Austerity = Death?

Well, Good Day again Fellow Humans;

I'm actually going to quote from myself here, then provide a link. Here's my quote, from my post titled something like "What's going on 2" or something...

"I've come across some writers online who suggest that the elites/powers that be are pushing 'austerity' not because they believe it will 'fix' our economy, but because it will indeed slowly destroy it and bring the masses standard of living down along with the economies of the nations subject to 'austerity measures'. This is interesting, since it actually could achieve some of the same 'goals' of many of the environmental activists out there (me included) in a kind of mean/back-handed way. It is hard to imagine that the leaders of the 'super elite' (if they indeed exist) would truly not know about the gathering threats to our civilization. Do you really think all these CEO's and heads of international institutions don't know what's going on? I mean really, get a grip." - me RtTBt - Robert Taylor Bazinet

Here's the link, to an interview by Amy Goodman originally appearing on Democracy Now with the authors of the book 'The Body Economic - Why Austerity Kills' by David Stuckler, MPH, PhD and Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD:

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-22/why-austerity-kills-from-greece-to-u-s-crippling-economic-policies-causing-global-health-crisis

I am NOT criticizing this book, I think the authors did great work and make excellent points. I only question the basic assumption their book rests on, that Austerity is being implemented in a misguided attempt to 'help' the economies of the countries subject to it. I believe it is being implemented, as I allude to above, to DELIBERATELY siphon lost wealth back to the banks lost during the financial crisis and, indeed, to reduce the populations of countries subject to austerity measures in this evil but still 'organic' way; i.e. people killing themselves, becoming addicted to drugs, dying due to lack of adequate health care, etc.

I don't believe humanity should continue down this path. It is heartless, mean, cruel, and in the end embodies great evil. This path will not end in any place you want to be, mark my words.

On that note, I bid you Adieu!

RtTBt

There are more of us...

Good Day Fellow Humans,

Just here to post a song, with a little comment. This relates to the part of yesterday's posting titled "Where may we be going". This is the song that got me thinking about the possible appearance of 'more and more' 'gay' or at least 'gender blurred' people here on our good Earth.

Those who want to, take a listen and tell me what you think. This song is by Tom Tom Club from their 1981 album by I think the same name and is called simply On, On, On, On. There's a another song on this link, Booming and Zooming.

Here it is:

Please be nice today,

RtTBt

Where may we be headed?

Where may we be headed? You're asking me? Okay... 

After all the reading I've done on this subject, several interesting possibilities come to my mind. Imagine this: Leading astrophysicists announce that something has 'gone wrong' with our sun and it will start the Supernova process in about 20 years, turning first into a 'red giant' - which would fry all life on earth and leave it a rock if not absorb the planet into itself. The end of us, in other words. Not trying to scare anyone, our Sun is middle aged and should have several billion years left of relative stability. But, imagine this were to happen anyway. What would humanity do? 

I think many minds and resources would be devoted to developing true AI - literally an artificial mind or minds. I can almost imagine a platform such as, oh I don't know, say FACEBOOK being used to 'gather' humanity together for the eventual transition of our minds from our bodies to this AI 'machine'; which would then be blasted into space in the hope that someone or something finds us eventually. Think of the old Star Trek next-gen episode where Captain Picard visits that mysterious probe and ends up thinking he lived an entire life in this culture that had been dead for untold number of years (how the F do you you spell millennia?). 

Do I want this scenario to play out? Not really, but I do think we should explore all of our options. I read an article by Helen Camakaris today on Resilience that explores the various options we have if we apply REASON to our various dilemmas. Here's the link: 

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-15/the-poisoned-chalice-genetic-heritage-future-demise

We do need, in my opinion, some sort of global authority to lead us - though I don't think we should think of this as a 'world government'. Some sort of centralized organization that can bring our best and brightest together to work out a solution. I'd like to see humanity quickly realize the threat, and actually ACT instead of argue and/or stick our collective head in the sand. God/Creator/Creators may NOT save us, this may be the absolute final test - can we figure out how to live together in a just, joyful, loving, and SUSTAINABLE way or will we go down in a fury of chaos and misery? I still believe the choice, as always, is each and all of ours. Intervention is a possibility, but by no means guaranteed. 

Another thing I want to bring up; recently on facebook 'God' posted a picture with text proposing that perhaps the increasing number of 'gay' people is God's way of controlling the population and caring for unwanted children through adoption. With all of the estrogen 'mimics' contaminating our world, I do seem to see a noticeable increase in the number of transgender people, and young men who are beautiful and oddly feminine; and young women who are beautiful but oddly masculine. Gender lines are starting to blur, it's clear  - to me at least. 

So, I leave you with these thoughts... Singularity? A world where people learn to live well with less in peace? Or.... ??? 

OmegaMan --- I don't want to be the last one! 

Peace, Love, Joy... and out. 

RtTBt

A little collage I made

Good Evening Fellow Humans! (well, it's evening here anyway)

I just have to share this little collage I made with you. The kid in the picture is, of course, ME! I am a megalomaniac, after all --- that should be obvious!

Anyway, here it is - I hope it brings a smile to some of your lips, for I do mean it in fun. Sort of...
Facebook Friends, you've seen it...

The Other Side

Hi again,

Just a song, The Other Side of Me by Culture Beat. The video has wonderful images of Milan, Italy - quite worth a look...

and, one more from Culture Beat, the World in Your Hands:

I do hope some of you can have a lovely day.

Love, Peace, Joy

RtTBt

One example of 'the season'

Hi again,

There is a series of videos titled "Season of Treason", for one. Here is a link in case you may be interested...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LxY_H5V0Kw


Love, Peace, Joy to ALL --- Please!

RtTBt

Poetry, yes - Prophecy? Sometimes I wonder

Good Day Fellow Humans.

I'm going to attach two jpegs of some poems I wrote a few days after my very first LSD trip in 1986 while living in Seattle. These just spilled out of me, where they came from I don't know - beyond thinking that Seattle was the town in the mist in the midst of the sea, and that I lived on the top floor of a building at the crest of Capital Hill - a 'tree' in my head at the time. One thing about the first one ... it has the phrase "Season of Treason" in it. I keep coming across this phrase of late, often in commentary on internet news sites. Once again, I invite any one who may read this to ask me questions! I'm getting lonely people!

Here they are:

Playtime for Robbie - New Captain Earth

Good Day Fellow Humans!

Well, I've been playing with some of the little plastic toys that have found their way into my hands. My Captain America key ring (found in my desk while it was at my sisters's) has seen better days. First, he lost his shield, then one arm; then the other. I have only the legs and waist of a 'soccer dad' as I think of him (given to me by ex-roomie James). The Infant is one of a set given to my by one of my ex's, Andrew. He had originally given me a key-ring consisting of a clear plastic female torso, pregnant with the developing baby visible in her womb; and a collection of tiny baby dolls with it. The larger yellow/red figure was put in one of my boxes by my niece Abby the day I was moving into the yellow room. So, that's where all these objects came from.

In my insane little brain, I've been thinking about the 'death' of old Captain America and the 'birth' of a new CAPTAIN EARTH or whatever, as a symbol of global unity. Notice Captain America's shield is supported by 'Dad' above the infant's head. The larger yellow/red figure, well - it's a symbol of our Creator(s) for me! I'm looking for a hemisphere of our earth to glue into the circle on it's belly (gender is unclear to me, as it should be - perhaps it's beyond the concept!).

Wish the pictures could have been more clear,  I have trouble holding my hands still. Imagine that...

It's amusing to me, but then again I'm quite odd. 47 and still playing with broken toys and glue-guns. What is one to do?

I do have a point to to all this! Really, I do! I'll be working on that next....

Have a lovely day if you can.

Peace, Love, Joy to ALL!

RtTBt

Another Day, more data incoming...

Good Afternoon, fellow humans; 

After hanging out my blanket to dry this afternoon, I finally settled down to heat up some soup. I was thinking myself into one of my 'whoa is me, this is hell all this emotional overload and constant ideas/concepts overloading me' - moods. A voice, mine I suppose - the sane part of my mind - said to me "You know Rob, you don't have to choose this reaction." I got into a back and forth with 'it' and realized that I often make poor choices when 'picking' an emotional state to be in. It is like that, for me at least; I pick one and deal with the consequences. I'm sick of unintended and harmful consequences. So, I will endeavor to be more careful when manipulating my moods. And I do mean manipulate; my roommate Jeri once asked me if I may be addicted to my own brain chemistry - she told me just what 'I' had reminded myself of today. I choose to be manic, to be high. I can literally think myself into what is very similar to an Acid or Mushroom trip at times. I've been asked here, while out and about, 'are you on something Rob?'; and I answer, honestly, NO! My eyes get the big pupils and I'm just Mr. Personality Plus when in this mode. I've been asked, also, 'What did you do to this place?' a time or two. Wherever I was (think, a bar!), became this vortex of manic, super-excited socialization. Back when I was young, I could get a dance floor going --- I'd go out alone and soon more and more were around me, as the beat and our gyrations got wilder and weirder. 

Wow, this is wandering all over my past. Hmmmm. 

It is as if I have to learn how to be human, at every moment. I don't think I know sometimes. 

Guess I need more downloads of data! One can never have enough I suppose.... 

I'm tired out for now, maybe more later. 

Love, Peace, Joy - to ALL. 

OmegaMan

RtTBt