I was going to say, The Telltale Heart, but I have decided it will be even more scary to wake up on Wednesday morning to find out that the Republicans have taken over the Senate and picked up seats in the House.
The reason that people LISTEN to conservative Republicans is that conservative Republicans VOTE.
The reason that progressive people are IGNORED is that progressive people DO NOT VOTE.
The BIGGEST LIE told by the hippies is that your vote does not count.
What does NOT count is sitting in Wall Street. What DOES COUNT IS VOTING FOR PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.
NOTHING MATTERS SO MUCH AS VOTING IN EVERY ELECTION!
WE CAN FIX THIS NOW, but only if everybody VOTES!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
FANTASY HISTORY
Putin believes that it would be fantastic to recreate the Soviet era. The DEA is saying that alcohol prohibition actually worked.
It is easy for Russians to remember being one of the BIG GUYS. It is uncomfortable for Russians to remember the fear of the knock on the door. Even highly placed communists could suddenly find themselves in a labor camp. Does Russia REALLY want to go back to the era where people stood in days long lines just to get a winter coat?
The US Drug Enforcement Agency wants to remain a BIG GUY. So suddenly one of the stupidest social experiments in modern times is hailed as a success by the DEA. NO ONE else believes that alcohol prohibition was anything but STUPID, causing violence and allowing crime to be organized, and corruption to spread.
Russia and the DEA have the same problem. People have decided that both are bullies, using lies and intimidation to gain power.
FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS, RUSSIA HAS THREATENED ITS NEIGHBORS AND FINANCED REBELLIONS IN OIL RICH COUNTRIES.
FOR OVER 100 YEARS THE ADDICTION RATE FOR HEROIN USE HAS REMAINED AT ABOUT 1.5% OF THE POPULATION.
I worry about Russia, because I admire large portions of the Russian culture. If Russia gives up fantasy, then they can make the hard choices necessary to turn their country into a place where ordinary people can grow into an extraordinary people.
I worry about the DEA. As they ramp up drug enforcement in Mexico, they are destroying Mexico. Now 43 students arrested by the police have disappeared. It is impossible to know if a police officer is helping the drug dealers. THE ONLY WAY TO ADDRESS DRUG PROBLEMS IS TO TREAT A DRUGGIE THE SAME WAY WE TREAT AN ALCOHOLIC.
I love fantasy history, which is why I go to Renaissance Faires.
It is easy for Russians to remember being one of the BIG GUYS. It is uncomfortable for Russians to remember the fear of the knock on the door. Even highly placed communists could suddenly find themselves in a labor camp. Does Russia REALLY want to go back to the era where people stood in days long lines just to get a winter coat?
The US Drug Enforcement Agency wants to remain a BIG GUY. So suddenly one of the stupidest social experiments in modern times is hailed as a success by the DEA. NO ONE else believes that alcohol prohibition was anything but STUPID, causing violence and allowing crime to be organized, and corruption to spread.
Russia and the DEA have the same problem. People have decided that both are bullies, using lies and intimidation to gain power.
FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS, RUSSIA HAS THREATENED ITS NEIGHBORS AND FINANCED REBELLIONS IN OIL RICH COUNTRIES.
FOR OVER 100 YEARS THE ADDICTION RATE FOR HEROIN USE HAS REMAINED AT ABOUT 1.5% OF THE POPULATION.
I worry about Russia, because I admire large portions of the Russian culture. If Russia gives up fantasy, then they can make the hard choices necessary to turn their country into a place where ordinary people can grow into an extraordinary people.
I worry about the DEA. As they ramp up drug enforcement in Mexico, they are destroying Mexico. Now 43 students arrested by the police have disappeared. It is impossible to know if a police officer is helping the drug dealers. THE ONLY WAY TO ADDRESS DRUG PROBLEMS IS TO TREAT A DRUGGIE THE SAME WAY WE TREAT AN ALCOHOLIC.
I love fantasy history, which is why I go to Renaissance Faires.
Friday, October 24, 2014
MY 70th BIRTHDAY PRESENT
Peter, may I please have THE SCOURING OF THE SHIRE as my 70th birthday present?
It was always my favorite part of Lord of the Rings. It is also an excellent lesson in taking care of country that you love.
Hobbits know that we should not destroy our environment just to allow some people to make money.
Hobbits learn that we all have to protect our own borders from orcs and would be orcs.
As long as I am on this subject...
Right now, oil from Canada is coming into the US on trains. These trains leak all over the train tracks, both in cities and in pristine wilderness. The proposed pipeline has passed environmental impact assessments in both US and Canada and in several provinces and states. The pipeline would leak MUCH LESS OIL than the trains leak.
Protecting the environment is NOT a DO NOT BUILD ANYTHING game. It is a balancing of progress vs. protection. Sometimes really hard choices have to be made. The pipeline does not seem to be a hard choice.
All causes have a group of people who are beyond logic, because they are fanatics. Unfortunately, fanatics tend to act like orcs.
WE HAVE TO STOP THE FANATICS WHO TRY TO FORCE US ALL INTO MAKING ILLOGICAL DECISIONS.
It was always my favorite part of Lord of the Rings. It is also an excellent lesson in taking care of country that you love.
Hobbits know that we should not destroy our environment just to allow some people to make money.
Hobbits learn that we all have to protect our own borders from orcs and would be orcs.
As long as I am on this subject...
Right now, oil from Canada is coming into the US on trains. These trains leak all over the train tracks, both in cities and in pristine wilderness. The proposed pipeline has passed environmental impact assessments in both US and Canada and in several provinces and states. The pipeline would leak MUCH LESS OIL than the trains leak.
Protecting the environment is NOT a DO NOT BUILD ANYTHING game. It is a balancing of progress vs. protection. Sometimes really hard choices have to be made. The pipeline does not seem to be a hard choice.
All causes have a group of people who are beyond logic, because they are fanatics. Unfortunately, fanatics tend to act like orcs.
WE HAVE TO STOP THE FANATICS WHO TRY TO FORCE US ALL INTO MAKING ILLOGICAL DECISIONS.
Monday, October 13, 2014
ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES
Cut funding to the World Health Organization and soon a small epidemic goes out of control.
Cut funding to State Department security and soon an ambassador is dead.
Cut highway funding and soon a bridge collapses.
Cut funding to police training and soon suspects are dying.
Cut funding to the Veterans Administration and soon vets are dying.
Cut funding to colleges and soon our graduates are drowning in debt.
Cut funding for research and soon we may really fear China.
Debt is an investment tool.
By refusing to invest in the US, Republicans keep us all from being all that we can be.
VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014. We can only fix this if YOU VOTE.
VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014. We can only fix this if YOU VOTE.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
POT SHOPS - LIES AND TRUTH
Banishing pot shops makes little old ladies carry cash into deserted industrial areas. Teenagers report that pot is HARDER to buy because legal pot shops were putting drug dealers out of business.
POT SHOPS MAKE PEOPLE HAVE A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND A VALID ID. Drug dealers sell to ANYONE.
The only people who are afraid of pot shops are the helicopter moms who control every aspect in the life of their child. They treat children as if they were programmable robots. They blame marijuana for teenage rebellion, so that they do not have to take responsibility for making their child chose between obedience and fulfillment.
Any other rational adult long ago reached the conclusion that the US marijuana laws are STUPID BEYOND BELIEF. It is sad that so many politicians are willing to bow to the demands of the irrational.
It is NOT the drugs that are killing our children. IT IS THE WAR ON DRUGS THAT IS KILLING OUR CHILDREN.
Republicans will NEVER agree to dismantle one of their favorite racist laws.
POT SHOPS MAKE PEOPLE HAVE A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND A VALID ID. Drug dealers sell to ANYONE.
The only people who are afraid of pot shops are the helicopter moms who control every aspect in the life of their child. They treat children as if they were programmable robots. They blame marijuana for teenage rebellion, so that they do not have to take responsibility for making their child chose between obedience and fulfillment.
Any other rational adult long ago reached the conclusion that the US marijuana laws are STUPID BEYOND BELIEF. It is sad that so many politicians are willing to bow to the demands of the irrational.
It is NOT the drugs that are killing our children. IT IS THE WAR ON DRUGS THAT IS KILLING OUR CHILDREN.
Republicans will NEVER agree to dismantle one of their favorite racist laws.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
OUR HOMELAND IS NOT SECURE
We can not even afford to pay Secret Service agents enough so that we have plenty of agents. Homeland Security did not ask for enough money so that the Secret Service does not have to force agents to work overtime.
Like all of Bush's ideas, Homeland Security is a hopeless mess. I never believed that I would want the old INS back.
Almost every decision made by HS is counter to the core beliefs we all hold.
HS has deported children without providing them with an advocate. Do we really expect six year old children to be able to articulate a need for special consideration?
The Secret Service has become a bastion of male supremacy.
Internet security is underfunded and ignored so we have computer viruses and spam everywhere. This endangers our economic security and is especially hard on Seniors who fall victim to these scams.
No wonder the top HS management positions are unfilled.
Republicans believe that less taxes will make them secure. Sorry guys. SECURITY TAKES MONEY!
Vote for the Democrats. Leave your grandchildren the freedom that comes when you carry a big stick.
Like all of Bush's ideas, Homeland Security is a hopeless mess. I never believed that I would want the old INS back.
Almost every decision made by HS is counter to the core beliefs we all hold.
HS has deported children without providing them with an advocate. Do we really expect six year old children to be able to articulate a need for special consideration?
The Secret Service has become a bastion of male supremacy.
Internet security is underfunded and ignored so we have computer viruses and spam everywhere. This endangers our economic security and is especially hard on Seniors who fall victim to these scams.
No wonder the top HS management positions are unfilled.
Republicans believe that less taxes will make them secure. Sorry guys. SECURITY TAKES MONEY!
Vote for the Democrats. Leave your grandchildren the freedom that comes when you carry a big stick.
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