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I have just started to write my thoughts about issues that I feel are impacting this country. I have a blog
http://wdmll.blogspot.com/ with about 15 posts that are the foundation for what I have or will be submitting to Helium. I have a science background,

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Politics, News & Issues > Homeland Security Perspectives on 9/11: The politics of culture, the culture of politics: 3 of 22

Representative Government and the bus driver after 9/11 The more things are different, the more they are the same. Events like 9/11 and December 7th, 1941 have impacted this country. However, as the psyche of this country changes over time, it appears we collectively, are willing to forget history. History is cyclic and if w...
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration What should be the fate of illegal aliens found in the United States?: 5 of 25

Will we all be speaking Spanish in the near future? This kid-glove approach to the illegal immigration dilemma is totally asinine. Some of us say that we are for building the fence, troops on the border, deporting illegal immigrant felons. In addition, maintaining English as the language of this country and having illegal im...
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration American immigration policy is based on racism: 1 of 4

Limited room in the lifeboat We are in this lifeboat (called the USA) that has only limited room and to survive, we have to limit the number of people. If we don't, our culture will disappear. I was born in Hawaii. Before the end of WWII my mother brought me to the States. While on our sea voyage, we were under constant thre...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Where is the current threat: An overview of the conflicts and crises of the new millenium: 4 of 15

The raised arm of the Statue of Liberty holding the torch of Freedom We are witnessing in our own lifetime the beginning of the end of our culture. Our children's children will grow up in a Latino dominated society. If you are not Latino then you are a Gringo. If you are African American, European extract, Hispanic, Asian, N...
Religion & Spirituality > Islam Differentiating between Islam and terrorism: 8 of 24

Peace on Earth and Goodwill (tolerance) to All Men The teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an, teach that Islam is the religion of submission and peace. But the word "peace" really means submission or surrender of the world, to Sharia Law (The law system inspired by the Koran and the Sunna). The word "tolerance" means third-cl...
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion The differences between Islam and Christianity: 6 of 16

Before Islam In the Qur'an you will find passages about Abraham. It lays the foundation for Islam. The Qur'an talks about Isaac, Ishmael and Abraham but where are the pre-Islamic scrolls; houses of worship or other organized structured pre-Muhammad teachings of Allah and the coming of Muhammad. There may have been some teach...
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) The decline of the US as a world power: 17 of 38

In The Year 2030 I was waken by the roosters and looked out into the street below. The street is partially filled with a multitude of children and observant veiled women. No dogs are seen or heard, they are unclean and considered evil. On the corner of the street is a flock of goats. In place of lawns, are weeds and patches ...
Society & Lifestyle > Racism The concept of race: 9 of 20

Why is modern man a Kaleidoscope and what are the consequences? There are many factors that result in the disparities between cultures and ethnicity. Science says that modern man originated in Kenya. The African ancestry of the human race is now generally accepted as a fact. Dr. Eric Higgs, of Cambridge University has made a...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The irony of political correctness: 5 of 10

Now, all the recent uproar in England, about "the three little pigs". A school Music Festival and how the three little pigs would offend Muslims. So the play was going to be changed to three little puppies. But wait, dogs are also considered unclean by some Muslims. In some parts of England, books about pigs, piggy banks plu...
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Adam, the first Muslim: 1 of 1

The Muslims believe that Adam, "the first man" was the first Muslim. According to some Muslims, Adam built the original Ka'ba (seven to eight thousand years ago?). Hadiths and Muslim scholars of that time, also said the age of the earth was about six or seven to eight thousand years old (similar to the age in the Old Testame...