Peacegirl
I understand and relate. One man's independent thinker is another's quirky. Such is life.
Back in the 70s there was a range of groups. The Divine Light Mission, Ekankar which is still around, Theosophy and more. And of course Scientology.
Back in the 70s in my Hartford Ct neighborhood there was an ashram of Amer can Sikh converts. Men wore beards, turbans, and did it cut hair, and had the Sikh ceremonial daggers. For a few weeks I got up early and did their morning yoga with them. Turned out it was a cut rejected by real Sikhs.
I was in Portland Or in the 80s when the Indian guru The Bagwan took his cult to an Antelope Or ranch. His followers walked around Portland dressed in purple with pictures of the guru around their necks.
On the durum there is someone who based on his author preaches the world is becomming Jewish and that will save the world.
So to me you are one of many. If it works for you in life then good for you.
Philosophically western liberal democracy is about freedom of thought,speech, and choice of one's beliefs. That being said when one speaks of one's beliefs one is open to the mutual free speech of others. Hence this forum.
We tear into Christians here because they are intrusive in the world and can be bad actors in the name of belief.
When you bring in forced compliance as I think you did then my alarm bells go off. I suspect if I dug into it your author has veiled Marxism in there somewhere .
No Steve, Pood lied. There is no mention of military compliance or force of any kind. In fact, it is the relinquishment of all authority and control by government or by any other entity. None of these cults has anything to do with this discovery. It is not the same. Of course, free speech is what this book is about. Not only free speech but free actions and free beliefs. In this new world, people are free to do whatever they want but they won't want to hurt anyone or gain at anyone's expense. That is the only boundary that is drawn. In order to understand why this knowledge is so important it must be read and understood. I don't think anyone read the excerpts I posted. I really did try. How in the world can I talk to anyone about a book they haven't read? Bilby thinks it's not necessary. Then why did he give me something to read regarding the eyes? He is speaking out of both sides of his mouth. Thanks to Pood's invitation, I came here knowing it was moderated, but I didn't realize how hard it would be due to people jumping to premature conclusions. I even gave people the first three chapters. Did they read it? No.
I did not “invite” you here.
I don't know what your definition of "invite" is, but you told me to come here because there was a new administration and to try again, which I did appreciate. You even helped me with my first post. Thank you. Unfortunately, everything went downhill after that.
Bilby did not say that reading books is unnecessary.
Yes he did, maybe not in those exact words.
I did not lie about anything (another rules violation by you).
You lied Pood. So tell me: Where in the book does he mention military force by keeping people in line? The only thing that was mentioned during the transition to the new world is that there must be an international law that will punish anyone who strikes a first blow. A first blow in this case involves increasing prices rather than selling in volume. This has nothing to do with being a citizen where no force, military or otherwise, will ever be used. It's a new world, a new landscape where instead of threats of blame and punishment, there will be no threats of blame and punishment, so where is any kind of military force used?
Ahhh, I think I know where you got this from. Someone years ago didn't like what I was sharing about the book but acted like he did. Then he went behind my back and posted a horrible review before they changed the rule where you have to purchase the book before putting a review up. He didn't purchase the book, and he didn't know what he was talking about. Unfortunately, that review is still there, and I can't get Amazon to take it down. I have to get better reviews, but since this is a very small niche, I'm kind of stuck between as rock and a hard place because the person doing the review has to understand the topic. I hope to reach philosophers who are well-versed in this subject matter (even if I have to pay them to read it without bias) who will give this book a fair and balanced review because I can guarantee that if they understand what he wrote, it will be stellar review, not based on the writing style per se (someone probably could have done a better job), but because of its significance in bettering our world.
TAXES AND FINANCING THE GUARANTEE
Since raising prices and striking for higher wages are first blows which we cannot desire to strike after becoming citizens and receiving our guarantee; and since this blow, no matter where it originates in our present world is the source of inflation, we must enact an international law during the transition that will punish severely any noncitizens who choose to violate it. As a further consequence of the guarantee, labor unions will be displaced because they can only strike to gain at the expense of the taxpayers who have also guaranteed to help them in their moment of need. But remember, if this law annoys them all they have to do is become citizens and they will be completely free to strike this blow to their heart’s content. This also means that businesspeople will be prevented from raising prices for the same reason, which places a ceiling on everything that has a price when the transition begins, including labor. This does not mean that people will be denied an opportunity to improve their standard of living, but they will be forced to do this at nobody’s expense. In other words, it does not stop an employer from giving out bonuses and increases in salary, but it does prevent his employees from forcing this on him. Employees have the right to ask for a raise or any kind of favor, but their employer has the right-of-way to refuse; and if they should threaten to quit as a result of this refusal, that is their business, for which they would never be blamed no matter how much this might hurt him. Remember, an employer can give a raise in salary or a bonus if he wants to, but he cannot use what he gives voluntarily (what might put him below his standard of living) as a justification to get financial help. And how is it possible for employees to quit under the changed conditions when they would only make matters worse for themselves? At this juncture, let me clarify something I stated earlier. Putting a ceiling on everything that has a price doesn’t prevent you from paying more for something than the price called for if you want to. But it does prevent the person selling what already has a price when the transition begins from digging into your pocket when you don’t want this to be done. If something has no set price, then it is negotiable. In our present world, there is justification to raise prices and strike for higher wages, but in the new world this justification is removed not only by the guarantee, but by the fact that your expenses to operate your business and meet your standard of living will never be increased. This means that to raise prices and strike for higher wages must, under the changed conditions, become first blows. As you can see, this puts an end to inflation. Let me show you how this will be accomplished in our next step.
The original version you mutilated did talk about using force to keep people in line.
OMG, where Pood? Why are you doing this? I have all of his originals. I never changed anything except certain words or spelling errors, but not the concept. You're way out of line now; you're spreading libel and it's defamatory.
Many people have read the excerpts you posted at innumerable boards. They all told you same thing: It’s wrong.
He never used the term "military" the way you are insinuating:
Once the United Nations is convinced that all of you have passed the examination and received your card, a day and time will be set for the great launching of this new world, a holiday declared, and you will excitedly await the countdown. When zero is reached, everything locked will be unlocked, burglar alarms disconnected and floor walkers dismissed, detectives, private eyes, and security guards will be displaced. At the launching of the Golden Age, every possibility of committing a crime will vanish the very moment everything that stands in the way of such an act is removed. Consequently, the military and police forces will retire while their weapons are destroyed, all prisons will be demolished, and prisoners, regardless of their crime, will be released with their ticket (card) to freedom and a basic standard of living guaranteed, and no one need have the slightest fear that a crime will be committed, especially when all the other forms of tacit blame are also removed. Therefore, everything that tries in some way to prevent the desire of another from being satisfied or tries in some way to prevent stealing what belongs to another will be removed because this will mathematically prevent the desire to hurt someone as a consequence of this tacit blame. At the same time the cops get displaced with a guarantee that their income will never stop or decrease, so do the robbers. If someone engaged in unlawful practices was earning an income of $25,000 or $250,000 per year, and because of this transition loses his profession, the bank robbers, the hired killers, etc., will be treated with the same consideration as anyone else who gets displaced, simply because no one is to blame. We are going to make it very easy for every potential thief to steal and cheat all he wants but there will be no possibility he will ever commit another crime under the new conditions, although nothing will be stopping him. Think about this very carefully. Is it possible for a potential criminal to use a gun for a holdup when nothing is going to stand in his way of taking anything he wants, without force?
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Look in the mirror. Turn on a light in a dark room. Look up the crescent moon. What do you think is happening?