Carson, Politicians, Hitler

 Excerpt of an email to a friend just now:
"I think (Dr. Ben) Carson (Republican 2016 presidential) candidate is new. There is a gaggle of them and they are all #*&holes except him, he was talking eloquently, quietly, calmly and intelligently about the things wrong with the world that I talk about, the causes, people, our attitudes, in a way Obama never did, Obama being the best of the worst it turns out, still pompous but not as hateful sounding as the rest, especially the part where he always goes on about how great we are and how this is the best country, SOUNDING JUST LIKE HITLER. Carson didn't sound like that"

The thing is, Carson may seem different, reasonable, better on the surface, but under the skin they are all the same. They all have handlers that put them up to it, fund them, that they must kowtow to when they make it. You can't make a bid for the White House these days without hidden bosses, funneling millions in hidden contributions to you.
           Like Obama, natural gas and the Trans Pacific Partnership. He's been pushing the lies of both, that natural gas is "clean" energy it is clean when burned, but upwards of 40% is leaked out of antiquated leaky pipes and by fracking, making it  just as dirty as coal. And the TPP by independent  analysts has been called "NAFTA on Steroids" and that it finally gives big corporations complete control of the governments worldwide.

Post script: the first paragraph above  above was my reaction to the first time I heard Carson in an interview. In it,  and he said some balanced, reasonable (almost unheard of from a politician these days) things that I liked about individual responsibility and politicians getting elected by fear mongering. but then I read more about him and found out that he embraces most of the thinly veiled assault agenda that the conservatives have been waging for years  on the poor and middle class. the only difference between these conservatives and the democrats is the Democrats outright lie and say they are for us whereas if you listen closely with an intelligent ear  to the thinly veiled racist& sexist speech of the average Republican, he's not lying, he's telling you exactly how he is, but you're not smart enough, and you have too many fears and prejudice buttons for him to push for you to possibly   understand what he's actually saying.

How to vote or how not to vote. This is the question

In the last election were you confuse about who to vote for? Were you trying to weigh what everybody had to say about the candidates before making your decisions? If so, that was your worst mistake. Below is my sound, experienced advice for potential voters whether you are affiliated with the Tea Party , Dems, Reps, independents, progressives (whatever because none apply to what I have to say). Rather than being for voters with a specific party affiliation, this advice is for anybody who is intelligent enough to understand the merit of what I am saying & has enough regard for others to want to cast a vote for the common good of all.

     Here is my advice: First and foremost: Don't listen to  anything  anybody has to say about any candidate. I say this because anything negative about any candidate is either coming from the opposition, whose job it is to make the candidate look bad or coming indirectly from them through your friends and colleagues with whom you discuss politics. Conversely, the same is true for anyone saying good things about the candidate! So don't listen to them either. Their job is to make the candidate look good and and they've influenced people who are trying to influence your decision at polling time.

     Instead, listen to the candidates & your own perception of the candidates as you weigh how they behave and speak. Listen to the candidates every chance you get & to determine if they are addressing the issues that are important. Are they actually talking about substantive issues in a meaningful way or are they just talking a lot about nothing & repeating vague platitudes about ephemeral things like "the American Way" & "justice for all." Are they continuously bashing their opponent or do they seem to be masters of doublespeak? Or are they talking about their  plans to do the job if elected & do the seem sincere& honest? If you tune out all the BS, all the lies, all the news media commentary and opinions and let the candidates speak for themselves, it becomes easy to differentiate between the charlatans who just want the power & prestige & the candidates who have an altruistic motivation for seeking the office. But to cast a vote for the common good, your mind can't be polluted by the self-centered, racism & greed & ethnocentric hatred that they throw at Obama like he is Hitler, a nigger, a socialist etc.They hiss "Muslim"  about him, trying to control your vote by playing on your irrational fears about those thing. So along with my advice not to listen to anyone but the candidate, I will say that this only works if you've cleared your mind of all the irrational fears mentioned above. Because if you still harbor them at poll time, you're either a puppet casting the votes your puppet masters want you to cast, or you 're a selfish, self-centered SOB who cares for no one but yourself (in other words, you're an average American).

     So, all you need to cast a good vote is to not be influenced by all the garbage spread about candidates & you need to quell your irrational fears so your choices can't be manipulated by others. The last thing is that you need only listen to the candidates themselves.  If you maintain an open mind and listen to only what the candidates say and nobody else, and look to them for speaking the truth & being, sincere & candid, I promise you that more often than not, you can reach a choice on your own that is yours and as good or better than anyone else's choice.  That's because, you know what? Most people let their minds get polluted by the enormous amount of pure horseshit that is thrown around in these campaigns due to two factors: their ignorance & their irrational fears that allow them to believe, for example that all Muslims are terrorists and Christianity is superior, being conveniently devoid of terrorism throughout it's entire history despite such events as the killings & bombing in the abortion industry by avowed Christians; the Oklahoma Courthouse Bombing by Timothy McVeigh; David Koresh and his cult; the years of Christian-on-Christian terrorism in Ireland, The Salem Witch Trials and the Spanish Inquisition to name just a few blemishes. 
     But if you've tuned out all the crap & have just listened to the candidates, come voting time, you're much more qualified than most people to cast a good vote. Don't listen to stuff about the candidate, listen to the candidate. Anybody saying things about the candidates cannot and should not be trusted because they either work for them or against them and are getting paid to either build the candidate up or tear him/her down.

      This advice is not comprehensive and will not guide you through an entire ballot of obscure offices and unknown candidates for positions you didn't know existed, but at the very least it will help you to make your own decision on a few races that are important to you.