Why this blog, you may be asking yourself.
Well, WHY did you land here?
What made you stop and look?
I'll tell you my reasons for WHY, if you'll tell me your's in the comments below.
I was walking to work through a London-type mist on a late spring morning. It was early June and we were experiencing a cool, dreary morning, probably the last bit of cool we'd feel in my neck of the woods for quite some time. And it had me thinking.
At the time, the hearings on Capitol Hill about the whole Trump-Russia affair were just getting started. I had a bad taste in my mouth for all things political, especially where it concerned conservatism and capitalism.
You see, I'd been raised a staunch conservative all my life. If it hadn't been for my mom, I would've never even considered anyone's well-being but my own. And on this dreary morning in June 2017, on my 4-mile walk to work, I was asking myself, "Who's going to take care of the world if not us?"
Another hotly debated issue is that of global warming. A recent video of Weather Channel founder, and climate change denier, John Coleman, was going viral. He was reiterating claims I'd heard Dr. William Gray state to me in person back in 2001. I respect Dr. Gray and all the work he and his team at Colorado State did for a half century, prior, to research and document findings on climatology and specifically, hurricanes. At the time, still stuck in my staunchiest of conservative ways, I took Dr. Gray's warnings to heart and shared them with anyone who cared to discuss the issue. But what if he and Coleman are wrong?
I mean, these men have nothing to lose. By the time history either proves or disproves the theory of global warming, they will long be dust. For me, it's my progeny. I'd like to preserve Planet Earth for my greatest of great-grandchildren (yet to be born). And what harm does it do the planet to seek to preserve some of it's natural resources, like fossil fuels? What harm can there be in lessening our carbon footprint on this stellar orb? None. The consequences of our actions, if indeed these aging scientists/weathermen are right, are inconsequential. But did it harm us at all? No.
IF, however, these men are wrong, WOE TO US for not heeding the warning signs. The consequences are fatal! If history actually proves the theory of global warming and that humankind has hastened it, well (cue the REM classic), it's the end!
It's like my mom used to warn me about salvation and eternity. If the universalists and athiests are wrong, well, cue the AC/DC.
But this page isn't just about taking care of our planet, a rock floating through space and time. It's about the sustainability of life ON this planet. It's about taking care of humankind. It's about our human dignity and prosperity.
In my middle-aged adult years, where I currently reside, I've come to redefine what it means TO ME to be "wealthy." While you may consider this page to be about the redistribution of wealth, I would argue that it's more about REDEFINING wealth! What does it mean TO YOU to be "wealthy?" Is it about your 401(k), bank statements, profit-loss statements, property you own, people you control, fame and fortue? Not for me. Not anymore.
I'm fighting to take the "I" out of CAPITALISM. Okay, there are two I's, but you get my point. Capitalism that only seeks to further the individual is actually synonymous with GREED. Compassionate capitalism, on the other hand, thinks about the US. And that means ALL OF US! The ancient texts warn, "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world..."
I started this blogsite to speak out against GREED and unfettered, rampant capitalism that tramples on the less fortunate, the marginalized, the weak to create fortunes for those in power who already have a fortune. This blog is about investing in REAL WEALTH, which isn't measurable on Wall Street or the International Stock Exchange. I want to point out what's WRONG with capitalism as it has been practiced in America since it's foundation. The feudal ideas carried over from the Dark Ages in Europe are no longer relevant or sustainable in the 21st century. We need a new way of looking at society through the lense of a free market economy, so this blog will also offer hope. It will offer glimpses into places where capitalists are embracing this ideal of compassion and using their wealth and influence to better humankind, ALL OF US!
The WHY is that WE CAN DO BETTER! We MUST do better. Humankind and the planet we inhabit are counting on us. We live in the richest nation in the world and the world is still waiting on us to take the helm, to remain on the cutting edge of civilization and to be leaders others want to follow.
So thank you for stopping by, as we used to say in Indiana. We hope you'll sit a spell and have a nice, cool glass of lemonade.
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