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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

Ha-Joon Chang


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    My So Called Life

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    Asian Art, Bills, and A Hot But Beautiful Day

    Because I had to go pay my electric bill, I made a detour after I paid my bill and went to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. I took this pic while i was waiting for the tour on Asian art…

    I love tours so much more than just walking around. It …

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    I'M GONNA SEE JERRY SPRINGER

    Well, kinda. I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally want to go see “Jerry Springer: The Opera.”

    I mean…who can resist dancing Klansmen:

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    I’m so there. :)

    It opens in Chicago May 14th.

    racism

    White People Fighting Racism

    :) I love this, in an embarrassing, no shit, acknowledgment kinda way.

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    Just Lovely

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    Post of the Day

    Post of the day goes to one of my favorite local bloggers, Steph Mineart:

    "In reality, religious people seem more obsessed with anal intercourse than gay people are. So here's the thing, for all you religious homobigots out there - it's not about …

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    Tucker Carlson Is A Stupid Turd

    Maybe that’s denegrating poop, I’m not sure. From Jen at Transcending Gender:

    "On 'The Situation with Tucker Carlson', MSNBC host Tucker Carlson made defamatory comments about Lily McBeth, a transgender New Jersey substitute teacher. In …

    ponderings

    Christianity

    An Apology To My Christian Friends

    Writing a response to a hateful, bigoted blogger, the words of Gandhi came to mind.

    "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians."

    “Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. I consider western Christianity in its practical working a …

    Christianity

    Sometimes You Find Beauty And Truth In The Strangest Places

    From Anarcho-Judaism:

    It is difficult to be human. It’s scary. Because in fact we are alone, we never really get to fully know anybody—not even ourselves. At the most we can touch, for a moment, the mystery that other lives are, for a moment of …
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    Christianity

    Meet The Press Christians

    Jesus

    Talk of Jefferson and the seperation of church and state dominated this weekend’s “Meet The Press.” I have to laugh about their talk of the founders. If you dig into Jefferson, you cannot deny the seperation of church and state. …

    My So Called Life

    I'm a goof

    This made me laugh...

    A comment by a fellow Alumni of my high school,

    "after the reunion, i see that we have all changed. apparently not as much as marty abernathy. whatever floats ones boat, or words to that effect...."
    Not really sure if that's a dig, or not. …

    ponderings

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    My Heros

    Still Right On The Money

    Bill Hicks is still relevant today.

    It’s just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money, a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to …

    My So Called Life

    trailer trash

    MYSPACE: The New AOL

    Sheesh. Let’s go to the Ole Myspace mailbag, shall we? “hey babe,

    my names john, i am a 22 yr old from chicago. I am very outgoing and willing to try anything once. I am a chef and curently going to culinary school. I have pics, but …

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    I want!!!!

    Cutest Shoes EVER

    :) Yes Daphne… I hate and love you at the same time for turning me on to this site…. these are the cutest shoes EVER.

    and these are a close second.

    poetry

    My fear, My war, My lost and forgotten life.

    I wish I could live in the moment and not regret I’m not sure how to make it stop, the constant hum of sorrow. I’ve forgiven, and I’m grateful for the lessons I’ve learned I just don’t know how to live again, in this …

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    Wander Indiana

    and see crap like this!!!!

    He died for you on a cross, now he’s coming after you with a sword!!!

    In other news…I have a new piercing…

    No, I’m not jaundice..it was the light :p

    My So Called Life

    The Rumors Are Not True... Elvis and I LIVE!

    Hey there! Long time no see! :) You may have wondered why I’ve become silent for so long… or maybe you don’t give a shit ;) … but you’re gonna hear about my life anyways!

    First of all, there’s Nik. Nik moving in …

    politics

    Rishawn and Abdul

    Masson’s Blog recently posted about Republicans and Democrats being at each other’s throats and the prisoner’s mentality that has manifested itself here locally.

    I think that description applies pretty aptly to the local blogosphere …

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    My Heros

    She Helped Me Find My Path

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    Every so often, when someone exposes their life, their struggle, their path through life, it helps another person through the struggles they face. For me, Erin Hamilton was that person.

    With the implosion of my life in 2000, I started questioning …

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    *color me amused*

    Terrorist Dalia Lama

    "If we tackle these problems the wrong way, then while today there is one bin Laden, after a few years there will be ten bin Ladens. And it is possible that after a few more years, there will be 100 bin Ladens." - liberal commie terrorist Dalia …

    Neocons are funny

    Judge Not Lest Ye Be Scalia

    I’m continually amazed at why people are afraid “to call a spade a spade.” The Washington Post reported Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently rebuked the Courts ruling overturning anti-sodomy laws. He said jokingly that …

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    war, what is it good for?

    The Cost of War

    My blood boils when I read crap from illogical, immoral, blind followers of President Bush. This is the cost of the real cost of war…

    (hat tip to Free Iraq by way of A Citizen Of Mosul)

    Precise collateral damage my ass…. Try to stop …

    Christianity

    Conservativism

    Fundamentalism

    Why Reason and Fact Don't Matter

    It’s obvious to me that evangelical right wing Christians don’t care about fact or reason… in fact they don’t care about children either. USA Today recently wrote a story about how gay adoption bans in are being considered …

    favorite quotes

    My Heros

    Mae West Quotes

    “It is better to be looked over than overlooked.”

    “To err is human, but it feels divine.”

    “Keep a diary, and someday it’ll keep you.”

    “Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache.” …

    Monument

    Days Like This...

    I just want to hear your voice.

    I just want to see your face.

    You probably think I hate you…

    or worse, think I don’t love you.

    Every day without you, is a day that I live in grayness. I miss you, my darling Danielle.

    This song plays as I …

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    Neocons are funny

    The Republican Utopia

    Listening to Mitch Daniels answer questions on the radio on Wednesday night, he lost my vote in the next election. I’m quite the liberal/progressive when it comes to my political beliefs. Even so, last election I voted for Mitch Daniels for …