Assange Again

It's been a while since this mess with Wikileaks started. But, I can't seem to let it go. To the extent that I have ceased informing myself of news across the board. Bit dysfunctional? Perhaps. But...I'm disturbed more than I've been before with our politico elite. And it's all over this whole Wikileaks thing. Pro or against Assange, why do the "leaders" of our country want to take him down? Well, the answer is simple, they've got something to hide.

I'm not sure what worries me more, our political system's reaction to Wikileaks, which again, is fairly disturbing, because freedom is the stalwart this country was built upon, if anything is, but apparently, and suddenly, there are limits to these freedoms after all; for our safety of course, and that means limits to information, transportation, soon we'll have limits on the Internet itself, that, or some people's defense of our political system's reaction to Wikileaks. There are some that would argue our government is doing the right thing. He should be stopped. The reasons are myriad, homeland defense, espionage, treason, etc., but can you really build a case on any of these. I mean really, Nixon, Clinton, Dubya Bush? What I mean is, are the freedoms, and blood, this country was built upon only for citizens living within its borders? Oh, they argue, if an American citizen was doing this he/she would be arrested and charged too. Oh, ok, thanks for clarifying the debate for me, that makes it better.

Just to show you the hypocrisy..."there is no indication yet that the US government is considering espionage charges against The New York Times, even though the newspaper, like Wikileaks, published stolen classified documents. Prosecuting a news organization like The Times would be virtually without precedent in the United States. If government lawyers go after Wikileaks, they would probably argue that it is not a news organization." (NPR.org, Assange, Manning: Parallels, But Links Unclear)

Preaching today...

So, in the first two posts you shall see the dichotomy, nay the plurality of what this blog might entail. I am a Christian. As such I follow Christ. A quote by Ghandi keeps me grounded in Christ though, "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Ouch. Can hardly argue with that to this day.

Well, there but for the grace of God, go I. If there is an inkling of the image of Christ in me, it is because I surrender and ask Him to give me the strength and make me more like Him. "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus," Romans 8:1

And so, I will be preaching today on God's calling us; everyone of us, according to His purpose. Wish me luck. Actually no, wish me God's blessing. I just want to share with my friends what He has done for me.

So to catch you up...

I've been speaking my mind out on Facebook. And yes, lots of people get to hear me rant; but it occurred to me that, maybe those people didn't really want to hear what I thought of the political system in this country or the lack thereof, the financial infrastructure in this country or the lack thereof, my views on history, and my views on God and religion, and so on...the things that I'm really passionate about. So, I started this blog. Join me, you won't offend me. Let me know what you think. Get involved in the discussion - after all, that's what this is all about right?

There are many things wrong with this country. I want to be part of the solution. To be fair, there are many things right with this country. I love my country. That's why I have chosen to exercise my unalienable right to express my views and opinions.

So, there you have it. I hope to see you here, I hope to see you often.

Smart Economics Tip #1

To the Federal Reserve Bank, which is not a federal institution by any stretch. It is a for-profit corporation and they know the following law of economics:

Printing dollars to pump into the monetary system will further dilute the value of said dollar.