The Reason Why

I created this blog was because I needed a place to freely share my views, ideas and questions in a public venue on various subjects that shape our society. I'd like to get feedback in the form of questions or just your own critical inputs, whether you agree or disagree with me isn't important the point is to THINK4YOURSELVES!

"If You Tremble Indignation at Every Injustice then You are a Comrade of Mine"

"If You Tremble Indignation at Every Injustice then You are a Comrade of Mine"

July 28, 2010

VICTORY


THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING ME FIGHT THE RACIST LAW SB1070!!! THIS IS A HUGE STEP FOR US, AND A BIG SLAP IN THE FACE TO ALL THOSE ILL HEARTED RACIST AMERICANS WHO SUPPORTED SUCH A TREACHEROUS LAW! STAND UP MINORITIES AND THOSE WHO SUPPORTED US!!! AGAIN THANK YOU AND YOU SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES!!! 

May 20, 2010

The Patriot act



Just a link to the official Patriot Act page so that you can read it for yourselves and think critically about the information presented and what it means for you as an american citizen or human period! The scope of what can be considered "terrorist" is what is alarming and disturbing, as well as the private companies such as Chase bank that contribute and support this law.  What kind of influence would money have on the people who are in charge of enforcing this law?


http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ056.107.pdf

May 13, 2010

"Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media"

The amazingly intelligent philosopher, american linguist, and political activist Noam Chomsky sharing his views against the racist SB1070 law.

April 29, 2010

A preview of What could happen with sb1070 and others like it

Before You disagree THINK about it! This is M.I.A's BORN FREE which was recently officially banned from youtube... kind of an odd decision considering all the crap you can find on there! It is controversial but only because it gives an accurate depiction of the capability of human IGNORANCE!!! EDUCATE yourselves please!!!


M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.
Hope you took  something from it!


Also take a look at what Shakira an intelligent activist had to say on the subject!!!

April 24, 2010

National Uproar over law SB1070 aka The Legalization of Racial Profiling!

As you may have gathered from my name I am an American Hispanic, and I am one of the many who have been deeply saddened by the choices policy makers in this potentially wonderful country have been making. Choices that will and are leading to mistrust and divide, instead of uniting the people who call this country home. I agree that we DO have a problem with illegal immigration but it is not a problem that can be fixed by using indiscriminate ignorant force and NO ONE answer can solve it. It is a shame that the educated Americans are supporting a law that promotes racial profiling without taking into consideration that although many undocumented LABORERS are Hispanic all are not, so whats with the singling out of one group? Or that it would also cause prejudiced notions  against an entire group of people, because if I didn't speak all you'd see was a brown skinned person who speaks Spanish, so automatically under this new law I'm suspect; yet I was born and raised here, I am as American as they come. This is the same way by small discriminating laws that all of the worlds great GENOCIDES have happened the Holocaust for example. I always invite who ever reads this blog to Think4Yourselves and research every subject so that you can better formulate your own opinions, but I think we can all agree that this law is a stepping stone for outright Racism and more laws like this would make living in this country as a Hispanic unbearable and considering we are the backbone of this country legal or illegal it wouldn't be in it's best interest.






April 14, 2010

Questioning Obama's Politics

As I've mentioned before our new beloved president Mr.Barack Obama has since taking office been very intriguing to say the least and although he signed the polemic "Health Care Bill" which was obviously an amazing feat on paper he has shown to share more and more similarities with our old friend Bush. Quite an unnerving quality considering he was "the man for change". An example of such would be his approval of the Patriot Act (http://think4yourselves.blogspot.com/2010/03/modern-day-slavery.html) when it was one of the things he campaigned against while in the running. Now I know some of you can't get over how superficially amazing he seems at first glance, it's almost as if everyone's enamored with the idea of him and not who he actually is, so I've taken it upon myself to open your eyes to the reality, now this is not to say he doesn't possess any good qualities such as the ability to apologize when he commits a mistake but like all "Ethical" people, they must be kept in check in order to continue their positive influence and we as citizens must demand that, so lets take a closer look at his politics.. shall we??

April 06, 2010

WikiLeaks just released this

WikiLeaks

"WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff. Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded. For further information please visit the special project website" www.collateralmurder.com.

March 31, 2010

Women of Power


Country
Leader
Notes
Ireland
President Mary McAleese
elected 1997
Finland
President Tarja Halonen
elected 2000
The Philippines
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
succeeded 2001, elected 2004
Mozambique
Prime Minister Luisa Diogo
appointed 2004
Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel
elected 2005
Liberia
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
elected 2006
Chile
President Michelle Bachelet
elected 2006
India
President Pratibha Patil
elected 2007
Haiti
Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis
appointed 2008
Argentina
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
elected 2008
Bangledesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed
elected 2008
Gabon
President Rose Francine Rogombé
succeeded 2008
Iceland
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir
succeeded 2009, elected 2009
Lithuania
President Dalia Grybauskaite
elected 2009
Croatia
Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor
appointed 2009

We are presently living in an era with an all-time record number of simultanious world leaders!
Near as I can tell, the previous highest-ever number of simultanious female world leaders was 13. It occured three times in all.
First in July of 2002 when 
Lativa, Finland, New Zealand, Ireland, Sri Lanka, The Philippines, Indonesia, Panama, Bangladesh, Sengal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and South Korea all had female leaders. Second in early April of 2006 with Ireland, New Zealand, Lativa, Finland, the Philippines, Bangledesh, Mozambique, Germany, Liberia, South Korea, Chile, Jamaica, and Sao Tomé and PríncipeThirdly in January-March 2007 with Ireland, New Zealand, Lativa, Finland, Philippines, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Germany, Liberia, Chile, Jamaica, Switzerland, and South Korea. 





March 22, 2010

What's in the Health Care Bill?

I like many of you am very skeptical about the health care bill that was passed on March 21st 2010 because a country that is this far into dept and who hides more things then it shares may have some very unnerving loop holes in the works with such a bill. For example the clause that states that it will now be mandatory for everyone to receive up to date vaccines. This coming from the same president that declared a national emergency with the H1N1 "PANDEMIC" that killed less people than the regular seasonal flu does on average. What do they take us for? Honestly, can we not make our own conscious decisions, I respect all those who choose to be vaccinated but I do not appreciate being forced to take them or face a $1000 dollar fine and no health insurance as a result of my not accepting this. I will definitely be one of those people who will fight for that clause to be changed because it is unacceptable! Now we all know that politically this is the biggest feat for Obama as president so it definitely looks good on paper, but lets not just take the summary of what the health care bill is and celebrate, we must be proactive and think for ourselves. If you would like more information about vaccines just research their pros and cons, you'll be amazed at what you discover! More posts will come where I will try to break the bill down until there is nothing left that is confusing. Here is a summary of what it entails as it appears on the official website...

March 05, 2010

Modern Day Slavery


I recently had a very passionate discussion with someone about the existence of modern day slavery and not just the ones that are bound by shackles. The all elusive American Dream of success with the white picket fence seems as far fetched now as unicorns, and having a mixed president doesn’t do any justice, when that president’s politics are increasingly more and more similar to the treacheries of the Cheney (Bush) administration. It’s no longer about race even though it’s ridiculous to deny it’s existence, the true evil now is CLASSISM. If you are of middle or lower class your freedom is at stake, and what is life worth without freedom? The laws that have been set forth in this past decade right under our noses our depriving us of true freedom, anyone who willingly gives up their rights in the name of security deserves none of the aforementioned. Therefore those of you who truly know that being an American means being an intelligent, courageous, compassionate, responsible citizen verses a legion of mindless automatons must stand up and fight for your rights!!! There are several legal proceedings that truly deserve our utmost attention, such as The Patriot Act and the attempt on taking away our second amendment The Right to bear arms which essentially is what differentiates us from other known police states (ie within Europe). It is our duty as American citizens to fight for the constitution which we by birth have inherited, or by choosing to call this our homeland, it doesn’t matter the color of your skin, how much money you have in the bank or even your intelligence to date you have the right to be free in this country so long you will protect it.

March 01, 2010

Multivitamin Supplement - Children's Chewables for Kids

Here is a multi vitamin for children that doesn't contain ASPARTAME. It took me a very long time to find one seeing as to how most children's vitamins contain the aspartame as a poisonous sweetener. It is slightly more expensive but will pay off in the long run, please invest the money for your children and steer away from ones such as the Flinstones. If you can't afford this one Marvel Children'S Multiple Vitamin And Mineral Supplement The Amazing Spider-Man Gummies 180 CT also doesn't contain the poison. Hopefully this is of some help.

Multivitamin Supplement - Children's Chewables for Kids

February 23, 2010

What Fast Food really does to Your Body

I was originally going to write an extensive post on the McDonald's food corporation in order to prove to all how disgusting and detrimental it really is for us but I decided to just embed this documentary film by Morgan Spurlock, an independent American filmmaker who does a great job in showing how awful fast food specifically Mcdonald's food is for you. The film is an hr. and a half long so make sure you have the time! Enjoy.

Poetic Art.







February 22, 2010

The Silent Killers. ASPARTAME



Too few of us are in good health considering that the United States now ranks in as one of the fattest nations in the world, with about a third of the population weighing in at obese levels. Too many of us are either over weight or suffer from malnutrition and most of the ones suffering these states are on the lower end of the social economic status. This isn’t too surprising considering the options that are made available, like the affordable fast food restaurants and the "refreshing" sweet drinks we consume on the regular. It’s obvious to us that our conditions are indeed due to such factors but none of us really take the time to go into depth as to what exactly is in these products. This article will serve as an eye opener and my hope is that YOU will take from this and work on your own health or research this information if it doesn’t seem sufficient. It’s time for us all to start taking responsibility for our conditions and start calling out those who are trying to bury is in bad health, crime, and poverty. Let us break these chains that bound us because the power is still at our hands reach, nothing worth having is ever easy to attain, so we must become dedicated people! Originally I was going to discuss two major topics that intertwine those being a common artificial sweetener called Aspartame (also known as NeoTame and NutraSweet) and the Fast food industry, specifically McDonald’s, but I found so much information that will surely make all of you reconsider drinking another Soda without reading the label again. There will be two separate posts as I would like to include as much pertinent information as I possibly can. This post will cover the Artificial sweetener: ASPARTAME 
-Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that reduces the level of serotonin in the body and it contains methanol but contains no ethanol or pectin the antidotes found in the foods where it naturally occurs, therefore the methanol is converted to formaldehyde (a deadly neurotoxin and class A carcinogen) and formic acid.

February 20, 2010

Interview of a political activist: Immortal Technique

For those of you who seek other people that think critically on various issues and speak up about it. Very inspirational, I invite you  all to watch and if you don't agree with the material take the time out and research the topics brought up and come to your own conclusions. Think4Yourselves!!!




Part II

February 14, 2010

Prophetic wombs: The Dangers of PCBs & Methyl Mercury


When a child is conceived there are so many outside influences that can affect the healthy development of its biology that it’s astounding to truly be born completely free of slight irregularities. Everything from the woman’s biological and psychological inclinations can have adverse affects on the fetus. For example when a woman is pregnant they are usually advised to stay away from alcohol do to its implied negativity. It can cause fetal alcohol syndrome in its most severe cases or a diminished IQ level of up to seven (7) points in others. On the positive side it can relax the mother’s muscles during birth, allowing a much smoother delivery, hence a safer one. Everything has to do with moderation, but then there are the things we don’t intentionally consume that have greater more devastating outcomes, like pathogens. These pathogens are such a huge problem because of their prevalence, and ability to spread to the furthest corners of the earth. They have even been detected in the barely touched Antarctic snow, which goes to show how widespread our pollution really is. Pathogens are in their simplest form just synthetic chemicals we produce.



February 12, 2010

A little Poetic Art 4 all of you.

A Lower East Side Poem


Just once before I die
I want to climb up on a
tenement sky
to dream my lungs out till
I cry
then scatter my ashes thru
the Lower East Side.

So let me sing my song tonight
let me feel out of sight
and let all eyes be dry
when they scatter my ashes thru
the Lower East Side.

From Houston to 14th Street
from Second Avenue to the mighty D
here the hustlers & suckers meet
the faggots & freaks will all get
high
on the ashes that have been scattered
thru the Lower East Side.

How The Mass Media is Dumbing US DOOOWn!

The following is a short video done by a  person who shares my view of the way that mass media is dumbing us down one generation at a time. These mass media corporations don't want us to ever think critically, or much less to question their messages because no one pushing an agenda really wants anyone to actually THINK4 THEMSELVES. There is much more to a tv show or a news cast than meets the eye, like subliminal messages or the outright blasphemous ideological doctrines that they push. They have tried to convince us that we can no longer be intelligent citizens, that we can no longer think critically 4 ourselves and sadly taking a look at where we rank academically they're doing a GREAT job.


February 11, 2010

Questioning Religion

The following is a very powerful presentation by someone named Stephen Fry who makes a remarkable and valid point in questioning the Christian (Catholic) Religion. He does an amazing twenty minute lecture at The Intelligence² Debate.  After a few disclaimers about having no objections to any religious beliefs, Fry proceeds to criticize the Catholic church for its historical (and current) dogmas, especially regarding their policies about sex and their treatment of the poor and working class. Depending on how open minded you are will determine if you will watch it in its entirety or not.




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The Intelligence² Debate - Stephen Fry (Unedited)
by Xrunner17



HAITI'S 7.0 EARTHQUAKE



Many alternate theories as to how unlikely events have occurred have always been secluded and placed under the umbrella term of “Conspiracy Theory”, which by definition means any concurrence in action; or a combination in bringing about a given result (of course with negative connotations). So pretty much of you question anything that goes against mainstream notions, and dare share it with anyone you will run the risk of being called a conspiracy theorist. No longer can one practice science the way it was meant to be practiced, because it’s no longer ok to question the validity of a given argument. There have been instances where press released data have been proven to be manipulated to show results that inconspicuously cater to the highest bidder; whoever pays more for a favorable end result. Sometimes these are pharmaceutical companies or they are very powerful banks but most disturbing of all sometimes the highest bid comes from the government, the very people we put into power. They carry these plans out under the cloak of “for your freedom, and for your protection”. Examples of this you ask? How about global warming, is it a man made phenomenon or rather as the incorrupt data shows a cycle. A cycle that all the planets in our solar system are experiencing, but for some odd reason we are experiencing a more accelerated version or how about the H1N1 data that was manipulated to show a great threat of PANDEMIC proportions, which in reality has claimed less lives than the regular seasonal flu. They were manipulated to justify vaccinations that weren’t clinically ready to be administered, but did make doctors and their suppliers (i.e. pharmaceutical companies) plenty of money. These fear mongers are the ones that should be criticized and scrutinized for their morally unjust habitudes and not the reasonable citizens who question them. I am aware that this is a very powerful statement but for anyone who has ever even touched on a political issue or followed politics closely disinformation, manipulation or the complete fabrication of information, wouldn’t be beyond any government. The so called conspiracy theorists for the most part are actually some of the most intelligent and responsible citizens, because they make sure that the greater good is actually being honored and don’t settle for asininity. People are on a daily basis bombarded with disinformation and propaganda, so it is only commonsensical to step back and analyze most things that seem far fetched.