Wisdom & Life in Summer of 2012

The truth is indestructible. Summer is an awe inspiring time where vacations are abundant and great relaxation transpires constantly. It's an excellent time of the year. During numerous times, summer is season where new love can develop and a reconnection with relatives & families can blossom. I have been fortunate enough to live in this very special generation. Changing cultural themes, changing music, wars, rumors of wars, social movements, and massive debates are massive parts of our time period. Not to mention that it's a time where love is abundant. People have access to a wide spectrum of technology. More and more folks are discovering the truth. As Zbigniew Brzezinski recently said in a recent CFR meeting, For the first time in all of human history, mankind is becoming politically awakened. Thats a

great thing to see the common people waking up about the current actions of society.
Volunteering and help for our communities exist all of the time. It's a great time to be alive and to live life. New beginnings are coming about. I believe in love of the Creator, love of family & friends, love of humanity, love of life, and a special romantic love for females. Love is still here and stereotypes have been refuted since human history transpired. For example, just because you are different, doesn't mean that you are inferior. The fundamental truism is that being different is a blessing and being you is one of the realest attributes of a human being. All human beings are created equal. All people have the pure justification to find that pursuit of happiness that we all seek. All people are unique and all people are special in the eyes of God. This time is an end of an era. A lot of legends passed away and they are with the Father God. Even the Sister Yvette Wilson passed away recently in June of 2012. This is also the beginning of a new era. We are approaching the third decade of the 21st century in 2020. 2020 is coming soon. There are tons of people in this new generation that are heroic, are heroes, and are fighting for the same goal of justice that we are all fighting for. I remember the 1980's, the 1990's, the 2000's, and the 2010's like it was yesterday. I remember wearing clothing to go into a new

home back in 1987. Back then in the late 1980s, the new home had red sofas and a certain retro vibe. The 1980s was a time of exploration for me since I was just developing my thinking processes about how the real world functions. For some people the 1980s was before people were born. Back in the summer of 1992, I worked in a reading program during the Barcelona Olympics. The program related to the Olympics and subsequently reading literature. I recall playing around in a recreation center back in 1992 with my relatives and friends. I have done activities, games, arts and crafts, and other activities in the recreation center over 20 years ago. It seemed like yesterday. I remember having a soulful time listening to music in the summer of 1996. That summer of 96 was special since I went into Hampton, Chesapeake, and all over Hampton Roads to have fun and to learn about environmental issues. I recall celebrating the new millennium during the year of 2000 and other joyful times in my life. Time is moving ever fast, but the truth remains concretely established within the confines of the Universe. I still believe in individual liberty and religious freedom. I fully agree with the sanctity of human life and the right to defend the oppressed, the poor, and the outcasts. Likewise, I accept the premises of economic justice and respect for human civil liberties as well. For if one person's rights are being violated, and then all of our rights are threatened as mentioned by the late heroes of Dr. Martin Luther King & President John F. Kennedy. Using real soul power mixed with wisdom is a potent combination. That's undeniable. People may hate you now, later, and in the future, but the truth can never be brought, sold, or paid off.

You cant pay as you go with the truth or half step. See, the truth is fixed and foundationally strong and thats easily discernible.
The Left/Right paradigm keeps many people down. What is the Left/Right paradigm? Numerous individually have succinctly explained this important concept before. The Left/Right paradigm is a system where the corporate elite tries to control mainstream political choices in the world, not just in America. The corporate elitists present the people with an establishment Left entity and an establishment Right entity. Some believe that these entities are authentic choices that people can vote for. Yet, these choices are allied to the same corporate/oligarchical interests. In other words, the global elite via foundations, and Wall Street backed banking interests control the leadership of both the Republican and Democratic parties. That is why the heads of both major policies agree mostly with the war on terror, some forms of privatization, the continuation of the War on Drugs, the maintaining of laws that violate our fundamental civil liberties, the acceptance of neo-liberalism, a refusal of have a moratorium on foreclosures nationwide, etc. The Left/Right Paradigm tries to contain real radical change in society. This paradigm controls the mainstream political establishment by using the 2 columns of this 2 party duopoly. One example of the Left/Right Paradigm is how the pharmaceutical industry, Goldman Sachs, and other corporate entities give financial contributions to the Republicans & the Democrats. Another example is how people like Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, etc. either call the Democrats the enemy or vice versa when the real originator of these problems internationally comes from the 1 percent. Also, Limbaugh claims that the President isnt doing enough in terms of his foreign policy when the President is very much like George W. Bush in terms of foreign policy issues. For example, the Bush administration and the Obama administration agree with drone attacks (some of these drone attacks have killed innocent men, women, children, and babies in Central Asia), the war in Afghanistan, and the present administration believe in assassinating American citizens if he or she is classified as a terrorist. Both major parties have folks who support mass incarceration of people in America, drone strikes, and bailouts to Wall Street. This paradigm hates anyone exposing the globalism agenda too. On the other hand, some folks are criticizing President Barack Obama via the usage of the most obscene, disrespectful, and slanderous rhetoric in the world. We should be like those bigots. If we disagree with the President, it ought to be truthful, uncompromising, but respectful of the brother President Barack Obama, his beautiful wife Sister Michelle Obama, his children, and his family. I dont hate this man personally at all. We are all family and I do wish the brother success in his life. Although, as a man, I decry NATO, the G8, and any form of imperialism regardless of who is in the office of the White House. There should be a fair solution to the Middle Eastern question without apartheid, terrorism, or discrimination. I am a consistent man.

In the final analysis, the Republican Party props up the Democratic Party and vice versa. If one party was the sole party, then real revolution can come. So, the elitists use the two parties as a means to form an arch of control over people. It makes it a stable system for the elite to build their global governance system. That is why its hard to end the 2 major party system since they lean on each other as a mainstream powerful force. The Left/Right paradigm allows some people to ignore the banker elite and the larger power structures internationally (like the Pilgrim Society, etc.). There is almost no difference between the two major parties at the highest levels except for some issues. One secret breaking down the Left/Right Paradigm is to present the truth that the Big Mega-Banks, the Military Industrial Complex, and the Big-Insurance Companies (that help to create the Romney care system in Massachusetts) have been exploiting America economically and has been promoting a crony capitalist ethos in Western society. Select corporations get preference under this system to.

What ends this Left/Right paradigm is for people to embrace independence, agreeing with the promotion of the general welfare of all folks, care for our neighbor via public plus private means, long term sufficiency, and a sense of progressive action. In this life, I am an Independent man. I like my independent political views. In the final analysis, I am a regular human being that was inspired to do what I needed to do to improve my life. Subsequently, I will be dedicated to advance the interests of my own people & real humans.

Im older, so I dont play the political correct game. I will not be silent. I will not be silent when babies are being destroyed by drone attacks. I will not be silent when people are demonized for who they are naturally. I will not be silent when a country claiming to be for democracy advocates neo-liberal policies and supports (I cant believe Im typing this) the assassination of an American citizen. Now, silent is betrayal and every human being has the crucial right to

speak out against any variation of injustice wherever it exists. I speak whats on my mind. I express my emotions honestly in public and in private. Residing in my mind, I still agree with universal health care for all Americans. I have an adherence to ending the war on terror completely. I do believe in promoting human civil liberties and true dignity for the entire human race. I still oppose unwarranted censorship and falsely ascribing peaceful calls for truth as equated to censorable material. Materialism is something that I will strongly and vehemently disagree with. Human value isnt defined by Gucci or other forms of clothing. Our value is equally given to us since the beginning of our lives. The rights of labor, the rights of immigrants, and the rights of other minorities ought to be enriched in any society and in any nation. When there is talk of economic justice, it means many things. It means that we should fight against hedge fund extremists, we should allow the super-rich to pay their fair share of taxes (since America has record low taxation and has one of the lowest tax rates in the Western world), and policies should come about to make sure that affordable housing is real in this country. Many of these voter ID laws have restricted the voting rights of veterans, the elderly, and other human beings. Its very unpopular to abhor war, to abhor bigotry, and to fight the ideologies of the oligarchy, but it must be done. Popularity is never equated to unvarnished truth. Truth reigns irrespective of social popularity or the changing tides of history. When you have Governor Scott (he even refuses to expand Medicaid in helping the poor in his own state of Florida) shutting down a hospital and firefighters being fired, you know that austerity is a sickening dogma.
Many progressives and many conservatives are trying to do the right thing, but the elite among both major parties have done their fair share of nefarious policies. Also, laws that promote legitimate rules in being anti-discrimination and promoting civil rights aren't about forcing white people to do evil (or left out of a multicultural society). It's about preventing discrimination and promoting basic human rights for all people. All people deserve liberty, justice, and equality without exception. The racists and reactionaries are slick with their literature. Rational people don't view black people of having an advantage when black people have experienced discrimination then and now for over 400 years (and my people suffered other ills). Only reactionaries believe that legitimate laws equate into some oppressive, abrasive quota system. Many blacks people in America have earn their success by hard work not handouts. Also, numerous white people via the Homestead Act and other policies have received public assistance throughout the ages. Also, race-based quotas are banned and tons of people of color have worked hard fairly to earn their benefits.

The Democrats and the Republicans aren't perfect. So, many folks want to use Republican talking points as a means to try to patronize my people to accept reactionary propaganda. I will not yield to it. Black people are victims of racism spanning centuries. That's real. Examples include Jim Crow, police brutality, the criminal justice system (as documentary by numerous authors like the Sister Michelle Alexander), and other actions. Black people should have accountability individually, but not omission of a white supremacist system (that promotes GM foods, population control, etc.). Blacks have contributed a fair share to this country before numerous folks were born. We of black African descent build many buildings in D.C. as slaves. Some black people were exploited as a means to establish the modern American empire via blood and sweat. Therefore, legitimate labor is important to promote. We work here. The bigots are all the same. The Declaration of Independence doesn't mention reactionary worship. A voucher is more complex than what conceive of it as. Many vouchers do nothing to build up public schools, but only make public schools worse. Some violate the church and state relationship. Tons of the poor pay local, state, and federal taxes. It's a lie to assume that the poor doesn't pay any taxes. The rich on many occasions pay little to no taxes (there is record low taxation on the super rich too). People like O'Reilly, Limbaugh, and Romney omit that the top 1 percent of the Americans own a disproportionate amount of wealth in America. The rich don't pay their fair share with subsidies, outsourcing jobs, the existence of tax loopholes, and labor exploitation. An educated population realizes that progressive tax structure grew the economy under Clinton and other Presidents. Reaganomics didn't do it. President Barack Obama is compromising to placate the radical Republican ilk and it isn't enough for that ilk. The President isn't perfect, but Mitt Romney may be worse on economic issues. Austerity never works. Real blacks will never bow before Republicans as slaves. Also, the Bush tax cuts can cost Americans over 1 trillion dollars. Most Americans agree with the existence of middle class tax cuts.

In society, we have many blessings and we have a long way to go before we experience the Promised Land. The present system is corrupt. There are no means to be around the brush about it. This system permits the incomes of Americans to be stagnant for over 30 years. It's a system that is supported by the Democrats and the Republicans. The fruit of the modern cartel-capitalist system is shown in the problems in Appalachia, Detroit, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, the rural areas, and even in some suburbs. Big money, finance capital, etc. have all contributed to the stripping of public resources in locations from America. Some even believe that a top down economic philosophy is the better way to solve poverty issues. The reality is that we tried this philosophy during the Reagan era and it didn't work. To defeat poverty, it is critical for us to use programs to help the bottom up. The lack of rules and regulations in Wall Street contributed to the current recession that we experience today. Right now, JP Morgan Chase lost billions of dollars. The current economic system of free market capitalism has failed. In terms of foreign policies, the nepotism of the West is blatant. The West wants world hegemony and the Russia/China clique is standing in their way. After 9/11, the U.S. used terrorism against the Third World in response to what they perceived as terrorism against America. What happened to America on 9/11 was terrorism. Yet, it is wrong to use terrorism in foreign lands under dubious justifications. The war on terror has been expensive costing up to 3 trillion dollars. This war isn't just in Afghanistan. It's in Somalia, Yemen, other areas of Africa, Pakistan, and other places globally. These wars harmed our domestic infrastructure and caused more tensions in the world. As some states cut back on the government funding of health care pensions, food stamps, housing subsidies, and other parts of the social safety net, then aggregate demand will go down (causing it more difficult for income stressed Americans to survive). The Fed continuing to drive the interest rates down will cause the bond prices to increase. With 5-year Treasury bonds that paid only seven-tenths of one percent and 10-year Treasuries paying only 1.6%, below even the official rate of inflation, Americans desperate for yield move into 30-year bonds currently paying 2.7%. However, the high bond prices mean that the risk of capital loss is very high. The Feds debt monetization, or a drop in the exchange value of the dollar as other countries move away from its use to settle their balance of payments, could set off inflation that would take interest rates out of the Feds control. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Some nations are moving away from the dollar or they are

trying to have more trade links with China (like Japan). In situations like these, only radical solutions can help our situations.
*Mitt Romney recently spoke at the NAACP convention. Mitt Romney wanted to communicate the message that he has the interests of the black community and his policies will enrich families of any color. There are a lot of real issues in the black community. His views were from a Republican point of view. He talked about education. Education is important and I believe that people should have access to all forms of education. I just believe that all public schools ought not to be eliminated in America for public schools should mean that all kids should have access to education. Reforms ought to exist in public schools (like the ending of privatization and the end of corporate control of public schools) without their total elimination. Romney is hiding his finances. He didn't release his 2011 tax return that deals with his wealth. Mitt Romney condemned the new health care law, but he created its blueprint while he was Governor of Massachusetts. My views are on known on the health care law. I believe that the law should be revised without eliminating all parts of the law. A singer payer system or a Medicare for all like avenue is better than the current law presently. It certainly takes some guts for a man like Romney to speak at the NAACP location. Yet, Romney is wrong to end the Office of Affirmative Action when he was Governor and issued a fee for discrimination claims. The NAACP has an interesting history. Neither Romney nor President Barack Obama is perfect since all of us understand both of their agendas. While the President agrees with drone attacks globally, Romney agrees with the Voter ID laws (that have even now disenfranchised minorities, one veteran, an elderly person, and other human beings). The President didn't come into the NAACP meeting, but Vice President Joe Biden will ironically enough. This debate about Presidential candidates is an old one. As an individual, you have the right to vote who you want to. Yet, you have to keep in mind that economic inequalities, high unemployment rates, civil liberties being trashed, released prisoners having lax opportunities to move on with their lives, and other realities should be learned about too. Mitt Romney said that he is the man that will represent the interests of the African American community. LOL. I don't believe in the two extreme views that there should be no government in existence or that government should dominate all aspects of society. I believe (as JFK said) in efficient government to promote the general welfare of the people and enrich that our rights & to make sure that opportunities are protected. So, I do believe that the public sector and the private sector can help society. I reject the collective mindset of the Republican Party that desires to cut public jobs radically. On the flip side, race neutral policies don't work to solve racist policies. In other words, you need explicit policies that challenge racial discrimination (like ending racial profiling, ending discrimination, getting rid of mandatory minimums, and promoting policies to build up the black community) in order for things to change. For

example, the black sister Marissa Alexander deserves freedom not prison time for her act of self-defense. She will be in jail for a minimum of 20 years. The sisters are right that there is a war on black women and children and we should knowledgeable of this reality. Folks of numerous backgrounds (not just my people) are being jailed and harshly punished when they are innocent. The present judicial system needs real reform and that is to put it lightly. If other minority groups can put pressure on the President to enact policies that
benefit them, then the black community has the right to do the exact same thing. As an African American, I have to present my issues to the public and speak out about things. Also, I will look at views and make a succinct decision on who to vote for and what issues I want to express in the world. We live in a new generation. One of the newest generation's most proponent proponents of the discredited philosophy of anarcho-capitalism (that Ron Paul loves) is Adam Kokesh. He recently debated Webster Tarpley on the issues of economics and politics. The debate was a great debate. Each man was even in their debate (I agree with Webster Tarpley's views more) until the end when Webster Tarpley talked about social justice and economic reforms. Kokesh couldn't refute the truth that social justice and progressive economic reforms are a necessity to eliminate as much poverty as possible. No human can be truly free and truly liberated without justice period. Kokesh is a libertarian. Kokesh forgets that humanity is imperfect. Libertarians are right to assume that the human individual can achieve excellent contributions and excellent inventions in the world. Yet, they are wrong to ignore the need of some governmental intervention (even on the federal level) to prevent fraud, to protect human rights, and to give the general welfare to society. These acts aren't oppressive since the government should be by and for the people. Corporations in America shouldn't have unfair tax loopholes. Unfettered casino capitalism

was one out of many reasons on why the recession came about in the first place. When Wall Street lacked real regulations, they acted in a destabilized fashion. It's better to end the war and fund our infrastructure than to gradually cut all areas of the social safety net (which Libertarians ultimately want since they hate government. To them, the government itself is the enemy [even if the government is ruled by decent people] ignoring the corporate/oligarchy-dominated government we have today). You either have some form of fair government in a complex nation (with diverse ethnic groups, diverse technologies, diverse locations, diverse flora & fauna) or you have a feudal system. Ending the social safety net will extend poverty and cause possible genocide. For example, before the New Deal, millions of people starved and suffered for food. Many politicians back then wanted to do nothing to help the Americans suffering an enormous amount of pain and heartache. The New Deal caused so many of the suffering to have jobs, foods, and a chance at a better life in their longevity. The libertarian propagandists talk about localization, which I have no issue with. Yet, even with localization (or local power in business, trade, etc.), there should be federal standards in society since one nation is a federal institution. America is composed of complex technologies, locations, and climates. You need an organized federal structure to handle our national problems. The federal Bill of Rights is legitimate. Polls show that Americans want the same or more spending on infrastructure, Medicare, aid to the needy, education, etc.

There is a Florida man who was threatened with prosecution for registering voters. Sabu Williams wanted to register voters on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Soon he received a letter from the state supervisor of elections that threatened him with prosecution. The letter said that Williams (or the President of the Okaloosa County NAACP) was violating the Florida's new voter suppression law. This law was passed by the Republican controlled legislature last year. The law cut the state's early voting period in half. The law created new requirements on voter registration groups. Now people in Florida must turn in completed forms within 48 hours exactly or face a fine. A federal judge blocked the 48 hour rule. After the rule was first put in place, the NAACP was the only group in Okaloosa County that braved the new pitfalls and continued to register voters. However, when they registered voters over MLK weekend, they were charged with submitting the forms an hour late on Tuesday, despite the fact that they were unable to submit forms on Monday because it was a holiday. Were here the very first day that youre open at 2 oclock in the afternoon and youre saying that were an hour late? Williams asked. Youve got to be kidding me. The state supervisor of elections sent a letter to him saying: "...We appreciate you going out and registering voters, the letter read. However, you were late for two of those and if youre late anymore were going to turn this over to the Florida Department of Justice for prosecution. Voting rights are being suppressed by these voter ID laws since it doesn't give enough time for people to register, there is rare voter fraud, and people have admitted that these laws are being instituted in order for Republicans to be voted into office. A new study from the Sentencing Project proved that nearly 6 million voting age adults are blocked from the ballot box this year because of a felony charge. Also, innocent human beings have been falsely eliminated from voting rolls in various states.

It is easy to witness the fact that the Big Brother system has grown or expanded under the current administration. Recent news describe about how the feds desire to find ways to record more conversations and texts found from cellular phones in America. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and courts made at least 1.3 million demands for subscriber information in 2011. Even today according to the New York Times, telecommunications companies routinely hand over thousands of pieces of information (to the feds) every day about their customers (including the contents of text messages and caller locations). AT&T even responds to more than 700 government requests for information every day. Sprint reported that it received an average of 1,500 government requests each day last year. A Congressional Committee investigated the increased usage of phone tapping and other forms of date mining by government agencies. They found that 9 telecom companies reported on the huge surveillance by the state on their customers. The Times found that there are over 1.3 million government demands for cell phone users' private information in existence. The cell phone companies describe information about the federal government agencies have increased their requests for subscriber information. Sometimes, even legitimate safeguards against warrantless invasions of privacy are flouted. State surveillance of cell phone usage have grown and there has been a fall in the number of police requests for wiretapping warrants made to the U.S. courts last year. Surveillance has increased globally in the world. Whether they realize it or not, Americans are carrying tracking devices with them wherever they go, said American Civil Liberties Union spokesman Christopher Calabrese in response to the revelations to Congress from the cell phone carriers. The cell phone data of innocent Americans is almost certainly swept up in these requests, he added. The ACLU found that local law enforcement agencies skirt safeguards and that telecom companies regularly give the feds a huge database of phone information. This reality is startling according to Rep. Edward Markey (or a Democrat of

Massachusetts). Yet the current Obama administration is in favor of the expansion of unwarrantless state surveillance in America when it wanted to grant legal immunity to phone companies that had participated in the previous Bush-era program (of illegal wiretapping carried out by the NSA or the National Security Agency). Even during January 2012 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed 33 lawsuits against companies that participated in warrantless electronic surveillance. The NY Times didn't report on the Bush's program of domestic spying in 2003, but later in 2004 when the election was still on. Both parties have played a serious role in the attacks of our democratic rights. The U.S. Constitution, the 1934 Communications Act, and the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Communications Act respect either the right of privacy or the right of human civil liberties. That is why we should do all we can to fight against social and economic inequalities in the world. The reactionaries in the past decades have strengthen the repressive power of the state via police agencies, prisons, spying operations, etc. that violate human freedoms. This isn't right. It is just to eliminate Guantanamo Bay too.

One taboo comment to make in today's political world is about facing up to the fact that we live in a very conservative nation of America. I know what you're thinking. The President of the United States is Barack Obama. Yet, on domestic and foreign policy matters, the 2 Presidential candidates are heavily similar. Romney and his policies are influenced heavily by the Tea Party extremists. President Barack Obama and the Democrats are speaking words like they are similar to the moderate Republicans from decades ago. For example, decades ago, the Rockefeller Republicans talked about middle class tax cuts, urban development, and environmental improvement like the President is speaking today in 2012. There is the Affordable Care Act or the ACA health insurance plan. This plan was upheld by the Supreme Court two weeks ago. The ACA's blueprint ironically came from the Republicans (who hypocritically now are fighting against it). Almost 20 years ago, the Heritage Foundation promoted this idea or a private insurance mandate as a means to oppose a Medicare for everyone system (as admitted by the liberal Keynesian economist Paul Krugman). A similar law was passed by then Governor Mitt Romney in 2006 inside of the state of Massachusetts. The Times is wrong to assume that the ACA is the most significant piece of social legislation since the New Deal. Medicare, Medicaid food stamps, and civil rights achievements of the 1960's have more important than the ACA. ACA has strengthens and weaknesses (like potentially leaving over 25 million people without insurance and allowing states to deprive millions more of poor families of Medicaid).

In the final analysis, we have to care for the poor, because even a lot of Americans dont care about the poor at all. Even the free market cap and trade plan was supported by Reagan, Bush Sr., and Bush Jr. The plan tries to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere as a means to fight against global warming. This flexible market-based program allowed high greenhouse gas emitters to buy the right to continue polluting the atmosphere from companies with low emissions. Cap-and-trade was a less stringent alternative to tougher regulations. James Hansen, head the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has been leading a campaign against cap-and-trade for several years, charging it "does little to slow global warming or reduce our dependence on fossil fuels." Cap and trade was scuttled in the Senate and the House (led by Big Oil and Dirty Coal influenced Republicans). So, on health care and environmental issues, the current President opted for more moderate plans, because of the obstructionism in Congress. Some blue dog Democrats and Republicans refused to vote for or against the Employee Free Choice Act. Today, radical reactionaries want to end the social reforms from the 1960's and the early 1970's. The reason is that some Republicans believe in an extreme philosophy that the poor must help themselves (without any assistance hardly) in order to improve their own selves. Now, the Republicans moved so much more reactionary in their views that many Democrats are center right today. The counterrevolution evolved for decades with the corporate weakening of the labor union movement, the redistribution of wealth to the rich, offshoring, deregulation, privatization of government services, and the cutting of social programs. Even cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security could come in the future under this administration. There are setbacks for our civil liberties too and an increase in the prison population. The conservative establishment grew in the Presidencies of Reagan (1981-1989), Bush I (1989-1993), Clinton (1993-2001), Bush II (2001-2009), and during this current administration of Obama from 2009 to the present. Even during the Clinton years, Bill Clinton passed the welfare reform act that harmed the poor and he continued with NAFTA. He repealed the Glass Steagall Act in 1999 which influenced the recession. We have economic stagnation, unemployment, and housing foreclosures. People already know the President's concessions to the Republicans. The Tea Party movement is the union of conservatives, libertarians, and some religious conservatives that are funded in the billions of dollars. Some of the Tea Party folks believe that the poor are undeserving, some call immigrants freeloaders, some of them are racist, and many of them hate people of certain lifestyles. They rage against big government and wasteful spending, but the Bush II administration caused increases in government and created deficits (when they advocated a smaller state and lower spending). Also, they support big government in the military. It is obvious to see that many Republicans don't want a smaller government per se. They want the government to be controlled by laissez faire capitalism and entirely ruled by Wall Street, monopoly corporations and the 1 percent. They want most regulations gone. They want collective bargaining to be eliminated. It is obvious that the Affordable Care Act and cap and trade are conservative Republican initiatives originally. Therefore, why are the Republicans including Mitt Romney fighting against these policies? One reason is that the Republicans are radically shifting to the right than even 5 years ago and later the Democrats are following suit. Even conservative Republican Richard Nixon in his first term of 1969 to 1972 issued some social programs. Our time is far beyond the old domestic liberalism of the 1930's and the 1960's. It seemed that the center left Clinton and Obama administrations made concession when the Republicans push back on progressive reforms. There are many examples of this. One is the health care law. When the big business and insurance interests opposed a public option or a more inclusive Medicare single payer for all health care, the President dropped the public option in favor of the Republican originated plan. The administration worked with the major pharmaceutical and health insurance companies plus hospitals telling them that will make profits if this law comes about. Despite the great parts of the law, the President made concessions to the Republicans and the traitorous Blue Dog Democrats. Now, Republican leaders falsely call this new law (in the slur of "Obamacare") as part of socialism. Meanwhile, some Democrats compromise instead of fighting for progressive objectives. The President could have lost fighting for single payer but he may cause many more victories. Medicare for all has important advantages in addition to covering everyone. Overhead is only 3% compared to about 30% for the profit making insurance companies. Single-payer type health coverage exists in virtually all the leading industrialized capitalist countries of the world but will remain ridiculously overdue in the U.S. until a mass progressive movement or party takes up the challenge. By not daring to struggle, the Democrats don't dare to win. Republicans use long terms goals and tactics in trying to get what they want. They act

as obstructionists in Congress. The system is broken heavily now. There should be policies to benefit the poor not just the middle class. There is corruption and compromises among both the Republicans and the Democrats. We have a plutocracy than a democracy. The election system is dominated by big money and economic inequality is the norm. Our civil liberties are being shredded or destroyed. The compromise is stirring away from revolutionary changes in the world. Local and state power should never be superior to federal human rights. This doesn't mean that government should control every aspect of society, but it should be strong enough to protect rights & promote the general welfare without oppression. Ultimately, libertarianism means that all government services are sold to private interests. Peter Thiel supports these ideals and he's on the steering committee of the Bilderberg group. He funds Ron Paul. Corporations in many occasions violate laws from the state. Also, some folks act like the state is a dirty word. The state can be good if it's controlled by the people and it acts in a reasonable fashion. Also, not all independent private entities are virtuous. Some corporations escape paying certain taxes and violate state laws. So, some of them act in contrary to the interests of the state (even when a typical corporation is created under the laws of the state). The government is made up by the people. It should be strong enough to provide the general welfare without oppressing people's rights or liberties. Yet, no one is entitled to their facts. The fact is that the worship of the "unholy" unregulated free market doesn't equate into the establishment of an Utopian yellow brick road. You need both private and public sector solutions in order for us to solve our complications. A group of individuals determining their destinies is fine with me. As one quote says: "...Thou shalt not turn away from him that is in want, but thou shalt share all things with thy brother, and shalt not say that they are thine own." The Didache The specific Article I, Section 8 outlines the right of Congress to tax citizens (debates continue over it). The income tax amendment came later. Today, populists desire a fairer tax system. The reactionaries omit that the state can tax citizens in many areas also as confirmed by the 10th Amendment (which libertarians love so much). The commerce clause does deal with trade between states and this trade can be regulated by the the feds. The rest of the Article I, Section 8 confirms federal government funding of our infrastructure (as taxes historical. Even a new 2011 study (PDF) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) highlighted by economist Dean Baker shows that, contra the conservative talking point, non-military spending can create more jobs than money going to defense programs. The study's authors, economists Robert Pollin and Heidi Garret-Peltier of the Political Economy Research Institute, used statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources to deduce how many jobs are created by public spending in various arenas. The problem is that the real people aren't in control of our government, but corporations, international bankers, and lobbyists are. Not to mention that many large corporations are hoarding over 2 trillion dollars in cash without spending it to build up American businesses, jobs, and infrastructure. The free market isn't divine nor perfect, so safeguards are instituted in the market, so fairness can reign.

Now, its important to have a positive outlook in life too. So many people have apathy and pessimism in their daily conduct. That isnt me though. I will still have my joy, my sense of humor, and my patience. Indelibly in my consciousness is a will to improve myself.

ALWAYS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR HEART THAT YOU FEEL NEEDS TO BE EXPRESSED, BE HONEST AND SPEAK OUT ABOUT IT. ALL OF US SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADVOCATE THE TRUTH AND SPEAK UP FOR LIBERTY & TRUTH DESPITE THE PAIN. HOPE, JOY, AND PEACE ARE GREAT CONCEPTS FOR ALL OF US TO RESPECT. I will not be silent. I will speak up here. Goodbye for now

By Timothy