Thursday, October 23, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
An Obamanation?
It can be quite easy for people to get caught up in institutional culture. It is a powerful force that form clicks and gangs for good and bad. The cautious tale of most groups is that power when not pure is used for evil or have horrible consequences. Colin Powell this week noted something I have quietly noticed but never voiced because I understood to nature of American at this particular time. To call someone a Muslim is been turned into a swear, a curse in American that may result in banishment, harassment, and even assault. I tend to remember several of my classmates after 9/11 being pull over and harassed by police. It was a "black" moment for them. But as the years progressed a certain nihilism set in that allowed even the most socially conscience person to accept that if Obama was a Muslim then he is doomed. His strongest supports after professing their admiration for the man would cringe at the revelation that Obama was a Muslim. What this has shown is an underlying truth for many Americans. To be a real American you must fit within a certain paradigm, and that paradigm rarely includes Blacks, Muslims, and really anything that isn't White Anglo with Christian roots and beliefs. One would believe the paradigm is shifting and hopefully the world can see this. But, we must also see that there are many that do not want the paradigm to shift. The no only shout hateful things but accompany those words with ornaments of Curious George to represent Obama. My only hope for the next generation is that these fringe elements continue to become more narrow.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
America...The European Country?
I have not forgotten about anyone waiting to see the financial statement for the latest Fairfield election. The national political race has blocked many Americans from the obvious truth. That their country has under taken drastic changes in the last two weeks. Now, either these events have been planned or an coincidental unravelling of democratic and capitalist ideals. All of which seem to have been precipitated by greed and deregulation. In either result, the fight against governments involvement in business and the strange bedfellows that creates has forever been change. There is no longer any separate of business and state, as if there really was before. But, without waling against the establishment the only real question is where do we go from here? Without so much as a gunshot or a riot we have ventured into socialism. So, where do we go? As the change becomes apparent do we pick up arms and fight the change or do we simply accept that Marx will eventually be vindicated? With the merger of the Federal Government with the financial establishment our once praised system is gone. There seems to be no need to have government ownership in every single business but only to have government ownership in the most important ones. In this case, it would be the financial district. The controllers of debt, financing, inflation, and economy growth. We are living in a new world...and maybe that is OK. But I shall leave you with this...can the government earn dividends and other forms of profits from these company????? And if so...do you really believe the government will ever let that sweet gift go?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Hello...Welcome to Fairfield
On Oct. 7th K. Coachman successfully won election as the new Mayor of Fairfield, Al surviving a battled runoff with city activist Johnny Wyatt. Regardless of how people may feel after the election. The general consensus is that we must move forward to make this city better. However, the road blocks and barriers that may interfere with this process include the massive amounts of funding funnelled into Coachman's campaign. It is quite shocking the spending difference between the two candidates. Mr. Wyatt spending a simple 1,000 dollars on his mayoral campaign in a small city of 11,500 while Coachman spent well over 20,000 dollars. In the coming days his funding shall be release. And I mean to post every contribution and follow the development of this city very closely.
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