Positive Discrimination

Positive Discrimination is wrong. By definition it basically encourages discrimination and does nothing to address the problems in society today.

Positive Discrimination is when a person of an ethnic minority or minority group generally gains a position or employment because of their status and not because of their merits.

When they commence their new jobs they are immediately resented because they got the job by default and insane litigation against Caucasians, males, and alleged majority groups. The person who gains a position of significance also does not perform to his/her's best ability because they know the reasons for their successful achievement (if thats what you can call it), and therefore do not feel empowered in any way. They know they have not got the job on their merits only their colour, creed, class or gender.

Surely, for every 'positive discrimination' there is evidence of simple 'discrimination' against the majority groups, hence the above headline from the, intellectually challenged, tabloid above.

This has got to stop, this is NOT the solution to the problem of discrimination, but employment and status given on a persons merits is the key. Educating individuals and Corporations on the benefits of a diverse range of employees is the only way to avoid this 'blanket' discrimination in the future.

This legislation encourages discrimination and resentment, and can even separate and breed racism fundamentally.

Stop 'Positive Discrimination' because there is nothing positive about it!

USA commence take-over of African resources

AFRICOM: U.S MILITARY CONTROL OF AFRICA'S RESOURCES.

~As mentioned in previous posts on The World Of EyeCeyE, the USA have finally begun their take-over of Africa's resources and will commence their 'big plan' to systematically 'consumerize' African citizens. The pursuit of happiness has been replaced with the pursuit of OIL!~

In February 2007 the White House announced the formation of the US African Command (AFRICOM), a new unified Pentagon command center in Africa, to be established by September 2008. This military penetration of Africa is being presented as a humanitarian guard in the Global War on Terror. The real objective is, however, the procurement and control of Africa’s oil and its global delivery systems.
The most significant and growing challenge to US dominance in Africa is China. An increase in Chinese trade and investment in Africa threatens to substantially reduce US political and economic leverage in that resource-rich continent. The political implication of an economically emerging Africa in close alliance with China is resulting in a new cold war in which AFRICOM will be tasked with achieving full-spectrum military dominance over Africa.
AFRICOM will replace US military command posts in Africa, which were formerly under control of US European Command (EUCOM) and US Central Command (CENTCOM), with a more centralized and intensified US military presence.
A context for the pending strategic role of AFRICOM can be gained from observing CENTCOM in the Middle East. CENTCOM grew out of the Carter Doctrine of 1980 which described the oil flow from the Persian Gulf as a “vital interest” of the US, and affirmed that the US would employ “any means necessary, including military force” to overcome an attempt by hostile interests to block that flow.
It is in Western and Sub-Saharan Africa that the US military force is most rapidly increasing, as this area is projected to become as important a source of energy as the Middle East within the next decade. In this region, challenge to US domination and exploitation is coming from the people of Africa—most specifically in Nigeria, where seventy percent of Africa’s oil is contained.
People native to the Niger Delta region have not benefited, but instead suffered, as a result of sitting on top of vast natural oil and natural gas deposits. Nigerian people’s movements are demanding self-determination and equitable sharing of oil-receipts. Environmental and human rights activists have, for years, documented atrocities on the part of oil companies and the military in this region. As the tactics of resistance groups have shifted from petition and protest to more proactive measures, attacks on pipelines and oil facilities have curtailed the flow of oil leaving the region. As a Convergent Interests report puts it, “Within the first six months of 2006, there were nineteen attacks on foreign oil operations and over $2.187 billion lost in oil revenues; the Department of Petroleum Resources claims this figure represents 32 percent of ‘the revenue the country [Nigeria] generated this year.’”
Oil companies and the Pentagon are attempting to link these resistance groups to international terror networks in order to legitimize the use of the US military to “stabilize” these areas and secure the energy flow. No evidence has been found however to link the Niger Delta resistance groups to international terror networks or jihadists. Instead the situation in the Niger Delta is that of ethnic-nationalist movements fighting, by any means necessary, toward the political objective of self-determination. The volatility surrounding oil installations in Nigeria and elsewhere in the continent is, however, used by the US security establishment to justify military “support” in African oil producing states, under the guise of helping Africans defend themselves against those who would hinder their engagement in “Free Trade.”
The December 2006 invasion of Somalia was coordinated using US bases throughout the region. The arrival of AFRICOM will effectively reinforce efforts to replace the popular Islamic Courts Union of Somalia with the oil industry–friendly Transitional Federal Government. Meanwhile, the persistent Western calls for “humanitarian intervention” into the Darfur region of Sudan sets up another possibility for military engagement to deliver regime change in another Islamic state rich in oil reserves.
Hunt warns that this sort of “support” is only bound to increase as rhetoric of stabilizing Africa makes the dailies, copied directly out of official AFRICOM press releases. Readers of the mainstream media can expect to encounter more frequent usage of terms like “genocide” and “misguided.” He notes that already corporate media decry China’s human rights record and support for Sudan and Zimbabwe while ignoring the ongoing violations of Western corporations engaged in the plunder of natural resources, the pollution other peoples’ homelands, and the “shoring up” of repressive regimes.
In FY 2005 the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative received $16 million; in FY 2006, nearly $31 million. A big increase is expected in 2008, with the administration pushing for $100 million each year for five years. With the passage of AFRICOM and continued promotion of the Global War on Terror, Congressional funding is likely to increase significantly.
In the end, regardless of whether it’s US or Chinese domination over Africa, the blood spilled will be African. Hunt concludes, “It does not require a crystal ball or great imagination to realize what the increased militarization of the continent through AFRICOM will bring to the peoples of Africa.”

Update by Bryan Hunt
By spring 2007, US Department of Energy data showed that the United States now imports more oil from the continent of Africa than from the country of Saudi Arabia. While this statistic may be of surprise to the majority, provided such information even crosses their radar, it’s certainly not the case for those figures who have been pushing for increased US military engagement on that continent for some time now, as my report documented. These import levels will rise.
In the first few months following the official announcement of AFRICOM, details are still few. It’s expected that the combatant command will be operational as a subunit of EUCOM by October 2007, transitioning to a full-fledged stand-alone command some twelve months later. This will most likely entail the re-locating of AFRICOM headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany, where EUCOM is headquartered, to an African host country.
In April, US officials were traversing the continent to present their sales pitch for AFRICOM and to gauge official and public reaction. Initial perceptions are, not surprisingly, negative and highly suspect, given the history of US military involvement throughout the world, and Africa’s long and bitter experience with colonizers.
Outside of a select audience, reaction in the United States has barely even registered. First of all, Africa is one of the least-covered continents in US media. And when African nations do draw media attention, coverage typically centers on catastrophe, conflict, or corruption, and generally features some form of benevolent foreign intervention, be it financial and humanitarian aid, or stern official posturing couched as paternal concerns over human rights. But US military activity on the continent largely goes unnoticed. This was recently evidenced by the sparse reporting on military support for the invasion of Somalia to rout the Islamic Courts Union and reinstall the unpopular warlords who had earlier divided up the country. The Pentagon went so far as to declare the operation a blueprint for future engagements.
The DOD states that a primary component of AFRICOM’s mission will be to professionalize indigenous militaries to ensure stability, security, and accountable governance throughout Africa’s various states and regions. Stability refers to establishing and maintaining order, and accountability, of course, refers to US interests. This year alone, 1,400 African military officers are anticipated to complete International Military Education and Training programs at US military schools.
Combine this tasking of militarization with an increased civilian component in AFRICOM emphasizing imported conceptions of “democracy promotion” and “capacity-building” and African autonomy and sovereignty are quick to suffer. Kenyans, for example, are currently finding themselves in this position.
It is hoped that, by drawing attention to the growing US footprint on Africa now, a contextual awareness of these issues can be useful to, at the very least, help mitigate some of the damages that will surely follow. At the moment, there is little public consciousness of AFRICOM and very few sources of information outside of official narratives. Widening the public dialogue on this topic is the first step toward addressing meaningful responses.

Democracy vs Elective Oligarchy

Some Definitions:

Democracy - "a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges." and a, "government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system."

Elective - "Permitting or involving a choice; optional: elective surgery."

Oligarchy - "Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. Those making up such a government." and, "A state governed by a few persons."


The definitions above help us to observe, literally, and figuratively, in black and white, the obvious difference between a government of the people who have, at their core, the 'peoples' best interest at heart, and an elective government run by the few, of whom, it is hard to believe exist for the goodness of the general population at large.

Yet, this is what is meant when we talk about democracy in the modern sense. We regard, in Britain, that our government is a democracy because 'we the people..." elected them by the power of vote, and therefore have a certain amount of control over the decisions affecting our lives and politics governing our country.

Unfortunately, this is a myth. An 'untruth', an exaggeration of what is really happening, or has happened over the last few hundred years. We assume that 'democracy' is a modern invention that has shown, quite clearly, that is a shining beacon of light for those other political regimes who oppose such a standard of liberal, equal opportunities such as tyranny, totalitarianism, fascism, and communism as a whole. Democracy stands with its head held high, spouting puritanical zeal about its legacy on the modern, Western, Capitalist, developed world.

This 'reality' is nothing more than pretense. This 'reality' is not. Therefore, I aim to discuss in the very briefest of senses in this blog, why it is not.

Democracy vs Elective Oligarchy.....errmmm!! Yes, the eyes cloud over and the minds wander elsewhere for we do not discuss such issues, frighteningly 'brainy' and 'intellectual' issues, and quite frankly, 'boring' issues such as politics!? Why concern myself with these things when in ten minutes I get to find out whether, 'Martin in EastEnders' is going to get charged, or whether, 'Mandy in Coronation Street' is going to discover her husband is having an affair...you see, how can Democracy and Oligarchy possibly compete???

Switch the television off! That is not a polite request, but an order! Yes, now I am infringing on your rights as a human being and telling you, quite directly what you can, and cannot do, therefore I am clearly making a distinction between what is 'right and wrong', yes? NO!!

By definition, an Elective Oligarchy is a political regime vastly different from what we usually call it....Democracy. In its true sense, democracy is a political regime which serves the interest of ALL its citizens, and prescribes equal rights for all, abolishes slavery, and encourages free thought, which incorporates free speech, and, by definition, 'dissenting' opinion.
This is a lovely, 'hold dear to my heart', political 'Mills and Boon' which serves to make the people, yes you! Feel warm, and safe no matter what the interest rate rises are, and how many man hours you need to work, to keep your family in the life it deserves.

I am a dissident, I am also, for that matter, a blasphemer, a philistine, and a 'wanker' to those who oppose me. Good, now do you feel better? I don't. You see, I have to witness on a daily basis the corruption all around me, I am, in the words of an agent in the Matrix, 'suffocated by it'. 'Its the smell...' The vile smell of power gone wrong, of power being abused, of our 'innocent' civilians, as we all are, until PROVEN GUILTY, being raped by our own government, by those who are there to protect us and serve us. Unfortunately, unless you are partially sighted (emotionally) you understand that it is YOU who serves them, not the other way around.

All the dressing up and lies, built on more lies, leads you down a merry path of contentment, where you can no longer find where one corrupt law starts and another one begins. A 'hell' in the biblical sense.

We elect every four years a government who will serve us and protect us as a whole, agreed? Ok, now think to yourself, I am from a family of suffragettes who chained themselves, quite literally, to allow the liberation of womens rights, and with that, the right to vote. This was a great achievement, no one can deny........fast forward to the present.

You are on your way to the ballot box, knowing, 'secretly' who you are going to vote for, I mean, how can Conservatives get in again!? Yes, you 'secretly' tick a box, and hope, and in some sense, truly 'believe', that this time it will be different. Taxes will come down, I will get a long-awaited pay increment, and violent youths will finally be stopped in their tracks. Very nice sentiment, one felt by most of the 'sheep', sorry, citizens of the United Kingdom. How much time, lets say, prior to the vote did you observe a variety of political opinion? How much time did you spend discussing the finer points of the proposals made by your local candidate? How much awareness of the political opinions, and 'swaying' did you consider of the national tabloid that lands on your hallway carpet just in time for breakfast? I am guessing, not very much! And this is my, admitted, convoluted way of saying, YOU ARE A MUG!!

You have no rights, once elected, to judge, criticise, or impeach any government, or government representative because you have e-voted them in. Fact! The damage is done. You get fed the usual nonsense of how, initially anyway, the government will have to 'raise' taxes because of the damage caused by the last government, and how, 'eventually' you will be better off. But the frank truth is you are never better off. By 'using' your vote, you have not 'done your bit', for Queen and Country, you have just paid off a big, handful of the fattest Chairmans and Managing Executives from around the world, and ensured the abuses of power continue. Frightening, when all you remember, is whether 'Mandy' will find out if her husband is having an affair, isn't it?

The government whether Conservative, or Labour, or Republican, or Democratic, believe in one thing. Capitalism! They need to encourage consumerism in order to encourage production, but at what cost? To rape the land, and cause a global catastophe known as 'Global Warming', Yes, it does really exist, no matter what, David Bellamy says!

You believe you NEED the new Xbox, your kids certainly do. You believe you NEED the latest Prada phone, or Iphone. You believe you couldn't possibly live without the new Dyson washing machine, or hoover (eight cyclones, WOW!) We have forgotten what being alive, and human is all about. It is not about prestige, or gifts, or money, economics, or pay increases. It is about being happy, not in the material sense, but truly content with what one has. Contentment ensures the death of Capitalism, and the death of Capitalism ensures the death of 'Democracy', and ensuring the death of Democracy, one ensures the death of, perhaps, Wars based on Greed (oil for one, and one for oil!), Wars based on Religion (bye bye Christianity and Catholicism), and Wars for wars sake ( hello, Terrorism!).

This is just, my small-minded, dangerous, and dissenting voice of opinion which counts for little. I am even encouraged by the current American propaganda war to join the fog of Bloggers to help wash away 'analytical truth' from this world, but you believe what you want, because, surely that is the beauty of living in a democracy?