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Tag Archives: governments
9/11 Remembered
Another nine eleven comes and slips through afternoon; not a single house on my block flies a flag or sings a tune. There seems to be no notice or remembrance of the day that two years back began the work … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, alerts, fear, governments, mass media, memorials, politics, terrorism
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Fahrenheit 451
Sitting here talking ’bout the government, divvying up all the blame: easy to say it’s the fault of the president when you see them all the same. I’ve a got a finger to point and complain. Sometimes, my fist shakes … Continue reading
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Tagged coersion, control, daily poems, fear, governments, power, reactions, terrorism
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Watergate and Lao Tzu
I remember being 8 years old and watching every minute of the Watergate hearings on television. Watching the PBS special on the 30th Anniversary of the Destruction of the Innocence of the Republic, or rather, the Watergate scandal (which Kurt … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, governments, integrity, Kurt Vonnegut, Lao Tzu, Watergate
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Standards for Government Officials
What do you think of this? First: Liberality, generosity, charity. The representative should not have craving and attachment to wealth and property, but should give it away for the welfare of the people. Second: A high moral character. The representative … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Dhammapadatthakatha, governments, Guatama Buddha, leadership, public service
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Declaring Independence
Now, don’t get me wrong – declaring your independence, staking a visible claim for your emancipation, raising your individual voice to separate yourself from the faceless crowd, seeking to differentiate yourself from the chains of slavery of any kind by … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, balance, brotherhood, governments, history, independence, Lao Tzu
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The Enemy is NOT Terrorism
According to the Department of Defense, and its newly formed arm the Information Awareness Office: The most serious asymmetric threat facing the United States is terrorism, a threat characterized by collections of people loosely organized in shadowy networks that are … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Statements
Tagged governments, Information Awareness Office, politics, terrorism
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Why the NEA has to cut Art
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently revised its guidelines for supporting American artists with financial subsidies; as a result, there is no future grant money earmarked for visual artists of any kind, individual or institutional, while funding remains … Continue reading