or elevate me above to you
Needless to say, In either place Im uncomfortable
I treat you as an equal, Im simply a man
Your brother in humanity is everything that I am

Listen close to the words that was sang in the chorus
There's a big difference between fans and supporters
Never asked to be scrutinized or consumerized
Or treated differently to any other human life
Most dont, but some do and It saddens me
Force fed celebrity to subdue our humanity
See the false image depicted and think It's purity
When beneath that image they hold more insecurities
Than you do, but sometimes It's hard to see who's who
There's more to life than twitter followers and youtube viewsAnd if I came across like I was cocky I am sorry
You were born an original so please dont die a copyDont relegate me below, or elevate me above to you
Needless to say, In either place Im uncomfortable
I treat you as an equal, Im simply a man
Your brother in humanity is everything that I am

 

My Soul

They say The fool thinks himself to be wise,

but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.I say that, to say this.
You might take my life,
but you can't take my soul!
You might take my freedom
but might can't take my soul!They can't use my music to advertise for Coca Cola
They can't use my music to advertise for Motorola
They can't use my music to advertise for anything… But truth!

I guess that's the reason the industry won't let me in
Refuse to be a product or brand, I'm humanRefuse to contribute to the gangster Illusion
Whether I'm number One, Number two, or Number Three
I'm unique and there will never be another me
and there never be another you
be proud of who you are, don't copy what the others do
they are not superior, you are not inferior
When we realize that is gonna be hysteria
Im Not commercial, always controversial what my pen has written
when they listen many have risen from the mental prison
That's why you won't see my face upon the television
But every time i try to sleep I hear the devil singing

They can't use my music to advertise a watch or your car
They can't use my music to advertise a drink you got at the bar
They can't use my music to advertise for anything…. But truth!

 I guess that's the reason the industry won't let me in

My Integrity is the reason I'm thinking separatelykeep your three-sixty I can do this independently
It's likely I'm quite mad (why?)
Because I say with ease that slavery gave the streets Nike's and Ipadsthey don't like my rhymes, see my style is like lecture
but I'd rather die, than smile with my oppressor
I'm an honorable student, with the facts and you're Judas
your not Hip Hop or Grime, your just McDonald's music
Not commercial, always controversial what my pen has written
when they listen many have risen from the mental prison
That's why you won't see my face upon the television
But every time i try to sleep I hear the devil singing

Million Man March

Whether it's a cancer patient or assassination
Or I fought for emancipation
My intentions were pure, you can debate 'em
But no, I never ever shook hands with Satan
My fans are amazing, I thank and praise 'em
When I die, don't cry, just congratulations
A million more feet will stamp the pavement with plans of changes, no exaggerationWe will not be ignored
You'll be rocked with the force of the bombs that you dropped in these wars
I will not be bought
And I consciously thought it was wrong, so I constantly foughtPeace is something I would really adore
But we are at war so give me a sword
I'm merely a corpse, but still be assured
When you kill me there will be a million more
Born alone and die alone
Those words ringin' inside my dome
Best friends are the pen and the microphone
Roamin' until I find my way home
Turn my body cold but my soul is mine
Take a deep breath and I close my eyes
I will go when I'm supposed to die
But in death I will multiplyMy back's against the wall
But you can't kill us all
Even if you take my life
Still we will survive
We shall overcome
And the tables will turn
Today I die as one, but as millions I'll returnBut as millions I'll return
But as millions I'll return

In these critical times don't be really surprised
If I get victimized by Gideon's spies
I sympathize with that Brazilian guy
On the tube, but we're used to the hideous lie
Your civilians die - millions cry
Our civilians die - they're militants, right?
How silly am I to be figuring why
The injustice is clear, and I feel it inside
Hear me in Gaza, here me in Glasgow
Hear me in Baghdad, hear me in Plaistow
Clearly they hear me from here to Chicago
Think things are all good but they aren't though
Peace is something I would really adore
But we are at war so give me a sword
I'm merely a corpse, but still be assured
When you kill me there will be a million more

My people are bleedin'
So I'm readin' and seekin' the deepest of meanin's
My demons are breedin'
In my sleep I can feel it, I need to defeat 'em
My temperature's risin'
If tempted I'll rise with the temper of Tyson
Resent all the violence
Cause of people with tension
It tends to divide them
The pen that I write with
Is better than a sword when I strike with the strength of a Titan
My friends are still fighting against all the tyrants
So then why would it end when I die then?

My back's against the wall
But you can't kill us all
Even if you take my life
Still we will survive
We shall overcome
And the tables will turn
Today I die as one, but as millions I'll return
But as millions I'll return
But as millions I'll return

Let me add that all of these lyrics were written by Britain recording artist Lowkey. Let me also say that as an American, I am not proud of my country, but I DO support Barack Obama! Take a look at our other options and America is going to be a Capitalist, Materialistic, Control Freak that seeks war and extraction of natural resources, slave labor and excessive profits… NO MATTER WHO IS PRESIDENT!

I understand Lowkeys anger towards our president for him not stopping the wars and violence and controlling ways. But viewing America from the outside looking in, I do not think they see clearly why someone like myself does support Barack Obama. Obama is by far the best option for president, moreso than any other individual in our nation. The problem is the system, not the president. And if a president slightly tries to change the fucked up system here in America, he will be rejected and despised.

enlightenment by way of knowledge

"when there is total enlightenment there will be peace, the world will be in bliss when there is total enlightenment, so enlightenment is knowledge. As much knowledge as you can get people to seek and understand. But we have to call it to align." -Bright Eyes from the song "One for you, One for me" which has become my New Favorite Song!

To see Bright Eyes perform a live version of the song, Go to YouTube and type in search for Bright Eyes One for you Austin City Limits 2011. This live version is much more powerful than the studio track!

I have always had a hard time finding words to descried my thoughts, so I often use music. But when I heard this song I was like "this is what I have been trying to express." You can't be enlightened without knowledge, you can't know superior truth without lots of knowledge and experiments and trials. Knowledge is everything when it comes to knowing truth and being in touch with reality. Knowledge and the search for truth has never been a bad thing. The more you know, the more evidence and solid fact you have to prove something true or false. Knowledge is EVERYTHING!

Where troubles melt like lemon drops...

I have been so busy that I haven't been able to write about current happenings. It often seems that music says things so much better than I could do myself, so here's a list of some music videos that I'm feelin' at the moment!

#1: Jejune Stars by Bright Eyes

#2: Trailer Trash by Jesse Lacey of Brand New

#3 My Soul by Lowkey



#4: Comeback Kid by Brett Dennen

#5: Virgin by Manchester Orchestra

#6: At The Bottom of Everything by Bright Eyes

#7: Sic Transit Gloria by Brand New

#8: Words I never Said by Lupe Fiasco

#9: Waste of Paint by Bright Eyes

#10: Terrorist? by Lowkey

Obama Want's To Raise Taxes... Are you scared shitless?!

I was listening to the radio this afternoon and I wanted to catch the news. I ran across a Fox News station and there was a radio host ranting about Obama and his Jobs Act. This individual made some good points (to the uneducated ear). So this was his rant:

“Obama’s new Jobs Act is very bad. Obama wants to raise taxes, so that our money (taxes) goes to those who are too lazy to work. Do you want Obama to raise taxes? This is what he plans to do to pay for this Jobs Act. We need to fight this bill! Americans are struggling enough, what will raising the taxes do to average Americans?!”

Okay, this guy sounds like he is giving it to you straight. He sounds genuinely concerned for the average man. He doesn’t want you to get cheated by the government raising taxes. He sounds like a true patriot, a conservative and a republican. He wants you to vote against this bill. He wants you mad at Obama’s administration and he wants you to trust Fox News and their agenda.

BUT WAIT! There is a lot of things wrong with his argument. IT’S TRUE! OBAMA WANTS TO RAISE TAXES! (Are you scared shitless?) But what this man is not telling you is that lower and middle class Americans taxes will not be raised! Obama wants the corporations, CEO’s and millionaires to pay proportionately to what they earn, like the average American does! One hundred dollars to the poor is equivalent to 50,000 dollars to the top 2%. And these greedy corporations and CEO’s are the ones that destroyed our economy, so they should be held accountable. Even if that means that they must pay proportionate taxes to their earnings. 

This is not even too much to ask from these CEO’s. All Obama wants to do is abolish the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and he wants to abolish the tax cuts for oil companies. This is what this man is ranting about! He was not concerned with the taxes of the lower and middle class because they will go untouched, but he wants to scare you and the word shitless. He wants you to protect his money and his tax cuts. He is not concerned with you, an average American.

It’s something when Warren Buffett (the richest man in the world) said “I pay less than a secretary in taxes” and asked Obama to fix this. Buffett himself said that he needs to be paying more and others in his class also need to pay more in taxes rather than letting the lower and middle class carry the burden and pay the taxes for our country. Bush put in place so many bills during his administration to protect his own wealth and the wealth of his affiliates, like oil campanies and Dick Chaney’s Halliburton.

That is ALL that Bush did while in office. Started wars which put us trillions into debt and put in place laws for his own protection. Not to mention No Child Left Behind, which threw education standards out the window. Even if the Afghanistan war was unavoidable (to take revenge for 911 attacks), we must ask ourselves: WHY DID BUSH START A WAR SIMULTANEOUSLY IN IRAQ, which was completely unrelated to the 911 attacks? This was stupidity. One war at a time you fucking power hungry bastard! This stretched our military, our resources and stripped us financially. All for the imperialism of American and so Bush could complete his Daddy’s war, NOT TO MENTION EXTRACTING NATURAL RESOURCES!

YET somehow, America is pissed off at Obama, and the blame lies on him for what Bush did for 8 years in office?! You see, the media wants this, they want you to think that all these problems were faced with now started when Obama took office, but the truth is that BUSH IS THE BLAME! The media can’t have president that will equal things out and cause the republicans and their greedy affiliates to pay for what they have done. They would rather cut government programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. They would rather cut fundings for schools and risk the education of our children. They would rather the poor take the burden for their mistakes then have to swallow their pride and do what is right.

Back to this Fox News radio hosts rant. He also stated that “Obama wants to raise taxes so that hardworking Americans have to give their money to those too lazy to work.” First off, does he not realize that the economy is bad and that is the issue?! There are NO JOBS! THAT IS THE PROBLEM!  (See older blogs to understand why we have no jobs). Sure, there are people that don’t want to work, but the truth is that there is a HUGE lack of jobs because of what our corps and CEO’s have been allowed to do. And the fault is NOT on the unemployed. There are people who genuinely want to work that have lost jobs, it’s not like they are just taking a seat and making this up. Take a look at downtown and mainstreet. Take a look at all the industrial areas and car factories. Take a look at the consolidation and job cuts at corporations. THIS IS REAL! Also, think about companies that only hire numerous part-time workers instead of fulltime workers to cut costs and insurance payout. For example, Walmart only hires part-time workers now and very few full-time workers so that they don’t have to carry insurance. And what kind of family can survive on part-time salary with rising food and gas prices? AT LEAST, 75% of Walmart workers are on government assistance programs of some sort, SO OUR TAX MONEY (the poor) GOES TO PAY THESE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR WALMART WORKERS, WHEN WALMART COULD AFFORD TO PAY THESE WORKERS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT. 5 of the top 8 richest people in America are Waltons! Yet, it is the government (our taxes) responsibility to pay what Walmart refuses to pay for their workers!

WE NEED TO HOLD CORPORATIONS, CEO’s and THE RICH RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR UNETHICAL WAYS! THEY NEED TO PAY THEIR PORTION!

And this conniving, lethargic bastard at Fox News that is trying to sway your opinion is a GODDAMN LIAR! This Jobs Act is going to create jobs and hold corporations responsible! It is going to give incentives to businesses that offer raises and hires the unemployed! It is going to help small businesses open and give them incentives and help to open and hire new workers! 

The uneducated fall into these media lies too often and lets face it, the majority believe it because they are too lazy or they just don’t give a damn. BUT DON’T YOU DARE FUCKING COMPLAIN IF YOU HAVEN’T RESEARCHED AND SOUGHT THE TRUTH! DON’T FUCKING COMPLAIN IF YOU ARE TOO IGNORANT TO GET OR DON’T HAVE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT. DON’T FUCKING COMPLAIN IF YOU HAVENT TRIED TO DO YOUR PART AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE! SPEAK WHATS TRUE EVEN IF IT IS NOT POPULAR OPINION!

The fact is that Fox News wants you scared shitless, because the Republicans and the rich are scared shitless that they will lose their extravagant excess. And they longer the can keep you scared shitless and mad and ignorant and uneducated… the longer they can will be protected by strength in numbers. If you believe them or remain careless, uninspired and lazy, they are protected. BUT  the second the majority gets enough and starts moving in a different direction and demanding fairness, they rich will be forced to pay for what they’ve done. This is why Fox News spends millions of dollars on PR campaigns to convince you that they are fair and balanced and trustworthy. We have a democratic president that wants justice for the poor and middle class and they are defensive and belligerently fighting for him to fail.  They don’t want to fix the problem.

Fox News is all over the term “socialism” today. But Obama is not even trying to bring socialism, but he is trying to reform things because lets face it…. A LOT NEEDS TO CHANGE! But why is socialism such a dirty word in America?! Because Capitalist praising CEO’s and greedy business men do not want class equality. But take a look at socialist countries and realize that they are a lot better than capitalist societies. First, realize that socialism and communism is not synonymous. Second, research the fact that Socialist countries are ranked way ahead of the US in many aspects. (See older blogs for information on socialist and capitalist countries).

What people don’t understand is this: while Conservative Republican politicians are touting Christianity and morals, what the people don’t realize is that this is a CONTRADICTION! Would Jesus have been a capitalist businessman or socialist that wanted equality for all men? Did Jesus want to reject men with disease and sickness from getting help and healing?! Realize the rich and the politicians and the businessmen are the most immoral people in the world. USE YOUR BRAIN AND REALIZE THAT THEY ONLY WANT YOUR VOTES! 90% of Americans are Christian and if they can get the Christian vote… they can get the office and control!

Back to the radio broadcast… I also loved how this man took calls later and 10 callers straight opposed what this retard was saying on his program, but he would talk over them and end their call. Then, one man called that agreed with the man’s view and they rambled on for hours. You see, they know the truth, but they don’t want to hear it.

They talk about how great Romney is, but he is nothing but a CORPORATION businessman! Is this what we need in office?! They also tout Rick Perry who is using religion to gain votes. And let’s not forget Bachmann who wants to lower minimum wage to fix our debt and gain jobs. WOW!

And this radio man went on to claim that all of those  who are unemployed or poor is because they are lazy, got into drugs and made bad decisions. Which is true in some cases, but less than 25%. He said that the rich are rich because they work hard, not because they are lucky. And the poor are poor because they make bad decisions. He said it has nothing to do with luck, just work and the rich shouldn’t have to help the poor. (Which people aren’t saying they have to help the poor but rather that they should have to pay taxes like the poor do). He said that people aren’t born to be rich or poor… WHAT IS THIS GUY SMOKING! We also know that his view is wrong, because people are born into rich families and these families have money from many generations ago. And the poor doesn’t have the same opportunities to be rich and successful (not the money and fame means anything)… the poor can’t afford to go to college or to start businesses or take business risks. And the poor can only take a few steps beyond their previous generation.

So, EDUCATE YOURSELF! THINK FOR YOURSELF! RESEARCH FOR YOURSELF! YOU’LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT YOU’LL FIND! Don’t be fooled by the media! The Fox News broadcasters sound genuine and truthful to the uneducated ear, but as my Nursing Theory Professor Dr. Glenn says  about false Nursing research articles…. “PULL THE CURTAIN BACK TOTO!”

You are Toto and you need to see beyond their curtain of lies and expose them for what they really are. And what they are is a bunch of GREEDY, LYING, IMMORAL BASTARDS!

The American Jobs Act will put an end to tax breaks for the rich and corporations!

Economy Blog

I have about 5 blogs that I am in the process of writing saved on my computer. This is a blog that I have been anxious to post, but have been so caught up in the new semester that it is incomplete. However, I thought that I would go ahead and post what I have. It follows along well with Obama's Jobs Act, so I figured now was a good time to post it. Lets get America back to greatness! We have a long way to go, but with the most humble, intelligent and hard-working politician on Washington as a leader (Barak Obama), we can get there! We will be proud of our nation again very soon if we put an end to tax cuts for the rich and oil companies and hold corporations responsible. Now lets move forward....

Here's the Blog:

The people of America have been stripped of their voice amidst a time when we so desperately need to speak. Our politicians have ignored our wishes and they have compromised our wellbeing for their own greed and gain. With a dangerous economic recession on the horizon, our leaders have proposed many solutions. However, the people understand that solutions proposed from all political sides have been suggested not to fix our economic situation, but to maximize profits and further push the agendas of the proposer and his or her affiliates. 

Our leaders are obsessed with curing our economic downfall with elaborate schemes, but have they ever discussed what caused the problem? The quickest way to solve a problem is to find out what the sole causation of the problem is.  So why do our leaders ignore the main cause of our economic issues? We are all aware of where we went wrong, but politicians ignore this because they would be forced to take a few steps back. They would be forced to give up their own security and excess to benefit the whole. Fixing the problem isn’t a difficult task, but politicians are making it much more complex by incorporating factors into the equation to protect their own assets, businesses and affiliates.

What is the cause?

Corporations have been allowed to monopolize without penalty and this has caused local businesses to fail. These corporations seek labor outside the U.S. to maximize profit and this causes our factories to shutdown and lay-off workers. Certain companies have become more powerful than our own government and when this happens the CEO’s and business giants buy-out and control our political leaders and the social media.

This is shown through our unequal balance of trade. The U.S. is the world’s largest importer, but we are not even close to being the largest exporter. This is what has changed within the last few decades. We have seen a consolidation of corporate power and a major decline in factory jobs and local business. Many years ago, our politicians and big business owners protected our nation by keeping their money and resources here inside the states. The economy of a nation is much like a delicate ecosystem and it used to be that wealthy company owners were patriots. Companies would make large profits, but the money that the company paid-out went into the U.S. economy. For example: A big business pays an American factory hand for his labor, which in turn, spends the money within our countries walls, but now there is a kink in the system. Today, we are buying large amounts of goods that are made outside of our countries walls and the company’s profits are not being spent back into the country, but rather the profits are being hoarded and what little is paid-out is going into another nations economic system. Next time you take a walk through Walmart, take inventory of the products in each aisle and make note of products made in the U.S. that you find, if any.

Let’s take a look at Apple, a company which has more money than the U.S. government. Apple has cash reserves of $75.876 billion and the United States government has an operating balance of only $73.786 billion. Therefore, Apple has over 2 billion more dollars than our government. The problem is that Apple products are made in China and the majority of the products are sold in the United States. This case confirms what I stated previously, that we buy large amounts of their products and of all their earnings, most of it is hoarded and a small amount is put into China’s economy. A classic example of how our money is not staying inside our own four walls and sustaining our own countries economic system, but rather the corporation has allowed greed to overtake their business ethics.

How do we fix the problem?

Let me begin by saying that our politicians do not currently want to fix the problem, but they are trying instead to mask the problem and by-pass the issue. They are using strategies like cutting government programs, giving stimulus checks or raising the debt ceiling, rather than politicians and CEO’s facing consequences and swallowing their pride. Our politicians are not attacking the real problem and they do not intend to because they are backed and funded by corporations to push certain agendas. 

The only way to come out of this economic recession is to balance trade, whether that means increasing our relations with foreign nations and making business deals or placing expensive tariffs on imports. Plain and simple, we must balance trade. Keep this in mind as politicians come and go with plans to solve our economic issues and also keep this in mind when election time rolls around.

What can we do to get our leaders to balance trade and strengthen our economy? 

Honestly, there’s not many things we can do, at least not alone. The difficult part of this is that we must show strength in numbers because one or just a few people cannot make a difference. Therefore, large numbers of people need to be informed of the problem and large numbers of people need to respond. But how do we inform the masses and devise a plan? There is no platform for someone to speak such truths and our politicians are ignoring the problem. The media (Fox news, CNN, etc.) will not allow an average man the time and resources to speak on this matter. We need to share with others what we know and inform our friends and family. Each individual needs to take responsibility for themselves and not wait for someone else to stand up and do the right thing. We cannot just keep thinking that someone else will come along and fix the problem, we must take initiative ourselves, each individual, to take part in fixing the problem.

How do we show strength in numbers?

We cannot speak their language and money is their language. There will be a cost to the lower and middle class, but the cost is minuscule compared to the statement that would be made. It would mean that we would stop shopping at unethical corporations like Walmart. Sure it may seem inconvenient to go to multiple stores to find the products you need, but I have not shopped at Walmart in years and I save money. I no longer feel the need to shop there because other smaller businesses sell the necessities. Also you are not forced into buying products that you don’t really need at other stores. 

We must also find American made products to replace what we normally buy. This means that we must look on the back of each product and let that dictate the choice of what we buy. Sure it takes a little work on our part, but we need to send a message to manufacturers. Also, do not buy into marketing schemes, which convince us that we have to have each top of the line electronic gadget that comes along. How do you think Apple has made so much money? Here in America we are forced through the media this idea that name brand matters and that you must keep up with each new style and trend. The truth is, once you buy a new product, it is already outdated and this is the scheme of corporate greed. You do not need each new phone with the latest technology. Use the phone to talk, use the internet at home. We are told that we need 24 hour access to facebook, twitter and the social media or that we need internet at the snap of the finger. We don’t, do not believe the lies that these companies feed you. Do not buy a movie for $29 dollars when it first hits the shelf, wait two months and buy it used. We need to send a message that we will not give in to these ridiculous schemes.  

John A. Hobson

America needs to read the extensive number of writings by John A. Hobson during this time of economic decline. Lots of wisdom can be found in the ideas that this man had back in the late 1800's and early 1900's.