We Are All On The Precipice

Egypt is in the middle of a revolution, and things aren't much better on the home front. There are those who are sympathetic to what is happening there and want to do what they can to help. To that end, many Twitter and Facebook users have proven that social media is the modern-day Pony Express and each person has the power to be a mini-Paul Revere.


Why is this so important? Because America is headed in the same direction as Egypt. We are sleepwalking towards the point of no return, where we will reach the boiling point before we even realize we are in the pot and on the stove, because the temperature is being increased so gradually that few of us even notice the difference until it is too late, just like a pot of slowly boiling frogs.


The media controls where most people look, and if you aren't looking anywhere but where they point, you'll miss what's happening all around you. Whether you believe the mainstream media is but a tool used by the true power wielders or whether you believe the media is itself the beast, you are a fool if you don't question everything you see, read, and hear.


Speaking of which, here is another interesting fact regarding the Wikileaks situation: 


Yesterday, the feds knocked down 40 doors in order to raid the homes of those who participated in the denial of service attacks on the companies (Visa, Mastercard, PayPal) who cut access to Wikileaks. The program used was called "LOIC" or "Low Orbit Ion Cannon", which joined the computers of those participating to the group attack on the target. Interestingly, the tool did NOTHING to hide a user's IP address, making them sitting ducks for the FBI once the target company handed over its server logs to the authorities to track users of the program by their IP addresses.


The question becomes: Who organized these attacks and encouraged others to participate? Surely they had to know the consequences to those would-be participants, but I seriously doubt they bothered to warn them. Of course, this gives rise to the question: is the whole Wikileaks situation being used by our government in order to create entrapment situations and "pre-emptively" arrest and prosecute those who might have anti-government and pro-truth sentiment?


I don't think it's as simple as the entire Wikileaks operation being a shell game, but certainly it appears as though aspects of it are being used to manipulate us into becoming confused about who we can trust.


If nothing else, consider this: If you were the U.S. Government, and you wanted to find a way to get a LOT of people to violate federal law so you could pick and choose who you prosecuted, what better way to do it than to get a company like Wikileaks to "leak" a bunch of documents and then track who reads them, since reading the leaked documents is technically punishable under espionage laws. A LOT of very powerful people could be tracked via IP address and prosecuted, should the need arise. (Something I have personally experienced.) The "need", of course, being defined by political agendas and/or the feds inability to gather LEGITIMATE evidence on those suspected of other crimes. Food for thought.


On a personal note:


Sadly, our own personal challenges don't get any easier even when compared to the challenges of those who are afflicted with much more than we are. At times things can seem so overwhelming that we're paralyzed with indecision and a general feeling of being lost.


The apparent suicide of a friend last week has me realizing that despair can take us hostage to the point where we feel the only way to escape is - well - you know.


I hope I never reach that point. I don't think I ever will. But if I ever did, I would find comfort in knowing that I had left some final words for others to ponder... words that might help them understand and not leave so many questions.


Of course, there would be many who would assume they already knew what MY problems were, but few would be right. Most would miss the mark and go for the obvious, while those who know me know there is much more to my story than the obvious could ever provide.


So, whether I die in battle in Egypt, or somewhere never to be found, I thought it would be a comfort, if only to me, if I wrote a farewell letter "just in case" I get killed in a traffic accident tomorrow or a coup next week.


I'm too tired to do it now, but look for it soon.


A.