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Not all education comes from the University, much of mine came by actual experience, i went out and experienced what many people
only read about.

I read quite a bit about the state of the world many fine minds seek to enlighten us by exposing us to objective information regarding the
descent of the world into a form of global feudalism or monarchy, where by the multinational corporations and the aristocrats that run
them are fast becoming modern emperors and kings and the rest of us serfs and vassals. Very true, I couldn't agree more but Cindy
Sheehans "resignation" from the movement brings out a point that I discovered many years ago. She says she is appalled by all the
people who in the guise of being progressive are extremely self aggrandizing and more concerned with their own personal agendas
than the noble cause they claim to espouse. (You should have asked me Cindy I would have told you, I live in Dallas right up the road
from where you were). The problem with altruism, service to the people, ministry, progressive causes, liberal agendas, and what ever
you want to call the act of committing ones life to a noble cause (a calling to change the world to make it a better place) is human nature
is a M----- F-----! We are an ego centric, self aggrandizing species, consequently when one seeks to become involved in an effort that
would be classified as an effort to help the world be a better place we should take Mr. Leo's advice. I have noticed that quite often in a
state where the people are hideously oppressed and a leader emerges to lead a revolution, after the revolution that hero of the people
many times becomes the dictator. I revisited the book Animal Farm last week, after Uncle Ernie told me I sound like the horse Boxer,
even though I read that book 40 years ago I still did what I did trying to be part of something that made a difference

My rheumethologist comes from China, I have wonderful discussions with her, considering many MD's are pretty aloof especially when
dealing with a serf like me I really appreciate her non condescending relationship with me. I mentioned that communism was a system
that was impossible for mankind to implement, she said yes because of the human nature.

When people talk about these alternative political/economic systems rather than debate, I can only bring myself to say you don't know
what your talking about. For those of us brought up in a world that espouses the philosophy of the paradigm we all live in we can't truly
objectively discuss what it would take to change the world. Not with out taking a while to change our own outlook. In the end of the 2nd
Chapter of Acts in the Bible it pretty well implies that the New Testament Church survived by implementing a form of commun-al-ism.

I reflect sometimes on how a word based in the root word common, community cause people to get so agitated, the majority of the
people in the world would benefit from the way the New Testament Church did it. 2nd Chapter of Acts verse: 42:They devoted
themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43:Everyone was filled with awe, and
many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44:All the believers were together and had everything in common.
45:Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46:Every day they continued to meet together in the
temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47:praising God and enjoying the favor of
all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

That greedy evil impulse in our Human Nature to be selfish and inhumane towards their fellow man has always caused many of our
species to regard the act of sharing as a negative thing. It has become an art form here in the US commune and related words are
regarded as profane, people don't really think about it they just have a gut reaction.

I am not getting a lot of people who agree with me they think I am full of it. They think if we can just reform the democratic party then true
change can come. How many democrats are involved w/ pork barrel politics and looking out for them selves before anything else???
If the leaders in this world who claim to have the people's interest at heart really did, this world would be a better place all ready.

The average person is so immersed in themselves they can't see what's happening around them nor do they care. They believe the
bullshit that comes down the tube from on high, lock stock and barrel, we are allot like that allegory about the frog, put a frog in hot water
and he tries to escape put him in cold water he is content and often can't escape when it starts getting hot because he wasn't paying
attention. Most ppl in the world are like that especially the people in the west who have a comfortable standard of living.

Their government might be pulling some really off the wall shit some where against another group of people (dark skin ppl to boot.) All
the stories about "it is necessary for some good reason are never even questioned", if the government says it, it must be true.

Of course then some guy starts a revolution and the people get all excited until they find themselves in the same boat or sometimes
worse.

If humanity lived out the tenants of most of the major religions the world would be a better place, look at the end of the 2nd chapter of
Acts in the new testament. Those Christians were communists the lived together broke bread together shared the wealth according to
who had a need.

The people's revolution went awry but the Corporate Fascists point to those countries as communist when in real life, those countries
never even came close to achieving anything close to communism. The best example is in the Bible and you very rarely hear that
discussed. Greed is discouraged in religion, ego death is encouraged, there are enough resources on this planet for every one to have a
decent life. But the leaders tell us poverty is a mystery, armed conflict is unavoidable, universal health care can't be achieved nor is it
desirable. While they live in comfort, able to see a doctor when they want to, plenty to eat, living in relative safety. I may not have a
degree but I could figure out a way to create a decent world.