In This Dimension

Europe is Going Broke… Not Our Problem

Europe is a collection of welfare states. We all understand this - on both sides of the Atlantic.

What seems to not be understood by majorities on either side is that no European nation pays its own defense costs, and that it is this, and this alone, which has allowed these states (and Japan) to become the welfare states they have become… and that they insist we allow them to continue to be, with OUR money.

Simply, in the trade-off between guns and butter, the arguably ill-advised continuation of the American defense umbrella once Britain and France had (and once Japan had[…]

Wikileaks

I’m now sort of ambivalent about this doc release. I have trouble seeing transparency as an always-bad thing in international relations… if we think the current administration is nuts domestically (Nov 2), then how does it generally (not specifically) hurt for us to know what they are up to internationally, as well? Yes, there are issues of trust from other governments to us if this stuff gets out there… but those governments already know this stuff… AND they know they engage in the same kind of name-calling and disparagement of our guys that we now are shown to of their[…]

The Coming Imperialism.. a Good Thing?

One wonders if the next step on the global stage is a return to Great Power imperialism.

No real doubt exists among intelligent and educated people that the post-war (WW1 & 2) spin-offs of so many “nations” from their Great Power colonial masters, on the false assumption that these “nations” and peoples were capable of self-government, has resulted only in worse situations for their peoples, economic and social regression, educational disasters, agrarian catastrophes, uncontrolled violence, and just generally far worse lives than under their colonial masters.

If the citizens of the Great Powers really want to help themselves and others, perhaps removing[…]

Thoughts on the Off-shoring of Jobs

Rather than comment on the mid-terms, which already are being over-commented, here are a few thoughts on the off-shoring of jobs in America. It’s an issue of interest to Left and Right, but I think one not being discussed in the correct context.

Frankly, the answer on off-shoring of jobs may well be that we continue to educate a citizenry for, and then employ them in 19th- and 20th-Century manufacturing and industrial jobs that our technology and economy have outgrown. In not educating for tomorrow, which we most certainly do not, we accept that we must import thousands of H1-B folks[…]

Written by a housewife, to her daily newspaper, a national UK paper. This is one ticked off lady.

‘Are we fighting a war on terror or aren’t we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores in July, 2002, and in  New York Sept 11, 2001 and have continually threatened to do so since?

Were people from all over the world, not brutally murdered that day in London , and in downtown Manhattan ,  and in a field in Pennsylvania ?

Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn’t they?

And I’m supposed to care that a few Taliban were claiming to[…]

Jerry Brown - AGAIN? … & Why Vote for Democrats

I have posted some videos over on YouTube. They’re all under or just at 2 min running time, except one (Education), that is about 3 min due to the amount of included video from other sources. Please review them if you get a chance and think they’ll be of interest to you. Thanks.

The first is a comment on the amazing concept of Jerry Brown running for Governor of CA…  again.

I think everyone in the Western World, and certainly policy-makers in China and Russia, as well, understands that California is going bankrupt, and that public sector unions are the primary cause.

And[…]

Chile Miner Rescue-American Know How

Far be it for our American President to publicly congratulate (let alone even mention) AMERICAN ingenuity and AMERICAN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE for the miracle rescue of the Chilean Miners.

Schramm Inc. of West Chester, Pennsylvania built the drills and equipment used to reach the trapped miners.

Center Rock Company, also from Pennsylvania, built the drill bits used to reach the miners.

UPS, the US shipping company, delivered the 13-ton drilling equipment from Pennsylvania to Chile in less than 48 hours.

Crews from Layne Christensen Company of Wichita Kansas, and its subsidiary Geotec Boyles Bros., worked the drills and machinery to locate and reach the miners, and then enlarge the holes to ultimately[…]

Diplomacy 101(A)

In order to understand many of the problems in the world today one must come to grips with the fact that “Liberal” “Diplomacy” is a contradiction in terms.

(I use quotes around “liberals” of today because they are actually the opposite of classical liberalism, which championed the individual against the State. “Liberals” today are exactly the opposite of that, championing the State at the expense of the individual. But they are too badly-educated to understand this.)

Look at the post-1968 world of “Liberals.” “Liberals” don’t believe in consequences. Really. How many gun control laws have they passed? Do they ever, you know,[…]

A Great Alternative to A Body Scan at Airports

The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners at the airports. They have a booth that you can step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on you.

No more waiting in long lines; no more removing your shoes, belt, jacket, hat, watch, cell phone, coins, laptop….

No false positives - if you don’t have any explosives on you, you walk on out. If you do, you get blown-up by YOUR OWN explosives.

No evidentiary issues. No slick lawyer getting you off. No racial profiling.

This[…]

Tolerance? The post-Enlightenment West vs Islam

Here’s a question for you:

Why, in this nation of tolerant people, is THIS acceptable, but THIS is not?

Hmmm?

I ask the tolerant multiculturalists among us.