Thoughts for Today

The NSA Scandals is a big thing in America. Regulation of the internet is on the mind of our elected leaders. First off, the NSA extended wiretappings under the Obama Administration does not surprise me in the slightest. In recent news from Wiki leaks and the sharing of classified information to the public, these things should come natural to a nation built upon individual rights and the protection of liberties, but when does liberties get in the way of progress?
I mean to say where and when do we draw the line on our liberties and freedoms. Don't get me wrong, I believe in individual freedoms and our political rights, but it seems we have become to free to care about anything. Sometimes we need to relinquish some freedoms in order to progress our society. We focus on "I" more than "We" and that is a problem. From what history as shown, we progressed as a race or as a nation through collective working and compromises. During those times, freedoms were restricted, but things got down. The fact is, we have so much freedoms we are distracted from real world problems. We can choose not to listen to people and leave it at that, but when we don't listen, problems arise as we aren't knowledgeable on these issues and that hinders progress.
We need to take into account that we still live with other people, that follow the same laws, and work together everyday to make and earn a living. We need to understand that we all make compromises and with compromises comes things we cannot obtain and freedoms lost or restricted. All I'm saying is that we need to get in our mentality that we are not alone in this world and in order to make great strides as a race, we need to work together, listen and understand, and make sacrifices to do good in this world.
Libertarians preach of pure rights never to be touched or infringed upon, but what good will that do when criminals can get away with things or keep certain information to themselves because it is their right. This kind of absolute thinking will only lead to problems that cannot be solved and will lead to more problems down the road.
Absolute thinking is terrible. It creates Wedge Issues that only has two choices with no compromises. We learned this the heard way during reigns of kings and queens, dictators and tyrants. It leads only to more problems...Please realize that we all have to make some sacrifices to gain what we want. Give and take my friends...give and take.

Officially coming back to this blog

I know no one ever read this, but I'm officially restating: I AM BACK FOR GOOD.

Polarization of the Political Parties, my thoughts.

As we've seen from today's recent political debacle of bi-partisanship and the failure to pass anything remotely crucial to the country and abroad, I definitely it mostly on the polarization of the two parties. The radical conservatives along with the "Social Block" Democrats and their lack of supporting Obama, has created the greatest rift between two parties in American history. Arguing with Tea Baggersm, subjective news outlet demagogues, social fanatics, hard-line Libertarians, and anarchists, seems to always result in subject negativity and ignorance of critical thinking on part to party affiliation. Never before have we seen such distinction between political advocates, that the American public along with their representatives, talking is uselesss, unless you side with either party. There are no moderate republicans and moderate democrats are so unorganized, they don't even know what to agree on. What I'm trying to say is that...we can't vote on anything because we are listening more than reasoning.
Also adding that our society is more sarcastic and cynical doesn't help when reasoning with an open mind on sensitive issues. Why does sarcasm and cynicism have anything to do with political thinking? Well in short, our society, the average folk, are used to letting the people in Washington to run the country and only really care about government when A) We are attacked B) When rights are challenged C) When we get to vote on a President. The entertainment and media have a lot to do with our overall philosophy and the years of "Sleeping Dog" syndrome has made us a sarcastic, ignorant, stubborn people. As news media outlets begin to discard factual/un-biased news, they bring in subjective commentary that has sculpted the ignorant masses to abide by what the news says because the news is supposed to give us factual, un-biased news. Along with stupid retro-hippy movements like Occupay and Tea Baggers supported by the wealthy through Fundamentalism and Neo-Patriotism (to plainly put, Nationalism), the people are walking to others sides of the political spectrum in the hopes to out weigh the otherside and take radical affirmative action.
We need to reason, talk, become aware what is actually going on. If we don't...well you think of  a shitty situation than right now.

Man, I really need to write down my ideas...

Oh man, it has been awhile since I wrote on here and I need to make this a constant. I have all these great ideas and awesome questions I like to pose for my future self, but I'm getting too lazy. Too much "fun" at college (lol). Well, RYV won't be doing anything spectacular this semester, but Spring will be our first challenge. I'm very optimistic for my group (all four of them who are also my officers). Recruitment is a big issue and will probably be a chronic issue unless remedied this year or next. Work is becoming a slightly stressful along with my German 101 class. It's hard for me to learn a new language because English, really, hasn't been my forte. But if I am  pursuing a BA  in poli sci I need to learn a new language.

Gearing up for an eventful semester.

School is already under way and this year's blogging starts this today. It's been awhile, but now I have some new found motivation to continue writing these and sharing my ideas and what not. So far, my brand new house is awesome and my house mates are cool too. School is going ok, but I've been sluggish as of late and need to attend and work hard in class. I recently talked to the head of the university's activism group and will now reign over it till I graduate. It will definitely be an interesting year, but I hope my dreams aren't leading me to failure.

4th possible character

Mitch Rizal is a Filipino male from Chicago, IL. An average sized young adult, he has "Mexican hair" which you can see his scalp. He keeps it short and combs over it to reduce the sight of it. Average looking Filipino, his kind heart, witty comments, and grand aspirations for a better human future interests many. He is very sociable and is another great debater with Tycho. His is a devout Liberal and preaches that humanity can overcome "the garbage left behind" and secure bright future. Always trying to be an optimist, his negativity and satirical comments makes him sort of a hypocrite. He aspired to be a politician, but instead became a regular cleric at the Mayor's office. Though he has some higher up friends, he rarely voices his opinions because he believes he isn't the one to lead the revolution. Though cares for life, yet thinks martial law can be a suitable practice if used correctly and moderately, along with war being a norm to human society. He is often at odds with himself whether or not he is right and if he's even correct in his actions. A Fallibilist, he believes any knowledge we know is not at the fullest extent and yet it can never be...or least not for a long time and  not without the help of a fully synthesized  human/computer species. He doesn't dwell on most trivial things that that are relevant to a specific topic. An activist at heart, yet a coward to voice his opinions, he can be the greatest aid to any leader. An a slightly above average intelligent man, he needs to proofread his sources before arguing or teaching others. Sometimes lazy in his daily duties, mostly because of the marijauna and shrooms he usually takes everyday, he can be the life of a party once he is set in motion for a good time. Also a hardcore Bulls and Bears fan, typical personae as well when they play. Always trying to be the best friend and offers the best advice that logically makes sense. Loves watching all sports...as long as there is beer, drugs, and food. Also loves making movie references and watches movies and TV 24/7. Likes writing sketches and making others enact them.

How the story unfolds.

How I Met Your Mother tells the story through various flashbacks. A very easy and flexible transition along with connected stories, made it a great show. I plan on using a similar route, but through various objects and "deja vu" events/people that tell the story. I wont go back to the past to tell it, but instead the story behind the event/person/ or object is retold in a different way in the present...but with a similar, yet greater result...most embarrassing and comical. I think it would work out bring something new to the field.