Signs of the Times

thinksquad:

“He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.”

~Albert Einstein

(Source: lifewith5)

anexperimentallife:

“A few minutes ago Anderson Cooper asked [Charles Ramsey] if he would like a reward. Charles pulled his paycheck out of his pocket and said, ‘I get a Paycheck. Give the reward to the girls they rescued.’”

THAT’S what we should be talking about, not “how funny those quaint little black people are when they get on camera.”

This guy helps rescue three women, and people are making fun of him? Yeah, he used humor when he told the tale, and sure, it’s appropriate to chuckle when he does so. (Like when he said he “knew there was a problem when a young white girl ran into a black mans arms.”)

But to make fun of him? TO MAKE FUN OF HIM? TO DISRESPECT THIS MAN? THIS HERO?

Fucking shame on you. Dishonor on you, dishonor on your family, dishonor on your cow.

If you’re the kind of scumbag who makes fun of heroes, I suppose you can poke fun at him all you want, but if I’m ever in trouble and need someone to step up the the plate, I hope someone like Charles Ramsey is around.

(via le-kif-kif)

They target your children!! And they pay doctors and scientists to find the best means of brainwashing to render them unable of critical thought. It then gets carried into adulthood!! This goes deep y’all … I’m telling you. Alot of you are asking the RIGHT societal questions of how we came to this point, but then take it a step further and look at the data and proof! Your mind will be blown

(Source: therareelement, via antinwo)

In the world our grandparents grew up, you knew who you were by a series of time-tested anchors. Ancestry, land, religion, where you went to school, your accent, your job — but we’ve been rapidly losing those anchors. With the old determinants of social position shifting, we are starting to build our identity around driving certain cars or wearing certain labels. Your life and traditions are shaped by the social engineering of advertisements from birth. You ever wonder why you blow out candles on your birthday? Because in the 1930s, Kodak universalized the tradition with the sale of their cameras and “Kodak moments”. We must break down the binds of materialism that has shaped our culture since the first steam powered engine was able to mass produce. Ask yourself how much of your thoughts and actions are based on organic , non-influenced premises.

anarcho-queer:

Thousands of Greek Anarchists March After State Censors Websites

Taking the fight from the internet to the streets. On April 25th, 2013 approximately 3.000 anarchists marched in solidarity to Athens Indymedia and 98 FM that have been censored by the greek State since April 11th, amongst dozens of solidarity actions all over Greece and some parts of Europe.

On April 24th, 2013, a massive solidarity banner was hanged at the main univeristy building in one of the busiest streets in the center of Athens. 72 anarchists were detained for almost 12 hours by the police and 6 were charged with offending the greek national flag by replacing it with the red black of anarchism!

The protest is one of the largest street protests against internet censorship in history.

We will not be silenced. The fight continues.

(via antinwo)