Yabberz update

So some time ago, I wrote a post critical of comments on the internet and in particular Yabberz. Sine then, I've found that the articles of this site have started showing up on Yabberz, so I took a look. And two things have struck me. One is that somehow, despite several posts that go into controversial ideas sure to bring in a response from moderates and extremists on the site, barely any feedback or blowback or whatever. And second, that it seems the site has gotten rid of most of its far right element, judging from the articles and comments I could see. So here at SoCal Editorial, there will no longer be anything criticizing Yabberz after this post, unless circumstances change in the future. Not just because it seems the right-wing idiots taking it over seem to be gone, but also because it's ultimately a site with little potential for actual changes or anything, from what I saw it's a small thing full of bickering nobodies who sometimes are incoherent, and just debate without any substance or useful things coming out of them. Freedom of speech is very very important, obviously, but this is just a place full of jabberers, and frankly this site has more important things to do and cover.

Korea must be reunited

Currently the Korean peninsula is divided and technically at war, a state f affairs that cannot exist much longer without problems. Plenty of other articles explain the current situation, but point is, it is time for the two Koreas to be reunified into one government, no war, and no threat of nuking itself to pieces. And also, the DMZ should be made a permanent natural preserve. How to do it is a different question for another time, I'm just suggesting sooner than later.

Open letter to the Koch brothers

Point of note: I am aware that there are many other billionaires only interested in their own schemes and not the world at large and such, but this is specifically addressed to the Kochs.

To Charles and David Koch:
If you ever read this, and I hope you do but chances are slim to none you will, I have a few questions. Do you really care government intruding into small businesses and other places, or just your companies? Do you love money, more than possibly people and life? you both are old enough that you will probably die before 2030 barring any unexpected advances in medicine, why jump into the political fray to get more power and control now and keep on jumping in? Do you have any loved ones you would rather spend your time with, than working to promote policies and ideologies from your love of money? Do you have, quite frankly, any knowledge of science and climate and energy at all? I assume you do since somehow you both got degrees in engineering at MIT, somehow. And finally, do you need all that money? Do you need billions of dollars and even more political power, already seen with candidates hoping to become beneficiaries of yourselves? Can you literally not survive without being soem of the wealthiest persons on the small rocky planet we call home?

Signed,
SoCal Editorial

Stop worldwide slave labor

There is slave labor still going on worldwide, and it needs to be fought. The slave exist everywhere, from picking chocolate and coffee beans in the Ivory Coast, to near-slavery in Chinese electronics factories, to sex slavery in Thailand, it still pervades the world. And it needs to stop. However, instead of railing against slave "owners" and such, I suggest that readers out there take steps to start fighting slavery, in your own lives, or someone else's.

An open call for nonviolent rebellion against those buying the system

Reading an article on the Koch brothers looking to spend billions in the 2016 elections,  it got me thinking "These guys just get keep getting more and more power and in public, somehow". It's incredible, and one of the worst parts is that they, not just the Kochs, but buyers of the political system, mega-corporations, lobbyists, special interest's, etc, keep acting like Superman from the Golden Age to the Silver Age, just keeping on getting stronger and more invulnerable, with none seeming to oppose them. And the current system just does not seem to be counteracting, or if it is, it's doing a poor job of it. Which is why I'm calling for a kind of open rebellion at this corrupt status quo, from all of us, not in a "mob mentality" way, but, you know what I mean. However, I'm not suggesting a violent uprising, and violence is not the answer. Instead, I suggest civil disobedience, nonviolent disobedience, open figurative pantsing of the would-be emperor-builders, et cetera. Protest, boycott, gain attention, petition, expose, question, provide alternatives or solutions, it's all up to you, I'm not leading or anything. It's all up to you.

We need a Muslim candidate for president

Simply put, there is a lot of Islamophobia in the news and such, as well as a lack of diversity in the presidential candidates (both genetically and politically). So I'm saying, to solve these problems, or at least lessen them, that at least one candidate or more for the Presidency should be of the Islamic faith, and also of any denomination within. Although I am not suggesting that the person should let their religious affiliation define them, they are people after all. And there is a risk of this being mistaken to have a "token" Muslim candidate, but that is not the intention. But the hope is that knowledge is power, and with a major Muslim candidate in the public eye, prejudices and bigotries will go down, and hate-mongers like pretty much everyone at Fox news and Bill Maher will become much influential in this matter. But this should not be the only reason to nominate a candidate, the most important thing is that they have ideas, are competent, all that jazz.
By the way, this is not a piece of "Muslim apologism",  before anyone gets the idea that it is. The point is not to and extremist of frankly any ideology, but to help educat voters and give representation to a large portion of the populace.

Comment sections and Yabberz

I know no one will read this, but every time I read a comment section on an article, it just gives more evidence to the case that humanity should not be allowed to continue. I am sure someone in the far future will eventually read this and say "yeah, I've seen that too", and in all likelihood someone else will write a comment calling me a "bigoted socialist who is a zombie for Nancy Pelosi", which is a good example of the kinds of comments seen. Like this one, an honest-to-goodness comment I did not make up but pulled off an article's comment section, "Why do democrats want to encourage communism to grow and spread? It's because the majority of the democratic party is made up of Communist, Socialist, Fascist, Marxist, Muslims, and every other anti America human piece of  garbage that lives on the planet. Isn't it funny that democrats have demonized republicans as domestic terrorists though." That is a real comment, completely insane, and there are plenty of other examples, usually on Disqus. And there's also this site called Yabberz, which I months ago joined, thinking it'd be a good place to discuss, but soon I saw a different picture, more of the same idiots form the comment boards, plus some new ones, and mostly under the control of the right-wing. For example, I started a discussion about the Sony leak and Idris Elba as James Bond, and after several posters made racist comments, I called them out on it, but instead they and a few new posters accused me of "playing the race card". I was pointing out their racism, and they made me the bad guy? And some other posts of theirs, like one guy using drug-dealing as a way to explain economics to "us leftists", and I quit the site, but not before telling them off. Yabberz is full of those right-wing idiots and "independents" who claim to be "more mature", and they basically took over. Point is, if you look at comment sections, you realize that these people actually exist, and you wonder "Wait, why am I looking to help humans again?".

Don't give up

Doing something different today. Simply put, I wanted to right now to write about how so many world leaders and such as Henry Kissinger should be arrested for war crimes, or about how every candidate is a manufactured name who should never be in charge of anything, but then I thought, no, not today. Instead, I want to give a hopeful post. And not some one-size-fits-all self help jargon and BS, but something else, I think. Basically, I say, do not give up hope. If politics and those in power are too stupid or blind or whatever, then you can still try other avenues for changing and making the world a better place. That's really all I can think of without starting to write jargon.

An open letter to all 2016 declared and prospective candidates, as well as every political party

To whom all it concerns, such as anyone officially running for president, and any and all political parties in the United States.

I am posting this out in the open for all of you to answer, since I wanted to originally request interviews, but I realized it would be too time-consuming (with 260 registered candidates at last count). So instead, I'm putting this out for all to see and then answer back, to me, which I will then post here. All I ask is a response to answer the questions and topics posed, it could be a simple yes or a long paragraph for each. I promise there will be no modifications, and all responses will be presented as is. SoCal Editorial does not endorse (just yet anyway), and a lot of you will probably be be criticized, but in the interest of fairness and informing the public, I'm asking for just these no matter what.

This is a long list, so there might not be time to answer all of these. Anyway, here are the questions and topics:

• Do you want to help the world?
• Do you know anything bout anthropology at all?
• Do you know anything or care about the Havana Mob in the 1950s?
• Does the largeness of the universe have any effect on you at all?
• Would you help homeless teens? How?
• To congressional and Senate Republicans running for president:How can you guys say that you hate gridlock in DC when a lot of it is caused and facilitated by you guys?
• Do you really care about the non-rich?
• What is your take or idea on worldwide nuclear disarmament?
• Would you support a moneyless society if the means were available and practical?
• What is you goal (or goals) in regards to the planet's environment?
• Would you work for increased public transportation?
• Superpowered vigilantes appear in the streets, what do you do?
• Would you be interested in World Game developed by Buckminster Fuller to use in international relations or something?
• Would you support space exploration?
• Are you quietly waiting for the catastrophe of of your personality to seem beautiful again, and interesting and modern? (credit to Frank O'Hara)
• What is your take on genetic engineering?
• What do you think of transhumanism?
• Do you think work is drudgery?
• To Republicans: What is your relationship with the Koch brothers? 
• Who is funding your campaign? Are they anonymous? Why?
• Do you ever think, or are you deliberately ignoring big issues while riling up small ones?
• Have you ever read the works of the Marquis de Sade?
• How would you face an unpleasant issue, for example incest? (Not supporting incest, by the way, it's just a question)
• What if you're just wrong in general. what would you do?
• Have you ever been in an existential crisis due to the very large scale of the universe and its elemental structure?
• For you, is perpetual peace a goal?
• Are you a heavy anthropocentric?
• (To Republicans this is relevant to) Is your love of Ayn Rand a brute fact?
• Hilbert space: Are you for or against it?
• What is your take on metaphysical and/or existential nihilism?
• Would you ever consider humans being nothing more than money-and-sex-obsessed sacks of saltwater and goo?
• Where do you see the species in the year 3800 CE?
• Is it possible the current status quo paradigm of liberal-conservative is false?
• (To Ted Cruz and anyone else relevant) You know that Galileo also dismissed the ideas of Kepler, possibly religious-based, right?
• Do you believe God has a plan to modify humans so they can survive the future?
• Are you obsessed with economics? Why or why not?
• Do you know what a googolplex is, and if so would you try to create it?
• Do you know what a rafflesia is?
• Do you know what a picometer is?
• Do you know what a neutron star is?
• How far is the nearest star relative to us, and what is it called?
• (Especially Republican candidates) Do you have a hatred of Muslim people, like regarding them as "others" and not human?
• Would you say you have a huge confirmation bias?
• (To global climate skeptics) You are aware that taking one article from the 1970s out of thousands is basically cherry picking, right?
• What methods of problem solving do you believe in and recommend, such as heuristics?
• Say you are reading for example L'Assommoir by Emile Zola, assuming you've at least heard of it, what would you say to a person in the situation as seen in the novel? (If you don't know, look it up on Wikipedia, then read the plot summary)
• What would you say to a satirical mockery of your person?
• What would you consider pornography?
• Would you invest in building arcologies?
• What is your take on, and solution to, deforestation?
• Democrats: Why are you guys such capitulators?
• What are your thoughts on lobbying? Should it be outlawed? 
• Is there such a thing as an absolute, timeless enemy?
• What should be done to help child soldiers?
• Do you carry any pain?
• Would you look into energy and paper alternatives?
• Given a lot of American policymakers in history secretly wanting control of Cuba, would you at least consider the idea of turning it into a state in the Union? (Again, not advocating, just posing a hypothetical)
• Do you believe we are currently on a path toward destruction?
• Do you believe it is time for a new American dream?
• Do you believe humanity has an inherent goodness found in at least most people? An inherent evil and destructiveness? Both? Neither? Explain.
• Do you believe America is the center of the moral universe?
• Do you support current and future extinction of other lifeforms in pursuit of human wants?
• Would you ever support the selling of the U.S. government outright to corporations?
• Could or should cyberspace be a public property and space?
• Why do you want to be President?
• Did you ever pick on other kids in school, such as classmates with developmental disorders?
• How and what should be done to improve public transportation?
• What should be done to find places for the homeless?
• Name 7 countries on the continent of Africa.
• Are you running solely for power?
• Are you running to turn the country into a testing ground for your ideology?
• Hypothetical: If the technology were available, would you authorize the development of superhumans with extra-human abilities in service to you or the U.S.?
• California drought: What do you think? What should be done to fix this?
• Do you believe the ends justify the means?
• Nationalism, your thoughts.
• Would you take money in order to vote a different way?
• (To non-major candidates) How "out there" are you?
• How to fix racial inequality?
• Interstellar migration jump-starting ideas?
• Any thoughts on banality
• Are suburbs mind-numbing?
• Have you ever watched a pornographic film involving nuns and/or bondage?
• Are we in a post-industrial society?
• What are your thoughts on nanotechnology?
• What are your thoughts on sex robots and VR?
• Have you ever read the Codex Seraphinianus?
• Would you ever consider civilization a mistake, ever?
• What are your thoughts on the sex drive? Do you believe in humans it's increasing or declining?
• Do you think humans can ever be "happy"?
• Are there limits to anthropocentrism?
• A former marine sees his family killed by criminals, and starts attacking criminally., Your reaction.
• What do you do think are ultimate implications of our modern-day world?
• Have you ever seen a burlesque show in Las Vegas?
• Complete this statement: the current status of women around the world is ___.
• If powerful persons offered you access to your own private orgy on their dime, in exchange for something or other, would you accept?
• What would you say constitutes "reality"?
• Do you think countries are a self-imposed myth?
• Do you think the present is definite or indefinite?
• Would you support horrible examples of humanity if they helped your aims?
• Do you think of yourself as a prophet or messiah?
• Do you see yourself as a Hero?
• What came first for you, the ideas or the ideology?
• Do you think that there are problems in the universe that cannot be solved?
• Would you ever consider everything as a dark joke?
• What solutions do you propose to fight poverty?
• How would you help biodiversity?
• Is consumerism a problem?
• Would any of you think about raising up videos games as a specter to be banned or such? Possibly as a way to get some "moral panic" out of prospective voters?
• Are life and death quantifiable?
• Do you think time is simultaneous?
• Would you ever consider that a lot of things (such as in politics) are lethal mistakes made over and over?
• Are you a psychopath?
• Would you support a rule pledging persons in public offices to celibacy oaths while in term?
• Would you mind being bland and business-ish and straight to the point, dull without a personality, if it meant getting things done?
• What would you call a synthetic truth?
• Thoughts on political dogma?
• Would you ever walk around Wilshire and Normandie in Los Angeles, unaccompanied?
• What are your thoughts on abnormal psychology?
• Would you support insect-based foods to help fight things like world hunger and drought?
• Do you understand anything about the water cycle?
• Do you know what the carbon cycle is?
• Do you think adulthood is a crock?
• If you were a curious child, what would you ask about politics today?
• Would you ever "bang" a household servant or something?
• Did you ever believe Ebola was spread as a plot by ISIS to infect "pure" Americans?
• What would you do to address the problems and needs of indigenous populations in this country?
• Hypothetical: Would you ever sell your soul to achieve what you want?
• Thoughts on folk music?
• Hypothetical: Lynchings are resurgent in the states. What do you do?
• Solutions for overpopulation?
• Working class person leads a revolt against their employer. Your reaction.
• Would you ever consider legalizing prostitution?
• Would you support research into spaceflight programs?
• Would you ever put any effort away from work and into secretly subverting and sabotaging any opponents and opposing viewpoints? Be honest.
• How can peace best be accomplished?
• Solutions and ideas for racism
• Solutions and ideas for police racism
• Solutions and ideas for institutional racism
• Solutions and ideas for police brutality
• Solutions and ideas for authoritarian regimes
• Thoughts on national parks
• Solutions and ideas for homeless persons in LA
• Solutions and ideas for college tuition and debt
• Solutions and ideas for discrimination against the mentally challenged and different.
• Solutions and ideas for global climate problems
• Solutions and ideas for Russia's corrupt oligarchy
• Solutions and ideas for lack of NASA funding
• Solutions and ideas for the California drought
• Solutions and ideas for agricultural problems
• Solutions and ideas for industrial agriculture
• Solutions and ideas for pollution
• Solutions and ideas for dealing with the bushmeat trade
• Solutions and ideas for dealing with chemical weapon stockpiles
• Solutions and ideas for nuclear disarmament
• Solutions and ideas for indigenous peoples around the world
• Solutions and ideas for language extinction
• Solutions and ideas for worldwide to personal-level violence
• Solutions and ideas for animal rights
• Solutions and ideas for joblessness and unemployment
• Thoughts and worries on private military companies
• Soft core porn: Are you for or against it?
• Solutions and ideas for doomsday preparations
• Solutions and ideas for dealing with and stopping organized crime
• Solutions and ideas for stopping street crime
• What to do with daylight savings time
• Thoughts on culture jamming
• Solutions and ideas for biosecurity
• Thoughts on drones
• Thoughts on identity politics
• Solutions and ideas for stopping the Mexican cartels (without blowback)
• Solutions and ideas for land reform
• Solutions and ideas for political corruption
• Thoughts on denialism
• Solutions and ideas for the minimum wage
• Solutions and ideas for urban planning
• Thoughts on censorship
• Solutions and ideas for inequality
• Thoughts on collective rights
• Solutions and ideas for human rights violations
• Solutions and ideas for Israel and Palestine conflict
• Thoughts on future AI
• Thoughts on electric cars
• Thoughts on hacking
• Predestination or free will? Can both co-exist?
• Solutions and ideas for social alienation
• Thoughts on fusion energy
• Thoughts on sending people to Mars
• Are many banks and financial firms monopolies violating anti-trust laws?
• Is there such a thing as a "Heroic War"?
• Income inequality.
• Ownership of endangered tiger species, what would you do?
• What is the modern opiate of the masses?

• Is the concept of a nation-state outdated?
• Do you have any prejudice toward Latinos and persons of descent from Mexico down to Argentina?

Contact me if you are a presidential candidate or party or entity that this is written for.

End geopolitical psoturing

I was recently reading an issue of Foreign Affairs, and in it was an article saying to deter China, America should set up a defense barrier on other islands around China to prevent expansion. Otherwise known as "containment". It is 2015, and we are still seeing countries led by incompetent officials and policy persons using ideas formulated back in the Cold War, and didn't work that well back then too. That brings me to this post, that this has got to stop, this geopolitical, hypermasculine-almost system of proving who has the biggest force, the wanting to bully and square off against other nations and ignore one's own peoples. It goes for the US, China, Russia, all of the "great powers", it's getting us nowhere and it has to be gotten rid of and replaced with a good  system.

A simple message

I have a simple message, to Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, David Koch, Charles Koch, Hillary Clinton, Vlaidmir Putin, Mike Pence, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Fox news, CNN, MSNBC, TheBlaze, Newsmax, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Mike Huckabee, William Kristol, Jim DeMint, Dennis Miller, Jeff Dunham, Eric Garcetti, the US Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, jerks driving SUVS n the middle of Los Angeles and parking them in front of my driveway, the right wing, corporate guys wanting money, and a bunch of others I could name but I won't, a simple message from me, with no apologies for language in this case: Go, fuck, yourselves.