2010 Solstice Brings Religionists Fabulous Blood Harvest

Of course, MeanMesa has heard the often repeated little tale of how the religionists Christians were able to "bring light" to Dark Ages Europe with the construction of their mighty cathedrals.  However, lingering on the proposition may well lead one to consider the claim somewhat less than historical accuracy.

Jacques Molay, Jerusalem 1299 (image source )

Now, as we begin 2011, we can see that this religionist aspiration to "bring light" not only has feet of clay, but is also overly populated with permanently soiled "true believers" with an appetite for rifles and rape which seems to more than equal their appetite for salvation.  It is more than some sort of historical coincidence that Mr. Gurdjieff considered the two most aggressive players in this bloody effort at conversion and cleansing the "illegitimate religions of the day."

For a little background reading, check out a MeanMesa posting on this issue:  Don't Get Caught Between the Fairy Tales

Of course, he was referring to Christianity and Islam.  MeanMesa has to ponder, if only for a moment, how these strands have come to such a grisly contemporary  confluence.  The answers burst forth with a painful ease.  If we are to indulge in such a spectral heresy, we may as well do it by the numbers.

 1.  Both Christianity and Islam consider the conversion of non-believers to be "extra credit" points which can influence one's "odds" of entering the respective "heavens" of each mythology.

2. Both Christianity and Islam consider those who resist such a conversion to be enemies, that is, "enemies of God," "enemies of the religion" or even "enemies of humanity."

3.  Both Christianity and Islam have been parties to a long term conflict masked as a struggle between competing mythologies, but most often a competition for territorial advantages or security.

4. Both Christianity and Islam fundamentally derive from a single, older mythology -- most recently the ancient Egyptian religion of Horus which was an early duplicate to both Jesus and Mohammed, not to mention other "personalities" incorporated in the competing mythologies.  (See: Zeitgeist Part One )

5.  Although the "battle" between Christianity and Islam may seem to have a long, historical foundation, it is -- compared to other "world wide battles" between religions contemporary to each other -- rather much more brief.  It may seem "monumental" to casual modern observers anxious to demonstrate their expertise at history, but the conflict is mainly "monumental" because it began recently enough to be well recorded.  Whether events are modern or ancient, religionists are seldom kind to historical accuracy when there's a  mythological point to be "proved."

6.  Finally, although the points made here may seem somewhat sterile and academic, this "battle of the fairy tales" is raging as we speak, drenching vast areas of the planet with the blood of believers.  The murderous old contest is just as present in the Nigerian slaughters, the Iranian stonings, the Afghan bombing, the explosions in Europe or an American President clamoring about Jordan with references to a Crusade.  The Israelis and Palestinians are hard at it.  Jerry Falwell and his ilk rely on it for their careers of hatred and fear.  The Taliban and Al Qaeda have it for breakfast every morning.

Much more can be added to this dismal list.

Current World Wide Religionist Slaughters (map source)

So, while you are taking down all those Christmas ornaments, it might be time to ask yourself "How involved in this craziness do I want to get?"

MeanMesa's view:  "Come on, guys!  They're FAIRY TALES! Grow Up Before It's Too Late!  

Put down your rifle and THINK about what you are DOING!  Put down your scripture and THINK about what you are THINKING!

The world needs your best efforts right now or it's GOING TO LOSE IT!  EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HELP!  

PUT DOWN THE BOOKS AND THE RIFLES AND LET'S TRY TO MAKE THINGS WORK BETTER!"

A Note to MeanMesa From David Plouffe/OFA

By this time MeanMesa visitors have heard the Republican puppets of health insurance giants throw everything but the kitchen sink at the Senate health care reform legislation. For a brief moment, even MeanMesa was beginning to think that the whole shebang should just be thrown under the bus!

However, this is hardly the time to get pessimistic about what opportunities there actually are in what will be passed on the floor vote this Thursday morning. If you, kind visitor, have had a similar sinking feeling about "being screwed again," please look through the letter MeanMesa received from Organizing For America.

If there is any "straight talk" visible on the horizon amid the cacophony of lies and greed, this will probably be it. We support the passage of the Senate bill -- and we find MeanMesa in the admirable company of such men as Paul Krugman, Nobel winning economist, and Barney Sanders, independent Senator from Vermont. When we add Mr. Barack Obama to that already heady mix of forward thinking Americans, we're sold.

Count us in!

MeanMesa's compliments to the President.





Chad --

Any day now, health insurance reform will come up for a vote in the Senate.

We're hearing a lot about what's at stake with this vote for President Obama, the Democrats who are fighting alongside him, and the Republicans who have lined up in opposition.

But let's talk about what's really at stake for America. The Senate health reform bill will:

-- Extend coverage to 31 million Americans, the largest expansion of coverage since the creation of Medicare.

-- Ensure that you can choose your own doctor.

-- Finally stop insurance companies from denying coverage due to a pre-existing condition.

-- Make sure you will never be charged exorbitant premiums on the basis of your age, health, or gender.

-- Guarantee you will never lose your coverage just because you get sick or injured.

-- Protect you from outrageous out-of-pocket expenditures by establishing lifetime and annual limits.

-- Allow young people to stay on their parents' coverage until they're 26 years old.

-- Create health insurance exchanges, or "one-stop shops" for individuals purchasing insurance, where insurance companies are forced to compete for new customers.

-- Lower premiums for families, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office -- especially for struggling folks who will receive subsidies.

-- Help small businesses provide health care coverage to their employees with tax credits and by allowing them to purchase coverage through the exchanges.

-- Improve and strengthen Medicare by eliminating waste and fraud (without cutting basic benefits), beginning to close the Medicare Part D donut hole, and extending the life of the Medicare trust fund.

-- Create jobs by reining in costs -- fostering competition, reducing waste and inefficiency, and starting to reward doctors and hospitals for quality, not quantity, of care.

-- Cut the deficit by over $130 billion in the next 10 years.

It's a long list. But that's only because this bill represents the most significant health reform our nation has seen since the creation of Medicare.

And it's important that every American knows what's really at stake this holiday season.

So please pass this email along to friends, family, and neighbors today -- or click below to share this list on Facebook and Twitter, or print out a copy to share with others:

http://my.barackobama.com/SenateReformBill

We wouldn't be this close to enacting these powerful reforms without all your hard work. Now, we're in the final stretch -- let's keep it up.

Thank you,

David Plouffe