Clash of the Titans: Obama vs. NOTA (video)

Pat Macpherson, Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Pfc. Sandoval, Wisdom Quarterly"Dad, could you vote for NOTA ('None of the Above') this year and leave it at that?" It is good to have a Muslim. But it would be better to have one who tells the truth rather than reading a litany of pleasant lies from teleprompters (sociologicalimagination.org).  As  Americans we are conditioned to yawn or gag at "politics" -- which we instantly associate with boredom, deception, pointlessness... And that is the way...

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"BRAINWASHED" (TV show)

Tom Silver and the Discovery Channel; Seven and Amber Dorrian, Wisdom Quarterly(DSC.discovery.com/Curiosity) Are we truly in command of our own minds? To find out, a group of leading experts and researchers embark on an audacious experiment to see if ordinary people can be brainwashed and turned into assassins: Such unwitting killers are colloquially called "Manchurian Candidates." Curiosity investigates. Watch on Oct. 28, 9:00 pm (TV-14, 60 mins) and again on Oct. 29, 12:00 am. Wait. Can people...

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Topless protesters say No to Rape (video)

Femen.org; Seth Auberon, Wisdom Quarterly UPDATEDCatholic nun joins topless protest (femen.org)Yesterday [Oct. 15, 2012], topless FEMEN ACTIVISTS protested against the impunity of French rapists, who attack with few criminal or social consequences. A nun who happened to pass by soon joined our action. For us, the behavior of Catholic nuns has been a real eye-opener. Educated in cosmopolitan Moscow we would not have thought that there are those nuns who, at least for a while, put the ideals of female...

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What do Hip Hop and Islam have in common?

Michael Rass (TheWorld.org); Seven, Boo, Ashley Wells, Wisdom Quarterly"When I can finally drive and have my own car, I'm going to trick it out!" FEMEN protest advocates for women's rights for drivers in Islamic countries (cryptome.org) JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - We have already seen that one can be a Buddhist and a gangsta rap fan, even going to extremes enjoying heavy (death) metal. But what do Hip Hop and Islam have in common? The World's Marco Werman speaks with passionate radio host Big Hass (Hassan...

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"The Monkey's Heart" (Rebirth Tale)

Stories of the Buddha's Former Births (The Jataka) edited by E.B. Cowell (Cambridge University Press, 1895), Book 2, No. 20; more at Pitt.edu; updated by Wisdom QuarterlyMr. Monkey (John Downer/materialismisanaddiction/facebook.com)    Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, the Bodhisatta [the "Buddha-to-be"] was reborn in the Himalayan foothills as a monkey. He grew strong and sturdy, with a healthy frame, living by a curve of the river Ganges in the forest.  ...

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