A MAD WORLD

Good Afternoon! No I did not listen to the State of the Union last Night. I did not want to get sick to my stomach nor did I want to rage against the man who is just a symptom and not the cause of our problem. The present state of the world is madness. We have become a predatory species and we prey on each other for status, power and wealth.

Of course, I know this is not the true picture. The reality is that the world is full of people who just want to get along and love each other. The craziness has risen to the top for all to see. It is like the scum on top of a septic tank. It helps us see what we want and what we want to live without. We want to live without that craziness. No more judgement. No more divisiveness. No more polarization. No more people herded in to groups based on false beliefs. We want a world of autonomous free thinkers.

Sure we will always have people who would rather not think for themselves or can't for one reason or another. In a sane society they would be shepherded by the most loving among us, not exploited by the most cynical.

And speaking of craziness, what is it about supposedly sane people going about supporting a coup in Venezuela? Were they not paying attention?

Ever since it was discovered that Venezuela had vast oil reserves, the Cabal [or whatever we want to call them] led by United States cranked up their propaganda campaign against the country's leaders. They have been actively and greedily salivating ever since the discovery.

Hugo Chavez wanted only what was best for his people and he succeeded in raising the standard of living for his people. He did what he could do to minimize the exploitation of the oil companies. He really pissed off the Cabal when he moved to nationalize the oil companies.

The Cabal used its immense power and propaganda machine in an attempt to destroy Chavez and the Venezuelan economy. Chavez had the loyalty of his people and despite several engineered attempts to oust him he hung on. He died in 2013.

Unfortunately Maduro, though a good man, does not have the personal power or charisma Chavez had. The Cabal saw this as their chance to finally crush the ruling government and take control of the oil. They did everything they could do to make misery for the people. They ruined their financial system and used sanctions to isolate the government. They wanted to turn the citizens against Maduro so they would have an excuse to 'save them'. The alternate leader they support is a far-right toady and supporter of the Cabal.

Don't just accept what I say. Look it up. It is obvious to anyone paying attention. It is simple to find out.

I use the word Cabal because I don't know what to call them. I don't want to say United States because most of this goes on beneath the awareness of most politicians. If you can imagine a Military/Industrial Complex composed of most of the Western World, that would be those who maintain power through war, manipulation and control, that would be the folks I mean. Of course money, meaning banks, must be behind them.

It is way beyond my pay grade to understand just who is doing the manipulation. I do know they have been able to keep us alienated from each other and warring amongst ourselves whenever it suits them.

They cannot maintain their power simply because we are beginning to see through them. We know that the color of a persons skin, the contours of their face, their religion and their life style do not make them less lovable. We all have an intense desire to live in peace and fellowship. As it has been said by our avatars and mentors from time immemorial, all that we need to do is LOVE EACH OTHER. To do this we need to love ourselves that seems to be the hard part.

Let us not get sucked in by the propaganda of the crazies. If it is not love it is not right.

Love and Peace, Gregg