The New Blog

Hello World, Its Michael here.

I did have another blog some of you might have read it was called the Political Demon, but for some reason after months of inactivity I can't open it to post, so I created a new one.  I hope you enjoy this one, I will post a lot more often, some of it will be about me and my life, some about things that annoy me, anger me, frustrate me and some to highlight the fucked up world we live in.

One thing that is really pissing me off at the moment more than anything, is the crap that's going on in the Middle East.  In particular, the role of the US and the other Western Countries.  It amazes me how stupid people are, in particular, Politicians, Journalists and gung-ho everyday conservative 'sheep'.  Now the 'sheep' I understand, because man has become so lazy and dumb that its a lot easier to just follow and believe.  I can also understand the stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy of Politicians, at the end of the day they are just salesmen/women who want another term, so anything for survival.  But journalists, I mean, they are charged with bringing us truth, not just a regurgitation of a media statement.  Where have all the investigative journalists gone, and no I am not talking about Martin King investigating the local builder who conned a newly married young couple out of their first home.

All i can say in regards journalists is thank God for Julian Assange and Wikileaks.  I recently watched All the Presidents Men, which is the Watergate story.  I equate this to what is happening to Julian and Bradley Manning.  Woodward and Bernstein uncovered a major conspiracy involving not just the government of the USA, but the President himself, and they were considered heroes.  Julian Assange by publishing memo's written by government officials is called a traitor and has idiots like Gillard, Clinton trying to jail him and fear mongers like Palin calling for his execution.  I can understand governments not liking him, but to call him a terrorist and call for his death is a bit extreme don't you think??

Anyway getting back to my original frustration, you will notice that i can get side-tracked a little, The West is charging Saudi Arabia, that Great Bastion of Democracy (yes that was sarcasm), with overseeing the democratization of the Arab world.  Doesn't that just make you piss yourself laughing.

This is the same Saudi Arabia that;

• has the death penalty wide range of crimes, including offenses such as apostasy (formal disaffiliation from or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person), sorcery, and blasphemy.  But that's not all it also allows death sentences for juveniles. 
• has arrested over 160 peaceful dissidents in violation of international human rights law since February 2011.
• Still doesn't allow women to vote.
• Still allows underage marriages, and doesn't allow women to study engineering, journalism, and architecture.

YAY Saudi Arabia.

It makes me sick to my stomach that such a disgrace of a country is feted in the Western World, all because of their oil. 

Anyway enough from me tonight, Liverpool v Birmingham is about to start.