Blog # 3 Libertarianism

I don't usually consider my self associated with a particular political party. Why? Because most parties have been warped into this extreme image of themselves. So much to the point of frustration. When people tell me that they are Republican or Democrat, I look at them with confusion. How can anybody consider themselves a party nowadays. Your delusional if you consider yourself Republican or Democrat and think that REAL Republican and Democratic values exist. Today I make my vote and choices on values. There has been one party that i have grown a relation to. I'M NOT SAYING I'M ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. But I consider their values to be the same as mine. The Libertarian party. Again I do not consider myself part of this party because I do have some views on certain issues that differ from Libertarians. But I do consider most of my principles to be closely knit with the Libertarian party. The Libertarians are a school of thought that relies heavily on little or no government influence in society. It's main image is individual power. People should govern themselves and shouldn't be told how to live their lives. Libertarianism is a view of individuality and liberty. Both socially and economically. I have the same views as well. I believe in individuality and freedom. For example, if someone is shooting heroin, snorting cocaine, smoking marijuana, and injecting steroids; then i believe they have the right to do that without the government telling them that it is bad for them.In their own house that is. I believe people should have the right to destroy their bodies with whatever they want in the privacy of their own home. Of course, there would be regulations, like alcohol precautions. We don't want a bunch of strung up idiots behind the wheel do we? And think about economically, how much money we would be saving from having to incarcarate all these drug users. Maybe we should take a page from the Portuguese and, not legalize, but decriminalize drugs and offer rehab/counseling to addicts. Because let's face it, locking druggies up will not fix them. It is simply a waste of tax payer money to lock them up. If you don't agree, think about it this way, your supporting and keeping a drug user alive in prison! Not theory, FACT! And what about a individualist economy? What does that mean? That means zero government influence in our economy and the markets. It is not the governments, ultimately people's, problem whether a bank or vehicle company goes out of business. Also there is a view with national pride when it comes to economy. For example, we shouldn't be outsourcing our jobs to other countries when there are plenty of jobs, industrial ones not agricultural (the ones that people say the "Mexicans" are taking), that can be filled in and created. Why does WalMart, Ford, Chevy, Apple all outsource their jobs to other countries instead of help boost the economy? This is one controversial topic that has bugged me about the Libertarian view. They believe in an ultimate free market with no government influence. This is where we differ, I believe the government should be able to put rules and regulations on our economy and markets in order to avoid fraud and dishonesty. I don't believe they should bail out companies though. Simply regulate our economy to make sure it runs smoothly. This doesn't go to well with many Libertarians. I also believe that the government should have an influence in elements where the public cannot achieve themselves. For example funding roads and improving our education system, like rebuilding schools and actually getting our teachers paid a decent wage so that way they have motivation to teach our future generations. Leaving schools,roads, medical care, welfare, and etc. to private ownership would then leave room for discrimination, miscommunication, and confusion within the system. Today we have the same problem, why is medicine so expensive for people? Why are there toll roads when they should be free. These are public entities that the public actually needs and the government should be used to maintain it with discretion of the people. I suppose this is where I differentiate myself from libertarians. I believe the public still needs government influence to help maintain a country. We need the government to help fund our schools, build our roads, fix our bridges, help the sick and poor, and ultimately use our tax money wisely. Yes i also believe in taxes. How else would the government be able to pay for all this? I suppose i could consider myself Liberal in social issues yet Conservative in fiscal issues (minus the small government entity). Just like libertarians, minus the delusional thinking.

Are we headed this direction?

Occupy education | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters

Great article posted on Adbusters about education inequality in Chile. Prices are soaring in colleges across the United States and our schools becoming more and more difficult to get a decent education. Our future hasn't looked more bleak.

Oh Whitey..... it's time for you to go

Maybe the media should be concentrating on things like global warming, nuclear tensions in Iran, and economic issues. Instead Nancy Grace thinks we should find out who gave Whitney the prescription drugs and pushed her underwater. Maybe Nancy Grace should go out next and find out who forced the Prince of Pop to molest children? No! Instead let us react surprisingly to how an individual who was dependent on drugs died. I mean she was only mixing prescription drugs and alcohol. Oh America! Your interests amuse me.

Blog 2 : Where my ladies at?

Abortion. That word has been infamous in media outlets and political debates. Our country has been so backward on the issue that we can't even figure out whether a woman has the right to do what she wants with her own body. Why is that? Religion? Morality? Whatever it may be. A woman deserves the chance to make her own decision in private. Seriously. It's a hard decision. For anybody. Whether you come from a background that doesn't have a steady economic standing or you happen to be too young to bring another life into the earth, you deserve the chance to make that decision. Europe's got under wraps. If I'm not mistaken I think only one country in Europe has abortion outlawed. I wonder why? Under population? Because I sure as hell know it's not Over population. Our world recently hit the 7 billion count at the end of last year. I don't think wee need to be "Prospering, Reproducing, and Filling the Earth" like a once infamous book, in my opinion which has been taken waaaaay too seriously, once said. Anyways. This is way off topic from the point I'm really trying to get to. A couple weeks ago Texas finally passed the law to force women to sonogram before the have an abortion. As if the decision wasn't hard enough to make.  Oh wait I'm a guy. I wouldn't know. But what do you think? The law reads:
"The law also requires that you receive a sonogram from the doctor (or agent) who will be performing your abortion at least 24 hours before the abortion is to occur. During your sonogram, the doctor is required to display the sonogram images and make the heart beat audible. You may decline to view the images and listen to the heartbeat. The doctor must also provide a verbal explanation of the sonogram results. That cannot be declined"
Is this not a slap in the face to women? And do they seriously think this is going to make a difference in the decision making?  This has been one of the toughest anti-abortion sonogram laws in the nation. And guess what? We're leading it! Oh great. First it's Creationism. Then it's suppressing women.  What's next?

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/texas
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wrtk/default.shtm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6235557.stm

Blog 1 : Rick Perry... Really?

After a good run. Rick Perry has pulled out of the election. Was it a surprise? From his mumbling on stage during the GOP debate to his infamous "OOPS" moment. Rick Perry's time was coming to an end. As a Texan, I was against Rick Perry's run for president. I was worried that another individual would make Texan's look dumb again. Guess what? He did. He was made the joker of Texas throughout all the media outlets and major late night comedy bits. His policies about eliminating forms of government were a joke. Education? really? To this day he still hasn't revealed that third government body he wanted to eliminate. Let's not forget there's five bodies of government. Thanks Ron Paul. One of the biggest issues I had with Rick Perry was his famous creation vs. evolution speech to a child in New Hampshire. This issue has always bothered me. And Rick Perry stating that creationism is being taught in Texas public school bother me as well. This is yet just another example of Rick Perry making Texans look dumb. Before Rick Perry makes statements like that, he should fact check himself. Texas curriculum does not require creationism to be taught in school. yet there has been attempts to change that. This can be reserved for another discussion. Trust me. The blog will get longer and maybe boring.  I don't know if it was Ricky Perry's charm or simply his "rogue" looks that attracted the GOP to have this Bozo run for president. But if this guy was bad for Texas. He's bad for the United States. We need to stop electing officials who make us look like dumb cowboys. Seriously. Enough with accents, boots, and yeeee hawwwsss...... Our economy doesn't need a bud or a chum; or simply some one who believes in super natural powers other than scientific discoveries. We need someone who actually knows how to operate a calculater and a microphone.  Let's not elect another Bush.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/18/7410377-fact-check-does-texas-teach-creationism-in-public-schools-is-it-constitutional