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      Success: the accomplishment of an aim or purpose, the attainment of popularity or profit, a person or thing that achieves desired aims or attains prosperity. 

      That's the definition of success, according to my computers dictionary. I am a little disturbed by the focus on profit, prosperity, and popularity. I wonder how the definition read in a older printing of the dictionary. I remember when teaching my children about the "N" word we had access to a dictionary that was about fifty years old, and it had a list of personal characteristics and yet made no mention of a individuals skin color. Today it does, maybe the emphasis on monetary or popularity is just one more sign of how shallow or selfish society has become. There have been to many people how have reached the definition of success and yet never have experienced the feeling of being successful and the opposite is true also. Just a quick look at history, will reveal multitudes  of people who didn't become successful until after their death, yet if you were to consider the whole of their lives you would have to conclude that they were successful. Success is better defined, as a personal virtue and can and should be measured from the individuals point of view. All success is measured in increments. A lottery winner, may end up with more money and popularity, than most, but wouldn't necessarily be considered a success. Politicians will spin any situation to sound like a success. Bush keeps saying that, history will tell, about the decision to invade Iraq as being correct. I have doubts about that, and while it is probably not accurate historically, it seems to me that that is something Hitler might have said about invading Poland. 

      Having said all that, I'll get to the reason of this post and why I consider it a success. Last weekend there was an event that took place, one that I wanted to participate in and for several personal reason couldn't. It was a national event, so I had hoped that I would see it covered by the news. Much to my dismay, I could only find it in one place. I searched well over a hundred different news sources of all different types. Radio, newspapers, television, wire sources, and the internet. I waited one day and checked again, again nothing. Not wanting to concede to the obvious, I gave the absence of coverage by the media, not to willfully ignoring the event, but just because it was on the weekend, so I waited until after the weekend to see if anyone and I mean anyone other than those sponsoring the event would even acknowledge it even took place. It didn't happen. 

      By most standards the event would not have been considered a success, which by itself would have been news worthy. However since, none of what would be thought of as the MSM, decided to ignore the event, they weren't even able to report at its apparent lack of success. Of course, they would be using the standard definition and they would have to acknowledge the event took place. What am I referring to? The Revolution March on Saturday in Washington DC. When compared to other marches in the past, just by the numbers, it wouldn't have been thought of as a success. And I'm sure the organizers had to be disappointed in the turn out. I myself was disappointed and mostly out of guilt for not doing my part by showing up. 

      So with what would be thought of by most as being unsuccessful, you might be wondering why or how I could think of it as a success. If you've read any of my post or have read any of my comments I've left in the post of others, then you or aware of my belief in, multigenerational, multidiscipline, international conspiracies. The Revolution March was a display of unity in direct opposition to said conspiracies. The march by the numbers was only half of what was expected, estimates vary between 1500 and 8000. the number of people who signed up to be there was around 15k, so around half of the people who said they were going to be there didn't make it. So how is it i can spin this as a success? It goes right back to the complete lack of coverage by the MSM. It goes right back to the belief that the media is just by definition part of the conspiracies. The DC television stations, newspapers, and radio station were just like every other news source, completely absent. There were several angles that could have been covered, lack of turn out, fuel used to get to and from, the demographic make up of the people that did show up, who traveled the furthest and where they came from. ect.ect. Yet there was a complete blackout, except for live a podcast over the internet. And day after coverage by supporters also only on the internet. Of all the events that take place in DC, events that pull people from all over the country, for all types of causes that get coverage, for this event to be intentionally ignored by any and all media lends a great deal of credence to the importance to the cause and proof of the MSM no longer cares about the truth (which is always subjective) or at least admitting that there is at least a opinion different than what the government puts out as gospel.