<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Chris Pirillo &#187; declaration-of-independence</title> <atom:link href="http://chris.pirillo.com/tag/declaration-of-independence/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <description>News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:16:30 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>&#xA9; </copyright> <managingEditor>chris@pirillo.com ()</managingEditor> <webMaster>chris@pirillo.com()</webMaster> <category></category> <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author></itunes:author> <itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name></itunes:name> <itunes:email>chris@pirillo.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>No</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" /> <image> <url>http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url><title>Chris Pirillo</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <item><title>The United Corporation States of America</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/the-united-corporation-states-of-america/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/the-united-corporation-states-of-america/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:16:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Political]]></category> <category><![CDATA[declaration-of-independence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[united-states]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/11/15/the-united-corporation-states-of-america/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/the-united-corporation-states-of-america/">The United Corporation States of America</a> is a post from <a href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><em>&#8220;When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature&#8217;s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.&#8221; </em></p><p>Dissolve? Separation? Were the Founding Fathers not too happy with the government under which they lived? Guess so, otherwise this may have been called the Declaration of Complacency.</p><p><em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. </em></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_PATRIOT_Act">Liberty</a> is awesome.</p><p><em>That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. </em></p><p>Abolish? Dude. That&#8217;s terrorism. Apparently, so is <a href="http://www.libertydollar.org/">printing your own currency</a>.</p><p><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eXktfUrvrBo&#038;rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eXktfUrvrBo&#038;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center></p><p>Democrats and Republicans are the same. They&#8217;re owners &#8211; and they most certainly don&#8217;t give a fzck about you, your life, your liberty, or enabling the pursuit of your own happiness. Wake up.</p><p>I don&#8217;t care who you vote for, just do your best to vote for someone who hasn&#8217;t taken campaign contributions from corporations &#8211; m&#8217;kay?<ul class="related_post"><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/audigy-class-action-settlement/" title="Audigy Class Action Settlement">Audigy Class Action Settlement</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/ruminations-of-chris-pirillo/" title="Ruminations of Chris Pirillo">Ruminations of Chris Pirillo</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/seattle-mind-camp/" title="Seattle Mind Camp">Seattle Mind Camp</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/mad-lib-blog-blibs/" title="Mad Lib + Blog = Blibs!">Mad Lib + Blog = Blibs!</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/optimus-mini-three-keyboard-coupon/" title="Optimus Mini Three Keyboard Coupon">Optimus Mini Three Keyboard Coupon</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/start-of-the-season/" title="Start of the Season">Start of the Season</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/kona-coffee/" title="Kona Coffee">Kona Coffee</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/soy-un-perdidor/" title="Soy Un Perdidor">Soy Un Perdidor</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/shiny-white-box-coupons/" title="Shiny White Box Coupons">Shiny White Box Coupons</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/i-love-this-city/" title="I Love This City">I Love This City</a></li></ul> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/the-united-corporation-states-of-america/">The United Corporation States of America</a> is a post from <a href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><em>&#8220;When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature&#8217;s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.&#8221; </em></p><p>Dissolve? Separation? Were the Founding Fathers not too happy with the government under which they lived? Guess so, otherwise this may have been called the Declaration of Complacency.</p><p><em>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. </em></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_PATRIOT_Act">Liberty</a> is awesome.</p><p><em>That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. </em></p><p>Abolish? Dude. That&#8217;s terrorism. Apparently, so is <a href="http://www.libertydollar.org/">printing your own currency</a>.</p><p><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eXktfUrvrBo&#038;rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eXktfUrvrBo&#038;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center></p><p>Democrats and Republicans are the same. They&#8217;re owners &#8211; and they most certainly don&#8217;t give a fzck about you, your life, your liberty, or enabling the pursuit of your own happiness. Wake up.</p><p>I don&#8217;t care who you vote for, just do your best to vote for someone who hasn&#8217;t taken campaign contributions from corporations &#8211; m&#8217;kay?<ul class="related_post"><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/audigy-class-action-settlement/" title="Audigy Class Action Settlement">Audigy Class Action Settlement</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/ruminations-of-chris-pirillo/" title="Ruminations of Chris Pirillo">Ruminations of Chris Pirillo</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/seattle-mind-camp/" title="Seattle Mind Camp">Seattle Mind Camp</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/mad-lib-blog-blibs/" title="Mad Lib + Blog = Blibs!">Mad Lib + Blog = Blibs!</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/optimus-mini-three-keyboard-coupon/" title="Optimus Mini Three Keyboard Coupon">Optimus Mini Three Keyboard Coupon</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/start-of-the-season/" title="Start of the Season">Start of the Season</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/kona-coffee/" title="Kona Coffee">Kona Coffee</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/soy-un-perdidor/" title="Soy Un Perdidor">Soy Un Perdidor</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/shiny-white-box-coupons/" title="Shiny White Box Coupons">Shiny White Box Coupons</a></li><li><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/i-love-this-city/" title="I Love This City">I Love This City</a></li></ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://chris.pirillo.com/the-united-corporation-states-of-america/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Handle Remote Tech Support</title> <description> &lt;em&gt;Using &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gotoassist.com/chris&quot;&gt;GoToAssist&lt;/a&gt; is the easiest way to view and control another person's computer online. 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