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Brian Clavin's avatar

WHY is it that the simple things... Honesty, integrity, straightforward communication, honest/competent management and a genuine belief that democracy can still exist...are so Hard to Find and to Trust that they are Real in today’s World?

And, as Importantly,...

WHY is it that Every Person, who each deserve to, at least get a crack at deciding what they want in and out of their life....

are so trashed, masked, intentionally diverted and deceived?

Those simple things, as outlined above, are absolutely necessary if we are to pull ourselves out of this Death-Spiral.

WHY So Hard???

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Alex's avatar

Oh dear reader, you already know the answer to that, don't you? :)

I will say this here and you can think upon it to all eternity: The universe of God rests upon the principle of self-sacrifice. The support, the stay of the very universe itself, is the principle of sacrificing self to win; that is, to win by nonresistance - to win by the sheer principle of the power of right in itself. That is what holds the universe up. In that it consists. That is simply the gospel. It would be plain enough to say the gospel is that that holds up the universe, but the principle of the gospel is the principle of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and of God denying Himself and giving Himself in Him.

-A.T. Jones, 1895 General Conference Bulletin, pp. 437, 446

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Paul Murray's avatar

Are you serious or merely making a point? Best always. PM

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Steve L's avatar

Come on Brian, you know Why! It's called the black market...

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Jimm Roberts's avatar

You haven’t lived, my boy. I can’t tell you how many problems I’ve solved with them. Trouble is the more revelations they reveal, the more likely I will awake with no recollection

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Jimm Roberts's avatar

I think its time to create an New United States that operates with the same boundaries; uses the same flag, and the same Constitution and Bill of Rights but with some tweaks: it will require a balanced budget and a gold-backed currency. Haven't figured out the rest of the details. Maybe during cocktail hour I'll have an epiphany

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𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐧's avatar

Never had an "epiphany" cocktail.

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StarboardEdge's avatar

I think they only serve them "on the rocks"...

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Paul Murray's avatar

Here's another "why?" question: why does the Japanese "Co-Prosperity Sphere" idea LOOK like FEUDALISM? Maybe because it is? And what is today's modern expression of feudalism? Oh, yes, it's called "communism". Best always. PM

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Gmoney's avatar

Thanks Bill... another very insightful missive... too bad we don't have more politicians seeking your wisdom...and when they do (i.e. RFK Jr)...the democrat cabal(corporate media) immediately lock them out. A truly sad state we're in here in U.S.... but perhaps in some ways, well deserved. Ouch!!

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pete's avatar

That was brilliant ! No truer words spoken. Thanks Bill we now, just need to feed that pablum to to people who need more money. I had one of those Zim $100 Trillion dollar bills. It came compliments of Sprott at a convention held in Vancouver,BC.

A close friend who attended managed to get a couple of those bills. After a few days I compared the rates between ZWD and CAD. So I immediately talked to my financial advisor advising him that the exchange rate between it and Canadian was quite healthy. He said I ll call you right back. He called, and stated, no bank will take it, they say its worthless. Hahahahaha.

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Conic Tonic's avatar

“Inflate or die ... later”

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Bill's avatar

Consider this a "like" to every post. Bill has referenced many bad rulers names in history in terms of the economic positions they took and the disasters that resulted. When he referenced mugabe that means Robert Mugabe I was charged up. There is a podcast called " THE REAL DICTATORS." If you enjoy Bill's intellectual. you will definitely enjoy that Podcast or whatever it's called. Goed through all ancient history and modern times. Bad and misguided people screwing up the world. Responsible for the deaths of millions. Very educational and engaging. The production values are excellent. If I knew how to do it I'd attach a photo of the site's page or whatever you call it. It's orange and it has a picture of Stalin. I'm sure that you will enjoy it. I have no interest in it financially otherwise.

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𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐧's avatar

Is she going to sing "Don't Worry Be Happy" or "We're In the Money (Gold Diggers of 1933)"? Both seem appropriate to our predicament! Or some other song?

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StarboardEdge's avatar

"Highway To Hell"

-AC/DC

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Paul Murray's avatar

How about "Faded Love"? Bob "Still the King" Wills wrote it and performed it well, but I'll take the Patsy Cline version. Best always. PM

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