June 7, 2017

Phil Beaver works to establish opinion when the-objective-truth has not been discovered. He seeks to refine his opinion by listening when people share experiences and observations. The comment box below invites readers to express facts, opinion, or concern, perhaps to share with people who may follow the blog.

Note 1:  I often dash words in phrases in order to express and preserve an idea. For example, frank-objectivity represents the idea of candidly expressing the-objective-truth despite possible error. In other words, a person expresses his “belief,” knowing he or she could be in error. People may collaboratively approach the-objective-truth.
 Note 2: It is important to note "civic" refers to citizens who collaborate for the people more than for the city.

 The Advocate:  See online at theadvocate.com/baton_rouge.

Our Views (Sheriffs protected the public on prison reform). That’s not collaboration for public safety & security.

Here’s how The Advocate logic goes:

“Approval of the 10 measures this week . . . is an illustration of what can happen when citizens and lawmakers approach Louisiana’s most vexing problems collaboratively.

Put off, until next year, is a more comprehensive assessment of felony sentences.”

“Louisiana’s three political tribes: Democrats, small-government Republicans and religious conservatives . . . hung together when district attorneys and sheriffs — some of whom benefit financially from housing state inmates — pushed back against the changes.”

The Advocate tacitly pits factional tribes with “[no] financial interest” against a civic people’s tribe: first responders.

My hometown newspaper would benefit from reading and understanding the preamble to the constitution for the USA. It divides inhabitants into only two tribes: A civic people and dissenters. A civic people collaborate for responsibly private lives more than for the city, state, nation and certainly more than for factional tribes such as Democrats, S-B Republicans, religiously self-righteous, first responders for public safety & security, and the media. A civic people collaborate for public justice.

Thanks to the first-responders, it seems a civic people may not have been hurt too badly by the sinister collaboration The Advocate praises. Between now and next year, I hope 2/3 of the people start making the preamble part of collaboration for an achievable better future, just in time to deal with felony sentences and any injustices in the “prison reforms” that were passed this year.

With 2/3 of inhabitants collaborating for civic justice (leaving more erroneous religious opinion in privacy), bad tribes such as The Advocate may reform . . . or remain dissenters.

  

Our Views (Not visiting New Orleans, June 6). It occurred to me that psychologically young Mitch Landrieu and the "my people" of New Orleans might ask why Lee would be remembered.

The response that flashed in my mind's heart is this: The errant 1861 president of the USA was so heartless that he asked Lee to lead the Union army at war against Lee's home, family, and state. Lee had the integrity to decline.

By that act, Lee exhibited the civic morality I write about: Fidelity to the-objective-truth, to self, to immediate family, to extended family, to friends, to the people, to the nation, to the world, and to the universe, both respectively and collectively. "To the president" would come after "to the nation."

I do not know the truth, but my opinion is that the 1861 president was a brilliant politician but not a patriot: He used the Declaration of Independence to undermine the constitution for the USA. For example, he said that returning slaves to owners was a constitutional provision but that it could be settled by the states. Wrong! Also, he did not point out that emancipation was considered but had been delayed when the slave-states ratio was 8:5. The ratio had changed to 15:19, and the time to plan emancipation had arrived. His first inaugural address, coming a month after the CSA met in Montgomery, Alabama, almost seemed like a dare for the CSA to cause war with a 7:27 states disadvantage.

One could say Lincoln did not believe the war would last, but the same can be said of Lee. It's too late for Mitch Landrieu to sense shame and reform. Time to forget Landrieu and look to a civic people for justice.

Today’s thought (1 John 3:18). CJB has “Children, let us love not with words and talk, but with actions and reality.” “Children” recalls Verse 1, “See what love the Father has lavished on us God’s children . . . the reason the world does not know us is that it has not known him.”

The-objective-truth informs us that when fellow citizens observe groups who treat members as “God’s children” while abusing others, the group is regarded as more erroneous religious believers. For example, the Civil War informed us that regarding someone as skin-color rather than a person is immoral, regardless of Bible passages.

Chapter 3 portrays God’s love as a mystery, but that love by God’s people is judged by the way “God’s people” or “brothers” treat each other. For example, they do not murder a brother, and the rich give “worldly possessions” to a needy “brother.” It seems the author holds these two examples as sufficient to guide a person’s conscience.

The-objective-truth informs me that among citizens, 1) I cannot judge a person, 2) love may be overboard, and 3) my behavior may invoke appreciation. Therefore, my objective is to inspire appreciation of my conduct rather than extend love to people who may prefer privacy.

In public connections, behaving to warrant appreciation may be more moral than extending love.

Not only do I not trust Dean: I do not trust Bible passages.

Letters.

Media reform for John Barry (Landry). I agree with your concern about fake opinion. John Barry must have financial interest in a law firm or something, because his continued pressure on the people to fund lawyers does not seem to go away. What’s astounding is that The Advocate gives him space to advertise.

Your letter, Ms. Landry, prompted a newspaper-idea to improve freedom-from tyranny over the minds of the public and increase readers' liberty-to choose. I request The Advocate to be the first newspaper to use the opinions page exclusively for well-grounded opinion based on the-objective-truth rather than religion or other egocentric agenda.

Have another section for propaganda and promotion of special interests. Instruct readers to direct letters to the appropriate editors, and when they miss-apply, simply don’t publish the letter. My letter in support of the preamble to the constitution for the USA might go in the opinions section, while my letter against black power and black liberation theology might go to the propaganda section. This innovation could warrant a prize in journalism, for example, one that recognizes service to a civic people.

Readers have varying interests. For example, liberal democrats just love to follow the media that supports Obama’s fabricated Trump-clown-under-Russian-control. I stopped commenting on the fake lies about it a couple months ago, because I have more fruitful work I’m doing. However, I occasionally check enlightenment such as the rights’ awful attack of Reality Winner and 2017 Hillary Clinton in the same week.

Thus, I might occasionally glance leave the opinions page to glance at the special interests page. I’d be pleased with knowing where to turn to find John Berry’s propaganda.

To Thomas Winn: I agree and suggest ‘the-objective-truth” as a non-subjective expression. Too many times another person said, "Yeah, Phil, I'm familiar with your truth." I don't encounter that response anymore, yet find silent dissent . . . I guess.  

We encounter a lot of stonewalling. Perhaps people are so busy living they don't "have time" for the-objective-truth . . . until they overdose, catch a disease, conceive a child, get abused, face the barrel of a gun, or run for high ground, among many possibilities. We work for voluntary public-integrity.

The-objective-truth identifies liars, sometimes brutally.

Lobbyist complaint (Bienvenu). Bo, we need to collaborate on "the greater good." I propose broadly-defined-civic-safety-&-security, so that each citizen may responsibly pursue the happiness they desire rather than someone's ideology, whether ancient or modern. If you need more explanation, I've got it, but if you understand my idea, I'd like to know your improvement on it.

   

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Phil Beaver does not “know” the-indisputable-facts. He trusts and is committed to the-objective-truth of which most is undiscovered and some is understood. He is agent for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com.