Pres. Obama Sells Out Workers to Vietnam

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7676255.html I heard a few days ago that the Obama administration is planning out a free trade deal with the so called Socialist Republic of Vietnam. First of all workers in such un-democratic countries as Vietnam do not enjoy the same standards of labor rights that those in free countries have. They are paid less, and might not have the same work place safety requirements, for example. Another problem, caused by relying upon Asian countries for foot wear is that the Mongolian race have feet that are the inverse opposite of other people. There feet are narrow, where others are wide, and vice versa. Currently I myself am wearing New Balance shoes. I need to not only have size 13 , but also extra wide. So I am concerned to an extent by this developement. I feel that what is needed is fair trade, rather than free trade. And also that companies should take into consideration the special personal requirements of there customers, and take steps to accomodate them. I've found it next to impossible to find suitable shoes at major chain stores. So I've been shopping at one of the few family owned stores that still exist, called "Neals". http://www.cherokeeuniformshop.com/ http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Neals.Shoes.And.Uniforms.440-993-8713

NAACP Condemns Neal Boortz's Violent Comments.

http://www.11alive.com/news/article/194992/40/Critics-condemn-Boortz-rant-on-violent-crime I just heard on the radio this evening that a number of people found what Neal Boortz said to have been racially charged. I myself feel that they are implicitive, but not explicitly indicitive, of refering to inner city blacks. Here is why. 1. He refers to them as being urban. Whom else would you expect to find in an urban setting? And since Atlanta is a city itself, the word urban is redundant. 2. The word thug is historicly associated with perpetrators whom were of a colored people. It is borrowed into English from the Hindi word "thuggee". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee Dark skinned people from southern India would prey upon the priviledged light skinned people from the north. I also feel that his calls for "thugs" to be shot dead in the streets is ambiguous in context. Did he just mean that they should be met with deadly armed force in the course of armed robberies on there part, or does he favor retaliatory attacks upon the villages where they live? I think that some people are afraid that someone might become motivated by this to engage in vigilante actions. Sort of like in the book, and film, "Death Wish". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Wish Incidently, I know that Mr. Boortz is ideologicly a neolibertarian. http://wikibin.org/articles/neolibertarianism.html So unlike other libertarians, he might not necessarily oppose taking the initiative in combating criminal gangs. Other libertarians, including left-libertarians, oppose the idea of commiting aggression for any reason. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonaggression_principle Though we certainly do recognise the personal right to defend oneself with purportionate force. But to single out an entire segment of people infringes upon the concept of indivisual responsibility. A particular group of people should not therefore be held to be guilty by association. I hope that Neal Boortz will clarify his remarks, if he did not intend for it to be taken to mean what some are insinuating.

Americans in Canada Are Being Denied Citizenship, As One Son Has Both Asperger, and Tourette Syndrome.http://www.thestar.com/news/article/100

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1008827--immigration-says-son-with-asperger-s-inadmissible-to-canada So much for me potentionally going into exile to Canada, if some repressive right-wing regime were to take power here in America. (eyeroll) I feel that those with disabilities do not pose an undue burden upon the healthcare system, as long as they can contribute by paying taxes. So just because one has a recognised disability, it shouldn't mean that one should not be permitted to immigrate. Also though I myself likewise have symptoms of both A.S. , and T.S. , I have never taken any prescription medication as a result. So this might not even be an issue in this case either. So to summarise, socialised medicine creates an economy of scale, in which all adult citizens pay into. And which all citizens mutually benefit from, including autists, and/or other neuro-diverse people.

Touretters Face Continued Job Discrimination

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/express-times/index.ssf/2011/06/hackettstown_man_accuses_two_t.html Now just how then are those of us with Tourette Syndrome supposed to be able to support ourselves financially, if we're not guarenteed earned income? If we are not granted employment opportunities, then we'd have not choice but to go on disability. But it is difficult to win an SSI claim, and besides we shouldn't be expected to. At least the subject of the above article doesn't suffer from coprolalia, unlike the man in this case. http://caselaw.findlaw.com/mi-court-of-appeals/1062748.html I just feel that all people should have the right, and duty, to work for a living. Something which was recognised under the Soviet constitution no less. "ARTICLE 118. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to work, that is, are guaranteed the right to employment and payment for their work in accordance With its quantity and quality. The right to work is ensured by the socialist organization of the national economy, the steady growth of the productive forces of the Soviet society, the elimination of the possibility of economic crisises, and the abolition of unemployment." And furthermore I believe that indivisuals should not expect to have the right not to feel offended. Coprolaliacs work, live, and shop, all around you. As Abraham Lincoln once said, "better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt". So though some might not like me stating so, I feel that any woman whom complains when touretters blurt out the word "b***h" , and/or a black person whom gives grief over hearing a touretter utter the word "n****r", is behaving like the epiphets in question. For those with coprolalia do not intend to speak inappropiately. When this particular symptom strikes it happens in a blink of an eye, and often there is not enough time to do anything about it. This song describes the experience well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhIlqBqRtuw

Some Simple Solutions to the Energy Crisis

http://www.energyhog.org/adult/adults.htm Here is a website which lists personal steps that can be taken to reduce the excess use of energy. Though the government should certainly take steps to promote the sustainable developement of renewable resources; much of what needs to be done depends upon the responsibility of private citizens. I've noticed how certain persons carelessly waste energy, such as by using ATVs just to take the trash to the end of there driveway for pick up. Such lazy wastefulness, besides contributing to global warming, also drives up the price of fuel, by increasing demand. So you should either walk, or use a bicycle, for transportation. You'll be healthier, and the air will be clearer. Personal sacrifices must be made for the common good, and so people need to stop being so spoiled, and learn to make due with less. Live more simply, so that others may simply live.

NATO Goes Beyond The Initial Scope of There Mission, in Libya.

http://www.peoplesworld.org/libyans-don-t-want-u-s-military-intervention/ http://www.sacp.org.za/docs/pr/2011/pr0322.html http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/apr2011/liby-a12.shtml I feel that I can no longer stand in support of the western military action in Libya, as it has since gone beyond it's original purpose of securing the safety of the civilian population. The intentions of the NATO nations are clearly not motivated by altruism. Instead they seem hell bent upon extending there reach of power, and wealth. There needs to be a negotiated settlement of the conflict, one which respects the rights of the people of Libya, as well as guarantee the protection of the Gaddafi family.

Religious Superstition Contributes to African Oppression.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/opinion/08konan.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/opinion/08konan.html http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201104050025 This allignment between religious right reactionaries, and corrupt dictators, shows the true colors of dominion theology. The dominionists do not care about the people, and there will. Instead they want to try to impose the supposed will of there so called god. But subjugation to a deity is the negation of liberty. And any belief system which condones the killing of harmless people is not a system of thought that any good natured person should want to adhere to. Now some otherwise well meaning persons may say that foreign forces have no rightful business intervening in the Ivory Coast. I however feel that stopping mass murder should be everyone's business. Brutal attrocities must not be allowed to stand. If it is possible to step in to protect lives, without further contributing to the war carnage, all that is necessary to do so should be done. The international community has a shared humanity, regardless of nationality. I know that if my country, the U.S.A. , were to fall under the rule of an unjust tyrant, I would welcome an invasion by some other country, such as Canada perhaps. And, can you imagine what might happen if someone like Sarah Palin were to win the presidency, and then refuse to step down, if and when she were to be defeated for re-election? No matter whether it's Africa, or America, it's still the product of the same repressive religion. On a related matter, I feel the same way about darling dictators of the left, such as Gaddafi, in Libya. Though I know that numerous comrades will disagree with me, I feel that there reasons for standing against the U.N. authorised action in Libya are as dubious as the extreme right's reasons for standing by Gbagdo. I say that the workers of the world have no country. And that no national boundries should stand in the way of human rights. Legitimate governments derive there powers from the popular consent of the people whom they represent. It is not against the people that the U.N. peacekeepers fight, but against war criminals, from outlaw states. So while generally speaking, libertarians are against intervention in foreign nations, I myself feel that those nations relinquished some sovereignty, when they joined international organizations, such as the U.N. , amongst others. The people of the Ivory Coast, and Libya, are not against military assistance, so why should any of us be? Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains. As the words of "The Internationale" says, "the internationale unites the human race". http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/INTERNAT.html