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Spiritual Politics

2012-01-17T06:35:00.000-08:00

Can Obama save us or are we doomed to disaster?

Neither of these questions will get us anywhere, yet most of the news commentaries attempt to answer one of these or a related question, such as "What is Obama going to do to save us?" and "Can he, will he, do enough?"

All these questions come from a fearful perspective: There is a huge problem out there that is too big to face ourselves, so we need to find the right person to do the job, or protect ourselves from the looming disaster.

We seem to forget that Obama was elected President because a majority of the voting population voted for him. He did not "save" the election, nor did he "crumble" under the pressure of the enormous work of the campaign. He could not have won without over 50% of the voting population voting for him.

The solution was part of the beginning

Barack and Michelle laid out the solution to this issue at the same time he declared his candidacy.

They were willing to enter the race for the Presidency on a set of ideas, and if we, the public, liked these ideas and supported them, the Obama's would devote themselves to leading the way, being spokespersons for these ideas. And if enough of us shared and supported these ideas, then the election would be won and we would have an opportunity to bring these ideas to life. The clarity of this message was the core integrity of the campaign. Now it is time to live the ideas.

He also said that the election was not for or about him, but about us, the direction of our nation and our role in the global community. He is not doing this so that we can all retire on a government pension, but so that we can together turn the nation and our individual lives toward a governing system that will address the needs of the times we are in and a prosperous future for all.

Barack cannot save the country

Barack can't save the country, but he can demonstrate qualities of leadership that inspire good solutions and allow those solutions to be implemented.

This is what he did throughout his campaign. And it was enough to win the election.

The fact that Barack was elected based on the demonstration of leadership qualities, not on how well he demeaned his opponent, further reveals that more than half of the voting population sees and appreciates these qualities.

If we can see these qualities, we can live them. And this is how the country will solve our problems and get on a track to sustainable prosperity. We voted because we liked the ideas that were being communicated, now we "vote" by letting the essence of those ideas guide our individual lives and choices.

The qualities of good leadership are not limited to Barack, they are available to all. He is modeling them for us. He will help institute a system that allows these qualities to be expressed. He is already doing that by choosing thoughtful, intelligent, non-ideological individuals onto his team.

What are these qualities?

Any of us can turn our attention to identifying the core issue of a situation rather than looking for whom to blame. Any of us can listen for a good idea from a variety of intelligent and loving sources, rather than reacting hastily to an apparent urgency. Any of us can recognize the right solution for each issue, one-by-one, instead of trying to get what we want, protect ourselves, or to promote an idea that is politically motivated.

But we, individual private citizens, do not face decisions that will affect the whole country
While that is true, it is also true that every decision, every choice has a ripple effect beyond what is seen. All Barack and Michelle need to do is to continue to make thoughtful choices based on the issues. And all we need to do is the same. As large and small issues, at all levels of life, get addressed with love, intelligence, clarity and a sincere motivation to discover good solutions, our nation will be prosperous again.

What are these ideas that we can all live by?

- Focus on issues, not personalities
- Listen open-mindedly to an array of sources for thoughtful, intelligent ideas that will work
- Discern the idea that is a good solution the issue - not what we want, not what's politically or socially correct

What makes this Spiritual Politics?
Spiritual means "of spirit," in other words, non-material and non-physical. It refers to the realm of existence that we can be aware of, yet is not discerned through the five senses. This realm is most easily recognized through our capacity to be aware of the qualities of consciousness that govern individual activities. It is sometimes referred to as an individuals "presence." Presence is the quality of being that is expressed through words and actions. So, "spiritual politics" refers to the qualities of being that support an open, responsive governing body. This is not something that can be enforced, legislated, contracted or negotiated. It is something we can see and respond to. It is something we can pay attention to as part of a governed body. It is something we can individually seek to purify within our own consciousness.

Is Traditional Politics Dead?

2012-01-09T05:23:00.000-08:00

We Americans are a selfish bunch often becoming "patriotic" only when it helps our pocketbook.

Our vote has become a self interest vote which is part of democracy's strength and also part of its weakness. The poor vote one way and the rich another; the poor vote hoping to get a free piece and the rich vote to keep all of their pieces and not have to share any. Or something like that.

The undecided straddling the middle cast the swing votes; they hope to give a little and get a little and not take too big of an overall hit.

The neither rich nor poor get caught square in the middle or "middle class" as it is often called. The Twilight Zone might be a more appropriate name.

For example. When a politician promises to create jobs they neglect to tell their uninformed electorate that government does not and cannot create jobs. Taxing Peter to "create" a job for Paul is not job creation but a form of legalized theft.

It's called bad government and it's not what government does well and it is simply untrue to say that it does.

Entrepreneurs create jobs.

Government can only create and maintain the economic conditions that help entrepreneurs create jobs.

What we don't hear are politicians encouraging entrepreneurs; politicians just increase the cost of doing business. Subsequently entrepreneurs usually see government as setting up obstacles rather than creating positive economic conditions. Is this surprising?

So when politicians tell you bad trade agreements are responsible for your company going bankrupt and your losing your job, they are fooling the foolish.

An uninformed electorate is supposedly a bad electorate but opportunist politicos love it when voters are not able to think and reason for themselves.

Or just don't know.

In this air of non-traditional patriotism stockholders and industry want a bail out when things fail. Bankrupt homeowners want a bail out when they speculate and lose. The educational system wants more money yet continues to be out of step with the educational needs of a modern, technological society.

Are you better off now than four years ago? The question implies that if you aren't better off now you can vote for Politician X and that will change. Like it or not, the truth of the matter is that government has become increasingly irrelevant in the modern world.

The two meaningful parties in the U.S. have the electorate fooled into thinking we are fighting for our very own selfish interests. What they neglect to say is the pact they have with each other is commonly called "gridlock" and is somehow supposed to represent our best interests, checks and balances and all that good stuff. Really?

The liberal lie is "You can have a bigger slice of the pie if you vote for me." The conservative lie is "let's not change anything because that way we benefit the most and above all else we don't want to give that up that relative status."

Neither side is very willing to help the general populace as they are already committed to helping their own focused support base. That is how they raise money, get elected and the turn the proverbial worm.

Of course as societies become self-centered and greedy they become weak, corrupt and hasten their own downfall. We may not want to believe this depressing news but there has never been an example otherwise.

But the politicians simply don't care as seen by their actions. Theirs is a short term vision just as the CEO's is for the next quarter. The only time the politicos ever go into the factories and machine shops and diners is at election time.

What we have created is a gridlocked, cultural sporting event compromise instead of looking at what is best for America. This is what we wanted; should we be surprised we have gotten it?

What America needs is not the false hope of a government induced comfort zone but a government that challenges its electorate and creates opportunities for all to do better. Doing better is what America does best or at least in the traditional sense of patriotism.

But we get what we deserve and we deserve some of the politicians we get. Those politicians like to keep us confused.

Shame on all those politicians. But bigger shame on us. We can clearly see that social evolution has exceeded government's and politics' ability to respond. By nature government and politicians are reactive and not strategic.

And in a rapidly changing world increasingly irrelevant.

Political Science

2011-12-31T01:23:00.000-08:00

A political essay is a precise text that is aimed at commenting on a particular political issue a theory. Also, a political essay comment on practice. Political essay are common among students taking political science courses. Also, the political essay is common in composition classes. Students find it difficulty to write a political essay. This is because the students make the wrong argument. Most students assume a political essay is an argumentative essay. This in turn affects the quality of the political essay as the students do not know how to present their ideas. The students assume that a political essay should persuade the reader to a specific issue as it an argumentative essay.

A political essay is not necessary an argumentative essay. A political essay can take different forms, but it does not need to be an argument.

For example, a political essay can be an expository essay. Also, a political essay can be an essay that is aimed at informing people about a particular issue. Most students perform poorly because they make assumptions that are not true. Most of the political essay deals with politics in one way or another. But, this does not mean that the political essay is rooted on views of various political parties or political issues. Politics involve issues, topics and practices that are linked to the government and the government culture. This implies that a political essay can be an issue that is common in the political field. For example, capitalism and communism. In addition, a political essay can deal with issues like leadership styles and political agreement. Students should choose the right topic when writing a political essay. The topic of the political essay should be related to the course. For example, students can discuss issues affecting the government in a political science course that focuses on governmental issues. Students have opted to get political essay from companies that offer political essay. A company offering political essay should have the right qualities.

The company offering political essay should have qualified political essay writers. The writers should be able to write political essay that addresses the needs of the student. The political essay should address the needs of the reader. When writing an argumentative essay, the writer should state his or her arguments courtly. An argumentative essay should be written well. The writer should support his or her points using relevant content. Students are supposed to submit quality political essay. The writer should ensure the political essay has no grammatical mistakes. Also the political essay should not be plagiarized. When writing an expository political essay, the writer should include the views of the reader in the essay. The writer should ensure the political essay meets the student’s needs and instructors needs.

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Are You Politically Incorrect?

2011-12-24T14:34:00.000-08:00

Do you wonder if you should open the door for a woman, let them go first, pay for their meal? (Admittedly, this first part is for men, but don't let that stop you women from reading on. )

Why do you wonder? You open the door for someone out of respect. You let someone go ahead of you out of respect. You pay for their meal because you want to. OR - You DON'T. It's that simple.

A successful person once said, "If you follow the crowd, you walk in the crowd's doo doo." Another way of putting it might be, if you do what everyone else does, you might think you're right, but if you're not true to yourself, you are wrong.

Constantly trying to be politically correct is too big of a hassle, don't you think? The rules are always changing. Not only that, but maybe the other person has a different interpretation of what is politically correct.

Who is right?

Good feelings should promote your actions, because good feelings usually promote good actions.

If you are doing something for someone because you think that is what they want, you have a chance of being wrong. We can't always know what the other person wants -- even if you've been with this person for a long time. That person could have changed his or her ways overnight and they didn't tell you. Remember this, most people will respect you more if you do something for them... because you want to do something for them.

You need to find your base. You need to know who you are. You need to know what is acceptable to YOU. In other words, be true to yourself.

If you are intent on being your own person, on being the best you can be, you won't have to wonder what is correct. Stick to your values.

Realize that this game, "If I do this, then you'll do that, and I'll get this, etc." isn't any fun anymore.

Play your own game. A game called, "Is this something I can be proud of?" Or, "Would I want someone to do this for, or to, me?" Determine what's more important -- doing what's right for you, or doing what's politically correct.

Never lose your faith in yourself.

Thanks for reading,
Jan

Achieve Political Success Through A Promotional Product Political Campaign

2011-12-21T10:43:00.001-08:00

All political candidates may not agree on political, societal or economic issues, but it is safe to infer political candidates agree that a successful political campaign builds public support and success.Political campaigns, similar to marketing campaigns, must use effective and useful slogans in order to grasp a typically uninterested audience. In order to do so, political candidates need to get up and work for support. How can Barack Obama or Rudy Giuliani accomplish this, you inquire? Well, that is simple - through political promotional products!The single most important thing to accomplish in any campaign, whether it is a marketing campaign or political campaign, is name recognition. A political candidate will never achieve success if no one knows who they are. A simple way for a political candidate to accomplish name recognition is by using promotional products in their political campaign. Two very simple and common ways to do this is through using catchy political signs in yards or bumper stickers on cars. Other promotional products ideal for a political campaign are buttons. These three promotional products can effectively promote any political candidates name at home, while driving and while walking around.Every political candidate wants to ensure their constituents are able to quickly identify the issues their political campaign supports. This may seem easy at the surface, but it is not. The current political campaign for president is filled with multiple potential political candidates. All of these potential political candidates have very different views on a myriad of issues. In order for political candidates to effectively clarify what issues they support, they could consider printing their causes on different colored awareness bracelets. This way, supporters and political candidate alike would be able to quickly identify which issues are important and to whom. Another way issue recognition can be clarified is through political balloons. Balloons have been used in political campaigns for years, but that is because they are easily noticeable, readable and depending on their size, can be seen for miles.Trying to decide what promotional products to give at conventions or election night? A great promotional product that is perfect for outdoor conventions is a hand fan. A politically themed hand fan can allow potential voters to sit in the comfort of a cool breeze while they listen to a political candidate's speech. Looking for a perfect promotional product for election night? Get a plethora of stress balls to hand out to political campaign workers and supporters. A political stress ball can help calm everyone's minds as the voting numbers roll in through the evening.Political campaigns may be stressful and time consuming for political candidate, but through using political promotional products, getting voters attention can be simple.

Politics of Change

2011-12-17T13:26:00.000-08:00

I am not only fascinated by politics, but by the politics of change, if there is one unchanging motif that runs through the common history of man, it is that everything changes, except change itself. How we change, and its process tells us more about who we are as nations and individuals and it is that fearful but persistent change that tells us not only who we are, but who we were and perhaps who we might be. I know many have distaste to all things political, because of the common association with corruption and scandal which pervades the political society. It is true that politics unfortunately is inhabited by desperate men and women who abuse the power entrusted to them, and many of them, not all of them are circus elephants.

But does that mean one should despair with and ignore politics?

It does surprise me that when I talk to people who are by their own right apathetic towards politics, they consider it to be some new age phenomenon, or when I speak with devout religious persons who consider that politics as it is today was not apparent in the days of the Moses, Mohammed or Guru Nanak.

When people ask me why I am so interested in politics, I recall my first lesson in Government and Politics when I was 16, my lecturer Mr. McSweeny, broke politics down to "who gets what says who". Who gets what says who in society and on this planet should be a concern of everyman or woman who has a life to lead and a family to feed.

To ignore politics is to test that old French proverb " if you do not do politics, politics will certainly do you". As Aristotle observed, one of the many penalties of refusing to engage in politics is to allow yourself to be ruled be inferior individuals than yourself.

That is why I always pay close attention to the politics of today, simple labels immersed in complex situations always require the closest attention, lest one be girded in the whirlwind of propaganda, where the myths are legion and the truth of the matter very hard to find.

Myths are found in conflicts regional or religious, the global market system, which hitherto stands victorious operates under a pretext of myth or confidence, but of course we must be free to interpret the language we hear and the actions we see, but we must always arm ourselves with how and why although rarely are these two propositions ever satisfied in the hearts of men.

Begin The Plan Early For Political Science College Degree From Popular Universities

2011-12-16T10:43:00.000-08:00

Political Science diplomas range from an Associate's Degree program all the way to a Doctoral Level College degree. The world of Political Science is continually changing, which implies that even lifetime individuals should return to university every so often. Hence , many political science schools offer certificate programs allowing specialists can go and become knowledgeable on the most up-to-date ideas of the Political Science world.Its in this phase in a young person's schooling that he/she is subjected to a wide variety of ability , therefore establishing diversity and efficiency. The most essential of these capabilities is one's capability to conduct thorough and reliable research. Whether one is writing reports or thinking of political prospects, reliable research is a critical first step toward fulfilling any task. The newly arrived Information Age requires excellence in oral and written communication skills, which the Political Science degree will offer to any young individual. Being able to communicate with potential voters is absolutely important , whether the young person is a politician, attorney, or political pundit. Poli-Sci majors also develop a comprehensive analysis of government systems. Young people of this program master to view politics through the global eye, evaluating how worldwide and native standards interact with each other. This is essential as understanding the global community's law regulations and, by extension, their societies will ensure peaceful and prosperous relations of all the world's nations.It is not a new major; it's been around since the Ancient Greek and Roman government authorities. Thus, government has and will normally be a part of the Earth's cultures, which ensures certain work in a wide range of fields to the graduating Political Science majors from top political science schools. Beginning Political Scientists usually work as analysts, supplying a political applicant with the important information for a speech or debate. Teachers will probably be required to train the material both at the high university and school level. Judges, attorneys, and press secretaries all develop from the completion of a Political Science degree program. Numerous select not to hold office. Instead, they become political commentators who write best-selling books or run talk shows in order to strengthen politics viewpoints to prospective voters who may be unenlightened about different governmental candidates.To conclude, this major is the many helpful for a young person to take for a profession in the future because nation-wide politics will continue to have a place in all the world's cultures, ensuring a place of work for the masters. ability taught during training will serve the young individual through school, work, and life.

Career in political science

2011-12-10T08:47:00.000-08:00

After completing the senior secondary schooling, a student is always very worried about his career and looks for the career options, which suits him the best. There are many opportunities, which a student can choose and opt as his career. The interest of the student and the availability of seat in the college also make a difference to what a student ends up in choosing his career as. The colleges in India provide a number of courses, to students for pursuing their career in, but there is limited number of seats in every college, which again confines the admission of students into their desired college. There are three basic fields, which sub divides into many and further provide a vast number of career opportunities to students. Among all the fields of science, commerce and arts, Arts is the field, which is supposed to be the easiest in terms of education. The field of arts, are generally based on the study of the human behaviour in different situations, and has subjects like social science, political science, economics, etc. Other than the subjects relating to communications, management, social sciences, students these days have been seen taking interest in the political structure of the society. Political science is the study of the political behaviour, system and the political structure of the country or an organisation. The need of youngsters and their innovative ideas in shaping and refining the political situation of the country has motivated more of the students to opt political sciences as their subjects for college education. There are undergraduate as well as post graduate courses available in the subject of political science. There are many colleges in India, which provide corresponding courses in political science. It's not only the government or the political parties, where a student can work after doing a course in political sciences. The students with degrees in political science are called political scientists and have a huge scope in both the government and the private sectors of the country.The colleges in India, focuses on all the modern aspects of the study with respect to political science. Starting from the old structure or the phenomenon, the students are taught the ongoing developments, plus what changes are required to keep the country growing, with a better prospect and redefining its political structure. The students are given classes on human rights, intellectual property rights, social laws, etc, which are highly important for the succession of the country in the right direction. Few of the colleges in India, which provide political science course, are: Delhi College of Arts and Commerce St, Xavier's College, Kolkata Bhavan's College, Andheri West, Mumbai  College of Fine Arts, Thiruvanandapuram  Presidency College, Kolkata Lady Sri Ram College for Women, New Delhi Garden City College, Bangalore:  Hans Raj College, New Delhi Madras Christian College, Chennai Ramjas College, New Delhi Fergusson College, PuneThe aspirants for the career in political sciences, should have great general knowledge, plus should be able to interpret and perceive things well. Thinking in a positive manner and for the benefits of the citizens is the top most priority of the people involved in the political lead of the country. Other than the political field of the country, students can also have a flourishing career with the organisations like banks, consultancies, law firms, social research work organisations, embassies, colleges and institutes, etc. The career scope of the students with political science as their subject is quite bright, and the students must possess the values of truthfulness and loyalty. Also, the students, should be able to bond well with people and should have an optimistic approach towards the works assigned to them and should always think about the betterment of the society.

Indian Politics

2011-12-08T08:16:00.000-08:00

The Indian political system has come a long way since it got independence in 1947. Forming a constitution in itself was a great achievement and the first step to development. Though India is still developing, but it can be said that she has come a long way since independence.

She is standing tall on her feet after being a crippled colony for over a century by building the constitution, forming central and state governments and building the whole concept of administration and economy starting from zilch, which is a great achievement. Sadly though, the current state of politics has nullified the effect of these initial steps and the people of India itself abhor the administration phenomena altogether.

From Indians standing united against the British rule we have come to a point where we are now nothing more than some communist standing only for grouped sections of society.

It wouldn't be wrong if I replace the 'way' in the above sentence with 'wrong way'.

Indian politics is now not only synonymic with corruption, red tape-ism, and opportunist leaders, there is more to it. There are leaders still, who do their bit religiously and not for the benefit of some sect. The government today stands on support of many hands, that for some is a disadvantage, and in some cases it is so, but in others, doesn't it simply means joining hands for the betterment of the country?

The Indian politics has attained such a pessimist's attitude lately that it has become hard for the Indian public to believe in this republic and her leaders!

Indians just don't see anything positive in the steps taken and reforms adopted. Maybe it's just a bitter effect of the bad experiences in the past! But I think that Indians should not give up hope.

We are equally responsible for the current state of India as much as the leaders.

We don't act in responsible ways.

We don't vote.

We don't protest against things they think are wrong.

We don't behave responsibly and litter around anywhere that they possibly can.

We don't treat public property properly!

If I go on in this fashion, the list would be endless but the punch that I want to make here is not the complaining that we all can do, but the effort.

Lets all stand tall to remove all the loopholes!!

Europe, Politics, and Religion

2011-12-04T02:50:00.000-08:00

The face of Europe has been defined by countless wars due to religion and politics. They are the most significant factors that form the contours of the continent ever since its political history started. Wars cloaked in the name of religion were waged numerous times resulting to millions of murder cases. On top of this great loss of human life, grief, suffering, and material loss were part of the general destruction brought about by European religion and politics. Some of the most glaring cases of such conflicts were Hitler's Final Solution which massacred about 6 million Jews, and the crusade for the Holy Grail which left millions affected, including hundreds of thousands of people killed and wounded. Although the two World Wars, which also resulted to several millions of people greatly affected, were not directly products of religion and politics mixing, they were said to be the start of weakening of religion. The era of industrialization in the past century brought gradual decline to the influence of religion in Europe's political sphere. Or so most people thought. Religion has always been an inherent aspect in the life of everyone in the continent; it has even become an even potent force that can engineer political changes in Europe at the start of the 21st century.Examples of conflicts due to religion and politics The Irish Civil War is one of the best examples of a conflict due to the mix of politics and religion. This decades-long war was waged between Catholics and Protestants, with each side claiming they are on good side. Affecting millions of lives, the Irish civil war is just one of the many conflicts around the world between Protestants and Catholics. Another influential factor that still resonates in the bullrings of many European states even today was the catastrophic anti-Jewish activism initiated by Hitler before and during the Second World War. The effect of Hitler's fervent anti-Semitism was the mass murder of 6 million Jews. The cause was Nazism, viewed almost as a religion, but fortunately a failed one, in Germany and its occupied states at the height of Hitler's reign. Both sad incidents all stem from a basic problem of religion spilling over the influence of politics in the continent. The religious unrest in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia also resulted to a number of genocide cases, instability to the region for several years, and Balkanization or the birth of smaller Balkan states.Today's form of religious and political unrest The present issue on terrorism actually comes from religious matters that overlap into the political sphere. Islam fundamentalism is the manifestation of incompatibility of religion and politics. This problem has grown to such extreme that no country in the world today is spared from it. The growing animosity between Islam and other major religions affects other aspects of life. Personal religious differences can sometimes spark into bigger conflicts ranging from simple street fights to country-wide inter-religious upheavals.As a personal note, there should always be a clear-cut boundary between politics and religion. Although this is easier said than done, governments must ensure that civic activities such as the Australian Federal Election, or any other national elections in countries should be properly defined to minimize religious and political mix.

Portraits for Political Figures

2011-12-01T05:15:00.000-08:00

Portrait artists are some of the most award artists that are around today. Some of the certain types of portraits commission with portrait artists are political portraits. In fact there are many famous portrait artists who specialize in on doing certain types of portraits. For portrait artists to be commissioned to do that particular type of art, they would have to be very experienced and come highly recommend by some very influential people.

There are so many more names to choose from, these are just some to show that if you are able to get just one break you too could be painting political portraits and making yourself famous. Some of the well known people that have had paintings completed by portrait artists from American politics are the honorable Ms Hillary Clinton, Lawrence Eagleburger & James A. Baker, the then president Bill Clinton, President Gerald Ford, and the then Secretary of State Colin Powell.

It is said that you can spend days in the building just walking around looking at the portraits of all the past presidents. With so many influential people who have been in the white house, they have dedicated a special room just for portraits; they say that there are several portraits of previous presidents throughout the building and home.

Although presidents and major political people have lots of memories and material things that they can take with them, there is something very special about hand painted family portraits. It doesn't matter where you move to, or who you are it is very special to have a family heirloom such as a portrait to hand down to your children and eventually your grandchildren. Family portraits can capture what was going on in your life at that time and they have the ability to capture private intimate moments that are kept out of prying eyes. Most of the presidents and their families have had at least two portraits taken and will have the best piece of memorabilia to take with them when they do leave the white house.

Most people take their privacy and freedom for granted, if you are a political figure, as we have all read at one time or another there is no such thing as privacy and there is very little private time that you can share with your family. How nice would that be for political families that get to have very few private moments?

Watch Politics of Love movie Online Free

2011-11-29T08:17:00.000-08:00

Politics of Love is a comedy romance inspired by the slew of publicly documented election love stories that sprung up during Obama's Presidential push. The plot follows the fortunes of a campaign team caught up in a whirlwind of euphoric romances.Politics makes strange bedfellows, but never stranger than when a month before the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, a beautiful, idealistic local Obama volunteer coordinator reluctantly falls for her Republican counterpart: a , savvy, African American conservative.Sparks fly, tempers flares, heads turn, and romance blossoms for this mismatched pair of campaigners in the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to Election Day. Can the politics of love conquer all?A comedy romance inspired by the slew of publicly documented election love stories that sprung up during Obama's Presidential push. The plot follows the fortunes of a campaign team caught up in a whirlwind of euphoric romances. The world's hottest election just got much hotterâ€¦ Politics has never been this â€¦ She was swift-boated by -tape! - Politics makes strange bedfellows, but never stranger than when, a month before the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Kyle Franklin, a , savvy, African American conservative falls for his Democrat counterpart, Aretha Gupta, a beautiful, idealistic local Obama volunteer coordinator. Sparks fly, tempers flares, heads turn, and romance blossoms for this mismatched pair of campaigners in the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to Election Day. Can the politics of love conquer all?POLITICS OF LOVE via Video On Demand (VOD) beginning September 1, 2011. This platform provides film properties with a unique means to capture massive viewing audiences in more than 100 million homes. The film will be in the VOD space for a two week window before heading to DVD on September 20, 2011.As the U.S. election campaigns get underway, POLITICS OF LOVE is a whimsical reminder of the historic 2008 season in which Barack Obama and John McCain faced off in a heated battle for the hearts and minds of America. Watch Politics of Love Movie OnlineWildly popular Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat shines as Aretha Gupta, an Indian- American woman returning home to work in her parents' restaurant after a career disappointment, only to find herself caught up in the fervor of a local Obama campaign. A staunch Democrat, she finds herself falling for handsome campaign manager Kyle Franklin (Brian White, Stomp the Yard, TNT's Men of a Certain Age) with just as much passion for the election as she does. The catch? He is the leader of the local Republican Party. As she reconciles her beliefs with her heart, the social and cultural debate rages around her and her family.POLITICS OF LOVE also features the luminous Ruby Dee (American Gangster), and Loretta Devine (Jumping the Broom) as Aretha's loving and outspoken step-mother and grandmother.Netwebsite.In Is A Free Movies Website Where You Can Watch_ Politics_of_Love _movie_OnlinePolitics makes strange bedfellows, but never stranger than when a beautiful Indian-American Obama campaign volunteer reluctantly falls for her Republican counterpart, a , savvy, African- American conservative. Sparks fly, tempers flare, heads turn, and romance blossoms for this mismatched pair of lovers in the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to Election Day. Can the politics of love conquer all?

The Intrigues of Political Debate

2011-11-24T01:18:00.000-08:00

If you've ever entered into a political debate, you should understand that politics is always intriguing, complicated but never easy. It is far too simplistic to try and categorize individuals as being on the political left or political right.If you've ever entered into a political debate, you will know that politics is usually intriguing, confusing but never simple. It's far too simplistic to try to categorize persons as being on the political left or political right. If you ask ten folks to state what being a Democrat means probably you will get 10 different answers. The same goes for Republicans. Even within the political parties you'll get a variety of thoughts veering from the far left to moderate and perhaps even far right on some issues. This has lead to some people suggesting that a third party is required.A political debate needs to be an opportunity for folks to place their opinions across and argue, politely, with their opponents. The winner of the debate is the one with the most convincing argument. That's the theory. The fact is a little different. When you have two people involved in a public debate, the person who is seen as the winner is usually the one having more charm and charisma. They're better able to put their point across and are able to present their views in the language of the listener. They may even look better. It is noted that President Obama's natural good looks and charm didn't do him any harm in the political field. It is a fact of human nature that we often side on the part of the person who seems the best instead of the opinions they hold.Watching a political debate can be enjoyable and educational when it is held in the proper format and is properly controlled. Unfortunately nearly always they result in a shouting match between the two candidates/parties with verbal private attacks featuring very frequently. If you are associated with a discussion about politics always keep your composure and pay attention to the views of the other side. You never know but they might have some thing remarkable to talk about.

Confusing Politics With Religion

2011-11-22T11:48:00.000-08:00

Much is made these days about the threat of "Radical Islam," and the fact that the Jihadists often seem bent on killing as many Westerners---particularly Americans---as they can. This has led some to adopt a posture of "political protectionism," akin to the trade protectionists we see in some circles, warning of the dangers posed by "radical Muslims" throughout the world. But at the risk of being thought "politically correct" (an epithet I regard as among the worst things you can call anyone who postures as a "thinker"), I think we need to be cautious about confusing politics and religion.

Properly understood, all of the world's great religions speak to the best in us, not the worst. At the same time, all of them suffer from the handicap of human imperfection, and many of the "mystic" religions---those that assume the existence of an all-powerful God, as opposed to philosophy-based creeds, such as Confucianism---seem to have a thread of evangelicalism in them, seeking to "spread the word" and convert everyone to what they suppose is the "one true" path to salvation.

Unfortunately, this latter aspect also appeals to the worst in us---the facet of human nature that divides the world into "us" versus "them," and strives for ways to prove ourselves "superior" in some ways to the rest.

It was that aspect of Christianity that took Europe on the Crusades...had otherwise sane people burning accused heretics and witches alive at the stake...and is still echoing around our own culture in some of the more extreme fundamentalist sects. And yet we, ourselves, seem perfectly able to separate out the "nuts" among us, who view religion as a way to feel superior to others, from those who view their religion as a source of peace and strength, and who view the philosophy of Christianity (and Judaism) as one of tolerance and brotherhood.

Before we begin lumping all Muslims together, we need to understand the vast differences between them---differences that are every bit as caverous as those between the Unitarians, the Fundamentalists, and the Polygamists in Utah.

Properly understood, many of the differences spring not from the teachings of the Christian religion, but from the political views---and, on occasion, the personal lifestyle preferences---of different religious leaders...some of whom are intoxicated by notions of their own self-worth, and all of whom suffer from human imperfections of their own. Similarly, I suspect that much of the mistrust and hatred that spills across cultures stems not from the core values of the various religions, but from the obvious excesses of each religion's particular strains of crackpots---those who pervert or distort those core values for their own particular ends.

To look at a non-religious analogy from American history, we need only examine our dealings with the natives, which any student of history must admit are not shining examples of honesty or integrity. There were many American Indian tribes who were peaceful, wanted nothing except to be left alone, and who agreed to treaty after treaty, trusting that we would live up to our word. There were also many bands of renegade Indians, who were outraged by what all the white settlers were doing, and would attack along the frontier (though never in the numbers we see in the movies). Our reaction was to lump all of them together...and we had an appalling tendency to attack peaceful tribes in retaliation---the attack on Black Kettle's tribe in the Sand Creek Massacre being among among the most appalling examples. (We also had a tendency to violate any treaty we found inconvenient, another aspect of settling the west that history books often ignore).

If we are going to try to get along in this world, all people of good must be able to recognize and distinguish others of like mind in different cultures from the "crackpots" that inhabit other parts of the world---and, unfortunately, dominate many of the headlines. Whatever the culture, I think that most people (well...at least those who aren't raised in a climate of hate) are well-intentioned and honorable, and are more than willing to enjoy the blessings we share on this planet. Unfortunately, while we can all recognize and dismiss our own culture's lunatics, we aren't always successful at doing so across cultural borders. This seems to be the source of much of the mistrust in the world---and the breeding ground for much of the hatred that perpetuates so many of the continuing conflicts that we seem to see around us.

On the other hand...we do have reason for optimism: the advent of the internet does make it possible to communicate directly with people all over the world. If it does nothing but make us realize that there are thinking souls on the other side of the world who are just as eager to help make the world a better place...if not for ourselves, then for our children and grandchildren...then that may well prove to be the biggest step toward true peace the human race has ever taken.

Of course, this does not, mean that our current notions of moral relativism, so prevalent among the "politically correct thinkers" of our day, should be mistaken for actual thought, rather than its absence. In the recent novel, The Star Dancers, a non-human diplomat observes that "Whatever the language, the voice of reason sounds much the same." Most people of good will probably agree, personally...though I might add the caveat that "reason'" does seem to imply at least a modicum of "thought," as well.

The Relationship between Business and Politics

2011-11-21T09:20:00.000-08:00

How powerful is politics in business? The connection between the two is often hard to explain, but somehow they are closely connected. Did you ever happen to lose a job or a promotion in favor of a person who hadn't worked harder than you, or made more significant contributions that you? Was it that person's character that got him/her the job, the fact that he/she knew everyone around there, or could it be that you simply did not understand the politics going on around that business? When we hear the word 'politics', we naturally think of politicians, political parties, political strategies, and so forth. But have you ever considered the term 'politics' from a business point of view? When it comes to politics in business, the former means the difference between failure and success in the latter. And, more often than not, politics can define one's personal career. You can enjoy benefits or suffer penalties as a result of the way politics influences every business. If you happen to be among the most appreciated employees, decisions may go your way, but if you are 'invisible' to your bosses or they have nothing but ill feelings for you, some penalties may be coming your way. When it comes to business decisions or work environments, we often hear expressions such as 'it was nothing but politics' or 'that place is very political'. What do these expressions mean? And how can you be part of the game, and know how to play your politics? When you have managed to build a strong relationship with your customers, you understand the business thoroughly, and you are respected throughout the organization, but your superiors still think that you're not doing well enough, this could be a clear example of people using politics to drive their own personal agenda. It's only fair to say that there's no business without politics, and that its level of sophistication depends on the size of the organization. It's understandable that the complexity of politics is proportional with the size of the company, because, after all, politics means power, and the more players are involved in the game, the more there is at stake. Like everywhere else, we can speak of bad politics and good politics in business. Good politics refer to building strong networks at all the levels of that company or organization, spending time with employees from all levels, having a solid understanding of the keys to the success of the organization, and so forth. Good politics in business is about sharing information and encouraging other people to do the same thing. Bad politics refers to exactly the opposite. In the end it all comes down to driving your own agenda, as mentioned before. However, deft leadership should not be confused with bad politics in business. The two are very different. Unfortunately, it seems that bad politics has got its share of businesses, and we see more of that than of good politics, because there are more bad politicians than there are good, and the former still continue to make the rule. But, in the end, it is up to you how you play the game.

The Deeper Side of Political Humor Cartoon

2011-11-15T11:22:00.000-08:00

Quite a few can draw but only a handful can come up having a no nonsense political humor cartoon. Why? Not all artists are interested in politics and only a handful can add humor in to the boring subject of politics. When undertaking hilarious political cartoon, you must bear in mind that the emphasis really should be on the humor. Anything you make that is in negative taste won't come off as funny and that could turn out to be a undesirable mark on your profession as a political cartoonist. It doesn't matter if you're working as a cartoonist for the local paper or if you're submitting your drawings to political satire syndicates. It's essential that you keep points in the proper point of view when making political cartoons.Do not forget that you're out to offer off fun out of your political humor cartoon. Whenever you do it right, even the person you are depicting in the cartoon would get a great laugh from your drawings. Once you attain this objective, it indicates that you're doing your cartoons right and it exhibits that you are not going overboard. There's a deeper calling to becoming a political cartoonist. Generally, you ought to understand what's going on in politics and you need to keep track on each and every twist and turn of political stories. Your cartoons just don't have to be funny; it need to also capture the actual score behind the news. Understand that it is your job to entertain your viewers but concurrently it is also your job to feed them the news they ought to understand. There are number of locations where it is possible to place your cartoons. Political humor cartoons are usually noticed at the editorial page of the newspaper. It also finds its way on internet sites of political satire organizations where jokes, caricatures and satire on existing occasions are posted. As outrageous and even irreverent satire may be, it is in no way mean-spirited. You'll be able to get an excellent dose of that once you look at samples of political satire that well-known syndicates have. Whether or not you're drawing for an organization or you're sharing your drawings to the world through your personal website, the emphasis need to be to supply good clean fun in your political humor cartoon.

Home Panel Solar Politics

2011-11-14T02:11:00.000-08:00

After recently reading a New York Times article, we started thinking about home panel solar politics. You see, although solar power is gaining popularity as a renewable energy solution for home, it will never become mainstream without the backing from the federal government.

A poll by the Nuclear Power Industry revealed that the number one choice for generating power was not from nuclear, coal or natural gas, but from solar energy. However, at the time the poll was taken solar only provided for about 0.01 percent of America's power supply. Solar power is popular, but there's not enough investment!

In Washington, where the energy policies are signed, solar power lobbyists generally work with small budgets in the tens of thousands of dollars. Now when you compare it to the tens of millions of dollars that nuclear, coal, gas and oil lobbyists have available, you can only guess which energy policies gain approval by our beloved politicians.

But when you look at countries like Germany and Japan, their government policies have increased solar power implementation beyond what was thought possible.

With the support from government not only have the manufacturing costs decreased because of economies of scale, but solar technologies have also rapidly advanced.

We know government regulation is not very popular in America, where many of us believe our capitalists markets should be left alone. But according to Vinod Khosla, a partner at one of the world's biggest venture capitalist firms - VC Firm and major investor in green technologies:

"...Market-driven improvements are not happening fast enough to put solar technology beyond much more than a boutique investment".

We agree with Mr Khosla.

Until the American solar industry gets backing from the federal government, our solar power costs and technology will always lag behind the rest of the world. And as long as that happens, solar power will never gain mass-market appeal in the US.

However, with the new change of government there are 3 distinct factors taking place that give us assurance that home panel solar power is about to take off in America.

1 - The new president-elect Obama and his administration is putting big coal and oil aside, and giving green technologies higher priority. Furthermore, their new laws will help limit the power and influence wealthy lobbyists have on new energy policies.

2 - Some states, such as California and Hawaii are not waiting for Washington to pass the new energy policies. Instead they are taking initiative. Governor Schwarzenegger's "Million Roof" campaign will not only create a new industry, but also lower global warming and create thousands of jobs.

3 - And lastly, we, the home panel solar power users have the biggest role to play. All the energy policies and campaigns would be useless if the population did not embrace solar power at home. But, from the poll and what was said by Mr Khosla, that is not a problem. The America people are not only very interested in solar power, but are also supporting it with investment.

And although it can take years to pay off the solar power cost, people still invest. And when cost is a concern some are so interested in getting involved that they learn to make and install their own home panel solar power. So, let us continue moving towards solar and supporting the politicians and corporations who promote green technologies.

Should Politics Be Kept out of Business

2011-11-12T02:22:00.000-08:00

Do politics and business ever meet? Of course they do, because there is a reciprocal need between the two in every democracy. Politics equals power, but it is nothing without the money it needs to realize it; any business is mainly about money, but it also demands a secure presence, which actually means consorting with power, and thus with politics. Another similarity between the two is that they both require the presence of the citizen, either as customer or as voter. Theoretically, the citizen's freedom of choice is nearly perfect. But in practice, both business and politics resort to all sorts of techniques to draw their voters or customers, such as the media, celebrity endorsements, movie starts, appeals to passion, sentiment and psychology, and so on, and so forth. Whether we are talking about marketing, or about electioneering, we can refer to both of them in terms of campaigns. In both business and politics, the battle exceeds any metaphorical level, and the amount of money spent in either of them is rising every year. And all that, just to convince us, voters and customers, that they are worth our attention. When a business tries to promote a product or a model at a national level, it encounters the same problems and difficulties that a party comes against when attempting to capture several regions. Scale is extremely important, by definition, but that naturally comes with a demand for standardization. A business that needs security cannot separate itself from politics, because that's where the power is. Some businesses find it in their own interest to sustain rather close working relationships with politics, because separating the two is almost impossible when you are faced with a reactive situation. Many countries have both public and private traders, which means that keeping your business away from politics is virtually impossible if you want to keep doing business with that country. And the economical prospects and financial benefits are so appealing that the connection between politics and business just doesn't seem to have any importance. In the sensitive political regions, the marketplace is subjected to change daily. In fact, the entire international marketplace can change very quickly, from year to year, or even from week to week, which is why companies have to learn how to stay alert to change and have flexible attitudes and approaches. But above that, they have to ensure security for themselves, and what better way to that than to become involved with politics, which ultimately is about power?On the international marketplace, relationship between politics and business is critically important, and its importance increases as time goes by. As much as any business would like to be poisoned away from politics, this is simply impossible, because behind each government there are political drivers, and the 'mines' that appear in front of a certain company or organization are far more numerous and powerful, should it try to detach itself completely from political affairs. Business and politics interact, whether we like it or not, and they can influence each other in many ways, not all of them bad. For instance, a bad political climate can seriously influence economic growth, but fortunately the process can go the other way, too.

Three Challenges Defining Social-Political Sustainability

2011-11-07T15:23:00.000-08:00

Jackson KernThe subtle difference between pure social development and social-political sustainability is very central to the pursuit of sustainable development. Just as economic development accomplishes little if the achievements heralded are unsustainable, so too must social enrichment go hand in hand with a concerted effort to ensure its persistent viability.Open, contested political arenas offer the only means to this end—arenas that are contested by you. These three phenomena endanger the sustainability of our social-political processes; they beg our devoted attention.1. The most insidious danger of all is that of prevalent political apathy. If the population at large cannot be convinced that its fate is sufficiently at stake to engage itself actively, then all hope surely is lost. The causes of apathy are many; clearly the simplest is inner-focused individuals who are more concerned with personal than societal enrichment, or who believe that the benefits derived from social engagement will not be commensurate with the time and resources invested. This phenomenon can be likened to game theory and political science notions of the "tragedy of the commons". A related cause of political apathy is blind faith in social and political institutions. But we must remember Sartre's espousal of the one who "is loyal to a political and social ensemble, and who never ceases to contest it". There is no contradiction in believing that a nation's social and political processes are the best ever conceived by mankind, and still rising every morning to challenge them. Indeed, this is the very essence of democracy.2. The existence of social inertia is different from apathy. We human beings are creatures of habit. Even when informed and acknowledging of specific problems, we can be resistant to the specter of addressing them aggressively via political mechanisms if so doing entails a rupture with time-honored cultural tradition. In a 2006 poll, eighty-five percent of Americans indicated their belief that global warming is "probably happening", while half asserted that the issue of global warming is "extremely important" to them. Yet the ubiquity of single-occupant vehicles on America's highways remains undiminished.3. When the general populace is involved and engaged, this can often pose problems of social-political inefficiency. This issue can be particularly acute in nations which are large in population and geography. An inability to reach consensus can sometimes lead to paralysis. Under an autocratic establishment, the government can execute changes to social-political institutions with an alacrity that is sometimes enviable. But this, of course, is not consultative; sustainability of the social-political dimension is only ensured in the long run if it is reflective of the collective will. A different sort of social-political inefficiency arises when there is no obstruction to consensus but when channels for initiating change (particularly in the judiciary) are constrained, convoluted or overloaded.Political apathy and social inertia can only be combated in ongoing daily efforts to inform, arouse and provoke. Happily, social-political inefficiency can be addressed more methodically. Governments, businesses, non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations alter and influence the state of our social and natural environment every day. Actors which seek to bridge the gap between these entities and the general populace and to facilitate their interaction, aided by extraordinary new technologies of participation, have a grand role to play in the future of social-political sustainability.An evocation of these challenges would not be complete without a consideration of the dynamic interactions the social-political domain engenders with other elements of sustainable development. Economics is the science of resource allocation, the study of the ways in which we satisfy human wants and needs. No human need is more fundamental than that of nourishment. In a revealing illustration of the interdependence of sustainable development's three constituent parts, rising world food prices now pose a grave threat to social-political sustainability around the globe. One need only turn to recent social unrest and political instability in Haiti, Egypt and the Philippines to be assured of that. These rising prices stem from uncertainties regarding the sustainability of our agricultural processes. To be specific, some have very explicitly cited efforts in the West to subsidize and encourage biofuels production as a leading inflationary factor (though burgeoning middle classes in India and China seem surely to be responsible for other upward price pressures). And all this as the viability of biofuels falls under a penetrating scrutiny.These challenges of social-political sustainability will remain inextricably bound to the future of sustainability as an enterprise.

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2011-11-05T07:05:00.000-07:00

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2011-10-28T06:41:00.000-07:00

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THE PROBLEM OF OFFICE POLITICS

2011-10-27T07:25:00.000-07:00

When we join a new company, we're all hoping for a fresh start and clean slate. The last thing we want is to get embroiled in political intrigue, regardless of how petty it might seem. Most of us just want to do our work and move along with our lives. Even if this were so, which is rarely the case, we must still deal with "political correctness" as defined by society; we have to recognize certain protocols in our mannerisms, language, and conduct. So, even before we get started in a new job, we have to recognize there is going to be some form of politics, like it or not. I remember visiting a manufacturing company in the Midwest where a Vice President proudly said to me, "You'll like this place Tim, there's no politics here whatsoever." And I think he firmly believed it too. In reality, they had more cutthroat politics than I had ever seen before.Whether you are a new employee or a visiting consultant, one of the first things you have to determine about a company is its pecking order. An organization chart makes a convenient road map in this regards, but it doesn't truly define the power structure in a company. For example, a weak manager may actually draw his strength from a powerful assistant. Nonetheless, it is important to identify the fiefdoms of the company, who the key players are, and who the allies and adversaries are. Without such knowledge, you will inevitably trip into some political dispute or become an unwitting pawn in a power play. The best advice in the early going is to simply keep your eyes and ears open, and your mouth shut.Aside from the power players in an organization, the three most common types of political animals you will encounter are the Suckup, the Radical, and the Saboteur. The Suckup (aka "Brown Noser") essentially has no spine and is the perennial "Yes Man" to the boss. The boss says "Jump" and the Suckup says, "How High?" But the Suckup has a political agenda of his own which typically is an advancement through the assistance of the boss. He therefore bends over backwards to please the boss at the expense of losing the respect of his coworkers.The Radical represents "the bull in the China shop" or "loose cannon" and is best known for revolting against the status quo, not quietly but loudly, and is not afraid of stepping on a few toes along the way. In many ways he is like Sherman's march to the sea. Perhaps his mission is correct, and perhaps it isn't. Regardless, this type of person has a slim chance of succeeding as his detractors will work overtime to undermine him. When dealing with such a person you basically have two choices: either join him and hope for the best, or get the heck out of his way so that you are not run over.The Saboteur is perhaps the most viscous of the three and can probably best be characterized as the "conniving weasel" or "backstabber" who schemes to make the lives of others miserable. He is driven by petty jealousy and wants desperately to be seen as a power broker in his institution. Since he has no real life of his own, the Saboteur gets his jollies by undermining anybody that garners more attention than he does. Whereas the Suckup and the Radical can be dealt with politically, the Saboteur is a pest that must be exterminated.Office politics is about loyalty and trust. At some point, you will be asked to choose sides and this to me is what makes office politics ugly. I might understand this in government politics, but not in a company where we are all suppose to be on the same team. Politics is an inherent part of the corporate culture; some companies deplore it, others thrive on it. I guess it's a matter of whether a company values the concept of teamwork or rugged individualism. I have found there is much less politics in companies promoting the former versus the latter. Either way, my advice to anyone joining a new company, be it a corporation or nonprofit organization, is actually quite simple: "En Garde!"

Moldova's Identity Politics

2011-10-20T21:53:00.000-07:00

Apparently new uses of 'Europe' and 'Romania' since 2005 draw on Moldova's complicated history and related identity politics. Prior to 1991, there was no history of an independent state contiguous with the current territory of the Republic of Moldova. Although the Communist-led government has sought to affirm the new state's identity with the medieval principality of Moldova in MBT Shoes recent years, the current state is a distinctly Russian and Soviet creation. Medieval Moldova formed in the mid-1300s and retained independence for a century and a half before gradually becoming an Ottoman vassal state. Under the Bucharest Peace Treaty of 1812, the Ottoman Empire ceded 'Bessarabia' to Russia, and through a combination of accident and intention, the Russians extended the region, which had initially referred to a small territory in southern Wallachia along the Black Sea, to include a much larger territory in the eastern portion of the Moldovan principality. Western Moldova, meanwhile, remained under Ottoman suzerainty, and in 1859 joined Wallachia, another Ottoman vassal, to become the first Romanian state.

Historically, culturally, and linguistically, Moldova forms part of the 'Romanian lands,' but the historical, cultural, and linguistic borders of Romanian space also run through Moldova. The current Republic of Moldova includes not only Bessarabia, but also the region of Transnistria, whose ties to medieval Moldova and modern Romania are much weaker. Bessarabia and Transnistria were stitched together by the Soviet Union in 1941 to produce the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic (MSSR), as a national republic for ethnic Moldovans, but the administrative histories of the two territories, which differed significantly even under Russian rule, have had a lasting impact on current politics. From 1812-1917, Bessarabia, the larger territory, retained a distinct identity within the Russian empire, first as MBT Chapa an imperial region (oblast'), and then as a province (guberniia). During the inter-war period when it was unified with Romania, Bessarabia also maintained a distinct administrative identity. Transnistria, however, had no administrative identity within the Russian Empire; it only gained some political identity when it was chiseled out of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Moldovan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (MASSR) from 1924-40 (Figure 2).

In the early 1990s, Moldova's politics were dominated by questions concerning the new state's identity relative to Romania. Should Moldova unify with Romania Should it be a second Romanian state if it persisted as a 'Moldovan' state, what that meant Political opinion divided along an ideological continuum of Romanianism and Moldovanism. At one end of the continuum, Romanianists argued for unification with Romania; at the opposite end, Moldovanists maintained that Moldovans constituted a distinct people, requiring their own state. Many factors account for the fact that Moldova and Romania did not unite. However, the divergent histories of the country's sub-regions would have contributed considerable barriers to such a plan had it been actively pursued. Not only did the Soviet Union join Bessarabia and Transnistria into a new political unit, it also separated part of Bessarabia that bordered the Black Sea, the Bugeac, and placed it within the borders of the Ukrainian SSR. Reversing the effects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact to return Bessarabia to Romania would therefore have been doubly difficult, if not impossible, because the status of both Transnistria and the Bugeac would have required renegotiation.

Since 1994, all of Moldova's governments have pursued a Moldovanist path to varying degrees. Yet the question of the country's relationship to Romania has never fully disappeared. Indeed, the intensity of pro-Romanian sentiment in the early 1990s was also used by Transnistrian political leaders who capitalized on minority fears over a possible unification with Romania to declare independence. While Transnistria's independence is unrecognized, efforts to resolve its status have been unsuccessful, and the conflict remains 'frozen.' In this, and many other issues, 'Romania' has continued to influence Moldovan politics at a symbolic level, even as actual possibilities for unification become more distant. Thus when 'Romania' reappeared as an important symbol in 2005, its meaning drew on previous identity politics and the complexities of Moldova's historical relations with Romania.

MLM Politics Are Unnecessary

2011-10-14T07:00:00.000-07:00

MLM politics are inevitable when you are working with a large multilevel marketing institution. One of the best approaches to this problem is to commit yourself to a dressing issues as they arise. This will set you apart from others who do not have the professional hospitality required to sustain the success of the overall mission. The relationships you establish will be the difference between your success and precious time wasted.

Before you jump in to any MLM opportunity one should take a really close look at the products and services being promoted. This is where you are being called to make a honest determination of how well what they're offering will fare in the market. If it is something that can be acquired in any store; one should take this as a sign that will help them gauge the reality of what they are committing themselves to.

Your down line will appreciate your respecting their time by ensuring that everything you are requiring them to participate in is useful.

They want to acquire the strategies and instruments to help them be successful. It is you responsibility to help them differentiate between trainings that are helpful and show cases that flaunt the success of others.

It is highly recommended that you test the market of your business venture before you dissolve your current employment standing. This will give you an opportunity to build the confidence you need to acquire success; and preserve the income from your current job. Your immediate family should be thoroughly educated about your plan of approach so that they can provide the support you will need.

Someone who is excited about joining the efforts of a multilevel marketing firm should be given all the strategies and tools they need.

In listing someone into your down line makes you responsible for ensuring that they thoroughly understand what is expected of them. It's always important to treat them as you would want to be treated in the journey of becoming a reputable entrepreneur.

There is always a demand for MLM representatives to enlist family members and friends into their business. This generally creates a strain on personal and professional relationships that are heavily dependent upon your numbers. Sharing a product or service that can enhance the quality of life for most allows you the flexibility you need to avoid harassing your most cherished people.

Spending time with those who have been actively participation in the multilevel marketing Institute of your choice is important. One should be looking for healthfulness among peers and leadership qualities that keep people feeling connected. Competitive relationships can place a strain on the overall efforts of the entire establishment. This should serve as a warning sign that you might find yourself struggling in your efforts.

MLM politics prohibit the success of everyone involved with the multilevel marketing efforts. When you discover that you are being compromised by behaviors that go against the grain of what you are trying to accomplish; it may be time to reconsider your involvement. Maintaining a positive attitude about the products or services you are selling is key when you want to achieve your desired results.

Political Science Programs

2011-10-11T15:25:00.000-07:00

Political science programs range from associate's degrees to doctoral degrees; the type of degree program you choose should depend on what your career goals are. Students of other majors also typically take political science courses to fulfill their general education requirements. Some students in majors such as journalism may also minor in political science to supplement their education and make themselves more viable job candidates with an area of specialty. There are many things you can learn by studying political science and many career options that may be open to you with this type of education.Political science courses teach more than just politics. On a basic level, you will gain an understanding of how our political system works and how other political systems throughout the world have worked. You will also learn the histories of all these systems to gain a broad understanding of how things came to be the way they are. You will learn about legal systems and judicial systems. During the completion of a political science program, you will also gain valuable critical thinking skills, learn how to communicate effectively and learn how to conduct thorough research with a high level of accuracy.Students of political science programs may go on to become politicians, political pundits, press secretaries, lawyers or judges. They may also become teachers, journalists or take completely different career paths that have little to do with the political world. Some of these jobs may also require additional education such as law school, but the political science degree forms a solid foundation to start from. Since political science courses require a great deal of researching, writing, critical thinking and analysis, the skills gained in these programs could apply to numerous fields.Political science programs are useful for anyone who wants a career in politics or in the legal field, but these degrees are useful for many other career goals as well. If you have an interest in how our world's societal structures work and a knack for doing research and thinking critically, this could be an ideal major for you. And if you're undecided, you could always take a political science course to see how you like it.

Politics For Beginners

2011-10-06T17:41:00.000-07:00

I am amazed by some of the people whom I encounter every day who do not know anything about politics. Everyone should know how their government works so I am writing down my old college notes as a beginner's guide. As it's the credit crunch some of you will feel too busy and confused by the political situation and the criticism of the government on financial and borrowing matters. This is why everyone should take a little time to understand government rolls and why they affect everything from your home insurance to your grocery bill.

The United Kingdom is run with a democratic government. The House of Commons and The House of Lords hold the government in check although the House of Commons is the more powerful of the two houses.

We live under 'Prime Ministerial' rule - this means the rule of one person.
The powers that the P.M has depends on five key factors.

- The personality of the P.M
- Majority that the P.M has in the House of Commons
- The success of the P.M's policies
- The unity of the P.M's party
- The effectiveness of the Opposition party

Unlike in America where there is a deputy president, in the UK there is constitutionally no such role as a deputy Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister is the leader of the House of Commons.

He appoints and dismisses members of the government. He is also the Chairman of the Cabinet. The Prime Minister has his own offices and advisors and is the most important representative of the Government. The P.M holds wide powers of patronage and also chooses the date of the general election.

Now for a bit of economics. There is no excuse not to pay attention to this part if news coverage of the credit crunch has left you baffled.

Economics basically means the study of using scarce resources as efficiently as possible so that society's unlimited demands for goods and services can be met.

The term that we so often hear in the news 'the public sector' refers to the sector run by the state like Government departments, Local Government and Nationalised Industries. The main role of the public sector is to provide efficient and adequate services.

The term 'the Private Sector' refers to organisations that are privately owned such as companies, clubs, partnerships etc. The main role of the private sector is to maximise profits.

Recession is a state of affairs that indicate a down turn in the business cycle. Output and investment has dropped, demand has dropped and unemployment has risen. This can be caused by a number of factors i.e. external factors such as a world oil crisis.

Reflation is a policy to combat recession. The policy may include reducing interest rates, reducing taxes, increasing public spending and devaluing the currency.

Political Custom Essay

2011-09-30T08:45:00.000-07:00

Political custom essays are usually offered to clients that place an order for political essays. A customized political essay is written as per the instructions delivered by the client that places the order for the political essay. This is a business that mostly conducted by online freelance writers. However, of interest in this case is not to present the business of custom political essay writing, but rather to elucidate the main features of a political essay and what really makes up a good political essay during the process of writing.

Political essays are a common assessment feature in the field of study known as political science. In such settings they may be used as evaluation tools, however; there purpose is not so exclusive to evaluation.

They may also be used to express political opinion, ideologies and concepts by presenting various political arguments. These political essays are mostly argumentative in nature and they are often characterized with conflicting idea, concepts and opinions of a political nature. The first feature of a political essay that any essay writer should keep in mind is the avoidance of bias. Regardless of the political essay writer’s affiliation bias and expression of personal toned opinions should be avoided. The use of personalities and personalizing a political argument within a political essay should also be avoided. Neutrality should be the key feature of any political essay. The essay should be written in such a manner that no matter who reads it and from whichever political divide s/he may be, s/he may be bound to agree with your factual presentation.

Political essays should also feature a minimal passive voice and at times the first person style may also be applicable in expressing personal arguments formulated in the mid of the writer, but based on facts that can be used to substantiate the facts or allegations stated.

The use of supporting information in form of figures, tables, quotes and many more is a basic thing in any well drafted political essay. Politics with no substance is what is always seen in the political arena, where propaganda may be formulated from hear-say. However, in the field of writing academic political essays there is a high demand for substantial evidence that ca be used in the presentation of the arguments made within any political essay. The common feature among political essays is that they feature current issues, though references to the past political issues may be relevant if the facts and situations in the past are tied to the present. This is an important feature to consider when writing a political essay where the assigning tutor offers you the discretion of deciding which topic to write about. In such instances it would be less helpful to go to past political issues and subjects that may have no present day relevance socially, economically, or politically. Present issues draw the readership closer and help them to view the situation from your perspective that should be presented in a neutral manner. Presenting older issues that may have been analyzed in the past may not draw interest from the readership or the evaluator and as such the political essay based on older political issues may not earn the writer a better score. Other basic features may include maintaining compliance to basic essay formats and enriching the essay with a lot of research information presented clearly and concisely.

Poverty and politics

2011-09-21T16:26:00.000-07:00

Poverty is a universal term and poverty elimination is a universal motto. Poverty destroys individuals, societies and nations. Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. It is the state of being sick but unable to see a doctor (Gordon et al., 2003). It is the condition which doesn’t allow one to have basic necessities in life. Poverty is the condition of not having a job and no resources to live with. It brings fear of future. It is the synonym of powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom (Gordon et al., 2000). Poverty can retard the overall growth of a society. It can negatively affect the progress of the nation itself. “Poverty is produced by circumstances, not individuals,” (Fincher & Wulff, 1998). Economic crisis increases the so-called ‘poverty sector’, leading to joblessness and social unrest. A proper planning and a better utilization of the available resources of the nation will lessen the poverty level to a great extent (Narayan & Parker, 2000). Diverting the existing resource to the disadvantaged people is the need of the hour. Every nation needs a proper governing authority to plan, accomplish and accelerate its growth. In developing countries especially, governments and political parties lead the show and try to bring progress to the society and stability to the economy by eliminating the curses like poverty. The ruling party and other political parties try to uplift the general status of the society and go deep into the problems and grievances of the people to a certain extent. Even though they do have opinion disputes and conflicts among them, they contribute a lot for the progress of the society and nation (especially rural areas where poverty is still a problem) (Pantazis, Gordon & Levitas, 2006).

Political interests and competitions play a major role in eliminating poverty from the nations. In the third world countries especially, political parties contribute a lot for the development works. Political parties try to perform well during their ruling tenure and take various actions for the negatively privileged sections of the society. They try to look into the agonies of the people of ill developed areas since such areas have the majority of the population in it. These less developed areas would be eagerly looking forward for a government which can help them to improve their total grade. No political party can ever think of getting rule in their hand without the votes of these majority weaker sections. So these thickly populated less developed areas are very important as far as political parties are concerned. They try to give alluring promises in their election campaign so that they can drain the votes of these areas. Filling the manifesto with various poverty reduction policies will definitely help the political parties to get the ballot in their favour. Poverty reduction will be the proclaimed motto of political parties of less developed countries. When they come into rule, these parties try to implement their poverty reduction policies to a certain extent at least. Political parties are very well aware of the fact that unless they bother about the poverty-stricken areas, nation will not see any progress in general and also they will not get the following election in their favour. Increasing number of political parties has thus favoured the development of nations in many ways. Progress of the nation is the declared motto of politics though we should doubt how far it is true in the cases of certain countries that have a corrupted political atmosphere.

Interest groups play a major role in the flow of democracy, especially in developing countries. Numerous interest groups exist in countries where there are more issues and problems. A political interest group can be a group, who tries to influence the government in order to get their interest about the society done. These political parties, especially the main opposition parties can fight to get their demands met by the government. In certain cases opposition parties perform extremely well and they do represent the weaker sections. They can point out the flaws and weaknesses of the ruling party and can help them improve their rule. These competing political forces are of different nature. They vary in their size, ideology, policy focus, influential capability, and mode of representation. For example, some groups may focus on certain issues or geographical areas and some may be interested in certain special topics. Also there are certain political groups who work on broader areas of public policy. Certain interest groups focus on government alone to get their demands done whereas some groups try to influence non-governmental and other private organizations and associations to uphold their objectives. The political party which is in power (the representative government) is supposed to encourage the interests of other competing groups also. They will consider the opposition’s opinion regarding major issues and will take decisions accordingly. The competing groups help to establish a balance by introducing arguments and resources to bear on various aspects of public policy decisions. They will equip themselves with power and influence and have a support from the public such that they can suppress any majority or minority group of vested interest who become strong enough to weaken the rights of others. Political groups compete on the playing field created by the constitutions (national as well as state) and laws. They develop their own policies and rules based on the constitution and will represent people for the progress of the nation. In short, these multiple competing groups try to create a stable political environment that allows the interests of the common people to be presented before the government.

In Calhoun and John McGowan (1997), the author asks, “Is politics really nothing more than power relations, competing interests and claims for recognition, conflicting assertions of ‘simple’ truths?.” But the political groups of certain countries have proved that they do offer their best for the development works of their nations. Political parties come out with various policies and plans that would eradicate poverty, according to their claims. They try to convince people that they are able to meet their demands and would repair their impoverished civic and private life. Even though it is true that ideology has waned and identity and interest based politics have come to the scene, political parties still try to improve the poverty-stricken state of the disadvantaged strata of the society. New new political parties appear into the political scene daily and they also come up with new promises so that people make their choice on their favour. These political parties are very well aware about the fact that unless they implement their poverty reduction policies, they will no longer get favour in the following election. In less developed countries especially, political parties have started attending the worries of poverty-stricken areas. In another words, in certain poor nations, political groups compete among themselves in providing best policies for people so that they gain the favour of the poor majority who look forward for a better government that can eradicate poverty from the society (Lustig, 2000). In other words, the competition between the political parties have become a boon for people who expect nothing but a better government that can implement developmental policies for the improvement of the unprivileged people.

Women In Politics

2011-09-14T14:52:00.000-07:00

Despite widespread promotional campaigns to encourage more women to get involved in the democratic process, there are still relatively few who have made it to the top of the game. On an international level, women are highly underrepresented across the board, and this occurs for a number of reasons. The great UK politician and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is recorded as saying that women in politics must work twice as hard as their male counterparts in order to achieve the same level of success. As one of the few female leaders the world has ever seen, she should know.

So why are women so marginalized when it comes to politics, particularly in the upper echelons? Some accredit it to widespread and deep-rooted prejudices, which hold women as near second-class citizens in a man's world. Others feel it is to do with women lacking the drive and determination to make it to the top over the majority male dominance.

Or maybe its because they find it hard to control the support of a party in the party political system? Whichever way, women are certainly in the minority, and this is something which is surprising, given the widespread change in attitude towards women's rights over the last few decades.

At the time of writing this article, there are very few women at the top of their game in politics, including most notably leaders in Germany and Ukraine, as well as a handful of high ranking officials across the world. In the UK, Margaret Thatcher is held to be one of the best whilst also one of the worst Prime Ministers of all time, boasting significantly more controversial policies over her terms in office than anyone else to date. Whilst it is clear there is a deficit at the highest level in politics, it seems they are beginning in recent times to really make their mark.

Women find themselves second placed to men in all walks of life.

Regardless of individual points of view, or the feminist movement, it is cold hard fact that women are paid generally less than men for the same work, and face other forms of discrimination in and out of the workplace. By setting the example in politics, t is clear that attitudes to them the world over could be set to change, and the gender political power shift could be more than well under way.

Purchasing Political Media With A Limited Campaign Budget

2011-09-11T02:26:00.000-07:00

This year the political fundraising challenge is more difficult than ever. A Texas candidate who in the last election cycle was able to raise nearly two million dollars for a statewide race has found that fundraising, even in Texas, a State that has escaped the brunt of economic hardship, is very difficult. Even with major endorsements and strong name recognition, the weakness of our economy has become reality for political candidates. The effect of this shortfall impacts the campaign forty-five days before Election Day when political media rates become available and campaigns consume the lower cost air time quickly to lock in the best dates and times. Without the funds on hand at that the beginning of the political media window, candidates will find themselves with less desirable times available to purchase, if any availabilities remain.How political media is purchased continues to evolve. When media outlets were first mandated to sell commercials at the lowest rate (this is the lowest rate paid for a commercial by a non-political advertiser during the past year), the "political rate" was born. The media outlet had one rate card for political candidates. One rate purchased a commercial that aired anytime during the day. If the candidate purchased enough of these low rates, they were certain to have their commercial air during all "Day Parts" (6AM-10AM, 10AM-3PM, etc). In radio, morning drive time is the coveted "Day Part" charging the highest fee per commercial. In television the evening prime time is the most expensive "Day Part" to purchase. With the advent of "Day Parts" the political rate card now had different prices depending on the time of day. In both the original form and the "Day Parts" form the common element was the same. If stations accepted the political money for specific day parts, they had to air the commercials, often at the expense of local businesses willing to pay the larger, non-political rate. A solution was needed. Innovation and profit motives combined to create the current method of purchasing political media. Today's political rate card still has the lowest rates offered to any non-political advertiser, but the rate card for the non-political advertiser has changed, thus changing the political rate card. The rate card continues to be divided by "Day Parts", but Candidates are now offered two rates for each day part. "non-preemptible" and "preemptible". "Non-preemptible" are the most expensive. This means the station guarantees to air the spot at the requested date and time. You pay (always cash in advance with political media buys) and the commercial will air. With "preemptible, the rates are usually at least 20-30% lower, but you have no guarantee that your commercial will air. You pay and submit a schedule, but if another candidate or non-political advertiser pays the "non-preemptible" rate, your commercial gets "bumped". If they have time before the election, the station will try to "make good" and place your commercial on another day. If you need your message out the days before Election Day, this is not a viable alternative. In most cases, six weeks after Election Day the campaign receives a refund check from the media outlet for commercials that did not air because they were "bumped." If you won, no problem, if not...you will always wonder what might have been. One solution to budget shortfalls and escalating political advertising costs is found at ScottPolitical.com. Low cost, high quality commercial production and micro targeted media placement on local cable and/or radio. The success stories keep growing. Budgets of any size are finding success. There is very little guesswork in media placement with the information available today. Voters are reached, persuaded and most of all motivated to vote for our clients.

Political Pontifications

2011-09-05T09:58:00.000-07:00

As a student of history, I have always been fascinated by the sociopolitical events which led to the Fascist take over of Germany, and how they were so successful, as many people seemed to be caught so unaware of the impending doom that loomed upon the horizon; how could they have been so blind, as not to have seen what was coming towards them, and what was happening to their country? I would often wonder, how a people who professed a belief in God, could condone things like sterilization, and euthanasia of the elderly, puzzled me deeply: this could certainly never happen again, and could certainly...never happen here in the United States, or could it? Read the purposed health care bill; in the vicinity of page 425, it speaks to having...end of life counseling, and states that only [certain doctors] will be able to write (end of life orders), well that's comforting to know...that the decision whether or not your life is worth saving...will rest with only "Special Doctors," now doesn't it? Incidentally, this is very similar to the policies that the National Socialist Party had in effect (you know, the Nazi's) after they came into power in Germany during the 1930's.

Never happen again...right!

These political dictums seem to sneak-up on people, who are occupied with trying to make ends meet, as they were in the thirties; it, is after all...difficult to impose change upon a prosperous people, only when people lose their jobs, homes, and their stomachs start to growl, do the seek change, as anything they believe, will be an improvement over their current situation. World War II, and the economic boom that it created saved us from destruction then, and the unfortunate removal of many servicemen from the post-war work force was; although regretful to the powers to be, it did promote a rather healthy demand for workers, service men were met at the docks, and train stations, by factory recruiters who would need positions filled once occupied by women during the war.

Now that the war was over, and we had won it, it was time to start the recovery process, but the lessons learned from the destruction of the third Reich, were not completely one sided, many in America felt that the Socialist merely went about things in the wrong way. Some of their ideas, they felt...were not all bad, after all' shouldn't everyone have, an equal share [of] the collective wealth? And, as the poor had always outnumbered the rich, were not their votes needed, and...as such, could be easily bought?

The only real concern the liberal movement truly has for the poor, and the minorities, is their ability to stroll into the voting booth with zombie-like tenacity, to reelect those who have been so faithful to them over the years. After all, they were our friends, or were they? Are these the empty pontifications of someone who has no first-hand knowledge? No, as a teenager: I followed my uncle to the polls many times, as it was his job to hand-out the money for the party; the five dollar, or a cheap bottle of whiskey (your choice), thank you for showing up to the polls. If people only knew the contempt they were held in, they would never have been so faithful. Trouble is, at least back then the money was supplied by the rich party faithful; where now they just use diverted tax money! Look for a stimulus check in the mail just before the 2010 mid-term election, and again, just before the 2012 presidential election, as it would be bad timing to send them too soon, as there would be a chance that you might forget their generosity before the polls open. You know for many years this type of behavior went on, and although we were affected by it; we still had a strong enough economy to absorb the shock, and anyway, we had a political system that sort of passed the ball every few years to the other team, and thereby kept the country, and economy, somewhat stabilized.

You may have found diverse economic philosophies on opposite sides of the isle, but the democrats would have been politically crucified just a few years ago, if for example: they would have embraced several radical factions; which today represent major planks in their platforms. For a politician to state that, "The United States [is] not a Christian Nation," in 1970, would have been their political finish! Or, if they wanted to coddle, or grant large gifts, to individuals who were in the United States illegally, they would have been politically stoned! These people have now reached a political impasse: they can only make a political army, by using the soldiers (as it were) from many nations, ask the ancient Romans; this does not work for long. The vast majority of politicians in 1965, could have gone to church together on Sunday, and disagreed with each other on an issue on Monday; today, they are afraid to be caught in church. When the President of the United States can't pick a church in Washington D.C. to attend...we've have gone too far!

Politics and Friendship Together

2011-09-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

It is a standard belief of the many individuals that politics and friendship cannot forever go together. Just as making new friends will be a difficult business, mixing politics and friendship along will equally be tricky. Throughout our first meeting with a potential friend, we tend to recognize that talking concerning politics may be a no-no. Tiny talks are safe therefore long as we tend to stick far from politics. Other taboo topics include faith and sexuality. These topics will spark passionate debate which can apparently result to heated arguments if both sides cannot reconcile their views. All said, politics as a subject throughout initial stages of friendship may almost actually bust a blooming friendship too soon. Is that this continuously the case? Is it always advisable that we have a tendency to should not engage into topics of politics with somebody we tend to just met? Or is it okay to say politics with the person you are designing to develop a sensible friendship and romance in the longer term? Can friendship develop between you and another person if you hate their affairs of state? On the other hand, is it perpetually necessary to possess the identical political affairs to achieve full friendship?In several countries these days, beginning a political topic will produce terribly intense argument to even result in violence, in some extreme cases. Hence, the advice to avoid a subject regarding politics with a person you are doing not grasp still holds true in many cases. Notwithstanding this, it additionally isn't perpetually the rule the least bit times. Several friendships start at political conventions attended by persons with varying political views. You'll be surrounded by thousands of excellent folks who have extreme dogmas, however you furthermore may stand a good probability of constructing new friendships furthermore having a nice time discussing opposing political views. In it not uncommon for several folks to find themselves knowing a stranger deeply and solely realizing later on that they have opposing political views. With the upcoming Australian Federal Election, several Australians will find themselves in several instances immersed in political discussions, but with the data that their network of friends will be largely unaffected.Whereas most folks are not very passionate regarding their political preferences, political opinions will still potentially chop up friendships and even marriages, especially during the early stages. This is the $64000 reason why it is typically accepted that politics ought to be avoided when talking with a stranger or an individual you do not grasp well yet. For some cases, even close friends can opt not to discuss politics. It's a fact that there are some individuals who don't seem to be just tolerant of folks with different views about politics. So, it's very difficult to forge genuine friendships or love if one party has an opposite political belief.Regardless of this phenomenon, some folks still managed to create successful marriages and friendships while each parties have different views. Is there a secret for these success stories? Successful friendships and marriages are potential whether or not 2 folks have opposing political opinions therefore long as they are not very passionate in their respective views. Different cases use their opposing views to spice up their marriage or friendship by constantly participating in healthy debates. For this case, respect is high for both sides that even their political affairs cannot break their friendship apart. For most cases though, smart friends that do not share the identical political belief merely avoid engaging in any political discussions altogether.

Political Consulting

2011-08-29T02:03:00.000-07:00

Political consulting is the business which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns, primarily in the United States. As democracy has spread around the world, American political consultants have often developed an international base of clients. Though its most important role is probably in the production of mass media (largely television), political consultants advise campaigns on virtually all of their activities, from research to field strategy.The practice of consulting has several early precedents. President William McKinley's closest political advisor Mark Hanna is sometimes described as the first political consultant. In California in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, Whitaker and Baxter established and grew the first true consulting firm, Campaigns, Inc. However, political consulting blossomed with the increasing use of television advertising for campaign communications in the 1960s. It was in that period that Joe Napolitan claims to have become the first person to describe himself as a political consultant (Perlmutter, ed. Manship Guide to Political Communication, pg19).In the subsequent years, political consulting has grown in importance and influence and extended its reach to campaigns at all levels of government in the United States, and beyond. Many consultants work not only for campaigns, but also for other political organizations, including parties and political action committees, sometimes through independent expenditures; some also do public relations and research work for corporations and governments. In fact, today corporations seeking approval from municipal boards have turned to land use political consultants to help earn need entitlements for their project.Critics also blame political consulting, at least in part, for a variety of ills of the modern election process. In part because broadcast media consultants are often paid on commission, they are blamed specifically for the rising cost of political campaigns and the increasing reliance on paid media. A successful candidate running a low-budget campaign would be a serious economic threat to the political consulting field; such candidates, however, are rare.Left-leaning activists within the Democratic Party, in particular, charge that political consultants are a major obstacle to participatory democracy, political reform, and electoral success for the Democrats. In a much-publicized e-mail on December 9, 2004, the online activist group MoveOn.org wrote, "For years, the Party has been led by elite Washington insiders who are closer to corporate lobbyists than they are to the Democratic base. But we can't afford four more years of leadership by a consulting class of professional election losers."Lastly, there is growing professional opposition to what is called a cookie cutter campaign, where the themes and strategies of one campaign are transferred to another campaign, despite what may be major differences in political context. Brian Wright, president of Democrasource, LLC (an Ohio based national political consulting firm specializing in enhanced campaign data strategies and micro-targeting), believes that "it's just a matter of time, campaign communications techniques are evolving so quickly -- anyone sitting on the sidelines or clinging to the last presidential campaign's strategies is done. The book's been rewritten."

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Politics of Good Men

2011-08-18T20:19:00.000-07:00

Many people who are living in our society today are of the idea that the best thing that could happen is to have the government to take more control of our lives. They accept the notion that it is OK to relinquish certain rights and liberties so as to allow the government dictate certain aspects in everyone's lives. This, by any means, is not conventional wisdom and flies in the face of what America was founded on and what the word freedom means to many of us.

Freedom is best ascribed for man in the following way, to be left alone, to pursue one's own ends for one's own motives. It is said that it should up to the individual to determine what is best for him in his life. I believe that many would agree that many of the rights we have as human beings are God given and they cannot be taken away by anyone, organization or governmental body.

If our society would take a closer look at society itself, take a moment to figure out what is going on in then people would be absolutely amazed at how deep the deception is. Yes there is a deception going on. This is occurring openly on an unknowing general public for political as well as state power. I am quite sure that most see the way our government is behaving in an unfavorable light, and it's nothing less than despicable. We have government officials embroiled in: tax evasion, pay for play, lying, obfuscation, disregard for the constitution, enforcing their personal belief systems so as to be fair or fairer to one group over another. This is no way for man or government to be and certainly is no way for men in power to behave. As it is, it should not be an acceptable practice that the most corrupt few tell everyone else how to live, what to do, and in the process usurp natural freedoms.

If man were true to righteousness then we would have fair and just systems in place. Those systems would never fail and the reason would be because man's purity and obligation to do good. However, this is not the case, man is not pure, he is not capable of resisting every vice, and with some men, as it has been shown throughout history, have the vice of power. When a man of power attains a feeling of entitlement, empowerment or omnipotence then we have a man who could be prone to do great evil upon his fellow man based on his personal beliefs.

Since man is imperfect it is fair to say that men can be evil, and no matter how well intentioned a man is he can stray away from righteousness when he attempts to impose his own personal beliefs on others. It makes me wonder what will it take to make men in power come to the realization that their highest obligation is to always do good. This is very simple to understand and is considered one of the First Principles of the politics of good men.

It was stated long ago,

"Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it" - William Pitt

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2011-08-14T07:05:00.000-07:00

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2007 Trends in Politics

2011-08-12T15:58:00.000-07:00

The year 2007 will be a pivotal point in present period politics for the United States of America. The Iraq conflict will continue to take center stage and the economy will cool down, while the Presidential Administration will have to determine how to deal with Syria and Iran, the insurgency and nuclear weapons in the hands of International Terrorists. Indeed, every year has its political events and each election cycle has its overriding points of contention.

The Midterm 2006 Elections changed the playing field, as the Democrat Modern Liberals took back seats in both the Congress and the Senate to win the majority. Of course even with a robust economy much of the elections focus was on the media's version of the conditions in Iraq and the United States involvement there. In 2006 we observed unabashed personal attacks on the Bush Administration in the media with a level of hate rhetoric never seen.

Guerilla politics ruled the day as the 2006 political year faded away.

The democrats with the majority will have to make good on this claims to lead the way in 2007. Unlike after the 2004 elections in 2005 where we saw a re-emergence of conservative thinking and Christian Values, after the 2006 Midterm Elections the pendulum swung back and the Democrat Modern Liberal viewpoints of the opposition party re-gained some political control. It cannot be debate that it is important to study the politics of each and every year to determine how this will shape future periods in American Politics and how we can learn from our mistakes and prevent large gaps in political divide that will hurt our nation's forward progression.

In this article we must advise the reader to look at exactly how the opposition party's attacks on the President's Administration, media support and war cries helped the Democrats win so many seats in the Congress and Senate and potentially how this will shape the politics of 2007 and even the 2008 Presidential Election. We will discuss the so-called "Lame Duck" status of the Bush Administration and what this means in terms of the power struggle between parties. I hope you will enjoy this topic on the Politics and Pure Opinions of 2007 with an open mind and understand the challenges created and the future that awaits.

I appreciate your taking the time to read this article and hope you will consider this topic at length. Understanding human politics in the present period will help us understand how to become more efficient, more homogenous and better prepared to handle the crisis which lie ahead. Perhaps this article is of interest to propel thought in 2007?

Historical Political Quotes, Contemporary Political Crises

2011-08-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

A little quiz on quotes relating to politics in America, try to figure out who said it and when they said it:

1) In reference to why political parties have lost the confidence of the public: "Their machinery of intrigue, their shuffling evasions, the dodges. the chicanery, and the deception of their leaders have excited universal disgust, and have created a general readiness in the public mind for any new organization that shall promise to shun their vices."

2) Also in reference to why political parties have lost the confidence of the public: people "saw parties without any...difference contending for power, for the sake of power. They saw politics made a profession, and public plunder an employment. They beheld our public works the plaything of a rotten dynasty, enriching gamblers, and purchasing power at our expense."

3) "It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except for Congress."

4) "The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employees, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy."

5)"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."

6) "An election cannot give the country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as two peas in a pod."

Great quotes, all of them. Unfortunately, it seems as if we are living everyone one of them today. The interesting thing is that these quotes are quite historical, not contemporary:

1) According to the Real Politics website, this quote was from the book, "The Origins of the Republican Party" by William E. Gienapp and the quote is dated from 1855. The New York Times called it "dodges", today we call it "spin doctoring." The Times called it "universal disgust," we call it having Congressional approval ratings around only 20%. The Times called it "chicanery", we call it a variety of names including earmarks and outright corruption. It is remarkable how closely a quote from 155 years ago captures the nightmare we are living through today with our political class.

2) This quote is also from the Gienapp, also from 1855, and it appeared in the New York Evening Post. This also captures our current state of political affairs. We also see most of our politicians vying only for power, not for the opportunity to make the country better. With their high salaries, great benefits, many, many perks, our current day politicians fit the Post's description that politicians "saw politics made a profession, and public plunder an employment." Without term limits, our politicians see being elected not as a service to the nation but as a life time job. And their gerrymandering Congressional districts, rigging campaign finance laws, and handing out taxpayer dollars as earmarks allows them to ensure perpetual re-election, regardless of the quality of their work.

3) This third quote is from Mark Twain and is obviously well over a hundred years old. However, even back then he realized that the power allocated to politicians many times results in outright criminal behavior. Congressmen Traficant, Jefferson, Cunningham and other Congressional politicians have served time due to their corrupt and unlawful behavior while in office. How many former Illinois governors have either served prison time, are currently serving time, or are aggressively trying not to serve prison time? Charles Rangel and Maxine Walters, two current members of Congress, are likely to face a House Of Representatives trial within the next few months on ethics and corruption charges. The House ethics office has investigated or is currently investigating potential crimes by other members of Congress. The more you list out what has happened to our contemporary politicians, you marvel at how right Mark Twain may have been way back when.

4) This quote is from Woodrow Wiilson who said it early in the last century. At that time, he realized the influence that non-voting entities can and do have on government functions and corruption. Wilson called them "special interests," we call them lobbyists.

5) My source attributed this quote to Groucho Marx and is likely more than fifty years old also. Back then, even comedians like Groucho recognized that politicians were not any good at identifying the root causes of problems, if a problem even existed, and then putting together a coherent, efficient and cost effective plan to solve that problem. Our politicians are no different:

Nixon declared War On Drugs in the 1960s and we are no closer today to having a coherent national drug strategy and policy than the day he declared war.
Carter muddled through the oil crises in the 1970s and we are no closer to having a coherent, national energy strategy and policy than we were when we waited in long lines at gas stations.
Reagan identified the problems with public education with a Presidential Commission in 1983 and 27 years later, U.S. public schools badly trail many, many other nations in the education of their children.
Clinton presided through numerous terrorist attacks including the first World Trade Center bombing and the African embassy bombings and never came up with a coherent terror defense policy and strategy, resulting in the death of almost 3,000 Americans on 9-11.
Over the years over 10 million illegal aliens have come across our borders with no politician able to come up with a coherent immigration strategy and plan.
Unfortunately, Groucho was right back then and he would be right today if he saw the incompetence of today's politicians.

6) This last quote is from Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is at least 65 years old. When you really come down to it, are the Republican politicians much different from the Democrats? Sure they pick their friends and identify their enemies, e.g. Republicans are generally pro-life and pro-guns while Democrats are generally pro-choice and anti-guns. But when you look at their records, neither party has accomplished much of anything positive over the past fifty years. Just look at what we listed above under Groucho's quote: no solutions to the drug, immigration, terrorist, public school and energy problems. The only reason they pick their friends is to get money to finance their constant re-election, not to solve any meaningful problems.

While Obama the candidate promised change you can believe in, Obama the President is hardly any different than Bush. Obama drew down U.S. forces in Iraq but it was on the timetable Bush established. Bush set up the terrorist prison in Guantanamo and so far, Obama has kept it open. Our border still leaks illegal immigrants and we still have no new policy or plan for energy or public schooling. Bush enacted the Patriot Act and Obama basically rubber stamped its renewal. Gay rights are no further along under Obama than under Bush and the amount of earmarks in our national budget is as high under Obama as under Bush. The only significant difference between Bush and Obama is that the Obama administration has run up spending deficits orders of magnitude higher than Bush.

This is why the whole area of U.S. politics can get so depressing. The incompetence and corruption we face today appears to have been going on for a long, long time. The only difference may be is that government is so much larger, wasteful, and intrusive then it was in 1855 or when Twain, Roosevelt, Marx, and Wilson spoke their quotes above. That is why we need to find a way to start shrinking the size of government immediately in order to start cutting back on the corruption and waste that apparently is inherent in the genes of all politicians:

Step 1 - start the government shrinkage process by reducing all government functions and budgets by 10% a year for the next five years.

Step 2 - aggressively step up fraud and corruption activities in all government areas, hopefully including the investigation of fraud and corruption from our elected officials.

Step 3 - implement term limits for all politicians in order to avoid the problem discussed in the Post quote above, i.e. politics should not be a profession, it should be a temporary calling and service calling.

Steps 4 - set up intelligent problem solving processes to systematically attack and solve the problems that politicians have been unable to solve with their own capabilities and intelligence including drugs, energy, schooling, and immigration.

Hopefully by implementing these steps we will eventually end up with contemporary solutions to our problems and finally put to rest the historically pessimistic view of our political class.

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2011-08-03T11:01:00.000-07:00

Election Campaign Wins with Automated calling: Auto Dialing and its Impact in United states Politics.More often than not, in political campaigns all over the globe are done in different views and styles. In democratic nations such as Indonesia, Thailand, and France, candidates usually utilize TV, radio, and the Internet to advertise themselves and promised platforms when they get selected. As for single-party nations, political campaigns do not exist within nominees since the members of the political party and the head of state would decide to appoint people within their political party. After all, the election campaigns of single-party states would target more on social welfare and fighting the state's problems. As for the States, political parties and candidates use TV, radio, the Web, and phone calls.The use of phone calls like mobile phones and the land-line phone counterparts is a matchless way to encourage political agenda. And to make phone call campaigns convenient, political parties use a tool called auto dialer, which automates telephone number dialing to send and receive phone calls through landline and mobile networks. When the call is started, the device will deliver messages in either 2 methods: a robocall, known as voice broadcasting, or text messaging. Automated calls are known for identifying voices by distinguishing them if the messages are from live human calls or answering machines. Desktop and PC computers can become automatic dialing machines when they are coupled to a modem or a telephony card. There are software designed to make available autodialler-like features to communicate to physical phone lines. Nevertheless, you can save funds while resorting to the Web and Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) as auto call dialing methods. Auto dialers have changed the way American. candidates market themselves towards the elections. Throughout United states. history, political candidates, ranging from congress to presidential, have utilized different means of campaigning: US Mail, riding trains, horseback riding, radios, and even through musicians hired to play music devoted to the nominee and his/her heroic past, present, and upcoming roles for a city/town, county, state, or nation. Since phone calls have been used commercially in the Nineteen Seventies, congressional, gubernatorial, senatorial, and presidential political candidates have utilized automatic dialing systems to multiply their campaign guarantees and political platforms. And when Internet had reached the commercial level in 1996, election political candidates, along with their associates and/or supporting parties they are under, have used websites and campaign web pages to advertise themselves to internet audiences, though candidates still use predictive dialing systems for those who use landline telephones. The beginning of the first VoIP software by Pennydials in 2007 had brought about U.S. companies to makevarious options for voice-based communication betweentelephones through the use of the World wide web. The increase of VoIP has led to the resurgenceof voice broadcasting. Since the year 2000, telecommunication firms such as G-Tel Solutions have formedpolitical contact facilities to aid political candidates in campaign actions like absentee ballot notifications, campaign fundraising, and volunteer message broadcasting. Auto dialing systems have been a factor to landslide election victories including the 2008 presidential appointment victory of Democratic nomineeBarack Obamaover his Republican counterpart, John McCain. Automatic dialers systems has changedthe landscapingof U.S. political campaigns. And still if new political campaigns extend to new mobile devices such as the Apple iPad, these auto phone systems are here to reside for the political parties' huge achievement.

Political Debate for Political Minds

2011-08-02T01:00:00.000-07:00

International Politics is a significant study in political science. With the help of engaging International debate, you can sharpen your knowledge and understanding regarding this field. You can get all those required expertise using such type of politics.In International politics, only two types of tenets constructivism theories are accepted, if we take the first, the primarily shared ideas and notion rather than the material forces determined the structures of human connection. It represents an idealist approach to the social life and gives new directions to the life and living style. Second one is related to hoist or structuralism, they just emphasize on the emergent power of social structures.If you want to get something from politics then you had better understand above-mentioned two basic theories because these two theories revolve around the main theme of politics. It will be useful for you to go through these mentioned theories in detail.If you have dying need about discussing and expressing, your ideas for the future of your country and the entire world then you can take this simple way. With the help of politics forums, you can catch a chance to give your political opinion to the other people.You can share your experience and feelings by taking part in the live online debate. Now, there are many chances to do so because this field has touched the bottom of knowledge and given people more sense about its usage.â??Things come with various and different angles, while you start thinking about them politicallyâ??You will find that political talk is too different from other types of discussions because in it, you have to take control over all the latest issues and matter globally. It is important for a person to get through complete guides while learning politics. It is good for all of those who are going to take part in the International politics.It is right, countries and their political behavior is not alike however, no one can deny the structural and social need of politics in the making of nations and countries integrity. Live programs are aired to bring awareness in the people about the working of it in the world.

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2011-07-28T22:17:00.000-07:00

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Politics against Religion

2011-07-22T11:05:00.000-07:00

We bristle at employing the words "politics" and "religion" inside the same sentence. Everyone's all tied up about currently being politically appropriate or winning votes, or defending their beliefs. I utilised to believe that politics and religion really should keep within their separate corners - very as diverse as night and day. But now that I've really been involved with the political procedure I can inform you this: there isn't any spot where religion is far more sorely essential than in politics. And here is one more point: if each and every politician who blabbed incessantly about his / her faith, going to Church, and belief within the Bible (or no matter what) truly acted in accordance with people beliefs we certain wouldn't be within this pickle.Politics wants to become overflowing with religion; not the proselytizing, preaching, mean-spirited, hard headed, "my way or the highway" nonsense individuals try to pawn off as religion, however the actual deal. Really like, respect, decency, compassion, understanding, and kindness: these are the hallmarks of most spiritual practices. Unfortunately, it's typically one of the most "religious" men and women who display the minimum of those traits. Why don't folks just stroll the walk, like my political/spiritual heroes: Mom Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, as well as the Dalai Lama. They areThe 4 Titans of Politics and Religion.Mom Teresa was a Catholic nun who devoted her daily life to serving people forgotten by society and the federal government. She and her nuns worked in lived from the slums of Calcutta, India, among lepers and people with AIDS as well as other devastating illness. She did not want $3.7 billion to accomplish anything. Mom Teresa just showed up, and received the function accomplished. She was a political warrior, all of 4'9" and she never asked for the vote or perhaps a PAC contribution. In 1982, at the height in the Siege of Beirut, she rescued 37 children trapped within a front line hospital by brokering a short-term cease-fire among the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas. Is it possible to visualize? Accompanied by Red Cross workers, she traveled with the war zone towards the devastated hospital to evacuate the youthful sufferers. When she announced her intention to help save these children everyone went crazy. It really is also unsafe! You cannot go in there! One essential military guy stated to her, fairly seriously."Oh, Mother Teresa, you cannot get there except there is a cease fire."I guess he believed that was not possible. The story goes that my very small hero nun just looked at him, smiled, and said:"Well, then there is going to be a cease fire."And there was. She was that positive of the energy of enjoy and peace. Mother Teresa by no means judged any person. Judge not lest ye be judged. 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2011-07-21T10:09:00.000-07:00

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Political Conservative - Conservatism Defined

2011-07-14T15:08:00.000-07:00

It should be noted at the outset that the terms "Conservative" and "Republican" are not synonymous. The Republican party tends to run right of center, but can at times be less-than-conservative in its politics. Within the Republican Party, you will find many conservatives, many centrists and more than a handful who are more aptly described as liberal.

An Overview of Conservatism

Conservatism is anything but a monolithic movement. Rather, the movement houses a rich diversity of opinion on many subjects. What binds conservatives together is an adherence to core principles and a conviction that history has proven time and again that government based on these principles create the greatest society. While we may dispute the finer points and how these principles should be implemented, conservatives embrace these principles as the best way to maximize freedom, opportunity, and happiness in American Society.

If conservatism were defined by hot button issues, the list of hot buttons might look like this:

Limited government
Low Taxes
Strong Military
Individual Liberty
Rugged Individualism
American Exceptionalism
Preservation of the Founding Documents and Principles
Free Market
Free Speech
Free People

Defining Principles of Conservatism

In more academic terms, most conservatives believe in following principles in varying degrees.

Belief in natural law: Conservatives believe in a higher order. That higher power, not humans, defines morality. Likewise, rights are not conferred by governments, but by this higher power. Concepts such as good and evil, justice and injustice, rights and responsibilities are permanently established, not negotiable but discoverable. Conservatives believe that we are primarily subject to these laws before the law of the land. It may be said that virtue is the very foundation of conservatism.
Belief in established institutions: At the head of the list of these institutions sit religion (for the majority) and family. Also figuring prominently are the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, viewed as works of inspired genius which established the best government in history.
Preference for liberty over equality: Liberty and equality are on opposing sides of the political continuum. The more liberty a society enjoys, the less equality. The converse is also true. Given our differing skills, abilities, passions, and drives, the only way to achieve equality is to limit (deprive the freedom of) those who possess more of these qualities. Understanding this, conservatives lean toward liberty, even if this means that the noble desire for equality is not fully achieved.
Suspicion of power--and of human nature: Conservatives are, at a minimum, wary of big government and, more often, very opposed to it. Speaking to this point in his first inaugural address, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed, "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?" Despite this, conservatives do make a limited concession for a strong government, understanding that without it the good are often at the mercy of the evil.
Belief in exceptionalism: Conservatives realize that some people inevitably have superior abilities, intelligence, and talents, and they believe that those people have a fundamental right to use and profit from their natural gifts. These exceptional people exist to lift us up, to improve our lives, and to give us hope. As such, John Stuart Mill insisted that "it is necessary to preserve the soil in which they grow. Genius can only breathe in an atmosphere of freedom."
Belief in the individual: Barry Goldwater explains, "Every man, for his individual good and for the good of his society, is responsible for his own development. The choices that govern his life are choices he must make: they cannot be made by any other human being, or by a collectivity of human beings."

The Flavors of Conservatism

While most conservatives adhere to these principles to one degree or another, variations do exist.

Social Conservatives are more heavily influenced by their religious beliefs and the founding documents. They tend to see that freedom necessarily includes the opportunity to make bad, even evil choices. Looking to limit the worst of these choices, social conservatives can be prone to impose some limits on freedom to maximize virtue in society.

Fiscal Conservatives (also called fiscally conservative and socially liberal) emphasize personal and economic freedom. They are particularly doubtful about attempts to "equalize", seeing such as weakening freedom, impeding progress, and actually harming the less fortunate.

The Libertarian-Conservatives have an especially strong antipathy for government, maintaining it is not the government's role to save people from themselves. Given this preference, a Libertarian-Conservative may find himself at odds with his conservative brothers on many social issues. For instance, he may find drug use very bad and destructive, but cannot support laws prohibiting its use.

Common Hallmarks of Conservatism

A strong national defense
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, as long as such possession does not threaten national security
Generally opposed to the United Nations
Respect for our military, both past and present
Low taxes for all, including the wealthy
Less power for the federal government and more for local and state governments
Allowing prayer and other religious observances in school
Stronger law enforcement and anti-crime laws, including the death penalty
Parents, rather than school teachers, educating children about sex
Choice in education
Private medical care and retirement plans
Weakening or cancellation of failed social support programs
Prohibition of abortion
Opposition to same-sex marriage licenses and homosexuals
Support of laws against pornography
Support enforcement of current laws regarding immigration
Support tightening of border security
Opening foreign markets to U.S. products
Slowing changes to tradition

Do Mass Media Influence The Political Behavior Of Citizens

2011-07-11T00:07:00.000-07:00

Outside of the academic environment, a harsh and seemingly ever-growing debate has appeared, concerning how mass media distorts the political agenda. Few would argue with the notion that the institutions of the mass media are important to contemporary politics. In the transition to liberal democratic politics in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe the media was a key battleground. In the West, elections increasingly focus around television, with the emphasis on spin and marketing. Democratic politics places emphasis on the mass media as a site for democratic demand and the formation of "public opinion". The media are seen to empower citizens, and subject government to restraint and redress. Yet the media are not just neutral observers but are political actors themselves. The interaction of mass communication and political actors -- politicians, interest groups, strategists, and others who play important roles -- in the political process is apparent. Under this framework, the American political arena can be characterized as a dynamic environment in which communication, particularly journalism in all its forms, substantially influences and is influenced by it.According to the theory of democracy, people rule. The pluralism of different political parties provides the people with "alternatives," and if and when one party loses their confidence, they can support another. The democratic principle of "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" would be nice if it were all so simple. But in a medium-to-large modern state things are not quite like that. Today, several elements contribute to the shaping of the public's political discourse, including the goals and success of public relations and advertising strategies used by politically engaged individuals and the rising influence of new media technologies such as the Internet.A naive assumption of liberal democracy is that citizens have adequate knowledge of political events. But how do citizens acquire the information and knowledge necessary for them to use their votes other than by blind guesswork? They cannot possibly witness everything that is happening on the national scene, still less at the level of world events. The vast majority are not students of politics. They don't really know what is happening, and even if they did they would need guidance as to how to interpret what they knew. Since the early twentieth century this has been fulfilled through the mass media. Few today in United States can say that they do not have access to at least one form of the mass media, yet political knowledge is remarkably low. Although political information is available through the proliferation of mass media, different critics support that events are shaped and packaged, frames are constructed by politicians and news casters, and ownership influences between political actors and the media provide important short hand cues to how to interpret and understand the news.One must not forget another interesting fact about the media. Their political influence extends far beyond newspaper reports and articles of a direct political nature, or television programs connected with current affairs that bear upon politics. In a much more subtle way, they can influence people's thought patterns by other means, like "goodwill" stories, pages dealing with entertainment and popular culture, movies, TV "soaps", "educational" programs. All these types of information form human values, concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, sense and nonsense, what is "fashionable" and "unfashionable," and what is "acceptable" and "unacceptable". These human value systems, in turn, shape people's attitude to political issues, influence how they vote and therefore determine who holds political power.

Mantu's Blurred Political Future

2011-07-06T21:02:00.000-07:00

Ibrahim Mantu, former Deputy Senate President is said to be out of town. He is said to have traveled to South Africa to cool off. After his two-time defeat, a change of environment to give time for the political dust to settle is necessary. This is the feeling of most political observers in Plateau State and the nation at large.

Mantu's trip could also be linked to a decision to shake political dust off his feet in view of what appears to be an abrupt end to his political journey. As far as Plateau State is concerned there are two political parties that can go into any contest and make an impression. These are the People's Democratic Party, PDP, and the Action Congress, AC. In Nigeria, politicians switch political affiliations with ease as long as the destination party has a good number of followership. The incumbent Governor of Bauchi State, mallam Isa Yuguda, is a typical example of the successful crossover.

Mantu is however said to have fallen apart with the only potent political parties in Plateau State and as such may not have a bright political future anymore.

During the gubernatorial elections in April 2007, Mantu was said to have rooted in for Damishi Sango an archrival of the eventual winner of the contest, Governor Jonah David Jang. Following the victory of Jang, Mantu was said to have been so disappointed that he traveled to Abuja in an effort to use his towering political influence to overturn the results by hook or by crook. He was not successful. Since Mantu lost his own election, it was felt that the only way to give him any political relevance was by including his name among the ministerial nominees from the state. Jang, as a way of protest refused to endorse Mantu's name.

The outcome was a silent war that was only perceived by Mantu's refusal to attend PDP rallies. For instance, Mantu was conspicuously absent during the PDP congress that ushered in Dakum Shown as the PDP Chairman of Plateau State. When Shown eventually convened a reconciliatory meeting at Azi Nyako center Daddin Kowa, it became clear that there was indeed a disaffection within the party as Mantu was not only present but stressed the need for the party to now unite against the AC in his speech to the press.
Subsequent events however, demonstrated that his pledge of support for the Government of Jang never came from the bottom of his heart. A scandal broke out between the Plateau State House of Assembly, PSHA, and the Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Nuhu Gagara. Gagara was said to have granted an interview to the Nation and the Leadership newspapers in which he accused Mantu of hosting members of the PSHA in his house. The newspaper report said that the host used the meeting to try to persuade the legislators to impeach the Governor. Though Gagara denied ever granting such an interview, it was seen as an effort to simmer down the scandal.

The failure of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to include the logo of one of the contesting parties in the ballot paper for Plateau Central Senatorial District, Mantu's constituency, compelled a court to order a re-run of the election. It gave Mantu another chance to re-invent his political relevance. He was however, conscious of a possible lack of support from the Plateau State Government whom he has offended in the past. Mantu thus cried out to President Yar'Adua to intervene. Yar'Adua subsequently directed that Jang himself should play the role of the Mantu's campaign coordinator. Whether Mantu became satisfied that Jang can fully support his re-election or not is not clear but Mantu's campaign message on radio had a line that said " this time we are sure of victory". The victory never came as Sati Gogwin again slammed Mantu on the floor. Mantu's camp was heard accusing Jang's of anti-party conducts during the election and that it was the reason why Mantu lost.

Diket Plang is the Special Adviser to the Governor on Inter-Governmental affair and has been in the PDP since 1999. Plang said that contrary to the accusation that members of the Plateau State Cabinet engaged in anti-party affair during the re-run election, he himself actually voted for Mantu and that he is not aware of any directive or intimidation to compel anybody to vote against Mantu. As to whether Mantu's political future is assured under PDP, Plang said that Mantu is a privileged person that has been to the Senate for two tenures and should be satisfied with the position of an elder in the party.

The administration of Joshua Dariye ruled Plateau State from 1999 to 2007. The second tenure of the administration, starting from 2003 to 2007 was characterized by political storms more than it has ever been witnessed in the history of the state. The storms according to members of the administration hamstrung the administration such that it was not able to deliver good governance. The President for instance declared a state of emergency in the state on May 18, 2004. It lasted for six months during which an administrator that was appointed by the Preesident ruled the state. When the state of emergency ended and Dariye returned, there were series of dramas at the PSHA. The climax was the impeachment of the governor in November of 2006. About a month before the handover a newly elected government in Plateau State, a court returned Dariye to office saying that his impeachment was unconstitutional.

Dariye's administration came to power on the platform of the PDP. Since Dariye's problems were perceived, by many, as masterminded by Mantu and supported by a caucus of the party at the national level, Dariye broke off with his cabinet to join the AC.

Honourable James Barry was a Permanent Secretary during the administration of Dariye. He was also a gubernatorial candidate under the AC. He agrees that Mantu was at the bottom of the woes of the administration throughout its two tenures of four years each and not just during the last four years. He says he is not in a position to say whether Mantu's political activity has come to an end, as God is also a factor. He also believes that besides the AC and the PDP, the DPP and the ANPP are also strong parties. He is not the type that believes in switching political affiliation on the slightest provocation. He however sees no reason why Mantu would want join the AC as the politicians in AC are the victims of his bloody political style and that if he is of no use to the PDP he don't see why he could be of any use to the AC.

Mantu was one of those that founded the Nigerian People's Party (NPP) of the Second Republic but later decamped to the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) when he felt his dreams would not be actualized in the NPP. In the PDP however, he has risen to the position of the Deputy Senate President and held the position for about six years. There is little possibility that Mantu will descend so low by living the PDP to another party that will not even present him with any chance of victory in view of the fact that the winner has often taken all in Nigerian politics. James Barry however said that if Mantu can go to Abuja in an attempt to overturn the election of Jonah Jang and can be so influential as to mobilize members of the state's House of Assembly, then he is indeed a strong politician that can be expected to spark a surprise anytime. Age however is not on his side.

Online Political Science Academic institutions - Be A Successes - Generate A Change

2011-06-28T01:13:00.000-07:00

Whether it's an on-campus or online political science college diploma program, nearly all universities and colleges and academic institutions encourage their students to participate in their certain department. They require their university students to complete short certificate courses or to commit to a lifelong job via a Doctor of philosophy in their chose specialty. you will discover several political science degree courses you may go with from depending on your level of studies and background.If you're a working expert or a college student and you were not able to complete your undergraduate certifications in Political Science, you have still got a chance to transform your expertise via an online certificate program or through an associate's diploma. With a certificate program, you can build necessary skills in certain specialty areas. Working industry experts can use these certificate degrees in providing addition proficiency so that they can qualify for profession moves or promotions.With an associate's college diploma, university students become exposed to job options in public service. Then again, a lot of are reconsidering this option because competition is tough. Consequently, online schools and colleges encourage their applicants to roll over their short course credits and think about a masters higher education degree program or a full Four-year online Political Science school.When it comes to a masters degree in Political Science, you may use your life experiences in addition to your previous undergraduate work in exploring deeper issues in politics and influence. This is a good way in deepening your understanding of the politics structure and its noted impact on both domestic along with world wide policies. Specialized niche fields like nonprofit law, open public policy, administrative theory, regulatory policies and labor supervision relations fall into play in these masters programs.If you are only focusing on a part-time higher education degree, you'll be able to earn credits by doing a Two to Five year online Political Science higher education degree course. This way, you may land in a job as a civil servant or as a marketing campaign worker.However ,, if you want to advance further and you are thinking of pursuing a Political Science phd diploma, this is the best way to increase your odds of becoming leaders of non-public research foundations or expert college members. Through an online Political Science school you can actually focus on deeper topics like transnational & comparative politics and policy; public administration; policy analysis and supervision; legal politics and policy; along with United states politics and strategy.Thus, during the interview, you might even have to join in role playing exercise routines. For a civil servant job, you would succumb to an intense criminal background check. This means, if you've got something to hide, you'd have to divulge your incriminating and embarrassing information throughout the initial part of the interview.When you pass the substance or substance abuse test plus the background checks, you'll be able to get a low level security clearance. As you advance to higher profile projects, you may also earn better clearance thresholds.

Shoes and Politics

2011-06-27T22:23:00.000-07:00

Shoes and feet seem to be a tendency to leave at any time. Since the passage of Bush's shoes in Iraq after Premier Wen Jiabao flew shoes at Cambridge University has also experienced the event, the recent Israeli ambassador to Sweden in Stockholm in the Trinidad grace Cheap Nike Air Max shoes are hit directly. Who lost shoes, a reporter in Iraq, University of Cambridge and Stockholm University students.

One after another, shoes and tomatoes and eggs into a protest against the same items. No street shoes are off, maybe it will become the future activities of the politicians need to guard against street form of protest. You know, throwing tomatoes and eggs also need to prepare to do items, Air Max 24-7 shoes, no feet but it is not prepared, it is not only accessible, but not what the world security regulations may require the people do not wear shoes.

Shoes as a protest, not only because the act itself, is more important is that people throw shoes made of Culture.

The behavior of the Iraqi journalists Zaidi D. Momtaz, let people know that people throw themselves to the wearing of foot protection, but his religious world, the biggest insult to the people said. The emergence of this sense, making throwing shoes into a possible act to follow, and is the most convenient manner, the most serious insult.

Protest, the objective of contemporary political culture is a routine condition. How to understand the protest and how the face of protests, to some extent shows the maturity of political culture. Not only by the political culture to reflect the behavior of politicians, but also by the attitude of society and the public to reflect more be reflected in the design of the system. Schadenfreude on the protest or angry, not only grace any errors, but also anywhere in the world will not be considered a mature political culture. The protests as normal, I heard the voice of protest, and the peace treat, not just to get brownie points, but also enhance political vitality. The richness of the world and human differences, determines the politicians to face the possibility of shoes, and all acts of the shoes only have a limited passage of the legal consequences, because it still stay in the attitude rather than physical injury, and its legal consequences to Since the expression of attitudes formed in order to prejudice.

Throwing things may be multiplied shoes, but nothing extraordinary. The so-called "the greatest insult," does not represent the interpretation of actual damage, but only throw Air Max 2009 shoes themselves symbolically psychological satisfaction, compared with tomatoes or eggs, not more political significance of the shoes.

Tips for Finding a Political Job

2011-06-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

For someone just graduating from college with a political science degree, or someone who is looking to transition from one career path into politics, getting started and finding a political job can be difficult. Politics is a very closed society, where the best way to get a job is by knowing other people who are involved in the process. Finding a political job is difficult, but not impossible. Here are some tips for getting your job search started:1. Volunteer on a CampaignA great way to get your foot in the door is to volunteer on a political campaign. You'll make great contacts and learn great skills. Volunteering on a campaign will make it easier to either get a job with the candidate if he or she wins, or to get a paid job with another campaign after your volunteer stint is over.2. NetworkOne of the best ways to get started with a political job is to find someone who knows a politician to recommend you for an entry level position. Use your network! You'd be surprised how many people that you know are contributors to, volunteers for, or old friends with local elected officials in your area. Find out who knows whom, and start the networking process.3. Use Your Local Party Stop by your local political party headquarters and let them know you are interested in working for some of their candidates. Ask if there are any positions open. If not, ask to volunteer at party HQ. As you work there and become friendly with the staff, you will be the first to know about new opportunities with candidates from that party as they open up.4. Intern with a ConsultantPolitical consulting firms are great places to learn a ton about politics in a short time, and to meet influential people on a daily basis. Send your resume to political consulting firms in your area, and ask about a 6 month internship. Work hard, learn the ropes, and they may offer you a job or be able to connect you with one of their clients who has an open position.Getting your first political job can be difficult, but once you are in the door, getting subsequent jobs is much easier. Use the tips above and work diligently to find your first job in politics, then work hard to impress the people you are working with so that they are willing to refer you up the line. Remember, in politics, your network and reputation are paramount.

American Conservative Political Philosophy

2011-06-21T15:18:00.000-07:00

The Classical Conservative Definition:
A classical conservative values tradition and freedom over governmental power. Conservatives, under this definition, advocate a free market economy without governmental intervention. Conservatives tend to view government as a necessary evil, whose primary responsibility is to protect people from violation of their rights and freedom by others. Conservatives distinguish this from government taking action to guarantee people's rights and freedom (a subtle, but important distinction). Conservatives think of morality as something that binds people into groups through loyalty and authority (in certain cases, substituting religion for authority). Conservatives tend to be tribalists.

There is likely not as much difference between the two philosophies as you may have thought. The distinctions are subtle, but they do lead to a different philosophy of both the purpose, and responsibilities of government.

Distinctions between the two philosophies shift and morph to suit the politics of the day.

Conservatives are usually regarded as associated with the Republican Party, liberals with the Democratic Party. This is an over-generalization.

Both parties embrace certain conservative and liberal tendencies. Moreover, it does not account for those that do not affiliate with either party, standing as independents, a very large segment of America's political society.

FOUNDERS OF CONSERVATISM
Edmund Burke is often regarded as the founder of the conservative philosophy. Burke stated in 1791 that it was not necessary to tear apart society to cure its evils:

"An ignorant man who is not fool enough to meddle with his clock, is however sufficiently confident to think he can safely take to pieces, and put together at his pleasure, a moral machine of another guise, importance and complexity, composed of far other wheels, and springs, and balances, and counteracting and co-operating powers.

Men little think how immorally they act in rashly meddling with what they do not understand.

Their delusive good intention is no sort of excuse for their presumption. They who truly mean well must be fearful of acting ill."

Burke professed that change should only be made when fully aware of the consequences of the actions. Society is complex and interconnected, so changes must be made with deliberation and knowledge of history. The damage from miscalculated changes can be too disastrous to society, to do otherwise.

This is not to say conservatives oppose change. Conservatives recognize that change is necessary in society; however, conservatives move at a slower pace than liberals.

The Modern Conservative Movement
Many credit Russell Kirk's 1953 book, "The Conservative Mind" with the birth of the modern conservative movement in the United States. In 1957, Kirk condensed he beliefs in "The Essence of Conservatism:"

"...The conservative is a person who endeavors to conserve the best in our traditions and our institutions, reconciling that best with necessary reform from time to time...Our American War of Independence...especially in the works of John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, we find a sober and tested conservatism founded upon an understanding of history and human nature. The Constitution which the leaders of that generation drew up has proved to be the most successful conservative device in all history."

In this statement, Kirk restated that the U.S. Constitution is an instrument that protects people from abuse by government; in that regard, the Constitution must be strictly interpreted to guarantee that protection.

Barry Goldwater was the first politician to waive the modern conservative banner. His book, "The Conscience of a Conservative" was required reading at Harvard, at least for a while. When running for president in 1964, Goldwater promised to enforce the U.S. Constitution.

However, it was Ronald Reagan that legitimized the conservative political philosophy as President in 1980. He ran on a platform of cutting government, as he did when governor in California, where his main reform was in welfare.

As President, Reagan cut taxes in his first year. Whether as a direct result or not, the U.S. economy began an unprecedented economic boom in 1982 that lasted until 2001. However, Reagan will also be remembered for not only his economic forecast in 1982, but his prophesy that: "The march of freedom and democracy ... will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash-heap of history as it has left other tyrannies which stifle the freedom and muzzle the self-expression of the people."

The fall of the Berlin wall came in 1989, followed by the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

CONCLUSION
In looking at the above comparison of conservative and liberal values, it is apparent that arguments can be made for the value of either position. However, such a limited view misses the point. Combining both philosophies can take the best from each to provide solutions to our problems.

As an example, take the issue of trust as to whether government is the best answer to our problems. Conservatives are wary to trust government as the answer; liberals tend to see government as a necessary evil, but still the best answer to solve our problems. Both are appropriate views. Our Founding Fathers recognized this dilemma and developed a system of checks and balances, a separation of powers for an effective government, but one that never developed too much power over its citizens.

The Founding Fathers listened to both sides of the conservative and liberal argument to try to find a system that meets the needs of all.

Today, our society needs to move forward to meet new challenges; liberals say we need new solutions to those challenges; conservatives say we need to trust proven solutions because miscalculation could make our problems worse. Again, both views have value; and a blending of both is likely the best answer: learn from the past, while we forge the future.

Unfortunately, our politics have become too polarized and too divisive. People take positions rather than work together. Political parties provide those positions. Many Republicans revert to religion as a bastion, while many Democrats turn their party into a religion.

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2011-06-11T23:55:00.000-07:00

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2011-06-04T13:53:00.000-07:00

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Politic in Some Different Views for Society Education

2011-06-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

Many people in the world especially they who have never felt higher education than elementary school, even have never gone to school consider that politic is always dirty, not good, and not useful. Precisely it’s not only because of education level, but sometimes also social condition in each nation. Because of that reason, they become an apathetic in political news, opinion, or other events related to the government such as the election, the most events that each country holds in the world.Since politic definition is known with wrong meaning, it’s necessary for us to know what politic is. So, for good knowledge, I’ll take its definition from different views among the famous figure in some countries.According to Aristotle, one of the western philosophers, the definition of politic is everything in its character can apply the kindness in the society. This definition includes all of society’s matter such as the government, liberty, justice, property, rights, law and the enforcement of a legal code which can bring prosperity for everyone in society.If we adopt an idea from Al-Banna, one of the Middle East reformers, he said that politic is everything used to think about internal and external society’s matter. Political internal is to manage government matter, to explain its functions, to elaborate upon the obligation and rights, to do the monitoring for government, if they do the kindness, it should be submissive, and criticism for the mistake. While political external is to keep independence and nation freedom, bring it to reach the goal that can give it position in the midst of other countries, and free it from suppression and intervention other parties in it matters.Both of them noted politic as a way of getting kindness. Is there anything wrong with all definition? The answer is no. Politic is like a knife, you can use it for kindness or badness, it’s depend much on executor’s hands, but basically, politic is absolutely a mean for kindness. The election, as the biggest event on each country, needs a good political knowledge of all people. U.S is an example country which has the biggest number of citizens who care about the election. Another example is Palestine. There are a lot of citizens who care about the leader of their nation. Both of U.S and Palestine have different background on what reason causes the citizen care about the election. U.S with a big numbers of educated people and Palestine with their country’s condition besides good education too. But there is more country that still can’t apply the political education for its citizen and become apathetic. Some choose abstention while others make worst case. This is a good time for us to learn more about politic, so that we can do more kindness for our society to become better nation. Although there are other opinions about politic definition from different view, but we can use only two ideas above because most of definitions also give a kindness purpose for politic explanation. Understanding the politic and you will get better knowledge.

Politics As Usual

2011-05-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

I've been following the presidential campaigns as well as our state campaigns for the U.S. Congress and I am sad to say that the faces change but the rhetoric stays the same. I was once married to a U.S. Congressman so I have a bit of experience in this "campaign stuff."

Last week McCain said he didn't know how many houses he owned and this week Obama didn't know what town he was in. Both have made major gaffs that give the other side ammunition for derogatory comments and negative campaign ads. Each is bashing the other, each is reaching for anything that helps them win. They're tired, they're overbooked and they're human. While they say a lot of words, neither candidate offers any hard specifics about what they'll do once in office. Each offers a lot of generalities. Actually, they can't do much more than that because, thank God, they are not a one man show once they get elected.

They have a Legislative and Judicial branch they have to work with and getting that many "important" people to work together is like herding cats. The also have to cut through all the lobbyists and that is an even bigger challenge.

Last night I watched the opening of the Democrat Convention and felt like I was at a pep rally. Little of substance was said. Michele Obama gave the keynote address and I found myself feeling a bit distressed. She wore a beautiful designer dress, was coiffed and impeccable in her appearance and tried to convince the conventioneers that she was "middle class" just like them. (Actually, she has her own dress designer, Maria Pinto, whom she has used "for a long time." I don't know many middle class women who have their own dress designer, do you?) She gave a speech that was full of words but short on both feeling and substance.

I wasn't convinced. She kept trying to persuade the "congregation" that she and her candidate-husband are middle class - just like them. She painfully recited all the problems encountered by herself and Barack in their early years growing up in middle class neighborhoods. She failed to mention that she graduated from both Princeton and Harvard. I felt she "protesteth too much." I came away from it wanting to know who the "real" Michele Obama is.

The children were beautiful.

The commentators afterward lined up on both sides, of course. Some seemed to think the speech was on target, wonderful, portraying a true picture of a middle class family that is headed for the White House. Others saw them portrayed as Bevear-Cleaver-family-wanna-be types in an effort to get votes. There was little middle ground with the news media.

On a state level it's much worse. We have a number of candidates in the race for a congressional seat in my district in Arizona. All talk about "clean campaigns" and the mud is flying faster than I've ever seen political mud fly. I get 3 or 4 pre-recorded phone messages a day from these candidates, each bashing the others and asking for my vote - and my money. It will be a matter of picking the "lesser of the evils" on election day. That is very sad.

Where are the statesmen? Who has a passion for this country strong enough to put all the personal aggrandizement aside? Don't tell me what you think I want to hear. Don't read the polls in the morning paper and stand for the " issues of the day." What are your stands on the issues? What do you want to accomplish? That's what I want to know - consistently and unembellished.

Senators McCain and Obama, don't think I'll vote for you just because you're a war hero or a black man, a Democrat or a Republican, a liberal or a conservative or because you're the "media darling." I'm not voting for your wife or your children or for you because you have a nice personality. I'm not turned off because you make a mistake or misspeak when you're rushed or tired. I will vote for you based on your record and your stand on the issues. I will place my vote where I see integrity and openness. Please, please let us know what your positions really are and what you truly want to accomplish as President of the United States of America.

Readers, don't get mad at me because you think I bashed your favorite candidate. I'm an equal opportunity basher. I love America. I want the best leader we can elect as President because we are in trouble as a nation. We need a statesman. Will the real statesman please stand up?

Let's see some honesty, here. Let's see some leadership. Let's see some truth.

Can we shift gears and make it Politics NOT as usual?

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2011-05-17T22:03:00.000-07:00

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Political Thoughts

2011-05-10T02:48:00.000-07:00

It has been an interesting campaign.

We had Hillary vs. Obama vs. Edwards and all the rest that dropped like flies early on. It seemed that this campaign to choose one versus another would last for ever.

We got sick and tired or the drama, we suffered from political exhaustion, but like a train wreck, we were not able to pull ourselves away from it.

We kept a watchful eye and intent ears. We discussed it long after the talking heads stopped giving their assessments, and in fact, we became our own talking heads.

It was exciting and it made us tune in to the issues that truly affect our lives; remember "is the economy, stupid"? and paying attention to who was behind the housing market fall out, the rising cost of gasoline, and who was for something one moment and against it the next? Who was pandering to special interests and who was in tune with the average working stiffs?.

Oh yes! it was fun.

Now it is not so much fun.

It is dirtier than ever, deception abounds and we are supposed to take it and accept it because we don't know any better.

The distractions are worthy of a cheesy sitcom or television melodrama that has no substance, but just like the aforementioned train wreck, we can't pull away from it.

We must know if Palin's youngest is hers or not. We must explore footage from YouTube because she won't answer unprepared and unscripted questions.

We love the mystery.

We flock to every bit of non-important news and discuss them as if they were actually relevant to our lives. We have in fact, welcomed the distraction so we don't really have to face the ugly reality that has become our economy.

The fact is that you and I know that these issues are not important.

Whether that is her kid or their daughters, whether the youngsters get married or not, whether she is a religiously obsessed individual who believes in the End of Days (and is coming soon, they say) or is using religious views as a way to promote her ambitions in life is irrelevant.

Once again, we are caught in the distraction game, the "don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain" and it works beautifully.

No one has any reason to discuss issues when distractions are so very effective.

What I wish we all did, and I hope I am not alone in this, is to take a breather and two steps back and get back to the real basics that affect our lives.

If you are a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Atheist, Religious, Agnostic, Female or Male, should be irrelevant to the purpose of this article. What is important is how are you doing?

Yes, in all of this, no one is asking you: "How are you doing?", right now. At this moment.

Is your checkbook on life support? Are your kids schools so overcrowded and underfunded that instead of an institution of learning, the place and their rules resemble a prison yard? How is your mom and your dad? are they doing okay? Have their medical bills (or yours for that matter) turned their 401K into a 101?

How secure is your position with your company? Do you cringe when you have to put gas and buy groceries? Do you feel trapped in a situation where you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel?

And just as important: Do you really think that the current political distractions have anything to do with how your life is going? Are you living the dream or surviving a nightmare?

My Democrat neighbors are stressed out over making ends meet and want justice, they want Bush impeached, they want Chaney and Rove in prison, they want people to pay for their actions and to be held accountable for crimes against our Nation.

My Republican friends are depressed by the state of the economy and their shrinking retirement accounts; their American Dream (which is the same as the other party, by the way) is now a nightmare. They are ashamed of having voted for Bush, but most importantly, they feel betrayed by their own party and truly hurt that they had been used to serve someone else's purposes.

My Republican family members are not voting in this election, they feel the betrayal to the core and are insulted by the assumption that their religious beliefs should be used as a commodity.

They will be the first ones to tell you that they are not stupid people and resent being lumped in with those they perceived as being so; the ones who latch on to the political slogans with no substance, the ones that are so single minded that can only repeat slogans; the ones with tunnel vision that are incapable of seeing the full picture and look towards the future.

I thought my Republican friends and family deserved a moment of acknowledgment and recognition and not to be blamed for taking the action they thought was right at the time because they were afraid of another 9/11 and could not handle a change in leadership. Most importantly, they were loyal and that is an American quality worth its weight in gold.

On behalf of them, I stand to their defense, It is not their fault, they did not betray us, they were betrayed and their loyalty used against their best interest. They are still family, they are still friends, they are still neighbors and they are human beings who are paddling in the same boat everyone else is.

Humans make mistakes, we all do.

What we should not tolerate is being lied to and distracted with nonsense to serve the higher interest of companies that are American in name only. Their logos are just that, logos. 70% of their work force is in other countries, the only thing they value in America is the legal tender. Your legal tender. The one that is a mandatory contribution and you have no say on how it is spent and what company gets bailed out with YOUR legal tender.

No one is bailing you out and it is your money. We need answers, but in order to have those answers, we need to ask the tough questions.

We need to ask questions even if they are unpleasant and, most importantly, we need to unite for the common good: Our future and that of our loved ones.

Because the old saying: "Divide and conquer" has proven to be true and to have worked well in military tactics and politics.

When we hear: "We are number One!" We should ask: "At what?" Let them explain the bumper sticker and see if it makes sense

When we hear: "Americans have not sacrificed", we should reply: "Are you kidding?" and then list all the things you have done without just to make ends meet and if your spouse, your child, your sibling is serving on their 3rd tour in Iraq, you have every right to set them straight.

When the issue of race is brought up, you may want to ask "How does someone's skin impacts my ability to keep a roof over our heads, pay our bills and educate our children?"

When they start talking about who's baby is that, or who cheated on whom, we should just say: "it is none of my business and it has no relevance on what really matters in our lives".

It is up to us to end the distractions and refocus the conversation on what is important to you, to me, to our friends, family and neighbors and not the gossip and misleading information.

You and I may come from different political and social views. We may have had different things to overcome in our lives which have shaped us into who we are, but the commonalities far outweigh that which makes us different: We all have to eat, raise and educate our children, maintain a roof over our heads, pay for unaffordable medical care and pray to God that things will get better before we can't keep holding it all together any longer.

It is time to help the prayes with some action and start doing. We need to ask the questions and demand straight answers and most importantly, we need to stop the distractions pitting us against each other like stubborn toddlers fighting over a plastic toy.

My neighbors, friends and family are Republicans, Democrats, Independents, God fearing, God loving, Agnostic and Atheist. They live everywhere in our beautiful country and the extent of the miles does not make them any less my neighbors.

I care about my friends in Ohio that are barely making ends meet and count their blessings that they still have a job, while fearing they will be let go because the company is having a hard time meeting their payroll.

My friends in Hawaii who are paying over .00 for a gallon of milk. My friends across the street who are talking to a lawyer about bankruptcy because their two income household is now a one income household and their kids are doing without because they can't provide for what they need.

My friend, a teacher, whose daughter is on her 2nd tour in Iraq and my friend, a businessman, whose son is going for his 3rd deployment after recovering from injuries on his 2nd tour.

It seems to me that the more I talk to these people, the more we talk about the things that truly matter and none of the distractions.

I hope we can all join in the same conversation.

Wishing you PEACE.

Religion and Politics

2011-05-02T02:58:00.000-07:00

Politics and Religion is a part of the United States political process. Additionally, the 1st amendment gives voters of the United States the freedom of Religion, press, expression of speech as stated below. This is vital in both State and local politics and the basis for voters questioning a candidate's belief system.

"Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

There is currently a voiced concern over a candidate being a Mormon. Other candidates have religious views that meet the Christian and a Catholic beliefs. Candidates are currently telling voters that their religion and politics will not interfere with the way they govern and people should not be concerned.

However, if following State and a Muslim was a moving force in directing our United States Politics there would be great concern among voters voting in the primary or general election for 2008. The fact that Islam has a reputation of having radical Muslims in both politics and religion promotes questioning of the political candidates religious beliefs when they decide to run for presidency, even though this religion is increasing in State across several countries.
The fact is when voting for a president whether in a general election or in a primary the individual automatically opens their life up to scrutiny or questioning of beliefs be it family beliefs, financial beliefs or religious beliefs.

The realism is, politician beliefs as well as citizen beliefs help form their opinions and how they chose to approach every situation.

This the total package of what makes a person who they are both good and bad. This explains how candidates come up with their decision or solution when navigating the United States Politics It is a responsible voter who questions ones beliefs about the candidate's religious beliefs as it is regarding their beliefs about fiscal responsibility and government's role in the process. Additionally, the United States should never consider a law that prevents any religion for seeking office of presidency, not only because it's in our first amendment and would violate our constitution but also because as religions spread so does the total restructuring of beliefs of the voter both in State and local politics.

The final decision of who will be elected in the United States will always end up on the shoulders of the voters and the Electoral College, thus the voter still drives the United States Politics as long as democracy still has control.

In the end people do not have to choose to be in politics. If they choose not to be in politics their religious beliefs should not be questioned as long as their beliefs do not provoke violence among non-believers. If the politicians religious beliefs are so strong, be it State or local politics they do not want to share or are unable to discuss their views then the candidate should not ask to represent me or the voters of the United States.

History of Chicago Politics

2011-05-01T05:23:00.000-07:00

The politics of Chicago is world famous for the greatness that it has produced several presidential nominees such as the new President of America Barack Obama (elected in 2008), Stephen Douglas in the year 1860 and Adlai Stevenson (1952 and the year 1956). There is also the negative side of the history of Chicago politics. Sometimes the world of politics in Chicago has been ruled by corruption and controversies. The city politics has been in majority been dominated by the Democrats. The business men of the 19th century have also influenced the politics of Chicago to a greater extent.In the year of 1855, mayor named Levi Boone had brought the politics of Chicago into spotlight at the national level. He did this with very interesting proposals leading to the Lager beer riot. When the end of 19th century was nearing, the Democratic Party dominated the politics in Chicago. There emerged anarchist and socialist labour organizations during the 1880s and also during 1890s. In 1871, there was a great turning point in the politics of Chicago. The Great Chicago-fire was a famous historical turn in the politics of Chicago. Actually there was a rumor which was spread which said that it was a cow that had knocked down a lantern and that had caused the huge fire. The election which was conducted in that particular year had transformed the fire as 'a political football'. The fire turned out to be a fodder for controversy and questions began to be raised as to who had set the fire and this controversy, due to lack of sufficient control over it, erupted and spread very soon. The allegations of wrong management were used by the winning party to cause a group of voters to fear and excise the duty of voting for more than one time!Now talking about the twentieth century, political scenarios in the years 1920s and 1910s turned bad that organized crime were easily let to be done. Corruption was on an increase. The scandal of Chicago Black sox of the fixing of game by White sox of Chicago in the year 1919 was due to the above mentioned trend and culture. Richard Daley was the man who made the Chicago- Democratic machine as perfect and style honed after the election he faced in the year 1955. It is his son Richard Daley who is the mayor at present. The mastery of Richard Daley helped in the preservation of the Chicago - democratic machine.The politics of Chicago has witnessed and demonstrated several of the conventions and campaigns. The Democratic Party had decided to announce Harry Truman as the candidate for Vice president at the Democratic national convention in the year1944. In the year of 1968 the national convention had the scenarios of political rallies on a mass scale; mass discontent and it had led to the famous trial of 'the Chicago seven'.While considering the politics of the twenty first century, in the year 2008, the governor by name Rod Blagojevich was arrested for the charges that he was trying to sell Barack Obama's US Senate seat!

Dirty Politics and Punjab

2011-04-25T03:23:00.000-07:00

Indian constitution allows them to adopt any religion. There are people of almost all religions. Their constitution gives equal rights to the people of all religions. But the situation at present is something different. The said thing is confined to the pages of constitution alone. The politicians themselves break rules of constitutions for their selfish ends. With them the money is primary principle and they are ready to put the country in fire of violence for money. Inwardly they belong to no religion, but they belong to the religion of money. That's what we have seen in Punjab.

They flared up the sentiments of Sikh community over a baseless issue of dress. Out of jealousy, they divided the whole Punjab in two groups. They became the heads of Sikh community to drag Punjab in the fire of violence and turmoil. The crisis that raised there caused the loss of many lives and property.

And Punjab lost its status of being most prosperous state of India. If there had been no political force behind the issue the crisis would have been resolved with the apology tendered by Dera Head as religious persons are bound to be found emotional and kind. But dirty politicians, emotionless, selfish and jealous, didn't accept this humble attempt to restore the peace of the country.

They refused to accept the apology and continued delivering inflammatory speeches so as to increase hatred between Dera Followers and Sikh Community. Some of the Sikh hardliners joined politicians in creating the atmosphere of terror. Sikh hardliners followed by tender hearted Sikhs ravaged Punjab. They set fire to many branches of Dera Sacha Sauda across Punjab and destroyed the property of Dera Followers.

The Politicians gave bribe to media personnel and they too joined the politicians and hardliners in creating hatred among one another. They flare up people sentiments by giving one-sided news.

The present situation is that the innocent Dera Followers are tortured. They are forced to leave their association with Dera Sacha Sauda and asked adopt Sikhism. They don't let Dera Followers to do their religious practices (Naam Charcha etc.). Dera Followers are threatened of their lives. To hurt their emotions, they burn effigies of Dera Head. Dera Sacha Sauda Guru (Spiritual Master) seems to be Perfect Saint and all the allegations seem to be false. Had there been a common man instead of Present Master of Dera Sacha Sauda, he must have asked their followers to rise against Sikhs and Sikhism had come to an end because there are 40% Sikhs and 60% Dera Followers in Punjab and more than 2 crore Dera Followers in India. Sikh community seems to be small against this huge number of Dera Followers.

But Dera Chief preached them not to indulge in violence. He preached them the lesson of love for all. He upheld the voice of truth and it seems Sikh community is itself becoming the cause their end and it is certain that if hardliner don't give up their stand, then this turmoil or communal riot will end with the end of Sikhism. Sikhism will eventually merge with Dera Sacha Sauda. So it's my appeal 'Return my peaceful Punjab, judge the situation yourself and recognize the truth and hidden politics behind the matter. Give up the path of violence otherwise our country, our Punjab will suffer terribly in future.'

Politics Book Reviews

2011-04-17T22:38:00.000-07:00

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Social Media And Politics

2011-04-09T11:59:00.000-07:00

Politics has always been about giving speeches, addressing rallies and trying to become known face to every one, the objectives still remain the same but as we are moving ahead in the 21st century their mediums are changing. To advance and mobilize community support social media is becoming an essential part of any political campaign. Twitter, facebook and other social networking sites distribute political message and ignite discussion among community about their stand.
For a successful political campaign, the strategy for various networking sites should be different. Twitter is more reactive platform and it is used by most politician as a tool to collect links of all events and favorable news stories, where as for some it is used as a medium where they can react to different news and what they feel about any particular issue. Many politician have created their YouTube channel where they upload their video on a regular basis and they can talk to their audience. YouTube provides great opportunity to a politician as they can show what they want to show to their audience which in turn can alter or strengthen their belief.
Facebook is all about personal and face to face community interaction. If you search for most popular politician on facebook, the winner will be Barack Obama with more than 9 million followers. This figure is sufficient enough to judge true potential of this platform for politician. Every update from him receives on an average more than 800 comments. If you receive that number of comments then it gives you an option to show your loyalty to them.

Social media, if not all, should be the part of political campaign. It gives an real time communication within their constituency specially for younger generation at bare minimum cost as compare to the traditional communication tools for the politicians. Few of the social media sites has already been identified as a potential tool and are being used but there are many more sites that can be used for a successful political strategy.

Politeness For ESL Speakers

2011-03-31T04:50:00.000-07:00

One of the dangers of practicing a new language like English is the unfamiliarity with the nuances that can make you come across rude or impolite, even without meaning to. These tips should help you communicate more politely, without stifling your ability to express your ideas.

If you're using a good English language learning software, you might have previously trained in this manner of communication. Consider it a refresher - it's one of the most important English tricks you can learn.

1. Preface demands with "Please." and end with a "Thank you."

Making demands, especially when your tone and phrasing aren't the best, can sound rude. If you can't avoid it, preface it with "Please," as in "Please submit the paper tomorrow. Thank you."

2. Rephrase demands as questions.

Instead of saying, "Send me the fax immediately," you can say "Can you send me the fax immediately?" It comes across softer and less harsh, while requiring them to implicitly agree.

3. Use modal verbs.

Modal forms of verbs are those that incorporate words like would, could and might. Used in sentences, they immediately turn commands into diplomatic please. Instead of saying "Be here at 9AM so that we can start early," you can use modal verbs as in, "Perhaps, you could come at 9AM so we can start early." Modal verbs are a very simple tweak to your English speaking that can work wonders.

4. Use qualifiers.

Adding qualifiers (such as "slight," "somewhat," "a bit," etc.) can make problems and issues sound less serious, without trivializing them. As such, they're a great way of presenting rejection and similar bad news.

Instead of saying "Your report is incomplete," you can carefully mention that "Your report is slightly incomplete." One simple word does make a difference.

Politically correct MS verbiage

2011-03-24T01:48:00.000-07:00

Note to readers: This blog posting contains words that may be offensive to some people living with MS.

Note to my editor: They’re sure to read it now…

I have noticed in a few comments scattered here and there a distaste for certain “language” in the MS community - a hesitation, if you will, to accept the common vernacular for the causes and effects of this thing we live with. I’m writing today not to apologize for the use of these words, but rather to explore why it may be that we are sensitive to them or sensitized by them.

I can understand why words like cripple or crippled would cut to the core of someone living with MS. I also see, however, that some of us refer to those “mountain climbing” with MS as the “Super Crips.” I’ll admit I laughed kind of hard at that comment when it came through.

Some have even balked at living with the moniker, “disabled.” Not sure if that is a defense technique that people employ or just taking political correctness to the far edge. My editor even mentioned to me that some of you don’t particularly like your MS deemed a “disease” but rather call it a “condition.”

I’m sorry if it ruffles a few feathers, but I could really give a damn about that part of the conversation. On most days I’m a pragmatist, and I guess I don’t have time to think about it too much.

Now I know what you’re thinking…I’m the one who laid down the rule about being respectful. I would not use the most offensive of the debilitated lexicon, but I’m not going to tiptoe around on eggshells to make sure we offend no one, either. I live with MS too!

Someone even approached me over the weekend and said that she didn’t like the term, “live with MS.” It made her, “Feel like that’s all I do, live with this thing.” I assuredly never meant that phrase to mean anything but “getting on with a life with MS in it.”

Goes to show that no matter what your intention, someone is going to have another use for the semantics to make them feel better. I’m okay with that. Just don’t expect it from me.

How do you feel about the language of multiple sclerosis? What about the language around MS? I remember a comment where someone told of their MS and got the reaction, “Oh, how terrible!” Or the girl told by her mother that she was just being, “lazy.” Let’s head into the weekend with a thought or two from you about MS verbiage.

Wishing you and your family the best of health.

Politics, Religions and Cults

2011-03-17T13:42:00.000-07:00

It is of pure hypocrisy on society's side, who is directed by politics and politicians who always create holocausts and mass massacres, under advocacy of the senseless mob, to harass cults and classify them as the most horrible thing that can happen to humanity. Beyond hypocrisy, it is indeed an intellectual hooliganism that clings to the weak and is deeply concealed within its hiding place from the forcible - the politics, of which all is afraid but keep silent at best, or enthusiastic about it in the worse case. Cults are indeed a despised and terrible trend that takes advantage of human weaknesses and unbalanced people, I agree with that, but the normal human being who criticizes and slanders - justifiably - the cults' phenomenon, has to observe their own face well, that same foolish and flighty, cowardly and scummy face, who participates in the democracy celebration and crowns butchers who are directly responsible for wars, ruination and destruction of any sort and type.

It isn't the politicians' lack of responsibility alone; this is the voters' exclusive irresponsibility, all of them, everywhere! They are members of the global cult, the worst of them all - the cult of politics! Those, the most hypocrite of mankind, complain about trivialities such as spiritual cults, which are mostly harmless, or very slightly harmful.

However towards politics, there is a dumb, apathetic consensus that allows politicians an absolute reign that produces physical and spiritual holocaust.

Long live the normal and hypocrite puniness! Which is the substructure of evil that causes humanity and man detriment and ruination of incomprehensible proportions, and they, masses of pseudo intellectual human failures, pretentious to disgust, drown and drown everything in rabble-like assertiveness, direct the propagandist firing machines at full fire power against a disease (the cults) that is practically a flu instead of directing them against the real cancer - the politics.

Therefore, next time you're exposed to anti-cults propaganda and feel a strong need to support it in order to feel over-norm and ultra consensus, I ask of you to return and read well the aforesaid: it's preferable your support will be given to the extermination of an immensely destructive plague which is politics, that sentence man to devastation. Instead of focusing energies and power against petty and marginal symptoms, that indeed require an appropriate tending to, it is necessary to focus the maximum power and action against the abusive political lapse and affliction that tortures and destroys the body, and situates the soul of life in hell.

Look at religions: mass cults with ridiculous beliefs which throughout history lead man to cruel journeys of murder and massacre, detestable regime over the souls, and exploitation of any sort and type; they, which have become a consensus enthusiastically supported by the foolish masses who need a rule and order in the life of chaos; they are the ones that establish organizations that condemn and slander what they call cults, as absurd as it is. They, who sabotaged and sabotage humanity without a flinch and without mercy, that turned the paradise of life into a hell of dying and death, out of abysmal wickedness; and a cynical exploitation of simpletons and innocents, out of futile beliefs and the poison of intoxication of power; they, who turned history into a tragic and sardonic theatre, persecute, slander and intimidate people away from neutral ideas compared to the evilness of their blood dripping religion and belief. Go out and see who stand behind those delegitimizing campaigns against sorts of harmless groups and organizations, or harmful in a small manner; judge their way by their deeds, "for in their fruit you'll know them", by their history, and only afterward find the time to deal with all sorts of marginal and minor, ephemeral organizations. Cults are a passing seasonal disease, but religions are a persistent cancer that threatens to annihilate humanity in its whole. And you find the time and energy to focus and deal with trifles instead of rooting out the true evil from within you?!

The violent and harmful cults can be counted with the fingers of both hands, but what about politics and religions leaders who committed murders of an incomprehensible scale? Could we estimate the multitude of the exploitation and its severity, the brainwash and despoliation of souls by these leaders, which are regarded legitimate? Yes, cults are poison and an expression of assorted mental illnesses, and there is a need to confront the phenomenon, but shouldn't we initially confront the real monsters, the religions and politics? As long as we approve of holocausts, massacres, repressions, a great exploitation by politicians and religions leaders, what would we complain about? About a small number of murderous and violent cults? We exist in a world where psychotic leaders and psychotic religion ministers embody their insanity and malice in broad day light, as a consensus, but wear a grinning expression and are skilled in manners, and no one makes a sound. The fear from them is too great and paralyzing, therefore the clinging to cults satisfies the pangs of conscience that provoke the need in them to deal with evil, however evil thrives unhindered in the entire human society and the people are as though helpless, hypnotized brain infected zombies in a psychological jail that was founded and built by the entire human society throughout history. Man sanctifies psychotics and evilness, murderousness and bloodlust, narcissism and groveling idol-worship in a massive and extensive manner on a permanent basis, but pay your attention to this, all of this in a normal fashion! That is acceptable by public opinion. Crusades? Accepted by public opinion. Jihad? Accepted by public opinion, holocaust and genocide? Accepted by public opinion. Cults? Not accepted by public opinion. Am I defending cults by my sayings? Of course not, I present the potency of human stupidity, the characteristics of the average person, the normal, the partaker in infinitely monstrous phenomena, more monstrous than any violent murderous cult ever known to man.

Firstly, "cult" is a term the normal average person uses in order to scare the multitude. When a person says "cult" they mean to say "watch it!" "Danger!" and the people instantly share the fear of the strange threatening predicate. It's society's way to delegitimize foreign voices, inconvenient voices, which aren't compatible with the prevalent comprehension. The human propaganda demonizes a person who isn't walking according to its path. Thus works the mentality of most people: people are ruled by emotion, fear mostly, and it is too simple and easy to set them in motion through use of fears, and nourish those frequently. This is a visible and common knowledge, nothing new here; the entire history was formed on these foundations of fears and hatred.

After these words I'm required to say how amusing it is how some people mistake and think I lead a cult. It's been said before: "no prophet in his own town", but in the modern age there is no prophet in his own generation. The age of Internet transformed the world to a small town and the spirit of this time is deaf and dying in countless errors. A foreign voice is instantly being enunciated and classified as a threat. Just to clarify and put things in order, I say beforehand: I have no intention to lead anyone anywhere. On the contrary, I encourage people to take personal responsibility on their own life. Why my whole teaching is summed up in one sentence: "less and less human voices, more and more alone, independence, more and more life, Divinity". Cults disgust me and completely contradict my world-view and my guidance. I have no congregation and will never have one. Communality totally contradicts the essence of my words, my world view and my guidance.

I express a matter in a way that makes it difficult to accept or listen to, I'm aware of the manner of which my words are heard by the normal average person, and how they're being perceived in their imagination. In spite of that, my fate is to share the wisdom of truth and spirit, and there are also a few solid visions blowing on my heart that I wish to pass on to you. You'll have to read all my articles in order to properly understand my approach and to feel my spirit, and even that might not lead to the thorough understanding of my words, as my spiritual experience and my knowledge are mine, not yours. Every interpretation will necessarily sin to the truth. You're eligible to love me or to hate me, to accept my words or reject them, however if you will still wish to define me as a cult leader it would be an absolute fallacy, defamation and a faulty act that its purpose is to delegitimize through demonization that arouse negative connotations in the gusty human brain. If you still want to entertain yourself with these terms and colorful theories of this kind, you're free to do as your mind pleases. At the end of a day, it is not of my concern what the prevailing opinion is, the opinion of littleness and narrow mindedness, the prevailing opinion will shatter into pieces the day the wheels of truth would meet with it. And I guarantee that this day draws nearer and nearer.

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Handling Office Politics

2011-03-09T04:47:00.000-08:00

Working in an unbiased manner at your office and remaining neutral to the political opinions of your colleagues is extremely difficult in reality. You will observe that in every office, politics is part of parcel of a person's professional life. Sometimes a person performance in office depends on how a person handles office politics.

There are certain guidelines which might help you in skilful handling of office politics. Never try to involve yourself in political affairs prevalent at your workplace even if you are aware of its existence. By no means promote or intensify the matter. Avoid indulging in tittle-tattle and if the other person is doing so, respectfully leave the place. Gossip is like a communicable disease which spreads much faster than a wild fire. So, remain extra cautious in this regard.

Bear in mind that genuine grievances especially in office must be articulated to the management via suitable conduit instead of directly accessing the topmost authority.

Whatever task you accomplish in your office must be documented substantially so that you can furnish that substantiation at the time of need.

After spending a certain amount of experience in office, you must learn to handle colleagues of contradictory temperament. Some people in office might behave nastily purely because of insecurity felt by them due to your presence. Even if you have any argument with any of your colleagues then don't take it to your heart and try to dismiss it as a minor issue.

There is no harm in appreciating good works of others as who knows they might applaud your work in return. Don't permit yourself to respond to the provocation unnecessarily as it will direct your attention from your real objective of performing stupendously and sincerely in the office.

There are many people in office who are greedy for imposing their supremacy over their colleagues.

Get to know such kind of people because they would be accessible to you and your thoughts if you aren't browbeaten by their personality. For instance, if you are attending an office meeting and anyone makes an attempt to challenge you, remain calm, daring as well as self-confident in putting forward your response.

There are also some people who are overpoweringly cognisant of their professional judgment, so in turn they endorse politics in office for their benefit.

Reliability, commitment and faithfulness are three virtues of succeeding in office. Religiously follow the official code of conduct and don't break them either at the instigation of others or for your benefit. Add more qualifications or skills associated with your job so as to brighten up your chances of promotion on merit basis. Never blow your own trumpet. Allow your work to speak for yourself. Under any circumstances, don't cling to the feeling of bitterness or revenge as these negative emotions can prove harmful for you.

If during work, you have committed a mistake, accept it boldly and try to improvise on that mistake. Never be in a denial mode or put blame on others. It will only add fuel to the fire of office politics.

Moral Political Debate

2011-03-02T07:22:00.000-08:00

I am struck at the lack of substantive issues being put forth in the debates and on the campaign trail. Oh, yes, they are talking about the economy, terrorism and tax policy. But where is the discussion of moral politics? The difference is so clear between these two candidates when we examine the heart issues, Take abortion. McCain is pro-life. Obama is not only pro-choice (above his pay grade) , but would kill a human being born alive on a botched abortion. That is murder. And Obama stands by partial birth abortion, again, murder. And how about the judges each will appoint. This is perhaps the greatest legacy any president leaves. So, do we want Ginsbergs and Souters or Roberts and Alitos? Finally, we need to know that our president knows right and wrong, good and evil. McCain has no trouble defining and seeing either. Obama stutters around these heart issues.

On what basis does each candidate decide these issues, absolute truth or relativism?

The economy is in shambles, to be sure. But, the question is: Who has the moral underpinnings to lead us? We are on a precipice. It will take a person with proven moral integrity to stand on the edge and keep us from going over. We cannot turn our backs on the moral issues as we face an uncertain world in chaos. In times of chaos people want strong, clear, moral courage and leadership. Why did the churches fill up after 911? And in Bush's finest hour, he showed the moral compass and courage our nation needed. We are here again.

The lines are clear, the real issues at hand, but no one will speak them forth. Please, John and Sarah, turn the campaign to these issues and highlight the line drawn in the sand. America is looking for moral leadership in uncertain economic times. Please!

Political Blogs Untapped Potential for Debating Election and Camapign News

2011-02-28T09:17:00.000-08:00

The political party-based system in the United States, in combination with advances in social media and information technology, should present a perfect opportunity for open and helpful debate of the issues facing us today. Instead it seems like the political views that we hear on many political blogs, other social media sites, and chats that follow news articles are so tainted by hyper partisan dogma and inflexible rhetoric that debate and respectful discussion is almost impossible.Whether you are a democrat or a republican, liberal or conservative, or anything in between, a rational and open discussion of the facts, historical precedents, and theories behind the decisions the political parties are proposing would add real substance to the political discussion. As with any debate, this kind of factual information about political news and views might confirm what you already believe, or it might even sway you to look at the issue differently. On an even more important level, open, honest, and respectful debate of political issues including the economy, entitlements, healthcare, and taxes, would work to bring us all together - while liberals and conservatives might still not agree afterwards, a sense of mutual respect and understanding would improve the tone and help open the door to compromise between the republican party and democratic party.The political blogs that we link to below explore four tragic flaws in our political system that are making it nearly impossible for the democrats and republicans to truly debate the issues. In brief:â– Politicians and the political parties seem increasingly likely to follow the party line across the board. They may fear losing party support and money for their own re-election bids, or for projects they favor if they break on other unrelated issues. They may also be concerned about alienating a particular voting bloc, no matter what they feel is right or wrong. â– Political campaigns during election season are filled with such animosity and divisiveness that the style of governance afterwards becomes a carryover. The politicians stay locked in to the same exaggeration, omission, and attacks that got them elected.â– Corporations, unions, and special interest groups have very quickly gained more power and influence in the political process due to recent Supreme Court rulings. Thus politicians can be worried about both losing contributions and even being targeted by these powerful groups the next time around. Thus they must vehemently hold the party line. â– Our system has a built-in paradox where no matter what they may truly think about the political views of the other party, they want to see its political leaders fail, particularly during campaign seasons. This paradox can lead to a knee-jerk rejection of the ideas of the other - perhaps most vehemently against those ideas that may actually lead to the greatest success.We invite you to search out political blogs like the ones noted below that are nonpartisan, independent, and respect healthy debate. Both the Democratic and the Republican parties, and liberals and conservatives have good (and bad) ideas and ideals. It is only through rational and open debate and discussion that we can truly ensure we have an educated voter base, the potential for compromise, and a feeling of working together to address important problems. Cutting through the partisan gridlock and conflict is the first step, and political blogs and other social media must become more the answer and less of the problem.

Indian Politics News to cover political affairs

2011-02-26T01:15:00.000-08:00

Sphere of politics is becoming more and more significant in each and every state. Magazines, news papers and other sources are behind the Indian politics news these days. Front page of newspapers presents the Indian news headlines of politics. It would give an impression that India and World news are nothing but just politics and everything is related to this only. Each and every state has its own role in political field. Almost all the latest news covers the latest aspects in political issues. Every drop of river and every land concern is associated with the politicians. Who can have such ideas of making a mark over the political field? It's only the politicians. People are being worried about the political aspects happening in the state. World news headlines are often impressed by the Indian politics news. Of course, it will happen specially when US president or great personalities visit and live in India for a specific time to make relationship between the countries. Even Latest World News in India is just about the political affairs. Indian news headlines would always be about the issues and happenings of political affairs in the state. Political affairs of a country are the symbol of the country as a whole. Politicians are supposed to develop the country. Political activities and movements are always complex circumstances in India. Today many things in India are dependent on politics. This is why citizens of India always look for latest news of politics in India. The major role of the politicians is included in the Indian news headlines. Most of the TV channels and newspapers eagerly telecast the political situations happening in the state. In newspapers you can see some specified space filled with the details of the politics. It is very much essential for a people in India to be well known about the political issues. From morning till night people can see all kinds of latest news by means of various media. Reporters and journalist are playing a great role to provide the details about the Indian politics news. With the help of these people you will come across in knowing various aspects happening in India. Due to technology advancement, people can get the Indian news headlines by means of internet also nowadays. Today different source of media are playing a great role in updating the news. This is why citizens of India always look for latest news of politics in India. The major role of the politicians is included in the Indian news headlines. Most of the TV channels and newspapers eagerly telecast the political situations happening in the state.

Original Political Essay

2011-02-21T14:16:00.000-08:00

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A political custom research paper cannot be guessed and this is why one need to give out the political essay writing to an interested reader and enthusiastic on what one is writing with his own words and original arguments. The writer who is writing a political essay should ask himself, how will my political essay contribute to presented facts? In main body, the writer should always support his argument with examples. The flow of information must always be logical and smooth. Finally one is required to write the conclusion which will summarize the main argument and show out the importance.

When writing a political essay, one is always required to follow all the writing style of political essay. The best writer should always avoid the redundant phrases, clichés and trendy words and use the passive voice always.

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Argentina Political Scenario

2011-02-12T11:17:00.000-08:00

Since defaulting on a file billion of its personal debt in 2001, Argentina has been treated as a pariah state by the global funds markets. The husband-wife presidential tandem of N?stor Kirchner and Cristina Fern?ndez de Kirchner have been criticized for nationalizing billion in private pensions and raiding Argentina’s central lender for .6 billion in reserves. Corruption and cronyism abound, as does harassment of businesses. Final year, Argentina got booted from the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets index. A local stockbroker confesses that his region has a penchant for self-destruction-a report that he believes will continue.
Fair sufficient. It pays to forgive when investing in Latin America, nonetheless. In 2001, Colombia was nearly a failed state till staging a comeback that saw its stock marketplace surge much more than fifteenfold.

In 1999, Brazil could not service its personal debt; these days it is the region’s juggernaut economy. Now Argentina is acquiring a second appear by traders, who have bid up the Merval stock index by 163 percent given that its credit-crisis low in November 2008. (The index is off 7 percent in 2010.)
Optimists see 3 bullish trends. For starters, the Kirchners fared poorly in final year’s midterm election. (Cristina is at present president. N?stor ran the region from 2003 to 2007.) They are now trying to raise money and mend fences ahead with the 2011 presidential election.
Argentina is also bidding to reenter the worldwide debt markets, a precondition to increased foreign direct and portfolio investment. An additional plus: With the global financial system recovering and both China and Brazil white-hot, the export outlook for the country’s cornucopia of agricultural goods is improved. Significantly of Argentina’s 1.07 million square miles are fertile and within reach of ports on its long Atlantic seaboard. Meanwhile, the country’s publicly traded banks, attractively valued compared with lenders in neighboring nations, are an expense chance.
For traders with cast-iron stomachs, there are opportunities to be had inside the monetary sector. Santiago Maggi, chief expense officer at Bulltick Capital Markets, an investment bank that specializes in Latin America, notes that Argentina’s whole publicly traded financial institution business, which includes Banco Macro, Grupo Galicia, and BBVA Banco Franc?s, could be had for some billion-a figure that wouldn’t purchase you any from the major banks in smaller economies like Peru, Colombia, and Chile. The upshot, predicts Maggi, is that people who invest in listed Argentinian banks could make 3 to five instances their funds in the next three to five years.

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Victory Over Company Politics

2011-02-03T05:59:00.000-08:00

As significantly as we desire to say that this one does not exist, politics is present in nearly every single organization. And in each and every business, it's existing in nearly every team. Obviously, there are certainly competitors in the workplace, regardless of whether or not or not individuals get collectively or collaborate with one another properly.

To place it simply, there is optimistic and negative workplace politics. But to say that there is certainly no politics is ignorance to what is taking place. Perhaps you might be sheltered from all that is taking place, but nobody is exempted, even the one holding the manager job. And despite the fact that you will really feel comfy out of the war zone, you might suffer troubles that politics can carry about. For instance, even if you happen to be an excellent worker, you might fall sufferer to gossipers who need to get ahead of you in the competitors.

Meanwhile, people who are in a position to make use of politics in a constructive way are experiencing the positive aspects - obtaining promotion and finding favour. See, at times how nicely you operate isn't adequate. It is a terrific thing, but finding around workplace politics is also a massive point as well as.

The optimistic politics

Positive politics involve the associations inside the group. Somebody holding the director job may possibly have a greater relationship with one or perhaps a couple of his employees, although not with all of them. Do not feel bad about that; do not be jealous.

Your boss can only achieve this significantly, and it isn't his responsibility to possess a robust partnership with any of you inside the team. What you are able to do is usually to create your own network of excellent workplace pals, which includes some within the higher-ups.

But don’t be a suck-up, lest you may be perceived as this kind of. It's effortless to spot an individual who desires only the positive aspects of being pals with a workmate. Your motives really should be past just finding forward in the recreation. Picture being together with others within the office. Is not it a great factor? Commence in the aim of just getting a mild working environment, and every little thing else will comply with. You will be considered one of the best individuals to function with, supplying you edge when it’s marketing time.

The negative politics

If optimistic politics is developed on great operating associations, negative politics is primarily depending on backbiting and gossip. Stay away from these in all approaches you realize. If someone gossips with you, just pay attention. Do not agree or disagree, and don't add fuel towards the fire. Maintain your integrity by having to pay attention and attempting to get to what is truly happening.

A lot more importantly, don’t start the gossip. It's going to find its way again to you personally, and before you realize it, nobody’s in your side. If you have an issue with somebody, talk to them directly. It might trigger you some negative feelings, but in the end it will flip out for your betterment of the complete team. In case your workmates know you to be the truthful 1, you are going to acquire their have confidence about you. Furthermore, it's going to help promote a tradition of integrity and honesty.

So the important thing to successful in workplace politics is maximizing your abilities and connections without stepping on other people. And also the key to damaging politics is diffusing gossip along with other negative vibes that could damage not simply the individuals involved, but the entire group.

Political Divide

2011-01-26T04:09:00.000-08:00

The performance of the government is always shed light on in this modern time with freedom of speech as a great tool of exposure. It is no doubt that mistrust in the government is a direct result of political division which must be overcome to become a normal single nation again.

After all, everyone wants a Killer Sand Castle so the teacher can take a digital picture and these 4 year olds can put them on their MySpace sites to show the World. See my Sand Castle. Well then lets get busy and build the damn thing already and show the world and thus the world will desire it and sign up too. Sand Castles for everyone, build your own, I have a plan. We help you, you build, we all have beautiful sand castles with Cultural Motifs.

Why are we allowing our political divide here and why are we allowing other nations to widen the cultural divide.

We are all on this pale blue dot together and everyone is entitled to running their own sand box and building their version of the sand castle, but why all the fighting? There is enough sand for everyone on the surface of this planet. Well at least last time I checked anyway. Consider all this in 2006.

Political Opinions on Political Blogs

2011-01-17T17:01:00.000-08:00

No matter what your political affiliation is, it probably isn't represented by the mainstream media. By trying to please everyone, the media - like the political establishment it has come to serve - pleases no one. For most American people, until recently they just had to put up with this situation. Until the invention of political blogs, there was simply no good news analysis that did not try to tow a moderate party line. Thanks to politics blogs, however, that has all changed. No matter what ideological position you are coming from, you can find a political blog that is written for you.

I have been reading liberal political blogs for about three years now, and I feel like they have really enhanced my understanding of current events. We live in such a conservative society that much of the real news of what is going on is censored by the mainstream media.

In these free political forums, however, the news can finally be heard by the public that is hungry for it. Unfortunately, political blogs don't have the budget to do some of the things that the more mainstream news outlets do. They cannot have correspondents all over the world, for example, ready to report any event that happens. What they can do, however, is access a wide range of different media and try to put together a more complete picture than any single publication does. News analysis is a valuable service, and one that is completely neglected by the mainstream media. Thanks to political blogs, we can get beyond the the facile analysis provided by most of the news pundit shows.

But some blogs are not based on facts. So it will be your job to know which political blogs are based on proof or spoofs.

Of course, the problem with personal blogs is that they do not have the same standards of proof as some of the media outlets do. While most political blogs are at least as dependable as Fox news, when they are compared to legitimate media outlets, many of them falls short. This is why you have to pick and choose carefully when you are reading blogs. Anyone can write anything they want on a political blog, and it is very hard for someone to call them on it. After all, free speech is a right, and posting on the Internet is simply an extension of that right. People have just as much right to blog political fiction as fact, and rumormongers abounds. As always, it is up to you to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Learning Politics Using Board Games

2011-01-14T01:16:00.000-08:00

Many board games are based on some realistic life experiences, some deal with sports, real estate, and even banking. Then manufacturers came along and decided to add the process of politics to the line up of gaming options. The games are fun and educational, they also give you insight into the life styles and campaign strategies of people who are presidents, senators and congressmen. Learning what it takes to run the country and run for offices all over the world.In one game called,"the Making of the President", you are brought face to face with two of the most well know figures in American political history. You will meet the enigmatic John F. Kennedy and the controversial Richard M. Nixon,in a champaign that takes you back in time to the 1960 election. Through this political race, gamers meet and become one of the two very different political personalities. In the real life election Kennedy wins the race, but in this game, it is anyone's game. This game allows you to find out what you will have to go through in order to be the leader of the United States.In another game called "Die Macher" players are invited to check out the 7 political races that are conducted in Germany. This game requires the player to come up with their own party philosophy, and they must learn about how poll results are tabulated, they are introduced to how the media shapes the influence of any political race. All of these tools are available to make the political candidates, who enjoy playing this fun and exciting game go away with an in-depth understanding of German Politics.Players of political games will also want to know how the political games work from different countries once they have experienced the process of the United States and Germany. To experience another interesting political environment, players will find the game, "Quo Vadis", one of the more popular games. The Roman Senate is re-enacted during this game; you and the other players will have a chance to try to get your politicians in the committee's best positions. It takes 45 minutes to find out which of your friends are the best qualified candidates.Another political game shows another side of politics. In this game, players learn how to plot coups and assasinate political leaders and hopefuls. The game of "Junta" starts with the election of the "El Presidente" of the Republica of Los Bananas, and then it includes the people who are looking into gettin rid of their leaders and take over the country.Then if players want to take thier investigations of political board games one step further, they will want to play the board game "Koalition" in this game the players will learn the political process that is not one, but of 12 European countriess. The players then will try to gain power ad political influence in as many places as possible, they will convince the many political parties to join up to form the colitions that this person will need in oder to build up your countries power.If you are interested in board games and politics, they will find many opportunities available for play, which will include both options. These games help gamers learn the political processes for many different countries, and who knows maybe one day they will become "El Presidente".

Revolutionary War Political Cartoons

2011-01-11T14:07:00.000-08:00

Revolutionary War political cartoons are the very first American cartoons. These appeared in both mainstream and subversive newspapers that were circulated as the tension between England and what would be America built up. They were made by statesmen as famous as Benjamin Franklin as well as by anonymous authors. Usually made from woodblock prints, these pieces of artwork usually fall into one of a handful of themes.

A Need for Unity

Many of these cartoons focused on the need for the colonies to unite together to fight a common evil: the oppressive government of Great Britain. Most famous in this category is the well known "Join or Die" picture which shows a snake divided into pieces, each named for one of the American colonies. While many people supported the Revolutionary War, just as many people were reluctant because of the danger to their lives and property.

Papers and political cartoons helped round up support for this necessary revolution.

Criticism of Britain

Many Revolutionary war political cartoons also poked fun at Great Britain, which was perceived as a bloated and overbearing entity feeding off colonies around the world. These cartoons helped to rally the colonists behind a common cause and encouraged them to be more open in their disdain toward England. Because Britain at the time was truly not much better than its critics made it out to be, it was easy to find jokes and cartoons at the country's expense.

Criticism of the New Government Structure

There was a lot of jostling for power and bickering over the new government's structure even before the new government had won its independence. Some people thought that the concept of government by the people was too populist to be successful, while others doubted the ability of farflung and very different states to agree and work together on causes for the common good.

Revolutionary War political cartoons reflected these different opinions and showed the diverse opinions of colonists at that time.

Being involved in the making and distribution of any criticism of the establishment was risky business at the time. Great Britain had no qualms about hunting down subversive elements and making an example of them. However, this did not stop the tenacious American colonists. They used these cartoons to gather support for their cause and eventually were able to overthrow the British government.

Political cartoons from the Revolutionary War era are treasured pieces of history. They allow modern American citizens to see the mindset of the people who had a huge role in the forming of our nation. Thanks to these preserved cartoons, we will always have a record of the sentiments that our Founding Fathers felt in the early days of the United States of America.

Politics - Bread and Circuses

2011-01-03T12:13:00.000-08:00

There's an old saying: "If you want to know what's really going on, follow the money trail."
If you do not understand money, banking and finance, you cannot really understand politics. For the motivation of politics and politicians is ultimately the accumulation of money and resources. Money and resources = power.

Many people object to this statement. One of my clients said, "I grew up in the 60's during the civil rights movement. That was a purely political and altruistic agenda that had nothing to do with money."

In the 1960's however, the United States was unquestionably the world's greatest economic power. Our currency was strong. When you are abundant and strong, you feel magnanimous. In 2007, our economy is weak, our debt is high and our currency is declining. The current corrupt and mean-spirited political environment is a reflection of our country's declining economic status.

The OMB predicts that by the year 2012, the national debt of the United States will be 11.466 trillion dollars.

This figure does NOT account for unfunded liabilities like Social Security.

The total amount of dollar denominated debt (including unregistered derivatives securities) worldwide has been estimated at 1.2 quadrillion dollars. That's right folks. 1.2 quadrillion. The dollar has been hyper-inflated on a planetary scale.

How has this happened? To understand that, you have to understand how money is created and manipulated. A great place to start is to read the book called "The Creature From Jekyll Island.

The money we use is monetized debt. It has no value whatsoever. Today, money is not backed by anything tangible, other than the "full faith and credit of the United States." What does that mean? It means the future work, sweat and productivity of the American people.

It is a startling fact that if all dollar denominated loans and debts were paid off, all of our money would disappear.

Therefore, even if Congress wanted to pay off the national debt, it could not do so without destroying the economy!

Look at the top of any bill of any denomination, and you will find "Federal Reserve Note." Do you know what a note is? It is a promise to pay, a certificate of debt. The money we use are just a fancy IOU's. Unfortunately, the Fed, in cooperation with Congress, has played fast and loose with our currency. When you discover how money is created, you will understand the truth of this statement: "Money DOES grow on trees." Those who control the creation of money control the economy, and the lives of everyone in the nation. Economic cycles of boom and bust are not natural economic occurrences, but artificially created conditions due to the manipulation of the money supply.

Did you know that legal tender laws FORCE Americans to use Federal Reserve Notes? Look on the left hand side of the bill: "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private." It is illegal in the United States to use gold or silver as money. If you refuse to accept Federal Reserve Notes in exchange for your valuable goods and services, you can be thrown in jail. The power of the State is used to enforce legal tender laws.

The debasing of our currency (and thus our economy) is the most important crisis facing our country, and the world, because the dollar is the linchpin of international finance. [1] The growth of the unregistered derivatives market has hyper-inflated the dollar to the point where the international financial and banking system is in turmoil. At the present moment, and behind the theater of politics, the world is confronted with an international banking and currency crisis which is being completely ignored by the mass media in the United States (so what else is new?)

Called "Wantagate" by those in the know, it is a story of fraudulent financial manipulation that involves the highest banking and political officials in the United States, and the world.

How can such a gigantic crisis go unreported?

Because the focus is on politics!

Pick up a copy of the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the L.A. Times. Listen to the news. Listen to NPR. The news is, almost exclusively, political. What economic news is reported is mostly mundane stuff like the Dow Jones industrial average.

Politics and political intrigue obscures the fundamental economic and financial realities underlying the actions politicians take. In other words, the bread and circuses of politics takes your attention away from the money trail. Following the money trail will ALWAYS explain the actions of politicians.
For example, why did we go to war in Iraq?

The government says that we did it to establish democracy, or remove WMD's, or destroy Al Queda, blah, blah, blah. Former secretary of State Jim Baker said facetiously that we invaded Iraq because of "oil, oil, oil." Well that, at least, is partially true. According to Christopher Story, noted U.K. intelligence analyst, one of the fundamental reasons for invading Iraq was the takeover of the Rafidain Bank, Saddam Hussein's private bank. The Rafidain Bank had trillions of dollars worth of assets and billions in gold bullion. That money properly belongs to the people of the United States via the U.S. Treasury, as the spoils of war. According to Story, Saddam's money was stolen by criminal operatives within the U.S. intelligence community -- with full knowledge of officials at the highest levels of government, including the President, the Vice President, the Treasury secretary and the Homeland Insecurity chief -- and parked in offshore bank accounts. This money is "off the books," because the people who stole it cannot identify source of funds. In any legitimate banking transaction, official codes are issued which identify the financial institutions on both ends of the transaction, and where the money came from. This is not possible with stolen money. For the rest of the story, see the link below in the Resource Box.

We are spending 10 billion dollars every day to fund the war in Iraq. The war has so far, as of this writing, cost almost 500 billion dollars and President Bush has just submitted a request to Congress for 200 billion more. Moreover, the war in Iraq is being privatized, which means that private contractors are making billions from this war. Meanwhile, our brave men and women in the military fight and die -- for what? [2]

Governments throughout history have printed money and debased the currency to fund their conflicts. When the currency becomes devalued, it loses its purchasing power, and prices rise. This is the genesis of inflation. Inflation is not rising prices, it is the debasing of the currency.

The only legitimate way for governments to get money is through taxation. But politicians do not like to raise taxes because the voters will throw them out of office. However, the political scientists in Congress and the monetary scientists at the Fed have devised a brilliant scheme to spend more and more money and keep themselves in power: simply print and create more and more of it. The process by which this occurs is complex and obfuscated, but the bottom line is that the population is taxed by inflation when the money supply increases too rapidly. Each dollar buys less and less, you see. Inflation is a hidden tax -- a cowardly trick imposed by politicians (and bankers) who hide behind the power of the state to enforce legal tender laws.[3]

Moreover, when money is created from nothing, the size and power of government grows larger and larger, sapping the economy. Money that would have been used to start businesses and employ people is wasted by government cronyism. Regardless of who is in power -- capitalists, socialists, liberals, conservatives, Democrats or Republicans -- political parties always use the power of the state to enforce their decrees. Thus, government grows and the political structure of a nation becomes more and hierarchical, fertile soil for the growth of tyranny.

Political parties and groups exist first and foremost to advance an economic agenda. Study the bills Congress passes. Almost all of them have language benefiting special interests -- tax breaks, government contracts, etc.

Political parties did not exist in 1789. Many of the founders of the United States were against the establishment of political parties. George Washington, in his farewell address in 1796, said,

"They [political parties] serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation, the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels, and modified by mutual interests."

Although the motivation of the founders of the United States was rooted in the ideals of freedom, economic issues -- such as taxation -- played a very important role. Moreover, the creation of a central bank was one of the fundamental issues that divided the founders. Whether or not a political party begins it's life with a set of high ideals, once it becomes established, it 's main motivation is to stay in power. Then it always becomes a vehicle to protect the vested interest.

So people, do not become distracted by the bread and circuses of political theater, for that is what politics is.

Look underneath the superficialities of the news and always ask yourself these questions:

1) Who stands to gain financially by a declared government policy?

2) Where is the money trail?

In this way you may uncover the true motivations behind the actions of the actors on our political stage.

You can then begin to identify people who are open and honest, and vote for them. The crooks, of course, stand out like sore thumbs.

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Footnotes:

[1] In an interview for the German magazine Stern, Allan Greenspan, former Fed chief, says that the Euro is rapidly replacing the dollar as the world's reserve currency. Greenspan said that the dollar is still slightly ahead in its use as a reserve currency, but added that "it doesn't have all that much of an advantage" anymore. And why is that, do you think?

[2] According to the FRONTLINE documentary "Private Warriors," private military contractors comprise the second largest "force" in Iraq. There are as many as 100,000 civilian contractors and approximately 20,000 private security forces currently in Iraq, and the number is growing.

[3] Here's an historical example (there are many): The Continental Congress, beginning in 1775, simply printed money to fund the colonial rebellion. The Continental, which was worth 1 dollar in gold in 1775, was by 1779 trading for less than a penny. A loaf of bread cost ,000! In a letter to Samuel Cooper in 1779, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "This Currency, as we manage it, is a wonderful machine. It performs its Office when we issue it, it pays and clothes Troops and provides Victuals and Ammunition, and when we are obliged to issue a Quantity excessive, it pays itself off by Depreciation."

Chicago Politics

2010-12-26T09:01:00.000-08:00

Politics in Chicago is a national trite which brought huge talks between people all the time that started before many years. The politics in Chicago is a one party system which dominates the nation when it comes for ruling. But that domination will be democratic political tool that brings all democracy during the election period. This happens all over the world. The politics in Chicago right from 19th century till now has faced many changes. The politics that took place in 1890's was a practice of Republicans who appointed their own group or the followers. Here comes a brief description about the politics in Chicago in various periods.

1907 - 1931

Later in 1913 the women entered in the Chicago politics. This entry of women was brought as a law in Illinois in the year 1913. The Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson thought of appointing a woman for the public welfare work in 1915.

So he decided to appoint a woman who has more experience as the party worker than knowing better about the public welfare. So Louise Rowe was appointed but forcefully resigned in a year due to the kickback scheme that came into existence in the welfare department. None of the Mayor was charged for their illegal works except for Fred Busse who was charged for his illegal work of acquiring the money from the government, distributing jobs and for distributing coal from his own company for getting votes from the people to elect him.

1933 - 1955

In the beginning every Mayor were honest in their work but in later years many of them were charged due to the illegal work they did and due to the failure of taking actions in various department. Likewise Mayor Ed Kelly was charged for his bribery work that he did during the years 1933 to 1947.

Ed Kelly was indulged in kickback schemes and for the bribery actions and later the charge on him was dropped. Later again in the year 1947 Mayor Martin Kennelly was elected. He took actions on several problems like he cleaned the school system completely then brought a modernized practice in the city but failed to take action on the police who were supporting the political influence for many illegal jobs.

1955 - 1983

Later in 1955 the city had a good growth financially and brought many schemes in the welfare of the people and the city as well. Even though many schemes were brought the school system faced many problems forcing the teachers to go for a strike for various reasons. All these problems were due to the funding problems that the Chicago government failed to issue. In 1979 Chicago people elected a woman as the Mayor which bought a revolutionary change in Chicago politics. Jane Byrne was the only woman mayor who was elected by the people of Chicago.

Students' Involvement in Politics

2010-12-16T23:03:00.000-08:00

In our world today, students are more and more interested in political issues, thus, it's not uncommon to find some of youths avtively participate in politics. Many students even have expressed loyalty to or enrol themselves in their interested political parties. So how these participations of students can effect the political future and other social issues in the short term and long term perspectives.

A primary distinction must be made here between politics as active participation in political movements and the study of political science. The latter is an academic subject and involves the study of the administrative systems of different countries, the formation of political parties, different judiciary systems, etc. Political science, therefore, is a theoretical study of political systems. Politics means the formation of political parties and their active participation in the administration of a country.

This involves organizing political meetings, canvassing for elections and the manipulation of people for political gains.

The participation of students in politics has certain drawbacks. The main occupation of students should be the pursuit of their respective courses of study. All their time and energy should be used in this activity. It is only in this way that they can secure their own individual futures and thereby safeguard the future of the nation. Participation in politics means a huge waste of this precious time and energy.

Although politics may be beneficial in some ways students would be well-advised to stay well away from politics. Their main business is to concern themselves with studies.

By doing so they can do the most good for themselves with studies. By doing so they can do the most good for themselves as well as for the nation.

Telangana Report Is Political

2010-12-07T21:37:00.000-08:00

The 5-member Srikrishna Committee report on the question of a separate statehood for Telangana has come out on the expected lines. There are no suprises in the list of options recommended by the panel headed for Justice Srikrishna. Of the six options, the least favourable, as suggested by the panel itself, is maintaining a status quo. I think, maintaining status quo will again throw the entire region into clashes, arson and bloodshed. The panel has fuelled at the same time the aspirations of Rayalaseema region by giving them some fodder to give a shape to their agitation (that has not begun yet) for a demanding a separate political identity.

The five intelligent men also gave the people of Rayalaseema an option to either go with Telangana or with Andhra and be part of Rayala-Telangana or Seemaandhra! This is the most baffling option to me.

It reminds me of the British design that gave some 562 princely states of united India an option to go either with Pakistan or join the union of India in 1947, when most of the states naturally thought themselves a part of the country; thereby giving them an option to go separate and nourish their narrow political aspirations, if any. The wise men should have thought otherwise this time around.

To me, the question before the panel was whether a separate state of Telangan will fulfill the needs and aspirations of people living in the resource rich region. The problem of Telangana is the problem of all those, who demanded or are demanding a separate state for themselves. But, instead of focusing on people and the depravity that they have suffered under the present political set up, the committee seems to have acted with an aim to satisfy the political groups that have been nourishing their own ambitions as they have failed to capture power in united Andhra Pradesh.

This does not augur good for the people who have genuine hope with attached to the creation of Telangana. They may well be on the path of their brethren in Uttarakhan, Jharkhand and neighbouring Chhattisgarh, where people are still deprived even after ten years of the creation of states they fought for. The Committee led by a former supreme court justice should have focussed on these issues to expose the detrimental political designs of the rulers or potential rulers. Rather, it has supplied various groups six bags of political fodder to masticate. It has also created confusion among the protagonists of separate Telangana as to what to do? Which option to go for?

To sum up, the Srikrishna committee has not delivered what was expected of it. It seems to have dealt with the political tug of war both in New Delhi and Hyderabad.

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Cutting Through the Politics

2010-11-28T21:14:00.000-08:00

Politics in the workplace is a fact of life. If you don't like it, get over it, or quit. Organizations are made up of people and nobody is perfect. People see from their perceptions and often have conflicting goals and objectives. Because of these factors, it's inevitable that politics will surface in companies of all sizes making it important for aspiring executives to understand that building cohesive working relationships is essential for anyone looking to advance. Here are a few tips to help with managing the political part of being an executive.

Budget time for relationship building. Politics does not mean sucking up. It means taking the time to cultivate interpersonal relationships with key people inside the organization. People promote people they know, like, and respect. Taking the time to get to know the players in the company allows them to get to know you and allows you to learn what's important to them.

Communication is key!

Interact with the different departments and identify the key people. This does not always mean top management, but individuals with the reputations for getting things done.

Learn to give in order to get. People who are good at building relationships understand that being an advocate for others is important in the relationship building process. People who are only interested in themselves are less likely to develop contacts willing to help them.

Be proactive and seek out other people. This may be much more difficult for introverts who feel more comfortable working alone, but it's important. Don't think the communication game many of us have played in grade school isn't alive and well at most companies. People see from their perceptions and have differing agendas.

Talking to key constituents allows you the opportunity to gain information while also helping control how people perceive you.

Develop coalitions in the workplace. Effective leaders have the ability to rally people behind their mission and objectives. Understanding the viewpoints of others through coalitions makes it easier to lead.

Be sincere in your relationship building efforts. Be a phony and nobody will trust you. Demonstrate that you actually care about people and begin building trust. Listen to those you work with each day. Empathy is important. It enables you to understand and appreciate the values and feelings of others.

Managing politics is about working with people. Successful people skills means good communication skills and high emotional intelligence. Master these skills and learn that they're also useful in networking, business development, recruiting, and employee retention.

Political Corruption?

2010-11-19T22:49:00.000-08:00

Lobbyist should have the right to make signs, march and protest. Outlaw a lobbyists and corporate contributions to political candidates, it should be possible? Is it really the Corporation's fault for a corrupt government? After all, if you do not play the game in Washington, DC and support through political contributions the political infrastructure then you will be slaughtered by your competition.

It is a sleazy world of politics out there but that is the reality of the current situation. If we disallow corporations to make political contributions and force all the corporations to deal in the free market on a level playing field that would make our corporations more efficient and due to free markets this would be better for customers and consumers as well. Of course we would have to deregulate as well.

If corporations do not give money to corrupt politicians then only wealthy politicians can run for office, as who else will fund them.

Only those who have a big war chest can win an election because they can overpower common sense with mass media advertising. And if corporations cannot donate money to political campaigns fanned the media will own the world because they will decide, who gets elected by giving them more airtime.

There is a huge problem in the world with corruption and unfortunately it permeates our own government. The United States of America is the greatest country ever created in the history of mankind and although it is the most fair it is still corrupt.

All governments are corrupt and the United States government is just the least corrupt.

But we still need to recognize the fact that it is not perfect. Unfortunately there's also no perfect solution. However I ask you to think on this political and philosophical thought for a moment and consider this in 2006.

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2010-11-13T01:40:00.000-08:00

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Women in American Politics

2010-11-06T09:04:00.000-07:00

The role of women in the history of politics in the U.S has undoubtedly been increasing over the years. A lot has been done by women themselves in this regard. Women have actually proven that they are not lesser beings intellectually. As a matter, if one were to look back to the time when politics was a no go zone for women, one might even wonder; how did people even survive? Women have a natural predisposition to nurturing due to their motherly instincts; something that is absolutely necessary for the good of any country, and indeed for the whole of humanity. As we speak, women in the U.S. hold several high offices. There are more women in the congress and the senate today, than at any other time in history. However, one question that one might ask is; can we do better? Are we ready for a woman in the ‘big seat?' That no woman has ever occupied the great office in so many decades in the history of the states is a very worrying thing.

True democracy ensues from convictions of the intellect. It must flow from the heart. Now if no woman has ever reigned in the states, can we say that we have reached the threshold of democracy yet? Is it true that the top job belongs to the boys? Here we look at the trends of women involvement in the politics of the United States and whether these trends point to a ‘happy ever after.'
Women in Politics

To have an idea of where we are, we must critically re-evaluate our past. We must put aside all irrational decisions made in the past, in order to come up with a country that future generations will celebrate.

A major irrationality that prevailed in the past was the thought that women could not vote. This was informed by the patristic thinking of the early days. Perhaps nature is also to blame in this unfortunate thing. This is because politics in the past were not a simple contest. It sometimes became bloody, and of course women were ‘weak.' One thing that men succeeded in doing for a long time was convincing women that they are inferior. The biological structure was at the service of men. This has informed decisions in political lives of many, not just in the United States but in the whole world.

If the rights of individuals are dictated by gender, someone is likely to be exploited. The rights of women for a very long time, until recently actually, were limited. Men had decided that only they could determine who ruled America. Of course not all men were allowed to vote, only men who were white (Hughes and Paxton, 2009). As a matter of fact even this came through an evolution. At one time it was only aristocrats, who of course were white, who had these rights.

The battle for a place in society for women has been a long one. It had already started in the reign of Jackson Andrew. Women during this time had begun fighting for their rights (Hughes, 2007). Even though in many ways they didn't succeed at the time, they at least were allowed to express their concerns. This set the stage for what we have today; women with a voice. At the time women were fighting for rights such as the ending of slave trade, the right to determine themselves, the right to some freedoms, and the end of property as a requirement to vote. Women succeeded in ‘death sentence as punishment for rape.'

Elizabeth C. Stanton wrote what she called the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 which was echoed as a major step towards equality. This was actually informed by the disparities in the declaration of independence, and was thus seen as a great achievement for women (Karlson, 2002). The people who championed these causes were mainly women.

During World War I, women got a taste of employment, albeit a better one, because many of them found jobs in the military. When war was dispensed with, women were back to their old roles of taking care of families. Those who could still found jobs were given lower salaries than men in the same jobs. This was tough for women, and for the first time, women wanted some fairness (McGerr, 1990). A movement that was founded to address the issues related to women was already up. Women eventually succeeded in getting the Equal Pay Act set in 1963. From then on everyone was supposed to be treated not on the basis of sex, but on what one could do. It was not so long ago when there existed facilities like hotels, clubs and other organizations where women were excluded. Blacks were also excluded. While giving his acceptance speech, President Barrack Obama gave an example of this when he mentioned that less than twenty years ago, his father was not allowed into a restaurant because he was black.

This faced severe opposition and criticism. Strikes and protests became common within women circles. Eventually places like these were made common to all.

In 1971, an important chapter in women's political space was opened. This was the year that the organization for women's political affairs was founded. The National Women's Political Caucus was meant to ensure that women got enough education in order to have an equal ground in political endeavors. The organization does through workshops, and fundraising for women candidates. This organization is also responsible for ensuring that the best female candidates go through into leadership positions in government.

Despite the granting of the voting right in 1920, the voting trends were all in favor of males. Only in 1994, did we have more than two women in the Senate; a clear indication that women have really had a long unrelenting struggle. In the congress the story was the same.

In the elections that saw Barrack Obama elected president, there were two key women in those campaigns: Hilary Clinton, and Sarah Parlin. Clinton attempted to run for the top job, and she got incredible support one must say, considering the previous male dominated voting trends. This is an indication that many Americans have already changed their perceptions about women. It is quite possible actually, that in the next polls, a woman candidate will be given the mandate to lead this mighty nation. A lot of ground work still needs to be done for this to be realized though.

Amazingly, women form over fifty percent of all voters. Why do they not produce a female candidate and give her their support? Are women quite convinced that they can actually lead? Why did they not vote for their own? (Center for American Women and Politics, 2009)

The Global Warming Politics

2010-10-30T16:04:00.000-07:00

The Global Warming Politics have involved many different political debate, policy designs, and legislation involving the science of global warming and the response to global warming. The war of political words has involved many different governmental bodies, scientific organizations, and special interests groups. Most English speaking countries have supported the action to help limit global warming. The predicted effects of global warming are way too much to pass by which is why the governments of many countries have combined forces to help stop global warming. The war on global warming is an endless battle. The possible outcomes are frightening so we as people must help as much as possible.

The most noticeable change because of global warming politics occurred on December 11th 1997 with the creation of the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol from the international Framework Convention on Climate Chance that intends to help reduce greenhouse gases that causes change in climate.

The Kyoto Protocol became into effect on February 16th 2005. Since late 2007 one hundred and seventy five parties have ratified the protocol. However, only thirty six developed countries are actually required to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to the levels required for each country in the treaty. There are three other countries that are predicted to participate soon.

While the global warming politics have made major improvements in the war against global warming there is still much more to do. The Labor party in Australia has ratified the Kyoto Protocol however it just went into effect in March of 2008. The Liberal Party government of Canada has ratified the protocol.

New Zealand's Labour government of Helen Clark ratified the Kyoto Protocol. The Labour Party of the United Kingdom has also ratified the Kyoto Protocol. In the United States Bill Clinton's Democratic Administration has signed the Kyoto Protocol. Many democrats have support a number of the bills that mitigate emissions. However, The Democratic Congress has never voted on whether or not the United States is bound to the treaty.

The global warming politics have long debated whether or not global warming is really all that dangerous. Many countries are fighting to take strong action against global warming. Others have disputed the scientific consensus on global warming or simply refuse action to mitigate global warming. In February of 2007 surveys discovered that ninety five percent of the forty one Congressional Democrats agreed that Earth's surface is warming because of man made problems while only thirteen percent of the thirty one Republicans who were surveyed agreed. Skepticism about global warming includes many newspapers in the United Kingdom and a few in Canada.

The global warming politics battle on to determine what to do to stop carbon emissions. While the United States has never officially agreed to be required to reduce emissions one hundred and ninety five cities in the United States have committed to reducing carbon emissions to seven percentages below the levels of 1990. That is over fifty million Americans committing to the cause. California, the world's sixth largest economy, committed in 2005 to reducing the emissions of 2000 levels by the year 2010. It is estimated that by 2020 if California's automotive standards were implemented nationwide drivers should save up to twenty six billion dollars a year.

The global warming politics are always debating and trying to implement new methods of stopping global warming. The nasty after effects of global warming almost always end with death and destruction. If it is true that we as humans are the cause of global warming we must do all we can to help the governments stop or at least delay global warming. We must take action before it is too late. Many skeptics believe that the effects of global warming will one day lead to the end of the world. Whether or not that is true nobody really knows. However, with such a shocking statement being said we must work hard along side the politics to prevent that from ever happening.

Independent California Political Parties

2010-10-23T09:25:00.000-07:00

With voter frustration in California at an all time high, citizens have begun to look at what else is out there other than the two mainstream California political parties. An independent California political party can offer something outside of the normal and outside the control of special interest groups. An independent California political party may just be the remedy for this ailing state that is being chocked by gridlock and selective representation. This past November election had several independents run for California Governor. Here are some options out there to consider during the next elections.

Libertarian Party. The political platform of the Libertarian Party favors minimal government in both business and the private lives of citizens. They promote relatively unregulated markets, support strong civil liberties, and individual property rights. The party is big on fiscal responsibility and never spending more than the state takes in. They are in support of large scale government cut backs including reducing pensions, scaling back social services, and laying off of various types of state workers.

Green Party. This California political party platform consists of grass roots social change without the involvement of special interests and corporate money. There is a strong commitment to environmental justice. They promote ecologically sound principles when it comes to basic living as well as business development and state infrastructure. Their economic polices focus on decentralized government with an emphasis on community based economic development. The party is a major proponent of renewable energy and the promotion of the new California “Green Economy” where they favor government incentives for such businesses.

American Independent Party. The party is heavily faith based and believes in constitutional principles and social conservatism. They rally around tight immigration control, rights to bear arms, same sex marriage, pro life policies, and home schooling. Their business policies revolve around building a local manufacturing and production base that will reduce reliance on foreign imports. They feel the average California has been long over taxed and propose major tax reform that will significantly reduce state income tax. They also feel that the California state legislature should function as a part-time entity.

Peace and Freedom Party. As a California political party that emphasis worker rights, the party supports democratic socialism that offers an economic partnership run by state owned enterprises and private companies. Social justice is heavily tied to work rights and regulation on economic exploitation. They also promote a strong social safety net along with social services through the increase or corporate taxes.

Historical Political Quotes, Contemporary Political Crises

2010-10-14T17:10:00.000-07:00

An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy."

5)"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."

6) "An election cannot give the country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as two peas in a pod."

Great quotes, all of them. Unfortunately, it seems as if we are living everyone one of them today. The interesting thing is that these quotes are quite historical, not contemporary:

1) According to the Real Politics website, this quote was from the book, "The Origins of the Republican Party" by William E. Gienapp and the quote is dated from 1855. The New York Times called it "dodges", today we call it "spin doctoring." The Times called it "universal disgust," we call it having Congressional approval ratings around only 20%. The Times called it "chicanery", we call it a variety of names including earmarks and outright corruption. It is remarkable how closely a quote from 155 years ago captures the nightmare we are living through today with our political class.

2) This quote is also from the Gienapp, also from 1855, and it appeared in the New York Evening Post. This also captures our current state of political affairs. We also see most of our politicians vying only for power, not for the opportunity to make the country better. With their high salaries, great benefits, many, many perks, our current day politicians fit the Post's description that politicians "saw politics made a profession, and public plunder an employment." Without term limits, our politicians see being elected not as a service to the nation but as a life time job. And their gerrymandering Congressional districts, rigging campaign finance laws, and handing out taxpayer dollars as earmarks allows them to ensure perpetual re-election, regardless of the quality of their work.

3) This third quote is from Mark Twain and is obviously well over a hundred years old. However, even back then he realized that the power allocated to politicians many times results in outright criminal behavior. Congressmen Traficant, Jefferson, Cunningham and other Congressional politicians have served time due to their corrupt and unlawful behavior while in office. How many former Illinois governors have either served prison time, are currently serving time, or are aggressively trying not to serve prison time? Charles Rangel and Maxine Walters, two current members of Congress, are likely to face a House Of Representatives trial within the next few months on ethics and corruption charges. The House ethics office has investigated or is currently investigating potential crimes by other members of Congress. The more you list out what has happened to our contemporary politicians, you marvel at how right Mark Twain may have been way back when.

4) This quote is from Woodrow Wiilson who said it early in the last century. At that time, he realized the influence that non-voting entities can and do have on government functions and corruption. Wilson called them "special interests," we call them lobbyists.

5) My source attributed this quote to Groucho Marx and is likely more than fifty years old also. Back then, even comedians like Groucho recognized that politicians were not any good at identifying the root causes of problems, if a problem even existed, and then putting together a coherent, efficient and cost effective plan to solve that problem. Our politicians are no different:
Nixon declared War On Drugs in the 1960s and we are no closer today to having a coherent national drug strategy and policy than the day he declared war.
Carter muddled through the oil crises in the 1970s and we are no closer to having a coherent, national energy strategy and policy than we were when we waited in long lines at gas stations.
Reagan identified the problems with public education with a Presidential Commission in 1983 and 27 years later, U.S. public schools badly trail many, many other nations in the education of their children.
Clinton presided through numerous terrorist attacks including the first World Trade Center bombing and the African embassy bombings and never came up with a coherent terror defense policy and strategy, resulting in the death of almost 3,000 Americans on 9-11.
Over the years over 10 million illegal aliens have come across our borders with no politician able to come up with a coherent immigration strategy and plan.

Unfortunately, Groucho was right back then and he would be right today if he saw the incompetence of today's politicians.

6) This last quote is from Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is at least 65 years old. When you really come down to it, are the Republican politicians much different from the Democrats? Sure they pick their friends and identify their enemies, e.g. Republicans are generally pro-life and pro-guns while Democrats are generally pro-choice and anti-guns. But when you look at their records, neither party has accomplished much of anything positive over the past fifty years. Just look at what we listed above under Groucho's quote: no solutions to the drug, immigration, terrorist, public school and energy problems. The only reason they pick their friends is to get money to finance their constant re-election, not to solve any meaningful problems.

While Obama the candidate promised change you can believe in, Obama the President is hardly any different than Bush. Obama drew down U.S. forces in Iraq but it was on the timetable Bush established. Bush set up the terrorist prison in Guantanamo and so far, Obama has kept it open. Our border still leaks illegal immigrants and we still have no new policy or plan for energy or public schooling. Bush enacted the Patriot Act and Obama basically rubber stamped its renewal. Gay rights are no further along under Obama than under Bush and the amount of earmarks in our national budget is as high under Obama as under Bush. The only significant difference between Bush and Obama is that the Obama administration has run up spending deficits orders of magnitude higher than Bush.

This is why the whole area of U.S. politics can get so depressing. The incompetence and corruption we face today appears to have been going on for a long, long time. The only difference may be is that government is so much larger, wasteful, and intrusive then it was in 1855 or when Twain, Roosevelt, Marx, and Wilson spoke their quotes above. That is why we need to find a way to start shrinking the size of government immediately in order to start cutting back on the corruption and waste that apparently is inherent in the genes of all politicians:

Step 1 - start the government shrinkage process by reducing all government functions and budgets by 10% a year for the next five years.
Step 2 - aggressively step up fraud and corruption activities in all government areas, hopefully including the investigation of fraud and corruption from our elected officials.
Step 3 - implement term limits for all politicians in order to avoid the problem discussed in the Post quote above, i.e. politics should not be a profession, it should be a temporary calling and service calling.
Steps 4 - set up intelligent problem solving processes to systematically attack and solve the problems that politicians have been unable to solve with their own capabilities and intelligence including drugs, energy, schooling, and immigration.

Hopefully by implementing these steps we will eventually end up with contemporary solutions to our problems and finally put to rest the historically pessimistic view of our political class.

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2010-10-06T18:03:00.000-07:00

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Political Action Or Political Maneuvering?

2010-09-30T02:02:00.000-07:00

Nine days ago, John McCain (as well as the Bush administration), was proclaiming the soundness of the fundamentals of our economy. A few days later, after realizing his political blunder, John McCain, dropped his "sound economy" argument and started blaming the corporate heads of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Obama for the economic mess. Today, John McCain, has suspended his campaign and is headed to Washington to make sure the economy, which was supposedly "sound," gets fixed.

During this time, Obama, has remained relaxed and consistent in his comments about the dire state of the economy. Obama, just today, took it on himself to contact McCain and suggest that they come to an agreement on this issue and draw up a joint statement of solidarity, which McCain agreed to. Just after his contact with Obama, McCain, suddenly announced that he was suspending his campaign and wanted to cancel the presidential debate on Friday night.

Then, just this afternoon, Bush, invited McCain and Obama, as well as other republican and democratic leaders, to meet with him to discuss the economy and his bailout plan. Why didn't Bush invite McCain and Obama, as well as the others, to discuss this economic crisis a week or two weeks ago, when the Palin stupor was still in effect and favorable to McCain's campaign? Could it be that the decline of McCain's campaign numbers influenced Bush to call them in for discussions?

This whole McCain/Bush scenario sounds too convenient, politically. Senator, Chris Dodd, who has, along with others, been scrutinizing this bailout (for the last five days) told a reporter, just today, that McCain had no contact with anyone working on this issue until this morning.

Dodd, also told this reporter that Obama had been in touch with many officials, including the treasury secretary, Henry Paulson, over the past week, because he was concerned about the state of the economy. In other words, McCain, who now is supposedly concerned enough to suspend his campaign, had no contact with anyone working on this bailout until today, which just happens to be two days before the first presidential debate. Whereas, Obama has been concerned, over the past week or more, and has contacted those involved to learn as much as possible and be involved in the process.

McCain, has many reasons to be concerned about this crisis, but few of them have anything to do with fixing the economy. McCain's brief bubble of popularity, which was primarily due to Sarah Palin, has all but deflated in the last two weeks. Recent polls show McCain's political stock dropping, while Obama's stock is on the rise. The outright lies, inaccessibility and flip-flopping of McCain and Palin have finally been noticed by voters, and this has sent the McCain campaign into survival mode, as well as panic. Thus, we have McCain, who, just nine days ago, thought the economy was sound, supposedly risking his candidacy to go to Washington and "rescue" (not "bailout") the economy and people of the United States. If this isn't a "grand stand" maneuver, then I've never seen one!

As I've said before, I am not an Obama or McCain supporter! I have to admit, however, that Obama, at least for the last month or so, has looked and responded like he could be an effective president, while John McCain has looked and responded like George Bush or even worse (if that's possible?). We, perhaps, are on the brink of another world-wide depression, and it seems that John McCain, as is common to his party, is only capable of being manipulative and playing political games.

I hope that middle-class Americans can put aside their party loyalties long enough to sense the difference between political posturing/maneuvering and true political action. If not, then it might just take a depression to wake them up!

Moral Politics

2010-09-21T03:27:00.000-07:00

Young men and women registering and flocking to Obama.

Faith and politics are always strange bedfellows. So what's going on here? Is this a shepherd leading his flock of the faithful or misguided youth?

The current regime is old politics, old Washington. It is not totally out of step with many of the times, but represents a tired format. Young people are looking for something new, something fresh. And something they can believe in.

The world the younger generation has grown up in is largely relativity with no absolute truth. The world is spinning and there just isn't must to hang onto. Along comes a charismatic individual with what seems like fresh ideas. No matter how thin the ideas are, they are something different. A spoon-fed generation relies on others to stimulate and educate them. So much news, so many sources. Who is telling the truth? Who can they believe? Skepticism rules.

The good old boys are just putting down our new hope because he does not fit the mold. They are afraid of him.
Dialog with the younger generation is fascinating. Each of them possesses a plethora of facts. For many, social issues like taking care of the poor, the needy and the homeless are of utmost importance. The perception is that the liberal contingent has the answers to social ills. But do they?

What has the liberal agenda done for the poor and needy? Some say it has entrenched them deeper into the ghetto and poverty. Reliance on a government handout has not solved any of these problems. Welfare, food stamps and subsidies have created an entitlement generation of poor and needy. Having spent a lot of time in Russia after the fall of Communism I have seen socialism up close and personal.

Men and women are created with a need for love, acceptance and self-worth. Socialism dashes this need and creates a dependent class of people not capable of extracting themselves from the clutches of the government. Nor do they desire to be rescued from that grip after a period of time.

So what is the flock flocking to anyway? To new ideals? Or to old ideas wrapped in a new glitzy, programmed veneer? My daddy used to say, "Beware of the hype, they are after your money." In this case they may be after your soul and it's not good to sell out to the wolf in sheep's clothing.

Overzealous Political Endorsement Calls

2010-09-11T18:14:00.000-07:00

In today's era of targeted political marketing political endorsement calls are being used in record numbers to reach out to voters for a variety of reasons. Candidates use political endorsement calls to raise money from people who they believe will be sympathetic to their cause, as well as phone calls to voters whom they wish to sway. This all adds up to a huge number of phone calls from every candidate imaginable from every political party.

Although everyone is hit with political endorsement calls, not everyone is hit equally. For instance, if you have already donated the maximum amount of money to a campaign it is unlikely that you will receive further calls about making a contribution, however do not let your guard down because you will probably be receiving more phone calls of the political actions sort for volunteer work since the campaign knows that you are sympathetic to their cause.

If you have not yet donated the maximum amount of money possible to a campaign it is likely that you will be deluged under a storm of phone calls until you do hit that mark.

Campaigns are using very elaborate record-keeping in order to track who has donated money and how much which they then use to make these targeted phone calls.

If you're voting record is independent, or all over the place, you will likely be hit by many different campaigns all trying to sway you to their cause. Indeed being an independent voter these days means that you just leave yourself wide open to all sorts of campaign calls.

The people who did hit the hardest with campaign endorsement calls live in the primary states where they are subject to seven day a week efforts from all candidates looking to get the edge in that states caucuses.

These people living in primary states have been known to get upwards of seven or 10 phone calls every day from different candidates.

Indeed the price of being politically responsible these days is your privacy, and some would say your sanity. Of course not all people do these political endorsement calls as troublesome, however many do; and for those people who do find the excess of political endorsement calls to be intrusive and annoying there is sadly little recourse. There is no current nationwide political do not call list, and there are very few guidelines that campaigns must follow when contacting individuals. Aside from using caller ID and blocking incoming phone calls from known campaign phone numbers there is very little the average person can do. Unfortunately the best advice in this election season is to just take all of the phone calls with a grain of salt, and do your best to not lose your mind. Remember it will all be over in less than a year so just try to hang in there and do not let overzealous political endorsement calls dissuade you from taking part in the election process.

Rare Coins and Politics

2010-09-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

Politics and rare coins might not seem to go together, but they are linked throughout the history of the United States. From the first coins of the 1650s to the change you carry in your pocket today, political influence has been a significant part of United States coinage.

The first coins struck in what is now the United States were minted in 1652, more than a century before the "United States" existed. The Massachusetts Bay Colony struck silver coins from 1652 through about 1682, yet all but one of the denominations always carried the date 1652 regardless of the actual year of issue. Why? Politics. Since the coins were minted openly, there was real intent to fool the British Crown into believing that all of coinage in circulation was actually minted in 1652, when there was no monarchy. Instead, it was probably a courtesy. The colonists were saying: "We're going to continue to mint our own coins while not appearing to flagrantly ignore your edicts."

In 1665, after receiving a book of laws from the colonists, the King's Commissioners requested that a number of laws be changed or repealed.

Among them was the following: ". . .title money, the law about a mint house, etc., be repealed, for coining is a royal prerogative, for the usurping of which yet act of indemnity is only a salvo."

Salvo? More like a salvation, as the coins were desperately needed in the colonies. It was time when wampum, musket bullets, and counterfeit foreign coins were used as money alongside the few legitimate coins that were available. The colonists ignored the request of the Crown, evidently without penalty.

The Civil War of 1861-65 presented tremendous problems for circulating coinage.

The silver half dime was one of the many denominations that wasn't circulating, and the five-cent fractional currency was considered to be a poor substitute. A solution to the problem was a coin of a new metal, and coins struck in nickel were introduced.

Nickel is impractical for coin production, as its hardness is conducive to laminations, die breaks, poor strikes, and many other problems. When James Pollock, director of the Mint in 1865, proposed a new nickel alloy for coinage, he was under the influence of political pressure. His personal preference was for coins made of French bronze, but nickel magnate Joseph Wharton had many friends in Congress, and the new nickel alloy won out. Nickel had been used in the copper-nickel cents of 1856-64, but the demand or nickel became unprecedented with the introduction of the three cent nickel (1865) and the five cent nickel (1866).

Nickel coins are still struck today, of course, and many of the problems are just as prevalent. Try putting together a set of problem-free Jefferson nickels, let alone such series as Buffalo nickels or Shield nickels.

The political clout of the followers of the late Anthony Comstock led to a significant change in our coinage in 1917. Hermon MacNeil's magnificent Standing Liberty quarter design, first introduced in 1916, was beautiful and popular. It was also scandalous, at least to the highly vocal Society for the Suppression of Vice. Treasury Secretary William McAdoo was bombarded with complaints about Miss Liberty's partial nudity, and in mid-1917 the design was modified to cover the lady. It is often argued that there were other reasons for the change, such as 1) the type one coins wouldn't stack, or 2) the chain mail placed on Miss Liberty was a symbol of war, or 3) it was done so the coin would strike up better. Argument #3 is totally invalid, as the type one Standing Liberty quarter is consistently far superior in strike to the type two. The other two arguments have a degree of credibility based on surviving documents, but the most important reason for the change was almost assuredly a case of "comstockery" as the prudery was labeled by prominent writers of the era.

While the incidents of coins mixing with politics mentioned above are famous ones, perhaps no other case can quite compare to the Morgan dollar. The Mint Act of 1873 abolished this denomination, along with the other issues such as the three-cent silver and the half dime. By 1878 the silver dollar was back as the result of extreme political pressure from the silver interests, such as the owners of the gigantic Comstock Lode, a monumental silver mine in Nevada. Overriding a presidential veto, the Bland-Allison Act of February 28, 1878 provided that the government would purchase million to million in domestic silver for coinage into silver dollars. It took less than two weeks for the new design to be approved, the dies made, and the first proofs struck.

The Sherman Silver Purchase Act set the amount of silver to be purchased monthly at an exact figure-187 tons per month. When the act was repealed in 1893, the mine owners were rich and the Treasury vaults were overflowing with unneeded silver dollars. It wasn't until 1898 that legislation provided for the disposal of the remaining silver through continued silver dollar mintage. In 1904, the silver finally ran out in 1893, the mine owners were rich and the Treasury vaults were overflowing with unneeded silver dollars. It wasn't until 1898 that legislation provided for the disposal of the remaining silver through continued silver dollar mintage. In 1904, the silver finally ran out, and Morgan dollar production ended for 17 years.

The story of the Morgan dollar was nearly finished-but not quite. In 1918 the Pittman Act was instituted, which required the melting of up to 350,000,000 silver dollars. A little over a quarter of a billion-that's right, billion-were actually melted, but political pressure caused another weird scenario. The silver lobby persuaded Congress to include a clause that domestic silver be purchased to replace the silver dollars lost in the melting. What was this silver used for? Starting in 1921, it was used to mint silver dollars!

Coins and politics. Politics and coins. After nearly 350 years, they are still inextricably entwined, an integral part of our past and an inevitable part of our future.

The three-cent nickel: the alloy won out over silver

Political Debate For Political Minds

2010-08-26T17:22:00.000-07:00

International Politics is a significant study in political science. With the help of engaging International debate, you can sharpen your knowledge and understanding regarding this field. You can get all those required expertise using such type of politics.
In International politics, only two types of tenets constructivism theories are accepted, if we take the first, the primarily shared ideas and notion rather than the material forces determined the structures of human connection. It represents an idealist approach to the social life and gives new directions to the life and living style. Second one is related to hoist or structuralism, they just emphasize on the emergent power of social structures.
If you want to get something from politics then you had better understand above-mentioned two basic theories because these two theories revolve around the main theme of politics. It will be useful for you to go through these mentioned theories in detail.
If you have dying need about discussing and expressing, your ideas for the future of your country and the entire world then you can take this simple way. With the help of politics forums, you can catch a chance to give your political opinion to the other people.
You can share your experience and feelings by taking part in the live online debate. Now, there are many chances to do so because this field has touched the bottom of knowledge and given people more sense about its usage.
Things come with various and different angles, while you start thinking about them politically
You will find that political talk is too different from other types of discussions because in it, you have to take control over all the latest issues and matter globally. It is important for a person to get through complete guides while learning politics. It is good for all of those who are going to take part in the International politics.
It is right, countries and their political behavior is not alike however, no one can deny the structural and social need of politics in the making of nations and countries integrity. Live programs are aired to bring awareness in the people about the working of it in the world.

Polls and Politics

2010-08-20T03:47:00.000-07:00

Public opinion polling has evolved through time and has adopted different methods from data collections to the presentation of results. They have evolved so fast to level that the politicians are threatened that the traditional rule of judgment and decision making have been shifted from the government and is at the discretion of pollsters and public. Results from the pollsters are keenly followed by the members of the public especially the presidential opinion polls that have a remarkable impact on the elections besides gauging the public opinion. In no surprise that pollster opinion polls have had a significant impact on politics in Washington. In these question and answer essay, an analysis is presented from different pollster polls and how they portray the public view of different issues.

Why is a random representative sample (called a probability sample) important for getting accurate poll results?

A probability sampling method utilizes random selection which means all members in the population have an equal enhance of being selected.

This reduces the researcher bias in sampling. In carrying out a probability sampling, the researchers are therefore in position to make inference on the whole population because each member has an equal probability of being chosen. Random selection eliminates the probability of disproportionate number of respondents from a given group. The sampling variance in this case is more or less like that of the whole population which enhances the accuracy of the outcomes. This sample gives the opportunity for an impersonal choice to take place rather than the researcher.

The accuracy the sample is further enhanced by its size.

A high sample size enhances the accuracy of the sample statistic which will be as good as the parameter. The accuracy of a random representative sample is not greatly influenced by the population size (William, 2006)
PART 2
Q1. Does the question posed by the pollster meet the standards for a good question? Why or why not?

The question posed by the pollster meets the standard of good question because they are objective rather than subjective. They don't have the subjective forms like 'you' but are stated in the objective forms of for instance, 'should'. There this eliminates the researcher bias in influencing the outcome of the questions (Gallup, 2007) (Holt, 2009)

Q2. What are the facts collected and presented by the poll?

The facts collected and presented by the poll range from the country's direction, the anticipated bill to bail out the economy with its expected impact includes the Federal government support for ailing homeowners, economy's condition, public perception of the government and political parties including Bush's approval rating and trust in the government (Holt, 2009)

Q3. Which response was given by the largest number of the respondents to the poll?

Nine in every ten American believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction. A whooping 93% believe that the congress is on the wrong path while a paltry 7% think the Congress is on the right track. On the economy, 89% of US citizens believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction. On the Bailout bill, only 28% approve against 53% who disapprove with 34 % believing the bailout will change the economy and 38% believing it will not (Holt, 2009)

Q4. "There are few people who never trust the government in Washington." According to the poll's results, is this a valid generalization? Explain your answer

Yes, it's a valid generalization going by the figure that only 9% don't trust the government in Washington against 1%, 16% and 74% who trust the government Always, Most of the time and Some of the time respectively. The reason being that most of the house occupants especially republicans are pre-occupied with their own agenda apart from that of enhancing the lives of Americans. An example is the diversion of national resources to wars in the Middles East other than revamping the economy (Holt, 2009)

PART 3
Q1. How many sampled adults say they would vote for a woman for president?

In the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of September 8-11, 2005, 86% of the sampled adults said they would vote for a woman president. The number of respondents was 86% of 533= 458.38 which is approximately 459 respondents (Polling Report, 2009)

Q2. How many respondents think vote-counting needs to be made more accurate?

According to the CBS News Poll of December 9-10, 2000, the numbers of respondents who think vote counting needs to be made more accurate were 80% of 1,114= 891.2 i.e approximately 891 respondents (Polling Report, 2009)

Q3.What percentage of respondents either strongly or moderately favor new federal laws limiting the amount of money that an individual or group can contribute to national political parties?

According to the CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll of March 9th-11th , 2001, the number of respondents that either strongly or moderately favor new federal laws are 76%(=51%+25%) of 1, 015 were 771 respondents (Polling Report, 2009)

PART 4

The public opinion was measured by conducting a random survey of 1, 112 adults in the whole nation among them 281, 416 and 415 were Republicans, Democrats and Independents respectively. The poll was carried out by CBS News/ New York Times poll held between Januarys 11thand 15th 2009. The results of the poll showed that 22% of Americans approved the overall performance of George W. Bush with a whopping 73% disapproving his presidency. Dialing of phone lines was done from RDD samples which included the cell numbers as well the land lines. The findings were based on the interviews carried out by way of telephone where 1,112 adults either 18 years or older were quizzed. The poll had a 95% confidence level with a margin error (sampling error) of + 3%but the error among the subgroups was much higher (CBS News/New York Times Poll, 2009)

The respondents were asked whether they approve or disapprove George Bush's in the he handled his presidential job. Below are the historical results from January 2008 to January 2009 based on the poll conducted by Gallup Poll between these times (Saad, 2009)

Bush went home with a net approval rating of -27 percentage points only managing to beat Richard Nixon who had -42 in the poll conducted by Gallup in August 1974 shortly before he resigned because of the Watergate scandal. Bush received a bump of 9% between the Election Day and President Obama inauguration from the 25% recorded in November last year. Bush has had a distinction of having received the highest approval rating of 88% after the success of the initial Gulf War and at the same time he goes down in history as the president with the highest disapproval rating of 13%.

Redefining Political Campaigns

2010-08-11T02:51:00.000-07:00

Where in the world can a person check their mail, pay bills, check bank balances, book a vacation, and show support for their favorite political candidate all in the same place? Simple - online of course. Candidates and politicians are looking to cash in on the most impact for their time and what better way to become a part of that powerful trend than welcoming cyber space into their lives? Who knew that a craze that started a few short years ago with social websites such as MySpace dot com would turn into a tool to be used so heavily in campaigns?

Barack Obama has enjoyed adding 100,000 friends to his MySpace page, and other campaigns are even adding other MySpace pages as well as joining into the Second Life craze that has struck recently, with many people looking to expand the internet as one of their major sources of advertisement. Each candidate has their own website of course, with a great amount of information on their individual views, their position on the issues, and what they wish to see happen in the country. Never before has the democratic process reached so close to home, now pulling in a new generation of voters to guide the future of the country.

Is this a good idea? Should candidates really be losing that personal and physical touch? However, this is actually one of the most prevalent ways to get information out recently, with websites popping up everywhere where political opinions can be viewed, and with sites such as digg dot com becoming popular it enables sites with good content that is full of information people find fascinating or helpful to rise to the top, and help spread the word to the masses.

Seems almost like a grass roots type campaign. Yet it does not involve any physical interaction from the candidates. This is the ultimate tool that can be used to spread the word quickly about progress and updates in their campaign without ever leaving their house or office and interacting with those they so desperately need votes from. This seems to be a bit of a strange position to be taking, but with the internet reaching so wide and far, it is a tool that many politicians are utilizing, and to great practical effect.

Many are even recruiting volunteers to manage their spaces in Second Life as well as MySpace so that their time is better spent and their ability to reach even more people is extended further. Seems almost strange that volunteers are now able to help on campaigns that they never would have been able to work on before, but thanks to the internet, they are able to show support for their favorite candidate in a way never before seen.

How much further can this really go, with the possibility of the internet growing into an even larger portion of the campaign, it is very much possible to keep track of all the happenings and events in almost every political campaign and race without ever leaving the comfort of your home. Whether this engages the ordinary citizen on a more direct level will remain to be seen, and the outcome this will have on the voter demographic at the next election will surely be profound. Now if only the election voting could be handled online, securely it would truly be a virtual world...

cnn politics

2010-08-02T01:07:00.000-07:00

Transformational activism is the idea that people need to transform on the inside as well as on the outside in order to create any meaningful change in the world.

One example of transformational activism is peacekeeping which, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace." Peacekeepers monitor and observe peace processes in post-conflict areas and assist ex-combatants in implementing the peace agreements they may have signed. Such assistance comes in many forms, including confidence-building measures, power-sharing arrangements, electoral support, strengthening the rule of law, and economic and social development. Accordingly UN peacekeepers (often referred to as Blue Helmets because of their light blue helmets) can include soldiers, civilian police officers, and other civilian personnel.

Another example is encouraging choices to live in racially diverse communities.

Such communities may literally "transform" communities by opening the minds of residents to new ideas, new cultures, new historical perspectives, and a broader view of life that ultimately can benefit social relations.

Another example of transformational activism is transformational economics. This is the idea that you can change the way resources flow in a society by doing inner work. People examine their emotional reactions to what their needs are. This may allow them to see that things they felt they needed are not really needed.

This then alters the flow of goods in a society because of the underlying change in needs.

Transformational politics is the field of guiding people to look inwardly what they feel is true power. They may discover that real power is seeing the deep connection of everyone with each other and of being able to tap that place. In this case power is not power over someone, but rather power to unleash collective creativity in creating a new society.

Transformational activism is about looking for the common values underneath, and then working from there so that both parties are able to get what they want. In the process one or both parties may find their inner landscape and paradigms changing.

Transformational open-sourced activism is the idea that you can tap into the power of mass collaboration and collective creativity in a way that transforms the people involved into more loving, peaceful, compassionate states.