January 2012
Watchthe-rolling-stoned:
ericsans:
This is so powerfull, everyone in the whole planet should watch this.
:/
Me: Am I free to assemble a protest of peaceful peers?
Government: Only with a permit.
Me: Am I free to travel?
Government: Only with a passport.
Me: Am I free to pursue my own ideas of happiness?
Government: Only within these constraints.
Me: Am I free to start a business?
Government: Only with a license.
Me: Am I free to marry who I wish?
Government: Only with my consent.
Me: Am I free?
Government: I'm legally obligated to say that you are.
Government: Stop asking so many questions.
common dense: nomorenowhere: The Revolution will... →
nomorenowhere:
The Revolution will be Tumbled: Alright people, we need to concern ourselves with ACTA
chocotaur:
Five facts:
1. ACTA isn’t the “European” SOPA. It’s nearly GLOBAL, and will apply to every country that signs the treaty.
2. ACTA is far more aggressive. ACTA will not simply affect websites and have them blocked out of the internet - its measures go as far as surveillance of...
Governments that try to control the internet are...
Anonymous Survival Guide for Citizens in a... →
“Educate yourself. Not through a school, not from a teacher, but through your own...”
– (via twocentbit)
December 2011
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's... →
greenstate:
‘The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.’
“Finland’s experience shows that it is possible to achieve excellence by focusing not on competition, but on cooperation, and not on choice, but on equity.”
“All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably...”
– George Orwell (via lucifelle)
I miss the time when kings fought alongside their men.
(via emergentfrequencies)
“If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit...”
– Frederic Bastiat (via anarchei)
Coming soon: Facebook for protestors →
Occupy Wall Street activists are developing a social network called The Global Square for the generation of protesters.
“We don’t want to trust Facebook with private messages among activists,” developer Ed Knutson told Wired.
Knutson is helping build the network, which will unite members of Occupy movements across the globe. As more of the physical encampments are evicted across the U.S.,...
“It is we the workers who built these palaces and cities here in Spain and in...”
– Durruti (via aamir-javed)
DOCUMENTARIES: Knowapower put up a nice,... →
occupyonline:
I haven’t seen all of these, but they all sound interesting.
Affluenza
A documentary movie entitled “Affluenza” in 1997 is an innovative film that diagnoses a serious social disease. It is caused by commercialism, consumerism, and rampant materialism that are having a disturbing impact on our families, communities, environment, and even future generations. Affluenza is defined...
