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2.22.2015

A letter to a JW brother I've corresponded with periodically, and very productively, for 6 years or so now. He and his wife are serving the boat people, refugees in Italy.

I just saw an article briefly about an upcoming conference to reduce the threat
of a nuclear holocaust.  I can think of nothing more merciful for humanity now than
a global, thorough, total, nuclear holocaust, extinguishing everyone, everywhere,
instantly.  I can't.  The near universal, inescapable suffering currently assured for
us is beyond unbearable. (The only 'escape' will be the 'transport,' 'Salvation,' to the
Creator's Kingdom, for those 1 in a million in every faith and no faith at all that
respond to the horror by moving into that part of ourselves which is Universal
Loving - Serving the neediest, from the Soul, in Solidarity.  Their material world
will be Hell but their experiential, psychological, Spiritual world will be Heaven,
Joy, Loving, total Peace of Heart.)

I wrote this yesterday, a bit different than what I've written before:
Oddly (don't get your hopes up), I spend more time, much more time
defending organized religion than denouncing it these days.  Those
against 'religion' are exactly as 'religious' and hateful and dogmatic
and blind... as I find the religionists to be. AND, I am persuaded, if nothing
else, that what is represented in this poll below is essentially and profoundly
correct, that the quality of life among the world's destitute is dramatically
improved by deep participation in organized religion, and why would I
want their lives to be even more miserable?


AND... I can't explain the relatively immense peacefulness, goodness, humanity,
Godliness of the middle east Arabs despite the 70 year reign of US, British, Israeli
terror... except that Islam is a profoundly Humanizing force for them.

I find Islam a major improvement over christianity in that it un-diefies Jesus, returns
him to his Divinity - that he is JUST a man, like you and me, but by embracing and
being embraced by one, simple, total religion, Unconditional Loving, he offered us
Salvation.  He offered us the only Revolution that was ever there, and we've used all
of our abilities to do everything and anything but.   Instead, as virtually all religions do,
instead of offering us an escape from reality, he offered us the way to embrace and
to be embraced by Ultimate Reality, God, the Creator... Unconditional Loving.

Maybe the greatest 'discovery' of my life was just weeks ago when I saw that Evil,
Satan, the Devil... is CONDITIONAL Loving in whatever form, and that God, the Creator,
Good, the Divine... is UNCONDITIONAL Loving in whatever form.  It is that simple.
Full Stop.

Oh, and yes, Recently 'discovering' Chris Hedges is a great gift to me.  Yes, I've known of him for years, but his categorical dismissal of Pr. Obama from the beginning put me off and I've not been following his work. Chris is maybe even more scathing than I of the worthless liberals in this country, and yet he lays every possible shortfall in the Obama admin at Pr. Obama's feet seemingly oblivious to the fact that with a criminally do-nothing liberal constituency Pr. Obama is virtually powerless to do much.  Deep sigh.  But I still am now finding the deep and broad study of Chris a Godsend for me right now in my attempts to become less pitifully unable to help.  It is as though my beloved (all of humanity) was desperately ill (as we are) and I thought I had to do all of the research to understand the disease. I knew the nature and direction but I had to devote the  impossibly long time to understand the genesis, development, manifestations,  characteristics... and by then, well, it would be so much later than it is already to try to be a better 'cure' than I've yet become.  He is an impossible, a Divine gift to us, a True Prophet, if ever there has been one - in breadth,depth, courage, humanity, courage, Truth, Unconditional Loving.....

I don't know that I've told you this story before - about 6 weeks ago I could no longer stand sitting idly by and watching my neighbor, next cot over in the homeless shelter from me, 53 year old Paul, then in month 10 of looking for work, day in, day out.  With a rap sheet as long as one's arm, minor drug offenses, of which he has been clean since 2001, and off probation since 2012, and in an economy with less and less jobs, he gets rejection after rejection after rejection.  I have next to no contacts to help, but there are two christian churches that come in force every weekend to conduct a service for those who wish to attend, and feed a nice meal afterward.  By the way, JW's never set foot here. No interest. The devote their time as Jesus NEVER DID to trying to snag the wealthy, in front of the White House all day, in front of the Shopping Malls on weekends. (Yes, I'm not happy about this.)  I approached both of these churches, the pastor of one, a deacon of the other and told them briefly about Paul, how long and hard he has looked for whatever sh*t demeaning job society would give him, that he gets nothing but rejection, often because of his 'record,' and that I'm worried that I'll lose him back into a destructive life-style if something does not come thru, sooooooon.  One of these two men instantly said, 'Here is my phone number, have him call me. I'll reach out to my contacts, and try to help.'  He has been better than his word, in weekly contact. BTW, Paul shows zero inclination of attending this man's church service.  The other man, the deacon, said with great enthusiasm (and all the selfrighteousness of Satan), 'Well, just tell him about Jesus.'  Which man is Christlike?

One of dozens of reasons I adore Chris Hedges.  I've not watched it by the way, but I expect to, and I've heard him touch on the subject elsewhere:


Hugs to you both

nd. Oddly, I spend more time, much more time defending organized religion than denouncing it these days. Those against 'religion' are exactly as 'religious' and hateful and dogmatic and blind... as I find the religionists to be. AND... (click link)

Oddly, I spend more time, much more time defending organized religion than denouncing it these days.  Those  against 'religion' are exactly as 'religious' and hateful and dogmatic and blind... as I find the religionists to be. AND, I am persuaded, if nothing else, that what is represented in this poll below is essentially and profoundly correct, that the quality of life among the world's destitute is dramatically
improved by deep participation in organized religion, and why would I want their lives to be even more miserable?  Poll:
AND... I can't explain the relatively immense peacefulness, goodness, humanity, Godliness of the middle east Arabs despite the 70 year reign of US, British, Israeli terror... except that Islam is a profoundly Humanizing force for them.

nd. Recently 'discovering' Chris Hedges is a great gift to me. Yes, I've known of him for years, but his categorical dismissal of Pr. Obama from the beginning put me off and I've not been following his work. Chris is maybe even more scathing than I of the worthless liberals in this country, and yet he lays every possible shortfall in the Obama admin at Pr. Obama's feet seemingly oblivious to the fact that with a criminally do-nothing liberal constituency Pr. Obama is virtually powerless to do much. Deep sigh. But I still am now finding the deep and broad study of Chris a Godsend for me right now in my attempts to become less pitifully unable to help. It is as though my beloved (all of humanity) was desperately ill (as we are) and I thought I had to do all of the research to understand the disease. I knew the nature and direction but I had to devote the impossibly long time to understand the genesis, development, manifestations, characteristics... and by then, well, it would be so much later than it is already to try to be a better 'cure' than I've yet become. He is an impossible, a Divine gift to us, a True Prophet, if ever there has been one - in breadth,depth, courage, humanity, courage, Truth, Unconditional Loving.....

Recently 'discovering' Chris Hedges is a great gift to me.  Yes, I've known of him for years, but his categorical dismissal of Pr. Obama from the beginning put me off and I've not been following his work. Chris is maybe even more scathing than I of the worthless liberals in this country, and yet he lays every possible shortfall in the Obama admin at Pr. Obama's feet seemingly oblivious to the fact that with a criminally do-nothing liberal constituency Pr. Obama is virtually powerless to do much.  Deep sigh.  But I still am now finding the deep and broad study of Chris a Godsend for me right now in my attempts to become less pitifully unable to help.  It is as though my beloved (all of humanity) was desperately ill (as we are) and I thought I had to do all of the research to understand the disease. I knew the nature and direction but I had to devote the  impossibly long time to understand the genesis, development, manifestations,  characteristics... and by then, well, it would be so much later than it is already to try to be a better 'cure' than I've yet become.  He is an impossible, a Divine gift to us, a True Prophet, if ever there has been one - in breadth,depth, courage, humanity, courage, Truth, Unconditional Loving.....

nd. I find Islam a major improvement over christianity in that it un-diefies Jesus, returns him to his Divinity, yet still keeps Him central as He should be - that he is JUST a man, like you and me, but by embracing and being embraced by one, simple, total religion, Unconditional Loving, he offered us Salvation. He offered us the only Revolution that was ever there, and we've used all of our abilities to do everything and anything but. Instead, as virtually all religions do, instead of offering us an escape from reality, he offered us the way to embrace and to be embraced by Ultimate Reality, God, the Creator... Unconditional Loving.

I find Islam a major improvement over christianity in that it un-diefies Jesus, returns him to his Divinity, yet still keeps Him central as He should be - that he is JUST a man, like you and me, but by embracing and  being embraced by one, simple, total religion, Unconditional Loving, he offered us Salvation.  He offered us the only Revolution that was ever there, and we've used all of our abilities to do everything and anything but.   Instead, as virtually all religions do, instead of offering us an escape from reality, he offered us the way to embrace and to be embraced by Ultimate Reality, God, the Creator... Unconditional Loving.

***** nd. Maybe the greatest 'discovery' of my life was just weeks ago when I saw that Evil, Satan, the Devil... is CONDITIONAL Loving in whatever form, and that God, the Creator, Good, the Divine... is UNCONDITIONAL Loving in whatever form. It is that simple.

Maybe the greatest 'discovery' of my life was just weeks ago when I saw that Evil, Satan, the Devil... is CONDITIONAL Loving in whatever form, and that God, the Creator, Good, the Divine... is UNCONDITIONAL Loving in whatever form.  It is that simple.

nd. I just saw an article briefly about an upcoming conference to reduce the threat of a nuclear holocaust. I can think of nothing more merciful for humanity now than a global, thorough, total, nuclear holocaust, extinguishing everyone, everywhere, instantly. I can't. The near universal, inescapable suffering currently assured for us is beyond unbearable. (The only 'escape' will the 'transport,' 'Salvation,' to the Creator's Kingdom, for those 1 in a million in every faith and no faith at all that respond to the horror by moving into that part of ourselves which is Universal Loving - Serving the neediest, from the Soul, in Solidarity. Their material world will be Hell but their experiential, psychological, Spiritual world will be Heaven, Joy, Loving, total Peace of Heart.)

I just saw an article briefly about an upcoming conference to reduce the threat of a nuclear holocaust.  I can think of nothing more merciful for humanity now than a global, thorough, total, nuclear holocaust, extinguishing everyone, everywhere, instantly.  I can't.  The near universal, inescapable suffering currently assured for us is beyond unbearable. (The only 'escape' will the 'transport,' 'Salvation,' to the
Creator's Kingdom, for those 1 in a million in every faith and no faith at all that respond to the horror by moving into that part of ourselves which is Universal  Loving - Serving the neediest, from the Soul, in Solidarity.  Their material world will be Hell but their experiential, psychological, Spiritual world will be Heaven,  Joy, Loving, total Peace of Heart.)

21 years after Goldstein massacre, once-thriving Hebron is a mere memory - Diplomacy and Defense

21 years after Goldstein massacre, once-thriving Hebron is a mere memory - Diplomacy and Defense

Noam Chomsky on Terrorism

Noam Chomsky on Terrorism

***** YOU BETTER WATCH THIS: Chomsky: 'The right today is a "radical insurgency" dedicated to the destruction of the US Government in the hopes it can then create and edifice completely dedicated to the financial elites."... Noam Chomsky: Republicans & Democrats Have Shifted to the Right, and the GOP Is ‘Off the Spectrum’'

Noam Chomsky: Republicans & Democrats Have Shifted to the Right, and the GOP Is ‘Off the Spectrum’

Hundreds of Palestinians flee as Israel opens dams into Gaza Valley

http://www.maannews.com/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=759549

‘She just wants chocolate! What is she, an Arab?’ Israeli social media

http://972mag.com/she-just-wants-chocolate-what-is-she-an-arab/103037/

The world has broken its promises about rebuilding Gaza – and the children will suffer

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/21/chris-gunness-gaza-aid-broken-promises-children-suffer

2.21.2015

Chris Hedges - America A Nation In Captivity

Chris Hedges - America A Nation In Captivity

***** A note to my dearest.....

A note to my dearest, shared with the few others who are, or were,
close to me as well.

This will sound sooooooooooooooo paranoid.

People like me sounded reallllllllllly paranoid:
*  Before the crash of 1929(?)
*  Before the takeover by Hitler
*  Before Nov 1947 when the faux-jews that had been taken
in lovingly by Palestinians showed themselves as the savage
unhuman Raptors they were....

I was pretty bed-ridden all day today with this cold in its
third week, but tonight and the two days prior I've been deeply
studying Chris Hedges, clearly the greatest, most prepared,
most grounded, most trained, most educated, most widely read,
most compassionate, most courageous, most experienced (war
correspondent for the NYT for 15 years during the revolutions in
south american, eastern europe, middle east.....

He made a comment, just a comment, in these hours I've been watching
online, but it hit me like a lightening bolt, the truth, and profound
impact.  'We are headed toward a massive devaluing of the currency,
near certainly, like has happened in the world at other times in
history... where it will take wheelbarrows of money to buy a loaf
of bread. 

My point?  Keep this possibility in mind.  Just keep it in mind.  Yes,
if you do, it will worry you and that is a minus, but when it comes, you
will be better psychologically prepared for it. 

I suspect what it will mean for you is that you and your extended family
will come physically together and live together and by pooling your
resources, 'survive,' better than most.

You cheat yourself if you do not at least watch the video I sent the other
day, from min 15.30 all to the end, several times if needed, and even
then research further.  
I am not chastising you, telling you what to do,
trying to shame you into it....  The chances that within the next 10 years
the middle class ship, ocean liner, you live on does not change hugely
for the negative are very low.  I think you are better off facing it now,
than having the entire shock of it come on you all at once.

((((HUGS))))

***** Given the inexpressible, not-to-be-stopped, horror of a 'future' that we are every second allowing to be unleashed on Amerika and the world, THE MOST MORAL ACT I can think of is the responsible attempt to stop the birthing of new children into this soon undeniable, inescapable living Hell. The most IMMORAL, CRUEL, SELFISH, HATEFUL, UNFORGIVABLE act I can think of is to bring a new life into this unfolding HELL. FOR THE SAKE OF THESE UNBORN SOULS... THINK... OF THEM, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR THEM.

Given the inexpressible, not-to-be-stopped, horror of a 'future' that we are every second allowing to be unleashed on Amerika and the world, THE MOST MORAL ACT I can think of is the responsible attempt to stop the birthing of new children into this soon undeniable, inescapable living Hell.  The most IMMORAL, CRUEL, SELFISH, HATEFUL, UNFORGIVABLE act I can think of is to bring a new life into this unfolding HELL. FOR THE SAKE OF THESE UNBORN SOULS... THINK... OF THEM, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR THEM..... ADDITIONALLY:  Any young person with children for whom it is remotely possible should work toward moving abroad... NOT to Canada which is just a few years now behind Amerikkka in the race toward Totalitarianism, but to Scandinavia (well, that is if you are Caucasian.)

Uprising Excerpt of Chris Hedges on American Imperialism

Uprising Excerpt of Chris Hedges on American Imperialism

Chris Hedges: Europeans have been Looting & Destroying the Earth for 500 years

Chris Hedges: Europeans have been Looting & Destroying the Earth for 500 years

***** MUST WATCH. MUST WATCH. .... Chris Hedges, is Wahhabism Behind Terrorism?

Chris Hedges, is Wahhabism Behind Terrorism?

Chris Hedges Takes On Sam Harris Over Islam [MUST WATCH!]

Chris Hedges Takes On Sam Harris Over Islam [MUST WATCH!]

Chris Hedges: ‘We’ve decapitated more civilians than ISIS ever has’

Chris Hedges: ‘We’ve decapitated more civilians than ISIS ever has’

Jewish groups that blindly support Israel make US and European Jews potential victims of violence — Avnery

http://mondoweiss.net/2015/02/european-potential-violence?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=54e8eb4215bb3b1c74000001&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

***** I wish I could find hope in the approach of the Nile project, breaking down the barriers between people, learning the similarities, learning to like them. I wish I could find hope from this approach but I do not. It was the approach that my generation embraced and it has not slowed, it probably has lubricated, our race off the cliff to oblivion. I've spent the last several days studying who I now consider by far the most important prophet on Earth today, Christopher Hedges. For two decades, among other things, he was a war correspondent for The New York Times covering revolutions in Eastern Europe, South America, around the world. He has sacrificed all the trappings of that, leaving the New York Times, so that he could freely write, speak and live the truth. Three things in the many hours I've watched these last several days, come especially to mind regarding the Nile project. 1, to the Sunis and Shia in iraq it was inconceivable that they would never turned on one another. They were friends, they were intermarried. And now they are trying to slaughter 1 another. 2, he observe that the people he has seen lead profound positive change did it not because they thought they should, not because they thought it was a good idea, they did it because they could not do otherwise, by their very constitution, they could not sit by in the face of the evil, they could not fire on innocent people, etcetera. 3, he said you cannot teach morality, you can only live it, and I think, he meant, there by become something that can awake in the same in others, and thereby spread . Now, my point is not to denigrate the nile project. To the degree that people involved are taking extreme personal risk, risking everything, to bring peace through this project, because they find that personally they cannot do otherwise, then it is exactly what Hedges and I have come to understand is required.

https://touch.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10205051340316095&id=1620551416&_rdr#!/story.php?story_fbid=10205051340316095&id=1620551416

2.19.2015

The Myth of Progress and the Collapse of Complex Societies - Chris Hedges

The Myth of Progress and the Collapse of Complex Societies - Chris Hedges

***** nd. Golden Rule (if a 'believer' does not practice this, above and before all else, they are A FRAUD, FAKE, IMPOSTER, CON-ARTIST...hypocrite, liar.): ISLAM: "Wish for your brother, what you wish for yourself" or "Love your brother as you love yourself". JUDAISM: "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow: this is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn." CHRISTIANITY: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

Golden Rule (if a 'believer' does not practice this, above and before all else, they are A FRAUD, FAKE, IMPOSTER, CON-ARTIST...hypocrite, liar.): ISLAM:  "Wish for your brother, what you wish for yourself" or "Love your brother as you love yourself".  JUDAISM:  "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow: this is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn."  CHRISTIANITY: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

London Jews: Israel Does Not Represent Jews

London Jews: Israel Does Not Represent Jews

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John Pilger: 'The US hates Venezuela's independence' | Green Left Weekly

John Pilger: 'The US hates Venezuela's independence' | Green Left Weekly

Netanyahu in Congress: Confronting a Train Wreck........ [If you don't understand 'Greater Israel' google it. The Zionist Plan is Colonizing MOST of the Middle East.] "Netanyahu's upcoming speech demonstrates that Netanyahu is siding with conservative Republicans and evangelical Christians who support his vision of a greater Israel rather than land-for-peace"

Netanyahu in Congress: Confronting a Train Wreck



[If you don't understand 'Greater Israel' google it. The Zionist Plan is Colonizing MOST of the Middle East.]  "Netanyahu's upcoming speech demonstrates that Netanyahu is siding with conservative Republicans and evangelical Christians who support his vision of a greater Israel rather than land-for-peace"

Bennett: No land concessions, strong IDF and proud Jewish identity are keys to security

Bennett: No land concessions, strong IDF and proud Jewish identity are keys to security

Norwegian Muslims organize peace rally at synagogue - San Diego Jewish World

Norwegian Muslims organize peace rally at synagogue - San Diego Jewish World

***** No offense intended, but if you self identify as a 'Christian,' 'Muslim,' or 'Jew' and do not observe the Golden Rule above all else, first and foremost, then I do NOT recognize you as what you claim.

No offense intended, but if you self identify as a 'Christian,' 'Muslim,' or 'Jew' and do not observe the Golden Rule above all else, first and foremost, then I do NOT recognize you as what you claim.

Christians, Jews, Muslims march for peace in London

Christians, Jews, Muslims march for peace in London

Welcome to Israel, you subhuman - Opinion

Welcome to Israel, you subhuman - Opinion

Israeli foreign minister on Facebook: Palestinian prisoners should be executed

Israeli foreign minister on Facebook: Palestinian prisoners should be executed