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Estimating Current World Events (June 2011)

When you permit a thought process and evaluation system not restricted to the commonly accepted Western analytical assumptions, you would expect to get different answers. This is not about having a high degree of intelligence in the sense of IQ. … Continue reading

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Newspeak Continues

Caution: Adult topic, not for the squeamish. Orwell’s Newspeak was just the beginning. It’s not enough to control the language itself, but TPTB want to invade your very mind, and change your wiring. Granted, the freedom to speak the truth … Continue reading

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Accountable Desire

Be sure your sins will find you out. As a prophet of Jehovah, I have a duty to Him to speak when He places a burden on me. That duty includes an obligation to make sure I filter it through … Continue reading

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Domain of the Spirit

Try to imagine a religion blending elements from Mennonites and Dominionists. Mennonites practice a passive avoidance of secular government. They realize you can’t ever completely get away from it, but given the state has never done the right thing for … Continue reading

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Forced Tribute Is Slavery

And voluntary tribute is love. If I wait for a certain holiday or cultural celebration, then my enthusiasm is suspect. There are certain things which simply follow the rhythm of the seasons, and those are more natural. However, when a … Continue reading

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Random Observations on Current Events

Too many things which are too big to ignore, but none worthy of a full article, so I’m offering a list of my opinionated rantings. They say the situation with that nuclear generator on the Missouri River in Nebraska is … Continue reading

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Net Win

The Internet will win the coming battle. Have you read Bill Clinton’s drivel about regulating the Net? He proposes some office to keep a check on whether someone is posting lies on their blogs, an office which will enforce some … Continue reading

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Fake Prosperity, Fake Peace

We are aware that America in particular, and the West in general, have been on a fast ride of faux prosperity based on profligate debt. You can go back and chart each wave of wasteful spending and consumer credit as … Continue reading

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Prude Games

I’m a serious prude. The Bible says God demands modesty. The basic principle is we are fallen, and when our eyes see certain things, our hormones kick in and can lead us astray. In general, men are weaker in this … Continue reading

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Baloney Economics and Trade

The myth of global free trade is what is killing us. It doesn’t take an advanced to degree to understand certain basics of economics, nor does it take such a degree to see the big holes in common economic theories. … Continue reading

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