I thought it might be nice to engage in a little philosophy in the Den of the Philoceraptor.
So, today's topic is reality. How do you define it? Do you believe that objectivity can exist within the concept? And, since we perceive it to exist, where did it come from?
Because you can't always depend on a faceless corporation to give you what you want. And what is it that you want? RPGs with dialog in some strange moon-language that have been translated into something legible, that's what!
I found a site that has pretty much ever translated and untranslated released of every SNES games that's ever existed, which is nice because it saves me from digging through various pages looking for something that may or may not exist. Aside from the usual like Seiken Densetsu 3 and Tales of Phantasia, there's also quite a large number of smaller, lesser-know RPGs that have been translated like Metal Max Returns and Emerald Dragon. Not all these are all-time classics of course and it's often hard to tell, since reviews are hard to come by, but it's fun to dig up these old, obscure games and try them out.
Since its beginnings early last year, the TEA movement has been wrongfully labeled as a white supremacist movement made up of angry white racists. You can think the leftist mainstream media for these straw man labels.
The article linked above proves that even through a majority of the TEA party movement is white, there are other races that are not afraid to admit that they are conservatives that fully support the movement.
One thing that really angers me about this article is the sickening way that African-Americans are treated by their own people. I always hear blacks talking about the ways the white man is always getting them down. Really? Always getting you down, huh? That's funny, because according to the article, it's not whites that are the problem. Instead, it seems to be your own people that are attacking you. Being called derogatory terms like Oreo for daring to disagree with a man because he's the same color as you is so stupid that its laughable. When Bush was in office, I was never called racist by other whites for calling him an asshole. Then again, he was an asshole, so I guess there was no reason to question something that was justifiable. Still, people called what they thought he was, and never got called got called out for being a racist. Now that there's a black man in office, the issue of race has become the weapon of choice for people--especially those on the leftist side of the spectrum.
Personally, I've never been called a racist for disagreeing with Obama. However, I do know people who have. What's funny about this is that similar tactics were used when Bush was in office. If you disagreed with anything that he said, you were accused of being a terrorist sympathizer. Again, I was never no one ever said to my face, but I know that I was put in that camp. Now, things are different. Disagree with Obama? You must be a racist!!! Uh...what? I'm a racist because I don't agree with this war? I'm a racist because I don't agree with the Federal Reserve system destroying our currency via inflation? I'm a racist because I don't agree with the PATRIOT Act? I'm a racist because I don't agree with a health care bill that forces people to by something that they have a right to refuse? Many of those things were items that Obama promised to get rid of when he got into office. So far, he's continued to act like the last bozo that was in the White House. What's shocking is that people on the left side of the spectrum refuse to acknowledge any of it. Instead, they're too busy playing a card that has had its power drained.
By now, most of you are familiar with the lefts attempt to label the TEA Party movement as racist by accusing a TEA Party member of shouting the n world at an African-American member of Congress. What's funny is that those accusations are completely false. A recent video taken by someone at the TEA Party shows that the man in question was shouting "Kill the bill!" with fellow members. The n word is not mentioned once. Here's the video in question:
The left has also accused the movement of cutting the gas lines attached to the houses of Democratic members of Congress. The problem, however, is that no one has come forth with any solid evidence proving it was people like me who did it. They simply accuse the TEA party because of the deep hatred that they have for the movement. I find this funny considering the factor of "hate" is what motivates the left to attack people like me on a daily basis.
The issue of violence must also be dealt with. The TEA party movement has never done anything violent at their movements. People get energized, but not to the point where riots break out.
The left, on the other hand, is guilty of such acts. Consider the following story:
You may have heard about the story above on many news stations. To sum it up: an African-American man supporting his Constitutional and God-given right to stand against Obama was violently beaten for handing out flags that had the famous "Don't Tread on Me" words printed on them. According to the article, another black man walked up to him and shouted: "What kind of a ni**er are you?!" According to the article, Gladney--the man who was beaten up--kindly asked the man who yelled the racial slur at him if he would like a flag. Tell me: is this not racism? Is beating a man for advocating his rights not a sign of discrimination?
I want to conclude my rant with this: the issue of race is a factor that has gotten completely out of hand in this country. While I do recognize the fact that there are racists in the TEA party movement, I find it stupid and pathetic to label everyone who supports the movement as such.
We as a people need to remember that when Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, he clearly stated that all men are created equal. In other words, all men are subject to the same God-given to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. None of these things are judged on factors like race. If America fails to understand this fact, we are doomed to continue this stupid race argument for decades to come.
Black and White. Really? That's all you could come up with, Nintendo? We go from fancy-ass names like Pearl and Diamond to bland White and Black? Oh, well.
The release of Heart Gold and Soul Silver has caused my inner Pokemon fanboy to release itself. I'm planning on getting Soul Silver today. With that in mind, I feel excited about these games. I don't know what it is, but there's something about Pokemon that's freaking addicting. Whenever I get my hands on one of the games, my life goes out the window.
I'll be sure to keep you guys on any news about this new series.
I don't know why it took me so long to finally realize this, but supply and demand can't even explain the effect of marketting, and hardly describes the average transaction people make.
Heck, supply and demand can't even explain some tourist visiting China buying an overpriced marble table for their parents, fully aware it's overpriced. What I want is an economic model that can actually INFORM that person on their decision and accurately describe that purchase in detail, and maybe even help them to avoid that situation in the future.
Economics just has engineering envy, WISHING it could be done in such specific detail.
Maybe if everyone everywhere had perfect information on all things that could possibly be sold at all times in all situations, THEN "supply and demand" would be an accurate explanation. As it stands, it's just a fuzzy concept thrown out to explain things in a rough way that is just "fitted onto" ANY situation to explain it post-sale, the sort of Nostradamus/Astrology prediction "reasoning" we see for a lot of stuff. Heck if it can't even explain why people buy quack medicine...
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