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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

Ha-Joon Chang


    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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    photos

    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 best (writing)

    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 …

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    Jesus Said "LOVE!"

    In response to the “No Comparison” blog entry at the Indy Star, “Joi” said

    "my religious beliefs are against the act of homosexuality, but I LOVE YOU ANYWAY, just as Jesus loves you."

    S/he went on to say that

    "HOWEVER, …

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    Mitch Loves The Jesus, Not The First Amendment

    Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels, called the recent ruling on Christian prayer at the statehouse “regrettable.” He went on to say:

    "I just think it's regrettable. "It's in a long line now of, I think, confusing and sometimes clumsy …

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    Salem Aint Got Nothin on Indy!

    For you Indiana locals… did y’all catch the News at 6 on WRTV? Norm Cox did an interview with Pepper Partin about the planned protest at the The Annual Irvington Halloween Festival (you can read about the festival at Indyscribe ). The …

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    The Pledge

    I wrote the following email to John Gregg, a local talk show host here on AM radio (WIBC).

    Hi, First of all, I’d like to say that even though I am sure we are philosophically at opposite ends of the spectrum (I’m a Green), I enjoy …

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    Lend A Hand, Just Not Mine

    "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is."
    "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility."
    "It depends on how you define alone…"

    Who uttered these quotes? The first and third quotes are …

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    Where Are The Hillbillies?

    Where are all those gun toting 2nd amendment right wingers? An AP piece today said that

    Police fearing deadly confrontations with jittery residents enforced a new order that bars homeowners from owning guns. That order apparently does not apply to …

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    Freedom Is On the March For Crackers

    Watching President Bush on CNN this morning talk about the “war on terror” something hit me. How can we be in “a global war on terror” as President Bush calls it, yet we don’t call the “detainees” down at …

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    How Low Will You Go?

    Friday, George Bush seemed to shoulder some of the blame for the slow reaction of federal rescue and relief efforts. Not a day later he shifted the blame to state and local officials in Louisiana. Bush said “The magnitude of responding to a …

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    New Orleans Wisdom

    "I don’t treat my dog like that," 47-year-old Daniel Edwards said as he pointed at the woman in the wheelchair. "I buried my dog." He added: "You can do everything for other countries, but you can’t do nothing for your own people. You can go overseas …

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    Mad Cow's Ain't Sexy Enough

    Has anyone seen any of the major United States media outlets reporting that Department of Agriculture inspectors have found over 1,000 violations of rules instituted to prevent mad cow disease from reaching Americans? I haven’t either, but I …

    Monument

    Hotel Rwanda

    I just finished watching “Hotel Rwanda” and I thought of you, my children. I’ve always been heartbroken at the fact that I don’t see or speak to you. Danielle, I often wonder if you think I’ve forgottten you.

    Being …