Accidently Hit the Bronx on the Subway...made me think.

Today I was riding on the subway and attempting to go to a cafe in Brooklyn. Well, I went on the wrong way and began going into the Bronx.  After I corrected myself and decided not to go to the cafe and just go back to Midtown.

As I was sitting on the train, I realize there are thousands of people who ride the train and who are part of different social classes.  The people on the train to the Bronx did not look at me funny especially since I was the only white person on the train nor did they mock me.  I really appreciated the fact that they did not look at me or treat me any different.  

Furthermore, here in New York different social classes and races interact with one another on a daily basis.  Yes, like other cities and states there are the rich, poor, and middle classes.  However, they are forced to interact with each other and they cannot seclude themselves from each other.  I like it because it makes everyone more accepting of one another because you are going to run into them regardless of how much money you make or where you live. 

Democracies: The real Definition

So we have been seeing many news stories with information on the Ukraine claiming that President Victor Yanukovych is a dictator.  Furthermore, we are seeing democratic countries rooting for the people to overthrow him like last time in 2004, but he was reelected in 2010 then disposed again.  However, doesn't this sound familiar?  Egypt was a big problem, the people overthrew President Musharraf then elected another dictator who was part of the extremist sect of the Islamic Brotherhood.  

I think that countries need to be ready for their own free governments.  No other countries should force the people to overthrow their authoritarian government because if they are not prepared then the new government will fail to be created or if it is created it will fail.  The United States is notorious for pushing others to create democracies.

Now lets get to the lovely word of democracies.  The United States is not a democracy, the European countries are not democracies, and none of the governments who claim to be democracies are democracies because they are all  representational governments.  Representational governments are those governments who represent the people and allow for different representations of the population.  For instance, like Democrats and Republicans.  If the government was a democracy then majority rules.  The majority will make the decisions for everyone.  Just imagine if we had a democratic government then we would have Californians and New Yorkers determining our lives. 

Executive Orders: President Obama, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan

Hello, to whomever views this blog.  It has been awhile, but today I am writing about Executive Orders.  Executive Orders are used to implement a change immediately to a law or to stop implementing a law.  Presidents have become more adept to use executive orders especially when the Congress is not approving of the goals they want to accomplish.  Executive Orders can be good and bad for Americans. Orders can be good if they are used to acutally help the people and they can be bad if they are used to eliminate the rights of the people or intentionally surpass the governments checks and balances.

Lately, President Obama has come under scrutiny for the issuing of executive orders because they are being used to surpass the checks and balances of the government and to show Congress that he can o what he wants when he wants too.  This is bad because the President is slowly able to take power from the other branches of government who can serve as a check on the executive branch. Furthermore, this could alienate the people because constitutional rights could become limited.

The point I am trying to make is be watchful of President Obama as he uses to further his political goals in which he sometimes hides as a way of helping the people.  These executive orders make him less answerable to the people, the state governments, other branches of the national government, and the media.  

Do not be surprised if he becomes more tyrannical during the last years of his term.  

Copper Stocks Plummets: Recession Likely to be Announced Next Quarter

Copper prices have been plummeting this month and that only means one thing a recession.  

See the news fails to look at the price of copper which is probably the most dumbest thing that anybody can do.  Copper is used for just about everything like infrastructure, the building of houses, vehicles, air conditioning units, etc.  Copper is one of the most widely used resources in this world.  Yes people like to look at the price of gold, but that is not necessarily a good predictor of the economy.  

If the price of copper continues to drop like it is then the Federal Reserve Bank will be announcing another recession.  Technically, we are in a recession...they just do not announce it to the public until the next quarter after the recession has begun.  

Threats of Civil Disobedience by Environmentalists

I was waiting for the Keystone Pipeline issue to resurface and it has!!!!!

Of course we all know that the environmentalists are opposed to it because they do not want harm to come to the vegetation and the animals. Proponents for the Pipeline want to create jobs and be less dependent on imported oil.  Oh America and the first world problems we encounter.  

The Environmentalists forget one thing, what creates revenue? Oh right, money and jobs.  What funds the Envrionmental Protection Agency?  Once again revenue, we need jobs to create revenue.  Unfortunately, the next thing to scientists to be cut is the EPA because they are just an extracurricular branch like NASA.  What makes them think that they are saved from having their funds cut like NASA?  

Those oil rig jobs might help sustain the EPA, you never know. 

I forgot about my civil obedience.  I wonder what those environmentalists would use to create civil disobedience.  Destroy the environment by breaking windows and destroying property?  Which all contribute to the environment they want to save because if anybody wants to rebuild they are going to have to manufacture the necessary equipment. Unless they are just going to be throwing their recycled shoes at people. 

Sinless in a world of Sin

Hello, how are you all today?  

Yes I have not posted for awhile, but that is because Grad School is kicking my butt and having a full-time job.  

Well, this post is different from my usual political posts because in this post I will be talking about sin.  Right now there is this concept that has been bugging me for quite sometime and that is idea of being sinless.  Well, like I said on a status on facebook.  Being sinless is not possible, we commit sins when we are in sleep, we are committing a sin every minute of the day possibly every second of the day.  The only thing that we can do is try to become better human beings and be better in the eyes of the Lord.  Why else do you think Jesus died for our sins?  He died because God knew that we were going to continue committing sins regardless of the sacrifices to him, so he had his son sacrificed as the ultimate sacrifice.  We can become better in the eyes of the Lord, but remember we will never be sinless.  As long as you have faith in the Lord and believe Jesus died for your sins you will go to heaven.

Extreme Christians bother me because they think they have the right to judge and the right to dictate the lives of others.  They are no better then the fundamentalists of other religions, they seek power and control.  You do not have the right to tell someone else to live.  You can educate them on the consequences of their actions, but you have no right to judge or tell them what to do.  

Much less do you have the right to force people to conform to your ways. 

I am a Christian and I am far from perfect.  I do not seek perfection, but I do seek to improve myself every single day.  The reason so many people get drawn away from religion is because people attempt to force others to think and act like them.  However, those that attempt to force others to change their lives or judge them all the time are the biggest hypocrites. I have learned that fundamentalists are the biggest hypocrites.  God is merciful, just, and loves everyone despite their sinful ways.  Why can't other do the same in this world? Oh right, sin. However, we can try to love our neighbors a little bit more.  

That is what I love about Christian Reformed (follow Calvinism theology), in their doctrine for the church they tell you to love everyone and treat them the same despite the differences.  Whether they are homosexual or have children out of wedlock.  Now granted many people still do not want to accept, but they should try harder to be more accepting. You do not have to accept their actions, but they are human and sinful like others.  

You judge them because they sin differently then you do.

Why are there more Mass Shootings?

So today I heard there was another school shooting and it happened in Roswell, New Mexico. CNN presented a graph indicating the rise in mass shootings.  Then they asked, why has there been this increase?  

For one there is one thing we can rule out and that is guns is the major player in the contribution.  There were less regulations in the past and there was less mass shooting and to some degree less of a problem.  Second, I think the problem are the signs that are posted outside of buildings, "This is a gun free school," "No firearms permitted."  These building managers and schools are setting themselves to be targeted by idiots who enjoy taking the lives of others.  Third, this society believes that the world can become perfect. Well, I hate to burst your bumble, this world is never going to be perfect and you need to get over it.  I always believe that you can improve the world, but there is always going to be that one person or a group of people that want to harm others.  

Fifth, but not the last...responsibility.  We live in a society where people do not take responsibility for their actions.  They blame disorders despite knowing what is wrong and right.  They blame people, the blame the government, they blame their family, and they just blame everything else but themselves.  

The world is never going to be perfect, but one thing is that we can prevent these killings by improving community programs, better education, and promote responsibility for your own destiny and actions.

However, there is still going to be that one jerk that wants to harm everyone else.