October 4, 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 write.

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.

A personal paraphrase of the preamble by & for Phil Beaver:  We the willing people of nine of the thirteen United States commit to and trust in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services by the USA, beginning on June 21, 1788.

Composing their own paraphrase, citizens may consider the actual preamble and perceive whether they are willing or dissident toward its agreement.   

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_fda02a78-a850-11e7-b16a-df86d0d26e62.html)

What if first responders mimicked the dissident NFL players, coaches, and owners and took a knee until all vigilantism stops?

It is time for the NFL to own up to its evil.

Our Views, 10/3 (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_229dac4e-a791-11e7-986f-934700887a51.html)

GM King You may know I advocate the establishment of civic morality by willing citizens adopting the public goals stated in the preamble to the constitution for the USA, ratified on June 21, 1788. The agreement involves 7 to 9 goals, and I think 2/3 of citizens now tacitly follow much of the agreement.

Perhaps a more expedient approach for your Excellency would be to step back to George Washington's four pillars he thought may provide for a nation to survive. He stated the pillars in the three paragraphs starting at "With this conviction of the importance of the present Crisis," online at loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/peace/circular.html.

I advocate sincere liberty, described by George Washington.

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Matthew 7:4-6, CJB)

“How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ when you have the log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First, take the log out of your own eye; then you will see clearly, so that you can remove the splinter from your brother’s eye!”

Dean says “We can’t be of much help to others if we will not let the Lord set our lives right.”

Matthew coaches a person to take responsibility for personal error. But Dean arbitrarily promotes assigning the responsibility to a mystery Dean labels “the Lord.” I don’t understand why The Advocate publishes what seems blasphemy and fraud. Is it merely habitual freedom of the irresponsible press?

  

The first of the eight deadly errors is gullibility. It is a close cousin of pride, No 7 on the list online at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins. One personal defense against gullibility and pride is humility. Humility also empowers comprehension and understanding.

  

Letters

Bad Rule (Lebleu) (“Apply Golden Rule to NFL controversy)

This short letter was filled with false principles, like the Golden Rule, an egocentric thought.

More egregious is “unless we are all free, no one is free.” It demands the companion thought unless we are all responsible, we cannot survive without constraining the irresponsible and confining the criminals.

The preamble to the constitution for the USA divides inhabitants: the people who are willing to behave according to the agreement versus the dissidents. Lebleu seems to be a dissident.

Corporations serve real people (Rhorer) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_b8e44ca6-a49b-11e7-b0b3-b3e529eb0c00.html)

I agree with Dan Fagan’s views: trial lawyers cost way beyond their benefits to the people.

Shooting horses (Robbins) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_e1820bc2-97de-11e7-a5d4-0fe2b4d0f129.html)

"We like wild horses and it's wrong to be shooting them," says Hay. "But if these horses aren't kept in low enough numbers, soon there won't be anything left but wild horses on this land." See http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94255&page=1

  

Columns. (The fiction/non-fiction comments gallery for readers)

  

Voting (Lanny Keller) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/lanny_keller/article_da806b56-a84c-11e7-8e2c-77753562b51e.html)

If your Excellency does not exercise sovereignty through responsible voting, there is no option but to be ruled by other citizens --- as Mr. K points out, the few.

  

Overcome fear? (Dan Fagan) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/article_f8f797a0-a854-11e7-b2cd-f7cecc50a61c.html)

I had a paranoia brought on by a happenstance. I defeated it by facing it. Maybe Fagan should find a Howard Johnson’s and stay there until the fear is gone.

I discovered distaste for a famous song when I contemplated for the first time the second stanza’s first thought, “Twas grace that taught my heart to fear.”

  

How to pray (Michael Gerson) (washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-we-should-pray-after-las-vegas/2017/10/02/a1a2b126-a7b2-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html?utm_term=.f090f66707a2)

I nominate this column as the all-time most unwanted writing.

Perhaps the most disturbing egregious thought is “death . . . unearned.” Did my sister earn death?

  

Coaching the President (Byron York) (kenoshanews.com/opinion/syndicated_columnists/york-the-president-s-big-problem-he-talks-too-much/article_5229a50e-793d-5fec-b1f6-03a436d94526.html)

I think any writer who condescends to advise President Trump has failed to observe less is more.

 

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.