Idealism is Key

Mohawk Nation

2007-01-31T06:43:00.000-08:00

I did this post in another blog.

Besides being able to sport this anti-conformist hairstyle, many today seem to ignore the subtext in its meaning. The Mohawk and the ‘punk rock’ culture icon it spawned are two very different entities. Its a pity many wear it without acknowledging its roots.

The Mohawk, or Mohicans, as the British labeled them were an indigenous people of what is now known as the New York area in North America. However, they were displaced soon after the arrival of the Europeans, and following what was known as the Trail of Tears, moved North to present day Canada. They called themselves the ‘Kanienkehaka’, or the people of the flint. The name ‘Mohawk’ was only given to them by their enemies. The name itself literally means ‘man-eater’, although it was unclear whether the ancestral Mohawks were cannibals by nature.

The many ‘Punk’ hair-dos that we see today were inspired by the Mohawk culture of having their hair shaved at the sides and held up by cow grease in the middle. This was common practice among the Mohawks in times of war. Most Mohicans would leave their hair to grow as long as possible, sometimes braided, to signify their connection with the creator. However as war approached they would don the hair-do with the hope of not bringing their creator to battle, lest he be wounded.

The Mohawks were just one of the many indigenous peoples of the Americas. With them were Sioux, the Cherokee, the Apache, Comanche, Lakota, and the Iroquois, many of whom lost their native homelands with the on-set of the immigrant Europeans.

Is this for real?

2006-12-12T18:08:00.000-08:00

You are The Tower

Ambition, fighting, war, courage. Destruction, danger, fall, ruin.
The Tower represents war, destruction, but also spiritual renewal. Plans are disrupted. Your views and ideas will change as a result.
The Tower is a card about war, a war between the structures of lies and the lightning flash of truth. The Tower stands for "false concepts and institutions that we take for real." You have been shaken up; blinded by a shocking revelation. It sometimes takes that to see a truth that one refuses to see. Or to bring down beliefs that are so well constructed. What's most important to remember is that the tearing down of this structure, however painful, makes room for something new to be built.
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Today?

2006-11-17T07:04:00.000-08:00

I think I am going insane. Am I? Seriously. I'm probably the only Singaporean who's so into ideology. Like no one gives a shit? Maybe cause we're all happily snuggled in the middle class. But then why am I the ONLY one I know how does this shit? I'm going crazy.

Political Map; Where do you stand?

2006-11-10T17:33:00.000-08:00

Idealism of Sorts

2006-11-10T17:27:00.000-08:00

... and yes, I assume that Coca Cola is the icon of capitalism...