Oscars (so white?)

Regardless of whether the Academy is racist or not (and there is a big chance that it is), how can anyone rightfully expect and even demand to be selected as a candidate or a winner in a field where a combination of artistic performance and a commercial value of it is measured not by tangible preset scale but by a speculative hope of the production house executives to maximize the return on their investment and by the tastes of academy members and a world wide audience?

i.e.:

A guy has a chance with a girl only if she likes him (or his wallet).
No complaints, no bitching.
If a guy presses the issue, the guy becomes either a stalker or ultimately a rapist.
And neither one is an artist. 

 - MG

Joke of the month

A Chinese was bragging to a Bosnian saying that next year life in China will be twice as good as this year.
A Bosnian simply responded:
"That's nothing! Life in Bosnia is already twice as good as it will be next year."

Democracy

"Fuck society in which police creates the wall between those who voted and those they voted in"

- Sudo (my translation)
 

Teaching

"Proper teaching does not explain things. Proper teaching stokes curiosity."

 - Rabindranath Tagore

TPP

"The majority of Congress is being kept in the dark as to the substance of the TPP negotiations, while representatives of U.S. corporations—like Halliburton, Chevron, PHRMA, Comcast, and the Motion Picture Association of America—are being consulted and made privy to details of the agreement. More than two months after receiving the proper security credentials, my staff is still barred from viewing the details of the proposals that USTR is advancing. We hear that the process by which TPP is being negotiated has been a model of transparency. I disagree with that statement."

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) as quoted in Wikipedia

"Let’s be clear: the TPP is much more than a “free trade” agreement. It is part of a global race to the bottom to boost the profits of large corporations and Wall Street by outsourcing jobs; undercutting worker rights; dismantling labor, environmental, health, food safety and financial laws; and allowing corporations to challenge our laws in international tribunals rather than our own court system. If TPP was such a good deal for America, the administration should have the courage to show the American people exactly what is in this deal, instead of keeping the content of the TPP a secret."

Senator (I-VT) Bernie Sanders as quoted in Wikipedia

"In June 2015, Senator (R-KY) Rand Paul opposed fast-tracking the TPP bill on the basis of secrecy. Paul explained that fast-tracking the secret trade partnership would "give the permission to do something you haven’t seen", which he likened to "[putting] the cart before the horse."

Wikipedia

p.s.: or better yet "putting the corporations before the government."