Jericho

Others,

Timaeus means Honor.

Plato wrote a dialog by the name. It was written with style, but it serves as a stylistic advocacy for tyranny. Socrates, the leader of the previous dialogs concedes decisions in public policy making to the elite.

“…people of your class are the only ones remaining who are fitted by nature and education to take part at once both in politics and philosophy…yesterday when I saw that you wanted me to describe the formation of the state, I readily assented, being very well aware that, if only you would, none were better qualified to carry the discussion further and that when you had engaged our city in a suitable war, you of all men living could best exhibit her playing a fitting part.”

Plato had made “Socrates” into his mouthpiece for elitism. War and oppression of the people as rabble were seen as necessities by the elite, because the elements and the elemental spirits were destructive during the creation of the state of being. People who don’t agree with the dictates of the elite are seen as terrorists, militants or collateral damage.

The “Timaeus” was known to the gospel writers. The eloquence of style was known as a cloud of smoke to protect elitism.

Support for the dictatorship of industry profit is evidenced in the government of Syria. This dictatorship has the Alawite minority in power over the Sunni populace. Assad is the son of a dictator. He is the son of honor according to Plato’s definition.

Syrian Conflict
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/syrian-conflict-not-just-battle-against-assad/261316/

Assad is blind Bartimaeus according to the gospel story.

Jericho
from Mark 10:46-52

Salvation came to the city of the moon
to celebrate the victory of faith in time.
A large crowd had assembled
to join the celebration.
The son of Honor, a blind beggar,
 called out to the Savior
as he was leaving:
“Son of Goodness,
have mercy on me!”
When he heard that it was
the teacher from Nazareth, he cried,
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy.”

Jesus stood still and said,
“Call him here.”
They called to the blind man,
“Take heart. He is calling for you.”
Bartimaeus jumped up
and made his way to Jesus.

The Savior asked,
“What do you want me
to do for you?”
The blind man said,
“My teacher, let me see again.”
Jesus said, “Go. Your faith
has made you well.”

His blindness had been belief
in destruction as the law.
He had believed
that the destructiveness of nature
compelled the dictator
to visit destruction on those
who were not with him.
This made it impossible
for him to do anything productive;
to do anything that was good
ran contrary to the belief in destruction.

Jesus had reassured him that his faith
could lead him to live a good life.
He immediately regained his sight
and followed him on the way.

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Assad is not the only dictator in the world. The threat of subordination to the dictates of industry profit is very real in the USA. The National Defense Authorization Act has two provisions that run contrary to protection for human rights.  The bill was signed into law, but it authorizes the indefinite detention of citizens. It also supports the targeted killing of militants.  Both provisions offend respect for due process of law in enforcement.

Dave Matthews Band – Why I Am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jKh9H9UdoA

“It's why I am unlikely to agree
It's why I am climbing out of my monkey tree
Why I am still here dancing with the Groogrux King”

Christ is the Groogrux King. He is with, for and by the people. He is for love and human rights.

It’s why I won’t agree with the dictates of destruction.

Support the correction of elitism. Elect responsible leadership. Stand opposed to the unacceptable provisions for dictatorship.

Steve K.

Mercy

Others,

Constitutional government documents principles aimed at fairness in political leadership. Human rights are listed in addition to the demarcation of procedures for organizational structures. When a constitution establishes favor for a single party, it is inherently unfair.
it is inherently unfair.

Freedom of religion is a necessary clause in the listing of human rights. While it has been falsely identified as the cause of western decadence, it correctly identifies the government's role in relation to religion. The state is not to establish religion, neither is it to prevent the free exercise of faith. Citizens of the state have the right to choose or reject religion.

Many "Islamic" countries have constitutions that include elections, freedom to assemble in more than one party and the listing of other human rights. The listing of Islam as the state religion however is undeniably a flaw in the constitutional organization of the state. Libya liberated itself from the tyranny of Ghadafi, but their current constitution promises to establish another form. The Arab spring will not succeed in anything but changing dictators, if they don't list freedom of religion as a human right.

Clashes in Libya
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE89K07C20121021

Libyan Constitution
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/08/22/libyan-draft-constitution-sharia-is-principal-source-of-legislation/

Avoiding Documentation for the Oppression of Citizens
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-21/site/ct-oped-1021-libya-20111021_1_new-constitution-post-gadhafi-libya-national-transitional-council

Freedom of religion is a necessary clause in the listing of human rights. While it has been incorrectly identified as the cause for western decadence, it correctly defines the government’s role in relation to religion. The state is not to establish religion. Neither is it to prevent the free exercise of faith. Citizens of the state have the right to choose or reject religion.

It is incorrect to define a state religion given this provision for freedom. It follows that the definition of a state as Islamic, Christian or as any other proponent of religion or anti-religion is wrong as well. This includes atheism.

“Islamic” countries have constitutions that include the right to vote, the freedom to assemble in more than one party and the listing of other human rights. The listing of Islam as the state religion however, is undeniably a flaw in the constitutional organization for the state.

Libya liberated itself from the tyranny of Gaddafi, but their current constitution promises to establish another form of dictatorship. The “Arab Spring” will not succeed in anything but changing dictators if they fail to list freedom of religion as a provision for human rights.

Clashes in Libya
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE89K07C20121021

Error in Iraq
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-21/site/ct-oped-1021-libya-20111021_1_new-constitution-post-gadhafi-libya-national-transitional-council

party, it is inherently unfair.

Freedom of religion is a necessary clause in the listing of human rights. While it has been falsely identified as the cause of western decadence, it correctly identifies the government's role in relation to religion. The state is not to establish religion, neither is it to prevent the free exercise of faith. Citizens of the state have the right to choose or reject religion.

Many "Islamic" countries have constitutions that include elections, freedom to assemble in more than one party and the listing of other human rights. The listing of Islam as the state religion however is undeniably a flaw in the constitutional organization of the state. Libya liberated itself from the tyranny of Ghadafi, but their current constitution promises to establish another form. The Arab spring will not succeed in anything but changing dictators, if they don't list freedom of religion as a human right.

Clashes in Libya
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE89K07C20121021

Libyan Constitution
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/08/22/libyan-draft-constitution-sharia-is-principal-source-of-legislation/

Avoiding Documentation for the Oppression of Citizens
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-21/site/ct-oped-1021-libya-20111021_1_new-constitution-post-gadhafi-libya-national-transitional-counc

Mercy
Psalm 91, Isa.53

When you live your life as well as you can
you don’t deserve to suffer cruelty.
Faith in the LORD is a refuge.
It is a haven for establishing goals.
It is a hospital for recovery from harm.
Protection is provided according
to liberty within the justice of the law.

Principles build principalities.
They are guidelines for morality.
They are the messages
from the messengers.
They are the rules for living
a good life.

Righteousness is the victory
for living well.
Happiness, health and prosperity
are the fruits of morality.

The prophets and apostles
were persecuted for the morality
of their message. They promoted
mercy when injustice threatened
punishment with torture or death.
They endorsed kindness
when reckless abandon
was respected as normal.
They taught people to live with respect
when such a thing was regarded
as absurd by the advocates for aggression.

They were punished for opposing
greed and avarice. They were killed
when they did not worship leadership
that laid claim to the power over life.

Jesus was for justice.
Defense was condoned as natural,
but cruelty and violence
were condemned as pride.

He had proclaimed love as a cure for infirmities.
He had carried the burden for our insecurities,
yet he was afflicted and convicted as guilty.
He had been punished as though
he was being stricken down by God. 

How excellent is his majesty?
He is clothed with splendor.
Light has become his attire.
The wealth of his legacy
will never tire.
Love is still the basis
for learning within the law.

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When recovery is seen as agreement with leadership irrespective of truth, the recovery is concession to dictatorship. Capitalism works when prosperity is earned in relation to the effort to provide a service. Products are services. When capitalism supports disproportionate award to the leader, the CEO, it is not efficient in building the economy. It is an effective promotion of dictatorship however.

While I don’t agree with the implication that religion promotes irresponsibility, I do agree that there are those who advocate for irresponsibly disproportionate pay scales. All too many of these individuals claim affiliation to a religion.

Responsibility
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/in-debate-opposing-positions-came-down-to-one-word-responsibility/2012/10/17/151d571a-188d-11e2-9855-71f2b202721b_story.html

Leaders who receive incredibly large salaries are often defended by the limitations for humanity. They can’t be expected to be perfect. They are human, all too human. Nevertheless, they are receiving pay that makes them into gods in the social hierarchy.  

Meanwhile, they fire people who are actually working like gods just to maintain a paycheck to pay for the cost of living. The cost of living is being driven up in order to pay for the CEO salaries in the interim. Thus, this incredibly destructive fiction is set up wherein the boss gets big money because he isn’t perfect, while the employee is fired for not meeting expectations for perfection.

Romney and Ryan Republicans are irresponsible because they support dictatorship. If you want to be a responsible citizen with or without faith, vote for those who support the correction of the elitist advantage.

Have mercy on all the people of the nation. Support reasonable pay scales. Show respect for those who are not paid for their work. Support social programs that limit military spending by providing services to citizens for the country.  

Dave Matthews Band – Mercy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT_d2yjkUaY

Stand up for where we need to be.

Steve K.

Constancy

Others,

Is the constancy of change the only constant? There is constancy in change. The assertion that it is the only constant however is an error. Knowledge of algebra shows that variability is expressed within the formulation of constants.

What does this mean conceptually? It means that the statement “the only constant is change” is wrong. It means that the proposition “life is war” is false. It means that the shift from the rule of representing the entire population of people to any subdivision is an error.

When the government has chosen to either represent the majority group, the majority of minorities or a minority, it has limited representation unfairly. When state has chosen to favor the wealthiest as the only minority rule that counts, it has been a gross misrepresentation of the world as the case for reasonable judgment.

Slavery had been a proposal for conquest. Whoever ruled the field of battle decided who would be enslaved to whom. The slave trade reinforced this distortion of representation. Whoever could get away with the claim that slave labor was beneficial economically could force or deceive others into perpetual subservience.

Slavery and the slave trade have been outlawed in most locations, yet economic enslavement is still being promoted by industry leadership. Industry leadership has gained support from the US Supreme Court. The support was expressed in the “Citizens United” ruling. The ruling is for the social entity identified as the Chief Executive Officer. Only the wealthiest and those who agree with them count in this distortion of the democratic republic.

Socialism is for industry leadership. Whether government controls business (communism) or business controls government (fascism), socialism is for industry. The implication is that those who work for a living earn their rights as citizens, whereas those who work in support roles for those who earn an income do not. This framework supports the enslavement of support workers. Support workers are not respected as having equal rights simply because they are not getting paid for their labor.

Slavery, the slave trade and wars of aggression have been outlawed by international convention. The need for bi-partisan cooperation in a democratic republic however requires agreement on reasonable proposals for functional performance.

When one party throws bi-partisan cooperation out of consideration in terms of formulating agreement, it frustrates reasonable expectation. One party has gone so far as to complain about the opposition party’s agreement with any components of their platform.

This refusal to concede agreement to anything but national security has resulted in the birth of a monster. The National Defense Authorization Act has authorized the indefinite detention of citizens and the targeted killing of “terrorists.”  Neither the indefinite detention of citizens nor the assassination of terrorists is based on due process of law. It is based on “intel.” The intel however is subject to partisan manipulation.

When the field of known suspects is narrowed to a particular group, the group is narrowed to an area of likely suspects. The area is then used to arrest and detain a suspect or to bomb the area where the suspect lives. Support for leadership decision is then used to justify the breach of law. The breach of law provokes protest, but the protest is suppressed or ridiculed to support leadership decision in an inherently corrupt decision making process.

Criticism of big government is then used to defuse criticism regarding the decision. Confusion from the defused anger is misdirected into the advocacy for spending cuts. The spending cuts are used to reduce spending on social security, not the military or law enforcement. It is all based on the top-down leadership structure. A democratic republic is with the informed consent of the people. It is not just top-down. It is grass roots up. There is communication.

This top-down structure is supported by the tax cuts for the wealthiest. Tax cuts for the wealthiest are used for campaign contributions and lobbies. The money stays in the upper reaches of society’s hierarchy. The middle class and the poor suffer as a result. It is time for a correction.

The Hot Yellow Burn

The not so same old hot and yellow
retina burn in sear of sun
that made muscle like jello
saw much gray and mellow
in this planet’s go round
of day to day flow
in the celestial path
as it moved
past the autumnal equinox
in relation to the star
called the sun.

 Go. Grow. Oh.

 Record rain grew great green
lines of time
with light purple powered flowers
until shades of hot and yellow
overcame the gray and mellow
and the ragged rugged lines
of leafy sums about heat
without sun were stunned.

Day long searing sun
began to burn plumbago’s plume.
The spade for turning turned
under the roots for yearning dirt
to save the purple horn of flower
from the crispy black sphere.

Scarecrow hollow hollered "hey"
into the night of burning dollars.
Cowardly crow was sent
to flight from sight;
mustard matted paper plate
left for wanting more matter;
sat waiting for pecking pick of lick.
Pay the piper when you play.
Leave the lines of time
behind the encircled plane
for pain.

Southern baby back
became postal deposit
as position on the frontal strip;
protected by majestic tree.
Bip. Nip. Clip. Cut.
Throw the burned fray away.
Bip. Drip. Sprinkle. Spray.
Blow the thirsty clear to stay.

Eons of elitist rule
left people feeling like a majority tool.
Test and punish bashed the golden rule.
The rich run rant was tooled to rock
many techno toys to the top.
School after school
was shut down for profit.
The state for sale
made the ca-ching rock ring
with the pretty paper thing.
Richie Rich paid the state
for money rockets.
G-man dictated statements
from rockets for rich pockets.

The hot yellow burn of sun
made the bursts of purple horn fun
turn to less than green and yellow on the run.

 Much plumbago had become
a boom of burn until the change of place
to the base of majestic tree by the road
for all to see. We will see the purple blooms
of plumbago boom again.

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Natural liberty is free from the claim to any superior power on earth. There was a time when slavery was not outlawed. It was practiced as an extension of war.

Those who were conquered by an invading force were forced to endure life under the dominion of the conquering power. Confinement was used to prevent escape. Weapons were used to intimidate or torture. Severe hardship was imposed to turn a maximum profit at minimum cost in monetary resources.

The struggle with imperial power is not new. It is not complete.

Ignatius of Antioch had written:

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/ignatius-romans-lightfoot.html

CHAPTER 5:1 “From Syria even unto Rome I fight with wild beasts, by land and sea, by night and by day, being bound amidst ten leopards, even a company of soldiers, who only wax worse when they are kindly treated. Howbeit through their wrong doings I become more completely a disciple; yet am I not hereby justified.”

Imperial 'power pumps up the volume' on the competitive nature of life. The coliseum made people into a roaring mass that was called upon to satisfy the emperor’s power as high priest. This high priest sacrificed people by putting them to death for failing to worship the power over life. People like Ignatius chose to be sacrificed to avoid the role as participant in sacrificing others.

While slavery has been outlawed by international agreement, economic enslavement is still being promoted by the elitist advantage.

The UN Charter for Human Rights
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

Article 3.
•Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4.
•No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5.
•No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6.
• Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

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Freedom is not free to do anything irrespective of harm or consequence. The rule of law is to reflect the law of nature insofar as it is appropriate for human kind. Freedom from absolute arbitrary power is so necessary to human preservation that no one can legally agree to live a life of slavery. No one can give another absolute power over his or her life with respect for the rule of law.

Slavery was the state of war continued between the conqueror and the captive. There had been a presumption that God gave victory to those who were deserving of it. It is known however that a military force can be made into a conquering power by the investment of resources.

The world went to war over the basic presumption that imperial power was inherently good if it could generate a military force that could win a war with any rival power. The goodness of representation for the social security of the people was subordinated as a subjective clause.

Slave trade was an extension of the presumed contract of the conquered over the conquered. It also treated people as property that could be bought, sold, tortured or killed.

Human rights are natural, but the promotion of the elitist advantage has made using the freedoms of speech and assembly necessary as a means to stand opposed to the machinery for enslavement.

Steve K.