INQUIRING MINDS JUST GOTTA KNOW

INQUIRING MINDS JUST GOTTA KNOW

There seems to be some confusion by a few kinfolks concerning my right to be involved in the American political system because I presently live outside the United States.  Let the records speak; I started paying taxes in America when I was a sophomore in high school with my first job in the public sector as the garbage collector on Saturdays for the town of Chatham, Louisiana. I then worked my way through college and graduate school as a salesman for Sears paying all the local, state, and federal taxes. I continued to work while I took advanced studies in the Bible at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary because I wanted to see for myself the exact translations of the Old Testament in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek.

As an adult, I made the decision to be a public school teacher, a decision I have never regretted.  For 32 plus years I taught school. I received a couple of promotions but had to turn down some because along with Mr. Leon Anemone we owned and operated a couple of musical retail stores.  I worked after school, on Saturdays, during the holidays, and the summer vacations, paying millions in American tax dollars.  And today I still pay taxes on my retirement funds.  I am happy to report that my tax records are open for public inspection. Therefore, I have earned the right to express an opinion in a politically controlled government that I have helped to support for 63 years.   

  

I always had the desire to travel because I like to meet people of different cultures and experience first hand how other people live. I retired from teaching, sold the businesses, and pursed my dream to travel and to write. I have had the opportunity to travel around the world stopping in many interesting places and meeting many outstanding people.  

Millions of Americans retire outside the USA, and many other millions travel for long periods of time in resort areas around the world.  I am a registered voter in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, and if I’m traveling at the time of the elections, I vote by Internet. I am an active member of Democrats Abroad which consists of thousands of Americans who have an active roll in America’s political system.

I am sorry that time and space will not permit me to tell you all the exciting places and outstanding adventures I have experienced. But of all those excitements nothing compared to a time when I saw a light in the eyes of a student, and a hand waving in the back of the room, and a voice that rang out, “Mr. Tippen, you know I’ve been thinking…” 

In my quest for the forever young pill I have been blessed with longevity.  I have tried to talk to Father Time but he doesn’t listen, and as a result, the clock keeps on ticking.   

However, I will close with the words I wrote in a poem many years ago.

But if I’m walking my last mile,

I will walk proud and I’ll wear a smile.

If it’s minutes, if it’s hours, if it’s days…

I don’t know.

But one thing’s for certain I’ve enjoyed the show.

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I WROTE THE FOLLOWING:

 The time has come that the great American hornet’s nest must be stirred.

---knowing ---

He who stirs hornets will surely get stung.

I was surprised by the number of people who spoke in the defense of my character. And let the records show that many of these were Republicans.

I have not been a supporter of Donald Trump from the time I heard his first speech announcing his candidacy for presidency. Since then I have become an outspoken critic and am even more so today that ever.  I do not support Donald Trump for the following reasons:

When anyone refuses to release income tax records there is no other explanation than there is something to hide.

We have seen Donald Trump fight hard to deny 28 million Americans health benefits, knowing full well that several million of these Americans would die.

We have heard from his own lips his bragging about degrading the rights of women.

We have seen him mocking the handicapped.

We have heard him defending the rights of Russians over the rights of Americans.

We saw and heard him originally defend the rights of the KKK, the White Supremacists, and the Neo-Nazis, in the Charlottesville attack.  

We have heard him tell lie, after lie, after lie. These have been reported by thousands of reporters across America and around the world.

These are not alternative facts; these are not fake facts; these are fact, facts.

I believe it is the right for anyone to support the candidate of his or her choice. However, it is my opinion, that it is wrong for any parent to teach their children or grandchildren to support and defend the policies of bigotry, prejudice, and discrimination. These policies have been publicly portrayed in the Donald Trump administration. 

THE GREAT AMERICAN HORNET'S NEST

THE GREAT AMERICAN HORNET’S NEST

     A huge hornet’s nest has developed in America and this nest is being controlled by some exceedingly deceitful hornets.  The sting from these hornets is so strong that it produces venom that goes directly to the brains of the victims. The results being, the victims become so confused they are unable to distinguish between the policies that work for them and those that work against them.

   These hornets have morphed into a special breed. While they are strictly working for themselves, they can deceive others into thinking they are working for them.  One female hornet by the name of ---------, who has a special place in the Trump administration, is known as the biggest female liar on the planet. Another female hornet by the name of ----------, who is completely unqualified, has been able to BUY the important position as the head of America’s Department of Education.  A male hornet by the name of ---------, who has been appointed as the head of the EPA,  can look Americans directly in the eyes and with cunning deceit declare that wind and solar energies are not the progressive sources of energy for the future. Another male hornet by the name of ---------- has been appointed by the kingpin boss for the sole purchase of denying the rights of women, the rights of LGBT individuals, and the rights of all other minorities, by the Supreme Court. Now another hornet by the name of ------------ is being paid blood money by American taxpayers to defend the dishonest administration of Donald J. Trump. And the list goes on!

    These hornets now control the entire governmental process, and for the first time in history they control the Christian church. The brainwashing techniques of these hornets have extended into every major aspect of America’s social system, and the total, negative affect has yet to be measured. International governments, banks and world leaders see a White House in total disarray, and as a result value of the dollar has plunged around the world.

    Somewhere, at some time, someone must clear cobwebs that cloud the minds of many American citizens. There has never been a time in America’s history when so many governmental officials were able to falsify the truth and get away with it.  It has been lie, after lie, after lie.  This one lies to cover up for that one, and that one lies to protect another one.  It is a web of deception that even a Black Widow would have difficulty weaving.  And yet this administration, filled with deceptions, receives major support from the so-called Christians.  

     Even though the Trump administration apparently does not know the meaning of the truth, some way, somehow, the truth must be told. However, in dealing with an administration of liars speaking the truth has consequences. Americans must be warned against so-called gospel ministers who threatened church-goers with the wrath of God if they did not vote the Trump, Pence ticket.  This was the biggest slap in the face of democracy ever recorded in American history.

    This is not the reporting of just one person but hundreds of reporters across America, who have been dependable reporters for decades, are alarming citizens concerning the dishonesty of the Trump administration. Even leaders of other nations have expressed concerns about the deceptions that are dominating American politics. And yet many Americans continue to stick their heads in the sand and call this fake news.  It is one thing to support an administration that is detrimental to you, but it is an act of selfishness to support an administration filled with policies that are detrimental to future generations. 
   The framers of America’s constitution are not just turning over in their graves they are doing cartwheels concerning the absolute fraud surrounding the Donald Trump administration. Arlington Cemetery should look like a freshly plowed farmland, with the number of service men and women flipping over in their graves, because they did not sacrifice their lives to protect the treachery of a cheating executive United States leader.

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   The time has come that the great American hornet’s nest must be stirred.

---knowing ---

He who stirs hornets will surely get stung.

---Nevertheless---

Donald Trump is the most deplorable piece of trash ever to be wrapped in human skin.

He is the biggest fake of anyone ever to be an American citizen.

He, his administration, and his entire family, are rotten to the core.

---And---

Anyone who continues to support him is just as rotten as he is.   

ONCE IS NEVER ENOUGH

ONCE IS NEVER ENOUGH

    The dictator, Adolf Hitler, made many mistakes but his greatest mistake was to think that he could annihilate an entire race of people from the planet. He badly miscalculated that many Jewish adults would escape to other parts of the world and would continue to produce off-springs.  It may be hard to believe but even today there are those who advocate that all LGBT individuals be terminated. But once again a major miscalculation has occurred.

    UNICEF reports that 353,000 babies are born each day around the world. This report also confirms that from that group at least 3,500 will be LGBT babies. Therefore, it makes little difference how many gays are killed today; within a 24 hour period the gay lifestyle will be replenished. These LGBT babies will grow up to be more intelligent, more outspoken, and more determined, to live a life outside the restrictions of a closed door closet.  It is good news for the gay community to report to Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Franklin Graham, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, and Pat Robertson, that LGBT individuals will be alive and well long after they are six feet under.

    And to those who claim to be a part of the LGBT community and support the homophobic administration of Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Jeff Sessions, you are a disgrace to your own people. You support the decades of physical abuse suffered by LGBT students on high school and college campuses across America. You support the verbal abuse endured by LGBT children by teachers, preachers, political leaders, and parents. You deny the courage of the thousands of LGBT individuals who gave their lives in order that we, who are alive today, can exist. There has never been less of a man than one who will abandon his own people in order to stay with the popular crowd.  No less of a man ever existed than one who is ashamed to stand with those of his own kind.    

    When an individual supports the abuse of any minority he becomes less of a human and more of a creature.  The world is filled with creatures that claim to be human but are worse than the most vicious wild animals in the depths of the jungle.  At least they kill only for food and not for pleasure. May the God of the universe grant mercy upon a generation of creatures who have totally obliterated the reality of what it means to be a real human.      

   

OLD PREJUDICES DIE HARD

OLD PREJUDICES DIE HARD 

The leadership of the Christian Church proclaims the Christian lifestyle is under attack. They blame this attack on LGBT communities.

There are no facts that prove same-sex couples have stood in the doorways of any churches in an attempt to prevent Christians from entering. However, there are many facts that prove signs saying, “SAMES-SEX COUPLES NOT ALLOWED” have been placed on the doors of churches all across America.

There are no reports of gays forming a blockade on a freeway on Sunday morning in an attempt to prevent Christians from attending the church of their choice. However, there is an established policy within the LGBT communities to encourage people to attend church. 

There are no media records of straight couples being denied the right to attend a gay church. Yet, on many occasions gay couples have been publicly asked to leave straight churches.

There is no information to confirm that straight families have been denied the right to buy a home in a gay community.  Yet, newspapers in the last decade have been filled with reports of gay families being denied the right to purchase a home in a straight community.

There are no newspaper reports of gay men standing outside a church on Sunday morning with baseball bats attempting to beat up Christians. Yet, I have heard with my own ears preachers encouraging young athletes to use baseball bats on fags in the gay communities.

LGBT organizations do not attempt to pass laws that force any lifestyle on the mass population.  Yet, many times Christians have used public forums to pass laws enforcing Christian ideologies on all citizens.

There are no records of any LGBT individual making the statement, “it’s too bad they didn’t kill more,” when a mass shooting of Christians occurred. However, numerous Christians have made similar statements every time there has been a mass shooting of LGBT individuals.

There is a great amount of misinformation that circulates within the Christian communities. There are no facts to prove that LGBT individuals are responsible for the rapid decline in Christian church memberships.  Christians are victims of their own devices and have found childish ways to blame others. If success is recorded by numbers Christians have failed in worldwide memberships in the last five decades.  

The Christian lifestyle is filled with too many, “Thou Shall Not’s” which places too much emphasis upon negatives rather than on positives. Proclaiming hate is not advantageous for the Christian cause.  Advocating discrimination is not exactly a glowing characteristic to describe the life of Jesus. Holding on to prejudices is never good for any social advancement.

When LGBT individuals are not under pressure from religious organization they are some of the happiest people in the world. They accept each other, get along with each other, live with each other, support each other, and celebrate life with each other.

These facts are evident in a changing world because every day more LGBT individuals are stepping out of the closet and into the pleasure of a free lifestyle. Even in the deep Southern Christian Bible Belt of the USA attitudes are changing. Recent public opinion polls prove that two-thirds majority of Americans are ready to accept LGBT individuals. It is sad to say that it is the preachers and the politicians who are fanning the flames of hate. In the progressive nations of the world more and more LGBT individuals are being elected to public offices, and unlike many of their counterparts, they are serving their constituents well.  

As an active member of a LGBT community I would like to make it perfectly clear we have no fight with the Christian Church.  The records show we are a peace loving people.  Our motto is, if the gay lifestyle is not suitable for you, just don’t participate.  We do not attempt to force our way of life upon anyone. We have made peace with our MAKER, and we are happy with our lifestyle. Therefore, if we do not judge, we see no reason to be judged.       

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE

    As a struggling young man I gave religion a serious go in my life.  However, when I realized that I was not going to be touched by the magic wand of the Holy Spirit, and turned into a straight man, I took matters into my own hands.   I came to the conclusion that the best way to live was the way God intended.  There was never a doubt in my mind that at some point I would spread my wings and fly.  My purpose in traveling was to find a place where I could live as a free man.  I believed if I was allowed to be free there were some positive contributions I could offer. It made no difference how many miles or how many locations I visited; I knew that without freedom there would be no happiness.  So I proudly joined the millions of LGBT individuals in Southeast Asia, a decision I have never regretted.

    I refuse to live in a society where social prisons become restrictions for those with different sexual orientations. I refuse to support a religion that teaches more about hate than love. I refuse to accept a religion that claims to have a monopoly on love.  I will never be a part of a religion where the leadership proclaims to have the authority to tell church members how they must vote. 

     I have deep concerns for future generations of Americans. Therefore, I will not remain silent while a small group of wealthy individuals brainwash Middle Class Americans to support a ONE MAN, ONE PARTY rule. Those who support politics of this nature are doing a great injustice to future generations.

    At the present, America is being ruled by a small group of ultra-rich, white Americans and every piece of legislation being proposed proves it. The best definition of the Rich Man’s Party is: Those who HAVE continue to HAVE more, while convincing those who are HAVE NOTS to be satisfied with HAVING less. I absolutely refuse to leave this legacy for future generations.

   There are no words powerful enough to describe what the present day Republican Party along with Fox “News” is doing to the brainwashed masses of Americans.  I feel sorry for the millions who have become so confused with the political system that they are like lost sheep looking for a shepherd. And like lost sheep they will follow a wolf if he is dressed in shepherd’s clothes.

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MIND CONTROL

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MIND CONTROL

   

    Mind control techniques have been used in America for decades. The most commonly used method is brainwashing. Gospel ministers were some of the first to realize that evangelicals were easy targets for religious brainwashing. As a result, many preachers turned the gospel into a self-serving lifestyle of luxury for themselves.

    Today, brainwashing has reached epic proportions in the United States and mind control skills are being used far outside the boundaries of the gospel and into the political arena. The primary danger of political brainwashing is that every dictator in history first used devices of mind control in order to gain power over the masses.  

    When large groups of working-class Americans are forced to work two or more jobs in order to make ends meet, but continue to support a political party that has no intention of increasing the minimum hourly wage, a perfect example of brainwashing is set in motion.    

   The second greatest danger to brainwashing is the impact it has on future generations.  At some point young Americans will come to the realization that their parents and grandparents were responsible for the one man, one party rule, and as a result they are denied the right to live in a free democratic society. When this occurs social chaos becomes uncontrollable.  Therefore, in order to restore a democratic government a citizen’s uprising is required. When this happens thousands or maybe millions of lives will be lost.

    Today mind control techniques have become so powerful that thousands of Americans are applauding their own demise.  Once independent thinking Americans are now rushing to support those who are denying millions health insurance benefits. Retirees are rallying for those who are working behind closed doors to cut Social Security payments. And many others are offering verbal support while law makers cut funds that feed hungry children.

    On the surface things may look rosy in America, but beneath the surface this great empire is on shaky grounds. The morality clause of “what is right for the people” has been obliterated as a requirement for public office.  Many elected officials have become stone-faced, forked-tongued liars, but yet they are confident that no matter what they say or do, their constituents will reelect them to office. America is not prepared for the citizen uprisings that are in the near future, because the Americanized version of a democracy is in disarray.