Category: Rural Tompkins Blogs

“The World According to Doctrine” — “What can’t be cured . . .”

“What can’t be cured . . .”

Sometimes it seems that the only problems politicians insist on curing are the result of the human condition – and they plan to cure them by removing our humanity and human worth. They remove argument and opinion by banning debate and defining only one correct viewpoint. They remove inefficiency in government by removing the people from every decision making process. They remove the pain of human interaction and human progress by putting barriers to every action and interaction: that only they can lift.

If human beings can be “cured” from their humanity — wouldn’t that cure be worse than the disease?

“The World According to Doctrine” — “The NEW Constitution”

“The NEW Constitution”

I’ve tried to move things along – bring about a change in the treatment of the rural community documented in Tompkins County and Tammany Hall. I’ve sent emails, letters, and books – to authorities in government, college programs, newspapers, even to investigative media – with one result: nothing. No encouragement, no dismissiveness, no acknowledgement — no response of any kind. It’s rejection beyond rejection: it’s non-existence.

Our whole structure of authority and oversight is not one of a functioning government – but of a gang. And all those who might be able to help: are involved, unwilling, or afraid.

Maybe it’s a good thing that I’m not considered a threat – or I might end up as the victim of a “robbery gone bad.”

You don’t think that could happen? Our lives are of no importance to our government – just ask them — and wait for their answer.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “How does government balance Social Justice?”

“How does government balance Social Justice?”

If there’s anything we know about “Social Justice” – it’s that we don’t know anything. It’s carried out in secret and justified on the basis of restricted information and selective disclosures. Even the simplest inquiries are hindered by a forest of FOIL forms – breaking any straight forward request into a maze of bureaucratic roadblocks.

There’s only one fact that our government can’t conceal – every program and policy they enact gives them more power and more control — and that’s what government is all about these days, isn’t it.

“The World According to Doctrine” — Politics and Science – The superstitions of our time

Politics and Science – The superstitions of our time

Politics and Science are supposed to make everything good in the real world — They haven’t. We are sheltering in a poisoned and deteriorating ecosystem – divided and isolated from each other – with the wolf clawing at the door — and all they can say is: “Disasters and predation are naturally occurring phenomena.”

Science and Politics are the idealization of human practicality – and if they don’t work: they don’t work. Period. Following leaders like that gives you a place in history — written by those who didn’t.

“The World According to Doctrine” — Millennial Definition: “Necessity”

Millennial Definition: “Necessity”

Persistence may overcome resistance – but why bother; when Big Brother can step in with a club. Having a mandate; is only second to having a child or a recognized disability for leveraging a better life. Does that sound unfeeling and unfair? As unfair as making people who worked a lifetime – still keep working into their 80s to survive? To paraphrase: “Work a lifetime in their shoes.”

“The World According to Doctrine” — “Life is simpler these days”

“Life is simpler these days”

It’s easy to be “diverse” – it’s all written out for you. Expressing your individuality is just following the script. You can choose anything you want – as long as it’s on the menu. It’s following the House Rules of the Adolescent Society.

Life is simpler these days – but being yourself is more difficult — and more dangerous.