Phil Beaver works to establish opinion when the-objective-truth has not been discovered. He seeks to refine his opinion by learning other people’s experiences and observations. The comment box below invites sharing facts, opinion, or concern. If you like the wok, share with people who may be interested.
Note: I often connect words in a phrase with the dash in order to represent an idea. For example, frank-objectivity represents the idea of candidly expressing the-objective-truth without addressing possible error or attempting to balance the expression.
The Advocate:
Our
Views. The
Advocate makes an important civic point. “We teach children not to make messes,
and to pick up after themselves. It’s high time that grown-ups in Louisiana did
the same thing.”
Thoughts like that may be used to promote public-integrity
using the aims and purpose of the preamble to the constitution for the USA.
We the People of the United States
is missing its most powerful idea through many oversights and neglects. Perhaps
the most unfortunate loss derives from the vague term “posterity” in the aims
and purpose for establishing and maintaining the USA. I like to interpret
“posterity” to mean our children, grandchildren and theirs.
With that meaning for “posterity,” a
2017 paraphrase for the preamble might be:
The civic (willing) people in our
state (Louisiana), so as to achieve the goals listed herein, maintain the USA
so that it accommodates our state constitution; for ourselves, our children and
grandchildren, and their posterity.
In this context, “civic” refers to
beneficial connections/transactions between inhabitants including children more
than for the good of the city or state. Thus, individuals voluntarily
collaborate with each other to manage the state for broad, public security so
as to assure freedom for private pursuits.
Louisiana just announced that 88% of
drivers and first passengers now buckle up, leaving only 12% dissidents. USA
usage was 14% thirty-three years ago
(wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_use_rates_in_the_United_States). This
accomplishment shows the value of education regarding vital civic issues. In
other words, civic improvements are possible even without the integrity stated
by the preamble. Motorists fare better for private destinations with seat belts
in public.
Imagine what could be civically
accomplished for privacy if 88% of inhabitants paraphrase, trust and commit to,
and publically promote the aims and purpose of the preamble to the constitution
for the USA. Our goal is 2/3 of Baton Rouge inhabitants involved by
Constitution Day, September 17, 2017.
The Advocate may help, by citing for
editorials like this pertinent aims in the preamble. Getting people involved
may not be as difficult as it seems: Most everyone wants civic security
(real-no-harm living) so that each person, even the reformed dissident, may
pursue happiness as they perceive it rather than the competitive opinions city
hall, the state, or the fed express. In other words, trust the people for civic
justice (borrowing from Abraham Lincoln, 1861).
The Advocate, please help establish a civic people in Baton Rouge by using the preamble to help express public-integrity.
Today’s thought Isaiah 48:22. The-objective-truth
(TOT) exists.
Humankind
may discover TOT, work to understand each part of TOT and the interrelated theory and make best use of the
understanding. New discovery may change the understanding. Within humankind
there are wide variations in understanding due to lags in either dissemination
or comprehension of indisputable facts.
So far, there may be seven-trillion
man-years of human experiences and observations. The leading edge of both
accuracy and precision of discovery is here and now, and understanding will
advance tomorrow.
TOT
holds for the individual a stupendous challenge. He or she has the
psychological power to perfect his or her person. But what is personal
protection? All knowledge seems unattainable, especially with the innate limitations
the typical human possesses. Human life is supported by an imperfect mind and
body and requires food, rest, hygiene, and exercise. Perhaps the key to psychological
power is the humility to make the most of living time, perhaps up to 18 hours a
day during some 85 years. Perhaps the goal is to discover personal preferences
and accumulate choices that empower discovery of the person supported by the
body and mind.
Regardless,
the typical human experiences a few major phases, such as the transition from
feral infancy to personal autonomy, to collaborative association with other
people, to chronological adulthood, to service and personal development perhaps
to fidelity, and to personal discovery and retirement. Fortunate is the person
who is aware of this or another set of life-phases. The moment he or she is
aware of his or her opportunity to perfect his or her choices in life, the
humble fidelity for personal perfection may begin.
For
the person who is aware of his or her lifetime opportunity, fidelity leaves no
room for bad behavior, much less criminality or beyond evil.
Letters
Cut special star gazing (Weinell) I appreciate your
heartfelt plea but do not write my state representatives to blindly help
special interest groups, environmentalists, or scientists.
After
all, environmentalists and scientists are only students of the-objective-truth
like the rest of us humans, and special-interest groups may appreciate civic
justice.
In my eighth decade I realized
something about most philanthropists: they have some special interest that is
not being met by the people. Rather than appeal to the people for collaborative
attention, they apply power---money---to establish fulfillment of their wish.
They hope it will live on despite the people. When events draw the people away
from the special-interest, it dies for lack of public-interest. If the
philanthropists still exist, they may resume preservation of their special
dream.
Baton Rouge has the Highland Road
Observatory that is operated by BREC and LSU and is well attended. I assume
your group could arrange for special time there. Also, there are convenient,
well attend botanical gardens. MWW and I love gardens, but in fifty years we
never attended Hodges Gardens; I know it’s our loss, but we had gains, too.
I write to my representatives about
issues like stopping the rampant child abuse Louisiana promotes. I write so
often I ask them to assign me a task to help file a bill. Louisiana brutality
toward children, especially when the motive is adult satisfactions, is a
special-interest I hope I share.
Illegal immigrants (Coleman) To David Martin: I
agree with you and others and Coleman.
Sanctuary
philanthropists disagree. Who are the philanthropists? They include church
groups. See the “was” reports in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_movement and
the now reports like upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/03/09/Illegal-border-crossings-from-Mexico-down-40/6631489075068/
reporting only 18,762 persons in Jan and Feb 2017.
I speculate Catholic philanthropy by the Vatican has used the Mexican
coyotes for decades, rescuing refugee people from Central America, Cuba and
around the world.
Only this year, philanthropy came to my attention as a well-used means
of undermining both the will of the people and statutory law.
Lapeyre
and Finan column. “Justice reforms” is a new pitch IMO. It
makes me wonder how victims feel about prison reform. Does prison reform as the
task force presents it adequately protect civic justice?
One other point. I think the reform should include
facilities and personnel to provide mental health services to both perpetrators
and victims of crime.
E.
J. Dionne column. Before the election I wrote that it would
take Trump three years to establish himself as the president I was voting for.
My low point came when he expressed such bad comments about how women behave in
the presence of a male celebrity. I do not like the subjugation of women, even
those whose person persuades her mind to subjugate her body.
However, I hoped that Trump has recognized that the phrase
“authentic man” entails protection of each woman and the ova she carries but
moreover fidelity to intentions to his person in appreciating his spouse. After
two days angst over this issue, I resumed writing that I would vote for him and
did so.
Dionne can check back for my opinion on November 8,
2020.
George
Will column. Will
has a good list but does not cover my chief concerns.
In the question of same-sex marriage, is it true that
children have no standing or should a child be assured a mother and a father, if
possible the mother and father whose genes carry the child’s heritage? If so,
why should child services work to return an abused child to his or her parents?
The court said legislative prayer is ceremonial and
for the legislators rather than the people; people who object are niggling. Is
it moral for the people to be represented as careless about
the-objective-truth?
Respecting gender choice, how may temporal, psychological
opinion override fidelity to the-objective-truth? Does the court condone a man
married and father of the family suddenly competing with his spouse for
womanhood?
Is there a standard by which dominant opinion is judged? If so, what is the standard?
30
suspicions (Page 20B). “Everybody” drinks green beer, but
only the few pay the price. I hope we’ll see the weekend number decline in
future.
Shawn
Anderson killed (Page 1A). I think civic morality can be
established in Baton Rouge and want to do my part. Perhaps the black power and
black theology mayor, if that's the explanation for her advisors, must be
recalled by a civic people city-wide.
If I see someone who seems desperate
and prepared to shoot, I am going to report him or her to the police, hoping to
save the arresting officer. I like SE, but I prefer BR.
It seems
unjustly Baton-Rouge-centric to assign Sgt. Anderson as the fourth police
victim, yet once it’s done: Who could lessen the importance of the other police
victims and their families? I guess I’m too emotional in my opinion.
Limit
state spending (Page 1A).The caption was attractive,
but the text was a dud: $200 million reserves when there’s some $6.8 billion
the department of revenue does not collect! And the $1.2 billion extra sales
tax must stop.
And it seems clear that the fed is going to stop
promoting the USA illusion that fed-money grows on trees rather than builds
debt for our children. There may be a balanced budget in the near future and
debit reduction may follow.
Louisiana may prepare now on what is predicable:
spend only what is essential in order to defend what may assure civic survival. In other words, avoid conflict leading to chaos.
State
Police (Page 1A). There may be no greater
state concern than corruption in the State Police Department.
Anytime I have needed police
attention in Louisiana it has been a reassuring experience. In other words, state
policemen seem professional according to my experience and observations.
Therefore, I want to think Mustian’s
word and phrase choices---boost morale, parochial culture---and Goyeneche’s
remarks draw attention to management problems.
Can’t
trust the Associated Press (Page 7A). Often,
fake news is hidden in the caption. In this case, the text supports “Based on
the little we know at this time, we speculate “costs rise.”
The message of the article is: At
this time, the Associated Press chooses to ridicule people between 55 and 65
years old who voted for Trump. Clearly, people who voted for Hillary Clinton
were voting to be better off, the way Michael Rubinkam, Kelli Kennedy and Meghan
Hoyer speculate about the future.
Ridicule is an
Alinsky-Marxist-organizers (AMO) tactic. Perhaps AP writers are AMO savvy. AMO
certainly enjoys freedom of the press. AMO’s purpose is conflict to gain chaos
by shutting down public conversation. After the chaos perhaps there’ll be conflict.
AMO is circular in its aims and purpose.
The press finding vulnerable people
to interview and frighten with AMO speculations about the future under Trump is
immoral. It’s being done in Louisiana, too.
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