It’s been almost two weeks of protests against police brutality in Anaheim, California. The community has taken to the streets after police killed two unarmed Latino men. Local news outlets couldn’t ignore what was going, but the mainstream media seemed to turn a blind eye and now there is another police crackdown they seem to have missed. To talk more about this, Dustin Steele of the Radical Action for Mountain people’s survival joins RT’s Liz Wahl.
At the risk of seeming insensitive to the deaths in the Colorado movie massacre, I am going to point out the obvious, which may make us flinch.
As horrible as the massacre in that movie theater was, it was only the latest incident of its kind and, believe it or not, will soon dim as even worse acts of man’s inhumanity to man continues.
Bodies are stacking up like cord wood around the world. and, frankly, that is nothing new. Since Cain and Able, man has sought the death of his fellowman. We seem to be hard-wired to take our brother’s life. (Told you it might make you flinch.)
It is within every man to take another’s life. The threshold for homicide may, indeed, be higher or lower for each person, but, it is most certainly present in all of us.
Decades ago America made a conscious decision to allow the mentally ill to reside among us rather than segregate them into isolated communities where they could be cared for, treated, and kept from situations that might trigger aggressive, even lethal responses from a mind unable to manage stimuli in the way the “normal” mind does.
We decided—as a society—that the mentally ill had civil rights and locking them away for their safety—and ours—might infringe upon or even violate those rights.
In doing so, we lit a slow fuse on a powder keg and then we turned our backs, refusing to acknowledge that at some future point, that keg was going to blow.
Frankly, I believe we have been lucky, so far, that occurrences such as the movie massacre have been as few in number as they have been—so far.
Our cities are filled with mentally ill homeless people aimlessly wandering the streets and alleys. It seems to me that a truly caring society, a charitable society, would see that those people were placed in an environment in which they could be treated and cared for and kept safe—and we could be kept safe from them.
And then we have the functioning mentally ill some of whom, themselves, are time bombs of violence just waiting for someone, or some thing, to set the explosion off.
Let me be clear: I have absolutely no idea if the movie massacre could have been prevented. None. But, I think it is a safe bet that such events in the future can reasonably be expected and—we as a society aren’t doing nearly enough to find and treat the mentally ill among us and when necessary—for their safety and ours—place them in institutions capable of caring for them.
Again, let me be clear: If we do not reevaluate our handling of the mentally ill in America, we WILL be faced with many, many, similar incidents as the Colorado movie massacre.
Now. There is no doubt, GUN CONTROL will be the next big issue before America. The mainstream Media has already shown us its intention of wallowing in the gory and vivid detail of the seventy-one people shot in that theater and the twelve who died. America’s attention will be turned to the tools the killer used—not the killer. The advocates of gun control were already out in force within hours of the deadly incident.
That is, in my opinion, flat out wrong—but—that will not deter the gun control enthusiasts in America from using the murderous incident to further their goal of disarming America.
In fact, the campaign has already begun. The political left is infamous for not allowing a crisis to go to waste.
In the days and weeks, and, yes, even months ahead, the American people will be bombarded with propaganda from gun control advocates across America many who are employed by the Mainstream Media. Believe me, the political left in America will not let this go before they wring every drop of leverage for their agenda as is humanly possible.
We can expect movement in the Congress, especially the US Senate, as gun control advocates, including the President and our Secretary of State, beat the drum for Senate ratification of the UN Small Arms Treaty, which will, without doubt, affect the second amendment rights of every American.
While our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of the Colorado movie massacre, we must not allow ourselves to curtail our own freedom while we are in the throws of a deeply emotional occurrence and we must shield ourselves from the mainstream media’s insensitive and relentless campaign to lead America down a path she does not want to go while she is blinded by grief and horror.
The winner of the Republican presidential primary will have more than $20 million waiting for him once he clinches the nomination.
The Republican National Committee said Thursday that it has fully funded its Presidential Trust, a fund that the GOP can use to coordinate directly with its nominee. Federal Election Commission rules for 2012 set the cap for that fund at $21.6 million.
The full kitty may be a sigh of relief to the GOP candidates, who are likely to have drained most of their own resources by the time one of them locks up the nomination. Already the campaigns are showing signs of financial stress, with many big-dollar donors maxed out for the primary.
A Cashless Society May Be Closer Than Most People Would Ever Dare To Imagine
Most people think of a cashless society as something that is way off in the distant future. Unfortunately, that is simply not the case. The truth is that a cashless society is much closer than most people would ever dare to imagine. To a large degree, the transition to a cashless society is being done voluntarily. Today, only 7 percent of all transactions in the United States are done with cash, and most of those transactions involve very small amounts of money. Just think about it for a moment. Where do you still use cash these days? If you buy a burger or if you purchase something at a flea market you will still use cash, but for any mid-size or large transaction the vast majority of people out there will use another form of payment. Our financial system is dramatically changing, and cash is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. We live in a digital world, and national governments and big banks are both encouraging the move away from paper currency and coins. But what would a cashless society mean for our future? Are there any dangers to such a system?
Is the U.S. economy going to be okay? Well, if the only source you listened to was the mainstream media, you would be left with the distinct impression that the U.S. economy is heading toward a full recovery and that everything is going to be alright. Unfortunately, that is not the case at all. The United States is rapidly becoming poorer as a nation and less competitive in the global marketplace. At the same time, consumer debt levels are rising, corporate debt levels are rising, state and local government debt levels are rising and the U.S. government is indulging in a debt binge unlike anything the world has ever seen. Considering the insane amount of money the U.S. government has been pumping into the economy, we should have seen a much more robust recovery by now. Instead, the employment statistics have barely moved and government dependence is at an all-time high. That is really sad, because this is as good as “the recovery” is going to get. The next major economic downturn is just around the bend, and in future years millions of us will desperately yearn for the “good old days” of 2012.
US assassination drone kills four people in northwest Pakistan
A non-UN-sanctioned US assassination drone strike has killed at least four people in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials say.
The US drone raid targeted a house in a market area of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, early Friday, according to the officials.
An intelligence official also said the attack left four people dead and two injured.
Washington has increasingly turned to unmanned aircraft to carry out strikes in several countries, including Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia.
On January 31, President Barack Obama confirmed that the United States used the unmanned drones in Pakistan and other countries.
Total: “may be months” to stop North Sea gas cloud
Oleg Vukmanovic, Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – A cloud of explosive natural gas boiling up from the North Sea out of a leak at Total’s evacuated Elgin platform forced another shutdown off the Scottish coast on Tuesday as the French firm warned it could take six months to halt the flow.
Dubbed “the well from hell” by an environmentalist who said the unusually high pressure of the undersea reservoirs made it especially hard to shut off, the loss of oil and gas output from Elgin – as well as the prospect of a big repair bill – helped drive Total’s share price down six percent on the Paris bourse.
As Shell pulled its bigger Shearwater facility offline too and an air and sea exclusion zone was declared around the forlorn Elgin rig, 150 miles east of Aberdeen, green campaigners denounced dangers in the technically challenging deep drilling that energy companies have undertaken around the globe to exploit the high prices created by insatiable demand.
The Elgin well, pumping some three percent of Britain’s gas output from nearly four miles below the seabed, pushes the frontiers of technology and is one of the deepest, most highly pressurized, offshore natural gas fields in the world. It now sits empty following Sunday’s emergency evacuation of 238 crew.
Total, which said the rupture of an unused reservoir above the main production source seemed to have been caused by its own engineers, is now looking at two main options to cut off the shimmering plume of gas rising above the sea: either drilling a relief well nearby, which could take six months, or – faster but possibly riskier – sending in engineers to “kill” the leak.
European bloodlines face end-time vortex of exposure
Europe’s royal élites are fragmenting over their Nazi-continuum connections with the Committee of 300
On Monday 20th February 2012, confirmatory intelligence emerged from Japan (here) that, below the surface, a widening rift in geopolitical loyalties is developing between the older and younger members of the British Royal Family bloodlines. This rift is understood to be developing and extending through most of the European Illuminati hereditary control-structures, not just in the UK, but also in countries such as The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.
What is being referred to as the Gnostic Illuminati power group has issued a 31st March 2012 deadline to the Western banking cartel’s Committee of 300, to cease and desist in its Nazi-continuum (Odessa Group) agenda of financial theft and international exploitation.
The Committee of 300 agenda is being implemented through artificially constructed financial instruments and money laundries, and through wars, invasions and state-sponsored terrorist atrocities such as the post-WW2 conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and the false-flag attacks of 911….
The great Easter get nowhere: RAC warns that petrol panic buying risks millions of drivers not being able to fill their tanks for holiday break
……The Petrol Retailers Association said today it was waiting for ‘practical and well-considered’ leadership from the Government during the growing fuel crisis.
‘The Government has ordered the Army to train drivers to maintain fuel deliveries and, whilst this is potentially welcome, it has been proposed without any prior consultation with industry. Just 300 Army drivers cannot possibly replace 2,000 striking civilian drivers,’ said a statement.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls accused Prime Minister David Cameron of playing ‘schoolboy political games’ in stoking up panic over fuel to try to distract attention from his troubles with Budget tax rises and the scandal over donations to the Tories.
Mr Balls told BBC Radio Leeds: ‘I do think that political games were played. I think the Prime Minister woke up on Monday morning and thought ”I’ve got the worst weekend I’ve had in Government”, because of the Tory donation scandal after a Budget which had been judged by the country to be deeply unfair, and he thought ”Why don’t I try to divert attention?”
‘So suddenly, out of the blue, we had Government ministers talking up a strike which wasn’t even called – there’s no date for this strike. When he should have been responsible, he decided to wind this up, he sent out his Cabinet minister to say ‘Fill up your jerrycans’ and we’ve ended up with these queues, even though there’s normal petrol deliveries, there’s no strike, there has to be seven days’ notice even if there was a strike.
‘It was a political invention, the panic of the last couple of days, and the nation and some people are paying a very, very heavy price for that. I think it’s backfired because I think people have generally seen that these are schoolboy political games being played by people who should be doing responsible jobs.’
The Department for Transport announced a temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU hours and working-time rules for drivers of fuel tankers, running from today until April 5.
The daily driving limit of nine hours will be increased to 11, while daily rest requirements will be cut from 11 to nine hours.
The weekly driving limit of 56 hours and fortnightly limit of 90 hours will both be lifted.
The enforcement of working-time rules has also been relaxed for this period to allow drivers to work up to 66 hours instead of the usual 60-hour weekly maximum.
The AA said the ‘unnecessary and self-inflicted’ shortages were due to poor advice. It urged motorists to ignore suggestions to fill up their tanks.
One senior Tory said: ‘Francis Maude has completely mucked up this week. He is to blame for the gargantuan queues outside petrol stations.’
The Petrol Retailers Association said ministers had been ‘irresponsible’ and were at fault for the panic buying.
