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During the past few years, the armed services of the U.S. have discharged ten thousand men and women accused of homosexuality. This has cost the government hundreds of millions of dollars-- all the while, while the U.S. is involved in a very expensive war that is estimated to have cost three trillion dollars!
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Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sad Commentary, but Really Shouldn't be a Surprise
Thanks to Mick Gallagher.
Sad Commentary, but Really Shouldn't be a Surprise
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I was saddened by the recent news re a country wide outbreak of toxic racism, in response to the historic election that just took place.
1st let me state, that this country and most of it's people have come along way in it's evolution away from the darkness, ignorance of racism & bigotry.
But sadly, there are still many who harbor deep seated fear, bitterness, resentment towards people of color, for many reasons-- real or imagined.
There is an element of abject ignorance here and all over the world; we are not alone in this deficit among human kind.
We've heard many say that our culture has been numbed, dumbed down, through thousands of hours of gratuitous sex & violence on our TV's, video games, movies. And it's true we have let this sewer of mindpollution into our hearts, minds, and Souls. We have been desensitized somewhat, and many of our youth have really been retarded by all this unnecessary violence, in our dialogue, our language, our propensity to be reactionary. We are a culture of gun lovers. Of course, [this is not true of] all of us. I personally hate weapons of any sort now. I've personally seen the full force and finality that violence causes the survivors. Noone is ever the same, and you never recover from the after affects of violent deaths among your family or friends.
Fear is at the root of all ignorance. Fear is what drives people to over-react to any situation. Sometimes caution is useful. But, generally speaking, fear, especially 'false-fear' used by many in roles of authority, in the media,etc. Causes us to act/react not from the basis of Love, logic, rationality, reason. Fear sistorts everything, and we no longer think rationally.
Many of these acts of racial slurs, threats come from folks who have been filled with hate & lies, abuse, fear all their lives. From family, friends, media shows, war propaganda that portrays people of different colors as being 'less than' or the purveyors of war & violence 'against us. [This] triggers that age old animal response, our lower nature, to fear what we dont understand.
If people looked logically, resonably, rationally at all the evidence of how we arrived here to these troubled times, we would see that wealthy, powerful people got us here. They are mostly caucasian.
Rich "white" men start most of the wars around the world, most of which are fought in the homelands of darkskinned people. There's no denying that.
Viet Nam, Korea, WW1&2, yes , Germany, Russia, Japan, Northern Africa. [And we are] still in foreign lands, with 'different' cultures & languages. Most of that immersed in Imperial Hegemony, to conquer, divide, and then control the spoils of war 'victories'.....so stupid white men got us here, right...some Asian, Jewish, Arab(secularists)--some religious I'm sure. Some would say the Jewish Zionists are following their religion, but Zionism is not a religion, but an ideology. Just like many, many others. Only difference I can discern is that this is a 'my way or the highway' methodology.
Israel is a 'stand alone' nation state, without any Palestinians in sight. It is now, and has been for yrs a genocidal, apartheid situation. The only other problem, is these same people are the architects of our wars in the Middle East now. That's a real problem, whether you believe it or not. It is not of our constitution; we have drifted away from the precepts of that fine document.
Does "We shall have no standing armies anywhere in the world" ring a bell? Sadly, since the Civil War, we've drifted towards Yankee Imperialism-- all over [the world]. And [we] have honed the "must go to war" propaganda to a science(of mind control).
Lastly, highly paid radio/TV media pundits should be held accountable by the laws of our land for inciting inflammatory rhetoric over our public airwaves. Incindiary dialogue, spewing hate, lies, and fear among susceptible listener's is like lighting a fuse to TNT laced with gunpowder.
Especially during hard times-- not brought on by one Bi-Racial President-elect and his fine family, but by yrs of malfeasance, greed and unbridled capitalism.
Let us pray for deliverance from all this ignorance, fear based thinking, myopic mentalities. [And let us do and say everything within our power to weaken the cause of fear!]
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Just a note about bigoted speech: There are no "black" people on our
planet; and there are no "white" people. Black is the color of coal, and
white the color of snow. We are all just darker and lighter shades of
brown! So, let us try to reflect this in our speech. Let's stop using
the divisive opposites "white" and "black." If we must refer to race at
all, let us use the more reasonable and accurate "darkerskinned" and
"lighterskinned" people.
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Sad Commentary, but Really Shouldn't be a Surprise
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I was saddened by the recent news re a country wide outbreak of toxic racism, in response to the historic election that just took place.
1st let me state, that this country and most of it's people have come along way in it's evolution away from the darkness, ignorance of racism & bigotry.
But sadly, there are still many who harbor deep seated fear, bitterness, resentment towards people of color, for many reasons-- real or imagined.
There is an element of abject ignorance here and all over the world; we are not alone in this deficit among human kind.
We've heard many say that our culture has been numbed, dumbed down, through thousands of hours of gratuitous sex & violence on our TV's, video games, movies. And it's true we have let this sewer of mindpollution into our hearts, minds, and Souls. We have been desensitized somewhat, and many of our youth have really been retarded by all this unnecessary violence, in our dialogue, our language, our propensity to be reactionary. We are a culture of gun lovers. Of course, [this is not true of] all of us. I personally hate weapons of any sort now. I've personally seen the full force and finality that violence causes the survivors. Noone is ever the same, and you never recover from the after affects of violent deaths among your family or friends.
Fear is at the root of all ignorance. Fear is what drives people to over-react to any situation. Sometimes caution is useful. But, generally speaking, fear, especially 'false-fear' used by many in roles of authority, in the media,etc. Causes us to act/react not from the basis of Love, logic, rationality, reason. Fear sistorts everything, and we no longer think rationally.
Many of these acts of racial slurs, threats come from folks who have been filled with hate & lies, abuse, fear all their lives. From family, friends, media shows, war propaganda that portrays people of different colors as being 'less than' or the purveyors of war & violence 'against us. [This] triggers that age old animal response, our lower nature, to fear what we dont understand.
If people looked logically, resonably, rationally at all the evidence of how we arrived here to these troubled times, we would see that wealthy, powerful people got us here. They are mostly caucasian.
Rich "white" men start most of the wars around the world, most of which are fought in the homelands of darkskinned people. There's no denying that.
Viet Nam, Korea, WW1&2, yes , Germany, Russia, Japan, Northern Africa. [And we are] still in foreign lands, with 'different' cultures & languages. Most of that immersed in Imperial Hegemony, to conquer, divide, and then control the spoils of war 'victories'.....so stupid white men got us here, right...some Asian, Jewish, Arab(secularists)--some religious I'm sure. Some would say the Jewish Zionists are following their religion, but Zionism is not a religion, but an ideology. Just like many, many others. Only difference I can discern is that this is a 'my way or the highway' methodology.
Israel is a 'stand alone' nation state, without any Palestinians in sight. It is now, and has been for yrs a genocidal, apartheid situation. The only other problem, is these same people are the architects of our wars in the Middle East now. That's a real problem, whether you believe it or not. It is not of our constitution; we have drifted away from the precepts of that fine document.
Does "We shall have no standing armies anywhere in the world" ring a bell? Sadly, since the Civil War, we've drifted towards Yankee Imperialism-- all over [the world]. And [we] have honed the "must go to war" propaganda to a science(of mind control).
Lastly, highly paid radio/TV media pundits should be held accountable by the laws of our land for inciting inflammatory rhetoric over our public airwaves. Incindiary dialogue, spewing hate, lies, and fear among susceptible listener's is like lighting a fuse to TNT laced with gunpowder.
Especially during hard times-- not brought on by one Bi-Racial President-elect and his fine family, but by yrs of malfeasance, greed and unbridled capitalism.
Let us pray for deliverance from all this ignorance, fear based thinking, myopic mentalities. [And let us do and say everything within our power to weaken the cause of fear!]
*******
Just a note about bigoted speech: There are no "black" people on our
planet; and there are no "white" people. Black is the color of coal, and
white the color of snow. We are all just darker and lighter shades of
brown! So, let us try to reflect this in our speech. Let's stop using
the divisive opposites "white" and "black." If we must refer to race at
all, let us use the more reasonable and accurate "darkerskinned" and
"lighterskinned" people.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Poorest People in the World
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Dearest Friends of the Heart,
Recently, you, our dearest friends, have responded with the Love of God to a request to give aid to the poorest people on our planet-- orphans in the third world, made homeless and hopeless by the horrific violence of wars based on greed. The gross evil that these kids have seen is partly compensated by your Love for them. This is how God (Love) gains victory over fear on our tiny nanoplanet.
We are personally and deeply, sincerely grateful for whatever aid that you have been able to give. Please keep in mind that donations as small as three dollars can make a real difference. In order to keep you posted, we plan a public acknowledgment of our givers, periodically, in the "Universal Love Digest."
By this generosity, you prove that your Love is genuine. For kindness is a real form of Love. This is a great way to help real people, and to give yoursjavascript:void(0)
Publish Postelf the only gift that really counts-- good karma! So, in alphabetical order, we wish to acknowledge our dear friends; we have received the following funds, as of 051308:
Anonymous $20
Stephen Doran $150
lmiusa $25
Tim McConnell $30
Kathy Moulton
and Boone Posey: $100
Alice Phillips: $25
Diann Proffitt $50
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Total, 052808: $400.
This fund was received at
Love Ministries
5100 Liberty-Fairfield Rd.
Hamilton, OH 45011.
It will be evenly distributed, one hundred percent of it, to our affiliates: Love Ministries of India, Love Ministries of Kenya, Love Ministries of Pakistan, Love Ministries of Tanzania, and Love Ministries of Uganda. This is the gift of bread, of life, to people who otherwise might have perished without hope in total desperation.
Again, thanks, dear friends. We will keep you alerted as the fund grows, by God's (Love's) working in and through you.
Love,
the Staff of Love Ministries USA
Dearest Friends of the Heart,
Recently, you, our dearest friends, have responded with the Love of God to a request to give aid to the poorest people on our planet-- orphans in the third world, made homeless and hopeless by the horrific violence of wars based on greed. The gross evil that these kids have seen is partly compensated by your Love for them. This is how God (Love) gains victory over fear on our tiny nanoplanet.
We are personally and deeply, sincerely grateful for whatever aid that you have been able to give. Please keep in mind that donations as small as three dollars can make a real difference. In order to keep you posted, we plan a public acknowledgment of our givers, periodically, in the "Universal Love Digest."
By this generosity, you prove that your Love is genuine. For kindness is a real form of Love. This is a great way to help real people, and to give yoursjavascript:void(0)
Publish Postelf the only gift that really counts-- good karma! So, in alphabetical order, we wish to acknowledge our dear friends; we have received the following funds, as of 051308:
Anonymous $20
Stephen Doran $150
lmiusa $25
Tim McConnell $30
Kathy Moulton
and Boone Posey: $100
Alice Phillips: $25
Diann Proffitt $50
___________
Total, 052808: $400.
This fund was received at
Love Ministries
5100 Liberty-Fairfield Rd.
Hamilton, OH 45011.
It will be evenly distributed, one hundred percent of it, to our affiliates: Love Ministries of India, Love Ministries of Kenya, Love Ministries of Pakistan, Love Ministries of Tanzania, and Love Ministries of Uganda. This is the gift of bread, of life, to people who otherwise might have perished without hope in total desperation.
Again, thanks, dear friends. We will keep you alerted as the fund grows, by God's (Love's) working in and through you.
Love,
the Staff of Love Ministries USA
Sunday, April 15, 2007
A Man (Most Deservedly) Alone
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Several politicians and newscasters have recently described george bush as a "man alone." While at one time, his corporate-supportive and ecologically destructive policies were supported by several Republicans and conservatives among leaders, today, he has alienated even the people (including "Christians") of his own party. Even the most vociferous supporters have abandoned his sinking ship. In the elections of twenty-oh-six, politicians fled from being photographed with him, and backtracked from any apparent agreement with this little dictator.
Some see him as an inept incompetent, others as a simple moron. (His i.q. is only 90.) Still others present him as deliberately evil, despite his incompetence. In his deliberate policies, he has clearly sided against the people, and firmly placed himself squarely on the side of evil.
It is difficult to dispute the portrayal of the man as a sociopath. Strong evidence indicates that he has no conscience. That he cares not at all for human life was clearly demonstrated by his reaction to the Katrina catastrophe; and he has continued to disregard the value of human lives in Iraq. (Some estimate that he has been responsible for the murder, through war, of 600,000 Iraqis, including many women, and many children. (To be a formal, official "soldier" in Iraq, a child of twelve can qualify.)
Besides mass-murder, and hideous neglect, bush has consistently acted in favor of large corporations, and against the best interests of the average working man and woman. He has resisted several programs designed to aid the poor and the challenged, while spending many billions on bombs and other instruments of death and torture for his war.
He has severely, extremely, and consistently resisted and opposed laws that restrict pollution; indeed, for the sake of the rich, he has even attempted to reverse these, moving some industries backwards towards the tragic situation of the 1970's. He has proved in several ways to be a "backwards thinker." His priorities are topsy-turvy, upside-down, and backwards. For him, it is clear that money is much more important than human life. Indeed, if enough money is involved, human life is quickly sacrificed to the demon of gold.
This is his real and only "god." In blowing his own trumpet-- loudly and repeatedly-- on what a good "Christian" he is, bush has brought only shame to this fine and beautiful faith. In his crooked politics, his past history, his hatred for Mother Earth, his zeal for a nightmarish war, his negligence of the value of human and other life, and other ways, he has shamed Jesus Christ. We recall that Jesus was a radical, and terrified the conservatives of his day with the simple message of Love. (He would likely be kicked out of many modern "Christian" fundy churches.)
So, the evidence is very strong that bush has been an utter and abominable failure-- as a man, as a businessman, as a politician, and certainly, as a Christian. His implicit approval of torture and dishonesty prove that he is a puppet of corruption. His evil life has already set the wheels of karma rolling for the next few hundred centuries.
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Several politicians and newscasters have recently described george bush as a "man alone." While at one time, his corporate-supportive and ecologically destructive policies were supported by several Republicans and conservatives among leaders, today, he has alienated even the people (including "Christians") of his own party. Even the most vociferous supporters have abandoned his sinking ship. In the elections of twenty-oh-six, politicians fled from being photographed with him, and backtracked from any apparent agreement with this little dictator.
Some see him as an inept incompetent, others as a simple moron. (His i.q. is only 90.) Still others present him as deliberately evil, despite his incompetence. In his deliberate policies, he has clearly sided against the people, and firmly placed himself squarely on the side of evil.
It is difficult to dispute the portrayal of the man as a sociopath. Strong evidence indicates that he has no conscience. That he cares not at all for human life was clearly demonstrated by his reaction to the Katrina catastrophe; and he has continued to disregard the value of human lives in Iraq. (Some estimate that he has been responsible for the murder, through war, of 600,000 Iraqis, including many women, and many children. (To be a formal, official "soldier" in Iraq, a child of twelve can qualify.)
Besides mass-murder, and hideous neglect, bush has consistently acted in favor of large corporations, and against the best interests of the average working man and woman. He has resisted several programs designed to aid the poor and the challenged, while spending many billions on bombs and other instruments of death and torture for his war.
He has severely, extremely, and consistently resisted and opposed laws that restrict pollution; indeed, for the sake of the rich, he has even attempted to reverse these, moving some industries backwards towards the tragic situation of the 1970's. He has proved in several ways to be a "backwards thinker." His priorities are topsy-turvy, upside-down, and backwards. For him, it is clear that money is much more important than human life. Indeed, if enough money is involved, human life is quickly sacrificed to the demon of gold.
This is his real and only "god." In blowing his own trumpet-- loudly and repeatedly-- on what a good "Christian" he is, bush has brought only shame to this fine and beautiful faith. In his crooked politics, his past history, his hatred for Mother Earth, his zeal for a nightmarish war, his negligence of the value of human and other life, and other ways, he has shamed Jesus Christ. We recall that Jesus was a radical, and terrified the conservatives of his day with the simple message of Love. (He would likely be kicked out of many modern "Christian" fundy churches.)
So, the evidence is very strong that bush has been an utter and abominable failure-- as a man, as a businessman, as a politician, and certainly, as a Christian. His implicit approval of torture and dishonesty prove that he is a puppet of corruption. His evil life has already set the wheels of karma rolling for the next few hundred centuries.
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