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Slogan Time!

• "We should thank our lucky stars we have people of all stripes."
  
  
• Or like, "It's all just cooked right in to that big pasketti-casserole-dish in the sky."
  
  
• Or um, "Society is the Product"
  
  
• Or, "Think Inter-Planetary"
  
  
• Or uh, "Like a car rally, not a care race"?
  
  
• Or, "We're a genius"
  
  
• Or, "Oh, he's a character, all right."
  

 

If you're like me, you find yourself thinking (on big issue after big issue):

• The conservatives are sort of right. Kind of. Their grounds make sense. That's good stuff, but it's partial.
  
  
• The liberals are kind of right. Sort of. Their grounds make sense. That's good stuff, but it's partial.
  
  
  

The world is beautiful for its variety. I learned everything I've got from people not like me.

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Windmilling
Sometimes the other fellow will freak out and windmill at you. People hate arguing.



"Gravity is Up"
No! Gravity is down. That's what everyone thinks, on every side. So not just every issue really has two sides with merit, if you see what I mean.

Being a Jerk (Learn to Teach!) Top

(Freaking out about how nobody is even listening to you, for seriously)

Does anyone else find it hard to get other people to listen unless you get all bent out of shape? Well, I do. But I always regret it; I'm a peaceful fella at heart. ❤️ It always makes it worse, really.

The only thing that ever works is to start with some compliments, to show you're there to learn. "You gotta bring cookies."

What it all needs is FUN! How about "Congress on the Lawn" on Fridays? How about pig Latin day? Just spitballing here.

"Straw Men Burn Bridges"



Politics in General Top

We're all such good people at heart, we've gone overboard trying to find a bad guy. Let's stop doing politics this way. Let's treat it like a group art project, like a symphony. Society is a canvas, not a battlefield.

Well, we're all the bad guy at times, ain't it? Everyone's way off about everyone. Most folks are just plain nice. 'Cancel politics,' a little, you know?

Sustainability - The Whole Point, Right? Top

We're all about systems that are set up to last. We'll run out of oil. If your plan depends on anything that can run out, it's a bad plan.

We have to become self-sustaining, to run on the green/nuclear/fusion jam - a machine we could sell to aliens.

So let's not argue about having a healthy environment, of all things! Stop wasting time. Get a little of that "team fire" in your belly.

"Stabilize the system."

Moderate Capitalism Top

Capitalism is what works, but it only works when it's in check. Like, some people are jerks. Dump sewage in the water and so on.

But it has all the coolest stuff, this Capitalis-mo. Free society, great products at low low prices, a productive life working for The Enormously Large Company Whom We All Love So Dearly - sure, it's ain't perfect, but it's really pretty awesome.



Communism failed, capitalism fails without feeling it all the time. Look in between, see what is like [police, fire, school, army, health] service and what is just business. (The folk will argue.)

The Constitution favors this "limited-style" government, states' rights, de-centralized government, sandboxed government. Each state is like an experiment. That appeals to the engineer in me.

Tariffs Top

Trump's tariffs are a good thing. They will build jobs at home. We used to call this an "internalized economy" and have been in favor of it since this started.

Taxes
"The Admission Fee" Top

I think of taxes as the admission fee to an amusement park. If you don't like the prices, or the way they're being spent, hey, say something. But there's going to be a fee.

The Size of the Government
Gigantic. Just gigantic, way huge. A personal assistant/super-cop for every man, woman and child. Just one guy, namely you, has to work 20 hours a day while everyone else laughs at you.

No, tiny, total anarchy. The powerful using the weak as serfs; armed robbery in the open streets.

No, somewhere in between. Whatever works. The Constitution favors a limited-"style" government. Which are the service tiles?

"Not much guidance there," I guess, but the extremes are pretty useless too.



Campaign Finance Reform
It's not fair for corporations to write their own laws. Get money out of politics, it don't mix good no how.

*shrug*



Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Run-off Voting (IRV) Top

Instant Run-off Voting is a voting system where you rank the candidates, and if your first choice loses, your vote goes to your second, etc.

So your vote always goes to someone you picked, and you don't have to worry about "throwing your vote away" on a third-party candidate.

(See also the "real vs. fake" page)

They're already using this successfully in Australia for the Parliament, in various states around the world, etc.

See also instantrunoff.com
See also fairvote.org

Marijuana
(I Mean Seriously, it's Like a Dang Beer, Guy)


We have a right to throw awesome music parties; it's in the Constitution to enjoy awesome music parties.

Good with music and cheese puffs. What's the beef, Chief? It's this herb what grows out the ground? About as strong as a beer?

That said, gotta keep the engine clean, know what I mean? You don't drink 14 gallons of milk every day, do ya? Pour milk on your head?

The Gold Standard Top

U.S. currency today is "fiat," it has no collateral. Fiat currency and a central bank and bottomless inflation go hand in hand, even to the fall of a nation over its worthless dollar. So, people into economics will insist that the gold standard is important. #EndTheFed

Here's former congressman Ron Paul:

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The "This Guy's a Socialist!!!" Section
Or, "Capitalism Rules at Most Things, Except Service Tiles"

Pro-Obamacare Top

So, for-profit healthcare is never going to be there for the working poor. People who work their whole lives don't deserve to live in fear.

And state healthcare, despite eliminating a middleman, is known for long wait times, etc.

Neither idea is getting anywhere, and instead we now have Obamacare. It's been the law for a decade, and it doesn't seem to have sunk the insurers or ruined anything. Seems like it's given folks at the bottom some peace of mind by offering them some emergency insurance. So we're going all-in, Obamacare is what works in real life.


It's a required service tile, like police or fire, see?

(On the other hand, should we all pay for your vices? Is that fair, folks?)



K-Jobs Education Top

Yeah - 100%! Educate the kids into work, don't just teach them to read and then complain about welfare. Train a welder or a teacher or a nurse, train a software engineer.

The kids want to succeed! And making sure they can is our one main job, I'd say.



The Unions Top

Thank goodness for the unions. The unions made life livable in this country. "Some people are greedy," and working people need to stand up for themselves.

The Environment Top

The environment, we're arguing about?? Where else you think we're gonna live, my man? Like, get your head right, we have to live sustainably, quit wasting time and energy.

Another name for "a natural correction" is "a huge natural disaster."

It doesn't matter what caused it; it matters how we're going to fix it.

Have a little team spirit.

We support the full mixed-source energy grid [wind, big solar, nuclear & fusion, geothermal, whatever's clever], carbon sinks, and all this good sustainability tech.

Farm Animals Top

Farm animals' rights belong in the picture of a better society.

My idea was "feedlot radios," play them some nice music that they like. The research shows it's good for them and they like it. Healthier for everyone, right?

"SKRAWK! It's a living!", as the bird said. :D

If God gives you dominion or "stewardship" over something, you had better do a good job!

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The "This Guy's a Red-Pilled Gun Nut!!!" Section

The 2nd Amendment Top

Seriously, we have a right to armed bears, it's in the Bill of Rights. It's a serious statement: We will protect ourselves and our families however we can!





It's my stuff, and my family, and I'm apt to have a gun to protect it. "If you outlaw guns, only guns will have guns..." Wait, that's not it...

It's like how there will always be drunk driving deaths, but we don't ban alcohol? It's very sad, but it's already against the law.

We support, you know, background checks, metal detectors, school cops, waiting periods, mental health screening. Like, guns are dangerous. Whatever works, whatever helps. Maybe those fingerprint things?

While we're in the neighborhood... Folks should also recognize (if they haven't) that the arms industry has a vested interest in cultivating war. Well, they do. Uh-huh. Do to.



Immigration Top

This country was built by immigrants, and we love and value diversity. "We should thank our lucky stars we have people of all stripes."

People from many nations and many walks of life make this country great every day.

That said, every country has borders for the same sane reason I have a fence around my yard. We don't have unlimited resources, and we just can't take everyone even though we'd probably like to.

So, yeah, strict borders, rapid deportation, but with no drop of hate in it. Due process and compassion matter the most when it's not easy.





Some Kind of One-World Government Top

Nope. One-world government sounds like a bad idea. We do have global concerns, and need global conferences and such, but I fear centralized, corrupt power and the loss of autonomy.  The Constitution favors a limited-"style" government.

Abortion - What about Pre-Natal Incubation? Top

Abortion is a tough topic. We've been overwhelmed, crushed, haunted by the arguments from both sides for many years. Perhaps state's rights is the best we can do for now.

There is no perfect solution here, and not much room for a compromise.

After years of trying to work this out, it occurred to us... this may sound wacky, but what about pre-natal incubation as an option? "Very early adoption?" Like as a charity thing?

Sure, it won't solve everything, would make a terrible government program. And maybe it sounds silly at first. But it's another option, yeah?

Here's an article about the technology. Dr. Yoshinori Kubawara of Japan has had great early success.

We also strongly favor free birth control available at any age, and in general the rights of both parties. "Extended sphere of concern."

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The World Peace Today Section

World Religions Please Calm it on Down Now Top

What's this all been about, why all the fighting over who God loves? Can we move on? "The creator of the universe's name is Mike; no, it's Dan; how dare you to call the guy Mike; the heck you say, it's Steve." It's a translation issue.

Everyone's trying to say the creator of the universe is amazing and loves us. What a thing to fight about!

There's this simple, gentle heartbeat about faith and family in every culture on every continent. And it's a very good thing!

So yeah, we're pro-faith and pro-family, but we're also pro-liberty and pro-diversity. We're a "matched set", us folks. If you ain't a jerk, you're fine by us :D

(Me, I'm a "surf Christian")

Israel and Palestine Top

It's going to have to be a two-state solution, please no more blood shed on holy ground! Everyone has a claim. They're all from there.

Cultures - "Yay, Some of Those!" Top

Look... Why do you want to have everyone in the world look and act just like you? Doesn't that sound, I don't know, boring?



Or I think like, "is a sandwich better, or a soup?" Well, if they cancel either one, all the little children will cry a sad tear 😢! The question is wrong.



I believe in diversity, and I believe in the right to be different. I believe God made us that way. You're okay by us as long as you ain't a jerk :D

Let's not self-destruct now. I think like we're trying to sell this planet to some aliens, take this show on the road.