What you've all been waiting for!
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The big question! This text vid will explain all. Please ponder and add your thoughts.
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I love the look of Grunge as much as the music, with it's rebellious themes and worn and w
I love the look of Grunge as much as the music, with it's rebellious themes and worn and weathered look. It is of the people and for the every-man that cocks a snoop at convention.
Originally a garage band statement of defiance from disaffected youth, it has grown to rival Punk, Goth or any genre going right back to the Mods of the 60s.
So here's my attempt at a grunge vid featuring three great ladies that I admire for among other things their "take me as you find me" edge: RiverBirch1967, RoobyJuice and IXGertXI - the eccentric, the artist and the teacher.:)
http://au.youtube.com/user/RiverBirch1967
http://au.youtube.com/user/roobyjuice
http://au.youtube.com/user/IXgertXI
ps: I am somewhat of an anti-censorship advocate, believing censorship to be largely a matter for responsible parents and adult choices, however just to warn you, there are some explicit "Shungi" japanese erotic paintings and a few other wobbly bits herein, just to add some seasoning. ;)
pps: Sorry about the pixelating; this time I did it on purpose by using small images to get that washed out grungy look. :)
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Load up on guns
Bring your friends
Its fun to lose
And to pretend
Shes overboard
Myself assured
I know I know
A dirty word
Hello
With the lights out its less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido
Yea
Im worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end
Hello
With the lights out its less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido
Yea
And I forget
Just what it takes
And yet I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard
Its hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind
Hello
With the lights out its less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido
Yea
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A perspective on national character and the will of one man.
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"Audemus jura nostra defendere"
( We dare defend our rights )
This video is dedicated
"Audemus jura nostra defendere"
( We dare defend our rights )
This video is dedicated to my dear friend RiverBirch1967.
http://youtube.com/user/RiverBirch1967
I believe this:
That for whoever wins the war, amongst the spoils of victory will be the writing of history in favour of the victor. And from this will emerge the stigmas from defeat: the impugning of the losing side using stereotypes and typecasts fashioned to brand and besmirch in keeping with a convenient common perception. The lowest common denominator is too often the most expedient escape for those who refuse to think beyond the branding iron orthodoxy of "official" history.
It is an affliction of human nature that we label those of a proud and independent spirit as..."different", divisive, disruptive dissidents resistant to the establishment's order of things (does "rogue state" sound familiar?). Over time it becomes the status quo, regardless of obvious truths. It has happened in my own country to the Australian Aborigines. I feel it has happened to the Southern states of the USA
I believe that we, in the pursuit of justice - incumbent on us all - must tread the path paved with tolerance and understanding in respect of differences, whilst reserving the right to exalt our own difference as a right. That every culture and it's heritage be afforded the dignity of respect; that attention to unbiased truth be a distinction in this honouring. That non-conformity be appreciated for it's vital contribution to the whole.
I believe that the mistakes of the past the world over, the real and the spurious - with lessons learned - be consigned to the history books lest today they blind us to our own bigotry, to stereotype, and steer us from one's duty to embrace our neighbours in the spirit of brotherhood. That we respect cultural sovereignty; that autonomy be defended as we do a freedom, in trust for the individual and the collective, be they from the east, west, The North...or The South.
This video was not made blind to the injustices of slavery. Nor was it made to be arbitrarily critical of the now United States of America, however, from discussions and research I am convinced that slavery was not the primary catalyst for Lincoln's prosecution of the American Civil War. In time, slavery would have been abolished everywhere. As with every war that has ever been fought the real reason was geo-political and economic in nature. African American emanicipation was a secondary consideration, though a powerful rallying cry for the masses.
I believe that the Southern states that would go on to form the Confederacy were legally and morally within their rights to secede from the Union, thus forming the CSA, in spite of the Union's assertion of it being a rebellion.
A little known fact is that several European states had agreed in principle to recognize the CSA and that France, and Great Britain in particular, had considered joining the war on the side of the Confederacy. In essence, what was at stake was a people's right to determine their own future and independent voice. Conclusively, the Union invaded another legally declared nation on it's very own soil.
It is history now, and the USA is strong, but history has always been riddled with hidden twists and turns.
The South today is a vibrant community of states bound together by a common culture, a commonwealth-sentiment born of monumental struggle and the deaths of 300,000 of their brethren. Heritage for the South is the lifeblood that surges through the veins of the people. Identity is not a gift but a birthright both as an individual and as part of a greater whole even within a much greater whole. It is every Southerner's right to proclaim this proudly. It is every one else's responsibility to ackowledge this as they would expect their own heritage and identity to be respected. The hundreds of thousands of fallen must never be forgotten for what they fought for.
In a fragmented world of tribalism and local hatreds it is vital that we accept eachother's rights to heritage integrity and selfdom, free from the mindless barbs of prejudices passed on through the years by the misguided and the blissfully ignorant. We owe it to the South. We owe it to ourselves.
This video is a tribute to a people with a unique identity, who's forefathers - men and women of different creeds and races - fought with immense courage in the face of overwhelming odds to preserve their way of life. Out-numbered, out-gunned, with vastly inferior resources in terms of raw materials, supplies, munitions, available man-power and financial resources and subject to crippling blockades they fought for five years with legendary valour, sometimes with nothing but rocks... ROCKS to hurl at the enemy. They never once took a backward step.
And at one stage they had almost won.
Wayne
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I threw this together during my lunch break at work so I must apologise for the ordinary q
I threw this together during my lunch break at work so I must apologise for the ordinary quality, I wanted to get my political thoughts across in the heat of the moment.
On reviewing the vid I realize that some of the words are pretty hard to read so I have pasted the entire text here.
Today, the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on behalf of the government will give a formal apology to the Indigenous people of the nation.
Specifically he will say sorry to the "stolen generation" of part Aboriginal children forcibly taken from their families in accordance with government programs of the day. Then, the thinking was that "half caste" kids could make a better fist of life if "adopted" by a white family rather than left to their natural parents. It doesn't take a feat of imagination to realize what this did to the children and aboriginal dignity in general. Harrowing tales of abuse and neglect abound. Many of the children now old and dying still have little sense of identity.
I have been conflicted for some time as to the validity of saying 'sorry'. Why should this generation apologise for the mistakes of previous generations? We do not take credit for achievements of the past so why take responsibility for wrongs of the past? Was I responsible? No.
On the other hand, the nation has a dark cloud hanging over it. How is it possible to achieve reconciliation with the original occupants without acknowledging the fundamental truths of our mistakes. How can they trust in us if we do not respect their grievances? How can we respect our nation if we do not own up?
Ultimately, the glue that binds us all imo is trust in one another, including all peoples and cultures. It is enough that such an ancient people as the aborigines have endured dispossession, disease and separation, without turning our backs on the facts. In order to move forward the nation must absolve itself of it's guilty conscience and the aborigines must feel that their pain and sorrow has been officially witnessed- again matters of respect and trust. The formal apology is the first major step in a new dawn of unity for my country. I proudly support the apology for this reason.
The following is the full text of the historic apology, delivered at 9am EST
"I give notice that, at the next sitting, I will move:
That today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human historyWe reflect on their past mistreatment.We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were Stolen Generations - this blemished chapter in our nation's history.
The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence to the future.
We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians.
We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country.
For the pain, suffering and hurt of these Stolen Generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry.
To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, for the breaking up of families and communities, we say sorry.
And for the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud people and a proud culture, we say sorry.
We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation.
For the future we take heart; resolving that this new page in the history of our great continent can now be written.
We today take this first step by acknowledging the past and laying claim to a future that embraces all Australians.
A future where this Parliament resolves that the injustices of the past must never, never happen again.
A future where we harness the determination of all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to close the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity.
A future where we embrace the possibility of new solutions to enduring problems where old approaches have failed.
A future based on mutual respect, mutual resolve and mutual responsibility.
A future where all Australians, whatever their origins, are truly equal partners, with equal opportunities and with an equal stake in shaping the next chapter in the history of this great country, Australia."
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