January 31, 2018

Phil Beaver seeks to collaborate on the-objective-truth, which can only be discovered. The comment box below invites readers to write.

"Civic" refers to citizens who collaborate for responsible freedom more than for the city.

A personal paraphrase of the June 21, 1788 preamble:  We the civic citizens 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 to us by the USA. I am willing to collaborate with other citizens on this paraphrase, yet may settle on and would always preserve the original text.   

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_e31df22a-0205-11e8-bd9c-cf0c75799bc1.html)

“The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project is a big bet that the natural replenishment of the coastline by the river can be mimicked by man. The expedited timeline for its permits, and eventually its construction, is good news.”

That apolitical conclusion after all the Democrat-biased buildup convinced me an opinion that has been plain for at least a couple years, but I could not articulate before now: The Advocate is too political for the good of the people of Louisiana.

Whether Gov. John Bel Edwards reforms in time to save his job, resigns, or is defeated at the polls by whomever, what’s important is for Louisiana to efficiently deal with its status as 51^st in a field of 50 in a country that ranks perhaps 25^th.

It seems to me The Advocate may exercise a little responsible humility rather than free hubris beginning any moment the people working there perceive the benefits to The Advocate’s own viability.

  

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Proverbs 10:7-9 CJB), The Advocate, January 31, 2018, 5B.

“The memory of the righteous will be for a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot. Wise-hearted people take orders, but a babbling fool will have trouble. He who walks purely walks securely, but he who walks in crooked ways will be found out.”

Dean, about V. 9, says, “Integrity will pay great dividends.”

Dean promotes mystery. I think the way of integrity is fidelity to the-objective-truth, which can only be discovered. I do not know what I do not know. For example, I think it is OK that Phil Beaver does not believe anyone else’s Jesus, including Ralph Waldo Emerson’s version and Friedrich Nietzsche’s version among others. 

Letters

Racing to catch the caboose (Stets) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_afbf63ea-05e9-11e8-aad0-3701c467469a.html)

I want to reduce the truck and train traffic that now moves oil. Expedite the pipeline.

Inspiration (Baum) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_28a9ab02-05eb-11e8-b53b-0bc9142fc355.html)

Dr. Baum reminds me of the perception I get from most of my doctors: They feel privileged to serve. I recently received a call on a Saturday night about a test result, and a specialist appointment was made the following Monday and called in to me. I am grateful to my particular doctors as individuals. In other words, I am not grateful to the AMA.

Baum’s letter is a treasure of appreciation for investment for wealth, which every person should learn. That is, in order to pursue personal happiness rather than the dictates of someone else, an individual may include in their goals for earning a living sufficient investment to gain the wealth for responsible freedom. In other words, work to save, too---an old concept, as Baum points out.

The other delight is Baum’s citation of Leonardo da Vinci’s art. Some people don’t realize it, but Leonardo was one of the smartest people in history, rated No. 2 in IQ behind Goethe at financesonline.com/13-most-intelligent-people-in-the-history-of-the-world/. Rated 4th most influential, after Jesus, Einstein, and Newton, respectively; ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-influential-people-of-all-time.

I did not like That Advocate used Baum’s letter to advertise a writer’s book. The Advocate consistently imposes license of the press---beyond freedom of the press.

Columns

There’s no administrative excellence—only the people’s money (Lanny Keller) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/lanny_keller/article_97333700-05d7-11e8-9251-675d5b201c1b.html)

Even though this is an opinion column, it seems like the report of a director’s review for the press without much thought by the press. Of course that may be because Mr. K is merely on board for taking from me to give to Gov. Edwards for his personal redistribution preferences.

But there’s another side to LSU excellence or none: Administration. Instead of taking $600,000 from Pennington, some social science courses at some of the campuses could be terminated.

For example, the course on dialogues on racism is more controversial than studies on obesity. I took dialogues in 2002, and found it to be an indoctrination designed to persuade me that I have always been racist and did not know it. No one will believe me when I say it isn’t so, and I know firsthand.

Another target is any class that teaches that public policy is determined by public opinion and public opinion is controlled by the press. Sorry, The Advocate, but it just isn’t so.

Another is any study of CO eating bacteria that thrive in Utah---a reported clue to life on Mars. Gosh! How did life on earth begin? Don’t we know a lot about that already?

These are only some of the many LSU endeavors that could be cut in order to focus on helping people rather than confounding civic morality.

America first (George Will) (sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2018/01/28/george-f-will-when-protectionism-is-rampant-no-bad-deed-goes-unrewarded/)

“As Henry George said, with protectionism a nation does to itself in peacetime what an enemy tries to do to it in war.” See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George.

Some ideas ring true, like this one. However, I am willing to give Trump the benefit of my doubt, preferring Trump successes to Will willfulness.

My apology for having campaigned for Dardenne (Dan Fagan) theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/article_fa04713c-05e6-11e8-9ba0-bfc1b181339a.html

Fagan presents evidence that both Edwards and Dardenne claim $600 million in budget cuts that were really unreported expenditure swaps. (I vote for him after him, but won’t do so again.)

When called on the deception, Edwards was aggressive. "’I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you, and I'm not trying to be ugly about it,’ Edwards told Hewitt. Hewitt told the governor he was being insulting.”

I encourage Hewitt to change the language. When Edwards addresses her with such arrogance, I’d like her to say better than, “You just insulted my person and I put you on notice not to let it happen again.” It’s similar to “You abused me, and I’m informing you that you abused me.”

But what I object to most is Fagan prepared to pay more taxes so Dardenne and Edwards have more to spend. I’m writing to my representatives to ask them to make certain that does not happen.

Phil Beaver does not “know” the actual-reality. He trusts and is committed to the-objective-truth which can only be discovered. He is agent for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com.