Tag: Citizens United

TRACES OF FREEDOM

Some in hierarchical Establishment recognize a need to indoctrinate the public that pagan lifestyle is undesirable.  The concept of individual autonomy doesn’t comport comfortably with hierarchy. read more

PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND THE FEUDAL SYSTEM

Ratchet private ownership one click and you may have feudalism. read more

CAUSE AND EFFECT

As a child of the ’60’s, one has little to no confidence in militarized law enforcement.  While most of us “studied” The Teapot Dome Affair in school, the depth and breadth of that scandal probably was glossed over so as to wall the essence away from student understanding. read more

SUBTLE ART OF AUTHORITY

Snide insincerity may be a hallmark of politicians in general, and the Democratic Party aren’t to be outdone in that capacity.  It is Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown as the symbol of the topic of abortion, from the Democratic Party that failed to codify Roe v. Wade when they had ample opportunity to do so.  Instead, the Democratic Party, like the Republican Party, prefer to block action demanded by We The People, in order to have campaign promises to pull out of their bag of tricks at election time. read more

IDEALS

C-Span airs at about 6:50AM a different entry into Student Cam 2023 (www.studentcam.org).  The ideas are relevant and the idealism is admirable.  Is it too cynical to mention that when students take on predatory educational-loan pay back, idealism may be replaced with cold reality.  One hopes not. 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

HR5 BIPARTISANSHIP

HR5 has been discussed by the R&D Duopoly.  The topic is parental involvement in education of children. 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

OLIGARCHY OR MERITOCRACY?

Either work well in capitalism.

They say time is money.  It’s also your life. read more

PROGRESS OR DYSTOPIA?

The reminder of the old film called Soylent Green arose while hearing a commercial intended to sell fruit and vegetable related nutrition vitamins using the phrase (paraphrase)  –get nutrients of fruits and vegetables without expensive trips to the grocery store.   read more

THE OTHER

THE OTHER

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

FREE SPEECH POLICING

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

ADS AS EDUCATION


C-Span hosted Fairplay guest Josh Golin.  Mr. Golin expressed interest in supporting online use by children that is free of advertising (paraphrase). read more

WHEN THE AMERICAN DREAM BECOMES ENTITLEMENTS


In one’s imagination, the Ohio train derailment tragedy is the physical manifestation of the impact on Americans by the end-days of capitalism.  The American Dream became entitlements following the Establishment rigging of government for their own enrichment. read more

WHAT WE MUSTN’T TALK ABOUT

Is dictatorship when open reporting and citizen communication is stifled?  Money isn’t Speech but can stifle Free Speech.  Why aren’t more people talking about Citizens United? read more