Fundamental Misunderstandings and other issues

So I was massively busy yesterday and didn’t get to post about the Craft Brew Race. Not a bad time, and my team won fastest team. I didn’t count in that, only the two fastest males/females and fastest female/male count. It was a great time with friends. Then today I went out for 5 training miles (strava is not updating my most recent run for some reason) to finish off my July. I would have done more, but my day kind of got away from me. I’m just shy of my general average of 120 miles per month. Even though that was thrown way off by a completely off 35 miles in June.
So sometimes I can be a bit intellectually lazy. It can cause confusion. This is true, it can be a disservice to whatever point I’m making.
First and foremost, never think for a second that I think things are peachy and wonderful in this world. There are a lot of people that are discarded by a system that either intentionally, or simply through the mechanics of the system, keep them abused, in poverty, treating them as less-than, that their lives are not as important as others, that they are somehow not entitled to the same rights and privileges as any other human being. There is a hierarchy, in the US, and throughout the world. There are different levels of the bullshit. I’m on a level where I am lucky enough to have a voice to talk about these things, without facing too many consequences for it. That’s a privilege. It is not a privilege afforded to me by my socio-economic status, it’s not because of my education status, or even my natural ability status. The reason, the only reason, I don’t risk much at all, is simply because of the status of my complexion, my outward appearance. That’s a serious problem.
In regards to all that, the only thing I am grateful for is that I have a voice, and that I have the cognizance that there are people out there in much worse a situation than I am in, and they need a voice. If they can use mine, if I can let them use mine, I absolutely will. I visualize our current society as a pyramid, the very wealthy at the top, the very poor at the bottom, as you move down all sorts of things change, and the further down you go the people disproportionately change their complexion more than any other factor. Whenever I use my voice, I use it not for me. Any injustice I see for myself, is what it is, and that will be dealt with in due time, but those behind me, regardless of why they are there, they need my help. Because as you go down in this pyramid, the injustice increases. They know what they need for help, so I need to listen to them. But nobody should ever assume, when I talk about being grateful and staying positive, I mean everything is ok and we shouldn’t fight. I’m saying I will face my troubles with positivity and be grateful for what I have, until we get everyone behind me the privileges I have. Then I can start taking care of the injustices on my plate, with my brothers and sisters facing the same injustices. Until then, the only fight I’m worried about is theirs, because the greater injustices need to be dealt with beforehand, because moving forward without them doesn’t change a damned thing. It leaves all these obstacles and pitfalls in the system firmly in place.
Now that this is out of the way, let me talk about a horrible meme I saw from an admittedly funny magician. There’s a major problem in society, particularly with those more comfortably in the Middle Tiers of the pyramid. Either through poor education, or just faulty logic they draw conclusions based on premises that are absolutely false.

Coming up: Why this quote is completely faulty , and what government really is and means.

Coming up: Why this quote is completely faulty , and what government really is and means.

Now, when this happens, when people draw these ridiculous conclusions based on flawed premises, as that spreads because no one checks them on it, then it becomes the reality, and that’s what we have here.
Let’s break down this argument, then I will point out what is wrong with the premises, and conclusion:
Premise #1: The Government is an entity outside of the people.
Premise #2: That this Government forces people to do things they don’t want to.
Premise #3: That compassion is only helping the less fortunate yourself.
Premise #4: The Government uses guns to force us to pay for things.
Premise #5: That people vote for the Government to use guns to force us to pay for things.
Premise#6: That nobody should be required to help others if they don’t want.
Conclusion: It is wrong for people to be forced to help others because if they don’t the Government will hurt them with guns.

Alright, Premise#1 is completely absurd. You need look no further than the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America:

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

Most of my objections to this Libertarian hogwash are going to center around this Preamble. You think “but it’s just the opening, it has no legal bearing.” Every word of that document is just as important as any other. It sets the framework for the nation. It was never meant to be the whole thing, it is meant to be changed and augmented as times changed. Right at the start, it says that the Constitution, ergo, the framework of the government is “We the People”. Which means if you don’t like what’s happening, it means you are participating enough. It means get to your party nominating meetings, vote in primaries, vote in every election and get your friends to vote with you. If not, you have no right to complain, because you have to be part of it. You want to change the system, you can, if you can get enough people to agree with you. So the people are the government, and the government is the people. That only 15-50% of people vote in elections shows a broken system, but it doesn’t make the government a different entity outside the people, it says that not enough people are swayed to vote in accord with your beliefs. So there’s #1 gone.
Premise #2, well sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to do in a civil society.
“Taxes are the price we pay for civilized society.
Taxes are the price we pay for civilization.
I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization.”
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. – Dissent 1927 Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas v. Collector of Internal Revenue
It may be a dissenting opinion in a Supreme Court Case, but that doesn’t make it less true. This comedian would not have a avenue for his fame and fortune without infrastructure and programs paid for on his tax monies. You wouldn’t be reading this on the Internet if not for taxes.
Now, compassion is caring for others, from yourself yes. But it’s more than that. It’s sympathy, it’s a desire to alleviate suffering. Nobody can do all this alone.
“I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, while millions of men and women who work all the days of their lives secure barely enough for a wretched existence.”
-Eugene V. Debs “Statement to the Court Upon Being Convicted of Violating the Sedition Act” (18 September 1918)
If you don’t know the struggles of the tier below you, how can you be expected to help them out of the problems they face, therefore solidarity is the only way forward, rugged individualism will never be enough. So the power invested in a government must be used for the greater good.
The Government uses force for sure, and they use it wrong many many times. They don’t use it for simple tax collection. They do use it when people are stealing from the government and then when they are being told to pay, point guns at the government. White people problems, that’s what I’m saying there, Cliven Bundy and his ilk are no heroes, they are absolute thieves, destroying public lands and refusing to pay. I realize these are opinions here.
Once again, no votes are taken to force people to pay at gunpoint, this is an absurd idea.
As for the final premise, the virtues of helping others in society are innumerable. If you are so selfish and greedy as to not want to help anyone, let’s just remind you that a high tide does raise all ships. Here’s an article on the value of public education alone. Roads, bridges, electrical systems, all manner of infrastructure, these things help the poor believe it or not. Better roads make cars more reliable, lower repair bills help those in poverty keep their heads above water. It’s more simply a matter of not seeing how things are connected for whatever reason. This is all back to about how taxes are there for facilitating a civil society. Not to mention the Preamble states that the government IS there for the general welfare of the people.
So you can see, the conclusion simply does not follow. It’s simply improper due to not understanding the basic principles of what this country is supposed to do. Libertarianism is a scourge on this land. It is a symptom of not looking past ones own interests. Also not understanding that your interests are actually bouyed by helping those less fortunate. It’s time for this idea of people doing things on their own to go away. Nobody anywhere ever got anyplace worthwhile on their own. Anyone who thinks they did in working on a certain level of dissonance.
With that, I have used my voice for the day, I will see you all tomorrow I hope.

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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It was a club run!

So I had a club run and dinner with most of the folks as a farewell. I don’t like saying goodbye to people. That’s a fact. I want to be able to see there and be there for everyone. Physically, it was a tough run. It was hot, humid, the sun was strong, conditions have been completely terrible while I’ve been in the US. Mentally it was great. I ran with a friend I used to work with. We kept up a good pace and had a good conversation along the way. As tired and hot as it was, it was nice to bs with a friend and have a good run. Sometimes that’s the best medicine, just a good run with a friend.
It has not been an easy last few days at home. I’ve been very busy since Saturday, today was no exception. I took my grandma to the dentist, got myself to the dentist for a teeth cleaning, and sat in lots of traffic. Tomorrow is no different. Have to take my sister to the dentist, and watch her kids all day, hopefully in the pool. Friday and Saturday don’t get any easier, so looks like I’m busy until I get back to Europe.
I hate being busy, certainly, busy for the sake of being busy, but generally being busy. It’s not a good state to be. Life should be enjoyed, we should have fun. Go out there, keep the #PMA, love your fellow humans, have fun, explore!

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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Reflections on the day

So it was hot, it was humid and I ran a lot. It was really nasty, I have never been that covered in sweat before. I slowed down a lot at the end. Tomorrow, I’ll go over 100 miles for the month, so that’s good. I should have done more this month, but I never remember it being this hot and humid for this long around here.
So Bernie fully endorsed Hillary last night. No surprise. He articulated exactly what he has said all along. The only way to keep the movement going, and growing, is through her, and working to elect politicians in the future who will support the movement even more. Many people on my news feed are saying this isn’t good enough and they won’t vote for Hillary, usually because of some feeling of dishonesty. Now, I can’t understand how people can trust Bernie up to this point and suddenly say no. Do you know Hillary better than Bernie does? I don’t think so. If you believe in the movement, if you believe in socialism, if you believe in helping your fellow humans, if you believe in helping animals, fixing the environment, equal rights, stopping unfair trade deals, whatever, you get NONE of that under Trump and in many cases these things will actually get worse.
Politics is a study in compromise. Time for some personal information. In 1980 my father was a delegate to the DNC in New York City. He was not a Carter delegate. There were 18 candidates who received at least 1 delegate vote. My father’s candidate finished second to President Jimmy Carter. Even though that candidate had tried to unbind the delegates from the primary results. That candidate was Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Now, in the end my father voted for President Carter, but the damage had been done and Carter lost. Many people, upset with Carter and disillusioned that Kennedy didn’t get the nomination stayed home. Reagan won in a landslide. People will say, “well, Reagan wasn’t bad.” But ask an air traffic controller, ask a coal miner, ask anyone with HIV/AIDS, ask anyone who lived in a city, ask any of these people, alive at the time how bad it was.
Let’s look at Iran/Contra. He considered Nelson Mandela a terrorist. He funded regimes like Ferdinand Marcos in The Philippines. Manuel Noriega in Panama. And I’ll just mention one more among the dictators he supported, Saddam Hussein. Right, he supported BOTH sides in the Iran-Iraq war, that is just sick. I want you to think about this, think about all the people who died, were made to suffer, because of these people, and we, through our President’s administration supported and allowed this. I’m not even going to get into the deregulation and mess he made at home that has created the economic mess we’re in today. But here’s where all this is going. He supported these regimes, killed countless people across the world with this.
Now how does #Drumpf fit into this? Paul Manafort. Paul Manafort, my parents have met him, his father was Mayor of New Britain, CT. Paul Manafort has made a career out of supporting these dictators, and more. More than this, he most recently lobbied for pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians. American politics doesn’t just stop at our borders. It has consequences across the world. I’m not saying there’s definitely a connection, but I find it funny that the evidence shows the e-mail leak came through Russian intelligence. I find it interesting that the party who told me my whole life to fear and hate the Russians are actively being supported by them now. The party who 8 years ago had a candidate claim Russia was an existential threat to the United States still, is working with them to undermine the opposition. Trump can’t handle what is coming, and there’s an honest fear from me that this will escalate quickly and will not end well. How do I know? Look at how he reacts to someone making a joke about his penis. How can he go toe-to-toe with a heavy-weight like Putin, when his other bouts with the top brass in American business have gone so tragically wrong, like when he tried to fight the NFL. The fact is, at best he belongs in the WWE, he’s great for talk radio, so many hosts love to talk about how great they are all the time, and have no facts, or real ideas to back themselves up. He’s a horrible leader, because he’s only out for himself, and when he gets in over his head, his only move is to sue people. No leadership, no responsibility. He thinks he’s great, he can handle Putin, he is wrong. It’s time to end this, and people need to start recognizing how truly dangerous he is.

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you.


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A crazy weekend

I was so tired after my Saturday, I neglected to update everyone on my run. Then today I had the New York Derby, New York is Red again, by the way! Woohoo! Then I got home, hopped up on way too much coffee, and put down another 5 miles. It was cool that the parking lot attendant at Modern Apizza high-fived me as I ran by. It was still way hot when I got out there. Stayed in the shade, stayed on a pretty flat section of road.
Just a few more runs for July, and then I’m back to Europe. I’m a little sad about it, but I need to get back to work, and I need to get away from all the negativity. Negativity from last week, wow, was there anything positive on TV? Negativity in general around me. There are a few negative people in my life in the US, and I can’t just cut them out of it. It’s difficult sometimes. See whereas being positive you try to lift others up with you, when you’re negative you always try to drag others down. It can really get to you after a time. So we need to try and be more positive. Stop talking about why not this, and start talking about why that. I’m guilty too sometimes, we all are.
Alright, I need sleep, another long day is in store for tomorrow. Just do your best to stay up!

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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Time to catch up

Ran with the club last night. Didn’t get a chance to post it. Then today I struggled, got out too late and it was too hot. But the new computer came and is getting set up. I recovered all my files off my old computer. All good things. Picked up my niece and helped her out with some stuff this afternoon too. Lots of running around.
Between the stress of the idea of a Drumpf presidency, and everything else, I’m just tired and can’t wait to get back to Europe. There are people I miss and people I want to hangout with, and I just don’t think I can handle this anymore. Drumpf has been talking forever, he just keeps blathering on. Talking all this shit, I read as much of his speech as I could. He’s absolutely either an idiot or a complete asshole.
Apparently, he sent a cease and desist to his former ghostwriter who says he regrets ever writing that book to make him look good. So fucking thin-skinned, yet people love him, why? Because they’re thin-skinned shits too. So tired of it at this point.

Yes that’s for Drumpf.
Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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The weather broke, and it was glorious

It was such a nice run today! It’s like the weather has been building pressure over the last couple weeks and last night, there was this violent storm, short but violent, and today it’s actually relatively cool and it’s just a beautiful day out.
So I’m not going to watch the Republican National Convention, because they’re not going to say anything but the same shit they’ve been saying. Benghazi, e-mails, lies about the President, they’re going to further blame Muslims and immigrants for people’s problems. They’re not going to have any numbers, facts, statistics that will make me think they have any good ideas.
They can’t convince me that lower taxes will fix things, when taxes for the highest earners have been historically low for decades now, and wages have stagnated for the bottom tier of society. You can’t convince me that crime is worse now when per capita violent crime is at all-time lows. You can’t convince me that the economy is bad when the stock markets are at historic highs, and yes we haven’t really fixed the problems that have caused the last couple crashes, but they don’t have any ideas to fix that, they actually want to make it worse. They’re not going to talk about infrastructure, their ideas on education is less of it, and more bullshit about creationism. We don’t need religion, we need to know how to create, how to build, how to make, and you learn those things in school, by learning math, science, art, literature. Sorry if learning science necessarily teaches us that we are doing serious harm to our planet and we need to change the way we do things like how we create power and get work done. They won’t have anything new on energy policy either, to that end. They’re not going to talk about how to make solar and wind more affordable and wide-spread, about capping carbon emissions and ultimately lowering them. About investing in cleaning up the environment. In fact they’ll talk about “onerous regulations”, those regulations that keep water safe to drink, food safe to eat, the air safe to breathe (all these things are relative, they could still be much cleaner than they are), and how we need to rid ourselves of these burdens. It’s the poor people’s fault for being poor afterall. That’s what they will say. Nothing new, they have no ideas on how to fix anything, they only see profit, money, and that all tells them to stay on the same course to self-destruction.
So why watch? But I will pay attention to all the messed up stuff that happens. Yesterday we had a protest on the floor as the #NeverTrump crowd was silenced and not allowed a vote on their petition. That was funny. Then we had a cavalcade of who-cares take the stage, washed up 70s, 80s and 90s actors telling us what they thought about whatever, who gives a shit. One was so bad they actually cut away from his speech a few minutes in, because he was just boring and ridiculous. Then we got the former mayor of New York and a horrible self-loathing asshole who’s idea of fixing the city was to round up all the homeless and ship them to New Jersey, then proceed to shut down anything that was remotely fun and non-corporate. There were other speakers, but the icing on the cake comes in two parts, one not a speaker, and the other the night’s keynote.
First we had Rep. Steve King from Iowa on TV, where he said that Europeans are the only ones (he really said this) to ever contribute anything to society. He tried to spin it as meaning “Christians”, but he started out with some shit about people complaining about “Old white people”. After this clusterfuck, we got the oddest entrance from Donald Trump, he looked like a slouching old Undertaker from the WWE entering the ring at Summer Slam. Beyond pathetic. Then his wife took the stage, and proceeded to steal whole sentences of her speech from the one First Lady Michele Obama gave at the DNC in 2008. So they hate everything the Obamas have done so much, they need to steal from them?
So day one was a complete shit show. Apparently, there may be a norovirus outbreak, so it may become a literal shit show soon. Meanwhile, we have to deal with this shit and there’s still tons of other heinous shit happening in this world. We really need to get our shit together, get it all together, put it in a bookbag, take it to the shit store and sell it, we need to get our shit together. In the meantime, this one’s for Trump and the whole GOP at this point:

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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734 days and counting

It’s been that long since there was a major house fire. I ran today, not in celebration of that. The weather is so messed up, it’s so humid here for July, and it’s just wearing my body out. So, I will take tomorrow off and run my regular schedule this week, I need to get back into a rhythm. With that, it is Sunday and it’s exactly two years since I wrote this for the first time:

Hi everyone!

So listen, you all obviously know my house was destroyed in a fire. I am so grateful for all the wonderful and caring people in my life, friends, family who have, without hesitation offered help and support in this difficult time. It’s amazing and humbling and I cannot thank all of you enough.

Without exception, everyone has asked “What can I do to help?” in some form or another. The fact is, while physically things are broken and destroyed (or just reek of smoke); the insurance company is taking care of all that. They will buy us new things. New clothes, new TVs, new computers, new beds, everything will be replaced or repaired. I get to live in a hotel until they find us a house to rent while ours gets rebuilt. It’s all good, it’s all taken care of. As far as emotionally, well it all is what it is. It sucks, but when do things not suck really? But it all got me thinking.

There are millions of people in this world who are not as fortunate as I am. They are sick, they are incapacitated, they are somehow not able to be housed. You may see them every day, you may think whatever you may want to think about them. I just think it’s terrible. So I want everyone who wants to help, to help them. The quick and easy way is, I did some research and found the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Over 90% of their budget is spent on their actual programs to prevent and end homelessness. Less than 10% is spent paying administrative costs and advertising. They took in a little over $3,000,000 last year. They get a Four Star rating from Charity Navigator and an A+ from Charity Watch.
You can find their website here:http://www.endhomelessness.org/ and read up about them from Charity Navigator here:http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=8145

So if you want to, and you are able to, please send them a donation and if you want to donate in someone’s name, you can donate in the memory of Alfred Curci. Grandpa may be gone for a decade, but that was his house, he and his brothers-in-law built it, cared for it and remodeled it. His work kept me from being homeless for all these years.

If you can’t give money or don’t want to, perhaps time is what you have to give. Volunteer at your local soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity. Find your local soup kitchen at a site like: http://www.foodpantries.org/ orhttps://www.dosomething.org/ and the link to volunteer for habitat is: http://www.habitat.org/getinv/volunteer_programs.aspx

Ok, so you have no money and you have no time, you can still do something. I want all my friends and family, all you completely great people in my life to do one simple thing. When you see a homeless person on the street, don’t judge them. Keep in mind, our system requires poverty. Even if we all were hard-working, well-adjusted, intelligent, nose-to-the-grindstone people, we would still need someone to flip burgers, take orders, work a cash register. The fact is, we don’t all “fit-in” and some of us are very sick, or very disabled in ways that may not be clear or visible. Yes, there will always be people who try to take advantage and “make money” pan-handling. Offer to buy them a meal, whatever, just don’t judge them. Don’t think you know better than them, or you know their story, or you know why they’re there. Because without the faculties you have, you could very easily be right where they are.

I’m lucky, I have insurance, I can hold a job, I can function in polite society. I don’t have to worry about too much beyond that. But there are profoundly troubled people out there, just trying to survive, and they need our help! Let’s take all this great energy, and let’s help them. Because just like I love each and every one of you, I love each and every one of them too. They are all my brothers and sisters, we are all one human family and I want them to be as OK as they can be too. With all our resources, with all our heart and determination, there is no reason for people to live out in the streets. There is no reason for people to live hand to mouth. Unless that is what they are truly happy doing.

So that is what everyone can do, help my brothers and sisters, help your brothers and sisters who are out there without any hope, without any help, without anybody. If you can’t help them, please don’t hurt them, don’t judge them. Smile and wave and let them know they are still people and they still matter. Remember to keep the ‪#‎PMA‬!

Thank you everyone!

Here’s a little laugh

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!

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I little normalcy, a little run

Today was seemingly normal! I got my first run over 10 miles in a while. I walked about a mile toward the end, because the Sun was just beating me up. I think maybe starting in the Sun may be the right way to deal with the conditions right now, given how out of shape I am. I’m still good, still kept most of the weight off, but with only 35 miles in June, I am not ready for distances, and definitely not in extreme conditions, like I was. I have a long road to travel and my hamstring is still not 100%.
Other than that it was just a normal day, I dropped my mom off, went down the highway, intentionally missed my exit, so I had to turn around and take the new I-95 and I-91 interchange. For the first time in my life, I exited on the right to go on I-91 North in New Haven. It was astonishing. Nothing particularly amazing when you think about it, it’s just driving on a normal US highway. But it was all new, and I couldn’t help but be excited about it. During 2009 this country actually made a small investment in infrastructure called the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”. When the GOP took over Congress they forced all the signs to come down. Because that party doesn’t want anyone to know what government actually does, or that it does anything at all. It’s a shame, but it was amazing to see this project almost completed, and to do something I’d never done before while driving. So that was cool.
Then I did some repairs on my family’s house. The plumbing contractor, who will get what’s coming to him, made a mess of this place. I had to use plumber’s epoxy to seal a crack in the cleanout plug on the main stack. Who puts a cleanout plug in with a hammer? Who? The idiots we got stuck with thanks to the mess the mortgage company made. Then I replaced the single outlet by the washing machine with two outlets, because the sump pump needed to be plugged in permanently. After I decided to mount the water filter properly. All in all it was a good day.

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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What a miserable run

I just was so hot and humid today, I could barely keep moving. Almost plowed through protesters in front of Planned Parenthood. This is the last time I hope. I have started a petition online to get them removed as a Public Health and Safety threat. Yes I disagree with them scientifically, but that’s not the point. The point is that they are a danger to all runners. Another runner applauded me on the other side for getting them to move. It’s dangerous, and I have enough danger crossing streets where cars may not be looking, people pulling their vehicles out of driveways and waiting in the way while they check to see if the street is clear. I don’t need some protesters posing a further danger because they’re too busy looking for women to harass to pay attention to people running down the sidewalk.
Protests to try and change laws should be done where laws are written, not in front of buildings where people are getting health screenings. I’m just beat today though, the run sucked the life out of me. Then all this crap with Mike Pence, how funny is that massively homoerotic logo though? Have you seen it? If you haven’t look at the Trump-Pence logo, apparently (and I wish I could take credit for this but I can’t I saw it on Wil Wheaton’s FB) Mike Pence is a power-bottom. The whole election process this year has been such an incredible shit show. I can only hope that this nomination goes over as well as it seems to be, which is about as well as a lead balloon.
Then there was a coup attempt in Turkey, looks like it’s going to fail. Edrogan does need to go, but hopefully he will sensibly step down after the smoke clears. Have we tried unplugging the world, and plugging it back in? Maybe CTRL + ALT + DEL? We’re still using an old Operating System. Alright, I’ve had it tonight.

Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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I just can’t even

I don’t really know anymore. I ran today. Then I went to lunch, then I was having a pretty good day, chatting with the people I want to talk to, then some jackasses ran a truck through a Bastille Day celebration in Nice. I’m not going to call them “terrorists” from now on everyone is treated 100% equal. Asshole, the word is asshole. Doesn’t mater where, or why, asshole is the only word. No different than any other extremist asshole. Doesn’t matter why an asshole does what they do, only matters that they are assholes and the rest of us have to deal with the aftermath.
Dear Assholes of the World:
Here’s the deal, fuck you, first off. Now let’s get on with this. I’ve gotten to the point, where as much as I hate military force for anything, I think the only thing to do is go in, real fast. Get rid of these Daesh assholes. Do NOT touch anything else, just get rid of these assholes, don’t fuck with Syria, don’t fuck with the Kurds, don’t fuck with Turkey, just go in, get these assholes and get out. Just get it to the point the relevant countries can handle it on their own and leave. And make a big deal about the fact the international community is just going in, taking care of these assholes who won’t stop being assholes all over the world, and then are leaving. No “winning hearts and minds”, no fucking “nation building”, that’s the stupid shit that created this mess in the first fucking place. Just go it, get shit done, get the fuck out.
That’s how, I, a pacifist feels. I feel like nobody has the right to take anyone else’s life, but I honestly don’t see any other way to stop this mess. Because they don’t seem to get it. We just keep going. We’re not going to stop. Israel is a country, deal with it. Are there things they do they shouldn’t do? Yes. But we can’t do anything about that when they can point to an existential threat and not be wrong about it.
Yes, the rest of the world needs to stop meddling in the affairs of the Middle East in an attempt to get cheap oil. This is true too. But that won’t happen when people plow trucks through crowds of people celebrating in Nice. And it won’t happen when you’re suicide bombing Istanbul, or Baghdad , or anywhere else. This is obviously all pointed at the “soldiers” that are assholes.
Because that’s the other part, your “leader” assholes, don’t give a fuck about any of this. They only care about land, money, resources. They want to control the land, the money, and the resources. They want these things. They don’t care if you live or die, they don’t care about a religion, they don’t care about a region, they don’t care about Israel, they don’t care about America, they don’t care about you, they only care about making money, and holding resources. They just want power, and they don’t give a fuck about you, or anything, or anyone else. You’re getting played for chumps just like all the fucktards who want to vote for Drumpf. All the assholes that support Putin, or any other asshole “world leader”. They’re all cut from the same cloth and don’t give a shit or a fuck about their country, their people, or anything other than themselves, their profits, and what they own. All of these people would sell their own fucking children if they had the slightest inkling it would be a long-term profit for them. They have no hearts, they have no souls. Stop, just fucking stop.
We all need to pick up more books about science, discovery, humanity. We need to put down our books about fantasy, mythology, and utopia. Educate yourselves. Not on the fucking internet. Pick up some real fucking books, learn how to do things. Don’t listen to leaders and authority. Go grow a garden, feed your children, teach them how to fix things. Work on fixing things, not destroying them. Does the system need to be replaced? Yes, but you can’t do that by destroying the world, you can’t use the same methods we used to get to this point to fix the problems caused by the methods. If that’s your plan you will fail. Even if you gain the upper hand, you will end up facing the same problems you are causing now. That is definite. So learn to fix, not to destroy. That’s how things will happen. If not you are setting yourselves more atrocities to befall you. Because your tactics will only cause you more pain in the end.
Alright, I’m done, I’m pissed. In conclusion assholes, fuck you.

And make no mistake, you are fuck fascist fuckheads.
Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you!


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