The Overpopulation Myth...,

The Socio-Economic Control Paradigm...,

 - As of late, I have heard many purport the belief that we are currently experiencing a problem with 'overpopulation'. I travel somewhat, not much, but to a significant degree whereas I've seen most of the United States. Ladies and Gentlemen, what we don't have...is a population problem - what we have is a CONCENTRATION problem...

 - This issue has been compounded by several factors which, if continually supported, will not see an end to said issue...increasing the degree of social pathology that currently already exists. Let's cover a few points so that we can attain a broader degree of understanding regarding this concentration problem is, why it exists and why it's continually perpetuated...

 - First of all, at the most basic level, is simply a matter of necessary resources. Centralized power and water make an erroneous profit encouraging more clients, though with current means of provision - outdated as they may be, the liklihood of a cataclysmic failure of said provisional facilities reaching critical mass becomes ever-increasingly self-evident. Anyone experiencing water-shortages and/or brown/blackouts know this is true. However...

 - Corporate-controlled centralized utility facilities did not become established only to lose any of the current existing client base...to do so would incur a loss in profit, therefore, it is imperative that as many as possible are kept dependent upon said provisional facilities. That means alternative means of resource acquisition techinques (...such as solar and wind...) are detrimental to corporate controlled centralized utility facilities and it is best to oppose/suppress said alternative acquisition techniques - enforcing concentration over even distribution of the population in general.

 - The second reason behind the current existing concentration problem is, of course, financial - jobs. In order for one to sustain oneself in today's current existing monetary-based society, one needs to be gainfully employed and jobs are scarce in rural America due to the recent outsourcing of manufacturing over the past few decades. In order to increase the liklihood of survival in a monetary-based economy, moving to urban locations is required...exhasperating the concentration problem. Establishing alternative, self-sustaining methods of resource acquisition would help establish jobs all over rural America, but please see the first clause for more information regarding thusly.

 - The overall wealth of a particular State is also dependent upon population concentrations as Local/State Legislatures are paid via taxation of thier citizenry. Hence, it is benificial to encourage the current existing concentration problem by having a greater amount of tax revenue available for Local/State Legislatures. Of course, Federal tax revenues cover all of the United States and does not compound the concentration problem...however, in order to even have any taxable revenue - there have to be jobs, so Federal taxation does not encourage the disbursement of population concentrations either...

 - The third reason (...quite suprisingly...) is political. With the current existing, albeit exceedingly outdated, 'electoral college' designed to be inherent within our political system, a State has as much influence in Congress as the State's existing population by the number of Representatives in The House of Representatives and the total number of electoral votes assigned to the respective States regarding Presidential elections. Therefore, in order to have a greater influence in Congress (...not to mention who gets elected as President...), States must find a way to maintain/increase population concentrations within thier State - California, Texas and New York are prime examples of this pathological concentration problem and why Local/State Legislatures do not want to encourage disbursement of said population concentrations...

 - Control of necessary resources, by either moderating it's distribution to contaminating current existing resources, along with requiring our society to be dependent upon a monetary system in order to survive compounded with living in locations where one hopes to have at least -SOME- influence in our political process in Our Nation is what is known as a 'socio-economic control paradigm' - a system designed to control the populace with (...or without...) thier consent.

 - It is made exceedingly, socially -UNACCEPTABLE- to consider alternative means of resource provision...why? To do so would inflict harm upon current existing, although outdated, methods of necessary resource acquisition...costing jobs and reducing the overall Gross National Product which is appended to verify the overall 'financial health' of a nation. To append self-sustaining means of resource acquisition is 'unpatriotic' because it is believed that establishing self-sustaining measures would ruin Local/State/National infrastructure via lack of tax revenue. Logical, self-sustaining measures that would benefit everyone are refuted in order to encourage the 'financial stability' of a land mass surrounded by non-existant borders.

 - Is there any logical reason...not financial, not political, not social...but -LOGICAL- reason why we shouldn't work towards a sustainable society?...where everyone can have access to all necessary resources for survival?...food, clothing, shelter...a -RELEVANT- education? We can because we -ALREADY- produce enough to provide for the current existing population of Our Entire Planet. The amount of food waste generated by the United States of America -ALONE- could feed every single impoverished nation on Our Planet...-TWICE- over. This...is...absurd...

 - It's not just America that produces an overabundance...third world nations produce enough clothing, annually, to leave no one on our planet without adequate provision via clothing as per thier current respective environment. This says nothing of the technological capacity we -CURRENTLY- possess in order to produce an -OVERABUNDANCE-. Hydroponic farming can elimate starvation globally...growing vertically instead of horizontally, saving thousands of acres wasted via current outdated farming practices and proceedures, eliminating the 'need' for costly petroluem-based pesticides in the process.

 - A majority of manufacturing is automated regarding complex products and production such as the food, cars and computers - the cell phone industry is a prime example of this. Despite the unregulated waste production being wisely marginalized/reduced...few to no human hands go into mass-production, so why is it that when we can produce an OVERABUNDANCE...-CONSISTANTLY-, that we have this glaring social disparity...and denial of access to necessary resources required for survival? Does it make any actual, logical sense?

 - Do we have an overpopulation problem?...-NO-, We DO -NOT-. What we have is a problem with the current existing monetary-based economy. The reason behind this is because if fiat currency is not circulated...Federal/State/Local Governments would have no tax revenue and an infrastructure based upon a monetary based economy -WILL COLLAPSE- if it tries to append the wellfare of it citizenry. Therefore, 'austerity measures' are ordained to incur the -REDUCTION- of the overall population, balancing the overall population with the current existing 'job market', which is where the insipid and boorish ideology of 'overpopulation' is derived...putting fiat currency (...which is based on -NOTHING- of actual value...) and the 'financial health' of Our Nation over the livlihood and future of Our...OWN...-CHILDREN-.

 - Despite the obvious direction we should be heading - the narrow-minded and short-sighted heads of industry, government and financial sectors want to maintain the current existing 'socio-economic control paradigm'...because -THEY- are supported by it and do not want to relinquish the current existing system because they enjoy manipulating the masses so that they do not have to 'pay to live' even though everyone else who is NOT in thier position -MUST-...or else.

 - We, actually, don't have to keep going this direction...we don't have to continue supporting this 'socio-economic control paradigm' (...such as the fractional reserve banking system which has been designed to acquire more then it distributes via 'interest'...). We -CAN- establish a self-sustaining society, but it takes a critical mass of awareness amongst the population...it takes understanding that life, in and of itself, is not based on the infrastructure of a nation but the health and wellfare of it's citizenry - a direction that is currently being abandoned for 'economic steps'.

 - Please review the information provided by Jacque Fresco, Founder of The Venus Project located in Venus, Florida for a verifiable alternative - a resource based economy. We -CAN- have a future...for every man, woman and child on -OUR- Planet: Gaia...this 'Pale Blue Dot' we call Earth.

Thank you for your time,
The American Deist,
Mark D. Little.

Freewill, Determinism and Intellectual Dishonesty...,

 - I normally don't bother talking about things such as 'freewill' and 'determinism' because I side emphantically with those who support the ideology of 'freewill'...and as a proponent for science and the scientfic method, that may well seem to be an oxymoron because the one thing science does not or, in all honesty, cannot ascribe is what 'freewill'...actually...is.

 - Now, before I start, I'm going to go into a little elaboration as to what each one - 'freewill' and 'determinism' means. 'Freewill' essentially means that regardless of external and/or internal physical influence, we...as human beings, are capable of arriving at our own decisions. 'Determinism' means that there's no such thing as independent thought and all activities are derived from internal/external physical stimuli.

 - As an individual whom appends science, it would seem logical to support the ideology that we are products of our environment. In truth, as our brains are contrived of physical matter, it would be logical to conclude that all things can be assumed to derive from some sort of physical occurence. This is not entirely untrue because we see this everyday...those who suffer from hunger are compelled to find something to eat - in animals as in humans.

 - Environmentally speaking, an individual will establish thier perception and way of interacting with the world in general in accordance to how they were taught, raised and what they directly observed via experience. This can be seen amongst the innumerous cultures both past and present so this seems to reinforce 'determinism' - we are what we are raised and taught to believe. However...

 - Determinism does -NOT- explain unusual oddities such as 'altruism' and it most certainly does not explain such aberrant pathological horrors such as 'suicide'. Alas, some stoically believe that 'suicide' is, if not entirely, deterministic. I am astounded...-HOW- could something which requires an individual drive to terminate thier own life -EVER- be ascribed as 'deterministic' and how does 'suicide' -NOT- prove the existance of 'freewill'?!?

 - If we are going to assume that suicide is 'deterministic', we have to abide the governing factors which establish determinism...that being - a physical stimuli must be present in order to incur the physical drive to self-terminate since determinism does not allow for independent thought and suicide can be founded upon physical stimuli alone...

 - However, stimuli...in and of itself, MUST be -PRESENT- in order to be regarded pertaining to the target subject. The -ABSENCE- of said stimuli does -NOT- allow it to be regarded as a variable in psychological/scientific studies. Therefore, regarding the majority of all suicides...almost all have been committed when the individual was -ALONE-...-WHERE- was the physical stimuli to incur self-termination?!?

 - Answer: it wasn't present, because it wasn't there...hence, there was no physical stimuli and suicide is not, inherently, physically deterministic. There is something that lingers beyond the 'physical stimuli' that incurs the individual to self-terminate. In abusive family situations, the majority of those who commit suicide wait until the abusive family members leave...with the absence of abusive family members, the individual should via determinism (...due to the lack of abusive physical stimuli...), desire to live...-NOT- self-terminate.

 - Certainly, suicide may be considered to be a viable option to avoid -FUTURE- suffering, if said individual lives in an environment where suffering is prevalent...but that would allude to forethought and/or anticipation and that is not viable conceptually via determinism. However, that is the general opinion shared amongst a majority of all suicides cases in general - the belief that committing suicide was not just a means, but the -ONLY- means to avoid future suffering - acting upon an idea, -NOT- physical stimuli.

- The body, inherently, strives to function and live until a certain age whereas the body's ability to rejuvenate slows down unto eventual failure. This is elaborated under the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics via entropy...however, that does not change the fact that the body, in and of itself, contains no capacity to immediately self-terminate...the body, in truth, has remarkable means to preserve itself and it's functionality. The immune system is a prime example regarding thusly.

 - If our own bodies, when they are healthy, strive to rejuvenate and sustain itself...how could there be any physical stimuli that would incur intantaneously cell-death on a macroscale? Some unfathomable, elusive 'kamakazi-killswitch' apparently exists?...lurking out there, somewhere, with everyone's name on it that induces the desire to self-terminate? Even in a 'physically deterministic world', this simply would not be true and to append such an ideology is being intellectually dishonest...not to mention absurd.

 - I don't see any courses being taught in our public, private or college institutions regarding how to self-terminate...yet, suicide has been committed in such varied and unusual ways that it could almost be ascribed as 'artistic' by the way some have elected to 'shuffle off thier mortal coil'. They didn't just self-terminate in the most immediate and efficient means possible (...which would be logical in accordance to the First Law of Thermodynamics regarding the conservation of energy...), they 'exited stage left' with a bow and a flourish! They even 'go out with a -BANG-!', yet in a purely 'physically deterministic world'...this would be improbable.

 - So...is life 'deterministic'? To a point, yes, regarding basic human necessites. This has been generally accepted ever since Maslow concieved the 'hierarchy of needs'...but it is not -ENTIRELY- deterministic. There -IS- freewill because despite all the means and measures our physical bodies have at thier disposal to sustain itself and remain alive - we, as human beings, have the means and the capablility to completely override our own physical bodies inherent functionality to live and self-terminate -BY CHOICE-...

 - This is accomplished by violating the second law of thermodynamics, hastening the natural progression of cellular entropy from micro to macro, instantaneously. Human beings simply do not have to wait for our bodies to eventually fail due to the onset of old age and in a 'physically-deterministic world', we would only abide by the natural laws. In short, suicide would never become an option if life were strictly governed via determinism...but as we clearly know - such is not the case.

 - The fully-functioning and healthy body does not perish instantaneously, even an ailing and aged body takes a significant amount of time to cease functioning...those who elect to commit suicide, willfully and intentionally, -KILL IT-...they, in short, murder themselves. It is lamentable and should not be encouraged, but that remains to be seen in a society that strives to reject responsibility and accountability for thier own actions...appending strawman arguements like 'determinism' instead of being honest, rational human beings.

 - We have, inherent by our birthright, our lives and by what grace we have been granted the priviledge of these aforementioned conditions...I leave to philosophers. What I do know is that with this life, I have not only the will...but the responsibility and accountability of this life and everything that I elect to do with it. This is what the Founding Fathers of the United States of America decreed as being SELF-EVIDENT...and let none dare assume to take those most sovereign of rights - your life and your responsibility...from you.

 - You -ARE- free and -YOU- have the WILL to do whatever it is you append contemplating. You can even elect to no longer participate and depart: that is -YOUR CHOICE-...understand that, accept that because you have been granted that burden regardless...and it is up to you and you alone what you wish to do with it. The highest authority you have in your life is yourself - your destiny, your life...your very future...lies in -YOUR- hands, yours and no other. Stand up for your rights and shoulder your responsibilities with honour, integrity and excellence.

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams, Founding Father of the United States.

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." - Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4,1777.

"Live free or die." - General John Stark, Hero of the Battles of Bennington and Bunker Hill; Motto of the State of New Hampshire.

"Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!" - Patrick Henry from his Virginia Convention speech, March 23, 1775.

Peace be with you,
The American Deist,
Mark D. Little.

The War on Peace...

The War on  Peace   "Terror"...,

 - Senator Ron Paul doesn't believe in it, nor does an ever-growing number of Republicans. However, Mr. Bruce Ramsey - editorial columnist for the Seattle Times...does. Why?...what the hell is this so-called 'War on Terror'?!?

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain on a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the United States.

 - Mr. Ramsey believes 'America is in peril'...from who?!? Well, 'terrorists'... O.o?? Who...the fuck is 'a terrorist'? WHAT...is 'a terrorist'?!? With the inception of the NDAA, we have a vague generalization of what 'a terrorist' is...but, overall, there's no actual specification as to what 'a terrorist'...IS. In truth, by going over the NDAA list of characteristics given, it looks more to be a consciencious shopper...then 'a terrorist'.

 - The following link leads directly to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011-2012: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-1540

 - So, instead of being a particular person in general that anyone can identify as 'a terrorist' looks to be someone who 'harbours ideas against America'. Who would that be? Are frugal shoppers who plan ahead having a week's worth of non-perishable food committing 'a terrorist act'? Is someone who supports thier First Amendment Rights...'a terrorist'? Is an editorial news columnist who doesn't support the NDAA...'a terrorist'? Is freedom of expression now 'an act of terrorism'? How far do we go?...How extreme do we get regarding this so-called 'War on Terror'?...

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." - United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, First Amendment.

 - What are we doing? Have we gone insane? what are we talking about?...this is McCarthyism all over again, keeping the citizenry of the United States in perpetual fear of some hypothetical 'enemy'...'Be afraid of "terrorists"', Congress says. Well, I lost my 'fear of terrorists' when I grew up and stopped believing in 'the boogeyman', Congress...I don't see any logical reason to run around like a scared child again - it's called maturity, it's called being a responsible adult.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - Declaration of Independence, Preamble.

 - Am I saying that there are not people 'out there' who seek to cause me harm? No, I'm not saying that...Congress has proven that there -ARE- people out there quite willing and able to inflict harm upon every citizen of the United States of America. What I -DON'T- believe in is having them incarcerated, indefinitely, without trial based upon fear-trafficking, an emotional constraint - terror. Under the NDAA - ANYONE could be regarded as 'a terrorist'...even a child, everyone's children.

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams, Founding Father of the United States of America.

 - I've been thinking lately...is it really a 'War on Terror'. I don't believe that, why?...because it's not a 'War on Terror' - it's a War on PEACE! With today's technology...we have the means of establishing communication with everyone, everwhere On...Our...PLANET...and you will find ALL OVER THE WORLD a unified desire for -PEACE- and if this is so, then in order to maintain an excuse to perpetuate a massive military budget...WE MUST INVENT THE ENEMY!...and assume everyone could 'fit the description' via the fallacy of reasoning called PROFILING!

"Free government is founded in jealousy, not confidence.  It is jealousy and not confidence which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind those we are obliged to trust with power.... In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in men, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." - Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father of the United States of America.

 - Is -THAT- what we're going to war against?...paranoid delusion established by Congress?!? What if I don't agree?...what if I say, 'no' and that 'this is wrong'? Am I now 'a terrorist'? Am I now to be incarcerated without trial...indefinitely, because I don't believe living in a state of utter paranoia and perpetual delusion in -MY- version of 'The American Dream'? What if I want to brave and rational?...well, apparently via Congress...that is 'an act of terrorism'. We need to call is how we see it folks - this is a 'War on Peace', not 'terror'.

"That government is best that governs least." - Thomas Paine, American author of 'The American Crisis', 'Age of Reason' and 'Common Sense'.

 - ...and if I am considered 'wrong' for believing thusly, then I want to be known as a 'Peaceist'. Hold me under THOSE charges, not 'terrorism' and I'll walk into my holding cell with my head held high. I will GLADLY be charged with 'peaceism' for I will -NEVER- support terrorism...because that is -EXACTLY- what the NDAA is - an act of terrorism against -EVERY- American citizen...

Peace be with you,
The American Deist,
Mark D. Little.