40 Days To A Revolution

40 Days To The Revolution

I consider myself a Christian. The Season of Lent, (the 40 days between "Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday,) is a season of sacrifice for most Christians. I look at it differently. In my interpretation of The New Testament, Jesus spent most of this time preparing himself, his Disciples, his and followers for the revolution that was to come. He taught them how to pray, he taught them how to fast, he gave them direction on how to spread the word. He lead by example in focusing his teachings and efforts towards the poor and less fortunate and those on the fringe of society because they were the most at risk of being exploited by the most powerful people in society.

Right now we are at a point in human history where the poor, less fortunate, and the people on the fringe are being exploited more than ever in our history and most especially in our country. In a series of post I'm naming "40 Days to a Revolution," I will dedicate my Season of Lent toward preparing myself and others for the coming revolution.

In closing, a line from 1 of my favorite hip-hop artist, "They won't televise the revolution, I figured out a solution, all you need is the net to be a witness." - Joe Budden, from the song "Money's on Me."

The Obituary of Common Sense

I Had to repost this!!!

 

An Obituary printed in the London Times -

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who  
has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,  
since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: 

Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
Why the early bird gets the worm;
Life isn't always fair;
And maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more  
than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in  
charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but  
overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy  
charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended  
 from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for  
reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. 

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the  
job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly  
children. 

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental  
consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could  
not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an  
abortion. 

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses;  
and criminals received better treatment than their victims. 

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a  
burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault. 

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to  
realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in  
her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. 

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust; his  
wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. 

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;

I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

 

If you still remember him, pass this on.

Best of the “Unknown Bloggers” of 2010.

These 2 guys made me think more than anyone this year. They were also my inspiration for writing again. So as a tribute to them, they are the subject of my 1^st blog of 2011! Good luck to the both of them and my 2011 bring them blessing beyond measure.

Nathan “The Black Man’s Black Man” Wilson
www.colorcurve.com
Twitter - @theblackguy
Positives – When it comes to viewing society through a black man’s eyes, nobody puts it on the net better than this young man. He’s insightful, incendiary, and intelligent. His writings and choices of guest bloggers and blogs are impeccable. The Color Curve is to black people what The Huffington Post is to world politics.
Negatives – The Color Curve took off the last quarter of the year so the semi-weekly updates and up-to-date political commentary was severely missed during the mid-term elections and holiday season. But he’s back in the lab, and has multiple 2011 post, including his reason for the fall off, which is a must read.

Arenn “AdotEvans” Evans
http://adottevans.blogspot.com
Twitter - @adotevans
Positives – This guy has it all. He’s well rounded and is hard to “type cast.” His writing style keeps you intrigued and his varying topics makes reading his blog a well-designed emotional roller coaster. He writes about everything from the “who cares?” topics like Operation. To the “polarizing” like Tired of Tyler Perry Movies.
Negatives – Because he’s all over the place, some people may think he doesn’t stand for anything and may lack direction. Overall, the question of “Who is ADotEVANS?” was answered in 2010.

Here is how I see it (via my Aunt Natalie)

Some food for thought; it's how I see it!




After 8 Years Of The Bush/Cheney Disaster, Now You Get Mad?
You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.
You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed energy company officials to dictate energy policy and push us to invade Iraq .
You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.
You didn't get mad when the Patriot Act got passed.
You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us.
You didn't get mad when we spent over $800 billion (and counting) on said illegal war.
You didn't get mad when Bush borrowed more money from foreign sources than the previous 42 Presidents combined.
You didn't get mad when over $10 billion in cash just disappeared in Iraq .
You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.
You didn't get mad when Bush embraced trade and outsourcing policies that shipped 6 million American jobs out of the country.
You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.
You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.
You didn't get mad when Bush rang up $10 trillion in combined budget and current account deficits.
You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.
You didn't get mad when we let a major U.S. city, New Orleans , drown.
You didn't get mad when we gave people who had more money than they could spend, the filthy rich, over a trillion dollars in tax breaks.
You didn't get mad with the worst 8 years of job creations in several decades.
You didn't get mad when over 200,000 US Citizens lost their lives because they had no health insurance.
You didn't get mad when lack of oversight and regulations from the Bush Administration caused US Citizens to lose 12 trillion dollars in investments, retirement, and home values.

You finally got mad when a black man was elected President and decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, job losses by the millions, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, and the worst economic disaster since 1929 are all okay with you, but helping fellow Americans who are sick...Oh, Hell No!!

 Now are you mad enough to commit to voting in every election????

Peace & Blessings

Natalie

September 11 - National Buy A Qu'ran Day

On Saturday Sept. 11, to protest against the burning of The Holy Qu'ran by Christian Extremist, Christians should go out and buy a copy of the Qu'ran and Muslims should buy a Bible, in order to further your understanding of both religions and to show support to the troops in the Middle East, who are in the most danger because of this. Spread the word. All thanks goes to Pastor Valerie Bridgeman of St. Paul's Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA.