Alternative to War

 For thousands of years and perfected in this era the use of warfare to resolve conflict has been the true constant of human history.  Now in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a turn about face, a decision to use a different battle plan- a bloodless battle.

HDmooreConsult: Obama Doctrine- International Conflict Management

Democracy Ablaze

It appeared those ghastly fires in EuroMajdan to be a Nation falling into ruin, civil war had begun from peaceful protests and harsh dictatorial reactions.  The Puppet Man in charge of Government allowed the strings to show, and the people- even the people who supported  Yanukovych  were appalled at his weakness.
It is true today that most Ukrainians prefer the Devil That They Know- Russia and all of her faults to the unknowns of affiliation with the West. The Orange Revolution not so far in the past that the excesses of market freedoms have been forgotten...yet, there was the protest, that grew, and was strengthened by the puny Puppet Man. The repression because he had been told to do so, the turn away from the West - because he had been told to do so, and the voices of his people that he ignored-- because he had been ordered to ignore his people.

Yulia  Tymoshenko is free and She promises to be a force, as well she should. There are many others, and as the paroxysms of birth wring and tug at the very heart of this young nation, there will be new faces and new ideas. Someone will emerge who can stand astride the divide between a too satisfied east and a too hungered west.

We have seen the chasm, the abyss in Independence Square- the brave men and women who hurled stones and bombs for freedom, put body and life in the balance- we have seen. Brave men were slaughtered like their lives did not matter- precision executions, bullets to the head, deadly snipers, high-powered rifles against stones and bottles of petrol. We watched the last gasps of life of so many, writhing in the rhythm of death by gunshot, and each one-- a child of some loving eyes, a father to a hopeful child, a brother and companion, lover of some part of today and tomorrow.

We saw the fires of Independence Square and watched piles or rubble burn to defend a dream. Today, with hope and sadness, the dream rises from scorched cobblestones and deep red stains.
Love heals the wounds of war; love binds the living truth to the fallen. There is a burden now as a nation moves forward, a fresh debt to lives given for a hope. It is sobering and it is sacred, and for the love of freedom, it is now.
 

Ukraine

Watching snipers take down protestors, members of a throng lobbing Molotov cocktails into the police cordons, the growing rows of bodies as protest meets resistance and pays an ultimate price for freedom. Watching helpless as an individual and member of equally helpless western governments as Democracy expresses its messy birth.

I have been in burning cities where tear gas and troops settle the protests, it takes courage to be in EuroMajdan-- to be in Independence Square In Kyev.

I see the resolve of the Ukrainian people, they come to put their lives in the cauldron. They understand the risks but even more fear that they will lose their freedom. Their idea of freedom is not like the U.S. where gun-loving lunatics talk about liberty as if it were just a machine gun fetish, these people want freedom to kill.

No, the people in the Ukraine want freedom to live to build a pleasant nation into a blessing for their children, prosperous and with room for learning and doing. Unlike here, they care for each other to a much greater extent than we show...I cant imagine Tea Party cowards dodging bullets to drag a wounded stranger to cover. I cant imagine the Tea Party people doing anything other than hiding until the fighting is over.

This is why Ukraine is important to the West and to the U.S. they understand the value of democracy and how easily it can be lost-- and how sometimes we must struggle to the last breath to keep it...Democracy....hdm

Money and Politics- Satire -

Money and Politics -  A Satire -

because if I were to lay bare the gravity of the offenses it would resonate throughout the Cosmos to crack the vaults of heaven- so grievous are the sins of wealth in our time....;)

ha! I waxed eloquent...;)

Money, the Republicans say the tortured legalisms that allow unfettered spending by imitation public welfare groups like Hushed Limbaugh and CrossRoads, and Alec  which intends to rewrite our Constitution one life-killing morsel at a time have not affected Democracy.  Well if not, it has certainly put the CRAZY back in to Democracy.  Democrazy is the Republican Brand that wants us to burn fossil fuels until we die-off like every other dominant species with the difference being- we had a choice. Oil and water don't mix and fracking will leave us with less water to drink and grow crops.

Money has transformed Democracy into a battle for survival for the political majority.  Ignorance has reduced the capacity of our people to govern. Now, they cannot find truth in the deluge of messages, and often vote against their interests. Such as

electing any Republican to office who then attempts to prevent voters from voting- in a Democracy these people should be shunned:

electing leaders who openly sell out to interest groups_ the No tax pledge is a conflict of interest, we elect them to use their best judgment for our benefit, not to swear allegiance to a No-Tax God;

Electing people who are bound to Conservative principles- which are non-existent until someone makes them up on the spot, and btw  the word "no" is not an effective way to govern when the people ask for the word "yes"

Has money transformed US Politics-- is the Pope Catholic-

Has money destroyed the Democratic Process in the US- sadly, yes, and there is little doubt. We can have a debate on needs and priorities and no one suggests abolishing Derivatives Trading- this is the food stamp./welfare. never fear for money again for the wealthy-- sucks investment capital out of the economy

Can we have another year where one House of the Congress makes war on the US economy  - yes,  and it will continue until Democracy bares its teeth, and reminds the wealthy there are more poor and needy than rich...

I am convinced that the poor are in pain now, no longer willing to sit idle while we need jobs and so many things to make the country grow. I think this election cycle in 2014 will either be a revelation or a prelude to deeper change akin to revolution-- It is pain after all that makes the animal learn- to the human animal, a world filled with pain is a patient and thorough teacher.

ASK NOT what your country can do for you...

... ASK WHAT YOU can do for your country...

Sometimes words carry a feeling, a way to see life
and our place in it; a grand mosaic of dots linked by time
to create the face of humanity. In a moment- in each moment-
we have the potential to realize such a state of being;
a well placed gratitude for the life of liberty granted
by accident of birth in America.
It is enough to be thankful, to realize the grace of good fortune.
It is exceptional to act upon this amazing stage
and bring something greater that that which we found
The idea of progress is such, an empty canvas before each eye;
We can inscribe a lasting art that knows our name
or flinch away let waste
the simple wonder of time under the sun.

To contribute to a Nation,
is to connect the tiny life we have
with the limitless possibilities of a faith joined.
It is a faith in a better, more just tomorrow, in

precious wisdom, that tomorrow has already begun ...hdm

at the end of the whip...

So the Biblical wisdom  rings true, sow upon the wind and reap the whirlwind. For me there is another and more apt analogy; at the end of the whip the sting is felt.  For the rest of the world watching Typhoon Haiyan was like the flight of a whip through the air, where the storm struck, its sting has left an indelible scar.  Surrounded by the seas, the seas may never seem the same.

It recalls times in every place when the whip's sting raised anguish.Times when all the things we have made seemed to melt away, and we are like the man who turns to the stone to hide and the stone speaks- there is no hiding place. Since we have fueled the air with carbon and moisture, sown heat and
energy, the whirlwinds are upon  us all.  There is still the persistent myth that Western money, denial, and ignorance will prevail.  In this ignorance then, we wait for the whistle of wind and the sting of the whip....hdm

Ted and the Shutdown Clowns

I imagine they had paid employees in the crowds, back when the TP Congressmen were campaigning on the promise to shut down the US goverment. Yes, that was the goal all along, Obamacare and shutdown.  The government spends money on things they do not like, so it must be shut down.
In the hours before they pulled their stunt, Ted Cruz vecame their leader, more like the Pied Piper lesading the rats out to drown in the river.  Ted was not going to take responsibility.

Ted could be the nominee next Presidential Election, Democrats are so hopeful it comes true- He would not win Texas-- not now that he has been exposed as a Dimwit leader a bunch of DimmerWits
They say he was a brilliant scholar- most brilliant scholars that I have encountered were really good at kissing some Professorial Ass- I mean a few were genuine intellects, but school is pretend, most of the time it does not interpret to the real world.  Cruz has devolved to the lowest common denominator in Texas- a complete hypocrite, whereas most politicians are Reformed Hypicrites( as Mark Twain used to say of himself).

The low point reached by Ted and the Shutdown Clowns is a denial of responsibility and a breach of the trust between Government and the People.  One swears a duty to uphold the laws when elected to high office and one swears a duty to the Constitution. It can mean many things but it certainly means you will not try to destroy the Government, or attempt to overthrow a duly elected President-- yes, we have noted 6 yrs now of Impeachment threats- ( I actually heard the first before Obama was sworn in) this is when the Clowns became Fools, now they have risen up to the level of Clown, because all that was missing from that pathetic showing were  big shoes, funny noses and noise makers.

I say these things now because soon they will have a chance to redo their Clown routine, that unless we stop Healthcare and put our economy into Recession by again slashing spending they will default the nation and ruin the economy right now.  They give us little choice, it is either die by gunshot or starvation- either way they intend to mortally wound the Nation.  In their petty minds the idea is to wound the Democrats, to wound the fat government-- but you cannot be that precise when your weapon is a poison pill.
 
And the Clown show will go on- them in front of crowds cheering to shut it down.  Little people can die from things like this, from the stress of no unemployment check, no food aid, from the loss of critical medical care-- and you know, there are still soldiers dying for freedom in Afghanistan.

It has become clear with the Tea Party...it is a case of them or U.S.-- both seem unlikely to prosper together. The hard part is this: if the evil is spending and we must shortchange today's families needing jobs and economic growth to save our future generations-- why would anyone believe they wont say the same crap to them-- you cannot have space based jobs because it would indebt the generations of the farther future--Maybe its time to talk about abolishing derivatives trading-- too much productive capital making money exchanging paper, it damages the economy and causes concentration of wealth, now that would make the conversation more interesting to everyone.