see some comments from your (our) side soon.
Seems that we had better be part of the herd, or else.
—Bob Link
In
my opinion, the flag issue is a substitute for the real issue. I
believe that some people have sensed a problem with the nature of the U.S.
government, but they don't understand the problem. The causes of
the problem aren't readily visible or accessible. The flag is both
visible and accessible. So, people direct their objections toward
the flag. It makes them feel good, but it doesn't address the problem.
Here's an applicable quotation from almost 30 years ago.
Your
young people [are] attacking the symbols of power they can see....
They resist in ways that make them feel good, not those that actually accomplish
anything. Actually, it's a controlled provocation. Our agents
stir them up so that we can let them release their frustrations.
At the same time, we keep track of them, give them a scare, arrest some.
—Andrei Denisov, KGB colonel
Soviet Advisor to the Central Administrative Area
from the miniseries Amerika, 1987
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In
1987, the miniseries was a prediction or, at least, an allegory.
I fear that, today, it's more of a description. In 1987, it frightened
us. I fear that, today, most young people would shrug their shoulders.
Cops and soldiers in the schools and airports are no longer an eerie alarmist
notion.
I've
been studying the situation for a long time. Anyone who's interested
in reading some of what I've written about it is welcome to do so.
A good place to start would be my Supreme Flaw of the Land essays.
They're available on Pharos. Here's the address.
http://pharos.org.uk/Flaw_of_the_Land_Essays/Flaw_Essays.html.
—editor
Dear Mr Milam;
Thank
you for your 25 February 2015 letter.... I also apologize for my
salutation error in my 11 February letter [this issue, page 1]....
The
matter of Prison On-Set PTSD is especially significant to me, since I am
a retired deputy sheriff who was shot twice and left for dead, only to
develop a healthy case of PTSD. Therefore, knowing the condition
and its totality, I am appalled how many young men develop and endure PTSD
in prison, while prison mental health officials deliberately ignore it....
Again,
I applaud your noble efforts in bringing the truth forward, and remain
In
sincere gratitude,
—Robert H. Outman
Prisoner P-79939
Pretexts
Robecus
Saying to the mother's tears and sobs,
Suck it up lady, I'm just doing my job!
After all, I've got a wife and kids to be fed,
Take your complaint to the department head!
This chamber needs more gas!
Hey! I'm just a member of the working class.
Batons swinging dripping blood red,
We only did what the supervisor said!
Mean spirited state sponsored pain and losses,
We're only doing the will of our bosses!
Cry for mercy feel the pain and grief,
We must follow our sworn professional belief!
We don't hurt for pleasure and sport,
All is done by authority of the court!
Torment inflected by jailers, jurors, and judges,
We're only following the law; not grudges!
Don't call us bully, or inflict shame,
We treat almost everyone the same!![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
Say It Again, Sam
Sam Aurelius Milam III
This
past December, I watched a documentary about Playboy magazine, and
the various other associated enterprises. The documentary examined
Hefner's efforts to ease restrictions on what could be published, to remove
the stigma of sin from human sexuality, and to make the argument that nudity
isn't obscene. Watching the documentary, I noticed that all views
of foldouts and nude women, without exception, were carefully edited.
Thus, the documentary fell far short of Hefner's objectives. It might
have annoyed some members of the Southern Baptist Convention but it showed
that Hefner's goals remain unachieved.
The
only progress that I've noticed toward an untainted acceptance of human
sexuality is mostly in the TV commercials, where some skin is shown and
some previously prohibited words are used. It's ironic that TV commercials
would be more conducive to enlightenment than Playboy magazine but
even the commercials have been only marginally successful. Down here
in the Bible Belt, people still try not to use the word sex in polite
company.![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
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