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Friday, June 5, 2009

DOES OBAMA REALLY WANT PEACE WITH MUSLIMS?

We know what a person or country is commited to by its actions and the Muslim extremists in the Palestinian situation don’t seem to work as hard at peace as the Israelis. What is the tourist count, educational level and opportunities, GDP of each side? The political situation in Gaza involves the TORTURE and execution of Abbas FATAH members. Is Obama favoring the Palestinian’s who had phonebanks supporting him during the campaign over the Israelis who provide opportunities to peaceful Muslims as well as all others in Israel? It is bad enough to experiment with US car companies and banks using ideas that have previously failed, but Israel's existance as an example of what can be done in spite of the fact that they don't have huge amounts of oil should be protected and emulated, not put on the executioner's block as part of an experiment in a previously unsolved problem.

If we truly wanted to improve the life of the Muslim people, we would not support HEZBOLLAH and HAMAS over their Israeli neighbor if we were committed to improving the little people's lot. The problem with liberals is that they put everything together so that they can justify their actions. A prime example of this is the California illegal immigration issue. I have been told that illegal immigration is no more serious than a traffic ticket. I work beside illegal aliens on occaision and on more than one occaision I would trade 10 lazy, whining American white boys (not all American white boys fit this description, but we do have some in this country) for one hard working illegal immigrant with a great work ethic and be absolutely sure that I had the best side of the deal. This group is slandered by the fact that California is going broke with a prison population which includes about 33% illegal immigrant criminals and there are illegal immigrants using the public money to the detriment of the host. Our state would not be in the mess it is in with public entities claiming that they are not properly funded if we paid attention to our laws and pared the parasites off of the host. This is far from the only problem, but it would be a very large step in the right direction.

I am listening to Atlas Shrugged and there is a dissertation by Francisco in the last portion of chapter 2 on the true meaning, value and utility of money and the fact that a society's demise is registered by the looters taking it from the productive people. At the end of the dissertation he is challenged by a LaLaLander who he admonishes that, "I had no idea." will not be an excuse after the destruction of the society. We cannot take care of others if we do not properly take care of ourselves and ignoring the Communist Party tables, the frozen liquid in bottles thrown at people, inciting riots and the violent rushing of speakers on immigration talks has prolonged our descent into the morass which we are in now. We need to take each segment of an issue, define it, develop a plan and work the plan, not so we feel better, but so we do better. We need society, not our team to win. The parties will not exist if the country does not survive.

A good friend of mine told me that Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line. I suggest that we develop a viable plan and fall in line so that we can exist to stay in love rather than kill our great country as we stay in denial.

Remember what the Democrats preach, "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."

Also pay attention to, "The opinion of 10000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject." Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 121-180 AD and do more than listen to the sources which reinforce your desired opinion. Doing more of what doesn't work, doesn't work.

Do we, as Americans, want to support the torture and killing of Palestinians by HAMAS and defend them against the Israelis? Check out a Palestinian singer talking about the people America supports:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWPL5V5G528

and then ask yourself how proud we should feel in light of how we talk about values and morals.

Also take a look at the following Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals after our forefather's quotes and judge what you hear in light of its validity and purpose. If you are being manipulated, do you have the wisdom to look at it?

“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government in a republic. What species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?” George Washington
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.” -- Samuel Adams
“How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!” -- Samuel Adams
The previous three quotes are amazingly appropriate for our current condition after the 2006 presidential election which was heavily influenced by the 1960s creations of people like William Ayers in education and Saul Alinski. Following are Saul Alinski’s rules from Rules for Radicals in creating change. He believed that th end justified the means and his rules were used by the liberal groups such as ACORN.
RULE 1: "Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have." Power is derived from 2 main sources - money and people. "Have-Nots" must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.)
RULE 2: "Never go outside the expertise of your people." It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don't address the "real" issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)
RULE 3: "Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy." Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)
RULE 4: "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules." If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity's very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)
RULE 5: "Ridicule is man's most potent weapon." There is no defense. It's irrational. It's infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)
RULE 6: "A good tactic is one your people enjoy." They'll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They're doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid "un-fun" activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)
RULE 7: "A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag." Don't become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)
RULE 8: "Keep the pressure on. Never let up." Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)
RULE 9: "The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself." Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists' minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)
RULE 10: "If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive." Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management's wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.)
RULE 11: "The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative." Never let the enemy score points because you're caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)

Do we have any of this strategy implemented in our current world? Does it maintain our freedom or take it away?

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