Chavez, airports and ports, Hitler, the Rhineland

From the BBC recently:

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Venezuela's military has taken control of key airports and sea ports under the terms of a move rubber-stamped by parliament a week ago.

The move centralises the running of the country's main transport hubs.

President Hugo Chavez has pushed for the move, describing it as "reunifying the motherland, which was in pieces".

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A quote from Hitler on the entry of the Rhineland from Source 1 at the bottom:

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Hitler announced that Germany was no longer bound by the Locarno Pact because of her "interests of the basic rights of its people to the security of their frontier"; the members of the Reichstag rejoiced in an ocean of "Heil! Heil! Heil!", believing that German honor, through the restoration of sovereignty, had been restored.

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I could present the case for why the ports were not already under national control already but you probably wouldn't believe me. So here is a continued snippit from the BBC:

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Soldiers were dispatched to ports in three states governed by Mr Chavez's opponents on Saturday - Zulia, Carabobo and Nueva Esparta. State governments in Venezuela have controlled the country's most important airports, sea ports and major highways since a move towards decentralisation began some 20 years ago, the AFP news agency says. Many of the facilities seized on Saturday have since then fallen under the jurisdiction of state governments often hostile to Mr Chavez. The latest change to the law came just weeks after Venezuelans voted for a constitutional amendment granting Mr Chavez and other elected officials the right to stand for election beyond the previous limit of two terms.

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So in effect, the occupation of the airports and ports in Venezuela can be seen as a historical parallel to the Rhineland Crisis. I believe, contrary to this parallel, that Venezuela would be more similar to Japan than Hitler. Iran is similar to Germany in plans for the Islamic Revolution to cover the world as Germany wanted Anschluss and then Lebenstraum for the 'Aryan' people. Iran's use of Hamas and Hezbollah could be akin to Japan's use of Menguko and Manchuko during WW2. We are in a global war. The armies are already on the move, as Hitler's were before we fought them. Similar to World War 2, Iran, Russia, Venezuela are all doing this just as Italy, Germany, and Japan did with only words for opposition. The sanctions on Italy did not work, the sanctions on Cuba have not worked, and the sanctions on Iran, considering Russia is violating them (and the five points treaty in Georgia, but that is for another blog), are also failing. In conclusion: WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES. Thank you for reading. Meow.

Source 1: http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=156

Madagascar and the State Department

I recently, before the abdication of power by Madagascar's president Ravalomanana, sent a series of questions to the state department about the crisis that this nation faced and what our position on it was. I asked if we supported the referendum proposed by Ravalomanana, if we supported the actions of the rebel who is now in power, Rajeolina, or if there were any other positions we provided support to. I also asked if we would consider the use of military force in the situation, or if our ambassador was proposing another solution to the crisis. I asked to what extent would we intervene, as our efforts in Isreal are considerable, and if we would push for such an effort here. The following is the actual response I got, to these questions:

Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line support
center. Below is a summary of your request and our response.

Thank you for contacting the State Department.

Subject
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Madagascar's Crisis


Discussion Thread
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Response (Support Agent) - 03/19/2009 11:18 AM
Thank you for your message to Secretary Clinton sharing your thoughts and
concerns. We value your opinion and will take it -- and the views of all
Americans -- into consideration.

Secretary Clinton is committed to strengthening America’s national security,
advancing the interest of the United States, and restoring America’s leadership
position in the world.


Question Reference #090316-004746
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Category Level 1: U.S. Foreign Policy
Date Created: 03/16/2009 09:21 PM
Last Updated: 03/19/2009 11:18 AM
Status: Solved


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I recommend you decide for yourself what our state department's stance on this issue is. At no point did I suggest any of the possible solutions were in our interest, so I'm still as confused now as I was before. We have a travel warning and made a statement to support the constitution of Madagascar, however it mentioned no involvement of our ambassador, or other diplomats in trying to help resolve the issue. I feel tempted to write to them about their unsatisfactory response but my inner gut tells me I will get this automated response no matter what I write to them about. The Obama administration has officially disenfranchised me from the process of being involved in government for the time being. This is a real story, I am not making this up, I swear it. The Obama administration has failed me. I brought my concerns to them, I stated them clearly in an email to the State Department from their website, and this response has shown me they do not care about me, do not care about the issue enough to respond to it, and this lack of care to their job has left me without a desire to turn to them for an answer in the future. I've tested the administration myself. The administration has failed my test. It doesn't care about what we think. It doesn't care what we want to know about what they are doing. It doesn't care about transparency or doing their job. The administration is not concerned with my impact on society, or the election, or anything. I would go on to say what the administration cares about, but besides "american" interests, I am unsure, especially since the letter didn't tell me what those interests were. There is nothing else to say except thank you for reading and try to have a good day. I urge you to possibly try a similar test, see if you can get more than apples and oranges out of these people who are supposed to represent us.

The Climb

The Climb is a song by Miley Cyrus. Like her music or not, the song has a good message. The best part of doing something is not the end result, not the effects after you've done it, but the process of doing it that makes it worth the time you take to do it. That is all for now. Have a good day.

Race

When one thinks about racism, discrimination, elections, and your favorite tv shows, one thing is the same among them: they are all different, and require the seperating of different things. Your favorite tv shows are seperated from your not so favorites. Elections you seperate one from the other, yes from no. In discrimination and racism, your seperating two different things, usually people. Discrimination is against groups of people, inherent in either culture, history, or upbringing, maybe even political ideology. Racism is based on people's appearance. Lets put the appearance to rest right off. We are all human beings. Our blood is red, our hearts beat, our brains think. We all have a skin color, but we all have skin. We all communicate with each other in some way, languages are different but we all have a language. Even the blind and deaf have languages. All of humanity has language. As the blind and deaf cross all of humanity, so does the humanity itself. We are all human. At birth we all, no matter what our skin color or parent's skin color, have the same potential, intelligence, and innocence. We have the potential to live our lives to the fullest, or let it be happy but unaccomplishing, or ended at our own will, or lose it to someone elses, but our potential is the same the day we are born. We are all equally intelligent, our IQ leaves us unable to speak, only an evolved inner sense allows us to know who our mother is, and we communicate the same way: a cry. Our innocence, on the day we are born, is greater than it will ever be anytime in our lives. It is at its zenith because as we live our lives we erode our sanctity, the "curse of the original sin" does not exist, but we create sin simply by being human. It is part of the flawed creation that we are. However, the day we are born our innocence is the same as anyone else who is human. Race does not matter when we are born, race does not matter when we are alive. The government forms ask for race, and never do they ask for human. The government is in itself accepting, as I am sure many of you are as well, of the theory of race. It does not make anyone stronger than anyone else, it does not make anyone richer, or poorer in their lifetimes. The belief in it does. You believe you will fail, you will fail. You believe you can succeed, you will succeed. You need to believe you will succeed when you are doing something, otherwise it is only luck by which you win if in fact you do win. If you believe your richer because of your race, your a fool. Your rich because of your effort, or your dumb luck. However your stupidity in taking your wealth for granted means you will probably lose it, because your race did not give you your wealth and so relying on it to get you more will fail miserably. In conclusion: There is only one race: human. The human race is equal, the same, and gives all within it the ability to make themselves unique and capable of achieving anything. Thank you for reading. Meow.

How Its Done

Due to an illness that keeps me from speaking lately, I will rant literally. Literally instead of verbally. I'm proud of my pun. Today the ravings of a madman will be conducted on the topic of race. Now, this blog is meant to provoke a reaction, and often in media the most provoking things are divisive, shocking, blatantly designed to create ratings through conflict. Creating conflict intrigues our minds. I have a different approach. I provide a reasoned statement with an explanation, almost every time. This blog being a record, my opinion I keep until the last few lines, following a much extended explanation which "normally" will provide both sides. I quote normally because I do not want to commit to providing both sides, I simply wish to say what I want sometimes. In the news they rarely give their reasoning. They bring the analysts on and have them argue the same points every single time, but they never make progress or finalize the issue with a reasoned or balanced opinion because they get five minutes to toss the lines that make impact, like my final two lines, but can never provide the reasoned explanation as I do. I've noticed, and the people who don't read this won't notice, which right now is over six billion people easy, that few people are reading my blog. Sure, I don't advertise like others, sure I don't tell all my friends I have one, sure I have a following of no one, but I don't care. The point is that am giving my opinion. My free speech is sacred and I am displaying my free speech here every time I post. It even allows me to speak when I physically can't, such as right now. I know that unless I do something horrible like threaten someone's life or worse, I will not face anything more than other people's expressions of free speech in response (which I gladly accept as it allows, hopefully, for reasoned debates.) I know that years from now I can do something completely opposite to what I may advocate for here and I won't face anything threatening. I can make a statement that I oppose someone politically and not face house arrest. I know that I can be investigated, indicted, or have a social (sex, family or ect) scandal happen to me and I will still be able to run for and even hold public office. This same freedom I call for needs to be extended to all people in Pakistan excluding those who, as the restriction applies to me, threaten lives or worse (militant fighters of all opposition groups and even a few of loyal groups). I do this because if it is not, your nation may fall apart. You need to allow the judges to return to their posts. This message is not only to the people of Pakistan, but to its president. Musharaff is gone, remove one stigma of his leadership that brought his regime down and gave you your position. Grant amnesty to all involved, move forward from this dark day in your nation's history. I know this may not even reach you, or anyone in Pakistan, but let it be a statement that I will appreciate to be held to account should I ever do otherwise. I give permission to all to call me a liar if I ever do anything contrary to this statement: Release the judges and lawyers held during the Musharaff crackdown before he was elected from office. This has been the ravings of a mad man. Have a good day. Meow. (Post on Race with come following this one.)

Abortion, Stem Cell Research

Do you support killing babies? Obviously (if your civilized) the answer is no. Now the question that is often spoken of, answered to an extent, but never asked comes into question. I'm going to ask it. Please don't pass out. Its really hardcore. When is a baby a baby? Two clear cut answers exist: at the moment of conception, and the moment the baby is out of the womb crying away. Those two answers are a minority of the opinion, the first having a majority of support especially based around religious conservatives, but among moderates as well. At this point it becomes complicated. As premature babies show that not going the whole nine months isn't a prerequisite to survival, should we allow aborting a child at eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, or less months? The issue is divisive at this point. As five month old babies have survived to live on to productive lives, and as medical practices get better, so will the survival rates of younger and younger babies. So at what point do we determine if we should abort a child? Right now it varies greatly as confusion of science and religion and theory and philosophy combine in a spectacular display of constant competing distractions. As medicine continues to advance, will conception eventually take place in a lab and be brought to full term in this manner? I personally hope not because that would be just creepy in my opinion. However, when is a baby a baby. When can the embryo be used in research, when can it not? When can we abort a child before its a child? When is a baby a baby? Find your own answer. Then, we need a national vote, once and for all, a national referendum of when is a baby a baby. Have it be a November ballot question, with twelve answers. 1: At the moment of conception. 2: 1 Month 3: 2 Months 4: 3 Months 5: 4 Months 6: 5 Months 7: 6 Months 8: 7 Months 9: 8 Months 9: At moment of birth. 10: Do not know 11: Do not care 12: It does not matter. We have much more important issues to deal with right now.

My vote goes for 12. Where does yours?