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As I have indicated, I am interested in understanding what it means to be aware and what it means to be conscious, in control of my actions. I recently finished a very good book on this subject. Who’s in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain by Michael Gazzaniga. While I do not fully agree with a number of his premises, he throws a lot of doubt at free will, I found the discussion extremely interesting. So, who is in charge? How much do you control your own actions? Is there a puppet master or are we just random firings across the synapses? If these questions intrigue you then I recommend you read the book.
GetOutToVote.org is a new website dedicated to encouraging citizens to participate in our political process. Like many citizens, I have become discouraged with the outcome of the political process. I have gone to the polls and voted for change, improvement, hope, enlightenment and respect, but what I have seen is, no matter which political party is in power, their focus is not on ensuring the interests and desires of the citizens are reflected in the laws and policies implemented. Instead, they pass laws and policies protecting the interests of those in power, those who spend the most in the lobbying process, big business and big government. The purpose of the site is not to promote one political party over another, but to promote and encourage everyone to take part in the political process. Only by achieving greater participation by our citizenry in the process can we expect politicians to represent our interests once they are elected. Over the next several weeks I will post several articles, on the site, directed toward bringing attention to the importance of voting and taking an active part in the political process. I hope you will join me. I will be accepting submissions for articles and you are invited to participate in the blog. Please respect the premise of the website as stated above, it is dedicated to promoting participation through voting and not the promoting of a particular party. Remember, Get Out To Vote
I can’t believe the latest ad from Levi’s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT16DcHcjRA How are parents to combat the message in this ad. A message encouraging our young to disregard the wisdom of their elders and engage in a hedonistic lifestyle. In essence encouraging anarchy. This attitude is what has led to the flash mob attacks in Philadelphia and the riots in London.
For the past several weeks something has been bothering me regarding the whole Libya revolution and the stance taken by the USA. Libya has been known to support terrorism since the mid 1980s. Gaddafi sponsored terrorism and attempted to overthrow the governments of several neighboring countries he deemed not sufficiently militant. A former Libyan Defense Minister recently stated Gaddafi was behind the bombing of the airplane over Lockerbie, Scotland. In 2002 Libya agreed to pay each of the victim families $10 million under the condition sanctions imposed by the UN and the US be lifted and Libya be removed from the list of states sponsoring terrorism. At that time the US began to increase significantly oil imports from Libya.
In my mind, Libya continues to be a terrorist state. In the past four weeks they have killed hundreds of their own citizens for no other reason than they wanted to have a voice in their own government. The US and the UN should re-impose all sanctions against Libya and give the Libyan people the moral support they need to overthrow this tyrant.
U.S. Imports from Libya of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products (Thousand Barrels)
Anyone who wants to understand what has been happening to the US economy should really take the time to read “Economics in One Lesson” by Henry Hazlitt. I found it very enlightening.
Argentina takes over large pension funds. This could just as easily happen in the US. As government grows larger and needs more control and money to maintain social programs, i.e. Healthcare, they will not stop at taking away anything they can lay their hands on. We have already seen this in the take over of automobile manufacturers, bank and finance institutions and soon insurance and health institutions.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/04/argentina_grabs_private_pensio.html
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Washington doesn’t seem to understand how to handle unemployment. They came up with the cash for clunkers program and Toyota took almost 20% of the money they handed out. It is time for the people to take over. I for one am going to do my part. I have adopted a Buy American policy. If it is not grown or made in the USA then I don’t need it. If everyone adopts this policy the economy will turn around in short order. Jump on the band wagon.
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It does not appear our legislators are willing to listen to the American public. They seem to believe as elected officials they know what is best and do not need our input. I believe the solution to ensure our Senators and Representatives pay attention to us is term limits. Let me know if you agree or disagree.
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