First Blog

1. Usually the revolution  is antipodal, with two heads, faces, and modalities - like much of everything else. 2. For much of what we think we control, we are merely servants. 3. Often, the seat of government is called a swamp , a dark place with greedy and hungry  creatures.      What would be worse is if it was called a circus , a bright place with distractions and illusions, with clowns, high flyers, trained beasts, and prancing ponies.

Nothing to lose vs. Nothing to gain Everyone has heard the expression, “ Nothing to Lose .”   This is the dinner bell for action.   Do it now and why not?   Fight it now. Sacrifice what will.   There can be no limit with such stakes.   This state can cause revolutions, riots, protests, disavowal, frustration, rebellion, and profound fundamental changes in direction.   It is the portal to sacrificing everything, including life and limb. " Nothing to Lose " puts power at risk  History has proved this. But what if there is “ Nothing to Gain ?”   This compresses, depresses, and stultifies any action.    It creates passivity, complacence, and inaction in all unhappy parties.    Why take any action when risk has no rewards, for self, for family, for friends, for community, or for the future?   This is the soporific of maintaining a compliant population.   This is the cynical calculation made by power in any society.   It keeps the population quiescent and inert.   &qu