Sunday, June 26, 2011

Truly Satanic(!) Quotes


If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
-- Darwin.
JP's take: Ugly face of capitalism is portrayed here very nicely.


We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universe, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act.
-- Darwin.

JP's take: What an admiration of ourselves. Darwin nails it once more very plainly.

"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you
don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not
doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or
less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have
problems with our friends or family, we blame the other
person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will
grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive
effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason
and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no
reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you
understand, and you show that you understand, you can
love, and the situation will change"
— Thich Nhat Hanh
JP's take: Master is the man.

"Until there is peace between religions, there can be no peace in the world."
— Thich Nhat Hanh



JP's take: Who could argue with this?


You are like a candle. Imagine you are sending light out all around you. All your words, thoughts and actions are going in many directions. If you say something kind, your kind words go in many directions, and you yourself go with them. We are ...transforming and continuing in a different form at every moment.
-- Thich Nhat Hanh

You are what you want to become. Why search anymore? You are a wonderful manifestation. The whole universe has come together to make your existence possible. There is nothing that is not you. The kingdom of God, the Pure Land, nirvana, happiness, and liberation are all you.
--Thich Nhat Hanh



JP's take: It says it all: There is nothing that is not you. Wow. 


We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books that are said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or from an unseen world, but directly from life.
-- Kemal Ataturk


JP's take: And I bow - He is my king.





In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.
-- Kemal Ataturk



JP's take:  if it were to happen nobody would be calling it religion.





I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap. My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will; every man can follow his own conscience, provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him against the liberty of his fellow-men.
-- Kemal Ataturk


JP's take: Guess who he was talking about ? (Ans: RTE)

Friday, June 17, 2011

Liboshlar







Liberal insan kimdir? Olaylara her yone esit olarak bakabilerek kendi gorusunu ozgur dusuncesiyle ifade edenlere liberal denir. Liberal konzervatif olamaz, bir fikri sonuna kadar inanan dogmatik hic olamaz. Onlarin isimleri baska. Yani liberal olmak bir fikre koru korune bagli olmamayi, ve belli bir ideoloji gutmemeyi gerektirir. Bununla birlikte, siyah ve beyazin tonlari nasil mevcutsa; solcu liberaller, islamci liberaller, Kemalist liberaller, ummetci liberaller, ve bunlar gibileri de vardir. Peki libosh kime denir, acaba liberal tanimiyla bir ilgisi var midir?

Bence kelimenin liberali cagristirmasindan ote, anlamsal da bir bagi var. Yukaridaki tanimlara biraz "kaypak"lik iksiri katarsak, yaranma, farkli olma ve kisisel egolarin tatmini bazlarini da eklersek Libosha yaklasmis oluruz. Bir libosh icin bugunku dusuncenin yarina degismesi cok normaldir, onlar gormek istediklerini kendi cikarlari cercevesinde kendilerine sanki dogruymus gibi empoze ederler. Mutlu azinliga gipta ile baktiklarindan, onlar gibi olabilmek icin her turlu yorumlarinda, olaylara yansiz bakma ilkesini gozardi ederler.

Turkiye'mizde bir cok libosh var, ve %50'lik AKP oylari bu sayinin artmasina vesile oldu. Goygoycu, saksakci sinifi kendilerini liberal adlederler ama bu bir kandirmacadir, aslinda belki de kendi yasam goruslerine cok zit olan islamciligi, ekonomi iyi gidiyor, iyi isler yapiliyor, yurt disinda itibarimiz artti uyuntulariyla desteklerler. Tabii kisa goruslu olduklarindan ileride bu desteklerinin kendi yasam tarzini tehdit edebilecegi gercegini gormezden gelirler.
Kaldi ki sanildigi gibi isler iyi gitmemektedir.

Turkiye, satilan fabrikalarinin, haberlesme baglarinin, saglik sektorunun satislari sonucu gelen parayla "volatile" sahte bir sicak para girdisi yasamakta, ve ureticiligin tesviksiz kaldigi bugunlerde hazin sona dogru adim adim ilerlenmektedir. Dis yatirimcilara bagli bir ekonomi ancak dis yatirimcilar para yapabildigi surece vardir. 60 milyar dolara yakin para ozellestirmeler sonucu elde edilmistir. Bu para piyasalarin kipirdanmasini sagladiysa da, guvenirliligi olmayan ve uzun vadede cokecegi kesin gozuyle bakilan bir ekonomi yaratilmistir. Turkiye'de binlerce insan fikirlerini soylemekten, yazi yazmaktan, hapse atilmis, insanlarimiz delilsiz, suresiz cezaevlerine kapatilmislardir. Turkiye'de adalet sistemi calismamakta, davalar hizlica gorulememektedir. Partizan savcilar, CMK'nin 25. maddesini bahane gostererek toplumu dusmanliga itme gibi uretilmis bir suclamayla, her istediklerini tutuklama yetkisine sahiptirler. Polis teskilatimiz ummetci MHP zihniyetine hizmet etmektedir. Toplum susturulmus, korkutulmus, libosh gibi dusunmeye itilmistir. Toplumun pek azi akli-selimi yitirmeden oylarini kullanmistir. Kime mi, AKP olmasin da kime olursa...