Darfur

The first genocide of the new century actually isn't a genocide -- it is a resource war. Survivalists should be watching Darfur closely because it's a great preview of things to come.

First, sub-Saharan Africa has some of the highest birthrates in the world, well above 3% annual growth.

Second, over-farming and other factors are causing the Sahara Desert to expand -- known as desertification.

The good religious groups that have tried to help the area brought their bags of grain and drilled the wells, but they forgot to bring the contraceptives and family planning education. Yes, I put the blame squarely in the face of religious aid workers for bringing on the first
major dieoff of the 21st century.

On one side of this war, you have the government forces and their nomad militia. In addition to their horses and vehicles, they have military aircraft. On the other side, you have the farmers, who with their large families and over-farming are slowly destroying the region. The government soldiers and militia, known as the janjaweed, have so far slaughtered up to 400,000 farming families, and have forced another 2 million to flee.

Aid groups, such as the Save Darfur Coalition, a religious coalition, continue to bring in food and medicine. But where are the contraceptives?

Nations with huge populations, high birthrates, and growing food deficits, will be prime candidates for social upheavel, extreme violence, and adjustment. In the next decades, the following nations will collapse first: Indonesia, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, and Mexico.

Often, the "adjustments" will manifest themselves in the form of terrorism, and we are already seeing plenty of this in the nations mentioned above.

Just like in the United States, collapsing societies will hold on to their religious fundamentalism as the world implodes around them. "It is the will of God, Allah, or Fill-In-the-Blank," they will scream. These people have no concept of taking responsibility for the Planet -- everything that happens is the will of their diety.

At 11 million people with limited fresh water, Georgia won't be a fun playground either. Before long, our population will be 20 million as refugees from around the world flood our humble state.

Okay, time to repeat a line from my favorite song: "Does anyone really know what time it is. Does anyone really care."

Speaking of the War

For years I've heard military leaders and others say that we lost Vietnam because their "hands were tied" by the politicians. So, when we went rolling into Iraq, the President and others proclaimed that the military's hands "would NOT be tied."

Well, it appears that it doesn't matter any way, since we lost Vietnam and now we are losing Iraq.

Now that the good Democrats are finally taking a stand on this insanity, they are becoming the scapegoat, just like Vietnam. The U.S. warmongers scream, "See, it's all your fault, you are trying to control the military and you are empowering our enemies."

Nonsense. The bottom line is that NON-DEFENSIVE WAR IS WRONG -- always has been, and always will be. When you engage in something that is morally and ethically wrong, you should not be surprised when it turns around and bites you in the ass. That is what is happening in Iraq.

See, I want our boys and girls home because I'm sick of reading the death reports in the newspaper each day. I know that some of them want to "finish the job" but I don't think it can ever be finished. We put our troops in a bloodthirsty region where people continually kill one another in the name of their clan, religious sect, political party, or just for fun. It's not right to put our troops in that situation.

IRAQ WAS AN UNNECESSARY WAR - No weapons of mass destruction were found.

Let's not forget that, boys and girls. Those who have wrapped themselves in the U.S. flag need to peek through the fabric that's over their face and see the deep mess we are in.

THE WAR WAS ALREADY LOST IN APRIL 2003

We just have to slaughter more Americans before we can come to grip with that. An Iraqi democracy and a stable government are a pipe dream. What government that does exist in this failed nation is corrupt to the core and completely infiltrated by clans and tribes who have their own loyalties.

The point of the story is that all humans need to EVOLVE beyond violence. We need to find a better way of doing things, rather than using force. Yes, I know the world is a crazy and brutal place, but those who revere peace can stand up against the rouge states and creatively use nonviolent tactics. There is a LOT we could have done with Iraq besides war.

Now, what have we accomplished? Now we must face an increasingly aggressive and belligerent Iran. The Iranians know how to deal with states they don't like, for we have taught them well.

On this Easter, I hope God will forgive the United States of America for its sins.

Save Me From My Cynicism

Today I'm thinking that the entire world is slowly going insane. My government, people in general, and everything is totally nuts. We have politicians that argue about everything and never get anything done. We have a "democracy" that is controlled by the rich -- nothing has changed since the days of Ancient Greece. We have millions of people who are ignorant or indifferent of the world's problems. We have more millions that are treating one of the Greek religions as hard fact, we have a president that needlessly sends men and women to die in an unnecessary war, we have a U.S. Congress that can't do nothing except vote itself raises.

Honestly, I think less and less about this country that I was born in. I really have lost respect for the ol' Red, White, and Blue. I think it would be more appropriate to put a big dollar sign on the flag. I have no idea what patriotism means anymore. The U.S. is a great world example for democracy, but I doubt we've ever had a democracy. Our government is simply controlled by the people with the big bucks. George W. Bush is a mindless puppet of the Neocons and Profiteers.

As far as "making it better" I don't know what the answer is. The whole government needs to be restructured. It really needs to be "For the People" instead of "For the Corporation." Most importantly, people must have faith in their government and the democratic process. Most people don't even bother to vote, and many of those who do are single-issue voters: gun rights, anti-choice, etc...

Maybe one day we'll make it better. But then again, maybe not.

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