Angry warriors have been seen in many places in just a year's time ...Egypt, Libya, and Wisconsin ---to name a few. There is not really that much in common with the unrest in other countries, and that of the United States ...yet, in Wisconsin they were carrying the same signs. A psychologist might better know the signs ...of anger.

Protests ...staged by angry warriors?   No, that's not really the case ...the angry warriors participate, but it is not staged by anger.  It is staged by those who are very content with their positions, and they want to keep their positions ...and it benefits them that you are angry, they need you angry warriors.


How does a person become an angry warrior?  We all know and have felt anger.  The true difference is what we do with it, how we cope with the anger.  To be angry through and through ...is the most dangerous, and I believe it is taught.  


I was walking through the woods one day, and I tripped over a log.  I came home with cuts and scrapes.  My dad asks, "What happened to you?"  My response is, "I got in a fight with an angry bush."  My dad would understand what I meant ...that I somehow stumbled into a blackberry bush, or similar type bush with lots of thorns.  That bush was not really angry, but it was certainly an unpleasant experience.  If I was more careful, perhaps I could avoid future mishaps, but life does involve its scrapes and bruises.  That's what I was taught.


I was also taught to avoid wild animals ...and that some can even be rabid.  House cats can be cuddly and it's so cool to hear them p-u-r-r, when you pick them up.  But picking up a stray cat can be an entirely different experience ...and likely you'll find them frightened and defensive, and you'll also likely find a few claw marks that penetrate the skin.


I was also taught to avoid alcohol and drugs.  It's difficult to tell how a person will act ...and that unpredictable nature may be not that different from a cat's claw, or a p-u-r-r.  It's really hard to tell what you'll get, or what you'll become. 


We do not always learn what we are taught ...and often we learn what we are not taught.  Often we learn from what we invest most of our time in.  And some things grow because we nurture them, and other things grow simply because we don't uproot them ...they grow like weeds.  I'm going to list two in this category of being taught:  #1) Learning entails repetition, and #2) Learning involves a habitual commitment.


Computer games are repetitious ---and they can involve war games with more obvious themes; a rather simple plumber character; or something that doesn't outwardly create a perception, but almost seems a bit subliminal ---like Angry Birds.  In this game, the pigs stole the eggs from the birds ...or nest eggs??          (Ignore getaway car in the background) ---& the clay sculptures are compliments of our youngest son, David.

And let me guess, since the game came from a socialist nation, would the reference be so bold as to depict large corporations or law-enforcing ...no, it couldn't be.


Television involves more habitual commitment ...but that has broadened greatly.  With the availability of seemingly unlimited channels, inclusive of being able to see whatever movie you want, it goes way beyond what television itself would allow as their standard of viewing (now mostly substandard).  The current top movie is The Hunger Games.  If you've seen the movie, you have a more powerful association than I do ...I just read the Cliff Notes.  Hold your thoughts on that one, we'll get back to it.  By the time I finish this blog, some of you will have seen it two or three times, but for now, I'd just like you to acknowledge what a strong impact it had on you.   Let's look at movies ...in general, for a moment.  What we see on the screen is perhaps the most powerful media, combining audio and visual components ...and of course, included in the audio is music.  This all elicits a very strong emotional association and connection ...one that can summon up emotions at the mere mention of a couple words, such as a title.   It is nothing magical or bewitching ---our minds are wonderful and operate this way, so we can remember things.  And sometimes we can remember an entire movie by the mere mention of it.  That can be good, but our emotions can also be manipulated.  This media of TV is often used for manipulative purposes and for the personal gain of those primarily promoting it ...whether it is economic, or plain satisfaction ---sometimes sick satisfaction.


If I hear someone mention the Holocaust, I get rather upset ---and I believe, rightfully so.  It refers to a horrific and real injustice.  Other injustices are less understood and some not as real.  Some are birthed through misconceptions ...and that was the case with those who blindly followed those responsible for the Holocaust.  I see anger today, growing at a rapid pace ---led by prejudice and outright hatred.  Emotions are being stirred by those who like hatred ---because they possess the most horrific kind.


Whether we speak of Lenin, Hitler, or Stalin ...they all could work the emotions of those that they needed to coalesce around them, they were all Communists, and they all aspired to dictatorships.  As I describe many of these things, my wife says my posts are too long on Facebook, and with that said, certainly who will read my extensive blogs?  I am thorough because I believe thoroughly in what I am saying.  In contrast, many people believed the aforementioned dictators, because they were often very powerful speakers, and like today's sound bites ...they are short, they work, and they are often a very attractive lie.


And that is actually the last part of what makes all the other components of Communism work ...the Big Lie!