Is Bernie Sanders Too Smart For Us?

One of the most influential books I have read in my lifetime is "Looking Forward" by Jacque Fresco (A new hardcover copy of the book is going for $448 on Amazon). The book was published in 1969 and was way ahead of its time. One would assume having that sort of foresight would be a good thing, but I think it would be burdensome (Look at what they did to Jesus Christ). Jacque Fresco was quickly deemed a fringe thinker, and I see many doing that with Bernie Sanders. I would love to see someone with a prophetic like vision drag the rest of us knuckle-draggers into a more prosperous future. Many critics claim that Sanders is clueless on foreign affairs, and that may prove to be true, but he has the right outlook on war and wasn't wrong about the Iraq War.

Don't Be Afraid To Be A Crazy Person

"Don't be afraid to be a crazy person".
I love that message, but it's a thin line to tap dance. You have to be a progressive crazy person, and not just a crazy crazy person. There are plenty of crazy crazy people in this world. People who want to do harm and/or believe things based off subjective belief and not off sympathy, reason, and logic. A progressive crazy is only the illusion of crazy. A progressive crazy is someone who is years beyond the current standards of thinking.
I often feel out of place and crazy, and I often fear that I am just a crazy crazy. I hope this is not the case, but there is no good way of telling. It drove me nuts that I felt so different when I was young, but I've come to embrace it as I become an adult. With the help of time and trial & error, I feel more and more that I am a progressive crazy. I am learning that I feel out of place with many of my peers because I am, in fact, different and crazy. My peers are the normal ones, but hopefully as time passes, my crazy stances will prove to be normal and mild. I really need to surround myself with more crazy people.

I hope to apply to Berkeley in the near future. I'm very glad that they changed their minds and let Maher speak. He isn't always right, but man, is he a free thinker and fearless. It would be so cool to attend a school that allows people like Maher to speak, and that has such a prestiges history.