Truth is NOT subjective. Any reasoning built on that supposition is rubish. 73 DR On Sep 30, 2014 8:50 PM, "Ron Ristad" <ristad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > DR, > Truth isn't an end in itself. It's a means to an end. We seek the truth > in order to deal with things as they are and get predictable results from > our actions. It isn't going to be the same for every person. > > It's difficult if not impossible to know the truth because nobody has > knowledge of everything and because truth is subjective, based on an > individual's life experiences. All we can do is make our best guess based > on whatever knowledge and experience we have and this can vary greatly from > person to person. > > Many, if not most people get their truth from the government, church, > guru, or favorite TV show, etc.. Because this version of the truth is > shared by many other people who also receive their truth from the same > source it becomes a confirmed fact beyond question. Unfortunately history > has shown that this often ends horribly for all the parties involved. > Fortunately we now have the Internet and groups such as this one where > people who believe different versions of the truth can exchange knowledge > and experience. Who knows? Maybe someday we will discover the real truth. > > -RR > > -----Original Message----- > From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." > Sent: Sep 30, 2014 2:57 PM > To: "sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" > Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: The United States: Police State Today, Martial > Law Tomorrow; Part II > > RR, > > That's not true, there are not multiple versions of the truth, and > certainly truth isn't defined as what works best for them. > > You might have a lot of truthful observations, and truthful statements and > from those make an attempt at weaving together the truth, but most often > some of the truth is unknown, sometimes it becomes known known later. > Sometimes with somethings it is right in front of our eyes but we don't > discern it yet, like before Isaac Newton, we didn't get some of the rules > of physics like gravity and acceleration. > > Like the old story of the elephant and the blind men, each seeing only a > part, they describe the elephant according to what they see, but by taking > a different viewpoint - impossible for blind men to see it all - you arrive > at a description that is more of the truth. > > If later the elephant drops dead of disease, you can add "sickly elephant" > and you have even more of the truth. If you discover that the elephant was > related to Jumbo the famous elephant, you can add that to the truth and you > have more of the truth. There can be multiple truthful descriptions which > are all truthful but there is only one truth and it is foolish for most to > claim that you know it fully. > > As they say, God alone knows the truth. > > In any event getting to the truth is not easy if you want all of the truth. > > 73 > > DR > On Sep 30, 2014 11:46 AM, "Ron Ristad" <ristad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> JS, >> Every person is different and each has their own version of the truth, >> which can be defined as whatever works best for them. >> >> For example, you are never going to convince a member of the Chinese >> Communist Party, most of whom are billionaires, that communism isn't a >> perfect system, particularly if they didn't believe so they would be dead >> along with rest of their family. >> >> Likewise a Jew is never going to criticize Israel because it would hurt >> them. It would be foolish for them to do so. Ask Jesus. Even a goyim in the >> U.S. is made to suffer if they criticize Israel. All the presidential >> candidates (except Ron Paul) pledging their support of Israel on >> nationwide TV is all the proof I need of the power that Israel has over the >> U.S.. >> >> I find truth in the article and I don't have any axe to grind. I am just >> trying to understand what is going on so that I can take the proper actions >> to maintain my own personal state of happiness like everybody else. >> >> I don't care if Israelis murder Palestinians or if the U.S. spreads >> terrorism only as far as it effects me. I value my freedom, and when it's >> taken away from me I try to find out what's going on so that I can take the >> proper actions to get it back, which in this case means getting >> out of Dodge because as the articles explain the subversion of the U.S. >> Government is too deeply rooted and can only end in one way. I hope that >> I'm wrong but I'm taking precautions just in case I'm not. >> >> -RR >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "schalestock@xxxxxxxx" >> Sent: Sep 30, 2014 8:09 AM >> To: sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: The United States: Police State Today, >> Martial Law Tomorrow; Part II >> >> RR >> >> I don't know... some truth in the article but also a lot of BS. Hard to >> mix and match the two and come out with a reasoned conclusion. Nielson >> obviously has an ax to grind re Israel which makes for a one sided >> propaganda piece in my opinion. >> >> JS >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: Ron Ristad <ristad@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: undisclosed-recipients:; >> Subject: [sparkscoffee] The United States: Police State Today, Martial >> Law Tomorrow; Part II >> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:08:29 -0600 (GMT-06:00) >> >> Written by Jeff Nielson Monday, 29 September 2014 >> >> Part I of this two-part series detailed the hijacking of the U.S. >> democracy by a small cabal of ultra-wealthy oligarchs (primarily bankers), >> best described as the Old World Order. >> >> >> http://www.bullionbullscanada.com/us-commentary/26558-the-united-states-police-state-today-martial-law-tomorrow-part-i >> >> The method for orchestrating this unofficial, bloodless coup was also >> detailed. >> >> a) Create a new, quasi-governmental entity (the Federal Reserve) which >> is above the government itself, and thus beyond the reach of any of its >> laws or mandates. >> >> b) Hand this quasi-governmental entity (exclusive) control over the >> printing press of the U.S., allowing the banker oligarchs who control it to >> create as much currency as they desired – and transfer every new dollar >> created to themselves. >> >> c) With this endless/infinite supply of dirty money (all legal, official >> currency), they buy-off as many political representatives as necessary to >> control the government, in perpetuity. >> >> d) As outlined in The Bankers Manifesto of 1892; in order to hide this >> effective dictatorship, they get their political stooges to stage vehement, >> theatrical squabbles, pretending that the U.S.’s only two political parties >> are enemies rather than teammates (serving the bankers). To quote the >> Manifesto: “by thus dividing the voters, we can get them to expend their >> energies fighting over questions of no importance to us…” >> >> Part I concluded by briefly describing how these (banking) oligarchs used >> their complete control over the U.S. government to transform this oligarchy >> into a fascist police state, the Fourth Reich. The pretext for this >> transformation was the farcical/imaginary “War on Terror”, and the vehicle >> used to create this police state was the notorious “Patriot Act”. >> >> It is beyond the scope of this article to detail all the elements of this >> police state: the countless “detention centers” spread all over the >> country, the absurdly Orwellian “Department of Homeland Security”, and an >> infinite array of parallel initiatives. Instead, it can be exposed more >> effectively through unmasking the phony War on Terror (which led to its >> creation), and then focusing on particularly revealing aspects of this >> police state which have emerged during this pseudo-war. >> >> As its name suggests; the explicit goal of this pseudo-war is to “fight >> terrorism”. Yet (outside the spotlight of the Corporate media) most of the >> actual efforts of the U.S. government have been devoted to creating and/or >> supporting terrorist groups and terrorist regimes. >> >> Even here, there is far too much empirical evidence of state-sponsored >> terrorism (by the U.S.) to engage in any comprehensive discussion. The only >> starting point for such a narrative can begin with the Godfather of Modern >> Terrorism: the state of Israel. >> >> Anyone familiar with history knows that Israel is the original “terrorist >> state”. Following World War II; the state of Palestine (home of the >> Palestinian people) was a British colony. Through a relentless campaign of >> “ethnic cleansing” and executions by Jewish terrorists (primarily directed >> against innocent, Palestinian civilians), the British government was >> persuaded to withdraw from Palestine. However, before departing, the >> British carved-out a large chunk of the state of the Palestine, and handed >> it to the terrorists – which the terrorists called (call) “Israel”. >> >> The leader of the Jewish terrorists became Israel’s first prime minister. >> Far from renouncing its terrorist heritage; the government of Israel (to >> this day) openly boasts about its terrorist past, characterizing its serial >> slaughter of innocents as “necessary acts” for “the greater good” (i.e. the >> creation of Israel). Indeed, all that has changed since 1945 is that this >> terrorist group is now a terrorist regime. >> >> Its previous “acts” of terrorism have evolved into an (endless) campaign >> of state-sponsored terrorism: primarily the slow-genocide of the >> Palestinian people. When it wishes to execute Palestinians individually, or >> in small groups, it has an official department of government for such >> crimes-against-humanity: the Mossad, the world’s most-infamous/most-feared >> assassins. >> >> When it wishes to execute Palestinians in larger numbers, it turns its >> army loose upon this civilian population. It (perversely) depicts these >> heinous war crimes as “anti-terrorism operations”, “retaliation” for >> (supposed) acts of terrorism by the shadowy group known as “Hamas”. Almost >> exclusively; Hamas engages in “rocket attacks” against Israel: more >> specifically; it has launched 10’s of thousands of rockets against Israel >> (over a span of decades) – rockets which never hurt anyone or even hit any >> targets... >> >> ...Clearly, if there was/is any legitimacy to “the War on Terror”, the >> first nation which should have been in the cross-hairs of the U.S. >> war-machine is Israel. But (as previously stated) the real agenda of the >> Fourth Reich is not to “fight terrorism”, but rather to create it, and use >> it as a pretext for its fascist policies/ambitions, following in the >> footsteps of Israel. To illustrate this requires nothing more than pointing >> to the newest Terrorist Boogeymen: “ISIS”. >> >> To quote recently retired U.S. Lt. General Tom McInerney: “We helped to >> build ISIS.” But the general is being far too modest. As is detailed in a >> superbly documented video presentation (which includes the general’s >> quote), not only did the U.S. “build” ISIS, by arming and funding it, in a >> step-by-step manner, but this terrorism-building operation is part of a >> standard blueprint for American foreign policy [quoting from the video >> presentation]: >> >> i) Build up a dictator or extremist group which can be then used >> to wage proxy wars against opponents. During this stage any crimes >> committed by these proxies are swept under the rug. [Problem] >> >> ii) When these nasty characters have outlived their usefulness, >> that’s when it’s time to pull out all that dirt from under the rug and >> start publicizing it 24/7. This obviously works best when the public has no >> idea how these bad guys came to power. [Reaction] >> >> iii) Finally, when the public [is] practically begging for the >> government to do something, a solution is proposed. Usually the solution >> involves military intervention, the loss of certain liberties, or both. >> [Solution] >> >> Sound eerily familiar? It should. We just saw precisely this strategy >> being played-out in Afghanistan, in a campaign spanning nearly 30 years. >> When the U.S. was building up an extremist group in Afghanistan (as its >> beloved allies) to “fight the Soviets”; the world knew these extremists by >> the name “Mujahideen”. >> >> When the U.S. government wished to move to Stage 2, and demonize these >> same extremists; they were re-branded with the name “Al Qaeda”. And when it >> wanted to then move to Stage 3 (starting a war and stripping Americans of >> their civil liberties); it lured, or simply hired these (former?) employees >> to be part of the world’s most-infamous false-flag event: “9/11”. >> >> Unequivocally, the War on Terror is nothing more than an imaginary >> construct of the Fourth Reich. Any/all “terrorists” who actually do exist >> in the world today were either created or sponsored by the U.S. government, >> or the other members of this Axis of Evil (U.S./Israel/UK). However the >> police state which was supposedly justified by this mythical war is all >> too-real. >> >> The “Department of Homeland Security” of the Fourth Reich is nothing more >> than the 21st century name for the “Gestapo” of the Third Reich. The only >> difference between the two agencies is that the DHS is much better-armed, >> and has the advantage of 21st century saturation surveillance: the ability >> (and willingness) to spy on anyone, at any time. >> >> The transformation of the U.S. from free democracy to police state only >> became full-and-complete, however, when the Bush regime passed its infamous >> “indefinite detention” law in 2011. Given the already-existing provisions >> of the Patriot Act (which blasted huge holes through the U.S. >> Constitution); “indefinite detention” turned that Constitution into nothing >> more than obsolete confetti. >> >> The “legalities” here (meaning the total lack of legality/legitimacy) are >> simple: >> >> 1) The U.S. government (or one of its Stooges) points its finger at >> anyone and calls them “a terrorist”. >> >> 2) Once any individual has had that label affixed to them; they >> immediately/instantly lose not only all of their Constitutional rights, but >> all of their human rights – they become less than human (in the eyes of the >> Fourth Reich). >> >> 3) The U.S. government is never required to publicly produce evidence to >> prove that someone accused of being “a terrorist” has done anything to >> merit this Ultimate Sanction. >> >> 4) Once the U.S. government demotes someone to a (legal) sub-human by >> labeling him/her “a terrorist”; not only does the Fourth Reich incarcerate >> and torture these individuals, but the Executive Branch now claims the >> power to murder by decree – again, without ever publicly providing evidence >> to support those assassinations. >> >> Here it must be understood that if people (i.e. Americans) can be >> stripped of their rights simply by having the label “terrorist” affixed to >> them (without evidence), then they have no rights. By definition; a “right” >> is something which can never be taken away. >> >> In the former United States of America, now a police state which we can >> characterize as nothing other than “the Fourth Reich”; all of the rights >> which the citizens of this nation used to possess are now mere privileges – >> something which can be taken away from any one of them (completely and >> forever) with one word: “terrorist”. Always without evidence... >> >> ...When will the War on Terror end, given that it is the Fourth Reich >> itself which manufactures most/all of the “terrorism” and “terrorists”? >> Never. >> >> However, while the fascist infrastructure and pseudo-laws of this police >> state are designed to last forever, the economy which provides the >> financial support for the Fourth Reich is already rotten-to-the-core. The >> only thing which has delayed a Soviet Union-style economic implosion to >> this date is financial fraud and the manipulation of markets, on a scale >> beyond the comprehension of any reader who has not been closely following >> these events. >> >> The transformation/militarization of American society into a police state >> is complete. The detention centers are all already built. Complete economic >> collapse is inevitable and imminent. And when that occurs; the first phrase >> which will come out of the mouth of whatever Puppet President is ruling at >> that time is “martial law.” >> >> >> http://bullionbullscanada.com/us-commentary/26559-the-united-states-police-state-today-martial-law-tomorrow-part-ii >> >> -RR >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> *The #1 Worst Carb Ever?* >> Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar (Don't Eat This!) >> <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/542ab9c4b351a39c46806st01vuc> >> FixYourBloodSugar.com >> <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3132/542ab9c4b351a39c46806st01vuc> >> >>