The World Bank is essentially a political organization.
There is no way “renewable energy” can provide the reliable energy sufficient to give relief to all these people.
I heard on the news this morning that there is rioting in India about the failure of their electric grids.
From an article posted by Karen on yesterday’s N&P thread:
In the West, some conservative Christians share high regard for Putin, citing U.S. support for gay marriage and abortion at a time when Russia—under Putin’s leadership and the blessing of the ROC—has passed laws ostensibly designed to bolster the traditional family.
We need to be careful. The enemy of your enemy may not be your friend.
The Muslims agree with the above points more than Putin. They intend to convert you or kill you.
Muslims are clearly in error theologically. However, many non-Muslims (including many Christians around the world) agree that the US and the rest of the West is the world’s leading proponent of atheism, abortion, materialism, pornography and perversion. The Muslims may kill you after birth or convert you to Islam. The US may kill you before birth or convert you to atheism, materialism and perversion.
What is particularly encouraging about Russia, is that it is becoming clear that the anti-perversion and anti-abortion movements in that country are movements led by a relatively small group of church leaders. These leaders are committed to protecting Russian children from death and perverts.
On the issue of perversion, the vast majority of the Russian people stood with the Christian leaders and Putin supported the laws protecting children from perverts because he knew that is what his people wanted him to do. We will see where the Russian people stand on abortion. Putin reads polls just like American leaders.
If Russia acts to ban abortion after it has already become the world leader in protecting its children from perversion, I expect Russia will be blessed and its influence will spread.
I was watching a rerun from several years ago of Criminal Minds last night (a good show normally) and it illustrated so well of the major role the entertainment media has played in our fast-changing cultural attitudes.
One of the team members, looking at the arrest history of someone, cracks that the violation was probably just “code for being gay in Texas.”
A character (not one of the criminals, but a father of a boy who was apparently homosexual) who spoke to the agents of his reliance “on the Lord” for strength brought a reaction on the agents’ faces that made it clear they thought this man was quite bizarre, clueless/insensitive — and even dangerous.
Donna J, I stopped watching network TV in 1974, so the only idea I have about what is on in Prime Time comes from the commercials shown during football games. However, it appears that perversion’s control over US popular culture is pretty much total.
Just a bit of trivia I picked up on actforamerica.org For your amusement:
TAMPA — Sami Osmakac is asking taxpayers to provide him traditional Arab clothing for him to wear when he goes on trial next week on charges he plotted a terrorist attack in Tampa.
Osmakac’s lawyer told a federal magistrate this morning that Osmakac’s family doesn’t want to pay to clothe him in a robe garment called a thobe and a head wrap known as a keffiyeh. Lawyer George Tragos said he couldn’t say why Osmakac wants to wear the clothes. U.S. Magistrate Anthony Porcelli planned to confer with District Judge Mary Scriven about what clothing might be available for Osmakac to wear.
The judge has previously given Osmakac permission not to stand when the judge or jury enters the courtroom because of his religious beliefs. Potential jurors will be asked whether they can still be fair to him, given that belief.
Ricky @ 12:29
OTOH, most of the previsions that are becoming law are imposed by the courts or the emperor..
An article in today’s Times -News. “Wisconsin legalizes same-sex marriage”
The story says: “MADISON, Wis.- Same sex couples began getting married in Wisconsin of Friday shortly after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban and despite confusion over the effect of the ruling…….”
The same thing happened in liberal California, didn’t it.
There’s an angel somewhere taking names.
And contrary to American Thinker; the conventional grid is unnecessary as solar power can be generated in smaller quantities by relatively portable equipment. Once the price drops (and it will) this will enable villages and rural areas to be energy independent.
As for Russian’s track record for valuing human life — it has always treated individuals as expendable. Abortion has been limited to stop negative population growth but once a person is born he or she is merely a cog expendable to those in power. The lack of human rights has always been and continues to be appalling.
Chas, You raise a good point. On this issue Russia appears to be more democratic than the US, where the opinion of the majority in various states can be overruled by the courts. Nevertheless, polls now show that perverted marriage is favored by a majority in most Yankee states. I see that view slowly spreading like gangrene into our beloved South.
Here is evidence of the cultural superiority of Asia. They still sing “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” and use the original lyrics.
On energy, there is a logical solution. Let liberals get their energy from wind, solar, algae and unicorn burps and pay the price.
Let conservatives get their energy from the most efficient and economical sources. If wind, solar, algae, etc can compete in the free market, so be it, but no more Solyndras, no carbon tax and no more subsidized windmills ruining my views of West Texas.
I know of cases where Texas farmers and ranchers got $500,000 per mile for just giving the right of way to allow subsidized power lines to the pathetic windmills. Our tax dollars were paying them over ten times market value. The greenies are cultists not businessmen.
I love watching the Russians and the Chinese play the West for fools on the green nonsense. They accept any subsidy the West will hand out and then go their own way. If only Texas could do the same.
Abortion has been legal in Russian since Stalin, maybe even Lenin. Once of the reasons Russia has a falling population is because of all those abortions–it was the only birth control method for years and many women had 8 or more abortions. It’s only become a pro-birth state in the last couple years as they’ve reaped the rewards for killing their populace for so many generations.
Stalin, too, you will remember starved the Ukraine with a famine in the 1930’s.
Russian communism was built on the twin pillars of socialism and atheism for three-quarters of a century following 1917. Yet, the Russian church never completely died. Now that church is enjoying a rebirth and increasing influence in a Russian government that has rejected socialism and atheism even as the US (and most of the West) is increasingly falling under the control of socialists and atheists.
Last night after eating one of the best burgers in Texas (the Llano Poblano at Hobdobby’s), we went to see Night Moves (which could have been called When Treehuggers Attack). It has to be the first movie made in the last 40 years where environmentalists are the bad guys.
Subsidies both pre tax post tax to fossil fuels amount to about $2 trillion a year world wide but if cost to the commons is included it may be as much as $5 trillion a year. Interestingly the vast majority of these subsidies occur outside the western world which may explain Chinese interest in developing a power source with a lower cost to the commons. Urban air pollution is so bad in China, the gov’t considers it a threat to political stability. Thus to mitigate domestic political concerns and find a cheaper source of power, the Chinese have an inherent interest in alternative energy source — the West not so much but it may want to keep pace just so its not left in an antiquated energy grid.
Abortion, birth control and divorce were completely “liberalized” in the post revolutionary era. In the lead up to WWII, Stalin began to tighten up the regulations for national stability or interest. In the post war era, controls were relaxed slightly and in a nation run by men birth control was rarely in the five year plan hence the popularity of abortion as a means of birth control.
Stalin also re-legitimized the church allowing the Orthodox church some liberty in order to build national cohesion in war. They fought for Mother Russia not the Communist Revolution. In this way, Stalin and now Putin resemble the Tsars who legitimized their rule and wealth through the Church. The Church and Putin serve each other. And this is the Orthodox Church who is given a role in the leadership of the country — other Christian groups continue to exist at the margins if not persecuted just as they always have. Pastor Niemoller’s words might be a consideration for Protestant Christians in Russia — first they came for the journalists,then they came for the gays, who’s next?
In Russia, no one is “coming for the gays”. They are wisely simply trying to prevent the perverts from coming for the children. The US and Western Europe are actively feeding their children to the perverts. The church in Russia in nothing like the church during communist times. The church faced tremendous persecution from the communists, which was only eased slightly and briefly during WWII.
Fort Worth and Boston are very different, but no two places in the US are more different than Los Angeles and Oklahoma. Any real Texan who has spent much time in both places would strongly prefer our neighbor just across the Red River.
Wandering Views 
When Asian countries assume world leadership, hopefully they will promote the spread of cheap electricity rather than abortion and perversion.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/06/the_preventable_tragedy_of_energy_poverty_.html
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The World Bank is essentially a political organization.
There is no way “renewable energy” can provide the reliable energy sufficient to give relief to all these people.
I heard on the news this morning that there is rioting in India about the failure of their electric grids.
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From an article posted by Karen on yesterday’s N&P thread:
In the West, some conservative Christians share high regard for Putin, citing U.S. support for gay marriage and abortion at a time when Russia—under Putin’s leadership and the blessing of the ROC—has passed laws ostensibly designed to bolster the traditional family.
We need to be careful. The enemy of your enemy may not be your friend.
The Muslims agree with the above points more than Putin. They intend to convert you or kill you.
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Muslims are clearly in error theologically. However, many non-Muslims (including many Christians around the world) agree that the US and the rest of the West is the world’s leading proponent of atheism, abortion, materialism, pornography and perversion. The Muslims may kill you after birth or convert you to Islam. The US may kill you before birth or convert you to atheism, materialism and perversion.
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What is particularly encouraging about Russia, is that it is becoming clear that the anti-perversion and anti-abortion movements in that country are movements led by a relatively small group of church leaders. These leaders are committed to protecting Russian children from death and perverts.
On the issue of perversion, the vast majority of the Russian people stood with the Christian leaders and Putin supported the laws protecting children from perverts because he knew that is what his people wanted him to do. We will see where the Russian people stand on abortion. Putin reads polls just like American leaders.
If Russia acts to ban abortion after it has already become the world leader in protecting its children from perversion, I expect Russia will be blessed and its influence will spread.
LikeLike
I was watching a rerun from several years ago of Criminal Minds last night (a good show normally) and it illustrated so well of the major role the entertainment media has played in our fast-changing cultural attitudes.
One of the team members, looking at the arrest history of someone, cracks that the violation was probably just “code for being gay in Texas.”
A character (not one of the criminals, but a father of a boy who was apparently homosexual) who spoke to the agents of his reliance “on the Lord” for strength brought a reaction on the agents’ faces that made it clear they thought this man was quite bizarre, clueless/insensitive — and even dangerous.
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Donna J, I stopped watching network TV in 1974, so the only idea I have about what is on in Prime Time comes from the commercials shown during football games. However, it appears that perversion’s control over US popular culture is pretty much total.
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Just a bit of trivia I picked up on actforamerica.org For your amusement:
TAMPA — Sami Osmakac is asking taxpayers to provide him traditional Arab clothing for him to wear when he goes on trial next week on charges he plotted a terrorist attack in Tampa.
Osmakac’s lawyer told a federal magistrate this morning that Osmakac’s family doesn’t want to pay to clothe him in a robe garment called a thobe and a head wrap known as a keffiyeh. Lawyer George Tragos said he couldn’t say why Osmakac wants to wear the clothes. U.S. Magistrate Anthony Porcelli planned to confer with District Judge Mary Scriven about what clothing might be available for Osmakac to wear.
The judge has previously given Osmakac permission not to stand when the judge or jury enters the courtroom because of his religious beliefs. Potential jurors will be asked whether they can still be fair to him, given that belief.
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Ricky @ 12:29
OTOH, most of the previsions that are becoming law are imposed by the courts or the emperor..
An article in today’s Times -News.
“Wisconsin legalizes same-sex marriage”
The story says: “MADISON, Wis.- Same sex couples began getting married in Wisconsin of Friday shortly after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban and despite confusion over the effect of the ruling…….”
The same thing happened in liberal California, didn’t it.
There’s an angel somewhere taking names.
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Solar is on its way; the West bound by corporate subsidies to fossil fuel may not like it but it will happen.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100027336/solar-to-match-coal-in-china-by-2016-threatening-fossil-dominance/
http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20140506-25618.html
And contrary to American Thinker; the conventional grid is unnecessary as solar power can be generated in smaller quantities by relatively portable equipment. Once the price drops (and it will) this will enable villages and rural areas to be energy independent.
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As for Russian’s track record for valuing human life — it has always treated individuals as expendable. Abortion has been limited to stop negative population growth but once a person is born he or she is merely a cog expendable to those in power. The lack of human rights has always been and continues to be appalling.
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Chas, You raise a good point. On this issue Russia appears to be more democratic than the US, where the opinion of the majority in various states can be overruled by the courts. Nevertheless, polls now show that perverted marriage is favored by a majority in most Yankee states. I see that view slowly spreading like gangrene into our beloved South.
Here is evidence of the cultural superiority of Asia. They still sing “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” and use the original lyrics.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh-l8mzpXoI
LikeLike
On energy, there is a logical solution. Let liberals get their energy from wind, solar, algae and unicorn burps and pay the price.
Let conservatives get their energy from the most efficient and economical sources. If wind, solar, algae, etc can compete in the free market, so be it, but no more Solyndras, no carbon tax and no more subsidized windmills ruining my views of West Texas.
I know of cases where Texas farmers and ranchers got $500,000 per mile for just giving the right of way to allow subsidized power lines to the pathetic windmills. Our tax dollars were paying them over ten times market value. The greenies are cultists not businessmen.
I love watching the Russians and the Chinese play the West for fools on the green nonsense. They accept any subsidy the West will hand out and then go their own way. If only Texas could do the same.
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Abortion has been legal in Russian since Stalin, maybe even Lenin. Once of the reasons Russia has a falling population is because of all those abortions–it was the only birth control method for years and many women had 8 or more abortions. It’s only become a pro-birth state in the last couple years as they’ve reaped the rewards for killing their populace for so many generations.
Stalin, too, you will remember starved the Ukraine with a famine in the 1930’s.
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On Bergdahl — worth a read.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/june-web-only/bowe-bergdahl-pastor-mercy-prodigal-son-deserter.html
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Russian communism was built on the twin pillars of socialism and atheism for three-quarters of a century following 1917. Yet, the Russian church never completely died. Now that church is enjoying a rebirth and increasing influence in a Russian government that has rejected socialism and atheism even as the US (and most of the West) is increasingly falling under the control of socialists and atheists.
LikeLike
Last night after eating one of the best burgers in Texas (the Llano Poblano at Hobdobby’s), we went to see Night Moves (which could have been called When Treehuggers Attack). It has to be the first movie made in the last 40 years where environmentalists are the bad guys.
LikeLike
Subsidies both pre tax post tax to fossil fuels amount to about $2 trillion a year world wide but if cost to the commons is included it may be as much as $5 trillion a year. Interestingly the vast majority of these subsidies occur outside the western world which may explain Chinese interest in developing a power source with a lower cost to the commons. Urban air pollution is so bad in China, the gov’t considers it a threat to political stability. Thus to mitigate domestic political concerns and find a cheaper source of power, the Chinese have an inherent interest in alternative energy source — the West not so much but it may want to keep pace just so its not left in an antiquated energy grid.
Abortion, birth control and divorce were completely “liberalized” in the post revolutionary era. In the lead up to WWII, Stalin began to tighten up the regulations for national stability or interest. In the post war era, controls were relaxed slightly and in a nation run by men birth control was rarely in the five year plan hence the popularity of abortion as a means of birth control.
Stalin also re-legitimized the church allowing the Orthodox church some liberty in order to build national cohesion in war. They fought for Mother Russia not the Communist Revolution. In this way, Stalin and now Putin resemble the Tsars who legitimized their rule and wealth through the Church. The Church and Putin serve each other. And this is the Orthodox Church who is given a role in the leadership of the country — other Christian groups continue to exist at the margins if not persecuted just as they always have. Pastor Niemoller’s words might be a consideration for Protestant Christians in Russia — first they came for the journalists,then they came for the gays, who’s next?
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In Russia, no one is “coming for the gays”. They are wisely simply trying to prevent the perverts from coming for the children. The US and Western Europe are actively feeding their children to the perverts. The church in Russia in nothing like the church during communist times. The church faced tremendous persecution from the communists, which was only eased slightly and briefly during WWII.
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Here is a good comparison of “wind power” and natural gas.
http://www.newgeography.com/content/002509-gas-against-wind
I will look for an article that compares natural gas to algae power or unicorn burps.
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Fort Worth and Boston are very different, but no two places in the US are more different than Los Angeles and Oklahoma. Any real Texan who has spent much time in both places would strongly prefer our neighbor just across the Red River.
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