Interesting article.

Here

I think you people really should be worried. Call me a conspiracy theory freak if you want, but I sincerely believe that such catastrophic security is not an oversight or accident.

Whack jobs my-space page

Totally implausable...The I.R.S. has access to the census bureau & would talley issued birth certificates against census numbers & hunt down any large amount of "over talleyed" persons so that they could suck them dry..[/Holy fcuking S.O.D.]

Obviously you're a fan of Nancy in the US eh?

Securityfocus, amongst others, have been reporting of vulns in the Diebold GEMS for over two years.

Once a system of governance that stipulates 'by the people' => 'for the people' (something I don't 100% agree with in the first place), has its founding proposition removed, you get a non-functioning system of governance.

Something that can lead to very dire consequences when you're talking about the most powerful nation in the world during the nuclear age.

All that`s needed is to entertain supportive thoughts and then actions in everyday life. Everything else will then fall in place. Imagine a world with no need of goverment. Imagine if all that you perceive is but an extension of yourself. Of what use would goverment be in it`s present state? Perhaps it would take on a new form....one without any power struggles. International relations? Same thing applies.

Don`t blindly beleive what anyone tells you or especially what the media tells you, go out there yourself and look closely at what you see. Rare is the one ready to look so closely.

Is this your situation Snorkius?

No. Obviously not.

I don't even understand why you would ask such a stupid question.


Riser: I don't agree with you at all. More, much more, non-westerners died to create what we have, and I doubt it was willingly.

And it's all beside the point anyway.

I'm saying it's easy to imagine "a world with no need of government" when you're oblivious to reality and speaking from a position backed by one of the most powerful governments in the world. The world isn't some hippie playground where, if everyone just got along, smoked ganja and listened to John Lennon we could live in harmony or whatever.

Pardon me Snorkius. I'm still rather new here, so I'm not up to par with your history nor have I bothered to take the time to care about delving into your personality much further although I've often found your posts somewhat intriguing.

I'm sorry if it offended.

I've lived in a lot of places. Currently living in Russia because 1) I'm finally old enough to decide such things 2) I believe concepts like love, respect, patriotism (anything really) should -can only be - be proved by actions.

I don't like emoticons. They're abused worse than crack-whores in the ghetto. Especially annoying is the multiple chin ))))))) smiley.

And I have been known to use this guy quite a bit.

Still, in all that you've said the only meaningfull change you can make is with yourself, the sages would say. Reacting and dramatizing is of no use as it changes nothing of the world. Actually, it fuels the human drama.

The world doesn't need you to shoulder it's apparent burdens and have you weep at the apparent suffering. We beleive to be so important hense the the origin of guilt. Relax, the Universe has things in pefect order, it doesn't need our interventions. However, what we perceive is truly a reflection of what we entertain inside ourselves, of our inner lives. That's why we should slow down a bit and become more aware. That's all.

...*blurbs to the wise, insightful snorkius*...

I have looked closely and you fail to stand up to scrutiny.

the greatest misconception about meditation is that it's inaction....to prouve my point thy this: after your days activities, make the willfull decision of going to a calm dark place in your house to sit in silence for 20 or 30 minutes simply to listen to your breathing and you will be reminded every moment that you are indeed "taking and action". In fact, the action you have willfully decided to take goes so much against the mind that most people caught up in their identification with an image of themselves that they can't cope with the distres of it. The distress comes from an gradual awareness of the mis-identification of self and thoughts that's been built up over time.

Do get involved in whatever social actions you feel inclined towards, but don't loose your identity in them. Your much more than just that. So i've heard said.

...*cackles to the philosophical, thoughtful snorkius*...

All that doesn't apply to me, or the situation though. I'm not, or really ever was, in any distress. Some people even reproach me, they say I'm too relaxed and laid back, that I don't have enough "drive" to succeed in this dog-eat-dog world.

That doesn't mean that a possible catastrophic failure of democracy in the most powerful democratic society is something we should just yawn at. People have to be aware, and they should take their civic duty seriously.

I'm going to vote so we can continue bombing people. /civic duty