From 'the Kant Variations'- Unity in the House of Reason
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Fear makes nothing. Fear learns nothing. Fear does nothing, joins nothing, loves nothing. And the sky of terrorists has claws throughout, swiping down, staring at others always, watching others like prey, and the winds hiss and whisper. Each path is mined, and as we walk this path we can hear the hideous laugh rise from the mantle of terrorists and we know that we are stalked. It is this way everywhere under the firmament of Terror, everywhere throughout the sky of Terror, and throughout all of this, everywhere and at all times there is no-thing, and all of this is no-thing.
Fear sits in the anguish of nothing and says that it is everything. Fear withdraws exposure of the self from the act, and paralyzes the self. There is no unity in fear, but only when we move from it. The production of fear by violence never unifies those to its cause, because there is no unity in the message. Defeat experienced in the contest of living may indeed feel like degradation but it does nothing to tell us how to live, it shows us not another way, but focuses on a pain that no other can ever take away, and that all men must live with. Terror attempts to paralyze, to stop the judgment of the world, but enters a world in which men do fear, but act anyway, do fear, but make anyway, do fear, but work anyway, do fear, but love anyway.
Terror has no voice, can say nothing but only that it has been wronged, that it is victim. Terror does not try again. The mistaken belief of Terror is that violence is power. What Terror wishes to change it cannot, for through violence there will change none of the production and capability of the world. Terror is a magnification of the weakness of the self, an attempt to show others a degradation and weakness that when felt, will change thinking. Terror thinks that the world will see it as capable and it will be restored. Terror sees its position only, and sees no difference between themselves and others, but sees itself less for it. Terror feels degraded and wishes others to feel degraded as well, only then according to Terror will the attitude change that `causes' the degradation to occur. What Terror does not see is that its' message does not connect, not because we are distanced and do not see, but its message does not connect because we have felt our own weakness, and we allow it.
We work from our weakness, and see the possibility that arises from it. Once death is accepted as a principle throughout the structure of life then No violence can ever make us feel less than dead. I do die, once I accept this the violence of what you do to me will never make me feel that you are great, will never bring approval, will never bring me together with you, will never make you capable, will never make you more. The `I' is weak, I accept this about myself, but together `we' are more, and in this more, together, there is nothing that violence and terror can do.
Richard J. Luczak II
Monday, October 22, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
The U.S. Constitution- A Document of Honor- Needs to Be Restored
The United States Constitution is not only the foundational law of the land, it is also a document of honor.
What I mean by that is that the Constitution declares the nation founded and does so indicating the terms by which we will govern ourselves. It is a statement to the world about how we will conduct ourselves, and for what we will hold ourselves responsible.
In this manner the U.S. Constitution is and was meant to be an 'upright document', our message as honorable men to the world, and to ourselves of the principles and rights we hold dear.
This is what it means to live by the rule of law. It's principles are thus truth, honor, and responsibility.
We need to restore executive conduct to the level of honorable conduct and honorable leadership, through an administration that is strong enough to live by what it says, and to say exactly what it means and intends.
It appears that this administration and its members use dissimulation when possible and hide behind the cloak of honor of the offices of the administration, to appear honorable to the public, while doing whatever they please until being brought to accountability. (for example- the shifting rationale for starting the Iraq War, the shifting prosecution of Jose Padilla, and vice-president Cheney's interpretation of not being part of the executive nor legislative branches)
Those that act by the principle of dissimulation to the public, while pursuing goals by other means, may have high public office, and at this time may have power beyond measure- but their characters; in the most common terms; belong to the smallest of men- behaving like undisciplined adolescents who take delight in the lies told about others. They therefore have nothing in common with the real leadership of the founding fathers. Through the unforgiving looking-glass of time, these leaders are always shown for the pretenders they were.
The most infamous names of history, associated with the basest of human hearts, are known so not because they were hideous and weak as individuals and didn't attempt to achieve anything, but because they were accomplished and placed in positions of trust- and through this trust their character and hearts shown by the methods they chose to inflict upon others.
The truth of their methods, and the truth of their hearts, has always been exposed through the looking-glass of time, no matter what 'lofty goals' were expressed to the public. So it shall always be, no matter what measures are attempted to conceal their crimes.
These leaders were never loved, never admired, and never followed, but merely survived, as most all people in their own countries and others smiled and nodded yes to survive, cursed them in their beds, and breathed sighs of relief and joy at their deaths.
And so through the looking-glass of time history HISSES their names- as if they were plagues and curses upon the people- known throughout the whole world by their methods. Names such as Hitler, Stalin, Hussein, Milosevic and Pol-pot, places such as Auschwitz, Darfur, Cambodia, Kosovo, and Rwanda. Names such as Karadovic, Goebbels, Eichman, Mengela, and Chemical Ali.
What methods will be brought forth for this administration for the world to see through the looking-glass of time? Will there be names in this administration that history and the world HISS when they are mentioned? We already know there are places that are already considered so- abu ghraib, guantanamo, the word 'rendition', and the secret prisons that one day will be brought to light.
It is time for this country to be led by the words of our great document, to become upright once more, and lead the world through the strength and principles of truth, honor, and responsibility.
What I mean by that is that the Constitution declares the nation founded and does so indicating the terms by which we will govern ourselves. It is a statement to the world about how we will conduct ourselves, and for what we will hold ourselves responsible.
In this manner the U.S. Constitution is and was meant to be an 'upright document', our message as honorable men to the world, and to ourselves of the principles and rights we hold dear.
This is what it means to live by the rule of law. It's principles are thus truth, honor, and responsibility.
We need to restore executive conduct to the level of honorable conduct and honorable leadership, through an administration that is strong enough to live by what it says, and to say exactly what it means and intends.
It appears that this administration and its members use dissimulation when possible and hide behind the cloak of honor of the offices of the administration, to appear honorable to the public, while doing whatever they please until being brought to accountability. (for example- the shifting rationale for starting the Iraq War, the shifting prosecution of Jose Padilla, and vice-president Cheney's interpretation of not being part of the executive nor legislative branches)
Those that act by the principle of dissimulation to the public, while pursuing goals by other means, may have high public office, and at this time may have power beyond measure- but their characters; in the most common terms; belong to the smallest of men- behaving like undisciplined adolescents who take delight in the lies told about others. They therefore have nothing in common with the real leadership of the founding fathers. Through the unforgiving looking-glass of time, these leaders are always shown for the pretenders they were.
The most infamous names of history, associated with the basest of human hearts, are known so not because they were hideous and weak as individuals and didn't attempt to achieve anything, but because they were accomplished and placed in positions of trust- and through this trust their character and hearts shown by the methods they chose to inflict upon others.
The truth of their methods, and the truth of their hearts, has always been exposed through the looking-glass of time, no matter what 'lofty goals' were expressed to the public. So it shall always be, no matter what measures are attempted to conceal their crimes.
These leaders were never loved, never admired, and never followed, but merely survived, as most all people in their own countries and others smiled and nodded yes to survive, cursed them in their beds, and breathed sighs of relief and joy at their deaths.
And so through the looking-glass of time history HISSES their names- as if they were plagues and curses upon the people- known throughout the whole world by their methods. Names such as Hitler, Stalin, Hussein, Milosevic and Pol-pot, places such as Auschwitz, Darfur, Cambodia, Kosovo, and Rwanda. Names such as Karadovic, Goebbels, Eichman, Mengela, and Chemical Ali.
What methods will be brought forth for this administration for the world to see through the looking-glass of time? Will there be names in this administration that history and the world HISS when they are mentioned? We already know there are places that are already considered so- abu ghraib, guantanamo, the word 'rendition', and the secret prisons that one day will be brought to light.
It is time for this country to be led by the words of our great document, to become upright once more, and lead the world through the strength and principles of truth, honor, and responsibility.
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