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Over-all Summary"I know
not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -Albert
Einstein
“The end of human race is that it will die of civilization.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe.”-H.G. Wells
“Our lives begin to
end the day we become silent about things that matter.”-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Whither America, whither the world?
America has never ceased to be one of the most unique wonders of the world in terms of harboring both the best
and the worst groups and individuals. The question is what we should do when the balance heavily tips in favor of
those extremist groups who do more harm than good.
I have devoted this website to demonstrate
the gradual return of colonial mentality some two hundred years after the American Revolution by the progenies of the same
extremists who were opposed to that revolution to begin with. The irony is that this group is destroying America under the
guise of protecting it. Worse yet, they are doing this against the will of most of the world and the decent
Americans who are opposed to the notion of one-world government under any name such as Nazism, Fascism, Communism or New World
Order or possible future military rule. Such ideas are so hard-sell and the extremists are so determined that they may lead
us to World War III and the end of civilization as we know it.
While all nations think they have value
systems that could save the world, only America possesses the most destructive and constructive power to make or break
the world. However, since the extremists have been instrumental for arrival to this point by misleading the public
and the subsequent relinquishment of their civic responsibility and the failure of the government of the people, only
an informed and involved public can make the this nation on the right track. I have shown that the best strategy
is to fix what is wrong with America with what is or has been right with it. We can only do that
by;
Utilizing our wherewithal to launch
a no-nonsense virtual public education system both in America and every remote corner of the world at a
cost that would be a pittance as compared to stockpiling weapons of mass destruction as prescribed by the
extremists to launch wars for profit rather than for a just cause.
Not aspiring to be the world's policeman, because once we do that all other countries would
consider it their right-and rightly so, to do the same in regional or global level which would
lead to chaos and continuation of wars, arms race and struggle for power and domination.
Using our clout and technology to create a no-non-sense representative world body to monitor
trespassers, arms dealers and human traffickers and deal with them decisively and quickly.
Letting every country be in charge of their own affairs within the framework of human rights
and its application within the confines of their culture. Let them ask for help when their system fails and they fall flat
on their face. Democracy is not an exportable merchandise!
Banning outside interferences such
as financing regime changes, supplying arms and ammunitions to the warlords and warring factions by the use of multiple standard.
These are the longest, costliest and the most futile ways the continuation of which only gets us closer to long term self-destruction.
Heeding the founders wisdom that informed people whose educational needs
are satisfied are the the best citizen soldiers who outperform the mercenaries, corporate soldiers and
soldiers of fortune. By winning the hearts and minds of people on national and
global scale we can make them our best friends and allies to defeat tyranny and terrorism.
America's best gift to humankind was knowledge, truth and wisdom
to resist exploitation and erosion of our freedom and not Ignorance, arrogance and greed and the return
of colonial mentality and repression, no matter by what name.
In 2008 Presidential election,
I supported then Candidate Obama wholeheartedly in the hope that he would, as he promised, introduce the long overdue change
in self-destructive course of America and the world, but I yet have to see that change with respect to our foreign policy
and its underlying issue-public education. I comfort myself by assuming that enormity of the problems that he has inherited
requires more time. However, what bothers me the most is continuation of invasion of other countries at the cost of ignoring
America's fundamental problems. According to one of my most favorite journalists-Al Neuharth
of USA Today, "In the last nearly 10 years, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistqn have cost us $1
trillion(tha's $1000 billion a year.) Federal money spent on public elementary and secondary education in
the last year for which figures are available(2007)was $47 billion. Present figures list wasting about 6 billion
dollars in Afghanistan and 7 billions each day in Iraq. If we quit costly and unnecessary wars and nation-building efforts
abroad, the federal government could provide more money on public education, for which state and local governments now carry
most of the burden." I add to that, that is assuming that the monies are spent for education as opposed
to in the name of education! Unfortunately the extremists in America are so
determined in creating a world governmnet. It is sad that the extremists have reduced the presidential powers and have become
the tail that wags the dog. They prevented the heeding of President Eisenhower who warned the nation warned us of Military-Industrial
Complex and erosion our precious freedom and switchin our priority from protecting our borders to fighting endless wars with
no borders.
Considering everything, American system of governing-as proposed by its founders and not
in its present form, is more compatible with human nature than any other system. We have to admit that the world still
emulates America even its present destructive course in justifying more local, regional and global conflicts. Continuation
of extremist agenda and distancing from lifestyle of moderation will make us more vulnerable to forces of suppression by the
extreme right or extreme left.
I repeat, we will never win these wars, but if we ever do, what are we going to export to these invaded lands? Will
it be sound public education, participatory democracy, fiscal responsibility, balanced budget and eliminating or at least
drastically reducing corruption, etc. ? How can we provide the world with what we no longer have, is the challenge of our
time.
The issues discussed in the previous four pages are but some of the reasons why in addition to
scientific publications in my profession of natural resources, as a part of my civic responsibility and a firm belief in human
potential in doing many seemingly impossible things. The following is description of one of the two books I have published:
First, Rediscovery of Hakim Omar Khayyam. This is the English translation of Khayyam, the great
Persian mathematician, astronomer, physician and philosopher of the Eleventh century and a great role model. Omar was an advocate
of moderation as the key for healthy lifestyle free from abuse and excess that is ruining America and our world. I call this
the OK book and its verses “literary tranquilizers” (OK stands for Omar Khayyam). This
is a non-prpfit venture. The
second book, Global Hypocrisy and the Dawning of Neo-slavery: The Unprecedented Assault of Hypocrisy on Freedom
and Democracy. Here is one sample of Omar Khayyam's robaii (quatrains) with regards to hypocrisy:
I give
you one advice if you lend me your ear,
Let being a hypocrite be your worst fear.
Say what you mean and mean what
you say,
And in the eyes of the Lord you'll be dear!
Obviously it is much easier and cheaper for the government
to apprehend a few criminals as it did in the past than holding all of us hostage to its own inability or unwillingness to
respect the rights of the public to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
A Chinese saying goes as “You
do not need an ax to kill a gnat.”
Those needing a Christian justification of ending the futile wars
should know what Christ said, “He who
lives by the sword shall die by it."
One of the best testament to futility of our war on terror.
It is past the time to recall this Thomas Jefferson's
recipe for saving America from self-destruction:
“An empire collapses more from within than from without.”
Living its ideals and living by example, a “Government of the People”will never have to worry
about domestic or international terrorism. Only an enlightened public will have the wisdom to understand this and
only a War on Ignorance will give us the that wisdom. Any other course of action including our present one will only promote
rather than prevent terrorism.
Wisdom is perceiving what you see,
So you won't go on a binge or spree.
You are slave if you're not enlightened,
Even if you live in the “Land of the Free”!
Here are some of my own poems in Omar Khayyam style:
Suppress your Want; only address your Need,
Desires
are cancerous and grow like weed.
Choose lifestyle of Moderaton,
Resist ignorance, arrogance and
greed.
I used Langston Hughes’s words for the title of this page that said;
Let America be America
again,
The land that never has been yet. And yet must be.
The land where every man is free.
Each OK book can
be shipped to you for only $10, which covers Shipping & Handling. In other words, the books are free to the interested
local people and my gift to the like-minded people who believe in caring and sharing. This is a small non-profit project/
You can obtain the book at:
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