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StarOffice 5 is a free download from Sun microsystems at
http://www.sun.com/
65 MB without recover ( not easy the CD is $10 plus shipping http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/get.html
StarOffice has a fully integrated set of powerful applications that
provides Microsoft Office compatible word processing, spreadsheet, graphic
design, presentations, HTML editor, mail/news reader, scheduler, and database
functions. With the release of the new 5.1 version for worldwide distribution,
StarOffice provides significant performance and feature upgrades that improve
user experience and productivity.
StarOffice 5.1 includes:
-
StarOffice Writer for document editing,
-
StarOffice Calc for creating spreadsheets,
-
StarOffice Impress for creating presentations,
-
StarOffice Draw and StarImage for creating vector and bit-mapped graphics,
-
StarOffice Schedule for managing calendars and to-do lists,
-
StarOffice Mail for handling e-mail,
-
StarOffice Base for creating interfaces to databases,
-
StarOffice Discussion for reading Internet news, and
-
StarOffice Math for creating complex formulas,
-
StarOffice Workplace for creating a desktop environment
http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/9908/sunflash.990831.2.html
http://www.sun.com/dot-com/staroffice.html
It's really good !
The integration of
text, http editor, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, mail, frames,
work folders, database, global documents, diagrams, images, formula, is
really MUCH better than Office and word.
And it's free
Research methods for the Internet:
Many students and professionals now use the Internet as a primary research
tool.
There are some simple methods to take advantage of some of the new
technology which enable the research to create multi-search engine archives
and move fairly smoothly through the better sites. Since most browses limit
bookmarks and are prejudice in the use of search engines, commercial interest
now overwhelm academic or professional standards and interest.
First you need some basic tools
- the Internet connection, explorer and Netscape ( why not both ? )
Then
look at http://www.wiredbrain.net/portals.htm
for a list of search engines. One should try the same search of about 5
to 10 words common in the area of your interest, on several to get an idea
of their advantages and limitations.
Then find and down load:
http://www.copernic.com/netsonic/promo/
http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/index.html
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back. 
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
MSN
now does the best search
Social
ergonomics
Tomorrows story today: Wiredbrain's Reports from the future:
StarOffice 5 is a free download from Sun microsystems at
http://www.sun.com/
65 MB without recover ( not easy the CD is $10 plus shipping http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/get.html
StarOffice has a fully integrated set of powerful applications that
provides Microsoft Office compatible word processing, spreadsheet, graphic
design, presentations, HTML editor, mail/news reader, scheduler, and database
functions. With the release of the new 5.1 version for worldwide distribution,
StarOffice provides significant performance and feature upgrades that improve
user experience and productivity.
StarOffice 5.1 includes:
-
StarOffice Writer for document editing,
-
StarOffice Calc for creating spreadsheets,
-
StarOffice Impress for creating presentations,
-
StarOffice Draw and StarImage for creating vector and bit-mapped graphics,
-
StarOffice Schedule for managing calendars and to-do lists,
-
StarOffice Mail for handling e-mail,
-
StarOffice Base for creating interfaces to databases,
-
StarOffice Discussion for reading Internet news, and
-
StarOffice Math for creating complex formulas,
-
StarOffice Workplace for creating a desktop environment
http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/9908/sunflash.990831.2.html
http://www.sun.com/dot-com/staroffice.html
It's really good !
The integration of
text, http editor, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, mail, frames,
work folders, database, global documents, diagrams, images, formula, is
really MUCH better than Office and word.
And it's free
Research methods for the Internet:
Many students and professionals now use the Internet as a primary research
tool.
There are some simple methods to take advantage of some of the new
technology which enable the research to create multi-search engine archives
and move fairly smoothly through the better sites. Since most browses limit
bookmarks and are prejudice in the use of search engines, commercial interest
now overwhelm academic or professional standards and interest.
First you need some basic tools
- the Internet connection, explorer and Netscape ( why not both ? )
Then
look at http://www.wiredbrain.net/portals.htm
for a list of search engines. One should try the same search of about 5
to 10 words common in the area of your interest, on several to get an idea
of their advantages and limitations.
Then find and down load:
http://www.copernic.com/netsonic/promo/
http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/index.html
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
http://www.sun.com/
65 MB without recover ( not easy the CD is $10 plus shipping http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/get.html
StarOffice has a fully integrated set of powerful applications that
provides Microsoft Office compatible word processing, spreadsheet, graphic
design, presentations, HTML editor, mail/news reader, scheduler, and database
functions. With the release of the new 5.1 version for worldwide distribution,
StarOffice provides significant performance and feature upgrades that improve
user experience and productivity.
StarOffice 5.1 includes:
StarOffice has a fully integrated set of powerful applications that
provides Microsoft Office compatible word processing, spreadsheet, graphic
design, presentations, HTML editor, mail/news reader, scheduler, and database
functions. With the release of the new 5.1 version for worldwide distribution,
StarOffice provides significant performance and feature upgrades that improve
user experience and productivity.
StarOffice 5.1 includes:
The integration of
text, http editor, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, mail, frames,
work folders, database, global documents, diagrams, images, formula, is
really MUCH better than Office and word.
There are some simple methods to take advantage of some of the new technology which enable the research to create multi-search engine archives and move fairly smoothly through the better sites. Since most browses limit bookmarks and are prejudice in the use of search engines, commercial interest now overwhelm academic or professional standards and interest.
First you need some basic tools
- the Internet connection, explorer and Netscape ( why not both ? )
Then
look at http://www.wiredbrain.net/portals.htm
for a list of search engines. One should try the same search of about 5
to 10 words common in the area of your interest, on several to get an idea
of their advantages and limitations.
Then find and down load:
http://www.copernic.com/netsonic/promo/
http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/index.html
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
Then find and down load:
http://www.copernic.com/netsonic/promo/
http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/index.html
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
http://www.copernic.com/netsonic/promo/
http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/index.html
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/index.html
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/index.html
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
The GO networks engine is too unstable
and has banners and ads that get in the way but some people may find it
useful and they may fix the problems.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
http://express.infoseek.com/
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
After you have downloaded and saved
these files - open them and check the options to set them for the browser
you use, set the search for time and number limits.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
All the multi-search work like http://www.multicrawl.com/
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.
but keep you files so you don’t
have to go back a fourth from the search page to the sites and back.
Key word "infrastructure" http://www.wiredbrain.net/information.htm
Chairman of the Board:
Imagine you are the Chairman of the
Board of the Party. Your business is in winning elections. Victory means
increased market share, higher earning, more respect and power i.e. success.
The market is shared by the other party.
They compete for many of the same
customers and almost all the markets.
The market is essentially a dialogue
or biopoly like Coke and Pepsi. You both have an interest in the total
market size and conditions but it still is a zero sum game - they win you
lose - you win they lose.
What are your assets - what is your
ability to sell product for money thereby raising the cash necessary to
make more investments which have a good rate of return, overall growth,
and better future prospects ?
The communications bill, the banking, insurance,
financial markets bill, the tax bills, farm supports, import export bank
and supports, military procurements, are some of the best sources of money.
If you have the committee Chairs that can help or hurt these great centers
of wealth, both by legislation and in control of the agencies they fund,
the cash will flow in, you will be able to hire the best marketing people,
target the audience, develop the strategies, find their hot buttons, find
the weakness of the other side, pay for the ads, and win.
What is your strategy ? First be sure
there are enough big buck issues out there ? Second be sure you can deliver.
Since you take money from all sides be sure both sides get some of what
they want - bankers and brokers, pharmacies and drug companies, doctors
and lawyers, remember an honest bribe is where the person stays bought
- also there is little difference between a shake down and a bribe if value
is exchanged for money.
The rest is just marketing. If people
want to be really involved in the process they must do so with groups and
cash - power brokers - Older Americans via NARP, teachers with NEA or AFT,
or the 1000’s of industry or company PACs. Since 1 % of the actual voters
pay for political access they don’t count.
They are courted and flattered,
they are manipulated and induced, but the promises, the rhetoric is hollow
- meaningless - because there is no commitment to actually deliver. Promise
them anything - a free lunch, retirement, health care, safety, family values,
God and Country - wave the flag - it doesn’t matter it is just commercials.
There is no requirement for truth in advertising - you are completely protected
by the first amendment.
An even longer view:
There have been only four critical
issues in the History of the American Republic -
Self rule -
The heavy handed use
of force by the British - based on their colonial experience in Ireland
- help drive the colonies into rebellion and to form a union.
The current
form of this issue is the great power of money in politics because of the
high cost of mass marketing.
Since there are more debtors than
creditors the protection of property requires a balance of power, protection
of minorities, and the complex federal system that keeps majorities of
the working classes and poor and their political leaders from taxing the
rich for more benefits for populist programs. A effective mass party of
the workers and farmers was prevented by regional, ethnic and racial divisions.
The current form of the issue of electoral reform is the control by big
money in the mass marketing of politics. Neither party is strong on reform,
even the reform party. Reform requires restructuring of the political parties
and federal election so there would be more common interest rather than
535 independent representatives and senators. Federal financing, a federal
party charter and regulation by an independent commission ( not a bi-party
lobby ) could require some sort of order and discipline in the political
process.
Race - and the Civil War - keeps
coming back to renew itself but slowly recedes. Regional and Class conflict
is made more complex because of race, ethnic and religious divisions. Since
the protection of property ( liberty and justice ) depended on a divided
government, concurrent majorities are hard to come by - only the traumatic
events such as the great depression or the civil rights movement can create
a clean mandate and overwhelming majority that could act in a timely and
decisive manner. Otherwise political action is slow, stumbling, fragmented,
and frustrating.
The current issue of race is beginning to disappear as
a difference between parties.
Equality - more Liberty for the
rich ( absence or constraints on Governmental control ) does not mean more
freedom for the poor ( ability to make choices and have control over your
own life ) since liberty produces great inequality in power. Liberty allows
the rich and powerful to become more rich and powerful - after all they
have advantages they can pass on to their children and corporations have
great long term influence over state authority.
The growth of private power reduces
the freedom of those with little or no power because it changes who pays
and who benefits from public action. Poor kids go to poor schools because
poor people have less power as well as less money. Rich people live in
rich neighborhoods with better schools and more influence on school policy.
Liberation of the slaves did not give them freedom in most ways.
The plantation
share cropping system kept them in economic bondage. Freedom comes from
opportunity to learn and grow and gain insights and not be oppressed by
false belief, superstition, manipulation, debts and obligations, that can
turn into a virtual serfdom. Labor unions and third parties have been a
response to inequalities of wealth and control. Gore is trying to maintain
the idea that Republicans are the party of Big Business and wealth and
Bush is trying to avoid that issue.
The tax cut is the only real issue
that divides the parties because the democrats argue that it will prevent
new benefits and rewards the rich ( who pay most of the taxes ) at the
cost of the benefits of the elderly, middle class and poor.
World order -
The American myth
includes a special role as a secular Zion " A City on the Hill" - and all
the problems of Zionism - nationalism, national consciousness, race consciousness,
chauvinism, jingoism, expansionism, imperialism, colonialism play a role
with prejudice against foreigners, immigrants, and use of military power.
This was played out in Vietnam - neither party has a clear idea of the
role of the last super power or is there a big difference in the confusion
over that role of maintaining a world order good for business, economic
stability, and common standards of conduct.
A current history:
When Lyndon Johnson pushed the Civil
Rights Act in 1960’s he knew he was giving the South to the other side.
It was an act of courage and statesmanship. Over the rest of the 60’s and
70’s and finally in the 80’s the Republican Southern Strategy worked to
take over the Solid South and the angry white male vote and make a working
majority.
The war in Vietnam and the anti-war movement were also moral
crusades, while a Democratic War, became a Republican issue with Nixon.
McGovern worked to clean the party of it’s moral responsibility for the
war but lost the crusade for a more limited role of the American enterprise.
Political realities put the conservatives
in a morally questionable position on the use of military power and race.
All the `moral majority` talk could not overcome their deficiencies on
the great civic issues of the century, race and the use military power
to promote business interests. Bill Clinton’s solid emotional commitment
to civil rights is real, long term and important. His use of force has
been more difficult in Haiti, Somalia, Iran and the Balkans. Bush is trying
to correct the parties moral position without giving up all the traditional
racist and militarist imperialist vote. Pat can some of it but not all
!
The Cold War with anti-Communist
was the issue that tied together racism, anti immigrant, militarism, big
business, southern strategy, Christian fundamentalism and made the republican
majority.
The Reagan triad was to cut taxes
for the rich, build the military for industry, and defend the social order
against the anti-war "radicals", integrationist, hippies and women’s liberation
all under the slogan of social issues, right to life and school prayer,
for the unwashed masses. Liberals were labeled as anti God, soft on Communist,
environmental extremist, women libbers, affirmative action ( integrationist
), pro foreigners and immigrants, big government, big spenders, and the
negatives worked for awhile. Clinton’s sexual problems is a stand in for
these social issues. Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrish, a majority of house
Republicans and Pat Buchanan all agreed on the negative attacks and tax,
military and social issues.
They only disagreed on trade issues and the
level of rhetorical extremism.
Clinton and the new democrats, DLC,
democratic leadership conference, took over the great center and pushed
the other side to appear extreme thanks to Pat and his crew. Baby boomers
are not moved by the older racist, militarist, social conservative rhetoric.
One can hope that racism has declined in the South and elsewhere but it
is not gone by any means - only politically incorrect.
Bush can not clear the Republicans
of their historic positions so quickly and easily.
The tax, defense and
social issues will haunt the election. Gore only has to take the high ground
- there are four stages in any election campaign -
First name recognition ( Gore had
it sort of also Bush because of his father ) and second to strike positive
connections with popular issues - against crime, for peace, prosperity
and security, social security, good government, clean air and water, and
other positive issues.
The third stage is to raise doubts
about the other side - they threaten peace and security, are in favor of
pollution, are immoral and weak and dishonest.
The last stage in a return to the
positive - the vision thing - the hero on a white horse and leave the other
side left in the dropping.
Religion and theology
[1] Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
Reminds me of the republican "Christian
cops" debate.
Religion is one area of human experience,
theology is another, Politics is one part of our lives, Ideology another,
we tend to get them confused. Religion is an experience, theology is an
idea; politics is about power, Ideology about beliefs.
We tend to get experience, feeling,
passions confused with ideas, theories, thoughts and positions. Gestalt
is a psychological practice that works to make the separation clear by
the direct experience of feeling. To understand the difference is very
useful in getting control of choices in life, government, education, health
and science.
People and communities can’t work hard
and progress to a place they don’t understand and have never experienced.