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One Seeker's Journey: A Positive Agenda - a letter to MoveOn.org |
Category: Thoughts 6 comments
20 Jan 2005 @ 20:08 by jstarrs : Good one, Craig... 20 Jan 2005 @ 21:31 by jmarc : A true example of how to win friends and influence people. Good on you. Some of us are truly looking for an excuse to go to the other side of the aisle. You list a few that would work. 21 Jan 2005 @ 07:04 by vaxen : Dichotomies: Contrary to everything our rulers tell us, and everything that our schoolteachers are teaching the children of this nation, the biggest threat to the lives and well-being of the American people lies not with some foreign government. The biggest threat to the American people today lies with the United States government. And while gun ownership stands as a barrier to potential, Nazi-like behavior, the long-term solution is to dismantle, not reform, the iron fist of the welfare state and the controlled economy. This includes the end (not the reform) of the IRS, the DEA, the SEC, the FDA, the Departments of HUD, HHS, Labor, Agriculture, Energy, and every other agency that takes money from some and gives it to others or interferes with peaceful behavior. It entails the repeal of all laws that permit such conduct. And it means the privatization of most of the bureaucrats who work for the U.S. government. But it also entails the end of potential oppressors who, in the past, have shown no reluctance to engage in evil, malicious, illegal, Nazi-like conduct against American citizens, such as the CIA and the standing army. Would this mean that the U.S. government would not be permitted to act as the international Roman emperor? That is exactly what it would mean. But what about threats of invasion of the U.S.? Such threats are virtually nonexistent. But if every single citizen is free to arm himself to the teeth, any nation contemplating invasion would know that attacking the U.S. would be like swallowing a porcupine. What about a quick mobilization? There would be no reason why citizen-soldiers would not quickly mobilize in the event of an emergency. For example, suppose that the standing army is disbanded. The members of the 82nd Airborne Division would not simply disappear. They would become private, productive citizens, but ready in times of peril to answer the call. They could be, and probably would be more than willing to be, at any location in the country within 24 hours. Moreover, there would be a doubly positive effect in terms of economic prosperity. No longer would taxes have to be sucked out of the pockets of private citizens to support the armed forces. And the members of the armed forces, now privatized, would now be economically productive members of society. ([link]) 29 Jan 2005 @ 20:59 by magical_melody : Good going Craig! Positive action helps to heal the pain. It must be really painful and challenging for you that your wife is 'an ardent Bush supporter' as you wrote above, given your stance and the pain you have shared in your recent log. My experience is that the sacred space of our primary intimate relationship is where such pains often awaken and emerge so that they can be transformed in the combined fire of the deepening love that is present. I have discovered that the love shared between husband and wife committed to conscious relationship is the most powerful of all sacred spaces, and it offers the most potent environment where we can reveal and heal our deepest pains. Conscious relationship between a man and woman is a true sanctuary of the highest order and the highest of all initiations! I wish you peace and happiness in your relationship and in your world!! ##################### 1/29/05 CL Note: Thanx for the note, Alana. Gwyn and I have simply agreed to focus on other stuff. As you say, the relationship is far more important and far too sacred to be blown apart by politics... Take care and God Bless, -Craig 29 Jan 2005 @ 21:30 by craiglang : Another note I still haven't gotten any reply from MoveOn. They promise that all mail will be read by a human, but so far no acknowledgement. 18 Mar 2006 @ 06:35 by Paul Gwin @68.224.129.24 : Dark days for Eisenhower Republicans These are dark days for Eisenhower Republicans. This quiet ex-general from the heart of America had the United States leading the world on a healing path after WWII, building a higher civilization. In the spirit of the People to People organization he fostered, we reached out to underdeveloped nations with educational and monitary aid, helping them catch up. Back then, nearly all Americans believed that people who have a decent level of living aren’t likely to war against each other. Under Ike’s leadership, the U.N., Marshal Plan, USAID, UNESCO, World Food Bank and many other peaceful innovations thrived. Through the U.S. Aid for International Development (AID) programs, business and industry were brought together to help countries modernize and build their economies. Agricultural businesses and the U.S. land grant universities joined together to found agricultural research, teaching and development institutions around the globe. The “Green Revolution” emerged from this and food shortages were virtually eliminated. Only politics, greed and poor distribution of the products of the world’s farmers stand in the way of feeding everyone. At home, as among the temperamental generals in World War II, this gentle, behind-the-scenes worker, got some of the best minds of the nation working together to achieve common goals. They launched a network of Interstate Highways that brought prosperity wherever these beautiful roadways went. They expanded and improved national parks, forests, and monuments that brought pleasure to all who would use them and created new professions for those who would dedicate their lives to preserving them. Historians are just beginning to discover the unheralded intellect of Dwight D. Eisenhower. His colleagues even balanced the budget! What irony, Republicans allowing a mediocre-minded scion of the Walker/Bush dynasty to take over the party and run our government in favor of a small clique of robber barons, disgracing our nation--and democracy itself--in the eyes of the world. 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