Facts and truth , not narratives, should drive politics!!!
This is nothing new in politics, the fact that facts and truth have little to do with political agendas. As long as there has been politicians and politics, facts and truth are often pushed aside for personal gain and power!!!
In the American Republic where morals are a necessity to govern by consent, we have elected some very questionable politicians at all levels of government. It seems that those who shout the loudest and have the most money to spend advance their agenda and win over too many politicians. Even if what is purposed is not for ‘the general welfare of the country’ and facts show that, the truth of the matter doesn’t rule the day!!!
If we are going to survive as a great Republic, we are going to have to make our elected officials see the facts and the truth as they are, not as someone wants them to be. If Americans want a moral country, we are going to have to lead by example and expect our elected officials to adhere to an objective moral standard!!!
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Americans want a free ride at the expense of other Americans!!!
The more I investigate those who are for Net Neutrality, the more I find an anti-freedom mindset! On one hand they want the government to make sure everyone has fair and equal access to the internet, and then scream when big internet companies are not protecting their privacy!!! You can’t have it both ways, either the government controls the whole internet, or the free markets do!!!
Right now I enjoy the same freedoms as everyone else on the internet, Net Neutrality didn’t change anything for me. I have never been blocked, throttled or ask to pay more for the internet. I have different levels of bandwidth from my ISP, meaning if I want more bandwidth, I pay a higher monthly fee, and that is fair. If I use more electricity, gas, propane, I expect to pay more for that increased usage.
Too many Americans want a free ride at the expense of other American, and I’m tired of it. Too many Americans are bad actors when it comes to the economy and what they expect out of it. Work for what you have, and pay other for what they have that you want, simple economics!!!
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Education in America has indoctrinated us well!!!
Anti-freedom folks have been in charge of our education system in America since the late 1800. We sent our young folks over to European colleges and they were taught Fabian socialism. They brought this ideology home to America and it has been taught ever since.
Anti-freedom, socialist ideas can’t be taught. What I mean by that is, we learn through reason, and critical thinking based and facts and truth. One plus one will always equal 2, that’s a fact and it is true. When an Ideology can not stand up to reason and critical thought, the only way it can spread is through indoctrination!!!
America was founded by some of the most reasoned, critically thinking folks you will ever read about in history!!! Through reason and having the education to critically look at things, the founders of America looked at all the governmental system in history and came up with our Republic that has stood for more than 229 years!!!
Even though the past couple of generations have been indoctrinated to the point they believe what ever anti-freedom folks tell them, they can as Yoda would say “unlearn what they have learned”
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The DNC is embroiled in another scandal at their headquarters. It seems their servers were not hacked, the information they say was hacked was actually downloaded from a computer hooked directly to their servers!
One of the narratives that has been pushed by the anti-freedom folks, is the Russian collusion story. And part of that story was how the servers at the DNC headquarters was hacked. New information is out that contradicts that narrative. The size of the file, the speed in which it was downloaded, and the time stamps on the files show it was a local possibly and inside job!
The more the DNC and the anti-freedom folks who support them drive their narratives about Russia and president Trump, the more this is blowing up in their faces!!!
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Why can’t we see people as just folks???
Throughout the world people are defining folks with adjectives as folks identity. Racist, sexist, ANTIFA, orange face, fascist, and the list goes on. Too many people are using these adjectives to judge folks motive, and pigeon hole them into a group!!!
First and foremost, I’m a human being, and to extend this idea, every man women and child in the world are human beings. We are created in the image of God, that is we have a soul and spirit that animates us. Anything we do and believe in life is just that something we do and believe. Some of these things that we do or believe identifies choices we make in live and makes up what people see.
The problem is when folks start trying to tell folks who we are. They don’t know us personally and are just trying to get an advantage over us, by pigeon holing us into a group they think we identify with. This ideology has led to all sorts of problems in the world. By not seeing folks as just folks, and letting them identify themselves, people can justify all sorts of evils on each other!!!
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Is violence the answer for change?
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. “
Very powerful words from our Declaration of Independence. Sometimes that does call for a violent revolution, but it should never be taken lightly. “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; “
Today in America and else where in the world folks are fighting for their individual freedom and liberties, and they have a right to do so. But there are those who are committing violence not to enhance folks freedoms and liberties, but to restrict them and put themselves in the place of authority!!!
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Why do Americans want to federalize everything!!!
There has been a growing trend for the past 100 years or so the federalize everything in the country. From schools, banks, food, drugs, the environment, transportation, elections and the list goes on and on. Regressive socialist in America have been trying to have the federal government control as much as possible leaving no control for the states or we the People!!!
What ever happened to Federalism? What ever happened to the states protecting for themselves a republican form of government? Why are we letting thuggish groups in America dictate to us how we should act and think!!!
The founding fathers realized that people always come before governments. The people set up communities, which in turn organized states. In America it wasn’t until the states had won our independence from England that they even turned to the debate of a central government!!!
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To change America, we have to change the individual!!!
As we look around the globe, we see all sorts of groups who are trying to change the world through mass movements. These movements try to sway public opinion through any means at their disposal. Groups like ANTIFA, BLM, the Muslim Brotherhood, and George Soros’s Open Society are try to change societies and cultures on a massive scale, by any means necessary!!!
I think back on the carpenter from Galilee, and read how he wanted his message spread. There isn’t a grandiose plan to convert governments to his message. Jesus never spoke about converting the masses in huge cathedral style buildings. Jesus talked about how we are to change folks minds and hearts in the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.) In order to truly change someone, we need to sit down with folks one on one and reason things out. Only then, through individuals can we change a nation!!!
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In matters of opinion
In matters of opinion who should prevail, individuals or the state? Does or can the state know more about an individual’s life then the individual themselves? When it comes to family matters who’s opinion should carry more weight, the individual or the state?
Opinions should always be part of a larger discussion when decisions or policy involve more than one person. In order for opinions to be taken seriously, they must be bolstered with facts. My opinion about what color to paint a wall is very subjective. My opinion on more weightier matters, needs to be objective and bolstered by facts, truth and information.
When individuals make choices in their lives, they can use whatever information they want, knowing that their choices are their own. When a society or country makes choices those choices affect almost every one. The affects can be positive or negative, but those choices need to be based on facts and truth, not on any false premise including unbolstered opinions!!!
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Happy Independence Day!!!
I think we should stop celebrating the 4th of July, and get back to celebrating Independence Day!!! You say that I’m splitting hairs, but let me explain what I mean.
When we use just a date and say we are celebrating that date, we miss the significance of the date. It becomes routine to and just another holiday weekend. Our independence from tyranny is so important to America. It started America on a long road to all kinds of liberty and freedom!!!
Today we see that our independence is being threatened, not just by political forces but by apathy!!! Anti-freedom social democrats are eating away at our freedoms and liberties everyday with legislation to control their idea of Democracy. Apathy is allowing the anti-freedom forces in America to rewrite our history so Americans don’t know what was sacrificed to allow us to exercise or freedoms and liberties!!!
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