Manchester: Don't get use to it

   In light of recent events that have taking place in the Britain with the terrorist attack I have to say that I’m shocked at some of the British News Casters and even some of there political leaders who are telling the people that they’ll “just gave to get use to it.” Use to terrorism, use to having children killed, use to living in constant fear. I don’t see how any person part of any society can actually offer that as a solution. If these people really feel that way then they are just as much part of the problem as these terrorists are.

  Every culture has the right to protect itself from annihilation, every culture that includes Europeans. The idea or concept that some people feel contrary or they feel that their culture is not worth saving is one that seems to be probing the minds of many of the youth. It’s ok to have dreams of a borderless, moneyless society but this does not mean you should sacrifice that you are in order to achieve Utopia. If anything you should preserve your own uniqueness while also taking steps to assure that the entire world is on an equal footing. What is happening now is a direct affront to the open world utopian dream that many in Europe and the U.S. seem to want to create. This is a challenge to that dream and if you do nothing but allow these elements to do this sort of petty childishness then your dream, hopes for the future mean nothing because you have condemned the future to misery.

   In my opinion it’s high time that the governments of the world ban together and take car of this problem ounce and for all. Ignoring it wont help the solution that’s a form of condoning. Saying words of sympathy is not enough anymore the people deserve better. These problems are not new they have been around since WW1 but they have never been properly dealt with its time to deal with them or as so many suggest simply live in fear.

  The solution will either come from the government or the people themselves.

  To all the people in Manchester don’t lose hope or sight of what’s really important that life is a beautiful thing to behold and that fear is not an option. If Boston Massachusetts can overcome such tragedy so too can you. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

©2017 Abdul Batin Osman Bey

Back and Blue Smoke Screen

 As I listen to the news, read the papers I have to laugh to myself over this Black and Blue Lives Matter only because it's an obvious smoke screen to protect the oppressive police force while lulling the poor (predominately so-called Black) back into controlled slumber. Have we forgotten why the police were finally attacked?

 Ever since the 1980's by and large the police have been waging war of harassment, intimidation, brutality, and basic savagery against the average American citizen. They stopped serving and protecting the people (unless you were rich) and started abusing the power that was bestowed on them by the general public. These abuses continue to this very moment of writing and will be happening while you read this post. These men and women in blue were behaving as if they were martial law, the average citizen for the most part copped through gritted teeth and frustration actually giving these cops the benefit of the doubt in almost every case. Most people do what they can to stay clear of these "Upholders of Justice".

 Since this undeclared war started back in the late 1980's cops have been allowed and encouraged to brutalize any person they deemed worthy of a good ol' boy ass kicking. They mostly targeted minority groups through the "War on Drugs" campaign that in reality did nothing to stop or prevent anyone from buying, selling, and taking drugs in the United States. In many states drug use have been rising at an alarming rate since the "War on Dugs" was introduced. Under George W. Bush and Barack Obama we have seen a steady increase in the inhumane treatment that many Americans suffer under these protectors. The police are responsible for numerous crimes that include ignoring state constitution laws, all the way to sexual assault. When cops get "caught" they are either thrown off the police force for a while but then allowed back on the force, moved to another town or city, or simply allowed to stay at home while getting paid. Even after they have killed a couple of innocent men they are still not suffering the way we would if we did the same crimes.

 As I have noted the cops brutal reign has only gotten worse. They have killed innocent lives who were not resisting arrest, nor posed any threat to the officers. Ounce this boundary was crossed it no longer became an undeclared war but declaration of war, the very declaration that many people whether they be in gangs or not were waiting for. As we saw that declaration was quickly accepted and met by cops being killed. Now the cops are realizing that this is war they might not be able to win or at best contain now they want a truce. Now they want to talk about Peace and Unity, unfortunately the cat is out of the bag, I don't see a quick end. The cops have to understand that because of how they treated people over these years that even people who would be allies are turning away. This is in the truest since a hole that they have dug themselves in.

 During all the these years of mistreating people did the rich or politicians ever lift a finger to help the poor? The middle-class? Anyone? No, not until the cops started getting killed now they too want Peace, with platitudes, empty of any real emotion just the hope that people will buy into the lies they spew. The rich don't care about the cops because the rich, the elite, view everyone who isn't part of the "Club" as a mere object for them to use as they see fit and toss out when they have no more use for them. The reason, the real reason why these elitists are offering these words is because they know that if people are no longer afraid to shoot cops then what's to stop people from attacking them? They don't want to pay the price for the crimes they have committed either. Even now they are scheming to pool the wool over the eyes of the people.This is what they have done in the past and this is what they will always try to do. It's a historical fact!

 Real change can only occur via a revolution of the people and by the people but even in revolutions the elitist always manage to sneak in and stay in control. The American revolution is the most clear cut case of Elitist stealing the thunder of the peoples movement (of course the majority of the people also didn't want the revolution) placing themselves in the role of hero when they have only ever been traitors  both to the cause and spirit of real revolution. The new guard is usually nothing more than the old guard in new clothes.

 Cops, if they are to redeem themselves need to understand that the elite will betray them first, the second the fire gets too hot they will be gone. Even politicians are not with them and will betray them also.

 If things are to be averted, if all out war is to cease, it is the police that must make the effort to restore themselves as the Servants of the People. They need to take a look back on the role they use to play on society and be that role again. Help the old ladies cross the road, get the cats out of the trees, because if they are to remain relevant they must always remind themselves that it is the average person that allows them whatever power they may have. It is the average people that make it so they can pay the bills, have a house, and raise a family. They need to treat people with respect and dignity in order to gain the trust of the everyday joe ounce more.

 Of course people may conclude that police are not really needed at all. They are an archaic oddity of the past that serves little if any benefit. Cops have never stopped any crimes from happening and they solve even fewer. These men and women in Ford's could be done away with and society would barely feel the bump. The average person would be much better in a society where everyone is responsible for wherever they live and every person bares arms. Then you would see a real decline in crime of all kinds. It is unfortunate that most people are not forward thinking enough to see through the lies that politicians feed them and the government at large. People don't need to be protected by an Alien force they could and would do a better job without such a force.

Again, Think who and why people are pushing certain agendas, what's the catch? In most cases it's to make you (the American Citizen) dependent on them (Central government) they tell you scary stories of the boogie man, show you halloween depiction of life and you can either buy it or call it the bluff you know it to be. All People need is People without power hungry fools who abuse the world simply because they are allowed to by the complacency of the majority.

Anarchist Note: You are Oppressed

 Anarchism takes on many forms due in part on two facts, the first being it depends on what sort of society the Anarchist is coming from and two it depends on the ultimate goals of said Anarchist. This is why many people outside the movement see Anarchism (are brainwashed) as nothing more than pie in the sky with no clear cut answer. They fail to realize that central governments don't have any answers either but have only hoodwinked the masses into believing that they have the answers and that they are legitimate. Anarchists are the more honest because they know that in order for a non-coercive way of life to be rooted some of the answers will have to come after the revolution or founding of a state or what have you.

 The main problem Anarchist have and have always had is convincing the people that they are oppressed. That they have become reduced to nothing more than commodity buying addicts who are seeing as a subhuman by the Corporate Overlords. Many people believe that renting themselves out for pieces of paper is perfectly fine because this is how it has always been. Even though this is not how it has always been both historically and in parts of the world today. If you think about renting yourself out to work does it make any sense that they tell you how much you are worth? Your pay rate is your worth rate, look at how many people are deemed almost worthless by the various corporations. In the United States the majority people today (2016) are making less money than the average person did in 1985. This shows me at least that from 1985 to now corporations overtime have deemed people to be almost worthless. The average person is giving just enough money to buy some groceries and a few trinkets while they sink more and more in debt. This is done be design not by people making foolish choices.

 Most people are unaware that Corporations and governments spend tons of money on figuring out how to control the masses. This started roughly in the 1950's and has been implemented and working. They figured out that keeping the masses glued to a false idea of life and self worth is the best way to keep the majority in a slumbering state. When we look at our current society we see and hear people talk about the news (nothing more than propaganda) which sports team they are rooting for and what they are going to buy. They have been raise to believe that Materialism and Escapism are the basis for a healthy human life. They are unaware that they have little to no idea of what is really going on in the world, they have no idea that the reason they are giving so many television programs, sports teams, tabloids, and other forms of distraction is to keep them in line with the other slaves. It has worked in booming numbers since the majority of people are no longer able to form an opinion or even think anything other than what they have been told by the media. The average persons attention span is fifteen minutes at the most compared to the three to four hours it was some odd number of years ago. Still convincing people that they have been and continue to be oppressed is hard and it is a minority view, esp in the United States.

 People don't realize is that these big businesses and government's spend lots of money on detaching themselves from the average person. They talk about people as numbers, as tools, and fully convince themselves that they have the right to control the lives of other people. This becomes very clear when you come face to face with these high ups, they are out of sync with the majority not because they are clueless but because they see  everyone who is not them as mere pawns in the game that they have designed. Though one or two crazies may shoot a few people (usually other slaves) they continue to go about business as usual. It is a sad state when you have a whole class of people convinced that the rest of the populations only benefit is to serve them.

 The only way the Anarchists can fight the system is not with outlandish ideas but with constant critiques of the current world, it's social structure, government, corporations that run it, policies that are passed, laws, entertainment, history, basically every level needs to be analyzed in order for the majority of non-Anarchists to see where the nonconformists are coming from. This won't be easy because the government is making it harder and harder to get to real information, making it harder and harder for the voices of justice to be heard. It is unfortunate that as we proceed to move forward real education is going to the wayside.

 I believe that Anarchism can prevail if not in a great number then at least in pocket societies and that's all it really needs in order to survive. Ounce people see that it works, even if it works in a fleeting moment, it will light a spark that will alter the world.

©2016 Abdul Batin Bey

Anarchism: In the age of terrorism

 The word Terrorism is thrown around a lot these days and I know many of us shrill at its use because we understand that one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. Having said this I will define terrorist as anyone or group who attacks civilians or innocent people instead of their true enemies the centralized government. Lets be real that is the aim of these groups but instead of attacking in a more straight on way they are doing it through other more circular means. That’s the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist is that a true freedom fighter goes after those doing the oppression on the masses not attacking the masses in order to get to the oppressor who sees the masses as nothing more than collateral damage though they may mime otherwise with poetic gestures as long as they are relatively safe they really don’t care how many innocent people these terrorist kill.  That may sound a bit depression to some but it is the obsolete truth.

A question that keeps coming my way is how would an anarchist society deal with such a crisis? Before I begin I would like to point out that as I write this there are anarchist in the middle-east and other parts of the world actually going toe to toe with these terror groups and making more headway than most of our current “Big Brother Savior” countries who seem to be a bit hand tied. To answer the question is not easy since if anarchist did take over they would have to deal with what the Capitalistic world left behind. This may cause Anarchist to take measures they may not have otherwise done if they came into a clean sleight. If Anarchist did take over (either with a clean slate or when they straightened the mess left behind) the first thing that would be hard for terrorist groups is that all centralization would be gone leaving very few areas worth attacking. The entire country would become a huge spider web with lose affiliations here and there but no central buildings, no Olympic size events, no gluttons shopping mauls, all that would be gone no matter what form of Anarchism prevailed. Another factor would be that the police would disappear but everyone would be armed so even if a terrorist did kill or blow something up they would be met with an entire community of armed citizens ready to fire upon them. The reason why terrorism can operate so well is that centralized governments need people unarmed so that they can pretend to defend them though in reality they can do nothing of the sort. In a society were everyone is armed, self-sufficient, and heavily scaled back there would be nothing of strategic value.

A main difference would be that an Anarchist society would pull out of the world economy and the ever-increasing globalization. Terrorism is an exact out come of the meddling of the so-called civilized world forcing its will on other parts of the globe in the name of progress. Anarchists are not going to invade other countries nor will they ally themselves with those who would wish to drag them into wars. Like Sweden Anarchist would allow the world at large to destroy itself as long as they were left in peace. The only way that Anarchist would have to be in a conflict would be in self defense which means the war would have to meet them on their own soil that would always give the Anarchists the home advantage. Now individual Anarchist may fight (as they have in the past) in various causes but an entire society would not be thrown into the jaws of war based on what a few people believe or want. The main reason is that is a form of coercing which is in direct violation of what Anarchists believe.

Some may be wondering about a military the truth is everyone would be the Military in a sense because everyone would be trained to use guns, those who want to learn to fly airplanes would be taught (along with submarines and whatever else is needed) so you would have all the advantages of a Military just not one that is outstanding. The heart of Anarchism is education that encompasses not only the basics of our current education such as Art, Science, English, History, etc but also an education in practical ability of self-reliance like farming, fishing, self-defense in all its forms, and above all the appreciation of life not as something to grudge through like so many people do today but an appreciation to experience every second of life. Since an Anarchist society will not value money, or any commodity over human life, as well as animal life and nature as a whole the value of life will skyrocket and be the way it was many thousands of years ago. Anarchism is the only philosophy that puts life above everything else. Anything that infringes a being from enjoying life is not allowed making them more willing to defend what they have from those who whish to steal it from them.

Terrorism can only exist in world were life is not appreciated but objects and commodity are. As long as countries invade other countries in order to take oil, gold, or simply to impose there will on others you will always have terrorism because you always had terrorism. Terrorism is a natural product of a Capitalistic commodity over life society just like the criminal is a product of the same atmosphere.

Some may read this and say its too idealist too Utopian but that’s because they have lived there lives in a corrupt society and Anarchism is a complete opposite of the world we currently dwell in. Anarchism as a whole if one takes the chance to look into it is actually the most practical way of existing that it shunned simply because it is too practical and those with alternative ideas of greed and temporary power do all they can to stop the masses from learning the truth about Anarchism.

Anarchism is not the enemy of the people it is the enemy of those who try to own and control the people.