Tag: politics

Obsessions

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From Game of Thrones to House of Cards, Heroes to Charmed, and even Tomb Raider, I have always been obsessed with the same character archetypes from childhood. What does this wildly varied assortment of content have in common?

Power.

Whether they are born into power or through the manipulation of the system, there is something about the idea of being superior and being privileged to rights that only I do, that makes my juices flow. I hope this does not lead people to assuming my character as power-hungry or desperate, but it would certainly speak for my need to strive for excellence and settle for perfection. I have always been the type of person who does everything he can to work proficiently towards a wonderful outcome, or the extreme opposite of absolutely relaying all responsibility and trying to be as lazy as I could be. Traits that aren’t  the best socially, for sure.

Beyond the idea of being born into power,  ambition is even more effective in holding my interests. Manipulating the system for personal gain is morally wrong, but it never ceases to turn me on.

Explains my obsession with House Tyrell in Game of Thrones. Growing Strong.

Russia and China forms a Defensive Pact

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WARNING: This blog post is not in any manner related to films nor TV shows and contains serious matters.

I’m not very politically minded since I like to think of myself as a peace-loving man. Taking up history in school for basically the entirety of my schooling life has shown me just how terrible politics lead to war. One must keep in mind that the First World War was originally known by our ancestors as “The Great War”, thinking that it would end all wars…but they were wrong.

Now scrolling through my Facebook feed, I see this blog post shared by the one and only Occupy Wall St. and I admit that I am afraid. Russia (formerly USSR) and China have been in conflict with USA in the past, specifically during the end of WWII/Cold War.

And now they form a defensive pact? That only means one thing…that there is a threat to which they see the need to remedy. The Americans apparently have “US bases surround[ing] them” and they are “readying themselves for possible global war.”

“China Joins Russia, Orders Military to Prepare for World War III.”

Is this to be the beginning of a third world war? With the nuclear technology available now, such conflict could only result in mutual destruction. And yet American patriotism and their stubborn attitude towards diplomacy would not budge, and I have a feeling that…this might be…inevitable. It makes me worried that Australian politics is shaky what with the upcoming election, with this looming in the horizon.

The image to the left perfectly encapsulates the emotions going through my head as of this moment. I do not want my kids to be deprived of the world that I grew up in. Yet what could a mere 18 year old Media student do about it?

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Image from weknowmemes.