Drug War Suggestion
Sam Aurelius Milam III
Here's
an idea. Buy about a ton of marijuana seeds, rent a light plane,
and fly all over town sowing seed. Get the river banks, people's
back yards, the courthouse lawn, churches, everywhere.
When
the seeds begin to germinate, people are sure to notice. The cops
will go crazy trying to guard it all to keep people from harvesting it.
Maybe they'll be so busy trying to guard and destroy the crop that they
won't have time to (oh, for example) murder frightened young black women
stranded in cars at night, calling for help, who just happen to be armed.![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
Sad But True
compiled by Jeffrey Trunzer from actual news reports
Pleasanton,California
Neil and Pat Nelson are seeing red over the City Council's threat to
deny them permission to move into their new custom home because the exterior
paint is a shade or two lighter than the city wants.
Burley,
Idaho Alcohol Beverage Control officers confiscated Super Bowl boards
and all betting money accrued after routine inspection of some Magic Valley
Bars. ABC Chief John Gould said "Football pools are gambling in the
purest sense of the word. They're illegal, so if we find them, we
take them."
[Note:
Idaho has a State Lottery.]![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sam
To
condemn interest, as the early Christians did, is fine. People should
loan without thought of gain, for pure love, because people have a need.
Sure. Usury became a sin for Christians. Jews became the bankers
of the Christian world. Socialists & fascists say: if there
must be usury, let the government do it. That way the people may
benefit from the profits of course the people must demand that their
government actually serve them this goes for all governments capitalist,
socialist, or fascist. Without banks & loans & interest,
too many people starve to death. Because they can't rely on Christian
charity. That's the reality that causes practical philosophers to
advocate government banks over private banks or no banks.
I
agree with what you say about the UN & the US vis a vis human rights.
World opinion must be mobilized against what the US & UN are doing
to Iraq, on the one hand, & against what the Serbs, Israelis, &
Tutsi are doing against people in the Balkans, the Arab world, & central
Africa, on the other. It's a question of justice, & the ability
to distinguish between real human rights & current shams. Personal
ethics are fine, but insufficient; political movement is necessary
as well.
Sincerely,
Elliot; N. Merrick, New York
1. Interest doesn't create profits. It creates inflation.
It doesn't prevent starvation, either.
2. Capitalism, socialism, and fascism are not forms of government.
They are forms economies. Democracy, oligarchy, and dictatorship
are forms of government. However, these forms are merely different
ways of organizing the structure of the government and have little to do
with its behavior. In terms of behavior, there are only two kinds
of government: despotism and social contract. Regardless of its form,
a government can be a despotism or a social contract government, depending
upon its behavior. The U.S. government, for example, is an oligarchy
of democratically elected oligarchs (form) and a despotism (behavior).
editor
Dear Sam
I hope this [contribution] helps a little. I do look forward
to receiving "the Frontiersman." It's always thought provoking!
Best Wishes
Alan; San Jose, California
Sam
Keep
up the good work.
I
would be happy to get the Frontiersman on line if you set up a subscription
service.
Bob; Murphys, California
The Frontiersman is posted on my website. Is the "subscription
service" that you suggest a different kind of online delivery method of
which I'm not aware? If so, will you please explain it?
editor
Dear Sam
Got
your note & I want to help. As you know, the world is in trouble
financially I mean, and then if this Millennium Bug closes banks, it will
really come to an end. So I am trying to make all my donations while
it is still open. If it is still in operation say July 4, remind
me, & I'll try to help again....
Stock
up on what you can. If the computers quit working, so do planes &
trains. And no bank on Jan. 1, 2000! Ugh!
Happy
New Year!
Shirley; Urbana, Illinois
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