This is a little late in coming, but you can blame my mom for that; she's very careful about the movies she lets us see and I just got to watch 2012. Anyway, the title of this post has a dual meaning. 1) the movie 2012, and 2) the actual year two years from now.
OK, so, the movie. There are four things I'd like to address about the movie: the religious aspect of it, the government aspect, the scientific aspect, and the family aspect (which ties in a little with religion). The underlying theme for me was humanity, which I'll get to later.
1. THE GOVERNMENT
The government, in this situation, doesn't tell the people what's coming, and it makes me wonder: How much is our government really hiding from us? I mean, if you can hide the APOCALYPSE, you can hide darn near anything. And their deception was so self-centered, too. THE WORLD IS ENDING, and you don't tell anyone because you're afraid of anarchy. Well, you're gonna die anyway, boys, so as your last duty, tell the people what's coming.
Would our government hide this kind of thing from us? Look at all the things they've hidden before and ask me that question again.
And finally, the government was ready to bar innocent people from boarding the ark. Was there room in the ark? Yes. Was there enough time? Barely, but yes. Here is what one government official said to one of the main characters,a scientist named Adrian, who wanted to let the people in, "Well, sure, you've killed the whole human race, but at least you have a clear conscience!" Or something to that effect.
And the message after that was, "If I 'saved the whole human race' by not letting those people onboard, there wouldn't be a human race, because caring for eaach other is what makes us human." All throughout the movie, we saw humanity at work, God's creatures helping one another. Which leads me to religion.
2. RELIGION
2012 is a religion basher if I ever saw one. Everywhere crosses crumble, statues fall, doomed people make Signs of the Cross in vain. Once, a character was landing a plane in the Himalayas (don't even ask)and it touched down and skidded toward the edge of a cliff. He made the Sign of the Cross, and the plan stopped at the very edge. He grinned.
The plane tipped, fell, and exploded when it hit the ground.
However, you can't banish religion from our minds. The fact that all those people who lived did, the fact that we were human enough to let them on board the ark, proves that God was at work there. No matter how much they try to bash religion, the survivors still escaped a FLOOD on an ARK. So there.
3. FAMILY
Sort of a continuation of the religion aspect of the movie, all you saw throughout the movie was families sticking together, whether it was facing death together or hanging on to life together. Jackson did all he could to save his family. Others, not so lucky (or were they?) clutched each other as they were hit by tsunamis. Phone calls were made, I love yous and goodbyes exchanged. So many families went to heaven together in that movie. I don't care whate the producers were trying to tell us. God was at work here.
4. SCIENCE
Was wrong. Gosh, I love this movie. It shows how shortsighted science is. Which is sad, because we base our lives around it. Examples:
Pluto's not a planet. Wait, yes it is... Oh, never mind, it's not.
My Grandpa was an ape. "I heard that..."
Global warming!!!
Wow. You can't trust science, you can only trust God. I think this movie sort of backfired on itself, because that was the message I got.
Oh, the humanity! People helping people, hugging people, saving people, loving people, sacrificing for people... God did a good job with us, guys. Sure, we jack it up sometimes, but hey, we're human.
Now for the actual year 2012. All I can say is, I hope the world doesn't actually end in 2012, because if we elect Obama, it just might.
Take this as a warning.
God bless.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
WHAT IS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND????
I don't get what is so hard to understand: our country needs to be safe. I am a person who loves Spanish. I love the language, the different cultural aspects--it's all really interesting. But we have to protect our country. I agree with the Arizona immigration laws. People who have ever been oppressed at any given point in history always take it upon themselves to blow anything that comes up out of proportion. If someone might be illegal, better safe than sorry. And if you aren't illegal, it shouldn't bother you anyway. But if you loved our country enough to move here, you should love it enough to let us keep it safe to the best of our ability. In short, you live in America, and if you love America, keep it safe. If not, get out.
That applies not just to immigrants but to the government. I swear... WHY ARE WE TELLING THE WORLD HOW MANY NUCLEAR WARHEADS WE HAVE? Osama bin Ladin's sitting in his cave going, "Mmm hmm... nice to know." You don't MAKE AGREEMENTS about nuclear arms. You don't tell the world how many nukes we have. Because let me tell you something: pledging to weaken yourself can ONLY END BADLY. Something else: you know the U.S. is going to keep their end of the deal. But Russia? While we're over here decreasing our supply and TELLING THEM HOW MUCH WE HAVE they could be over there storing up and then they'll bomb us. Why would we even reduce our nuclear arms anyway? That's just stupid. You don't survive by throwing away your weapons. I know the Obama presidency is full of "first times for everything," but that gets old. Not to mention that this first time may well be the last time, too. Because if Russia DOES keep their agreement, guess what? Some other country--or, hey, the terrorists (gosh, we have a great circle of friends)--is going to nuke us both.
Friends are great. But friends don't let friends make themselves vulnerable while they are the most powerful nation on earth.
Also, recently an author came to my library and talked about his book, Pandora's Locks. And I can prove that it is possible for Republicans to care about the environment. Jeff Alexander (the author) talked about how foreign species like zebra and quagga mussels were coming in through the S. Lawrence Seaway on foreign ships and wreaking havoc on the Great Lakes by carrying botulism (and passing it on) and eating lots of plankton (which resulted in the water becoming clearer and allowing more sunlight to penetrate, resulting in algae blooms [this algae washed up on the saechore and made beaches undesirable]). Also, foreign secies ate green algae and more blue-green algae resulted (blue-green algae can be toxic and poison people's water supplies). Also, carp, some species of whih are known as flying fish, have seriously injured people when their heavy, bony bodies collide with the heads of people in boats going 30 miles per hour. Ouch.
One solution is to close the seaway, which I think is stupid because 1) it's already there, 2) it cost a lot to build, 3) it's an economic asset, and 4) there's a better solution, which is to require all ships to have ballast treatment systems. (Ballast water is used to weigh ships empty of cargo down, but it is what carries the foreign species in [it is dumped into the lakes when the ships are loaded].) This would be costly, but I believe in the long run it would be the best choice for both industry and the environment.
However, closing the seaway I believe would be... not the best choice. Okay, I think it's just plain stupid. Everything doesn't have to be extreme; you can be pro-environment AND pro-industry without being a hypocrite (which is funny because people who are ONLY pro-ENVIRONMENT can be hypocrites).
People need priorities. They need to understand that the country comes first. We need to stop being such idiots and telling Russia how many warheads we have and threatening to close the seaway when we don't really have to.
Country first. Immigrants, the environment, Russia... sorry guys. America should be America's first priority (not in a self-centered way; in a self-preservatory way).
What's so hard to understand about that?
That applies not just to immigrants but to the government. I swear... WHY ARE WE TELLING THE WORLD HOW MANY NUCLEAR WARHEADS WE HAVE? Osama bin Ladin's sitting in his cave going, "Mmm hmm... nice to know." You don't MAKE AGREEMENTS about nuclear arms. You don't tell the world how many nukes we have. Because let me tell you something: pledging to weaken yourself can ONLY END BADLY. Something else: you know the U.S. is going to keep their end of the deal. But Russia? While we're over here decreasing our supply and TELLING THEM HOW MUCH WE HAVE they could be over there storing up and then they'll bomb us. Why would we even reduce our nuclear arms anyway? That's just stupid. You don't survive by throwing away your weapons. I know the Obama presidency is full of "first times for everything," but that gets old. Not to mention that this first time may well be the last time, too. Because if Russia DOES keep their agreement, guess what? Some other country--or, hey, the terrorists (gosh, we have a great circle of friends)--is going to nuke us both.
Friends are great. But friends don't let friends make themselves vulnerable while they are the most powerful nation on earth.
Also, recently an author came to my library and talked about his book, Pandora's Locks. And I can prove that it is possible for Republicans to care about the environment. Jeff Alexander (the author) talked about how foreign species like zebra and quagga mussels were coming in through the S. Lawrence Seaway on foreign ships and wreaking havoc on the Great Lakes by carrying botulism (and passing it on) and eating lots of plankton (which resulted in the water becoming clearer and allowing more sunlight to penetrate, resulting in algae blooms [this algae washed up on the saechore and made beaches undesirable]). Also, foreign secies ate green algae and more blue-green algae resulted (blue-green algae can be toxic and poison people's water supplies). Also, carp, some species of whih are known as flying fish, have seriously injured people when their heavy, bony bodies collide with the heads of people in boats going 30 miles per hour. Ouch.
One solution is to close the seaway, which I think is stupid because 1) it's already there, 2) it cost a lot to build, 3) it's an economic asset, and 4) there's a better solution, which is to require all ships to have ballast treatment systems. (Ballast water is used to weigh ships empty of cargo down, but it is what carries the foreign species in [it is dumped into the lakes when the ships are loaded].) This would be costly, but I believe in the long run it would be the best choice for both industry and the environment.
However, closing the seaway I believe would be... not the best choice. Okay, I think it's just plain stupid. Everything doesn't have to be extreme; you can be pro-environment AND pro-industry without being a hypocrite (which is funny because people who are ONLY pro-ENVIRONMENT can be hypocrites).
People need priorities. They need to understand that the country comes first. We need to stop being such idiots and telling Russia how many warheads we have and threatening to close the seaway when we don't really have to.
Country first. Immigrants, the environment, Russia... sorry guys. America should be America's first priority (not in a self-centered way; in a self-preservatory way).
What's so hard to understand about that?
Sunday, May 16, 2010
My Crazy Conspiracy Theories... Not So Crazy After All?
It's really been awhile, hasn't it? March 3rd looks like my last post. Well then. I've got a lot of catching up to do.
First of all, the oil spill. That sucks. Bigtime. I mean, this could scar our country for decades. They're not being able to stop it or clean it up effectively. Tons of animals are already being hurt by it, and it hasn't even reached the shore yet. I actually have entertained the idea that Obama or some of his terrorist chums may be behind this. It's not really all that probable, but definitely not impossible. I mean, I know as a liberal he's supposed to care about the environment, but destroying America and/or world domination would kind of toss that out the window.
Speaking of destroying America, something IS up with this guy. Here's the deal: Obama has been using a Social Security number for applicants in CONNECTICUT, even though he reportedly never had a mailing address in that state. Also, the number was issued between 1977 and 1979, even though his first reported employment was in 1975. Why is he not in handcuffs and being impeached and removed from office and deported and possibly locked up in Gitmo (the real Gitmo, not Gitmo Americano)? Because that would be racist. Of course.
Which is another pet peeve of mine because OBAMA. IS. NOT. BLACK. The guy's bi-racial! He is HALF WHITE, for the love of whatever it is liberals love!!! And even if he was black, that doesn't change the fact that he is practically undeniably an illegal immigrant and not eligible to be President of this country, which as we speak he may be trying to sabotage!!! **takes deep breath** And did he ever even produce his birth certificate? Well, if he did, then why did Hawaii make a law that says they can ignore requests for his birth certificate? What do they have to hide?
My brother says I'm a radical conpiracy theorist. I haven't neglected to remind him that at first he thought Obama wasn't that bad. Wrong. That Obama isn't really friends with terrorists. I know at least one. That Obama is too a citizen and why don't I shut up because I'm crazy? Wrong.
Which is why it wouldn't surprise me if Obama blew up the oil rig along with being an illegal alien. But, you know... I'm crazy.
First of all, the oil spill. That sucks. Bigtime. I mean, this could scar our country for decades. They're not being able to stop it or clean it up effectively. Tons of animals are already being hurt by it, and it hasn't even reached the shore yet. I actually have entertained the idea that Obama or some of his terrorist chums may be behind this. It's not really all that probable, but definitely not impossible. I mean, I know as a liberal he's supposed to care about the environment, but destroying America and/or world domination would kind of toss that out the window.
Speaking of destroying America, something IS up with this guy. Here's the deal: Obama has been using a Social Security number for applicants in CONNECTICUT, even though he reportedly never had a mailing address in that state. Also, the number was issued between 1977 and 1979, even though his first reported employment was in 1975. Why is he not in handcuffs and being impeached and removed from office and deported and possibly locked up in Gitmo (the real Gitmo, not Gitmo Americano)? Because that would be racist. Of course.
Which is another pet peeve of mine because OBAMA. IS. NOT. BLACK. The guy's bi-racial! He is HALF WHITE, for the love of whatever it is liberals love!!! And even if he was black, that doesn't change the fact that he is practically undeniably an illegal immigrant and not eligible to be President of this country, which as we speak he may be trying to sabotage!!! **takes deep breath** And did he ever even produce his birth certificate? Well, if he did, then why did Hawaii make a law that says they can ignore requests for his birth certificate? What do they have to hide?
My brother says I'm a radical conpiracy theorist. I haven't neglected to remind him that at first he thought Obama wasn't that bad. Wrong. That Obama isn't really friends with terrorists. I know at least one. That Obama is too a citizen and why don't I shut up because I'm crazy? Wrong.
Which is why it wouldn't surprise me if Obama blew up the oil rig along with being an illegal alien. But, you know... I'm crazy.
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