A Woman's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, or The New World Order. Whichever Comes First

This is my rendition of a woman's guide to the end of the world. Rather it be by biological  mystic, or government induced. No matter why you are now facing the end of civilization, you are. So you might as well get use to it and buck up and grow a set.

The number one problem with women when it comes to the end of the wold is we still rely too much on men. Think about it: think about every movie you have ever seen. It is always the woman who is left behind washing clothes and "tidying" up camp and the men are the ones who go out to protect the "womens". Well let me be the one to tell you that it does not have to be that way!
So my first rule  for women is:

1) Get a couple of guns, and practice!!! (However, if you are a convicted felon, or suffer from an illness, or have any other reason as to why you cannot and should not buy a gun LEGALLY and register it, skip this.)

The practice point is the most important. What is the use in a gun if you do not know how to use it? No matter if it is a zombie apocalypse or a new world order, it never hurts to know how ta make a head shot at 20 yards! Either way, you will be the stronger because of your knowledge of the weapon. Which leads me to point number two:




2) Learn how to kill silently and up-close.

Whether you are dodging zombies or evil government soldiers, you only want to use a gun when your back is against a brick wall. Gun shots are too loud and draw too much attention to the user. You need to know how to inflict a head wound with a knife so the "enemy" can go down quietly and without much of a fight. This also applies to a sword, and it can prove worthy to you. Learn how to be a surgeon using the ancient weapon. This is also the moment that "stealthiness" comes into play. Part of being able to be a silent death machine is the ability to lurk around corners without drawing attention to yourself. This is where women have the upper hand. Many of us were brought up to be "graceful" and "delicate". And what better way to teach these virtues of women but by enrolling them in ballet? So many women have years of practice of tip-toeing around on our bare toes. Thus, we have learned to be quiet as a mouse when we leap, run, and walk.  Hence, we are quiet death machines!

Speaking of silent weapons that can come in handy; this brings me to the next point:

3) Buy and learn how to use a crossbow.

 This weapon combines the efficiency of the silent kill that is offered through a knife and sword with the long distance kill of a gun. This is the perfect weapon if you want to shoot "something" or "someone" without the attention of a gun blast. This allows for a silent kill without the need to get "up close and personal" while using a knife or sword. Using this weapon also allows for a bonus for the women out there, this is the weapon of such sexy men as Daryl Dixon of "The Walking Dead". Using a weapon such as the crossbow could strike up a conversation with a man such as Daryl, because you already have a weapon in common. Which leads me to my next point:




4) Use protection!

Even if you have never seen a George Romero movie or seen an episode of "The Walking Dead", or been in a combat situation, common sense should tell you that now is not the time to start a family. Even if it is with a sexy Norman Reedus type character you need to remember that no matter what you do, a child will bring attention to you from the very people (or un-people) that you want to avoid. For many of us who have seen the last episodes of M*A*S*H we know what a crying baby can do to refugees of a political struggle and the psyche of a normal person. And for later generations that know not what I am talking about but can relate to the problems that a screaming baby can yield, the simple truth is "baby bad" and "living good". So when looting for supplies during a zombie or political apocalypse  please get some condoms on your next pillaging endeavor.

This is just a few points that I wanted to bring to a "Feminist Guide to the End of The World". This one article is just the tip of the iceberg, so continue to read so all strong women (and men) can survive a New World Order, or a Zombie Apocalypse!

Protests in the Modern Age: Why Anonymous is Making History

When the word “protest” is said many images can be conjured up in your mind, depending on your life and the times you lived in. For many African-Americans they still think of the sit-ins at cafes’ or Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat. Or they may think about the March on Washington lead by Dr. King, or the brutal force the government used such as attack dogs and police batons. For many people my parent’s age they think of the War protests that went on in the 60’s and into the 70’s. They think of men burning their draft cards in protest of a war that was wildly unpopular. For many law student’s they think about the right to petition and protest the government as defined by our First Amendment Right and they may think of subsequent court rulings that have upheld that right.  

But what about our generation? What does our right to protest look like in the 21^st century? To me, when I think of protest my mind goes to a crowd of people in Guy Faux masks Rick Rolling a crowd and holing up signs with catz on it just for the lolz. That is my generation of protestors.

The media has labeled the group Anonymous as many things including terrorists, hacktavists, and bored teenagers with too much time on their hands. I was first introduced to Anonymous in 2008 during the Project Chanology phase when they were protesting the church of Scientology. And I have followed the group’s activities ever since.

With some protests, people would go out bearing their Guy Faux masks and physically show up to places, such is the case with much of Project Chanology and later when many Anons came out in support of Occupy Wall street. But 98% of Anonymous work is done from the inside of a home using nothing but knowledge and skill and a computer with internet access.

Just recently members of Anonymous hacked into the United States Department of Justice after the suicide of Aaron Swartz. More information about that can be found here: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/anonymous-hijacks-federal-website-threatens-doj-document-dump-174943824--abc-news-politics.html.

Another way Anonymous gets their message across is through the use of Youtube. But Youtube, being owned by a major corporation which Anonymous has had past issues with, quickly tries to remove all videos as soon as they appear. But Anonymous is a lot like the Greek mythological creature Lernaean Hydra. Every time one “head” is cut off, two more appear in its place. Such is the way with Anonymous videos, every time Youtube takes one down, two more are uploaded which is why no Anonymous endorsed video has ever been successfully removed from the site.

They freely ask people to upload and share the information. Because at the root of Anonymous is freedom, mainly, freedom of information. They hacked companies like PayPal and Visa when they would no longer allow their users to donate to the controversial website Wikileaks. During the protests in Egypt when the Egyptian government shut down the internet, Anonymous worked with many people to help them override the government denial of the internet, and many members of Anonymous took to faxing articles off of the internet to private Egyptian businesses and schools in an effort to spread information where information was being denied.

Governments have managed to trace down and prosecute members of Anonymous, but that has not deterred people from continuing in the internet “protests” of hacking and whatnots. Mainly because the group itself is like the space that gave birth to it, the internet. So by definition Anonymous is chaotic and sporadic. There is no leader, there are no followers. If you want to be in Anonymous or take part in an activity that Anonymous is doing, than you simply do it. If some of them are doing things you don’t agree with you simply don’t partake in that action. It is as easy to join and leave Anonymous as it is to poen and close a web browser.

That is precisely where Anonymous gains its strength. Yes there has been some in fighting between different factions, but nothing that has ousted anyone who is or has been affiliated with some or all of Anonymous agenda. No government can actually “take down” the organization because of its chaotic order. There is no leader and no chain of command.

There is not a secret base that the group operates from. These are private citizens working from home. There are no “bosses”, no “lieutenants”, no “foot soldiers”. Everyone is equal. Everyone can go out and do something on their own and have a few other “members” join them or not. There is no way that the government can “infiltrate” the group. Sure, they can take down a few kids by dumping their computer, but it doesn’t topple the whole of Anonymous. It really doesn’t stop any of them; it only makes some of them more careful. It may make a few people boost their computer security a little better.

Just like African-Americans may think of Dr. King or Malcolm X when they think of the word protest, and just like my parents may think of the men burning draft cards and Woodstock when they think of the word protest, many in my generation will think of Anonymous, the faceless crowd that represents the internet, with an ever changing agenda and with people coming and going like traffic to a website. Anonymous is history in the making. A group that was born from the internet, and works within the internet is the group that will embody the idea of protests in this age of information.

And I don’t think they are leaving anytime soon.

They are legion.

They do not forgive.

They do not forget.

Expect them.