Over the last few days, the country has been hearing a lot about a man named Colin Kaepernick. Mr. Kaepernick is a quarterback for the professional football team the San Francisco 49ers. Knowing this you might assume that he did something either amazingly good or amazingly bad on the football field to warrant such widespread press. But you would be wrong. You see, Mr. Kaepernick fancies himself a social justice warrior. He is seemingly outraged at the treatment of "black America" by the United States government in specific and the rest of America in general. Seeing as he is such a big strong manly man, he is just not the type of guy that could take injustices sitting down. Oh wait! That is exactly what he did. The way Mr. Kaepernick decided to express his deep and righteous outrage was by refusing to stand during our/his nation's national anthem. Sigh.
Okay, my first question is what exactly has our/his nation done to blacks that has him all worked up into such a tizzy? The go to grievance tends to have something to do with slavery. But slavery was abolished almost one hundred and forty years ago. And at great personal cost to many freedom loving, non-slave-owning white Americans. So, that can't be it. How about the symptomatic oppression that keeps black people aways from quality education and well-paying jobs? But affirmative action actually makes it possible for minorities to get into good schools, even if they have lower grades and test scores than their white peers. He himself is surrounded on a daily basis by black men who all went to college and are now paid millions of dollars to play, what is for most people, a weekend game for children. That hardly seems wildly oppressive. Okay, okay. But what about young black people who are being killed en mass by crazed, racist police? Well, the truth is the blacks commit over 50% of all violent crime while making up only around 13% of the population. There are also piles of evidence that most police shootings are caused by the actions of the victim. Michael Brown, Alton Sterling, Korryn Gaines, Tamir Rice, etc all got themselves killed as a result of their own actions toward the police. The truth is that if you assault an officer, pull (or try to pull) a gun or knife on one, the chances are good you'll be shot. White or black. No one is forced to do those things. No one is forced to deal drugs, join gangs, rob and vandalize other people and their property. Those are choices made by each individual. And if you make them, don't be surprised when you are on the cops bad side. It's just common sense.
The sad truth is that Mr. Kaepernick is a young man with a chip on his shoulder. I'm not sure where he got it from. Maying the fact that he was abandoned at birth (by his black father) is part of it. But still, he was adopted by a loving (white) family and has been allowed to live an American dream that for most people is only a Monday night fantasy. America is not a perfect place by any stretch of the imagination. But our nation's flag is the representation of all that is good in her. It represents the values that we know are righteous, and the hopes and dreams of her people that one day those values will be fully realized. But most importantly, it takes the place of all those who have died defending those dreams. Defending a land where a young baby, who has been abandoned, can grow to live the dream that her defenders never got the chance too. They are in that flag and they should always be saluted. They should always be thanked. Mr. Kaepernick does not have to stand, that is one of the many freedoms bought for him by those he refuses to acknowledge. It is said that he will play at least one more game before his future with the 49ers is decided. It is my hope that before then he looks around himself, and while seeing all that is wrong, he also sees all that is right. That he will realize that even an imperfect union has its heroes and that we/he are the beneficiaries of their sacrifice. If he does that, I have no doubt that he will stand before his game and say a silent 'I'm sorry and thank you' to them. If I know the hearts of our heroes at all, I know they will be happy for forgive him. After all, they fought for freedom. And freedom means making mistakes and being able to come back from them. Kind of like in a football game. He is no stranger to being down in the scoring. The only question is, can he make a comeback? We shall be watching.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
Do All Lives Matter?
I've been watching the news lately, and I am seeing a lot black Americans in the streets. They are out their because they are supposedly very angry whenever a black person is killed in a police confrontation. They are often chanting, carrying signs or wearing shirts that say "Black Lives Matter". They say that black people are in some way being targeted by a rampantly racist police force and treated like their lives don't matter. That they are often killed in cold blood, simply for being black. The slogan's purpose, they claim, is to counter act that...I guess. Anyway, other people are mad because the slogan is, they say, divisive in itself. So the counter slogan, "All Lives Matter" is used to show that all people are equally valuable. The problem is, they're both wrong.
I hope we can agree that all little babies, regardless of race or background, are born with equal value as people. These tiny children have never done anything in their short lives to be hated or discriminated against by anyone. If someone does have a problem with them, well, that's their problem. As a child grows up, however, the environment they are raised in plays a massive role in the the type of person they turn into. The values of the people who raise them are invaluable in this area. There are some people who have a spirit that is strong enough to overcome bad influences. But, they are very rare. Most of us become who we were taught to be. This brings me to whether or not "all lives matter". The true is that whether you are black, white, brown, yellow, red, green, purple, poke-a-dot or whatever, at some point you stop having inherent value. Your value, as a person in society at large, is now up to you. Are you a good person who is law abiding and makes a positive impact on those around you? Or are you bad? Do you break laws? Scare or hurt people physically or emotionally? Cause pain to your loved ones? The question is, are you a negative? Because if you are, your life doesn't matter. Not when put up against someone positive it doesn't. That may seem like a very cold way of seeing people. But it's really not. Because as I've said, it's not a coin toss. Choices are what make you a positive or a negative force. First it's your parent's choices, and then it's yours.
It's sad, but the problems the "black community" has, are self made. The out of wedlock birthrate for black women is 72%. Only 28% of black children are born into homes where they have a father. Do you get that? Literally only 28% of black men with children are man enough to raise their kids and be a real father, a real man. How are these innocent babies going to learn what a real man is with no one there to show them? How are they going to learn not to cheapen themselves by getting pregnant before marriage, with no one there to teach them? The circle is viscous and it just keeps going around. Then there's "black culture". I am curious as to what that is? Because if they think that gang banging, drug pushing and being proud to live the "thug life" is a culture, it's a pretty pathetic one. It turns innocent children into a group that commits half the nations murders when they make up only 13% of the population. Does that sound good? I see women talking about being a "strong, black woman" like Beyonce. Excuse me? She dances around like a cheap stripper, "sings" graphically about her sexual exploits, and she's married to a former drug dealer who "raps" about about women, using the most degrading language out there. Strong? She's a disgrace. They both are. But they are held up as being good role models. Gang members who have been killed are given respect. Children are taught that these are the people to emulate. Is it any wonder they are so far off track?
But the biggest problem, the number one problem, is the belief that they are victims of other peoples racism and bigotry. These children are taught that the police, and white people have an ingrained hatred for them. It is drilled into their heads that when they are caught and punished for wrong doing, it's their race, not their actions that are the cause of it. That if they are then looked at with suspicion later on, it's their race, not that they have a history of criminality that causes the suspicion. So we come full circle. Back to "Black Lives Matter". Ten's of thousands of horribly raised back American's in the streets to protest what? Black on black crime? Nope. Gang and drug violence? No again. Violent and degrading lyrics in music? Still no! What they are so angry about is criminal thugs, with wrap sheets a mile long who have illegal weapons and resist arrest, or out right attack police officers being killed as a result. They are mad at the police. The police are evil racists for protecting themselves from being killed? Does that make any sense? Even when the police are also black. You can try to figure that one out for yourselves. The stats on police shootings are irrelevant. The stats on crime broken down by race are also irrelevant. The idea that anything could possibly be in anyway their own fault won't be listened too. You are just a racist.
But the simple truth is this. Regardless of race. If you are a well mannered, well dressed(clean, clothes that fit), polite person who's is not a known criminal or hanging out with known criminals, you will likely not be stopped by the police. If you are stopped, you will not be shot if you are respectful and compliant. It's that easy. No, really. It's that easy. If you are a known criminal with an illegal gun and you give the police trouble, well, don't say I didn't warn you. So no, it's not "Black Lives Matter" or "All Lives Matter". It's what each person decides for themselves. What are you going to be?
VOH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/28/5-devastating-facts-black-black-crime/
http://www.fuse.tv/2013/12/beyonce-new-album-raunchy-sexy-lyrics
http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/475135/top-10-dirtiest-rappers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thug_Life
http://www.dailywire.com/news/7264/5-statistics-you-need-know-about-cops-killing-aaron-bandler
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/21/police-kill-more-whites-than-blacks-but-minority-d/
I hope we can agree that all little babies, regardless of race or background, are born with equal value as people. These tiny children have never done anything in their short lives to be hated or discriminated against by anyone. If someone does have a problem with them, well, that's their problem. As a child grows up, however, the environment they are raised in plays a massive role in the the type of person they turn into. The values of the people who raise them are invaluable in this area. There are some people who have a spirit that is strong enough to overcome bad influences. But, they are very rare. Most of us become who we were taught to be. This brings me to whether or not "all lives matter". The true is that whether you are black, white, brown, yellow, red, green, purple, poke-a-dot or whatever, at some point you stop having inherent value. Your value, as a person in society at large, is now up to you. Are you a good person who is law abiding and makes a positive impact on those around you? Or are you bad? Do you break laws? Scare or hurt people physically or emotionally? Cause pain to your loved ones? The question is, are you a negative? Because if you are, your life doesn't matter. Not when put up against someone positive it doesn't. That may seem like a very cold way of seeing people. But it's really not. Because as I've said, it's not a coin toss. Choices are what make you a positive or a negative force. First it's your parent's choices, and then it's yours.
It's sad, but the problems the "black community" has, are self made. The out of wedlock birthrate for black women is 72%. Only 28% of black children are born into homes where they have a father. Do you get that? Literally only 28% of black men with children are man enough to raise their kids and be a real father, a real man. How are these innocent babies going to learn what a real man is with no one there to show them? How are they going to learn not to cheapen themselves by getting pregnant before marriage, with no one there to teach them? The circle is viscous and it just keeps going around. Then there's "black culture". I am curious as to what that is? Because if they think that gang banging, drug pushing and being proud to live the "thug life" is a culture, it's a pretty pathetic one. It turns innocent children into a group that commits half the nations murders when they make up only 13% of the population. Does that sound good? I see women talking about being a "strong, black woman" like Beyonce. Excuse me? She dances around like a cheap stripper, "sings" graphically about her sexual exploits, and she's married to a former drug dealer who "raps" about about women, using the most degrading language out there. Strong? She's a disgrace. They both are. But they are held up as being good role models. Gang members who have been killed are given respect. Children are taught that these are the people to emulate. Is it any wonder they are so far off track?
But the biggest problem, the number one problem, is the belief that they are victims of other peoples racism and bigotry. These children are taught that the police, and white people have an ingrained hatred for them. It is drilled into their heads that when they are caught and punished for wrong doing, it's their race, not their actions that are the cause of it. That if they are then looked at with suspicion later on, it's their race, not that they have a history of criminality that causes the suspicion. So we come full circle. Back to "Black Lives Matter". Ten's of thousands of horribly raised back American's in the streets to protest what? Black on black crime? Nope. Gang and drug violence? No again. Violent and degrading lyrics in music? Still no! What they are so angry about is criminal thugs, with wrap sheets a mile long who have illegal weapons and resist arrest, or out right attack police officers being killed as a result. They are mad at the police. The police are evil racists for protecting themselves from being killed? Does that make any sense? Even when the police are also black. You can try to figure that one out for yourselves. The stats on police shootings are irrelevant. The stats on crime broken down by race are also irrelevant. The idea that anything could possibly be in anyway their own fault won't be listened too. You are just a racist.
But the simple truth is this. Regardless of race. If you are a well mannered, well dressed(clean, clothes that fit), polite person who's is not a known criminal or hanging out with known criminals, you will likely not be stopped by the police. If you are stopped, you will not be shot if you are respectful and compliant. It's that easy. No, really. It's that easy. If you are a known criminal with an illegal gun and you give the police trouble, well, don't say I didn't warn you. So no, it's not "Black Lives Matter" or "All Lives Matter". It's what each person decides for themselves. What are you going to be?
VOH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/28/5-devastating-facts-black-black-crime/
http://www.fuse.tv/2013/12/beyonce-new-album-raunchy-sexy-lyrics
http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/475135/top-10-dirtiest-rappers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thug_Life
http://www.dailywire.com/news/7264/5-statistics-you-need-know-about-cops-killing-aaron-bandler
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/21/police-kill-more-whites-than-blacks-but-minority-d/
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Hey, FBI Director James Comey. Who Do You Work For?
To all the good, honest and trustworthy judges, lawyers and investigators,
this is not about you. With that said, here we go.
But, here's the thing. There are some pretty wigged out people who have
said very clearly that Mrs. Clinton is a stone faced lying liar and that the
evidence for a conviction is overwhelming. As in, caught red handed. Go ahead,
look it up. But to help you out, here are just a few of Mrs. Clinton's greatest
hits. There's Executive Order 13526 and 18 U.S.C Sec. 793(f) that
makes it unlawful to send or store classified emails on a personal server. She
was found to have a private server and to have classified emails on it. Boom.
Done and done. Then there's Section 1236.22 of the 2009 National Archives and Records Administration that requires that "agencies that allow employees to send and receive official electronic mail messages using a system not operated by the agency must ensure that Federal records sent or received on such systems are preserved in the appropriate agency record keeping system" Got that? You must keep anything you send or receive on your own system. But, good 'ol Hillary deleted about 30,000 emails. Soooooo, even if she had been allowed her own server (which she was not) she still broke the law every single time she deleted an email. So at least 30,000 broken laws. But wait, there's more. She also broke the Freedom of Information Act by hiding and deleting emails. She willfully and prosperously made it impossible for her emails to be seen by anyone making a lawful FOIA request. This, of course, hampered many a investigation into her sketchy dealings, i.e Benghazi, The Clinton Foundation, etc.
So there you go. I'm not a lawyer or a federal investigator, and I just broke
down three laws that she, for sure, broke many times. Forget an indictment,
the FBI has all they need of a conviction. Lots of convictions actually. So I have
a few question for Director James Comey. Who do you work for, Sir? Were you
bribed? Were you threatened? What were promised for not recommending an
indictment when there is a mountain of evidence against this woman?
Because this stinks. This stinks real bad! I for one am going to ask questions
and keep asking until the truth on this whole crooked and rigged mess comes
to light. But, I am only one person. So if you care at all about living in a
country where laws matter, I suggest you do the same.
VOH
I am not a big wig in any government agency. Hell, I'm not a wig of any size.
I'm just a regular American who has been let down by her government one to
many times. I have sat for literally years, watching and waiting for a "lady"
named Hillary Clinton to be finally brought to account for the numerous wrongs
that she has committed on the American people. Like a lot of other's I believed
(as much as anyone can believe anything anymore) that her gross
and egregious mishandling of quite literally tens of thousands of "top secret"
emails would be handled in a courtroom. That is were people who break the
laws of the land go to stand judgment, is it not? That is what I was always lead
to believe anyway. But, maybe I'm wrong. I have mentioned my non-wig
status. Maybe I just don't get it.
said very clearly that Mrs. Clinton is a stone faced lying liar and that the
evidence for a conviction is overwhelming. As in, caught red handed. Go ahead,
look it up. But to help you out, here are just a few of Mrs. Clinton's greatest
hits. There's Executive Order 13526 and 18 U.S.C Sec. 793(f) that
makes it unlawful to send or store classified emails on a personal server. She
was found to have a private server and to have classified emails on it. Boom.
Done and done. Then there's Section 1236.22 of the 2009 National Archives and Records Administration that requires that "agencies that allow employees to send and receive official electronic mail messages using a system not operated by the agency must ensure that Federal records sent or received on such systems are preserved in the appropriate agency record keeping system" Got that? You must keep anything you send or receive on your own system. But, good 'ol Hillary deleted about 30,000 emails. Soooooo, even if she had been allowed her own server (which she was not) she still broke the law every single time she deleted an email. So at least 30,000 broken laws. But wait, there's more. She also broke the Freedom of Information Act by hiding and deleting emails. She willfully and prosperously made it impossible for her emails to be seen by anyone making a lawful FOIA request. This, of course, hampered many a investigation into her sketchy dealings, i.e Benghazi, The Clinton Foundation, etc.
So there you go. I'm not a lawyer or a federal investigator, and I just broke
down three laws that she, for sure, broke many times. Forget an indictment,
the FBI has all they need of a conviction. Lots of convictions actually. So I have
a few question for Director James Comey. Who do you work for, Sir? Were you
bribed? Were you threatened? What were promised for not recommending an
indictment when there is a mountain of evidence against this woman?
Because this stinks. This stinks real bad! I for one am going to ask questions
and keep asking until the truth on this whole crooked and rigged mess comes
to light. But, I am only one person. So if you care at all about living in a
country where laws matter, I suggest you do the same.
VOH
Monday, July 4, 2016
What Islam Is About, And Why It Needs Reform. Now.
There is a list of sources at the bottom of this page.
It may come as a surprise to some, but I have always thought of myself as a pretty open-minded person. When it comes to religion, I firmly believe that people should have the freedom to believe and worship as they see fit. This is, of course, in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and it is very important. However, intelligent people will tell you the freedoms of one stop when they infringe on the freedoms of others. I am not generally a hateful person. But there is some hate I am happy to claim. I hate evil and I hate those who support it though their actions OR their silence. So this brings me to Islam.
History clearly shows that there has been strife in the Muslim world since, well, pretty much forever. Think back, can you come up with any time when The Middle East was a totally chill place? I doubt it! Still, let me know if you come up with anything. But as far as American's were concerned, the problems of the Middle East had never really been problems for us. It didn't come to our soil, and the percentage of Muslim American's was so small that most American's didn't really know anything about Islam. Out of sight, out of mind. Right? However, in November of 1979, fifty two Americans were taken hostage by the Islamic Republic of Iran. They were held by the Iranian government for 444 days. This was, sadly, only the beginning of Americans in the Middle East being singled out for Islamic attacks. In the early 90's America got another taste of The Middle East in general, and Islamic Terrorism in specific when good ol' Saddam Hussein (lunatic Iraqi dictator), invaded the small nation of Kuwait and America sent troops over to deal with him. It was often parodied on Saturday Night Live and that's about all the average citizen knew about that (most people aren't super curious). Then in '93 the World Trade Center was bombed. Yes, I said '93 and bombed. Because a group called Al Qaeda (lead by a monster named Osama bin Laden) car bombed the World Trade Center and caused six deaths and over a thousand wounded. I think a lot of people have forgotten about that because sadly, it turned out to be mild when compared to what was to come.
Regardless of the fact that by this point there were terror attacks going on in others parts of the world (the 24 news cycle wasn't what it is today), first world nations were still living lives of relative blissful ignorance (again with the out of sight thing). Then on 9/11 America was attacked again by Al Qaeda and it became very hard for anyone to deny that there was a group of evil people out there that had it in for us. Almost three thousand people killed in a single day is a sign that's hard to ignore. Not so out of sight anymore. Still, many people came out and said that we needed to not blame all Muslims. That they had not committed this evil and should not be punished for it. I was one of those people. Of course they all didn't do it. The suggestion is ludicrous on it's face. But here it is 2016, almost fifteen years after those attacks. And the truth about Islam, its' teachings and what its' devout believers will do, is becoming clearer with each passing day.
In the last few years, nations all over the world have been attacked in the name of Islam at a startlingly growing rate. The US, Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, Australia to name only a few. The reality is that there are terror attacks every single day. EVERY DAY. There has also been what can only be described as an invasion into Europe by young Muslim men who are attacking, raping and murdering woman and children in record numbers. Sweden has literally become the rape capital of Europe, and it's not Swedish men doing to raping. All because their culture is different. What "culture" might that be? But still, how can we blame the whole religion? I mean come on, there are millions of Muslims. They're not all doing this stuff. No, of course they aren't! But then why are the ones who are doing it, doing it in the name of Islam if the religion has nothing to do with it? Are they even reading the same book? Yes and no.
The Quran is super clear as to what a devout Muslim must do for their faith. How women are to be treated is clear (totally covered, regularly beaten, half the worth of a man, etc.), and how non believers are also to be treated is clear (killed). Muslims who do not follow these teaching to the letter are also considered to be apostates (one who has turned away from Islam), which is the reason that Muslims are the most likely to be used as sex slaves, tortured and murdered by Islamic terrorists. Being "Muslim" doesn't make you safe.
So here's the deal. For all the good people who believe they are Muslim, but would never do these evil things, the time for choosing is now. If your hearts are pure, the only thing to do is to bring about an Islamic reformation. Muhammad was a monster. He raped children, he married little girls, he beat woman, he murdered en mass, and then he told all men to do the same. This is your prophet?! You can't have it both ways. You can't say you believe and follow evil teachings, but not be evil yourselves. You just can't. Knowing something is evil but standing by and doing nothing is also evil (I'm talking to you Orlando shooter's wife!). But if you find the strength to reform your religion and remove what is evil and wrong, then you can truly stand up and say 'We are not them, we do not believe in the same things!', and others will believe you. All good people should/need to be on the same team. But if you won't. It can only be assumed that you support it. There is no other way to see it.
Many people will read this piece and think it is about hate. But the truth is that it is a cry out against hate. When people say the the vast majority of Muslims are good, they are right. But a silent majority has no voice, no power. Please find out the truth and speak out against real evil. If you don't, you don't matter. That's all there is to it.
VOH
These are here to look up for yourself. Don't take my word for anything.
Points of research:
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Anni Cyrus
Morten Storm
Dr.Sebastian Gorka
Quran.com
ReligionOfPeace.com
Wikipedia-List of Islamic Terrorist Attacks
Anjem Choudary ("Radical" Imam)
Tommy Robinson (Luton, England)
Swedish Rape crisis
German Rape crisis
Refugee rape crisis in Europe
I hope this is a good starting point.
It may come as a surprise to some, but I have always thought of myself as a pretty open-minded person. When it comes to religion, I firmly believe that people should have the freedom to believe and worship as they see fit. This is, of course, in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and it is very important. However, intelligent people will tell you the freedoms of one stop when they infringe on the freedoms of others. I am not generally a hateful person. But there is some hate I am happy to claim. I hate evil and I hate those who support it though their actions OR their silence. So this brings me to Islam.
History clearly shows that there has been strife in the Muslim world since, well, pretty much forever. Think back, can you come up with any time when The Middle East was a totally chill place? I doubt it! Still, let me know if you come up with anything. But as far as American's were concerned, the problems of the Middle East had never really been problems for us. It didn't come to our soil, and the percentage of Muslim American's was so small that most American's didn't really know anything about Islam. Out of sight, out of mind. Right? However, in November of 1979, fifty two Americans were taken hostage by the Islamic Republic of Iran. They were held by the Iranian government for 444 days. This was, sadly, only the beginning of Americans in the Middle East being singled out for Islamic attacks. In the early 90's America got another taste of The Middle East in general, and Islamic Terrorism in specific when good ol' Saddam Hussein (lunatic Iraqi dictator), invaded the small nation of Kuwait and America sent troops over to deal with him. It was often parodied on Saturday Night Live and that's about all the average citizen knew about that (most people aren't super curious). Then in '93 the World Trade Center was bombed. Yes, I said '93 and bombed. Because a group called Al Qaeda (lead by a monster named Osama bin Laden) car bombed the World Trade Center and caused six deaths and over a thousand wounded. I think a lot of people have forgotten about that because sadly, it turned out to be mild when compared to what was to come.
Regardless of the fact that by this point there were terror attacks going on in others parts of the world (the 24 news cycle wasn't what it is today), first world nations were still living lives of relative blissful ignorance (again with the out of sight thing). Then on 9/11 America was attacked again by Al Qaeda and it became very hard for anyone to deny that there was a group of evil people out there that had it in for us. Almost three thousand people killed in a single day is a sign that's hard to ignore. Not so out of sight anymore. Still, many people came out and said that we needed to not blame all Muslims. That they had not committed this evil and should not be punished for it. I was one of those people. Of course they all didn't do it. The suggestion is ludicrous on it's face. But here it is 2016, almost fifteen years after those attacks. And the truth about Islam, its' teachings and what its' devout believers will do, is becoming clearer with each passing day.
In the last few years, nations all over the world have been attacked in the name of Islam at a startlingly growing rate. The US, Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, Australia to name only a few. The reality is that there are terror attacks every single day. EVERY DAY. There has also been what can only be described as an invasion into Europe by young Muslim men who are attacking, raping and murdering woman and children in record numbers. Sweden has literally become the rape capital of Europe, and it's not Swedish men doing to raping. All because their culture is different. What "culture" might that be? But still, how can we blame the whole religion? I mean come on, there are millions of Muslims. They're not all doing this stuff. No, of course they aren't! But then why are the ones who are doing it, doing it in the name of Islam if the religion has nothing to do with it? Are they even reading the same book? Yes and no.
The Quran is super clear as to what a devout Muslim must do for their faith. How women are to be treated is clear (totally covered, regularly beaten, half the worth of a man, etc.), and how non believers are also to be treated is clear (killed). Muslims who do not follow these teaching to the letter are also considered to be apostates (one who has turned away from Islam), which is the reason that Muslims are the most likely to be used as sex slaves, tortured and murdered by Islamic terrorists. Being "Muslim" doesn't make you safe.
So here's the deal. For all the good people who believe they are Muslim, but would never do these evil things, the time for choosing is now. If your hearts are pure, the only thing to do is to bring about an Islamic reformation. Muhammad was a monster. He raped children, he married little girls, he beat woman, he murdered en mass, and then he told all men to do the same. This is your prophet?! You can't have it both ways. You can't say you believe and follow evil teachings, but not be evil yourselves. You just can't. Knowing something is evil but standing by and doing nothing is also evil (I'm talking to you Orlando shooter's wife!). But if you find the strength to reform your religion and remove what is evil and wrong, then you can truly stand up and say 'We are not them, we do not believe in the same things!', and others will believe you. All good people should/need to be on the same team. But if you won't. It can only be assumed that you support it. There is no other way to see it.
Many people will read this piece and think it is about hate. But the truth is that it is a cry out against hate. When people say the the vast majority of Muslims are good, they are right. But a silent majority has no voice, no power. Please find out the truth and speak out against real evil. If you don't, you don't matter. That's all there is to it.
VOH
These are here to look up for yourself. Don't take my word for anything.
Points of research:
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Anni Cyrus
Morten Storm
Dr.Sebastian Gorka
Quran.com
ReligionOfPeace.com
Wikipedia-List of Islamic Terrorist Attacks
Anjem Choudary ("Radical" Imam)
Tommy Robinson (Luton, England)
Swedish Rape crisis
German Rape crisis
Refugee rape crisis in Europe
I hope this is a good starting point.
Monday, June 27, 2016
Equality Vs Fairness.
The world is an imperfect place. One if it's imperfections is the inequality of human beings. For a long time people were held to the station in life to which they were born. Moving up in the world just was not going to happen. It didn't matter if you had intelligence or the drive to work hard. Who, and what you were, was pretty much set from birth. This was excepted, and no one really made too much of a stink over it. That is, until the birth of a county based on freedom.
America is a great country. It has striven to give more freedoms and opportunities to it's people than any other country in history. With that said, we are not perfect. We have had racism and sexism and all the other "isms", just like everyone else. But it is our truly exceptional desire to be fair that has pushed us to always try to fix any problems that our citizens face in the hope that one day all Americans will live in a truly equal county. Affirmative Action was to put in place to help minorities who had been held down by institutional oppression be able to go to good schools, get good jobs, and therefor be able to move up in life. Sounds good, right? The Equal Pay Act was put in place to ensure that all people would be paid the same amount for the same work. Still good? Now, there are laws to help those with mental or physical disabilities or religious or sexual orientation differences, so that they too will never have to compete on anything other than an entirely even playing field. Wow! That sounds like a real utopia!
Problem. As mentioned, the world is an imperfect place. And as cold and heartless as it sounds, that is often a good thing. Imperfection and inequality breeds struggle. It separates people who have natural abilities from those who do not. It then further separates those who have the personal motivation to work hard from those who are just plain lazy. It's been a very long time since there has been institutionalized inequality in America. Now the problem is forced equality. Governmental attempts to force the equalization of unequal people only lowers the standards for everyone. If a school or company must have a certain number of woman or blacks, will white men try their best? I doubt it. The deck has been stacked against them. They know they can't get in, so they don't even try. What if you are Asian? Will you be turned away because there are already "enough" Asians in the medical school you are applying too? If Affirmative Action has anything to say about it, you might want to ask yourself if being a doctor is really what you want to do. How about pay and advancement? There are laws that clearly make it illegal to pay woman less than men for the same job. So why are people always going on about women getting paid less? The truth is that woman work less hours and take more time off than men. Should a company promote the women and pay them the same wage even if this is the case? Shouldn't the time you put in, and your reliability count for something? It sounds like a dumb question. Right? But some people are so hung up on equality that they can't see the terrible unfairness that is right in front of their faces.
We, as Americans, should not strive for equality. It is an impossible goal and we should have learned by now that it is not even right for humanity. What we should work toward is achieving real fairness. Were all American's are given equality of opportunity, but are never guaranteed equality of results. To succeed or fail on ones own merits. In a fair America. Were all people are equally free.
VOH
Monday, June 20, 2016
Why All Americans Should Love Our Second Amendment.
It has been almost two hundred and twenty-five years since America's founders ratified our nation's Bill of Rights. Of these first ten amendments, it is to the second, that we owe all our liberties. For those who aren't familiar with our Bill of Rights (shame on you by the way), the second amendment is written as follows.
That's right, y'all. It's the gun one! As a massive constitutionalist, it's hard for me to talk about it without totally geeking out on every single amendment. But when it comes down to it, I always pick our second amendment as my favorite. And, the truth is, that everyone should. As I have already mentioned, if you have ever enjoyed even a single moment of the sweet freedom granted to a citizen of these United States, it was bought for you at the end of a gun barrel.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
That's right, y'all. It's the gun one! As a massive constitutionalist, it's hard for me to talk about it without totally geeking out on every single amendment. But when it comes down to it, I always pick our second amendment as my favorite. And, the truth is, that everyone should. As I have already mentioned, if you have ever enjoyed even a single moment of the sweet freedom granted to a citizen of these United States, it was bought for you at the end of a gun barrel.
Despite this fact, there are many people today that seem to be very unclear as to how much gun ownership is vital to our nation's continued freedom. It's their belief that it is that very gun ownership that puts people in danger in the first place. Which is pretty odd considering that as private gun ownership goes up, violent crime goes down. But I guess it's hard for them to realize that because they are hooked up to a twenty-four hour Kool Aide drip courtesy of the liberal media. Our friends in tv, movies, print media and the internet are Hell bent on making people see that guns are the problem. And that it's important that there be very strict gun control laws enacted to keep people save. Without guns, there would surely never be another death in America again. Right? They talk about violence on tv and in movies (that they make) causing our children to be more prone to violence. About how many children are killed each year in accidental shootings. And about mass shootings like Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech or most recently Orlando. There are however things they never talk about. In some cases because they don't know about them, but mostly because they don't want us to know. How the gun laws are already very strict. How there is no evidence that kids are any more violent than they ever were. How kids who get guns and shoot them almost always have never been taught any gun safety. How most gun violence is perpetrated with illegally bought guns, to more laws wouldn't prevent them. And how mass shootings are never, ever, EVER about the guns. They are ALWAYS about the shooter. Because it is the person's intent that makes a gun either a weapon of death or an instrument of salvation.
Our founders new this point first hand. They had lived for years under a tyrannical King who systematically chipped away at all their freedoms. We all know the drill. They were taxed into penury for all kinds of goods and services, with no say in the matter. They had their ability to conduct trade with foreign with lands infringed upon, greatly limited their economic power. They had their own governing bodies abolished, putting them at the King's mercy in all things, even local. And on and on. But the thing that sent our founders over the edge was when it became clear that they literally had no choice but to fight, or be slaves to the King. He sent his troops in to make sure that the colonists could never gather together and speak of their unhappiness. And when they protested, he had their guns forcibly taken and moved his troops into their homes. And that's it right there. Our revolutionary forbears understood that without their weapons, they would have never been able to break free from a tyrannical government. That a personal weapon can literally make the difference between freedom and subjugation. Between liberty or death. Luckily for us, they didn't wait until it was too late and declared their independence in 1776.
Having won their (our) freedom in a long and bloody war, it wasn't won until 1783, it was important to our founders that everything they knew was necessary to liberty be protected for all future Americans. It should come as no surprise that after freedom of speech, the right to protect oneself is at the top of that list. Without it, all our other freedoms have no protection. And so, the second amendment was born. But what about nut cases that buy guns and use them in mass killings? Surely they never wanted that? Of course, they didn't want that. Who want's that?! But they didn't live in Care-a-lot, and were not nieve to the existence of bad guys. They just fought a war remember? Bad people who have bad intentions will aways find a way to inflict their evil on others. They understood better than anyone that the only to limit the power of evil is to strengthen the power of good.
With the rise of threats like Islamic terrorism, good has never been in greater need of some strengthening. The police are always there when we need them. But they are only people, and can't be everywhere at once. People who choose evil almost always make "gun free zones" their targets? Why? Because they know that the people there are sitting ducks. Schools, movies theaters, malls and night clubs. No guns and the police minutes away. It's a blood bath waiting to happen. I don't know about you, but I am not holding my breath to hear about a retired FBI agents reunion party being shot up. But what about the ease in which these weapons can be bought? Shouldn't there be tighter restrictions? No. There shouldn't be. Because it is already very hard to buy a gun. Every person who wants too has to fill out a mountain of paperwork and have a full background check done before they can get anything. What about watch lists? Those people shouldn't be allowed guns, right? Why not? If you have committed a crime and been tried and convicted, then you don't get a gun. If you have a history of diagnosed and verifiable mental illness that makes you a danger, then you don't get a gun. That's it! If you think otherwise, you might want to take some time and peruse the other amendments. Seriously, you need too. Due process, you're going to love it.
It's pretty much like this. You, American citizen, have the right to be free and life in a nation where you can fight any person or agency that tries to take your freedoms away. Whether it be a home intruder, a crazy ex, a monstrous terrorist or even your very own government. You can arm yourself and stand your ground. You are powerful. So on behalf of all lovers of freedom everywhere. Say a prayer of thanks to our brave founders and all the sheepdogs that came after them. And then, lock and load.
VOH
Our founders new this point first hand. They had lived for years under a tyrannical King who systematically chipped away at all their freedoms. We all know the drill. They were taxed into penury for all kinds of goods and services, with no say in the matter. They had their ability to conduct trade with foreign with lands infringed upon, greatly limited their economic power. They had their own governing bodies abolished, putting them at the King's mercy in all things, even local. And on and on. But the thing that sent our founders over the edge was when it became clear that they literally had no choice but to fight, or be slaves to the King. He sent his troops in to make sure that the colonists could never gather together and speak of their unhappiness. And when they protested, he had their guns forcibly taken and moved his troops into their homes. And that's it right there. Our revolutionary forbears understood that without their weapons, they would have never been able to break free from a tyrannical government. That a personal weapon can literally make the difference between freedom and subjugation. Between liberty or death. Luckily for us, they didn't wait until it was too late and declared their independence in 1776.
Having won their (our) freedom in a long and bloody war, it wasn't won until 1783, it was important to our founders that everything they knew was necessary to liberty be protected for all future Americans. It should come as no surprise that after freedom of speech, the right to protect oneself is at the top of that list. Without it, all our other freedoms have no protection. And so, the second amendment was born. But what about nut cases that buy guns and use them in mass killings? Surely they never wanted that? Of course, they didn't want that. Who want's that?! But they didn't live in Care-a-lot, and were not nieve to the existence of bad guys. They just fought a war remember? Bad people who have bad intentions will aways find a way to inflict their evil on others. They understood better than anyone that the only to limit the power of evil is to strengthen the power of good.
With the rise of threats like Islamic terrorism, good has never been in greater need of some strengthening. The police are always there when we need them. But they are only people, and can't be everywhere at once. People who choose evil almost always make "gun free zones" their targets? Why? Because they know that the people there are sitting ducks. Schools, movies theaters, malls and night clubs. No guns and the police minutes away. It's a blood bath waiting to happen. I don't know about you, but I am not holding my breath to hear about a retired FBI agents reunion party being shot up. But what about the ease in which these weapons can be bought? Shouldn't there be tighter restrictions? No. There shouldn't be. Because it is already very hard to buy a gun. Every person who wants too has to fill out a mountain of paperwork and have a full background check done before they can get anything. What about watch lists? Those people shouldn't be allowed guns, right? Why not? If you have committed a crime and been tried and convicted, then you don't get a gun. If you have a history of diagnosed and verifiable mental illness that makes you a danger, then you don't get a gun. That's it! If you think otherwise, you might want to take some time and peruse the other amendments. Seriously, you need too. Due process, you're going to love it.
It's pretty much like this. You, American citizen, have the right to be free and life in a nation where you can fight any person or agency that tries to take your freedoms away. Whether it be a home intruder, a crazy ex, a monstrous terrorist or even your very own government. You can arm yourself and stand your ground. You are powerful. So on behalf of all lovers of freedom everywhere. Say a prayer of thanks to our brave founders and all the sheepdogs that came after them. And then, lock and load.
VOH
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Dancing With The Devil: Terror, Lies and Denial In Orlando.
Like a lot of news junkies, I almost always reach for my phone as soon as I wake up. I'm not proud of it. But, in that respect, this past Sunday was no different than any other. What made it different, but sadly all too familiar was what I saw when the light from that little screen hit my face. The news I was squinting to see was that there had yet again been an attack on innocent people in the name of Islam. I would later find out that at least one evil monster had entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida and murdered almost fifty carefree revelers and wounded over fifty more. Like all decent people, I was devastated. But that devastation would soon be transformed into an even farther reaching disgust. It took no time at all before the anti-gun opportunists started using the dead and injured as ammunition (pardon the pun) in their ongoing battle against the second amendment. Their opinion seems to be that there are no bodies too fresh to be used as gun control propaganda. In this, as in all acts of evil, they lose total sight of some very key truths. The first being that guns are not capable of having intentions, evil or otherwise. They can be just as powerful a force for protection as for death. The second being that real evil does, in fact, exist. The third is that (in this case anyway) a hate crime can also be a terror attack. And finally, that as much as they want to demonize Christianity as the religion that hates gays, the real hate is coming from one place, and it's Islam.
As I'm following the news coverage, I find that (totally unsurprisingly) the commentary not so slowly, but ever so surely moves to the weapon used as opposed to the motive behind the attack. The peanut gallery is absolutely rabid with its desire to show that if this person (I won't use his name) had been unable to buy his gun, surely this attack would never have taken place. They are sure that the best way to keep bad things from happening is to totally disarm law abiding citizens. Make no mistake. That is indeed what they want to do. Because as much as this guy was on people's radar, he had not, up to that point, committed a crime. So any background check on him would have cleared him to purchase any legal gun. The anti-gun crowd thinks that's the whole point. There should be no background check at all. The type of weapon he used should be totally illegal for anyone to own. There, problem solved, right? Wrong. There are these things called the second amendment and due process. Yeah, American citizens have the right to be armed and the right to not be treated as criminals unless there is evidence that they are. Both of those are clearly violated if a US citizen is denied a weapon when he has no criminal background. Period. There is also the issue of illegal guns. What? Well, why should anyone think that a person who is more than happy to commit mass murder would have any moral opposition to buying a black market gun? Think about it. Making guns illegal for everyone only disarms the good guys. Bad guys don't care about laws. Get it?
Another theme that the talking heads seem to be totally fixated on is, why? I think we all get that. Of course, we want to know why a person would go on a murderous rampage. If we had the answer we might be able to stop it from happening again. Or so we like to think anyway. But with this guy, they actively push aside the flashing neon lights of evidence about his motive and start looking for other reasons. He goes on to everyone he knows about is radical Islamic beliefs, he's been investigated twice by the FBI because of them, his father is a radical Islamist, he worships under a radical Imam and he calls 911 to declare is allegiance to ISIS. But that can't be it. It must be something else. Like maybe he's gay and his personal self-loathing is what pushed him to do it. There's lots of evidence that he was. Trying to pick up guys and using gay dating apps does seem to point in that direction. So maybe he was. Maybe he did hate himself for it. But, hello!? I mean really. He did all but leave a note telling the world what his mind set was. Why can't the liberal press just call a spade a spade? That's the 'why' I'm focused on. My best guess is that moral relativism has run so rampant that these people just can't admit that he was motivated by an evil ideology. That would mean admitting that there really is a spectrum of good and evil. Right and wrong. Doing that would throw so many other stanses into question. They just arn't ready to go there.
Now we can't talk about this attack without mentioning that it was against a nightclub that catered to gay patrons. So what? People are people. Victims are victims. Yes, that is true. But come on, this club was targeted because it was a gay club. Anyone with brains knows that. So if there were no other elements, it would be classified as a hate crime right away. And rightly so. But the shooter going on about Islam has gotten some people a little confused. Terrorist act or hate crime? Which one is it? At the risk of sounding like a jerk, it's both morons. Show me a terrorist attack that was not motivated by hate and I'll show you the corpse of Jimmy Hoffa that I keep frozen in my basement. Seriously. Why is this even being talked about? The 'either-or' of it is ridiculous.
The final madness that is being thrown around (mostly on the interwebs) is people going after Christians and conservatives as if this act of heinous murder was their fault. Anytime someone comes out and says 'this was an act of Islamic terrorism' there is someone else right there to tell them that's a bigoted thing to say. Even some in the LGBT community are jumping to the Muslims defense. Which is one of the most wack-a-doodle things ever, if you really think about it. Yes, there are a lot of Christians/conservatives that are not, shall we say, huge fans of the gays. But, come on! It is an actual tenant of the Islamic faith that being gay is a sin to be punished by death. In Islamic countries, gays are put to death every day. But here in America, what really works our gays up into a tizzy is not having a cake made for their wedding by the shop of their choice. Oh, the humanity! Being slaughtered en mass is apparently A-Okay. What?! When did we all fall down the rabbit whole? At this point, I'm just waiting for my invitation to the Mad Hatter's tea party.
Okay. So, here's what really happened. Islam is an ideology of hate and domination. Maybe there are good parts of the Koran, but sorry, I'm stuck on all the killing, raping and servitude. Any "good" Muslims need to break from this madness now. Have a reformation and expunge this evil madness from your teachings. If you do not, you make it clear where you stand. People who follow the Koran to the letter are a danger to everyone. This has been shown time and time again. This guy used guns. But they use guns, bombs, knives, fire and anything else they can. The only way to push this evil back is to call it what it is and arm ourselves to the teeth. Everyone, us and them, needs to understand in no uncertain terms that we are serious. We will not be their victims. Fifty people will never go home again. But they are only the latest. This ideology's victims should not be used as pawns in a PC game of misdirection. It's an insult to their memories, and it only emboldens our enemies. Truth doesn't care about what is easy to face. It only cares about reality. This will happen again. And again, and again. They will not stop until they are made too. That's our job. Are you ready?
VOH
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/homosexuality.aspx
As I'm following the news coverage, I find that (totally unsurprisingly) the commentary not so slowly, but ever so surely moves to the weapon used as opposed to the motive behind the attack. The peanut gallery is absolutely rabid with its desire to show that if this person (I won't use his name) had been unable to buy his gun, surely this attack would never have taken place. They are sure that the best way to keep bad things from happening is to totally disarm law abiding citizens. Make no mistake. That is indeed what they want to do. Because as much as this guy was on people's radar, he had not, up to that point, committed a crime. So any background check on him would have cleared him to purchase any legal gun. The anti-gun crowd thinks that's the whole point. There should be no background check at all. The type of weapon he used should be totally illegal for anyone to own. There, problem solved, right? Wrong. There are these things called the second amendment and due process. Yeah, American citizens have the right to be armed and the right to not be treated as criminals unless there is evidence that they are. Both of those are clearly violated if a US citizen is denied a weapon when he has no criminal background. Period. There is also the issue of illegal guns. What? Well, why should anyone think that a person who is more than happy to commit mass murder would have any moral opposition to buying a black market gun? Think about it. Making guns illegal for everyone only disarms the good guys. Bad guys don't care about laws. Get it?
Another theme that the talking heads seem to be totally fixated on is, why? I think we all get that. Of course, we want to know why a person would go on a murderous rampage. If we had the answer we might be able to stop it from happening again. Or so we like to think anyway. But with this guy, they actively push aside the flashing neon lights of evidence about his motive and start looking for other reasons. He goes on to everyone he knows about is radical Islamic beliefs, he's been investigated twice by the FBI because of them, his father is a radical Islamist, he worships under a radical Imam and he calls 911 to declare is allegiance to ISIS. But that can't be it. It must be something else. Like maybe he's gay and his personal self-loathing is what pushed him to do it. There's lots of evidence that he was. Trying to pick up guys and using gay dating apps does seem to point in that direction. So maybe he was. Maybe he did hate himself for it. But, hello!? I mean really. He did all but leave a note telling the world what his mind set was. Why can't the liberal press just call a spade a spade? That's the 'why' I'm focused on. My best guess is that moral relativism has run so rampant that these people just can't admit that he was motivated by an evil ideology. That would mean admitting that there really is a spectrum of good and evil. Right and wrong. Doing that would throw so many other stanses into question. They just arn't ready to go there.
Now we can't talk about this attack without mentioning that it was against a nightclub that catered to gay patrons. So what? People are people. Victims are victims. Yes, that is true. But come on, this club was targeted because it was a gay club. Anyone with brains knows that. So if there were no other elements, it would be classified as a hate crime right away. And rightly so. But the shooter going on about Islam has gotten some people a little confused. Terrorist act or hate crime? Which one is it? At the risk of sounding like a jerk, it's both morons. Show me a terrorist attack that was not motivated by hate and I'll show you the corpse of Jimmy Hoffa that I keep frozen in my basement. Seriously. Why is this even being talked about? The 'either-or' of it is ridiculous.
The final madness that is being thrown around (mostly on the interwebs) is people going after Christians and conservatives as if this act of heinous murder was their fault. Anytime someone comes out and says 'this was an act of Islamic terrorism' there is someone else right there to tell them that's a bigoted thing to say. Even some in the LGBT community are jumping to the Muslims defense. Which is one of the most wack-a-doodle things ever, if you really think about it. Yes, there are a lot of Christians/conservatives that are not, shall we say, huge fans of the gays. But, come on! It is an actual tenant of the Islamic faith that being gay is a sin to be punished by death. In Islamic countries, gays are put to death every day. But here in America, what really works our gays up into a tizzy is not having a cake made for their wedding by the shop of their choice. Oh, the humanity! Being slaughtered en mass is apparently A-Okay. What?! When did we all fall down the rabbit whole? At this point, I'm just waiting for my invitation to the Mad Hatter's tea party.
Okay. So, here's what really happened. Islam is an ideology of hate and domination. Maybe there are good parts of the Koran, but sorry, I'm stuck on all the killing, raping and servitude. Any "good" Muslims need to break from this madness now. Have a reformation and expunge this evil madness from your teachings. If you do not, you make it clear where you stand. People who follow the Koran to the letter are a danger to everyone. This has been shown time and time again. This guy used guns. But they use guns, bombs, knives, fire and anything else they can. The only way to push this evil back is to call it what it is and arm ourselves to the teeth. Everyone, us and them, needs to understand in no uncertain terms that we are serious. We will not be their victims. Fifty people will never go home again. But they are only the latest. This ideology's victims should not be used as pawns in a PC game of misdirection. It's an insult to their memories, and it only emboldens our enemies. Truth doesn't care about what is easy to face. It only cares about reality. This will happen again. And again, and again. They will not stop until they are made too. That's our job. Are you ready?
VOH
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/homosexuality.aspx
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