Thoughts while in class...

So I think you were all hanging on the trauma of whether or not I would be getting a Mac. And I'm pleased to say that I'm writing this on my black Mac (it's super sexy). So, I don't know how much I'm going to keep up with this blog. I mainly wrote this and the last post as a way of trying out this new app I have called MarsEdit.

A lot of people have given up on their blogs - I think, I haven't really been checking all that much, myself - and that makes it kinda hard to keep up your own. But, I think I might try it for a little while. Though, I fear that if this revival doesn't take hold, it might be the end of a blog for me for good.

So, when I do one of these blog resurrections, I feel obligated to give something more meaningful than just the usual stupid shit that I talk about. So today, in my African politics class, I was thinking of ways that I would improve the world if I were president or had the president's ear or something. Of course, while I like to think that my opinion kicks ass and that I'm right, I'm no expert. And right now a lot of these ideas are rough and need more work and thought, but I do think that I'm on the right track with some of them.

First: I agree with Bush (*shock!*). Democracy needs to be spread throughout the world, it is not only beneficial to us, but to those participating in such a system. However, I will disagree with him profoundly on where and how to go about it. How can he force his way into Iraq and then blatantly ignore the democratic uprisings in Burma? How can he support one of the worst dictatorships in the world, Saudi Arabia, and sleep at night? There needs to be a return to popular power. Give resources to the people. Our companies extract oil that makes kings richer and their citizens poorer. Let the people have a voice, let them be heard! They have demands, and these demands should not fall on the deaf ears of a ruler who is backed by greed. The United States could look to gain some popular support in a lot of countries. Stop the support of unpopular - meaning not fairly elected - leaders. Again, seeing the United States backing leaders that they have no control over, just serves to frustrate a populous. And frustration leads to a lot of dangerous things. In the short term, it might be counter to American interests, but the seeds planted in the long term are priceless.

The world, with the United States at the helm, needs to ride out this wave of ethnicity that is present in Iraq, Africa and Kosovo/Serbia, rise above nationalism and reach a level of internationalism. We are all stuck on this planet together and we need to start viewing our foreign policy that way.

Get rid of incandescent light bulbs - NOW!

Pit foreign and domestic car makers against each other in a drive toward more efficient cars. Tell the domestic manufacturers that if they make more efficient cars that the restrictions on foreign cars will be tightened. Tell the foreign manufacturers that if they make more efficient cars the restrictions on their cars will be lessened. Make them race to invest in technology that benefits all of us by making it beneficial to them.

Information is power. Companies like Yahoo! who conform to the demands of totalitarian regimes that look to stifle information to keep their people enslaved should be punished severely. They are an accessory to the crimes of the regime. They betray the ideals of the United States and for what? Greed? Whatever profit they make may as well be blood money.

I am done for now. May God bless America.