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Don't Fall For It

So the sleeping giant awakes. Of course after many years of slumber the giant appears to be grumpy and even angry. Look at all the freedoms that have been lost since we fell asleep. Apparently, we are risking the possibility of loosing more. Of course there is pent up frustration on the part of everyday Americans. Our elected leaders and representatives are not listening and not governing with wisdom and regard for the individual. Yes, there is a time for shouting and protesting. But we cannot descend to the tactics of the left without appearing as foolish as they are. When we are given the legitimate vehicle for debate and discussion we should take the opportunity and use it to our advantage. There are questions that need to be asked and need to be addressed directly. We do not need to give in to the premise that we have a health care crisis, or any crisis for that matter. Let's demand an investigation and find out who is responsible for creating crisis. This administration thrive...

Let's Grow Up - Part 3 - Robin Hoods Big Brother

Science fiction literature has always taken us on fantastic voyages of the imagination. The most memorable and effective of such literature use truth as its foundation and oppose it by taking dangerous ideas to the most extreme logical conclusions. This is the strength of George Orwells classic "1984". The iconic head of the fictional world power state of Oceania,"Big Brother", was always watching to make sure that you maintained the ideals of the "Party". Thought-crimes where not tolerated and severely punished. In our real world we have created the technology to approximate with amazing similarity the capacity for the state or any collective to track our every move and characterize and categorize our individual ideologies, and material and social preferences. Of course much of this capacity is due to our perception that these technologies help keep us safe from criminals, gives us flexibility in our methods of paying for transactions, makes our lives mo...