California's Economy Grows Despite Trump's Opposition for Reform

California rivals U.K. as 5th largest economy in the world.

President Trump has been giving press conferences on how jobs are going out of the country and how deregulating would be better for the economy, If that was the case jobs would stay in the country and not close shop and move overseas. California is the largest economy of the United States and the only reason why America has had real GDP growth since the 2008 recession and much of its comes from California's Laws that promotes clean energy, government accountability and protection for undocumented people. 

Gov. Jerry Brown has said that California's success compared to other states is immigration and the influx of skilled labor from countries and the open and tolerate atmosphere which brings immigrants to the state and contributing to the growth of the economy.  

California's borrowing costs is 0.15 lower than the national average for states and has declined just to 0.24 percent points more than the U.S. pays on its debt down from 1.97 percent points since 2013 

No other state has laws that discourage fossil fuels and carbon and promotes the use of clean energy than California. The excellent energy policies and voter preferences is paying off in a big way. 

California is leading the way of creating electric cars by the year 2025. Companies and State Representatives want to make at least half of all the cars in the state to be electric in order to bring down fuel emissions and 100s of the fortune 500 companies are all operating in the state to bring about this green revolution. 

The United States can learn from California especially on how regulation and creating government accountability and being an open society can help fix the ailing the economy of the rest of the country. When there is no regulation and government accountability corporations and companies pretty can get away with anything and the ones paying the bill is the American Taxpayer.    

Jehovah's Witnesses vs Evangelical Christians

Jehovah's Witnesses vs Evangelical Christians; Two Types of Christian Extremism 

When people think of Christian Fundamentalism people think mostly of the Christian Right, The Westboro Baptists Church, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson but most don't look at what Jehovah's Witnesses and Evangelical Christians have in common even though they are both extremist in their own ways. 

Jehovah's Witnesses were a religion that was created in the late 1880s by Charles Taze Russell who was a Presbyterian by birth and later Congregationalist before deciding to form his own movement by preaching to people that the modern Church had become corrupt and apostate and he was anointed by God to bring the true worship of God to the people through the study of the Bible. 

Jehovah's Witnesses are known worldwide by their extensive missionary work and preaching and knocking on people's doors to deliver the good news and to baptize people into the kingdom of God and to try to bring the people the message of Jehovah before Jehovah's day of wrath known as Armageddon. 

Jehovah's Witnesses Headquarters is called Bethel based in New York and they answer to the leaders known as the "Governing Body" these men composed a board of 12 people make the doctrine and the rules on how Jehovah's Witnesses are to study, worship and enforce church doctrine. 

There is no freedom of belief or freedom of thought or choice and the moment people question or don't agree with the regulations of the organization, one is excommunicated and are shunned by the congregation, friends and even family. There is no democracy and no say, you have to follow what they tell you to do, there is no free or critical thinking. 

Evangelical Christians have become more far right to the point that they want to influence others through government and by electing leaders that hold extremist or fanatical views of the Bible. Evangelical Christians believe that their religion is under attack by Secularism and the growing number of Agnostic and Atheist people in the country so many Christian Evangelicals have formed coalitions and organizations to try to enforce laws being made to force their view on Biblical Law on others and wanting to bring God and Prayer back to national life. 

What Jehovah's Witnesses and Evangelical Christians have in common is they are both conservative and don't believe that people have the freedom to do what they want or have freedom to question what they are being fed. 

Jehovah's Witnesses teach that Mainstream Christianity is corrupted and apostate and is part of the Whore of Babylon together with the Roman Catholic and that Jesus Christ isn't God and that there is no such thing as the doctrine of the Trinity, their denial of the concept of Hell and Heaven and they believe that they are the only true religion and whomever doesn't become a Jehovah's Witness is condemned to death by the wrath of God in Armageddon. 

Evangelical Christians teach that there is only one way to God and that is through Jesus Christ and without Jesus there is no salvation and the unbeliever is sent to hell for eternity and that Christians have a special right to rule over Non-Christians because they are righteous and Non-Believers are evil and condemned for refusing to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. 

Both sides hate and despise each other and both claim are the true representation of Christianity and both want to have dominion and control over their followers and both are unbinding and uncompromising and both are dangerous in their own way. One is a doomsday cult that wants to massively convert whole the world before the world ends and the latter wants to impose their beliefs and their own interpretation of the Bible on others through government means and union between Church and State.      

Marijuana is Legal in California, Nationwide is Next

Pot Legal in California, What does it mean for the rest of the country?

California became the first state in 2018 to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state and the whole state celebrated by getting high the night before and the morning afterwards, everywhere pot shops are packed with stoners from different backgrounds and from all social and economic classes.

California decided to legalize marijuana for various reasons, 1# to bring in much needed revenue to the state and to decrease the debt and increase the budget, 2# by decriminalizing the drug it takes pretty much the source of income for the criminal gangs and the destroys their network and control over the drug trade, 3# Decriminalization reduces non-violent people from being sent to prison for long prison terms and lowers the incarceration rates by more than 50% and people's lives aren't ruined by having criminal records because of drug charges. 

The downside I see with the legalization of Marijuana is the higher rate of people getting stoned on the job and at school and the children being introduced to doing Marijuana at much younger ages and I see Marijuana as a gateway drug to more hardcore drugs like Cocaine and Heroin which are much more deadlier than Marijuana I have seen people already smoking weed on the job and they aren't afraid of repercussions. 

I feel ashamed and angry that my state made Marijuana legal and it brings the morality of the country down more everything but I realize no matter what you try to ban people will always find ways to consume something that is forbidden, i;e Alcohol during the Probation, you can't really forbid people for destroying their own lives if they choose to, you cannot control people's actions all you can do is regulate a controlled substance and tax it so the government has control over it instead of the criminal underworld whom were terrorizing entire communities for decades with their guns, drugs and violence, why should the Mafia and the Gangs get rich? 

Trump's Idiocy of Jerusalem

Jerusalem: Capital of Israel or Palestine? 

In a radical move away from the status quo, President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he and his administration recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plans to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This is a very foolish move on his part and the part of the administration by officially declaring Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel, Trump has moved towards from a two-state solution to a one-state solution and that is bad because there will be no peace and stability in the Middle East and it will ad more fuel to the fire. 

Donald Trump wants to make a legacy for himself like his predecessors before him by making this move without realizing the consequences from a political and religious standpoint; politically the United States is abandoning the two-state solution that would block the effort of establishing a independent Palestinian Arab state and the rights of the Palestinians as a identity a culture and a people, religiously it will give the Jewish extremist settlers justification in taking over more land in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Trump isn't helping with the situation he is only creating more problems for that part of the world. 

Jewish Lobbyists such as AIPAC and the Bnai Birith and the World Jewish Congress have been pushing for years for the United States government in recognizing Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel not for religious reason but for political and economic reasons. A lot of these organizations are personally influencing Trump on this decision and not caring about what will come out of this official decision. If Trump is going to be a politician of the people he has to learn to put all options on the table and look at the pros and cons before him and seek consul from advisers before making a final decision. In my opinion he just lacks the political experience and knowledge of world politics and geopolitical affairs of the Middle East.  

Sexual Harassment Out of Control

Sexual Harassment or Profiting from Fame and Wealth?

2017 has been a very interesting year with a lot of people dying from Chester Bennington of Linkin Park to Charles Manson the Notorious Cult Leader and Mass Murderer of the Manson Family to Jim Nabors who played the gullible and lovable Gomer Pyle. But what is really amazing that has many people shocked is the wave of sexual harassment and allegations by prominent people in the media and the entertainment industry and the business world. 

Harvey Weinstein one of the many once powerful people in media has fallen from grace and has been swept in a avalanche of sexual harassment of very well known and prominent like Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman to Halle Berry etc etc and from there many other women have come out as a form of a witch hunt after other actors such has James Woods, Dustin Hoffman, Geraldo Rivera, Kevin Spacey to politicians and television anchors. 

Its not new what's been going on in Hollywood and it was pretty much an open secret but it was tolerated by the media and society because of the power many media moguls had for many years but with the advent of the internet many media outlets don't have to get their news from the media but from the net and there is independent journalism more than ever before so nothing is hidden.

However I doubt the claims of many of these women that are accusing all these people of sexual abuse because one its been so many years since it "supposedly" happened and many of these women wanted to advanced their careers and many used their sexuality to their advantage and they allowed it to happened for many years and all of a sudden they are coming out saying so and so molested me or groped me or fondled me etc etc no I am I don't agree they are victims I believe they took advantage of the situation to get what they wanted at the expense of others. I don't believe in rape or abuse or harassment of anyone of any kind but if there was abuse the victims should have reported it back then and take their risks on their careers in order to do the right thing not humiliate others just because they can and profit from it.   

Libertarians: Extremist Republicans Without Caring for Social Issues

Libertarians: Advocates For Economic Freedom or For Economic Greed?

Libertarians have come to the spotlight when Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson got on the ballot and won about 11 to 13 % of the vote in the presidential elections in 2016. Many people both Democrats and Republicans have gotten disillusioned with their respective parties and feel that the Libertarian Party better fits their views on economic and social issues. 

Here is a summary of what the Libertarian Party is about; It was founded in 1971 during the Nixon Administration's handling of the Vietnam War, the Draft and the end of the Gold Standard. the Libertarians view of the world is non-interventionist meaning that they want to have complete and total freedom to do what they want when they want and they are strong advocates of laissez-faire capitalism, the promotion of civil liberties and the abolishment of state welfare and the right to bear and carry arms. 

Here is my issue with the Libertarian Party and Libertarians, they have a few things that are alright but they go way too far in many areas, for example they believe laissez-faire which means that people want complete control of how they do economic decisions and make decisions based on what they want, the problem with that is it creates more poverty and inequality because Libertarians believe that you have to take care of yourself and pay your own way if you don't too bad your own and nobody helps you and they don't believe in taxation for social programs or services, then how would roads get fixed, who would pay the police or the fire department or the post office? 

Libertarians believe that the welfare state should be abolished its not their problem for the social safety net, not everyone will be able to work because of disability or when they get closer to retirement age meaning if for whatever reason people the workers didn't put enough away or they get sick and couldn't continue working due to health issues they are screwed and on their own because they wouldn't have access to services that they need to survive and make their lives a little bit easier. Same with with single parents with children if the parent mother or father has to work two or three jobs to make ends meet it still won't be enough to cover their basic necessities and people that don't have enough money for food won't have any type of assistance for food because these services won't exist. 

They also believe that they can do whatever they want with production and pay the workers whatever they want and if they feel like it they can fire and replace their workers with people from third countries to save money and increase their profits and they are against a living wage, providing benefits or holiday and sick days for their workers claiming that its too much money and it will be too costly to do, its a very selfish way of thinking that their bank accounts and themselves are more important then the workers that keep them in business and make them money that's not how you create an economy or keep it going. 

Lastly Libertarians are corporate fascists that pander to the business elite and bringing the state and corporation together and they are strongly anti-communist and anti-democracy and they are only for their own agendas and promoting selfishness and greed on behalf of its members believing that if you can't make it too bad its your own fault and your a failure in society and its nobody's fault but your own. Its no different than Charles Darwin's theory of "Survival of The Fittest" Only the Strong Survive and the Weak Perish its not a real or good solution to the two party system its actually a more dangerous party because it promotes, corporatism, nepotism and nihilism.  

Saudi Arabia: Road to Reform and Modernity

Prince Muhammed Bin Salman: Reformer and Modernizer

People think of Saudi Arabia as a country where religion is the main purpose of life and a country that exports a lot of oil to the world. Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of crude oil and is home to Islam and the custodian of the two holy cities of Islam, Mecca and Medina. Saudi Arabia is also the only country in the Muslim world were there is no freedom of religion and women cannot drive or leave the home without a male relative or husband and people are segregated by gender.

Prince Muhammad Bin Salman is the younger generation of Saudis that is in tune with the modern world and knows how the modern world functions, he is a man of vision and integrity and he wants to rid Saudi Arabia of Corruption and Extremism which Saudi Arabia has gotten a bad name for because of Osama Bin Ladin and Al-Qaida. 

The Prince is very aware that in order for Saudi Arabia to compete in the global market and be truly part of the world economy and the world, changes need to be done in order for the country and its people to succeed. Saudi Arabia needs to change and transform itself if it wants to survive and for its people to thrive. One of the reasons why many young Saudis join Al-Qaida and other Terrorist organizations is the lack of opportunities, no free speech, no freedom of assembly and most importantly no representation in government which currently Saudi Arabia doesn't have. 

He also wants to private and diversify the economy and reduce its dependency on oil exports, he also wants to open many sectors to be open to foreign investment and to create a modern city called "Neom" which is a Economic Zone between Africa, Asia and Europe. This radical reformation is actually going to save Saudi Arabia from collapsing and from the country going into civil war from within. 

Saudi Arabia can be a main player in bringing true peace to the Middle East and the Prince has expressed having a relationship Israel and establishing relations with the State of Israel and bring a real solution to the two state agreement. If Saudi Arabia is to have true peace and a true democracy and have a healthy and happy society they need to change and make these reforms in order to ensure its survive in the next 40 years.