The comment box below invites readers to comment.
Phil Beaver
seeks to collaborate on the ineluctable truth. Ineluctable means: Not to be assailed, avoided, broken, changed,
escaped, mystified, neglected, obfuscated, rationalized, resisted, revoked, or
voided. Some people erroneously imagine limiting the ineluctable truth, for
example, trying to change it.
"Civic"
refers to citizens who collaborate for individual
happiness with civic integrity more than for the city, state, nation, or
society. Civic citizens neither initiate nor accommodate harm to or from
anyone. Civic citizens are reliably responsible to the good rather than the bad
in connections and transactions.
Consider
writing a personal paraphrase of the preamble, which offers fellow citizens
mutual appreciation: For discussion, I convert the preamble’s predicate phrases to nouns and
paraphrase its proposal as follows: The civic faction in the United-States-republic continually
improves 6 public practices: integrity, justice, safety, strength, prosperity,
and responsibility --- “in order to” motivate good behavior “to ourselves and
our Posterity”. I want to
improve my interpretation by listening-to and considering other citizens and
their interpretations yet would preserve the original, 1787 text, unless it is
amended by the civic-people.
It seems the
Supreme Court occasionally refers to it, and no one with status has challenged
whether or not the preamble is a legal statement. The fact that it changed this
independent country from a confederation of states to a union of states
deliberately managed by appreciative fellow citizens convinces me the preamble
is legal. Equity in opportunity and outcome is shared by the faction who
collaborate for statutory justice, We the People of the United States.
Every citizen
has equal opportunity to either trust-in and collaborate-on the goals stated in
the preamble or be dissident to the agreement. I think 2/3 of citizens try
somewhat to use the preamble but many do not articulate commitment to the goals.
However, it seems less than 2/3 understand that “posterity” implies
grandchildren to both born Americans and legal immigrants. Congressional
freedom of religion, which fellow citizens have no means to constrain,
oppresses freedom to develop integrity. This can be remedied by changing the
First Amendment from “prohibiting” to “promoting”.
Selected theme from this month
The United States republic: of by and for the civic faction
England and the EU take great pride in democracy. However, the
attempt to serve every faction causes divergent inertia that cannot pursue statutory
justice. Traditional England is in shambles.
The United States republic is designed to prevent democracy. The preamble to
the Constitution asserts intentions to pursue good behavior “to ourselves and
our Posterity”. "Civic" refers to collaboration that preserves fellow citizens opportunities to discover and practice goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior. Since 1787, the civic faction dominates American politics.
Citizens who are unaware of the United States republic and its stated
intentions ought not be allowed to vote in federal, state, and local elections.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
News and opinion
We hope Israel stays secure into
the future and from today forward Iran inhabitants and their neighbors on earth
have the peace they deserve.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/comfort-blinds-us-to-the-truth-about-illegal-labor-5979290
“In democracies, it is
impossible to bulldoze ahead without meeting strong opposition. The result is
inertia.”
The United States republic prevents democracy, in order to pursue statutory
justice “to ourselves and our Posterity”.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
I appreciate this timely meeting.
NED should be cut because of two semantic conflicts: 1) freedom and 2)
democracy.
First, “freedom” bemuses the
actually-real obligation of government to its citizens: opportunity. Each Homo
sapiens is due the opportunity to collaborate, in order to discover and pursue
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior "to ourselves and our
Posterity" (applying to humankind the U.S. preamble’s hope).
Second, “democracy” means whatever
the speaker expresses to listener-ears, exponentially increasing variations.
Democracy may refer to opportunity to vote, how the vote is to be used, or a
system of government. From speaker to listener there may be nine meanings.
Adjectives “direct” or “representative” do not lessen the impact of governing
system.
In 1787, Benjamin Franklin happily
announced the United States republic. In 1947 defiance, Churchill expressed
English pride in democracy. US citizens need Congressional respect to the
United States republic.
Congress may aid the world’s
collaboration to lessen chaos and pursue order on earth, by eliminating or
revising NED, in order to clarify and effect the United States republic -- a
unique form of government that intentionally defeats democracy.
I think the Republican Party,
under the Trump-Vance administration, can replace two historical confusions
with effectual clarity: Replace NED’s
“freedom and democracy” with “opportunity and United-States-republic”.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/seeing-more-than-ever-but-no-closer-to-understanding-5976298
I appreciate Ms Rubacek's thoughts and writing.
Each person may and can constrain chaos in private ways of
living.
Each group may and can promote and encourage good behavior.
Each city may and can police bad behavior.
Each nation may and can defend its citizens' opportunities
to choose goodness.
The civic faction may and can pursue statutory justice on
earth.
Humankind may and can annihilate evil, so as to pursue
order.
Having been reared competitive-Christian, I read a complete
Bible with bias to humbly accommodate the laws of physics and consequential
progeny, such as economy and psychology.
At this edge of some 8 decades study, I appreciate primitive
thoughts the ancients considered. For example, seemingly religious Genesis
1:26-28 expresses perhaps 5500 year-old thought: On earth, Homo sapiens may and can pursue
order.
In 2026, negotiating the universe seems infinitely beyond
providing order on earth. Yet the chaos Homo sapiens pursues seems arrogantly
divergent. Why?
I think it is because the ancients, 4000 years ago,
constructed competitive doctrine. Among the ideologies, there are less than
10,000 Gods -- perhaps 4000. Almost all the ideologies promote good behavior
according to the doctrine. However, many religions try to defy physics. They may reform.
Freedom of religion could come to mean opportunity to
collaborate to discover and practice goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior
"to ourselves and our Posterity".
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Ethos vs pathos
"Trump Hosts First Board of Peace Meeting in DC;
Britain’s Former Prince Andrew Arrested"
Major NATO allies declined this opportunity to collaborate
to fulfill Genesis 1:26-28: humankind is
solely charged to order life on earth.
I wonder which NATO countries sponsored the demise of the
Democratic Party in the United States. I hope they wake up within the next 7
decades. The United States republic needs at least 2 viable political parties.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-house-minority-leader-jeffries-holds-news-conference-feb-18-post-5987172
Jeffries may and can consider his claim to speak for
"the American people" by beholding the civic faction, We the People
of the United States, as defined by the preamble to the Constitution. Further,
people who suffer Trump Derangement Syndrome might examine to what extent MAGA
is led by the civic faction.
Since almost 235 years after the negotiated Constitution was
ratified, the civic faction aids fulfillment of the United States republic, by
continually developing statutory justice. When injustice is discovered, the
civic faction aids development of improved legislation and perhaps amend the
Constitution.
The civic faction pursues
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior "to ourselves and our
Posterity". There is no attempt to defy physics, such as leap off
buildings or change sex.
Posterity includes newborn infants and legal immigrants,
regardless of ethnicity/religion that does not oppose the republic.
I think Jeffries and the Democrat Party want to dismantle
the republic. They make and can wake up.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/most-americans-agree-you-cant-change-your-sex-jonathan-butcher-5986684
It’s erroneous to argue that opinion can overrule the laws
of physics. I think it is immoral for institutions, foundations, and media to
generate revenues on the debate. On the other hand, it is important for the
public to constrain choices that do not invite badness or evil.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
I, a fellow United States citizen, never before objected to
Rand Paul's role in Congress. Rand's performance in this hearing convinces me
his self-righteousness does not represent the civic faction, We the People of
the United States, as defined by the intentions expressed in the preamble to
the Constitution.
I hope the civic faction of Kentucky voters will elect to
replace Rand, no matter the candidate's party affiliation, provided they
understand the United States republic. Civic Americans pursue
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior rather than promote personal doctrine.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Feb 13 Minnesota
AG and Muslim Keith Ellison’s testimony prompted an idea grounded in my 75
journey to happily unchurched. In my 82nd year, I discovered and committed-to
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior rather than
preservation-of-constructed-mystery. I still face unknowns yet do not pursue
mystery.
I realized that being churched requires denial of Genesis
1:26-28 membership among humankind. Therein, each person is charged to provide
order on earth (including peace) yet, by rejecting the image of God, may choose
disorder.
Since Genesis 1, humankind has exponentially divided on
church beliefs rather than uniting as family. In my family, when a member feels
divided, they say so, and the family considers the concern and collaboratively
chooses an adjustment.
In Genesis 16:7-12, Abram’s first-born seems denigrated, and
since then, his descendants have accepted alienation. I suggest that 2000 years
of bad history can be reformed if the descendants step forward and claim their
Genesis 1 power, authority, and responsibility to pursue order on earth. With
that claim, the rest of humankind may and can either accommodate their
collaboration for peace or be at fault for persistent disorder.
A brotherhood may and can unite the family of Abram for
peace among humankind.
I think civic integrity is the object of the United States
republic, and freedom of religion should unite fellow citizens rather than
promote Judeo-Christianity.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Again,
@V Zhuellor, I appreciate your interest, consideration, and
hopes for a peaceful future. Please observe Genesis 1:26 JPS and re-consider my
opinions.
Quoting JPS, "And God said: ‘Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over [other species] and
over all the earth . . .’"
I have yet to discover a Bible reader who accepts Genesis
1:26's words, in my view meaning: rule life on earth. Consider also, Psalm
82:6-7, which asserts that humans are gods facing death. And John 10:34 reports
that Yeshua affirmed, "You are gods".
Since Genesis 1 comes before Genesis 2, we may and can
assume that Adam did not accept the power, authority, and responsibility (PAR)
assigned to him and Eve (see Genesis 1:27). The rest of the complete Bible
informs of the chaos that happens when women and men do not accept PAR, in
order to choose good behavior. In my opinion, not defending an other-person's
opportunity to choose good behavior is bad.
The opinion I am trying to share is that Genesis 16
expresses competitive living the results when one or both parties deny PAR.
Descendants of Hagar need not wait for descendants of Sarah to collaborate for
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior: they can take the lead in uniting the
family of Abram. If so, the descendants of Sarah may awaken to PAR for good
behavior, or peace on earth.
Ellison’s testimony seems grounded in self-righteousness
that prevents him from perceiving let alone accepting PAR to goodness. He can
reform.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-house-subcommittee-hearing-on-faith-families-and-government-overreach-5982478
Rothschild and Bonamici collaborate for a fatal mistake:
citing democracy as relief to American citizens. The Supreme Court defends the
United States republic, which intentionally, assiduously prevents national
democracy.
People who oppose the republic oppose the rule of statutory
justice, the object of the United States Constitution with its provision for
amendment. Thereby, when injustice is discovered, legislation by Congress,
after caution by the Supreme Court or otherwise, may and can improve the
written law.
The pursuit of statutory justice makes the United States a
global influence to goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior rather than
preservation-of-constructed-mystery.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-religious-liberty-commission-holds-hearing-on-anti-semitisms-impact-on-religious-freedom-5982334
I write opinion because I do not know the ineluctable truth.
"Ineluctable", in American, means: not to be avoided, or changed, or
resisted, together.
I think this forum does not realize it rejects opportunity
well-known to humankind in the year 2026.
A civic people, as defined by the preamble to the United
States Constitution perceive necessity to address and discharge the enmity
against Abraham's first son, expressed in Genesis 16:7-12: "And an angel of the Lord found her by a
water fountain in the desert, by the fountain on the road to Shur.
And he said, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where are you
coming from, and where are you going to?" And she said, "From before
Sarai my mistress, I am fleeing."
And the angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your
mistress, and allow yourself to be afflicted under her hands."
And the angel of the Lord said to her, "I will greatly
multiply your seed, and it will not be counted for abundance."
And the angel of the Lord said to her, "Behold, you
will conceive and bear a son, and you shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has
heard your affliction.
And he will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be upon
all, and everyone's hand upon him, and before all his brothers he will
dwell."
End quote.
A civic people discover, commit-to, and practice
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior. in order to not live in mystery.
Humankind knows Abraham's family cannot be divided.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-house-judiciary-committee-examines-europes-impact-on-american-speech-and-innovation-5979622
Raskin continually rebukes the civic faction of We the
People of the United States republic. It is difficult to watch a person so
compromise opportunity to pursue goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior rather
than personal pride.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-border-czar-homan-holds-his-second-press-conference-in-minneapolis-5980546
The "reporters" are a major part of the problem.
They listen to frank goodness from the officers who represent the United States
republic then insult Homan with questions which express: "When is Minneapolis lawlessness going
to convince you to leave the city?" (With 2 of those, he aptly left the
podium, cutting them off.)
Minnesota residents whose lives are being diminished by
violence from "protestors" ought to demand reporter-reform.
Additionally, if there are any journalists in America, they
should rise up and demand that reporters behave as journeyman journalists.
The fact that they do not do so indicates that there are no
journalists in America.
The United States republic is kept viable by the civic
faction of We the People of the United States. That is, the civic faction is in
control, as evidenced by the election of the Trump-Vance presidency by voters
in 86% of America's counties. That was an increase from 81% of counties voting
for Trump-Pence in 2016.
The world may and can celebrate the civic faction in the
United States republic.
The civic faction has pursued goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior
under freedom-of religious-mystery-or-none for 235 years. England and Europe
have no clue about how significant the American war for independence.
Marxist-Liberation religion has no hold on the United States republic.
Accepting the evidence, social-democrat collectives have the opportunity to
reconsider their individual futures.
USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-house-commerce-committee-hearing-on-examining-fraud-in-medicare-and-medicaid-5979746
Calling fraud incompetence does not increase service to the
citizen in need of reliable service. Democrats are absolutely dedicated to
ruining any chance of receiving votes from people who need service. Let
Democrat thinkers crawl under rocks.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-international-religious-freedom-summit-panel-explores-protecting-freedom-of-belief-for-people-on-the-move-5979339
The panel on Feb 3 ending at 9:30 CT, seemed to miss the
point that religion addresses mystery and therefore cannot repress statutory
justice.
By statutory justice, I mean reliable adjudication of
written law. And not just any law, but law that continually pursues
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior (goodnesswhich for short) more than
mystery. Statistics inform us that adjudication itself is subject to anomalies,
so it is conducted with utmost continual improvement. The government that does
not undertake goodnesswhich fails its people.
A religion that believes in bad behavior cannot be
accommodated. For example, when murder is outlawed, a religion that justifies
murder must be banished if not annihilated, in order to uphold statutory
justice.
When statutory justice specifies execution of convicted
murderers, the executioner is a servant of adjudication rather than murderer.
The accused and convicted murderer, intentionally or not, submits to execution.
His or her role in statutory justice was convicted perpetrator.
I express opinion, because I do not know the ineluctable
truth. In American usage, "ineluctable" meets three restrictions: not
to be avoided, or changed, or resisted.
I would appreciate ideas that improve of my opinion.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/live-now-international-religious-freedom-summit-on-global-commitments-5979275
I think the introduction is excellent and want to offer two
ideas to improve the collaboration.
First, consider "atheist" or believer vs
non-believer as falsity created by theism/ideology. Thus, if each person
thought of Homo sapiens' goal as goodness, according to whatever constrains the
consequences of human choice rather than a god or none, the theist vs atheist
badness could decline.
Second, Judeo-Christianity may and can increase Homo
sapiens' quest for goodness-instead-of-badness by emphasizing goodness
expressed in the ancient literature. I think Yeshua, the Judean political
philosopher who lived 2000 years ago uniquely understood how contemporaries
could benefit from precisely, accurately, and deeply understanding
then-ancient-now-primitive thought, for example, 5500 year-old Sumerian thought
that elites do not abuse the poor, widows, and orphans. Today, some nations tax
workers and some churches gather tithes, in order to maintain poverty
consumption -- to support entrepreneurs in church and state. Yeshua turned over
the money tables for reasons he understood.
An AI assisted project to discover goodness influenced by
Yeshua in his time plus improvements made apparent by discoveries since then
could be used to accelerate Judeo-Christianity's pursuit of
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior rather than mystery. I think Homo
sapiens would benefit from clarity about Yeshua's influence on goodness among
civic citizens.
Quora
https://www.quora.com/What-historical-evidence-supports-the-idea-that-inequality-is-a-natural-part-of-human-societies? Anonymous
I think “loyal” may be obsolete to the civic faction, We the
People of the United States, which is defined in the preamble to the
Constitution. “Civic” refers to preserving fellow citizens’ opportunities to
pursue goodness. If there is a place for loyalty it is to good behavior, a
personal choice.
The preamble is the most important sentence in the Constitution. It states the
intentions each aware citizen trusts-in and commits-to. The second most
important feature of the Constitution is the provision for amendment by civic
citizens. Thereby, when injustice is discovered, written law and its
enforcement may be improved by the civic faction. The United States republic
pursues statutory justice.
The civic citizen collaboratively discovers and practices goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior,
call it goodnesswhich, more than preserves divisive mysteries. Civic citizens
appreciate each other’s journey to goodnesswhich, including their own. The
civic person who never repeats a civic error perfects his or her journey in
life.
The preamble has two thoughts, connected by “in order to”. The civic thought
is, in my opinion: The civic faction in the United-States-republic continually
improves 6 public practices: integrity, justice, safety, strength, prosperity,
and responsibility --- “in order to” motivate good behavior “to ourselves and
our Posterity”. I want to learn other citizens’ appreciations of the preamble.
I think it is advantageous to aspire to goodnesswhich and to trust-in and
commit-to the United States republic. The civic citizen is loyal to good
behavior.
Substack
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-20-2026
“[The] cost of
tariffs falls on businesses and consumers in the U.S.” No. Foreign countries
use slave labor and other internal tyranny, such as value-added taxes, to
produce goods needed or wanted, at global or local prices cheaper than the
United States republic can. Correcting these immoral imbalances will improve
world trade. That’s why other nations are cooperating.
The United States republic
continually improves statutory justice by amending unjust laws and upholding
justice, if necessary using police for domestic offenses and the military for
foreign attack.
It’s no surprise that Trump policy cannot
undo in one quarter 80 years of presidents accepting abuse of the United States
republic by other nations.
Speak of tyrants, democratic
representatives and senators vote lock step no matter how much the civic
faction of We the People of the United States suffers. The civic faction,
defined by the intentions sentence in the preamble, aids the United States
republic. I think the Democratic Party does the will of the European and
British leftists. Democrats attempt to ignore and hide the fact that 85% of
counties in the republic voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Trump is a 3
term victor and 2 term servant of the civic faction.
Trump’s greatest accomplishment is
choosing a great second-term cabinet. I’m pleased that the Trump administration
took immediate action to negate the Supreme Court’s folly. And I am humble to
the outcome. That is, I do not pretend to know the ineluctable truth.
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/gcleve.wright,
Feb 28
It seems what's wonderful about Trump is that he sincerely
does not want people to die.
https://www.facebook.com/margo.frey,
Feb 27
Pleasant memories of church are wonderful. I learned from
Cynthia and our children, Holly, Stephen, and Rebekah, that each person may
choose to be a god(dess) facing death (Psalm 82:6-7 and Genesis 1:26).
I'll never forget the comfort and sorrow I felt, singing the tenor part in the
Negro spiritual, "Give Me Jesus", directed by the great Leroy
Yarbrough (1934-2008). Silently, tears flowed, in 1991, as I tried to recover
from Stephen’s horror: death.
My gratitude for experiences at University Baptist Church (UBC), Baton Rouge,
cannot be quenched, nor can appreciation for the Louisiana French Catholic
Church's impact on Cynthia be lessened.
However, the discovery of Yeshua, the person who lived in Galilee and
influenced people in Judea 2000 years ago, inspires me to reach beyond church,
in order to collaborate with humankind to discover and practice
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
My curiosity about Yale Divinity videos, which we discussed at UBC a couple
years ago, motivated me to pursue Yeshua. Now, I recommend both grokipedia.com/page/Yeshua
and youtube.com/watch?v=na22KkydPRs. The youtube video shows worldwide
Yeshua-influence.
I think churches may and can pay attention to Yeshua.
In public, I create opportunity to learn Jack's name then ask him to consider
this statement: “Jack and Phil collaborate to discover and practice
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.” People like the idea. Few ask where I
got it. When someone asks, I answer that 75 years' Bible reading convinced me
that Yeshua, who could not – would not -- answer to "Jesus" or
"Christ", influenced individuals and crowds who LISTENED to choose
good behavior. But I think many non-religious people choose good behavior.
It's been 2000 years, and, happily, churches may choose to consider if not
pursue Yeshua's influence.
https://www.facebook.com/Lloraine.Acutt,
Kaiser, Feb 24
Indeed this is a problem authentic men face.
Cynthia was also beautiful, and many men fancied their affair with her.
I, a "geek", courted her every day, hoping to keep romance alive. I
succeeded for nearly 56 years.
The Adam and Eve story expresses the folly men live when they allow attraction
to prevent their fidelity to humankind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJzNZ1c5C9c&list=RDwJzNZ1c5C9c&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XGLoUmeNHg&list=RDwJzNZ1c5C9c&index=2
https://www.facebook.com/betty.prindle.3,
Feb 23
"state of consciousness is primary"
Civic Homos sapiens collaborate to discover and practice
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=laying%20down%20lambert,
Feb 23
Consider what cultures have done with "Yeshua" in 2800 years, e.g.:
https://yeshuaartsgraficas.com.br/jesus-em-varias-linguas.php
https://www.facebook.com/melanieyanyan.zamora,
Feb 17
Cleve, I woke up this morning with you and your family
happily on my mind.
I'm 82 now and the most fortunate man alive, next to you. As you know, I
survived lung cancer and removal of the 3rd lobe on the right lung, 4 heart
surgeries including triple bypass in 2001, and a stroke last June. Happily, we
sing to Cynthia's picture each night.
Recently, my sleep posture disturbed my left leg so severely I could neither
walk in the park nor exercise there. I discovered and changed to relieve
blood-flow restriction.
After 2 weeks at the park, I had an exhilarating hour there 2 days ago and
resumed the feeling/perception that I'll enjoy another 40 years!
Please find a rewarding park and take your family there daily or as often as
possible. The shear joy of being together in the sunlight is great, and each
person can exercise as they like, yet play and ponder together.
A few more thoughts, drawing from the Bible and the laws of physics:
1. Genesis 1:1 informs that God created the universe (13.7 billion years ago,
ya) and earth (4.6 billion ya). V2 informs that God's spirit covered the empty
earth. V3 informs that God allowed goodness (light) on earth.
2. Genesis 1:26-28 informs that we are in God's image (are gods, one might
surmise).
3. Psalm 82:6-7 informs we ARE gods but face death (unlike God).
4. The book of John, Chapter 10, Verse 34 gets that Homo sapiens are gods but
misses the death difference from God.
5. Matthew 5:3-10 informs humility to goodness. V48 informs to pursue perfect
behavior.
6. Matthew 19:5 informs that a man is spouse to his wife.
7. Matthew 18:18 informs that any consequences of the process to resolve human
conflict (V 15-17) will not be corrected by God.
8. https://grokipedia.com/page/Yeshua suggests that Yeshua could and should
influence the Judeo-Muslim-Christian debate unto goodness among Homo sapiens.
Many churches (like-minded groups) believe individuals among Homo sapiens are
sinners rather than gods facing death and therefore discourage comprehending
the Bible to accommodate the laws of physics. Fortunately for me, I became
unchurched at age 82, after 75 years' struggle.
I would visit any church that would hold doctrine at bay in order to pursue
improvement of the above opinions and more. If nothing else, a god facing death
pursues goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
Cleve, trust me. You are the only living person who could have drawn this
sharing out of this chemical engineer, widower, and friend. Please further
improve my opinion (absent the ineluctable truth).
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007230735517,
Feb 16
Larry, interestingly this morning I started an essay on
humility.
The video you proffer features a guy with the arrogance to overlook that
tyrants in Venezuela canceled international contracts with oil companies.
Decades later, another tyrant squandered the commandeered oil business, in
order to develop illegal-drug-dealing and impoverish Venezuelans who did not
emigrate.
I turned the video off and encourage you to reconsider.
Whatever constrains the consequences of human choice (non-believers admit they
don't know what that power is) seems to favor Donald Trump and his
administration.
In 2016 Trump seemed to own the humility to beg voter-support from non-believers
and believers alike, because Trump accepts the Genesis 1:26-28 power,
authority, and responsibility (PAR) to pursue order on earth. He seems more
humble to Genesis 1 in 2026, and believers don’t care about Genesis 1.
The source of Genesis 1, perhaps from 5500 years ago, is a mystery. However,
that only humankind may and can pursue peace on earth seems obvious at the 2026
edge of 200 thousand years' Homo sapiens development, a humbling consideration.
Accepting the PAR to constrain chaos in personal living requires humility.
Thank you, Larry, for nudging me to think on my topic for the morning.
https://www.facebook.com/donna.yelverton,
Feb 15
Thank you for the attachment and for sharing.
Jaque Trahan did not reflect Cynthia's independent goodness (grounded in 3
French grandparents). Also, he writes in personalized grammar (not unlike my
hyphens to connect words, in order to establish a frequent thought).
The question is, will someone do the work that might motivate Mr. Trahan to
pursue American grammar, or will America change its grammar, or will Mr. Trahan
appeal only to the audience that happily reads the personalized grammar?
I long since stopped supporting The Advocate, so do not feel privy to their
freedom to promote chosen causes or writing styles.
My cause, entering my ninth decade, is: discovering and practicing
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior (goodnesswhich) to the civic faction of
humankind. "Civic" indicates preservation of the other person's
opportunity to pursue human justice, within civil order. Religious people and
non-religious people may and can be both civic and civil. Some humans choose
badness or even evil.
So far, it seems most people wish me luck but consider goodnesswhich just
another axe-to-grind rather than a movement they wish to join. I hope people
will step foreword to say, "I want to help, and here's what I propose we
do". Either way, I think the message is impactful.
https://www.facebook.com/charlotte.tryforos,
Feb 15
I think your post collaborates with civic citizens who
intend to discover and practice goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
It is good that President Trump addresses his bad usages. I'm reminded a Bob
Newhart skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l9UhTJmwr4.
Protesters could stop perpetrating violence.
https://www.facebook.com/george.norton.589583,
Feb 15
George, I write opinion, only because I do not know the ineluctable truth.
Homo sapiens, the remaining species of humankind, tends to
choose good behavior, because evidence shows goodness rewards the doer. Some
parents teach goodness and coach children to avoid, change, or resist badness,
holding evil out of imagination. Humans divide themselves on goodness, badness,
and invitation to death.
The newborn explores life using his or her interactions ---
with delight when things work and dismay or delusion, when not. Guidance grounded
in goodness helps.
Some institutions inform the adolescent about civic behavior
plus necessary civil prevention then adjudication when someone is bad or
annihilation if evil. Some institutions even teach that badness is inevitable
and without relief on earth. Unfortunately, some institutions choose badness or
evil.
The USA’s framers ordained and established a unique
government: the United States republic. The people in their states duly
ratified the negotiated Constitution, 235 years ago as of December 15. As
expressed in its preamble and provisions for amendment, informed citizens
collaborate to discover and practice goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior “to
themselves and their posterity”. I call the collaborative faction “a civic
people”. The world benefits from the USA’s consequential march to good behavior
and statutory justice.
America inherited the English sentiment that democracy,
while imperfect, is better than monarchy. Most states allow both majority
representatives-election and some referenda. The framers observed that
contemporary, local sentiment often promises social chaos rather than collaborative
goodness. They guaranteed the United States republic through uniquely complex
provisions like a bicameral legislature, Electoral College, and appointed
Supreme Court.
Education departments in all endeavors, so far, fail to teach these principles.
Many Americans spend no effort to be of the civic faction. Observing this
privation, foreign interests invaded the United States. See, for example, https://nypost.com/2025/11/20/us-news/radical-islamist-organization-muslim-brotherhood-is-infiltrating-us-colleges-to-transform-western-society-from-within-report-warns/.
Somali fraud dominated Minnesota politics for over a decade. Last week, “Bad
Bunny” expressed that the United States republic is subservient to the
Americas. The DNC fights to de-fund deportation of illegal aliens.
Unfortunately, the Democratic Party perceives they need to facilitate illegal votes
in national elections. The incompetent DNC cooperates to destroy the United
States republic.
Perceiving opportunity to make money, many colleges have created new “civics”
departments to attempt influencing the public. However, none directly teaches either
intention to pursue goodness, as stated in the preamble to the Constitution, or
the United States republic’s guarantee against democracy. Additionally, they don’t
perceive that the civic faction is dominant these past 235 years.
I work to share my view that America’s greatness may be attributed to the civic
faction --- We the People of the United States as defined by the preamble. I
think the civic faction elected and supports the Trump-Vance administration.
The administration continually thanks the voters in US counties, who also voted
for Trump-Pence twice. In 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections, US counties voted for
President Trump, 87.3%, 85.3%, and 87.6%, respectively.
How could the election consequence in 2020 oppose 85% of counties? Illegal
mail-in ballots in Democrat cities is my guess.
I think the DNC is buffaloed by foreign money and have doomed their chances for
the next 7 decades or more. Let the Senate pass the Save Act 2026 and get more
data on actual-reality. Give some Democrat Senators the chance to vote for it, so
they may begin to restore Democratic Party credibility to the civic faction. A
civic people needs at least two viable parties to accelerate goodness.
The civic faction, We the People, discovers and practices
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.facebook.com/leomargaret.stanley,
Feb 15
He probably aspires to be a surgeon or physicist or such but
never give up handbell performance.
My really big regret is being so frightened of chemical engineering that I gave
up violin lessons under Emily Remine (1936-2025) at UT in 1961.
Feb 13
When Cynthia passed away 3 memorable things happened, in
developing importance: the police stopped I-10 traffic for the procession; a
colleague gave a surprising donation to Cynthia's church, in order to
commemorate our 35 year chemical engineering careers and friendship at one
company; and a heartfelt friend played tuba solo, "Softly and Tenderly
Jesus is Calling", as Cynthia took her place in the dust. I'll never
forget the player and his spouse honoring Cynthia and me.
https://www.facebook.com/kerry.hughes.689833,
Feb 12
I neither oppose nor affirm your trust and commitment: The ineluctable
truth is a mystery to me.
The transliteration "Jesus" is only 400 years old. The title
"Christ" is also 400 years old and is a consequence of 1965 year-old
letters from Paul to his churches. Today, there are 45 thousand Judeo-Christian
beliefs.
The person whose influence I pursue is Yeshua, the actually-real Judean who
lived about 2000 years ago and expressed the ideas that I am a god facing death
(Psalm 82) and may choose to perfect my journey during life (Matthew 5:48,
affirming Genesis 1:26-28).
Readers can pursue any curiosity by considering
https://grokipedia.com/page/Yeshua.
https://www.facebook.com/iamnumerouno,
Feb 8
I had to miss the sunset over the skate park and greatly
appreciate your post.
It was great to see you, there Shannon. So far, my skateboard seems retired.
Lately, I can barely negotiate the balance beam for six or seven steps. I often
practice in its shadow and, so far, then risk the bar. On a good day, I turn at
the end and walk back.
Previously, I called that park "church". I decided not to try to
impose tradition on the fellow citizens who attend and am happier.
https://www.facebook.com/carolyn.m.beaver,
Feb 8
Speak of great journalist: you, Carolyn, inspire your
reader's memories.
Ours was Camp Ben Lippen, near Asheville, NC.
I must have been around 10 to 12 and attracted to Nancy Miller.
I had a Knoxville News Sentinel paper route, so earned money. I built a tesla
coil using instructions and parts list from Edmund Scientific.
One time I got on a KTL bus to go across town and buy a bottle of Jack Daniels.
I wanted to learn what attracted Saturday-cowboy-heroes to whiskey. I talked to
a mirror. The voice slid out a drawer that nearly hit my face. I tiptoed to
place the money then heard the clank of the bottle. Bootleggers were reliable
to any customer. I carried it home in my paper sack. One bottle was enough.
Next time, I'm going to catch a bus to Brusly, La, find Cynthia, and court her
for an extra decade. If I'm 10, she'll be 12. With luck she'll like me then. I
won't have the aid of a romantic concert with Dionne Warwick songs.
https://www.facebook.com/terry.duke.50,
Feb 7
"Throughout the day and on the MSN homepage, replaying the story, they
have edited the "Love of Christ" part out. Why?" Thank you,
Terry.
Of course, I do not know the ineluctable truth, so I can only write my opinion.
I think MSN started telling lies long ago. They don't realized that freedom of
speech empowers civic citizens to recognize liars. "Civic" refers to
appreciating each neighbor's opportunity to discover and practice good
behavior.
Critics unintentionally accommodate liars by accusing them of hypocrisy rather
recognizing wickedness or evil. Wickedness needs restriction that prompts
reform, and evil demands annihilation.
Sloppy word usage empowers divinity schools to pick believers' pockets.
Consequently, there are 45,000 Judeo-Christian sects. I do not pity the 2.3
billion Judeo-Christians, because, empowered by individual comprehension, most
believers pursue goodness. And they are gods facing death, so their opportunity
for good behavior is closing. But not everyone seeks goodness. Preachers are
the chief victims of divinity-school evil.
A couple years ago, a preacher challenged our church to name the person who
most influenced us to believe in "Christ". I was flummoxed until I
recalled that Dad taught me "Jesus".
My Sunday-school class supplemented Bible reading with videos from
Yale-divinity-professors, who spoke of "Yeshua". I now study Yeshua,
the Judean, Aramaic-speaking Jew who was written about, starting with Pauline
letters to his churches nearly 2000 years ago. Yeshua was a common name in
Judea, but Jews focused on their Messiah: "Yeshua" is not a feature.
I think Yeshua's message is that gods facing death may and can perfect their
goodness before they die, provided they intend good behavior.
I am happily unchurched and would discuss
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior anywhere anytime, so as to improve my
opinion.
I think collaboration to discover and practice goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior
is what makes the United States republic the world's best form of government.
Its civic goodness is grounded in Thomas-Jefferson-liberalism. Jefferson agreed
with John Locke: “neither Pagan nor Mahometan, nor Jew, ought to be excluded
from the civil rights of the commonwealth because of his religion.” How much
more could the republic's 62% Judeo-Christians accommodate each: Yeshua, Jesus,
Christ, and Messiah? The key is for members to require their church to pursue
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior, or better civic integrity.
The 13 English colonies declared war in 1776, partially to establish religious
freedom. By 1787, 12 free and independent states realized they needed a Union,
partially to fund a Navy for defense of their Atlantic border. The
Philadelphia-convention-of-12 proffered a religion-free Constitution. However,
a few loyalists unhappily did not return to England and demanded to mimic the
1689 English Bill of Rights. The First Congress devised the religion clause in
the First Amendment and the negotiated Constitution was ratified under 14
states in 1791.
The 2026 chaos, supported by MSN and others, cannot defeat the 234-year-old
United States republic's goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior, a silent
pursuit. MSN suffers Civic Voter Silence, CVS, more than TDS, Trump Derangement
Syndrome.
Thank you, Terry for breaking the silence.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Again, Feb 8
Fake news will always challenge the reader yet has become
annoying.
Liars educate readers to discover liars.
Habitual readers learn to choose. For example, I stopped subsidizing the NYT
and The Atlantic in past decades. The BR Advocate taught me that freedom
empowers the press to silence the letter-to-the-editor.
I don't comprehend why lying "reporters" seemingly can't grasp
freedom to choose.
I think the civic faction, We the People of the United States, as defined by
the preamble to the Constitution, owe to accused and convicted reporters jail
time, in order to draw reporters' attention to their opportunity to reform.
https://www.facebook.com/emily.toth.10,
Feb 28
It seems educated people like gutter speech. When "f .
. ." loses its power to satisfy them, many support violence. I pity them.
Every human being in the United
States republic may and can choose good behavior, granting other people equal
opportunity.
Happily, I am one of the 14 million primary
voters in 2016 who made it possible for Trump to compete in Iowa.
Feb 9
Thank you for the opportunity to respond.
Homo sapiens emerged 200 thousand years ago, tya. Selectivity to white skin
began about 30 tya. Racism, based on labor in the sun vs leisure living, was
evident about 6 tya. We now know there is no research-evidence for racism.
At the 2026 edge of civilization, 7 decades-old
Marxist-Catholic-liberation-theology seems the champion of racism. Its divisive
dichotomy is oppressed versus oppressor.
The civic faction of We the People of the United States, defined by the
preamble to the Constitution, opposes political division of Homo sapiens. We
pursue discover goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior "to ourselves and
our Posterity". Posterity includes legal immigrants.
The voters who supported Trump in 2016, aware or not, maintain the United
States republic. I intentionally prevents democracy, in order to favor the
march to statutory justice. Without law, anyone at anytime may and can use
violence to oppress citizens.
I oppose democratic tyranny and vote for the rule of statutory justice.
Feb 9
In my 82nd year, her singing of this song was very
fulfilling. I wanted to share with her the lyrics I use in my adaptation:
O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain!
America! America!
We choose to favor thee,
We crown our good in brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet whose stern impassion'd stress
A thorough fare for freedom beat across the wilderness.
America! America!
We mend our ev'ry flaw,
Confirm our path to goodness,
Our liberty in law.
O beautiful for heroes prov'd in liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than
life.
America! America!
We behave to mature
Till all success be nobleness,
And justice always pure.
O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam sustained by human tears.
America! America!
We give our good to thee;
Grow liberty in justice;
From sea to shining sea.
Feb 6
I like people very much and have always appreciated
professionals who complete society's justice-commitment by executing the law.
(I prefer being a chemical engineer.)
For example, I think someone who would barbecue a cat should be punished but
would not volunteer to arrest the perpetrator. Again, I think a person who
would microwave an infant human-being should be arrested, accused, tried,
convicted, and executed but would not volunteer to be the executioner. I think
rapists should be incarcerated with reform-facilitation. I support statutory
justice and the people who serve in adjudication. I support ICE.
I invite the people who support the vigilantism in this sign to convince me I
should join their opinion.
https://www.facebook.com/ali.dadgar.3,
Feb 8
Ali Dadgar Your talent captures Psalm 82 gods and
goddesses facing death, each one amazing. Don't stop, as long as you want to
record them.
Feb 6
It hinges on appreciating Homo sapiens and life then
granting other people time to discover goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
In my life, one person was good enough to tell me that the f word was beneath
my person.
But not everyone participates in goodness, so neither communitarianism nor
utopia is expected.
https://www.facebook.com/hampton.peele,
Feb 15
Another great sharing, Hampton.
I guess Nova Scotia, the blue cap just north of Boston, was to French-enemy of
the British Colonies to join as the 14th collaborator in the 13-colnies war for
independence from England.
Feb 2
Wow!
I hope someday Russia is a friend of Canada, Denmark and the EU, in addition to
Alaska. Baton Rouge favor might extend to Mexico.
Thank you, Hampton
https://www.facebook.com/jim.robertson.52687,
Feb 2
Please read my post today and consider that the personal
Judean influencer was Yeshua; if we don't use either his name or just let his
influence flourish, we can't discover much less pursue
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
https://www.facebook.com/douglas.moreman,
Feb 23
As a chemical engineer, I trusted early arguments that 1)
cosmic physics like sun spots dominate earth's temperature cycles and 2) over
the recent million years, temperatures cycled a span of 6 deg C;
https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.northwestern.edu/dist/2/3343/files/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-13-at-10.29.31-AM-1.png.
Trying to look at variations over the last 100 years is futile.
These days, I am focused on yeshua, the 2800 year old Aramaic word for
salvation and its common use as a name for newborns: Yeshua. A Hebrew
equivalent was Yehoshua, which dominated Jewish literature 2400 years ago. Many
newborns were named Yeshua when, 2000 years ago Aramaic-speaking Yosef and
Miryam in Galilee named their son Yeshua.
The Galilean Yeshua did not write. He encouraged individuals and crowds to
pursue good behavior. His socio-political influence was notable. Greeks wrote
about him as Iesous, which in Latin is Iesus and in Syriac is Isho and in Islam
is Isa; then, 400 years ago, Europeans used "Jesus".
In this brief review of languages and variations on words and usages, I have
mixed cultures and competitive politics. Another aspect is expectation of an
anointed one and resulting variations. In Hebrew anointed one is
"messiah" and some cultures project Yeshua as "Christ", a
sacrifice to salvation.
I perceive that Yeshua the Galilean influenced goodness. And the complete Bible
expresses humankind's responsibility to discover and practice
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior on earth.
I don't know the ineluctable truth.
Feb 2
That's amazing! I am glad first adjudication is happening in
the EU.
The United States republic has enough burden in States' sanctuary-fraud and
adolescent politics.
https://www.facebook.com/phil.beaver.52/,
Feb 27
Recalling our elementary school, no longer standing in
Knoxville, TN.
https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/knoxville-shoe-box-shares/rose-school/
Feb 25
Despite British and EU pride, democracy causes chaos.
The United States republic prevents democracy, in order to pursue statutory
justice “to ourselves and our Posterity”. Statutory justice amends the
Constitution when the civic faction discovers unjust law.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Feb 18
My 9th decade person-appreciation-list is quite long. However, other
than Cynthia, friends who might claim friendship seem few. This week, a friend
motivated the caring that follows, below.
I learn from a complete Bible, the laws of physics, and civic citizens:
1. Genesis 1:1 informs that God created the universe (13.7 billion years ago,
ya) and earth (4.6 billion ya). Verse 2 informs that God's spirit covered the
empty earth. V3 informs that God allowed goodness (light) on earth. V 1-3
suggest a 3-element mystery regarding the universe and the earth.
2. Genesis 1:26-28 informs that we are in God's image (are gods, the student
might surmise).
3. Psalm 82:6-7 informs we ARE gods but face death (unlike God).
4. The book of John, Chapter 10, V 34 repeats that Homo sapiens are gods but omits
the death-unlikeness to God.
5. Matthew 5:3-10 informs humility to goodness. V 48 informs to pursue perfect
behavior as a god facing death.
6. Matthew 19:5 informs that a man aids his wife (and in unity, their
offspring).
7. Matthew 18:18 informs that God will not change consequences of the process
to resolve human conflict (V 15-17), including egocentric forgiveness (skipping
V 15).
8. Bible-grounded grokipedia.com/page/Yeshua suggests that Yeshua could and
should influence the Judeo-Muslim-Christian-other debate unto good behavior among
Homo sapiens. Yet Homo sapiens can independently choose good behavior.
The complete Bible humbly suggests that the laws of physics constrain the
consequences of human choice.
Many like-minded-groups believe individuals among Homo
sapiens are disobedient, sinners, or infidels rather than gods facing death. They
discourage comprehending a complete Bible that accommodates the laws of
physics. Fortunately for me, I happily adopted un-belief at age 82, after 75
years' struggle.
I’d collaborate with any group that could and would hold doctrine at bay, in
order to civically improve the above opinions. If nothing else, a god facing
death pursues goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
I express opinion only because I cannot know much ineluctable truth.
Feb 15
Jan 30 to George Norton,
The choice to construct/develop a doctrine does not express
humility to whatever constrains the consequences of choosing.
Yeshua did not write, so it is possible, even though a Jew, he did not cite
God. He may have spoken only about good behavior. Socrates raised this
question, in the Euthyphro dilemma, 500 years before Yeshua was born.
In 2026, some 1970 years after Paul wrote about his churches, humankind might
discover and practice goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior. I think Yeshua
help me perceive such goodness and other people may independently choose good
behavior.
Feb 12
Civic Homo sapiens collaborate to discover and practice
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior, rather than construct and develop
mysteries-that-divide-humankind. They support fellow citizens, in order to
facilitate goodness, discourage badness, aid justice, resist wickedness, and
annihilate evil.
Feb 2
Discovery, starting in Fall 2025, with friends at Perkins
Road Park, that I think Homo sapiens is pursuing goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior
rather than mystery, led me to revise my interpretation of the preamble to the
United States Constitution. My revised adaptation is:
The civic faction in the United-States-republic continually improves
6 public practices: integrity, justice, safety, strength, prosperity, and
responsibility --- “in order to” motivate good behavior “to ourselves and our
Posterity”.
Please consider the original text:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more
perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of
Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
then suggest improvements to my adaptation.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.facebook.com/brenda.rivet,
Feb 18
I appreciate civic people and always wanted to influence justice.
“Civic” refers to preservation of each other’s opportunity to pursue good
behavior.
Early in my ninth decade, I continue to study the complete
Bible, now on chabad.org for Old Testament and New King James version for NT. I
think the Bible reports the consequences of arrogance toward the responsibility
expressed in Genesis 1:26-28: justice on earth.
I long since accepted the Gallelian discovery that the earth
is not the center of our galaxy, negating Church doctrine until 400 years ago.
Lately, I adopt and share opinions that accommodate the laws of physics rather
than insist on religious doctrine.
Socrates, 2500 years ago, in Plato’s Euthyphro dialogue,
suggested that goodness constrains doctrine. Last August, I began to develop,
with 2 interested people, a focus on goodness. Interest accelerated when we
speculated that doctrine resists if not prevents the pursuit of
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
I always wanted justice on earth and think citizens may
choose goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
Feb 2
I like the evening meal, with it's wonderful aroma and
everyone sharing their discoveries and concerns.
https://www.facebook.com/rvinci1,
Feb 6
I'm one of the 14 million primary voters who made Trump a viable candidate in
2016. In the presidential election, I did not trust Pence, but voted for Trump
anyway. I am grateful for J.D. Vance.
Feb 1
I am most grateful that my communities and K-12 plus college
instilled in me appreciation for the United States republic, enough to study
it, so far, through age 82. I think the civic faction, who made possible the
Trump-Vance administration, empowered the republic to become great, at last.
Remaining is the majority's leap to goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior to
states and churches.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=viral%20talk
I’m too fragile to try to limit whatever constrains the
consequences of a person’s choices.
https://www.facebook.com/charlotte.klasson,
Feb 1
If a statement seems contrary to reality, consider the
source and judge their reliability.
Why do nations respond to Trump tariffs?
Take, for example, European "value added" taxes. Ask your search
engine, "Do Trump tariffs discourage Europe's value-added taxation?"
And consider countries that enslave their own citizens in order to supply goods
at low prices. Trump tariffs defeat this foreign slavery by moving supply to
America and wages that allow citizens to earn a living.
I think it is self-defeating to read unreliable information from bad media.
I think it is better to observe that tariffs provide Trump political power that
rogue nations will try to offset.
Imagine what those attempted offsets may be. For example, Canada and England
seem to be teaming up with China. England has been America's rival since 1776,
the official declaration of war.
Since then, America has become the world's greatest consumer. No nation has
wanted that to happen, but all nations want to sell in the biggest market. We
need to collaborate to keep America prosperous. I don't know what MSN wants,
but don't think I favor it.
Again, Feb 2
Gerard and Charlotte, I appreciate your concerns and share them.
In my message, I try to show that Trump policy addresses long-standing global
competition. China abuses its people, Europe maintains rivalry, and others like
war.
While detractors ignore "reciprocal" in Trump's "reciprocal
tariffs", his policies encourage other nations to improve Homo sapiens
performance in the world. What stands the test of time is the United States
republic, the world's largest market for goods and services. I think goodness
is emerging in the world.
I think civic Americans will continue to lead. "Civic" refers to
citizens who appreciate and protect each other's opportunity to choose good
behavior.
Again today, Notice today's announcement: Trump Announces New Trade Deal with
India With Reduced Reciprocal Tariffs. For decades, India charged 100% tariffs
on US goods. For example, Harley Davidson built a plant in India to avoid the
Indian tariff. I think we'll see their stock tick up with this news. Yeah,
President Trump.
https://www.facebook.com/charlie.schladand, Feb 10
I think "truth" is too loosely used and encourage the public
to use an American pursuit: the ineluctable truth.
In American usage, "ineluctable" means: together, not to be avoided,
or changed, or resisted; that is, all three constraints must be met. Europeans
choose to omit the "changed" restriction. Bill Clinton applied that
strategy when, as I recall, he said, "That depends on what the definition
of is is", perhaps juxtaposing "sex" versus
"submission", or such.
The civic faction may ask, "Why do so few fellow citizens know the word
"ineluctable". I think the answer is, that English common law does
all it can to keep subjects from understanding "ineluctable
evidence", and America's pursuit of justice has not yet overcome European
repression.
I encourage fellow citizens to make "ineluctable" a dominate feature
of civic debate.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Feb 6
I like the idea behind Trump Accounts: influence each
citizen to embrace capitalism and provide the chance for funds with which to
start adulthood.
Also, the fund may and can be used to influence each recipient to understand
the United States republic and its ultimate intentions: goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior.
Feb 1
I favor my opinion: civic citizens pursue
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior so may reform competitive religions.
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Whitehouse
Feb 28
Dear Mr. Vice-President:
Re: I doubt “play by the rules” influences egocentric people
(wins mid-term votes).
Civic people pursue goodness "to ourselves and our
Posterity", quoting the preamble.
In good government, civil injustice gets corrected by civic
collaboration, where “civic” means humble pursuit of individual, personal
opportunity. Whereas civil inhabitants observe the law, the civic faction
additionally aids legislative amendment in order to lessen injustice discovered
by citizens.
In the United States republic, the civic faction is We the
People, as defined by the intentions-sentence in the preamble to the
Constitution. My latest trust-in and commitment-to the preamble is: The civic
faction in the United-States-republic continually improves 6 public practices:
integrity, justice, safety, strength, prosperity, and responsibility --- “in
order to” motivate good behavior “to ourselves and our Posterity”.
I think citizens who have no opinion about the preamble
should not be allowed to vote. Without intentions, citizenship is not reliable.
Consider: Religious
rules divide the humankind the United States republic would unite. Born to
Southern Baptist parents, I slowly discovered I am a non-believer. I became
“unchurched” on November 2, 2025, when my Baptist fellows of 45 years slighted
the May 17, 2025 passing of my wife of 56 years and mother of our three
children. They had prayed for her during 5 bed-bound years. Their
rationalization on 2025 “all souls day” is that, being Louisiana-French-Catholic,
my spouse was not a member of the church. I cannot collaborate with church that
slights my wonderful wife; slights me.
Likewise, it is not unusual for a citizen to be alienated by
“play by the rules” respecting law, especially unjust law. Either “submit to”
or “obey the” is worse than “play by”. Please consider an alternative phrase,
in order to encourage citizens to engage unjust laws.
I suggest replacing “play by the rules” with “personally
pursue good behavior”, or “uphold the law in order to discover and correct
injustice”, or “uphold the law while suggesting improvement”, or “choose to aid
statutory justice” or “pursue statutory justice”. I am certain you can choose
an improvement.
I wish you and yours the best and I want to help,
Phil Beaver
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ , Feb 22
Dear Mr. President:
Re: civic allegiance to the United States republic
Dear Sir, thank you for the administration you created. The
Supreme Court’s tariff-folly (choosing to act) engaged your Excellence.
Your goodness prompts concern that Europe, and especially
England, during 234 years, has not accepted the United States republic.
Europeans do all they can to end the United States’ independent march to
statutory justice. Statutory justice may be more essential than capitalism.
Especially egregious is a famous English quote, “Many forms
of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe.
No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said
that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms
that have been tried from time to time.…” Europeans oppose America.
To counter these offenses, I have three suggestions. First,
require media corporations/institutions to submit a statement to each elected
President that they acknowledge if not appreciate the United States republic –
to me, the American-civic-faction’s rule of law. Second, require each reporter
who applies for the presidential press briefings to express, in writing,
personal trust-in and commit-to the United-States-republic’s intentions, which
are stated in the preamble to the Constitution. Third, revise the pledge of
allegiance to “I pledge allegiance to the United States republic and to its
flag . . .”
(Also, “responsibility” or “opportunity” could replace
“liberty”.)
I continue sympathy to fellow citizens who overlook or
oppose your humility, humor, and goodness.
Best wishes to you and the First Lady during your State of
the Union Address.
Sincerely,
Phil Beaver
#USpreambler,#acivicpeople,#goodnesswhich
Feb
17
Dear Mr. President:
Re: curing TDS by thanking the civic faction
Sir, thank you.
In my group of four friends who occasionally dined at each other’s homes and
vacationed together with spouses, I was the only one, who among 14 million
civic citizens voted for you to compete in 2016-Iowa primaries. The civic
faction leads the MAGA base and the 85% of counties who voted for you in each
2016, 2020, and 2024.
In your State of the Union Address, please defuse the propaganda, “Trump
derangement syndrome”, TDS, by recognizing the civic faction of United
States citizens.
Protecting each the civil citizens, who uphold the rule of law; plus persuading
dissidents and rebels; plus constraining criminals, illegal inhabitants and
visiting aliens; while aiding annihilation of evil, the civic faction pursues
statutory justice, in order to develop the United States republic. When
injustice is discovered, the civic faction aids Constitutional amendment.
The civic faction ruins the DNC claim that they speak for
the American people. The civic faction is We the People of the United
States, because they trust-in and commit-to the intentions stated in the
preamble to the Constitution. The civic faction pursues goodness “to ourselves
and our Posterity”. Because good behavior according to the law is the expressed
goal, humankind benefits.
In 2024, your brilliant “too big to rig” won the Trump-Vance presidency. We are
grateful to the civic faction, We the People of the United States, and their
commitment to goodness.
I do not want to lessen the world’s appreciation for your unique humility,
unique humor, and unique Excellency. However, I would like to lessen TDS, in
order to increase the happiness fellow citizens may enjoy under the Trump-Vance
administration.
Sincerely,
Phil
Beaver
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https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/knoxville-shoe-box-shares/rose-school
Born in
June 1943, I attended Staub School from 1949 until 1955. I seem to recall Nina
House was my math teacher.
For some reason, I read Ralph Waldo
Emerson's essay, "Self-Reliance". I occasionally reread it. The
library featured a sky-blue biography series. I read a few, in order by the
numbers, and noted some dislikes. So I started reading the first paragraph and
the last to choose the next biography. I applied that principle to the complete
Bible, KJV, and from the last page. I adolescently thought, "A writer/god
so weak as to threaten readers cannot motivate me".
In my 9th decade, I think civic-humans
among religious believers and nonbelievers collaborate to discover and practice
goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior "to ourselves and our
Posterity" (quoting the preamble to the US Constitution). In the United
States republic, "posterity" includes legal immigrants. Worldwide,
"civic" expresses mutual opportunity to choose good behavior.
I think most Staub-school classmates
pursued goodness and am grateful for youth with them.
I seem to recall a playground to the left
and behind this picture. I think there was a drainage ditch behind the
playground. The University of Tennessee campus was a walk away.
My section, Lilly Avenue, was in walking
distance to the upscale Rose Avenue area. There, I mowed the lawn for Mrs.
Testerman, whose son, Kyle would become mayor. She played wonderful piano and
required me to push the mower on only 50% uncut grass. A contemporary boy at
Calvary Baptist Church (Yale Avenue), Victor Ashe, there with his mother,
Martha, would also become mayor.
I am grateful for my youth and would love
to learn about it from anyone.
Understanding
Dear Nomads,
Hello again on our 3rd
anniversary for Isaiah 58.
”Civic” means
collaborating for mutual opportunity to choose goodness rather than badness or evil.
Since November 2, 2025, my public message has become: Civic-Homo-sapiens collaborate where they
are, during their generation, in order to discover and practice goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior "to
ourselves and our Posterity" (goodenesswhich for
short). This message is happily received by most hearers.
So far, no one has
improved goodnesswhich I listen. It’s deep. Order often results from chaos.
Goodnesswhich may come as information, encouragement, and facilitation to the
willing; or as statutory justice when there’s badness; or annihilation when
there’s evil. Things/happenings may not be what they seem. Intention/hope often
falls short of motivating goodness to defeat badness. Evil cannot be tolerated.
Bad behavior often victimizes goodness. Ultimately ending badness is not
expected.
My
regard for Nomads’
aid to my pursuit has never wavered. Today is close
to the 3rd anniversary since, my February 26, 2023 post, “Isaiah 58:
dependency, responsibility, self-interest& church versus the-good. Relief?”
Please see understandtheknowledge.blogspot.com. Scroll down to “Blog Archive”;
scroll and click on 2023. Scroll and click on “February”. You should be there.
I may update the post when I’m not so busy.
Back then, I wrote “the-good”. Since
then, you helped me learn “Yeshua”, 2800 year old Aramaic for “salvation” or
“to deliver”; Yeshua, a name used then; Yehoshua in later Hebrew; then 2000 year old Greek
Iesous, to the Latin Iesus; then 400 years ago in Europe, Jesus. Also, there’s
late Old Testament prediction of Messiah, later debated as Christ.
It’s no surprise that “salvation” could ground so many
names. See pfandercenter.org/blog/articles/the-origins-of-the-name-isa. Notwithstanding
the resulting ethnicities and unassociated ones, there are civic factions within
each nation.
Everywhere I
go, anytime I can, I offer unchurched collaboration with civic citizens for
“goodness-which-motivates-good-behavior” rather than division over mystery. Occasionally
conversation goes far enough for me to share
appreciation to Nomads or UBC.
I appreciate your
collaborative curiosity about how to pursue goodness.
Phil
Phil
Beaver does not “know.” He trusts in and is committed to theineluctabletruth, which
can only be discovered. Conventional wisdom has truth founded on reason, but it
obviously does not work.
Phil is agent
for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit
corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com, and consider essays
from the latest and going back as far as you like. He uses the hashtag
#USpreambler.
