300 — Dazzling Storytelling; Blatant Propaganda

“Freedom isn’t free.”

Thus spake Queen Gorgo to the Spartan Council. “I represent mothers — those without a voice.” And so she stands, embodiment of Liberty — a lone voice crying against the roar of political wolves.Derek and I rarely see films in their initial theatrical releases, preferring to view them at our leisure at home, where we can rewind and take notes. However, we did venture out to our local 14-Plex, where we swam upstream through college student waves in search of the perfect spot down front. (I like to immerse myself in a film — Derek is very indulgent).

Why would we subject ourselves to sticky floors, stale air, and distasteful previews? I could give you ‘300′ reasons.

Fox’s 24 Nukes LA

JACK BAUER began Day One of ‘worst days of his life’ back in November 2001, just weeks after America’s pivotal moment, September 11, 2001. The fast-paced, ‘real time’ drama follows Bauer and his fellow CTU (Counter-Terrorist-Unit) operatives as their hunt weaves through domestic and international storylines and over a series of hurdles that outline one, terror-filled, 24-hour day.

Back in 2001, Derek and I gave the new series our attention for two episodes, but we chose to discontinue based on busy schedules and disappointment at the ‘real time’ premise that allows anyone to drive crosstown in LA in less than 10 minutes. Bauer and crew are now in their sixth season, and the ante has upped to far more than we ever imagined back in 2001. In fact, the buzz about a nuclear option in the four-hour premiere prompted us to give the show another look.I’m very glad we did.

Time, Space, and the Illuminati; A Look into the Secrets of SciFi’s Lost Room

“Masonry has and always had a religious creed. It teaches what it deems to be the truth in respect to the nature and attributes of God.” — Albert Pike in the “Legenda for the Nineteenth Degree”.

“Pike confessed that the original meanings of the very symbols he himself was attempting to interpret were irretrievably—lost.” — Manly P Hall – “Rosicrucian and Masonic Origins”.

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IT’S A FAIR GUESS that most of you reading this article have – at some time or another – stayed overnight in a one-star motel. These linear marvels of construction dot the American landscape like a vast constellation of segmented hostels, most single-storied, many fading into obscurity as interstate systems replace the narrow highways and byways of the golden age of the automobile.I’ve stayed in my share of such motor hotels. Back in the day when I sang for my supper, such budget-conscious choices offered my weary bones a place to sleep and a hot bath. This considered, isn’t it clever and even nostalgic for the SciFi Channel to offer viewers a twisted peek into motel life — a cleverly written peek that entertains and, for those with ‘eyes to see’ even educates.

Transhumanism, Trek, and Trotsky

Part III of Hollywood and the Coming Apocalypse: How the various peoples of the Star Trek worlds reflect a growing trend toward genetic ‘enhancement’ and how the ‘collective hive mind’ of a corporate meta-human organism is the natural outgrowth of the politics of Neo-Conversativism.

I am he as you are he,as you are me and we are all together– John Lennon, I Am the Walrus

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. That’s what we’re told.

If you’re not familiar with The Borg or The Dominion, both of Star Trek fame, I recommend spending a few weekends immersed in Star Trek Next Generation films and episodes.

In short, the Borg are a group — a collective — that assimilates civilzations. This hive mind consists of millions of humanoid beings from different planets — each one enhanced after birth with mechanized appliances that connect to a centralized queen. Borg do not think or reason as individuals. Assimilated races receive nanoprobes that erase all sense of self.

The Borg Queen acts as a central control for the ‘many’. In Star Trek: First Contact, she has the unique ability to act as an individual, even going so far as to travel alone — through time — to interact with and tempt Data. The temptation undergirds the queen’s identity with Satan, especially since she pretends to be God. (She declares that she is “the beginning and the end”, and that she alone can bring “order to chaos”. She might be compared to the Queen of the Night from Mozart’s Masonic opera, The Magic Flute. Her claim to be “the one who is many” reminds one of Mark 5:9, where a group of demons calling themselves Legion — for we are many is forced to depart from a human and go into pigs.

Fracking Democracy

IT’S ENOUGH to make you want to move to another country. Trust me when I say that I love America — the home of red-white-and-blue, dyed-in-the-wool folks who believe in a day’s work for a day’s pay — who would stand in line for hours to cast a vote for democracy because it’s the right thing to do.

I love an America whose roots reach back to soil enriched by the blood of our forefathers. I love an America that says each and every man and woman has a voice — and that each voice carries equal weight.What kills me is that this America — the one I thought I lived in — doesn’t exist.

If you have access to HBO through your local cable or satellite provider, make a point of watching the documentary called Hacking Democracy. But one caveat: Prepare to be disillusioned. The documentary exposes the fragility of our voting system — a system heavily dependent upon insecure if not intentionally corrupt software.