A New Year–2018
I recently received a message on Facebook, a message with
which I fail to agree, to the effect that the year 2017, just ended, was a very
bad year, but 2018 would be a better one–much better. I disagree because I
believe The United States of America is under attack and our very sovereignty
as a democratic republic is at stake, i.e. our very democracy is at risk, if
not already lost. If we the people fail to identify and solve our problems,
i.e. “Take back our country”, we will continue our downhill direction beyond
our ability to recover. We need to get off our ass today!
What’s our problem(s)? What are we going to do about
it, and when? I have posted detailed descriptions and recommended solutions to
these problems over the several years since I have been writing this blog; and,
therefore, will only mention them here in summary. You are able to look back in
time by clicking below on the configuration, “Older Post” to read my past
postings to this blog for greater detail.
In today’s New Year’s Day posting, I’m going to begin by
listing what I see as the most important major problems confronting our
democracy and sovereign democratic republic today with brief commentary. Then I’ll
do my best to provide a brief summary of recommendations for their solutions. It
is important to understand that my discussion here is with an overall view solely
in the interests of our nation and our “government of the people, by the
people, and for the people,” that they ”shall
not perish from this earth”.
To that end, I shall begin by submitting to you that
the most major problem confronting this nation, and the world today, is a
nuclear war. You and I both know that the solution to this problem is above and
beyond my pay grade; but, if it isn’t solved and, I believe soon, all remaining
problems are a moot point.
The second most major problem which confronts our
nation today is the division of our people. We have had our differences
throughout history, but never since the mid-eighteen hundreds, the Civil War,
have we ever been more divided. I submit to you that there are only two
solutions to this problem: Leadership and adherence to the Ten Commandments,
i.e. “love your neighbor as yourself”. In that this nation was established as a
democratic republic to be governed as a nation of law based upon Judean
Christian values and subject to the will of the majority in conjunction with
the protection of the minority, this problem should not be this great; but….
Problem number three, unfortunately, is we lack
leadership. I think historians will agree with me that, here and there, throughout
history we have had incompetent leadership; but, what we haven’t had is the
intense complexity of today’s society, technology, and nuclear threat. Given
the times and the challenges, this is the worst. I have spent over thirty years
in corporate life, including corporate financial management, and I think I’m
able to recognize management and leadership skills when I see them. I can tell
you that a real leader doesn’t divide, He brings people together. He gets
people to follow him because they choose to follow—not because he demands them.
He inspires loyalty. He doesn’t need to dictate. Also, a leader has in-depth
knowledge of what he is doing. He thinks. He plans. That’s as brief as I can
get on that problem. I think you understand.
Our next major problem, our fourth (which, under
normal circumstances should be our first), is the loss of our democracy to the Corporatocracy and Power
Elite, a problem exacerbated by globalization. We have almost failed to
recognize this problem because we can still vote, and our vote is still valued
by our elected representatives (that’s why they spend such vast amounts of
money to influence us); but, when the election is over, as a whole, they could
care less. They only care for the wants and needs of the real rulers of our
nation, the Corporatocracy and Power Elite, who rule through their lobbyists,
paying them vulgar amounts of money for their services. It is they whom your
elected representatives (titled Representative, for members of our House of
Representatives, and Senator, for the members of our Senate [most of whom up to
and including our President don’t know the difference between a Congressman and
a Representative, i.e. member of the House]) serve, i.e. answer the phone,
serve their wishes, take care of, etc. It is they whom our Congress represents
and from whom they receive their campaign income. And what is the solution? Get
money completely our of politics; but you just try to get Congress to do it.
Then, you just try to get a President to vote for it. You just try to get a
Supreme Court to agree with you. They still think corporations are people. God
doesn’t think so but the Supreme Court of the United States of America thinks
so.
Our next major problem is our national debt and our national
deficit. I plan to write a specific blog on this in the near future, but only a
fool will believe our nation can continue to survive with our present income to
spending ratio. A wise man knows that we must get our deficit in hand by
changing it to a surplus and, over time, pay off our national debt. Not only
must we do it, we must do it now!
Moving right along, we have several more major
problems (and I do mean major) which I want to mention and about which you can
see in my past blogs and about which you may also expect to hear from me in the
near future because they are critical to solving our spending and revenue
problems (our national deficit and debt) as well as our vast social needs, i.e.
education, Social Security, healthcare, immigration, tax reform, and prison
reform.
For the sake of brevity, today, I’m going to close
this for now; but there is one more thing I want to say and say emphatically:
There is no reason this side of hell, our Congress and our President can’t
solve these problems, Congressional rules notwithstanding, in a relatively
short period of time! All that is needed is the will to do so! There are times
when it is difficult to chew bubble gum and tobacco simultaneously; but, by
god, it can be done. Almost every issue on the table has been studied to death
to no end. No problem exists which can’t be solved by smart people; and those
who aren’t smart and informed should not be in office.
I’ll talk to you later; but, in the meantime, have a
wonderful holiday. This is Ronald Miller, www.sageobserver.blogspot.com.
P.S. I would appreciate your comments on this.
Participate in your democracy. Please.
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