Remember Me?

Alright fans, Winters Writes is back and ready to talk politics, race, sex, car accidents, tattoos, and sports cars. No, seriously, I have neglected my favorite passion of all time- writing and sharing thoughts with the rest of the world. As some of my fans know I have moved from Texas back to California. But no worries, my conservative values are still in place, even though I switched from calling myself a conservative and now wear the badge of a Libertarian.  But let’s talk politics later.

I would like to catch up on a few things that I missed, like the NFL lockout. What the hell was that? They had the NFL Draft on schedule and got us hooked like medical marijuana card holders. I am glad that football is back, but too bad my team sucks and there may be no end in sight. A mighty empire falling, no not America, the 49ers; but we play in the NFC West so I am hopeful- oops I mean Faithful.

And I can’t forget to mention the politician that got booted for sexting (there is your sex). Man that old dude spent a lot of time doing some real important government things, yeah things, they do nothing but talk and sign their name and we pay them. Most of the time they do not know what they are writing their names down own. You often hear it in their speeches, “I did not support that part of the bill at all”. But Misses, your John Hancock is right there in black and white.

With the election heating up you know the keys on my laptop will start to sound like rain on a tin roof. Yes I am still waiting for the government to create jobs and watch them fall from the sky (most know I believe it is not the responsibility of the government or the president). Yes they can make policies and rearrange the tax structure, but that leads to nothing but more fat cats on the top of the food chain collecting huge profits while the little guy or girl embraces six figures like they hit the lottery.

 I sit in amazement because that guy we started two wars to look for, was not in a freaking cave, but a mansion like Charlie Sheen watching porn and the occasional clip of himself on FOX…  All the time telling us we needed more money for the war, or for another x-ray machine at the airport, or a reason to pat down your kids before you visit the happiest place on earth.

For some, America is the definition of freedom. People have died all over the world to achieve the type of freedom that we have.

So let us really demand freedom. The freedom to love who the heck you want, as long as he or she is not in my bed that is not my problem. Go ahead smoke a little bit if you feel the pain of Capitalism. Let children be children and do not be scared to tell them the truth, even though you might think they are not ready to accept it.

In closing, I would like to give a shout out to Bill Brenner. I admire his tenacity and dedication to letting the world know who he really is, and sharing the challenges and obstacles he has faced.  

Defriend, Delete, Disconnect

I enjoy social networking sites; they are great for connecting with “real friends”. I have been defriended by some people because of what I say, and will continue to say. I have also defriended people as well because of their constant talking of nothing. I have dealt with the stalkers, the haters, and enjoy the congratulators.

I do not mind when I get defriended, and do not act like a baby whose lost his binky. That is the beauty of social networking sites- you can control access if you are intelligent enough. I ran into a situation where I deleted a person because we continued to fight all day long, but I still valued the friendship. Just because we are not friends on a social networking sites has no connection with how we act in the real world, or so I thought. 

I was defriended by an individual, and later, saw them in the local supermarket. Did I ask them why they defriended me? No. I just had a friendly conversation and moved on about my business. There needs to be an understanding that some people do not need to be friends on social networking sites and can still have a personal friendship. No matter how much we think we are being real, or being ourselves, on social networking sites, I call “bullshit”.   Sometimes we are nothing but superficial avatars of ourselves, clamoring for attention.

There are some that keep it real. They will let you know when they are having a bad day, or if their day is great. But that is not the majority. Most people are trying to pawn their music, or promote a shoe company that they don’t even get incentives from. 

The power of social networking sites is not being used to its fullest potential, but rather for farming on farm town, running around in mobster-land, or for just plain old fronting.  Social networking sites are a tool to inform, educate, and yes share those special moments. But there are some things that social networking sites are not for. Like arguing with your spouse or claiming that you are what you are not.

The option of defriending, blocking, and deleting is one that is important and should be exercised as often as possible. (I’m sure I’ll lose a couple after this post) For example, the friend that always has something negative to say about every post you make, well friend; you are now blocked from comments.  What about the friend that always tags you in images you’re not in, or those monthly birthday calendars… cool, all 50 of us are Virgos, that’s great to know! 

So no, you are not my social networking or virtual friend, but rather, negative energy that could cause cancer, a tumor, or some unknown disease that will be diagnosed in the next few months. Sure, we are not supposed to always agree on everything- what is the purpose of that? But to always be instigating an argument on the internet is pathetic. If you do not like what someone says feel free to defriend, delete, or block- that is why those options are available to you.  Or, like you mom always said, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

If you get deleted, be an adult about it and move on. Do not ask why; do not send a message through the same social networking site that you got deleted from. Take it personal if you want because your friend count is down one. I am sure that there are a few supermodels that would like to be your friend and link you to pictures of tennis shoes.

Donald and Ronald

Alright boys and girls, let us take a trip down mind control road and explore something that I think is rather strange. Now we know that we are currently involved in a mind war. A mind war that has plotted half of the country against the other half. A war that uses statistics and personal beliefs to destroy the concept of reality. We all love reality; you know- American Idol, Survivor, The Apprentice.  That reality that catches us humans in our most glorious moments like when we are given thousands of dollars to drink at a club and fist pump all night. How is this a connection to Donald-the-landlord-Trump and Ronald-the-drug-lord-Reagan?

This war is played out in our minds. The values and statistics are twisted and calculated. Issues are thrown around like newspapers on Sunday morning. Most of you may forget a few key facts, but I will explain- hold on. Now to some, Ronald Reagan was the best president in the world. Of course an actor and a spokesman for General Electric would make the perfect candidate for governor. Never mind that he totally switched his political affiliation. With a degree in sociology, and being an actor over the years it would not be hard to deploy mind control tactics. Ronald could be considered a real Sith Lord.

These are the same tactics that are being used by Donald Trump.  How is this? Well first off, he owns his own Entertainment Company, secondly he is a spokesman for Capitalism that is often more of a conservative concept if you look at political figuring and positioning. Donald Trump has switched like a light switch powered by a G.E. light bulb. Donald is the perfect candidate for the Republican/Conservative that has been trapped in a cave forced fed hours of reality television. Never mind the fact that Donald has been married to more women then at the local brothel, oops I mean message parlor.

Trump will not even shake your hand. He says that it is because of germs, but I think he does not want to leave any evidence or DNA when he stabs us all in the back. One day he attacks China and says that they are trying to take over America (true in my opinion), but then behind closed doors he is trying to strike deals to get a version of the Apprentice in China. So there- money is important to you, never mind the lead in the toys or the fact that we keep crawling to them to borrow money. Sure China manipulates their interest rate. As an owner of a casino I think you do the same thing? What are the odds of your slot machines?

So how will it be if Donald Trump is president?  It would be a little different then the Reagan era or would it? The drug lord Reagan did create his own economic system. Reagan deployed a war on the people with the slogan of “Just Say No” as the war cry heard in the streets. More people will be out of work because the big guy hates the small guy. The small local café shop on the corner will have to pay an increase in rent after the Trump remodel. Medical Marijuana farms would be replaced by Rogaine and Viagra plants, and electric cars would be replaced by the new Chrysler 100m- an electric version of the 300m. The car would have a human pedal mode, in case all the recent skyscrapers block out the sun.  Prisons would be filled with individuals evicted from their homes. All programs dealing with addictive gambling would be reduced and replaced by more Donald Trump Casinos.

They have us programmed to believe in stars. We are not running this country and often not involved in any of the decision making responsibilities. The old truth that we are a Republic and not a Democratic society often is forgotten. We leave the decision making responsibilities to someone else by default remember? But how can any of these clowns represent us when they flip like an “In and Out Burger”- the only time they stay still is to take on the cheese. Even Obama has changed his formula like Coca Cola, and I am waiting for the original to return.

Donald said it himself "One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government."

Please let us not forget that we are about to hate each other even more for the next year or so. The right side will say this and the left side will say that. But we have to support the people that have us in the forefront. Not the oil companies, banks, or other corporations that pillage the people. Do not fall for the next Reagan. The charismatic, economical, political, puppet controlled by the unknown selling us out looking out the penthouse window.

Leave My Penis Alone

This is the problem with our society and the government. We Americans pride ourselves on the concept of freedom. The freedom to worship the God of our choice or even Satan if that is your thing. The freedom to be somebody or strive to be nobody- the choice is ours, right? Nope, that is not the case at all. We have a segment of our society that is worried about the penis of a child, and the issues of a circumcision ban in the good old city of San Francisco. So we have people in a city that are worried about little newborns penis’s while we are in a deficit and there are tons of homeless people?

Look, this is the problem with our laws, and the things that are approved to be on ballots. While we spend our time worried about small issues, like a penis (lol), we could spend that money and time trying to reform education, or stopping wars. But no, both sides would rather pick their battles and clamp down on our so-called freedoms. But this is how the Patriot Act passed. It is easy, in my opinion- instead of fighting over a penis of a newborn how about we stop killing babies with bombs from drones. How about we respect other religions like the Jewish faith, and the Muslim faith, that see the issues of circumcision as a religious act, but nope if you are not a Christian your religion is often void.

I can hear the arguments, “it is a child, they have no say in the matter”, well of course, but the child also had no say in the matter if they wanted to be here in the first place. I am sure that a child is terrified for the rest of their life because a portion of their penis has been snipped away. I am sure that in 18 years the little boy that has a circumcised penis will have to take Prozac because he is the only one in the Stadium circumcised.  I mean, penises are ugly enough, I know- I have one, I would hate to see the thing if it was not trimmed up a little bit.

Look, if you do not want to circumcise your penis because that is your thing- then fine. But for 10,000 or so silly Californians to think that they can control all the future penises is ridiculous. Some believe that it is genital mutilation; alright I see your point, but what is slicing open a breast and putting in some silicon? That is mutilation, in my opinion but I am sure that they will never ban breast implants in the city of San Francisco. I mean, there are a few men out there that have added a pair of Double D’s in the once flat chest of theirs.

So to the Democrats, worry about the real issues, like educating children and letting the parents make some choices of their own, please. For the Republicans, figure out a way to stop Global Warming and save the environment by not emptying shells all around the world with countries that do not believe in the same things as you. I know, the more people we kill overseas the safer we are and the more access to oil we have. But it seems if that plan did not work out very well at all. Just made taking a plane take longer then standing in line at the DMV, and the opportunity for molesting children to become a full time occupation. (That is directed to the TSA).

Let us remember the goal of American freedom. Not determining who can foreskin, and who should not foreskin. Just leave the foreskin alone. If foreskin challenged freedom then I think they all should be destroyed- no I am joking. Can we worry about some other crazy issues, and put those on the ballet? For example, paying the homeless to clean up their own pee, or maybe even making all mom and pop shops accepting A.T.M. cards and Debit Cards. I can not stand walking into a store and not being able to spend my money.

    

Here's the link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=87788#ixzz1KgAChNeL

Rebirth of a Writer

Last night I had the time of my life. It had been a few years since I have been to a real concert and I needed to remind myself of who I am, and what helped mold and shape me. The last few weeks I have felt as if I was stuck in an identity crisis. I mean, my environment is no help at all. Surrounded by open plains, cows grazing on the pasture and the constant natural gas rigs spewing their fumes tend to make a brother a little confused. There is no one around me that dresses like me, thinks like me, or even understands the complexity of some of the issues concerning identity.

Why am I still here? The answer is simple I am here for my children. See, the beauty of Hip-Hop is that it educates and motivates. When I was younger I fed myself so much Hip-Hop that I should have been a fat kid. It was like cake and soda. The clothes, the shows, and the lyrical delivery of some of the greatest artist of all time were helping me deal with the racism, the injustices, and all of the other issues that plague a black teenager. Last night there was nothing like screaming “Fuck the Police” with a thousand people. Nine hundred and sixty nine white folks screaming “Fuck the Police” is just want I needed in my life right now.

See, I never believed in the system. Because I know that the system is a lie and they only tell us what they feel we need to know. The stuff that we read in the newspaper and watch on the television is nothing but poison that slowly kills and slowly eats away any sense of reality that we were born with. But that is the difference with Hip-Hop. If the world would operate like a true Hip-Hop show things would be great. It is true that (C.R.E.A.M) cash rules everything around me. Did it take nine black youth from the East Coast to tell the world that? Yes it did.

Hip-Hop is like Wikileaks, some shit that the average person would never understand and would rather lock in a cage and call them a traitor or useless to society. But that is not the case to those that are smart enough to understand that we are all getting played. I feel that no matter how we learn the truth the importance is we learn the truth. I am glad that this information is leaked and that the world can see that there are some serious issues out there that we should be aware of.

For me, Hip-Hop introduced me to the New World Order, and broke down some of the greatest Philosophers in the world. Hip-Hop artist are the reporters for the ghetto. They are the real soldiers on the front line of equal justice for those that do not have a voice. No I will not trust the police. I will not believe that fake rap artist that plagues the airwaves and infects the public with the same nonsense that real Hip-Hoppers are trying to eradicate. See life is not just a party or sipping on a 40 ounce of St. Ides on the corner. Life is about a hustle, making things better for you and your family.

By Any Means Necessary? That is right by any fucking means necessary. Yes I was lucky to escape the struggle in the inner-city. But that should not mean that I cannot be a solder for the movement. Yes it is true that I am a recovering Conservative on a steady diet of libertarian values and insight. I want less government and more freedom. I want to blaze green without having to come up with some excuse to see the doctor. I want the opportunity to do what I like as long as it has no direct negative effect on another human being.

I deal with other people’s values and bullshit shoved down my throat all day long. The constant religious quotes, the unflattering number game, and the constant Facebook “look at me” post that often makes me want to swan dive into an empty pool to see if I am in reality or some fake ass computer world. Is this the Matrix or what? Do we force feed ourselves some shit so that we feel better about ourselves? Or is it because we want the attention and the acceptances of others? I am chucking up the deuces on that right now.

No longer will I try to blend into my environment. No longer will I second guess what I write, or filter myself. I am who I am. And I have to say thank you to Hip-Hop. Artist like Nas, Public Enemy, Paris, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and Ice Cube have turned on the light. While these new artist continue to play the role of the house Negro and do what Master wants, I will not fall victim to Master, but remember were I came from and who I am. I am not supposed to be here but I am, I can tell by the looks in the store and the glares on the road. But that is the beauty of Hip-Hop, no matter the age race, religion, or sex- we all belong.  There is no other music in the world that has the same power that true Hip-Hop brings to the world.

New Klan Hideout or a Black-OP

I am not ashamed to admit that I stood in line at the midnight launch and wanted for the latest installment of Call of Duty Black Op’s. I knew that I was going to subject myself to the racial tension of the virtual world. So I stood there, and waited to hear the same comments that I here online. The famous and unforgettable “N” word that is constantly spewing out the mouths of twelve year old boys, Monster fueled teenagers, and old men in their rocking chairs.  But not so surprisingly- while in the “real world”, I did not hear that word at all.  

Look, there are few things that you can call me that I will not disagree with. You can call me a nerd- because I am. I enjoy reading books, lucky enough to have great eye site, and I work hard on my GPA. If my GPA and kill death ratio were the same I would make even more unskilled spoiled kids dashboard their systems to save their winning streaks. You can tell me to get some sun, because I would rather be up all night playing games with my friends until the sun rises. But the fact that once my friends and I enter a room the “N” word starts to fly around like flies on dead carcasses is rather ridiculous.

Why is there so much hatred and prejudice language being exchanged on XBOX Live? Are these children repeating the language that they hear from their parents? Or do they really feel this way? I continually express to these backwoods-inbred-avatars that just because your trailer is located next door to McDonald’s does not allow you to use their Wi-Fi. If I was a true racist I would not even purchase a game called “Black-Ops” or is this the “Black-Op” an outlet for your racist tension because some are slowly falling into the minority category and swear they do not have a problem with it at all. But they do.

Of course, I do not live in my Mothers basement, I am not on Welfare, and I did not conduct a home invasion for my Call of Duty Special Edition XBOX. While I am tucked away in my Media Room hearing your loud footsteps in my Turtle Beaches I know what is coming next in the lobby. The “N” word. I tried to explain to these people if they want to be cool, or down with the cause, it is all right- just pronounce the word properly. They seem to forget that the ending has an “a” and not an “er”. I mean, you would think with all of the rap music that they purchase they would have learned this already.

But the fact remains at least twice a night I am engaged in a battle of words because I just so happen to be black. I mean some nights I might not even get to play a game and the word is being exchanged in the lobby. Is this were the Klan decides they want to hang out, because they can not really spew their nonsense in public. Is a headset the new robe? And why did they cover their faces anyway? Shouldn’t they be proud of their hatred of themselves since we all come from Africa?

But it is often hard to combat the Klan, Skinheads, and the deranged all at one time when I am just trying to get some kills and have a good night with my friends. Look, we have a black President. I will claim him now since you already have Tiger Woods. All of the trends are set by black folks and that jersey that you are wearing just happens to be a black guy that plays on the team.

So when you see xWDGx six50war online and in a room get ready for a game. Spare me the racist drama and let us have a great time. I am tired of feeling disappointed about my fellow Americans, and being reaffirmed that racism is alive and thriving online. Just because you got drop-shot by an old man that is old enough to be your dad gives you no reason at all to resort to your last line of defense- the “N” word. I am sure if there was even a word of that equivalence for your race being tossed around online like a sticky grenade you would be mad.

So here is a challenge: The next time you hear someone on XBOX Live or the dying out PlayStation community spewing some racist trash- do me a favor and tell them to cut it out. Oh yeah, and to all my brothers out there- stop talking so ghetto and ignorant online. This is not helping the cause. Now quick-scope that.

In Fear We Trust

Why, in a so called free society, do we live in so much fear? Fear is a means to control the people and make them do what a government or organization wants. For example, why do you punish children? This is an exercise to make them do what we want them to do, a way to modify their behavior in order to gain control of their actions. This is not a relatively hard concept to understand for most. .

Why do we move to nice and supposedly safe neighborhoods if we need to place cameras on our homes and buy security alarms? Why do we continually need to be subjected the fear that is packaged in the news media. Not the fear of the real enemy, but rather the everyday citizens. We have allowed for our basic rights to be erased because of fear. Fear is continuously used as a tool to degrade our society and put in play in a police state.

Fear is a way to control the people, a way to make the people nothing but mere numbers that they can manipulate and parade to do their evil bidding. Are we so ignorant that we believe a system can be created to warn us of a future terrorist attack? Do we really fail to use our own brain to understand that these so-called terrorist have access to the same media outlets as we do. What is the color today? Is it red, yellow, or orange? If I cannot trust the weatherman how can I trust the reports of future terrorism?

If the facts are known that there may be a terrorist attack then why do we not follow the leads and allow them to show themselves and be prepared to stop it. Yes there are terrorists out there. But these terrorist have been created by the world that we live in. We have to evaluate why we were attacked and find out who was really behind the events of 9/11 in order to understand what is going on around us.

Why do I go to the airport and watch a child remove their shoes? Are we really scared of a one year old with a bottle? No we are not. But this is a part of the programing that is needed to build a nation that will accept any removal of rights that they, the government, feel necessary. But there are many things that we should fear, but instead we trust these agencies and organizations.

You should fear the flu shot, because you do not know what is in the bottle at all. You do not have the tools necessary to determine what is in the needle that will be placed into your blood stream. You should fear the meat that is on your plate. You do not know what this animal has eaten for the last few years and the effect of the steroids and corn based diet would do. You should fear your government and your president past and present. The Electoral College is responsible for deciding who is our president, not us- this is something that should be feared.

The truth always will show itself, but by the time the facts and truths are know it is often too late and those that need to know are no longer here. But instead we fear each other, not the minister that is playing with our children while they are at the weekend church getaway. We should fear ourselves for not knowing the truth but being those sheep that are being led to the slaughter. We should fear the fact that we are turning into a third world country, due to the policies that have been put in place for years.

We should fear the truth that soon there will only be two classes in our society. There will only be the rich and the poor. We should fear the fact that we are slaves to our jobs, to our political parties, our religion, and our constant need to medicate ourselves from reality. A reality that we do not want to face, but makes us dread the Monday through Friday work on the plantation that needs to be done. The constant pushing of papers and phone calls that hold no real value but a way to play business the same way we used to play house.

We should fear the fact that in order for us to have some sort of feeling of necessity or purpose in life we impose ourselves on material gains. We should fear the world that we are creating and leaving for our children. A world that is filled with racism, injustices for minorities and women, a world where the tree of knowledge is being burned to ashes and the roots removed.

Will we challenge this fear and demand accountability? Will we turn off the local news that keeps us locked in our gated communities separated from the reality and the responsibility that we have to take care of one another? In order to control an enemy the first tactic deployed is fear and confusion. These are the tools that America is using to fight a war on its on citizens.

We are at war with the government and with each other all the time. Where do you stand? Will it be in fear of the communists? How about the socialists? No. Fear inaction. Fear apathy. Be proud that you still have a voice… and use it.