On Possesions
I believe that the more possessions one has, the more important he is. Considering the number of pens, pieces of torn paper, mangled bits of staples and rusty paper clips that I have scattered on my desk, I think I warrant the royal red-carpet treatment, complete with eight half-naked man-slaves with glistening bodies to attend my every whim and desire. Slaves, now that is an interesting subject.*A long time ago, before even the ideas of modern contraceptives were conceived, rich white people used to engage in the buying and selling of the not-as-rich black people. Yes, they sold prime specimens of the coloured population to other white people who were incapable of taking care of themselves while they barter away their humanity for material gains. However, there is a perfectly logical and valid explanation for that. They could not possibly live nobly while they were preoccupied with the greater task of profiting from another man's misery, now could they? I digress. Slave trade was common, and many rich colonial families owned at least five slaves. That, too, is justifiable. I mean, how could one actually expect dinner to be served promptly when the cook has to be out in the fields to thrash corn? Nevertheless, a respectable businessman was expected to own at least a couple of slaves to do the . . . everything.
The one thing I do not seem to get (maybe it's because I'm obtuse) is how does one actually own another human being? Perhaps they were possessed in thinking that it was possible. Back then, one owned a person, in the legal sense, if one could produce the necessary papers of purchase, especially if the slave in question cannot even pay his own market price. So, now we have ascertained the fact that one could have owned the slave's person. However, how does one own the whole individual, mind and soul included with the body? You cannot dominate another person's spirit, unless he was broken down by being subjected to systematic and brutal torture. Even then, it is a risky venture, with no clear win-win situation prognosis. If things went awry with the experimentation, not only would you have lost a lot of time that could have been spent pursuing pleasure elsewhere, but also the payment you put out for the slave, whom by then, would be too incapacitated for his original purpose.
Supposing you treated your property well, and one could gradually see the increase in the slave population. The initial reaction would be a congratulatory self-pat on the back for a wise investment that would lead you to further economic gains. Until of course, you realised that when left to themselves, they reverted back to nature; they reproduced. Suddenly the prospects were not at all that bright, when the problems started to arise. As the population steadily increased, so did dissension among the slaves. Your morale plunged, when the realization of the burdens of having to feed so many mouths finally sank in. You began to see the horrifying images of bushels of money disappearing to THEM. So you did the most rational thing, you limited their food supply. The law of nature helped you predict that the strongest would survive when they begin to fight amongst themselves for food. Hopefully, the weak and lazy ones who are not suitable for hard work will be eliminated in the process. Once again, a congratulatory self-pat on the back for another crisis averted.
Then, the inconceivable happened. The spirits that you could not exorcise from their bodies return to haunt you. The slaves revolted. Fortunately, they were severely disadvantaged due to the fact that you, in your typical farsightedness, have ensured that they would be weak from the combination of heavy toils in your plantation and the meagre amount of food given to them. They were quickly beaten back into another age of oppression by the backup forces sent by your sympathizers.
Not to worry though, the slaves will have their revenge, but they will have to wait another couple of hundred years for the invention of MTV.
Hail Angie
* The timeline here is a loose term and should not be held in the greatest degree of accuracy.
The one thing I do not seem to get (maybe it's because I'm obtuse) is how does one actually own another human being? Perhaps they were possessed in thinking that it was possible. Back then, one owned a person, in the legal sense, if one could produce the necessary papers of purchase, especially if the slave in question cannot even pay his own market price. So, now we have ascertained the fact that one could have owned the slave's person. However, how does one own the whole individual, mind and soul included with the body? You cannot dominate another person's spirit, unless he was broken down by being subjected to systematic and brutal torture. Even then, it is a risky venture, with no clear win-win situation prognosis. If things went awry with the experimentation, not only would you have lost a lot of time that could have been spent pursuing pleasure elsewhere, but also the payment you put out for the slave, whom by then, would be too incapacitated for his original purpose.
Supposing you treated your property well, and one could gradually see the increase in the slave population. The initial reaction would be a congratulatory self-pat on the back for a wise investment that would lead you to further economic gains. Until of course, you realised that when left to themselves, they reverted back to nature; they reproduced. Suddenly the prospects were not at all that bright, when the problems started to arise. As the population steadily increased, so did dissension among the slaves. Your morale plunged, when the realization of the burdens of having to feed so many mouths finally sank in. You began to see the horrifying images of bushels of money disappearing to THEM. So you did the most rational thing, you limited their food supply. The law of nature helped you predict that the strongest would survive when they begin to fight amongst themselves for food. Hopefully, the weak and lazy ones who are not suitable for hard work will be eliminated in the process. Once again, a congratulatory self-pat on the back for another crisis averted.
Then, the inconceivable happened. The spirits that you could not exorcise from their bodies return to haunt you. The slaves revolted. Fortunately, they were severely disadvantaged due to the fact that you, in your typical farsightedness, have ensured that they would be weak from the combination of heavy toils in your plantation and the meagre amount of food given to them. They were quickly beaten back into another age of oppression by the backup forces sent by your sympathizers.
Not to worry though, the slaves will have their revenge, but they will have to wait another couple of hundred years for the invention of MTV.
Hail Angie
* The timeline here is a loose term and should not be held in the greatest degree of accuracy.
Achmed The Dead Terrorist (Jeff Dunham)
Here's an amusing clip, albeit somewhat long. A stand-up ventriloquism act that is a must see by Jeff Dunham. Go watch it now! No protests! Silence! I KEEL YOU!
Rating:
4 out of 5
Rating:
4 out of 5
The Evolution of Dance
I was surfing around on various blogs and I found a cute video clip that I adore on Witchen's blog. Hence, it is going on Angelina's Video Clip Wall of Fame. Thank you very much for the smile on my lips Witchen! Enjoy!
Rating:
4 out of 5
Rating:
4 out of 5
On Starting Up
Well, I figured that I should publish something whilst the HTML-codes are still "wet", so to speak. Yes, I am another one of those dratted geeks, well-versed in the art of 1337-speak. (Kindly insert a commercial piece on my Counterstrike clan #Carnifex here.) ^^ My binary is useless, though, so don't expect much from that quarter.
Since I'm a fresh, new personality, I thought I might just let you, dear readers, get to know me as an author, not as a person, a little better.
First off, here's the disclaimer to this blogg (yes, the spelling is actually blog, but heck, this is a Swedish site).
I reserve the right to:
Secondly, why the heck is this post in English? Well, I prefer English to be honest, and in my opinion, (for all of you who understand g33k) English > Swedish. English = Imba Language. Gief English is thx. Therefore, it is safe for you to presume that all my future posts will be in English.
MEN det betyder inte att jag INTE förstår svenska, vilket innebär att ifall mina kära läsare vill förolämpa mig på något språk de antar att jag inte kan, är svenska uteslutet. Dessutom så välkomnar jag förolämpningar på andra språk (som t.ex. bosniska, polska, ryska, spanska, franska, italienska, finska, danska, norska, kinesiska, japanska etc) så länge det finns bifogad översättning. Det hjälper mig att utöka mitt ordförråd. ^^
Förresten, är det helt ok för er att lämna kommentarer på svenska, dock kan jag inte lova att mina eventuella svar till dem kommer att vara på svenska.
Moving on ...
Thirdly, I might be using a few abbreviations in my posts which people are not acquainted with, therefore, if there are any abbreviations or concepts I touch upon in my posts that I deem to be somewhat, unusual, there will be an asterix in front of the word, and the explanations can be found at the end of the post. For example, the explanation of the above bold and underlined term "cba".
Enough for now, I'll leave you to digest the above. You're always welcome in, and all new fanboys are much appreciated. I need to impress the people of Quakenet with my personal collection of fanboys. ^^
Hail Angie
* Cba = Can't be arsed
Since I'm a fresh, new personality, I thought I might just let you, dear readers, get to know me as an author, not as a person, a little better.
First off, here's the disclaimer to this blogg (yes, the spelling is actually blog, but heck, this is a Swedish site).
I reserve the right to:
- Criticise, belittle and poke fun at useless numb-nuts and retarded half-wits (metaphorically-speaking), who most probably will deserve it most of the time,
- Bring up touchy, sensitive and controversial issues (and handle them however I please, *cba tiptoeing on eggshells),
- Resist all attempts of readers trying to brainwash me with their opinions. I am not a sheep. -_- I do listen to others' counsel on things, but I prefer to draw the conclusions myself, thank you very much.
- Look forward to "hate-mails" and "hate-comments" from some of my readers, it just soooo makes my day. Most of the time, their logic is non-existent, and their debating techniques comprise of circular arguments and attacks on their adversaries' personal attributes. (IB students will know what I'm talking about.)
Secondly, why the heck is this post in English? Well, I prefer English to be honest, and in my opinion, (for all of you who understand g33k) English > Swedish. English = Imba Language. Gief English is thx. Therefore, it is safe for you to presume that all my future posts will be in English.
MEN det betyder inte att jag INTE förstår svenska, vilket innebär att ifall mina kära läsare vill förolämpa mig på något språk de antar att jag inte kan, är svenska uteslutet. Dessutom så välkomnar jag förolämpningar på andra språk (som t.ex. bosniska, polska, ryska, spanska, franska, italienska, finska, danska, norska, kinesiska, japanska etc) så länge det finns bifogad översättning. Det hjälper mig att utöka mitt ordförråd. ^^
Förresten, är det helt ok för er att lämna kommentarer på svenska, dock kan jag inte lova att mina eventuella svar till dem kommer att vara på svenska.
Moving on ...
Thirdly, I might be using a few abbreviations in my posts which people are not acquainted with, therefore, if there are any abbreviations or concepts I touch upon in my posts that I deem to be somewhat, unusual, there will be an asterix in front of the word, and the explanations can be found at the end of the post. For example, the explanation of the above bold and underlined term "cba".
Enough for now, I'll leave you to digest the above. You're always welcome in, and all new fanboys are much appreciated. I need to impress the people of Quakenet with my personal collection of fanboys. ^^
Hail Angie
* Cba = Can't be arsed
