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His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises

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Nov 18, 2009, 10:23:24 AM11/18/09
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I quote from something written in 1880 (some 130 years ago)...

APPEAL TO THE YOUNG

"More than a century has passed since science laid down sound
propositions as to the origins of the universe, but how many have
mastered them or possess the really scientific spirit of criticism? A
few thousands at the outside, who are lost in the midst of hundreds of
millions still steeped in prejudices and superstitions worthy of
savages, who are consequently ever ready to serve as PUPPETS FOR
RELIGIOUS IMPOSTORS."

http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/kropotkin/appealtoyoung.html

The reality is that we will never convince the masses (those anonymous
sheep out there) because RELIGION HAS STOLEN THE SHOW. They have the
"Passion of the Christ," appealing to their hearts. They have
Political Power, often involving the OLD AND BABBLING, controlling the
media and securing the pastures at the source...

And what do we offer, REASON? Sorry, we'll never make it. :(

One wise word from the deep jungle though: APPEAL TO THE YOUNG, TO
"THE MONKEY WITHIN," and we may start seeing the TIDE OF EVOLUTION
change.


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"It's not the fact that you have a banana that makes you a superhero,
it's what you do with it."

http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution

Father it

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Nov 18, 2009, 10:33:57 AM11/18/09
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On Nov 18, 10:23 am, "His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes
I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> I quote from something written in 1880 (some 130 years ago)...
>
> APPEAL TO THE YOUNG
>
> "More than a century has passed since science laid down sound
> propositions as to the origins of the universe, but how many have
> mastered them or possess the really scientific spirit of criticism? A
> few thousands at the outside, who are lost in the midst of hundreds of
> millions still steeped in prejudices and superstitions worthy of
> savages, who are consequently ever ready to serve as PUPPETS FOR
> RELIGIOUS IMPOSTORS."
>
> http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/kropotkin/appealtoyoung...

>
> The reality is that we will never convince the masses (those anonymous
> sheep out there) because RELIGION HAS STOLEN THE SHOW. They have the
> "Passion of the Christ," appealing to their hearts. They have
> Political Power, often involving the OLD AND BABBLING, controlling the
> media and securing the pastures at the source...
>
> And what do we offer, REASON? Sorry, we'll never make it. :(
>
> One wise word from the deep jungle though: APPEAL TO THE YOUNG, TO
> "THE MONKEY WITHIN," and we may start seeing the TIDE OF EVOLUTION
> change.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­-------------------------------------------------------

>
> "It's not the fact that you have a banana that makes you a superhero,
> it's what you do with it."
>
> http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution

science lik most religion; haz no clue ass 2 witch way iz up

His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises

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Nov 18, 2009, 11:01:53 AM11/18/09
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On Nov 18, 10:33 am, Father it <Veggy...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> science lik most religion; haz no clue ass 2 witch way iz up- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Some religions are better than others at the show, have good
performers, and win the hearts of the sheep.

As much as we think of RELIGION VS. REASON, there's strong competition
among the religious impostors. Tune to any religious channel on TV and
watch.

But the scientists are in the fields and labs adding to the
evidence... that people don't want to listen to.

What to do? Listen to the drums from the jungle... ;)

http://www.last.fm/music/Michael%2520Rose/_/Lion%2520Jungle%2520Dub?ac=lion%20dub

His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises

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Nov 18, 2009, 12:09:03 PM11/18/09
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On Nov 18, 11:17 am, Boikat <boi...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> On Nov 18, 10:10 am, "His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes

> I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 18, 10:39 am, Boikat <boi...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > > > One wise word from the deep jungle though: APPEAL TO THE YOUNG, TO
> > > > "THE MONKEY WITHIN," and we may start seeing the TIDE OF EVOLUTION
> > > > change.
>
> > > The problem with that, is when you try to appeal to the "young monkey
> > > within", the "young monkeys" throw their poo at you, and think it's
> > > "information".
>
> > We are assuming here the monkeys don't "play dirty." No lies, just
> > adding passion and fun.
>
> That may work with monkey, but certain other primates... well, they
> need more time to evolve, I guess. ;)


Then we need to live in the LIE (religion) for some time longer? OK,
let's put it in practical terms...

How do you rate America (the superpower that defends the values of
Christianity) in a scale of 1 through 10, where 10 is the TRUTH?

How about a HUMANIST SOCIETY such as Holland: LEGAL PROSTITUTION,
LEGAL MARIJUANA, LEGAL EUTHANASIA, LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE...

Why would you live "in the closet" (HYPOCRISY) in Holland?

There's always going to be liars and manipulators, but I give Holland
a nearly perfect score. And the reason I don't give them a 10 is
because they still living in hypocrisy in the international area,
namely that they are defending the same values as those of the
American Taliban.

His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises

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Nov 18, 2009, 12:52:15 PM11/18/09
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OK, I'm not asking, folks, that we throw shit at the system like
monkeys... Our high status in civilization, demands that we handle the
shit with finesse like this... ;)

"The film Borat is at its most subversive not when the hero is simply
rude and offensive (for our Western eyes and ears, at least) but, on
the contrary, when he desperately tries to display civility. During a
dinner in an upper class house, he asks where the toilet is, goes
there and then returns with his shit carefully wrapped in a plastic
bag, asking the hostess in a hushed voice where he should put it. This
is a model metaphor for a truly subversive political gesture: not
throwing shit at those in power, but bringing those in power a bag of
shit and politely asking them how to get rid of it."

http://www.continental-philosophy.org/2008/06/23/kierkegaard-nietzsche-zizek-and-borat/

And I'm ordering the movie from Netflix.

sanboz

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Nov 18, 2009, 6:33:01 PM11/18/09
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"His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic
Enterprises" <nolionn...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> OK, I'm not asking, folks, that we throw shit at the system like
> monkeys... Our high status in civilization, demands that we handle the
> shit with finesse like this... ;)
>
> "The film Borat


F*CK Borat, and your other gods


His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises

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Nov 18, 2009, 7:12:20 PM11/18/09
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On Nov 18, 6:33 pm, "sanboz" <nos...@spamless.com> wrote:
> "His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of QuixoticEnterprises" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>
> news:873f2db3-4a8f-4a26...@p35g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > OK, I'm not asking, folks, that we throw shit at the system like
> > monkeys... Our high status in civilization, demands that we handle the
> > shit with finesse like this... ;)
>
> > "The film Borat
>
>          F*CK Borat, and your other gods

Well, this Christian world is full of shit and hypocrisy, so I look
forward to watching the movie.

Keep you posted.

sanboz

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Nov 18, 2009, 8:27:40 PM11/18/09
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"His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic
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Keep you posted.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
if you like Borat, you'll love Lavern and Shirly


Sanity

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Nov 18, 2009, 8:45:11 PM11/18/09
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On Nov 18, 7:27 pm, "sanboz" <nos...@spamless.com> wrote:
> "His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of QuixoticEnterprises" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c0b22719-c4e1-44c4...@p35g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 18, 6:33 pm, "sanboz" <nos...@spamless.com> wrote:
>
> > "His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of
> > QuixoticEnterprises" <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:873f2db3-4a8f-4a26...@p35g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > OK, I'm not asking, folks, that we throw shit at the system like
> > > monkeys... Our high status in civilization, demands that we handle the
> > > shit with finesse like this... ;)
>
> > > "The film Borat
>
> > F*CK Borat, and your other gods
>
> Well, this Christian world is full of shit and hypocrisy, so I look
> forward to watching the movie.
>
> Keep you posted.
>
>
>
> if you like Borat, you'll love Lavern and Shirly

Thelma and Louise off a cliff!

Sanity

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Nov 19, 2009, 4:57:05 AM11/19/09
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On Nov 18, 9:23 am, "His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes
I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> I quote from something written in 1880 (some 130 years ago)...
>
> APPEAL TO THE YOUNG
>
> "More than a century has passed since science laid down sound
> propositions as to the origins of the universe, but how many have
> mastered them or possess the really scientific spirit of criticism? A
> few thousands at the outside, who are lost in the midst of hundreds of
> millions still steeped in prejudices and superstitions worthy of
> savages, who are consequently ever ready to serve as PUPPETS FOR
> RELIGIOUS IMPOSTORS."
>
> http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/kropotkin/appealtoyoung...

>
> The reality is that we will never convince the masses (those anonymous
> sheep out there) because RELIGION HAS STOLEN THE SHOW. They have the
> "Passion of the Christ," appealing to their hearts. They have
> Political Power, often involving the OLD AND BABBLING, controlling the
> media and securing the pastures at the source...
>
> And what do we offer, REASON? Sorry, we'll never make it. :(

The law of the jungle type of 'reasoning' that promotes blind faith in
religious dogma, or demigods of any ilk for that matter, is chicken-
brained pecking-order. If one ‘stays with the program’ he doesn’t
have to think for himself, can’t make mistakes (or learn from them),
and is secure in his position on the tribe’s pecking-order ladder.

In secular venues it’s the same: Blind faith in a lot of professors
will yield good grades, blind faith in what the Supreme Court says
were the intentions of the Framers of the US Constitution is worth big
bucks to lawyers (plutocratic pecking-order), blind faith in the
Gummint means you’re “patriotic” etc.

Am I thinking outside the box? Shame on me!

>
> One wise word from the deep jungle though: APPEAL TO THE YOUNG, TO
> "THE MONKEY WITHIN," and we may start seeing the TIDE OF EVOLUTION
> change.

Monkeys do the pecking-order thang too.

Peace, Sanity

>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­-------------------------------------------------------

His Highness Comandante Banana, King Of The Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises

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Nov 19, 2009, 9:53:55 AM11/19/09
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The point is that you should try to be your own master as much as
possible. Religion doesn't promote that. You are there waiting for
things to fall from the sky and will be rewarded for sheepish
behavior.

Yes, it happens outside religion too, and I'm sure that in the
communist hierarchy in Cuba, you better go with the flow.

What we should be teaching in our schools though is creative thinking,
making sure the little ape is able to survive in the jungle. It's not
accepting the law of the jungle either, just be conscious about it...
and put the predators in the cage, please!

Yesterday I was walking down the sidewalk and this LADY PREDATOR,
PULLS THE PHONE AND BLOCKS ME WITH HER SUV. I just wished to fight
back somehow, but the laws are ignored and nobody gives a shit. It
doesn't have to be that way though.

I really believe it is hight time to fight back the top predators, or
the top predators will hunt us down!

>
>
>
> > One wise word from the deep jungle though: APPEAL TO THE YOUNG, TO
> > "THE MONKEY WITHIN," and we may start seeing the TIDE OF EVOLUTION
> > change.
>
> Monkeys do the pecking-order thang too.
>
> Peace, Sanity

Which means, a) that we must accept it, or b) that it is time to
evolve and become civilized.

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