The Empire State Building, a New York City and American icon, will turn red-yellow on Wednesday and Thursday in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
Seems simple enough. The Olympics was in China, they make all our toys and Walmart merchandise, and they’ve even been buying all our debt up. Why not?
Here’s why not: imagine the empire state building turning the colors of the Third Reich, the Ku Klux Klan, al-Qaeda, or maybe just shooting out all of its liquid waste in high pressurized bursts out onto the crowds of tourists on 34th Street. Well, they might as well, the Chinese Communist Party that has raped China for the last 60 years is no better than any of those—and is arguably worse.
The communist regime put the “People’s Republic” in the People’s Republic of China, as part of outdated Marxist-Leninist propaganda. Today, the very same propaganda mouthpieces that helped create the communist regime in China in 1949 are at work helping in the oppression and killing of innocent people who disagree with the regime over its policies on religion, politics, ethnicity, the rule of law (which it claims to have), media, human rights, and so on and so forth.
Worse still, the world’s media and communication capabilities are a hundred times better now than they were when the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan were in their hay day. Now, its been internationally recognized by the US government, the United Nations, the European Union, Amnesty International, Freedom House, and countless other organizations and media outlets that the Communist regime is rotten to its warped and disgusting core.
How could the Empire State Building make such a stupid choice to honor the largest and most naked example of inhumanity known in the history of man? A couple possible motives (though I don’t claim to have any evidence) could be the promise of an even larger number of Chinese tourists—or maybe just cash up front from the Chinese consulate.
Just consider that Chinese consul Peng Keyu will take part in the lighting ceremony on Wednesday. This is the same guy who was recorded (on a verified recording) encouraging Mainland Chinese people in Flushing, Queens to intimidate and malign practitioners of the peaceful Falun Gong spiritual practice there. (background info)
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 that destroyed the two World Trade Center towers in lower Manhattan were heinous acts. The attacks on that day fortified America’s resolve - we seemed to agree that, despite criticism of its economics and culture, our's is a moral nation with underlying integrity and an unconquerable spirit.
Yet, why are we letting a nation whose government has no morality or integrity conquer one of our most prized buildings (I hope no one shoots a plane through it too).
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Al Sharpton, the Stinkiest Man in NYC
Civil rights activist and Baptist minister Al Sharpton is quite possibly be the stinkiest man in New York City. I have traced the putrid odor to a decaying fish left in his front-left coat pocket by none other than Councilman John Liu—the same John Liu who Sharpton has loudly and vigorously endorsed in the New York City Comptroller race.
Nevermind how Liu planted the disgusting specimen there exactly, the real question is what kind of fishy odor is Sharpton dealing with? And what kind of dry cleaning bill is this going to entail?
To start with, the fishy odor is the kind that you would only find wafting through the streets of the Flushing section of Queens, in John Liu’s own district it turns out. You see in Liu’s district it is commonplace for discrimination to take place—discrimination not at all different from the hate-filled and murderous discrimination that African Americans once faced in the South.
Specifically, on the streets of Flushing, if you are identified as a part of the Falun Gong spiritual practice, some of the many Flushing residents from China might just look at you differently. They’ve been known to swear at you, spit at you, destroy your belongings, and even assault you. And worse, as an overtone to all of this, people like you who come from their homeland China are commonly tortured and killed for practicing Falun Gong.
A stink to horrible to be believed? You can look it up, try looking up the Lucky Joy Restaurant in Flushing, where Falun Gong practitioners were repeatedly denied service, or Judy Chen, a Falun Gong practitioner and Flushing resident who was assaulted there. And for the info about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China you can try the US government, European Union, United Nations, Amnesty International, Freedom House etc.
Directly in the midst of the lynch-mob atmosphere of Flushing, John Liu has done absolutely nothing to help Falun Gong practitioners. He has stood by idly, while another New York City Councilman (Tony Avella), from a completely different district, had to step in and condemn the discrimination and attacks.
Why would Liu (who would arguably top Sharpton in stinkiness) be so passive, and pass up a chance to stand up against discrimination in his own district—a ripe opportunity for any modern politician? The reality is that, between honorary trips to China and large donations from Chinese-backed donors, Liu is in the back pocket of the Chinese Communist Party—at least on very short list of issues, like Falun Gong, that intersect between Chinese government propaganda and local New York City policy.
As outrageous as this smell might be, it’s the only explanation for Liu's complete passivity. Look into it for yourself… it really does stink.
Now, Liu, who happens to be flush with money but lacking in principles has fortunately found himself in the company of the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has graciously pushed the black community to support Liu. And with much success. Due in great part to support from the black community, Liu won the largest chunk of votes in the comptroller race, only impeded by 2 percentage points from clinching the race (he now faces a run-off).
Sounds like great news for Liu and his supporter Sharpton, right?
How quickly you have forgotten about the rotting fish. It can be hidden in pockets but the odor goes nowhere and only gets worse.
While black politicians and activists, and many others, have for decades pushed the levers of society with lofty ideals and rhetoric about giving the underprivileged opportunities and being compassionate to your fellow American regardless of any differences, the moment that those levers are pushed with self interest in mind and not the common good, the wind picks up ever so slightly and spreads the stinking odor of corrupted meat to the masses.
Oh, and the dry cleaning bill? I suggest skipping the dry cleaning. Sharpton just has to throw out his coat and along with it the stinking fish that John Liu planted in it.
Nevermind how Liu planted the disgusting specimen there exactly, the real question is what kind of fishy odor is Sharpton dealing with? And what kind of dry cleaning bill is this going to entail?
To start with, the fishy odor is the kind that you would only find wafting through the streets of the Flushing section of Queens, in John Liu’s own district it turns out. You see in Liu’s district it is commonplace for discrimination to take place—discrimination not at all different from the hate-filled and murderous discrimination that African Americans once faced in the South.
Specifically, on the streets of Flushing, if you are identified as a part of the Falun Gong spiritual practice, some of the many Flushing residents from China might just look at you differently. They’ve been known to swear at you, spit at you, destroy your belongings, and even assault you. And worse, as an overtone to all of this, people like you who come from their homeland China are commonly tortured and killed for practicing Falun Gong.
A stink to horrible to be believed? You can look it up, try looking up the Lucky Joy Restaurant in Flushing, where Falun Gong practitioners were repeatedly denied service, or Judy Chen, a Falun Gong practitioner and Flushing resident who was assaulted there. And for the info about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China you can try the US government, European Union, United Nations, Amnesty International, Freedom House etc.
Directly in the midst of the lynch-mob atmosphere of Flushing, John Liu has done absolutely nothing to help Falun Gong practitioners. He has stood by idly, while another New York City Councilman (Tony Avella), from a completely different district, had to step in and condemn the discrimination and attacks.
Why would Liu (who would arguably top Sharpton in stinkiness) be so passive, and pass up a chance to stand up against discrimination in his own district—a ripe opportunity for any modern politician? The reality is that, between honorary trips to China and large donations from Chinese-backed donors, Liu is in the back pocket of the Chinese Communist Party—at least on very short list of issues, like Falun Gong, that intersect between Chinese government propaganda and local New York City policy.
As outrageous as this smell might be, it’s the only explanation for Liu's complete passivity. Look into it for yourself… it really does stink.
Now, Liu, who happens to be flush with money but lacking in principles has fortunately found himself in the company of the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has graciously pushed the black community to support Liu. And with much success. Due in great part to support from the black community, Liu won the largest chunk of votes in the comptroller race, only impeded by 2 percentage points from clinching the race (he now faces a run-off).
Sounds like great news for Liu and his supporter Sharpton, right?
How quickly you have forgotten about the rotting fish. It can be hidden in pockets but the odor goes nowhere and only gets worse.
While black politicians and activists, and many others, have for decades pushed the levers of society with lofty ideals and rhetoric about giving the underprivileged opportunities and being compassionate to your fellow American regardless of any differences, the moment that those levers are pushed with self interest in mind and not the common good, the wind picks up ever so slightly and spreads the stinking odor of corrupted meat to the masses.
Oh, and the dry cleaning bill? I suggest skipping the dry cleaning. Sharpton just has to throw out his coat and along with it the stinking fish that John Liu planted in it.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Three Cheers for Obama Taking on Al Capone
On Friday, Obama slapped a punitive tariff on Chinese tires. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce immediately said it “strongly opposes” Obama’s tariffs, and called the measure “protectionist.” The move and countermove immediately made it into the headlines of major media over the weekend.
Then on Monday, Beijing made headlines again, announcing its own investigation into U.S. automobile and poultry imports into China. Analysts have been throwing around the word “trade war” to salivating journalists and have now put Obama’s tariffs on the defensive. This is unfortunate.
What most media reports on both sides of the political spectrum have failed to take a real look at is the deeper reason why Obama might have created the tariffs. Instead, journalists have taken the shallowest and easiest route to explaining Obama’s motive, taking his words at face value—as if a politician should be taken at face value. As stated in his declaration, Obama’s official motive is a dry regurgitation of policy on protecting U.S. workers interests and not losing jobs overseas:
“certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of like or directly competitive products.”
Now the media reports seem to ask: “A trade war over the disruption of tires!? Is the President trying too desperately to improve his plummeting poll numbers?”
This view misses the real issues that are coming into play. Consider that the most well known gangster in American history, Al Capone, was eventually brought down by authorities not on charges of murder, racketeering, prostitution, or any of the other heinous crimes he committed. No, instead they simply got him on tax evasion. The means to get Al Capone, as completely anticlimactic as they may have been, were completely justified. It was a clever way to get the guy that everyone knew was bad anyway.
Fast forward 80 years, and now, President Obama is going after a modern Al Capone, the 60-year-old Chinese communist regime. Now, Obama is using tactics no less anticlimactic than tax evasion but doubly justified.
Historians have shown that the Chinese communist regime has killed as many as 80 million of its people with various political movements. Even if they’re only half right, that's still far more than were killed in the Holocaust.
Today, the regime continues to jail, torture, and kill people whose religious, political, or social views are different from its own.
The good working conditions that people here have guaranteed by the U.S. government don’t exist over there, and if such a labor movement were to push for it, the movement would be completely and bloodily dismantled by communist authorities.
Further, this super structure of communist oppression is guarded by the state-controlled media that give the appearance of freedom, but simply tow the party line.
From the perspective of a human being and an American it makes total sense to give products, made in America, not China, as much preference as possible. The real question is, why isn’t America taxing more goods from China?
The answer, according to the prevailing economic mumbo jumbo, is protectionism. Protectionism is the thing that stifles free trade with foreign countries and supposedly led to the Great Depression. Yet, the economic fallout of the past year, has shown that if trade is too free and unregulated it can also be disastrous.
It stands to reason the competing forces of freedom and regulation in the market should neither be snuffed out—as the current political climate has tried to do to protectionism—or totally embraced. But when it comes to trade with China, stifling the freedom of arguably the most freedom-hating regime in the history of man is exactly what the doctor prescribes.
Then on Monday, Beijing made headlines again, announcing its own investigation into U.S. automobile and poultry imports into China. Analysts have been throwing around the word “trade war” to salivating journalists and have now put Obama’s tariffs on the defensive. This is unfortunate.
What most media reports on both sides of the political spectrum have failed to take a real look at is the deeper reason why Obama might have created the tariffs. Instead, journalists have taken the shallowest and easiest route to explaining Obama’s motive, taking his words at face value—as if a politician should be taken at face value. As stated in his declaration, Obama’s official motive is a dry regurgitation of policy on protecting U.S. workers interests and not losing jobs overseas:
“certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of like or directly competitive products.”
Now the media reports seem to ask: “A trade war over the disruption of tires!? Is the President trying too desperately to improve his plummeting poll numbers?”
This view misses the real issues that are coming into play. Consider that the most well known gangster in American history, Al Capone, was eventually brought down by authorities not on charges of murder, racketeering, prostitution, or any of the other heinous crimes he committed. No, instead they simply got him on tax evasion. The means to get Al Capone, as completely anticlimactic as they may have been, were completely justified. It was a clever way to get the guy that everyone knew was bad anyway.
Fast forward 80 years, and now, President Obama is going after a modern Al Capone, the 60-year-old Chinese communist regime. Now, Obama is using tactics no less anticlimactic than tax evasion but doubly justified.
Historians have shown that the Chinese communist regime has killed as many as 80 million of its people with various political movements. Even if they’re only half right, that's still far more than were killed in the Holocaust.
Today, the regime continues to jail, torture, and kill people whose religious, political, or social views are different from its own.
The good working conditions that people here have guaranteed by the U.S. government don’t exist over there, and if such a labor movement were to push for it, the movement would be completely and bloodily dismantled by communist authorities.
Further, this super structure of communist oppression is guarded by the state-controlled media that give the appearance of freedom, but simply tow the party line.
From the perspective of a human being and an American it makes total sense to give products, made in America, not China, as much preference as possible. The real question is, why isn’t America taxing more goods from China?
The answer, according to the prevailing economic mumbo jumbo, is protectionism. Protectionism is the thing that stifles free trade with foreign countries and supposedly led to the Great Depression. Yet, the economic fallout of the past year, has shown that if trade is too free and unregulated it can also be disastrous.
It stands to reason the competing forces of freedom and regulation in the market should neither be snuffed out—as the current political climate has tried to do to protectionism—or totally embraced. But when it comes to trade with China, stifling the freedom of arguably the most freedom-hating regime in the history of man is exactly what the doctor prescribes.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Auguries of Humanity
[Styled after William Blake's "Auguries of Innocence."]
To see sand in the grain of sand’s canyon
And waves of light blossom like a flower,
To make infinity your companion
After meditating for an hour.
The dog treated better than a poor boy
Predicts whose riches are one day destroyed.
All the leftovers that are thrown away
Makes Heaven hate the American way.
The obese man’s third soda pop refill
Does the old diabetic’s prescription fill.
The marijuana smoke that fills the room
Clouds the people’s judgment, leading to doom.
The aborted baby’s poor panicked cries
Float in night dreams and behind human eyes.
The almost pornographic billboard sign
Drives people for dirty pleasures to pine.
The philandering man’s night escapades
Gives pedophiles their rational aid.
Perversions that blaspheme man’s sacred form
Leave no real human standard as the norm.
The cynic annoyed by Gods and Heaven
Adds salt and spice to hide conceit within.
Cynical scientists form collegiate broods
Flavor students’ and politicians’ food.
Politicians who find it so tasty
Promote it with excess bureaucracy.
Students fat with cynical thoughts and dreams
Form lazy, reckless, and misguided teams.
The “smart” politician who wants to win
Looks the other way on China’s dark sins.
The investor in China thirsts for cash
And gets it! But will watch his market crash.
The “Made in China” doll that breaks in two
Used peaceful dissidents’ blood as its glue.
The Falun Gong student now tortured dead
Unveils the diseased whore the world has wed.
We dwell in the darkest depths of cold night,
Most forgetting the pure warmth of daylight.
When it's darkest, dawn comes without delay
For this world's ruled by noble realms of day.
To see sand in the grain of sand’s canyon
And waves of light blossom like a flower,
To make infinity your companion
After meditating for an hour.
The dog treated better than a poor boy
Predicts whose riches are one day destroyed.
All the leftovers that are thrown away
Makes Heaven hate the American way.
The obese man’s third soda pop refill
Does the old diabetic’s prescription fill.
The marijuana smoke that fills the room
Clouds the people’s judgment, leading to doom.
The aborted baby’s poor panicked cries
Float in night dreams and behind human eyes.
The almost pornographic billboard sign
Drives people for dirty pleasures to pine.
The philandering man’s night escapades
Gives pedophiles their rational aid.
Perversions that blaspheme man’s sacred form
Leave no real human standard as the norm.
The cynic annoyed by Gods and Heaven
Adds salt and spice to hide conceit within.
Cynical scientists form collegiate broods
Flavor students’ and politicians’ food.
Politicians who find it so tasty
Promote it with excess bureaucracy.
Students fat with cynical thoughts and dreams
Form lazy, reckless, and misguided teams.
The “smart” politician who wants to win
Looks the other way on China’s dark sins.
The investor in China thirsts for cash
And gets it! But will watch his market crash.
The “Made in China” doll that breaks in two
Used peaceful dissidents’ blood as its glue.
The Falun Gong student now tortured dead
Unveils the diseased whore the world has wed.
We dwell in the darkest depths of cold night,
Most forgetting the pure warmth of daylight.
When it's darkest, dawn comes without delay
For this world's ruled by noble realms of day.
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