Category: Politics – a Third View
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Losing Skin
I remember as a kid being taught to look both ways before crossing the street. As a young man, I was taught to observe my surroundings. And as a core value, I was taught to follow the golden rule and try to do more good than harm. Sometimes I think I am one of the…
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Civil Liberties and a Vacuum
Civil liberties do not exist in a vacuum. They are like driving on the highway. It’s really easy when there’s no traffic but very hard when you are stuck especially if you are in a hurry. I understand and accept that parts of my journey has been brought to me by white male privilege and…
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Be Careful of Absolutes
Be careful of absolutes. It’s probably the only positive concept I learned working in corporate America for a few years in sales. The basis of the concept as it relates to business is working towards attainable manageable goals and in turn can be applied to most things. They say every great journey begins with the…
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What’s Next?
I am starting a bit differently today as things are different. I want to start by addressing a concern. I will preface what I am about to write by stating I am a third generation Italian Irish American from New York. What I know about racsim, the slave trade and black lives have either learned…
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Racist Owners
I saw a video today in which an elderly man walked toward police trying to return one of their helmets. A police officer pushed him down and in all likely hood, the elderly man is dead. There is nothing right about that. I dont care what side of the political divide you are on. That…
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Spanking the Rich
If you wanted to control others, how would you do it? Me, I would use the age old tactic that every child intrinsically seems to know. Pit one person against another person to deflect the blame. As adults we imagine that this pitting ends as we mature. For argument’s sake let’s say it does not. …
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From 1st to 2nd to Winning the Game
From 1st to 2nd to Winning the Game is a scenario that may be playing out in real time. The powers that be are magicians working for the Corporate Oligarchy. They get the people looking in one direction and do something in the other. I will wager a bet that this is the gambit. Step…
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Solidarity and BLM Theses
Unity seems to be overplayed and over used. I think it may be better to think more on the lines of solidarity since it’s meaning is unity with a common purpose. There is no question that history will be written about the current events in the United States that were sparked by the murder of…
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The Smoker and the Cake
How do you change someone when they have zero interest in being changed? Take the smoker. Back in the day smoking was good for all, for athletes, pregnant women, men in the bedroom alike. We know this not to be true. Smoking slows athletes down, affects the embryo and causes erectile dysfunction. Yet, still smokers…
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A Cycling GOP and DNC
Remember in middle school playing dodge-ball and having to pick sides. I do. I was the second smallest kid in my school and didn’t know how to throw, I was picked last. Sports day though, when there would be track and field events, I was picked first. I have always been a runner and have…
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