“Rise of the Evil Ones” – Urban Colonialism

Urban Colonialism

ur·ban co·lo·nial·ism | \ ˈər-bən kə-ˈlō-nē-ə-ˌli-zəm, -nyə-ˌli- \

Definition of Urban Colonialism

1 : of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting control by a city over a rural area or people

2 : a policy advocating or based on such control

**Example of Urban Colonialism in a Sentence**

Industrial Farming is a powerful tool for promoting Urban Colonialism. — Alexander Zebadiah, The Cornithican, “The Urgent Case for Rural Activism,” 28 Dec. 2020

Urban Colonization

ur·ban col·o·ni·za·tion | \ ˈər-bən kä-lə-nə-ˈzā-shən \

Definition of Urban Colonization

: an act or instance of Urban Colonizing

**Examples of Urban Colonization in a Sentence**

Urban colonizers often employed these racist characterizations as justifications for the exploitation and Urban Colonization of rural New York. — Nora Fitchen, Rural Poverty as a result of Urban Colonization, 2021

This is the neatest explanation for why Form Based Codes have been used for Urban Colonization of rural communities. — Alexander Zebadiah, The Cornithican, “The Urgent Case for Rural Activism,” 28 Dec. 2020

Urban Overclass

ur·ban over·class | \ ˈər-bən ˈō-vər-ˌklas \

Definition of Urban Overclass

: a higher social stratum : a segment of society having more influence, prestige and power — compare Rural Underclass

**Example of Urban Overclass in a Sentence**

Cuomo’s diverting the supply of COVID-19 vaccine to NYC for “fairness and equity” while suppressing distribution to the state’s marginalized rural poor and elderly underlines the establishment of a Black Urban Overclass in policy making decisions. — Alexander Zebadiah, The Cornithican, “‘COVID’ Cuomo,” 25 Jan. 2021

Terms like “Urban Colonialism,” “Urban Colonization,” and “Urban Overclass” would be in common usage; if the victims were of any importance.

“Rural Social Justice” is an action without a Legislator; an idea without an ideology to call home.

The people of rural communities, and their cultural identity, is one subject that our “oh-so-correct” city-centric society provides for ridicule and denigration.

Just as our poverty, hopelessness and neglect is greater than that of a Media-coddled Urban Overclass: So is our capacity to demand change.

“Rise of the Evil Ones” – “Legend of ATVs”

Why the “Legend of ATVs”? You might as well ask: “Why ride around on ATVs?”

Because.

“Rise of the Evil Ones” – “So Long”

Public Health officials announced that COVID-19 vaccinations for those over the age of 75 in rural New York “will move into an undetermined time.”

Even while the Attorney General’s office is investigating misconduct in the State’s treatment of nursing homes during the pandemic; the State keeps shuffling its most-at-risk population to the back of the vaccination line.

While New York’s power groups bat COVID causes and cures back and forth — its rural elderly are merely in the way.

“Rise of the Evil Ones” – “BurglerTime”

In an old Monty Python sketch; a man was told that unfortunately he had chosen the “no-pay” insurance policy, which was a great deal if he never had to use it, but . . .

Our Criminal Justice System best fits the people that never have to rely on it — it works just great in no-crime areas.

“Dig Done” – The High-Risk Salt Mining Game

Is permitting to mine underneath a lake a complex procedure?

Not when the state and the county split the revenue.

Is mining a less than stable lake bed risky?

Not when the mining company gives you verbal assurances.

What will happen if there’s a lake bed collapse?

That’s a complex question.

Why did it happen?

That’s simple.

“Rise of the Evil Ones” – Form Based Evil – Power-ups Corrupt

“Power-ups” can instantly add to the life, armor, strength or score of a videogame player — but how does this apply to the games politicians have created?

Uttering a “shopping list” of cant phrases; politicians have blown apart the barriers that protected us from oppression, and designed a game where all differences can be treated differently.

These societal “power-ups” can add markedly to the wealth and perceived worth of those people who are designated; by their race, their gender, or by any categorization or profiling that politicians decide.

They make the rules.

Power-ups can be given — but they can also be taken away.

Maybe the rules will be changed to produce a game you have no chance of winning.

They’ll decide.

“Rise of the Evil Ones” – Form Based Evil – Code Enforcement

The Code of Form Based Living [like that of criminal organizations] uses the threat of punishment to keep its people in line.

This compliance to a rigid doctrine makes the actions of non-conforming individuals stand out like weeds in a gravel path.

All that’s left is suppression . . . or removal.

“Rise of the Evil Ones” – Form Based Evil – Counselling Room

The essence of Form Base Codes is conforming to the rules — and those rules come from the top.

The activities behind Tompkins County’s policy making, like those behind the walls of Lubyanka; are unseen and not to be talked about.

There’s an authoritarian anxiety in the county that is palpable.

Pretend you’ve been turned . . . or you’ll be burned.

“Rise of the Evil Ones” – Form Based Evil – Interview Room

Form Based Codes are all about power and control — that’s why they’re so suitable for prisons and planned doctrinal living.

Doctrine holders always assume the right to question you.

In a formal interview; they can be much more insistent.

Does your Form Based Community have any buildings with sub-basements?