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		By: Beth D		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48326</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth D]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48323&quot;&gt;Jim Jacobus&lt;/a&gt;.

We could look at rescouces, but how about in terms of built-in obsolescence, packaging which uses 60% of tree pulp harvested, reviving time-tested rainwater harvesting techniques (both urban and rural), Tessler technology, more light rail/buses and less cars, reallocation of land away from excessive holdings, small and medium renewable energy for rural areas and towns (taking pressure off the national grids--not industrial wind farms or solar farms that destroy areas and are set up to keep the energy companies&#039; hands in our pockets), community gardens, alternative (not to mention much cheaper) building materials and projects led and even built by communities,...there are so many ways we can provide for the people of this world if we get rid of the hoarding of resources, profiteering, and entitlement to the lion&#039;s share.
If an economist were to set up a capitalist system these days, there would be an upper cap. Otherwise, the system would be unworkable, just like ours is unworkable and has allowed massive hoarding. I like to look at the body of humanity as a human body. If you cut off blood (or the circulation of good/resources) to a limb, you lose it. If you hoard, you are a big clot that will ultimately kill the body you rely on. It is important to keep the circlulation of good going to keep the body of human healthy and alive. If we start cutting bits off, we&#039;ll never be the shining example of what it really means to be human. If we speak brotherhood and sisterhood, we should really think of people as our actual brothers and sisters who share our blood...our human blood.
We have no idea what ways we rely on others, just as nobody knew when the wolf disappeared from Yellowstone in 1970, there would be no new aspen growth. Once re-introduced, the aspen returned. The wolf brought down the elk that were eating all of the aspen shoots, and elk wouldn&#039;t graze where another elk had been killed, so aspen returned. Similarily, we don&#039;t know the intricacies of our human connections, but I know that the greater majority of people love this earth and love the people in their lives, and those people love other people, and those people love other people. In the end, there is a circle of love around the world. We can&#039;t take 40 people maximum in our bunker, because the 40th person will deeply love someone who has been left out...so on and so forth. We&#039;re all in this together.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48323">Jim Jacobus</a>.</p>
<p>We could look at rescouces, but how about in terms of built-in obsolescence, packaging which uses 60% of tree pulp harvested, reviving time-tested rainwater harvesting techniques (both urban and rural), Tessler technology, more light rail/buses and less cars, reallocation of land away from excessive holdings, small and medium renewable energy for rural areas and towns (taking pressure off the national grids&#8211;not industrial wind farms or solar farms that destroy areas and are set up to keep the energy companies&#8217; hands in our pockets), community gardens, alternative (not to mention much cheaper) building materials and projects led and even built by communities,&#8230;there are so many ways we can provide for the people of this world if we get rid of the hoarding of resources, profiteering, and entitlement to the lion&#8217;s share.<br />
If an economist were to set up a capitalist system these days, there would be an upper cap. Otherwise, the system would be unworkable, just like ours is unworkable and has allowed massive hoarding. I like to look at the body of humanity as a human body. If you cut off blood (or the circulation of good/resources) to a limb, you lose it. If you hoard, you are a big clot that will ultimately kill the body you rely on. It is important to keep the circlulation of good going to keep the body of human healthy and alive. If we start cutting bits off, we&#8217;ll never be the shining example of what it really means to be human. If we speak brotherhood and sisterhood, we should really think of people as our actual brothers and sisters who share our blood&#8230;our human blood.<br />
We have no idea what ways we rely on others, just as nobody knew when the wolf disappeared from Yellowstone in 1970, there would be no new aspen growth. Once re-introduced, the aspen returned. The wolf brought down the elk that were eating all of the aspen shoots, and elk wouldn&#8217;t graze where another elk had been killed, so aspen returned. Similarily, we don&#8217;t know the intricacies of our human connections, but I know that the greater majority of people love this earth and love the people in their lives, and those people love other people, and those people love other people. In the end, there is a circle of love around the world. We can&#8217;t take 40 people maximum in our bunker, because the 40th person will deeply love someone who has been left out&#8230;so on and so forth. We&#8217;re all in this together.</p>
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		By: binra		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48325</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48323&quot;&gt;Jim Jacobus&lt;/a&gt;.

Ah - so you are the one who is serving out toxic food, pharma-sickness to the &#039;useless eaters&#039;.
It is so easy to use terms like &#039;them&#039; and &#039;we&#039; - without realizing who is using your mind!
While of course you are free to choose to see lovelessly, (and thereby lose sight of your freedom to choose), I invite that what is often called the &#039;matrix&#039; here is a belief-experience of being UN-plugged from our being and sucking on a fake version.
The fear of being un-plugged from a state of disconnect (that operates a mask of apparent connection over a war-mind) is at root a fear of love - or true connection, balance and alignment.
Artificially induced scarcities cascade from a lack of love or love-worthiness and effectively reinforce a hateful cold and murderous but unfeeling  conformity to being &#039;tough&#039;. And within the matrix - such is the &#039;sacrifice&#039; of truth and love to an overriding dictate; a loveless god of power - who may stay the hand of destruction to those who deliver their own unto sacrifice... and call it by the names of kindness, love or protection.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48323">Jim Jacobus</a>.</p>
<p>Ah &#8211; so you are the one who is serving out toxic food, pharma-sickness to the &#8216;useless eaters&#8217;.<br />
It is so easy to use terms like &#8216;them&#8217; and &#8216;we&#8217; &#8211; without realizing who is using your mind!<br />
While of course you are free to choose to see lovelessly, (and thereby lose sight of your freedom to choose), I invite that what is often called the &#8216;matrix&#8217; here is a belief-experience of being UN-plugged from our being and sucking on a fake version.<br />
The fear of being un-plugged from a state of disconnect (that operates a mask of apparent connection over a war-mind) is at root a fear of love &#8211; or true connection, balance and alignment.<br />
Artificially induced scarcities cascade from a lack of love or love-worthiness and effectively reinforce a hateful cold and murderous but unfeeling  conformity to being &#8216;tough&#8217;. And within the matrix &#8211; such is the &#8216;sacrifice&#8217; of truth and love to an overriding dictate; a loveless god of power &#8211; who may stay the hand of destruction to those who deliver their own unto sacrifice&#8230; and call it by the names of kindness, love or protection.</p>
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		By: binra		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48324</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48321&quot;&gt;Monica Kemp&lt;/a&gt;.

How can you force information to an unwillingness to listen? You cannot - without invalidating your information by turning it into ammunition and attack - which of course will be defended against and used against you.
But you can be a willingness to listen - and you can speak into such a willingness wherever it may align as a synchronicity of shared purpose.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48321">Monica Kemp</a>.</p>
<p>How can you force information to an unwillingness to listen? You cannot &#8211; without invalidating your information by turning it into ammunition and attack &#8211; which of course will be defended against and used against you.<br />
But you can be a willingness to listen &#8211; and you can speak into such a willingness wherever it may align as a synchronicity of shared purpose.</p>
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		By: Jim Jacobus		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48323</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Jacobus]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 01:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48321&quot;&gt;Monica Kemp&lt;/a&gt;.

That process requires disengaging them from The Matrix that is their world.
Within three months.
It takes three months minimum in many cases just to establish who is capable of withstanding the process of being unplugged.
Sometimes we must take a tough look at resource allocation.
I hate to sound cold, but it is 11:59:59]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48321">Monica Kemp</a>.</p>
<p>That process requires disengaging them from The Matrix that is their world.<br />
Within three months.<br />
It takes three months minimum in many cases just to establish who is capable of withstanding the process of being unplugged.<br />
Sometimes we must take a tough look at resource allocation.<br />
I hate to sound cold, but it is 11:59:59</p>
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		By: Jerry "Peacemaker"		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48322</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry "Peacemaker"]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 00:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Refreshing to hear someone speaking the plain truth from their own heart and mind, without the aid of public relations operatives. The $64,000 question: &quot;how did honorable, simple-truth speaking people like Margot Kidder become so rare?&quot; She is a great example for others to emulate, especially in these strange days, for sure.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Refreshing to hear someone speaking the plain truth from their own heart and mind, without the aid of public relations operatives. The $64,000 question: &#8220;how did honorable, simple-truth speaking people like Margot Kidder become so rare?&#8221; She is a great example for others to emulate, especially in these strange days, for sure.</p>
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		By: Monica Kemp		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48321</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monica Kemp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 00:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Excellent, courageous statements by Margot Kidder and great responses in the rest of the posts. But how do we make this headlines, FRONT AND CENTRE, for average voting American in the next 3 months?!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent, courageous statements by Margot Kidder and great responses in the rest of the posts. But how do we make this headlines, FRONT AND CENTRE, for average voting American in the next 3 months?!</p>
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		By: Jim Jacobus		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48320</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Jacobus]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 00:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48316&quot;&gt;Kenneth Lindemere&lt;/a&gt;.

You are absolutely right.
I believe that once whatever happens in America happens and the dust clears they will begin to ratchet things up further with all of the Marxist garbage here in Canada and then attempt the North American Union a few years later.
I find that Canadians are not as paralysed by Normalcy Bias and Tolerance and Apathy as our southern neighbour and don&#039;t take as much garbage from the government.
But I definitely see a similar pattern with all of the obsessions with the LGBT stuff ( a non-issue IMO whipped into an issue by Justine T.)  and the hollowing out of the armed forces, etc.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48316">Kenneth Lindemere</a>.</p>
<p>You are absolutely right.<br />
I believe that once whatever happens in America happens and the dust clears they will begin to ratchet things up further with all of the Marxist garbage here in Canada and then attempt the North American Union a few years later.<br />
I find that Canadians are not as paralysed by Normalcy Bias and Tolerance and Apathy as our southern neighbour and don&#8217;t take as much garbage from the government.<br />
But I definitely see a similar pattern with all of the obsessions with the LGBT stuff ( a non-issue IMO whipped into an issue by Justine T.)  and the hollowing out of the armed forces, etc.</p>
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		By: John		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48319</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 23:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I watched the Hillary Clinton acceptance speech in full at around 3 a.m. UK time and found it most amusing.
In particular, her Damascene conversion to taxing the rich and Wall Street.
Are these the same people who reportedly paid her US $700,000 per 45 minute after-dinner speech?
Her proposed taxation policies will never happen, of course.
Where else could she go to to get money for her re-election campaign in 2020?
It&#039;s all a good laugh on the US people. Their choice is no choice.
A good laugh which will be paid for in good blood by others elsewhere around the world.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I watched the Hillary Clinton acceptance speech in full at around 3 a.m. UK time and found it most amusing.<br />
In particular, her Damascene conversion to taxing the rich and Wall Street.<br />
Are these the same people who reportedly paid her US $700,000 per 45 minute after-dinner speech?<br />
Her proposed taxation policies will never happen, of course.<br />
Where else could she go to to get money for her re-election campaign in 2020?<br />
It&#8217;s all a good laugh on the US people. Their choice is no choice.<br />
A good laugh which will be paid for in good blood by others elsewhere around the world.</p>
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		By: Paul Kemp		</title>
		<link>https://off-guardian.org/2016/08/02/my-fellow-americans-we-are-fools/#comment-48318</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Kemp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 23:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The character of the US government will ever be determined by the character and caliber of those who compose it. The survival of democracy is dependent on successful representative government; and that is conditioned upon the practice of electing to public offices only those individuals who are technically trained, intellectually competent, socially loyal, and morally fit. Only by such provisions can government of the people, by the people, and for the people be preserved.
Human courage is the only defense against Cognitive Dissonance and a dangerous public timidity! Our fear and silence is our consent. Bravo for speaking Truth to power.
&quot;It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society”]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The character of the US government will ever be determined by the character and caliber of those who compose it. The survival of democracy is dependent on successful representative government; and that is conditioned upon the practice of electing to public offices only those individuals who are technically trained, intellectually competent, socially loyal, and morally fit. Only by such provisions can government of the people, by the people, and for the people be preserved.<br />
Human courage is the only defense against Cognitive Dissonance and a dangerous public timidity! Our fear and silence is our consent. Bravo for speaking Truth to power.<br />
&#8220;It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society”</p>
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