FEATURE ARTICLES. WHAT PROGRESSIVES MUST LEARN. PT 7.

When Talking about Illegal Immigrants taking Jobs away from Citizens, the Convenient and Simplistic explanation is that if They are removed from the Picture, then Unemployed Americans will step in to fill the Void.

If this were True, it would be quite easy to find out to what extent that this is actually the case.  Those who are Legally Collecting Unemployment, and are Actively searching for Work, are suppose to keep Track of all Potential Employment Opportunities.  If they are Rejected for an Open Job Position, or just filled out an Application, They must list this on a Job Search Form.  Every Potential Employer is then Subject to Verifying that such a contact took place.

If an Employer fills Job Vacancies with Illegal Labor, they would find Themselves Hard Pressed to explain the Rejection of so many Potential Workers, ESPECIALLY IF THE JOB OPENINGS WERE PUBLICLY POSTED.  If They Assert that there were no VACANCIES TO BE FILLED, THEN TAX RECORDS WOULD REVEAL THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE LISTED ON THE BOOKS, WHAT THEIR PAY STRUCTURE IS, AND IF THERE ARE FORMER EMPLOYEES COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Those who Blame the Illegal Immigrant for taking Jobs away from Citizens, are BEING DUPED BY THOSE BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS WHO REALIZE THAT MINIMUM WAGE LAW, WORKERS COMP,  AND OSHA DON'T MATTER IF YOU ARE PAYING WAGES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT LEGALLY RECOGNIZED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND DON'T APPEAR ON ANY EMPLOYMENT ROLLS.

Date-  2/3/2015.

FEATURE ARTICLES. THE MOST DANGEROUS ONE OF ALL. PT 3.

I would like to make one thing clear: The HYPOCRITE IS BY NO MEANS FOUND IN A SINGLE POLITICAL PARTY, OR REPRESENTS A PARTICULAR POLITICAL, MORAL, OR RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY.  

They may be more Prevalent on One Side of a DEBATE OR DISCUSSION,but the LACK OF A COHERENT LINE OF REASONING IS NOT FOUND ON JUST ONE SIDE OF THE AISLE.  It is Vital to Identify Hypocritical Thinking as soon as possible, before it has a chance to take hold and become Entrenched in the Minds of Those who may not realize the Inherent Irrationality of what it Truly is.

On a Personal Level, I have found it More Discouraging when it Happens Among Those I Think Should Know Better.  

On one Hand there are Certain Types of Public Figures, Politicians, Decision Makers etc., I have come to expect it from. Calling out Their Self- Centered and Egotistical Thinking Processes is not a surprise, because They Rarely come up with a Well- Reasoned Line of Argument.  They don't change, and Those who Support the same Agenda could care less anyway.

What is Really Troubling, is when I see Intelligent, Insightful, and Focused Individuals Toss out Critical Thinking and Logic, when it Doesn't Lead Them to the Conclusions They Expect, or more likely, Desire.  For Some, it is Difficult to Understand that:

LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING ARE MENTAL PROCESSES, AND DON'T HAVE A PRECONCEIVED AGENDA THAT WILL LEAD YOU DOWN ANY PATH YOU DESIRE.  THE ARGUMENTS YOU MAKE, THE PREMISES YOU USE, AND THE CONCLUSIONS YOU DRAW ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME RULES THAT YOUR OPPONENT  MUST OBEY.

This leads us to DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF HYPOCRITE; WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON, WHAT SEPARATES THEM, AND THE PROBLEMS EACH PRESENTS TO FINDING SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Date-  3/18/2015.

FEATURE ARTICLES. THE MOST DANGEROUS ONE OF ALL. PT 2.

Don't Misunderstand, there is nothing Illegal about being a HYPOCRITE.  While Being Self- Centered and Selfish may be Morally Wrong, it is not against the Law.  

The Hypocrite can be an Individual, that in Normal Circumstances, would recognize the Inherent Double Standards that They are Supporting on Certain Issues.  Unlike the SOCIOPATH, who could care less whether or not Their Opinions and Actions are HYPOCRITICAL, Most People don't want to Think that They are Engaging in a SELF- CENTERED LINE OF THOUGHT.

To Overcome this Sense of Being UNFAIR AND DESTRUCTIVE TO OTHERS, THE HYPOCRITE LOOKS FOR A WAY TO DELUDE THEMSELVES INTO BELIEVING THAT THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING, FOR EVERYONE CONCERNED.

What Better way to do this, then to find another who will CREATE AN EXCUSE, and ABSOLVE YOU OF ANY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES THAT OCCUR TO THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMIZED BY THE UNEQUAL TREATMENT THAT YOU BELIEVE IS JUSTIFIED.

Where could we find such Individuals, Those who are more than Willing to Lay Out an Argument for Inequality in the Justice System? They would also have No Reluctance in Persecuting Actions that Harm No one, In Creating and Keeping Laws on the Books that Favor one Group over Another, and Worst of all, Legislating the Religious Doctrine of One Faith into Rules for Everyone. 

WHAT TYPE OF PERSON WOULD THAT BE?

It sounds like someone looking to GAIN POWER OVER OTHERS, AND ISN'T TO PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW IT IS DONE.  JUST LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE.  HOW MANY SITTING IN THE SEATS OF POWER, WERE PUT THERE BY FEEDING A PORTION OF THE ELECTORATE A REASON TO FEEL JUSTIFIED IN TREATING A MINORITY GROUP WITH DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF MORALITY, IN AND OUT OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM?

Date-  2/24/2015.

THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD. THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE. CASE #1. USS CYCLOPS. PT 4.

Virtually the Entire PSEUDOSCIENCE/SUPERNATURAL LEGEND that Surrounds the BERMUDA TRIANGLE was STARTED AND CREATED BY CHARLES BERLITZ IN HIS BOOK THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, PUBLISHED IN 1973.

By Taking Bits and Pieces of Different "DISAPPEARANCES", "INCIDENTS", AND OTHER "MYSTERIES" from the area, Berlitz attempted to create a Hazardous- Danger Zone in the Atlantic Ocean.  HOWEVER,  NO SCIENTIFIC BODY, THE U.S. COAST GUARD, OR THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY HAS EVER RECOGNIZED THIS AREA AS AN ACTUAL AREA OF SPECIAL INTEREST. 

In the Future, I will look at some other Incidents, but for the Time Being lets stick with THE CYCLOPS.

Theories to Explain the Loss of the Cyclops, that are Considered to be Lacking in Any Actual Solid Evidence to support the Conclusions being made, come from Several Different Places:

-  POLITICAL\CRIMINAL.

-  SUPERNATURAL.

-  NATURAL EVENTS THAT ARE EXTREMELY RARE.

To be placed in this group means that the QUALITY OF EVIDENCE BEING OFFERED AND ANALYZED IS SO POOR, THAT NO RATIONAL OR REASONABLE CONCLUSION/EXPLANATION CAN BE MADE USING ANY OF IT AS A NECESSARY SOURCE FOR SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF WHAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF THE CYCLOPS.

#1-  POLITICAL\SOCIAL-  These are Mainly Speculations that the LOSS OF THE CYCLOPS was due to MUTINY AND TREASON, WITH THE SHIP BEING TURNED OVER TO THE GERMAN NAVY. ( In This Time Period the UNITED STATES was at War with Germany, WORLD WAR 1.) 

#2-  SUPERNATURAL-  These Proposed Explanations are the USUAL TYPE OF PARANORMAL CLAIMS THAT SPRING UP FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, ON LAND OR SEA.  UFO ABDUCTION, SEA MONSTERS, ALTERNATE DIMENSIONS, AND LOST CIVILIZATIONS ARE THE MAIN ONES MENTIONED TO EXPLAIN THE LOSS OF THE CYCLOPS.  

#3-  RARE NATURAL EVENTS-  INCLUDES SUCH THINGS AS WATER SPOUTS, UNDERWATER VOLCANOES, WHIRLPOOLS,   

In Future Posts on this Topic, We'll look at the More Likely/Reasonable

Scenarios that May have led to the Demise of the CYCLOPS.