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I am a writer/blogger who is interested in diplomatic solutions more than all other options, but who recognizes that proper governance must enforce the rule-of-law, especially when its neglect will result in civil war and anarchy. That being said, I support reforms when they do not conflict with God's laws and when society-as-a-whole will benefit from the change. Some of the subjects that interest me include: diplomacy, sustainable food-supply, good-governance, liberal arts, morality, politics, prison-reform, religion, science, sociology and teaching frameworks. I have a Wikizine on Zimbio called "World Diplomacy For The 21st Century And Beyond" where you are welcome to contribute articles and comments. I am interested in promoting suggestions for the improvement of world diplomacy and how its general pursuit may rid itself of useless baggage and other hindrances to diplomacy. Have we learned enough from our mistakes to move toward the solutions that are so desperately needed? Cold-war tactics are a pointless exercise that risk unnecessary provocation of world-neighbors. I believe that their continued use is a deliberate ruse that prolongs the terms of vested-interest groups who wish to hide in an anonymous role behind puppet-diplomacy. We can short-circuit their plans by exposing their tactics on the blogging world-stage and force them to confront us on our terms. Diplomacy must include more than the selfish ambitions of a few players who seek to turn the world into private divide-and-conquer fiefdoms! Join me in refusing to accept anything but the very best diplomatic solutions for our planet!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 The Week In Review
This is just another week like so many other weeks since this latest American Depression began. How long will the 99% allow our federal government to stack the deck in favor of the wealthy? What are the people of the United States getting from all of the favoritism shown to the 1%? Are they creating jobs, increasing wages, making our quality of life in America better than before? Who are they helping besides themselves?
Monday, October 24, 2011 Let's Do It Over And This Time Do A Better Job!
We can no longer trust the federal government to do the will of the people they represent! It is clear who the federal government is protecting, and it isn't the 99%, that's for sure. All we are is a steady paycheck for those who hold federal office, and it's time to stop paying them for work that they aren't doing. Maybe they will just go home now and let the rest of us fix the mess they left for us.
Monday, October 24, 2011 Socialism Revisited--A Look At Our Quality Of Life (4 comments)
Where is the proof that our governmental approach is superior to other more progressive systems of governance? Scandinavian socialism is the most stable form of socialism the world has ever known. As such, constitutional monarchies exemplify the best of the spirit of cooperation in the way that they care for and about each other, without creating a dilemma regarding public vs. private ownership. Let's give it a try!
Monday, October 24, 2011 Governmental Solutions For The 21St Century
If leadership cannot agree and make a plan that will move us forward, it is time for new leadership, and probably time for a sea change in the way that we organize our federal government. The federal government is the most dysfunctional government in our country. The degree to which any level of government is dependent on other levels of government for its support, to that same degree is its level of dysfunction shown!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 IF THE GLOBAL MEDIA WOULD SAVE THEMSELVES, THEN...
The media should focus on reporting legitimate and long-overdue social complaints which have been clearly identified by representatives of the Wall Street protesters if they wish to remain relevant. Seeking to marginalize the 99% which these protesters represent risks alienating an already-suspect world media and exposing it as a protector of the failed status quo. They need to firmly embrace the role of faithful messenger.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT!
Since WE THE PEOPLE are the government in this country, we have a right and duty to choose the form of government that will represent us to the world. When the form we have chosen outlives its usefulness or proves itself unworthy of our trust, then it is time for WE THE PEOPLE to reassume control of the government we created. Since our federal government has become so dysfunctional, let's refuse to fund them any longer!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 LET'S RECEIVE NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM OUR DEMONSTRATORS ON WALL STREET
The best thing about these Wall Street protests is the comparison between our failed national government, which can only offer miserable excuses for their ineffective policies, and these protesters, many of whom have never demonstrated in their lives, but who are just fed up with the failed federal government and the failed status quo. Attempts to paint them as radicals resonates deeply with memories of the Vietnam protests.
Saturday, October 8, 2011 ANGER IN A MISMANAGED NATION
The Wall Street demonstrations have captured the imagination of the public because they have grown weary of waiting for our do-nothing Congress to begin helping the vast majority of our citizens. They want our money, whether it be in taxes or increased spending, they want us to increase their bottom-line without increasing ours, and in the meantime, they want us to pretend not to notice their extreme dysfunction!
Friday, September 30, 2011 AMERICANS LOVE THEIR COUNTRY, BUT...
Time to get to work and fix this economy! Are you a bunch of deadbeats?With your $300 haircuts, $100 ties and manicures that would make your wives jealous, it's about time for you to start earning that fat salary we pay you. If you don't start doing something soon, there won't be a federal government around any more for you to report to.
Monday, November 23, 2009 GLOBAL WARMING--LOGICAL CONCERNS AND RESPONSES
Great effort is being expended attempting to determine whether pollution is the cause of major climate changes, or whether we are merely experiencing cyclical global warming that will be followed in its turn by a return to global cooling. Whether this phenomenon is being caused by man-made pollution or not, the resulting debate over global warming has been very beneficial in focusing world attention on an important subject.
Saturday, October 24, 2009 THE V.A.--AN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT WORKS
I encourage everyone to support a government-administered healthcare system modeled after the Veterans Administration, which has so faithfully demonstrated its ability to provide a high level of care to our military personnel over a number of years, with better and more consistent results than our combined efforts in the civilian environment.
Friday, June 5, 2009 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT!
This is a wonderful beginning of a new era of diplomatic relations between the United States, her Western partners and all of those Middle-Eastern nations who share our dreams of reconciliation and a brighter tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 GUANTANAMO VS. HARDIN, MONTANA
Let's have bipartisan support for President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo. Let's close Guantanamo and relocate the pow's to Hardin, Montana's ideally suited high-security prison facility.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 GUANTANAMO VS. HARDIN, MONTANA
Let's have bipartisan support for President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo. Let's close Guantanamo and relocate the pow's to Hardin, Montana's ideally suited high-security prison facility.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 GUANTANAMO VS. HARDIN, MONTANA
Let's have bipartisan support for President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo. Let's close Guantanamo and relocate the pow's to Hardin, Montana's ideally suited high-security prison facility.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 GUANTANAMO VS. HARDIN, MONTANA
Let's have bipartisan support for President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo. Let's close Guantanamo and relocate the pow's to Hardin, Montana's ideally suited high-security prison facility.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 SPECTER AND BIPARTISANSHIP
Now is the time for bipartisan support for the administration's stimulus package!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS (1 comments)
We are in desperate need of an overall rethinking of our Mid-Eastern policies so that they are aimed at peaceful coexistence and mutual development rather than political and military posturing. Rather than attempting to outdo each other in a race to the bottom of our diplomatic ladders, we should use every opportunity to encourage each other in the promotion of a more stable and peaceful world.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
We are in desperate need of an overall rethinking of our Mid-Eastern policies so that they are aimed at peaceful coexistence and mutual development rather than political and military posturing. Rather than attempting to outdo each other in a race to the bottom of our diplomatic ladders, we should use every opportunity to encourage each other in the promotion of a more stable and peaceful world.
Thursday, December 4, 2008 SOME BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS
Since it was the "experts" who caused our budget problems, why not consider a more populist budget this time, and put congress and the administration on a financial diet that will require us to pay-as-we-go and refuse to pass debt along to our children and grandchildren?
Monday, October 20, 2008 A WORD ABOUT ARMCHAIR DIPLOMACY
The time has come for effective cooperation in the establishment of guidelines, unified efforts toward transformational change and answers which are based on diplomatic solutions more than all other options.
Monday, September 8, 2008 THE MIDEAST AND TONY BLAIR: Self-Governance and the Global Empire
I am interested in promoting suggestions for the improvement of world diplomacy and how it may rid itself of useless baggage. Cold-war tactics are a pointless exercise that risk unnecessary provocation of world neighbors. I believe that their continued use is a deliberate ruse that prolongs the terms of vested-interest groups who wish to hide behind puppet-diplomacy. We can expose their tactics on the blogging world-stage.
