FREEDOM RINGS 1776

OF STUPIDITY, NEGLIGENCE, AND COMPLICITY...

Guilt, so they say, is an ominous burden, and I say, that it is a burden that many need to bear. If one is a total hermit, living on top of a mountain far removed from civilization, electricity, and a knowledge of current events, then he must be excused due to his ignorance. The rest of us have no such excuse.

The greatest calamity in the history of civilization is about to befall mankind and all but those hermits fall into one of four categories. Those who have the courage to oppose it, those who are so stupid that they are unaware of approaching danger, those who are negligent and aware but choose to disregard that danger, and those who are complicit in this struggle to enslave the entire human race. Occupy Wall Street(OWS) is not The danger, for they are no more than a symptom. They are but mindless pawns of a far greater power than they can hope to understand, but they are a good starting point for my readers who do grasp the bigger picture.

John Stuart Mill

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of a moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is far worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is worth more than his comfort and personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept free by the exertions of better men than himself."
John Stuart Mill

A friend, watching today's events spiral our of control, recently asked me if we are facing a second civil war. There was no need to pause and consider my answer. Anyone who has studied history and is even a casual observer of modern events knows that we are nearing a breaking point. Without hesitation my answer was "Yes!"

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The title of this essay is admittedly overly optimistic, but were there any wisdom in the followers of Islam, it could become a reality.

One of the most unforgettable books that I have ever encountered was "Beach Red" by Peter Bowman. Whether or not you ever read the book is irrelevant, but take a minute to read the brief review about his book in this link. He was an amazing man whose thoughts remain with me these many years since I first read his views on the subjects of life and war. One of those thoughts was, while considering his own demise in a South Pacific jungle, he concluded that he had lived in his wife's mailbox for so long that she would be more able to accept his death than had it occurred unexpectedly at home. Now that is a philosopher's

I initially posted this in a blogsite that I use primarily for reference and info to show Face Book friends. I first put this together when the "Arab Spring" was just beginning and the Muslim Brotherhood had not gained so much power. I am referring people to the site so often it would seem time to post it to my primary blog.

It doesn't seem to matter where I look, be it Obama, the economy, Islam, the UN, one world government, and now the rebellion in Egypt, and our funding Hamas, I keep running into George Soros.

Now I find another of his non profits, and somehow he always gets the US government to donate to his non profits, that are designed to destroy us. His latest offering is The International Crisis Group with a host of members that are well worth noting.

There is not a person, a group, or nation that has not committed acts they regret, and In 20/20 hindsight, would change those acts if it were possible. The people of Germany today regret the actions of their forefathers as they followed Hitler, and those regrets make them a better, not a lesser, people. Today's citizens of Japan, looking back, surely would have found a better way than Pearl Harbor to resolve their differences with America.

Our forefathers fought, and many died, in the process of winning that dreadful war, and today World War ll is a memory. It is not that a memory that haunts us, but a memory of a great struggle and a lesson learned that we have built upon in an effort to promote peace throughout the world. Both Germany and Japan declared war upon this nation and these many years later they are now friends and allies. The past is past and mistakes are forgiven...But not for America. We are still blamed by many, including the man mistakenly elected to lead this nation, for all of the problems of the world.

The image to the left is unfamiliar to most Americans but many of our citizens who can trace their roots back to Japan know it well and take great pride in its meaning, for it is the patch of the Nisei Brigade.

When I was young I naturally read of the concept that we are all the product of our environment. I largely disagreed with that, choosing instead to believe that we are the product of our own thoughts and beings of free will. I still follow that premise to a large degree but not with the strength of conviction I once had.

I have read so many posts from friends about being Secure or Non Secure at certain sites. There is a wide spread belief that as long as you have the green lock and https at the top of your window you are secure. Many are also concerned that forum sites are not secure. Let it be known by all that "Secure" is an illusion designed to lull you into a false sense of privacy. I have long said that absolute privacy does not exist on the internet. Here is the proof:

It is not so much that political leaders are opposed to helping the people they represent, and some will help, but only if it does not interfere with their personal agenda.

There are few who watch even the Lame Stream Media that are not aware of the impending collapse of the Euro, and I cannot help but recall the Titanic. Frightened passenger were told not to worry, there would be plenty of room on the life boats. All the while, knowledgeable crewmen, well aware of the true danger were fleeing the vessel in half empty boats. History is about to repeat itself.

Recent years have exposed the politics and back room maneuvering that takes place with every Miss America pageant. Honestly, it has never really bothered me for two reasons: One, is that I never watch the pageant and Two, is that I have always believed that the real Miss America stood in New York Harbor holding aloft a torch, beckoning the worthy of foreign nations to our homeland. That, sorrowfully is no longer the case. No longer can she stand as the reigning Miss America for she is now Miss Citizen of the World.

Gone are the days when we could look upon Lady Liberty as the greatest of all American icons, for she has now been cast into bondage and is the property of the United Nations. Do you want to play a little guessing game? What do Carlsbad, the Grand Canyon, Independence Hall, the volcanoes of Hawaii, Monticello, our Redwood forests, the Statue of Liberty, Yellowstone and Yosemite all have in common? The answer is that these sites and many others now fall under the jurisdiction of the United Nations.

The human body, or for that matter, the the body of a dolphin or a snail, is a magnificent work of art. When young and healthy, possessing an exuberance for life, any creature is a wonder to behold. Sadly, age, accident, or abuse takes its toll on any organism and a developing problem with any part of the system, be it the heart, the liver, or the lungs, effects the entire life function and deterioration is inevitable. The same holds true for the world's financial system. The lack of a healthy economy in any nation has a direct effect on the economy of all nations.