The big and small thoughts

Fuck the police: Explained

With the shootings in Greece it may be time for me to give my thoughts on what this controversial saying means to me and why i think it its a good saying but often mis-used

IT IS NOT a person stating that they dont want a law enforcement agency that prevents people from infringing on peoples rights

IT IS NOT directed specifically at police but at everyone who exercises authority over you

IT DOESNT specifically tell people to attack police

RESENTMENT OF THE POLICE

These are many of the stereotypes that people think of when they hear this phrase but this isnt what the attitude is about. The attitude is of a person who resents interference by the state in their life un-necessarily and or excessively. For example when you are driving a car and because you happen to be a minority or even just young you are stopped by police and treated like a criminal. If you happen to resent this being stopped by what are after all your fellow people then you become "hostile" to police.

ANGER AT THEIR POWER

In many countries (happily not in the UK where i reside at the moment although not for much longer) this can lead to someone being taser-ed or even worse losing their lives at the whim of a police officer. This is resentment at the authority that one person has to be judge jury and executioner and the fact that there are those who abuse it.

I am personally heavily against arming police because while i know that most police are responsible there can be and will always be bad eggs. And because of this we musnt arm the majority. Middle england in their safe little houses with no contact with the police dont understand the fear that the next policeman could be a bad one. Giving one bad policeman a gun adds the possibility of a fatality into the equation.

For example the other day because my ticket wasnt working at a train station because of the barriers being broken and i was in a rush to go home i jumped over the turnstile where i was accosted by the ticket man, understandably thinking id been jumping barriers without a ticket. I explained i had a ticket and their barriers weren't working (not quite in those polite words i have to say but neither was he particularly polite and was rather smug about it like he enjoyed harassing young people). Because i commited a minor offence and came into contact with the authorities and had the nerve to argue my case, this to many would make me a rule-breaker. I resent the implication that this would justify giving a policeman the mere CAPABILITY to end my life over this justifiable if ever so slightly naughty situation.

Other cases include the much vaunted "Dont tase me bro" videos on youtube where slight dissidence towards the authorities received a totally excessive and brutal response and many many other cases.

In greece this has come to a head because citizens are forced to live in fear of being shot by incompetent police who in the end are only people like themselves who have flaws. Which would be ok except adding the probability of these flaws ending in your own death is much more serious an issue.

WHY FUCK THE POLICE?

Because the police and authorities who act like the police hold a monopoly on power over each and everyone of us. And when this power is used against you and your life is interfered with in a way you feel is unjust you are automatically in the wrong untill proven otherwise when as two citizens you SHOULD be perfectly equal.

Police should not trivialise their interference with people as they are the heavy hand of the state bearing down on the tiny speck of the individual. Fuck the Police and resentment of interference remind them of this. This to me justifies resisting arrest if it is wrong and it is up to the courts to decide whether you as the individual or the policeman as an individual acting on behalf of the state is right.

Unfortunately at one end of the spectrum many people think this means theres no responsibility clause and at the other end of the spectrum are the sheep-le who assume that the police and the state are always right and will come down with revulsion on anyone who DARES to resent interference in their life hence the "im innocent ive got nothing to hide" argument in the ID cards identity debate but thats for another time.

Being a heavy liberal i've always believed in everyones ability to judge their own best interests for themselves and that anyone having power over someone else who thinks they know whats best for someone is a bad thing. For example Police stop criminals because it is a bad thing for them to be antagonistic to others as they will spoil their own community.

On the other hand at the small scale. Why are so many people incapable of being un-stupid in day to day life? The amount of dysfunctional relationships and the amount of people who deprive themselves of a real view of the world by talking/interacting only to people who fit a pre-determined idea of who they should talk to (presented by the parents or the media). "Chavettes" only talking to people with an iq the size of a monkey unable to comprehend their own stupidity. Rich children only talking to girls with backcombed hair or boys whove invested too much money in my scam/shop and have that same damn swept over hairstyle.

Them many "non-conformists" who have returned from zoo8 with the same pictures of them with paint on their faces

Why am i so judgemental?

So why do i feel estranged from people despite living socialising and interacting with them?

The main basis of this is simplicity. The best example of this is clubbing, why do i hate clubbing? Because it is based on maximising the odds of simplistic unattractive guys to "pull" attractive women. The whole set-up from the dark area to the loud music and alcohol are set to drown out thought and any chance of a conversation that might reveal a personality or a persons true self. To be replaced with the person whom with dance moves or simplistic "ass grabbing" then becomes the alpha male and attractive.

Do people especially women realise this? Do they realise that dj's are playing songs about the degradation of women? Do they realise that the onus is on the girl to dress provocatively to have guys pick them up? Do they realise that these guys while able to leer very well will not add anything to their life?

On the flipside of course im used to being approached by females in clubs. At first being in-experienced with clubs preferring to pick up women while both parties are sober allowing me to enjoy the challenge and the dynamics. However over my time at university ive learned that to maximise your chances in the club situation the conversation should not be about how it is working as a nurse but should be reduced to the level of
"how you doing?"
"Yeah im alright"

This has worked far better for me than all the intelligent witty conversation in the world has in clubs. Do intelligent women not go to clubs? If i was in their shoes i probably wouldnt either, the chance of being ass-grabbed by a very unattractive crude guy would probably put me off too. While im happy enough picking up simplistic girls often older than me by just agreeing with what they say, is there anywhere that i can find someone who will flirt with me properly? creating tension?

So with this frame of mind to the title, what are the moronatchi?

The moronatchi in the male format are the FHM readers of this world. They aren't thick academically having passed all their exams and gotten into university. However their interest in academia stops there. Once they've achieved the standard life becomes about what lads mags glamourise. The most common myths i see are.

"Money will get you laid"
"Nice car will get you laid"
"posh clothes will get you laid"
"*pick up line/Slowly draw your eyes up her body* will get you laid"
"Drinking is good fun"

In the female it can be seen as excessive pre-occupance with the male to the degradation of themselves. For example drinking like men nowadays. I wont comment because i like drinking as well. However the associated hedonism in the name of girl power is just embarassing to watch. Critique for a mate are normally based on the most naive guy who will fire off as many complements as possible and relationships are often based on this simplicity towards the concept of love. I motion that most if not all the marriages today break up because of a misunderstanding of the difference between love and lust. This is certainly seen at an adolescent age and in my experience often continues into adulthood.

At this point i would accuse myself of snobbery however in my experience of being in circles in and outside of money and education (Some being in circles in less affluent areas and some in the most trendy wealthy areas) The conversations are normally the same and only the accents change. For example i heard almost word for word the same conversation on tanning in deepest hicktown and in deepest tofftown.

Any discussion will normally be led by the consensus opinion and humor will follow this pattern. For example everyone likes Lee Evans? Indeed so do i, but he is not the funniest man alive, and his comedy is not sophisticated. This goes with the bands, tv shows, books, trends, political opinions all marketed to the lowest common denominator.

Normal conversation by continuance is then reduced to the lowest common denominator

"Do you like *x*?"

"Yeah he/she/it is *x* good"

Do i go along with this? Yeah i do, and maybe thats what makes me even worse for said thinking, i ocassionally come out and criticise for example saying that a drum beat and a computerised voice do not music make. Only to be given simplistic viewpoints about all other kinds of music/film/media being rubbish

Although maybe all this goes to show that ignorance truly is bliss? Maybe ill just grow into unthinking acceptance not just externally but internally as well? Or maybe everyone thinks this and we are trully living in a dystopian world?

Going with my last blog this type of people in the majority allow governments to do as they please with civil rights. So wake up and read your Orwells and Bradburys and see why "if your innocent you have nothing to hide" (another common moronatchi viewpoint") is a flawed argument

Again please disagree with me and show me im wrong

BIG:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7389547.stm

This links to the story of a new employer database that allows employers to see if employees have ever been convicted of a crime at a previous job.

What do i find absolutely disgusting about this?

-The obvious orwellian state questions with this type of database
-It goes against the principle of innocent until proven guilty
-Whats so wrong with the current system of interviews and CRB checks that are legally valid (rely on more than the employers word against the employees)
-The problems of abuse that WILL HAPPEN make no mistake ill say it again THIS WILL BE ABUSED BY MALICIOUS EMPLOYERS
-It could be me or you blacklisted by a bad boss andbasically rendered unemployable

Thats right you could be rendered unemployable by a false allegation by a malicious boss.

This is the first time i say this but it will be said everytime i write about data protection issues

It shows a paranoia by everybody in power that goes totally against the liberal society we live in where everyone should have the right to be taken as a blank slate. While governments and those in power may one day become irrational and abuse the power that they have (knowledge is power and centralised data is knowledge) so individuals who have been bad in the past may become better and even if they dont what they have done in the past should not be brought up to stain someones current character.

Thanks for stumbling across this persons thoughts

Reading my first post, and this post, try and profile my thoughts, am i a narcissist?

Well the first word of a blog, and the first blog of my life for that matter, it all feels very deep I think but bear with me as i set up my blog here, keep reading keep reading keep reading and ill try and make things amusing once i get into it. So this is the blog with which i as a self-aware being shall present my thoughts on the big and small to the world. Two aspects of this blog i think. One part will be my thoughts on the large picture of the world, especially Politics and Sociological commentary, because everyone loves commenting on that kind of stuff and is DEFINITELY qualified. The other aspect shall be the small minded ramblings of an individual in the world seeing the interactions and flaws in people and society paying special attention to hedonism and shallowness, probably sounding quite cynical and petty at times as we all do.

The overall thing im trying to find is if my mind is not working on the same wavelength as the rest of the world and im viewing it in a different light. I find myself feeling uneasy and misplaced in my personal experience of the big and small aspects of the world. Is this strange? At one point i believed i had diagnosed myself as a narcissist "delusions of grandeur or specialness" and i stand by that to a degree and yet i dont believe in specialness. So i shall articulate my thoughts and every comment received shal affect me in some way. Maybe you'll agree with my thoughts and arguments or maybe you wont.

For the time being this blog shall be anonymous but as i see fit maybe a picture of my "real world" self will emerge.

What context am i as a person with which to write a blog? Im a Homo-sapien male, often referred to as good looking by most and i have been offered modelling jobs as well as working for a couple of companies that are known to value people for their looks and this has fuelled the "small" sections of the blog, the associated narcissism and hedonism that comes with this environment. My main occupation is a student (Politics...even better)at an ok university meaning that most will dismiss this as a young adult angst blog, but i disagree. I have no insecurities with people or feeling of social awkwardness, i feel popular and am told that i am "cool" enough so this isnt dysfunctional child number Xbillion talking. In the main i get more than my fair share of the opposite sex as well, i have a stable girlfriend of two years as well, however well that has mixed with university life i shall not comment. I come from a lower middle class family with professional parents who both work for the government.

Personality wise im probably seen as very extroverted, happy with life and slightly energetic by others. I often have moments of sarcasm and i will participate in high brow conversation, apparently i have "the gift of the gab" and get on with people from most cultures very well. However on the inside i cant help thinking about this feeling of not fitting in with the world and not being on the same wavelength as my peers.

Politically (important so you can see any bias in my blogs) id describe myself as quite a big libertarian on domestic politics and most of my blogs on the "big picture" will be on civil rights and individual freedom. However i do seem to show quite a harsh conservative side on crime so i dont how that can be reconciled.

Thats me set up almost, now we can start blogging

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