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Self-Made Concentration Camps

posted on Monday, April 30th 2012 at 12:09 AM
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tagged as 1%er’s, 99%er’s, appalachians, concentration camps, education, family ties, judicature, national and global economics, occupy, politics, religion

As a Child, the Children in Cheyenne’s Neighborhood sometimes liked to Play War by re-enacting scenes… more »

The Dance of the Dolphin, the Song of the Whale

posted on Wednesday, April 25th 2012 at 11:45 AM
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tagged as bp oil spill, dispersant toxic chemicals, dolphins, environmental disasters, gulf coast, gulf of mexico, human maladies, oil spills, whales

Come play with me Upon the Primordial Seas Come Dance the Waves And Sing the Songs That… more »

Those Cotton Pickin Drug Wars - Drug Games !

posted on Tuesday, April 17th 2012 at 12:33 AM
read 613 times, 1 comment
tagged as border states, drug cartels, drug dealers, drug laws, drug pushers, drug usage, drug war, individual and social decisions of freedom and liberty, legal and illegal drugs, social ethics and morays, violence

“Chick, Chick ! Come quick !” Ma Mockingbird squawked at her eldest son, Chick Mockingbird. “What is it, Ma… more »

Autocratic Corporatism versus Democratic Republicanism

posted on Friday, April 6th 2012 at 12:02 AM
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tagged as autocracy, banks, collective bargaining, corporations, democracy, dictators, dictatorship, housing bubbles, individual rights, national and global politics, republicanism, right to vote, socialism, speculators, state and national economics, women’s rights

Corporatism destroys Democratic and Socialistic Republics by replacing them with tyrannical CEO Autocracies. Dictators make great… more »

The Law of Stand Your Ground

posted on Monday, April 2nd 2012 at 12:02 AM
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tagged as castle law, self=protection, stand your ground law, texas gun laws, vigilantes

There’s a Law in the Great State of Texas Named - Stand Your Ground It… more »

Is It a Hate Crime or a Fear Crime ?

posted on Monday, March 26th 2012 at 11:42 AM
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tagged as fear, florida, george zimmerman, guns and gun laws, hate crimes, killing, self defense, social contracts, social ethics, social laws, stand your ground law, trayvon martin

George Zimmerman has his Fears.  Trayvon Martin had his Fears. Fears have Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch, Intuition and… more »

A Very Short Version of the Simple Physics of Socio/Political Change

posted on Thursday, March 22nd 2012 at 1:05 PM
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tagged as revolution, socio/political movements and change

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Cross My Heart and Hope to Die...!

posted on Monday, March 19th 2012 at 11:51 AM
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tagged as alabama, bigotry, christianity, civil rights, individual and social morays and ethics, racism, selma, universal love

Some people are just not good with Time. Cheyenne is one of those people.  She is… more »

The Moderation-Compromise Imperative for Survival

posted on Monday, March 5th 2012 at 11:47 AM
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tagged as bi-partisianship, canoes, choices, compromise, dysfunctional congress, moderation, political parties, waterways

When Canoeing with two or more Occupants Lean too far Left Lean too far Right The Canoe will list… more »

The Skies Are Alive with Flyin’ Drone-Critters !

posted on Monday, February 27th 2012 at 11:48 AM
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tagged as civil rights and liberties, drones, federal aviation association, individual rights and liberites, invasion of privacy, privacy rights

Pa Mockingbird and Cousin Jeb flew into the Family Nest in a flurry of feathers and air. “Whew ! … more »

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