Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sexual Politics

Here is an attempt to make some simple bullets about what sexual politics:

Assuming everyone wants:

1) love and grows up with an experience of love, rejection, and correction.
2) Wants committed relationships, or ongoing relationships, and maybe sexual relationship(s) when appropriate to one's age and when the other person is of legal age of consent.
3) Your choice of hetero or homo relationships.

Sexual Politics is clearly focused on attraction or differences between sexes or even between the same sex depending on sexual security, physical security, proximity, and perceptions of threats to ones own self image. For example:

A) You may be walking down a street alone when you get eye contact from someone else.
B) You may be walking down a street alone when you hear a cat call or whistle.
C) You may be in town or in the city when someone challenges your manhood, challenges your wit, or challenges you in a way that makes you wonder if they want you to leave the room, community or neighborhood (scare you off).
D) You may or may not be accepted by coworkers that have served in the military, worked in construction, or are alpha males (macho guys).

The sexual politics between a man and a woman:

-Man tries to look at a woman, tries to get her attention, and tries to talk to her.
-Woman tries to look at a man, tries to get his attention, and tries to talk to him.
-Sometimes men and women don't want to talk to each other.
-Sometimes men or women want to work, study, or focus on other relationships than the person of the opposite sex who tries to get their attention.
-Sometimes men and women need introductions to highlight their strong points and then see they are actually interested in this person of the opposite sex.

The sexual politics involving gays or someone that might be gay has a couple of points:

-People judge people all the time.
-People judge people for having young faces
-People judge people when they are not muscular
-People that consider themselves gay may or may not say or do things to differently than people of the same sex.
-There probably is a kind of sexual politics or sexual friction between gay people like the kind between a hetero man and woman.


Deeper Fears are:

1) Fears about the financial cost of marriage, cost of raising a family, future alimony, child support, and health care costs and preexisting conditions.
2) Fears about have a stable job or having enough education or money for education.
3) Fears about possible mate's intelligence, class, education level (too high or too low), and whether your one intelligence or class is high enough or too high.
4) Fears about family acceptance, peers acceptance, co-workers acceptance of the possible mate or date including negative comments.
5) Fears that amount to issues of self confidence and if your age, education, and street smarts (business smarts) are strong.

So sexual Politics are pretty broad. And when you get older you have additional fears:

A) About loss of saved money.
B) About loss or sharing retirement funds.
C) Health care costs and the care of family dependents.

The political angle in the work place is a lot more interesting and to be avoided:

1) Don't date someone at work, and if you do wait till you are sure they are not the type of person to contact you during work with problems, questions, inquiries, fears, etc.
2) You may be looked down on if you are one of the younger people in the office.
3) You may be looked down on for not going to church.
4) You maybe be judged harshly if you are a young male with out a wife, children. 5) You maybe judged harder for perceptions of who you are dating or if you are going to a bar, pub or dance club.
6) You maybe judged politically if it seems you often have relationship problems or you can't handle your relationship problems outside of the office.
7) You may be rejected at work in an office for being either sex regardless of your experience or education.


Oddly sexual politics has some finer points:

A) If you have lived overseas, served in the military, or came from another city or country, you or your coworkers, classmates, or community may have negative thoughts about your past actions or associations.
B) Everyone wants to be loved, but they have to be open to love and find someone that will love them.
C) Your experience growing up teaches you aspects about what love is for you. You learn how hugs and kisses feel or don't feel. You learn whether you like the sound of your name and how if feels when someone says I love you. You see the look of love in the eyes, smile, and face of your family.
D) You may be looking for the same soft voice, smiling face, comfort, and supportive words that you learned when you were growing up.

Sexual Politics, US relationships, Family, Sexual Harassment

Hidden Politics

The "Hidden Politics of America" is all about secrets. Alcoholism and drug use are not talked about in many families. Just as abuse in the family is hidden, there are other issues. Like the politician who speaks out against a behavior he secretly engages in. Makes you wonder if he hates himself and has a larger spiritual problem.

Hidden Politics have a lot to do with actions or inactions in the family. But often it seems to be about a lack of courage, lack of courage to help someone in the family, public appearances, wanting to be accepted by a peer group or the public in general, and thoughts that we might not be normal or as good as the "American Public Image" demands us to be. A big factor in this self suppression is the spin, propaganda, and political control that - passes for the "Real Truth".

Hidden Politics, US Politicians, Politics, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Dysfunctional Families

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

MLK Holiday Education

I found a video on FreeDocumentaries.org on what they say was the worst Race Riots in the USA in 1921 in Tulsa, OK. The title is the Black Wallstreet where blacks had create a very strong, profitable, and lucritive network of business owners. Appearantly the KKK rose up, but I am still watching - Teresa Thomas is the Reporter.

Also I heard that MLK was the most popular speaker in the 20th Century since he was able to attract 50K PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY for a single speach.

Actually now I am pretty sure:

1. That MLK was probably killed by a conspiracy. And I don't feel I know the details of the killing.

2. That JFK was probably killed by a conspiracy. And I don't feel I know the details of the killing.

3. I really don't think with all the spin on news we really know our own history. I know we get propaganda and he who. Controls the narrative controls the Truth and History.

4. This countries Economy depended for periods on stealing land from the native indians and on profits from Slavery.

5. I think the war on Drugs is in effect a war on Black men. I think incarseration of black men ruins these mens lives, keeps them from being able to rent apartments, keeps them from being able to get jobs when the get out of jail, perpetuates their return to prision, and not only marks them for life, but also forces them to have to go to crime to be able to even feed and shelter themselves.

6. The War on Drugs is putting 75-85% of people in jail for nonviolent so called. Consensual crimes in which a person hasn't hurt anyone, but simply was in a Black neiborhood and was caught with drugs or pot.

7. The cost on Taxpayers for each person caught with drugs along with all the DEA programs, and assistance to Foreign Militaries is likley over $1 Trillion Dollars.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Health Care Reform - Strategic Flub by Dems

I have a number of problems with the current health care system and they could be fixed without universal or national health care, but politicians are in bed with industry. So what are the chances of meaningful action and discussion by Republicans. I'd love Universal Health Care, National Health Care, Single Payer, Public Option, and...I think the time is ripe. We should fight for passage.

1) Tort reform to lower liability for doctors...so that good doctors don't get buried by one mistake...lowering mal practice insurance payments.
2) Stop kicking out sick people or disallowing treatment when the policy is one year or more old. Just cause someone gets sick. Insurance companies have become bandits that take money and then run by preventing payments.
3) Make 5 years the limit for copy rights on medication before going Generic...The phamacy companies make all their money off Americans and sometimes only change superficially to keep the price high on the next drug. The USDA and FDA should not be in bed with pharma industry or Chinese products.
4) Control Costs and Wastes....and monopolies. since the private insurance corp is approving our medical tests, procedures, surguries, specialist doctor visits and the fees charged and who is provider of them, and how much the patient must pay...they are in the business of setting prices and rationing health care...and seemingly without competion eventhough it is private...because all businesses must grow equity and pay big bonuses...they must merge and buyout other prividers...or they must be able to control and increase fees and lower costs...to build profits...and to build equity.
5) Lower Admin Costs by Using Standard Goverment Forms for all insurance companies. I understand that 31% of doctors costs are admin because of the 13000 different insruance companys using different procedures and forms.
6) Medicare providers can be analysed to find high expense regions or high expense rework by certain providers. Therefore, more control over the process by brow beating and followup to those providers could reduce wasteful costs.


The President of the MAYO Clinic was on CSPAN last year and ...seemed to say that a national Health Care system based on Medicare would be as good as any. He pointed out that there were areas, regions, and providers that could be focused on and by use of Leadership at the National Level could be corrected to reduce wasted funds and costs. I agree it is often leadership that makes or breaks a programs success.

I'm just wondering why Senator Kennedy's Plug-N-Play Health Care Plan...or an expansion of the Medicare for all Americans under age 65 could not have be chosen and promoted by President Obama Et Al....???????????????

Why didn't Democrats try to promote a real Program?

Social Programs and Republican Agenda

After what I've seen in the last few years and this years crop of republicans:

1) I believe that Republican do want to take a way rights to education (thru fundamentalist protests, and turning backs by using private schools), and...
2) I believe Republican do want to take away Medicare
3) I do not believe Republicans will support any funding for Health Reform...or... Health Care Program that will pay for the un-insured or the poor.
4) I think it is obvious that the Republicans took the Executive Office with a surplus to pay for the US Budget that Democrats had created under President Clinton. The republicans spent money like drunken sailors on a war in Iraq that they thought would stimulate the Defense Industry and the American Economy. But the Effect of Defense Spending without control and oversight was mostly to enrich Defense CEOs and Executives...along with create Fraud, Waste, and Bribes in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places...in some cases leading US Servicemen to break the law.
5) It is clear that funds for Social Security and Medicare were absconded by either congress or the Senate.
6) Yes, I'm pretty sure (70%) that Republican would like to do away with Social Security.


----Below is a letter that Republicans are sending around-----

Okay Guys;

I need help with this one sent by a Republican Friend. It has a Republican slant and tone...BUT How much of this can be true???
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Dark and best kept secrets about Our Social Security.

Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors,
Elliott and Patty Roosevelt came to my home to swim on
a regular basis. They were a great couple full of
laughter and stories that today I continue to marvel
at. Both are now deceased, but their stories remain.
During the years of our friendship we had many, many
discussions about Elliott's parents (President Franklin D.
and Eleanor Roosevelt) and how his father and mother
never intended for the Social Security and Welfare
programs to turn out the way they are today. Elliott
used to say that if his parents returned to earth and
saw what the politicians had done to their programs
they would have burned all of them in hell.

Here is a story I received today regarding the Social
Security Program and I immediately thought of
Elliott's comments. I Hope you will read
this and think about it.
_____________________________________________

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
Security (FICA) Program. He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be
completely voluntary,

2.) That the participants would only have to pay
1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
incomes into the Program,

3.) That the money the participants elected to put
into the Program would be deductible from
their income for tax purposes each year,

4.) That the money the participants put into the
independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the
General operating fund, and therefore, would
only be used to fund the Social Security
Retirement Program, and no other
Government program, and,

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees
would never be taxed as income.

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Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
now receiving a Social Security check every month --
and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put
away' -- you may be interested in the following:
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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
General fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
controlled House and Senate.
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.
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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
Security annuities????

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
'tie-breaking' deciding vote, as President of the
Senate, while he was Vice President of the USA .

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Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving
annuity payments to immigrants?

This is MY FAVORITE:

A: That's right! Jimmy Carter! And the Democratic Party of course!
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
began to receive Social Security payments! The
Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
even though they never paid a dime into it!
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Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violating
of the original contract (FICA), the Democrats
turn around and tell you that the Republicans
want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is uninformed
citizens believe it!

==============================================

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
awareness will be planted and maybe changes will
evolve. Maybe not!.. many Democrats are awfully
sure of what isn't so!!

But it's worth a try. How many people can
YOU send this to?

Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.
Forward this E-mail to others so that they can
be informed of the truth.

Dems Blink when they should Censure Republicans

update: BILL MAHER agrees with me "where are the President or King makers that Obama has in the wings (on Rachel Maddow)
UPDATE: Keith Olberman agrees with me...
UPDATE: Arianna Huffington agrees with me...

President Obama!


Stop being Bipartisan and just be partisan!
Dems Blink when faced with negative Polls


And Okay Progressives pass the word to your democratic Network...We saw the Clinton's do this to Health Care back 12-14 years ago (lose the momentum for his Bill/her Bill). When the republicans get rough and refuse to give...and then the Polls change.

1) This is time for hidden strategies and strategic plans.
2) It is also time for Obama to stop being the appeaser to the Lobbies or just to the Republicans. (Even tv news reports and political commentators can see this - the Republicans will not vote for any Health Reform bill)
3) I believe I observed this truth years ago...that the Dems don't stand firm to the military style conservative stance. The Dems' Blink.
4) Don't Blink, Plan to Win, Strategize, Find Out who the real players are that want to win Health Care Reform with Public Option and or even Single Payer. The network is full of advice and now Obama seems to have lost his Mass of Progressive Backers and Players.

USE ...The Art of War by Sun Zsu. Bait the REPUBs into a trap. And by the way "Lets demand Truth and Integrity in advertising". Threaten Censure of Senators and Congressmen!

Wendell Potter of CIGNA spills the beans on insurance misinformation program, resigns in discust at cancelled policies...
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=8337500&page=1

Wendell Potter on Moyers
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/watch2.html

Hedge Fund Influence Huffington Post Interview
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-kall/interview-with-health-ins_b_227270.html

Wendell Potter: It's already happening. Yeah, the for-profit companies are very entrenched into the government programs and have been for several years...

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Transform the Dis-enfranchisement, ...I am the Bridge (you)

Summary: The way that government work is different from the original concept of legislators (congress and Senate). I sort of remember that law makers pass new regulations in the form of law and decide where the money goes. One solution is to add congressional representatives for the poor/gangs/minorities and for Big Business while at the same time enforcing strict "no gift" and no "giving" restrictions on Congress and the Senate.

Background: Lobbying is a non-transparent, true, force behind government. lobbyist find all kinds of ways to pass gifts to government representatives. Government representatives are not strictly regulated on what their expenses are, and where funds come from. Minorities feel disenfranchised. The education system does not match the national security recommendations. Americans and foreigners know that lobbyist sway government and write laws for America, but the system doesn't expressly show this relationship. The US Government is expressly a limited representative government or limited republic instead of a 100% Democracy. However the US Senate and Congress spend most of their efforts on winning funds for home precincts and...listening to Interest Groups or Lobbyists. Also besides the obvious pull from Big Business, there are actually strong feelings from criminal gangs who feel disenfranchised and the neighborhoods that they represent.

My Solution late this evening is to create seats in both the senate and house of representatives for both the Gang/projects and for the Big Business Lobbies, while enforcing strict "No Gifts" and "No Lobbies" laws. We will end the conflict of interest that Lobbies and Congressmen have. There will be no lobbying. An End to all Lobbies while there are Senate and Congressional Representatives. The whole world knows of the old conflict of interest and will welcome the change. Congressmen and Congresswomen will perhaps fear the change in the number or make up of representatives. But the future income for congressmen and senators will come from their books that will express their ideas, their ability to analyze policy, and their ability to show planning to change policy. In addition people at the lowest economic level will find recognition from Congressional and senate Representatives. The frequent elections of congress and the senate for gangs, minorities, and the poor will finally, and truly create a fair government.