THOUGHTS ABOUT EXECUTIVE CENSORSHIP

THOUGHTS ABOUT EXECUTIVE CENSORSHIP – foreshadow of a dictator Our news media faces a constant barrage of executive criticism whenever reporting does not agree with his point of view. Executive is moving toward dictator whenever the leader of a small Country can challenge his point of view and provoke the treat of being annihilated. Executive is moving toward dictator whenever voices of descent are muted by treat and intimidation. Whenever black voices of descent are threatened with loss of livelihood, we, all Americans, are in the shadow of a dictator. www.adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT FLAG KNEE AND FIST

THOUGHTS ABOUT FLAG KNEES AND FISTS – moving from the expression of pain to relief Today’s debate, as in days past, is fundamentally about the presence of pain versus ignoring that pain exists. Equal justice for all in America is at best an intended reality or at worse a conscious lie. The American flag has been imbued with equal-justice-for-all as though it is a reality. The pledge to the flag is affirming that justice for all is a reality; that is obviously not true. So the pledger is lying whether he or she is conscious of it. Protesters, whether violent demonstrators, marches, sit-ins, kneelers, or closed fists, are calling a lie out, uncovering a lie for what it is: a lie. Many whites who choose to believe the lie are particularly angered when blacks lead a protest. It’s as though blacks should have no right to call a lie a lie – especially an American lie. I applaud protesters, whatever the chosen tool; but there is a need for another group to join the fight for economic social political and legal justice for all Americans. That group must be made up of those skilled in the crafts and science of Solution. Solutioners would translate the pain of Protesters and formulate remedies for that pain. www.adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT WAR POLITICS AND BLOOD

THOUGHTS ABOUT WAR POLITICS and BLOOD I’m sharing the body of this again because of the latest volley of treat and intimidations between the leaders of both North Korea and the United States. Just sharing thoughts about the politics and blood of war. Although I served just over 4 years in the Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict I didn’t have to kill anyone and my writing these thoughts ought to tell you no one killed me; the truce was signed shortly after my enlistment. I met combat hardened marines who had re-upped just to go back to the killing fields. They were angry when the truce was signed and cursed the coming peace. These were professional soldiers – professional killers. Whether one likes or despises professional killers we need them. There are people and governments around our beautiful globe who don’t like Americans – any kind of American – and will send professional killers to do us harm. So for bad people we need our own bad people to stop them. The politics of war is what a war is really about – the real reason we (any country) goes to war. Wars are fought for control and dominance of resources; that can be power, land, wealth, natural resources, and even people. Our country won’t just come right out and tell us that so the politics allows leaders to give us a palatable reason; one that we can accept: ‘We’re going to war to defend DEMOCRACY’ – that word has a good sound to it; it’s full of all short of good feelings like saving other people and spreading God’s will. The Blood of war is something quite different from the Politics of war. The blood of war is more about taking more lives than we give; it’s about winning at all cost. In the heat of battle, a fighting soldier (killer) isn’t thinking about democracy, he’s too busy taking blood and trying to keep his own. So, I’ve learned to separate the politics of war from the blood of war – I often condemn the politics but always honor the blood. The difference between the wars of yesterday and those of today is that the cost of a political victory is payed for with more blood – the weapons used by both sides are more devastating, more lethal. http://www.adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NEXT WORLD

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NEXT WORLD – what could be if racism decides not to stand in the way Curiosity Streams is but one of the sources I use to peek into the future. In the episode Next World predictions about quality and quantity of age, health, and human habitat are said to be attainable well within the next generation. That means humans living to 100 years of age will soon be more the rule than exception. It means that more humans will live free of disease; it means that more and more humans will share common habitats in common spaces in diverse places – including the planet Mars. I have said and say again that white-racism is a serial killer; not just a taker of human life but of opportunity, ambition, self-esteem, and incentive to be the best person one can be and to contribute to the betterment of all human beings. Racism is difficult if not impossible to define until it is paired with a human condition or activity. Racism becomes definable, for me, when I look at the areas of pain in and among black people; there is pain in our self-image, in the level of our incarceration, in the quality of our health, in the quality and diversity of our education, in our inability to find consensus about our pain and what to do about the racism that creates and aggravates that pain. Racist are committed to doing what they can to create more pain for black people. There must be an unequivocal commitment among all black people to stop them. www.adolphusward.net

THOUGHTS ABOUT CERTAINTY AND UNCERTAINTY OF HUMAN ACTIVITY

THOUGHTS ABOUT CERTAINTY AND UNCERTAINTY – one can be the other and at the same time As a writer I give a considerable amount of time to thinking about things of interest to me. Because of a recent heart attack I have even more time to think about things. At 82 it is certain my heart will take longer to heal than if I were 42. Because of age it is uncertain that my heart will ever see the strength it once enjoyed – this is a certainty. There are three areas of interest in which I here share my thinking; my heart is not among them. The first area is whether or not white racism against blacks will continue to grow vocally and physically. It is certain white racism against blacks has and will continue to exist. It is uncertain whether or not social, economic, and political gulfs between whites and blacks could grow to the extent that violence is seen as the only remedy; but it’s certainly a possibility. My second area of interest is global-warming. It is certain that human activities pollute the air we breathe but arguably uncertain as to those activities negatively altering global weather patterns. It is certain that human activities have polluted our water systems – rivers, lakes, oceans - altering life forms and habits. It is certainly possible that human activities have some effect on global weather patterns. My third area of interest is the children of undocumented immigrants. An executive order created a path to citizenship for thousands of young people. The order acted as a collective voice of most Americans. The present executive, for political reasons, rescinded the order and put the fate of thousands in the hands of a Congress now guided by political interest rather than ethical conscious. Outcome is uncertain. www.adolphusward.net

DESPITE OUR RACIAL DIFFERENCES AMERICA SEEMS TO BE WORKING – different people continue to work play marry and have children together America was born in racism and domination; presently, led by a group of rich and powerful white men, a small group of Americans believe America’s birth was as God intended and should be used to shape the laws and social practices of American lives. Most Americans apparently chose to ignore these racist rants and continue to follow their own choices. America’s strength has been and will continue to be in the diverse nature of her citizen’s cultures and skills. www.adolphusward.net

DESPITE OUR RACIAL DIFFERENCES AMERICA SEEMS TO BE WORKING – different people continue to work play marry and have children together America was born in racism and domination; presently, led by a group of rich and powerful white men, a small group of Americans believe America’s birth was as God intended and should be used to shape the laws and social practices of American lives. Most Americans apparently chose to ignore these racist rants and continue to follow their own choices. America’s strength has been and will continue to be in the diverse nature of her citizen’s cultures and skills. www.adolphusward.net