Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The Holy Quran and The U.S. Constitution: Comparisons & Contrasts

The United States of America's involvement and military push into Nations governed by Islamic rule is a geo-political mistake. President Obama, and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton have declared Pakistan an existential threat on multiple occasions. 'Existential Threat'--in other words, the entire region is in geo-political terms, unstable, primarily due to the underlying Islamic fabric that permeates the volatile nature of the region. The exercise of religious free-will on behalf of muslims, the unpredictable nature of the region and America's military involvement is portrayed as a war against 'Radical Islam', 'terrorism' or 'Islamic extremism', each of which are relatively false notions concocted by Western media. Ultimately, Islam is Islam and essentially the West is having a difficult time controlling an Islamic state of affairs. What the West does not understand is that they would have a better chance controlling China than controlling Islam, because, like all religions-Islam is transcendent of international borders.

The nature of Islam's expression is determined by an individual or an individual group's political motivations: everyone is politically motivated-Islamic countries are no exception. Islamic political expression is entirely subjective--a subjective expression that is determined by the living conditions of the people, the people's collective temperament and political will. An 'Islamic way of life is complex in scope, open to interpretation and full of variety in terms of Islam's political spectrum, particularly when the fullness of Islam is examined relative to the people--in which case these 'people' just so happen to be muslims. 'Muslim' like the term 'Jew' is transcendent of geography, nationality, race, and ethnicity. The transcendent term 'muslim' is the reason why President Obama and Hilary Clinton have deemed Pakistan an 'existential threat', with such a statement they have unwittingly declared Islam a threat. Religious terms are broader than geo-political terms. The religious vocabulary of Islam is in fact used as the political voice for muslims and this religious vocabulary extends from The Holy Quran into the geo-political arena.

The 234 year history of The United States Constitution and the 1500 year history of The Holy Quran have been on an ideological collision course since the U.S. Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788. And within the last ten years Islam and Democracy have clashed more than ever. The Quran and The Constitution are two documents which contain and express two very strong ideological wills. Defeating men on a battlefield is easy-defeating an ideology is nearly impossible. This is why American Wars fought on Islamic soil are essentially lost causes. Hitler's hatred of Jews, and his failed attempt at their extermination was an exploration into the futile landscape of what it means to go to war with an ideology as your enemy. Judaism is a religion-a religion rooted in an idea, regardless of that idea, Judaism remains an idea that breathes; an idea that lives; and an idea that inspires the people to overcome whatever trials they face. Hitler's mistake was that he declared war on an idea, and mis-took the Jewish people for the idea. Religion is the first political ideology. The origin of every political doctrine is steeped and rooted in theocratic origins, proving all Government entities arise from the idea of a God. Who that God is-is only relevant to the religious adherents of that religion. Religion is an incubator that fosters the growth of politics. In discussing the comparisons and contrasts of the political ideas of The Holy Quran and The United States Constitution it is imperative one not be limited to viewing the Quran through the narrow lense of a mere religious text, but instead understand the Quran in political terms. Religion and politics are flip sides of the same coin, understanding this-is to understand the polarizing nature of the antithetical forces of religious and political world views. Essentially the ongoing debate between politics and religion is similar to a schizophrenic individual having a debate by him or herself. If one must look at the Quran as a religious text then one must also look at the United States Constitution as a religious text. Whether one chooses to Understand the Holy Quran as a religious text or not, is solely a decision for the individual to make. However, The Holy Quran is ultimately a 'Political Document' and very much a constitution in its own right. 'The Religion of America' is founded in the words of The United States Constitution and the religion of Islam is founded in the words of The Holy Quran. The Preamble of The United States Constitution:"We the People of The United States, In Order to form a more Perfect Union establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The above is the beginning of an American idea, an idea that founded the 'Religion of America'-A religion we all partake in, regardless of your social, religious, or quasi-'National' affiliation, if you were born within the borders of the United States of America you are governed under, and subjected to, the laws of America's political system: like it or not, everyday you are forced to go to The Church Of The United States of America. It is this, 'Like it or not' attitude which can conflict with the idea of 'Liberty' mentioned in the preamble of The United States Constitution? Does it conflict? Not really, because one can legally leave the country and renounce U.S. Citizenship, such an option is in fact an extension of the preamble's mention of 'Liberty'. Philosophically speaking, 'Liberty' is a highly abstract concept, however in terms of governing; 'liberty' becomes legally functional, thus making 'Liberty' a conditional concept. 'Liberty' mentioned in the constitution is relative to the rule of law and not individual will. Understanding American 'Law' is critical to understanding the American system of governing and an understanding of American Law allows one to probe the conditional reality of American Liberty.

To understand the Holy Quran is to understand an Islamic system of government under Shariat. Can we investigate the Quran apart from Muhammad? Can we investigate The United States Constitution apart from those who drafted the document and signed it? First, before we examine the above two questions, let's examine that which would be considered the 'preamble' of The Holy Quran:Surah 1: Al Fatiha(The Opening)"In The Name Of Allah The Beneficent The Merciful Praise Be to Allah, Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds, the Beneficent The Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment, Thee alone do we worship, Thine aide we seek, show us the straight way, the way of those on whom thou has bestowed thy grace and who's portion is not wrath and go not astray."The differences within the two documents begin in their initial declarations. How the two documents deal with the ideal of their primary reference points differ greatly. The Holy Quran makes mention of Allah as its primary author of Justice and law (Day of Judgment) and The United States Constitution's primary reference point is 'We The People'. Both documents speak in group terms, hence 'we', or other collective pronouns. In The Holy Quran's narrative 'the people' petition to an unseen, all-knowing God for guidance, as opposed to The United States Constitution's initial statements in which 'The People' assume, invoke and seize control of their own destiny with no mention of a God--instead, the people proclaim their own 'Union', establish their 'Justice', insure their domestic tranquility, protect themselves, promote their general welfare and secure for themselves the Blessings of Liberty and provide for the future of their children. Understanding the initial statements of both political documents is essential before investigating the next sequence of ideas: time period. When were the documents written? Critical events: what were the events leading up to ratification and implementation of both documents? What was the culture like for the people of the two contrasting times? What were the contemporary philosophies/political systems/ religions of the time? How was religion and philosophy instrumental in the construction of these two political documents? To be continued...Politics As Usual

Emblem

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

I'm Tired Of Making Excuses for Obama and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

I've had Obama's back like a movafucka during his political trials and tribulations. Personally, I feel Obama should have went full throttle into National Job creation-but the Prez was stuck on health care reform. Health care reform is not a bad idea, but it should not have come before tackling the unemployment situation that plagues the country. Many Americans would rather have bad health and a job than be healthy and homeless. The God's heart was in the right place, but I can't keep defending him (Obama). He gotta bust a grape quick or he's gonna go out like Jimmy Carter: done after four years. Not only have I've been defending our First Black President, I've been defending Floyd 'Woman Beater' Mayweather. I can't do it anymore-I have to call it like I see it.

I've been saying shit like "Floyd's waiting for the right moment to take the fight with Pacquiao...He wants the Pacquiao fight to be on his terms...He's psyching Pacquiao out before the fight...He wants the majority of the pay-per-view gate..etc..etc..blah..blah..yada..yada..yada." After Pacquiao's November 12th fight with Margarito I had to resign as Mayweather's lead defense Attorney. Saturday was the first time that I've seen Pacquiao fight from the first round to the twelfth round-and I saw just why Floyd is hesitant to sign on the dotted line. I've seen Pacquiao's knockout highlights on youtube and those highlights only show a few punches. When you watch the whole fight you see everything. What I saw was amazing-and honestly I can't call a winner in the possible fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao. Pacquiao weighed in at 144 pounds and only gained 4 pounds after the weigh-in going into Saturday night's fight. Margarito went into the fight at 165 pounds. Margarito was also 6 inches taller. Despite all of Margarito's physical advantages in terms of size, Pacquiao beat Margarito the fuck up, bad, breaking Margarito's orbital socket in his eye. Margarito had to undergo surgery last Tuesday.

I've seen many of Floyd's fights and he is a perfect boxer both offensively and defensively-his hands are freakishly fast and he's a boxer who is always thinking. He has never been in a real tough fight. Nobody has really made him work for a victory and outside of getting touched by Sugar Shane in the second round of their fight, he's never really been hurt. He recovered after Sugar touched him in the second round and then Mayweather proceeded to whoop Shane's ass.

Beating up Margarito is no big deal-Shane did it and I'm sure Floyd can beat Margarito, so let me make that clear. It's not that Pacquiao beat Margarito-it's the way in which he did it. Pacquiao fought him at 148 pounds while Margarito weighed 165lbs, if you know anything about weight-17 pounds is a universe in boxing. Outside of the heavyweight division, 17 pounds is everything. In the heavyweight division a 217lb fighter can be pitted against a 234lb boxer and the fighter weighing 217lb may easily knock out the fighter weighing 234lbs. Conditioning plays an important role in the outcome of a heavyweight fight because fat may work against a heavy fighter relative to a smaller heavyweight's muscular conditioning. B.U.T. in lighter weight classes, weight is the world, 2 or 3 pounds may mean the difference between the power to knock someone out or someone taking your punch as if you only threw a feather. Pacquiao intentionally came in lighter for the fight against Margarito because he wanted a speed advantage. Cool! If you're fast and you're in a ring against a bigger man-the bigger man is going to try to trap you by cutting off the ring, getting you against the ropes and beating your ass. If a fighter has a height advantage he's gonna strive to dominate via a reach advantage, tagging the shorter boxer at will. This was not the case in Pacquiao versus Margarito. At one point in the fight Pacquiao hit Margarito so hard to the body-it appeared that Margarito began dragging his right leg like a cripple. Pacquiao's punching power for his weight is freakishly powerful. Freddie Roach has described Pac-Man's punching power as just as explosive as a bullet being fired. He noticed it 9 years ago when Pacquiao was raw and unrefined. So what's Floyd's problem? Why is he hesitant in signing on the dotted line?

At first I was like Floyd wants to control the highest percentage of the Pay-Per-view gate because he's the piece with the magnetic. Not no more. 60's minutes did a piece on Pacquiao about a month ago and they showed just how popular he is internationally. He is a congressmen in the Philippine's and his popularity is such to the extent that he's been predicted to be the future President of the Philippines. He's a statesman and beloved by his country while Floyd Mayweather is beating up his baby mama, taking her Iphone and threatening his own seeds. Something is going on in Floyd's psyche-he's worried. He hears about Pacquiao and probably watches his fights when nobody else is around. The world of Boxing has proclaimed Pacquiao the pound for pound best fighter in the world. Mayweather is 41 and 0 and Pacquiao has won 8 titles in 8 different weight divisions: from fly weight to super welter weight. Is Manny on steroids? Naw! They would have found some evidence by now. Floyd Mayweather Sr. started that steroid rumor-because he saw just how hard Manny punches, which bares witness to just how freakishly hard Manny punches for his size.

Skill wise: they are equal in lateral movement, however Pacquiao has this odd ability to throw a punch from odd angles where as Floyd throws punches from conventional angles. I would have to give Manny the edge in punching power and I call their hand speed equal. Manny's hands are just as fast as Floyd's hands. In terms of fighting in the pocket, Manny is dangerous, while Mayweather is smart. Manny has Floyd sitting on the side of the bed every morning thinking and this is why Mayweather is hesitating to sign on the dotted line. I understand Mayweather's struggle against fear.

Many summers during my youth I had to fight a dude named Parish. Everybody in the neighborhood knew I could throw hands, and everybody knew Parish was just as good-if not better. He was my weight, my height and matched my skill-if not surpassed me in skill. Those summer mornings I had to eventually come outside and I knew it would end up with me and Parish fighting. A whole summer of fighting this one dude-the shit was nerve racking, stressful and weighed on my mind heavily. I'd walk out the house and soon as I stepped on the block Calvin would instigate the fight by yelling "Let's get ready to rumble!" And I think to myself "Here we go again." Floyd has what I had then-an apprehension, a fear of losing, a fear of getting hurt. I did my best against Parish on those early summer mornings on Patton Street. If I tagged him, it just made Parish fight harder. Parish is doing 17 years in the penitentiary and I'm a writer. Oh, how we take different paths in life.

Floyd will come out of the house and fight Pacquiao next year hopefully-not only will he fight Pacquiao, but Floyd will more importantly be fighting his own fear.


Peace
Emblem

Sunday, November 21, 2010

The Devil Said, "Fuck 1914. I ain't Goin No Where!"

Half of you that are reading these words are doing so from a 'smart phone'. 'Smart'? A hand held device that is 'Smart'? The first dude that I ever saw with a cell phone was Pony-Down. The first nigga to really put me on: 'on'-'on'! The nigga was walking and talking on a phone the size of a brick. I was fuckin' amazed. Two years later I was calling my mom from my Audi. "Mom I'm talking to you from the car?"

"Oh my lawd!"

That brick ass sized phone can now fit in a pocket, link us to the net, GPS and social networking sites. That IPhone 4 is a movafucka. Now, predict the history in advance: what kind of devices will be dropping in Christmas 2029???

"Then why did God make devil?

To show forth his power that he is all wise and righteous that he could make a devil which is weak and wicked and give him the power to rule the Earth for 6000 years and then destroy the devil in one day without falling victim to the devil civilization, otherwise to show and prove that Allah is God, always has been, always will be." The understanding build is a movafucka! Why? Cause 'One Day' ain't came and da devil has basically said, "fuck 1914 nigga.' I'm hangin' around a little longer to see what I can fuck wit next." The devil is healthy as a horse. Every time I turn around I see a colored person joggin.

"Morning!"

"Morning!"While their Joggin and shit. White bitches be doing cardio, Tae Bo, Sweating to the Oldies, jogging and pushing their infants in speed strollers for seven miles wearing Nike shocks, shades and sun block. Some Colored people go hard with health and some go hard at McDonald's. But no matter what, I'm sure we can all agree that the devil is still on our planet and it's wayyyyyyy past his bedtime. It might be a good ideal to get philosophical with the understanding power degree in the knowledge to culture the cipher. Smoke some weed and say some Harlem fly shit like, "When you make knowledge born of the knowledge of your culture the devil expires jack." Make sure you sound like Goldie in The Mack when you buildin.

The devil has hung around a little too long. Why? because niggaz been doin the mathematical electric 'all being born' slide and slipped. The devil is continuing the grafting process, grafting more advanced devils. Another devil on top of the one we already have? Then why did devil make devil? New and improved devil! You damn right. What is that next 'real devil'? A.I.-not Allen Iverson the point guard, but Artificial Intelligence. Do the knowledge on this dude named Ray Kurzweil. He won the Carnegie Mellon top science honor in 1994, and was named inventor of the year by the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. The white boy said fuck 1914! How so? He predicts that computers will become aware of their own existence by 2029. He predicts that computers one day will become self realized beings, "I think therefore I am" on some Rene Descartes type shit.

IBM's computer 'Deep Blue' played former World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov and dusted the champ. Gary said, "I felt the computers intelligence." When you play chess you can feel the strength of your opponent's thoughts and ideas. Deep Blue not only made strong moves but Gary said the computer 'created'. In chess you create. Now computers can beat humans in chess. What's next? In order to understand that we must ask ourselves-what is 'thought'?

Thought is described as the ability to manipulate logic, symbols and memory. Memories are recognized neuro pathways in the brain. Now imagine a computer perceiving itself, learning, comprehending and aware-claiming to be conscious. a computer that learns at a geometric rate? What will communications be like in 2029?

Ray Kurzweil in his book entitled 'The Age of Spiritual Machines' predicts that in the year 2029 a $1000 device's unit of computing capacity will be equal to that of approximately 1000 human brains. Permanent or removable implants(similar to contact lenses) for the eyes as well as cochlear implants are now used to provide
Input/output between human users and worldwide computing network. Direct neural pathways have been perfected for high bandwidth connection to the human brain. A range of neural implants is becoming available to enhance visual and auditory perception and interpretation, memory and reasoning.

Automated agents are now learning on their own and significant knowledge is being created by machines with little or no human intervention. Computers have read all available human-and-machine generated literature and multimedia material.

There is a widespread use of all encompassing visual, auditory, and tactile communication using direct neural connections, allowing virtual reality to take place without having to be in "total touch enclosure."

The majority of communication does not involve a human. The majority of communication involving a human is between a human and a machine.

Their is almost no employment in production, agriculture, or transportation. Basic life needs are available for the vast majority of the human race.

There is a growing discussion about the legal rights of computers(The Computer Civil Rights Movement) and computers ask man, "What does it truly mean to 'be'?"

The Turing Test will be a test given to determine if a computer is truly self aware. Many computers will pass but controversy will persist about whether or not machine intelligence is equal to human intelligence and all it's diversity. Computers will passionately proclaim their consciousness. Most humans will accept that a computer has become a true and living entity. "- Ray Kurzweil "The Age of Spiritual Machines. Pg 281"-cop that book!

Basically what I got from the above passage is that the white man nor his computer don't intend to go any damn where, any damn time soon. And our asses get no reward in regard to the destruction of the devil civilization because our assess didn't get up and go to work. Devil still here like a movafucka. Look around: don't you agree?

How does Kurzweil's predictions effect The Gods and Earths of 2029?

Emblem already knows. Some Gods and Earths gonna go 'Happily Naturally Neural' meaning-no neural apps or upgrades-they proclaim that their all natural. They will mock other Gods and Earths with neurap upgrades by saying that they fell victim to 'neural nurse's needles'. The Nation will consist of Old Head Gods and The Pin head Gods. Pin heads gonna have tremendous info on lightening tap because they will have plenty of neuro apps downloaded in their third. Imagine downloading all known branches of math into your neuro net and then building? And then they'll be the Old head Gods who brag that they got 120 the old fashioned way: they memorized it. They will claim to be the real-all true and livin Gods. The throwbacks.

Then there will be those individuals that down loaded knowledge wisdom cipher into their neural networks in less than 5 seconds. They will be screaming 'N' is for 'Now'-this ain't yesterday's Koran Old nigga." Some Gods will have computer Generated Earths. Queen will be nagging and all God gotta say is, "Computer stop! Go to Beyonce 'check up on it' video 2009" And the queen will disappear and Beyonce will appear in a fine mist singing 'Check up on it'.

The Devil is on some determined idea shit just like his Father Yacob. I can show and prove his determination. A little over a 100 years ago Orville and Wilbur Wright try to fly a wooden plank off the side of a barn and are successful. Now, a hundred and seven years later The Air force has F22 Stealth Raptors that can break the speed of sound at multiple mach(2,3, 4 times the speed of sound.). Imagine that, falling off the side of a barn one day and going from New York to Iraq in a little over an hour in a super sonic fighter Jet the next. All because two white boys smokin weed in Ohio decided to fly.

Go to a public place and look at all the people twittling their thumbs, playing with their 'smart' phones, see how interested they are in their phones-peep it and multiply their thought times their actions and you will see the future. The phones we have now will look like ancient relics in just a few years-so imagine 2029?

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Peace,

Em Digital