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Category Archives: Political and Philosophical Musings
POEM: Cameras Everywhere
Cameras, cameras everywhere Yet what do they survey? Eyes, eyes everywhere Yet few can see the way Big brother is here. Whether it is surveillance cameras, web or cell tracking, financial transactions or legal documents, you are being watched. Watched … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Big Brother, Culture, Poems, Poetry, Short Poems
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POEM: Slow Boat to China
Some days I feel like I’m on A slow boat To China Then it hits me More like Being water boarded In America My life is generally at a pretty relaxed pace, and with this I have no complaints. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged America, Awareness, Big Brother, China, Consciousness, Conventional Wisdom, Culture, Denial, Economy, Experience, Fascism, Life, Mind, Poems, Poetry, Self-Awareness, Short Poems, State, Terrorism, Torture, War, Wisdom
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POEM: I am
The other day I got kicked out Of an atheist’s club Told in no uncertain terms There is science And no other! And I am left To wonder Wow, where did that come from?! I was raised A Christian A … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Atheist, Attitude, Buddhism, Christian, Compassion, Conventional Wisdom, Counter-Cultural, Death, Einstein, Experience, Fundamentalism, Gandhi, God, Gratitude, Hindu, Jesus, Jewish, Job, Justice, Kindness, Life, Love, Militant, Muslim, Muslims, Palestinian, Philosophical, Poems, Poetry, Power, Reality, Religion, Science, Sikh, Spiritual, Spirituality, Suffering, Theology, Universe
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POEM: A Taste for Happiness
Dining with Kings and Queens Courtly balls Knightly duels And priestly indulgences You can avoid it all If only you are happy Eating beans This short poem goes out to all of those people who feel conflicted about all the … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Control, Happiness, Jesus, Life, Lifestyle, Money, Politics, Poor, Poverty, Power, Rich, Simplicity, Spiritual, Values, Wealth, Western Civilization
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POEM: I Dropped My Sword and Shield
One day I dropped my sword and shield And as it turns out, it freed more than my hands It is not unusual for me to want to see someone hurt; this is the metaphorical sword. It is not unusual … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Compassion, Courage, Culture, Experience, Freedom, Justice, Karma, Poetry, Punishment, Reality, Resentment, Short Poems, Violence, Vulnerability, War, Willingness
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POEM: Free Will Compelling
I find the experience of free will very compelling. I like this simple one line poem because it juxtaposes two seeming opposites. Free will is often viewed as some kind of absolute. Compulsion is on the other end of the … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Awareness, Choices, Compulsion, Consciousness, Conundrum, Creativity, Epistemology, Existential, Experience, Free Will, Freedom, Funny, Genius, God, Ironic, Meaning, One-line Poems, Opposites, Reality, Respect, Sartre, Stupid, Subjectivity, Work
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Direction Headed
If Do Not Change Direction End Up Where Headed–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON If Do Not Change Direction End Up Where Headed–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Peace, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Change, Cognitive Dissonance, Conservative, cool design, Faith, Future, Insanity, Life, Logic, Meaning, Musings, Mystical, Present, Proverb, Psychology, Pyschology, Reality, Respect, Simplicity, Status, Status Quo, Stupid, Top Pun, Western Civilization
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What Are Conservatives Conserving?
What Exactly Are Conservatives Conserving (Earth) POLITICAL BUTTON What Exactly Are Conservatives Conserving (Earth) POLITICAL BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, key chains, magnets, posters, … Continue reading
Posted in Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Amorality, Common Good, Community, Conservative, Conundrum, cool design, Environmental, Evil, Foolish, Freedom, Humanity, Ideology, Immorality, Individualism, Karma, Love, Musings, Play, Political, Reality, Sartre, Selfish, Top Pun, Wisdom, Work
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POEM: Financial Wizardry
Steal from one You are called a thief Steal from many You are called a financial wizard I like this short poem because it plays with the idea of how we interpret personal or individual acts versus impersonal and large-scale … Continue reading
Posted in Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Accountability, Anarchism, Community, Control, Dehumanizing, Democracy, Direct Democracy, Impersonal, Individualism, Murder, National, Reality, Relationships, Status, Success, Wealth, Western Civilization
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Reality Television: Poverty Grows
Reality Television: Poverty Grows – POLITICAL BUTTON Reality Television: Poverty Grows – POLITICAL BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, key chains, magnets, posters, and sticker … Continue reading
Posted in Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Absurdity, America, Church, cool design, Depression, Dream, Economic, government, Hope, Jobs, Obama, Optimism, Paradoxes, Play, Political, Politics, Poor, Poverty, President, Reality, Reality Television, Recession, Rich, State, Success, Surreal, Top Pun, Welfare, Western Civilization
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Blessed are the Peacemakers
Blessed Are the Peacemakers – Jesus Quote–BUTTON Blessed Are the Peacemakers – Matthew 5:9 – Jesus–BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, key chains, magnets, posters, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-War, Peace, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Argument, Bible, Blessed, Children, Christian, Christianity, Church, Co-option, Conscription, Conventional Wisdom, cool design, Courage, Death, Enemies, God, Hate, Jesus, Job, Martyrdom, Military, Nonviolence, Pacifism, Peacemakers, Powers that be, Quotes, Religion, Sacrifice, skin in the game, State, Top Pun, Torture, Truth, War, Wisdom
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Any Jackass Can Kick Barn Down, Takes a Carpenter to Build
Any Jackass Can Kick a Barn Down Takes a Carpenter to Build–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON Any Jackass Can Kick a Barn Down Takes a Carpenter to Build–PEACE QUOTE BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun Design Commentaries
Tagged Change, cool design, Efficiency, Hope, Humanity, Life, Musings, Politics, Power, Reality, Stupid, Terrorism, Top Pun, Violence
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POEM: Feminists Know Something
As a man One day I wondered How come there are so few Women politicians Women economists Women lawyers Then it occurred to me Maybe they know something we don’t The quest to understand the difference between men and women … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Balance, Control, Counter-Cultural, Curiosity, Experience, Female, Feminism, Feminist, Gender, Law, Nature, Poems, Poetry, Politics, Short Poems, Society, Vocation, Women, Work
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Who’s the One percent and 99 Percent?
The Occupy Wall Street movement has been successful in framing much of the political debate in this country around the concept of who is the 1%, and who are the 99%. Obviously, for those in the United States, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Ancient, Children, Citizens, Class Warfare, Conflict, Economic, Economy, Evolution, Hope, Income, Inequality, Justice, Money, Occupy Wall Street, Political, Politics, Poor, Poverty, Public Health, Reality, Revolution, Rich, Success, Suffering, Wall Street, War, Wealth, Women
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POEM: In God We Trust? Money Speaks!
In God we trust? A graven image We never leave home without Good For all debts, public and private When miss taking goods for good The most note worthy tender legal By George, Abe, Alex, Andy, Ulysses, and Ben Close … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Bible, Capitalism, Christian, Christianity, Class Warfare, Corporate Personhood, Cynical, Dehumanizing, Democracy, Free Speech, God, Hate, Idolatry, Image, Impersonal, Ironic, Irony, Jesus, Love, Modern, Money, Play, Poor, Propaganda, Religion, Rich, State, Supreme Court, Surreal, Technology, Trust, Wall Street, Worship
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American Spring Coming: Occupy G8 and NATO in Chicago
With the G8 and NATO summits coming to Chicago in the middle of May, the occupy movement is poised to jump start the American Spring. The Occupy Wall Street movement has already called for a general strike on May Day, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Peace, Political Action, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Authority, Economic, Elite, Fear, G8, government, Hope, Journalists, May Day, Media, Military, Moral, NATO, Obama, Occupy Toledo, Occupy Wall Street, Patriot, Political, Poverty, Power, Present, President, Propaganda, Protesters, Protests, Resentment, Resistance, Rules, State, Time, Toledo, Trust, Wall Street, War, Work
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Violence Protects the State
Stephanie N. Van Hook, Executive Director of Metta Center for Nonviolence in Petaluma, California, has written a commentary in Znet on How Violence Protects the State. Here is an excerpt: “Violence in opposition to the State relieves the State and … Continue reading
Posted in News, Peace, Political and Philosophical Musings
Tagged Anger, Change, Culture, government, Harmony, History, Humanity, Injustice, Life, Logic, Love, Modern, Nonviolence, Nonviolent, Power, Propaganda, Protesters, Rage, Respect, Risk, State, Unity, Violence
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The Poor Have Suffered Enough
The Poor Have Suffered Enough-POLITICAL BUTTON The Poor Have Suffered Enough-POLITICAL BUTTON This cool design is linked to a button, but other great Top Pun products like T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, caps, key chains, magnets, posters, and sticker sheets can … Continue reading →