Monday, January 2, 2017

2016 IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR


DECEMBER 2016

I AM:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/12/i-am.html  HE SAID, MY NAME IS I AM

MORE OF THE SAME:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/12/more-of-same.html   In the words of President Ronald Reagan, “There you go again” seems to apply to the media, the democrats and the anti-America coalition. 

A DIFFERENCE IN REALITY  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-difference-in-reality.html  Watching the recent interview of the current FLOTUS by Oprah it crossed my mind that we all perceive life through our own specific lens.  The question of “what color is the sky on your planet” somehow took on new relevance for me.

HUBRIS DENIED:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/12/hubrisdenied.html Wow! What a difference an election makes. An entire class of the American population is shocked by the outcome of the recent election of Donald J. Trump

AS HERCULES SLEEPS:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/12/as-hercules-sleeps.html Once the protector of lives, and societies our nation was forced into a slumber which allowed evil to inflict racial, and religious eradication upon entire groups of the populations

A TRINITY OF RESPECT: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-trinity-of-respect.html Today, December 7th, 2016 is one day of remembrance that caused me to think about our country’s history


DEPARTMENT OF INDOCTRINATION: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/department-of-indoctrination.html News flash this A.M. greeted from our West Coast city of San Fransisco me confirming that education has taken a back seat to indoctrination.

FORCE FED FEAR: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/force-fed-fear.html The lynch mob whipped into a fury by the evil villain always results in violence.  Sound familiar?  We have watched this same type of manufactured hysteria take place over the last few years and the violence created has caused millions of dollars in property damage and loss of lives.  

MANIPULATED MADNESS:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/manipulated-madness.html   Motivated by media induced fear our system of peaceful transfer of power is under attack.  Our society is being manipulated, and much like sheep we are being herded into a way of life that leads to slaughter. 

WHAT NOW FOLKS ?:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/what-now-folks.html  Finally the torture of constant bombardment of propaganda and confusing rhetoric, known as a Presidential campaign, has concluded.  A conclusion that no one I know, ever viewed as probable. 

A TIME TO PRAY: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/a-time-to-pray.html I pray that whoever is chosen to lead our country, That they will be molded into being a servant of our people and our nation

CLINTON (CARTEL) FOUNDATION: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/clinton-cartel-foundation.html   I can’t personally write about all of the evidence, the books, and the e-mails that support the accusations, but I can give some informative articles

GLASS CEILING ?:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/glass-ceiling.html   Rude and no filter when it comes to speaking and talking as a rash blue collar background billionaire, but not the misogynist portrayed by his opposition.  Here are some excerpts you might cogitate upon. 

TRUMP PREJUCICE (?):  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/11/trump-prejucice_4.html Honesty does not require Truth, Truth requires fact, cover your honesty in truth. 

OCTOBER  2016

REALLY HILLARY:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/really-hillary.html  With all the smoke that has been blown our direction for the last few years, regarding Hillarys’ indiscretions in safe keeping our country’s vital communications, it is sometimes difficult to recall the absolute cause for our concern.

CARNIVAL BARKERS: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/carnival-barkers.html  The media acting like carnival barkers directing us to the oddity they want us to view.  Hyping and sensationalizing only the perverse of one show while ignoring the hideous facts of the other.

COMMMON SENSE OR PRIDE?:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/commmon-sense-or-pride.html   There are some who are so proud of themselves and the stick-to-it-ness that they exhibit by shutting all chance of change. 

CONSERVATIVE OR FOOLS?:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/conservative-or-fools.html  OK, I get it. You are morally superior human beings who know what’s best for our country.  It’s gonna be your way or the highway and there is no way you can support Donald Trump.  

CHANGE:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/change_8.html  John 8:11 "Go and sin no more" the fact is it is far too easy to be a hypocrite, we have all sinned. 

I am not that man you knew yesterday, Each day is added onto the ones before, If it were not for that man of yesterday, Touching my life in his own unique way,

HYPOCRITICAL OR IGNORANT?:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/hypocritical-or-ignorant.html  The fact that her conglomerate of peeps treat the citizens of our country as being ignorant, in regards to business and tax practice, is an insult to a large majority of we the people. 

DO YOU REMEMBER:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/do-you-remember.html GOD BLESS THE SOULS THAT GAVE THEIR LIVES, FOR STRANGERS LIKE YOU AND ME

HOW FAR WE HAVE COME:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/how-far-we-have-come.html  HOW FAR WE HAVE COME, IN SO SHORT A TIME.
AWAY FROM THE REPUBLIC I ONCE CALLED MINE.

THE AMERICAN SOLDIER: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-american-soldier.html  I AM THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COUNTRIES FIGHTING MAN, WHO DIED FIGHTING ON FOREIGN SOIL PROTECTING THOSE IN ANOTHER LAND.  THEIR FREEDOM WAS MY GOAL

ALWAYS DONKEY'S FIRST: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/always-donkeys-first.html   SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW


TWO FACES TO CHOOSE FROM:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/two-faces-to-choose-from.html   Clinton recently claimed that the U.S. “didn’t lose a single person in Libya” when she was secretary of state. Considering that four Americans were killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate. 

WHICH HILLARY IS REAL: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/which-hillary-is-real.html  This is a compilation of web articles about a smidgen of Hillary History on womens rights etc.  The champion just may not be.

LIFE IS A FIELD: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/life-is-field.html  Eventually, we will see the results of whatever seeds we have decided to give the most care and nourishment too.

a CHILD OF THE 1940's:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-child-of-1940s.html  I am a child of the 1940s' and growing up I was taught the importance of: God, Honesty, Integrity, Responsibility

WE HAVE A CHOICE:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/we-have-choice.html This Presidential election cycle is a crowning example of manipulation.  If we were to only allow the information,  given to us by the media and the web universe, the odds of making the best choice would be close to nil.

COLOR ME HUMAN:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/10/color-me-human.html when i look out at the world this is what Isee

SEPTEMBER 2016

A LEGACY OF SHAME:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-legacy-of-shame.html  Thank God your reign of disruption has only a short time left.  You and your loyal grovelers have maintained that all of us, that are so absolutely displeased with just about everything you have done, are motivated by racial prejudice.  

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE: (Dredging the Past) http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/dredging-past.html  Anytime the facts of a circumstance are manipulated to change perception to create a false belief, most of us in our daily lives would say, we have been lied to. 

MEDIA AND PROPAGANDA: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/media-and-propaganda.html At what point in time did our press and our media file objectivity and fact in the trash can?  

UNITY?: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/unity.html  We have a choice between groveling in the muck of the past or being led out of the mire by visions of greatness made possible by honest dissertation of the good inherent in our people.

THE COST OF DIVISEIVENESS: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-cost-of-diviseiveness.html Through the megaphone of social media, entertainment, and political agenda we are being changed from the one strong nation woven as a strong rope, into a weak and vulnerable handful of individual threads. 

BLM HIJACKED: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/blm-hijacked.html Confrontation is inevitable between the clan and the larger society in which it fights for survival.  The distrust and hatred that flows generation to generation is a form of belief structure that becomes a natural part life. 

DREDGING THE PAST:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/dredging-past.html  Anytime the facts of a circumstance are manipulated to change perception to create a false belief, most of us in our daily lives would say, we have been lied to. 

SQUIRREL FOOD:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/squirrel-food.html  o.k.  Enough with the foot stomping, hand ringing, temper tantrums.  I fully recognize you staunch strong perfect constitutionally correct conservatives don’t think Trump fits under your banner.

GHETTO EMPLOYMENT: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/ghetto-employment.html I have always found it hard to understand why someone would choose to jump from one form of enslavement right into the same situation with the only difference being the name. 

9-1-16 TRUMPS IMMIGRATION POLICY SPEECH:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/9-1-16-trumps-immigration-policy-speech.html  A TRANSCRIPT OF THE ACTUAL SPEECH

9/11 THEN AND NOW: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/911-then-and-now.html Today 9/11/2016 I am still trying to gain an understanding of those events, I am still emotionally affected, but I now know who and I know the why.  I watched our people, all races, colors and creeds. The people that make up the cornucopia we call the United States of America. 

THEY ARE _ _ _ _ _ HE IS _ _ _ _ _:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/they-are-he-is.html  I’m not sure what we gain in the practice of gross over-generalizations to describe people with whom we disagree.  As a society, we no longer seem to care about fact, truth, honesty or the adverse of these traits.  It is so much easier to use one adjective branding our opponent than it is to take the time to understand what is actually being said.  

REMEMBER 2012: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/remember-2012.html What I found interesting was a post made just before one of the 2012 Presidential debates on subjects still in our present Presidential choice dialogue.  The dream of “hope”, that all would be “lion lying with the lamb”, has proven to be a nightmare

OPPORTUNITY SQUANDERED:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/opportunity-squandered.html The saddest thing about this is not what he has done or caused to happen but more disheartening is what he could have done but didn't

the ?? OF ABORTION:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-of-abortion.html  The fact that our society accepts termination of life as an alternative form of contraception is a terminal sickness that should not be condoned by any of us.

SOME DONALD HISTORY: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/09/some-donald-history.html  Donald John Trump, was born June 14, 1946.  He will be 70 years old  Election Day. 

AUGUST 2016

RESPECT DUE: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/respect-due.html In the United States of America we recognize dissent as an important part of our governance.  The spark igniting this last confrontation was the refusal of a NFL quarterback to stand during the National anthem. 

Is Trump Racist?: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/is-trump-racist.html This is an article written by a young man I don't even know, who shows a wisdom many who are so much older lack.

SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT PREJUDICE: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/some-thoughts-about-prejudice.html Prejudice is a very insidious sickness of the human condition and is usually only apparent in the other guy. Unfortunately, it will eventually infect all of us in one way or the other, forming our attitudes and affecting our interaction with others in our world.

 MINIMUM WAGE: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/minimum-wage.html Rather than create more jobs by increasing the need for employment, they seek to gain votes from those trying to make a living by working entry level jobs.  

A NEW DAY: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-new-day-httparesponse2blogspotcom2013.html “We all stood - amidst this brotherhood of humanity - rapt with attention as King told of his dream of an America where his four little children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged "by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."  Martin Luther King.

FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/fundamental-change.html Our country bought into a lie, not one that was told with ill intent but one that was told with complete honesty on the part of Mr. Obama.   This honesty is what helped sell the package of change. 

LUCK OF THE DRAW: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/luck-of-draw.html I can still hear the rhetoric of the man we were to elect the 44th President of the United States.  I distinctly heard him promise “the most transparent administration” in recent memory. 

BE RESPONSIBLE: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/be-responsible.html Speak out from a position of reason based on fact rather than propaganda and ideology.  Educate yourself and avoid bandwagon mentality.

WHO GAVE PERMISSION: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/who-gave-permission.html Our society does not need reminding and our awareness does not need to be shaken for us to realize that there is a problem.  We see it, we know it exists, we know it requires a solution.

AND TRUMP ACCUSED OF: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/and-trump-accused-of.html The attempt to twist and abuse the factual content of Mr. Trump’s stances on Radical Islamic Terrorism and illegality at our southern border has been largely successful.

JUST A COINCIDENCE:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/just-coincidence.html  I received this as an e-mail and found it somewhat thought provoking.  If I were into conspiracy theory    well you decide Before Obama, there was virtually no outlandish presence of Islam in America.

THOU SHALT: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/thou-shalt.html  It really makes no difference whether you think God gave those directions to Moses or if Moses is trying to herd a pack of Jewish cats out of his own reasoning.  Those rules helped Moses quell problems with-in that society.

OBJECTIVES MATTER:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/objectives-matter.html What you need to know is what objectives you have when it comes to voting.  What goals do you want our next President to fight for?

PATHOLOGICAL SHORT CIRUCUT:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/pathological-short-cirucut.html We personally would not continue a relationship with someone who can’t tell the truth even when that truth might serve them better. 

I WISH IT WERE:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/i-wish-it-were.html To put it mildly, the complexity of our lives increases exponentially the further our life expands and interacts with other people, families, cities, nations and the mega world in general. 

BAIT N SWITCH POLITICS:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/bait-n-switch-politics.html   Just ask yourself, “do I think I have been lied to during the last 7 ½ years?” Was Hillary complicit in those falsehoods?  Has Hillary shown any sign that honesty is an important part of her moral fabric?

UNFIT AND UNQUALIFIED:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/unfit-and-unqualified.html  Not such a surprise as this is just one of innumerable cases where Mr. Obama has dissed our country, his political opponents and anyone who doesn’t accept him or his mistaken ideas of governance.

HE SAID WHAT!!!:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/08/he-said-what.html  There can be no larger, blatant, or more of a non-politician misspeak than Donald Trumps unforced error during an interview with George Stephanopoulos on this last Sunday

JULY 2016

HALF AND HALF:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/half-and-half.html   We are getting just what we ask for.  Clamoring for entertainment and sensationalism, our minds are bombarded with the half and half as well as some full blown baloney.

THE CITY OF BABEL REVISITED:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-city-of-babel-revisited.html   When we can watch over 200 speeches containing components of prevarication designed to pump emotion without getting a hint of raw fish smell, something has failed us.

IMMIGRATION AND THE RULE OF LAW: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/immigration-and-rule-of-law.html   How can our blatant law breaking be taking place and why do we allow it to continue.  Breaking the law seems to be condoned by 42% of the voting population

OMG HAVE WE BEEN DECEIVED?:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/omg-have-we-been-deceived.html  Before you get all bent out of shape, educate yourself without blinding your mind with your side, my side clingy and sheep like ignorance. 

WHO KNEW? http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/who-knew.html   CLINTON CASH a UTUBE movie about the Clinton foundation.  How could we be so uninformed?  Some rainbows exist only in the mirage of hope. 

BILL DOESN'T LIE: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/bill-doesnt-lie.html   I listened to one of the most talented speakers of our time as he used his magical abilities to paint pictures in our mind.

MORAL COMPASS: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/moral-compass.html  Right or wrong, we all have an inner guidance system to steer our tendencies in one direction or another.

and HERE WE GO: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/and-here-we-go.html  There is so much propaganda rhetoric coming from all sides, it is difficult not to become mentally and emotionally dizzy.

A VIEW FROM CANADA: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-view-from-canada.html   I have no idea who originally came up with this top ten list, but it defiantly is food for thought.  That is if you are so inclined to think that is.  Canadian's Version of David Letterman's Top 10.

PICK YOUR PLANET: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/pick-your-planet.html   What color is the sky on your planet?  We could ask that question of our news media, our political leadership and all the different factions of society that we have been herded into.

WHAT DI D YOU HEAR?: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/what-di-d-you-hear.html   This morning I spent a lot of time listening to the different takes on the RNC closing night presentations.  I found out there were two entirely different sets of that presentation.

THE FRUIT IT BEARS:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-fruit-it-bears.html   An age old adage speaks of judging a tree by its fruit.  In the New Testament Christ confronts a nonbearing fig tree.  We are all aware of different versions how to judge a man. 

CONSEQUENCES:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/consequences.html   As a society, we have mistakenly condoned, as parents we have fueled, and as educators we have failed, and as leaders we have given permission to act out.

SO HERE WE ARE, DAESH IS AT WAR:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/so-here-we-are-daesh-is-at-war.html    If we fail to honestly assess the results of our decisions, actions and plans, history will repeat as many times as we fail our “now’s”. Wow, what a vicious cycle is created by the idiocy of denial.

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/thank-you-mr-president.html   You spoke as a President of all, and as one who understands the pain and the anguish of a grieving nation.

HONESTY, TRUTH,and STUFF: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/honesty-truthand-stuff.html  It’s easy to define honesty and easy to define truth and sometimes difficult to distinguish between them.  Stuff is a lot harder to catch

I WANT TO HEAR YOU: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/i-want-to-hear-you.html   The large majority of our society has already listened to the anger, the resentment and all the racial divisive rhetoric spewing forth from the mouths of our politicians.

? JUSTIFICATION:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/justification.html   According to one of our esteemed Presidential candidates, “white Americans” just don’t listen to our African-American brothers and sisters.  I find myself wondering just how this over-generalization helps solve the real problems involved in the racial issue. 

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/who-is-responsible.html  Horror hits Dallas once again.  Eleven shot, five of whom died, all members of a group of men and women who swore an oath to protect and serve.  We as people do not have to perpetuate the mistaken notion that we all hate intrinsically.  We see the effects of Ideologies being taught in homes, schools and on our streets. 

PLEASE MAKE SENSE:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/please-make-sense.html  I can’t help but wonder what our ultra-conservative, never-Trump contingent of our body politic has envisioned the outcome of their actions, watching our rights go down the drain with the ship.  Glub, glub is not a good answer.

ONE PLUS TEN EQUALS ZERO:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/07/one-plus-ten-equals-zero.html  if it sounds like a rattler, and looks like a snake, don’t pick it up.” 

In Mr. Comey’s statement, he clearly pointed out Hillary’s negligence, her knowledge of classified information, the deletion of State Department documents and putting classified documents on unsecured devices.

JUNE 2016

GUN CONTROL INANE THEATRICS:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/06/gun-control-inane-theatrics.html  The Senate did not abdicate their responsibility in rejecting the four gun control bills presented, as none of the four would have prevented any of the torrents of killings that have taken place in our country over the last decade and a half. 

? GUNS ARE THE PROBLEM:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/06/guns-are-problem.html   The practice of limiting the population’s ability to horde and have weapons is an effective way of limiting the damages caused to those in the chair of political dominance.

GERMANY 1937, HERE WE COME: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/06/germany-1937-here-we-come.html  The struggle for population dominance is occurring on the stage of today.  History, when viewed logically, shows that although weaponry is important in these struggles, the actual struggle is most generally a result of dominance run amok.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/06/food-for-thought-see-next-article-one.html   Since I often chastise others for not keeping an open mind when discussing politics, religion, or anything else involving passion 

ONE NATION UNDER GOD:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/06/one-nation-under-god.html   In the last 75 years I have seen the insidious creep of devaluing the presence of God’s touch on the United States.  I vote for unity; I vote for truth; I vote for honesty; I vote for ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

MAY 2016

DISAPPOINTED?:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/05/disappointed.html   prominent leaders of the conservative side of things are with-holding their support of our current nominee, Mr. Trump, because he doesn’t fall 100% into their ideological box.  The box is what got us into this mess in the first place.  There are too many long term consequences to allowing our defeat while we captain our individual boxes.

APRIL  2016

BLACK LIVES MATTER..........HOW ABOUT TRUTH:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/04/black-lives-matterhow-about-truth.html  The technique of lying to make your point appear valid has been used throughout this vendetta against the police.  (Saturday, April 16, 2016)

PRAISE SOCIALISM. WHAT R U THINKING:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/04/praise-socialism-what-r-u-thinking.html  For those who are looking forward to all the FREE stuff being offered by Senator Sanders, touting the beauty of Socialism, this is how the entire socialist trending nations compare in economic output.

LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/04/life-liberty-and-pursuit-of-happiness.html I agree with the fact that women have an intrinsic right as to what happens to their own body, but so does the life existing within that body.  The overall effect on our society since Roe/Wade has done more to harden the hearts of our people against the basic understanding of good vs evil.

MARCH  2016

FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNDER SIEGE:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/03/freedom-of-speech-under-siege.html  Decades of indoctrination taking place on college campuses by some professors.  The anti-American progressive ideology is spreading.  The war within our country is not one of weaponry or violence but one of manipulation in order to create attitudes division, separation and blame. 

IT IS NEVER "ALL":  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/03/it-is-never-all.html To define any group by the actions of one or a few within that group as "all" is a dangerous error.  The effect of that type of thinking promotes ignorance and prejudice.

BERNIES EXPLANATION OF A RIGHT TO FREE MEDICAL?:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/03/bernies-explanation-of-right-to-free.html  To quote the great panderer "free health care is a right because we are human beings" (paraphrased) Just a quick thought to ponder, How can that be congruent with a womans right to terminate a life?

WHO IS THE REAL HITLER EMULATOR:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/03/who-is-real-hitler-emulator.html  There are certain words and names that are used, in our society, too deflect or to halt conversation.  The latest and most noteworthy in my list of dirty names are those of “facism, fascist, racist, nazi, and Hitler”.   I personally can relate to being called these names.

FEBRUARY 2016

SCHOOL GROUND POLITICS:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/school-ground-politics.html  Wow, have things ever deteriorated in the world of grown up politics.  The Trump phenome has brought decorum to one of the lowest points in my lifetime.

A LETTER TO BEN:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-letter-to-ben.html  We are in jeopardy of giving the nomination of our party to a showman.  In order to put a halt to that probability I implore you to withdraw your bid for the nomination of the GOP party.

LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT BENGAHZI:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/lets-not-forget-about-bengahzi.html  There should be no doubt as to the tinder box the Middle East psychology is in reality, but this administration tries to act as if the Shariaist extremists are not our enemy.

REVERSE THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/reverse-fundamental-changes.html Thanks to the decline of education in our country we have spawned a few generations of anti-American Americans.  This new breed have cleaved themselves to the progressive thought that Lenin and Marx put forward a more socially generous political system giveing all people equality.  Mr. Obama stated in college he had sought out the most radical Marxist, Socialist professors and students to surround himself with.

WHY MY CHOICE IS MARCO RUBIO:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/why-my-choice-is-marco-rubio.html  I am proud to be a conservative part of the GOP for we have put up some of the best candidates for POTUS as a stellar group.  I see in him the charisma of a John Kennedy and the communication ability of Ronald Reagan

BERNIE IS NO JESUS: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/bernie-is-no-jesus.html  Socialism has nothing in common with the life or the teachings of Jesus Christ which were pointed most directly at the individual lives of those to whom he was speaking too or about.

BERNIE?: http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/bernie.html   A Response2 facebook diatribe from Rudeguy.  Rude seem that you need to complete your education as well.  You might well take your own advice, ie., get a bit more informed before your lips start moving again, just quoting some well known know it all.

WHY oh WHY:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2016/02/beingof-sound-mind-and-reasonably.html   Why is it in a government that was to be by the people for the people do we find ourselves flailing about is search of something that was found some two hundred plus years ago?

FROM THE YEAR 2015

RACISM A CURE OR CAUSE:  http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2015/06/racism-cure-or-cause.html   The practice of dividing our society through the rage and the noise of racism has created an environment of distrust, dislike and downright hatred.  No good can evolve from that environment, there is no good inherent included in it.  There is no method of mutual effort that can exist between any individuals or groups who believe they will be mistreated. 

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS CHANGING OUR SOCIETY:   http://arbeeresponds2.blogspot.com/2015/06/political-correctness-changing-our.html   Sometimes it’s difficult to get this old mind to wrap around how our society is being shaped by attitudes, regulations, hearsay, and particularly by what is called “political correctness”.  Our speech and our actions are no longer honest, but are instead governed by the loud noise of condemnation. 

Saturday, December 24, 2016

I AM


HE SAID

MY NAME IS I AM

HE PAUSED

I WAITED



WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE PAST

WITH ITS MISTAKES AND REGRETS

IT IS HARD

FOR

I AM NOT THERE

MY NAME IS NOT

I WAS



WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE

FUTURE

WITH ITS PROBLEMS AND FEARS

IT IS HARD

FOR I AM NOT THERE

MY NAME IS NOT

I WILL BE



I AM ONLY HERE

NOW

MY NAME IS I AM

Monday, December 19, 2016

MORE OF THE SAME


In the words of President Ronald Reagan, “There you go again” seems to apply to the media, the democrats and the anti-America coalition.  We should all be used to the shiny object technique of fact deflection, but we don’t have to like it nor do we have to fall for it.

The shiny object this time is those nasty Russians, Vlad the rat, in particular. It’s easy to get the heads and attention to turn to an age old enemy, to get a misinformed society to believe the bad guy accomplished what couldn’t be accomplished.

In an attempt to delegitimize the valid President-elect, the anti-Trump group is giving Russia exactly what they aimed at. They are destabilizing the trust and belief that our election process has validity.  They are moving our society closer to an out and out physical division, using the ideological division that has been opened in recent years; a real physical confrontation being the goal of the Soros-backed “Move on” faction.  The use of partial truth to give credence to a lie has been an age old method of deception used for propaganda.

The shiny object used in this case, Russia, has moved our attention from fact toward mere supposition.  What is questionable is how effective were they.  Russian hackers did attempt to hack into the GOP and the Democrats. The media, in their effort to delegitimize PEOTUS Trump, has swung the national attention away from what is fact, using Russia as a deflection.  The facts they, and others are trying to deflect from, are HUGE.  It makes no difference what the intentions of the Russian hackers were, but the facts being deflected from do have value.

This shiny object is to direct us to the possibility that Hillary's loss in the election was due to the hackers abilities to sway the election in Trump's favor. If that were the fact, it is most likely also true that they were able to get top secret documents off Hillary’s private server.  I doubt the Democrats and Hillary supporters would accept that premise.

What really happened is that Hillary did have a private server with classified documents which were leaked to Wiki-leaks.  Democrat e-mails were leaked and made public. Those e-mails contained information that made both media and Democrats look bad.  Those e-mails were displayed in full and showed both sender and receiver.  Most importantly, they displayed factual information, not imaginative supposition and innuendo.  Those leaked, e-mails also gave factual proof of the collusion between certain media outlet representatives and the Hillary campaign.  The facts may have had something to do with adding to Hillary’s unfavorable status with the voters, the hackers not so much.
This battle is far from over and the war continues between ideologies and common sense.

Pray for our country, its leaders, its warriors and our children

God bless the USA

Saturday, December 17, 2016

A DIFFERENCE IN REALITY


This election cycle has been filled with live examples of subject matter to be used in the psychology textbooks for eons to come.

Watching the recent interview of the current FLOTUS by Oprah it crossed my mind that we all perceive life through our own specific lens.  The question of “what color is the sky on your planet” somehow took on new relevance for me.  While watching the first lady pack-up her ideological baggage in front of the cameras it was clearly evident her reality and view of past events were different than what I had seen on my planet.  The interpretation of reality is clearly translated and viewed through the language of life influences.

We are feeling what not having hope feels like

What a telling response to Oprah's question regarding the Obama administration's success in accomplishing the “Hope and Change” of Mr. Obama's campaign rhetoric.  Her answer was a slam at the PEOTUS and referred to the mental anguish of the anti-Trumpers.  She was also describing why she felt her husband's tenure had offered the country hope for change.  She mistakenly assumed that a majority of our society felt the same things about our country as she had been taught to believe.  Sadly enough her husband our President for the last eight years saw our country through similar life lenses.

When Mrs. Obama looks at our country, through her own life lessons, she sees the country that has been involved in many atrocities and a country that needs to atone for its sins against minority groups.  She sees the country that the Rev. Wright condemned from his pulpit for the twenty some years she and Barrack attended.  She, in fact, sees a country that needs to correct its direction, a country that is racist in nature, and she sees most whites as being bigoted.  In her husband's slogan of hope and change, she knew the change he was thinking of, and the hope was the possibility that through the power of the presidency the would take place.  Her disdain for the current state of the nation has been very evident in many of her comments and actions.

I can well imagine how she views her hopes as being dashed and that all possibilities of the change are on the verge of being dismantled.  What I think she misses is the fact that another large portion of our population felt our hope for change was completely different than the change she and her husband envisioned.

The difference in what those changes were is a large part of the vote that moved away from Mr. Obama’s camp and the Democratic candidate.  A lot of saw our hope going out the window with a continuation of the change in direction that the Obama administration tried to force upon us.  Our country is so divided that a loss of hope will be experienced by close to half of our population regardless of which party is in control of our government.

My hope and my prayer is that our country will become more cohesive, and tolerant, and ready to unite behind goals that help each and every member of our country’s society.  For me Mr. Trumps “Make America Great Again” rings a bell of optimism and hope.

God Bless the USA

Friday, December 16, 2016

AS HERCULES SLEEPS


I can imagine Hercules the strongest man of Greek and Roman mythology.  He was hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or “labors” imposed on him and who after death was ranked among the gods.  I wonder how mythology would have treated that myth had it been about a man equipped and able to perform but decided to take a nap instead.

That weird thought jumped into my mind as I watched thousands of Syrian inhabitants of Aleppo trying to escape the horrors of war that has seen some half a million of their countrymen killed.  I cannot help but think that the Hercules of countries, the U.S.A., slept through their responsibility to mankind.  Our nation’s leader, so called leader of the free world, has abdicated our responsibility.  His theme of leading from behind is not a rally call to achieve victory over those inflicting the plague of war.  The Obama doctrine has been to defer, defer, defer. 

Once the protector of lives, and societies our nation was forced into a slumber which allowed evil to inflict racial, and religious eradication upon entire groups of the populations.  We were once such a power in the world that no country would chance a confrontation.  We existed as a force of peace through power and our resolve not to let another holocaust occur. Much like the biggest kid in school we had the choice of being the schoolyard bully or the guy that protected the unpopular nerd.

I keep hearing our intelligentsia spouting the rhetoric supporting the Obama doctrine.  America has no stomach for war.  To my way of thinking, that is not entirely true.  We also do not have a desire to watch our sons, daughters, friends, die in a war that was never conducted with the intention of winning.  Containment is not a strategy that inhibits bad behavior.

 As our country brought WWII to a horrifying end with the use of the atomic bomb the world was dramatically aware of a change in world dynamics.  There was an entity capable of causing death on a large scale and no country wanted to test our resolve in its use.  There were a few that decided they could equal that power but to use it would be the cause for mutual destruction.  That prevented all from the utilization of the weapon.  That was the positive effect, there has also been a negative effect upon our own society.  We struggled with the mental images of the destruction and death caused by our dominance of weaponry.

We were no longer proud of the fact that we had ended the war of centuries, the end that actually saved millions of Japanese and American lives, we gradually replaced that pride with shame.  That shame has cost the United States and the world innumerable lives and countless wealth as we no longer fought to end the conflict but fought instead to maintain a moral standard.  This exercise has extended every conflict we have engaged in since that time.  The Viet Nam protests shouted the disdain and the revulsion of war as a means of stopping the advancement of Marxism even though most regarded Communism as a dangerous enemy.  The Communists on the other had used this abhorrence of war to enact a subtle but effective campaign, that of infiltrating those who entertain and those who teach our children.  This has proven more effective in changing our country and our society than any other method since our country’s birth.  Woe is to us if we continue to hide our heads in the sand.

This blight has produced the political climate which has caused the abdication of responsibility towards our fellow man.  Our use of the false belief of refusing to take a substantial active part we have a kinder gentler nature than the rest of the world.  Strutting about on our high horse, while millions are being killed and maimed is truly shameful.  This taking place because we failed to act to the best of our capabilities.  History if there is to be any future for us will see us not as leading mankind to a better world, but as traitors to mans existence.

We were as capable as Hercules, but we slept.

Pray for our country, the world, and love your neighbor.

God bless the USA

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

a TRINITY OF RESPECT


Today is the 7th of December, seventy-five years after the surprise attack on our country.  Pearl Harbor docked the U.S. naval fleet, the attack sank or damaged the entire fleet.  The American casualties of 2,008 naval personnel and another 710 wounded, 109 marines lost their lives and another 69 wounded.  The attack also killed 68 civilians and wounded 35.  All in all the attack killed 2,403 and wounded 1,178 non-combatants.  
The United States had to this point opted out of the war, but this surprise attack on our fleet and our country sucked us into the whirlpool of war.  WWII had begun with the awakening of the “sleeping giant”.
Today, December 7th, 2016 is one day of remembrance that caused me to think about our country’s history and how some of our country’s inhabitants have chosen to disrespect the positive aspects of our country’s history. 
In my religion, Christianity, the Blessed Trinity is revered as the Triune God, a God comprised of three persons within the being of one God.
I stopped to think about what these three national symbols of respect meant to me personally, and to a lot of our society.  It brought to my mind the similarity between these three and the Trinity of my religious beliefs. These three, the pledge, the anthem, and the flag are separate but comprise the one unified purpose.  The purpose of respecting the history of a nation which brings the rainbow of humanity into a place of unity and freedoms. 
THE TRINITY OF RESPECT:
  • The American flag, “OL” GlORY” was designed during the birth of our nation and has stayed as our national symbol.  The flag carries with it a silent statement of our journey through history, the joys, and the sorrows, the successes and the failures, the acts that bring us pride, and the warts of shame that have prompted change and improvement.  http://www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth/history/old-glory/ .  It’s an interesting note to history that respect and awe for our flag brought about the other components of respect of country.
  • After a British bombardment, amateur poet Francis Scott Key was so inspired by the sight of the American flag still flying over Baltimore's Fort McHenry that he wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Sept. 14, 1814. It officially became our national anthem in 1931. 
  • In 1892, the flag inspired James B. Upham and Francis Bellamy to write The Pledge of Allegiance. It was first published in a magazine called The Youth's Companion.
This trinity remained as an integral part of the glue that gave our national society the cohesiveness of unity. The unity that endured through numerous trials, errors, and successes these all worked together to make our nation The United States of America.  
Throughout our history people of all nationalities, colors and creeds have arrived at our shores and borders to join our citizenry, to partake of our possibilities and a chance to fulfill their dreams of a better life.  These people learned to speak our language, to respect our laws, and to respect each other as part of the same nation. A nation that the pledged allegiance to as they recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 
Today we see people burning and stomping on our flag. People who choose to disrespect our national anthem. Education administrators disposing of the recitation of our country’s pledge of allegiance.  To me, these actions give cause to reflect on why and how this could have happened.  We wounded by the disintegration of our national unity, the erosion of faith and beliefs that once gave strength to that unity. 
We have allowed the dissent of the 1960’s activists to infect our society.  It has invaded our government, and our educational system to the extent that many in our society are no longer aware of the obstacles we have corrected and overcome throughout our history.  We have allowed our borders to be infiltrated by some who have no intention of becoming an integral part of our society.  The immigrants who once came with the purpose of assimilating into our society are now parsed with divisive elements with no intent of assimilating. 
The “Cold war” was never just against nations, it was against ideologies, and that war has never been won or lost.
Pray for our country, love your neighbor, pray for peace and understanding.
God Bless America
 https://youtu.be/Pu9hVMe4C9E   Paul Harvey (Newscaster) paste to browser

https://youtu.be/x8qZ82FMZdM  Red Skelton says the Pledge of Allegiance

Saturday, December 3, 2016

HUBRIS/DENIED


Wow! What a difference an election makes. An entire class of the American population is shocked by the outcome of the recent election of Donald J. Trump.  They are blaming every possible causation of that result with one exception, that of the common sense of the people.



HEADLINE: Hubris seems to have cost the Democratic party this election.  In sticking to their indoctrinated beliefs that they are the superior faction (in every way), they refused to look at the facts.

Denial: refusal to satisfy a request or desire. 2. a (1) : refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) (2) : assertion that an allegation is false b: refusal to acknowledge a person or a thing: disavowal.

Hu·bris: [ˈ(h)yo͞obrəs]: excessive pride or self-confidence.

synonyms: arrogance · conceit · haughtiness · hauteur · pride ·


antonyms: humility  (in Greek tragedy) excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.



In their usual misinterpretation, of how correct they are in their ingrained beliefs and judgments, they completely misjudged how sick and tired most of us are of hearing how ignorant, uninformed, racist, bigoted and just plain stupid we are for not accepting their policies and ideology.

Most of us are just sick and tired of being fed an intellectual diet of bovine excrement, non-existent  transparency, politically correct language and policies.  We are tired of Senate leaders who refuse to act on legislation because of a President who puts his political beliefs in front of our nation.  The recognition of that discomfort, at a national level, propelled Mr. Trump to one of the highest electoral victories in the last few generations of voters.



It is,  apparently, not enough that we have been subjected to the name calling of the last nine months.  In their pain and anguish, the democrats are continuing the fight and spreading the hatred.  It is a precursor of the next round of division in our country.  Instead of looking to the policies, that have been rejected, the Democrats have blamed racism for the failures of their ideological stance of the 1950’s and sixties.  Thanks to the race baiters their ideology is stuck on the misbelief  “white folks” want people of color to remain as second class citizens.  That misconception is another of the reason for the recent defeat of the Democratic party.  Just as their hubris neglected to recognize that as a weakness during the election they continue to hold on to that part of their narrative and belief.  As a conservative, I sincerely hope they continue their hubris.  As an American I would much rather see the complete evaporation of their judgemental, all knowing pride.



As a side note, I reiterate my oft-spoken belief, that All is never a correct way to describe a group of individuals when at most it should be some and in most cases a few.



The actual truth of the people of our nation is that most of us respect the other person's humanity, rights and freedoms, the rights of their individual beliefs.  Most of our people will give a helping hand to another human being regardless of any difference.  Most of us do not wish harm on any other person.  Most of us do not judge another by the color of their skin, their educational level, their economic level, UNLESS those judgemental attitudes have been taught to them.



To trade one form of prejudice for another doesn’t make you better or different but it can make you a bigot of another color. Arbee



I might suggest that in the best interests of our country that the Democrats do an honest appraisal of what really happened, and adapt a position of humility in place of hubris.  That just might help heal the effect of the policy of divide and conquer which is no longer effective.  We, as a nation, do not have to accept the socialistic world view of a borderless international governmentally controlled species.  There is a better path for us.



Love your neighbor, Pray for our country, support our military, and stand up for law and order.



God Bless our nation and it’s leaders.