http://www.netvouz.com/populist?feed=rss populist's bookmarks on Netvouz http://www.populistamerica.com/nam_war_raq_war Many people who observe current events in the United States and overseas have said, "We are fighting the Vietnam war all over again." As many military experts have noted, Iraq is not precisely Vietnam. But there are significant similarities. Clearly, some people did not learn from it. populist Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:46:24 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/shock_and_awe_diplomacy_confronts_american_exceptionalism Down to the nitty-gritty, American exceptionalism, whether a few generations ago or today, is not an iota different from what European imperialism was centuries past. And the idea that America sets the norm for human rights behavior, or even adheres to it, has proved to be presently, if not always, wrong. populist Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:38:55 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/we_the_people Before the euphoria gets too high, we have to remember one thing. Both the Democrats and the Republicans have long belonged to the same exclusive club. This club has learned to surfeit its greed for power and wealth by largess from the rich and powerful. populist Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:34:45 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/a_conversation_a_little_late_isnt_it If given the opportunity to choose between "Hillary Clinton" and "Al Gore" in a Democratic Primary, I will be at the election site at the crack of dawn, as usual, and vote for the latter. I cannot believe that I am alone. And still, we can do much better! populist Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:16:12 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/a_gift_for_my_daughter It's Christmas & I want to give you a gift that might remind you of me every Christmas. Its not easy to sum up in a few words what has taken me years to learn but maybe if you re-read this every year the meaning will become clearer. I hope so, for I want more than anything else for you to understand this simple truth that can set you free. populist Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:55:52 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/a_forgotten_day_and_a_forgotten_country Today any group of people can get together and vote to take money away from the people who've earned it, vote to regulate the lives of other people, vote to tell other people how to live. We have long since torn up the Constitution and every single article in the Bill of Rights. populist Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:33:12 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/a_fundamental_evil I have come to the conclusion that the Christian fundamentalists, also known as the religious right, are the most evil people in the world. Others (such as those of various Islamic terrorist groups) were considered, but after due consideration, the Christians won... hands down. In fact it was no contest. populist Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:04:18 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/a_global_village_or_a_ghettoized_planet Information and disinformation are being stored in incalculable zeroes and ones, promising much confusion and conflict for later generations. In this age, we are developing separate histories, potent and unparalleled, because we have the repositories for them. populist Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:27:43 GMT http://www.west-populistamerica.com/2007/08/06/a-judge-standing-up-for-liberty/ I know, I know - it just doesn’t seem right these days. But, it appears to be true! With all the frenzy about the new spying “law” that’s being imposed on us, I was doing a little research on the subject and came across EFF’s Class-Action Lawsuit against AT amp;T populist Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:21:52 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/a_look_back_and_ahead_in_an_age_of_neocon_rule_part_iii Imagine what might have been, what was lost, and how the country might be governed today had Jefferson and Madison prevailed. Still they deserve our gratitude for what they accomplished, and wonder how much worse off we'd be now if they hadn't gotten any of the Bill of Rights freedoms in our founding law... populist Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:08:07 GMT