Something to THINK About

LP Candidate Gary Johnson

I like Star Parker very much.

While I DO NOT exactly share her faith, I recognize how vital Christianity IS to the West's moral code, just as surely as Islam is vital to the Sharia moral code.

That being said, I am not optimistic about the future of "Christendom." It has already fallen in Europe and is eroding here in the USA. That is simply a reality we're all faced with.

This has NOT happened by accident. It was NOT foisted on us by rogue elements in government, nor an anti-religious media. No, it was conjured up along with the rise of the multi-national corporations. These global entities have long wanted a paved over world without borders, language, cultures, nor heritages, with a beige, homogenized global consumer class.

The first target of this "global elite" was Christianity, and they've nearly beaten that force. Next is the eradication of ALL races, cultures and heritages, starting with the white race...the group they see as the greatest threat to world hegemony.

They are winning that battle too.

One of the problems religions face now-a-days is that ALL of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) are rooted in 5,000 year old books - the Torah, the Old Testament, the Talmud and all these ancient texts endorse things like wife and child beating, chattel slavery, animal sacrifices, and all manner of sexual "sins."

Those old books and that ancient morality is, for better, or for worse, completely out of step with the emerging morality of today.

Ironically enough, of ALL the Abrahamic religions, it is Islam that is most vigorously rebelling AGAINST this "modernity." It is Islam that is most adamant in defending the old ways and sanctioning the old "sins."

Ironically enough it is the largely anti-science Left, a Left comprised mostly of English, History and Humanities majors who could never "do the math," or understand the science, that has popularized the myth of "science vs religion." While few today would endorse the "man on the heavenly throne," religious view, more than half of all scientists believe in some form of deity or higher power.

As a result, CORPORATISM is winning and winning big and whether Pete Thiel's "Republicanism" is "Reaganesque," or not, it is more in step with the prevailing winds of today.

That may be sad, but it's also true.

THIS is...Interesting

Gary Johnson (L) and William Weld (R)...CAN These Guys Gain Traction?

I think everyone knows that the current race for President is about as popular as a contest between a rat and a snake.

BOTH major Party candidates have what appears to be serious personality disorders.

Beyond that, much of the electorate is hopelessly polarized. Many, like myself would never even consider voting for Hillary Clinton, any more than I would consider voting for Jeb (or any other) Bush.

So, today, we have a very different electorate than we did a quarter century ago...and the major political Parties haven't caught up.

They probably don't WANT to "catch up," because none of the news is good for them.

Today, a large (at least 35%) and growing segment of the electorate is Independent...NOT aligned with either major Party.

According to a recent Politico poll, "Fifty-five percent favor having an independent candidate challenge the Democratic front-runner and presumptive Republican nominee for president. An unprecedented 91 percent of voters 28 or younger favor having an independent on the ballot, and 65 percent of respondents are willing to support a candidate who isn’t Clinton or Trump.

"According to Data Targeting’s ballot test, an independent candidate would start off with 21 percent of the vote."

A Fox News survey released Thursday found Clinton leading overall with 39 percent support, followed by Donald Trump at 36 percent and Johnson at 12 percent, but among independents, Trump leads, at 32 percent, followed by Johnson, at 23, and Clinton, at 22. So, according to some polls Gary Johnson (the Libertarian candidate) has a real shot at gaining ground as they garner more media attention. (http://www.zerohedge.com/…/libertarian-candidate-gary-johns…)

Many voters haven't made up their minds yet and it seems that as many Democrats revile Hillary as Republicans detest Trump. Where will such voters go?

Will they "Hold their noses and vote Party," OR will they look elsewhere?

Libertarian candidates are also surging in some Senate races, most notably Missouri and Minnesota. (http://editions.lib.umn.edu/…/libertarian-candidates-surgi…/)

Personally I HAVE and would love to vote Libertarian, BUT I'd have to (1) See that candidate as having a good chance to actually win (this election is too important) and (2) I would NOT vote in any manner that might aid Hillary Clinton. How many others feel that way...or the reverse? How many others just couldn't vote for either major Party candidate?

THAT is Gary Johnson's and William Weld's opportunity. I sincerely hope they make the best of it!