In the last month I have seen an increase in searches for Pastor Carol Daniels lead people to this site. I am not an expert on the case, I have no special knowledge, I just thought it was important to discuss. I am profoundly sad for her family and friends loss and I heartfully wish I had something to offer; but, there are no answers here. I hope that the continued interest in her murder leads to some resolution; but, any insight that I have has been discussed already.
The only update that I will ever have is how she has been an inspiration to me. I pastor a very small flock and sometimes I feel as if my time is wasted. I did not want to be a pastor, I never felt the calling; but, I cannot refuse to say what I know. I have walked into the the church, looked out and only seen one other person. Pastor Daniels went to her church and saw none many times; but, the woman went anyways on the chance that one might want to talk about God. She is my inspiration and I wrote about long before I was asked to preach.
I can only assume that members of her family have found this blog. I beg you to know that I only have the highest regard for her. If they have then I do hope that they have read my others writings so that they can understand who and what I am and know that my words are as heartfelt as they can be. I wish I could have known her because I bet she could have taught me a lot about faith, she sure had it.
I spent a whole lot of money to commission a piece of art. I did not tell the person what I wanted, I merely told the artist to make it his truth. He produced it and it was his truth. It hit me like a brick, I could see how much effort he put into it and he put a lot of effort in. He told me that it had changed his life and reinvigorated him. What is that worth? I do not know how many lives Pastor Daniels touched; but, I believe she touched them deeply. He titled the piece "The Trinity". My prayers will always be to Pastor Daniels family, please pray for me that I can have the faith she had, please forgive me if I have said anything that was offensive, it was never my intent.
Friday, November 4, 2011
International Lies
George Papandreou, Greece's Prime Minister, forced "austerity" measures on the people of Greece which really upset the public. He was told to issue even more and instead chose to put it to a popular vote. He attends the G20 and the heads of other nations told him to issue the measures of something bad would happen. He faces a vote of confidence (this is where the legislature votes on if you have support within your party, if not elections for a new leader occurs). Old Georgie desperately hopes that he will be kicked out and instead he is retained as Prime Minister and what does he do, he says he may quit anyways. He does not want to be the one to turn the screws to the people again, he is scared.
Many Greeks are now simply ignoring the laws. Ordinary Greeks are taking matters into their own hands. We are seeing this type of response growing across the world. We are seeing the same thing in the United States as people are taking back their foreclosed upon properties.
What is the cause of all this insanity? There is nothing insane about it at all, it is all intentional. Sounds shocking doesn't it. Well, for those or you who are new to this blog, let me point some things out.
The economies of the west were destroyed by the leaders of the west. The housing bubble was intended to destroy the western economies. Sounds like a conspiracy theory; but, it is true and we have plenty of proof. We will start with the housing bubble. Why did these housing bubbles occur in multiple countries at the same time? That makes no sense as our housing market is not tied to the housing market in Ireland. Isn't also funny to see that they all burst at the same time, again our housing market does not effect the housing market in other countries.
The housing bubble created an international stock bubble equally silly. Once the bubbles burst governments increased how much they took from citizens and gave it to banks to "bail them out". The money was taken by the banks and then given out to it's officers as bonuses. This happened worldwide. The result of all of this as the linked article about Greece identifies is that there is a complete lack of trust in the worlds governments. If you look at this as a local or even a national problem then you miss what is really going on.
The intent is and always has been to lower the standard of living in the west. The United States was the last superpower and it was brought down. But, the truth is that nothing actually took place. The money that has been "lost" never existed in the first place. It is not as if trillions of dollars in currency went up in flames, there is the same amount of currency today as there was prior to the crash. Actually there is even more currency. What you are told in the media and by Wall Street is all a big illusion.
This is not about there being less money, this is about there being less money for the 99%. It is a simple redistribution of wealth upwards. Trickle up economics if you will. Or as some politicians are saying "suck it up" economics. The screaming of the worlds population that they are being raped is met with "stop whining". That is how little you matter if you are not one of the chosen ones, one of the privileged insiders.
This grand hoax is being exposed and on a daily basis we are seeing how we are being ripped off and the news media still barely touches the issues. Steal from the rich like Madoff did and you go to jail, steal from people's pensions and you get multi-million dollar bonuses. How many people went to jail for what they did to this economy? None, not one banker or CEO went to jail. The politicians had to protect the "job creators".
Still, how many people continue to watch "Dancing with the stars", "Jersey Shore" and actually care about Kim Kardashian and her divorce? How many people have instead begun researching how the world works and what is happening in the economy? There are people who are more upset by gay marriage or the lack of gay marriages then about the economy.
I am not worried about anarchy, I am more concerned that everyone will just ignore all the laws and do whatever they like. That is the consequence of destroying governmental legitimacy. While many of the younger generation are addicted to video games and social networking, there are others who absolutely understand what I am talking about and many of them are sitting in tents in front of their City Halls tonight, I wish them well and applaud them for making a statement. For awhile there I didn't know if anyone was paying attention anymore.
Let me show you how nothing makes sense anymore and it isn't meant to. I lost my house because of my divorce, I didn't have enough to pay the mortgage pure and simple. I spent a year and a half trying to give my house back to the bank and it wouldn't take it back. They basically agreed that it was okay for me to stop paying them. I sent them court documents and they lost them, I sent them again and they lost them, I sent them again they said they put them in the system and then later said that they lost them. They transferred my loan to another bank and that bank said that they didn't receive all of the documents. I sent them to the new bank and they told me they lost them. This is not a joke, this is what really happened. And everytime I called they would ask me if I wanted to refinance.
Then they sent me a letter that they were going to begin foreclosure on me so that they could get the house back. Does this sound logical? I was offering to give it back for over a year and a half and they wanted to take me to court to foreclose on me to get the house. They attempted to make the process more expensive, time consuming and labor intensive with no additional benefit to them.
So, finally the bank agreed to take the house back willingly rather than foreclose on me. Maybe they never wanted the house back in the first place. When they took the house back they failed to give me any paperwork and locked me out without ANY final paperwork. In fact, they didn't finish the paperwork for another couple of months and I kept calling them to see if it was done. Finally, they filed the paperwork; but, they didn't tell me that they had. I had to call them regularly to find out and then take their word for it.
Now for some people this might sound like a horror story; but, I couldn't pay for and didn't want the house. I wanted to pay my debts and this is the only way that I could. I didn't want anything for free.
Well, this week I received a letter asking me if I wanted a review of my foreclosure. I didn't have a foreclosure. If they did review what happened they would have to tell me that the process was improperly followed by the bank and give me back the house; but then what. I stay there for another two years trying to get them to take it back from me while I pay them nothing? NO, if they give it back to me they won't be able to charge me a penny because the note was settled. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING? If I file the paperwork I can have my house back for free. How is this sane?
Many people consider me insane for not taking the house back for free. My reasoning is simple, it would be wrong because I didn't pay the note off. I could not and did not meet my moral obligation to meet my contractual obligations. In my case the court garnished my wages to pay my ex-wife off for cheating on me so I did not have the money to pay. I could sit back and say that the bankers cheated us all and justify taking the house for free; but, then I would be as corrupt as the bankers and the system is and that is not acceptable.
This insanity is now. Millions of people who were foreclosed upon are going to ask for their cases to be reviewed. So what happens when the foreclosure was complete and the people have moved out of the house? What happens when they are given the house back, do they get more penalties for not having made payments while they had been moved out and told that the bank owned the house. NO, they get the house for free. How does that make any sense?
I happily live in my little one bedroom apartment, I love where I am even if the darn heater broke and I have to use the oven to heat the place. I will have the gas company come out this week and fix the heater, not a big deal. I don't want my old house back, I didn't earn it. If forced to take it back I will sell it on the spot for pennies and then give them away to charity and run as far away from the house as I can.
You cannot call another corrupt if you are corrupt and you cannot justify your corruption by saying that others are corrupt. How many people lied and said they made $150,000 a year when they made $40,000 a year in order to buy a house that they couldn't afford? Well a bunch of them got foreclosed on and now the banks are going to be forced to give them their houses back with no debt. We are going to reward bad behavior and penalize good behavior. What sort of message does this tell young people?
The problem is one of corruption, of trickery being justified because "everyone else is crooked too". No, we are not all crooked and all corruption is unfair to those of us who are not. If you contribute to a world of corruption, you are no different from those who steel from you. It is about morals in the world.
I understand that everyone, me included, has moments of weakness and makes selfish mistakes. I personally am prone to speeding; but, I pay my tickets and apologize to the police when I am caught and have done so. Knowing my weakness I intentionally did not buy a Ford Mustang. I would have sped and I knew it (by the way, I really would have, I have been ticketed for doing over a hundred on an on-ramp). None are good but God, I get it; but, that is not an excuse for being even worse.
The world is unraveling because there is too much corruption at all levels, not just in the 1%, they are just better at it. It is their intent to prove that we are all corrupt, that we are not perfect. They do this to prove to themselves that it is okay to rip us all off. Survival of the fittest rather than the most honest.
Occupy the truth, Occupy honesty.
Many Greeks are now simply ignoring the laws. Ordinary Greeks are taking matters into their own hands. We are seeing this type of response growing across the world. We are seeing the same thing in the United States as people are taking back their foreclosed upon properties.
What is the cause of all this insanity? There is nothing insane about it at all, it is all intentional. Sounds shocking doesn't it. Well, for those or you who are new to this blog, let me point some things out.
The economies of the west were destroyed by the leaders of the west. The housing bubble was intended to destroy the western economies. Sounds like a conspiracy theory; but, it is true and we have plenty of proof. We will start with the housing bubble. Why did these housing bubbles occur in multiple countries at the same time? That makes no sense as our housing market is not tied to the housing market in Ireland. Isn't also funny to see that they all burst at the same time, again our housing market does not effect the housing market in other countries.
The housing bubble created an international stock bubble equally silly. Once the bubbles burst governments increased how much they took from citizens and gave it to banks to "bail them out". The money was taken by the banks and then given out to it's officers as bonuses. This happened worldwide. The result of all of this as the linked article about Greece identifies is that there is a complete lack of trust in the worlds governments. If you look at this as a local or even a national problem then you miss what is really going on.
The intent is and always has been to lower the standard of living in the west. The United States was the last superpower and it was brought down. But, the truth is that nothing actually took place. The money that has been "lost" never existed in the first place. It is not as if trillions of dollars in currency went up in flames, there is the same amount of currency today as there was prior to the crash. Actually there is even more currency. What you are told in the media and by Wall Street is all a big illusion.
This is not about there being less money, this is about there being less money for the 99%. It is a simple redistribution of wealth upwards. Trickle up economics if you will. Or as some politicians are saying "suck it up" economics. The screaming of the worlds population that they are being raped is met with "stop whining". That is how little you matter if you are not one of the chosen ones, one of the privileged insiders.
This grand hoax is being exposed and on a daily basis we are seeing how we are being ripped off and the news media still barely touches the issues. Steal from the rich like Madoff did and you go to jail, steal from people's pensions and you get multi-million dollar bonuses. How many people went to jail for what they did to this economy? None, not one banker or CEO went to jail. The politicians had to protect the "job creators".
Still, how many people continue to watch "Dancing with the stars", "Jersey Shore" and actually care about Kim Kardashian and her divorce? How many people have instead begun researching how the world works and what is happening in the economy? There are people who are more upset by gay marriage or the lack of gay marriages then about the economy.
I am not worried about anarchy, I am more concerned that everyone will just ignore all the laws and do whatever they like. That is the consequence of destroying governmental legitimacy. While many of the younger generation are addicted to video games and social networking, there are others who absolutely understand what I am talking about and many of them are sitting in tents in front of their City Halls tonight, I wish them well and applaud them for making a statement. For awhile there I didn't know if anyone was paying attention anymore.
Let me show you how nothing makes sense anymore and it isn't meant to. I lost my house because of my divorce, I didn't have enough to pay the mortgage pure and simple. I spent a year and a half trying to give my house back to the bank and it wouldn't take it back. They basically agreed that it was okay for me to stop paying them. I sent them court documents and they lost them, I sent them again and they lost them, I sent them again they said they put them in the system and then later said that they lost them. They transferred my loan to another bank and that bank said that they didn't receive all of the documents. I sent them to the new bank and they told me they lost them. This is not a joke, this is what really happened. And everytime I called they would ask me if I wanted to refinance.
Then they sent me a letter that they were going to begin foreclosure on me so that they could get the house back. Does this sound logical? I was offering to give it back for over a year and a half and they wanted to take me to court to foreclose on me to get the house. They attempted to make the process more expensive, time consuming and labor intensive with no additional benefit to them.
So, finally the bank agreed to take the house back willingly rather than foreclose on me. Maybe they never wanted the house back in the first place. When they took the house back they failed to give me any paperwork and locked me out without ANY final paperwork. In fact, they didn't finish the paperwork for another couple of months and I kept calling them to see if it was done. Finally, they filed the paperwork; but, they didn't tell me that they had. I had to call them regularly to find out and then take their word for it.
Now for some people this might sound like a horror story; but, I couldn't pay for and didn't want the house. I wanted to pay my debts and this is the only way that I could. I didn't want anything for free.
Well, this week I received a letter asking me if I wanted a review of my foreclosure. I didn't have a foreclosure. If they did review what happened they would have to tell me that the process was improperly followed by the bank and give me back the house; but then what. I stay there for another two years trying to get them to take it back from me while I pay them nothing? NO, if they give it back to me they won't be able to charge me a penny because the note was settled. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING? If I file the paperwork I can have my house back for free. How is this sane?
Many people consider me insane for not taking the house back for free. My reasoning is simple, it would be wrong because I didn't pay the note off. I could not and did not meet my moral obligation to meet my contractual obligations. In my case the court garnished my wages to pay my ex-wife off for cheating on me so I did not have the money to pay. I could sit back and say that the bankers cheated us all and justify taking the house for free; but, then I would be as corrupt as the bankers and the system is and that is not acceptable.
This insanity is now. Millions of people who were foreclosed upon are going to ask for their cases to be reviewed. So what happens when the foreclosure was complete and the people have moved out of the house? What happens when they are given the house back, do they get more penalties for not having made payments while they had been moved out and told that the bank owned the house. NO, they get the house for free. How does that make any sense?
I happily live in my little one bedroom apartment, I love where I am even if the darn heater broke and I have to use the oven to heat the place. I will have the gas company come out this week and fix the heater, not a big deal. I don't want my old house back, I didn't earn it. If forced to take it back I will sell it on the spot for pennies and then give them away to charity and run as far away from the house as I can.
You cannot call another corrupt if you are corrupt and you cannot justify your corruption by saying that others are corrupt. How many people lied and said they made $150,000 a year when they made $40,000 a year in order to buy a house that they couldn't afford? Well a bunch of them got foreclosed on and now the banks are going to be forced to give them their houses back with no debt. We are going to reward bad behavior and penalize good behavior. What sort of message does this tell young people?
The problem is one of corruption, of trickery being justified because "everyone else is crooked too". No, we are not all crooked and all corruption is unfair to those of us who are not. If you contribute to a world of corruption, you are no different from those who steel from you. It is about morals in the world.
I understand that everyone, me included, has moments of weakness and makes selfish mistakes. I personally am prone to speeding; but, I pay my tickets and apologize to the police when I am caught and have done so. Knowing my weakness I intentionally did not buy a Ford Mustang. I would have sped and I knew it (by the way, I really would have, I have been ticketed for doing over a hundred on an on-ramp). None are good but God, I get it; but, that is not an excuse for being even worse.
The world is unraveling because there is too much corruption at all levels, not just in the 1%, they are just better at it. It is their intent to prove that we are all corrupt, that we are not perfect. They do this to prove to themselves that it is okay to rip us all off. Survival of the fittest rather than the most honest.
Occupy the truth, Occupy honesty.
There is No Deficit
All around the country local governments are saying they have a deficit next year. I want to explain what they are saying in very simple terms. Lets say that I told you that next year I will make $60,000 and I will have a $30,000 deficit. You would assume that it meant that I had debt today that will carry into next year; but, that is not what is going on. What I am saying is that I plan on spending $90,000 even though I only expect to make $60,000. There is no deficit until I run up the debt next year, it doesn't exist today.
Any reasonable person would tell me to not spend more than $30,000. My response would be to say that I am going to call up all of the utility companies, my landlord and the government and explain that they have the problem in that they have to accept me paying them less for more services.
Does that sound absolutely stupid. That is because it is stupid, yet, that is what our governments tell us each year. Think about it.
Any reasonable person would tell me to not spend more than $30,000. My response would be to say that I am going to call up all of the utility companies, my landlord and the government and explain that they have the problem in that they have to accept me paying them less for more services.
Does that sound absolutely stupid. That is because it is stupid, yet, that is what our governments tell us each year. Think about it.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Occupy Los Angeles - My Experience
I had reason to be at Los Angeles City Hall today, I don't go there often and had only driven by. I don't care what anyone in the media says, I prefer to investigate myself when I can and I did. I walked throughout the whole encampment in my black suit. I also spoke to some people who work in the building who I have known. Here is what I witnessed.
First and foremost, the Occupiers are paying for portable bathrooms and there was no smell of urine or waste. Secondly, the area was clean and I saw people recycling and removing debris themselves. Thirdly, nobody was rude or intimidating or even bothered with me and I walked through the middle of the encampment. Fourthly, they had a really interesting painting on the plywood that surrounded the historic fountain. Fifthly, it was relatively quiet and some people were playing hacky sack and kickball. Sixthly, their signs were mostly simple and understandable. Those were my in person observations.
While I was in the building I ran across someone I have known for 15 years. I would not call us friends and we do not socialize; however, I have had reason to deal with them on and off and we have a mutual respect. While I am absolutely non-political (no party beliefs and don't trust the vast majority of politicians), this person has always worked with politicians.
We had a few minutes and just chatted. The person was unaware of my personal problems, the deaths in my family or my divorce. It was very pleasant conversation and we enjoyed each others company on a very human level. It may surprise the reader to know that aside from the blog I am also a very human individual and not just all about issues of the day or religion.
I asked the person what they thought about the Occupy Los Angeles movement. They mentioned that the area was more crowded at night and I pointed out that most of them had jobs. As I said that I was reminded of how stupid Cain and others statements were when they tell these people to get jobs as most of them have jobs and it is not their jobs that they are complaining about.
The person I was talking to grew up around politicians and knows how they work. They said to me that they thought the movement needed to pick some specific things that they wanted as they had during the civil rights movement. This is where the conversation gets interesting. I pointed out that if they picked a couple of things and even got the laws passed, the politicians and money behind the scenes would just work around it and nothing would be achieved. They thought about if for a second and agreed.
This person was not against the movement per se, I did not get that feeling at all. I sensed a different issue. They have been in the system so long that they just believe it is what it is and you do the best that you can while working with it. They mentioned how in the past, most politicians actually wanted to do something for their community and lamented that most now just seem concerned with what they can do for themselves.
You might wonder why anyone within the system might be so open with me especially someone who is not close to me. I am pretty up front with my beliefs and I know how the system works, it would not make any sense to attempt to lie to me about how the system works. People who know me understand that I speak the truth and don't accept lies.
The person said that they figured most of the people from the Tea Party that ran for office in the country had already been coop-ed. They said, "You know how it works, the people with money find the weak politicians and enrich them in one way or another. I asked why the movement should have any leaders if it would mean no real change. They asked me when I thought the Occupy people might leave, I said after they sought to remove them and it all turned violent. I said that is when it would really get active.
I have said it before and I will say it again, the people in charge really don't understand what is going on. This is a movement of the sheep, this is not a political movement, it is a social movement. This is about changing the rules of the game, not working with them and not seeking to use the rules of the game to change things, sheep don't do that.
When I call them sheep I am not talking bad about them, I am repeating what Jesus said because it is correct. The vast majority of people are sheep. They are not looking for trouble or to run the world, they just want to be left alone to eat, enjoy the world and rest. They don't like to much agitation and don't like being poked. They will suffer the sheepdog barking and nipping at them and even move when he does; but, there had better be grass where they are going or they get angry.
Political movements are done by people who feel they have some influence and matter to their masters. Sheep don't do political movements, they know that nobody cares what they think and that they don't understand how to make the system do what they want. A smart sheepdog knows how to affect the program.
In Greek news, the Prime Minister wants to resign. That is just so precious and amusing. He was forced to flip flop on having a national referendum. He was told by the other "leaders" that he would go along with the program or be destroyed. He doesn't want to be that face, the one who has to suffer the consequences for abusing the sheep, he is more afraid of the sheep than those who own everything and he has an army. Think he doesn't have surveys done to tell him how people will respond, yes he does and he knows what is going to happen, the people will be in open revolt.
I am not a 1% and I am not of the 99%ers, I am an observer and a Christian. Someone was once asked what they believed and they said they believed they would have another drink, I toast him. I believe that things are what they are and will have the effect they have depending on the decisions made by the 1% and so far all of their decisions have been stupid and predictable, I expect more of the same until it fails completely. I do not know what it will be replaced with; but, the smarter coarse would be to take better care of the sheep.
Why don't the people in power understand. It is actually pretty simple. The people who actually own everything never deal with the sheep directly, they deal with their hired hands and don't know what normal life is. The hired hands deal with activists, they don't deal with the sheep. They deal wish sheep dogs and predators. They deal with those who want something and those who protect.
If you think the media deal with the sheep you are simply naive. The "official" media deal with spin doctors, politicians, famous people and when they do deal with the sheep they call it a "human interest story". Sheep are a commodity, this is what they see. They see people as children who need them and to a degree they are correct; however, it is all about the sheep. In the end, life on this earth is about the sheep about the majority. To be a sheepdog, predator or shepherd is a blessing and it has many perks. When it is about the perks then it is corrupt.
I took a bus when I left City Hall and had to wait for a bit. I watched L.A. County Sheriffs take buses from directly in front of the Occupy L.A. encampment. Nobody bothered them and nobody spit on them, the Occupiers stood with them waiting for buses. It was peaceful. What I say is the truth. I am not sleeping in a tent next to them and I am not sure that we would agree on much; but, I agree with them saying that enough is enough and that they have been taken advantage of by the system because they have.
After my meeting I went to another meeting to start a new church. Don't worry I won't get into religion that much. We have the opportunity to distribute food at a ridiculous price, practically free, to those who are hungry. I personally have the opportunity to give a truckload of food (think three pick up trucks) to people for $125, wow. Occupy yourself with feeding others, what a great occupation.
I agree with the complaints of the 99%, yep, you are getting taken advantage of. At the same time, I see an opportunity to fight the system from within and take what I get paid and use it to feed others. I regret to say that I was successful in my life because I understood the system. I did nothing wrong; but, I thought we could change it from within. I no longer believe that, so, I will use what I am paid to assist those who have need.
There are those who may assume that I have got soft; but, that would be a bad assumption. I like the sheep and think that I do not like the shepherds too much, they are just hired hands. I will feed the sheep and explain how the whole thing works. Lets think about this, sheep with hand grenades that are pissed off. Yeah, that doesn't sound good. Maybe the sheep deserve a break.
In the end my writings are not for and were never intended for the sheep, they are a warning for the hired hands who are bad shepherds. What happens when the police don't follow the instructions and the sheep don't chase the cookies, the hired hand is fired. A few sheep are injured by the predators; but, the end is the same for all. It is an ecosystem and a circle of life, balance must be maintained and the world is most definitely out of balance and we all know it. Even the predators know it and don't like it. Be well and may you know the truth because the truth will set you free.
First and foremost, the Occupiers are paying for portable bathrooms and there was no smell of urine or waste. Secondly, the area was clean and I saw people recycling and removing debris themselves. Thirdly, nobody was rude or intimidating or even bothered with me and I walked through the middle of the encampment. Fourthly, they had a really interesting painting on the plywood that surrounded the historic fountain. Fifthly, it was relatively quiet and some people were playing hacky sack and kickball. Sixthly, their signs were mostly simple and understandable. Those were my in person observations.
While I was in the building I ran across someone I have known for 15 years. I would not call us friends and we do not socialize; however, I have had reason to deal with them on and off and we have a mutual respect. While I am absolutely non-political (no party beliefs and don't trust the vast majority of politicians), this person has always worked with politicians.
We had a few minutes and just chatted. The person was unaware of my personal problems, the deaths in my family or my divorce. It was very pleasant conversation and we enjoyed each others company on a very human level. It may surprise the reader to know that aside from the blog I am also a very human individual and not just all about issues of the day or religion.
I asked the person what they thought about the Occupy Los Angeles movement. They mentioned that the area was more crowded at night and I pointed out that most of them had jobs. As I said that I was reminded of how stupid Cain and others statements were when they tell these people to get jobs as most of them have jobs and it is not their jobs that they are complaining about.
The person I was talking to grew up around politicians and knows how they work. They said to me that they thought the movement needed to pick some specific things that they wanted as they had during the civil rights movement. This is where the conversation gets interesting. I pointed out that if they picked a couple of things and even got the laws passed, the politicians and money behind the scenes would just work around it and nothing would be achieved. They thought about if for a second and agreed.
This person was not against the movement per se, I did not get that feeling at all. I sensed a different issue. They have been in the system so long that they just believe it is what it is and you do the best that you can while working with it. They mentioned how in the past, most politicians actually wanted to do something for their community and lamented that most now just seem concerned with what they can do for themselves.
You might wonder why anyone within the system might be so open with me especially someone who is not close to me. I am pretty up front with my beliefs and I know how the system works, it would not make any sense to attempt to lie to me about how the system works. People who know me understand that I speak the truth and don't accept lies.
The person said that they figured most of the people from the Tea Party that ran for office in the country had already been coop-ed. They said, "You know how it works, the people with money find the weak politicians and enrich them in one way or another. I asked why the movement should have any leaders if it would mean no real change. They asked me when I thought the Occupy people might leave, I said after they sought to remove them and it all turned violent. I said that is when it would really get active.
I have said it before and I will say it again, the people in charge really don't understand what is going on. This is a movement of the sheep, this is not a political movement, it is a social movement. This is about changing the rules of the game, not working with them and not seeking to use the rules of the game to change things, sheep don't do that.
When I call them sheep I am not talking bad about them, I am repeating what Jesus said because it is correct. The vast majority of people are sheep. They are not looking for trouble or to run the world, they just want to be left alone to eat, enjoy the world and rest. They don't like to much agitation and don't like being poked. They will suffer the sheepdog barking and nipping at them and even move when he does; but, there had better be grass where they are going or they get angry.
Political movements are done by people who feel they have some influence and matter to their masters. Sheep don't do political movements, they know that nobody cares what they think and that they don't understand how to make the system do what they want. A smart sheepdog knows how to affect the program.
In Greek news, the Prime Minister wants to resign. That is just so precious and amusing. He was forced to flip flop on having a national referendum. He was told by the other "leaders" that he would go along with the program or be destroyed. He doesn't want to be that face, the one who has to suffer the consequences for abusing the sheep, he is more afraid of the sheep than those who own everything and he has an army. Think he doesn't have surveys done to tell him how people will respond, yes he does and he knows what is going to happen, the people will be in open revolt.
I am not a 1% and I am not of the 99%ers, I am an observer and a Christian. Someone was once asked what they believed and they said they believed they would have another drink, I toast him. I believe that things are what they are and will have the effect they have depending on the decisions made by the 1% and so far all of their decisions have been stupid and predictable, I expect more of the same until it fails completely. I do not know what it will be replaced with; but, the smarter coarse would be to take better care of the sheep.
Why don't the people in power understand. It is actually pretty simple. The people who actually own everything never deal with the sheep directly, they deal with their hired hands and don't know what normal life is. The hired hands deal with activists, they don't deal with the sheep. They deal wish sheep dogs and predators. They deal with those who want something and those who protect.
If you think the media deal with the sheep you are simply naive. The "official" media deal with spin doctors, politicians, famous people and when they do deal with the sheep they call it a "human interest story". Sheep are a commodity, this is what they see. They see people as children who need them and to a degree they are correct; however, it is all about the sheep. In the end, life on this earth is about the sheep about the majority. To be a sheepdog, predator or shepherd is a blessing and it has many perks. When it is about the perks then it is corrupt.
I took a bus when I left City Hall and had to wait for a bit. I watched L.A. County Sheriffs take buses from directly in front of the Occupy L.A. encampment. Nobody bothered them and nobody spit on them, the Occupiers stood with them waiting for buses. It was peaceful. What I say is the truth. I am not sleeping in a tent next to them and I am not sure that we would agree on much; but, I agree with them saying that enough is enough and that they have been taken advantage of by the system because they have.
After my meeting I went to another meeting to start a new church. Don't worry I won't get into religion that much. We have the opportunity to distribute food at a ridiculous price, practically free, to those who are hungry. I personally have the opportunity to give a truckload of food (think three pick up trucks) to people for $125, wow. Occupy yourself with feeding others, what a great occupation.
I agree with the complaints of the 99%, yep, you are getting taken advantage of. At the same time, I see an opportunity to fight the system from within and take what I get paid and use it to feed others. I regret to say that I was successful in my life because I understood the system. I did nothing wrong; but, I thought we could change it from within. I no longer believe that, so, I will use what I am paid to assist those who have need.
There are those who may assume that I have got soft; but, that would be a bad assumption. I like the sheep and think that I do not like the shepherds too much, they are just hired hands. I will feed the sheep and explain how the whole thing works. Lets think about this, sheep with hand grenades that are pissed off. Yeah, that doesn't sound good. Maybe the sheep deserve a break.
In the end my writings are not for and were never intended for the sheep, they are a warning for the hired hands who are bad shepherds. What happens when the police don't follow the instructions and the sheep don't chase the cookies, the hired hand is fired. A few sheep are injured by the predators; but, the end is the same for all. It is an ecosystem and a circle of life, balance must be maintained and the world is most definitely out of balance and we all know it. Even the predators know it and don't like it. Be well and may you know the truth because the truth will set you free.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
There Are More Lies in the Air
An article came out today that I think you will find interesting. Reuters - Nonpartisan group offers US political alternative. I will be very disappointed in my regular readers if they cannot see that this is complete garbage.
A new "organization" has been created called "American's Elect" and it has managed to raise $22 million in order to put forth a third party CENTRIST candidate. The chief strategist (ringleader) worked for both Bloomberg and Clinton. Sounds like a really independent voice doesn't it? Sounds like garbage to me.
Here is what is going on, the Tea Party and the Occupy protesters represent the majority of Americans. If those two groups find their common ground alone (such as eliminating the Federal Reserve) then they could substantially change the fundamentals that have allowed the system to become so corrupt. This organization is basically offering $22 million to the one that can bring them together so long as he promises to not change anything, to be a centrist. Who wants to chase this cookie? The organization has no political ideology, it believes in nothing. Why would anyone fund such a thing other than to distract people from what they know is wrong.
I wonder what threat and what promise will be made next? Actually, I could care less. The resentment and anger is only increasing worldwide as the real message is heard and the real message is that the people who own everything want you to continue living in worse and worse conditions.
I am going to try and simplify the world we are living in today. What percentage of the world has enough to eat, a secure home, hope for a better life and adequate health care? Hands in the air. Yes, you in the front row. "Less than 5% was the answer. It is not because there is not enough food, water or land. Lets do some simple math. 1% of the world's population owns 90% of the world. That means that they could own 10% of the world, be incredibly well off and the rest of the people could be 8 times better off than they are today. Think about it. That is what the average person is waking up to.
Even the poorest person in the world would be better off if he had 8 times as much. Now, I believe that the vast majority of people are worse off if they have too much, they just producing anything and we all do really need each other. Having said that, continually reducing what people have to the bare minimum is nothing less than criminal. We should not look for maximum productivity from society, we should look at a comfortable level of production from all. I do think everyone needs to contribute.
I think I have gotten off track. Now is the attempt to really hijack the protesters and they are being offered $22 million to pick a leader, don't pick one and don't support any candidate. Require the system to correct itself. They know how to do it.
This funding for ANY third party candidate is so obvious, it is so obviously a ploy. Do not buy it or anyone that it puts up as a candidate. Notice how they don't have to say who their contributors are, why not? If you want change, continue exactly what you are doing, it seems to have gotten their fear and attention.
A new "organization" has been created called "American's Elect" and it has managed to raise $22 million in order to put forth a third party CENTRIST candidate. The chief strategist (ringleader) worked for both Bloomberg and Clinton. Sounds like a really independent voice doesn't it? Sounds like garbage to me.
Here is what is going on, the Tea Party and the Occupy protesters represent the majority of Americans. If those two groups find their common ground alone (such as eliminating the Federal Reserve) then they could substantially change the fundamentals that have allowed the system to become so corrupt. This organization is basically offering $22 million to the one that can bring them together so long as he promises to not change anything, to be a centrist. Who wants to chase this cookie? The organization has no political ideology, it believes in nothing. Why would anyone fund such a thing other than to distract people from what they know is wrong.
I wonder what threat and what promise will be made next? Actually, I could care less. The resentment and anger is only increasing worldwide as the real message is heard and the real message is that the people who own everything want you to continue living in worse and worse conditions.
I am going to try and simplify the world we are living in today. What percentage of the world has enough to eat, a secure home, hope for a better life and adequate health care? Hands in the air. Yes, you in the front row. "Less than 5% was the answer. It is not because there is not enough food, water or land. Lets do some simple math. 1% of the world's population owns 90% of the world. That means that they could own 10% of the world, be incredibly well off and the rest of the people could be 8 times better off than they are today. Think about it. That is what the average person is waking up to.
Even the poorest person in the world would be better off if he had 8 times as much. Now, I believe that the vast majority of people are worse off if they have too much, they just producing anything and we all do really need each other. Having said that, continually reducing what people have to the bare minimum is nothing less than criminal. We should not look for maximum productivity from society, we should look at a comfortable level of production from all. I do think everyone needs to contribute.
I think I have gotten off track. Now is the attempt to really hijack the protesters and they are being offered $22 million to pick a leader, don't pick one and don't support any candidate. Require the system to correct itself. They know how to do it.
This funding for ANY third party candidate is so obvious, it is so obviously a ploy. Do not buy it or anyone that it puts up as a candidate. Notice how they don't have to say who their contributors are, why not? If you want change, continue exactly what you are doing, it seems to have gotten their fear and attention.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Proof of How Confused They Are
I will give you two examples of how confused the powers that be are. In Oakland the Mayor who had told the police to clear the area of Occupy Oakland protesters, later told the protesters to return. This is completely confusing to the police; but, she managed to top it. Tomorrow the protesters have planned to call for a strike and the Mayor has told City employees that they are allowed to attend in sympathy if they wish. The police have asked the Mayor why she would possibly want City employees on both sides of the picket. If you are confused then just think about how confused the cops are.
Here is the second example. The President of Greece needs to agree to certain austerity measures (reductions in services and retirements and pay for employees) or the country will go bankrupt. The President has been supporting these measures and calling for them; but, there have been many riots in Greece. So what did he do, he set it up to be voted on by the general population. Now the European Union and the President of Greece know that the people will not vote for the bill and it will fail which will result in Greece being able to pay it's debt.
In both of these instances the leaders know what they have been told to do and neither is willing to do it. They are incapable of taking a position, their monied supporters will stop supporting them if they do not get rid of the protesters and approve the austerity measures and the people will come after them if they do. In Greece the President might just find himself dead.
This tinder box will be lit eventually; but, nobody wants the one to start the fire. They all know what happened to Gadhafi (and yes, there is no correct way to spell his name in English). Think the police aren't getting scared. The Oakland police say that all of the police in the picture where the Iraq veteran got injured, they are saying that it was impossible for anyone in the picture to have injured the vet. That has got to make you laugh out loud. If you kill innocent and unarmed civilians on the street in this day and age, your picture will end up on the internet along with all of your personal information.
Yes, the police like the overtime and some (some, not most, most joined to protect and serve, just like my father) should not be police and do bad things. In New York a number of police were involved in ticket fixing and yes, the union supported them and do not want them punished; but, the good cops are sick to their stomach by this. If I had gotten a ticket (and I got a few for speeding), my father would have punished me and he would have been right because he would have done right. I was not afraid of the courts or the cops, I was afraid of my mother and father telling me that I had done wrong and them being right.
There are those who believe that by reading my words, they can create an algorythymn to predict anything, they cannot, my words are my own. I do not support harming innocents, that would be a mistake. That would be wrong. There are to many like me that would be upset by such a thing and we own you.
Here is the second example. The President of Greece needs to agree to certain austerity measures (reductions in services and retirements and pay for employees) or the country will go bankrupt. The President has been supporting these measures and calling for them; but, there have been many riots in Greece. So what did he do, he set it up to be voted on by the general population. Now the European Union and the President of Greece know that the people will not vote for the bill and it will fail which will result in Greece being able to pay it's debt.
In both of these instances the leaders know what they have been told to do and neither is willing to do it. They are incapable of taking a position, their monied supporters will stop supporting them if they do not get rid of the protesters and approve the austerity measures and the people will come after them if they do. In Greece the President might just find himself dead.
This tinder box will be lit eventually; but, nobody wants the one to start the fire. They all know what happened to Gadhafi (and yes, there is no correct way to spell his name in English). Think the police aren't getting scared. The Oakland police say that all of the police in the picture where the Iraq veteran got injured, they are saying that it was impossible for anyone in the picture to have injured the vet. That has got to make you laugh out loud. If you kill innocent and unarmed civilians on the street in this day and age, your picture will end up on the internet along with all of your personal information.
Yes, the police like the overtime and some (some, not most, most joined to protect and serve, just like my father) should not be police and do bad things. In New York a number of police were involved in ticket fixing and yes, the union supported them and do not want them punished; but, the good cops are sick to their stomach by this. If I had gotten a ticket (and I got a few for speeding), my father would have punished me and he would have been right because he would have done right. I was not afraid of the courts or the cops, I was afraid of my mother and father telling me that I had done wrong and them being right.
There are those who believe that by reading my words, they can create an algorythymn to predict anything, they cannot, my words are my own. I do not support harming innocents, that would be a mistake. That would be wrong. There are to many like me that would be upset by such a thing and we own you.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Occupy the World - How Change Happens
76% of the people in the United States think the system is broke. 76% of the people are unhappy with the direction this country is taking including the people that have jobs. The obvious truth is obvious and true. Other than a few politicians who have been paid well to keep the status quo, who likes what is going on in this country?
The media continues to hasten the downfall of the system by denying that anything is wrong. I bet with almost no effort I can list at least five things that the right and left agree upon regarding how this country and it's elite are failing us.
1. Eliminate the Federal Reserve and put an end to our currency being controlled by a private banking institution. That is a very popular aim of the both the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street.
2. Stop sending our children to wars for oil. Yep, everybody is tired of war.
3. Tax the rich at least as much as you tax everyone else.
4. Limit the amount that people can inherit. People don't mind success, they don't mind people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates EARNING any amount, they don't really like to see someone inherit a few billion dollars tax free through trust funds and then looking down on the rest of us.
5. Stop allowing monied interests from buying our politicians votes. Yep, can't find too many people in favor of buying off politicians.
6. There is way to much monitoring and control over the average citizen life. Cut back on the cameras and the involvement in our day to day lives, it feels oppressive.
7. Don't ask us to work until we are dead for pennies. And while you are at it, stop stealing our pension money, we worked for it.
8. Don't set up one set of laws for the poor and middle class and another for your friends and those who can pay you off. We all see it and we see it all the time.
9. Stop sending our jobs and technology to other countries. If you are an American company than you should hire within America.
10. Don't turn this into a third world country just so the people who are rich can be richer.
This may not be the most eloquent post I have ever written; but, you probably get the point. I talk to conservatives and liberals and these are the things I hear. In the end, people are frustrated because they feel they are being wronged and that they are being lied to. They have tried to change the laws and that didn't work. They have tried to hold peaceful assemblies and replace the crooks on Washington and that didn't work. They are now holding peaceful assemblies just to air their complaints and that doesn't seem to be working either. So what now?
I saw a sign for Occupy L.A., it said, "Capitalism is working just fine, now what?" That sort of summed it up for me. It is the sort of general feeling that if this is the system working well, we have nothing to lose. Ignore the word capitalism, for this is a perversion of that system, this is pure and simple old school "good boy" networks where you have to be connected to get anything.
Warren Buffet said that this is class warfare and that the rich are winning. He was not being sarcastic and he was not in favor of it. He is one of the three richest men in the world, sort of. For all of the money that Mr. Buffet has made, there are families that are much richer and you don't know who controls their money because it is all hidden in trust funds.
When I hear staunch Republican conservatives tell me that they think we are going to see revolution and that they are disgusted with the system, the system has lost it's biggest supporters. The complaints, in the end, are not about capitalism, the complaints are about how the democratic process and our republican form of government has been perverted and taken over by a few for the benefit of the few.
I myself don't really care about politics anymore. That is to say that I think what is going to happen is going to happen. We live in an oligarchy, that is where the few are in charge of everything. In Political Science it is called the Iron Rule of Oligarchy. It means that all societies eventually devolve into control by a few and then you have revolution. It can take a week, a month, a year or many years; but, once the support of the general populace has been lost, it is just a matter of time.
Societies end in one of two ways. Either they are taken over by outside sources or they have a civil war and are taken over by the populace. While this may sound shocking, the truth is that there is a large number of people who manage this society that want it to fail, sort of. There is and has been taught for many decades the belief that we should have a one world government. For many years people doubted this; but, the internet has allowed this to be openly exposed.
One of the most conservative and respected newscasters in history told us so after he retired. Walter Cronkite - YouTube. I will give you the short answer. Mr. Cronkite was a supporter of a one world government for decades and when he retired, an organization that was working behind the scenes to achieve such a thing, gave him an award.
I am reminded of something while I watch the news. During the Irish Potato famine there was an opinion piece in the New York Times, it said that the famine might be the solution to the "Irish Problem". The Irish (I am Irish) didn't like starving or living under English rule, they didn't like it being illegal to speak our language and didn't like having all their property taken away and given to foreigners. The article basically said that letting them all starve to death would resolve the problem. Nothing left to lose except your life.
We have 30 million people unemployed in this country and an insane amount of people needing government assistance just to eat. There are calls in congress to limit food subsidies for the poor. How many people are you willing to watch starve to death when there is enough food to feed everyone? Will it solve the homeless problem, the unemployment problem or the poverty problem and is that an answer that you can live with?
When you hear people make fun of the Occupy Wall Street movement, ask them how many people they are willing to watch starve to death in the United States. I know what Jesus will ask, he will say when he was hungry you did not feed him and when he was cold you did not clothe him. He will then say that he never knew you.
People need to understand that you cannot hurt or anger all of the people all of the time, this is pretty simple stuff to understand. I shall explain one of the risks. If the people who are unhappy with the way things are begin using the same techniques as the wealthy to take down the system, it will fall like bricks. What if they began paying those who work for the system to tell on the system, a crook is a crook. There is no honor among thieves.
When three fourths of the people believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and are sick and tired of being abused, you had better find a way to have class agreement rather than class warfare. Lets consider that for a minute, let me explain how we are looked at. We have heard congressmen say that the president is promoting class warfare, that means that they believe their are different classes of citizens. I don't recall that in the Constitution. A class system is one in which your rights are determined by your wealth and your congress believes in it.
This is how change happens. When you start ignoring the masses and increasing your open control and disregard for the system then they cease believing in it also. The 60's protests were simple compared to what is coming, those protests were issue driven and this protest is about how wrong the whole system is. The left believes the system is corrupt and perverted and the right believes the system is corrupt and perverted, so, why does the media insist that everything is okay?
The media continues to hasten the downfall of the system by denying that anything is wrong. I bet with almost no effort I can list at least five things that the right and left agree upon regarding how this country and it's elite are failing us.
1. Eliminate the Federal Reserve and put an end to our currency being controlled by a private banking institution. That is a very popular aim of the both the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street.
2. Stop sending our children to wars for oil. Yep, everybody is tired of war.
3. Tax the rich at least as much as you tax everyone else.
4. Limit the amount that people can inherit. People don't mind success, they don't mind people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates EARNING any amount, they don't really like to see someone inherit a few billion dollars tax free through trust funds and then looking down on the rest of us.
5. Stop allowing monied interests from buying our politicians votes. Yep, can't find too many people in favor of buying off politicians.
6. There is way to much monitoring and control over the average citizen life. Cut back on the cameras and the involvement in our day to day lives, it feels oppressive.
7. Don't ask us to work until we are dead for pennies. And while you are at it, stop stealing our pension money, we worked for it.
8. Don't set up one set of laws for the poor and middle class and another for your friends and those who can pay you off. We all see it and we see it all the time.
9. Stop sending our jobs and technology to other countries. If you are an American company than you should hire within America.
10. Don't turn this into a third world country just so the people who are rich can be richer.
This may not be the most eloquent post I have ever written; but, you probably get the point. I talk to conservatives and liberals and these are the things I hear. In the end, people are frustrated because they feel they are being wronged and that they are being lied to. They have tried to change the laws and that didn't work. They have tried to hold peaceful assemblies and replace the crooks on Washington and that didn't work. They are now holding peaceful assemblies just to air their complaints and that doesn't seem to be working either. So what now?
I saw a sign for Occupy L.A., it said, "Capitalism is working just fine, now what?" That sort of summed it up for me. It is the sort of general feeling that if this is the system working well, we have nothing to lose. Ignore the word capitalism, for this is a perversion of that system, this is pure and simple old school "good boy" networks where you have to be connected to get anything.
Warren Buffet said that this is class warfare and that the rich are winning. He was not being sarcastic and he was not in favor of it. He is one of the three richest men in the world, sort of. For all of the money that Mr. Buffet has made, there are families that are much richer and you don't know who controls their money because it is all hidden in trust funds.
When I hear staunch Republican conservatives tell me that they think we are going to see revolution and that they are disgusted with the system, the system has lost it's biggest supporters. The complaints, in the end, are not about capitalism, the complaints are about how the democratic process and our republican form of government has been perverted and taken over by a few for the benefit of the few.
I myself don't really care about politics anymore. That is to say that I think what is going to happen is going to happen. We live in an oligarchy, that is where the few are in charge of everything. In Political Science it is called the Iron Rule of Oligarchy. It means that all societies eventually devolve into control by a few and then you have revolution. It can take a week, a month, a year or many years; but, once the support of the general populace has been lost, it is just a matter of time.
Societies end in one of two ways. Either they are taken over by outside sources or they have a civil war and are taken over by the populace. While this may sound shocking, the truth is that there is a large number of people who manage this society that want it to fail, sort of. There is and has been taught for many decades the belief that we should have a one world government. For many years people doubted this; but, the internet has allowed this to be openly exposed.
One of the most conservative and respected newscasters in history told us so after he retired. Walter Cronkite - YouTube. I will give you the short answer. Mr. Cronkite was a supporter of a one world government for decades and when he retired, an organization that was working behind the scenes to achieve such a thing, gave him an award.
I am reminded of something while I watch the news. During the Irish Potato famine there was an opinion piece in the New York Times, it said that the famine might be the solution to the "Irish Problem". The Irish (I am Irish) didn't like starving or living under English rule, they didn't like it being illegal to speak our language and didn't like having all their property taken away and given to foreigners. The article basically said that letting them all starve to death would resolve the problem. Nothing left to lose except your life.
We have 30 million people unemployed in this country and an insane amount of people needing government assistance just to eat. There are calls in congress to limit food subsidies for the poor. How many people are you willing to watch starve to death when there is enough food to feed everyone? Will it solve the homeless problem, the unemployment problem or the poverty problem and is that an answer that you can live with?
When you hear people make fun of the Occupy Wall Street movement, ask them how many people they are willing to watch starve to death in the United States. I know what Jesus will ask, he will say when he was hungry you did not feed him and when he was cold you did not clothe him. He will then say that he never knew you.
People need to understand that you cannot hurt or anger all of the people all of the time, this is pretty simple stuff to understand. I shall explain one of the risks. If the people who are unhappy with the way things are begin using the same techniques as the wealthy to take down the system, it will fall like bricks. What if they began paying those who work for the system to tell on the system, a crook is a crook. There is no honor among thieves.
When three fourths of the people believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and are sick and tired of being abused, you had better find a way to have class agreement rather than class warfare. Lets consider that for a minute, let me explain how we are looked at. We have heard congressmen say that the president is promoting class warfare, that means that they believe their are different classes of citizens. I don't recall that in the Constitution. A class system is one in which your rights are determined by your wealth and your congress believes in it.
This is how change happens. When you start ignoring the masses and increasing your open control and disregard for the system then they cease believing in it also. The 60's protests were simple compared to what is coming, those protests were issue driven and this protest is about how wrong the whole system is. The left believes the system is corrupt and perverted and the right believes the system is corrupt and perverted, so, why does the media insist that everything is okay?
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