Tag: money

LIKE PRINTING YUR OWN MONEY

This phrase is attributed to Ron Finley who (paraphrase) says growing your own food is like printing your own money. read more

MONEY IS NOT SPEECH

One is grateful for reminders of the reality of the era of the ’70’s that can be characterized by involvement in social issues by young people.  The issues eventually were captured into political camps for campaign purposes, as subtly as the young people were strained off to the service of those who could be suspected as being the perpetrators of the problems in he first place.  Earth Day seems a great time to consider the underlying malevolence beneath the entirety. read more

WOMEN

C-Span generally hosts public call-in sessions in which people can speak to their personal topics of interests.  These are the most interesting call-in sessions, in one person’s opinion. This morning a caller at about 9:20AM, on the topic of Trans sports people in women’s sports events, suggested Trans men’s teams and Trans women’s teams as being most fair.  Another type of sports event could be a blended Trans men and Trans Women teams as being appropriate, if it is presumed that it is appropriate for women’s teams to be mandated to host Trans participants. read more

DEFINE WAR CRIME

Is it only a war if the destruction is against foreign governments, or does it include humanity and nature as the targets? read more

DICTATORSHIP OR ORGANIZED CRIME?

A time existed when posing this question would have felt uncomfortable.  That ship has sailed. read more

TOUGH NUT TO CRACK


A key component in a democracy is people and our actions.
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EMOTIONAL MATURITY

The point is made that the US leadership might have served the US better by understanding Afghanistan, now that the Taliban is back in control……as though they ever weren’t.  The Frontline guest Martin Smith was a guest on C-Span, and also intimated that Afghanistan may not be the only misunderstood nation into which deluded US leaders are forcing “Western values”.  And so goes American chauvinism. read more

GUNS AND CITIZENS UNITED

Is Citizens United the uniting factor in the decline suspected in the USA, of meaningful values?  In other words, is corruption becoming apparent.? read more

EVERYONE HAS A PRICE


A call-in topic his morning was asking the question of the definition of “woke”.   read more

CAPITALISTIC USE OF THE FEMININE

A remembrance of Pat Schroeder on CBS Nightly report yesterday mentioned that she was appointed to a Commission but needed to share the seat with a male associate due to her status as 1/2 a person in that time and place.  Some women remember those days.  We may return to them.  Meanwhile too often it feels like the women who endured those places and times are expected to “just get over it”.  And so a road to a return to that time is paved. read more

LEADERS NEED TO EXPLAIN ACTIONS

Someone once said, if you can explain it to others, you probably understand it yourself.  This proved to be true. read more

THE OTHER

THE OTHER

First we might wish to understand those we determine are “the other”. read more

IGNORANCE IS AN EXCUSE

Perhaps the stories we tell ourselves are the deflection we need to go on. read more

FREE SPEECH POLICING

While money is called Free Speech, Free Speech is held as suspicious behavior by Establishment. read more

WE ARE RATIONAL CREATURES


Rationalization helps.

When it happens in communist countries, capitalist countries call it propaganda.  – read more