Sunday, December 27, 2020

Inspiration Toward Changing US Foreign Policy

Some Call Abortion Cruel and some point to cruel policies by politicians like President Trump,A Venezuelan pastor with a pro-life pitch is emphasizing that the blockade by the US is suffocating the Venezuelan people

 

Lately many have made, and attempted, change with anger, at George Floyd’s gruesome death, President Trump, and similar causes, But there is diminishing returns in trying to keep people continuously anger. Guilt and anger over foreign policy is becoming empty rhetoric as a few continue to complain about, for instance, the US supplying arms to Saudi Arabia to bomb hungry children in Yemen.

 

This were different under Kennedy and Obama who created change through inspiration as many joined the Peace Corp and Job Corp under Kennedy or got jobs in foreign service careers under Obama. Ambassador Chris Steven a former Ambassador to Libya was at first inspired by the Peace Corp, eventually even thought his local friendships and foreign policy skills made him safe to roam the streets shaking hands and waving to passers by without his security escort, constantly challenging security details.


Today for a change Supreme Court Judge Amy Barrett is inspiring over a million conservative women with her skillfully juggling raising a large family, including an adopted Haitian orphan, while doing full-time Court work. But this inspiration has nowhere to go. The five conservative judges are wary of drastic change unlike Donald Trump and whatever they end up doing, West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is against abortion and will never allow the packing of the Supreme Court, those who dream of the womb being a safer place for a baby to grow have nowhere to go, on this issue relating to whether the Democrats or Republicans end up controlling the Senate.


However in Venezuela there is an evangelist pastor who inspires local conservatives as much as Judge Amy does in this country. Javier Bertucci also has a large family and an adopted child he calls a gift from God. When not sparing with the Nicolas Maduro government and trying to get around the parsonage ridden identification card system, he is joining with fellow Venezuelan conservative politician Henri Falcon and the Venezuelan government in opposing the suffocating US blockade. Both Falcon and Bertucci are very articulate in Spanish and need to talk directly to the North American people, especially conservative Americans.


President Trump decided the once President of the Venezuelan Senate Juan Guaidó is the actual government of Venezuela, seizing Venezuelan owned property like Citgo gas stations, the Venezuelan Embassy and all other property owned by Venezuela and supposedly giving it to Juan Gualido, who basically keeps begging for a US invasion of Venezuela which both Falcon. Pastor Bertucci, and the Venezuelan government strenuously oppose. More and more people in Venezuela are mad at Juan Guaido because of the US blockade. When it came to Cuba or Iran the US froze assets, the US economic attack on Venezuelan is more overwhelming.


Women’s rights is a sticky issue, but Venezuelans would appreciate it if one condom or even one birth control pill was not more costly than an average Venezuelan’s daily pay. The disaster US is co-sponsoring is worse than anywhere else besides in Yemen. Both the Venezuelan government and its loyal opposition beg the US to let Venezuela breeze. Let’s listen to their pleas.


While I oppose any hash punishments for abortions, I am one of those who dream of the womb being a saver place for a baby to grow in. Let’s have a Federal law that a surrogate mother can not be in any way sanctioned for refusing to abort an unwanted twin.


A tragic situation is when a woman really wants a child but needs chemotherapy or other medication that is harmful to unborn babies, In this case I propose that Medicare and insurgence companies pay for surrogacy toward the birth. If after an unplanned night of drinking or an awkward unplanned situation if a women with medical conditions wonders if she is pregnant the embryo could be frozen and insurance or Medicare pay for it. At one point suicide was strenuously condemned even threatened with punishment in The Afterlife, now instead, suicide hot-lines try to be helpful, I think any attempt to make the womb a safer place to grow in should also be done with the spirit of being helpful.


One way or another let’s get over the hangover of many supporting a goon for President in order to try to make the womb a safer placer for a baby to grow in. The current US deadlock is deadly.


Our society is gridlocked into two conflicting ruts. In Venezuela and elsewhere many don’t divide politics this way, let us all find words and connections to loosen up the ruts.


Going Beyond the Abortion Debate

https://readersupportednews.org/pm-section/22-22/66971-inspiration-toward-changing-us-foreign-policy


Richard Kane, RichardKanePA.blogspot.com, RichardKanePA@aol.com,



 


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Friday, October 9, 2020

I was mesmerized by Trump’s Positive Thinking Trace

I am considered anti-Trump but for a few moments I was mesmerized by Trump’s Positive Thinking Trace or Trump's beautiful dangerous mirage. I breezed in the delusional clean air and waters, not noting the choking western endless wildfires smoke, In California and Oregon voters will choke as they vote for Biden. Trump diehards will cling to Trump unless they or a close friend gets deadly sick.

Meanwhile Biden was a bummer filled with doom and gloom. He fell for the Iran Proud Boys smear unlike Nancy Polosi, google, 

ABCNews Pelosi urges caution statements coming election intelligence community

When Russia declared in 2009 cyber-war on the Olympics they hacked into an Iranian server for cover, 
Google the above,

While we get hysterics about Russia and Iran, massive Hacking and Intrigue has been coming from the Saudi Crown Prince and Netanyahu which dwarfs Russia-Gate,
Trump, and Netanyahu, and the Saudi Crown Prince prop each other up. Netanyahu and the Saudi Kingdom, dread Biden’s changes in Middle East policy and will keep framing Iran until January, Google,Donald Trump Jr met Gulf states emissary offering election help
Google.
GlobalNews lawsuit alleges Saudi Crown Prince sent hit squad to Toronto
 

When Trump said “I can’t hide myself in the basement like Biden, it felt like Trump was talking about me personally. I have been hiding in my apartment with my food and medicine left at my apartment door.  The physical therapist wants me not to face her while I pace my exercises in front of my apartment door, I took CC Conect only twice to visit my close friend in the hospital, then in the rehab hospital with his broken back,

Trump’s positive thinking binging made him cerebrate when he would have been miserable with pain. Trump’s rallies seem like a macabre Woodstock, everyone crowding together in the spirit of a great America fantasy, preparing to drink a cut of Trump’s divine Kool-Aid joining much of the Evangelical Movement in becoming Born Again in Trump instead of Christ.

Biden is a bummer, brinkmanship with crazy North Korea, whether or not their many nukes slipped past Trump, with a massive hassle with Russia and China. I know better than to drink Trump’s Kool-Aid trying to avoid drinking from his poison drink.


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Monday, September 21, 2020

Abortion Debate, a Gift to Trump

aAbortion Debate, a Gift to Trump

Covid 19 reached a grim milestone, 200 thousand deaths in the US. Rather then a grim reminder of Trump’s failure on controlling Conavirus, it became a side story as the debate over Ruth Ginsberg’s replacement takes center stage.

Trump’s Supreme Court possible court nominees plan other drastic changes than in abortion law.  Bararaba Lagoa, and Amy Coney aren't worried about abuse of power, civil liberties and due process of law that Mitt Romney is so concerned about that he voted for Trump’s Impeachment as Romney wobbles on abortion. Mitt Romney could announce now that he would only vote for Alison Jones Rushing who has a little less baggage. Barabra Lagoa started her career trying to get Elian Gonzalez, away from his Cuban Father and given to his Miami relatives.

John Kasich as Governor of Ohio opposed abortion. He spent the years since Trump’s election trying to stop Trump. He is prominent in the Lincoln Project, conservatives opposing Trump. I dream of a society that discourages abortion as it now discourages suicides Since a fetus is a separate life totally intertwined with its mother, I see abortion as akin to partial suicide, Trump as poster child for the pro-life movement makes this dream further away. Trump threatens to make America a dictatorship as he is extremely cruel to undocumented children. Making life ever more miserable for people living in Iran and Venezuela. Abortion is not the litmus issue to stop Trump from getting a second term and dreaming of staying in power for a third.

The Senate could vote for Trump’s court pick in the 45 days until the election or in the Lame Duck session before January 20, whether or Trump gets a third term to screw up America over other issues. Let’s back to wanting competence in dealing with Covid 19, and into opposing dictatorship.

President Biden could easily create a world where suicide is a little less frequent, choosing life a little more so, adoption a little easier and more frequent, and people like former Ohio Governor John Kashich are a little involved in fomenting policy decisions.
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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Camden Miracle Must be Repeated

As tensions rose following the death of George Floyd, suddenly the news switched to Camden, New Jersey police Chief Joe Wesocki carrying a protest sign at the head of the local protest from Yolanda Deaver’s Hair Salon to the police station.

This inspired copycat events across the country, mostly police officials and one sheriff joining the protesters kneeling for eight minutes 46 seconds. The warm feelings sometimes ended up mired by teargas and looting. The Camden Miracle actually had roots back in 2012, when in a massive corruption and crime scandal, the entire Camden Police Department was disbanded while the county and state police temporary took over police functions. The new police department built up from scratch was a community bases model, as the crime rate went down drastically. In part, the march was a celebration of Camden being different.

Then came calls in many cities to de-fund, disband, or replace the police department with community policing, so Camden with its huge community policing success was again in the spotlight.

Now for the miracle that may be about to happen.

Tulsa Oklahoma's new police chief Wendell Franklin firmly believes in de-escalating tensions. During the Tulsa George Floyd protests. under his direction, the police line slowly backed  off. One agitator was persistent at throwing projectiles at the police, until he was ambushed with teargas and a pepper bomb, but no arrests.

The Oklahoma National Guard was called in to assist without any lethal weapons on them. President Trump and especially right-wing agitators are baiting for trouble while some left wing ones feel obliged to assist.

It’s not over until it’s over. But one possible outcome might be another peace miracle.

Original Camden story,
Http://www.tapinto.net/articles/camden-salon-owner-sparks-protest-heard-round-the-nation-obama-included
Google:
Camden Salon Owner sparks protest heard round the nation Obama included

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/virtual-town-hall-tulsa-police-chief-wendell-franklin-talks-protests-george-floyd-video-and-being/article_06c907f7-a754-598d-af47-48c02c3879bc.html

Google:
Virtual town hall Tulsa police chief ayorWendell Franklin talks protests George Floyd video and being
More recent update, So far no negative feedback from President Trump,
https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/with-eyes-of-the-world-on-tulsa-police-chief-discusses-plans-to-keep-everyone-safe/article_24753443-467d-5b59-b4cd-163b6852860a.html#1
In Washington DC the mayor told Trump to go back to his bunker.
For Tulsa, I am hoping that President Trump will demand that the Oklahoma National Guard clear the highway and they will refuse sice they are under the authority of the police chief and mayor who told them not to.

JUNE 23 UPDATE:
Sadly I fell for the press release only the reluctance to put people in jail in Tulsa is real. However there is still an urgent need to learn from Camden
Now the Seattle autonomous zone is getting heated as the President dreams of copying Eisenhower’s sending the troops without the state’s permission.


Seattle will move to dismantle:
https://www.scnow.com/news/national/seattle-will-move-to-dismantle-protest-zone-mayor-says/article_199871c1-5024-5e26-9f07-643004662e1f.html


Perhaps two or three police officers could drift back into the closed police station along with mental health workers, deescalation experts, and perhaps a few agile social workers for a future joint response instead of only a police response to future emergencies there.

https://readersupportednews.org/pm-section/22-22/63571-camden-miracle-must-be-repeated
http://RichardKanePA.blogspot.com/2020/06/Camden-miracle-must-be-repeated.html
By Richard Kane, RichardKanePA@aol.com,

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Sunday, March 22, 2020

COVID-19, Dream of a Silver Lining

After every war there is a dream of the world getting together to solve its’ problems in a peaceful way, from the League of Nations then later the UN.  Today mass communications alert the world almost simultaneously and we can seek changes just as fast. Gary Davis tried to create a One Word Citizen movement even before World War II ended, Perhaps we can start to prepare for a better world even as the present disaster unfolds.

This coronavirus bad news like a world war. But it also has elements of good news in it. The young are spared. When it comes to contagious diseases in those parts of the world with extremely limited health care, people at risk such as with diabetes haven’t had the treatment they needed, so aren’t facing with a disaster now. Some people become cured very quickly and we are about to discover can work with the sick without as much protection.

The US will soon learn to approve drugs and procedures based on the world not just US sponsored studies. Trump praises an anti-Malaria drug, but the hardest hit part of Italy praises the Cuba sponsored drug, Interferon Alpha 2B, and the Cuban doctors who come to help out. Brazil is begging the Cuban doctors to return that it’s strongman, Bolsonaro had kicked out. We suddenly realize that when it comes to contagious healthcare, we all should get it, undocumented immigrants and the homeless included. Crowded prison is a poor way to treat those who misbehave so Iran is leading the world in releasing many of them.

Already jingoism around the world is being less proselytized. Let’s spread the dream now of the better world that might yet come. Perhaps doing so now will make it more likely.

Something similar posted elsewhere, www.theelephant.info/data-stories/
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