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On the Color of  the Clouds Memento, sumus omnes in hoc pariter! By JV Deacon Once upon a time ago, there was a young nation. They were an industrious, hard working  people. They were firmly founded in the ideas of individual say in government and the free market. If a craftsman made and sold a quality product at a fair price, the person would thrive and prosper. They were also founded in a strong sense of nation. They would teach their children these ideas. However, as time went on, certain individuals acquired vast sums of wealth. They felt that they were privileged, that they had received their great standard of living because of who they were and not because they had a great idea that took off and the dedication and hard work of their employees. They became slaves of their egos and wealth. When they needed more, which  people who are slaves to wealth, egos, or money usually do, they just increased the cost to the common person . They created situati ons of predat ory credit which made the labore rs more and more servants to the wealthy’s whim. Without regard to what was happening to their fellow citize ns, the wealt hiest continue d their party at their nation’s expense. Additional taxes, expenses were part of everybody doing their part for the well being of their great nation. To continue their pursuit of wealth, luxury, and  power, they needed growth. They created colonies through treaties or brute force—the force was supplied by the laborers. A war arose for growth and securing their boundaries. Again as in the past, the poorest had to carry the burden of the fight. It was a fight that would gain the poorest very littl e except death and more servitude and everything for the wealthiest. They went to their government for relief only to find that it was unresponsive. Yet, the same government wasted no time in helping the wea lth ies t. They kne w tha t the Wea lt hies t had bas ica lly shanghaie d their rep ublica n government. They demanded relief, assistance, and an equal voice in the government. They  persisted. They were written off as agitators, unpatriotic, and outlaws. They were ignored. They had little to look forward to except busting their asses for what little they could earn that was just snatched up in debt and rent payments to support the wealthiest. They were virtually slaves in their own nation, a nation they had labored and died to build and support. On the day of an important battle, they had had enough. The army had just got up and left the battlefield. The wealthiest found them facing their enemy alone. The army had made camp on a nearby hill and refused to budge. When approached by the wealthiest, they explained, “We have all worked hard to make our nation what it is. We have put our all into maintaining its  position and wealth. You have taken it from us. You may have it. We made peace with the enemy but they are still yours. We will start our own country. You can keep that one.” With the approach of the enemy, the realization that they, the wealthiest, will actually have to do everything for themselves, with the realization that the enemy was approaching and that their wealth meant nothing, they quickly gave in and decided to work as a nation, not as a  pl utocra cy. In sho rt, the army ass embled and def eat ed the ene my. The y wer e giv en equa l representation in the government and got the relief they needed.  No, unfortunately, this is not a fairy tale. This event did occur in Ancient Rome. An army actually did mutiny and set up camp on the Aventine Hill—one of the seven hills of Rome which actually lies outside of the sacred boundary of the state. They did not budge an inch until their 

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On the Color of  the CloudsMemento, sumus omnes in hoc pariter!

By JV Deacon

Once upon a time ago, there was a young nation. They were an industrious, hard working people. They were firmly founded in the ideas of individual say in government and the free

market. If a craftsman made and sold a quality product at a fair price, the person would thrive

and prosper. They were also founded in a strong sense of nation. They would teach their childrenthese ideas.

However, as time went on, certain individuals acquired vast sums of wealth. They felt

that they were privileged, that they had received their great standard of living because of whothey were and not because they had a great idea that took off and the dedication and hard work of 

their employees. They became slaves of their egos and wealth. When they needed more, which

 people who are slaves to wealth, egos, or money usually do, they just increased the cost to thecommon person. They created situations of predatory credit which made the laborers more and

more servants to the wealthy’s whim.Without regard to what was happening to their fellow citizens, the wealthiest continued

their party at their nation’s expense. Additional taxes, expenses were part of everybody doingtheir part for the well being of their great nation. To continue their pursuit of wealth, luxury, and

 power, they needed growth. They created colonies through treaties or brute force—the force was

supplied by the laborers.A war arose for growth and securing their boundaries. Again as in the past, the poorest

had to carry the burden of the fight. It was a fight that would gain the poorest very little except

death and more servitude and everything for the wealthiest. They went to their government for relief only to find that it was unresponsive. Yet, the same government wasted no time in helping

the wealthiest. They knew that the Wealthiest had basically shanghaied their republican

government. They demanded relief, assistance, and an equal voice in the government. They persisted. They were written off as agitators, unpatriotic, and outlaws. They were ignored. Theyhad little to look forward to except busting their asses for what little they could earn that was just

snatched up in debt and rent payments to support the wealthiest. They were virtually slaves in

their own nation, a nation they had labored and died to build and support.On the day of an important battle, they had had enough. The army had just got up and left

the battlefield. The wealthiest found them facing their enemy alone. The army had made camp

on a nearby hill and refused to budge. When approached by the wealthiest, they explained, “Wehave all worked hard to make our nation what it is. We have put our all into maintaining its

 position and wealth. You have taken it from us. You may have it. We made peace with the

enemy but they are still yours. We will start our own country. You can keep that one.”

With the approach of the enemy, the realization that they, the wealthiest, will actuallyhave to do everything for themselves, with the realization that the enemy was approaching and

that their wealth meant nothing, they quickly gave in and decided to work as a nation, not as a

 plutocracy. In short, the army assembled and defeated the enemy. They were given equalrepresentation in the government and got the relief they needed.

 No, unfortunately, this is not a fairy tale. This event did occur in Ancient Rome. An army

actually did mutiny and set up camp on the Aventine Hill—one of the seven hills of Rome whichactually lies outside of the sacred boundary of the state. They did not budge an inch until their 

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demands were met. However, generations later were distracted with social programs, bread, and

circuses. They were again blinded with ideas of nation duty. With the fears of external enemies,

the loyalty of money—i.e. being loyalled to those that paid the wages with the tease of making itwealthy themselves, it was easy to divide and conquer their own people again. The plutocracy

thrived in the realm of the Empire until self serving greed drove it into the ground and only a

memory.Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. And, repeat it they have.

Throughout the Middle Ages you will find instances of rebellion. And, again, you have the same

situation, a local warlord in the pursuit of wealth and luxury lives off the backs of the common person. It occurs until you get to a point of critical mass, they try to talk, to ask for understanding

and help, a piece of the pie that they have labored to create, they are ignored, and they revolt

 because they have had enough and are ruthlessly put down.

Yet, no one learned. The same thing occurs during 18th century France. Again, a plutocracy is living off of the labors of the land. The people are so broke that they can’t pay

attention, but someone did. Complaints were made, the plutocracy of the aristocracy and church

refused to listen, and the French Revolution is sparked followed by the Reign of Terror.

Interesting side note is that the French Government was in so much debt that they were unable tosecure more loans to recover from the loans made to the United States.

Again, it occurs throughout Chinese History, European History, and Even AmericanHistory such as the rise of labor unions (A professor of labor once said that if you have a union

in your company, it is because you deserved it.) The same selfish pursuit of wealth sparked the

Russian Revolution and the Spanish Civil War (actually, they revolted peacefully against the

monarchy by electing a representative government which was attacked by Franco’s Forces because the plutocracy was in peril.) It was the same narrow, one sided minds that oppressed

Germany and Japan that spawned the governments of Hitler and Tojo. It is what ignited the

conflagration known as the Vietnam Conflict. It is what causes people to fly jets into skyscrapers —why do you think that they were attacking a military target (Pentagon) and a financial target

(the World Trade Center?) The dissolution of the colonies occurred when the reigning plutocracy

of the world was too weak from WWII to put their bids for independence down.There was a time when contracts were a mutual agreement drawn up to insure that both

 parties’ demands were protected. Today, most contracts are all about what they can and will do

to you if you fail or stumble. There is almost no mention of what you can do or what help isavailable to you if something happens and any statistician will tell you that something always

happens. It seems that they are geared so much towards predatory deals.

Snake oil is still a thriving business. A company can come up with a wonder drug and

make millions before side affects cause a lawsuit which only goes after the company. Theowners or managers made their millions. Rush Limbaugh once said that if you want to protect

something, find a buyer. That private ownership is the only way to insure that something will be

 protected. That is true to a point. It is protected as long as it is convienent for the owner. In that it provides an income or a protection to their income. If you honestly think that a plutocrat cares

about a life other than their own, you will be sadly mistaken.

In 1914, a war erupted which served absolutely no purpose other than to feed the egosand protect income interests of the plutocracy. 11,000,000 souls later, not to mention the millions

scarred physically and mentally for life, the plutocracy survived except in Russia and the

Ottoman Empire—well they did in another form. However, in the killing fields of Eastern

France, soldiers on both sides put down their arms, cleaned up no man’s land, and celebrated life

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and Christmas. It made the plutocracy of the time shake to their bones. It was immediately put

down and the soldiers were forced to continue killing each other for the wealthy’s income, egos,

and luxury. Nothing ever bad came of people working together, sharing, and helping in all golden

times and bad times. There is a multi volume encyclopedia of murder, savagery, violations, and

oppression from this self serving seeking of wealth. No, Marxism is not the answer. It is only away of trying to seem like a worker’s paradise while in actuality it is an attempt to market the

 plutocracy and keep them in power with laser light shows of revolution, equality—I seriously

doubt that Stalin or his inner circle shared one iota in the hardship of his fellow comrades.Kind of makes me think of the Tea Party. How the hell can you possibly expect change

when its ranks are filled with the same old politicians? It is just an attempt to salvage their 

careers by distancing them from the same old parties and re market themselves as “Change.”

That is exactly what the Marxist were and are; a remarketing of the plutocracy as saviors.Communism is not a political ideology. It is a social-economical realization that we are all in this

together. This is a scary idea to the plutocracy just like the Christmas Truce of 1914, because if 

we realized that we could all share in the good times and bad times, the bad times wouldn’t be so

 bad and the plutocrats might actually have to do without or even actually work for a living. Thatis why they have divided and conquered us. They sold us on Federally and state sponsored social

 programs—i.e. is a way to get us to sell our responsibilities as a community to them. Theydistract us with bread, circuses, and foreign threats.

Here is a little secret: THIS ISLAMIC WORLD WANTS US TO LEAVE THEM

ALONE!!! They want to do business and travel with us, but they want us to stop backing self 

serving kings, queens, and politicians. They want us to let them live in their world with nointerference. They want to have the same freedoms we do. The WEST HAS HISTORICALLY,

BEEN THEIR LARGEST OPPRESSOR—since the crusades, and no, the Islamic world has not

always been so innocent either, just look at Mehmed II, Tariq ibn Ziyad, or Suleiman theMagnificent.

This country as with any community was created by individuals working together,

looking out for one another, helping and sharing with each other. They shared ideas and thenecessities of life. I would like to thank the individuals fighting for financial responsibility on

Wall Street and other financial districts around the world. They are the true heroes of 

humankind. They are the impetus that could help us as a species to grow. They are fighting anold battle against a plutocracy. They are saying that there is something seriously wrong when 6%

of the world’s population commands 75% of all income. They are saying that something is

seriously wrong when it is perfectly okay for a person to spend millions to get a license plate that

says “#1” when many are doing without so that the person can spend millions to feed their  pathetic excuse of an ego. They are saying that it is through their labors that the Plutocracy has

acquired their wealth. They are saying that we are all part of the whole. Hopefully, the

 plutocracy will, unlike history has shown, listen this time.I can’t help but think about the fact that the first scapegoat they locked onto was bad

mortgages for this financial crisis. It was an easy and simple idea to wrap your mind around.

After all, isn’t the world filled with bad people who try to get over the system? Isn’t that the realreason that terrorists are created; because they are bad people? Honest people had no interest in

their side of the story. They are bad people and that is all there is to it. I say no, there is so much

more to it. My first question was what was it that caused the mortgages to go bad? I think that it

is due to capital flight. 6% of the World’s population controls 75% of all income. Corporations

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and chain stores have invaded almost every community. Their profits are money that is leaving

that community. If the guideline is to save 10% of your income, that means most income earners

are spending 90% of their income; the 6% and corporations are not—they are acquiring moreand more to increase their income meaning that less is left to keep the economy healthy on the

local level.

Remember, as those brave men showed on Aventine Hill and the Western Front duringChristmas, United We Stand, Divided We Are Intimidated. In fact, thinking of the words of 

Jeshua ben Joseph, Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and unto God which is God’s, may

have been a way of saying if you chase after shiny things you will be a slave of those shinythings or those who control them. You will be their tool. You will sell out your true Civic Duty.

Rendering unto God means to me that you are to embrace life and each other. They are both the

substance of God. United We Stand, Divided We are doomed to live with a rich person on our 

 back. The Bilderbergs claim that their meetings are to welcome American Businesses into theWorld Market. We have been apart of the World Market since 1776. I say it is to invite

American Plutocrats into the fold. You don’t have top secret meetings with heavily armed

guards, reminiscent of Al Capone’s meetings, among the world’s top businessmen to discuss

what is best for the world—I say it is a global collusion. There is a reason why bin Laden wasdeliberately silenced instead of given a trial as even the Nazis of WWII fame were given. A

friend of mine said, “Who cares what he had to say anyway?” I countered with, “There is a lot hecould have told us.”