a cynic's guide to modern life
The Editor's Statement
A Cynic's Goal in this Harsh Cyberspace
Revised 10.19.03
The device that you have your fingers hovering above right now is more than a mere tool. It is the political power that the common people have been thirsting for since the dawn of domesticated history. Now an opinion can be formulated and published for the entire world to see and hear.
Modern journalism as we know it has become a sham, a joke and worthy of some Guy Fawkes treatment. At one time, journalism was considered the fourth branch of government because it was the liaison between the people and their leaders. Many journalists actually took their jobs seriously and actually criticized the government when they tried to subvert human rights.
But something changed. Now that multi-national corporate interests own the vast majority of what we read, see and hear, the onus is on you and me to make our leaders accountable for their sins.
The modern media machine has strangled the free flow of ideas for far too long. It is time to take it back by any means necessary because this is World War III, this is a guerrilla information war and there is no division between civilian and military participation.
In this age where we have so much freedom and yet we choose to trade it for the comfort of Calvin Klein and SUVs, there is a great discontent brewing underneath the glossy surface. Seattle, Prague and most recently Quebec City have shown us that people are no longer willing to be silent or peaceful; they are pissed off that their birthright of free speech has been sold off to make way for a world where self-worth is determined by whose name is written on your underwear.
It is in this spirit that I give these writings to you. Relax, they are not all political in nature... there is still room for humour and entertainment... but they are honest, passionate and biased only by my own opinion. I promise you that not one penny of revenue on this site will be generated by advertising. I have no agenda higher than my own conviction that what I write is truly what I believe.
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