George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver is a famous black American researcher and leader. This work
will look at the contributions that he made in his life. No man is perfect and George
Washington Carver wasn't perfect. This doesn't mean we ignore the good things that he
did for black people and all people in the world. He was a great researcher and agricultural
developer plus inventor. He was born in about 1864 (the exact year is unknown) on the
Moses Carver plantation in Diamond Grove, Mo. His father died in an accident shortly
before his birth, and when he was still an infant, Carver and his mother were kidnapped by
slave raiders. The baby returned to the plantation, but his mother was never from again. He
has an illness and was frail, but he learned to be a scholar. Carver helped with household
chores and gardening since he wasn't strong enough to work in the fields. He explored the
woods for hours around his home and worked in his duties. He possessed a great interest
in plants early on. He gathered a wide spectrum of flora from the land near his home to
become the plant doctor. George Washington Carver helped neighbors and friends with
ailing plants. He developed reading, writing, and spelling words at home since there were
no schools for African Americans in Diamond Grove. At age 10, he had a more thirst for
knowledge. He went into other places in Missouri and Kansas. By 1890, he came into
Indianola, Iowa in order to be enrolled in Simpson College (to study piano and painting).
He excelled in art and music. Although the instructor Etta Budd, whose father was head of
the Iowa State College Department of Horticulture recognized Carver's horticultural talents.
She convinced him to pursue a more. She convinced him to pursue a more pragmatic
career scientific agriculture. By 1891, he was the first African American enrolled at Iowa
State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, which is called today as Iowa State
University. Carver was involved in a myriad of facets of campus life. He was in the debate
club and apart of the YMCA. Carver was a trainer for the athletic team, and he wrote poetry.
He created 2 paintings that were exhibited in the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Carver's
interests in music and art remained strong, but it was his excellence in botany and
horticulture that prompted professors Joseph Budd and Louis Pammel to encourage him
to stay on as a graduate student after he completed his bachelor's degree in 1894. He was
so good in botany and horticulture that he was the first African American faculty member
of the Iowa State University. He studied fungi and developed scientific skills involving plant
pathology and mycology. He published many works on botany and he gained national respect.
In 1896, he completed his master's degree and was invited by Booker T. Washington to join
the faculty of Alabama's Tuskegee Institute. He gained an international reputation in
research, teach, and outreach. He taught his students that nature is the greatest teacher
and you can understand the forces of Nature to be proficient in understanding agriculture.
Carver discovered the creation of 322 products from peanuts, more than 100 products from
sweet potatoes, and hundreds more of a dozen of other plants native to the South. He
received tons of awards and accolades. He died in 1943. George Washington Carver was
bestowed an honorary doctorate from Simpson College in 1928. He was an honorary member
of the Royal Society of Arts in London, England. In 1923, he received the Spingarn Medal given
every year by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was an
agricultural chemist. Carver had applied for 3 patients. The George Washington Carver Museum
was dedicated at Tuskegee Institute in 1941, he was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great
Americans in 1977, and he was commemorated in postage stamps in 1947 and 1998. Carver
helped to use industrial applications from agricultural crops beyond just cotton and tobacco.
George Washington Carver received the Roosevelt Medal for Outstanding Contribution to
Southern Agriculture in 1939 and there was a national monument created in Diamond Grove,
Missouri. He believed that God gave gifts to him to create his products. In 1941, Time magazine
dubbed him a "Black Leonardo", a reference to the Renaissance Italian polymath Leonardo da
Vinci. He called himself a Christian and taught Sunday school. The lesson of George Washington
Carver is that in humanity, a person can make great contributions in the world via the inspiration
of God.

Today, there is the George Washington Carver in Diamond, Missouri. There is the Carver
Classroom there whereof people understand the components that deal with the essence of
scientific research. There are numerous exhibits there detailing the interesting life of George
Washington Carver. George Washington Carver have inspired people of many ethnic groups to
deal with the subjects of science, technology, and agriculture as a viable way to learn about the
critical functions in how the Earth manifests itself. In our time, science and technology are
necessary in growing our intelligence.
The Great Debaters is a famous movie that's based on actual events. In that time during
the early to mid 1900's, discrimination and overt racism was a lot worse than the bigotry
occurring in America today. Legalized forced segregation was in America and innocent people
of numerous backgrounds were assaulted or even murdered by cowardly criminals. The story is
about the Wiley College debate team. The movie about it was released on December 25, 2007.
Oprah Winfrey produced it and the actors plus actresses involved were Denzel Washington,
Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker, Jurnee Smollett, etc. I’ve seen the movie before.
The debaters were made up of African American young people from Wiley University. They did in
fact debated members of the University of Southern California champions. Wiley College is based
in Texas. During that time in the 1930's, there were Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs
were a threat among black people. The debating coach was named Melvin B. Tolson. Tolson was
an American modernist poet, educator, columnist, and politician. Melvin B. Tolson lived from 1898
to 1966. He taught in Virginia, the University of Oklahoma, and Wiley college. Wiley College with
its students indeed defeated the college in the match up. One famous debater was James L.
Farmer Jr. including Herman Sweatt. Each person were civil rights activists. James Farmer Jr.
was a young person in the debating circle. James L. Farmer debated Malcolm X in the early
1960's about the tactics about bringing about equality in American society. This was before
Malcolm X reject arbitrarily racial separation and he held onto the false doctrines of the N.O.I. until
1964. In 1964, Malcolm X existed with a mental transformation to believe in the equality of all men
and desire to actively promote black power in constructive means. These means include of
building up businesses, education, and cultural awareness among the black community. This
consists of black nationalism. Black nationalism isn’t about hatred, but it’s about promoting the
real interests among the black community. The University of Southern California were in that time
the reigning debating among the Great Debaters in 1935. Tolson inspired his students to be well
rounded people and to stand up for their rights.

I found some interesting information about Booker T. Washington from the research of
Professor Manning Marable. Washington was right to call for the establishment of
black businesses to build up the African American community. He was wrong in
opposing labor unions and seeking black people to seek employment as scabs to undercut
white racist workers. There are other alternatives to this like protests against evil workers.
Booker T. Washington legitimately promoted self reliance, but rejected the government
as a tool to address income inequality. We should learn about economics and business
savvy to return to our communities and help out our own people in both urban &
rural locations. At least, people (among males & females) can do that. Especially, if
you are rich or middle class, you ought to assist your own people that are poor or
disadvantaged. Then, resources can pool and increase the powerbase of black
people. Therefore, people like Booker T. Washington are very important and great
leaders of the black community. I don‘t agree with Washington‘s Atlanta
Compromise though. Assuming a post-racial attitude only strifes true black unity. .
In the year that he published the Talented Tenth essay WEB DuBois published
The Souls of Black Folk. WEB DuBois made the famous prediction that the
problem of the twentieth century would be the problem of the color line. What he
meant was that liberal, or bourgeois democracy, could not advance, in fact would
turn in upon itself, if the race issue went unresolved. I respect WEB DuBois‘ anti-
imperialism stance and his critiques of vulture, free market capitalism. I don‘t
agree with him being a Communist since Communism was facilitated by Big Wall
Street banking interests just like monopoly capitalism is. Leaders in the black
community should heavily be from the middle and poor working classes
since they are ones from the front lines of creating solutions. Some black
conservatives allied with Ronald Reagan like Thomas Sowell (who popularized the
modern black conservative agenda in his 1975 book entitled, “Race and Economics.”
Sowell has links to the establishment Hoover Institute. He like many others in his
position believe in neo-conservative foreign policy, opposition to affirmative action, the
banning or lowering to the adult minimum wage, and cutbacks in social programs for the
poor. Sowell once supported honorary 33rd Degree Freemason Ronald Reagan), Glen
Loury, and Walter Williams. Ronald Reagan of course have been a detrimental force in
American society. They believed in self help, but ignored the legitimate needs of the
government to have some regulations and restrictions on the market. In that way, the
market doesn't act nihilistic and without order. This error permits the plan of the elite to
bash black-labor solidarity. Although, some in the early labor movements were racist and
that was wrong. For if a man or woman don't have the resources to protect his or her
livelihood, then a reactionary can come to restrict your wages and economic rights. There
is dignity in labor as Dr. Martin Luther King eloquently mentioned. No one deserve
starvation wages in any realm. So, it is important to promote black heritage in the world.
Yet, you also have to promote tolerance for your fellow man and that true liberty that
extends to the whole human family (not just one race or ethnic group). For a
comprehensive solution is better than a limited one. A solution that deals with economic
populism among the poor and the middle class can do much to eliminate the wealth
disparities among human beings.

Many Black conservatives are in the closet of American society literally. Many black
people who are conservative won’t admit to it publicly for fear of being ostracized.
No one should be ostracized for their political views unfairly, yet all political views
should be held up into legitimate scrutiny. I do believe that a black man or a black women
who is conservative, libertarian, independent, liberal, etc. (with sincere intensions) ought
to be embraced in the black community equally. Fundamentally, we are brothers and
sisters in the same struggle. Yet, constructive criticism in a real manner never hurt
anybody. Young Brothers (like me) and Sisters are in the Joshua Generation.
Therefore, we love the independent approach in solving our issues. We are not in
the Promised Land yet, since we are still battling the walls of Jericho. Black people
should define their own cultural boundaries & community orientation without
malice, but out of love. You don‘t ignore the evil conditions today, but fight it. Many
of them (or black conservatives) are right on some issues like abortion on demand being a
serious issue in the black community. Likewise, they are dead wrong on other issues (like
promoting cutbacks in social programs, anti-labor policies, etc. Many of them deny the
structural features of poverty, but embrace a simplistic opinion of the economic reality.
You can‘t use sound bites to accumulate flowing ideas. You need succinct words to
flow your thinking). The great author Zora Neale Hurston was a famous African
American female conservative. She wrote for Reader’s Digest and she made her
independent books. She supported the Republican Party. There are differences between
many conservatives too. Ironically, many black conservatives are in their position because
of the civil rights movement (this movement has grown since we live in a more polarized
country, there is a breakdown of communities spreading many countries, and foreign
policy issues in the world). The conservatives are right to mention the need of us to
have self reliance & moral development, but they deny the need of state regulation
and intervention to help disadvantaged people in the world (as apart of promoting
the General Welfare of the people). Today, more black people reject Left Gatekeepers
and the Republicans. We should reject the liberal establishment, but we should not ally
with Republicans (since a lot of them are reactionaries that want to break up even
legitimate regulations or safeguards). Many establishment conservatives act like they are
in the cutting edge, but some of them are funded by Establishment foundations and
corporations of their travel expenses & salaries. There is nothing new under the sun,
therefore neo-liberal economic ideology is an old dogma of the aristocrats. The
Republicans are responsible for the Afghan & Iraq Wars, austerity measures, the
Patriot Act, and other nefarious policies. Some of them use fear against the poor and
minorities as an excuse to promote political aims. These Foundations, the
Bilderberger George Soros, and even the CIA aid the Left Gatekeepers as well, so it
isn‘t an one party deal. Many black conservatives obsess the moral breakdown of
society to endorse just an individualist solution.

Yet, real solutions should be both individual and collective as Dr. Martin Luther King
said. The breakdown in society regularly deals with social ramifications and you need
social efforts in order to solve these problems. That is why life is social not only
individual. It’s a deceptive game to lecture solely on personal responsibility when there is
also a corporate attack on communities worldwide. The GOP regularly sucks up to
corporate power irrespective of the scandals that the corporate power structure is involved
in. This is why many establishment black conservatives refuse to expose corporate
corruption [or IMF scandals and the dangers of GMO foods]. The struggle for
justice isn‘t just national. It‘s international since people especially of color
worldwide are going through the same economic toil and neo-colonial tactics that we
are going through. Multinational corporations regularly institute neo-colonialism
against the Third World. Hence, you need a revolutionary frame of mind if you
desire change, since it ends the political paradigm. When you see wages stripped,
slave labor, the war on labor, and the economic inequity, these realities are clearly
unjust. Neo-liberal policies executed by cartel-capitalists is still a threat in the world.
Numerous black conservatives don’t want the public to know that Adam Smith
supported chattel slavery or how the privatized groups have brought up corruption.
Far too often, they (not all of them) envision their world from a purely Eurocentric
mentality in order for them to acquire some sense of political & social acceptance
(under the guise of “religiosity”). Some of them want some colorblind society when
being blind to reality only leads to confusion and nepotism. On the other hand, the
truth is that God doesn’t want us to be withheld of what we truly are at all. Many of
these same brainwashed establishment conservatives like Jesse Lee Peterson and
Lloyd Marcus won’t even call themselves African American. While, we should base
of culture in embracing our ethnic identity by learning our history and oppose any
form of cultural imperialism of any sort. They like establishment liberals decry any
form of Black nationalism, while ignoring its true definition (which has nothing to
do with racism at all). African self-determination, African self assertiveness, and
confidence are great actions to end mental chains that were brought about from the
corporatists (that promote monopoly capitalism that some of these same
conservatives don’t expose for obvious reasons). I love to wake up and I thank God
for it everyday. Since, once, I was the brother that didn’t understand that much
about economics except basic words including some basic mathematical formulas.
Later, in the 21st century, I knew more about economics in math formulas,
definitions, concepts, and other types of topics that enabled me to be more
financially literate. Economics is a combination of mathematics, politics, sociology,
and other arenas of thought rolled up into one.

They (or the establishment conservatives) can legitimately want peace in the Middle
East, but refuse to support the rights of the Palestinians in that part of the world not
only the Israelis. Both the Israelis and the Palestinian people ought to have real
equality and justice in that part of the world. We should condemn society’s
breakdown, but we must learn why these events occur in the first place. We
shouldn‘t blame the poor for our social problems. The poor didn’t invent the
international drug trade, discrimination, the war on terror, the Drug war, nor
slums. It’s an oligarchy using a corrupt organizing machine that caused these
problems in the first place. This doesn’t mean that we ally with the Democrats for
we know their history too (They once tried their best to prevent 13th to 15th
Amendments to be passed by Congress. Many of them opposed legitimate civil
rights laws as well). You have to have that common cause with the poor for without
them, we wouldn‘t of been here. Laissez faire packaging doesn‘t work since it only
leads into oppression, suffering, etc. Unregulated capitalism doesn‘t work and this is
truly exemplified in the events going on now in 2010. We do have the responsibility to
help people out that if they suffer negative circumstances. Beware of how many
conservatives blame the welfare state solely for the moral breakdown of communities. A
lot of this breakdown has been a product of extreme deregulation, extreme speculation
(resulting in the lowering of our standard of living for decades), corporate evils, the War
on Drugs, and the depletion of our domestic resources (not just morality problems). It’s
certainly vital for us to provide education for our people, tend to the needs of people that
need help, protect the environment, and use the government as a means to secure our
interests. Without that security, personal freedom is null and void.

BLACK LOVE is such a great, powerful force that can unite black men, black women,
and black children. Once you show love, then real people will gravitate toward you. You
have to embrace your natural self and I will forever embrace my natural self or being.
Once you give out what’s real to people in an articulate, forthright fashion, the house of
cards keep on tumbling down. The welfare state should be reformed (not eliminated) in
real ways to prevent dependent mentalities or undermining the family. Yet, this doesn’t
mean that all welfare and all social services should be banned as reactionaries
desire. Cutbacks in those arenas will not grow self reliance, but it will grow even more
poverty in American society. Proof of this is when Reaganomics cut numerous social
programs that caused and increase in the poverty rate during the 1980’s. The poverty rate
was radically cut from the 1940’s to the 1960‘s during the beginnings of the Great
Society. That policy of pro-Austrian monetarism is antithetical to the demands of the
Civil Rights Movement. All people from across the political spectrum do agree that moral
and cultural growth should be promoted among religious bodies, private groups, public
services etc. in order to fight against poverty (and other ills in the world). It is not
immoral in harnessing the government and private groups to help our neighbors. The
government should work for us and not for any privatized special interests. We should
work within our communities as well to enhance the connectivity and longevity of the
interests of our people. We should continue to build that strong community (being apart
of communal cohesion and individual liberty). When I mean individual liberty, I don’t
mean exploiting freedom to induce evils (like monopolies stealing our wealth, greedy
corporations polluting our environment, drug abuse filling our streets, and the
manipulation of gold in the name of promoting “sound money”). Liberty doesn’t mean an
oligarchic elite does whatever it wants. I mean liberty in the sense of the right of every
human being to have the same rights in order to fulfill the tenets of the right of life,
liberty, and pursuit of happiness. So, dialogue is good among political people from across
the spectrum and anyone. We should have personal responsibility, but not personal
denial. Personal responsibility ought never be exploited to promote an extreme
selfishness (related to materialism) that disregards community ties. Also, I want to
mention this. It’s very hypocritical for some to lecture on personal responsibility and
don’t excuse the lack of personal responsibility of Wall Street & the global elite causing
much of the evils in our society today. The victim is a victim. They shouldn’t be made
into scapegoats. There should be a bulwark to help those in need and charity alone can’t
do it. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with charity. I‘m not like Ayn Rand
and Margaret Sanger that abhor charity. I want to make that perfectly clear. Real
people always love the values of charity, community, and family (These are
Christian values and it’s found in various other creeds too). There has to be a
structural improvement in infrastructure and the utilization of real programs to fight
against poverty, drug abuse, crime, urban plight, rural problems, teen pregnancies, etc. No
political ideology is 100% perfect (for the solution to our state isn‘t collective alone
nor individual alone, but both). We should be better as a people and as individuals.
So, that is why I am Independent. All human beings are created equal, so we should
love all people regardless of where they live in the 4 corners of the Earth. I will
never hate another person because their skin color is different from mine is. We
should treat all people with dignity and respect.
In 1941, he published his poem "Dark Symphony" in Atlantic Monthly. Some critics believe it is his
greatest work, in which he compared and contrasted African-American and European-American
history. Melvin Tolson contributed to literature as writing eloquent poetry that consisted of wit,
humor, and other components. He promote the rights of farm laborers and tenant farmers. That
was very controversial since the Communist scare was still fresh in the minds of Americans in the
1930's. He died after cancer surgery in Dallas, Texas on August 29, 1966. he was buried in
Gurthrie, Oklahoma. Other debaters include Hobart Jarrett, Henry Heights, and J. Leonard
Farmer Jr. The debaters had an amazing record of losing only one decision out of 75 debates (in
mostly black and some mostly white Universities). Wiley College suffered through economic
problems years ago. Now, the enrollment in Wiley College have soared past 900 in the first time in
at least 40 years. The administration building transpired with a face lift. The Methodist Church
founded Wiley in Marshall in the northeast corner of the state. Certainly, the lesson of the
Debaters story dealt with the fact that all human being regardless of their background, race, or
class can present highly intellectual debating skills given intervention and basic opportunities. It's
a profound story inspiring people to achieve great achievement and to stand up for legitimate
precepts in our society of justice, freedom, and pure equality for all human beings. Also, I
want to mention this. There is nothing weak about being an intellectual,
being athletic, being religious, being inclined to have a gift of comedy or
humor, or being unique in your personality. It’s being weak in being
ashamed of what you are and putting up a front to appeal to the worldly
masses. It’s truly strong to have a vibrant mentality of strength, mental
awareness of your surroundings, and having true kindness &
determination to fulfill your own responsibilities in life. To allow God’s
Holy Spirit to help in our lives is great joy amidst struggle.
 Dorothy Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010)

Human rights is never gender restrictive. Human Rights exist among both males
and females. One of the numerous measuring sticks in decipher whether a
nation is truly on the cutting edge of a firm quality of life is the way a nation treats
its women. Sometimes, great and strong females have the intense discipline and
strength to carry on the fight for human rights among all people. Dorothy Height
is an example of a human being that believed succinctly not only in civil rights for
black Americans, but human equal rights among all people. Her life and vision is
an inspiration among us for amidst our imperfections, we can reach out in our
own hearts and souls to develop the power to execute God-given self
improvement. These improvements deals more than writing words down or using
media forums. This improvement deals with dealing with all people as equals,
showing compassion, possessing the qualities of empathy, and living out
authentic creeds. Now, Dorothy Height lived a very long life. She was born in
Richmond, Virginia where some of my relatives live at to this day. Richmond is
an up and coming city. I’ve been there in late 2009 and it’s growing in terms of
financial development. I’m from Hampton Roads, Virginia though Our history
is rich in its own right. Height moved into a Western Pennsylvania town near
Pittsburgh. This town was called Rankin. She was denied to Barnard College
in 1929 even when he was admitted. The reason was the bigoted unwritten
policy of allowing only 2 black students per years. She studied in New York
University. She earned a degree in 1932 and then a master’s degree in
educational psychology the following year. In her career, she worked as a
caseworkers in the New York City Welfare Department. By the age of 25, she
worked as a civil rights activist via joining the National Council of Negro Women.
This organization precisely desire to enact equal right among African Americans
and women. She joined the YWCA as well. Dorothy Height became the
President of the National Council of Negro from 1957 to 1997. Height worked in
business and educational program to assist citizens in America. During the
1960’s, Height organized “Wednesdays in Mississippi.”

What is this about? This program was about bringing together black and white
women from the North and the South to create a dialogue of understanding. She
wrote article the truth that African American women should have a more focused
role in government. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took her counsel. She even
encourage President Dwight D. Eisenhower to desegregate schools and inspired
President Lyndon B. Johnson to appoint African American women to positions in
government. In the mid 1960s, Height wrote a column entitled "A Woman's
Word" for the weekly African-American newspaper, the New York Amsterdam
News and her first column appeared in the March 20, 1965 issue on page 8.
Dorothy Height held a number of committees. She was the consultant on African
affairs to the Secretary of State, the President’s Committee on the Employment
of the Handicapped, and the President's Committee on the Status of Women. In
2005, Height was recognized by Barnard for her achievements as an honorary
alumna during its commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board
of Education decision. She was the chairperson of the Executive Committee of
the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. This is the largest civil rights
organization in the USA. She passed away after being in the Howard University
Hospital in Washington, D.C. for unspecified reasons. She passed away at the
age of 98. One thing that struck me was President Barack Obama in his
eulogy at the funeral of Dorothy Height. He said that Dorothy didn’t want
fanfare and grand pomp. In other words, President Obama wanted to
convey the reality that she wasn’t on an ego trip with her duties. She just
expressed her views and fought for cherished liberties that any human
being should acquire. I want to mention this too. In our generation, many
cowardly men try to scapegoat women for their problems (They are too
scared to say what they feel publicly, but they usually hide in the Internet),
which is slander. I’ve met women all of my life. I’ve met women of a myriad of
backgrounds acting nice, working with me on various projects, being
honorable, and acting trustworthy. Therefore, in my life I will never
scapegoat women for anything. I will be a man and live my life. The
lesson here is that all women living here on the Earth ought to be afforded the
same dignity, respect, and appreciation as every other person. We live in a
new time and a new decade, so we should reject gender bigotry whether if it’s
against males or if it’s against females. We should have a real dedication in
fighting for solutions to encourage human rights issues period without
stereotyping. Also, you will notice that a racist will tolerate a person of color
acting in a fake, nefarious way (The racist will not take that person serious
and the bigot will patronize that person). Yet, these same racists hate a
black man or a black women that’s intelligent, strong, handling his or
her business, and won’t back down from a challenge. When I mean by
intelligence, I don‘t mean necessarily educational learning, but
instinctive understand of your surroundings (and your world around
you). In other words, you can have great intelligence with or without
an education.

“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that
will die.”
- Steve Biko

“We are not Africans because we are born in Africa, we are Africans
because Africa is born in us” - Chester Higgins Jr.

“We cannot have the oppressors telling the oppressed how to rid
themselves of the oppressor.”
- Kwame Ture

I am an African. I will always love women and certainly I especially will forever
love black women since they are apart of my heritage. A black woman gave me my
birth and I will forever appreciate them. Black women have always been lovely
and a joy to be around. I can communicate on a basic level with the sisters and we
know each other’s cultural mores to so speak. I don‘t have to worry about being
falsely accused of playing the race card. Black women give me help on various
things and I have given black women assistance in their lives as well. It’s great to
have that pronounced connection with black women indeed. There is nothing
wrong with black unity nor human unity. Not to mention that there should be more
black love, black families, and black true romance. Now, in my mind, I have a
refreshing attitude in harboring that sense of relentless mental development and
power in order to percolate better decisions in my life. I’ve met people of many
backgrounds that are upright, respectful, and fun to be around as well. Henceforth,
women rights and men rights are definitely apart of human rights.

A New Generation

We’re apart of a new Generation. I’m apart of Generation Y, but others younger
than me are apart of Generation Z. After Generation Z will be the new
Generation Alpha according to some that are born now in 2010. They are the
generation completely born in the 21st century. When I was young, I’ve seen
Generation X human beings around me back in the late 1980’s and the early
1990’s. Back in those days were more fun loving and free spirited times. It was
more politically incorrect than today. Back then in the late 1980‘s to the early
1990‘s, the winters were much colder than today. The summer was extremely
hot in the late 1990’s. The Baby Boomer generation was from 1946 to 1964. My
parents are from that generation and they taught me about the past and other
real issues in the world. So, I knew what Generation X (those who were born
from ca. 1965 to 1981) was about. Many of them were about rebelling against
some cultural norms and now they are in their 30’s ironically. In my opinion, the
strength of Generation Y is that we have many mediums like books, the Internet,
Ipods, Cds, etc. at our fingertips. This causes no excuses whatsoever for us to
not find out the real truth (especially if you live in a non-extreme poverty
residence or if you‘re rich). Another strength of today’s generation is that we in
many arenas have more tolerance of people. Now, one weakness I’ve seen
today is that some people in this generation act too materialistic and act too
conformist (especially since 9/11 came about) on a myriad of occasions. Some
people in my generation of Generation Y want to “act’ so independent, but when
push comes to shove, they refuse to take controversial stands on issues for fear
on being called an extremist, a terrorist, a bigot, a racist, etc. Also, you will notice
(and this is a true commentary I’ve seen first hand), some people in my
generation would say snide remarks behind certain people’s back (against males
and females). Yet, they don’t say what they think in front of others’ faces. As for
me, I read body language and mannerisms extremely well, so I know
sometimes what a person may feel. Anyway, I don’t deal with phoniness. I’m
allergic to it. Even some of the older folks didn’t back down in many cases from
threats made by the establishment years ago. The good news is that the vast
majority of the people from the younger generation aren’t fake and are
trying to be productive people in the Earth. The deal is that we should have
that inspirational power to oppose the Patriot Act, disagree with this political
correctness as it pertains to terrorism, and disagree with this brainwashing,
ineffective, inferior, and distorting corporate culture. My parents are from the
Baby Boomer generation, so I was educated heavily about how the
world works. This is why I’ve seen older films and movies from before
my time. I’ve learned about the classics and literature from across the
world.
Now, some people want to be doom and gloom about life, but I don’t share their
opinion. Despite the issues and the problems surrounding us, you got to possess
that optimism. Optimism isn’t believing in a fantasy or having an anemic
interpretation of reality. True Optimism is hope and faith that through your
personal, dedicated efforts of working with people, having communication, and
improving your personal conduct in order to make the standard of living in the
Planet better. That is why is certainly and keenly legitimate to have hope and
fight for liberty. This time is different, because we experience the paranoia of the
war on terror, civil liberty questions, immigration issues (for the record, I don‘t
agree with all of the components of the new Arizona immigration law), and
things pertaining to the environment. Issues are more complex than decades
ago, but common sense still is a precise function in outlining understanding in
order to have a stable aptitude. I’m not ignorant of deception though. I reject the
prosperity gospel, the militarized police especially in urban centers nationwide,
and occult Secret Societies existing with undemocratic, inordinate influence in
our world. Today, there are news on a suspected car with bomb making
materials, and a massive oil spill in the world. Some classify the oil spill as the
greatest oil spill in human history. The car with supposed explosives was
found in parked in Times Square in New York City. Found in the car were
propane gas cylinder, gas cans, wiring, batteries, and fireworks. Is this
equivalent to a nuclear arsenal? The answer to that question is No. DHS
leader Janet Napolitano of course called this incident as pertaining to a
potential terrorist attack. Even NY’s bomb squad said that the fireworks
and wires are not a bomb. Kevin Barry said that it was an incendiary event
not an explosion. He was a former supervisor in the New York City police
bomb squad. Some want to have paranoia that this occurrence represent a
domestic terrorist threat. The total truth about the car and the materials in
it have yet to have been completed revealed. I wouldn’t worry about what
others may think of me, but I will beware of what God thinks and wants me to be
(plus achieve in life). Learning about the past is great, but I will focus on the
present and the future as well. 2020 is not far off. It’s only 10 years from now. In
that time, I will be in my late 30’s. By that time, I will be better morally,
intellectually, and spiritually. Having happiness and joy contributes to better
emotional self being too. So, we should be happy and have joy.

By Timothy