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. With $19.85 trillion federal debt on $0.592 trillion
current year deficit, we may perceive that President Trump intends to push back
to states the responsibilities claimed in the preamble to the constitution for
the USA: the civic people in each state, because we want the aims and purpose stated
herein, establish and maintain a limited federal government we dub the United States of America.
If so, as Lanny Keller referenced today, it is time to
be citizens rather than spectators. Just as we have the freedom to earn our
living so as to maximize liberty to pursue personal preferences, we have the freedom
to collaborate for civic justice.
Our
Views Mar 22. To Stephen Richard: Sorry for the misunderstanding. I am
approaching 74 and am thus in my eighth decade, if that is the correct way to
represent the facts.
Thank you, Stephen, for sharing. I have the records, and guess that I fist realized I do no know much at age 50.
I was already reading on a random path to discover "the truth," and in 2006 gave a talk, "Faith in the Truth." After one presentation, a wonderful Cal Tech Ph D asked me, "Phil, are you preaching about 'ultimate truth or absolute truth." (I felt tacitly "or your truth?") I responded, "My faith is in the truth that can be discovered rather than evaluated." I stopped using "faith" when I realized people interpret that as "religion."
Michael Polanyi's book Personal Knowledge, 1958, rebuked my trust in and commitment to the-objective-truth of which most is undiscovered and some is comprehended, understood, and put to use through technology, risk-avoidance, and research. Imagination is a key to discovery, is not functional for evaluation of the evidence, but remains on the shelf of possibilities if not disproven.
Today’s thought. Philippians 4:6-7. Finally, an
expression by Paul that perhaps approaches the-objective-truth. But it’s in Verse
8:
“. .
. whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
The
verity of this poetry has been the focus of many works of art, and rightfully
so. The best one I ever owned I gave to someone who needed a lift.
Letters
Obmacare praise (Hale). Readers may
marvel at the hyperbole some people write, like “50 million,” then follow with
ideas like, “The number of folks who actually lost . . . is disputed.”
To Brian Durbin: Last night, President Trump assigned that risk to the GOP, saying
that if they don't act, he'll move on to another issue. Wise Democrats, and
there are a few, would seize the chance to act for the people.
So far, my vote is accomplishing
what I hoped for: President Trump, the person, intends to serve the people, not
a party.
Trump may not be aware of Abraham
Lincoln's greatest quote IMO, and one Lincoln may have been too human to
follow. Let me share some evidence. First, there’s Lincoln the iconoclast then
Lincoln the loss-wounded person.
On March 4, 1861, with 27 states
facing secession by 7 states ministered by erroneous assurance in Ephesians
6:5-9, Lincoln asserted, “Why should there not be a patient confidence
in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the
world?”
On April 4, 1864, Lincoln added impertinence to
a letter of record to Albert G. Hodges: “Now, at the end of
three years struggle the nation's condition is not what either party, or any
man devised, or expected. God alone can claim it.”
On March 4, 1865, Lincoln said, “Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be
that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh."
On
April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
To
me, the global message of this experience is plain: Look to a civic people for
public integrity, leaving spiritual hopes and comforts for privacy. A civic
people is defined by the preamble to the constitution for the USA.
GOP heartless and greedy (Boland). GOP heartless and
greedy is a worn-out Alinsky-Marxist organizers’ (AMO) claim.
However,
President Trump defeated the GOP in its bid for the presidency and their
current dominance can by overturned by a civic people. The liberal-democrats
are simply too heartless and greedy to perceive public-integrity. They should
avoid AMO like the plague it is and learn to speak to the-objective-truth.
Kansas (Horcasitas). It is good to
travel, and I am glad you did.
Lanny
Keller column. I think philanthropy can be good and Jennifer Eplett
Reilly’s efforts have their rewards and appreciations. However, I agree that
one person’s dream and idea about how to improve young lives should not be
imposed on the public. Philanthropy enjoys freedom of expression and assembly
but should not be imposed on the public.
In fact, an adult “rescued me” from
a struggle after graduating from college, much like today's struggles to find a
job in the chosen field. My loss did not involve public funding, but was
costly.
In my eighth decade I question the influence as perhaps erroneous. Relief prevented me from facing and solving the problem on my own.
In any event, I cannot and would not
go back to before: I would not lessen my experiences and observations since
then, yet wonder if the alternate path would have been richer.
Rich
Lowry column. Let the GOP split. It would be good for a
civic people.
American
Academy of Pediatrics column. Louisiana adults need to take care of Louisiana children and
make certain doctors do not take from federal programs. Neglectful adults jeopardize
money the medical industry takes.
Promoting bad adult behavior by creating the imaginary federal money tree so that local government can shirk responsibility is modern barbarity.
An adult should do everything he or she can to help children. The best thing a civic person can do is help establish public-integrity. In public-integrity, responsibility for living is embraced for each lifetime, and private fidelity to children is for the child’s lifetime (posterity).
Fidelity to the-objective-truth is the key to a civic culture. Doctors may lead the way rather than take.
Police monument
(Page 1B). Elected officials shamelessly serve themselves rather than
the people.
Given the opportunity, I will vote
against anyone who goes along with this self-serving idea.
Resignation
(Page 1B). Can an attorney’s opinion overturn a
person’s resignation from the job? I hope not.
Georgetown
invitation (Page 1B). To James Shavor:
It’s Jesuits at Georgetown, but the Roman Catholic Church and African nations
elsewhere.
The papal bull of January 8, 1455, Romanus
Pontifex, by Nicholas V, granted Portugal a perpetual
monopoly in trade with Africa and allowed the enslavement of natives. The
Christian competition that ensued created the Atlantic Slave Trade with Africa.
While I’d like a pope and someone from Africa to apologize, I want neither
retribution nor to go back to before. (I'd like an apology for the doctrine of discovery---God and his son Jesus Christ---too, while a pope is apologizing to the people.)
Nor do I want to lessen anyone’s citizenship status by
referring to them as Roman-Americans or other reference to ethnicity. (I have
some pride in Scots-Irish-American or German-American or, less, vague reference
to Lord Beaverbrook, but prefer American.) While I like using someone’s name
accurately, I do not corroborate “African-American,” and prefer to assert that “We
the People of the United States,” applies regardless of skin-color or ethnicity.
Today, each US citizen has the opportunity to
consider, adopt, and iteratively-collaborate to use the preamble to the
constitution for the USA to establish civic-morality or public-justice. Of
course, they may opt to be dissident to the preamble’s civic agreement and it
seems about 1/3 of citizens choose that option. Also, the preamble is not essential for public-integrity,
but it could help establish civic-morality.
Public-integrity could be
established by another nation and spread to the USA.
To Elaine O. Coyle: Anyone
who falls prey to "white privilege," indoctrination intended by
"dialogues on racism" begs woe. When woe is begged, it comes in
abundance. See
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/09/08/descendants-of-slaves-sold-by-georgetown-call-for-a-1-billion-foundation-for-reconciliation/?utm_term=.347ae50d9e1b
.
School
board award (Page 3A). Our thanks and
congratulations to Stuart and Company for insistence that their low bid be
considered.
Moreover, thanks to the School Board’s
attorney for observing statutory law without requiring a lawsuit. Perhaps a
trend in public-cost-reduction has begun.
Bankston
(Page 1A). When
President Trump reads about this Louisiana fiasco, he'll probably say: $0.35 billion to oversee $1.6 billion for
flood victims? That’s 225%! Good grief! Cancel the check.
And as for another $2 billion? Let Gov. Edwards cut a
deal with partnerships he may have. Of course, he can create a law suit.
Of course what the fed does can't be expressed because
no one is authorized to speak the-objective-truth and the media seek
alternatives.
White
house demands (Page 1A). GOP on the way out, or
only Ryan?
Bible
guilt (Page 2A). Each person who does not admit to the
evil features of the Bible contributes to misguided beliefs and tragedies like
this.
And there’s larger history: the Civil War was fought
by white Christian church vs white Christian church over erroneous confidence
in Ephesians 6:5-9.
Jewish-center-threats
(Page 2A). If this is the guilty
party, it is wonderful that he is discovered and stopped.
Keystone
(Page 2A). While the
Obama-residual-fed explores Manafort’s activities in Cyprus a decade ago, the
USA advances trade with a trusted ally.
Perhaps the Associated Press views it
as the difference between a career Alinsky-Marxist organizer (AMO) and a
real-estate-tycoon (RET) and celebrity-TV-producer (CTP).
Retarding schools
(Page 3A)
White seems right for the children, the professionals for the professionals.
Democrats threaten
(Page 3A). I think there are some democrats who
value public-integrity above party line: Schumer’s potential threat is to his own
position.
White House (Page 8A). Democrats
need to free themselves from the past and think about their opportunities under
President Trump: Each elected official
and each appointed official has the opportunity to serve a civic people as
defined in the preamble to the constitution for the USA.
Regardless, the Democrats cannot restore the
Alinsky-Marxist organization (AMO) now that it is out of office.
In Cyprus 10 years
ago (Page 8A). That’s it, Jack Gillum, Menelaos
Hadjicosis and Eric Tucker: Your
Associated-Press-fortune can be found in the enchantment of Cyprus.
Can’t trust “Conservatives”
(Page 15A). I’m a fiscal conservative and civic
liberal. Tony Pugh of McClatchy (TNS) uses “conservative” to represent the religious
right, I suppose. However, them getting their way would be a good start.
BRAF assets up 9%
(Page 12A). Philanthropic freedom of speech and
association should not impact public policy. Their influence on tax decisions,
for example, regarding a tram from LSU to downtown, represents taxation without
representation, IMO.
Tax incentives
(Page 12A). Let the Louisiana education department
spend $1 billion/yr on incentives for children to take charge of their personal
transition to civic adult rather than compete with Texas for more Exxon plants.
Focus on lucrative industries with less catastrophic threats than huge
refineries.
When refineries come here, let it be because of
infrastructure and other advantages rather than tax give-aways.
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