We should all go hmmmmm...

-Dare to think for yourself. -Voltaire

-You are your choices. -Seneca

-Teachers open the door, but you must walk through it yourself. -Chinese Proverb

-No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. -Buddha

-To find yourself, think for yourself. -Socrates

-Knowing thyself is the beginning of all wisdom. -Aristotle

-Any fool can know. The point it to understand. -Albert Einstein

-The more you read, the more you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go. -Dr. Seuss

-The more you know, the more you know you don't know. -David Bryne

-The more you know, the less you need. -Aboriginal proverb

-Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains. -Jean Jacques Rosseau

-No man is free who is not master of himself. -Epictetus

-The most excellent struggle is that for the conquest of self. -Muhammed

-It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or demons, heaven or hell. -Buddha

-And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. -John 8:32

-The search for truth is on one way hard and in the other way easy, for it is evident that no one can master it fully or miss it wholly. But each adds a little to our knowledge of nature, and from all the facts assembled there arises a certain grandeur. -Aristotle

-It takes two to speak truth; one to speak and the other to hear. -Henry David Thoreau

-The more abstract the truth you want to teach, the more thoroughly you must seduce the senses to accept it. -Friedrich Nietzsche

-Truth stands, even if there is no public support. It is self-sustained. -Ghandi

-Love truth, but pardon error. -Voltaire

-From error to error, one discovers the entire truth. -Sigmund Freud

-Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. -Ghandi

-Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it, we raise ourselves to it, and by our very acknowledgement, prove that we bear within ourselves what is higher and are worthy to be on a level with it. -Johanne Wolfgang Von Goethe

-Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. -Abraham Lincoln

-When people fear the government, there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty. -Thomas Jefferson

-Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. -Henry David Thoreau

-Good people don't need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around them. -Plato

-One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. -Martin Luther King Jr

-None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

-He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. -Aristotle

-For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. -Nelson Mandela

-He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. -Socrates

-What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind. We are what we think. -Buddha

-A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. -Ghandi

-If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. -Mother Teresa

-It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace, and live in peace. -Shenandoah proverb

-There is no path to peace; peace is the path. -Ghandi

-Know the Power that is Peace. -Black Elk

-Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. -Buddha

-When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. -Jimi Hendrix

-We must live together as brothers, or perish together as fools. -Martin Luther King Jr.

-If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can make the world safe for diversity. For in the final analysis, our most common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breath the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal. -John F. Kennedy

-All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom. -Albert Einstein

-The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different. All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other aspects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth. -Ghandi
-I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit. -Kahlil Gibran

-Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do. They all contain Truths. -Muhammed

-Regard Heaven as your Father, Earth as your Mother, and all that lives as your Brother and Sister. -Native Wisdom

-Therefore all things whatsoever you desire that men should do to you, do you evenso unto them. -Matthew 7:12

-Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. -Luke 6:31

-Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others. -Socrates

-Do not say , that if people do good to us, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will oppress them; but determine that if people do you good, you will do good to them; and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them. -Muhammed

-Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. -Marcus Aurelius

-Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. -Ghandi

-Happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer hardships all our life merely to amuse ourselves. The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement. Happiness belongs to the self sufficient. Happiness depends on ourselves. Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. -Aristotle

-Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness. -Oliver Wendall Holmes

-Where there is love, there is life. -Ghandi

-Love is the pursuit of the whole. -Plato

-I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. -Mother Teresa

-There is no remedy for love than to love more. -Henry David Thoreau

-Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses. -Lao Tzu

-Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend. There is something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies. -Martin Luther King Jr.

-Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. -Buddha

-If I speak in tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophesy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves. Love never fails... -I Corinthians 13
-Love conquers all. -Virgil

-It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love; it matters only that you love. -John Lennon

-Wicked men obey from fear; good men from love. -Aristotle

-Love doesn't find a way, love is the way. Live and let live, love and let love. -Whitedog

-God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them. -German proverb

-Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

-The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions. -Confucious

-It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action. -Lin Yutang

-For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in the mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. -James 1:23-24

-Words may show a man's wit, but actions show his meaning. -Benjamin Franklin

-Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. -Plato

-Don't judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins. -Native American Proverb

-Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods. -Albert Einstein

-Judge not, that you may not be judged. For the judgement you pronounce will be judged, and with the measure you use it, will be measured to you. Matthew 7:1-2

-All actions are judged by the motives prompting them. -Muhammed

-I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. -Leonardo da Vinci

-However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do if you do not act upon them? -Buddha

-The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself. The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. -Plato

-Let him who would move the world first move himself. -Socrates

-You don't need to change the world; you need to change yourself. -Miguel Ruiz

-Things do not change; we change. -Henry David Thoreau

-It is our lives and not our words that our religion must read. -Thomas Jefferson

-Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past, let us accept our own responsibility for the future. -John F. Kennedy

-The world as we have created it, is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. -Albert Einstein

-If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. -Laozi

-Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is yet to come. We only have today. Let us begin. -Mother Teresa

-You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Ghandi

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*Don't just rely on quote sites. Don't just read. Read great books by great authors. Read the works of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Homer, Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Ghandi, Nietzsche, Freud, Confucius, St. Thomas Aquintas, Rousseau, Dante, Shakespeare, Twain, etc. Don't just read passages from the Bible or the Quran. Study the history behind them and the events surrounding them. Don't limit yourself to western philosophy. Read books about paganism, eastern philosophy and mysticism. Read about the "occult" or the "unknown." Study your culture and the cultures all over the world. Read fiction and non-fiction. Let go of what you think you know and accept what you don't. Read it once, read it again and then read it one more time to see if you agree. Read the words of poets, actors, novelists, philosophers, politicians, scientists, activists, religious leaders, activists, etc. If you've only read parts of "Civil Disobedience," read it all. Seek to understand why Thoreau wrote it. Don't rely on others to think for you. Like Voltaire said, "Dare to think for yourself." If you want to change the world, do what Ghandi said- "You must be the change you want to see in the world." It's all about choice. Choose to continue your education. Choose to change yourself. Choose to fuel the fire that draws people to you rather than away from you. Positive change in the world begins with positive changes and choices with us. Choose the pursuit of Truth... -REVOLIENCE

...FIRE in the "WHOLE!"

     Before we begin, let's get some facts straight.  Here's a list of executive orders that have been on public record for over thirty years. Most of us aren't even aware of these orders, so let's review and get educated together.  We ALL need to know and be aware of this.  We cannot afford to NOT know this.  If this isn't the ACME Wile E. Coyote Hammer, I don't know what is...

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10990: allows complete government take over of all modes of transportation and control of all highways and seaports.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995: allows government to seize and control all communication media.                                
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10997: allows government to take over all electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels, minerals.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10998: allows government to take over all food resources and farms.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000: allows government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under it's supervision.                                  
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11001: allows government to take over all health, education and welfare functions.
                   
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11002: designates the Postmaster General to operate national registrations of all persons.
                         
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11003: allows government to take over all airports and aircraft, including commercial aircraft.
                     
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11004: allows the Housing and Finance Authority to relocate communities, build new housing with public funds, designate areas to be abandoned, and establish new locations for populations.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11005: allows government to take over all railroads, inland waterways and public storage facilities.
                           
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11051: specifies the responsibility of the Office of Emergency Planning and gives authorization to put all Executive Orders into effect in times of increased international tensions and economic or financial crisis.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11310: grants authority to the Department of Justice to enforcement plans set out in Executive Order(s), to institute industrial support, to establish judicial and legislative liaison, to control aliens, to operate penal and correctional institutions, and to advise and assist the President.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11049: assigns emergency preparedness function to federal departments &agencies and consolidates 21 operating Executive Orders issued over a 15 year period.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11921: allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency to develop plans to establish control over the mechanisms of production and distribution, of energy sources, wages, salaries, credit and the flow of money in the U.S. financial institution in any undefined national emergency. It also provides that when a state of emergency is declared by the President, Congress cannot review the action for six months....

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 12148: created the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that is to interface with the Department of Defense (DOD) for civil defense planning and funding. It ensures the survival of the U.S. Government in the event of "major emergency" , foreign or domestic. It's task is to be the coordinating body in times of national disaster.

-EXECUTIVE ORDER 12656: appoints the National Security Council as the principal body that should consider emergency powers.  Allows government to increase domestic intelligence and surveillance of U.S. citizens and restricts freedom of movement within the U.S. and grants the government the right to isolate large groups of civilians. It allows the National Guard to be federalized to seal all borders and take control of U.S. air space and all ports of entry.

     Now that we're all on the same page, let's summarize that for those with blank stares on their faces... Executive Order by the President, Constitutional or not, becomes law by it's publication in the Federal Registry and it by-passes Congress in the process.  This power suspends the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  In suspending the laws of our land, it allows for the arrest and detainment of any citizen without warrant and to hold them without trial.  It can seize anything from food, transportation, property or you name it and make you go or do anything it pleases.

     Whenever the President deems it necessary (economic collapse, civil unrest, foreign or domestic attack, protests against American intervention in a foreign country), a police state will ensue, our new form of government (higher than than the law of the land our forefathers set up) and your rights go right out the window, nothing in the government can stop it. Is it possible there is no provision or contingency to restore the Constitution after the order is signed?  Don't wanna believe all this?  Please do your research and find out for yourself...

     That's pretty straightforward, so let's review some other data, facts and information during our "shock and awe" session.  What's DHS (Department of Homeland Security) doing?  Well if you go to http//www.fbo.gov, you will discover that just recently DHS has purchased just under 2 BILLION rounds of ammunition with MILLIONS more on order.  This ammunition is not "target ammo" either.  It's anti-personnel ammunition such as JHPBT (Jacketed Hollow Point Boat Tail) .308 sniper rounds, .40 calibur 165 grain JHP rounds, 2 & 3/4-12 gauge 00Buck rounds, .357  Sig JHP rounds, and .45, 9mm, .38, .223, 7.62x39 and 5.56x45mm rounds as well.  For those that are reading "Greek," and don't know anything about ballistics, these rounds go in hand guns and machine guns and deliver maximum energy transfer with penetration and "knock down" power- Even the military doesn't carry this kind of ammunition in our current wars.  It's true- look it up.

     This isn't all either.  They just got $400,000 of radiation protection pills, hundreds of thousands of dollars in riot gear, grenades, bullet proof checkpoint booths, NATO select fire (A switch allows for semi-auto or full auto) PDW's (Personal Defense Weapons), 30 round magazines and a whole bunch of other stuff you'll see in your kid's video games and in movies.  You might also be interested to know that several hundred thousand plastic coffins (designed to be burned if needed) have been purchased and are stored on land jointly owned by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and WHO (World Health Organization) in Atlanta, GA, right next to the FEMA Regional office and training facility, which happens to be a hop skip and a jump from the "Fusion Center." (Named "Fusion Center of the Year" presented by Janet Napolitano, for it's involvement in two cases in particular- the search for Jamie Hood in Athens, and for the search for Jorelys Rivera in Canton.)  If you don't know what a "fusion center" is, you might want to research that...

*Jorelys Rivera was a tragically murdered young girl, which gained attention in the media worldwide and I happened to be involved in every operational period as a tracker for Search and Rescue- and I remember it like it was yesterday. My team spent 4 days and nights, looking for her, collecting evidence, going door to door, heading up search parties and doing everything in our power to bring justice to the table.  The very first person, my partner and I came across, right when we left command, on the very first hasty search, was Ryan Brunn- the murderer.  He followed us around, and his suspicious behavior prompted us to report him to command.  Later we found key evidence, the crime scene, the egress route etc. My partner and I wrote our reports, debriefed to command and prepared for court, but Ryan committed suicide before we were even needed there.  Many, many people, both paid and volunteer, devoted their time to this case with everything they had to give.  My heart goes out to her family and all those involved.  It was a tragedy that shook everyone...

     There are some other facts you need to be aware of in addition to those mentioned before.  The U.S. House of Representatives has passed HR 6566, which is an ammendnent to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which "imbues the Administrator of FEMA to provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality planning, and for other purposes."  In addition, The National Emergency Centers Establishment Act, HR Bill 645, clearly mandates the creation of "FEMA CAMPS" which seems to be a "conspiracy" still to some, and if you still need proof, you can watch a report from CBS on November 10th, which reports that these camps are being used to house the victims of some recent super storms which have made headline news lately.  You also might want to check out the 10 divisions of the country outlined by FEMA while you're reading or watching The Hunger Games...

     While your researching all of this, you might as well check out the new training programs which involve shooting pictures of pregnant women, young girls and boys on playgounds, and elderly men an women holding guns in preparation for civil unrest, domestic terrorism (American's suspicious of centralized federal authority, reverent of individual liberty and labeled as right wing terrorists), and as Janet Napolitano (chief of DHS) says, they are "preparing for a mass plan to deal with the shelter and processing of large numbers of immigrants."  Before doing this tho, you might want to review the Patriot Act, which vastly expands the government's authority to spy on American citizens, while simultaneously reduces the "checks and balances" on those powers like judicial oversight, public accountability, and the ability to challenge those searches in court, which violates the 1st and 4th Amendments.  And don't forget the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) which allows the President, or any future Presidents, to order the military to arrest, imprison and torture anyone in the world, indefinitely, without charge or trial, which not only violates the Constitution, but violates the International Laws of War as well...

     Now let's put all these facts, data and information in perspective.  Now that you know the power our government holds, and the statistics of the recent purchases by our civilian national security force, and that none of this is exaggerated or pulled from unreliable sources, you might want to compare how much ammunition the military used in it's war in Iraq.  At the height of the war, the U.S. military only used 70 Million rounds per year.  At that rate, the amount recently purchased by DHS, would take almost 30 years to use... And that ammo is to be used on American soil only... To be fair, some of it is for training obviously, and DHS said "they needed it" because Obama stated our civilian national security force needed to be "just as strong, just as powerful and well funded as the military."  Just so you know, the math works out where every person in the United States would have 5 cartridges at this point...

     DHS also stated there was a shortage of ammo and they were buying in bulk to save money... Which brings up another interresting set of facts.  DHS isn't the only one buying guns and ammo.  The F.B.I. database reveals some pretty interresting data about the citizens of America as well. Over 70 Million guns have been purchased since 2009, and according to background checks, just in the last year, a gun has been purchased every 1.5 seconds.  The Guns and Ammo Industry report indicates that every gun and ammo manufacturer in the country is running full capacity, 24/7, is maxed out, or has plans to further increase production over the next few months. Some have even stopped taking orders while some are not able to find enough parts to complete orders or locate the metal necessary to manufacture the weapons.

     Active concealed weapons permits in the U.S. number over 8 Million and are exponentially climbing as well. The stats are mind boggling. One simply cannot ignore what's going on right now. All the guns and ammo are just disappearing and being purchased. Just go to any gun store and look at the shelves and talk to the employees. America is preparing for something. Obviously, DHS is preparing for an extraordinary event on U.S. soil and the citizens are preparing for something other than sport hunting or bench shooting. So what is it preparing for?  What on Earth is going on?...

     Never before in history has this many guns and ammo been purchased this quickly, and these are only the stats on public record.  Imagine what's happening in the black market and off the record.  It is undeniable that something is going on.  Debates on gun control and weapons and magazine bans are all over the place.  Media statistics aren't even close to the truth.  The Sandy Hook School shooting and the Chris Dorner case are just a couple of the many cases out there which have propelled this unprecedented event.  Just go to the F.B.I. database and review your own statistics on what's going on. Events like these happen all the time, all over the place.  These two events by themselves are not responsible for the big picture.  Go to all the government websites dealing with anything and everything related to this post.  Visit Youtube and any other source of information you can find. Pay attention and think outside the box. Be critical. Think logical and use your common sense...

     All the information, statistics, data is out there and you need to see it for yourself.  Assume I'm wrong about all of it. Challenge everything in this post. Get informed, get educated and get involved. Review history related to this entire post.  Remind yourself what happens. This isn't something you can just hope turns out all right. We all need to be paying attention to current events right now. We all need to start being the change we want to see in the world right now. This post doesn't even touch the surface. Challenge yourself. The time has come. Let go of fear. Stop procrastinating. This is a call to action. Willful ignorance is a plague. Get involved in your community. Continue your education. Make positive changes within yourself and set the example for others to follow. Don't blame or point fingers. Accept that our choices in the past have added up to the present.  Our future hangs in the balance and demands our immediate attention. Spread the word.  Never stop questioning.  Pursue the truth and get out there and make a difference. Everyone's locked and loaded and there's a fire in the "whole"..........

Sources:
www.fbo.gov
www.fema.gov
www.fbi.gov
www.gbi.gov
www.dmc.members.sonic.net
www.usacarry.com
www.infowars.com
www.wikpedia.com

And the Darwin Award goes to...

     Is "choice" really an illusion?  Are there forces at work in the universe which drive and determine our purpose? Does our life really have meaning?  Are we a "necessity" of evolution?  People have been trying to determine our place in the world since the dawn of man.  It seems reasonable for us to have the "power of rational and meaningful choice," and we have chosen to believe so.  Of course, our actions show a much different story.  Rational choice would mean that we, as humans, make choices which sustain ourselves and our environment.  Understanding our behavior is quite an interesting subject.  Why do we do the things we do?  Let's take a step back and check ourselves out...

     The study of humans is divided into different categories.  Anthropologists study the "science of humanity," sociologists scientifically study "human society" and it's origins, development, organizations and institutions, while psychologists scientifically study "mental functions and behaviors."  These categories are further sub-divided and let's not forget the other "sciences" or "spiritual" categories either.  A holistic approach would include mind, body and spirit and wouldn't limit itself in the process.  For our purposes, we will keep it simple, as there is no way to have a comprehensive and complete study of ourselves here.  People have devoted their entire lives to the various aspects of "humans" and it would be ludicrous to think we could summarize all of that in such a short piece.  Our function is to examine our decision making process and what drives that process... 

     We like to think of ourselves as rationally minded creatures.  We like to think we lean towards critical thinking and logic based reasoning. Objectively speaking, we know this isn't completely true.  Emotion plays a big part in our decisions as well.  Humans are emotional beings, and it highly affects our reactions and decisions.  As we come into this world, some of our functions are innate, while some of our functions are learned.  Our environment plays a big role.  Our experiences play a big role.  Our DNA plays a big role.  All in all, there are many factors that play a role, some that we are aware of, some that we are not.  Our spiritual "connection" in this world, and our understanding of the "supernatural" (forces and phenomenon beyond scientific understanding), are even less understood, yet also play a role as well.  Just because we are not aware, does not mean we are not affected.  So, all these factors influence the process, objectively speaking, so let's examine our thoughts at work- our actions...

     When compared to other animals, we engage in more self-destructive behaviors.  While some of our actions mirror other animal's actions, we are the masters of greed, deception, violence, cheating, lying and stealing, gambling, gossiping, bullying and a host of other bad habits and stressful behaviors.  Science proves that most of our destructive behaviors are rewarded in our brains with our "feel good" chemicals (dopamine, seratonin, endorphines, endogenous opiates etc.) while some like gambling and stress, started that way, yet we continue even after the reward centers are exhausted.  Rationality goes right out the window in our quest to gain possessions, wealth, resources, social dominance, status and power etc.  Some scientists, rationalize that gossip, although considered destructive, actually boost our self-esteem by tightening our social circles.  The act of telling a lie, actually takes more effort and energy than telling the truth.  Scientists also suggest that aggressive behavior increases surviveability and reproduction, and also stimulates reward receptors in our brains.

     We use all sorts of things to increase dopamine and seratonin- drugs, alcohol, sex, music, exercise, laughter, to name a few.  We encourage both good and bad behaviors in our societies.  Some talk the talk, while others walk the walk.  We can be selfish at times, and giving at others.  We can practice good morals, ethics and standards, form codes for our lives and practice good disciplines, and demonstrate quite the opposite as well.  We can help each other, and we can hurt each other.  We can be mean and we can be kind.  We can love and we can hate.  We can nurture and we can destroy.  We can give life and we can take life... So what influences these decisions?  We're motivated by lots of different forces: guilt, shame, fear, peer pressure, hate, love, gratitude, compassion, joy, the sun, the moon, the weather, temperature and the list can go on and on...

     As we come into the world, we start a learning process.  We become aware of our surroundings.  We live different experiences.  We remember the things that influence our lives and how people, places and things make us feel.  We gain knowledge and understanding.  We make mistakes, learn from those mistakes and often repeat the same mistakes.  We make friends and lose friends.  We can be the example and make examples.  Our lives are a journey, not a destination.  Our lives are constantly evolving and we are all at different points in those journeys.  Our mind, bodies and spirits are always changing.  The environment and things we cannot see or understand are always changing.  Our strength as humans is that we can adapt.  We adapt through our choices and will to live and survive.  What really matters is our perspective in life and our mindset.  Life is all about balance.  We have the power of choice.  Everyday we are presented with opportunities.  What we do with those opportunities is up to us. Our reactions are the result of choice.  Our life's purpose is what we say it is.  Feed the good wolf, feed the bad wolf.  See the good, see the bad.  Get busy livin',  get busy dyin'.  Take the "red" pill, take the "blue" pill.  It's all about choice.

     Sometimes we just need a little motivation.  Sometimes we just need a reminder.  Sometimes the universe will allow us, and sometimes it will force us.  For the little time we have, we can make the best of it, or we can make the worst of it.  Everything in this world is connected-even the negative and the positive.  We are all part of this world.  We are all connected through energy.  We know that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.  We know that energy is constantly moving into form, through form and out of form.  We know that everything we know as mass and light, is energy (E=MC2).  We know that energy in motion tends to stay in motion.  We know that like energy seeks like energy.  We know our bodies harness energy, use energy, give off energy and at the very core of our molecules and atoms, exists energy itself.  We can even read the energy coming from our thoughts on an EKG.  We can look through microscopes and telescopes and see that every single thing in this universe at it's simplest form, is energy.  Therefor, everything and everyone is fundamentally made of the same thing.  We are one big energy field.

     We as humans, quite literally, possess the energy sources we choose, the energy fields we operate in and the energy we attract.  Quantum physics states that you can't have a universe without the mind entering into it first.  Perception is in the mind.  Our bodies possess incredible tools to guide us along the way.  Our emotions, our spirits and our physical bodies all work together as one.  It's up to us to stay in balance.  We can go with the flow of the universe, embrace it's laws and live life to the fullest, or we can practice willful ignorance and deal with the consequences.  All across the globe, people's instincts are kicking in.  We're aware of something, but we can't seem to put our fingers on it.  We sense that something is going on and that something needs to happen.   Something in the world just isn't right.  We can feel it.  Perhaps it's the universe whispering in our ears, tugging at our hearts, stirring our emotions and beckoning our minds.  Perhaps this is our inner consciousness, pushing us for change.

     The physical signs are everywhere.  Mother Nature suggests it at every turn.  Our ways are not working, and it's time to put our hearts, minds and spirits together, assess the situation, go back to the drawing board and create positive change.  Choose a positive mindset.  Choose not to ignore the facts, information and signs all around you.  Use it for contrast to make better choices and fuel the fires that draw people to you, rather than away from you. Choose a better life for you and for others.  Believe that we can do it, and show it in your actions.  The choice is up to you.  Accept life or we'll receive the next Darwin Award.... 

Sources:

Regurgitated flash art from experiences in life & college

www.wikipedia.com

www.livescience.com

www.secrettv.com

How many spoonfuls of common sense do you take in your conspiracy?

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." -Prince Gautama Siddharta

"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire

"I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair play." -Thomas Jefferson

"A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning." -Quote from Proverbs

"Common sense is as rare as genius, and is the basis of genius... Common sense is genius dressed in it's working clothes." -Ralph Waldo Emmerson

"The best prophet is common sense, our native wit." -Euripides

"Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late, that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes." -Oscar Wilde

     Before we dive into some of the more popular conspiracies, like Chris Dorner, Sandy Hook, 9/11, Chemtrails, HAARP, JFK etc., we've gotta discuss a few things.  First, you've gotta ask yourself, if there is even the possibility they are true, and if you don't believe they are true, then you've gotta ask yourself if it's because you truly don't believe they're true, or because you don't want to believe they're true.  Conspiracy is becoming the talk of the town lately, and generally speaking, the common belief is that conspiracies are only based in truth, and not necessarily truth, because they can't be proven.  This belief is based on the "innocent until proven guilty" idea, and most people require the smoking gun with the silver bullet to give the theory any weight, undivided attention or merit.  Most people "assume" the right people are working on it, and with "blind faith", believe the "truth" is coming.  Such people point to conspiracies like Watergate to prove their point.  If it's true, it will come out...

     This seems logical to most people, but one has to ask if they really gave any of these existing theories any real attention or thought.  For instance, consider where you first heard of the theory.  Was it based solely on information from t.v?  Do you wholly believe everything you hear on t.v. is true, and that in no way could the information be biased or manipulated?  Have you really thought about or challenged the credibility of the source where you first heard the information?  How much time did you actually research, and from how many sources did you challenge the information and their credibility?  Perhaps you have already concluded that the theory didn't warrant that kind of challenge based on other reasons...

     For example, you might have reasoned that conspiracies require the cooperation of hundreds, if not thousands of people.  Surely someone would "spill the beans" and that kind of information could not be hidden or suppressed with so much on the line.  Obviously, a conspiracy theorist would say that's how the info got out anyway, and would argue that a conspiracy doesn't have to be 100% effective- even a bucket with holes will transport the majority of what's in it to it's destination.  To get away with something that big, only the mass opinion matters.  The lower percentage of people that do figure it out, are labeled, and who wants to be considered "crazy, paranoid or a theorist" anyway?  I would consider this dangerous thinking as the one animal that's going the opposite direction of the herd running over the cliff is considered "crazy" until ...

     O.k., so that makes logical sense, but then you might ask how a conspiracy can be proven beyond doubt, and require a full explanation on how it was accomplished.  Consider this- when putting together a jigsaw puzzle, do you have to have every single piece to see the picture on the puzzle?  It does make sense, that you wouldn't require every piece to see the picture.  Cases go on for years, even when the detectives know what happened, wouldn't you agree?  Surely, you have had this happen in your own life at some point or another.  Wouldn't common sense dictate that perhaps the same holds true with conspiracy theories?  Wouldn't it be plausible to think that perhaps you could see the big picture without all the details?...

     Well, of course, but you can't just jump to conclusions with just a couple coincidences.  If we're gonna talk numbers, then let's talk probabilities.  You can't come to conclusions based on just a few pieces of conflicting information.  And even if you did have a "smoking gun with the silver bullet," you could still reason the explanation is just way too easy, or simple to see in such a complex theory.  One would have to spend an awful lot of time studying the case, following motive and the money trail to put all that together.  With limited information, how could anyone with common sense think that was possible?  Talk about critical thinking!  Well, again I ask, "How much studying have you actually done?"  We can go in circles all day, but common sense would say, "You really can't form an opinion if you haven't given it any attention."  Perhaps, the source of the theory comes from someone who HAS given it more attention than you.  Perhaps there is some information out there you haven't come across yet.  Is that possible?...

     Have you really challenged yourself in all of this?  Have you challenged the sources?  Have you challenged the information or data?  Do you really believe mainstream media gives you all the "facts" to every case?  Do you really believe all media presents unbiased and un-manipulated investigative journalism?  Is it possible, you might have missed something or jumped to conclusions based on conditioning, or are you arriving at your decisions based on logical reasoning and critical thinking with an open mind?  Do you follow popular opinion, or do you consider yourself strong enough to stand away from the crowd?  I think it's safe to say, that at one time or another, we haven't exactly been above reproach, and perhaps we could have made some hasty decisions and choices.  Perhaps, after deciding to revisit some of these conspiracies, we could approach them with a different mindset and apply some common sense to them in our pursuit of truth...

     So now that we've come to the conclusion that we're all human, let's review some of the more popular conspiracies right now, and see what we come up with.  Chris Dorner- pretty big case in the news right now. Some say he's a murderer and a domestic terrorist.  All this is evidenced by his manifesto, the testimony of police and his actions.  But how many of us have actually read the manifesto?  Of those that did, what did they conclude?  Can we fully believe, based on one document, that the accusations portrayed by the media and law enforcement hold true?  Some people are saying no.  They're arguing we can't accomplish that without a fair trial.  They're saying that our human rights have gone out the window with the Patriot Act and the NDAA and subsequently, innocent people are being shot at without warning.  They feel things are out of control and argue, that citizens should not have to worry about law enforcement making snap decisions that affect innocent people or create human casualty.  They go on to say there exists plenty of evidence that Dorner was "conveniently" murdered and recordings of the police, prove so.  In addition, they ask how a plastic licence could remain intact after a blaze that burnt down a house.  Based on what you've seen in the media and on the Internet, what conclusion have you come to?  How much time have you put into this case? Have you thought about how this case affects you?  Does it affect you? Is it worth your time to figure that out?  It's a pretty big controversy right now.  What are your feelings and did they influence your decisions? Does emotion play a big part in your conclusion or has logic based reasoning and critical thinking, combined with common sense and an open mind, got you where you stand?...

     False Flag events are a huge topic in the conspiracy world.  9/11 is a good example of that.  There's holes all in this one.  How could a plane fit into the size of the hole in the Pentagon?  Where's the footage of the crash and debris left over?  How come we can review people on live television, stating that building number 7, across from the World Trade Center, had fallen due to fire, yet we can clearly see the building in the background, twenty minutes before it actually collapsed?  People at the scene, to this day, state they heard explosions in the building, below the impact zones, and prior to the collapse.  This doesn't even come close to all the evidence people are analyzing to this very day.  Many, many documentaries exist and eye witness accounts all over the Internet.  Yet most people, even with overwhelming evidence, still believe the 9/11 Commission report.  Conspiracy theorists even point out the same kind of glaringly obvious evidence in the Sandy Hook School Shootings.  How can it be, that websites in honor of the murdered children, exist and were created days before the actual shooting?  And this is just a start.  Wouldn't we be doing more honor to those that lost their lives by pursuing the truth?...

      Common sense, tells us there is a whole lot more than meets the eye in these cases.  One doesn't have to be an inside investigator to realize there's more to the story.  Obviously, citizens of this country, and people all over the world  are saying the same thing.  The events have already taken place, the damage done, and yet, the nation is in an uproar about them.  The masses are starting to question all sorts of events in mainstream media, and quite often, at that.  Issues like war overseas and gun control and civil liberties are rampant all over the place.  These issues are fueled with intense emotion, and forcing people to take stances on subjects they would prefer not to.  Others are, in fact, looking for these types of situations to fuel their fires on agendas and propaganda.  These situations are perfect platforms to push their own agendas and opinions.  And that is what concerns me...

     Common sense, shows us that some of these conspiracies are too easy.  It's not hard, after spending some time reviewing the information, to come to some pretty glaringly obvious conclusions.  Take for example, the Chemtrails or HAARP conspiracies.  The Freedom of Information Act, has led way to revealing all kinds of information available to the public, that is rarely, if ever, shown or released on mainstream media.  One would think that when it comes to people's health, information released about vaccines, chemicals in the air-released on purpose, chemicals put in our food- on purpose, chemicals dumped on land or in the sea- on purpose, strains of viruses and diseases designed and released- on purpose, would be a widely discussed topic that would outrage people. Surely, this would change the way we think about health, medicine and the environment worldwide.  It definitely should inspire people to at least rethink or approach their lives a little differently.  Especially when their own health and the health of their children, family and friends are in jeopardy. There are literally hundreds of thousands of people, organizations, groups and activists working to bring this information to public light, yet people still ignore it and shrug their shoulders.  Telling them, we actually have the ability to manipulate the weather, is even harder for people to grasp, let alone process the ramifications of such a thing...

     Have we all just become conditioned in all this?  Are there just too many conspiracies going on right now?  It used to just be isolated theories like JFK or Roswell.  Now, it seems to be frequently occuring all over the globe.  People are questioning everything, all over the place, and wondering why this doesn't bother the masses.  Divisions, as a result, are taking place.  People's emotions are propelling them to warn everyone and when everyone doesn't listen, well... things start to get ugly in a lot of cases.  The worst in human nature starts to come out, fueled by the results of the worst of human nature and more of the same can be expected because of it- perpetual negativity.  It's ironic to see all of this play out.  On a fundamental level, we are all made of the same thing, we all have the same basic needs, we all exist in the same world and yet, how can we all be so separated and divided when we're all so very connected on a basic level?  Common sense says this is not logical, or reasonable, or even supportive of our survival as a species...

     In conclusion, how much does common sense really play a role in our lives?  Have you ever considered that perhaps the real conspiracy is playing with common sense?  Perhaps some of these conspiracies were designed to divide us?  Perhaps when a plot starts at the top, it continues to work because it didn't originate from the outside-in, but rather from the top down, and for a reason?  Perhaps fear plays a big role?  Perhaps people are just following the herd?  Perhaps they don't care what people know and what they don't know?  Perhaps common sense just shows us that people are just doing what people do?  Perhaps we need to reevaluate our position on things?  Perhaps we should start looking within?  Perhaps we should start looking in the mirror?  Perhaps we should stop for a minute and think?...

     How are we going to make it through anything the way things are going?  If you're just starting to "wake up," I challenge you to try to curb your enthusiasm, and rethink how you're gonna spread the word.  Put your emotion aside, and ask yourself, "How can I get my message across and have a positive effect?"  Do you really think that forcing the message on others will have the best result?  Do you think making others look less than smart will have good results?  Do you think looking down at others has positive results?  What about emotionally charged and heated debates?  Does that kind of environment allow people to reach decisions on their own in a positive way?  Wouldn't respecting others be a better way of getting your message across?  Wouldn't setting a positive example, inspire others to follow?  After all, weren't you at one time "asleep" and in the "dark?"  What did it take for you to wake up?  Do you think that all others will do the same?  Do you really want to make a difference?  Do you really think everyone is going to listen to you even if you know the truth?  Perhaps change is really possible when we cultivate it inside of ourselves first?  You're right.  People do need to see what's going on around them.  People do need to start getting educated and start getting involved.  There has never been more of a time in our lives to understand the world is reaching critical mass.  Conspiracy is everywhere.  So again I ask, "How many spoonfuls of common sense do you take in your conspiracy?"...

"Knowing thyself, is the beginning of all wisdom...It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it... All persons ought to endeavor to follow what is right, and not what is established... The high minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think... To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing... To perceive is to suffer... Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all... Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain... Anybody can become angry-that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way-that is not within everybody's power, and is not that easy... Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives-choice, not chance, determines your destiny... It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace... To write well, express yourself like the common man, but think like a wise one... The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend... He who has overcome his fears will truly be free...  Those who know, do- Those that understand teach... I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self...  " -Aristotle

Sources:
www.goodreads.com
www.wikipedia.com
www.thinkexist.com
www.tomatobubble.com
www.telegraph.co.uk/news
youtube-groundedbeing video(s)- "Represent With Integrity"/"Return to Balance"  



   

   

   

Never stop questioning...

     So you want to know where America is headed in all this, huh?  The answers are actually quite clear.  One doesn't have to be a prophet, in order to see the future.  The way to know what's on the way, is to just stop for a moment and think.  As humans, we tend to over complicate things.  Take the time to ask yourself, how we got to where we are now, then take a moment to review what's happening in the present.  Afterwards, you will have a clear vision of what's in store for us later in the future.  It's really that easy. However, keep in mind, that the future is always changing.  The future is not set in stone.  The actions and decisions of today, shape the outcome of tomorrow.  We, as a people are, in fact, writing the future history books, right here, right now.  The way to change the course of our future, is to choose not to ignore history, and choose a different path to the future with our actions right now.  Remember the old saying, "..those who choose to ignore the past, are doomed to repeat it?.."?... Well, let's examine the past and see how it shaped today, before we come to any conclusions about tomorrow...

     What's the first thing that comes to mind, when you see the name Adolf Hitler?  Like most people, you probably associate that name with Germany, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, WWII and consider him the most evil dictator in modern history.  We think about the systematic murders of 11 million people, including an estimated 6 million Jews, and the estimated 50 million people that died in WWII.  We think about concentration camps, and the Aryan race, "Mein Kampf," the Third Reich and hyperinflation causing people to literally burn money in the Weimar Republic.  We remember that he assumed absolute power and began a regime of war crimes and mass murder against the world, that he defined "tyranny" and his actions were "barbaric," to say the least.  Not much good is associated with his name in modern history for sure.  Popular opinion would suggest he sits next to the devil himself in hell, and that most people believe he rightfully deserves a place in the lake of fire.  Needless to say, I think collectively, as a whole, the world rejoices that his reign of terror is over, and believes that never again, should a man like Adolf Hitler, be allowed to wield that kind of power... 

     Well, in order to prevent such a horrific past from ever becoming a reality again today, we definitely need to understand how he came to power in the first place.  We can't just look at the results from his decisions.  We have to see the decisions that led up to those results.  He didn't just roll tanks all over the place and take those places with force, without a plan and support.  A stage had to be set, and in order to understand how that came about, we've got to jump back a little further in the timeline. Any good historian would say, Hitler didn't just wake up insane one day, pop a speed pill, sign a contract with the devil, look in the mirror and say, "Today, I will start my journey on becoming the world's most hated man in modern history."  I can assure you, it simply did not happen that way, and it didn't happen overnight either.  A series of events took place, and paved the way.  Let's look at how a man like Hitler could get to a position of power before his horrific acts against mankind took place...

     If you start researching Hitler, the majority of what you will discover will be the same.  Obviously, the world tends to present his life as an extremely unbalanced scale- the bad far outweighs the good.  However, there are some things people rarely discover.  For instance, Hitler wanted every German to have a means of transportation, thus the creation of the Volkswagen.  In addition, he thought people should be able to transport faster than on the back roads, so he invented the Autobahn, or what we now know as the highway.    Every time you watch the Olympic torch relay ceremony, you can now know he started it.  The Nazi's also made the first correlation to cancer with smoking, and Hitler was more than against cigarettes.  How about Hitler as an environmentalist?  He and the Nazi's where among the first to enact laws protecting animals from abuse.  Hitler believed in equal rights for women.  He gave them the power to work outside of their homes, and to pursue the same jobs as men.  He even managed to turn the economy around, seemingly overnight, so that people could work, set into place a national health care program so everyone could see a doctor, and give public handouts from the government, like food stamps, clothing and housing for everyone.  He was a decorated war hero, and reports boast that 98% of the population of Austria, voted to annex Austria to Germany.  There's more, but I'm gonna stop there. I don't want to present Hitler as Times "Man of the Year" even tho he was once...

     It's not hard, after doing your research, to see how he came to power.  The history books document all of this, and a whole lot more pretty well.  What you will have trouble finding, are the accounts of the people still living, who were actually there and lived through it all, beginning to end.  One such story belongs to Kitty Werthmann.  I'll paraphrase her story, but you can find it in it's entirety all over the Internet, along with other's as well...  In 1938, Austria was in a Depression.  Thirty three percent of the workforce was unemployed.  Inflation was up to twenty five percent, along with bank loans at the same percentage.  Businesses were going bankrupt daily.  People wanted to work, but jobs were getting harder and harder to find.  Scarcity became the norm.  The people of Austria were struggling in a difficult time. The people of Austria, looked at their neighbor to the north, Germany, and saw they didn't have unemployment.  Their crime statistics were almost non-existent.  They had a higher standard of living, and to the people of Austria, Germans weren't persecuted to their knowledge and, they even appeared happy.

     Hitler promised the people of Austria, that unemployment would vanish.  He promised help for all  families, in all areas-healthcare, food, nationalized education and assistance programs, and much more.  He promised bailouts for businesses, and farmers would get their farms back.  It's no wonder Hitler got ninety eight percent of their vote.  In her account, Kitty talks about how "overjoyed" they were.  They danced in the streets and held candlelight parades.  Hitler provided big field kitchens, and everyone was fed.  Suddenly, there was law and order.  After a month, everyone had a job again.  Healthcare and school programs were nationalized.  He gave equal rights to women.  Hitler had delivered on his promises.  The people of Austria welcomed him into their arms.

     It wasn't long tho, people started to see what was happening.  Education was nationalized and religion was taken out of the schools.  Sunday became "National Youth Day" with compulsory attendance.  Parents were given a warning the first time if they refused to send their children.  The second time there was the equivalent of a $300 fine.  The third time was incarceration.  Things only got worse.  Political indoctrination and sports were the focus.  The kids loved it.  Kitty's parents, pulled her out of public education and placed her in a convent, where she recounts she had no fun at all.  She hated her parents for it.  All her friends were free and she was not.  But it didn't stop there...

     In 1939, the war started, and Hitler established a food bank system.  Food was rationed.  If you didn't work, you didn't have a ration card.  If you didn't have a ration card, you didn't eat.  Then the draft happened.  Since, women had equal rights, they were trained as gunners, and placed on the front lines.  Kitty, talks about all the emotional scars the women had from battle.  She talks about being injured during an air raid, and women who weren't able to raise their children, due to the national child care centers that were established.  Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, the children were under the total care of the government, learning what the government wanted them to learn.  Suddenly, equal rights didn't seem so equal to the people of Austria.

     Healthcare was socialized.  Doctors were paid by the government.  Free healthcare meant, that everyone went to the doctors for everything.  Hospitals were full.  The best doctors left the country and no money was appropriated for research- it was all poured into socialized medicine.  Taxes were raised.  Incentives from the government went into place to encourage establishing a household.  There were big programs for families.  Everyone had access to government handouts such as food stamps, healthcare, clothing and housing.  But Kitty recalls, how foolish they really were.  Businesses receiving help from the government, couldn't meet the requirements of the government, and were forced out to make way for the big businesses the government owned.  Then came gun control.  Hitler reasoned that criminals would be caught by matching serial numbers and required all gun owners to register their guns, which in turn gave the Nazi's a list of all the law abiding citizens with firearms.  Guess what happened next?  The government confiscated all the firearms. Some voluntary, some not.  Freedom of speech was taken next.  Say something bad about the government, you were taken away.  It's interesting to note that all this took place in only five years... As the government got more and more control, people lost more and more and more.  The rest is history...

     So, that's quite a bit to think about huh?  Am I suggesting Obama is the next Hitler or even comparable to him?  Absolutely not.  Am I suggesting equal rights are the gateway to death for women?  Absolutely not.  Am I suggesting we shouldn't rally behind our government and aid programs for our people?  Absolutely not.  I could go on and on and on.  This is not a direct comparison of the United States and Germany, or our president and Hitler.  What I am suggesting, is that we think.  What patterns of government control are we seeing here?  What patterns of big business are we seeing here?  Do we really want government to have that much control in our lives?  Do we really want to see small businesses go away?  Do we really want to continue to lose our freedoms day by day by day?  What about our children?  Are we slowly starting to see the majority of our kids raised by someone else?  What about our education for our kids?  Where is that headed?  What about gun control? How do we feel about that?  What about "Big Brother or Sister?"  How many cameras are out there?  How many drones are out there?  How many "Fusion Centers" are out there?  What about computers?  Is every single thing you've ever searched for on Google, compiled on a database?  Are all of your guns registered?  Are all the criminals guns registered? How does the U.S. military budget compare to the rest of the world's-combined?  What is our rate of inflation?  How many people in the workforce are unemployed?  How many people are on food stamps, or government aid?  Does our president have the power to enforce a police state with executive power?  Do we have the facilities to house and contain the population like we have seen before with the Japanese-Americans in war?  The list of questions can go on and on and on...

     The truth in all of this is that there can be good and bad points on both sides of every equation.  Every single debate has merit.  Freedom is a complicated subject, and our freedoms hang in the balance at all times.  History reminds us that it can be taken from us rather quickly, without us even knowing, and even with or without our consent.  History reminds us that the borrower becomes servant to the lender.  History reminds us that governments can gain too much control.  History reminds us that things aren't always what they seem to be, and that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.  History reminds us that tyrants can be wolves in sheep's clothing.  History reminds us that slavery exists in many forms, and that slaves can be acquired rather easily.  History reminds us that technology can be used for good and for bad. History reminds us that even the majority can be fooled, baited and used and abused and murdered.  History reminds us that we need to be aware of what's going on around us, and that if we don't want to repeat the same mistakes, we had better start to pay attention, get educated and get involved, or we might be doomed to repeat it....

-Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school... Truth is what stands the test of experience... The important thing is to not stop questioning..." Albert Einstein

-In 2013, unemployment in America is currently three times greater than it was in the 80's, and is on a steady decline as well- here's the statistics from the Bureau of Labor statistics since 2007:
*2007-63.0
*2008-62.2
*2009-59.3
*2010-58.5
*2011-58.4
*2012-57.9

-Here's the data of Americans NOT in the labor force since 2007
*2007-78,387,000
*2008-79,501,000
*2009-81,659,000
*2010-83,941,000
*2011-86,001,000
*2012-89,868,000

-Population of the U.S. in 2007 according to the U.S. Census Bureau- 301,139,947
-Population of the U.S. in 2013 according to the U.S. Census Bureau- 315,492,000

-Now look at the trend of both categories, keeping in mind the increase in the population.  If you believe the mainstream media's numbers on the unemployed, keep in mind, back in 2007, 146 million Americans were employed, and today, we are at 141 million employed, with a steady increase in the population.  You also might not know about "non-seasonally adjusted numbers" either.  Between December and January, the economy lost 1.4 million jobs.

- Food stamps are increasing on average about 11,000/day and has grown from 17 million in the year 2000, to close to 50 million today.  Back in 1970, 1 out of every 50 Americans were on food stamps as compared to 1 out of 6.5 today.  One out of every four children are enrolled in our food stamp program. The Federal Government hands out money to 128 million Americans every month.  Welfare spending by the Federal Government has reached nearly a trillion dollars a year, and is projected to increase 80% in the next decade.  In 1989, the debt to income ratio of the average American family was about 58%- now it's 154%.  Forty percent of the workforce makes less than $20K, and has less than $500 in savings.  Half of all American workers earn less than $505/week.  According to recent surveys, 40 % of  all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and 77% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck at least part of the time. The debt for the U.S. Government is approaching $17 Trillion and exponentially climbing. In the United States today, the wealthiest 1% of all Americans have a greater net worth than the bottom 90% combined.

-In 2002, The Patriot Act was passed.  The Patriot Act vastly expanded the government's authority to spy on American citizens, while simultaneously reducing the "checks and balances"  on those powers like judicial oversight, public accountability, and the ability to challenge those searches in court.  It is a direct violation of the 1st and 4th Amendments.

-In 2012, The National Defense Authorization Act was passed.  The NDAA allows for the president or any future presidents, to order the military to arrest, imprison and torture anyone in the world, indefinitely, without charge or trial.  This violates the Constitution for Americans and violates international law because it is not limited to people captured in the context of an actual armed conflict, as required by the international laws of war.

-The National Healthcare Plan (Obamacare) robs Peter to pay Paul, allows un-elected government officials to have total control to make decisions about your healthcare, was designed with delayed implementation and still has hundreds of unwritten rules and regulations, allows insurance companies to pass on the increased costs to those with insurance, with no specific price controls, in the form of higher premiums, higher co-pays and higher deductibles, and is expected to create a national shortage of doctors, decrease their pay, and cause many of them to retire or seek other employment, not to mention, much longer drives and waits as a result. Quantity will go up and quality will go down.
  

-The U.S. military budget is greater than all of the entire world's military budgets combined.  It represents over half of the entire globe. 

     So what do we do with all this information in our search for truth? Challenge it. Research it. Share it. Get involved. Make positive changes in your own life before you start expecting positive results in other's.  Set the example for others to follow. Whatever you do, never stop questioning...
  

Sources:
www.census.gov
www.wikpedia.org
www.aclu.org
www.alberteinsteinsite.com
www.theeconomiccollapseblog.com
www.stormcloudsgathering.com
www.grantjkidney.com
Kitty Werthman's story
     

Cui Bono? At the end of the trail, who benefits?

     Cui Bono? ... translates "To whose benefit?", literally "as a benefit to whom?", is a question phrased either to suggest a hidden motive, or to indicate that the party responsible for something, may not be who it appears to be at first.  Generally speaking, the phrase indicates that the person, or people, who committed the crime, gained financially, and in the process, successfully diverted attention towards a scapegoat.  In movies, books, or even the real world, we hear detectives say, "Follow the money trail."... and that's what we're gonna do.

     In previous blogs "Revolience Economics 101" and "To feed the FED, or to be fed with the FED", we briefly examined the history of money, the history of central banks (specifically the Federal Reserve), how money works, and tried to simplify modern economics so we could better understand how it relates to our lives. We examined the words of the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds, and read the opinions and statements from our greatest leaders about them, our economy and the plight of the American people as a result of their influence. We touched on two President's attempts to bypass the FED, and the responses, results, outcomes, events, circumstances and theories surrounding those attempts and their failures. We visited the Federal Reserve's website, and read about it's history, structure, purpose, connection with the U.S. Government, and their stated future and ongoing goal for a one-world currency.  We identified the private, primary member banks associated with the system, their owners and businesses which are linked to them, and how our founding fathers set up our system of government to operate without them. We reviewed the history books, talked about the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and how they've been in business ever since, and we've been in debt ever since.

     Needless to say, after one uncovers the multiple layers and associations within this network, one discovers that they have quite the history, and that the money trail goes all over the planet, ranging from prominent banks, governments, big corporate businesses, all sorts of media (newsgroups, television, the movie industry, publication companies etc.), education halls, and a host of other avenues as well.  We don't have to worry anymore about a conspiracy relating to their intentions, as they clearly indicate those intentions in recent books and websites.  These intentions and goals have been stated more than once, all through history, and always seems to be accompanied with a certain "arrogance" attached to it. They have funded wars, financed both sides of wars, threatened to wage war against any person or institution which purposely and willfully defies them, withheld money to shove their weight and prove their power, and on top of that, they have absolutely no problem, whatsoever, admitting to such things. "Money Mechanics" goes into full detail how money is made out of thin air, with the use of "fractional reserve banking," and we've already gone over loans and interest charges, Treasury Bonds, taxes, Federal Reserve Notes, quantitative easing, and inherent inflation and scarcity associated with our current "fiat" currency system, since abandoning the "gold standard" in the early 70's.

     In the last blog, "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled...", we examined physical slavery of yesteryear, and how modern wage slavery keeps all of us on our hamster wheels, continually fueling the perpetual debt machine. All the while, the transfer of wealth makes the rich get richer while the poor continue to get poorer and poorer and poorer...  As the effects of the system trickle down into the middle, low income and poverty classes, people start to notice how their money doesn't go as far anymore, and they're having to make all sorts of adjustments in their lives, just to even try to keep up. Many weren't and aren't able to keep up right now. Of course, the majority of the people are oblivious to the big picture, unaware of the most elaborate and ingenious scam in the history of mankind. They are so dependent on the system, they fear getting out of it, bucking it or destroying it, and continue running on the wheel of insanity, refusing to let go of the life pre programmed and worked for in their mind.

     As things continually get worse for the hamsters, some of them start to wonder and question the state of their affairs and their existence in their cages.  They slowly start to realize, things aren't exactly the way they were brought up to believe, taught to believe or even wanna believe.  It compels them to find solutions for their problems, answers to their questions and reason to their confusion.  Something is wrong.  Something isn't right.  Things aren't adding up, and things definitely don't make sense. This is not the way things are supposed to go, and so they set out on a journey to figure it out.  Something or someone is to blame, and they're GONNA figure it out...

     The process of "waking up" is very difficult for most people, causing all the emotional steps of "grief" to manifest themselves in a variety of ways, at different levels and at different times. A whirlwind of emotion seizes them, and takes a firm grasp and hold upon their lives. The majority are still in denial, unable or unwilling to see reality.  Some become outraged with anger, and have extreme trouble processing it-good or bad.  Others are trying to bargain their way out of the mess, while some enter into a depressive state of hopelessness and despair.  Only a few have gotten to the acceptance stage, and we all bounce around in the different levels, in no particular order, for no set amount of time...  It's only when we can admit there is, in fact, a problem, that we start the process of solving it. This is an incredible moment for most people. Their eyes are wide open.  They have begun a new journey.  A journey of self-discovery and enlightenment.  In a process of self-educating themselves, they examine more and more information, and unknowingly, they are sharpening and honing their critical and logistical reasoning skills. As a result, they gain self-confidence, and are more motivated than they have ever been before in their lives.  There is a whole other world that exists outside of the cage, and freedom beckons their release.  There is purpose to their life. Now, they are focused and ready for action.  The desire for change occurs, as they see they are not alone.  There exists a whole network of others who are out here, awake and aware.  They know we're all enslaved to this modern system of plunder, and have devoted their lives to the cause of ending it, and choosing freedom, rather than slavery.  And here we are... Connecting the dots.  Sharing information and ideas.  Discussing our next moves.  Contemplating our futures.  Forming social circles, groups, communities, alliances, friendships and links, that span the entire surface of  globe through the "Matrix."  We are not alone, for we are many...

      We didn't wake you up- you woke yourself up. It's why you're here reading this right now.  It's why you keep reading.  Something inside of you knows there's more than meets the eye. Something is propelling you. Every moment, every experience in your life, led you here.  Now you're part of an ever increasing movement of people searching for the truth, observing information, analyzing data, following statistics, preparing and formulating invention... After all, necessity is the mother of invention, and at our darkest moments, the greatest break through will occur.  There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people addressing this debacle, from different angles and perspectives, with different approaches and techniques, and it's expanding expanding exponentially, like compound interest.  Solutions and possibilities abound, and are endless.   Now it's time for a moment of reflection.  A time to look within and determine a course of action.  Our perspectives may be different, but a house divided against itself will not stand.  We all are going to have to reach down, dig deep and put aside our differences, in the interest of achieving the same overall goal-  Positive progress.  Positive progress comes from a positive mindset, and the determination and belief in positive changes that produce positive outcomes.  We have choices that demand our decisions.  How we react, will decide our fate, our destiny and our place in history.  The history books are being written, and we're holding the instruments that write them.  History reminds us there are three stages of Revolution, and we're in the first stage- ideological resistance.  This stage sets the foundation, and make no mistake about it, we need a strong one.  With knowledge comes responsibility, and future generations are depending on us.  We are the key to a better future.  This is a call to action...

      Now that we're awake, things start to become more clear and focused.  Hind sight is 20-20.  We can clearly see how all of our actions contributed to our state of affairs and existence in our cages.  We begin connecting the dots and filling in the missing pieces. We can end the mystery.  When we examine the history of fiat currency, we discover that every single example one of them failed and/or collapsed. It's true. When you research fiat currency you will discover out of 775 examples, 20% failed because of hyperinflation, 21% were destroyed because of war, 12% were destroyed by independence, 24% were monetarily reformed, and the others which exist today, are steadily approaching one of the same outcomes.  When you do the research, you will also discover, the average life expectancy for a fiat currency is 27 years.  And how many years have passed since ours began?.... It's not a question of "if" the economy will collapse, people want to know "when" it will collapse.  The truth is no one knows.  We just know it's a mathematical certainty from studying other currencies. We also can be certain, we are on the road to WWIII.  The writing is on the wall people.  Look at the trail of money.  Look at the events happening in the Middle East.  Look at the budget numbers for military spending.  Look at the alliances currently in the world.  Look at the figures for big business.  Look at the state of affairs in your nation, and all over the world. Study history and remind yourself what this all leads to.  It's not hard to see if you start looking at the big picture with a different perspective.

      We're good at seeing patterns, because we're the ones creating them.  We can't blame one person, or one institution, or one group, or one race, or one event, or one party, or one nation, or one religion, or one culture, or one way of life.  There is no head to cut off.  All the roads just lead back to Rome, and the whole empire is collapsing.  Sure, the money trail leads straight to the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.  The central bank of all the central banks in the system, that has, and continues to plague our world.  It's true. They hold "Global Economy Meetings" bi-monthly, with the presidents of all the key world banks present, joined there to discuss and control the world's finances, in the quest for world domination.  The evil empire's headquarters itself.  They once upon a time, met in secret, hidden from view of the people, lurked in the shadows. Not any more... Now they meet behind closed doors, in a structure designed and decorated by the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, sit and dine at a round table, surrounded by luxuries we could only imagine, black ceilings, framed white walls, the scent of white orchids and panoramic views overlooking the Rhine.  The members represent countries that produce more than $51 trillion of gross domestic product- THREE QUARTERS of the WORLD'S ECONOMIC OUTPUT...The meetings are discussed in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal if you would like to read it yourself...

     Finally! We have identified the enemy!! The root of all evil!!!  They must be brought down with a quickness, before the cursed serpents slither away, and formulate another master plan, safe from the edge of the sword of justice herself, hidden in the bowels of the Devil!!! The end of the oppression and suffering for all of mankind is nigh! In the truest sense of irony, we shall turn the tables on them, create FREEDOM out of thin air, and demand payment with the debt that all men pay-DEATH!!! A treasured "bond" of our own. Our freedom finally earned... The price and final payment for their horrific and unthinkable acts of evil deception,  manipulative control, thirst and hunger for endless greed for perpetual wealth, riches, power, and human domination and degradation... Not another minute must pass or hour be wasted... It must be done before Lucifer bleeds every last man, woman and child of their last drop of blood, destroys our species and every other form of life on our fragile planet they have determined to destroy, in the final Apocalypse of all Apocalypses......... ARMAGEDDON!!!!!!!!

     But it won't end there, and you can "bank" on that.  Be sure that there are battles everywhere that need to be fought. The institutions of man are corrupt, everywhere, and evil needs to be addressed all over the battlefield.   There's only one thing to blame. One reason for the madness.  Only one "cause" to the "effect"- human nature... And that is what has got to change.  We have got to re-examine who we are, and how we got here.  We must change direction, or we will get to where we are headed. We are all on the same planet, so we are all in this together.  We must let go of our need to be right and our lust for control.  We must give up our resistance to change, our fears, our excuses, our limiting beliefs and all the negative ideals, traits and characteristics that hold us down. It is time to get back to basics,  make things simpler, rather than complicating them.  Good triumphs over evil when we want it to, and when we allow it to.  Like a child, we must forget our foolish desires, our selfish needs, shed our immature ways and stop constantly fighting ourselves.

     We've gotta capitalize on our strengths, and accept help for our weaknesses.  We must cultivate change, practice better disciplines and establish better habits.  We must help, rather than hurt, and encourage, rather than discourage.  We must let go of the past, and grab hold of our future.  What is done is done, and we cannot change it. What we have is only the sum of our choices. The result of our past.  A pattern we created.  We can criticize, lay blame, find faults, punish, complain and point fingers, but for every pointed finger, there more pointing back at us.  The mirror of life stares back and reflects who we really are.  We can try to run away, but the earth is round, and runs in circles just like we do. The truth in all this, is right in front of us. We already have the answers, are fully capable change, and we already know what to do. Just think about it... At the end of the trail, "Who benefits?"..............

Sources:
www.federalreserveeducation101.org
www.wikipedia.com
www.theeconomiccollapseblog.com -link to the article from the Wall Street Journal on the Global Economic Meetings in Switzerland in "Who Controls The Money? An Unelected, Unaccountable Central Bank Of The World Does."
www.georgewashington2.blogspot.com- "The Average Life Expectancy For a Fiat Currency is 27 years...Every 30-40 Years The Reigning Monetary System Fails and Has To Be Retooled."
www.stormcloudsgathering.com- "The Road to WWIII"
The Federal Reserve-"Money Mechanics
David Rockefeller-"Memoirs"

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled...

     The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist.  What is freedom?  The dictionary defines "freedom" as-1.The power or right to act, speak or think as one wants, without hindrance or restraint. 2.Absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government... Conversely, the dictionary defines "slavery" as-1.The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household. 2. The practice of owning slaves/or a mode of production in which slaves constitute the principle work force. 3. The condition of being subject or addicted to a specified influence. 4. A condition of hard work and subjection(wage slavery)...

     Slavery has been abolished in most nations, or has it?  The traditional form of slavery required the owner to feed and house the slave.  But, what if someone figured out a way to not have to house or feed the slave?... What if they found a way around the system of modern laws, to create a new form of slavery?... What if they discovered a way for the slave to not even realize they were, in fact, a slave?... What if they created a system, that even after one realized they were a slave, they would be so dependent on the system, they wouldn't even want to escape or fight the deception for their freedom?... Let's think about that for a moment... How could this be accomplished?... Could that be achieved with the use of debt? The dictionary defines "debt" as- 1. something that is owed, such as money, goods or services. 2. an obligation to pay or perform something; liability 3. the state of owing something, especially money, or of being under an obligation...

     Let's review the United States' economic system, and see how these definitions apply.  The U.S. is a nation of free enterprise and capitalism. Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of capital goods and the means of production, with the creation of goods and services for profit.  Obviously, profit is not a bad thing.  Being rewarded for one's work is evidenced all through history, and when the fruits of labor are harvested, productivity and abundance are the result.  However, when restrictions are imposed on the system, a much different result starts to unfold.  Once again, history, reminds us that when social engineering gains control of the system, and restricts people from receiving the fruits of their harvest, productivity will inherently fall and scarcity will become the norm.

     In a "free market," the result of profit motivation, lead way to competition. Competition is known for being good for the market.  Better services and quality products are the result.  Conversely, when there are controls placed on a free market, suddenly profit motive leads to a much different market, on a much different path.  We've all heard it before. The rich get rich, and the poor get poorer. It's been labeled as a "collectivist system."  Many believe this is the system in the U.S. today.  So, how does that happen?... Let's examine our current currency and try to figure that out...

     America abandoned the gold standard in the early 70's.  After that, we went to a "fiat currency."  We already know our money is created with debt, as explained in the "Revolience Economics 101" blog.  Our Government borrows money from the FED, in exchange the FED carries the debt and charges interest to the Government for the loan.  Hence, the process begins.  How can a society, ever get out of debt, when the whole system is based on debt?... The obvious answer is that it cannot.  The borrower becomes servant to the lender.  The only way to create more money, is to create more debt, and what do people do when they are in debt?  They get a job.  Why do people keep working their jobs?  They want to keep their homes and their cars, feed themselves, clothe themselves, entertain themselves etc., etc., etc.  It is the fear of losing their assets, belongings and necessities that keeps them motivated.  Add to this, the inherent inflation associated with perpetual debt, and people with jobs will continue to struggle with the onset of scarcity within the system.  The more money is created, the more debt is created, the more the currency loses it's value, the less it will buy.  As time goes on, and the scales become more unbalanced, suddenly people find themselves endlessly running on that hamster wheel, unable to get off...

     What was once thought of as a good idea, becomes the subject of debate amongst the hamsters.  The transfer of the wealth becomes more obvious, and people start to feel the effects of the system.  The only one's who benefit in this system are at the very top, and they control everything.  Our economy, our politics, our media, our businesses, and the list goes on and on.  The money started at the bank, and ends up at the bank.  We slowly start to realize, that capital controls labor with wages, and wages are controlled with money-  money created out of thin air in the form of debt.  And who controls the money?... The wealthy elite.  And what do the wealthy elite own?... Just about every major bank and every major corporation on the planet- the same names appear with the ownership of the television networks, cable networks, movie studios, newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, music labels and of course, sites on the Internet.  See if you recognize any of these names: JP Morgan Chase and company, Merrill Lynch, Walton Enterprises LLC,  Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America, Time Warner, Walt Disney, Viacom, News Corporation, CBS, NBC Universal, and many, many more, all which grace the Fortune 500 list...

     We already know the wealthy elite are spread all over the planet as well.  What about the World Bank and the IMF(International Monetary Fund)?  Do these names pop up in these arenas as well?  They certainly do.  Could these economic tactics apply at a global level?  John Adams once said that there were two ways to conquer and enslave a nation- one is by sword, the other is by debt.  How could this be accomplished at a global level?  Could the wealthy elite identify a country that has resources, arrange a huge loan to them and start the process there?  What happens when a nation can't repay it's loan?  Do they have to succumb to conditionalities and good governance?  Do they sell their resources or allow military bases to be put on their lands?  Do they have their utility companies privatized?  Do they sell off social services, their penal services, their insurance companies etc.?  Surely they wouldn't have to sell their educational systems, right?  Surely the hands of big business couldn't extend their arms past governments in this way...

     Have you ever asked yourself why the U.S. attacked Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Libya?  Why is the U.S. attempting to attack Iran, when both China and Russia have publicly stated they would declare war if the U.S. continues?  Iran hasn't invaded another country since 1798.  In 1971, why did the U.S. refuse to give France their gold back?  Why has every member of OPEC agreed to sell their oil in U.S. dollars?  Was it really acceptable to kill 500,000 children to bring stability and peace to a region?  More people die from allergies and health conditions than from acts of terrorism, so can we justify these undeclared wars of Congress through executive order on these nations?...

     Surely the hands of big business wouldn't use the government, or work through the government to support the value of the Petrodollar, or create opportunities to support the acquisition of the assets and resources of a nation?  It couldn't be that they would manipulate the people's views through media and other outlets.  There simply can't be a conspiracy to dominate the world through a one world government and a one world currency.  There's no way any of this could be true.  History doesn't support these kinds of wild theories does it?  No country has ever been enslaved by debt, have they?  Surely, no one has ever admitted to such a horrific plan, have they?...

     There is certainly no possibility our views have been manipulated at that large of a scale?  If proof of these injustices and deceptions existed, everyone on the planet would be aware, and in an outrage.  People would just not stand for these kinds of actions. That level of deception and manipulation cannot exist. This is absurd and ludicrous, and filled with half-truths and speculations.  No one in their right mind could ever conceive such fallacies.  This is what you would expect to read about in books, see happen in movies, expect your kids to be exposed to in video games, stories told that exist only in people's minds and could never happen in the real world.  Our Government would never allow itself to be infiltrated and carry out such horrific acts or hypocritical actions.

     There is no move to a one world government or one world form of currency. The New World Order is only a conspiracy theory, and people that believe in it are misinformed and confused.  History presents no examples of people oppressed by the hands of money, or the quest for world dominance.  Slavery is a thing of the past, and was abolished entirely, years ago.  The economy is getting better and better.  Stocks are up.  Unemployment is down.  Businesses are thriving, and less people are living off the Government everyday.  Inflation is under control and we got past the last debt ceiling.

     Things were different with our forefathers and they took the proper steps to ensure our freedoms and liberties anyway.  America is the greatest nation on the planet and is doing everything in it's power to help the rest of the world, and especially it's own people.  This is the home of the brave and the land of the free.  Every nation, every culture, every system of money has inherent flaws.  Taxes exist to maintain our roads, school systems etc., and the best and brightest people in the nation handle our budget.  Our political system is designed to ensure the voices of the people, and our President has our best interests in mind.  There are no elaborate plots, conspiracies, secret societies or "wealthy elite" running the show, or influencing our minds.

     We are free to pick the lives we want, our jobs, our entertainment, our choices of material goods, means of education and we're free to watch or read any media we choose. Our military is the strongest in the world, and we have more than established our dominance as a Super-Power.  We are pushing green technologies and setting the example for the world to follow.  Our businesses are the strongest in the world, and our people are more privileged than ever.  Investment numbers are up, savings are up, the housing market is up and the future is looking brighter than ever.  Trade with other countries is strong.  Our relationships with our allies are strong.  There won't be a collapse of the economy, our leaders would never let that happen- much less at a global level.  We invaded those countries to protect our great nation and put an end to terrorism.  The deaths of innocent children, women and men are casualties of war and they were just collateral damage.  We did what we did for the "greater good."  It was a difficult decision, but it was worth it in the end.

     9/ll and the Sandy Hook school shootings are tragedies, but more than enough information exists to show the public it can trust that the events surrounding them are in good hands, and justice will prevail.  Our justice system will bring the perpetrators in, take the appropriate action and create preventative measures to ensure the future safety of the public.  The Constitution was constructed in a different time and doesn't apply entirely to modern times.  Look at all the Amendments we've made since it's creation.  Money isn't created out of "thin air," and how could anyone, with any sense, believe such a notion.  The Federal Reserve protects our economy, and has helped us many times in the past.  There are no "wealthy elite" running it, as it's a network of banks, that chooses it own directors, and is overseen by the government.  There are restrictions for corporate monsters and monopolies are a thing of the past.  There are laws which govern corporate actions and they are under constant surveillance and scrutiny.

     Our media is always at the scene, with objective reporting, and the public is free to make their own decisions based on those reports. Constant updates come from reliable sources that the public can trust, and the public can see what's going on with their own eyes.  Laws apply to the media as well.  All these "truth movement people" and "conspiracy theorists" have too much time on their hands, and are just trying to stir the pot, which creates problems within our society.  "Preppers" and "survivalists" are over the top, and wasting their time.  They've been fooled into paranoia. They were wrong about December 21,2012 and Y2K, right?   FEMA and Homeland Security were instituted to help and protect our people.  They need extra ammunition to protect the citizens and there is no such thing as a "FEMA camp" to house our own people.  There are things going on that the people just don't need to know about, and people just need to have more faith in the system.  No one needs an assault weapon.  Besides, the government has bigger fire power than that anyway.   The environment is a top priority for the whole world.  People's quality of life and health are a priority all over the world, and the United States is fighting to free other nations and allow them to have the same freedoms we have.   The United States is the light of the world and an example to all.....................

     We have some pretty interesting perspectives from both sides here.  Some are extreme, while other's seem quite plausible.  How do we discover the truth in all of this? How do we separate fact from fiction?  One can't ignore the past, and one can't ignore what's happening in the present either. There has never been more of a time for us to unite and push for critical thinking and logic based reasoning.  If there is, in fact, more than meets the eye, shouldn't we be looking for the answers to our doubts and questions?  If our guts are telling us it's time for change, shouldn't we come together and figure out how to accomplish that?  Shouldn't we, as individuals, stop pointing fingers, drawing lines in the sand, and push for change within ourselves first, before we expect the world to change?  Should we force our agendas on others, or inspire them with our actions?  Shouldn't we start by educating ourselves and opening the lines of communication.  Shouldn't we admit we don't and can't know the whole truth, but that we should always be seeking the truth?  Shouldn't we challenge information and the sources of that information, but most of all, challenge ourselves?  Our world is reaching critical mass and divisions are happening all over the place.

     Divided we won't stand a chance at a better future.  A positive mindset is needed in all of us, and we've got to start making better decisions to ensure a positive future.  There are things going on all over the planet, that need our attention.  There are some things we simply cannot afford to ignore.  We have got to wake up and get involved.  We can't just accept everything and challenge nothing.  Knowledge and education of our past, coupled with getting informed with our current situation is key.  Don't discount any information you come across.  Use all of it.  Share all of it.  Analyze all of it.  We won't discover the truth, if we don't search for it.  Have an open mind.  Admit we all make mistakes and that we have all been fooled in the past.  Admit that we can all learn something and that we have all been wrong before.  It's o.k. to make mistakes.  It's o.k. to be wrong at times.  Our strength lies in being able to own those bad choices, admitting our faults and choosing to learn from them by making better ones.

     Don't let fear hold you back.  If you come across information, don't be afraid to share it.  Don't worry about what others think of you, how you present it or even if you got it all right.  Willful ignorance is a plague, and a much worse offense. Take control of your future and grab the bull by the horns...Support your troops, police and government. Support local businesses, agencies and institutions,  but don't let your emotions get the best of you when you come across information that disturbs you.  The more you dig, the more you will find, and it takes a strong person, with a good mindset, to stay strong in the trenches.  Violence is not the answer, but rather a cool head, capable of dispassionate thinking is instead.  Whatever you do, don't forget that good doesn't exist without evil.  Don't you be fooled into thinking the devil doesn't exist............

"None are more hopelessly enslaved, than those who falsely believe they are free... There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear...During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act...Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war, but as an act of self defense against a homicidal maniac." -George Orwell

"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness.  Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." -George Santayana

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.. God forbid we should ever be twenty years without a rebellion.  The people cannot be all, and always informed.  The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive.  If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty... And what country can preserve it's liberties, if it's rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance?  Let them take arms.  The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them.  What signify a few lives lost in a century or two?  The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.  It is natural manure." -Thomas Jefferson

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