Month: September 2022

“The World According to Doctrine” — “What’s good for the goose. . .” Bumper sticker

“What’s good for the goose. . .” Bumper sticker

Our government is on hair-trigger alert to add to their power with every possible excuse – but no excuse is sufficient for them relinquish any of it.

We no longer have a dialog with our government; it’s a monologue of policies and precepts – with no meaningful participation or oversight by the people. Congress is not filled with our representatives – but our rulers.

The time left to change all that is running out: Congress is deftly juggling the disastrous fallout from their Climate Change Cronyism; and when they let the pieces drop – they’ll find out that they need to control everything.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “Why is our government like cheap insurance?” Bumper sticker

“Why is our government like cheap insurance?” Bumper sticker

Like the cheap insurance policy that refuses to pay out when you have an accident; the mirage of our government’s caring persona blinds us to a desert of bureaucracy and self-interest. You can distance yourself from the real-world consequences of a policy — until you need to use it.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “When you’re disposable. . .” Bumper sticker

“When you’re disposable. . .” Bumper sticker

How does our government deal with the victims of their policy making? The same way the Nazis did: by demonizing and dehumanizing them. They can only be one of two things: trash waiting for pickup – or litter.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “OPPORTUNITY by Edward Rowland Sill”

OPPORTUNITY

by Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887)

THIS I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream:–
There spread a cloud of dust along a plain;
And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged
A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords
Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince’s banner
Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes.
A craven hung along the battle’s edge,
And thought, “Had I a sword of keener steel–
That blue blade that the king’s son bears, — but this
Blunt thing–!” he snapped and flung it from his hand,
And lowering crept away and left the field.
Then came the king’s son, wounded, sore bestead,
And weaponless, and saw the broken sword,
Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand,
And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout
Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down,
And saved a great cause that heroic day.

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It’s how people were taught to succeed – before they were taught that they couldn’t.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “Forever adolescent” Bumper sticker

“Forever adolescent” Bumper sticker

Children are being taught life in processed, blended, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-swallow portions.

But life isn’t easy to understand – and frequently not so easy to swallow.

Adults are responsible – and that responsibility brings a thoughtful acceptance of the need for freedom of thought and of action – real diversity.

At the same time as science has been moving from a classification by form; to a classification by behavior – government has been moving from a democracy of behavior; to a dictatorship of form — Form Based

“The World According to Doctrine” — “Hard-wired for privilege” Bumper sticker

“Hard-wired for privilege” Bumper sticker

It’s a privilege that comes at a price: paid for by others now – and by themselves later.

What’s in it for those who do the “wiring”? Everything.

Mechanistic concepts of humanity are proliferating; especially those that promote human use over human worth.

Mechanistic science involves breaking down the universe into its component processes and parts – without knowing or ensuring that you have all the parts or understand the processes. It’s a “lossy” technique that throws out everything that is too complex or superficially unclear; in order to prove its thesis.

In our disintegrating world; swirling with ignorance, poverty, and famine – the trumpetings of science seem more like the unveiling of a golden throne, than a compassionate hand to the fallen.