J. Ojanpera

Can violence hold hands with sensitivity? Historically, violence has to proceed sensitivity. It usually turns to sensitivity when the violent realize the fruit of their efforts. The problem with sensitivity, is that it breeds sympathy; often mis-placed. This is not a political issue, as the government has maintained a perfect record where violence is concerned. They never return with any semblance of sensitivity; from the early days of the white man in North America, to our current war efforts in any country who still has un-tapped natural resources. This is an issue of the citizenry. Some of us are "warring for peace", fighting for the oppressed, and the silenced. Fortunately, for the activists, the violence has not gone beyond words very often. It is impossible to kill or maim on the internet, unless your words themselves are violent, and kill another's character. There has to be a way to avoid killing through cool-headed discourse and sensitivity. Our sensitivity must...

It's Friday, so I decided to keep it light* and stray from the norm, which is terribly erratic, and talk about belief. I am tired of belief. It is the most subjective and relative force driving people to think stupid shit. If you believe someone is going to perform magic and fix all of the problems you believe in, please stop. No one really cares what you believe. While you are telling them what you believe, they are busy thinking about what they believe. Most of us lack the ability to listen and observe, so I will sit in disbelief until something changes. Humans fit in to many categories where belief is concerned. We have the scourge of pastoral puppet masters dictating millions of peoples' beliefs from behind pulpits. The best part is that you have to buy your beliefs from that person. Next we have the fox news drones. This is a great propagator of fear and slant; yet they garner the best ratings. I can't think of a network that has more blind followers than they do. Peo...