Soul Kadee

Yup, I’ve been OD-ing on the Star Wars series this weekend. I love George Lucas and his Jedi philosophy, inspired as it was by Eastern spiritual tradition, including Taoist philosophy and Qigong energy practices.

But, some of the episodes reminded me so much of another George - the President everyone loves to hate €œ and the world he is responsible for creating, that I just had to share the 5 reasons I think George Bush is a Sith Lord - Darth Invader.

1. He thinks in absolutes.

Only a Sith thinks in absolutes, said Obi-Wan Kenobi when Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader warned, If you’re not with me, then you’re my enemy, in Part III: Revenge of the Sith. Reminds us so much of G.W.’s famous Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists, proclamation.

2. He acts from fear and revenge.

The Jedi act from compassion and love. The Sith use fear and hate to drive them. Notice how everything G.W. does is in reaction to fear or revenge. Revenge for what Saddam did to Daddy. Fear of being attacked. Fear of seeming weak. Fear of those who are different. Too bad he has no fear of looking like an idiot.

3. He uses deceit to achieve his ends.

The Sith are no strangers to deceit, hiding their true motives behind seemingly good intentions. Chancellor Palpatine hid his identity as a Sith Lord, to wipe out the Jedi and overthrow the Republic. Bush’s search for the still-missing Weapons of Mass Destruction turned out to be just as much of a red herring, and his War on Terror is just another attempt to pull the wool over our eyes. Paul Craig Roberts offers his take on this in Is Bush A Sith Lord?

4. His idea of fun is to invade other countries without reason.

The Sith invade, take over or wipe out other planets, for no reason, other than the fact that they don’t kowtow to the Empire. Bush’s ego and pride have brought Iraq to the brink of civil war, threatened Iran, North Korea and anyone else who dared question American Imperial Rule.

5. He has a warped sense of justice.

The Jedi code - and any civilised society - mandates that an adversary must stand fair trial before justice is carried out. But Bush used a kangaroo court to hang his old foe, Saddam Hussein. Fair trial? Oh nooo! That would have exposed far too many skeletons in the CIA’s closet.

Given more time, I’m sure I could come up with many more parallels between G.W. and the Dark Side Of The Force. Instead I’ll leave you with this video that left many of us wondering why Bush is holding the green lightsaber instead of the red one.

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I’ve always loved the monsoon in Mumbai. Thunderstorms, lightining and thunder, blackouts and candlelight, my little girl splashing in the puddles.

The monsoon is a time of renewal, of fresh hope. When new life bursts forth in every little nook and cranny of the city, when even the filth and muck can’t detract from the smell of rain hitting dry earth and the trees look fresh and green.

I took this picture of Mumbai’s skyline when the pre-monsoon showers hit us in early June and thought I’d share it with you here.

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We always knew it, but now there’s scientific evidence to show why men are often reduced to blubbering idiots at the sight of a pretty face.

Psychologists in Canada have finally proved what women have long suspected - men really are irrational enough to risk entire kingdoms to catch sight of a beautiful face. Margo Wilson and Martin Daly of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada decided to investigate discounting behaviour and see if it varied with sexual mood.

When male students were shown pictures of pretty women, they made irrational decisions. Women, on the other hand, suffered no such handicap.

Now we know why all the wars are started by men… usually over women.

Via Mind Power News

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