03. quitting smoking (dvd 3)

08-02-2016: day lost to editing

tracks worked on in this vlog:
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/period-1

i can think of a lot of better ways to spend public money than buying new jets.

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-canada-isis-fight-announcement-1.3438279

the documentary that they're "debunking" is obviously flat out ridiculous. the fact that this could even get published is astounding. but, i mean, we're talking about a country where over 90% of people are theists. it's a level of gullibility that should only seem shocking outside of context.

but, i've never seen this argument presented to me in terms of architecture magic in the first place. meaning that i'm kind of taking this as tearing down a strawman. i mean, it's great that you've "debunked" the claims that aliens made the pyramids via levitating rocks. that's a relief. really. but, it was hardly the go-to argument in the first place.

i haven't finished watching this, yet. but i do hope that it at least mentions the elijah story. it's the comparative mythology that this discussion needs to be centered around, not outlandish and easily debunked claims about hauling rocks around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTW1BB46FIc

bernie...

i know i said i'd be quiet about tactics regarding the americana part of this, and i am going to be quiet, and you should thank me for being quiet. but, the foreign policy thing?

there's not a democrat in the country that is really excited about carrying on the obama foreign policy. it's actually laughable that clinton sees her time as secretary as some kind of asset. she was an absolute disaster, and it should be spun around as a weapon against her.

nobody wants continuity in foreign policy. throwing the neo-cons that obama brought in out on their ear is a great idea, and people will be highly receptive to it. this is actually something you can use in your favour: do we want four more years of bush-obama neo-con foreign policy, or do we want a new approach?

everybody wants a new approach. you'll even swing conservatives in the general, on this.

see, it's kind of a shame. because i actually kind of wish the old hillary was actually a candidate. even the old hillary was well to my right, granted. but, it's pretty lonely out here. and, i know i need to compromise in making voting decisions.

i legitimately could have voted for the old hillary. not the new one, though.

if she manages to win this thing, you could see historically low levels of turnout - if a third party doesn't appear in the vacuum. it could take turnout well under 50%.

turnout in 1996 was 49%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RokOLdsZLgQ

what a bunch of losers.