Archive for September, 2009

Why we fight

September 19th, 2009

The video below asks, why does America fight — war after war, administration after administration? Have we lost all perspective? Do we have the courage any longer to ask: are we the good guys or are we the bad guys?
If the new president — elected to lead us out of war — instead leads us even farther along the same path, what are responsible Americans going to do about it? One note of hope is that more and more citizens now identify themselves as Independents rather than as Republicans or Democrats. It may be a sign that they realize there’s not much difference between the two parties. It may show that people are beginning to think for themselves.

Peace Flag vs War Flag

September 18th, 2009

9 year old educates her teacher and the Pentagon
Let’s hope the youngster in this brief, sweet video is an early example of a new generation who will think for themselves and stand for their principles with courage.
Fair disclosure: there is controversy that this flag is historically accurate. The important lesson is that children and adults should learn to think independently; details of history can be endlessly debated, but the schools do us all a disservice by indoctrinating kids to swear oaths by rote, rather than allowing children to develop as free, thinking individuals.

Enriquez on the economy and biotech future

September 14th, 2009

After we dance in the flames
Juan Enriquez, one of the world’s leading authorities on economics and biotech research connects the two for a vision of science wonders to come — after we recover a sound economy.

Enriquez gives no estimate how long that may be; but if we are to enjoy those wonders, the federal bureaucracy must not call the shots in science research and funding.

As Enriquez shows in this video, past scientists forecast robotic helpers for everyone; but people didn’t get much more than Roomba, while the government steered immense funds to its own projects. So now it has costly precision drones but can’t use them efficiently; we see deaths of Pakistani civilians continue to rise as drones strike repeatedly.

Military robotic projects are downright scary. Think about governments preferring programmed killing or crowd control machines to soldiers, who may refuse a truly immoral order. And replacement biotech body parts would not be needed on a mass scale if the government followed a policy of peace instead of aggression.

It’s up to us to vote out politicians who continue wars of aggression and escalate the enormous debt funding of the military-industrial complex.

U.S. Government Shame: Global Weapons Pusher

September 9th, 2009

The New York Times reports that a new Congressional study shows US global weapons sales last year — against lower sales by all other nations in this time of recession — grew 68.4% — up from $25.4 billion to $37.8 billion.

This official report reveals the shameful fact that congress, the administration, and the military have made the United States of America the leading source of mayhem, violence, toxic pollution, and destruction of human, animal, and verdant life on this earth. Click here to read the entire article.


Americans tried voting out the war hawks, and bought into promises of “change” by the Democrats. But expansion of the wars since the new president took office, plus bailouts for bankers and big business — by both Republicans and Democrats — show that the system must be changed, to unburden America from robbers and wars.

The sheer size and funding of the US bureaucracy, plus control of all money through the Federal Reserve System, gives the US government unlimited power; it will continue debt spending and wars unless we stop it.

To regrow a moral, economically sound country, the federal government must be downsized; citizens can watchdog and participate in decisions best at state or local levels. Don’t be fooled again by sweet promises that expanded federal programs will being us goodies. It’s a lie. The government is good at taking money from the people, not returning real value. Every federal program loses money, and every year the costs go up, regulation increases, while civil rights go down.

As a result of the economic crash and bailouts, Americans are waking up. Militarism is the end result of all empires. Citizens must take responsibility by voting against every increase of government power, and voting out every politician who feeds the Empire.

89 and independent!

September 6th, 2009

If you’re younger than 89, watch this video for inspiration!