General comments and observations

I've kind of backed away from politics and political issues as of lately.

It's like ugly in, ugly out, ugly in ugly out.

And if politics is all one focuses on, it will turn your insides sour.

It's really all entertainment anyways, in that most people aren't even effected by the political figures they're told not to like.

Hating someone you've never met is really kind of illogical, and definitely smacks in the face of true old time Christian Faith, as taught by Jesus.

It makes no spiritual sense for me to hate or despise any President or elected official when they've never done a thing to me on a personal level.

I've said before on here, that politics is the devils religion.

And modern day politics has become nothing more than blind condemnation of anyone, or group that doesn't mirror our own biases.

Politics is the exact opposite of what Jesus taught, and looking back, it's no wonder he was driven off the planet, by the exact same types who rule today, just a different age.



Back then it was the Pharisees, Scribes and Sadducees, today it's Politicians, Attorney's (Lawyers), and Atheist who would all unite to destroy any modern day Jesus. (And even radicalized Islamist)

Same people, different time period.

After a while people forget about the God they claim to follow, and instead invent new God in their own political and bias and prejudice self interest, so that when the true God does arrive, the people don't even recognize him, cause they never served him.

And that's the dangers of politics.

No wonder Jesus warned in scripture about not getting to caught up in worldly affair, and warned how doing so could, would, lead many astray.

There is no 'Christian Right' anymore, cause true believers of the Gospel aren't really into politics, and have broken away, and live their lives according to scripture with or without elected officials.

Those who are into politics, and claim to speak for 'Christ' are decievers

Plain and simple.

True believers in the gospel don't care how you vote, they care about the state or condition of ones soul.

A true Christian filled with the Love of God, and your typical Fox News, AM talk radio political hack, are like night and day apart when it comes to their motive, aim and purpose in life.

In the end, politics will corrupt the soul, and make one incapable of loving or liking anyone.

Their own political party will become their idol, will become their false God.



Some things never change.

Conservatism is really a umbrella term for many different movements, ideologies, identities

Conservatism is to movements, mindsets, what 'Bird' is to different types of fowl.

Not all Conservatism is the same, has the same 'aim' or 'goals'.

And in modern times, many groups who in the past would be out right 'racist' have simply grafted themselves into the more intellectual arm of Conservatism.
Where they can camouflage their disdain for minorities under intellectual arguments.

But then again you have 'Conservative' Muslims as well, Conservative Africans, tribal members in the middle East and so on.

But in America, more times than not, Conservatism has traditionally been associated with 'WASP's.

And more recently you have media Conservatives...as in talk radio or Fox News types.

Tabloid Conservatism, knee jerk Conservatives, and on and on.

But they're all different.

And maybe in next post I'll break each one down to it's core.

I'd be better off writing a book.
I don't get paid for this, so I share stuff, ideas, as time allows and as I feel moved.

I observe the Evangilical or religious arm or the Main stream GOP have been real quiet lately.

I think a lot of them just changed directions, and turned back to the Church.

The Church in and of itself is a governing body, with it's own social rules, ethics ect.

The other half or so of the 'Christian right' got totally sucked into secular politics, and replaced their Pastors with talk radio hosts like Limbaugh and Savage and Hannity.

Politics is very spiritually destructive, and some or maybe many realized what it was changing them into.

The church, when practiced right, tends to focus more on forgiveness and redemption, where as politics tends to focus on condemnation of others.

It's scary when people sin, pick up sinful traits, and don't even notice it no more.

When a lie becomes comfortable and untroubling.
When slander becomes OK.

Politics does all that to you if in it long enough.

Politics in and of itself has become like a religion.

Some would even say Politics is the Devils religion
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Main stream talk radio Fox News Conservatism is definitely no longer linked to 'Christanity', it's morphed into something a lot uglier.

Mandatory voting would assure 'political blacks'/'Political liberals'/'liberal whites'/'LGBT community' never got way at polls ever again.

Mandatory Voting?

Dumb idea for many reasons.

But for the best reason it's dumb, illegal in 'Free' society is something all can agree on regardless of political orientation and that is America is suppose to be 'free'...and freedom means you're not forced to do anything you don't want to, as long as not hurting others.

Once Government forces you to do something, you're no longer free.

Here's my take on it.

Right wingers (with their knee jerk reaction to supposed liberalism) automatically think this will benefit 'the left'.

Nothing could be further from the truth, in that in reality most people are 'safe'...or conservative (in non political way).

And if forced to vote, most of these 'safe' types would vote for perceived candidate that would be less disruptful to their comfortable traditional lifestyle, or styles.

And for knee jerk Fox News/Talk radio brain dense conservatives who think mandatory voting would benefit 'blacks'...wrong.

In reality 'blacks' or those deemed as still only represent less than 12% of over all population < link in red

And of that 12% probably less than 6% are eligible to vote.

Cause out of that 12% you have hobbits, elders, felons ect.

So in other words if everyone, every citizen in U.S. forced to vote, the Black vote or voice (assuming there is one anymore) would become void by sheer numbers of majority.

So if President some how thinks forcing all to vote would help 'blacks' he's greatly mistaken.

Whites and Hispanics would benefit most from this mandatory vote.


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In other words if all peoples forced to vote, than by sheer numbers 'black' interests (assuming there is one) would be muted by sheer numbers of 'whites' and 'Hispanic' interests (assuming there is one simply based on color or heritage).

So if this 'forced vote' is somehow being proposed for more equality for minorities, it would actually backfire in a very big way in that minority views would never get way at polls ever again.

The reason why they do now is simply cause most Americans choose not to vote, have other things going on in life, or life simply not effected by electoral politics.
But if suddenly forced to vote, all that would change.

Forced voting is a stupid idea if some how intended to help minority causes, be it blacks rights, Gays, or other such fringe causes.

Cause the majority of population in America is still Anglo and 'white' and traditional...and if this class forced to vote, all fringe groups, ideas, canidates would be obliverated at polls.

Very dumb idea by President if some how he thinks this will help his cause, whatever that may be.

I don't see how the President talking about the need to make it tougher for criminals to get guns, some how derails the grieving process.

Nor do I see how the rebel flag flying in South Carolina causes 'hate'.

I think the President has a right, and is expected to speak out about gun violence.

And I think those in South Carolina have a right to fly the rebel flag, if they so choose.

Props to Glenn Becks handling of SC church incident




For years I've cast Glenn Beck in with the rest of the ratings driven talk radio types who have made millions appealing to peoples darkest social and political natures.

And they continued doing the same following the South Carolina church shooting.

Rush, Hannity, Savage, and the rest deflected rage towards shooter, to the President.

Accused President of politicizing shooting cause he spoke of the need to keep guns out of criminals hands.

Yet they did the same thing by even bringing up what he said.

They chose to agitate their audiences by constantly deflecting anger back towards the President, feeding their audience a steady diet of hate and resentment, the same hate and resentment that boiled over in S Carolina shooter.


But Glenn Beck did not do that, and instead focused on Love and Redemption.

Glenn Beck, unlike the other radio hacks, actually went down into community and met the people effected, instead of just talking about them as distant statistics to be used for political banter.

Glenn Beck kept the blame on the shooter, instead of blaming 'The left' or 'The President' as other talk radio hosts and their callers did.

I don't normally like Glenn, but found his Friday show to be very organic.

I do believe people can change, he's sure made enough money to.

I don't think any of us should let the industry known as 'News and entertainment' control our mood or outlook in life.

They, the media, all of it, yes even Fox and talk radio (it's all the same even though they pretend to be different, but it's all the same!)

They the media delight in setting the tone in viewers life, todays headlines will be what they want 'you' to worry about, get upset about, they will barrage you with the same headline for days, give their commentary until they have you feeling the way they want you to feel.

Be careful about that.

Just because they say a story is important, doesn't mean that story is important to you, but they brainwash you into thinking it is.

Turn off your TV, radio, turn off all media, then you'll see what's important to you, and what makes you happy.