The Northern 📍

Landing in China, something struck me. Within 2 minutes of being here, in a foreign country, my eyes picked up on something that seemed so strange. And yet, when said out loud, it seems like such an obvious statement.      Everybody is Chinese.        The entire country, constructed out of the same people. An entire nation, build around those who have been here for centuries. A people, which have called this land their home since before the Qing Dynasty united the country for the first time.      And yet, I couldn’t help but wonder- Why are my own people not allowed to do the same? Why is it, that my ancestors, are forced to mix and mingle? Why is it that my homeland, my home country, is forced to accept millions upon millions of foreigners, who do not care nor share my values?        The more time I spent thinking about this question, the angrier I became. Having spent my whole life, being fed a lie from those in p...

  Hey, Hey- I Wanna Be A Rock Star.      Nickleback is a good rock band. There, I said it. No regrets.      For some reason, they get hated on a lot. Almost like a bad joke, where everybody has been brainwashed into simply hating them because they think it’s cool. Because they think it’s the fun thing to do. Crazy how nobody can think for themselves anymore, eh?      When you take a step back and analyze it, you realize most things today are simply hated on because it’s considered cool. The ability to analyze things and form your own opinion upon them is a dying art to say the least. Music is a prime example. Most people simply listen to a song, and hold no opinion over it. They simply spend their time, looking around, waiting to see what everybody else thinks. They want to fit in with the crowd so bad, that they keep silent until they’re told how to act.      In today’s world, people are afraid to be individuals. They’re ...