A Walk in the Rain, an a Wetlands greeting card with Royal Spoonbill, Frog and Water Lilies

 A Walk in the Rain

This is a Wetlands Themed Greeting Card. It features an arty-style rendering of a Royal Spoonbill bird, water lilies, and a frog on in a swampy wetlands bog on a rainy day.

My design on this blank, multi-purpose card is intended to entertain, and also to serve as a reminder of the importance of conserving wetlands.

The design featured on this product is copyright.

It is not to be copied, reproduced or distributed in any form without my written consent.

 

The card measures approximately 178 x 126 mm.

It is printed on 280 gsm Fine Art card stock.

The inside is coloured but blank, so you can add your own greeting.

It comes with a strong brown kraft paper envelope (about 195 x 138 mm - so you can fit a letter in it).

The card can fit in an A5 frame.

 

The card is available from Etsy here:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/1259582235/a-walk-in-the-rain-an-arty-greeting-card

 

 

Please support my efforts to get people thinking and talking about important issues, by buying products with my designs on them, and use them to get conversations going.

 

You can find more of my designs on various products at:

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https://www.zazzle.com/store/thethinkproject2018

Thought behind this design:

Wetlands are seasonally or permanently flooded for weeks or months. Marshes, swamps, flood plains, bayou, fens and bogs are examples of wetlands. They may be salt-water, fresh water or brackish (slightly salty, such as estuaries). 

Wetlands play a role in water purification, they stabilize shore lines, and they have a role in flood control. They are an important focus of environmental conservation.

Freedom requires free speech and free thought, a card promoting freedom

Freedom, a card to provoke thought and debate about the importance of free speech and free thought

My design on this card is intended to stimulate thought and debate about freedom.

The card measures approximately 178 x 126 mm.

It is printed on 280 gsm Fine Art card stock.

The inside is coloured but blank, so you can add your own greeting.

It comes with a strong brown kraft paper envelope (about 195 x 138 mm - so you can fit a letter in it).

The card can fit in an A5 frame.

The design featured on this product is copyright.It is not to be copied, reproduced or distributed in any form without my written consent.The card is available from Etsy here:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/1243190684/freedom-a-card-to-provoke-thought-and

Please support my efforts to get people thinking and talking about important issues, by buying products with my designs on them, and use them to get conversations going.

You can find more of my designs on various products at:

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https://www.zazzle.com/store/thethinkproject2018

The thought behind it:

In a civilised society we cannot be totally free to say or do whatever we want. For example we aren't free to kill or rape. We aren't free to threaten to murder or harm people, or damage their property. We aren't free to act in a way that could harm others such as reckless or drunk driving. We aren't free to steal or defraud people. We aren't free to take part in crime, or encourage or enable crime. We aren't free to incite, encourage or enable violence. Such restrictions on personal freedom are to protect society, and are justified for the common good. 

However, we are increasingly being corralled into a totalitarian-like restriction of permitted language and thought, by powerful and influential groups with agendas; which have weaponised the internet, and undermine the internet as a public commons of exchange of information, ideas and opinion. 

There is a famous book, written by Ray Bradbury called Fahrenheit 451. It is about a dystopian future when books are banned, because someone might be offended by what they read or saw in a book. The result is an ignorant, easy to control society.

George Orwell's classic book, 1984 was about a dystopian future which involved perpetual surveillance by Thought Police on the look-out for "thoughtcrime" (those who swayed from dictated group think, or who dared show the slightest sign they weren't in agreement with The Party and Big Brother's policies or who questioned things when the state altered history and facts to suit their purpose. The Party and Big Brother progressively narrowed and changed permitted language. 

Consider the current control of information we are exposed to - the push of certain ideas and notions of what is true or false, right or wrong, good or bad, normal or abnormal - and the suppression of counter-arguments.

How can the public be fully informed and make independent decisions if The Party (governments) and Big Brother (internet platforms) manipulate information and suppress or outright censor information or arguments they don't want the public to hear?

"Freedom requires free speech and free thought.
We must be able to think for ourselves, and say what we think out loud - whether we are right or wrong, serious or silly, or offer praise or criticism, or a different opinion.
Bar the restriction of the incitement or encouragement to commit violence or crime, if what we are allowed to say or think is controlled - we are not free."

 

Globalopoly, the Empire Game

Globalopoly, the Empire Game, Let's start talking about what globalisation is really about, insatiable greed and power

My design on this card is intended to raise thought and debate about globalism, imperialism, wars for profit and power; and the designs by oligopolists and members of the surveillance-security-war industry along with powerful multinational corporations for world control. 

 

The card measures approximately 140 x 140 mm.

It is printed on 280 gsm Fine Art card stock.

The inside is coloured but blank, so you can add your own greeting.

It comes with a strong brown kraft paper envelope (about 155 x 155 mm - so you can fit a letter in it).

 

The design featured on this product is copyright.

It is not to be copied, reproduced or distributed in any form without my written consent.

The card is available from Etsy here:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/1242612110/globalopoly-the-empire-game-a-satirical

 

 

 

Please support my efforts to get people thinking and talking about important issues, by buying products with my designs on them, and use them to get conversations going.

 

You can find more of my designs on various products at:
https://www.etsy.com/nz/shop/TheThinkProject2018
https://www.redbubble.com/people/Think2018/shop
https://www.zazzle.com/store/thethinkproject2018

The thought behind Globalopoly:

It took four months to design Globalopoly. The original was on a large canvas. It was part of my Reality Check art exhibit.

It tended to gather quite a crowd when I displayed it at the market. People thought it was a game. It's not a game. In a game there is equal opportunity at the start.

Globalopoly is all about insatiable greed for profit and power that benefits a relative few. There is no equal opportunity in Globalopoly. The whole point of oligopolies, monopolies, imperialistic wars and "free [from regulation] global trade" is to eliminate domestic regulations and domestic competition in favour of the interests of multinational oligopolists and monopolists.

Each of the landing squares is a satirical commentary on power plays, profit opportunities, opportunism and lack of scruples which tends to be characteristic of machiavellian global oligopolists. It also highlights the profiteering opportunities derived from wars; and the perceived "catastrophe" Peace constitutes to the war industry. 

The Opposite of Courage is Unquestioning Conformity

The Opposite of Courage is Unquestioning Conformity, Puppets Don't Think

My design on this card is intended to inspire thought and debate on critical thinking, and the efforts of shadow puppet masters to control the information we see, hear or read, in order to manipulate us, and control what we believe to be true or false, right or wrong, normal or abnormal, or to distract us or make us feel powerless and apathetic.

 

The card measures approximately 140 x 140 mm.
It is printed on 280 gsm Fine Art card stock.
The inside is coloured but blank, so you can add your own greeting.
It comes with a strong brown kraft paper envelope (about 155 x 155 mm - so you can fit a letter in it).

 

The design featured on this product is copyright.

It is not to be copied, reproduced or distributed in any form without my written consent.

 

The card is available from Etsy here:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/1256823655/the-opposite-of-courage-is-unquestioning  

 

 

Please support my efforts to get people thinking and talking about important issues, by buying products with my designs on them, and use them to get conversations going.

 

You can find more of my designs on various products at:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/shop/TheThinkProject2018

https://www.redbubble.com/people/Think2018/shop

https://www.zazzle.com/store/thethinkproject2018

Thoughts behind this card:

I designed this card to stimulate thought and discussion on the importance of critical thinking and free thought. We should investigate and engage in open-minded and tolerant debate - rather than blindly accept what we see, read or hear on traditional media or online.

This theme also relates to the importance of having the courage to stand up for what we believe is normal, right, reasonable or good - versus being afraid to say what we think. Chilling of free thought and free speech as a result of toxic cancel culture - which is a form of authoritarian censorship designed to force the public to fall into line with the belief systems of certain individuals or special interest groups - is incompatible with a roundly informed public, democracy, or liberty.

This card is for critical thinkers, who chew over the evidence, and resist having unverifiable assertions forced on them. It's for those who have the courage to stand up and speak out for what they believe in.

It is also for those who may need a reminder that we live in an era of fake news, rampant propaganda, and crooked people out to exploit anyone and everyone. Being naive, and easily manipulated through one's emotions, weaknesses, and bad habits is not a good thing in these circumstances.

Trust is the Glue of Life

Trust is the Glue of Life - Trust Bonds Relationships, Distrust Breaks Relationships 

My design on this card is intended to get people thinking and talking about the importance of trust.

 

The design featured on this product is copyright.

It is not to be copied, reproduced or distributed in any form without my written consent.

The card measures approximately 178 x 126 mm.

It is printed on 280 gsm Fine Art card stock.

The inside is coloured but blank, so you can add your own greeting.

It comes with a strong brown kraft paper envelope (about 195 x 138 mm - so you can fit a letter in it).

The card can fit in an A5 frame.

 

The card is available from Etsy here:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/1243214212/trust-is-the-glue-of-life-trust-bonds

 

 

 

Please support my efforts to 

 

You can find more of my designs on various products at:

https://www.etsy.com/nz/shop/TheThinkProject2018

https://www.redbubble.com/people/Think2018/shop

https://www.zazzle.com/store/thethinkproject2018

This card was designed by me to trigger thought and conversation on the importance of trust. Trust is directly related to truth, honesty, transparency integrity, and accountability.

Lies, deception, secrecy and other forms of dishonesty are nails in the casket in which trust will be buried.

Peace Dove in Words Custom Made Chiffon Top

Peace Dove in Words Custom Made Chiffon Top

This black chiffon sleeveless top features a Peace Dove outlined in words related to Peace on the front. 
The words filling the Dove are primarily in shades of white through grey.
The background word colours are primarily shades of blue,  and purple.

This is an attractive way to give a message that you favour Peace. 

The top comes in sizes XS through 2 XL.
These are not mass produced. They are custom made on order.

https://www.redbubble.com/people/think2018/works/40069418-peace-dove-in-words?p=contrast-tank&ref=available_products

Hell Has Open Borders - themed Man's T-Shirt

Hell has Open Borders - themed Man's T-Shirt

This man's black T-Shirt features a front panel with a design which shows open gates to the fires of hell, through which the face of the devil can be seen, and the words - Hell has Open Borders.

On one level this symbolizes the widely held Christian belief that the devil would welcome anyone to hell (versus the entry into heaven being restricted to the souls of those who meet the good behaviour criteria for entry).

On a political level, this design is not intended to be anti-immigration. It's a symbol of the open borders controversy. 

I'm an immigrant. Many of my friends are immigrants. Immigration and multiculturalism are good things. But in my opinion what is not a good thing are the current controversial and relentless demands by globalists, who insist that there be open borders.

Being against demands by anti-sovereign nation globalists for open borders - is not the same as being anti-immigration at all.

Globalists (who generally favour a multinational corporation centered New World Order in which there are no sovereign nations or borders) want multinational corporations to be able to raid any country. They want unrestricted open borders. They don't want sovereign nation laws or regulations geared to protect the public or public resources to get in the way of their global reach for profit. They want anyone (especially multinational corporations) to be able to go anywhere they want in the world, without restriction - and for everyone to have the same rights and benefits as citizens and legal permanent residents.

Globalist voices demanding unrestricted open borders are being amplified by traditional and social media platforms (which generally are owned and/or operated by globalists).

On the other hand, the voices of those who support national sovereignty and sovereign borders tend to be suppressed and/or labelled negatively and attacked. 
Hello????!!! Wake up!

How can any country have universal health care and public education or any other publicly funded services - if we can't control our borders, hence the numbers of people in the country? How can employment be managed when globalists can outsource work to countries with slave labour wages and conditions, and can import workers - even when workers with the needed skills are citizens or permanent residents? How can publicly funded health care cope if people with all kinds of serious diseases can just arrive and demand health coverage? How can there be personal security given unvetted immigration would allow for all manner of criminals or worse arriving to exploit the country?

Globalists know that unfettered borders would decimate the ability of social democracies to support and protect the public, and would likely cause socioeconomic instability (which would be magnified with looming job losses due to more advances in robotics and automation taking over people's jobs). Don't you think globalist multinationals, who favour slave labour for profit would even dump the slave labour in favour of machines?

Globalist multinationals want socioeconomic instability to weaken the ability of the public to object to their corporate raiding.

In my view, Immigration is a good thing; but it must be controlled, and based on the needs of a given nation - not the wants of greedy globalist multinational corporate raiders, or the demands of foreigners for unrestricted entry. Also all wanna be immigrants need to be security vetted (not just refugees) to insure that they are not criminals and do not otherwise represent a security risk for the country.

If you want to make a symbolic statement about the preference by globalists for open borders, you can find this T-Shirt here.
https://www.zazzle.com/hell_has_open_borders_themed_mans_t_shirt-235131417435119180

#MansTShirt
#Grassroots
#Immigration
#OpenBorders
#Globalism
#Hell
#HellHasOpenBorders
#TheThinkProject2018

Heaven has Immigration Control - Woman's T-Shirt

Heaven has Immigration Control - Woman's T-Shirt 

This navy blue V-necked women's T-Shirt has a design panel on the back which features closed gates, angels and angel feathers, and the message - Heaven has Immigration Control.
On the front there is a small panel with angel wings.

On one level, this design relates to the widespread Christian belief that God is particular about who enters heaven. According to Christian tradition, the souls of the departed are not allowed into heaven unless they meet good character criteria. Similar beliefs that heaven doesn't have open gates - are held by other religions.

This design is not intended as an anti-immigration theme. I am an immigrant. Many of my friends are immigrants. In my view, immigration and muticulturalism are good things, but immigration has to be controlled. Open borders pose a serious socio-economic threat to social democracies. 

Being against open borders is not the same as being anti-immigration.

Politically, this design relates to the desire of of sovereign nations (symbolized by heaven) to control their borders (symbolized by the closed gates guarded by angels) as a matter of national security - in order to avoid the socioeconomic and national security risks inherent in the demand for open borders by multinational globalists. Open borders would allow any person or entity who wanted to, to come in and do whatever they want in the country - regardless of the consequences on the citizens or permanent legal residents.

Globalists appear for the most part to believe in a global world order, controlled by multinational elites. They don't want national sovereignty, and don't want sovereign borders that restrict who can enter, and what they can do. The demands of globalists are amplified by traditional and social media (which are generally owned or controlled by globalists).

Immigration control does not mean immigrants are not allowed in - but like heaven, they have to meet entry criteria.

In my view, free wheeling globalist open borders think - represents a substantial socioeconomic threat to nation states. How can there be publicly funded universal health care and education or other publicly funded services, if a country cannot control the numbers of people entering the country, who would demand the same rights and access as citizens and permanent residents?

How is employment (necessary for the taxes to pay for publicly funded services) going to cope with globalist multinationals buying up local resources then sending the work offshore, or employing foreign nationals to come do the work (ignoring local skilled workers)? How safe will we be if anyone (including criminals, gang members or worse) can enter the country due to unrestricted entry?

A 2017 report predicts that by 2030, as many as 800 million jobs could be lost worldwide due to automation. In the US alone it is anticipated that between 39 and 73 million jobs stand to be automated. 5% of current occupations will be completely automated; and 60% of other occupations will be partly automated.
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/jobs-lost-jobs-gained-what-the-future-of-work-will-mean-for-jobs-skills-and-wages

Don't you thank that the globalist multinationals who choose outsourced or illegal immigrant labour at slave like wages, instead of employing locals - would choose a machine over a man or woman?

The potential severely disruptive effect of open borders on social democracies, in light of what almost certainly lies ahead employment wise, would likely be very negative.

But, despite the common sense grounds for criticism of open borders, criticism of the demands for open borders is generally suppressed by globalist multinational media platforms.

To them, anyone who wants sovereign nations or objects to global plundering by multinationals, is engaged in "politically incorrect" think. Politically incorrect think is not allowed by the Big Brother browsers and platforms. Such voices and messages tend to be suppressed, and buried well behind the ads and messages they want pushed - so they can't be found, and potentially counter the pro-globalism and pro-open borders messages that they relently push.

Think about this control of information, and Big Brother policing of forbidden opinion or thought in the context of the rigid control of speech and thought by Big Brother of Orwell's 1984.

If you believe in national sovereignty and immigration control - you can have your say regardless of what the globalist Big Browsers think, by wearing one of these T-shirts, available here.

https://www.zazzle.com/heaven_has_immigration_control_womans_t_shirt-235655743848445409

#WomansTShirt
#NavyBlue
#VNeck
#Heaven
#Christian
#HeavenHasImmigrationControl
#Immigration
#Grassroots
#Globalism
#TheThinkProject2018

The Opposite of Courage is Unquestioning Conformity Man's T-Shirt

The Opposite of Courage is Unquestioning Conformity - Man's T-Shirt

Puppets don't think. The design on this man's T-Shirt is a reminder that apathy and unquestioning conformity are what totalitarians want. They want mindless puppets that can be exploited and manipulated, and not kick up a fuss. 

But unquestioning conformity is a danger to society because it allows fraud, corruption, dishonesty, propaganda, injustice and corrupt justice systems, brutality and oppression by the state, endless imperialistic wars for power and money, suppression of free speech and outright censorship and totalitarianism etc - to happen and grow, unopposed.

This design features a puppeteer pulling the strings of a puppet, and the words:
The Opposite of Courage is Unquestioning Conformity.
Puppets Don't Think

This design is available on T-Shirts for men and women, and on a variety of other products. They are custom made when ordered.

You can order a T-Shirt made with this design here.
https://www.zazzle.com/puppets_dont_think_themed_mans_t_shirt-235939382457702977

#MansTShirt
#TheOppositeOfCourage
#UnquestioningConformity
#PuppetsDoNotThink
#Courage
#ApathyIsNotAVirtue

Political Themed TheThinkProject2018 themed T-Shirts

A Collection of my Political themed TheThinkProject2018 brand T-Shirts

To make it easier to navigate my designs on products, I have developed the equivalent of a Department in a Department Store at my site on Zazzle.

The AllZTShirts Politics department includes some of my designs on T-Shirts. These each have a grass roots message type theme - inspired by controversial current affairs, and dubious ethics of politicians and other powerful people - around the world. (They are not about any politician or political party).

They include grass roots messages about issues of common concern, and values which most thinking people consider are important. 

We really should talking among ourselves about important issues - rather than unquestioningly accept what we are told to think by agenda driven media and officials, (or apathetically ignore what is happening). 

If we don't change the way the world is going - read George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - and you'll get an idea of what lies ahead.

Please support the vision behind my TheThinkProject2018 project, and consider buying one or more of these - and wear them to make a statement. 

https://www.zazzle.com/collections/allztshirts_politics-119084175124371110

Each T Shirt is custom made on order. The designs are also available on a variety of other products under my TheThinkProject2018 label.


Below are just a few examples of the Grass Roots Message theme designs on T-Shirts.

Heaven vs Hell Immigration Control themed Man's T-Shirt

Heaven vs Hell Immigration Control themed man's T-Shirt

The theme of this man's black short sleeved T-shirt compares the immigration policies of Heaven to Hell on the front and back.
 
The panel on the front of the T-Shirt (mainly in blues) features angels, angel feathers and a locked gate with the words - Heaven has Immigration Control.
 
The panel on the back of the T-Shirt (mainly in reds) features an open gate to the fires of hell, with the devil peering through the flames with the words - Hell has Open Borders.

You can find this T-Shirt here.

https://www.zazzle.com/heaven_vs_hell_immigration_themed_mans_t_shirt-235770490998717579

It is available in a variety of styles of tops for men and women. It is also available on other products.

On one level, this design relates to the widespread Christian belief that God is particular about who enters heaven. According to Christian tradition, the souls of the departed are not allowed into heaven unless they meet good character criteria. Similar beliefs that heaven doesn't have open gates - are held by other religions. The devil on the other hand welcomes everyone into hell.

But this design is not really about religion.

These designs are a symbolic commentary on the open borders vs sovereign borders debate.

These designs are not anti-immigration.
I am an immigrant. Many of my friends are immigrants. I think immigration and multiculturalism is good, but immigration needs to be controlled. 

In my view the demand by globalists for open borders poses a significant socioeconomic threat to any country and is an existential threat to social democracies.

Being against open borders is not the same as being anti-immigration 
(though the globalist propagandists pushing open borders would have you think otherwise.)

Ask yourself - How do you think public health care or public education or any other publicly funded services could survive if a country could not control the numbers in it's borders? How can there be assurance of adequate housing, food, education and medical facilities if there is no control over who can enter and live in a country, and those who enter are able to do what they want (regardless of the consequences on the citizens and permanent residents who live there)? Don't you think that foreign criminals, fraudsters, drug lords and other gangs (or worse) would come in too?

Globalist multinationals and elites don't want any border obstructions to their profiteering opportunities to raid resources and profit from any country in the world. Globalists rely on people not thinking; and they and their propagandists push the notion that it is inhumane and evil, if everyone doesn't go along with their globalist open border demands. They want every man and his dog (and especially multinational corporations) to be able to go anywhere in the world they want - without border control or regulations - regardless of the consequences on local citizens, permanent residents, publicly funded services or local businesses.

Globalists don't want the public to be fully informed or engaged in informed debate. They want a dumbed down citizenry who fail to respond soon enough or strong enough to threats to the public interest from the demands they make.

Wealthy globalists would be fine with national sovereignty and social democracy being disrupted or destroyed due deteriorating socioeconomic conditions; because that would weaken the ability of local citizens and residents to object to corporate raiding (a situation which open borders would facilitate) and obstruct their plans.

As a general trend, globalists seem to be autocratic, oligarchic, undemocratic - and profoundly self centered. They are creating and pushing neo-feudalism, and are proud to be at the pinnacle of power and wealth. Make no mistake, their push for open borders is all about unfettered opportunity for their own profit - they don't really care about others.

These designs symbolize the controversy caused by globalist New World Order, Anti-Sovereign Nation - Open Border Think.

Make 1984 Fiction Again - grass roots themed Man's Black T-Shirt

Make 1984 Fiction Again - Grass Roots themed man's black T-Shirt

This man's T-Shirt features the grassroots message - Make 1984 Fiction Again on a background featuring a circuit board and CCTV cameras. These symbolize the totalitarian intrusion of the Big Brother Browsers, governments and corporations into our personal lives - and their concerted efforts to exploit our data for profit, brain wash us, and manipulate what we say, think and do. 

If something isn't done to curtail and control totalitarian technocratic power - the future looks bleak for society.

Liberty, security and democracy cannot exist in a society where privacy is eliminated and free speech, free thought and free choice are undermined or forbidden; while sanctioned politically correct "think" is pushed -1984 Big Brother style- as the only think allowed.

https://www.zazzle.com/make_1984_fiction_again_mans_black_t_shirt-235270618466896321

1984, "make 1984 fuction again", "Big Brother", "man's tshirt", "black tshirt", CCTV, TheThinkProject2018

Golden Winged Angelica the Seer looks into the Future - design on a woman's black T-Shirt

Golden Winged Angelica the Seer looks into the Future - woman's T-Shirt

This woman's black T-shirt feaures a front panel with a striking mystical-like design dominated by the golden wings of Angelica the Seer, who is looking into the future to see what it holds.

This design is a  modern mix of New Age and Art Nouveau. 

It is available here.

https://www.zazzle.com/angelica_the_seer_looks_into_future_womans_tshirt-235585558426790049

"woman's tshirt", "black t-shirt", angel, "golden wings", seer, mystical, "predict the future", TheThinkProject2018

Fluffy White feathers against an abstract blue background - Woman's black T-Shirt

Fluffy Angel Feathers design on the front and back of a woman's t-shirt

This woman's black T-Shirt features an angelic design theme. A cluster of fluffy white feathers with an abstract, predominantly blue background is on design panels on both the front and back of the top.

This symbolically represents the angelic qualities of the wearer.

It is available here.
https://www.zazzle.com/white_feathery_design_front_and_back_womans_top-235435511457911344

"woman's t-shirt", "black t-shirt", "white feathers", "angel feathers", blue, TheThinkProject2018

A Man who is a Master of Patience is a Master of Everything Else - Man's T-Shirt

A Man who is a Master of Patience Design - on a Man's T-Shirt

This man's black T-Shirt has a colorful abstract design predominantly in browns and blues, with the words -
A Man who is a Master of Patience is a Master of Everything Else.

This design is a reminder that Patience is an important value, one that seems in short supply, in our current era of expected instant gratification. Those who master patience can achieve much more than those who don't.





It is available here. https://www.zazzle.com/a_man_who_masters_patience_themed_mans_t_shirt-235497504420083022

"man's T-Shirt", "black T-Shirt", patience, "master of patience", "slow but steady", TheThinkProject2018

Time to Feed or Fight Our Dragons Man's Black T-Shirt

Time to Feed or Fight our Dragons - Man's Black T-Shirt

This man's black T-Shirt features a front panel with a sword carrying man, symbolizing each of us, in a fantasy setting fighting dragons. 

The dragons symbolize internal and external obstacles - such as bad habits, dwelling on the past, carrying resentment, obsessive thought patterns, addictions etc to our happiness and fulfillment. The design also includes a clock, symbolizing that we need to make a conscious choice to take the time to control our internal and external obstacles to happiness, or they will continue to hold us back. 

This man's T-Shirt can be found here in sizes S (Small) through to 5X https://www.zazzle.com/time_to_feed_or_fight_our_dragons_t_shirt-235266068838208595

"man's t-shirt", "black tshirt", "feed or fight our dragons", dragons, "obstacles to happiness", TheThinkProject2018

Freedom Requires Free Speech and Free Thought themed Laptop Cover

Freedom Requires Free Speech and Free Thought - themed Laptop Sleeve

This laptop sleeve cover features a grassroots message featuring an eagle and words highlighting the link between free speech, free thought and liberty.

The words of the message are -
Freedom requires Free Speech. We must be able to think for ourselves, and say what we think out loud - whether we are right or wrong, serious or silly, or we offer praise or criticism.

How can we believe ourselves to be free - if we are not free to say what we think, but are required to say what those who rule over us indicate we are allowed to say? And if we don't comply, and our words are subject to suppression or censorship; or else we experience a chill effect, and feel we must shut up and hide our opinions - how is that liberty?

It is available here.
https://www.zazzle.com/freedom_requires_free_speech_themed_laptop_cover-124882932626015882

   


"To know who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." (Voltaire)

How can we believe ourselves to be free if today's Orwellian Big Brother "Thought Police" spend so much time and effort hiding or otherwise suppressing, or outright censoring information that reflects facts, ideas and thoughts they do not approve of? How can there be an informed public, or informed debate - if powerful agenda-driven entities control the information the public can access, or what they are allowed to say or think?

That's not freedom.
That's 1984-style Big Brother totalitarianism.

"Political Correctness" is a weasel word, 1984 style, totalitarian term for censorship - on the basis that certain words are deemed illegitimate because a person or group's feelings might be hurt if the terms are used.

What constitutes politeness, tact and hate - are culturally and personally subjective. Decisions by the Big Brother Browsers to censor, based on their subjective assessments of politeness and tact and what in their opinion constitutes hate - is a dangerous direction for internet systems that are very vulnerable to totalitarian style abuse by those who control how the information it possesses, is either pushed, suppressed or censored. 

Hate is a common emotion that virtually everyone will experience to some degree in their life-times. Those who have been involved in a messy divorce or custody battle or legal battle over assets etc - don't generally feel lovingly about their opponents. Difficult relationships with neighbours, or co-workers, or competitors can bring out the worst side of our personas. But despite the prevalence of hate as an emotion, people who are very seriously pi**ed off with someone rarely ever do them physical harm.

Certainly it is reasonable and necessary to censor incitement to criminal activity or violence.
Incitement, or threats of violence are likely strong indicators of a dangerous level of hate.

But censoring incitement or threats of violence should apply to everyone, including elites and government officials. Many wars of aggression have been started and maintained due to speech by elites - threatening, inciting and glorifying violence. Does this get censored? No.

Free Speech was not universally protected to protect speech we like. That doesn't need protection. Bar incitement to crime or violence - it is to protect speech we won't necessarily like. Criticism is hard for anyone to take. But we don't learn much about how others really see us from enforced praise or silence; so we are unlikely to improve ourselves. And we are unable to openly debate important issues if someone else deems certain views insensitive to a protected group, and has the power to censor information or views that group does not like. 

That's not liberty. That's being treated as a puppet in a totalitarian state.

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