Self taught and imposed limitations confine mankind in cattle pens with no fences. Phantom prisons you build yourselves with delicately chosen dogma and mantra. You complain about the unrealistic expectations thrown upon you, yet the media you choose to consume feeds you this false ideal. You effectively pay to hate yourselves.
You repeatedly elect leaders addicted to their tests of power. They lost sight of the original motivation for their quests a long time ago. You allow lobbyist groups to manufacture law instead of exercising your will to govern yourselves. The vote has lost power to focus groups and test market results.
"The Greatest Generation" eats our income on promises that they know they won't ever live to fulfill. You know they are liars; they created this environment for us, yet you have never spoken up for yourself. You accept the status quo and move on, it's always been this way.
You idly sit back and allow sensitivity boards to wash all offensive language and reference from our history books - resulting in kids who feel from the very beginning that they fucked the whole thing up. All because you know you cannot justify your previous behavior.
A blind, ignorant generation comes behind me like dull shark's teeth. Frustrated youth resort to gunplay instead of fisticuffs to establish Alpha. Intellectual elite, safe in their academic cage, throw barbed wit at those who would try their best; rabid monkeys flinging feces.
Racial prejudice is spawned by minority phobia. Drug subculture replaces community, as no one really relates to their neighbors anymore. Individualism is only fostered if it can be used as a marketing tool against those who seek identity.
The cult of conformity has made you weak and afraid. Those who stand out are consumed by those around them, an attempt to absorb them into the collective. Those who manage to survive without losing themselves become icons to be revered and copied. Until everyone is just like them, uniform. At which point you brand them a sellout - ostracizing them for their sameness to what you had to imitate.
This cycle ensures social and cultural leaders will be killed like an Aztec king at the end of his reign. Those who employ the system do not want a representative of the people. The system wants an example of someone it can tell the people they need to be. You allow them to do this because you don't like who the fuck you are and are to lazy to become the vision that is in your head.
We have moved past the time for polite indifference. You, not some shapeless/faceless oppressive entity, are actively responsible for this environment. Those of you who are complacent because the bread and circuses have sated you are worthless. You exchanged the power of your voice for the soma-like sensation of apathetic gluttony.
When will you realize that all the pills you "need" to get your head right, all the distractions you "need" in order to deal, don't address the problem - that you are a slave.
tl; only skimmed, then re-skimmed
I agreed with what I read though. The writing style isn't my cup of tea, but the message is spot on.
tis very bleak.
and sadly true for most 1st world citizens.
Quote from: Vladimir Estragon on February 19, 2008, 02:43:20 AM
The cult of conformity has made you weak and afraid... You allow them to do this because you don't like who the fuck you are and are to lazy to become the vision that is in your head...
We have moved past the time for polite indifference.
... you are a slave.
So what exactly do you propose I/we do about it ?
Whining is always a good place to start I suppose.
WAIT, I'VE JUST HAD A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA !
Lets raise a peoples army and seize control of the state. That'll show teh fuckers.
Quote from: Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp on February 19, 2008, 08:23:04 PM
Quote from: Vladimir Estragon on February 19, 2008, 02:43:20 AM
The cult of conformity has made you weak and afraid... You allow them to do this because you don't like who the fuck you are and are to lazy to become the vision that is in your head...
We have moved past the time for polite indifference.
... you are a slave.
So what exactly do you propose I/we do about it ?
Whining is always a good place to start I suppose.
WAIT, I'VE JUST HAD A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA !
Lets raise a peoples army and seize control of the state. That'll show teh fuckers.
I second-and-a-half that motion!
Enjoy ur Guantanamos.
I just realized that I don't lurk enough, cause I only recognize 1/4 people who posted in this thread.
make that 1/5.
Nah, they're pretty much all new.
:mittens: for the whole thing, especially this part:
Quote from: Vladimir Estragon on February 19, 2008, 02:43:20 AM
You effectively pay to hate yourselves.
Holy shit noob. Not too shabby. Keep it up!
:bacon:
n00b = New, fresh, exciting, shiny, not bogged down by familiarity, rather than readingyourtiredoldPOSTUNIVERSITYorwhateverthefucktheequivalentisinAMERICAversionofallegedDiscordianismis.
OR
Forum member with 157.000andzomg23 posts = ESTABLISHED.
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x200/JAMummu/Avatars/Funny/rik21ow.gif)
Quote from: Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp on February 22, 2008, 12:57:47 AM
n00b = New, fresh, exciting, shiny, not bogged down by familiarity, rather than readingyourtiredoldPOSTUNIVERSITYorwhateverthefucktheequivalentisinAMERICAversionofallegedDiscordianismis.
OR
Forum member with 157.000andzomg23 posts = ESTABLISHED.
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x200/JAMummu/Avatars/Funny/rik21ow.gif)
O.o
Quote from: Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp on February 22, 2008, 12:57:47 AM
n00b = New, fresh, exciting, shiny, not bogged down by familiarity, rather than readingyourtiredoldPOSTUNIVERSITYorwhateverthefucktheequivalentisinAMERICAversionofallegedDiscordianismis.
OR
Forum member with 157.000andzomg23 posts = ESTABLISHED.
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x200/JAMummu/Avatars/Funny/rik21ow.gif)
:|
The OP is a bit angry, and brings up a number of points, that while perfectly valid, are politicized, and tend to cause mental blocks to go up.
Whole thing seems to bring up a sense of 'well yes, but not me'.
Edit: Come to think, that's one of the better qualities of the BIP stuff, a definitive message of 'yes, you too'.
Quote from: Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp on February 22, 2008, 12:57:47 AM
n00b = New, fresh, exciting, shiny, not bogged down by familiarity, rather than readingyourtiredoldPOSTUNIVERSITYorwhateverthefucktheequivalentisinAMERICAversionofallegedDiscordianismis.
OR
Forum member with 157.000andzomg23 posts = ESTABLISHED.
(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x200/JAMummu/Avatars/Funny/rik21ow.gif)
are you ever going to be able to make a post here that isn't fucking retarded?
ECH,
not judging, just wondering
Touche. Answer to yr question,East Coast Muscle is...... Probably.
Y'have to realise its difficult to post on here, as the regular posters seem to have a minimum of 5000 posts+.
And no matter what a newcomer types, he's bound to get flamed eventually, no matter how well intentioned
or malicious his or her post is.
Though it's been claimed that post count is irrelevant around here,and its the content of of said musings
that are mused upon(?). I reckon this is BOLLOCKS though.
I've been lurking around this site for over a year now, and overall, the impression given by yourselves is
that of a FRATBOY-ish society. Indeed someone, somewhere , as I recall, called you, the 'Jocks of Discord'.
Which made me larf.
I understand that to keep myself and other Riff-Raff out, you have to have standards.
Fear not....principiadiscordia.com/forum... is safe. For the time-being.
That said, yuor (semi) esteemed interweb 'chatroom' is far superior to those idiotic, faux-hippy Crowleyites
over on the MLA.
Anyway, Fuck you lot, I'm off to the Stormfront forum. No offence, but they're a tad more interesting than
yuo.
X. Luft.
:lulz:
awfully thin skin for someone who's been lurking for over a year
"Jocks of Discord"
that's one for the newsfeed indeed
QuoteAnyway, Fuck you lot, I'm off to the Stormfront forum. No offence, but they're a tad more interesting than
yuo.
:x
http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php/new-evidence-life-earth-began-276157.html?s=bf1cce67fd96febb37ccdbefb0c57f2d&
OK this is less boring than that.
Can I have a second chance, or did I blew it ? :|
Quote from: Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp on February 28, 2008, 09:52:17 PM
I've been lurking around this site for over a year now, and overall, the impression given by yourselves is
that of a FRATBOY-ish society. Indeed someone, somewhere , as I recall, called you, the 'Jocks of Discord'.
Which made me larf.
Um, I showed up here just in November, and everyone was pretty decent to me. Well, Roger made me cry, but that's what he's for.
Quote from: Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp on February 29, 2008, 12:03:56 AM
Can I have a second chance, or did I blew it ? :|
sure enough :)
just remember, post count really has nothing to do with it. if you don't believe that, sucks, but try to wrap your head around it. the only bit where post counts matter is that we're in fact (sometimes)
extra friendly to those with less than 50 posts. after that, everybody's equal. oh yes, this is us being extra friendly.
you say it's hard to post something here because you fear of getting flamed. well i can tell you, posting some reasonably well-thought-out opinion about something is appreciated a lot,
even if somebody else disagrees with you (their higher post count got nothing on you, really. otoh, nobody likes a stubborn asshole).
i can imagine maybe your tendency to keep your posts a bit low in information content, random, in an attempt to participate but stay below the radar. well let me tell you, there is no below the radar, when i see a contentless post (yes, like that one ECH commented at), i will think "what else has this guy said so far, has he shown even half a brain?" .. and TBH the only thing that comes to mind is the bit about 303s now ;-)
aanyway, hope that clears it up a littlebit.
there are also enough people that pass the 50 posts without anyone noticing, just because they start off being .. well, just being average intelligent persons! that's it. no forced funnies, no fnords, 23s, randomness, dada, whatever. some people can pull those off and it's entertaining, but everybody here needs to be able to display some base level of seriousness and intelligence.
I usually don't look at a person's postcount, unless they say something completely retarded.
Then, I check, and if they only have a few hundred posts, I'll tend to cut them some slack, and try to politely point out they're being retarded.
Unless there's a really good one-liner presenting itself.
It's when people start pushing back, and defending their retardedness with more bullshit... then things can get a little ugly.
Then again, if they defend their retardedness with something clever, things get interesting.
If you've lurked for a year, you certainly have seen that the people that stick around are the interesting ones.
Quote from: Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp on February 29, 2008, 12:03:56 AM
Can I have a second chance, or did I blew it ? :|
They gave me a second chance, so I suppose I should do the same for you.
But:
be better
Quote from: LMNO on February 29, 2008, 02:25:52 PM
If you've lurked for a year, you certainly have seen that the people that stick around are the interesting ones.
you just summed up why I like this board!
Except for SillyCybin. He's a total fucktard.
:thanks:
no, really, a drunkard and a total assbag.
in fact...
Silly, You're a cunt!
:fnord:
zip and lmno: very well said
Fjordd Luftwaffle-Popp: disregard the people that say post count means nothing
the truth is:
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/discordman/forumspecific/post-count.jpg)
it's all good. :mrgreen:
Quote from: Mourning Star on February 29, 2008, 08:47:41 PM
no, really, a drunkard and a total assbag.
in fact...
Silly, You're a cunt!
:fnord:
I've been called larger words than that and lived to tell the tale :P
Quote from: SillyCybin on March 01, 2008, 02:49:27 PM
Quote from: Mourning Star on February 29, 2008, 08:47:41 PM
no, really, a drunkard and a total assbag.
in fact...
Silly, You're a cunt!
:fnord:
I've been called larger words than that and lived to tell the tale :P
Much to my chagrin
To the OP - loved the point about celebrities, but so far I've never been convinced with ideas of people 'governing themselves'. Of course I dont know exactly what you meant by that, but if its anarchy I know I sure as hell dont want that, not only because after a period of chaos some dominating tit or other would rise to the top again and we'd be on the long road back to square 1.
Think of it more in terms of the "Notice of Compulsory Enlightenment" flyer: You can agree with a point of view, a rule, a law, or even have an opinion about which fast food restaurant is best, but not because any sort of Authority told you so.
Hmm, where can one find this notice of compulsory enlightenment?
propaganda depository?
http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/docs/noci.pdf