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Talk of Danger
Kpalime, Togo West Africa
Sunday, March 25, 2007
The leaders of Iran appear to be lining up to be shot.
- Time to make a move. -
I try to imagine traveling the planet with the idiot notion that I can talk my way out of danger, or discuss, be diplomatic, or in someway we can share and talk over our problems and I would be safe.
I need violence, I am violent, I can and will be violent, extremely violent if needed, I am ready to be violent.
Yes, I can talk my way out of 99.5 percent of situations.
I am laughing at Iran, there are people on the planet that believe they are always safe, that somehow they cannot be touched. That a big hummer, a gun, a weapon, they will be always safe. This is nuts, the leaders of Iran are in harms way up to their ears, they are volunteering to die, they are begging for it. It is hard to believe the majority the people of Iran are in agreement.
The United Nations seems to be in agreement that Iran is going off the deep end.
Yes, 99.5 percent of the time, I am able to avoid danger.
The safety is in knowing and believing I need to be violent, accepting that violence is needed on the planet. I have no choice, I can be non-violent all I want, the other people on the planet are randomly violent.
They go after the non-violent people, the soft and easy targets, not after me, because I know, I can be hurt, I am afraid, I remember, I am not invincible, it is possible to kill me.
Oh well, fun and games, I think Africa is easier and safer for women, the men here, truly believe that women are less than them, and why would they listen, therefore not a threat.
Talk of Danger
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To be something A Great French Quote
Lome, Togo West Africa
Saturday, June 2, 2007
by Andy of HoboTraveler.com
A awe inspiring quote…
Abbé Sieyes:
What is the Third Estate?
Everything. What has it been hitherto in the political order? Nothing. What does it desire? To be something.
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I was looking at a girl walking into a the Hotel, she was proud, nice, and pretty. Then an Expat said,
- There is your banana girl, look at her shoes. -
I was looking at something, not a nothing, a person, a human.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Joseph_Sieyès
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_is_the_Third_Estate?
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sieyes.html
So was the Quote from the music group "The Who."
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Won't Get Fooled Again
by The Who
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the foe, that' all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
To be something A Great French Quote
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Send some Globalization to Togo Please
Lome, Togo West Africa
Sunday, June 3, 2007
I am clueless; I just cannot get my mind around why the people in Germany and the world always protest when groups of world leaders try to solve world-based problems.
I would love to have Togo about five notches more globally aware of the world. I cannot even buy a book or a newspaper here. They think pissing in public is normal.
The biggest problem in the world is the lack of globalization of human rights. What is perceived as justice in the under-developed nations is amazingly racist, prejudice, primitive and uncivilized. Then the laws and religions help to enforce all the violation of human rights, I do believe some are universal values that need to be ram them down the throats of small countries. I do not like to hear about genocide.
Racism and abuse of women in 10 times worst in Africa than in the G8 countries, then protester want them to stop making decisions, I am not capable of understanding this, the protester seems be a bunch of children who thinks there parents are always square, not-hip, or un-cool or out of touch. Basic rights such as, you do not get to beat your wife is understood by even the incredibly stupid American. The will still do so, they just think they can get away with it, but the law does try to help the women. Here in Togo or most of Africa the law would assist the man to beat the woman.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/02/g-8.protest.ap/index.html
QUOTE:
The leaders are expected to discuss measures against global warming, the fight against AIDS and poverty in Africa, and the world economy. As in previous years, the summit drew protesters of various stripes opposed to globalization, capitalism and the G8 itself.
STOP QUOTE:
I am not sure, I am missing the point, what is wrong with Globalization, I sometimes miss the USA, this is one of them times, maybe I could call up some really smart people and see if there is any credibility to the reason to object to G8 wanting to fight against AIDS and poverty and try to keep the world economy working ok.
Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalism
My only hope of understanding these issues is either a reader or the Wikipedia.org site, I find the travelers to young or trendy to want to discuss objectively the issues. The news services just write to cause problems.
These types of world issues is when I really miss being in the USA to be close to information sources and very smart people, who are not thinking selfishly or self-centered, and can see the many sides of an issue. I do see there could be some problems with globalization especially if the G8 tried to monopolize the economy to make money for the elite. However, I do think they are smart enough to not do this in a world meeting and it would all be done in secret, so why get mad at a public meeting. Secret ones do make me nervous a small bit.
LATER in the day…
He said, the world wants the G8 to be democratic and allow every country to have an equal vote. He said, the G8 has most of the money, so they are not allowing the poorer countries to vote to spend there money. Same problem as when you ask employee how much he or she is worth, they will always come up with a fantasy number, nothing to do with reality. The reality he says, the G8 has the money, they are not going to allow the small countries to spend if foolishly.
I have traveled enough to know, I am not going to give any leaders in these countries any money, they cannot be trusted.
Me, I would love to have globalization, I am tired of looking at people urinate in front of me.
Send some Globalization to Togo Please
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Pas un Amusement
Lome, Togo West Africa
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Andy of HoboTraveler.com
September 10, 2007 is a proposed election of someone or something in Togo, Africa. This is not a Presidential Election, so hopefully will be peaceful.
A Togolese girl was explaining why and what happened in the something called a Presidential Election in 2005. I was making light of and smiling,
She blast me,
“Pas un Amusement.”
“This is not a joke.”
Togo people are fearless, they are never serious, they are too lazy to get up to come and beg, the do it sitting down.
Pas Probleme,
No problem could be their national motto.
I have asked many people, what they think and they always say,
“No problem.”
Or
“Pas probleme
This is not a joke, she says, and then says savagery. Savagery is a perspective, if you are on the safe side, then no problem if you are on the wrong side than a problem.
Si je suis jaloux de toi, je profite de l'élection pour te pour faire le mal, pour voler, blesser, ou brûler votre maison.
If I am jealous of you, I benefit from the election you to make the evil, to steal, wound, or burn your house.
La raison n'est jamais correcte.
The reason is never correct.
Pas un Amusement
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Privilege
Accra, Ghana West Africa
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Andy of HoboTraveler.com
I study culture, I observe people, and I muddle in the homes and minds of peoples lives. Why, because I have the privilege, not the right to do so, and I use this opportunity.
They call the USA, the land of opportunity. People from the USA are often the least aware of the opportunities they have because they live in a word of assumption, they assume they have opportunities.
I despise the words King, Queen, Chief, and First Class, because they my parent were jealous of the Boss. In my family confusion, I learned jealous anger at the King, and anyone going First Class, because I was not able to go First Class.
There is a social contract made, and agreed up, those without the privilege will respect those with special privileges. The person in First Class must be respected by the Second Class; however, the First Class has the privilege to not respect the lower class.
The contract is agreed, sustained and held dear by the hopes and dreams of the Lower Class, as they hope to one day become First Class so they have the privilege to look down upon the Lower Class.
To make you a slave, I give you something for nothing, sometimes I can barter with privileges, giving some special privileges in exchange for your agreement and enforcement of this social contract.
The perpetuation of special privileges is enforced by respect for the Queen and King who did not earn the respect.
I have the opportunity and privilege to day to reserve my respect for only those people who earn it.
There are many small conflicts in the world, nothing major, just a lot of annoying arguments.
In a free country, in a free world, no person has God given right to be leader.
I get very suspicious when a person wants to give me a gift, or some special privilege. What do you want in return? I do not give, although I hope to make opportunities. Giving seems to enslave, the makers of opportunities frees people.
Privilege
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