Mar 12 2013: Interesting, you speak of bill and melinda as if you know them personally. Hers is where i am coming from and saying what i am saying. and i dont know bill or linda i am just judging them on their actions or inactions. africa thrived and survived for thousands of years and had vastly advanced civilizations than our so called civilization which are nothing more than involuntary enslavement corporations. we cant even figure out a way of living with the planet symbiotically. can you please provide the news source for the story on the plight of the children in chad, i have a connection with the place in question and have first hand information. since colonization of africa there has been poverty imposed on the continent to extract minerals so you can have a diamond for your weddings, or drink your coffee in starbucks and get there in your car and call your friends on your mobile phone all those devices that make your life comfortable are making someone elses life uncomfortable. if bill is really concerned about the plight of people or african people at that, he should be addressing these blatant injustices that are the direct cause of children dying from malnutrion not diseases, diseases have gained a foothold in poverty stricken countries due to a lack of good food and its not that people cant grow their food, they cant even buy the seeds anymore because big corporations like monsanto have patents on seeds, unless you see this fact you are complicit in the enslavement of another people in order for you to enjoy debating about other peoples plights as if you are far removed from it, time to be aware of the reality which quite clearly has eluded you if you are in any doubt of what i have just said please research and dont confine your search based on the mainstream sources as it is heavily biased.
Feb 8 2013: interesting article but one that again is very questionable in its reliability, and suits the agenda to remove the current syrian regime. the point i was trying to make was the integrity of colin here is questionable especially when it comes to advise ways in which to bring up children. children dont need authority they need love and guidance. and anyone who says you must not question authority is not benevolent. i have children and they are all very well behaved kids and it was not from imposing my authority or giving them a structure. you need freedom to express yourself as long as it does not bring harm loss or injury to another. i am not saying its perfect approach because i am only learning as well as i grew under a quite strict upbringing and it actually limited me and i feel if i had a different approach i could have accomplished alot more. does it not worry you that we seek solving our social problems with yet more rules and structure derived from the army.
Feb 6 2013: yes indeed this is not about getting in sound bites this about revealing truth something that is void in the mainstream media as was revealed by the likes of julian assange. indeed no one is born with conflict but we are all born in a realm with conflict and its time to reveal the real source of all social conflicts which are really devices to divide and conquer us. once we really address these issues we will keep finding ourselves in this perpetual cycle of madness.
Feb 6 2013: you have the luxury of debating and speaking in the omfort of your homes on how war makes you see and appreciate life, meanwhile a family somewhere is being bombed by drones, in pakistan, syria, afghanistan,iraq somalia, sudan and countless other places. the root cause of all wars is resources and the control of them, indeed many people believe that the 1st world war was sparked by the assisination of franz ferdinand if you believe that you will beieve anything, the actual reason for war was the vast oil reserves in iraq, this was the dawn of the industrial age and oil was the new gold, the germans wanted to gain control of it but america and britain were not about to let that happen, interestingly the wars were funded by the same banks on both sides, profiting from ignorance. and this is still happening and it would be refreshing if these so called journalists did report the truth, indeed a few who are really courageous have and some have paid with their lives and some are under attack like julian assange. to me thats journalism exposing the truth so people can make informed choices about the governments they fund. and i will remind you again your ignorance is killing people everyday every single day, so you can live comfortably, the day we realize that we will see an end to the needless killing of other human beings. you dont have to beileve everything i say but truth is realized not told so start researching and regain your inquisitiveness .peace and love
Feb 5 2013: school creates workers not thinkers, we are in the unfortunate position that knowledge is in the hands of the foolish who are destructive, but if knowledge was in the hands of the wise it would be creative. anyone who says they will bring peace through war has been educated by this corrupt system, why dont we hear someone say bring peace with peace and that will be a line of thinking only brought about through edification. colin actually says dont worry about realizing who you are but get out there and work, like you were born to work. when i here him talk about immigration i wonder if the indigenous people had those same policies, time to realise that we are all connected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically and to the rest of the universe atomically, and if all children were taught to realize this reality this structure you seek to impose would be irrelevant and we would not have the problems we have today
Feb 5 2013: mmm its a revolution now, this world is full off deceit and its sad that we have platforms for the deceitful instead of the truthful and whats even more worse is the involvement of women in this insidious business of politics. Qaddafi only became unpopular to the west when he decided to change the monetary system to the gold standard something bankers who fund the un ,france , england and america where not pleased about. libya is in a desperate situation now as there are factions of disgruntled rebels who are still operating independently and its basically another iraq. its the usual folks place a government that complies and keep the oil flowing.
Feb 5 2013: africa is the richest continent in terms of resources but has the poorest people on the planet. why are all the vaccinations and so called family planning programs being imposed on most of africa instead of fairer trading conditions, and non interference in the destiny of populations. bill gates is after profit like any other person who operates in this corruptive monetary system, the more money you have tit seems that more of ones morals are heavily compromised, mr gates here recently endorsed and funded vaccinations for meningitis caused paralysis in upto 30 children in chad, but surprisingly the worlds media was quiet about this. there is more and more evidence of these vaccinations doing more harm than good. africa does not need medicine we have survived for thousands of years on herbal medicines which are more effective than the synthetic based medicines that are now being pumped out by the pharma industry which is more interested in financial gain than your health. i ask you this how can anyone who has this on their mind be possibly calm and sleep at night? well this is a question i would pose to mr gates, he will never face independent reporters and anyone who will not openly answer questions leaves their integrity with a very big question mark. the current education system is producing workers not thinkers, till this changes we are going to be faced with the problems over and over again time to be aware.
Jan 29 2013: why report on the condition instead of the real reason behind the condition, its one thing to talk about ones exploits in war to feed an ever increasing apathetic audience who willfully support the same governments that sell arms and in certain cases instigate these conflicts. support comes in the form of voting, paying taxes and watching tv, that gives you a distorted image of the world and is aiding the industrial war complex. our ignorance is killing people everyday every single day.
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