The first thing I want my next President to do is to announce and fund with the strongest will a national mobilization to produce an oil free alternative to private transportation.
When States depend too much on foreign trade, especially of strategic materials of primal nature to the economy, one must either own access to that source, or to find another way.
War is the usual result.
No doubt this mighty, industrious, motivated, and skilled Nation can build a new energy harnessing technology, and abandon the need to depend on Oil or any other limited, yet strategic resource.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
...and further more
To add to my further prediction of the rise in American Nationalism; the irresponsibility of the Free Market.
It is market, err, profit driven, and does not very good care about equality or human rights.
We need to get off of the growth oriented market driven 'equality by ambition' bandwagon, and strive to be a Social Democracy and less of a Free Market only one.
To that end, we very well may see the kind of protectionism we had in the past - for we wield a power that is truly frightful - the ability to re-order the global economy by becoming less global centric and bringing protectionism back on.
We have two real choices in this increasingly anti-American era - become ever more imperialistic and more hated, while losing jobs and wealth to unfair free markets (like China), or closing off the world just a bit by taxing or even blocking trade with much of it.
We are way too easy with our trade policy and our global defence force for others, and created a bunch of spolied, whiney petty Allies, a bunch of Allies, by the way, whose heritage and past we somehow bear the mantle for, and are thus the target of the Allies' traditional enemies.
The Middle East was made a friggin mess by the Europeans, and we are left cleaning up that mess.
Do we really want to help Europe?
We should give them their Spines back by withdrawing the loan of ours.
It is market, err, profit driven, and does not very good care about equality or human rights.
We need to get off of the growth oriented market driven 'equality by ambition' bandwagon, and strive to be a Social Democracy and less of a Free Market only one.
To that end, we very well may see the kind of protectionism we had in the past - for we wield a power that is truly frightful - the ability to re-order the global economy by becoming less global centric and bringing protectionism back on.
We have two real choices in this increasingly anti-American era - become ever more imperialistic and more hated, while losing jobs and wealth to unfair free markets (like China), or closing off the world just a bit by taxing or even blocking trade with much of it.
We are way too easy with our trade policy and our global defence force for others, and created a bunch of spolied, whiney petty Allies, a bunch of Allies, by the way, whose heritage and past we somehow bear the mantle for, and are thus the target of the Allies' traditional enemies.
The Middle East was made a friggin mess by the Europeans, and we are left cleaning up that mess.
Do we really want to help Europe?
We should give them their Spines back by withdrawing the loan of ours.
What is NATO for?
On my favorite discussion board, the General Discussion Board of www.battlefront.com, we had a poster offer this reason:
"Guarantees if any of the European States get uppity again, the rest will dogpile it."
Actually, no.
This is why NATO was made; to correct the ongoing European Civil War condition. a perpetual state for hundreds of years. These folks truly relish killing each other.
The real reason;
To keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down...I don't recall who said it.
But, indeed, what is it for now?
It proved to be a serious joke in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. I mean, why did we/they build all those Holocaust Museums? So they could never forget, but turn a blind eye to genocide, anyway?
It serves mainly as an excuse for the European nations to not fund their own militaries and to keep the US armed to protect themselves from each other and the boogie man.
We even had to put up with waging war with their boogie men; the Russians for nearly fifty years in an expensive and dangerous Cold War, always on the hair trigger of nuclear wupp each others ass into plutonic existence mode, and the Arabs, whose countries they decimated, especially during 'The Game' phase as they worked to rip apart the Ottoman Empire, and all the Asians they conquered, massacred, and drugged.
Though Europeans seem to have some nice military units (of small size), they lack significant logistical means to use them. That is of course because they are riding OUR bus!
NATO has served, apparently, to disarm European ability to have militarily backed up foreign policies. And they seem all too happy to stay that way. Why not? Get a free ride from those American blokes; they are so willing to help, let them help, and we can save all that money on a military and spend it on political campaigns to form an imperfect Union, based mainly on kicking Americans around and pandering to all the other nations they abused.
Blair's recent commentary on European anti-Americanism is spot on - don't be surprised that the next political wave in power in the US doesn't demand withdrawal from European engagement and become more Nationalistic and less international in behavior.
I so look forward to it.
"Guarantees if any of the European States get uppity again, the rest will dogpile it."
Actually, no.
This is why NATO was made; to correct the ongoing European Civil War condition. a perpetual state for hundreds of years. These folks truly relish killing each other.
The real reason;
To keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down...I don't recall who said it.
But, indeed, what is it for now?
It proved to be a serious joke in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. I mean, why did we/they build all those Holocaust Museums? So they could never forget, but turn a blind eye to genocide, anyway?
It serves mainly as an excuse for the European nations to not fund their own militaries and to keep the US armed to protect themselves from each other and the boogie man.
We even had to put up with waging war with their boogie men; the Russians for nearly fifty years in an expensive and dangerous Cold War, always on the hair trigger of nuclear wupp each others ass into plutonic existence mode, and the Arabs, whose countries they decimated, especially during 'The Game' phase as they worked to rip apart the Ottoman Empire, and all the Asians they conquered, massacred, and drugged.
Though Europeans seem to have some nice military units (of small size), they lack significant logistical means to use them. That is of course because they are riding OUR bus!
NATO has served, apparently, to disarm European ability to have militarily backed up foreign policies. And they seem all too happy to stay that way. Why not? Get a free ride from those American blokes; they are so willing to help, let them help, and we can save all that money on a military and spend it on political campaigns to form an imperfect Union, based mainly on kicking Americans around and pandering to all the other nations they abused.
Blair's recent commentary on European anti-Americanism is spot on - don't be surprised that the next political wave in power in the US doesn't demand withdrawal from European engagement and become more Nationalistic and less international in behavior.
I so look forward to it.
ConvergeSouth 2006 at NCA&T
ConvergeSouth is an annual online creativity conference held at NC A&T State University and organized and paid for by Greensboro's online community. The conference is free, open to all A&T students, and will provide you with opportunities to meet some of the country's leading creative online pioneers. Featured discussion leaders for 2006 include Elizabeth Edwards, Robert Scoble and John Robinson. A special A&T student session on Facebook and social networking is on the schedule.
Register now for ConvergeSouth.
Register now for ConvergeSouth.
Facebook Immigration Policy
Facebook is changing, well, it's Face.
Emigration from Facebbook due to privacy concerns has been a bit steady, and ever more forceful since the 'Gossip Stream' incident.
Now, we see a new immigration policy; one that invites anyone to use Facebook.
Today's email to users 'Honestly, it shouldn't change much for you'.
NAFTA made the same promise; the flood across our borders of the USA by illegal immigrants is legion and scary. The movement of production and resource value added services is challengin traditional world States.
Implied in Facebook's new immigration policy is amnesty for the illegals - fakers of the original constituency.
Facebook is moving to be a myspace, and is loosing the hearts and minds of the core e-nation it governs.
Perhaps what they need is some kind of representative Republican style participation - the method of direct democracy being used now (instead of the heavy handed past of do it without warning). Right now its directed to the mob, and mobs are rarely non-radical.
Change-nation without Representation!
Emigration from Facebbook due to privacy concerns has been a bit steady, and ever more forceful since the 'Gossip Stream' incident.
Now, we see a new immigration policy; one that invites anyone to use Facebook.
Today's email to users 'Honestly, it shouldn't change much for you'.
NAFTA made the same promise; the flood across our borders of the USA by illegal immigrants is legion and scary. The movement of production and resource value added services is challengin traditional world States.
Implied in Facebook's new immigration policy is amnesty for the illegals - fakers of the original constituency.
Facebook is moving to be a myspace, and is loosing the hearts and minds of the core e-nation it governs.
Perhaps what they need is some kind of representative Republican style participation - the method of direct democracy being used now (instead of the heavy handed past of do it without warning). Right now its directed to the mob, and mobs are rarely non-radical.
Change-nation without Representation!
Selling Lectures
Check this out at NCSU;
Selling Lectures
Interesting concept; except for this is in seeming violation of the spirit of what a publicly funded University is supposed to do.
Then again, teachers have worked with publishers to sell many a book and many and audio book, so this uses technology quite well to shorten the supply line and produce a reasonable cost.
One wonders how far this will catch on.
Selling Lectures
Interesting concept; except for this is in seeming violation of the spirit of what a publicly funded University is supposed to do.
Then again, teachers have worked with publishers to sell many a book and many and audio book, so this uses technology quite well to shorten the supply line and produce a reasonable cost.
One wonders how far this will catch on.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Facebook as Government
Social Networking.
Globilization.
The most powerful socio/economic/political force that drives nations and people is the need to share life, acquire wealth, and feel important. To be heard, to reap success, to play on the world stage.
Social Networking is nothing new, except for its incredibly wide spread and fast means of communication using the Web.
We share, we seek, we find, we have a good time.
However, we wish to be private, yet noticed; free, yet secure.
This is about what you use and expect from Globalized Social Networking, and to explore the risks of being on a stage that every billions can see you on, at once, live, and without you knowing it.
Facebook certainly has been in the news, and unwittingly, over three days, they showed the pitfalls, the power, and the passion of Social Networking.
First, Facebook decides to make the publicly available information available as live ‘web casts’ for all too see, and many other private/public Global broadcasts.
Instead of the viewer tuning to the broadcast, the broadcast had tuned to the watcher!
Embarrassement as old as time. Gossip spread, this friend uncovered to that friend, dirty laundry hung on the line.
A hew and Cry from the masses; the Internet is now “stalking” me! It is then telling everyone all my online interpersonal secrets!
The masses revolted to this Social Network become Social Broadband Gossip-casting!
Protect my privacy! Give me options! Stop this!
And they heard; the masses had erected the guillotine; it’s blade of sharp whit and anger, shiny and new.
With incredible speed, and a mind to not loose the entire subscriber base, the company listened.
The power of Democracy.
In all of human political activity, this was one of Democracy’s finest moments. And it was Capitalistic as well.
The economy of subscribers being reduced to nothing was unacceptable, and the creators of Facebook found out that they no longer OWNED facebook, but GOVERNED it.
The people own it.
The Purist of Revolts had been done.
Hats off to the Facebook community!
Social Networking has become Social Science.
Globilization.
The most powerful socio/economic/political force that drives nations and people is the need to share life, acquire wealth, and feel important. To be heard, to reap success, to play on the world stage.
Social Networking is nothing new, except for its incredibly wide spread and fast means of communication using the Web.
We share, we seek, we find, we have a good time.
However, we wish to be private, yet noticed; free, yet secure.
This is about what you use and expect from Globalized Social Networking, and to explore the risks of being on a stage that every billions can see you on, at once, live, and without you knowing it.
Facebook certainly has been in the news, and unwittingly, over three days, they showed the pitfalls, the power, and the passion of Social Networking.
First, Facebook decides to make the publicly available information available as live ‘web casts’ for all too see, and many other private/public Global broadcasts.
Instead of the viewer tuning to the broadcast, the broadcast had tuned to the watcher!
Embarrassement as old as time. Gossip spread, this friend uncovered to that friend, dirty laundry hung on the line.
A hew and Cry from the masses; the Internet is now “stalking” me! It is then telling everyone all my online interpersonal secrets!
The masses revolted to this Social Network become Social Broadband Gossip-casting!
Protect my privacy! Give me options! Stop this!
And they heard; the masses had erected the guillotine; it’s blade of sharp whit and anger, shiny and new.
With incredible speed, and a mind to not loose the entire subscriber base, the company listened.
The power of Democracy.
In all of human political activity, this was one of Democracy’s finest moments. And it was Capitalistic as well.
The economy of subscribers being reduced to nothing was unacceptable, and the creators of Facebook found out that they no longer OWNED facebook, but GOVERNED it.
The people own it.
The Purist of Revolts had been done.
Hats off to the Facebook community!
Social Networking has become Social Science.
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