Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party

The people that run the world, the people that set the direction for societies are scared. Unfortunately for them, they are making the same mistakes that have been made in the past when confronted by a population that is fed up and has nothing to hope for. The lies have been too many for too long and all legitimacy is being lost.

We have 30 million people without jobs in the United States, most houses are upside down, the people's retirements and pensions have been raided in order to give money to thieves on Wall Street and the government and internet are destroying and idea of privacy. All the spin in the world cannot keep people from seeing this and that is the problem for the media and those who support the status quo.

In Boston and Denver police have used force to break up peaceful demonstrations. This type of response will only have one effect and that is to further separate the police from the people and that is when things get worse for a society. People really need to learn from history.

We no longer live in the 1930's and people will not willingly go into permanent poverty, we have learned how to work together to protest, we learned that in the 60's and the kids of today are even better at it. People today are also much more willing to use violence.

When both the "Occupy Wall Street" and "Tea Party" began the media's first effort was to ridicule them. That is an indication of just how much the media is controlled by the status quo, by the powers that be. Next the media attempted to limit the change being sought, they spouted off about how these movements are vague and don't have clear points. They said that the movements needed to focus on a couple of specifics in order to be effective. They still don't get it, these movements are not about a couple of things, these are about people who no longer have any faith in how our society is run.

You can attempt to pit people against one another, divide and conquer; but, that doesn't work when all sides are against the system. This is not about left or right or conservative or liberal, this is a lack of confidence in all of them. While the wealthy complain that this is about class warfare they are correct, that is exactly what it is and it doesn't get better.

The issues are really simple in the end. The Tea Party movement wants what we had back again. The Tea Party wants this country to play by the rules; but, they see how the rules only apply to us and not to the wealthy or well connected. Arnold Schwarzenegger demonstrated this the most clearly when he paroled a murderer because he was the son of a political ally, Arnold said that is what you do for friends. That shows a complete contempt for the rules that apply to the rest of us. The Tea Party knows that it us against them.

The problem is that there are now two distinct societies, that is what happens when you destroy the middle class. There are the rich and the poor. The currently popular attempt by the media is to say that the protestors should really blame the baby boomers for their problems. Anything other than what it is really about, it is about the distribution or wealth and the distribution of rights.

When all else fails the media attempts to make people see things in terms of religion (think about the needless argument over whether or not Mormons are Christians, why would any politician even bother bringing it up) or race or age, they question the motives of people, they question their logic, they eventually promote the use of force and when that happens the government loses any ability to communicate with the protestors because they will no longer believe anything they are told and we are just about there.

Revolutions happen in stages, they grow into revolution when the government fails to give in to the population. 1% of the population owns 99% of everything, how could this possibly be fair? Is it fair that the rules don't apply to some of us? Is it fair that the educational system ensures that most people will never even get a chance to compete? The game is rigged and everybody knows it, the response to the protestors only exposes it more. If the police begin really being abusive to our children then they will no longer be respected.

I do not promote revolution, I remember history. It was so obvious to everyone when the protests in Egypt occurred or when they occurred in Libya, it is no different here except there haven't been any deaths yet. The protests are not going away, they are only growing and they are growing internationally. Some of the wealthy and powerful get this, Warren Buffet gets it and always has. Bloomberg does not get it, Cain does not get it. This will be a seminal moment in history, this decade will. The internet has allowed people to see just how rigged the game is and more importantly that the people in power don't care about them or fairness.

Societies need a strong middle class to survive and thrive, to grow. When you eliminate the middle class, you eliminate incentives and condone corruption at all levels. When the people in power do not follow the rules, their rules have no power.

We now have the forum for a real leader to emerge, he will be the one who is able to take the aspirations of both the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street crowds and combine them into a new vision of government and how we distribute wealth. People do not have a problem with people becoming successful because of hard work or being smarter, they have a problem with people becoming wealthy because the government gave them different rules than the rest of us. People have a problem with you stealing their pensions and then blaming them for your theft. The police in New York would be well advised to remember that a man who had lost tens of millions of their pension funds and then said that their pensions were too generous.

"Things fall apart, the center will not hold". Without a middle class, there is no center, there is nothing holding people together other than shared outrage. There is nobody to support because it is all just a show and the audience knows it. Let us say that we manage to avoid a revolution, what will these people teach their children? They will teach them that the system is rigged, they don't have a chance and to not trust the police. They will teach them to hate the wealthy and ignore the laws. That would be a slow death for the country.

Is there a way to correct this situation? Yes, there is; but, it requires fairness and it requires justice. One of the protestors thought that college should be free. People in the media accused him of being a socialist and crazy. Well, this country became strong because of the public education system. There is no reason for a kid to spend $150,000 to get a degree just so he can be poor. There is no incentive.

The protesters believe in private property, they believe in consumerism, they like the cookies of this world. They are mad because they no longer believe they can share in having them and that is what they are being told by the media and the government. They are being told that they will have to work till they die, not have a pension, not have adequate medical care, never own a home, go for long periods without any work and that their lot in life will not get any better. At the same time they are being told that the connected ones will have whatever they like and not have to live by the same rules.

This is not a political post, this is a post on societies and how they collapse. This is a social post. What is amusing is that the powers in the United States don't even understand why Saudi Arabia escaped a revolution, the rich began giving people more, they started sharing more of the wealth. This is not about wealth, this is about the fair distribution of wealth, this is about putting an end to rewarding people for stealing your money. This is about not wanting to reward people for bad behaviour anymore.

In some cities they have attempted to remove the protesters, as if that would somehow cause the protests to end. Activity just goes underground and our institutions get compromised and weakened. The media hopes to pit the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street crowds against each other, to misdirect them; but, the reasons are all too obvious and it will not work except in the theater of the absurd that we call politics and this goes beyond politics because both groups know that the middle class has been destroyed and they don't have a chance for a decent life.

Who could honestly look their child in the eye and tell them that if they work hard, educate themselves and act with integrity that they will have a decent life? That is the problem, no honest parent would say that anymore. Worse yet, who would believe them if they did tell them such a thing?

In all things act in love and in all things be peaceful.

Sometimes it is nice to know there is always hope

The world is in pretty bad shape right now and it will get worse before it gets better. I read so many news sources just to keep up with what is going on that sometimes I feel bad that times are so hard for so many. Those who have followed this blog for sometime know that I do not think things are as they should be and that I am very unhappy with somethings that are coming in the future.

Having said what I have, sometimes I come across things that remind me of how it could be and why it should be. I came across this article and video on the Huffington Post, I will link to it at the end. It is of a little girl and her birthday present. In the video the little girl is very innocent and obviously raised well. There are still families that have their priorities straight, there are still people that want to raise healthy families in love. A child who grows up in such a family remains innocent longer, you don't want them to grow up too quick.

Disneyland Birthday Surprise: Adorable 6-Year-Old Little Girl's Reaction

When life is hard, put a smile on someone else's face and you will smile too. Share joy.

We Have Finally Become "A Brave New World"

"Brave New World" is a book by Aldous Huxley. The novel is set in the future when people can clone copies of themselves to harvest them for body parts as needed. People could never imagine a society so corrupt that they would be capable of making copies of themselves just to take parts from them, they could not imagine such a think when he wrote the book.

Well ladies and gentlemen, the technology is now here. This article entitled, "Report: Stem cells created from cloned human embryos" from MSNBC is about how science can now clone you from a cell and then get stem cells from your identical embryonic self to heal you. Morally it is even more corrupt then to take the stem cells from an unknown source.

This type of thing will initially be considered the same as saving up your own blood when you are about to get surgery; but, it is more than blood, it is your biologically identical self, it is you. People will justify that it is their body and they can do with it what they want including cloning it. Truth is, it is not you, even if fully grown it will be it's own self, you do not share the same carbon molecules and are unique, you matter and so does everyone else. The corruption is in thinking that anybody doesn't matter or worse yet, thinking you are all that matters.

Women who had agreed to donate their eggs for research were paid $8,000. When the scientists for this project needed eggs the women were asked if it was okay to use it for either project, they were paid the same either way and didn't care what happened to them. This is a morality question and we need to consider it very carefully. The women basically agreed to be cloned and have their clone killed in exchange for $8,000. They agreed to be paid for murder and the cost was only $8,000. I am pretty sure they didn't look at it that way; but, that is what happened.

I do not believe in stem cell research, I do not believe in cloning, I do not believe in "upgrading" our bodies through technology. I do believe we can use technology to replace missing parts; but, not stem cell or cloning technologies. I do not believe in integrating technology with our minds. I think humans should be humans and not hybrids.

People seem to really like the vampire movies and shows these days. If you could live forever; but, it meant continually living off of new life, would you do it? That is what is so morally bankrupt about this, many will choose to be vampires.

I will give my ex-wife credit for something. She always told me that when she died she wanted to donate her body to science. She believed that the parts might be useful for others. I personally couldn't do it, I don't feel comfortable doing it and I am not sure that I would accept a body part from another person. A personal decision and I respect those who differ with me on the matter. There is a difference between giving up body parts to be incorporated into another and creating a new life. That is my moral line in the sand. Donating body parts to science is admirable; but, not to donate them so that a new life can be created just to be killed. It is not the same.

By the way, just because I don't post as often doesn't mean that I have stopped reading the news or having an opinion. I just don't have the time to post everyday, I will only post when I see something that deserves being discussed.

Sorry the last post was so short

I am finding less and less time to post. There is however no shortage of things going on. Keep your eyes on the news and watch as nothing gets fixed. Have a great week.

Temporary Marriages

Politicians in Mexico City are proposing to make temporary marriages. Basically, you would get a marriage license for a set period that would be renewable. Their belief is that half of the marriages end in divorce anyways. You would be able to get a two year license or for longer. Here is an article from the Telegraph, "Mexico City proposes temporary marriage licences"

Marriage is not a contract, marriage is the truth, it is, it is commitment, it is love, it is not a contract because it is more, it is one, it is union, it is one. You cannot be one and then stop, you cannot be one if you ever stop, it is for eternity.

FBI and the L.A. County Sheriffs

De Nile is not just a river in Egypt. Sheriff Lee Baca seems very confused. He insists that there is no problem in his department. Lets see, one former Sheriff is suing because he was fired for investigating the death of a fellow officer and he was told not to. The following article from the L.A. Daily News explains, "Attorney: Antelope Valley corruption prompted firing of deputy, who should get $8.5 million". Now, even the defense is saying that he was told not to investigate and did anyways. Why would you tell him not to investigate? Read the article and ask yourself the same question.

At the same time that the lawsuit is going on, the Sheriff's Department is being investigated for discrimination and is also investigating the Mayor's of Lancaster and Palmdale for the same thing. Here is an article from NetNewsPublisher, "Justice Department Opens Investigation Into the Antelope Valley Stations of the LA County Sheriff’s Department".

So while this is going on the L.A. County Sheriff's Department is also in trouble with the FBI for abuse of prisoners at the central jail. An FBI informant was in the jail compiling information regarding abuse of prisoners and the FBI wanted him to use a cell phone and apparently the inmate said he knew which Sheriff he could bribe to get a phone and got the phone. He had to pay the officer $1,500. I thought giving a cell phone to a prisoner was a crime; but, Sheriff Baca when asked if it would be pursued as a crime said, "No, I don't think so. It's not worthy of pursuing, in view of the greater good". Which greater good would that be? Sheriff Baca also is miffed at the FBI and doesn't like the investigation. He said more altercations were caused by the prisoners than by the sheriffs. Is that an admittance of guilt, admitting that the Sheriffs actually cause some of these fights? Here is the article from the L.A. Times, "L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca gives details of FBI sting".

I have always sort of liked the F.B.I. and have a friend who was rather highly placed in it. As for the Sheriff's Department, I am not as impressed. The Department has not improved over the last couple of decades. Most police forces have not improved because the criteria were lowered. There are still many dedicated and good police officers out there; but, the police themselves have had too many cases of being out of control with no or little discipline being taken.

What happens when you allow corruption within your police departments, you see a rise in indiscriminate violence by the police, police vendettas and an increase in the use of deadly force by the police. We are seeing those things. Sheriff Baca apparently feels things are just fine the way they are. Many former officers are rolling over in their graves. In the early days the police in Los Angeles were notoriously corrupt and it took Chief William H. Parker and some dedicated police to clean it up. Chief Parker found that the politicians of the time were working with those involved in street crime and that the police were too involved with both. We are of course back to the same situation today, consider the prior post on politicians and gang members in Los Angeles.

It is a shame that Sheriff Baca believes things are fine in his force, the FBI doesn't think so. Sheriff Baca and others should probably consider fixing Los Angeles before more of our civic leaders end up in federal prison. Multiple investigations into the police in the area, investigations into multiple departments within the City. Hey, remember a long time ago when I wrote that the FBI and the Federal Prosecutors had set up special sections just for political corruption, I said, they wouldn't have done that if they were not already convinced. In the end, things get better or "Everyone goes to jail".

Time Travel is Not Possible

Recently a group of scientists claim that they have witnessed a subatomic particle go faster than the speed of light. This would violate the fundamental laws of physics. I also have some problems with the idea that they are capable of measuring something faster than the speed of light.

More and more we are being bombarded with nonsense. The attack is really an attack on the average persons understanding of anything. I feel sorry for children today and for people who do not investigate things for themselves. The world has not changed, what has changed is how the fundamentals of life are explained to people.

For thousands of years the fundamentals of life were pretty simple. We are born, we find the love of our life, marry and have children. You work to provide for your family and seek to teach your children to be decent people. People of integrity who help others, tell the truth and seek to be useful members of society.

Today children are taught that they are just animals, life is short and you should live for pleasure. We teach them that healthy relationships are not possible and that when people no longer benefit you that you just move on. We are being told so much nonsense that society fails.

I watched a new video on DMT, I will not link to it. Within the next few years people will be able to modify their bodies using technology and gene therapy, they will be able to design themselves if they have enough money. By taking DMT they can open their minds to the "spirit world". How is any of this sensible or useful? What happens when we cannot even agree on what is real? How will people even know when they are being lied to?

The movie Avatar is a good example of the future that people want, they want to be able to have superhuman powers without earning them, they want to be cartoon characters in a cartoon world. If you are a parent, unplug your child from the internet and television for a week.

I know that the people that read my blog are better informed than most or they wouldn't bother reading it. We are headed towards very bad times, we are headed to self-enslavement. True enslavement to technology is our total reliance on it for making our decisions.

We are raising a generation that believes in little. This is not true of all young people, many are paying attention; but, there are a lot of lies out there and just as soon as you think you get it, you have usually been fooled.