PlaceboNation

Ok. Lets take a break from politics and focus on some geekiness. Ok well the one thing thats nice about Linux is the ability to have an operating system that you want. You have that choice. So many to choose from. The funny thing about Linux is that its much harder for the hard core windows guys to learn Linux than it is for lets say your dad or grandmother. But anyway. Lets move on.

So heres my script. Pretty easy to use:
wget www.placebonation.com/scripts/ubuntu.sh
sudo chown +x ubuntu.sh

To run it:
sh ubuntu.sh

This script will update Ubuntu Karmic and install most of all apps that are necessary to make me happy. Wine fully setup with all the dependencies and key files it needs. PlayOnLinux setup. All the keys needed for repositories are all there. Also it will download my current “sources.list” and backup your own. Still in beta and I am updating it every day. Stay tuned.

The kind of change we are wishing can never come to this nation. Not in its current condition. If we were to look at a beneficial law that has shown success in other nations could never work the same here. Guess this goes without saying. You can’t force a jigsaw puzzle piece to fit a situation it is not meant for.

Laws fit the society. The culture. In our current society. Democracy is a bane. When the mentality of the nation is “What’s good for me is good for the nation.” is a poor and self destructive mindset. Democracy in lets say France would have a much different result. The majority of the people have a proper understanding of what it means to take care of the whole to benefit the few. Which in turn benefits and protects all. Maybe one day we can appreciate that idea.

Lets be honest with ourselves. What has changed? Again I will take in account its only been a year. Granted. But what has changed? At least a light on the horizon. Some foreshadowing. A hint?

We are not pulling out of Afghanistan.The healthcare we are hoping for may not be what we really need. There seems to be very little end in pay backs. I’m not blind. I understand that with the current way we initiate political races leaves our newly voted in presidents vulnerable to having to pay back in some way, their victory for reaching the White House.

Progressives hungry for someone to step in and make the major changes this country needs to continue a legacy that it has lost many decades ago. They looked up at Obama as the first person capable of bringing back the honor we have lost for so very long. Yet it is easy to look among moldy bread as a saving grace when all you’ve ever experienced are crumbs.

But with the corporate greed combined with selfish citizens. We will never succeed. We have to put aside all of the multitude of issues that cloud us. We must focus on campaign reform. Also limiting the amount of time a person can be in office. Set limits for congress and senators. We must stop the political careering that mimics the kings of our past. There are no kings in a Republic.