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War on Terror Ends!

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Adam Pieniazek
on May 9, 2008
in Government, History, Leadership and Personal Achievements
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Are you terrified?
War is Terror
The question is of extreme relevance as the war on terror is all about you.

A war on terror is a war on a word, a concept, an invisible entity that we can never truly kill. It represents a shift in war mentality. In recent history war has taken an us versus them perspective, where group A loves or needs X and group B hates or has X so A and B fight. Now, we fight words, and as a result we’ve personalized and individualized war. A war on terror is in essence a war of one against a feeling.

For seven years we’ve fought against this word, “terror”, yet people are still terrified. They doubt the resiliency of our economy. They distrust our “elected” leaders. They wonder if they can afford to put food on the table. Seven years have passed and terror is still kicking our butts, and will continue to do so, for we cannot kill a word.

There is only one way to end this war and it starts with you. It starts here. Are you ready to end the world on terror? Gather up your courage, clear your throat, stretch your fingers and shout or type it as loud you can:

I am not terrified!

  • I am not terrified of dying.

    • It is an event that will meet all of us soon. Rich, poor, old, young, athletic, obese, smart, stupid, good and evil, all of us will one day die. I speed through the streets of Greater Boston on my bicycle without fear of death. It makes me a better cyclist, as I do not hesitate to move.

  • I am not terrified of Muslims.

    • They are a people. There are over 1.5 billion Muslims in this world. Some of them are evil; some of them are not. Most of them are average people like you and me.

  • I am not terrified of peace.

    • Without war, how would we keep global population down, technology on the cutting edge and resources flowing? By focusing on these issues rather than killing each other, that’s how.This War on Terror is a War on Peace

  • I am not terrified of the federal government of these United States of America.

    • If need be, the fifty states of the union can and will exercise their rights to sovereignty.

  • I am not terrified that our elections are either greatly mismanaged or more realistically fraudulent.

    • My vote will be published on this blog. It may not be counted but it will be recorded.

  • I am not terrified that artificial people called corporations roam our lands and rape people’s wallets and health for the pursuit of the lowly dollar.

    • Consumerism is a dying artificial (d)evolution and is already experiencing the last struggles before its’ ultimate death.

Most importantly, I am simply not terrified.

The only way to end this war on words is with words. Declare you are not terrified and join me in a world without wars on words.

As of now, for me, the war on terror is over!

Worst Ad Ever

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Adam Pieniazek
on April 11, 2008
in Government, History, Leadership, Marketing, Politics and Technology
. 0 Comments

It’s times like this when you start wondering if Google Adsense is worth it:

[Edit: Image removed but it was an ad for this guy.]

Is it the worst ad ever? All I know is I feel dirty now. Damn you contextual advertising, this post was not positive!

Economics Battle: President Bush versus Facebook Users

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Adam Pieniazek
on January 27, 2008
in Economics, Government, History, Leadership and facebook
. 1 Comment

Who do you think knows more about basic economic theories and principles, President George Walker Bush or a mass of facebook users? In a democracy, we subscribe to the idea that the majority knows better than a principled few. So from a democratic perspective, the facebook users should know more about economics than President George Walker Bush. As this poll on facebook shows, 76% of facebook users do not think the $150 billion economic stimulus package will help the economy.

Economics Battle on facebook

What do I think?

I agree with the facebook users. Our economy does not need increased consumer spending, rather, it needs increased domestic spending from the government. We already spend too much money in this country on items that don’t increase our productivity or standard of living in the long run. We need to stop borrowing money not borrow more of it. It’s these economic stimulus packages from Bush that have gotten us in trouble. Our government is bankrupting our country.

We need to stop wasting money outside the U.S. borders and spend money here, within the United States of America. We have bridges and tunnels in desperate need of repair, schools literally crumbling apart and failing to teach kids basic principles, and families and individuals falling into debt due to massive health, energy, and college costs. Money should go into all of the areas I just mentioned, not to other countries and certainly we should not be borrowing money just to put it in people’s pockets.

People might go out and spend a little bit more when their rebate checks come in, but it will only be a shot in the arm for an economy that needs open heart surgery. 76% of facebook users get it, why don’t our elected officials?

To The Ron Paul Spam Brigade

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Adam Pieniazek
on January 23, 2008
in Economics, Government, History, Leadership and Politics
. 7 Comments

While scrolling through my Akismet blocked comments for any possible non-spam comments that got blocked, one comment caught my attention for it’s lack of link spam. Usually, blocked comments are obviously spam because they have about 10-20 links to some dubious pharmaceutical product or pron site; however, this comment had merely one link, and seemed to have a coherent and logical statement. It was quite odd to see actual text in my blocked comments log, but after a quick analysis (reading the second sentence), it became apparent that this blocked comment was in fact spam.

Still, I would have unblocked the comment as I’m sympathetic to the spammer’s, Ron Paul 4 President, message, however the comment was made on a page, not a post, so it would not show up anyway. Although the Newsvine elections application on facebook will show you that I’m currently voting for an independent candidate, if the elections were today, I’ve give my vote to Ron Paul, as he’s the best candidate right now, in my opinion. I’ll post in better detail why I like Ron Paul later (he understands economics, appreciates the correlation between foreign policies and domestic issues, and he’s a doctor) but for now here’s the Ron Paul un-edited “spam”:

Ron paul is the last great hope for america. I am spamming your blog because I feel it is my duty as a patriot to inform the public of the true workings of the government. I know you probably dont care about whats going on in the world as long as you have your nice car and fancy gidgets, gizmos and widgets. But that doesnt matter because it cares about you. Hang together or hang separate. If you think these unconstitutional laws being passed on a daily basis wont effect you, you’re sadly mistaken. Just yesterday bloomberg and the new york mayor’s office announced that you will no longer be allowed to video tape or photograph on a public street, you will now need to obtain a free permit in order to video tape. However, in order to be eligible for this permit you will need 1MILLION$ in liability insurance. Does that sound like the united states to you? The land of the free and the brave, where you have to register to own a gun, register to own a car, register to drive, register to vote, register to leave the country, register to get benefits, register to protest, and now you need to register to take pictures. Maybe I’m just a dirty commie who cant handle that much ‘freedom’ (sarcasm) or maybe, we live in a police state.

Wake up! Get mad! Get Active! Call your senate and congress leaders and let them know how you feel! THEY ARE OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS WE ARE NOT THEIRS!

www.ronpaul2008.com

Now aside from the poor grammar, the message is solid (hence why I’m repeating it). The trouble with the message, is the lack of care about the target audience. The writer should realize that many people with blogs have no doubt heard of Ron Paul already. The true patriotic action would be to inform people you see in the real world about Ron Paul, his message, and why they should seriously consider voting for him. I’ve already went ahead and done so, speaking about Dr. Paul with friends, colleagues, and even strangers! Yes, the internet has played and will continue to play a huge role in the 2008 elections, however, elections happen in the real world. For this revolution to truly take hold, we must communicate and discuss this message with everyone. Spamming blogs about Ron Paul won’t help his cause. So, Mr./Ms./Mrs. “Ron Paul 4 President”, if you’re out there, get off your computer and get out into the real world. That is after all how Dr. Paul came in second place in Nevada recently, and that is how he’ll win the presidency.

I’m Adam Pieniazek, and I approve this message.

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