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An Apology (to Politicians)

Norman — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:52:46 +0000

We would like to apologize for the way in which politicians are represented in this blog, on its podcasts, or in its videos.

It was never our intention to imply that politicians are weak-kneed, incompetent, political time-servers who are concerned more with their personal vendettas and private power struggles than the problems of government, nor to suggest at any point that they sacrifice their credibility and what virtue they have left by denying free debate on vital matters in the mistaken impression that party unity comes before the well-being of the people they supposedly represent nor to imply at any stage that they are squabbling malodorous little toadies without an ounce of concern for the vital social problems of today. Nor indeed do we intend that readers should consider them as ulcerous little self-seeking vermin with furry legs and an excessive addiction to alcohol and certain explicit sexual practices which some people might find offensive.

We are sorry if this impression has come across.

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Sunday is Coming!

Norman — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:41:37 +0000

This video was too good not to post, so enjoy this great parody movie trailer…

Now, to be clear, I have very little against “contemporary music” save the vacuity in some percentage of the lyrics. What I do have an issue with is churches that allow themselves to be caught up in an entertainment-centered culture, and let their worship services reflect such values. It may be done even with decent motives, but nevertheless it simply is not who we are called to be. The Church Universal is called to new life, and this new life will in many cases make us look fundamentally different than the surrounding culture.

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WikiLeaks releases suppressed video from Iraq

Norman — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:37:24 +0000

Warning: The material you are about to witness is graphic – because it is war. If you’re still under the impression that the U.S. Federal Government’s wars in the Middle East are “protecting our freedoms,” then I hope this makes you think again.

To introduce the video, Xeni Jardin at BoingBoing has written: “No single piece of video has made me more ashamed to be supporting this stupid, morally bankrupt, endless war with my tax dollars. No wonder my government (and others) wants Wikileaks shut down.” Words cannot describe what I felt watching this video for the first time, so brace yourself.

Video: Collateral Murder (YouTube/sunshinepress). Also available as a torrent: (short) (full)

Admittedly, there is ambiguity at first regarding the weapons these people were carrying, but there is no question whatsoever about what happened after that. Without provocation, these soldiers fired upon and killed civilians twice in under fifteen minutes. In the end, there are no excuses for this.

What makes this incident so horrible?

So these men had weapons – so what? They made no aggressive moves, there were no indications they were preparing to do anything, and for supposed insurgents walking openly down a street they were rather relaxed. That’s some strange behavior for people supposedly about to attack you with small arms.
There was no firefight before the soldiers opened fire, contra the dialogue. But when you’re flying a helicopter touting 30mm guns, everything looks like a threat I guess? You just want to go out and shoot something…
And that’s exactly what is really sick next. They are just itching to open fire again on the crawling, wounded man (who is the Reuters driver by the way), just waiting for him to pick up a weapon to justify going off on him again. As if a man bleeding to death on the ground with a pistol poses any threat to a chopper.
What really, really made my jaw drop was what happened next, though. After first part of the battle, a van comes to assist the wounded. The van was unarmed. The people were unarmed. Oh, and there are two children in the van as well. Yet, more indiscriminate carnage is dealt to these innocents by these soldiers, devastating the van with the children inside and killing ever more precious human lives. Thank God that at least the children lived.
They laugh at the dead. Like it’s a blinking video game or something. Are they dead inside? Or just animals?
They justify their shooting of children by saying, “it’s their fault they brought them to the firing line.” Really? REALLY???
The children were initially taken to the military hospital for treatment, but were promptly sent to the other local, not nearly as good Iraqi care center – despite having been just shot up by 30mm rounds. How very kind of them.
But it gets worse, because after all this the government suppressed the entire thing. They covered it up and suppressed the data. Really, if their cause was so just, what did they have to hide? The efforts undertaken to push this under the rug should be a clear indictment of wrongdoing.

Brian Martinez at the Libertarian Standard wrote:

Perhaps someone can explain how we’re any more free now, because I’m having difficulty seeing it. In fact there’s no rational explanation for how these wars, or any wars, have ever helped us maintain our freedoms. We seem to be less free now than at any point in the past 200 years, and it’s not because radical Muslims hate our wealth and decadent culture. It’s because our rulers must continually find “enemies” to threaten us, from within and without, to maintain their authority.

This video is the tip of the iceberg. WikiLeaks and Reuters worked for years to get it into the open, can you imagine what else is out there waiting to be discovered? The only reason this video has been revealed is that certain people were important to Reuters. How many people have died and their stories been suppressed – people who have no advocates? Think about that for a minute.

War is hell, and brings out the worst in everyone. There is no honor in killing. Stop supporting mass murder.

More coverage:

BoingBoing: Part 1 and Part 2
LewRockwell.com
The Libertarian Standard
WikiLeaks
Collateral Murder

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Students for Liberty: Remember the Name

Norman — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:56:53 +0000

Over the next couple of days I will be posting about the Students for Liberty International Conference held in Washington D.C. this past weekend. First up, you MUST see the video that opened the conference on Friday night, which was put together by Mark Meranta. It highlights lots of events that SFL affiliated groups have run in the past year, and features a student demolishing Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story. To me, the video is quite inspiring! (Brief warning: there is one expletive used.)

ISFLC Introduction Video from Students For Liberty on Vimeo.

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Fear the Boom and Bust: Hayek vs. Keynes

Norman — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:20:07 +0000

For those of you who haven’t heard, this video has been circulating around libertarian circles like crazy the past week. I particularly like the alcoholism-as-printing-money metaphor used. The production quality is excellent, and if you know a bit of econ you’ll understand all the references to, say, aggregate demand and the paradox of thrift. Ha! Enjoy…

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What are we so worried about again?

Norman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:46 +0000

I saw this silly Saturday Night Live video and thought it would be fun to share. It’s only 4 minutes long, so watch and laugh a little.

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Watch out for the H-bomb

Norman — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:45:36 +0000

This was just too funny to pass up posting…

U.S. Condemned For Pre-Emptive Use Of Hillary Clinton Against Pakistan

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What is man, that you are mindful of him?

Norman — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:52:45 +0000

I saw this video on YouTube today and it made me stop and reflect on how incredible God’s creation is, how small we truly are in this universe, and yet how important we are to the God who created it all. We are not the center of the universe, and our time is indeed short — a good reminder.

When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.

You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:
all flocks and herds,
and the beasts of the field,
the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.

O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Psalm 8:3-9

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Politicians sure can be ridiculous…

Norman — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:13:32 +0000

… so we should be sure to make fun of them when they are.

I’m pretty sure these clips combine some of my favorite things on planet earth: William Shatner, Conan O’Brien, poetry, and making fun of the political class. As you probably know, Sarah Palin resigned from her position as governor of Alaska a few weeks ago. Despite what some have said (including this somewhat perplexing article on LRC), I don’t see Palin as a potential advocate of true liberty in the coming years without some major turnarounds in her political philosophy. I could be convinced, but it would take quite a lot. The standard for repented politicians is considerably higher for me than most other people because of the harm so many of them are complicit in causing.

In fact, my suspicion is that she is steadily positioning herself in the public eye (which she cannot do in Alaska, despite her failed VP run) in order to take another shot in the 2012 presidential race. Mark my words, watch out for a Rick Perry – Sarah Palin ticket — and God help us if that happens. Like Palin, Perry is a pro-politician and a pro-liar, or do I repeat myself? At any rate, that’s my prediction 3.5 years out… We’ll just have to see.

Anyway, Conan . These just cracked me up today, and I hope you’ll enjoy them as well.

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He’s Barack Obama

Norman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:30:04 +0000

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! NO! It’s Barry!

Considering my recent post about the Obamessiah, this is rather timely. Enjoy the vid…

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He’s Barack Obama, by JibJab.

Hat tip to Nick for sending me this.

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