On Sep 22, 12:18 pm, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"

Let me talk about Tunnel Rats and strategy in the jungle. The lion has
no chance in the jungle. The tunnels belong to the rat, the ground is
the hunting ground of the snake and the air is the realm of the
mosquito. In the movie the Marines are stuck in Vietnam fighting a war
where the enemy knows the terrain. They tried Agent Orange but it's
impossible to wipe out the whole jungle and then some of the American
troops were affected too. WMD's are a Pandora's box.

The movie is brutal, the jungle is brutal. In this asphalt jungle
where I live a bike ride can become a nasty fight for survival. It
happened to me. And they treat me as an insect, so I become a nagging
mosquito. We could come out of the jungle if they rich paid attention.
The poor are just trying to survive and trust the leaders, always
hoping that the next one will be the right one. And the leaders
themselves are trying to survive without antagonizing the rich. They
are sacred, every social program is on the table. Not that they are
the solution. They are an aspirin. Obama promotes some Universal
Healthcare but it may be complicated and --they argue--
unconstitutional. It may have been nice and simple like in Canada but
it antagonizes too many people. It may actually have saved a lot of
money, but you don't hear that from the politicians. If they are
trying to sink Obama's plan, they could have at least a Plan B. No,
they figure their audience hates Obama anyway, so no further option is
offered.

What a dilemma! Nobody wants to face reality. It's too scary. The
Planet is being trashed. Not even recycling here. Only a handful of
states have deposit programs on bottles. The supermarkets oppose it. I
don't know where to take the used batteries, maybe they dump it too.
Money is going down the drain on road embellishment, which adds yet
another obstacle. The big corporations don't want to hear about saving
energy. The politicians oblige. The little corporations wonder then
their technologies will have a chance. Wind and solar energy remain in
the wings. Neighborhood Electric Vehicles remain a toy for the golf
course, not a real vehicle for the community. Just insane to drive one
among the big trucks speeding around with casual disregard for others.
The rich escape to walled enclaves and the poor are doomed to live in
fear. There's no right and wrong, just a struggle for survival...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmEuGECjMls

Do the African people need Internet tablets? They need to catch up,
don't they? Many of these things that we dismiss in the West --the
bike, the wind and electric technologies-- can be put to use. Maybe
they can have a better life than we do in the rat race. China is
winning the race anyway, so things are bound to change. THAT'S
REVOLUTION TIME.