revolution

just thinking after a few hours discussion re the process of national revolution and the outcome of real national change on a family/personal level how few countries on earth have ever had to go through the essential changes implicit in the real nexus of continual revolution....the americans...the french...the russians and the chinese......some failed over time and some succeeded really, really well, but at least they all have tried, and always quite vigorously, and totally viciously. i guess things must have got pretty bad before normal people, usually focused on self, family and own meaning-love, got that upset. it's something that will never happen to Australia because we can't be that important to anyone in our situation and position, like Fiji, but still, i think we can appreciate what they have, all in common, overcome to be as proud as they are and as certain as they are as to how things should be for them. I understand america and china. france really doesnt matter. as it stands now, there's two massive world powers, america and china, one is really broke and one is really rich. We will let the historians decide the real moralities of epoch rise and fall.

A Period of Transition

Probably the right time to rename NATO as OOPS

Oh, NATO bombs have killed freedom loving Libyans! Gosh, who could have guessed that would happen when you bomb the shit out of a country.That's how you create an endless army of terrorists who hate you & why you have every reason to feel more insecure & unstable everyday.That's why you shouldn't do it! That's why there is Negotiation. Duh! The idiocy of arrogance is astounding & relentless.

Representative World Government

It's interesting to note that the 5 countries who did not agree to the War on Libya account for well over half of the world's population. This points to the flaw within the UN in terms of it representing 'people' in the world. It only represents certain important people. China's Mr Hu, as he begins to hand over power to Mr Xi, and works towards more theoretical development and social engineering of the future, first calls for democracy in the world, across all borders, one person one value, otherwise what is the point?

Thailand Floods

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thai Airways stepped up its efforts to evacuate stranded tourists Thursday after deadly flash floods swept through eight provinces in southern Thailand.


The airline has added what it calls special flights to help get people out of the area, said Piyasvasti Amranand, Thai Airways president.

There were conflicting reports on the number of people who were killed in the floods. The Ministry of Public Health said 20 people were killed. The Interior Ministry said 21 were killed.

The flooding has affected more than 716,000 people, the country's disaster prevention agency said.

Villagers in one province, Krabi, have been asked to take shelter at temples or other areas, said a local official, Sombat Morakot.

"It rained severely in last couple of days," he said. "I have never seen something like this before. And when it rained, it flushed soil and logs down to villages."

Surat Thani, the largest of the southern provinces, has received at least 855 mm (34 inches) of rain since Saturday. The area typically gets 51 mm (2 inches) of rain during March.
Rain was expected to continue in the area but begin to lighten, the Thai Meteorological Department said.

obviously

This attack [on Libya] implies a setback in the current international order," IPS reports Uruguayan President José Mujica as saying. "The remedy is much worse than the illness. This business of saving lives by bombing is an inexplicable contradiction."