This proposal is something that occurred to me as well as a form of a modified debt Jubilee.
I have been wanting for some time to talk about Lev 25 and the Year of the Jubilee. Here is sample from Lev 25:
39 “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves. 40 They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. 41 Then they and their children are to be released, and they will go back to their own clans and to the property of their ancestors. 42 Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves. 43 Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.
The broad picture is clear, one who is successful is not to exploit the poor. This is not the American Way.
On the first day of fascism, Obama gave to me: The status of detainee.
On the second day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the third day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the fourth day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the fifth day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the sixth day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Six FEMA coffins, Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the seventh day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Seven TSA gropings, Six FEMA coffins, Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the eighth day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Eight secret courts, Seven TSA gropings, Six FEMA coffins, Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the ninth day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Nine endless wars, Eight secret courts, Seven TSA gropings, Six FEMA coffins, Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the tenth day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Ten healthcare mandates, Nine endless wars, Eight secret courts, Seven TSA gropings, Six FEMA coffins, Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
On the eleventh day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Eleven tasers tasing, Ten healthcare mandates, Nine endless wars, Eight secret courts, Seven TSA gropings, Six FEMA coffins, Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee..
On the twelfth day of fascism, Obama gave to me: Twelve markets crashing, Eleven tasers tasing, Ten healthcare mandates, Nine endless wars, Eight secret courts, Seven TSA gropings, Six FEMA coffins, Five waterboards, Four no-fly lists, Three raw milk raids, Two sneak-peek searches, And the status of detainee.
Do we as a culture have too much stuff? As many of us do our last minute shopping, can we ask ourselves: "Do I need that?" "Does my son need that doll house?" (Hey I got a doll house for my 4th Christmas. Yes, that might explain a lot. Or it might be explained by the fact my father sold houses and I wantd to be like him. ) I thought about this as my daughter and wife packed up her doll house for storage. We have downsized in California and have no place for it. Did Stacy ever really "need" it? No doubt it will join her kitchen at the Grandkids at some point.
Do I really "need" the things I have?
I could argue that I need my 1,000 books. (This is already downsized from the height of my book mania at 1,300.) But I have gotten along quite well without them while I was in California. Probably 200 of them I have not read and will never read. Why do I have them? I am reluctant to give them up.
I inherited some interesting things from my father that I really have no need for—but once again I am reluctant to part with. They include a cigar store Indian—poor Old Kaw-Liga. The Indian reminds me strongly of my father. I am reminded of the Hank Williams song.
Kaw-Liga was a wooden Indian standing by the door He fell in love with an Indian maid over in the antique store. Kaw-Liga just stood there and never let it show So she could never answer yes or no.
He always wore his Sunday feathers and held a tomahawk. The maiden wore her beads and braids and hoped someday he'd talk. Kaw-Liga, too stubborn to ever show a sign
Because his heart was made of knotty pine
This also reminds me of my father's love for country music. Alas, Poor Old Kaw-Liga had to go. He did go recently when I received an offer for him. I will miss him.
Babylon the Great is characterized by the wealth of her possessions. Revelation 18 says this about her:
11 “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore— 12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.
14 “They will say, ‘The fruit you longed for is gone from you. All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be recovered.’ 15 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand far off, terrified at her torment. They will weep and mourn 16 and cry out:
“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls! 17 In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!’
“Every sea captain, and all who travel by ship, the sailors, and all who earn their living from the sea, will stand far off. 18 When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city?’ 19 They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out:
“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city, where all who had ships on the sea became rich through her wealth! In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’
Do we really need the stuff we will get tomorrow? Will we be returning it on Monday? Are we measured by the toys we have? Do we really embody the bumper sticker I have seen on occasion:
The One Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins
I have referenced this song before. If the life we are supposed to chose is the one in this video, I will pass.
If this is your life, I suggest a different life. To echo Martin Luther King, it is not the number of our possessions but the strength of our character that really matters.
Did I need Kaw-Liga? Maybe, if I had room. What then do I do with the giant camel, the giant giraffe, and the giant rooster with a saddle?
Well, they are also for sale, no reasonable offer refused.
No doubt you will hear a lot about Ron Paul as he edges into first place in the Iowa Caucasus. I expect him to be slandered. I even read an article that outlines how he will be slandered. They may not realize that they risk the Paul voters not voting for the Republican candidate in the fall.
The implication is that Rep. Paul is a 9/11 truther -- you'd think, reading that one sentence, that Paul stated or implied the U.S. government either orchestrated or had foreknowledge of the attacks. In fact, Rep. Paul responded to the September 11 attacks by voting to authorize an actual war against its perpetrators; and as anyone who is even passingly familiar with his worldview knows, his controversial opinion is that Islamist terrorists attack the United States partly because they are furious about the quasi-imperial role America plays in their countries. The blow-back theory is itself controversial, but it is obviously different from 9/11 Trutherism.
What Paul is saying, and it is the exact same thing the 9/11 bipartisan commission said, is that the reason for the hatred toward America is the long standing intervention of America in the Middle East. This seems obvious to me.
Has the GOP elite lost track of their own party? From the same Atlantic article:
Dismissing the burgeoning number of Americans on the right who are suspicious of interventionism and hawkishness is intellectually suspect and unwise. A majority of Republicans now think that the Iraq War was a mistake. The general non-interventionist impulse on the right has never completely gone away. Paul is by no means the ideal vehicle for non-interventionism. But insofar as he plays a significant role in the GOP primary, it will be partly due to the fact that the legitimate concerns he articulates are taken up by no other viable candidate. One needn't be an ardent Paul supporter to suspect that National Review would rather that no viable GOP candidate spoke up to challenge the hawkish impulses on the elite right .
What then is the issue with regard to Iran? Here is a Youtube video of a section of a recent debate.
Bachmann has been making these same claims on the campaign trail. She is completely wrong about her assertions. These quotes would normally appear on a Bachmann lies website. However she is not lying. I think she actually believes the #^*@ she is saying. This is worse.
It seems to me that our policies increase the chances for a nuclear explosion.
On the substance, Paul is clearly in the right, and Bachmann repeated some fictions that she used during the CNN national security debate last month. For instance, Bachmann claimed that the Iranian government has pledged to use nuclear weapons to “wipe Israel off the map,” and she says that the Iranians have threatened to use such weapons against the U.S. Neither of these is true, but she keeps getting away with making these claims. The first claim is misleading in two ways. Ahmadinejad’s statement probably did not mean what American hawks routinely assume that it means, and there is no reason to believe that Iranian leaders are going to usher in the annihilation of their own country by launching a first strike nuclear attack on Israel. There is also no reason to believe that Iranian leaders are going to provoke massive retaliation from the United States by attacking the U.S. with a nuclear weapon. For that matter, all indications are that the Iranian government has not yet decided to build nuclear weapons.
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No less important, the official, public Iranian position on nuclear weapons is that their use is forbidden under Islamic law. Of course, hawks can continue to cherry-pick the evidence as they usually do. Meanwhile, Bachmann and the others provided a perfect argument for why Paul’s candidacy is more necessary than ever if the GOP’s ruinous habit of pushing for new foreign wars is going to be broken.
While one would expect this from the Non-Interventionist American Conservative, it represents a large segment of the Republican party—25 to 50% depending on how you ask the question. Whoever the candidate is, they cannot win without this part of the party. If it is claimed that 25 to 50% of the party are kooks, no Republican can win next fall. (Personally, I almost do not care anymore.)
As I have been saying, ultimately it does not matter, we must cut spending so drastically that defense cannot be exempt.
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 4:00AM 
39 “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves. 40 They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. 41 Then they and their children are to be released, and they will go back to their own clans and to the property of their ancestors. 42 Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves. 43 Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.
