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Putin’s Lapdog and Wet Dream
Trump’s role models are his father and Putin. Both models are psychopathic personalities without a social conscience. Trump and Putin are not joined at the hip but they are joined at the heart. That heart is the aspiration to be history’s most successful despot. Putin has been succeeding for years […]
Part IV: The 40%
# 4 in the primal Issues that face America Throughout the entire Trump era, irrespective of what the president elect and the president in office has said or done, his base of supporters have remained loyal with some minor fluctuation. This is astounding since he has clearly and openly shown […]
Part III: The Grave Yard Awaits
# 3 of 4: The Primal Issues of Democracy THE GRAVE YARD AWAITS (The Fate of Democracy) At the entrance to the Port of Democratic Fulfillment stands the Lighthouse of The Common Good, shining its beacon of guidance to incoming nation ships. Its purpose is to warn of the treacherous […]
Part II: Democracy’s Avowed Enemy
The second in a four part series on the primal issues we face in American democracy DEMOCRACY’S AVOWED ENEMY When democracy was born from the American Revolution its avowed enemy stood in the birthing room and swore the baby would never grow beyond its swaddling clothes. And it has been […]
Black Lives Matter Part I
(This is the first of three in a series on what are the real issues we face in instituting a democracy in America) BLACK LIVES MATTER WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE AS LONG AS WE THINK THE ISSUE IS BLACK LIVES MATTER Black lives matter was not the issue […]
The Meaning of the Monuments
To defend the erection of monuments that glorify confederate heroes is no different than would be defending the erection of monuments to Hitler and his Nazi henchmen at the gates of their memorialized concentration camps. Both the German Nazis and the American southern rebels were traitors to human rights. Both […]
The Definition and Distortion of Democracy
(Why We Are Still Fighting The American Revolution) Our founding fathers both defined and distorted democracy at the same time. Taking their cue, we are still engaging the same battles that inspired their revolution and birthed our nation. However, instead of fighting the British we are fighting ourselves. We have […]
So You Want Systemic Change?
(Illusion and Reality) A system is something where all the parts work together to accomplish a specific purpose. Everything in the universe is a system – whether it is natural or made by humans. A human body is a system. A car is a system. Normally, there are smaller systems […]
To Protect and To Serve
(The Murder of George Floyd and Uniform Justice) The Imperative Law enforcement is an imperative of civilized living. There must be imposed boundaries that govern citizenry relationships. These boundaries are the codes of safety and social living that become the glue of community. The Public Code In 1957 the Law […]
Quid Pro Quo
(Banks, Wall Street, and Billionaires) Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase that refers to a mutual exchange of things of equal value. A similar phrase is tit for tat. And a common metaphor is: I’ll scratch your back and you scratch my back. The problem is that we, the […]
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