Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The Art of Compormise


In the confrontational world that we see too often in our government today, “compromise” is considered to be a dirty word.  It is presented as a shameful act, an abandonment of principle and an acknowledgment of submission.  Actually though, compromise is one of the greatest arts of government and it is indispensable in the creation of great events, great families, and great nations.  America was built on compromises that made our nation into the premier government of the world.  Let’s go back and work on that art again.

Compromise requires certain things:  1)  a willingness to explore the issue through debate and discussion, 2)  agreement to define the shared problem, 3)  discussion and comparison of the available options and their benefits and costs, and 4) the exploration together to determine the criteria that a successful decision should achieve.   

All participants in the Compromise should have ability to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of the proposed alternative forms of action and new criteria and alternatives should actively be sought by all participants. 


Compromise IS the heart and soul of the democratic process.  It exalts discussion and dialogue, and the sharing together of the solution, the problem, the dream, and the building of the nation.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

ONE-MORE-THING

America is preparing to wage war against a part of the Islamic religion, one which we call “Isis”.  This will not work.  We must reach out to our allies, to other nations, to the United Nations, and especially to members of the Islamic religion.  

This is not an American Problem.  It is a problem for all nations, and all religions, and especially for the Islamic religion. They need help, perhaps we can help them, but if we go to war with Isis, we will wind up fighting a war with all of Islam.


America is a badly divided nation.  Our economy is collapsing into extremes of rich and poor, its health care system is a sick joke for the world to stare at in amazement.  It’s education system is failing for lack of money, and its national leaders are screaming and shouting at each other.  Oh yes.  ONE-MORE-THING:  America has more than a hundred very powerful corporations that produce guns, ammunition, tanks, warplanes, etc., and they NEED to increase their profits.