When considering the environmental policies of Barack Obama, there have been essentially two competing arguments. One is essentially an argument offered by utopians; that he intends to bring us back to a pre-industrialized state in which the burning of any 'fossil fuels' for heat or any other purpose will be strictly regulated and controlled if not outright forbidden. I am willing to offer a second, underlying argument which has always been there, lurking in certain corners of the right wing, among certain more 'conspiracy'-minded individuals and in-and-around the homesteading and 'off-the-grid' movements. That argument is at least that the actions of Barack Hussein Obama, through his EPA and other agencies, will have the effect of making living off the grid well-nigh impossible for all or at least for everyone but the wealthy and very wealthy and will push us all toward complete dependence on centralized and therefore controllable fuel sources. The alternative to this within this same way of thinking is even darker: that this is all intentional and that it isn't at all about "greening" the earth or any other general, admirable-sounding nonsense; it's about control of people.
Think about it: the policies of the first Obama Administration and the second have seemed from the very beginning to point toward proscribing and otherwise discouraging the use of certain fuels. In the beginning of his first term, this president sat on his hands for six weeks while an underwater oil well spewed crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, destroying the businesses and livelihoods of many individuals and families and effectively maiming and defaming the Gulf Coast seafood business for years to come. With the massive resources of the U.S. Coast Guard, don't tell me that he couldn't have done anything (in fact nothing was about what he did!) His acts seem to be aimed at defaming and destroying the oil and coal businesses and discouraging wood-burning if not eliminating it as a possibility for many people (which would destroy or dramatically harm businesses in this part of the country which depend on the harvest or replenishment of wood) while essentially leaving alone natural gas and electricity, which require being tethered more closely to the grid (you have to have them piped to your home; you can't just have them delivered or pick them up someplace), and are therefore controllable. Also, he seems to want to make it more difficult to use alternative, renewable fuels (http://upcloseandpersonal10.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-true-legacy-of-barack-hussein-obama.html). As certain recent television programs point out, urine and poop are all biodegradable and reusable.
So, what's the regulation-mongers (and Obama's) objection to using renewable fuels which we can obtain without giving a buttload of money to 'greenie' businesses and special interests (Obama and Democratic party contributors?) or depending on government? I think the answer to all of this is very plain. Where will this regulation-madness stop? With special $1500 scrubbers required on your backyard barbecue pit? With a forest-full of wood around you (presenting a wildfire danger to you, family, friends and home) while you and your family are shivering, due to fear of a visit from the jackbooted minions of your local regulators? With you being unable to legally store food because the storage area has not been approved or because some 'moralistic' bureaucratic slug declares that it's hoarding (Think about it; what's less moral than denying people the opportunity to feed themselves without governmental or other authoritarian/totalitarian intervention)? I've actually heard of a person with a composting toilet being told that he had to get indoor plumbing and a toilet that was connected to that system. How stupid is that? This all leads one to a very ugly conclusion: that these 'greenies', including their fascist president, are really concerned about control.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
FUKISHIMA UPDATE!
And the Fukishima disaster just keeps on spewing (Would you like a little radiation with that salmon?)
The True Legacy Of Barack Hussein Obama
It is my intent in this post to provide a true, accurate overview of the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama. In this, I will try to show the duplicitousness of this president, his true agenda and the severity of the destruction which he has caused to this nation and which will be caused by his "transformation" of this nation.
To understand the actions of any politician one must understand his or her particular mode of operation. With this president, I have noticed that while he is doing one thing in the public eye, he is doing something else, indeed usually in general terms at least something very different if not completely the opposite, in private. Thus, it is very instructive to observe what Barack Obama is doing with his left hand while he is publicly showing his right. Example: the President is publicly touting his defense of internet privacy. I, along with many others, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have been alarmed by his willingness to support overt spying programs: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/05/president-hints-new-surveillance-powers-during-speech-tell-white-house-protect. Here's another example: the President came out recently with the idea of two years of "free" community college education (that means we and our progeny, for at least several generations, will pay for it). The latest is that this would be subject to certain 'qualifications'. At the same time, he has been refusing to enforce our border laws and his administration has actively pursued states which attempted to do so (Arizona and Texas). His administration has both allowed children unaccompanied by their parents to cross over the border and has fed, housed and protected those children (at our expense, of course). It has been reported that many of those children have been released into the United States to end up God knows where. Coincidence? Who do you think will 'qualify' most easily for that "free" college tuition? You and your progeny? Give me a break! I learned early on that promises made by this president always come with caveats which are 'to be revealed later'. To put it bluntly, the man is what my dad (God rest his soul) used to refer to as a "sneak".
Barack Obama has repeatedly touted http://www.dividedstates.com/list-of-failed-obama-green-energy-solar-companies/. He has also consistently opposed the Keystone oil pipeline, a project about which I also admittedly have reservations (I'll consider the pipeline a good idea provided that it is constructed wholly above ground (that way any leak will be more immediately noticed and can be dealt with more promptly, with less environmental damage). To my knowledge, the current plan involves the use of underground piping. In the meantime, his administration has been a consistent enemy to the use of coal as an energy source (a proven energy source using proven technologies) in the U.S. and has also sought to make dramatically more complicated and expensive the use of any wood-burning or pellet-burning technology. This will cripple the homesteading movement or anyone wishing to live 'off-the-grid' as it will eliminate or make much more expensive the option of burning wood or pellets for heat or any other use. These regulations will also cost current owners of wood-burning appliances money as they will make an estimated 90 percent of these units unsaleable. Keep in mind that the first of these proposed regulations is due to go into effect in March, with the rest going into effect in future years. As usual, King Barry's team of misfits and malcontents does not want its intent to be apparent at once, but wants to sneak it past the American people.
Oh, but it gets better: police can now look through your walls (USA Today, 1/20/15), thanks to the Obama Administration. They can also fly drones overhead for whatever purpose, thanks to King Barry! Hitler would have loved this! Just think: no more knocks at the front door, no more 'ee-oooo, ee-oooo' European-style sirens rolling up outside as in the old movies); just blow up the house! Boom! Gone! No more depending on the neighbors or your children to spy on you! Just set a drone outside the window! In retrospect, at least Hitler was honest about his desires!
I'm trying really hard to find a graceful way to end this article. The thought which keeps occurring to me is this: anyone who thinks that this country is now anything but a police-state-in-waiting or a "soft police state" (iron fist still clothed in velvet glove, for now) is either stupid, has been living under a rock or is wilfully ignorant. If you believe the police state isn't in waiting, which are you? Better yet, if you believe that this administration has not at least taken the most draconian, most obvious steps so far to accomplish this goal, which are you?
To understand the actions of any politician one must understand his or her particular mode of operation. With this president, I have noticed that while he is doing one thing in the public eye, he is doing something else, indeed usually in general terms at least something very different if not completely the opposite, in private. Thus, it is very instructive to observe what Barack Obama is doing with his left hand while he is publicly showing his right. Example: the President is publicly touting his defense of internet privacy. I, along with many others, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have been alarmed by his willingness to support overt spying programs: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/05/president-hints-new-surveillance-powers-during-speech-tell-white-house-protect. Here's another example: the President came out recently with the idea of two years of "free" community college education (that means we and our progeny, for at least several generations, will pay for it). The latest is that this would be subject to certain 'qualifications'. At the same time, he has been refusing to enforce our border laws and his administration has actively pursued states which attempted to do so (Arizona and Texas). His administration has both allowed children unaccompanied by their parents to cross over the border and has fed, housed and protected those children (at our expense, of course). It has been reported that many of those children have been released into the United States to end up God knows where. Coincidence? Who do you think will 'qualify' most easily for that "free" college tuition? You and your progeny? Give me a break! I learned early on that promises made by this president always come with caveats which are 'to be revealed later'. To put it bluntly, the man is what my dad (God rest his soul) used to refer to as a "sneak".
Barack Obama has repeatedly touted http://www.dividedstates.com/list-of-failed-obama-green-energy-solar-companies/. He has also consistently opposed the Keystone oil pipeline, a project about which I also admittedly have reservations (I'll consider the pipeline a good idea provided that it is constructed wholly above ground (that way any leak will be more immediately noticed and can be dealt with more promptly, with less environmental damage). To my knowledge, the current plan involves the use of underground piping. In the meantime, his administration has been a consistent enemy to the use of coal as an energy source (a proven energy source using proven technologies) in the U.S. and has also sought to make dramatically more complicated and expensive the use of any wood-burning or pellet-burning technology. This will cripple the homesteading movement or anyone wishing to live 'off-the-grid' as it will eliminate or make much more expensive the option of burning wood or pellets for heat or any other use. These regulations will also cost current owners of wood-burning appliances money as they will make an estimated 90 percent of these units unsaleable. Keep in mind that the first of these proposed regulations is due to go into effect in March, with the rest going into effect in future years. As usual, King Barry's team of misfits and malcontents does not want its intent to be apparent at once, but wants to sneak it past the American people.
Oh, but it gets better: police can now look through your walls (USA Today, 1/20/15), thanks to the Obama Administration. They can also fly drones overhead for whatever purpose, thanks to King Barry! Hitler would have loved this! Just think: no more knocks at the front door, no more 'ee-oooo, ee-oooo' European-style sirens rolling up outside as in the old movies); just blow up the house! Boom! Gone! No more depending on the neighbors or your children to spy on you! Just set a drone outside the window! In retrospect, at least Hitler was honest about his desires!
I'm trying really hard to find a graceful way to end this article. The thought which keeps occurring to me is this: anyone who thinks that this country is now anything but a police-state-in-waiting or a "soft police state" (iron fist still clothed in velvet glove, for now) is either stupid, has been living under a rock or is wilfully ignorant. If you believe the police state isn't in waiting, which are you? Better yet, if you believe that this administration has not at least taken the most draconian, most obvious steps so far to accomplish this goal, which are you?
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