The offer was declined

The doorbell rang. “Can I read you a passage from the Bible?”, the old lady asked. The offer was declined.

It was a gang of elderly ladies on a journey to save some souls. Door-to-door campaigning for Jesus. Like a brainwashing outing.

Human behavior too often commits hara-kiri on one’s free mind.

But religion is without a doubt present in daily life around the globe. Sad but true. Too often the Koran’s followers are finger pointed for fundamentalism and what comes with it, but there are plenty of Bible freaks with the same fundamentalist tendencies. Scary. A self-limitation of one’s thought process.

The self-mutilation of the mind.

And the tea party presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann keeps going at it.

After some serious lack of historic and cultural knowledge, she now went for the religious banana peel. "I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. God said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?' " Bachmann said at a recent campaign event in Sarasota.

That’s serious. It’s God’s fault Irene passed by. Somebody needs to start looking for a free bed in an asylum in her hometown of Waterloo. Michele needs help! And Michele needs urgent teachings on weather patterns too.

So it’s God’s fault and choice and decision that 24 or so people got killed by Irene’s might. That’s a brutal God! An unfair God.
Michele needs pills! And maybe some electroshocks while we’re at it. What’s next? Well without a doubt gays and lesbians need some urgent religious counseling for their off-track-sexual-behavior. That’s a normal, classic religious approach on the matter. And ladies/girls wearing short skirts or bikinis are inviting to be raped. That’s God’s fashion statement. And without a doubt all Muslims are terrorists. That’s a no-brainer. And a good or a bad harvest is directly linked to the farmer’s prayers. Global warming is probably also God’s micro-wave revenge. Mistake! Republicans don’t believe in global warming. Michele would say that it’s all just based on faith in God. Life is simple. Why complicate things with science and all that other stuff? It’s all there in the Bible. Nothing’s new nor surprising. The answers are known. So start praying. See the signs. Light the candle. Donate your cash to the nearest soul-rescue church! There is still hope for you! Your vote, your soul, your support. One ticket covers all.

What’s next Michele? Enlighten us. Entertain us. Did God email NY mayor Bloomberg to halt the city’s underground network as Irene was approaching? “Hi mayor, I’m sending Irene to kick your ass for not listening!”. Maybe Bloomberg didn’t see the email as it might have gone into his spam box. It’s Norton antivirus software vs God.

Irene as the punisher from God. Irene with a whip. Irene as the blond vamp, riding a white horse across the sky and spreading God’s punishment across the globe… and beyond. Irene as the terminator of the infidels.

Gotta stop cause the visualization of all this is getting out of control. Gotta blame Michele.

But then after all the media headlines Michele said it was all just a joke. Is Michele joking about God? For a conservative, God-fearing, tea-drinking politician that’s just not acceptable. Only evil liberals walk that path. Michele needs fine-tuning. The asylum remains an option. As do the pills and the electroshocks.

Human behavior is watched by Irene!

Wondering what Irene has in stock for Gadaffi. The dictator has sent some of his family to neighboring Algeria. The mad man himself is apparently still somewhere in the Libyan dessert. Like a rat on the run. Game’s over. But dictators have troubles with reality and thus Gadaffi is having headaches from his ongoing delirium. Reality is a hammer on the head.

But the dessert rat shouldn’t worry too much. There are some fellow rats that are willing to welcome him. Rats stay together. United rats. Angola has said that Gadaffi can come and await his natural death there. Angola is a fake democracy. One man one vote is just a paper idea. An African classic. Strong man holds on to power and fills Swiss bank accounts. Gadaffi fits that approach. Dictators don’t go to the free world. They like hiding in dark corners once they are dethroned. And credits cards are linked to off-shore accounts on tax haven islands. So no worries about getting broke. That’s guaranteed. Set in stone. Dictators have very good financial advisors.

And so the African Union has declined to recognize the rebels, aka the National Transitional Council. Most of the rest of the world has recognized them so far (China, EU, US, Arab League,…), but for most of the African states it’s hard to let go of their paymaster. Because Gadaffi was the biggest contributor to the AU coffers. And beyond. He paid some African leaders directly to keep them afloat and in power. Democracy is still too fragile in Africa to dictate the pace of history. Justice is also too often MIA in Africa. But again, reality will catch up with those African leaders of the Gadaffi supports club. Reality always catches up.

Another close Gadaffi ally is mad Bob in Zimbabwe. The Libyan ambassador in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare had the guts to express his feelings and raised the rebel flag on the embassy. Not for long. Bob didn’t like that and kicked the ambassador out. Rats stay united! Traitors are send packing.

Human behavior sometimes tries to cheat reality.

Times are changing. But sometimes the change is just another lick of paint. Although the Arab uprisings are certainly kicking ass and throwing out some long-time rulers and thus times are indeed changing. If it’s for the better, only time will tell. That will be another reality check. Unavoidable.

Throw out. Boston’s Drago is back with a new album called “Times are changing”. These lads have been around for some years now and are still playing straight-forward, energetic hardcore-punk. The times are indeed changing but Drago still delivers fine tunes. Satisfaction guaranteed. Don’t change if it’s good. No need to repair the unbroken.

C -Ya

collateral – September 2011 has arrived it seems