This vid made me feel bad about my long comming wooopie I should watched it before I posted.
Why would some one do that to them selves?
Damnit Glumbert now you are posting vids like this, I've seen and done enough of killing and watching dumasses blow them selves up.
Well I guess glumbert is just trying to make money how ever they can and I can't blame any one but me for watching the whole thing.
Free,
As I recall your skiddishness when it comes to certain vids, I don't suggest you watch this one. It is not as grusome as it is disturbing but I still dont recomend watching it.
Ranger, thanks! I made it half way through! When I started to squint my eyes, I knew I'd had enough. Fake or not, I don't want to see. Then I came down and read your comment. You know me so well!
Hope all is well with you and your bride!
Free
We are doing, feeling and loving in bliss. It is great but we have learned from may of the people in both of our families not to repat their mistakes, problems, bad decisions, actions, and most of all the wrong doings to eachother. We are young, true enough, ( me-24, her22) but we have both learned from those before us. We have developed a system recomended to us by the chaplian that married us when we did our pre-marital councling with him. It is awesome and we are going to stick to it!!! The bottom line is work "TOGETHER" to keep the happiness and that is what we will do to any extent, for eachother.
usaranger375 i have a serious question a lot of people post things tongue in cheek and no disrespect intended you posted earlier "I've seen and done enough of killing and watching dumasses blow them selves up." Have you really? like say in Iraq. I want to make it clear that i am not being a smart aleck but it is/was confronting to read that cause the only things we hear or see on the war in Iraq is usually sanitized and we don't really know what happens and how bad it must really be.
Hello my friend, to awnser your question: Yes, in both Afganistan and Iraq. I am proud of my service, But keep in mind I am a rational person and I know that some of my deeds done in the line of my duties are not to be so proud of.
Ranger, you have such a wonderful attitude, and with that, you can go far. If I may, let me add just one little word to your system, and that is "grow" together, along with work together. People are always learning, changing, growing, as they go through life. If you grow "together", not grow "apart", you will be fine! Be aware of changes and new thoughts, and don't go against them, go with them! And continued devotion to one another's happiness and well being will be the key! That is above anything else, and sounds like you two have a great start down that road!
Free, spoken well and I totally agree! The growing apart thing is what did my marriage in. We just simply became different people, with different interests, friends and goals. Lack of communication is what sends you down the path of "growing apart" watch out for that ranger, hard to think about it now, but after kids, mortgage, jobs changes, etc, things can drift into the "comfort mode", that's when it goes wrong, you or your "other" get "comfortable" in your life when possibly / maybe the other is not! It's a hard job, marriage, but you can do it ranger!
I have a VERY big mouth when it comes to both Iraq and Afghanistan (mostly Iraq, though), but in my own defence, I have never harbored negativity towards anyone actually in the field.
Just the political/civilian leadership (both there and here).
Having been a former grunt in my younger years, it's kinda hard to slag a counterpart, even if I wanted to (unless we're talkin' about someone who was a swabbie, in which case it's fair game....ACK!.....j/k!! LOL!)
It's a small consolation to see that Sweden (or Norway or Finland or wherever this young rodent lives) have their own fair-share of clueless, brain-dead, young folks.
It's a generation of fucked-up, out-of-touch, introverted, pussy-ass dummies, that's all.
Line them all up in front of a wall, open up on them and help them all along faster ( seeing as how so many of them have a Death Fixation anyways).
(Sorry, Surferbum....I can at least say that YOU are the exception to this ilk, rather than the rule)
Canuck, since I only watched half the vid, maybe I only deserve to leave half a comment! But, I have to say, even cheaping out half way, I agree. Not funny, entertaining, or worth a second try. Not for me.
It's an obvious fake. What makes this video so different than going to a movie and seeing the best special effects that hollywood can throw at us?
The difference, you northbound schmuck, is that this individual did it without financial assistance, on his own time, and made it such an obvious fake that people who cant see the fact that he's poking fun at suicide should be 'lined up against the wall and shot'.
This particular individual has created multiple videos, using stop motion, video editing, etc. and is a truly creative individual, with a sense of humor.
Fuck you if you're too shortsighted to see the humor.
Oh yeah, almost forgot - there was a warning at the beginning, as if the title couldn't clue you in. If you don't think you'll like it, DONT FUCKING WATCH IT.
Understood. Just razzin' ya, because I don't see ya around much. Good to hear the honeymoon is still on! Try to stop by for a cup 'o java whenever ya can, y'hear?
Miter:
You tell me, and we'll BOTH know.
As it is, it could be any goddamn nameless sewer, in any basement.
I like it here, I think i'll stay. I know for a fact I'm a good ten years older than Mr. Gjertsson, and while this wasn't my favorite work of his, I do enjoy his other ventures. So, hugs and kisses, fuck you very much!
Miter:
Irony: accusing other's of 'ball-less screechings' in an online post. You can have my address if you want it chum.
Hi Mz Stream how are you? Some people can be meanies I just wanted to remind you that you are still my favorite Drama teacher. And i like you heaps and heaps
PS and BTW - Hi Mz Stream missed you in drama class i have been practicing - wait ill get it right - G E S T....um...I C U L A T ing
i have been practicing out of class (Mr Ponce gave me detention for doing so)... Anyhow mrteeny shared his lunch with me and he told me you were privately tutoring him on his school paper "Right Wing Nut Jobs" i thought i asked first... anyhow he said you would give him an A if he didnt say anything about those grunting noises you made with the funny face Whats all that about? PS i hope you like them apples i gave you. Bye Bye Mz Stream.
Listen "chum" thumping your chest here, as well as talking shit, isn't going to earn you much respect, (not that you would admit you want it, but we know you do). We've all been down this path before...yaaawwwnnn....you are either an alias, or have been a comment cruiser that wants to jump in here, or maybe you're just having a bad day, whatever, it doesn't really matter. There are a few here that will always get you pissed off, some that will make you laugh, some that will make you roll your eyes, some that will make you want to puke...but if YOU want to be the one that is attacking someone or everyone...you're in for a rough ride....chum!
My comment about "ball-less screechers" was not aimed directly at you, my comment had more of an open choke, scatter gun pattern, if you feel you took a pellet or two, you might want to reconsider your position in front of the firing line.
Save yourself the humiliation, be nice, be who you really are (probably a good person) and your comments will be watched for, laughed, moaned, or puked at. I do detect wit and intelligence in you, you most probably are funny as shit, so come on, join in the fun, save the vitriol for the occasional out of the blue moron that pipes in with some off the wall comment!
One last thing, not knowing your origin, I'm not sure how to take your "chum" comment. I'll go with the English slang version......
Noun. 1.a good friend, pal, or buddy..chummy.adj. to be friendly.
I'm not sure I like the other discriptions.........
Semen or sebum see also "smegma".
unwanted fish parts: guts fins and heads
Canadian French for boyfriend
Of or pertaining to the anal region--especially when related to sexual activity.
to vomit overboard where people are fishing.
a cross between chunks and scum, usually found in dirty places. this word can be used to discribe most random objects also.
Felatio from a toothless crack-whore.
slang for hot or warm sperm
how to dispose of a dead body
"smegma" really LOL i have not heard that expression in a log time.Except when Mz, Mr, Miss, Mrs Stream answers her/his cell phone in class I think thats his nickname as well as "GIMP" what's a "GIMP Mz Stream anyhow Mz Stream said before the Xmas break that he would be coming back as a she thats why s-he insisted we all called him/her Mz but he looks the same except now he has boobies (i said boobies thats a naughty word) Mz Stream you also mentioned HORMONE therapy (hope i spelt them right they are big words) what's hormone therapy? and why do you answer your - phone "GIMP yes master" i am not worthy i am "SMEGMA". My head hurts what dose all this mean?
Duly noted, just consider the aforementioned chest thumping as a knee jerk reaction. Spent a lot of time stationed in Holyloch overseas, so please do take the european version of chum. I'm assuming with a handle like 'mitercut' you are in the construciton industry, I am as well. That being said, just chalk my comment to you as typical for the industry.
Canuck:
Taking miter's advice and moderating my post, I'll honestly say that i thought his obvious fake vid and sense of humor went well together, but that's just my opinion. The stance of your comments brought out a bit stronger of a reply than perhaps I intended, and this being an online comment board I rarely moderate such things. I've been going to glumbert for sometime, and have enjoyed most of your commentary. Obviously this wasn't your particular fare, but i'd encourage you to check out the vid 'Amateur" here - it's by the same individual and i think shows a much less 'controversial' skill.
How the fuck did he do it? I almost fucking puked. Sad part is I used to work in the psych ward, people would try to off themselves constantly. That shit ain't right. Totally tasteless.
Real or not it was light and entertaining. I laughed at the first part, and I like the guy, he has/had a good attitude through the whole video. No wining about the world, just a guy who seemed quite happy to be making a video for US, his audience.
To that end it is good that the world has people willing to execute (no pun intended) or fake a video to entertain us for what 2 minutes.
I did think it ran a little long though. Nice job.
And this the last part was shot about 3 weeks before the first part. There is also a trace of the "blood" on the rock which can be seen in the first part during the camera pan.
His warlock powers made sound and light travel the same speed across the pond, made his burning corpse float on the water, then edited and posted the vid. I wonder if he can ride a bicycle, too?
very fake, dumping gas results in fumes that where not seen, bodies sink when they hit the water,,,not very intertaining, hope my grandkids don't see this, where's the inappropriate button?
chuck- Well it's none of my doing. I have purposefully worked in the private sector my entire life in corporations that generate GNP. I have not consumed any government money yet , and I guess by the look of things I will never get to consume any government money in the future.
As I grow nearer to retirement, they will push it farther up. They are going to work me and others my age to death to fund their corporate plutocracy. I and many others are in the worst point in age as far as comfort and old age goes.
canuck an older out of shape guy like u with a smart mouth,i 'm sure gets into trouble .
If u live in TO come to The Fight Club on Logan .
I will be happy to give you lessons on how to protect that mouth for FREE.
Let me know , I am only too happy to help out a fellow canuck.
Some little turd who lives in the toilet-end of Toronto, is inviting me down to his favourite little sewer, for tea and crumpets, to educate me on proper etiquette. Grow up, shitbag.
And stop posting on here.
I'm sure it's a violation of your probation/parole order.
good luck with your experiment involving the debilitating effects of blunt force trauma. one thing iraq has shown is the fragility of the central nervous system when subjected to sudden accelerations ....2 to 3 concussions will result in measurable organic brain damage. sounds like you've crossed that threshold ... the damage is irreversible. commonly associated symptoms include anxiety, anger, loss of cognitive ability and emotional mood swings..... good luck oh yeah one more thing, the more you've sustained the easier it is to be hurt again. . wanna know why terrell owens or mike tyson are so fuked up, they are brain damaged,
canadaman is that like canadagreese? fight club, f--k here in new england fight clubs are big stick with nail sticking out of them, you guys fight in night clubs? that f--king stupid.
Inspired by a true story. Someone actually attempted this and everything failed, but about a couple weeks later he died from hypothermia for being in the water for too long. The guy got a Darwin Award for it.
Hi guys,chuckie where did u copy that dissertation from? You don't seem to have a thought of your own. It seems if brains were lard you couldn't grease a pan. I just know you are going to come back with an other witty retort .
canuck I was sure my invitation to get your fat ass away from your computer screen would be rejected.
[tears because you don't want to play with me]
I expected Ur comments & your girl friend Chickie to put in her 2 cents.
I also expected this from a mouth hole like yours, your rude tongue does not mean you have a keen mind .
I am not the only one who think your comments childish and inane. Sorry girls you continue this ur self I am going where it is warm for a week . Bye.
LOL I guess I am jealous if you're going to Aruba DAMNIT! Don't suppose you're a diver? If so go dive on the Antilla, (wrecked German freighter) that sucker is awesome! over 400 feet long, you wont be disappointed!
I was diving off Key Largo, at the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, hovering over the underwater Jesus statue, when I had the bright idea of opening one of those "pill pack fish feeder" deals to attract some fish to photograph. Big mistake..I was instantly in a swarm of fish, my "dive buddy" said, "I could only see your fins" it was intense! I tried to make it to the boat to get out of the water when suddenly they all vanished and went over to the side of the boat, turns out one of the women on board puked her lunch...did some "chummin"! Great fish food!
mitercut thanks, will check it out looks awesome .but i got to go. have fun girls & boys. check you out next week ,i will miss my girlfriend canucky !!!
This has been the most important national security issue since the early 1970's. My professor would discuss the growing and hyperbolic debt that would crush the nation as time went on. (This is my DC Circuits professor, not an economist)
There is something wrong with the American mind. It no longer likes truth, but willfully cleaves to the lies. I do not understand it fully because this quest for escapism is not in me or my family. I believe that it is based in ignorance, sloth, and fear.
When my family discusses these issues, we are in a state of stunned disbelief of what passes as "decisions" and "policies" of the federal government. The only context in which ALL of it makes sense is when you follow the money. The wealthy elite of this nation control this nation. They don't give a shit about America, or it's people. They are only interested in their group, which is why the "decisions for America" are always beneficial to them, and almost always exclusively to them alone.
They don't care about Social Security, or Medicaid, or any other program for the peasants, they have plenty of money. When "they" say that the future is bright and they they have nothing to worry about they are being truthful. All of the problems they have created and continue to create do not fall on their shoulders, but on ours. Their "patriotism" and their "faith" are tools they use to derive power and drive up their own personal wealth.
Ross Perot of the past was considered crazy for stating the truths that are now ever more apparent. Ron Paul is now getting this same treatment by the media. Who controls the media?
Most government agencies now actively work against the needs of the nation and for the corporations. Just try to think of a time when any government agency in the last 20 years acted in the best interest of the American people?
America will fall when China calls in our debt. This failure of the US economy has been caused not by it's citizens, but by its leaders over the past 40 years. America will be surprised to become a nation where old people freeze to death, and many will die of hunger.
As is the very human trait of the human mind, when it is faced with a problem it cannot solve, it does nothing. This is what will be offered as the solution once again, so be certain to listen to the candidates, and they will offer a brand new inaction for a brighter future.
How do we the powerless peasants solve this problem?
How do we the powerless peasants solve this problem?
A revolution my friend, pure and simple. Let there be no doubt, when China calls in it's debt and the old folk are out there in the snow dying, there will be one!
One of biggest reasons I know for preserving and fighting for the second amendment!
Since this is a form of tyranny, let me quote Noah Webster...
Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can never be deprived of their liberties, while they retain in their own hands, a power sufficient to any other power in the state.
Pods...I agree with your lamenting of some of America's woes. However, I do not share your overall pessimism.
It is demonstrably false that the wealthy elite control this country. I would like to know which decisions these elite make that only benefit them. (If they do all of this controlling, they are doing a rotten job of keeping the average guy down.) I have lived in 3 different towns/cities in the past 20 years...each with a different set of economic circumstances. I frequent my hometown 2-3 times per year and my college town 1 time per year, both lower-middle class bastions. I can tell you that it is just the opposite of your assertion. My current occupation has me working with people of upper-middle class distinction, many of whom started with humble means.
I have no money to speak of and I don't care about SS or the Medicaid, either. We couldn't have possibly, on purpose, figured out a more bloated, bureaucratically wasteful and useless system of saving for our grandparents or medically addressing our sick. (Wait, unless you mean that the powerful have imposed these awful things on society.)
Now, in terms of generalities, I have to agree with most everything you say after you SocSec and Medicaid line.
We chose our leadership. To an extent, we got what we have been asking for, more or less. The powerless peasants aren't...they just aren't motivated since all their basic needs are so easily met. (Please, God...no revolution.)
This is a great time to go back and re-read the documents, letters and correspondences that founded our country...and why we were always supposed to be a confederation of states, volunarily united and NOT one big state, which seems to be where the national discussion has been going since Wilson.
It may take a revolution.
I am armed.
see above link "This uniquely configured rotating machine generates additional torque on the shaft when rotated through the magnetic field. Combined electrical/heat output exceeds input energy by over 40 percent."
i bet cheney's energy task force was all over this, oh that's right for some reason the minutes and notes from all those secret meetings (headed by ken Lay CFO ENRON) are not available for national security reasons
The guy from the first vid is maybe a psychology major who accidentially picked up a book on physics, maybe he should talk with Scottie or Mr. Spock about this. The second vid looks like a venture capital scam.
Interesting that over 100 years after Tesla there are still people who think that by finding some intricate constellation fo magnets they can generate energy for free. Or more to the point that there are gullible people who willingly pour monex into such a crackpot idea instead of funding useful technology.
bug Dr. Thomas Valone a PHD in electrical engineering (not psychology)as well as a registered engineer with 25 years experience, would not agree with you. his belief is that the quantum field doesn't adhere to the newtonian notions regarding energy conservation, and as such can be exploited.
are we there yet?nope,,is it clearly understood? nope can it be measured?yup... can it be repeated? yup however your condescending and dismissive attitude would seem to indicate you probably know more about this sort of thing than others. i guess we should just dismiss it if it doesn't fit into our preconceived paradigm besides it's more comforfable
Chuck, the two links you refered me to are about two concepts of "alternative" enegry.
The rotating machine thing is utter bullshit. There are currently at least three companies trying to make money from gullible people with this. Interestingly none of them did offer their machines for public scrutiny, though at least one of them is already taking orders (and down payments of course).
The perpetuum mobile is based on the wrong idea that you can gain energy from a magnetic or gravitational field without getting this energy from somewhere. But the energy gained from being pulled into the field is equal to the energy required to get out of the field again.
People who then pull the card "swing by" do not understand that maneuver which is used to accelerate or decelerate spacecraft. In this case you get the energy from (or put it into) the rotation or orbital movement of the planet. So you slow down or accelerate the planet.
The only thing perpetuual about the perpetuum mobile is that it keeps popping up and that there are people gullible enough to pour money into it.
Now for zero point energy. Zero point energy is the lowest energy level any system can have. So if it can't go any lower how do you extract that energy?
This is like having a vast amount of water below a water power plant, it is there but it will not help you.
Chuck - I too venture the web and examine these videos. But my education in EE is a great asset in divining truth from lies. I never just reject things out of hand because people with PHDs once thought flight was impossible. Its fun to view these videos and see what people are working on.
I have to agree with bug here. The first guy was spouting terminology I have never heard of "Cold Electricity", and he seems to be quite confused on matters of electromagnetism, as well as his inappropriate linkage of the Aether and Zero Point energy. From this video I would have serious doubt in this guys acumen. IMHO Tesla would have laughed at this guy.
To the first part: Zero Point Energy (ZPE) is a real phenomenon as has been proven by laboratory tests. However, as far as I know the only energy ever extracted from the zero point field is known as the Casimir effect, a effect that is only testable over a nanometer scale. I don't know if this energy will ever be tapped by any other mechanical means, it seems possible but not with the technology we have at present.
There has been much speculation that ZPE is the energy behind the phenonomen of cavitation. There is to this day no physical
explanation of the energy that rots away boat propellers, and the causes of Sonoluminence. This is why cold fusion was not disregarded out of hand, and still lingers on. There is one video on youtube that demonstrates the power of cavitation that I found quite interesting. However no one has been able to use the effect of cavitation except to produce heat.
It could be a real effect in my judgment, but as to it being over unity. Once again the test of looping the generator output back into the input and adding a load is not done. So it is a hot water heater that uses either agitation, and/or cavitation. I would guess that both are occurring here if one looks at the used rotors. And that is one BIG ASS motor driving that device! The losses will be huge.
The testing of over unity: The real test of a over unity device is to loop the output back to the input, and then add a load of the defined over unity energy output. As you will see these videos rarely loop around, and they never add a load to the device and let it run forever. This is basically the test to prove that it is crap or a real effect. To be over unity defines excess energy, so why don't they show the devices doing measurable work?
The second video is a electric motor, and the over unity energy they are describing is just the energy stored in the magnetic field of the stater coil. They can get away with this because we don't see the magnetic field, and it is not expressed in a AC or DC motors until the current is cut and the field collapses. Actually in AC motors this 'Back EMF' is a problem that makes the motors less efficient, and it is usually balanced out with a large capacitor. In DC motors the back emf must be shunted to a load (a large resistor) to keep the motor from over spinning and mechanically exploding. When they talk about the iron plates they are discussing the laminated plates of the armature which is necessary to reduce eddy currents from forming in the core of AC motors.
Chuck - I too venture the web and examine these videos. But my education in EE is a great asset in divining truth from lies. I never just reject things out of hand because people with PHDs once thought flight was impossible. Its fun to view these videos and see what people are working on.
I have to agree with bug here. The first guy was spouting terminology I have never heard of "Cold Electricity", and he seems to be quite confused on matters of electromagnetism, as well as his inappropriate linkage of the Aether and Zero Point energy. From this video I would have serious doubt in this guys acumen. IMHO Tesla would have laughed at this guy.
To the first part: Zero Point Energy (ZPE) is a real phenomenon as has been proven by laboratory tests. However, as far as I know the only energy ever extracted from the zero point field is known as the Casimir effect, a effect that is only testable over a nanometer scale. I don't know if this energy will ever be tapped by any other mechanical means, it seems possible but not with the technology we have at present.
There has been much speculation that ZPE is the energy behind the phenonomen of cavitation. There is to this day no physical
explanation of the energy that rots away boat propellers, and the causes of Sonoluminence. This is why cold fusion was not disregarded out of hand, and still lingers on. There is one video on youtube that demonstrates the power of cavitation that I found quite interesting. However no one has been able to use the effect of cavitation except to produce heat.
It could be a real effect in my judgment, but as to it being over unity. Once again the test of looping the generator output back into the input and adding a load is not done. So it is a hot water heater that uses either agitation, and/or cavitation. I would guess that both are occurring here if one looks at the used rotors. And that is one BIG ASS motor driving that device! The losses will be huge.
The testing of over unity: The real test of a over unity device is to loop the output back to the input, and then add a load of the defined over unity energy output. As you will see these videos rarely loop around, and they never add a load to the device and let it run forever. This is basically the test to prove that it is crap or a real effect. To be over unity defines excess energy, so why don't they show the devices doing measurable work?
The second video is a electric motor, and the over unity energy they are describing is just the energy stored in the magnetic field of the stater coil. They can get away with this because we don't see the magnetic field, and it is not expressed in a AC or DC motors until the current is cut and the field collapses. Actually in AC motors this 'Back EMF' is a problem that makes the motors less efficient, and it is usually balanced out with a large capacitor. In DC motors the back emf must be shunted to a load (a large resistor) to keep the motor from over spinning and mechanically exploding. When they talk about the iron plates they are discussing the laminated plates of the armature which is necessary to reduce eddy currents from forming in the core of AC motors.
Pods...
Responding to your question about the wealthy elite.
You need to prove that the wealthy elite control everything. I simply disagreed with that and my life experiences do not support that. It does not follow ipso facto that the non-wealthy control everything...I did not make that claim nor imply it.
Do the wealthy elite control you? Who are they? What part of your life would be more/less free if the wealthy elite left you alone?
Cold fusion, good example of science hijacked by esoteric freaks. The original research theam that discovered some effect did not talk about cold fusion. They just published that they have found an effect that has properties of some nuclear reaction and they don't understand it.
Pseudo scientific press had that turned into cold fusion resulting in no respected researcher really looking into this for fear of losing reputation.
Here is some funny reading about "alternative" energy: www.perendev-power.com www.steorn.com
In both cases you should search a bit for info about the past of their announcements. If you come to the conclusion that they are not fakes please explain.
bug - the interesting thing about the cold fusion experiments is that they are still going on, and with a wide variety of results. It is still a unknown, and uncontrolled effect.
Just read a bit about it. Seems like in the last two to three years some actual research has gone into the issue. Though most researchers avoid the word "fusion", for good reasons I think...
Hi Pods & Streamy - without wanting to get into a huge debate about wealthy elites, it is quite clear that any sensible study of wealth (in)equality demonstrates that the top percentile owns the majority of wealth in most countries. It's clear also that in most countries, and certainly the US, that inequality is increasing.
Wealthy elites operate the world over, their activity just tends to be better disguised in those nations who see themselves as 'democratic' or %u2018developed%u2019 - normally goes under the %u2018corporate%u2019 guise to give it a veneer of respectability. Elsewhere we outright call it 'corruption'
Now as to whether that concentration of wealth leads to any sinister form of elitist control, one could go off on all sorts of conspiracist tangents.
There is no real conspiracy, it%u2019s there in broad daylight - the increasingly wealthy become more powerful purely because they attract the interests of politicians who need their support and vice versa. It%u2019s a %u2018You scratch my back I%u2019ll scratch yours%u2019 kinda thing.
One simply needs to look at the influence and sway held by lobbyists working on behalf of major privately owned corporations. These corporate clients have the direct, %u2018pick up the phone%u2019 links with government itself, many members of which are part of that wealthy elite in the first place. Wow, who%u2019d a thunk it?!
Now, in comparison, Average Joe doesn't really get to plead his case directly to the legislators who impose the legal framework on the country. He doesn%u2019t carry the weight but he can be sure that the privately run corporations and high net wealth families will sooooo altruistically speak on his behalf%u2026ahem
I think it%u2019s fairly obvious that the wealthy elite continues to self serve it's own interests and concentrate power provided Average Joe is thrown enough bones to prevent him getting really pissed. Perhaps that point is getting close for some.
By the way, what was the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act passed for again%u2026 I think it was also followed by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007%u2026
Might these have had just a little to do with preventing vested interests from swaying legislature perhaps? Tell me if you seriously think they are working?
By the way this link gives a good indicator of current wealth inequality in the US and how it%u2019s increasing:
I'll also point you towards an older piece which outlines the key methods used to determine wealth inequality, but still with input from the same author Edward Wolff an economics professor at NY University:
As for proving the wealthy elite control everything, let's look at a case in point regards the media for example. Now I am pretty sure a certain Mr Rupert M and his family may hold just a tiny weeny bit of sway over how certain things are portrayed to the world in general.
Managing to gain US citizenship so he could legally buy TV stations doesn't smack of really, honestly wanting to become a citizen to me... It does smack a little of wanting to circumvent laws for the sake of material and power gain; and you can guarantee his clout and financial power got him that citizenship far, FAR quicker than it would the average guy!
Thanks mako I am tired this week and it seemed pointless to respond. I agree with you 100%. Lets not forget the Bush Administrations smoke filled room negotiations for cash with corporate leaders from around the world. I don't remember what this group was named, but I remember when it was revealed to the public.
I guess all presidents do it but it is immoral and probably unconstitutional.
So here we are waiting around on friday for the weekend posts. I'd like to see W , something from his nation guard days, Oh I forgot, he was AWOL, maybe something with him drinking and doing lines than.
C, this person Lasse Gjertsson is quite a brilliant (amateur) video producer/director. I know this one's not very "mainstream" but he has other vids that are pretty amazing, with much better editing, which make the video! That being said, I cannot imagine why glumbert would post this video over the two below, I think your hostility might better be directed toward glumbert!
Looked at your links, and I have to admit I was impressed.
I suppose this only adds to something that's been nagging at me: this young fellow obviously has a streak of creativity and imagination within him. Now I can't figure out as to why he'd squander it in making the current video clip shown which, as I said, is NOT funny, has NO point and is simply in poor taste. This is like watching a budding Spielberg, or Coppola, or Jewison, or Scorcese......opting instead to make a cheap, two-bit porn or slasher flick.
Waste of talent, not to mention creativity.
Having said all of that, and now that you've introduced me to this persons work AND in spite of this current offering from him.....I'll be keeping an eye out for his future endeavours.
The man who taketh his own life is doomed.
The Lord alone must decide the fate of Man.
Let his body be burned and scattered in a place unknown,
His name forever purged from memory.
asshole
Sup, god?
I asked for a cot dam rock'em, sock'em robot set when i was a lad... I did'nt get one...
Any clue when that's coming?
No rush.
It's only been 15 years...
Ummm... the warning screen said and i quote "DONE BY PROFFESIONALS" what does this mean?!?!?!?!? was that kid a pro at suicide? how is that possible?!?!??!?
Hi guys; The ruling seems to be that this vid is a fake. Well I supose so, but I do have a few comments and a question or two to whomever has the patience to read this.
1. someone remarked that he shoots himself with his left hand when he is clearly a righty, let's not forget though that he is flicking a lighter with the other. Which task needs more manual aptitude?
Look closely at him alit seconds after he jumps. There in plain sight you see a convulsive movement of one of his arms.
3. Concerning the footage being edited and shot at various times. Noone said that it couldn't have been cleaned up by who ever found it and published it.
4. As he prepares to dowse himself with the fuel you can see he is still bleeding on the rocks he is standing on......you need alot of paint to pull that off. Anyhow, please weigh in...I'd love get your perspective.
I GET IT !! I truly get it! He's a genious. After reading more comments from all you Glumbertians, and realizing how his world of creatvity has moved us in a way that warrants discussion, it doesn't matter if he is Rob Zombie, or Stanley Kubrick. He has stirred something in us that we can not neglect. It's all about our own mortality and our place in this universe. I don't want to get all Carl Sagan on you but that is what brings us to a lather. It's always contraversial when someone does something to take us out of our comfort zone. Well guess what? What may be totally tasteless to most of us, is more than probably a reality to tons of other people teetering on the line of selfextinction. Had he created a video of "ten ways to remove warts painlessly", would anybody care as much? Let's face it gang, for whatever reasons he had to produce this vid, it has raised an issue with all of us posting. I am a fairly happy person with a wife and great kids and I admit i have thought about it at least once in my lifetime. Has anyone posting here NOT thought about it? I would love to hear from you......
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