The METApocalypse is Upon Us

Before you dare to enter dark dangerous dungeons of thought ahead you will need all this  information  stuffed in your meat melon on a stick.

Your Tools

Logic-This is what enables us to make connections. Learn to do this: if  A=B and B=C then A=C

Debate-Discussing ideas and concepts with others allows all involved to evolve. It is in effect a test run and thought experiment and requires us to show our work. How and why we came to this conclusion or that. It creates a symbiotic relationship between opponents rather than combatants.  We can all be on the same team working in confluence to create better.

Venn-The overlap or common area in two or more seemingly disparate things. It is the common ground found.

Diversity-Different experiences create solutions to diverse prolems resulting in greater chance of adaptation u therefore greater chance of survival.

Empathy-Enables others to envision another’s experience/feeling and understand perspective. Insight and information is a powerful tool to build with.

Adaptation-Alterations made to better suit the environment in order to enhance ability to survive.

Art-Multitasking powerhouse of therapy, message, and translator of ideas/emotion that can transcend language and even time to tell those who experience it a little bit more about the human experience. This is Humanity’s mother tongue.

Communication-IS the most effective tool for species survival. It is how a species passes along information within its own and other species.  Where is the food? where is the water? Where is the sex? What is the threat?  What is the solution? Obstacles of communication can threaten survival. Do not just speak but speak into a person’s listening. Listen. Really listen not just with the ears but the whole body. Much of communication is non verbal. Acting and lying have two things in common. It is to match the non verbal  and verbal cues despite incongruity.

Curiosity-The questions are as important as the answers and as we learn to ask and keep asking, we can not even get into throwing distance to the actual answers. You simply don’t know know what you don’t know.

Neutral

Filter-This is neither good nor bad but can be either. It is the experiences and memory/memories that color/s an individual’s  (micro) or society’s (macro) decisions that  influence action.

Pavlovian Response/Classical Conditioning-learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

history-Without knowing historical and social context of a book, event, or philosophy we unintentionally rewrite history. It also enables those with nefarious intentions to consciously and purpously rewrite history.  When there are not enough credible people and sources to correct bad info, Bad info becomes the new reality, a self serving and short sighted solipsistic reality. When that occurs, it dooms the future to making terrible decisions based on faulty information and misrepresentations. Sure that may be beneficial to a scant few for a small amount of time, but ultimately destructive to all.

Maslow’s Hierarchy-From the most basic of life needs and built up from there. If an individual  does not have the very basics of existence, how does that individual evolve into better?

Fetish-equate a non sexual item or action with sexual desire or act. It’s out of context in a way. A pair of shoes are not genitals or a sex act yet they arouse some because it is their fetish. Anything has the potential to become a fetish. Don’t believe me? Play mad libs using google, or yahoo, or whatever your favorite search engine is. Put a noun or verb in front the word fetish. Enter.

Chaos Theory-The study of unpredictable and complex changes caused by small and unforeseen variances.

Butterfly Effect-A small change or action in one place has an effect somewhere else seemingly unrelated.

Obstacles

Hypocrisy-Those who do think others do too.

Fear-Disables ability to think rationally. Fear leads to hate which hampers decision making based on actualities and instead replaces it with ill informed pre-action.

Willful Ignorance-Not knowing something in and of itself is not bad. It only means that a new piece of information is out there that has yet to be collected. Like a puzzle piece. However purposely ignoring information because it can potentially disprove  currently held beliefs ultimately blinds the person who chooses it.

Vocabulary You Need to Know

Before snap judgments are made of what is and is not good outright, research and learn what these things really are. Do not be swayed by bias that comes from ignorance of facts. Do not parrot what  you have heard.  Think for yourself and do the work which is required before speaking or giving an opinion. Always Look Closer or it will be easy to manipulate and manufacture messages of unTRUTH.

Socialism-economic system in which the means of production and labour is owned by the worker/a communal or co-operative as management system that reduces or eliminates a hierarchy.

Anarchy-Without government or law but works through mutual aid.

Capitalism-economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained by private individuals or corporations.

Fascism-Autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader.

Totalitarianism-Total rule.

Nihilism-Extreme form of skepticism resulting in rejection of laws and institutions.

Communism-Property and ownership is held by community rather than an individual.

Oligarchy-Rule of the many by an elite few.

Theocracy-Rule by religion.

 Kleptocracy- Rule by theft.

Meritocracy-Leadership by merit.

Plutocracy-Rule by wealth.

Sites You Must Visit

Sharespray- Do everything better for less money, while reclaiming life, time, and relationships.

2012 Time for Change Practical Solutions-Empower yourself and the planet while making your life better.

Infinity Burial Project: Truly be the cycle of life while un-filthing the planet, literally becoming food to feed others. This is the most unique visionary concepts on dealing with the end of life planning. Literally go green.

Cognitive Policy Works- Tools for communicating effectively, not just to each other, but the world around US. Own the message and be victorious.

Messaging Matters- It is time Progressives stop snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The way we do that is not just calling the usurpers, thieves, cheaters, and serial killers for what they are, but we also need to assume the language of victory and dominance. Stop apologizing for being better than them. Stop letting them define US. Time to say fuck you.  You, don’t actually have the skill set. This site gives US the tools to do that. The language we use and the words we say matters.

The Fukushima Project-Crowd sourced info without a profit driven motive. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU CAN NOT AFFORD TO NOT KNOW. Unless you planned on vacationing in BarterTown and taking in the ThunderDome match then never mind.

Top Documentary Films-Knowledge is power and one way to learn is through the power of documentary films that merge art of cinema and learning.

Dylan Ratigan- Skip the fracking faux ideology talking points and just follow the money and embrace factual analysis.

TwinBunnies- Protect those without a voice and in doing so protect yourself from allowing our humanity to be stripped by those who would harm the least of US.

Essays on Activism for a Shift of Consciousness- We have the ability to change the evil around US, all we need are the tools of information and belief in ourselves and our neighbors. We are our own leaders.

Maysoon Zayid- Truth from the mouth of a babe. Humour and comedy can heal old wounds with the spasm of joy and incongruity but it is also one of our most potent weapons against war, stupidity, and inequality.

C-SPAN- Watch your government because they are watching you, speak for you, pass laws for you, make war in your name and kill children in your name so we need to keep an eye on our polipuppets. Do not let them hide behind closed doors and a population to busy working to notice.

NARAL- Protect women’s health and the progress of equality. Never forget our past struggles of back alley abortions and belief that 51% of the population should be subservient to the other 49%. We will not go back to less than and reproductive rights are key to winning the fight for equality. All mammalian life springs from XX and that is powerful. The feminine is powerful.

Bill Moyers- In depth discussion of political and social issues without the crap consumerism.

Treehugger- The future is green and it is happening right now. Despite polluters and their polipuppets lying, it will be undone by simple facts.

AlterNet- Get real news and skip the MNC funded fake stuff on the networks.

Common Dreams- More news that main stream media refuse to cover because it is bad for their bottom line.

Daily KOS- One of the first progressive voices out there that fully embraced and helped to legitimize blogging and citizen journalism.

Crooks and Liars- Progressive voice that calls bullshit on the greedy and corrupt.

Open Secrets- Just follow the money.  Before you agree with any policy or politician from any party or side, figure out if there is an ulterior motive.

Ian Reifowitz- Historian, writer/blogger/teacher takes observation and ideas and then strains them through a historical filter. Enabling US to understand our world better because it now has context and nuance.

Cracked- The most fun you will have learning about history, culture, science, politics and everything you slept through in school. If you were super nerd and paid attention in class, here’s a ton of shit they didn’t bother to update you on. Laugh you brain off.

I use erotic  iconography as the positive stimuli. I attach it to my political/philosophical agenda of creating a compassionate, resource rich, sustainable, and thriving future.  Selfish reasons for altruistic action.

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