Introduction

The Guerilla Blog was created to promote education, to create a forum for the exchange of ideas, and to make suggestions for action that can be taken in regards to both personal and global problems that currently exist. Also, it was created to satisfy a restless soul’s desire to stop being quiet, to stop standing idly, and to start doing something about the problems facing humanity.

First and foremost, the mission of this blog is to foster education. The sad truth is that the majority of people in this world do not receive the education that they deserve. Increasingly, education is becoming a privilege for the wealthy. And, increasingly, the people in power are using ignorance to swindle the masses. The “education” people receive in regards to current events from the television/radio/print news media is especially poor, exceptionally biased, and is increasingly acting as a means of control by the powers that be. True education should empower an individual, not leave them in fear or distract them from the truth. On top of this, the education people do receive can often leave them lacking critical real world survival skills. It’s not that English, history, math, and science are not very important, but wouldn’t it be nice if a person could graduate high school knowing how taxes worked, how a car/home loan works, how to shop for insurance and when it is even needed, the true status of global warming and environmental conservation, or how to save for retirement? The current standard education system and mass media fail horribly at addressing and educating people in regards to these and many other issues.

Secondly, this blog seeks to provide a forum for discussion. Whether you agree or disagree with what is said, stand up for what you believe and let it be known. Progress towards truth is only made when all counterpoints are satisfied, so please bring these to light in the comments section. Rational people should never be upset with ideas different from their own. A rational person accepts that his own idea may have been wrong or, after reviewing the facts, uses these facts to try to convince the other person that they themselves are mistaken. Sometimes there will be no absolute truth or correct path and this option must be kept in mind as well. But the biggest obstacles to progress are ignorance, lack of discussion, and stubbornness to accept that our ideas are not always right.

Lastly, this blog urges people to take action. This is a very broad goal. Sometimes the best action is to just educate yourself and those around of important issues so that you and they can avoid becoming victims of ignorance. A lot of times global problems seem so huge that no one person could solve them, but if enough people do their small part the world can change. One letter to a congressman may not change anything, but 1,000 letters could and each of those letters needed to come from one person who had to have faith that they alone could make a difference.

Hopefully the aforementioned goals resonate with you and you continue to read this blog and even contribute to it through comments or by passing it on to friends. The topics to be presented will be very wide-ranging and will include issues relating to economics, math, science, government, politics, arts, literature, philosophy, survival skills, personal finance, the environment, and technology. Occasionally The Guerilla Blog will write a letter to a person in power or of importance and this letter will be posted as well. So read, learn, contribute, and enjoy.