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		<title>By: Salathiel Johnson</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-1853909</link>
		<dc:creator>Salathiel Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I totally agree with Mr. Berggruen on this!  Personally, I desire the freedom that can come from being wealthy, to travel with my family and enjoy our short time here, together.  But I seriously don&#039;t care about owning a home, nor vehicles, or any other material thing.  I will have some nice momento&#039;s of my life here, for now.  

But I truly want ALL of my actions to have a much longer lasting positive and loving affect and change in improving the lives of everyone God so chooses, much longer after I&#039;d dead!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I totally agree with Mr. Berggruen on this!  Personally, I desire the freedom that can come from being wealthy, to travel with my family and enjoy our short time here, together.  But I seriously don't care about owning a home, nor vehicles, or any other material thing.  I will have some nice momento's of my life here, for now.  </p>
<p>But I truly want ALL of my actions to have a much longer lasting positive and loving affect and change in improving the lives of everyone God so chooses, much longer after I'd dead!</p>
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		<title>By: KrisA</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-572172</link>
		<dc:creator>KrisA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 16:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>uhmmm... I would not mind being homeless if I had luxury provided for me everywhere I went.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>uhmmm... I would not mind being homeless if I had luxury provided for me everywhere I went.</p>
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		<title>By: ted</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-572083</link>
		<dc:creator>ted</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 15:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gotta love those off-topic drug-culture ramblings.

Can&#039;t exactly call a guy without shelter homeless.</description>
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<p>Can't exactly call a guy without shelter homeless.</p>
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		<title>By: Barbwire</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-570726</link>
		<dc:creator>Barbwire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 05:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Some very disturbing comments.  But I still want to add my reaction to the original article.  I&#039;m studying Buddhism, and am in the process of getting rid of things, even things I truly love, such as my books.  I choose to celebrate what this man is doing, rather than criticize him for not embracing total poverty.  In case you haven&#039;t seen poverty up close and personal, I can tell you that for most, it&#039;s a world of pain.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some very disturbing comments.  But I still want to add my reaction to the original article.  I'm studying Buddhism, and am in the process of getting rid of things, even things I truly love, such as my books.  I choose to celebrate what this man is doing, rather than criticize him for not embracing total poverty.  In case you haven't seen poverty up close and personal, I can tell you that for most, it's a world of pain.</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-570448</link>
		<dc:creator>brad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 02:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You know, I&#039;ve smoked DMT a couple hundred times, and I&#039;ve read and listened to mckenna ramble a time or two.  Met his brother.  Know a few weirdos.

For what it&#039;s worth, you&#039;re right but for the wrong reasons.

You cannot beat the system.   So, you must go with the flow.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know, I've smoked DMT a couple hundred times, and I've read and listened to mckenna ramble a time or two.  Met his brother.  Know a few weirdos.</p>
<p>For what it's worth, you're right but for the wrong reasons.</p>
<p>You cannot beat the system.   So, you must go with the flow.</p>
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		<title>By: Harmony</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-570103</link>
		<dc:creator>Harmony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 22:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Plenty of people mock the 1960&#039;s hippies, but fail to see the truth:

The hippies were not weak and useless by themselves, any fruitful movements were penetrated by government intelligence and rendered useless, read history and discover this for yourself.

In the 1960&#039;s you see people breaking away from the cattle control of the government and doing their own thing, forming their own communities. Today any serious break away group or community, whether they be truly peaceful or whether they harbor ill intentions, are penetrated and scattered. I&#039;m surprised the Amish are allowed to exist in today&#039;s world, but I&#039;m sure they are heavily infiltrated and kept under constant observation. There have been attempts to bring them into the grid as I&#039;m sure they will be swallowed into it given enough time and excuses.

Do you hate the war in Iraq? The futile and immoral war on drugs?

Posting online and talking about it do nothing, YOU (via taxes) ARE FUNDING these things you hate! You are as guilty as the ones who directly participate in it!

Without OUR funding, there would be no war in Iraq, there would be no war on drugs! Why do you continue to fund matters you don&#039;t agree with? Because you are scared of this same monster throwing you in jail?

Why do concern yourself with matters outside your &quot;illusion of control&quot; when you continue to fund them?

If you pay into the things you hate, hate yourself first, you are to blame, there is no hand washing, you are the problem.

Where do we go today? First, read &quot;Food of The Gods&quot; by Terrence Mckenna. See how the television is the worst drug of all, controlling and manipulating our perception. Timothy Leary was right, and hallucinogenic drugs are banned and some schedule I because they allow us to break free of the lies and brainwashing, you wouldn&#039;t know unless you&#039;ve tried them.

Why are mushrooms in cow shit illegal? Didn&#039;t nature give these gifts to us?

Why is marijuana illegal? Why do we allow government, controlled by big Pharma, to control and dictate to us?

Why do we cower in fear and OBEY?

Why are so many of us scared to peacefully stand up and say ENOUGH? Because we might lose time at the computer, game consoles, etc? Because standing up for our rights and liberties which have been stolen from us would deprive us of our enjoyment? &quot;But I have a family...&quot; is not a good excuse, if you do not defend your freedom you do not deserve to live in a land where people went to war and died to protect them.

Anyone who cares about protecting our freedom is labeled a nut or added to a database. This has to STOP. Maybe the image of the dirty street dweller shouldn&#039;t return, but damnit, the peace sign and all it embodies should make its way back into the culture, we need to unite, we are divided, and we have already began to fall.

If you do nothing but talk and blog while funding the corrupt system, you are the corruption you hate. Change does not happen by people funding and rewarding a broken and corrupt government.

&quot;All governments are liars and murderers&quot; - Bill Hicks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Plenty of people mock the 1960's hippies, but fail to see the truth:</p>
<p>The hippies were not weak and useless by themselves, any fruitful movements were penetrated by government intelligence and rendered useless, read history and discover this for yourself.</p>
<p>In the 1960's you see people breaking away from the cattle control of the government and doing their own thing, forming their own communities. Today any serious break away group or community, whether they be truly peaceful or whether they harbor ill intentions, are penetrated and scattered. I'm surprised the Amish are allowed to exist in today's world, but I'm sure they are heavily infiltrated and kept under constant observation. There have been attempts to bring them into the grid as I'm sure they will be swallowed into it given enough time and excuses.</p>
<p>Do you hate the war in Iraq? The futile and immoral war on drugs?</p>
<p>Posting online and talking about it do nothing, YOU (via taxes) ARE FUNDING these things you hate! You are as guilty as the ones who directly participate in it!</p>
<p>Without OUR funding, there would be no war in Iraq, there would be no war on drugs! Why do you continue to fund matters you don't agree with? Because you are scared of this same monster throwing you in jail?</p>
<p>Why do concern yourself with matters outside your "illusion of control" when you continue to fund them?</p>
<p>If you pay into the things you hate, hate yourself first, you are to blame, there is no hand washing, you are the problem.</p>
<p>Where do we go today? First, read "Food of The Gods" by Terrence Mckenna. See how the television is the worst drug of all, controlling and manipulating our perception. Timothy Leary was right, and hallucinogenic drugs are banned and some schedule I because they allow us to break free of the lies and brainwashing, you wouldn't know unless you've tried them.</p>
<p>Why are mushrooms in cow shit illegal? Didn't nature give these gifts to us?</p>
<p>Why is marijuana illegal? Why do we allow government, controlled by big Pharma, to control and dictate to us?</p>
<p>Why do we cower in fear and OBEY?</p>
<p>Why are so many of us scared to peacefully stand up and say ENOUGH? Because we might lose time at the computer, game consoles, etc? Because standing up for our rights and liberties which have been stolen from us would deprive us of our enjoyment? "But I have a family..." is not a good excuse, if you do not defend your freedom you do not deserve to live in a land where people went to war and died to protect them.</p>
<p>Anyone who cares about protecting our freedom is labeled a nut or added to a database. This has to STOP. Maybe the image of the dirty street dweller shouldn't return, but damnit, the peace sign and all it embodies should make its way back into the culture, we need to unite, we are divided, and we have already began to fall.</p>
<p>If you do nothing but talk and blog while funding the corrupt system, you are the corruption you hate. Change does not happen by people funding and rewarding a broken and corrupt government.</p>
<p>"All governments are liars and murderers" - Bill Hicks</p>
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		<title>By: L</title>
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		<dc:creator>L</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 17:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Even if he&#039;s not interested in material things, he&#039;s still interested in comfort and safety.  Otherwise, he&#039;d be living on the street.

If he really wanted to practice what he preached, he&#039;d give away all his money to charity right now, get himself a shopping cart, and find a street corner to sit on.  It&#039;s easy to say material things mean nothing when you don&#039;t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from or whether you&#039;re going to freeze to death if the temperature drops.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even if he's not interested in material things, he's still interested in comfort and safety.  Otherwise, he'd be living on the street.</p>
<p>If he really wanted to practice what he preached, he'd give away all his money to charity right now, get himself a shopping cart, and find a street corner to sit on.  It's easy to say material things mean nothing when you don't have to worry about where your next meal is coming from or whether you're going to freeze to death if the temperature drops.</p>
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		<title>By: avist</title>
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		<dc:creator>avist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 16:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just like a billionaire to lose all interest in the material world. Spread your money around!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just like a billionaire to lose all interest in the material world. Spread your money around!</p>
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		<title>By: Vako</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vako</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 16:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know whether to admire him or be annoyed at him.</description>
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		<title>By: bean</title>
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		<dc:creator>bean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 15:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If he was at all serious about not caring about money, he wouldn&#039;t be waiting until he dies to give it all away. It would already be gone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If he was at all serious about not caring about money, he wouldn't be waiting until he dies to give it all away. It would already be gone.</p>
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		<title>By: darelparker</title>
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		<dc:creator>darelparker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 15:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This guy is my new hero.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This guy is my new hero.</p>
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		<title>By: LisaL</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-569381</link>
		<dc:creator>LisaL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 15:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wah Wah Wah.... I&#039;d be more than happy to take some of that money off his hands. Sure HE might not care about those things b/c HE can go out and get whatever the hell he wants with no worries.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wah Wah Wah.... I'd be more than happy to take some of that money off his hands. Sure HE might not care about those things b/c HE can go out and get whatever the hell he wants with no worries.</p>
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		<title>By: CheeseDuck</title>
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		<dc:creator>CheeseDuck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 12:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Damn.</description>
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		<title>By: Peeves</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-568821</link>
		<dc:creator>Peeves</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 11:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Doesn&#039;t living in hotels count as not being homeless but as being rich enough to pay more than it costs to rent an apartment to stay in a hotel where housekeeping is done for you? Also, if I had owned anything I wanted and got my fill of possessions I&#039;d underestimate the importance of &#039;having&#039; as well..the reporter somehow forgot to ask some really important questions after really abusing the term &#039;homeless.&#039; But you can&#039;t slam the dude too much since he vows to give away his billions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doesn't living in hotels count as not being homeless but as being rich enough to pay more than it costs to rent an apartment to stay in a hotel where housekeeping is done for you? Also, if I had owned anything I wanted and got my fill of possessions I'd underestimate the importance of 'having' as well..the reporter somehow forgot to ask some really important questions after really abusing the term 'homeless.' But you can't slam the dude too much since he vows to give away his billions.</p>
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		<title>By: Frank</title>
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		<dc:creator>Frank</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 08:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like his attitude. Most fun and joy in live come from immaterial things. Having too many stuff can become a burden and takes away from the freedom to do whatever you want. It is like in Fight Club where Tyler Durden says that &quot;At some point you don&#039;t own the things anymore: They own you.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like his attitude. Most fun and joy in live come from immaterial things. Having too many stuff can become a burden and takes away from the freedom to do whatever you want. It is like in Fight Club where Tyler Durden says that "At some point you don't own the things anymore: They own you."</p>
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		<title>By: toorich</title>
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		<dc:creator>toorich</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 08:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>privilaged mofo should give me some of that money :-D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>privilaged mofo should give me some of that money <img src='http://www.neatorama.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Bri</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-568367</link>
		<dc:creator>Bri</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 07:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wish I had enough money that I could choose to be &quot;homeless&quot;...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish I had enough money that I could choose to be "homeless"...</p>
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		<title>By: Archbob</title>
		<link>http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/24/the-homeless-billionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-568113</link>
		<dc:creator>Archbob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 05:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can you not own a house and impact society at the same time?</description>
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