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Bobotang is a Political Organizer living in Venice, CA.

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On 2007-05-14 bobotang posted
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Greenland Global Technology, Inc.? The University of Antarctica?

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  • on May 14, 2007 at 8:42 pm
A little while before departing the US, I sent friends and family an email with statistic on the economic situation of Latin America. Here it is again for those who missed out:There are 125 million people in Latin America living on less than $2 a day. 125 million! That amounts to almost half the population.. Read & Discuss
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On 2007-03-26 bobotang posted
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“Loyal Bushies” and the Politicization of Justice

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  • on March 26, 2007 at 10:18 pm

The phrase “No justice, no peace” once struck me as a hackneyed hippy protest chant. Today, with multiple wars raging abroad and scandal after scandal at home, it’s seems more like the official slogan of the White House.

The Bush administration has been nailed to the wall for another despicable act of dirty politics – in this case, the politicization of the Justice Department. Predictably, rather than confessing to their misdeeds, the Bush administration has…

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On 2007-03-04 bobotang posted
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DEBACLE and DEBAUCHERY: Post-Katrina New Orleans during Mardi Gras

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  • on March 4, 2007 at 6:52 pm
[small]I have never been especially fond (nor unfond) of Charles Dickens, but I feel compelled to begin by referencing “A Tale of Two Cities.” For New Orleans in the post-Katrina age, Mardi Gras truly is the best of times amidst the worst of times.I spent five days there experiencing both worlds,.. Read & Discuss
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On February 22, 2007 bobotang Discussed

Monkey See, Monkey Kill

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Spear-throwing monkeys?! We must stop them IMMEDIATELY. Haven’t any of you seen Planet of the Apes?!

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

Under the Radar

  • and said:

Cool stuff. Reminds me of the power of governmental spending. All the money we dumped into the Pentagon during the Cold War lead us to the establishment of the internet. Now, if only we could convince our leaders to spend more money promoting green alternatives everywhere and not just in remote desert bases smack dab in the middle of an illegal and distastrous war.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

Culture Jamming: An Introduction

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If only it were as easy and fast to create as destroy. It’s taken a couple years for us to wreck Iraq, it’ll take a couple of decades to rebuild it. Likewise, it’s taken a couple decades to poison our earth, but it’ll probably take a century of diligence to cleanse it. And then we’ll have new problems to confront, I’m sure. Jefferson said something about the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. It’s tough, but eternal vigilance sure beat the alternative.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

We Inherited A Broken Future…

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It’s like an encyclopedia of awesome ongoing in our world. I’m only a little way through, but this bad boy is already well worth the hefty $37.50 price tag. It’s filled with great ideas for improving our homes, our eating habits, and our communities. As their motto goes: “Another World is Here.” So stop waiting and start making here, everywhere.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

DIY Venture Capitalists

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I don’t have the statistics at my fingertips, but it’s really pathetic how little money the US gives in direct foreign assistance to the developing world. It’s pathetic in comparison to what we spend on warmaking. And, it’s even pathetic percentage wise to what most of the rest of the industrialized world gives. The Japanese and Swedes, for example, are tremendously more generous with their aid money.

Well, Kiva is a great way to lead by example. The true path to global peace is not through spreading war, but hope. Kiva allows us to directly aid the less fortunate to start up busineses and lay the foundations for a vibrant economy which will increase quality of life, improve health care, and extend life expectancy for all. I’m planning a trip where I’ll get my friends and family to fund a person’s business through Kiva, then I’ll go down there and actually help that person get things off the ground.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

Grease Lightening

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I’ve got a couple of friends who’ve made the switch to vegetable oil for their cars and they love it. But really, I think the best part of these biofuels is the smell of the exhaust. I love driving behind them because it smells like french fries! I really think some clever fast food joint ought to capitalize on that and start paying folks to drive around the city in cars emblazoned with their company logo and dispensing that wonderful smell out their exhaust pipe. Seriously. I’m getting hungry right now just thinking about it.

On 2006-12-12 bobotang posted
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Convert or Die, Infidel!

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  • on December 12, 2006 at 3:02 pm

People who’ve known me for a while, know that I am no fan of religion. I’m about as nonbelieving as one can be. It all strikes me as total bunk. Christianity. Hinduism. Islam. Judaism. Untruthful crap heap of lies, myths, and sometimes decent, but mostly despicable moral dogma.

Yet, often times when discussing my dearth of faith in faith with my more liberal friends, I’m urged to “be respectful” or “try and sympathize” with those…

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On 2007-05-14 bobotang posted
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Greenland Global Technology, Inc.? The University of Antarctica?

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  • on May 14, 2007 at 8:42 pm
A little while before departing the US, I sent friends and family an email with statistic on the economic situation of Latin America. Here it is again for those who missed out:There are 125 million people in Latin America living on less than $2 a day. 125 million! That amounts to almost half the population.. Read & Discuss
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On 2007-03-26 bobotang posted
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“Loyal Bushies” and the Politicization of Justice

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  • on March 26, 2007 at 10:18 pm

The phrase “No justice, no peace” once struck me as a hackneyed hippy protest chant. Today, with multiple wars raging abroad and scandal after scandal at home, it’s seems more like the official slogan of the White House.

The Bush administration has been nailed to the wall for another despicable act of dirty politics – in this case, the politicization of the Justice Department. Predictably, rather than confessing to their misdeeds, the Bush administration has…

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On 2007-03-04 bobotang posted
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DEBACLE and DEBAUCHERY: Post-Katrina New Orleans during Mardi Gras

  • Posted by: bobotang
  • on March 4, 2007 at 6:52 pm
[small]I have never been especially fond (nor unfond) of Charles Dickens, but I feel compelled to begin by referencing “A Tale of Two Cities.” For New Orleans in the post-Katrina age, Mardi Gras truly is the best of times amidst the worst of times.I spent five days there experiencing both worlds,.. Read & Discuss
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On 2006-12-12 bobotang posted
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Convert or Die, Infidel!

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  • on December 12, 2006 at 3:02 pm

People who’ve known me for a while, know that I am no fan of religion. I’m about as nonbelieving as one can be. It all strikes me as total bunk. Christianity. Hinduism. Islam. Judaism. Untruthful crap heap of lies, myths, and sometimes decent, but mostly despicable moral dogma.

Yet, often times when discussing my dearth of faith in faith with my more liberal friends, I’m urged to “be respectful” or “try and sympathize” with those…

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On February 22, 2007 bobotang Discussed

Monkey See, Monkey Kill

  • and said:

Spear-throwing monkeys?! We must stop them IMMEDIATELY. Haven’t any of you seen Planet of the Apes?!

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

Under the Radar

  • and said:

Cool stuff. Reminds me of the power of governmental spending. All the money we dumped into the Pentagon during the Cold War lead us to the establishment of the internet. Now, if only we could convince our leaders to spend more money promoting green alternatives everywhere and not just in remote desert bases smack dab in the middle of an illegal and distastrous war.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

Culture Jamming: An Introduction

  • and said:

If only it were as easy and fast to create as destroy. It’s taken a couple years for us to wreck Iraq, it’ll take a couple of decades to rebuild it. Likewise, it’s taken a couple decades to poison our earth, but it’ll probably take a century of diligence to cleanse it. And then we’ll have new problems to confront, I’m sure. Jefferson said something about the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. It’s tough, but eternal vigilance sure beat the alternative.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

We Inherited A Broken Future…

  • and said:

It’s like an encyclopedia of awesome ongoing in our world. I’m only a little way through, but this bad boy is already well worth the hefty $37.50 price tag. It’s filled with great ideas for improving our homes, our eating habits, and our communities. As their motto goes: “Another World is Here.” So stop waiting and start making here, everywhere.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

DIY Venture Capitalists

  • and said:

I don’t have the statistics at my fingertips, but it’s really pathetic how little money the US gives in direct foreign assistance to the developing world. It’s pathetic in comparison to what we spend on warmaking. And, it’s even pathetic percentage wise to what most of the rest of the industrialized world gives. The Japanese and Swedes, for example, are tremendously more generous with their aid money.

Well, Kiva is a great way to lead by example. The true path to global peace is not through spreading war, but hope. Kiva allows us to directly aid the less fortunate to start up busineses and lay the foundations for a vibrant economy which will increase quality of life, improve health care, and extend life expectancy for all. I’m planning a trip where I’ll get my friends and family to fund a person’s business through Kiva, then I’ll go down there and actually help that person get things off the ground.

On December 12, 2006 bobotang Discussed

Grease Lightening

  • and said:

I’ve got a couple of friends who’ve made the switch to vegetable oil for their cars and they love it. But really, I think the best part of these biofuels is the smell of the exhaust. I love driving behind them because it smells like french fries! I really think some clever fast food joint ought to capitalize on that and start paying folks to drive around the city in cars emblazoned with their company logo and dispensing that wonderful smell out their exhaust pipe. Seriously. I’m getting hungry right now just thinking about it.

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