This is a work of fictional art… but it is darn cool looking:
http://biggestdrawingintheworld.com/drawing.aspx
You know, part of what pushes us to invade and attempt to control other countries like Iraq is our voracious appetite for stuff. What I think of as “our way of life” which is about freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom to protest is often overshadowed by our “freedom to buy.” And how has buying stuff become so centrally a part of our culture? Well, in part because at one point we made a conscious decision to let our economy depend on consuming stuff.
And look! Here’s a great video to spell it all out for you! Guaranteed to give you great stuff to talk about:
I got an email From my Representative, Earl Bluemenauer, explaining that he voted against the latest war funding bill. “That’s nice,” I thought… “Good old Earl.” And it turns out that enough representatives decided to start representing their constituents that the House rejected the latest war funding bill.
There’s a lovely map that can show you just how states voted:
For the details, go visit the Friends page:
http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/votes/?votenum=328&chamber=H&congress=1102
Now, onto the Senate to really put a stop to the war funding.
