Blunt Perspectives

So now we hear that everyone in several international governments, who can implement it, are ready to roll out the new E passport which can be scanned like groceries at a checkout counter. It is touted as secure, high tech, and will be good for everyone. Even though security experts in the field, including an EU funded network of IT security experts are against E passport schemes. They claim they are not secure and can be compromised even leading to identity theft, but the governments issuing them don’t seem to care what the experts think.

Why would that be? Could there be another agenda going on here? Over the last few months there has been more and more speculation among knowledgeable commentators in the information media that the nations of the world are leaning in the direction of a world government, or a tight coalition to facilitate more control over events, corporations, and individuals. If, that, could be part of the reason for bringing out the E passport, with the enormous amount of opposition to it; to create more identity theft, confusion, and chaos in the world, leading to the need for governments to implement more laws and systems to control the problems created, then, it may work.

It is an accepted norm that in order to lead people, with their approval, you have to have a common enemy, something for them to rail against, something distasteful to eliminate, and it has worked for centuries. The theory was first described by Tsu Sun in 500 BC in his book “The Art of War” as to how to maintain discipline and the will of the soldier to fight the battle. You needed to give him a reason to put himself in harms way willingly, for the “cause”. Niccolo Machiavelli in his writings and book in the 1500’s AD titled “The Prince”, also eloquently and with precise detail describes how a Prince (governor in a government) under various scenarios can control the direction in which the “people” go, and that they will be willingly to go there.

Perhaps the powers in charge, behind the scenes, already have some chip or thing that is ultimately so secure that it is married to each individual through DNA, and that chip would need to be inserted into the individual to work properly… Give the people enough chaos and they may agree to the intrusion into their lives and ultimately insertion of a chip into their bodies. These chips would do it all, banking, shopping, transportation, etc., therefore, governments could finally know your every movement, everything about you, how you live, how you recreate, and what you buy.

With the growth of the technological possibilities in miniaturization, who knows, someday even a small implanted chip could hear what you are saying, anywhere and anytime. The possibilities are endless,.. who will control it.., when even now the governments ignore the knowledgeable scientists and technicians of the world who care about security and privacy of the individual, you, and me.

If you happen to get the inclination to read the books I mentioned you will see, and be amassed, at the cause and effect of events as described there, prevalent in the world today. All of the great and evil events of history have used these principals enumerated in these books, namely, because they work. …Things to ponder… Till next time.    Juris

It gets to be a chore to read the so-called News of this modern age.  That statement is a fact, and not an opinion of mine, stated to you.  It takes me quite a while to get to the facts of an article and it’s summation, which I would cherish, if I could find such an elusive thing in today’s massive amount of articles.  What has occurred is a proliferation of…opinion…sprinkled sparingly with the facts of the subject at hand.

News writers have forgotten that there, even today, exists an editorial page, which should be dealing with those kinds of things.  So, I stopped to think about it for a while, and decided there was probably a reason for it being that way.  My reason may be wrong, yet then again, I may be right or somewhat right.

As the internet has opened up the world to every hidden corner that used to be beyond reach to most of us, and is now at our beck and call instantly, the writers at these remote places have to make it seem relevant, important, and interesting just to make us think we were lucky to come across their article and have us come back for more.  I’ll admit I fell into the trap many times and went back, but found the same strategy used over and over to keep enticing me to come back, even to the point of…yes…bookmarking those sites. I WAS HOOKED.  But I went to RAA (Readers Anonymous Already) and worked myself out of the addiction, cleaned up my bookmarks and am quite looking forward to a new web site that one of the ex chief executives of CNN is starting in Iraq. It will bring all the important “news” to one site. Sounds good, but I hope that it does not turn out to be a gigantic…bookmark, as in my opinion, The Matt Drudge report is. … Later - with less facts and more opinion. …       Juris

I was inundated with news from here-n-there AND everywhere a few weeks prior to my visiting Colorado and seeing friends and loved ones along the way. The visit itself was a joy, and not soon to be forgotten.

That joy was replaced by a realization; as I turned the computer on and had the so-called news hit my nerve endings with a vengeance this past week. It was not the same back and forth in disguised demands, allegations of this and that, and words written and said to create trepidation among the readers and listeners, of what has become a maddening chorus, to make it look like the world has an excessive amount of legitimate problems that need to be addressed and then solved.

The world in my opinion has gone crazy. There are real problems that need solving, we all know what they are, but the world leaders now, in unison, are trying to micro manage their own country and unfortunately the rest of the universe, claiming everything, even what was at one time a minor irritation, is now a major problem to be dealt with. I ask, who elected them GOD? God is sovereign and needs no help. It seems that the average person in this world throughout time has only wanted to be left alone to live in peace, love his wife, raise his children, and provide for them without destroying others and their livelihood.

The leaders do not care what their ambitions will do to that average person. It also just irks me to no end to see false civility and PC on top of all that, as the so-called leaders confront each other and posture for dominance on the world stage. It is getting worse and I do not see an end to it. Everyone has thrown too many ingredients into the pot and it is overflowing. All we can do is watch as it happens and also watch as it tumbles into the abyss.

Even the newly elected in this country will succumb to the call of the siren as she bids them to become arrogant and fall in step with the rest of the politicians in power. It has all happened before and at this point I think, unstoppable…. Keep watching!  It is a convoluted mess; and, it is real….Till next time…….Juris